Welcome to Disney's Magic of Storytelling podcast,

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because inside every child is a story waiting to be told.

Our storyteller is ABC 11 news anchor Lauren Johnson.

Sleeping Beauty and amazing team.

Aurora loved being a princess, but after spending so many years in a quiet cottage, her life at the castle was often a bit overwhelming.

One day, Aurora was embellishing a flag for the upcoming joust.

The whole kingdom gathered at this exciting event to watch knights compete on horseback.

But Aurora noticed Samson, Phillips horse, was refusing to follow the stable hand into his stall.

The prince is traveling so the horse won't get to compete in the joust, the stable hand said.

It seems like we both could use some fresh air, Aurora said to Samson, I'd like to take you somewhere special.

But it was an awkward ride into town. Samson and Aurora had trouble finding a rhythm. Eventually,

they reached the village. It was bustling. Just then, Aurora had an idea. What if we compete in the

jouse together? She whispered to Samson.

Samson was overjoyed.

He immediately raced to the field where he and Philip used to practice.

You are amazing, Aurora exclaimed.

Is this where I'm going to learn how to jouse?

Samson winnie in reply.

In the jowst, Aurora would have to thread a series of rings onto her lance, galloped down a straightaway, and disarm the knight pitted against her. On the night before the tournament,

Aurora revealed her plan to her parents. Since Philip won't be present for the jouse tomorrow,

I'd like to compete in his place. After a brief silence, her mother spoke, you're a new kind of princess,

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