explained to her, the third that she should sing like a nightingale, the
fourth that she should succeed in everything she undertook, and
the fifth was opening her mouth to speak when a tremendous
rumbling was heard in the chimney, and Carabosse, all covered
with soot, came rolling down, crying:

`I say that she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she
is twenty years old.'

Then the Queen and all the fairies began to beg and beseech
her to think better of it, and not be so unkind to the poor little
Princess, who had never done her any harm. But the ugly old
Fairy only grunted and made no answer. So the last Fairy, who
had not yet given her gift, tried to mend matters by promising the
Princess a long and happy life after the fatal time was over. At
this Carabosse laughed maliciously, and climbed away up the
chimney, leaving them all in great consternation, and especially the
Queen. However, she entertained the fairies splendidly, and gave
them beautiful ribbons, of which they are very fond, in addition to
the other presents.

When they were going away the oldest Fairy said that they
were of opinion that it would be best to shut the Princess up in some
place, with her waiting-women, so that she might not see anyone
else until she was twenty years old. So the King had a tower built
on purpose. It had no windows, so it was lighted with wax candles,
and the only way into it was by an underground passage, which
had iron doors only twenty feet apart, and guards were posted
everywhere.