Chisholm, Louey. “The Sleeping Beauty.” In Fairyland: Tales Told Again, illustrated by Katharine Cameron, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904, pp. 84-88.
Tale Summary
This classic tale of Sleeping Beauty follows the story of a young princess whose seven fairy godmothers, gifted her beauty, good thoughts, kindness, the ability to dance like a fairy, sing like a nightingale, and play the harp. However, one wicked old fairy unwelcomingly granted that the child, at the age of 15, would prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a sleep. One of the fairies who had not yet given her gift, granted that the princess would not die but fall into a 100 year sleep. The girl grew up and possessed all the gifts. Eventually, she stumbled upon a spindle, pricked her finger, and she, along with her entire castle and everything inside and out, fell into a sleep. After 100 years, and the son of the new King finds the castle and makes his way up to the chamber in the turret where the Princess lies. As a wise old man said legend had it that she may only be woken by the Prince who will marry her, the young Prince kissed the Princess and she awoke immediately. The rest of the castle and people are restored and the two fall in love. Very soon after, they were married and lived happily ever after.
Fairy Tale Title
The Sleeping Beauty
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Louey Chisholm
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
Katharine Cameron
Common Tale Type
Sleeping Beauty
Tale Classification
ATU 410
Page Range of Tale
pp. 84-88
Full Citation of Tale
Chisholm, Louey. “The Sleeping Beauty.” In Fairyland: Tales Told Again, illustrated by Katharine Cameron, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904, pp. 84-88.
Original Source of the Tale
Charles Perrault
Tale Notes
This Sleeping Beauty tale is concise, easy to read, contains little character development, and is very clean (no gruesomeness).
Research and Curation
Jasmin Breakstone, 2020
Book Title
In Fairyland: Tales Told Again
Book Author/Editor(s)
Louey Chisholm
Illustrator(s)
Katharine Cameron
Publisher
T. C. & E. C. Jack and G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1904
Decade Published
1900-1909
Publisher City
London
New York
Publisher Country
United Kingdom
United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Available at the CU Digital Library
Book Notes
This book contains a preface that introduces a framing narrative, however, the narrative is never addressed again throughout the book. Through the preface, in which a young girl named Sunflower speaks with her mother, we discover that the tales contained within this book are targeted towards children. Sunflower praises her mother’s story telling because she “leave[s] out all the not interesting bits you know and make me understand what the story is all about.”