Robin McKinley‘s retelling, Spindle’s End, spins a tale where the protagonist Rosie, a young girl who was saved on her name day from an evil fairy. “spindle’s end” Spindle’s End image via goodreads Here are five stories inspired by the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Regardless of what has drawn your interest to this tale and its retellings, the fact remains that your interest was piqued. Dig deep enough, and the tale you find is dark and insidious, but if you only scrape the surface, you find the story of a woman who was put to sleep by a slighted fairy. It’s intriguing and dark and terrifying all at the same time. Who doesn’t know the Sleeping Beauty story? A young woman pricks her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and falls into a deep sleep that resembles death.
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