Cherry's Adventures of Sleeping Beauty

chapter 1

In a faraway land lived a king and his fair queen. Many years they longed for a child and finally their wish was granted. A daughter is born, they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn, because she filled lives with sunshine and hope. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the kingdom, so that all high and low of the state may pay homage to the infant princess. And our story begins on that joyful day.

Cherry, Atticus, and Mo were also being guests for the celebration. People sang about as they were going to meet the newborn princess. There was six-year-old Prince Phillip coming as well. He was going to marry Aurora when they were both older and more eligible.

Chorus: On that joyful day
On that joyful day
Joyfully now to our princess we come

Bringing gifts and wishes too
We pledge our loyalty anew
Hail to the Princess Aurora

All of her subjects adore her
Hail to the King
Hail to the Queen

Hail to the Princess Aurora
Health to the princess
Wealth to the princess

Long live the Princess Aurora
Hail to the King
Hail to the Queen
Hail to the Princess Aurora

"I can't believe we're here to meet a real life princess." Cherry sounded grateful as she was along with the other villagers and her friends.

"No one ever did stuff like this for me when I was born." Atticus said.

"Maybe you just don't remember." Mo said to him, then looked down in disgust as she was forced to wear one of her adoptive mother's, Elizabeth Brown, or Darling, old dresses for this ceremony.

There was royal fanfare to cease the clamoring of the people visiting to meet the new princess. This on this great and joyous day, all the kingdom celebrate the long-awaited royal birth. And good King Stefan and fair Queen Leah make welcome for their life long friend and guests.

"Their royal highness," a man reading a scroll alerted the others. "King Hubert and Prince Philip."

The king and the prince came.

"I wonder how that kid feels that he has to marry that baby someday." Mo couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Well, when we first met, you didn't think you'd like me too much," Atticus said shyly. "Kinda like when Angel met Scamp."

Mo snorted, with an amused smile.

"Keep it down, love birds." Cherry told them in a hushed tone.

Philip held a gift for the young princess. King Stefan and King Hubert came toward another and shared a friendly hug. It was good to see old friends after a long time away and for the birth of little Aurora no less. Philip went to meet the baby, walking with Leah. Finally, have the monarchs dream one day, their kingdoms to unite. Thus today, would they announce that Philip, Hubert's son to Stefan's child would be betrothed. And so to her, his gift brought and looked unknowing of his future bride. Cherry, Atticus, and Mo were also invited to meet the baby.

"Oh, isn't she pretty?" Cherry talked with the boy.

Philip pulled a face. "I guess..."

More fanfare came.

"Who's coming now?" Mo wondered.

"Look..." Atticus pointed up.

A white glow came from the high ceiling and showed three fairies. One in blue, one in green, and the last in red.

"Their most honored excellencies," the announcer explained once again. "The Good Fairies, Mistress Flora, Mistress Fauna, and Mistress Merryweather."