In the courtyard he saw the horses and the brindled hounds lying asleep. On the roof sat the doves with their heads under their wings. And when he went into the house, the flies were asleep on the walls. And near the throne lay the king and queen. In the kitchen was the cook with his hand raised as though about to strike the scullion, and the maid sat with the black fowl in her lap, which she had been about to pluck.
He went on farther, and all was so still that he could hear his own breathing At last he reached the tower and opened the door into the little room where Briar Rose was asleep. There she lay, looking so beautiful that he could not take his eyes off her. He bent down and gave her a kiss.
As he touched her, Briar Rose opened her eyes and looked lovingly at him Then they went down together, and the king woke up and the queen, and all the courtiers, and looked at eachother with astonished eyes. The horses in the stable stood up and shook themselves, the hounds leaped about and wagged their tails, the doves on the roof lifted their heads from under their wings, looked around, and flew into the fields. The flies on the walls began to crawl again; the fire in the kitchen roused itself and blazed up and cooked the food. The meat began to crackle and the cook boxed the scullion's ears so soundly that he screamed aloud, while the maid finished plucking the fowl.
Then the wedding of the prince and Briar Rose was celbrated with all splendor, and they lived Happily ever after.
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