Fairytale Drabbles: Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella

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Fairytale Drabbles: Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella
by mittfh
Copyright © 2010 Ben Norwood.
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Oh dear... after exploiting nursery rhymes, I've now found a couple of fairy tales to exploit - and squeeze into drabble format.
Familiarity with the original tales is highly recommended!


What if Sleeping Beauty was TG?

After 300 years of trying, Beauty still wouldn't wake up. In desperation, a physician was summoned.
He examined Beauty, then smiled and dialled a number.

A few hours later, Princess Charming entered the castle, strolled up to Beauty's room, then gently hugged and kissed her.

As Beauty woke up, the Princess whispered: "There, there, my love - your secret is safe with me.
Would you believe these dimwits still can't get their heads around the transgendered or lesbians!"

Beauty giggled, then to the astonishment of all the courtiers, the two girls descended the stairs arm in arm.

I figured after 300 years of waiting, mobile phones would probably have arrived in Fairytaleland...


TG Cinderella

The Prince was frustrated. Although the shoe fit numerous girls, none of their faces resembled the beauty he'd danced with last night. He was therefore surprised when the shoe-shine boy asked to try it on. Jokingly, the Prince agreed - only to find the shoe and the face fitted. The boy revealed that he was a noble, but knew he was a girl inside. His sisters hated him, so treated him like dirt. The Fairy Godmother then appeared and promised to change the boy permanently if/when the Prince announced his engagement. The Prince, hopelessly in love, said "Yes".

Yes, the ending's a bit rushed - but then when you've only 100 words to play with...
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I sure wish

I had a fairy godmother. not sure about the Prince though, maybe a Princess instead? Dont be too hard on the citizens of fairytaleland for not figuring out the transgedered, We have been around forever, and people still havent figured us out yet!

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I love these stories in all their glory; I'm so enamored again

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...It's so enchanting; I so love these tales...especially since they're by Ben!

She was born for all the wrong reasons but grew up for all the right ones.
Dio benedica la mia bella amici

  

To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L'Engle
Love, Andrea Lena

AAAWWWWW !!!!!

gothic.jpg That is as much as I can say, it just...., it is simply......, it is exactly how it should have happened, so beautiful, thank you so very much mittfh. Kiss (and tears) I.

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All I can say is two

All I can say is two wonderful, concise, stories, and very much to the point with lots of love thrown in. Jan

Fairytale Drabbles: Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella

What a treat! Two stories in one posting! And BOTH very cute, too boot!

    Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine
    Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine