1. "Sleeping Beauty" - "She will prick her finger on a spindle and die on her 20th birthday." At the little princess' full moon banquet, an uninvited witch in black robes coldly threw this curse and then left. "Don't worry, she will just sleep," a holy fairy said, "A prince's kiss will awaken her." On her 20th birthday, as the spindle pricked the little princess' finger, these words faintly echoed in her ears. The sleeping princess had slightly red cheeks and smiled with her lips. Many knights wanted to save the princess but all failed. A hundred years later, a handsome young prince set out from a faraway country. His demeanor was as robust as an eagle, and his sword was inlaid with gems. People believed that he was the chosen one to save the princess. Along the way, the prince defeated poisonous snakes and demons, but in the end, he couldn't resist the smile of the neighboring kingdom's princess. "Please stay, ahead is the cursed land, it's too dangerous." The neighboring princess saw the prince's tired face and dusty armor and said sorrowfully. The beauty of the distant land could never compare to the charm of the present. The prince was tired; to take risks for a beautiful legend he had never met or to hold onto an easily attainable happiness, even a fool would know how to choose. In the dark castle, Sleeping Beauty suddenly woke up from her dream, feeling inexplicably heartbroken. Suddenly, she found a woman in a black cloak standing before her eyes. "Who are you?" Sleeping Beauty asked. "I am the witch who put you to sleep." A deep voice came from under the cloak. "Where is my prince?" "You won't wait for him any longer. He lacked the patience and confidence to rescue you. He married a princess from a neighboring country and now lives happily." Tears streamed down the princess' face: "Impossible, without his kiss, how could I wake up?" "Because I want you to open your eyes and see the cruelty of this world." The witch threw a black cloak at the princess: "Put it on, this world has abandoned you. You don't need to have any weak illusions anymore." The princess looked around. The once prosperous and beautiful castle in her memory had decayed greatly over a hundred years of time. The icy and silent castle was covered with spider webs, empty of people. Only crows stood quietly on the walls amidst the wild grass, staring at this ruined capital. "Who are you?" The princess screamed hoarsely at the witch. The witch's voice suddenly softened: "I am what you will become after you see through this world." After saying that, her whole body emitted light, and she disappeared and dissolved in this light. The princess looked at the cloak in her hand, calmly put it on, and went forward without hesitation. In the distant country, the prince married the neighboring princess. Several years later, the prince became king, and the beautiful queen gave birth to a daughter. On the day of the little princess' full moon celebration, all the fairies gathered to bless the little princess. Suddenly, the figure of a witch in a black cloak intruded. "She will prick her finger on a spindle and die on her 20th birthday." At the little princess' full moon banquet, the uninvited witch in black robes coldly threw this curse and then left.
2. Little Mermaid - The prince encountered her by the sea. Her beautiful hair shimmered like a waterfall with dazzling brilliance. Her legs were soft and powerless, hanging limply on the beach. The prince remembered that people often said there were mermaids in this area of the sea. They were stunningly beautiful, and they had long fish tails. Only when they met their true love would they pray to the witch in the sea to transform their fish tails into legs, exchanging their sweet voices for this transformation. The prince grew up listening to such fairy tales. He did not look favorably upon any girl in the kingdom. He firmly waited for the day when he would meet his little mermaid by the seaside. He asked her, "Are you the little mermaid?" She nodded resolutely and wrote "yes" in the sand with her fingers. The prince smiled, "Soon I will know if what you say is true." The prince had seen too many lies. Many girls who admired wealth and honor tried to get close to him, but he exposed them all. The prince firmly believed that he would eventually meet a real mermaid. He ordered the girl to be placed in the water, using this honorable method to determine if the girl was a transformed mermaid. What the prince didn't expect was that the girl didn't struggle. She swam freely in the water, even being able to dive underwater for dozens of hours. "You really are my little mermaid!" The prince excitedly embraced the girl tightly and soon married her. The new princess was gentle and elegant, smiling modestly and eating with her mouth closed. Three months later, people in the palace kept disappearing mysteriously. The king ordered investigations everywhere, but all efforts were fruitless. Until one day, the prince's personal guard also vanished mysteriously. The prince panicked and began to worry about the princess, that fragile and beautiful little mermaid. The prince hurried to the princess's bedroom and saw her looking at the sea under the night sky outside the window, her back turned to him. The princess turned around, seeing the prince, and signed to him: "It's so beautiful... I used to dream of standing here to look at the sea under the starry sky. ...When I was still a little shark." The princess smiled gently at the prince without concealing herself, and the prince saw that her mouth was full of teeth like sharp knives.
3. Cinderella - After the stepmother and two sisters left, Cinderella dressed in the beautiful gown given by the fairy, stepped into the glass slippers, and rode the pumpkin carriage to the palace. The ball began, and everyone's attention was drawn to the celestial-like figure—this girl was Cinderella. The prince approached, with admiration and gentleness in his eyes: "Beautiful girl, may I invite you to dance?" Cinderella's elegant dancing steps captivated everyone present, including the prince. The prince felt that he was deeply immersed in the girl's beauty and elegance, unable to extricate himself. This unknown girl had become his only choice for a princess. As the clock struck twelve, Cinderella remembered the fairy's words and hurried away, accidentally leaving behind one of her glass slippers. A month later, a minister accompanied by two servants carrying velvet cushions knocked on the door of Cinderella's house. On the cushion was exactly the glass slipper Cinderella had left behind. "This is the glass slipper lost by the girl the prince favored. Following the king's instructions, we are searching throughout the city for the owner of the shoe to marry the prince." Watching her two sisters try the slipper competitively, Cinderella elegantly smiled, knowing that no matter what, her final happiness would belong to her. When the two sisters left dejectedly, Cinderella confidently stepped forward, slipping the glass slipper on effortlessly—it fit perfectly, neither too big nor too small, neither too fat nor too thin. The minister looked incredulously at Cinderella's youthful and innocent face, hesitated to speak, and finally solemnly said: "This girl is the one the prince has been yearning for day and night. Please come with me." Under the envious gaze of her two sisters, Cinderella boarded the carriage to the palace. Upon arriving at the palace, Cinderella did not see the prince. "Please wait here." The minister led Cinderella into a hall and then withdrew. Cinderella was alone in the spacious hall and hadn't had time to imagine what she should say when she met the prince, when she suddenly heard a low voice outside the hall: "Prince due to excessive longing for the girl he met at the ball has fallen ill and passed away three days ago. Before passing, the prince still mentioned that girl, and the king instructed us to find that girl." The prince is dead? Cinderella suddenly realized something strange, and a loud shout came from outside the hall: "The wedding begins!" After a terrible silence, Cinderella smelled the smoke of fire. Sacrifice! Cinderella suddenly understood her situation and ran desperately to the door of the hall, pounding on it hard. However, the door was locked.
4. Snow White - Due to her stepmother's jealousy, Snow White was imprisoned in a small palace since she was very young. "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" "Queen, you are very beautiful, but Snow White is a hundred times more beautiful than you." Envy gnawed at the Queen's heart like a venomous snake. She ordered the hunter to take Snow White into the forest and kill her. Thanks to the hunter's compassion, Snow White survived but lived a life in exile. It didn't matter, Snow White was even somewhat delighted. It was better than being confined in the palace day after day, unseen by anyone. At least, she was a free commoner rather than a noble prisoner. Since the stepmother locked her up in the palace, she had never seen anyone except her personal maid; the Queen didn't want anyone to see Snow White's beauty. "Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell me who is the fairest of them all?" "Queen, you are beautiful, but Snow White in the forest is a hundred times more beautiful than you." "Snow White? Isn't she dead?" After living with the seven dwarfs for several years, an old woman knocked on Snow White's door. "Do you want to eat?" An apple, its red color tempting, inviting Snow White to taste death. While the dwarfs were burying Snow White according to the ritual, they unexpectedly met the prince who happened to be hunting nearby. The prince inadvertently saved Snow White while she was unconscious and fell in love with her. "Today I will take you to the palace to meet my father and mother, and tell them that I will marry you." The prince excitedly took Snow White into the carriage. "Father, Mother, this is the girl I admire. I have decided to marry her three months from now and hope to receive the blessing of Father and Mother." For a moment, the grand hall was quiet enough to freeze the air. Snow White looked up and saw the prince's mother, giving her a faint smile. "Queen, I'm back," she said.
5. Little Red Riding Hood - The mother handed the cake to Little Red Riding Hood. "Don't eat it yourself, Nine Mu Hot Water Faucet." The mother's smile seemed unnatural. Of course not, Little Red Riding Hood knew that her mother put poison in the cake for Grandma to inherit her wealth. No problem, Little Red Riding Hood had heard her mother say since she was a child that when Grandma died, they would get a lot of money. After Dad was lured away by a bad woman, they lived a poor life. If Grandma died, their lives would improve significantly, and classmates wouldn't bully her because she only had one little red cap since childhood. Neither Little Red Riding Hood nor her mother noticed a shadow flash past their window. At Grandma's house, Little Red Riding Hood saw Grandma lying in bed, her head covered with a blanket, seemingly sick. "Come closer, let me see you well." Grandma's voice became even more hoarse. "Grandma, why are your nails so long?" "To hold you better, dear, so you don't slip away from my fingertips." "Grandma, why are your eyes so big?" "To see ugly people better." "Grandma, why is your mouth so big?" "To bite your throat!" The blanket was thrown off, and a black wolf jumped toward her. "Bang!" A gunshot rang out. Hunter John peeked through the window: "That was dangerous, good thing I arrived in time." The black wolf fell to the ground, and no one saw the tear it shed—"Still, I couldn't save that old lady." The last thing it saw was Little Red Riding Hood happily helping Grandma up from under the bed, smiling as she took out the cake from the basket. It regretted not being able to speak human language; otherwise, it would have shouted: Don't eat… Three years ago: "Poor little wolf pup, did you fall into John's trap too?" The old lady bent down with difficulty, gently stroking the yelping little wolf pup. "Well, it's still so young. I think John won't care." The old lady forced the animal trap open, and the little wolf pup hobbled into the woods, stopping at the edge of the forest and looking back at the old lady, as if trying to remember her forever.
6. Aladdin - In the market, a thin black boy quickly grabbed several apples and, taking advantage of the fat fruit seller turning around, threw them to his companion. "Aladdin, I knew it, your skills are the fastest." In the corner, several ragged boys bit into the apples while praising. "We're the best, our teamwork means no one can catch us." Aladdin proudly said, these companions were friends he had grown up with, and their friendship and coordination were the only capital for them to survive at the bottom of society. After that day, the companions never saw Aladdin again. He said he was going for a walk in the evening but never returned. The companions searched frantically for him, but there was no trace. A month later, while wandering in the market, the companions were driven away by a group of soldiers, causing chaos in the street. Among the fleeing crowd, the companions saw a group of guards escorting a splendidly dressed young man riding a white horse towards the palace. "Sigh! That guy is supposedly a prince from a neighboring country, immensely wealthy!" passerby A whispered. "Exactly, no wonder the king wants to betroth the princess to him," passerby B agreed. "Isn't that Aladdin?" One sharp-eyed companion quietly exclaimed, which drew disdainful looks from passersby. "It really is him!" Ignoring the contempt from the passersby, the companions squeezed to the front of the crowd. However, the procession moved too fast, and they only caught a glimpse of Aladdin's retreating back. Nevertheless, Aladdin seemed to have noticed them, and a hint of surprise flickered in his eyes. On the third night, the personal guard came to find Aladdin, the son-in-law, and whispered, "Your Highness, everything is ready." "Good, this reward is for you." Aladdin removed a priceless ring from his finger and handed it to the guard. "Dear, what are you doing?" After the guard retreated, the princess came to Aladdin's side and smiled, asking. This high-born son-in-law was clearly the only candidate for future king. "Nothing, dear." Aladdin leaned down and kissed the princess's petal-like lips. Meanwhile, in a dark corner of the market, the bodies of the companions lay scattered, their eyes wide open...
6. Beauty and the Beast - The beast captured Belle and brought her to the castle, terrifying poor Belle. But soon she learned that the beast was originally a handsome and noble prince who had been cursed by a witch. So, it turned out that even handsome princes needed saving by beauties. Belle's sympathy overflowed, and she thought, I must use sincerity and love to restore him to his original state. Perhaps Belle's gentleness and kindness awakened the prince trapped within the beast. The beast's eyes gradually filled with tenderness, and his manners became more refined. Belle and the beast could already get along well, and perhaps in the near future, he would return to his prince form. Belle imagined the moment when the beast would turn back into a prince. He would be so handsome and gentle, he would marry her, the girl who awakened his soul in the darkness. Thinking this, Belle had unknowingly fallen in love with the beast. That year, famine swept across the land, corpses littered the fields. The beast and Belle's castle fell into a deathly silence. Belle was constantly worried about where to find more food for the beast. She was almost in despair when a thought flashed in her mind. "Lord, please forgive me, I do it to save the beast's soul." After praying, Belle secretly entered the maid's room with scissors and emerged with blood-stained scissors. That day, there was a delicious and appetizing meat dish on the beast's table. The beast asked, "What kind of meat is this?" "Pheasant," Belle smiled in response. Eventually, the famine passed. There wasn't a single servant left in the beast's castle. Naturally, Belle was gone too. After the last servant was eaten, the starving beast bit her throat and relied on her to survive the last days of the famine.
8. Princess and the Pea - "Excuse me, can I stay here for the night?" The castle gates opened, and outside in the wind and rain stood a drenched girl. The steward led the girl to meet the mistress of the castle. The girl said she was a princess from a neighboring country who had sneaked out to play but got caught in a storm. Unable to return immediately, she only wished to spend the night at the castle. "A princess? That's not something you can fake," the hostess said, "Please follow me, I'll show you to your room." On the luxurious bed, twelve layers of velvet blankets, soft and warm. "Sweet dreams." The hostess smiled and closed the door. The next morning, the girl was neatly dressed and came to thank the hostess. "Did you sleep well last night?" The hostess asked immediately. "...," The girl hesitated, "Everything was fine, but... something was poking me on the bed, making me unable to sleep all night." Hearing this, the hostess showed a flattered smile: "That was the pea I placed under your mattress. Only a princess could feel something as small as a pea, indicating such delicate skin. My youngest son just returned today, would the princess like to meet him?" The princess gracefully smiled and nodded. Dinner was delicious. The hostess handed the plate of meat to her son. "Eat, my child. You always complained about the toughness of the roast meat I made for you. Finally, I managed to get the most tender meat for you." The son ate the meat clean and revealed his fangs with a slight smile: "Mother, is this the princess who could feel the pea under twelve layers of velvet blankets? Indeed, she tastes better than those farmers."
9. The Last Fairy Tale - The Little Match Girl - The biting cold wind blew at nightfall, and snow had already reached ankle-deep. The little girl was still walking slowly on the street. It was late, and she hadn't sold all the matches in her basket, fearing her father's angry gaze if she returned home. Her mother was dead, and no one was left to shield her from her father's fists. The girl wore thin clothing, her face and hands frozen pale, while the streets were brightly lit, the warm lamplight inside windows failing to illuminate the falling snow outside. Take a rest, it's too cold. The little girl sat in the corner, taking out three matches. Today was Christmas, so this would be a gift to herself. "Sizzle." The match flickered slightly in the wind, wavering with a weak glow. "So sleepy..." In the firelight, the little girl saw her mother's kind smile and the delicious feast she had only seen in her dreams. "How beautiful..." The little girl's voice faded in the wind, her eyelids closing as she saw her mother waving at her. If I go to sleep like this, I can see my mother, right? "Wake up, hey! Wake up!" A tiny voice sounded in her ear. "Huh?" The little girl rubbed her eyes. The wind was still biting cold, and there was no mother, but on her shoulder, there was a little sparrow. "This is for you." The sparrow finished speaking and loosened one curled-up little claw, dropping something into the little girl's palm. The little girl spread her hand and saw a small red gemstone shining in her hand. "What is this...?" The little girl was confused. "Hehe, this is a Christmas gift. Go home, it's getting colder. I need to return to the Happy Prince." The sparrow flapped its wings and flew away. The little girl watched the sparrow's receding silhouette and suddenly remembered that a new statue of the Happy Prince had been built in the square. Within days, all the jewels and gold armor on his body had disappeared. "Oh, I see..." The little girl held the gemstone and walked home. In the square. "I'm back." The sparrow landed on the shoulder of the Happy Prince statue, rubbing its cold cheek against it. "I've delivered your gift to her." "I knew you would." The Happy Prince statue said, "Every time that little girl passed by here, she would look up and smile at us. Such a cute little girl, how could she spend a Christmas without gifts?" Even if the world is as cold as winter, we can still warm each other with the warmth of our palms. Hope is like a flicker of candlelight in the dark night, never extinguishing. There is nothing absolutely irreplaceable in life, sometimes you can choose not to give up, but you must let go inside. Nothing is absolute, and as time passes, when you look back at the path you've taken, you'll find that what you once thought was irretrievable was just a stepping stone in life. Those joys, sorrows, and things you couldn't let go of were just transitions in life. If you dare to jump over, you can live your own brilliance.