🌹 Sleeping Beauty audiobook A2 Elementary. “Sleeping Beauty” adapted into English, Level 2, with parallel translation. Read and listen online. Bilingual method. About 300 unique words.
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A king and queen have a baby daughter named Aurora. They invite the whole town and the flower fairies to a party. One bad fairy is angry and gives the baby a terrible present. On her sixteenth birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall asleep for a hundred years. The king is afraid and destroys all the spinning wheels in the town. But fate is not easy to escape. One day, Aurora finds a hidden spinning wheel. This is the beginning of the famous story about a sleeping princess, a long silence, and a prince who comes from far away.
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🏰 Castle (noun) – a large strong building where a king or queen lives.
Example: “The people from the town are outside the king’s summer castle.”
👑 King (noun) – a man who rules a country.
Example: “The king goes out onto the balcony.”
👸 Queen (noun) – a woman who rules a country or is the king’s wife.
Example: “The queen is singing to the baby.”
👶 Baby (noun) – a very young child.
Example: “We are very happy to tell you that we have a baby daughter.”
🎉 Party (noun) – a fun event with food, music, and people.
Example: “Everyone is invited to a party here at the castle tomorrow.”
🧚 Fairy (noun) – a small magical person with wings.
Example: “We must invite the flower fairies.”
🌻 Flower (noun) – the colorful part of a plant.
Example: “The queen’s friends are picking flowers in the garden.”
🎁 Present (noun) – something you give to someone.
Example: “We’ve got some very special presents for Princess Aurora.”
😈 Bad (adjective) – not good; evil.
Example: “She’s a bad fairy.”
🔮 Curse (noun/verb) – magic words that bring bad luck.
Example: “Fairy Weed gave Princess Aurora a terrible curse.”
🛞 Spinning wheel (noun phrase) – an old machine for making thread.
Example: “She’s going to prick her finger on a spinning wheel.”
🩸 Prick (verb) – to make a small hole in the skin with something sharp.
Example: “She’s going to prick her finger.”
💤 Asleep (adjective) – sleeping.
Example: “She’s asleep!”
😴 Sleep (verb/noun) – to rest with your eyes closed.
Example: “She’s going to sleep for a hundred years.”
⏳ Hundred (number) – the number 100.
Example: “Everyone sleeps for a hundred years.”
🤫 Silent (adjective) – very quiet; without sound.
Example: “The castle is silent.”
🤴 Prince (noun) – the son of a king or queen.
Example: “A prince from Spain comes to the town.”
💋 Kiss (verb/noun) – to touch someone with your lips to show love.
Example: “He kisses her hand and she wakes up.”
⏰ Wake up (phrasal verb) – to stop sleeping.
Example: “Everyone in the castle wakes up.”
🐦 Bird (noun) – an animal with feathers and wings.
Example: “The birds start singing.”
🐱 Cat (noun) – a small animal with fur and sharp claws.
Example: “The cat starts chasing the mouse.”
🐭 Mouse (noun) – a very small animal with a long tail.
Example: “The cat was chasing a mouse.”
🍰 Cake (noun) – a sweet food made with flour, sugar, and eggs.
Example: “The cook is making a delicious cake.”
🧹 Sweep (verb) – to clean a floor with a brush.
Example: “The cleaners are sweeping and dusting.”
🧼 Clean (verb) – to make something free from dirt.
Example: “They clean the castle.”
🌳 Tower (noun) – a tall narrow building, often part of a castle.
Example: “Let’s go to the old tower.”
🚪 Door (noun) – a movable barrier at the entrance to a room or building.
Example: “The door isn’t locked.”
🗝️ Locked (adjective) – closed with a key.
Example: “The door is always locked.”
👵 Old lady (noun phrase) – a woman who is old.
Example: “There’s an old lady and a spinning wheel.”
🐕 Dog (noun) – an animal that many people keep as a pet.
