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00:11The Sleeping Beauty and the Brave Knight
00:15Once upon a time, far beyond the mountains and valleys, there lived a beautiful kingdom
00:22ruled by a kind king and a compassionate queen. The palace was large, adorned with flowering
00:29trees and singing birds. Despite all the blessings they were surrounded by, one thing was missing,
00:36a child to brighten their lives and fill them with love. Every night the queen looked up at the sky
00:43and prayed to God for a child, until one day everything changed. One bright morning a kind
00:51fairy visited the palace and said to the queen, My queen, your prayer has been heard. You will have
00:58a beautiful baby girl, and she will be the flower of the kingdom. The queen told the king the good
01:05news and joy spread. Preparations began to welcome the princess. Months later, the long-awaited baby
01:13was born. She was named Ward, for her beauty was like that of roses in spring. To celebrate the
01:20princess's birth, the king held a grand party, inviting the kings, queens, and the most important
01:27guests, the seven good fairies. Everyone came bearing gifts, and the palace was filled with music,
01:35laughter, and joy. When it was time to give the gifts, each fairy approached the cradle and presented
01:42her own special gift to the little princess. The first fairy said, I grant her beauty. The second
01:50said, I grant her a voice as sweet as the song of birds. The third said, I grant her a
01:57kind heart
01:58that knows mercy. The fairies continued offering their gifts—intelligence, kindness, a love of music,
02:05and the ability to dance. But before the last fairy arrived to present her gift, something surprising
02:13happened. Suddenly, the lights went out, and a heavy silence fell over the palace. An evil fairy,
02:21who had not been invited to the party, appeared. Her face was angry, and her voice was loud and
02:27frightening. She said, Because you ignored me, I will make my gift a curse. When the princess turns 16,
02:35she will prick her finger with a needle and die. Then she laughed an evil laugh and disappeared in a
02:43black cloud. Fear filled the hall, but the seventh fairy stepped forward quietly and said, Don't worry,
02:50I cannot undo the curse, but I can change it. The princess will not die, but will sleep soundly,
02:57and will not awaken unless someone who truly loves her kisses her. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief,
03:04but the king was worried, and he decided to do everything in his power to protect his child.
03:11The king ordered all the needles and spinning tools from the entire kingdom to be collected
03:16and burned immediately. No one was allowed to spin wool or make clothes in the palace anymore.
03:23The years passed, and Princess Ward grew older, becoming more beautiful and intelligent every day.
03:30She was loved by everyone, and her smile delighted everyone who saw her. On the morning of her 16th
03:38birthday, as she wandered around the palace, she saw a door she had never seen before. Curiosity drove
03:45her to climb a long ladder that led her to an ancient tower that everyone had forgotten. There,
03:51an old woman sat, spinning on a spindle. She didn't know what it was, so she asked the old woman
03:58and
03:59approached to touch the thread. As soon as the princess touched the spindle, the needle pricked
04:04her finger. She gasped softly, then closed her eyes and fell quietly to the ground, just as the
04:12wicked fairy had said. The news spread quickly through the palace, and the king and queen were
04:18deeply saddened. The doctors and fairies tried to wake her, but to no avail. The good fairy ordered that
04:25everyone in the palace go to sleep too, so the princess wouldn't feel lonely. The cooks, the
04:32guards, the servants, and even the animals all slept. The entire kingdom grew, covered with trees,
04:39plants, and magical thorns, until the palace disappeared behind a dense forest and was forgotten
04:46as the days and years. One hundred years later, there lived a brave young man named Selim. He heard
04:55from his grandmother the story of the sleeping princess beyond the forest, and his heart filled
05:01with wonder and wonder. He said to himself, Perhaps the story is true. What if I could save her? He
05:10picked
05:10up his sword, mounted his horse, and set off on an unforgettable adventure. The knight reached the
05:17forest and found the thorns high, tangled, and sharp as knives. But they didn't frighten him. Instead,
05:24they strengthened his resolution. He used his sword to cut through and pressed forward despite his fatigue
05:31and wounds. Finally, he saw the old palace, silent, asleep, yet still retaining its beauty. Selim entered
05:40the palace and saw everyone asleep. He went up to the upper room, and there he saw her. Prince's ward
05:49was sleeping on a velvet bed with her golden hair and calm face. He felt something strange in his heart,
05:56something he had never felt before. He approached her, leaned in, and gently kissed her forehead.
06:03In a magical moment, Ward opened her eyes, looked at Selim in surprise, and then smiled faintly.
06:11At that moment, everyone in the palace began to wake up. The birds began to sing, the water began to
06:18run,
06:19and the music played again. The palace was, as it had been, full of life.
06:26The king thanked the brave knight, and the palace celebrated the princess's return.
06:32Selim and Ward fell in love at first sight, and were married in a grand ceremony, attended by the
06:39entire kingdom, even the good fairies. And the sleeping princess lived awake, happy with the one who
06:48loved her truly, and bravely overcame the darkness.
