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1. In Disney's "Sleeping Beauty", there are three good fairies, and one demon-like evil fairy, Maleficent. In Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood", there are seven good fairies and none of the fairies, good or bad, have names. Which of these was NOT a gift given to the princess by one of Perrault's good fairies?
2. "Little Briar Rose", the version of "Sleeping Beauty" by the Grimm Brothers, has an interesting occurrence in the beginning of the story. It involves Briar Rose's mom, the queen, receiving a prophecy that she will have the princess. Who tells the queen this, specifically in the 1857 edition?
3. Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" says that the princess had a little pet dog, who lay by her on her bed.
4. Other than old, how does Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" describe the woman who owned the spinning wheel that led to the princess's slumber?
5. Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" and "Little Briar Rose" by the Brothers Grimm really are very similar. There are a few differences, though. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
6. How many benevolent (good) fairies are in the Brothers Grimm's "Little Briar Rose," and by what other term does the 1857 version of the tale call them?
7. In Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood", the prince chose not to tell his incredibly beautiful soon-to-be wife that she wore the same style of dress that a family member of his did. Which one?
8. In "Little Briar Rose" by the Brothers Grimm, there was something (quite scary) that became larger every year until it completely covered the sleeping beauty's castle. What was it?
9. In Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood", the princess has golden blonde hair, while she is a red head in "Little Briar Rose" by the Brothers Grimm.
10. In most translations of Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood", after the princess "fell down in a swoon," what did the people rub her temples with, hoping to revive her?
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