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Once upon a time there was a royal kingdom. The king had wished for a child for years and his wish was finally granted. He had a daughter and knew she had to be perfect. He had a feast and invited 12 wise woman but decided not to invite the 13th because he didn't have enough golden plates for everyone. So when the 13th women found out she was furious. Consequently during the feast when the last women had presented her gift she stormed I'm saying “The girl will prick her finger on a door knob and the kingdom will fall into a 100 year slumber”. And she left without saying another word. The king was bewildered. He order ever doorknob to be taken off and leave just holes but he would forget one and one day when the king and queen were away, she
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