Long ago, a king and queen longed for a child.
很久以前，一位国王和王后渴望有一个孩子。
When their wish was granted, they named their daughter Briar Rose.
当愿望实现时，他们给女儿取名为玫瑰公主。
The king held a grand feast to celebrate her birth and invited twelve wise fairies to bless the child.
国王为庆祝她的出生举办了盛大的宴会，并邀请了十二位睿智的仙女为她赐福。
But the thirteenth fairy, who had been left out, arrived uninvited.
但第十三位仙女因未被邀请而愤怒，闯入了宴会。
Enraged, she cursed the princess: “On her fifteenth birthday, she will prick her finger on a spindle and die.”
愤怒的她诅咒道：“在她十五岁生日时，会被纺锤刺破手指而死。”
One of the kind fairies softened the curse, changing death into a deep sleep lasting 100 years.
一位善良的仙女减轻了诅咒，将死亡改为一场持续百年的沉睡。
To protect his daughter, the king ordered all spindles in the kingdom destroyed.
为了保护女儿，国王下令销毁王国内所有的纺锤。
But on her fifteenth birthday, Briar Rose found a hidden spindle in the castle tower.
但在她十五岁生日那天，玫瑰公主在城堡的塔楼里发现了一只隐藏的纺锤。
Curious, she touched it and pricked her finger, falling into a deep sleep.
出于好奇，她碰了纺锤并刺破手指，随即陷入了沉睡。
The entire castle fell under the spell, and a thick hedge of briars grew around it.
整个城堡都被施了魔法，周围长满了浓密的荆棘。
For a hundred years, the castle remained hidden, untouched by time.
一百年来，城堡隐藏在荆棘中，岁月不曾侵扰。
Many princes tried to break through the briars but were trapped and perished.
许多王子试图突破荆棘，但都被困住并丧命。
Finally, a brave prince heard the tale of the sleeping princess and ventured to the castle.
最终，一位勇敢的王子听说了沉睡公主的传说，决定冒险前往城堡。
As he approached, the briars parted, allowing him to pass unharmed.
当他靠近时，荆棘自动分开，让他安然通过。
In the tower, he found Briar Rose lying peacefully.
在塔楼里，他发现玫瑰公主安详地躺着。
Overcome by her beauty, he kissed her, breaking the spell.
被她的美貌吸引，他吻了她，解除了魔咒。
The princess awoke, along with everyone in the castle, as if no time had passed.
公主醒来了，城堡里的每个人也恢复了生机，仿佛时间从未流逝。
The prince and Briar Rose fell in love and were soon married.
王子和玫瑰公主相爱了，很快他们就结婚了。
The kingdom rejoiced, and the story of the sleeping princess became a legend of hope and true love.
整个王国都沉浸在喜悦中，沉睡公主的故事成为希望与真爱的传奇。
