La Belle au bois dormant

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It reinforces the narrative of a virtuous, passive female protagonist whose inherent goodness and beauty lead to her rescue and elevated status through marriage to a prince.

What it is

A beautiful princess is cursed to fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years on her sixteenth birthday. A virtuous prince, drawn by tales of her beauty, braves the enchanted forest, finds her, and awakens her with a kiss, leading to their marriage and a happy life.

↑Inherited from(1)

Cendrillon· 1697↑ open

Published in the same collection as Cendrillon, this tale directly applies the 'virtue rewarded' concept to a princess who, despite a curse, is destined for a happy, elevated outcome due to her royal birth and inherent purity, awaiting a virtuous rescuer.

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