Long ago there lived a good king named Namjoon. For many years King Namjoon and his husband King Jin wished and wished for a child.
At last their wish came true. The kings named their son Yoongi.
A great feast was planned to celebrate the birth of the new prince.
Everyone in the kingdom came to the feast.
King Bang arrived with his son, Prince Jungkook. The kings decided that one day Jungkook and Yoongi would marry. "That way our kingdoms will always be united," King Bang told his son.
Three good fairies came to the feast. Each had a special gift for the prince. Hoseok waved his wand. "I give you the gift of beauty."
"My gift shall be the gift of song," said Jimin.
"And my gift…" began Taehyung. Suddenly a blast of wind blew open the castle doors.
A bright flame filled the room. Then the wicked fairy, Maleficent, appeared from the flame. "You did not invite me to the feast, King Namjoon. But I, too, have a gift for the prince." Maleficent pointed at the cradle. "Before the sun sets on his sixteenth birthday, the prince will prick his finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. And he will die!" "Seize that creature!" shouted Namjoon. But Maleficent disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Luckily, Taehyung still had his magical gift to give. The good fairy could not undo the evil spell. But he could soften it. Taehyung waved his wand. "Sweet Yoongi," he said, "Not in death, but just in sleep, the fateful prophecy you'll keep. From this slumber you shall wake, when true love's kiss the spell shall break."
Namjoon had all the spinning wheels in the kingdom burned. "If there are no spinning wheels," he told Jin, "our son will be safe from harm."
The three fairies knew Yoongi still wasn't safe. Hoseok had an idea. The fairies would secretly raise the prince themselves in a cottage in the woods. "And no magic," Hoseok told the others. "Then Maleficent will never be able to find us."
The fairies explained their plan to the kings. Reluctantly, the kings agreed. That night three peasant men left the castle with a small bundle.
The three men arrived at a cottage nestled deep within the forest. "We must never call him Yoongi," Hoseok told the others. "His new name is Suga."
Sixteen years passed. Suga grew into a lovely young man. He did not know he was a prince. And he had never heard of the evil fairy.
But Maleficent had not forgotten the prince! For years her soldiers had searched the kingdom. At last, they gave up. "We checked every cradle," they told Maleficent. "Fools!" she shouted. "You've been looking for a baby all these years!"
Maleficent turned to her pet raven. "You are my last hope. Search for a youth of sixteen with hair of midnight. Go, and do not fail me." The raven flew off into the night.
The next day was Suga's sixteenth birthday. The fairies wanted to surprise him with a party, so they sent him out of the cottage. "We need berries," Jimin said. "Lots of berries," added Hoseok. "Don't hurry back," called Taehyung.
The fairies set to work. Hoseok made a suit. Jimin baked a cake. "This suit looks awful," declared Taehyung. The fairies needed a little magic.
Meanwhile, Suga was singing to the forest animals. He told them all about a prince he had met in his dreams. Nearby, Prince Jungkook was riding his horse. When he heard Suga singing, Jungkook couldn't resist joining in. For a little while they sang and danced together.
"What is your name?" Jungkook asked. "Why it's…" Just then, Suga remembered that he was not allowed to talk to strangers. "I have to go," he said quickly.
"When will I see you again?" asked Jungkook. He had already fallen in love with Suga. "Tonight. I live in the cottage in the glen," he called as he hurried away.
Back at the cottage, Jimin had fetched their magic wands. He waved his wand. Now the cake was perfect! Hoseok changed the mess he had made into a beautiful green suit. "It should be purple," said Taehyung. He made the suit purple.
"Green!" shouted Hoseok. The fairies kept changing the suit from green to purple and purple to green. Green and purple magic dust flew everywhere! Maleficent's raven saw the magic dust flying out of the chimney. He had found the prince! Back he went to tell Maleficent.
Just then, Suga returned to the cottage. "Surprise!" the fairies shouted. "Oh, this is the happiest day of my life!" cried Suga. "I met the most wonderful young man. He's coming here tonight." The fairies could see he was in love. "But that's terrible," said Jimin. "Why?" asked Suga. The fairies told Suga that he was really Prince Yoongi. He had to return to the castle that very night. And he had to marry a prince.
Yoongi was very unhappy. He would never see the young man he had met in the forest again. Yet everyone in the castle was happy. Namjoon couldn't wait to see his son again. And King Bang couldn't wait for him to marry Jungkook!
When they arrived at the castle, the fairies left to fetch the kings. No sooner had they gone than a magic ball of light appeared.
Yoongi followed it up the stairs to a small room.
Maleficent was waiting for him-with a spinning wheel! Yoongi had never seen a spinning wheel before. He reached for the spindle. "Touch it," Maleficent hissed. Yoongi touched the spindle and fell into a deep sleep.
The three fairies had been searching for Yoongi. They found him lying on the floor, fast asleep.
The fairies placed the prince on a bed. "He will sleep until he is kissed by his true love," sighed Hoseok. "Perhaps he is the young man he met in the forest." "He was coming to the cottage tonight," remembered Taehyung. "Let's meet him there," said Hoseok. "But first, let's put everyone in the castle to sleep. That way no one will know what has happened."
The fairies cast a spell over the entire castle. Soon everyone was fast asleep.
Prince Jungkook had already arrived at the cottage. He had decided to marry the boy he had met in the forest instead of Prince Yoongi. Maleficent's soldiers were waiting for him. They tied up the prince and brought him to the Forbidden Mountains.
Maleficent told Prince Jungkook that the boy in the forest was really Prince Yoongi. She was sure he would never escape to wake his sleeping beauty.
But the three fairies realized what had happened. They sneaked into the dungeon and freed the prince. "Take this magic sword and shield to protect you," said Taehyung. The prince set off to rescue the prince. Maleficent tried to stop him. She raised an enormous hedge of thorns around King Namjoon's castle.
But Prince Jungkook hacked his way through the thorns. The evil fairy was furious! She transformed herself into a fire-breathing dragon and tried to destroy the prince. Luckily, the magic shield protected him.
Finally, the prince saw his chance. He threw the sword at the dragon's heart. That was the end of the dragon-and the evil fairy, too!
The prince entered the palace yard. Everyone was sleeping! He raced up the stairs to the tower.
He found Prince Yoongi asleep on the bed. As soon as he kissed him, Yoongi's eyes opened. The spell had been broken! Everyone else in the castle woke up, too.
The kings were very happy to see their son. And King Bang was very happy to learn that the princes were in love!
The fairies watched as the young couple danced across the floor. "I just love happy endings," sighed Jimin. Hoseok and Taehyung couldn't have agreed more!
THE END