love he had always been searching for and never found. overcome by emotion, he went close, lifted the girl`s little white hand and gently kissed it . . .
at that kiss, the prlncess qulckly opened her eyes, and wakening from her long long sleep, seeing the prince beside her, murmured:
"oh, you have come at last! i was waiting for you in my dream. i`ve waited so long!"
just then, the spell was broken. the princess rose to her feet, holding out her hand to the prince. and the whole castle woke up too. everybody rose to their feet and they all stared round in amazement, wondering what had happened. when they finally realised, they rushed to the princess, more beautiful and happier then ever.
a few days later, the castle that only a short time before had lain in silence, now rang with the sound of singing, music and happy laughter at the great party given in honour of the prince and princess, who were getting married. they lived happily ever after, as they always do in fairy tales, not quite so often, however, in real life.