A character in Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Fauna quotes from Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Barbara Jo Allen

3rd most-quoted character in Sleeping Beauty (1959): in 7 of its 13 quotes
Most scenes with: Flora (7), Merryweather (7), Maleficent (3)

Scenes with Fauna

7 scenes
Fauna
[A storm blows up and a gust of wind blows open the castle doors. Maleficent magically appears from the green flames]

Why, it's Maleficent!

What does she want here?

Shh!

Well, quite a glittering assemblage, King Stefan. Royalty, nobility, the gentry, and-- [chuckles and looks at the Good Fairies] How quaint! Even the Rabble. [Merryweather charges at her but is held back by Flora] I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation.

You weren't wanted.

Not wa--Oh, dear, what an awkward situation. I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight. Well, in that event, I'd best be on my way.

Queen

And you're not offended, Your Excellency?

Why, no, Your Majesty. And to show I bear no ill will, I, too, shall bestow a gift on the child. Listen well, all of you! The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who know her. But… before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel...and DIE!

Queen
[grabs Aurora]

Oh, no!

Stefan
[Maleficent maniacally chuckles]

Seize that creature!

Stand back, you fools! [disappears in green flames while manically cackling when her crow flies away into the distance]

Narrator

But King Stefan, still fearful of his daughter's life, did then and there decree that every spinning wheel in the kingdom should on that very day be burned, and so 'twas done.

Oh, silly fiddle-faddle!

Fauna

Now, come have a nice cup of tea, dear. I'm sure it'll turn out somehow.

Well, a bonfire won't stop Maleficent.

Of course not, but what will?

Fauna

Well, perhaps if we will reason with her.

Reason?

With Maleficent?

Fauna

Well, she can't be all bad.

Oh, yes she can!

Ooh, I'd like to turn her into a fat old hoptoad!

Fauna

Now, dear, that isn't a very nice thing to say.

Besides, we can't. You know our magic doesn't work that way.

Fauna

It can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness.

Well, that would make me happy.

Fauna
[Aurora's singing after meeting Prince Phillip]

She's in love of--

Oh no!

This is terrible!

Why? After all, I am sixteen.

It isn't that, dear.

Fauna

You are already betrothed.

Betrothed?

Since the day you were born.

Fauna

To Prince Phillip, dear.

But that's impossible! How could've I marry a prince? I have to be--

A princess.

Fauna

And you are, dear.

Princess Aurora. Tonight we're taking you back to your father, King Stefan.

But I can't! He's coming here tonight, I'd promised to meet him.

I'm sorry, child. But you must never see that young man again.

Oh no! No! I can't believe it! No! No!

(She runs to her room crying)

And we thought she'd be so happy.

[The fairies led Aurora up to her new bed chambers after secretly returning to the castle]

Come along, now. [they side-step against a castle wall and come to a private room at last] All right, in here, dear. [Merryweather closes the door and sighs] Bolt the door, Merryweather. Fauna, pull the drapes. [Merryweather and Fauna do so as told] And now, dear, if you'll just sit here. This one last gift, dear child for thee, [she, Fauna, and Merryweather magically conjure up a crown] the symbol of thy royalty. [as she ceremoniously places the crown on Aurora's head] A crown to wear in grace and beauty; as is thy right, and royal duty.

Fauna
[Aurora puts her head in her arms and weeps] [comfortingly]

Now, dear...

Come. Let her have a few moments alone.

[They went into another room]

It's that boy she met.

Fauna

Whatever are we going to do?

[Back in the room, the fire goes out and a hovering green flame appears; Aurora rises, entranced, and begins walking toward it to eerie music] [irked]

Ooh, I don't see why she has to marry any old prince!

Fauna

Now, that's not for us to decide, dear.

Fauna
[Aurora continues to follow the flame; a doorway appears in the fireplace] [to Flora]

Maybe we should tell King Stefan about the boy.

Well, why don't we?

[listening at the door]

Listen! [gasps] Maleficent! Rose! [they rush in] Rose!

Fauna
[They gasp, seeing Aurora step through the doorway in the fireplace]

Oh, why did we leave her alone? Rose!

[they rush towards the doorway; it vanishes]

Rose!

Three Good Fairies
[Aurora came climbing up the stairs and she kept on walking as the orb came flashing through every passage in the secret passageway.]

ROSE!

Fauna
[Aurora kept walking up the stairs when she approached an open doorway where the orb stops and transforms into a spindle as Aurora opens her finger out to touch the spindle.]

Rose!

Rose!

[echoing]

Don't touch anything!

[Aurora pauses as she can hear Merryweather's voice from outside the doorway]

Touch the spindle. Touch it I say!

[Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle thus fallen into a sleep like death as the fairies arrived and gasped as Maleficent stood before them.]

You poor simple fools. Thinking you could defeat me! Me! The Mistress of All Evil! Well, here's your precious princess!

[Pulls her robe to reveal an unconscious Rose lying on the floor and the fairies realized that Maleficent's curse is now completed. She cackles as she vanishes from beyond the green flames.]

Rose!

Fauna

Oh, Rose!

Oh, I'll never forgive myself!

Fauna

We're all to blame.
[In that moment, the sun starts to hide on the west.]

Fauna

Poor King Stefan and the Queen...

They'll be heartbroken when they find out.

[having an idea]

They're not going to.

They aren't?

We'll put them all to sleep, until Rose awakens. [closes the curtains] Come.

The Chorus
[They shrink into small sizes and fly around the castle, putting everyone to sleep, including the knights, servants, nobles, townspeople, lords, ladies, and peasants] [singing]

Sleeping Beauty fair,
Gold of sunshine in your hair
Lips that shame the red, red rose
Dreaming of true love in slumber repose
One day he will come
Riding over the dawn
When you awaken to love's first kiss
Till then, Sleeping Beauty, sleep on
One day you'll awaken to love's first kiss
Till then, Sleeping Beauty, sleep on...

King Hubert
[In the dining room, while Merryweather is putting the townspeople and other people to sleep, she spots Sir Minstrel awakening and puts him back to sleep, yawing as he lay on the floor under the table again. Meanwhile, in the throne room, Flora has put the sleeping spell on King Stefan, Queen Leah, and King Hubert] [while drifting off to sleep]

Well, just been talking to Phillip. Seems he's fallen in love with some peasant girl.

[stops herself]

Peasant girl? Yes, yes? The peasant girl, who is she?! Where did he meet her?!

King Hubert

Just some peasant girl he met.

Where, where?!

King Hubert

Once Upon a Dream. [finally falls asleep]

[gets the connection]

Rose! Prince Phillip! Oh! Oh! [flies to Merryweather and Fauna] Come on! We've got to get back to the cottage!

[That evening, Prince Phillip is seen riding on his horse, Samson heading to the cottage as he whistled to Once Upon A Dream. They arrived a few minutes later as Phillip hopped off Samson and rushes to the door with his hands clasped around him showing Samson some three cheer luck. Samson with a smile on his face nodded his head thinking his master is a winner. Then, Phillip knocks on the door.]

Come in.
[Phillip enters inside the house and see that the cottage was dark when the door slammed shut by itself and he was ambushed by Maleficent's goons. Maleficent watched in delight with a look of an evil glee on her face as Phillip struggled to be set free. Diablo cawed in delight as well when the goons finally tied and gagged Phillip. Maleficent smiled as she grabs a candle and lights up to see Phillip being tied up after being thrown into the wolves.]

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. I sent my trap for a peasant and BLOW! I catch a prince! [cackles] [to her goons] Away with him! But gently my pets. Gently! I have plans for our royal guest.

Flora, Fauna and Merryweather
[Meanwhile, the 3 good fairies are in a race against the clock to try and get to the cottage by traveling through the woods and through the lake. They arrived and shrink back to their larger size where they were too late. Phillip was gone and they see his cap lying on the floor.]

MALEFICENT!

And she's got Prince Phillip!

[Flora then remembered the once place where Maleficent had taken Phillip]

At The Forbidden Mountain.

Fauna

But we can't.... We can't go there!

We can and we must!

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