Does anyone know...

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Is there a written version of 'Sleeping Beauty', or is it an oral fairy tale? Because I need to do some research, I think. Strategy. Tactics. That sort of thing.

Or maybe I'll just watch the Disney movie.

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According to my research...

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The earliest known written version of "Sleeping Beauty" was published in 1636 by an Italian man by the name of Giambattista Basile. 61 years later, there would a republishing of the story in the book "Tales of Times Past" (modernly known as "Mother Goose Tales") by Charles Perrault. However, Perrault greatly altered the stories, cleaning them up for a broader audience.

If you would like the original plot of the story of "Sleeping Beauty", I would be happy to e-mail it to you; it just doesn't happen to be suitable for young readers. Actually, it's kind of disgusting.

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I hereby dub you the Research Goddess. Although, didn't I dub you that before? I should have, if I didn't...

And that original plot doesn't sound very promising. Ah, well. Back to the drawing board.

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I now consider myself Dubbed.

No, no it's not. It's icky. Here's a hint: necrophilia.

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Necrophilia? Great...

Yeah, definitely back to the drawing board.

Think she might wake up if I sit by her bed and sing bad pop at her?

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Necrophilia. But it ends up all right; Sleeping Beauty ends up marrying him anyway after he divorces his wife who tried to eat his children.

No. Really.

I'm not sure. Personally, I would try to burrow into a deeper sleep if only so I wouldn't have to wake up to that.

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Yeah... I suppose bad pop wouldn't encourage me to wake up either.

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Oh, for heavens... I'm coming over.

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I'm okay, Paige. Just... you know. Deja vu.

Not that I'd object too strenuously if you did want to come over. Token male-pride objections only.

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I know. That's why I'm ignoring the male-pride and coming over.

If you'd like to continue objecting until I got there, make yourself feel better, go right ahead.