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he evil fairy Maleficent is responsible for all misfortune that
befalls Stefan's kingdom; even the merest killing frost bears
her mark. So when only the good fairies are invited to bestow
gifts upon the newborn princess Aurora, the slighted sorceress
arrives in a thunderclap to bestow her own "gift." "Before
the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger
on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die." For 16
years, the Forbidden Mountains thunder with wrath and frustration
as the meddling good fairies keep Aurora hidden from Maleficent's
searching minions. Beyond a matter of honor, this has become a
matter of ego. Her pride, her evil will not be denied. So Maleficent
sends her beloved raven to search for Aurora. Just
as the curse is about to expire, Maleficent finds her quarry and strikes.
Savoring her victory over the weeping good fairies, she gloats,
"You poor simple fools, thinking you could defeat me, me!
The mistress of all evil." But Maleficent had best not underestimate
her virtuous adversaries. Before the day is done, she'll have
to assume her most fearsome guise, as a fire-breathing dragon, to
defend all she's won.
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