Naughty Sleeping Beauty – Part 6 – The Return of the Lost Prince
The Princess ran through the woods with her satchel. The paths were difficult to make out in the moonlight, but the torches and dogs were not far behind her. So she ran, and when she stumbled or tripped, she got up and ran again. Blood streaked down her legs and arms from falling into the […]
Naughty Sleeping Beauty – Part 5 – The Nobleman
Every few days over the course of early summer, David “The Hunter” poked his head out of the woods and raced across the meadow to Charlotte’s Gazebo where she lay napping and reading her books. He always had a playful smile and cheerful, carefree life. He followed the breeze each time he arrived. And then […]
Naughty Sleeping Beauty – Part 4 – The Hunter
It had been six months since The Badger had burst in on her with Stefan in his father’s cottage. He had dragged Stefan outside and she had endured the sound of his beating. The Badger returned to retrieve her several minutes later, but the last time she saw her lover he was sitting on his […]
Naughty Sleeping Beauty – Part 3 – Abigail’s Prophecy
Queen Abigail’s mouth pulled back into a toothy smile, and she thanked her little spy when she provided her report. But the Queen’s eyes didn’t smile. Instead they squinted into darts, piercing into the night outside the window of her chambers in the Castle’s northern wall. Her spy retreated, thankful for the coppers she had […]
Naughty Sleeping Beauty – Part 2 – The Angel
For a week after her trip to the Village, Princess Charlotte thought about her brief encounter with Stefan, the Carpenter’s Son. She thought about his kind smile and his beautiful eyes. She walked for hours in the garden each afternoon anticipating and counting down the days until she could visit the little Carpenter’s shop again. […]
Naughty Sleeping Beauty – Part 1 – The Princess
Once upon a time, there was a Princess. She was a beautiful Princess who was known throughout the land to be so enchanting that Knights would ride for weeks just to behold her. At least, that was the way the songs were sung down in the village. Sometimes the younger boys would sing it teasingly […]