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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnp7ftcrb9jyw5av0qdkynm/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260926%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260926T221657Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=88f3a0920f89c658035a08732379d10e24dac9989753c2b749e46b7b3e0bbcdf) ## About this work The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book by Walter 1845-1915 \[Illustrator\] Crane — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Janet Blenkinship and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/sleepingbeautypi00cran THE SLEEPING BEAUTY PICTURE BOOK CONTAINING THE SLEEPING BEAUTY; BLUEBEARD; THE BABY'S OWN ALAPHABET: WITH THE ORIGINAL COLOURED DESIGNS BY WALTER CRANE DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY NEW YORK THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. Long, long ago, in ancient times, there lived a King and Queen, And for the blessing of a child their longing sore had been: At last, a little daughter fair, to their great joy, was given, And to the christening feast they made, they bade the Fairies seven— The Fairies seven, who loved the land—that they the child might bless, Yet one old Fairy they left out, in pure forgetfulness. And at the feast, the dishes fair were of the reddest gold; But when the Fairy came, not one for her, so bad and old, Angry was she, because her place and dish had been forgot, And angry things she muttered long, and kept her anger hot. Until the Fairy godmothers their gifts and wishes gave: She waited long to spoil the gifts, and her revenge to have. One gave the Princess goodness, and one gave her beauty rare; One gave her sweetest singing voice; one, gracious mien and air; One, skill in dancing; one, all cleverness; and then the crone Came forth, and muttered, angry still, and good gift gave she none; But said, that in the future years the Princess young should die, By pricking of a spindle-point—ah, woeful prophecy! But now, a kind young Fairy, who had waited to the last, Stepped forth, and said, “No, she shall sleep till a hundred years are past; And then she… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-sleeping-beauty-picture-book) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fthe-sleeping-beauty-picture-book) No reviews yet. 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