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The Waking of the Prince

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 31
Categories: Fairy Tale, Humor

Author

William J.
Brooke

Appeared in

Telling of the Tales

Story Summary

Is this Sleeping Beauty? It is, but as it might happen in real life. After battling dragons and magic hedges to awaken a sleeping maiden, the prince is surprised to find that Sleeping Beauty wants some identification and that she isn't all that appealing after all.