Once upon a time, King Stefan asked Aurora if she could tell her fairy tale story of "Sleeping

Beauty" to some important palace visitors. "You'll have to read the story in your loudest voice" King Stefan told her. "Well read, Aurora," said King Stefan at rehearsals. "My guests will be delighted." He was excited that he didn't notice Aurora looking worried ...she losing her voice! On the morning of Aurora's storytelling,Prince could barely hear Aurora speak/ "I've lost my voice from speaking so loudly," Aurora said. So Princes Philip brought Aurora her favorite scarf. "This will keep the cold away and hopefully your voice will back in time," he said as he tenderly wrapped the scarf around her neck. Then Aurora had an idea of her own. "Perhaps I could tell my story another way?" she realized and whispered her idea to Prince Philip. As the important visitors started to arrive at the palace. Aurora quickly changed into her ballet costume and the Prince laced up her ballet slippers. A hush descended on the guests, as Aurora stepped on the countryard stage. Instead of reading, Aurora began to dance. Her movements were lively, showing her as a young and beautiful Princess.The important guests were enchanted with Aurora dance. There wasn't a dry eye in the audience, when Aurora showed her happiness at being reunite with her mother and father. Then Aurora reached towards the spinning wheelsand when she touched the spinning wheel, she stopped dancing and laid down on a bed as if asleep. The audience gasped, wondering whether she would ever wake up. Just then, Prince Philip danced on to the stage. He jumped to Auroras side and kissed her. The magic of his kiss seemed to awake Aurora, just like when they first met. Then Aurora danced with Prince Philip, and everyone in the audience clapped. Auroras beautiful dance had told the fairy tale story of Sleeping Beauty perfectly. Without using a single word, Auroras fairy tale had been told. Action speak louder than words, Aurora said, her voice finally returning, especially when it comes true love! The End

Disney Princess Magazine Stories present Sleeping Beauty (Aurora Story)

The Story of Sangkuriang and Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

Once, there was a kingdom in Priangan Land. Lived a happy family. They were a father in form of dog,his name is Tumang, a mother which was called is Dayang Sumbi, and a child which was called Sangkuriang. One day, Dayang Sumbi asked her son to go hunting with his lovely dog, Tumang. After hunting all day, Sangkuriang began desperate and worried because he hunted no deer. Then he thought to shot his own dog. Then he took the dog liver and carried home. Soon Dayang Sumbi found out that it was not deer lever but Tumang's, his own dog. So, She was very angry and hit Sangkuriang's head. In that incident, Sangkuriang got wounded and scar then cast away from their home. Years go bye, Sangkuriang had travel many places and finally arrived at a village. He met a beautiful woman and felt in love with her. When they were discussing their wedding plans, The woman looked at the wound in Sangkuriang's head. It matched to her son's wound who had left severall years earlier. Soon she realized that she felt in love with her own son. She couldn't marry him but how to say it. Then, she found the way. She needed a lake and a boat for celebrating their wedding day. Sangkuriang had to make them in one night. He built a lake. With a dawn just moment away and the boat was almost complete. Dayang Sumbi had to stop it. Then, she lit up the eastern horizon with flashes of light. It made the cock crowed for a new day. Sangkuriang failed to marry her. She was very angry and kicked the boat. It felt over and became the mountain of Tangkuban Perahu Bandung.

The Story of Smart Monkey and Dull Crocodile

One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile agree and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey on his top. Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to the monkey, My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will be healthy again. At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. Whats for? asked the crocodile. Because I dont bring my heart, said the monkey. I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the river bank. The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodiles back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree. Where is your heart? asked the crocodile. You are foolish, said the monkey to the crocodile. Now I am free and I have my heart.

Narrative Text: The story of Rabbit and Bear

Once upon a time, there lived a bear and a rabbit.The rabbit was a good shot. On the contrary, the bear was always clumsy and could not use the arrow to shoot . One day, the bear called over the rabbit and askedthe rabbit to take his bow and arrows. Because he was afraid to arouse the bear's anger, he did not refuse the challenge. He went with the bear and shot buffaloes. He shot and killed so many that there were lots of meats left after. However the bear did not make the rabbit get any of the meat. Even he could not taste it. The poor rabbit went home hungrily after a day of hard work. Fortunately, the youngest child of the bear was very kind to the rabbit. His mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but he did not eat it all. He took some outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked the ball of meat toward the rabbit's house. The meat flew into the rabbit's house. In this way, the hungry rabbit got his meal. Picture illustrating this narrative text in the story of rabbit and bear is taken fromflickr

Snow White Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were died. One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they didnt have enough money to take Snow White with them. Snow White didnt want her uncle and aunt to do this. So she decided to run away. The next morning she run away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast, she run away into the wood. In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and felt asleep Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There, they found Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said; What is your name?. Snow White said; My name is Snow White. One of the dwarfs said; If you wish, you may live here with us. Snow White told the whole story about her. Then Snow white ad the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

The Legend of Toba Lake Once upon time, there was a handsome man. His name was Batara Guru Sahala. He liked fishing. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free. Batara Guru could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. She attracted Batara Guru so much. He felt in love with that fish-woman. The woman wanted to marry with him and said that Batara Guru had to keep the secret which she had been a fish. Batara Guru aggreed and promised that he would never tell anybody about it. They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru got very angry with his daughter. He could not control his mad. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daugters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and talked her about it. The mother was very annoyed. Batara Guru broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily. Then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole became a lake. Then this lake is known as Toba lake.