Sleeping Beauty

Published: Dec. 30, 2019, 6 a.m.

b'We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers.\\xa0Tonight, we\\u2019ll read the story of "Sleeping Beauty", from the Lang\\u2019s "Blue Fairy Book" published in 1889. It is a classic fairy talea bout a princess who is cursed to sleep for a hundred years by an evil fairy, where she would be awakened by a handsome prince.\\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\nThe earliest known version of the story is found in the narrative \\u201cPerceforest\\u201d, composed in the 14th century. "Perceforest" provides an original Genesis of the Arthurian World.\\xa0\\n\\n\\u2014 read by \'M\' \\u2014\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'