ake you forget yourself. As for you, ladies,"
said the fairy to Beauty's two sisters, "I know your hearts and all the
malice they contain. Become two statues: but under this transformation,
still retain your reason. You shall stand before your sister's palace
gate, and be it your punishment to behold her happiness."

Immediately the fairy gave a stroke with her wand, and, in a moment, all
that were in the hall were transported into the Prince's palace. His
subjects received him with joy. He married Beauty, and lived with her
many years; and their happiness, as it was founded on virtue, was
complete.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.

There was formerly, in a distant country, a king and queen, the most
beautiful and happy in the world: having nothing but the want of
children to participate in the pleasures they enjoyed. This was their
whole concern; physicians, waters, vows, and offerings were tried, but
all to no purpose. At last, however, the queen proved with child, and in
due time she was brought to bed of a daughter. At the christening, the
princess had seven fairies for her god-mothers, who were all they could
find in the whole kingdom, that every one might give her a gift.

The christening being over, a grand feast was prepared to entertain and
thank the fairies. Before each of them was placed a magnificent cover,
with a spoon, a knife, and a fork, of pure gold and excellent
workmanship, set with divers precious stones; but, as they were all
sitting down at the table, they saw come into the hall a very old fairy,
whom they had not invited, because it was near fifty years since she had
been out of a certain tower, and was thought to have been either dead or
enchanted.

The king ordered her a cover, but could not furnish her with a case of
gold as the others had, because he had only seven made for the seven
fairies. The old fairy, thinking she was slighted by not being treated
in the same manner as the rest, murmured out some threats between her
teeth.

One of the young fairies who sat by her, overheard how she grumbled, and
judging that she might give the little princess some unlucky gift, she
went, as soon as she rose from the table, and hid herself behind the
hangings, that she might speak last, and repair, as much as possibly she
could, the evil which the old fairy might intend.

In the meantime, all the fairies began to give their gifts to the
princess in the following manner:--

The youngest gave her a g