"The Sleeping Beauty" (French: La Belle au bois dormant"The Beauty sleeping in the Wood") by Charles Perrault or"Little Briar Rose" (German: Dornröschen) by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment of sleep, and a handsome prince. Written as an original literary tale, it was first published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697.