Princess Aurora/Quotes

The following is a list of quotes said by Princess Aurora in all forms of media related to *Sleeping Beauty*. It's gonna include all of them as they're important for her personality and context.

## *Sleeping Beauty*

* *(vocalizing)*
* *Well and what are you three dears up to*
* *But I picked berries yesterday*
* *Bye*
* *(vocalizing)*
* *Hmmhm Hmmhm*
* *I wonder I wonder I wonder why each little bird has a someone to sing to sweet things to a gay little love melody*
* *I wonder I wonder if my heart keeps singing will my song go winging to someone who will find me and bring back a love song to me*
* *Oh dear why do they still treat me like a child*
* *Aunt Flora Aunt Fauna Aunt Merryweather they never want me to meet anyone but you know something I fooled them I have met someone*
* *Oh a prince well he's tall and handsome and so romantic oh we walk together and talk together and just before we say goodbye he takes me in his arms and then I wake up*
* *Yes it's only in my dreams but they say if you dream a thing more than once it's sure to come true and I've seen him so many times*
* *Oooo*
* *Mmmm \*gasp\* why it's my dream prince \*laugh\* Your Highness lala di da you know I'm not really supposed to speak to strangers but we've met before*
* *I know you*
* *I walked with you once upon a dream I know you that gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam yet I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem but if I know you I know what you'll do you'll love at once the way you did once upon a dream la la la aaaa but if I know you I know what you'll do you'll love me at once*
* *The way you*
* *Oh oh*
* *Oh it wasn't that It's just that you're a a*
* *Mhm*
* *We we have?*
* *Hmmm oh my name why it's it's oh nonono I can't goodbye*
* *Oh never never*
* *Well maybe someday*
* *Oh no this evening*
* *At the cottage in the glen*
* *Aah*
* *Aunt Flora*
* *Aunt Flora Fauna Merryweather where is everyone oh oh*
* *Oh you darlings this is the happiest day of my life everything's so wonderful just wait till you meet him*
* *Oh he's not a stranger we've met before*
* *Once upon a dream I know you I walked with you once upon a dream aaa*
* *Aaa why after all I am sixteen*
* *Betrothed?*
* *But that's impossible how could I marry a prince I'd have to be a*
* *But but I can't he's coming here tonight I promised to meet him*
* *Oh no no I can't believe it no noooo \*weep\**
* *\*sobs\**
* *\*weep\**

## Storybooks

### Aurora Plays the Part

* *Hello*
* *I know, but what about Grace? It sounds like she and her troop may need help*
* *Yes, hello. So, you put on plays? Where? Who makes these costumes? I think I'd love to perform on stage*
* *It must be so nice to always see someplace new*
* *Then I would get some adventure, and you would have one place to call home*
* *I'd love to!*
* *\*gulp\* I have a confession.*
* *I just wanted to experience some of the outside world, to be around other people*
* *I'm sorry*
* *I'm truly sorry. I just saw a chance to live the dream, and I took it*
* *Are you in terrible trouble?*
* *Worth it?*
* *Oh, my! Thank you!*

### Briar Rose

* *Well that was scary I'm glad he's alright*
* *Briar Rose that's my name*

### The Stranger

* *Of course she did I'm not invisible*
* *Hello*
* *What am I doing*
* *The road? I can show you to the stream*
* *I'm home*
* *Oh dear I dropped it in the forest but I'll tell you why*
* *But what if there isn't time the bunny could have drowned*
* *Well what about Grace it sounds like she and her family are true maybe in trouble should we go help them*
* *Stay away? Hide? Of course we must help*
* *We know this forest better than anyone these people don't even know where to find water how can we stay hidden when help is needed*
* *I know but*

### Beyond the Borders

* *\*gulp\**
* *Can I come along*
* *Please let me come along*
* *I know but*
* *How did you recognize me*
* *I love it*
* *Where is she*
* *I won't be wandering far*

### Madame Talia

* *I'm Rose*
* *So your troop puts on plays where*
* *I would love to perform on stage oh may I look at it*
* *\*gulp\**
* *A symbol of evil?*
* *It's only a costume why are you so upset*
* *Yes I do but Madame Talia is not evil she only made a costume*
* *What do my aunts know about fairies what do they know about Maleficent*
* *Aunt Flora Aunt Fauna do you mind if I keep Grace company while she collects her water*
* *You too aunties thank you for today*
* *Being in one place has its drawbacks too*
* *\*sigh\* I love my aunts I love the forest I love the animals and the berries and the stream and the flowers in our cottage it can't just become dull seeing the same thing everyday it can be lonely*
* *\*laugh\* If only we knew magicking could fool everyone into thinking you're me and I'm you*
* *Perhaps we don't need magic*
* *We both have long blonde hair we're about the same height I don't know what I'm saying it's foolish*
* *My aunts know what I look like*
* *The basket*
* *I think we're on something*

### The Switch

* *I think we have to try oh and don't forget to disguise your voice so you sound more like me*
* *Just a bit longer grandmother*
* *Everything went okay with Aunt Merryweather?*
* *\*laugh\**
* *She'll be busy all day it usually takes her about ten pies before one comes out right*
* *\*gasp\**
* *Would that be possible*
* *I'd love to*
* *May I join now*
* *Did I do something wrong?*

### The Legend of Maleficent

* *I've picked up bits and pieces from the song*
* *What did she do*
* *Has anyone found her is she still out there somewhere*
* *No wonder why my aunts have never told me about her*
* *You'd better head back to the cottage before Aunt Merryweather gets worried*
* *I'm not sure you should look forward to that Aunt Merryweather isn't known for her cooking skills*
* *Follow the stream for a first five minutes to the forest it will take you to a patch of blue wildflowers those are aunt Merryweather's favourites but they also make her sneeze carry them in front of your face when you return so she won't notice you you're not me*
* *\*humming\**

### A Warning

* *Oh no \*laugh\* and how was the pie*
* *How did you get away this morning*
* *\*chuckled\* She's done that before she always figures it out in the end*
* *Talent that's what it must be*
* *Of course*
* *Me too but I'll stick to the regular morning rehearsal Aunt Flora and Aunt Fauna will probably be back by midday*
* *That's awful nice of her we haven't discussed how you'll disguise yourself in the cottage tonight*
* *\*sigh\**

### Another Rescue

* *\*gulp\**
* *Madame Talia I have a confession what if Grace ran into bandits oh Madame Talia I'm so worried I'm so sorry*
* *Grace*
* *Grace*
* *What happened I told her everything*
* *I just wanted to experience some of the outside world to be around other people*
* *I'm sorry*

### Flora and Fauna Return

* *I'm so sorry I'll go straight to my room*
* *They sure are*
* *\*swallow\* I have a story of my own to tell*
* *Grace isn't a stranger*
* *I'm truly sorry please understand that none of this was to hurt you I just saw a chance to live a dream and I took it*
* *I realize there is darkness in the world I realize there are people out there who do bad things I understand that better now but I also don't want to hide in forever*
* *Very clear*
* *Maybe they want to trade notes on punishment*
* *I have to stay in the cottage for the next two weeks what about you*
* *Worth it?*
* *Oh my thank you*

### The Show Goes On

* *Grace you aren't in your costume the dress rehearsal is about to start*
* *Are you sure*
* *I ought to go out and make sure it's alright with my aunts that I've performed*
* *Grace could have been in trouble*
* *I hope my aunt believes that too \*sigh\**
* *\*gasp\* You were the maiden you're the one who was cursed by Maleficent?*
* *But why are you telling me*
* *I certainly don't want to encounter evil but I like to be strong I'd like to learn my own power*
* *Thank you for everything I'll keep your secret safe I promise*
* *I'm so glad you came to my forest looking for water*
* *My first friend*
* *Aunt Fauna you know the waterfall is beyond the fallen tree I've never even seen it cause you haven't let me go that far*
* *Do you mean it \*squeal\**
* *And the road to the east*
* *Yes Aunt Flora thank you all for trusting me you won't be sorry*
* *One step at a time*

### A Green Thumb

* *Aunt Fauna Aunt Merryweather Aunt Flora has finished her basket come and see*
* *Delicious nobody bakes like you Aunt Merryweather*
* *The sun is out finally let's go check our gardens I'm sure we'll have plenty of weeds to pull after so many rainy days*
* *What’s wrong?*
* *Maybe this summer things will be different*
* *Just wait your plants are sure to improve now that the sun has come out*
* *They're perfect good for you Aunt Fauna*
* *You know Aunt Fauna is always thrilled at your successes of basket weaving and baking but now she's happy to have some success of her own*
* *The picture is lovely Aunt Fauna and I'm so happy for your success but do you think being reminded of your good fortune might make others feel bad?*
* *It's wonderful*
* *Now we have something to remind us all of this special summer*

### Try To See It My Way

* *What a perfect day for doing the laundry! Our clothes will dry quickly in all this sunshine*
* *You're welcome Aunt Merryweather*
* *Aunt Flora Aunt Fauna do you have any laundry for me to take to the stream?*
* *When I come back I'll make lemon custard for a special treat*
* *What is going on?*
* *What would a princess do?*
* *Please stop for a moment and tell each other why you're upset*
* *You all taught me that everyone sees and feels things differently you explained that empathy means imagining how someone else feels Now I think you need to try to see things through each other's eyes*
* *Just don't hide them in the closet! \*laugh\* now I'm going to make lemon custard that's something everyone can agree on!*

### Ready, Set, Throw!

* *I think I'll go a walk in the woods It's such a beautiful day*
* *The wind must have blown your branch into the stream here let me help hurry along \*giggle\* well I know snails don't hurry so maybe I should just say have a safe journey*
* *Oh my It's gonna take you all day I wonder if I can help hmm I bet I can do better this is fun and the more nuts that go in the easier will be for the squirrels*
* *Sorry I was playing a game and lost track of time*
* *I'm trying to toss pecans into that hollow It's fun plus it helps the squirrels why don't you give it a try*
* *Don’t give up Aunt Flora try again Good for you!*
* *We're helping the squirrels*
* *Don’t give up*
* *Hooray!*
* *You're both doing so much better*
* *\*cheer\**
* *We're helping the squirrels and having a good time Remember? Everyone has different talents some of you are better at throwing than others but you all tried your best that's what's important*
* *No!*
* *Let's save it for another game*

### Trouble in the Forest

* *I could go pick blueberries.*
* *I know they said to stay here but this is so unlike them. I have to go make sure they're alright*
* *I'm afraid I can't stay long today I'm looking for some people*
* *My aunts I think they went to find blueberries do you know where the blueberry bushes grow*
* *This came from Merryweather's cloak we must be on the right path*
* *Where could they be*
* *Aunt Flora Aunt Fauna what are you doing up there*
* *Aunt Merryweather?*
* *Don’t worry Aunt Flora I'll get you down*
* *I'll be careful now hold on while I untie this knot*
* *Our arms may not be long enough. But the net is*
* *Really?*
* *After such an exciting adventure, how can settle for anything less than blueberries?*

### Enchanted Unicorn Adventure

* *It'll be worth the wait*
* *They're blooming!*
* *Surprise!*
* *Well we planted special seeds evening primrose moonflower and*
* *You can eat as much as you want you're safe here*
* *What bad luck*
* *Perhaps some flowers are blooming elsewhere in the forest*
* *Are you trying to bring back food for the baby let me help*
* *I didn't let the frost stop me then, and I won't let the wilted flowers stop me now There are flowers that bloom even it's cold and snowy*
* *We did forget me not with a little help they'll be ready by nightfall*
* *I can't believe I have enchanted friends to visit with every night*
* *Just like the flowers*

### The Fairest of the Fall

* *Oh dear I had better go find them*
* *Oh that must be Aunt Flora in her lovely orange dress!*
* *That looks like Aunt Fauna's soft gray hair*
* *Why, you must be preparing for the cold months ahead*
* *That must be Aunt Merryweather in her blue dress I'm sure she is looking for me*
* *Oh little bluebird however will we find our families?*
* *That's it! I will sing a song, too. My aunts will hear it, and then they'll surely find me*
* *\*laugh\**

### Briar Rose to the Rescue

* *I'll go fetch some more I'll be right back!*
* *Why hello there how are you this evening?*
* *Is something wrong with the bunnies?One... two... Where is the third bunny? There should be one more!*
* *Don’t worry, I'll find him and you'll help me won't you Owl?*
* *Look! He went that way, let's go! Soon, I won't be able to see a thing! Oh, thank you! That's much better!*
* *Hmmm The little guy must have hopped across the stream on these rocks*
* *Oh, my! I'm so sorry I didn't mean to step on you I was just trying to get across the stream Your shell looked like a stone Are there any more of you in the water?*
* *I'm sorry to wake you but I didn't want to step on you by mistake*
* *Thank you you can go back to sleep now*
* *Who's there?*
* *Hello there! I'm looking for a lost bunny have you seen him?*
* *Thank you, Owl! It's a good thing that you can see so well at night!*
* *Thank you! \*laugh softly\**
* *Here you are, safe and sound*
* *\*yawn\**
* *Oh my! I'm getting sleepy too I need to get back to the cottage*
* *I'm sorry it was an emergency besides who would want to hurt me?*

### Briar Rose (My Side of the Story)

* *I didn't like my name. I never did. It sounded so well - simple!*
* *I imagined people saying with a chuckle*
* *It made me mad just thinking about it*
* *I may have grown up in the woods, but I'm no country bumpkin. I'm a lot smarter than folks might think.*
* *There was that morning, for instance, when my aunts asked me to go berry picking.*
* *Aunt Merryweather declared clear out of the blue*
* *Aunt Fauna agreed*
* *Well I saw right through their game. The day before, I had picked berries until my fingers turned purple If you'd looked in our cellar you would have found enough black berries to give a bear a bellyache! So I knew they were just trying to get me out of the house.*
* *But for the life of me I couldn't think why! After all, it was my sixteenth birthday. You'd think they would do something nice, like throw a little party. Or at least sing Happy birthday*
* *But they just hustled me out of the cottage, then stood there in the doorway waving good bye*
* *Aunt Flora said*
* *Aunt Merryweather chimed in*
* *Aunt Flora added*
* *She always said the same thing when I left the house*
* *I'd lived with my aunts in the old woodcutter's cottage ever since I was a tiny baby*
* *Aunt Flora says they found me in the garden under a cabbage leaf. Of course she's just pulling my leg I know the stork brought me, just like everyone else*
* *They are dear, sweet women like mothers to me But they could be just a teensy bit strict*
* *Like that rule about strangers If I ever met someone I didn't know in the forest, I was to turn around and walk straight home without as much as a howdy do*
* *Aunt Flora said there were hideous goblins nearby, and wicked fairies who wanted to do me harm*
* *But I'm no dummy I knew what they were really afraid of*
* *They were afraid I'd meet a boy*
* *Well, I thought, she didn't have to worry about that I had searched every nook and cranny of that forest, and if there was one thing I was sure about it, it was this: they were no boys in those woods*

### That Special Someone

* *As I walked toward my blackberry patch, swinging my berry basket, sweet little songbirds circled my head, twittering cheerfully. Bunny rabbits hopped along at my heels, and an owl hooted at me from the trees. What could be better than sunshine, fresh air and a walk in the woods with my little forest friends? I thought. Then I noticed something strange.*
* *All the rabbits were hopping along in pairs.*
* *I looked around. The squirrels were snuggling. The chipmunks were cuddling. Even the quail looked as cozy as lovebirds. Everyone in the forest had found a special someone. Everyone, that is, except for me.*
* *With a heavy sigh, I sat down on a mossy rock. Would I ever leave this deep, dark forest? I wondered. Would I ever meet my own special someone?*
* *I pondered aloud.*
* *The owl hooted. I was glad he asked. I explained.*
* *The animals gathered around me, emitting concerned squeaks. A chipmunk nudged my ankle. The quail cooted symphatetically*
* *Now, Rose, they seemed to say, don’t be sad. Think of the berry basket as half full, not half empty!*
* *They're right, I told myself. After all, I was young and healthy. I had an entire forest full of cute and cuddly friends. And what's more, I did have someone special.*
* *That's when I let the animals in on a little secret.*
* *But I've fooled my aunts. I told them.*
* *The sparrows twittered The squirrels pricked up their ears. Those little animals just love gossip.*
* *The owl wanted to know.*
* *So I told them about a prince I knew. I gushed. I paused. The animals leaned forward, winking their beady little eyes. It was so quiet, you could have heard a pine needle drop. I finished. There were squeals and squawks of disappointment. I confessed. The owl slowly blinked. The rabbits wiggled their little noses skeptically.*
* *Oh I don't believe it either I assured them I should think you have to dream a thing nine or ten times before it comes true. But you know I'm already up to eight!*
* *And then I closed my eyes and recalled my dream prince. He has twinkling eyes and a kind smile and his hair was as soft as silk. He took me in his arms and looked into my eyes, then he leaned forward and...*
* *My eyes flew open. Was it my imagination, or had I heard the sound of a footstep?*
* *There was it again! I looked around and gasped as... A stranger stepped out of the bushes.*

### The Man of My Dreams

* *He wore soft leather boots and a flowing cloak made of fine red wool. A dashing felt hat sat at a rakish angle on his head. And he walked with a funny hop on his step.*
* *I was certain I'd never seen him before. Yet when I peered beneath the brim of his hat, his sharp eyes seemed familiar. And I thought I recognized his beaky nose...*
* *The stranger asked. It was the owl dressed up in a cloak and a hat! Two little birds held up the edges of his cloak, as if a pair of shoulders sat beneath it. Below on the ground two rabbits hopped up and down inside a pair of boots, as if they were dancing a jig.*
* *I cried, pretending to be astonished.*
* *The owl dipped his head, bowing to me. I curtsied back. Then, grabbing him by the collar, I began to sing and waltz through the woods, just as if he really was my dream prince.*
* *And then it happened. As I twirled around an oak tree, singing a high note, the owl suddenly joined in on harmony.*
* *My, that owl has a nice tenor voice, I thought.*
* *And then I thought owls can't sing!*
* *I whirled around.*
* *There, standing right in front of me, was a tall young man. And he was ever a mess! His clothes were muddy and his hair was full of leaves. Yet his brown eyes shone like agates. And when he smiled, his dimples looked deep enough to plant corn in. I was so startled, I nearly tumbled into a blackberry bush. He said. I said, feeling flustered. Awfully cute, I thought.*
* *That too, I thought. Suddenly all my aunts' warnings about strangers flashed into my head. But they flashed out a second later, because the young man took my hand, and before I knew what was happening, I was waltzing through the forest in his arms.*
* *And do you know what? He was an excellent dancer! As we waltzed through the glade, I asked him what he was doing in the forest.*
* *He told me*
* *I looked at his messy hair and muddy clothes. He couldn't fool me.*
* *Ha ha*
* *I replied*
* *And I'm a princess!*
* *We both got a good laugh out of that one*
* *\*laugh\**
* *We stopped to rest on a shady overlook. Somehow his arm slipped around my back and my head ended up on his shoulder*
* *He murmured into my hair*
* *It's Bri -*
* *I began. Then I reconsidered. What if he thought I was just some country bumpkin?I decided it would be better to remain a bit mysterious.*
* *I I can't tell you*
* *I said. Grabbing my basket and shawl, I sprang to my feet and began to run through the trees. The young man called after me. I cried.*
* *Then again, maybe never was a bit too mysterious*
* *On second thought, this evening! I called back over my shoulder. Come to the cottage in the glen.*
* *And with my heart hopping like a bunny rabbit, I ran home.*

### Surprise!

* *It was late in the afternoon by the time I reached the cottage, and my basket didn't have enough berries for one single muffin, let alone a whole barrelful of blackberry jam.*
* *Would my aunts be angry? I didn't know. I didn't care. I knew that as soon as they saw what a sweet, handsome, well-mannered young man I plucked out of the bushes, they'd be very pleased.*
* *But when I opened the door, the cottage was dark.*
* *Hello? I called. Where is everybody?*
* *Then my heart nearly jumped out of my chest for the second time that day. For on a kitchen table sat a towering pink and blue birthday cake, with sixteen candles flickering on top. And next to it, drapped over a chair, was a brand new blue dress in exactly my size.*
* *My aunts cried, leaping out from behind the stairwell.*
* *I should have known then that something was wrong. My aunts are the sweetest women in the world, but they can't cook or clean or darn a sock to save their lives. And I knew for certain no bakeries delivered to our neck of the woods.*
* *But at that moment my mind was on other things. I said, giving each of them a hug.*
* *The gale force of their gasps could have knocked down a small forest*
* *Actually he's a very old friend I hastily explained we meet ages ago once upon a dream*
* *Aunt Flora bit her lip. Aunt Fauna wrung her hands. Aunt Merryweather looked like she might cry. I could see they weren’t buying that argument*
* *And er anyway I quickly added*
* *Then I got my second birthday surprise of the day my aunts told me I was already betrothed*
* *I hollered. I'd always known my aunts were strict about boys, but this was really going too far!*
* *Aunt Fauna said.*
* *Well, I may have been a hillbilly, but I was no fool. I wasn't falling for that one. But to marry a prince... I pointed out.*
* *Aunt Merryweather said with a nod.*
* *Aunt Fauna added*
* *Aunt Flora said, and the look on her face told me she was not pulling my leg this time.*
* *This was very bad news. I may have lived deep in the forest, but I wasn't totally in the dark. Everyone in the kingdom knew about Aurora, the poor princess who has been cursed by an evil fairy. Rumor has it that any day now she would prick her finger on a spindle (whatever that was)... and die!*
* *Not that I believed in fairies. Still, cursed is not exactly the sort of reputation a girl wants to go down with.*
* *No thanks*
* *I told Aunt Flora*
* *I'll pass give the job to someone else*
* *But Aunt Flora was firm she said*
* *But I can't go I cried It's our first date! Aunt Flora replied, shaking her head sadly*

### Ouch

* *So this is the castle, I thought. It looks much bigger from the outside. Still, I couldn't help gawking a little. Silk carpets covered the castle floors and elaborate tapestries hung from the walls. The rooms werevm filled with all sorts of fine things: gilt mirrors and antique vases, oil paintings and marble statues. There was even an indoor toilet! I thought the king and queen must own everything but the moon. My aunts led me into a room as big as our whole cottage. A huge fire popped and cracked in the hearth. As Aunt Flora settled me on a velvet cushion, Merryweather bolted the door behind us and Fauna shut the drapes tightly.*
* *Said Aunt Flora somberly*
* *Pulling a thin wand from her sleeve, she waved it over my head, and suddenly a golden crown appeared! Right out of thin air! She placed it on my head. Well, I thought, looking at my reflection in a mirror. Wouldn't the chipmunks get a kick out of that!*
* *But thinking of the chipmunks reminded me of the forest. And the forest reminded me of the cottage. And that reminded me of the cute, messy boy, who was probably waiting for me this very minute.*
* *I started to sniffle again.*
* *Aunt Fauna said which only made me cry harder I put my head down on my arms and bawled like a billy goat*
* *I heard Aunt Flora say. Then their little footsteps pattered across the floor and the door closed shut behind them.*
* *Suddenly the room felt cold. Lifting my head, I saw that the fire had gone out. A few thin wisps of smoke curled from the cinders.*
* *As I watched, the smoke turned green. Suddenly, within the smog, a glowing orb appeared. The orb floated in the air, heavy and green, like an apple without a tree.*
* *Now I was curious! Wiping my eyes on my sleeve, I walked over to the hearth and peered inside. The hearthstones shimmered, then vanished - right before my eyes! In their place was a long, winding staircase.*
* *Fancy that, I thought. A staircase in the hearth. What won't these royal types think of next?*
* *The little green orb bounced in the air. Let's go, it seemed to say. So gathering the skirt in my hands I followed it up the stairs*
* *Up, up, up I climbed. It seemed like I might climb all the way to the moon. I started to wonder if the king and queen actually owned that too.*
* *But the staircase didn't lead me to the moon. It led to a small, round room high at the top of a tower. The green orb hovered in the center, and then with a  sudden poof it vanished. In its place stood the oddest piece of machinery I had ver seen. It had four legs and a big wooden wheel. At one end there was a thingamabob wrapped in wool, which stuck straight up in the air. The tip of it looked very sharp.*
* *Just then I noticed a tall, thin woman standing in the corner of the room. She was elegantly dressed in a long, black gown but her skin looked rather well green. She looked like she could use some fresh air and exercise.*
* *She said*
* *So that's what a spindle is! I exclaimed. I always wondered. And without thinking, I reached out my hand.*
* *Well it was very sharp. As I looked at the drop of blood welling on the tip of my finger, my last thought was "Princess Aurora" does have a nice ring to it.*
* *And then everything went black.*

### The Man of My Dreams Part 2

* *My dream prince was tall and handsome and sooo romantic He had twinkling eyes and a kind smile and his hair well his hair was full of leaves! And his clothes were damp and muddy! But I didn't mind. He took me in his arms and looked into my eyes then he leaned forward and he kissed me!*
* *My eyes flew open the cute messy boy from the woods was standing over me his hair was sweaty and his clothes were torn and rumpled he smelled like a horse but his brown eyes shone like moonlight and his dimples looked deep enough to mine for gold*
* *What a pity that I have to marry a prince I thought*
* *I hate to break this to you I whispered but I'm already engaged*
* *But the boy just smiled and kissed me again then he took my hand and led me down that long long staircase*
* *As soon as we reached the bottom everything became very confusing a roomful of people in fancy clothing was staring at us and clapping an elegant man and woman wearing crowns rushed forward to embrace me these must be my parents I thought then who is that fat little man in the crown over there? And why is everyone so happy to see this peasant boy from the woods?*
* *But when people started calling him "Prince Phillip" I put two and two together the boy from the woods really was a prince my dream prince! And I'd been right all along! You do have to dream a thing more than once before it comes true (you have to dream it nine times to be exact) Like I said I'm smarter than people might think*
* *Phillip and I got married right away and moved into a great big castle built by his father King Hubert (the fat little man in the crown) no one calls me Briar Rose anymore these days my name is Princess Aurora but I tell most people to just call me "Princess" it sounds so royal*
* *Phillip and I have had a great time getting to know each other better he's always making up funny stories for instance the way he tells it he fought through a forest of magic thorns and battled a fire breathing dragon all just to kiss me!*
* *Ha Ha I say And that goose we just bought lays golden eggs*
* *He is just a kidder*

### A Plea for Help

* *It's not that*
* *My life is ruined! I finally met the man of my dreams, and now I have to marry a horrible prince!*
* *Would you mind meeting my true love at the woodcutter's cottage*
* *Just explain to him what happened*

### A Magic Plan

* *Isn't this lovely?*
* *I found these in the garden what are they for? And what happened to that dress?*
* *We could always postpone the wedding*
* *Are we interrupting anything?*

### Aurora's Royal Wedding

* *Yes*
* *Thank you Mother*
* *These dresses are all so lavish they'll barely fit in the closet!*
* *\*sigh\* I don't know how to be a princess what if I'm not a very good one?*
* *Oh that would be wonderful!*
* *I'm not sure I know how to act like a princess I can't even choose a dress! The gowns the dressmakers aren't what I imagined*
* *Oh thank you mother! I just had an idea about a wedding dress would it be possible to wear yours?*
* *I do*

### The Wedding Gift

* *Well I'll oh*
* *Actually I*
* *\*sigh\**
* *Jewels oh dear!*
* *Oh mother it's just what I had in mind*

### Sleeping Beauty and the Good Fairies

* *Flora! Fauna! Merryweather! I am so happy to see you again!*
* *How nice is it here it all looks like it used to in fact nothing changed here*
* *Wonderful! But it probably won't take long right? You have your magic wands! But where are they?*
* *I know! Let's ask that enchanted fountain over there maybe it helps*
* *Look!*

### Castle Collection

* *Welcome to my castle! I was born here but raised in a cottage in the forest now I'm so happy to be back in my family home I can't wait to show you around!*
* *The view from the balcony is amazing!*
* *We have many wonderful celebrations here (Dining Hall)*
* *This is where I pricked my finger and was cursed! (Spinning Room)*
* *This is one of my favourite places to spend time with my family (Sitting Room)*
* *This is where Flora Fauna and Merryweather stay (Fairies Bedroom)*
* *My mother and father rule on their thrones here (Great Hall)*
* *This leads out to the castle for a quick escape (Secret Passageway)*
* *King Stefan - he's my father*
* *The Queen - she's my mother*
* *Princess Aurora - I lived here as a baby and now I am back after 16 long years away*
* *Flora - she's one of my aunts and the head good fairy*
* *Fauna - she's my sweet and scatterbrained fairy aunt*
* *Merryweather - she's my feisty headstrong fairy aunt*
* *Prince Phillip - he's the prince of the nearest kingdom and my love!*
* *King Hubert - he's Prince Phillip's father*
* *Knights - They protect the castle*
* *Maids - They keep the castle clean*
* *Royal Messenger - he makes royal announcements and speeches*
* *Musician - he entertains royal guests*
* *Court Jester - he keeps my family and our guests laughing*
* *Guards - They stand watch at the castle gates*
* *Trumpeter - He announces the royal family when we arrive*
* *The Sitting Room*
* *My parents and I gather around the fireplace and spend time together in this cozy private room this room does not held only good memories though the evil Maleficent once snuck into the castle through this fireplace but now that she's been defeated we can enjoy the room in peace*
* *This crest represents my and Phillip's family union*
* *Where there was once only wall Maleficent created a door!*
* *I sat at this vanity when Maleficent found me and created her curse*
* *This chandelier has been far longer than I have!*
* *The corner fireplace and cozy blankets keep us warm*

### An Amazing Team

* *It seems like both could use some fresh air I'd like to take you somewhere special*
* *What if we compete in the joust together?*
* *You are amazing! Is this where I'm going to learn how to joust? Since Phillip won't be present for the joust tomorrow I'd like to compete in his place*
* *No matter what happens we are a team*
* *Not bad for our first tournament*

### The Missing Wands

* *Hello?*
* *Flora what’s wrong? Has something happened?*
* *Don’t worry I'll help you look for your wands and we won't need magic to find them you lived for many years without your magic when you were keeping me safe from*
* *They were we did all sorts of things without magic didn't we? So I know that if we all work together now we can find your wands*
* *Good thinking*
* *\*gasp\* Look!*
* *Now now I'm sure the squirrel had a perfectly good reason for taking your wand*
* *There it is! Well done Flora I'll bet your wands are in that nest*
* *I'm sorry Fauna*
* *Fauna is right we wouldn’t want someone rattling around in our homes would we?*
* *It must have gotten stuck in Fauna's hair while she was trying to pull her own wand from the nest!*
* *Don’t lose hope!*
* *Oh Owl you startled me! Have you by chance seen a squirrel carrying um a very unusual twig?*
* *I think it wants us to follow! I hope we're going the right way Owl knows where we are don't you Owl?*
* *Where?*
* *But that curse was broken those thorns burned up in a blaze of fire didn't they?*
* *It's our squirrel!*
* *\*deep breath\* You can't go into the thicket nor can you you heard what Flora said but maybe I can*
* *Yes you saved me from Maleficent's curse once before now it's my turn to save you to save your magic from falling into the wrong hands*
* *\*swallow\**
* *The squirrel needs my help and the good fairies do too*
* *I'll be all right*
* *Stay awake! Keep going!*
* *\*breath\**
* *It's all right! I'm here to help you*
* *\*gasp\**
* *I wish I could bend the branches or cut through them*
* *Oh what sharp teeth you have! Can you chew through a few more branches? Maybe together we can reach the wand!*
* *\*sigh\**
* *\*breath\**
* *\*laugh\* Time to get you home*
* *Merryweather you do care about the squirrel after all*
* *We did! And all we needed was your special strengths*
* *Why yes! Flora you're very wise you came up with a plan for finding the wands all we needed to do was to retrace your steps*
* *And Merryweather you're very brave if you hadn’t chased that squirrel we never would have found its nest!*
* *And Fauna you're so kind if you hadn’t been determined to help the squirrel we never would have retrieved the last wand you spread kindness everywhere you go*
* *So you see? We didn't need magic to find the wands all we needed was Flora's wisdom Merryweather's courage and Fauna's kindness*
* *Well I did have some help from my forest friends*
* *Maleficent's dark magic is gone I'm safe now and the fairies are too*

### Aurora's Slumber Party

* *That's a wonderful idea! I'll send them invitations right away*
* *Surprise! It's a sleepover! You'd better change into your nightgowns too*
* *\*laugh\**
* *\*laugh\**
* *Let's read a story*
* *Maybe there's a better way to fall asleep \*singing\**
* *Ah that's better \*humming\**

### A Lullaby for the Fairies

* *You mean a lullaby?*
* *You're right good night*
* *The sun has set it's time for bed close your eyes and rest your head*
* *Ah sleep at last \*sigh\* \*hum\**

### A Moment to Remember

* *\*sigh\**
* *\*sigh\**
* *Oh Phillip I'm so glad to see you I*
* *Why don't you just put a single flower on each table?*
* *That would be all thank you it's so good to see -*
* *Thank you Steward I will look at them*
* *Where are we going Phillip?*
* *It's all right Phillip!*
* *Do you remember this place? \*humming\**
* *I will never forget that day no matter how busy we get with our royal duties*
* *No matter how crowded our lives become with royal visitors and royal duties*
* *We should get back and get ready for the ball for tonight*
* *It is Prince Phillip I want to surprise not a word of this to him*
* *Oh Phillip! It's perfect for this evening what a lovely gift! Now I have a surprise for you!*
* *No Phillip you brought our little glade back to me now let me take you back to our little glade*
* *The glade will always be in our hearts but now it is in our palace too*

### Aurora and the Helpful Dragon

* *I'll race you to the lookout point! Oh he's so cute!*
* *I think he's saying he's not dangerous \*laugh\* Please let's take him home I'm going to name him Crackle!*
* *Moonlight likes Crackle! \*laugh\**
* *He thinks you're sweet too*
* *Oh Crackle you're not a kitten you're a dragon*
* *Crackle you're not a fish! You're not a kitten or a dog or a bird either you're a dragon!*
* *Do you think no one will like you because you're a dragon?*
* *Crackle you can't change being a dragon but you don't have to be a dangerous dragon you can be a brave helpful dragon*
* *Do you want to show everyone that you're a brave and helpful dragon?*
* *Fly to the top of the highest castle tower then blow the largest brightest flames you can*
* *Come on everyone!*
* *Not Crackle he's a brave and helpful dragon!*

### Aurora's Homemade Holiday

* *My aunts and I used to love Christmastime*
* *What a splendid idea!*
* *Shall we decorate?*
* *I can't wait until Phillip tastes your special layer cake and the Christmas rolls with the jam inside*
* *We'll use both!*
* *I want to give him a homemade present but what?*
* *But I don't know how to sew*
* *Do you remember the stockings you sewed when I was a little girl?*
* *You'd say*
* *Look! Her stocking is empty! We'd better fill it up with more treats!*
* *\*chuckle\**
* *Oh dear the shirt isn't looking quite right*
* *Close your eyes and don't open them until I tell you to*
* *Okay... Now open your eyes!*
* *Try a lemon tart*
* *One more surprise!*
* *\*laugh\**
* *Oh dear that's certainly not the right size*

### Aurora: The Perfect Party

* *Another beautiful day*
* *Good morning!*
* *Maybe next time! Have fun!*
* *\*laugh\* oh the cook is too kind I certainly won't go hungry I'll be down in just a moment*
* *Hello! Good morning!*
* *Why thank you can you join me for breakfast?*
* *I dreamed about the cottage last night! You all took such good care of me there I can never thank you enough for all you did*
* *I'm going to throw the fairies a grand surprise party to celebrate our first year together in the castle*
* *Now what kind of party would they like best?*
* *That's it! We'll have a grand party made up of all the simple things we all miss from our time in the forest*
* *Planning the most perfect party in the world! \*laugh\* Won't it be a wonderful surprise for the fairies?*
* *I knew you would agree I'm going to need your help*
* *Then please darling stand up we haven't got a moment to waste!*
* *What do you think of this one? Or is this better?*
* *\*deep breath\* This party has to remain a secret it will be unlike any event the fairies or the castle has ever seen*
* *I know! That's exactly my point this will be a completely different kind of party something that will remind the fairies of the time we all lived together in the forest the fairies are so dear and they've done so much for me and my family but we did have such fun when I was a little girl*
* *\*laugh\* in order to make this party perfect I'm going to have to go back to the cottage to collect those items they all have meaning for the fairies and I can't go out in the woods wearing my royal gown and tiara if I do someone will recognize me and word could get back to the fairies I need to wear a disguise*
* *I know right where the flowers are and the strawberries plus I really want this to be a gift from me*
* *It will take some time to gather everything if we're both gone for that long the fairies will suspect something*
* *I hope so the party will be held four days from now I have three days to find what I need and on the last day we can decorate*
* *Now it's time to find something completely unprincess like!*
* *The cottage!*
* *Why you recognize me don't you? I've missed you all so much*
* *Oh \*gasp\**
* *When you see the castle turrets over the hill you'll know you're almost there*
* *Thank you mmm those are delicious*
* *Well clearly my disguise worked! Will you help me? You're all invited to the big event of course! I'll take that as a yes! My goodness I must be on my way! And I haven't even crossed one item off my party list! \*sigh\* Oh well at least the guests have been invited*
* *\*laugh\* Remember you must keep the fairies distracted again*
* *But that won't take them long at all!*
* *That's absolutely perfect!*
* *Fauna was right not even magic could create something as beautiful as this!*
* *My my it smells delicious in here what’s the occasion?*
* *And you decided not to use magic how wonderful!*
* *I'm sure he'll appreciate it so much!*
* *The poor dears*
* *Oh no what am I going to bring Flora now?*
* *The sweetest strawberries ever to be had! Oh thank you!*
* *Delicious! These are exactly what Flora is looking for I think I've found the yummiest berries in the kingdom! Now just one more thing*
* *You must come tomorrow night and sing for Merryweather please say you will oh thank you you've done so much for me already do you think you can do one more thing? Wonderful could you deliver a message to the castle for me?*
* *Thank you all so much! Please make sure this goes to Claude the butler*
* *There*
* *Flora? Fauna? Merryweather? What’s going on?*
* *Oh my goodness Phillip must be frantic*
* *Phillip I just heard what happened ahhh this is another distraction for the fairies!*
* *I'll have the cook make you your favourite dinner*
* *Only one more time to distract the dears tomorrow morning I need to make sure they’re far away from the royal ballroom so we can set up everything for their party now the fun really begins!*
* *Hmm let's see how about there? Right underneath the big crystal chandelier*
* *That's where our guests of honor will sit \*hum\**
* *Oh yes the fairies will love it*
* *Wonderful! The fairies love to sing and dance \*giggle\**
* *Oh dear me I must have dropped it on my way to breakfast this morning I don't know what I would have done if the fairies have stumbled upon it our party could have been ruined! Thank you so very much!*
* *What if the fairies had seen it? \*deep breath\**
* *\*gasp\**
* *Hello I'm so pleased you could be here*
* *You're here! You know what to do right?*
* *Perfect*
* *\*deep breath\* I'm ready*
* *Surprise my dears! Surprise surprise!*
* *If I hadn’t I would never have been able to give you the party you deserve but I can't take all the credit I didn't know my husband was so good at keeping secrets*
* *Oh you dears \*laugh\* Don’t you know that you aren't supposed to lift a wand at your own party? But I do think yellow would look absolutely perfect*
* *And I can see you haven't lost your touch*
* *You don't mind do you? Just for one dance?*
* *Plan? Why what do you mean?*
* *\*laugh\**
* *This has been the best year of my life! I can't wait to see what happens next!*

### Aurora and the Diamond Crown

* *Mother! What a beautiful crown! Is it new?*
* *Why, mother! Is that you?*
* *Oh Mother! \*gasp\* Is that crown truly to be mine?*
* *How?*
* *Hmmm*
* *Let's see to the eye it's a treat so it's pretty to the nose a delight so it smells good to the hand quite a fright so it must hurt like a thorn on a rose that's it isn't it?*
* *Well if some plant it it might be another flower a dandelion perhaps? You can blow them away too of course we don't have any of those in our garden but what can you get on your hand or your cheek*
* *I know! It's a kiss isn't it?*
* *I think so*
* *Well let's see it might be a tree that gets stronger the longer it lives and I suppose you could say that a tree is blind but so are bats...*
* *I've solved the riddles!*
* *It's love of course!*

### Jewels To Rule By

* *Someday*
* *What is it mother?*
* *It's a lovely painting mother but I don't understand I've seen this picture many times before*
* *Oh mother it's beautiful! I shall treasure it always!*
* *What is that?*
* *Oh my I don’t even know where to begin*
* *Thank you darlings! Because I'm afraid I don’t even know where to begin!*
* *Hmmm oh! Roses of course and how when I lived with you in the forest you called me Briar Rose*
* *Well I know what it's like to be an ordinary member of the kingdom so when I rule I won't forget to take care of those who need my help most*
* *I know! A diamond reflects light! A ruler should always be a beacon of light to her people and bring them hope in times of darkness*
* *I've missed you all so much thank you so much for helping me today*
* *What a lovely surprise! Have you come for a visit?*
* *Love now let me see... love lasts forever just like a diamond a good ruler should always love her kingdom and all those who dwell within it!*

### Buttercup the Brave

* *From now on, I think I'd like to ride the same horse every day*
* *What’s this horse's name?*
* *Oh no that won't do at all I think I'll call him Buttercup*
* *Do you like your new name Buttercup?*
* *Don’t be silly \*laugh\* I grew up in those woods remember? Besides I'll be with Buttercup he'll take care of me*
* *What’s the matter Buttercup? Why there's nothing to be frightened of!*
* *\*sigh\* He is beautiful but he seems to be afraid of everything in the woods!*
* *What is it this time? \*sigh\**
* *\*gasp\**
* *Leave us alone! Or else!*
* *Come on Buttercup let's go home*
* *Good boy! You know Buttercup I think we make a perfect team!*

### Maleficent's Revenge

* *\*gasp\**
* *Maybe I'll go to Maleficent and beg her to set the prince and the others free*
* *Please lift your curse on the prince and my people turn me to stone instead*
* *I wish that you would send me to sleep forever in exchange for freeing everyone else*
* *Phillip! You did save me nothing can defeat the power of true love not a curse a spell or a wish*
* *Oh I am so happy to be home!*

### Sleeping Beauty and the Prince

* *I'm sure your dog will come back why don't you wait at my cottage? It's very close*
* *But I love another! \*cry\* I don’t want to marry Prince Phillip!*
* *I'm not tired*
* *It's nice of you to stay with me but you don't have to maybe you should go back to the forest and look for Lance*

## Deleted Projects

### *Sleeping Beauty* 1951 film

* *Well at least I can set you free*
* *Now remember it's our secret you won't tell a soul*
* *\*giggle\* And I'm going to meet a tall dark stranger*
* *Thank you. But what about the tall dark stranger?*
* *Why I'm lady maid to the princess how will I know him when I see him*
* *But when he asks me to dance what will I say?*
* *I wonder if he's thinking of me now oh dear what will he think of me when I'm not there to meet him Fauna Merryweather who is it now*
* *I I beg your pardon*
* *I I thought I heard my name excuse me I didn't realize that it was*
* *There that's it*
* *Thank you wishing wheel*
* *It's magic*
* *Anything I can wish anything*
* *Oh there is I I wish I might see him just once again my own true love*
* *And then we dance and oh it was wonderful I could dream*
* *Waiting by the great oak in the forest*
* *But do you really think*
* *Oh*
* *My own true love*

### *Maleficent* 2012

* *\*cry\**
* *\*screams, laughter\**
* *\*laugh\**
* *\*laugh\**
* *\*cry\**
* *Yah! Yah! Have at you!*
* *\*gasp\**
* *\*gasp\**
* *Why can't I?*
* *You always said that*
* *I knew you were here*
* *Who else would you be?*
* *You see? That's the shadow I've been seeing ever since I was small wherever I went that shadow was always with me but don't you have a bird?*
* *Who are they?*
* *I'm not afraid*
* *But...*
* *There there what happened this time?*
* *Poor old thing wait I have a question how old are you? You've looked the same my whole life and another thing why do we have spring flowers even in winter?*
* *And where are all these butterflies coming from?*
* *And why do you always ignore my questions!*
* *Why me*
* *\*laugh\**
* *And he's also a man?*
* *Do all the Fair People have wings?*
* *Sorry I asked*
* *What color were they?*
* *How big were they?*
* *I have a confession to make*
* *All day long all I can think about is coming back to the Moors I love it here it feels like home to me*
* *Then where is it? Don't tell me it's that cottage with my aunts*
* *What was that?*
* *What is it?*
* *What’s wrong?*
* *\*laugh\**
* *What’s your name?*
* *Then I would be lucky too*
* *Here*
* *No one*
* *Oh his name was Phillip he'd lost his way*
* *You sound just like my aunts*
* *Then why are you acting like them?*
* *I'm almost sixteen! I can take care of myself!*
* *No! Let me go!*
* *Let go!*
* *\*screams\**
* *\*cough\* \*gasp\**
* *I don't want to go on a journey*
* *I'm not going*
* *There's someone I need to talk to*
* *I'm not going*
* *I can't stay anyway*
* *Why?*
* *I have to go back to the Moors*
* *Let me go back please this is a mistake*
* *Diaval? Is that you?*
* *Where are you going?*
* *Who are you?*
* *Why are you spinning here all alone?*
* *But I...*
* *Must*
* *Can we go home to the Moors now?*
* *Shh she's here \*gasp\**
* *Fly be one again*
* *Oh Godmother I already know*