ENTRIES IN MY DAIRY
1. Read the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.
Once upon a time, there lived a good king and his queen. They had no children for many years and were very sad. Then one day, the queen gave birth to a lovely baby girl. The king was very happy. He held a big celebration and all the fairies in his land were invited. But the king forgot to invite an old and wicked fairy. She came to the celebration anyway but was very angry. She came near the baby and said, “When you are sixteen, you will touch a spindle and die!” A good fairy quickly chanted a magic spell to change the curse, “The princess will fall into a deep sleep instead of dying.” When the princess was sixteen, she became a very beautiful girl. Her mother was always careful to keep her away from spindles. But one day, the princess saw an old servant spinning and so she sat down to spin. When the princess touched the spindle she fell into a deep sleep. At that moment, everyone in the castle was also put to sleep. The princess slept for one hundred years until a prince arrived at the castle. He kissed her, and she woke up. They fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after.
2. Imagine you are a character in Sleeping Beauty. You can be the king, the queen, the princess, the prince, a good fairy, or the old and wicked fairy. Write two or more entries in your diary from the point of view of your character. Then, draw a picture to describe what was happening on that day.
Example:
12th October
My father and mother were away. I had nothing to do. When I was wandering through the castle, I saw an old servant spinning. I asked "What is this? May I try?". "Of course, my pretty little girl," said the old lady. I sat down to spin…
