Stepping softly to her side, he kissed the princess on the cheek. Thorn
Rose opened her eyes--and there stood the prince!

And now all the court awoke.

The horses began to neigh. The dogs began to bark. The pigeons cooed.
The birds sang. The kitchen fire burst into flame.

The sun shone brightly, and the roses on the palace wall swayed in the
breeze.

The prince and the princess were married next day, and the seven good
fairies danced at the wedding feast.




THE WOLVES AND THE DEER


Long ago, a pack of wolves lived on a prairie. Some deer lived near by.

The wolves could run swiftly, but they knew that the deer were swift
runners, too. The hungry wolves wondered how they might catch the deer
and eat them.

At last they thought of a fine plan. They invited the deer to run a race
with them.

The wolves and the deer started in the race side by side, but the deer