<P> At the christening of a king and queen 's long - wished - for child , seven good fairies are invited to be godmothers to the infant princess . The fairies attend the banquet at the palace . Each fairy is presented with a golden plate and drinking cups adorned with jewels . Soon after , an old fairy enters the palace and is seated with a plate of fine china and a crystal drinking glass . This old fairy is overlooked because she has been within a tower for many years and everyone had believed her to be deceased . Six of the other seven fairies then offer their gifts of beauty , wit , grace , dance , song , and goodness to the infant princess . The evil fairy is very angry about having been forgotten , and as her gift , enchants the infant princess so that she will one day prick her finger on a spindle of a spinning wheel and die . The seventh fairy , who has n't yet given her gift , attempts to reverse the evil fairy 's curse . However , she can only do so partially . Instead of dying , the Princess will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years and be awakened by a kiss from a king 's son . </P>
<P> At the christening of a king and queen 's long - wished - for child , seven good fairies are invited to be godmothers to the infant princess . The fairies attend the banquet at the palace . Each fairy is presented with a golden plate and drinking cups adorned with jewels . Soon after , an old fairy enters the palace and is seated with a plate of fine china and a crystal drinking glass . This old fairy is overlooked because she has been within a tower for many years and everyone had believed her to be deceased . Six of the other seven fairies then offer their gifts of beauty , wit , grace , dance , song , and goodness to the infant princess . The evil fairy is very angry about having been forgotten , and as her gift , enchants the infant princess so that she will one day prick her finger on a spindle of a spinning wheel and die . The seventh fairy , who has n't yet given her gift , attempts to reverse the evil fairy 's curse . However , she can only do so partially . Instead of dying , the Princess will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years and be awakened by a kiss from a king 's son . </P>
how many fairies in the original sleeping beauty
how many fairies in the original sleeping beauty
seven
seven