Disney Originally had Merryweather Giving Aurora The Gift Of Happiness.
The King and Queen declared a holiday for everyone to honor the Princess, therefore commemorating the birth of Aurora. She was engaged to Prince Philip and the three nice fairies - Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather – arrived at her christening, each one carrying a gift for the infant Princess. Flora endowed Aurora with the gift of beauty first; then was Fauna, whose gift was music. Maleficent arrived just as Merryweather was ready to bless Aurora with her gift; she cursed the infant Princess in retribution for not being invited.
Maleficent's curse transformed Merryweather's gift and she used it to weaken the curse by letting Aurora fall into a deep sleep instead of dying and permitting the spell to be undone by the kiss of true love. This left the question of Merryweather's original gift; the platinum version of the Sleeping Beauty DVD provides the solution. It said that Merryweather's Gift to Aurora would be "happiness," yet there's a notion that indicates a better present more suited for Merryweater's part in Sleeping Beauty.
Could the Original Gift of Merryweather have saved Aurora?
If Merryweather had given Aurora insight or wisdom instead of foresight, she would have had more possibilities of shielding herself from Maleficent.
Depending on the Gift, Merryweather might or might not have been able to save Aurora should she have had the opportunity to bless her prior to Maleficent arriving to cast her spell. Though it would have provided Aurora a nice life before she was pulled to the spinning wheel, the gift of "happiness" would not have spared Aurora from Maleficent's curse. Though it's crucial to keep in mind Maleficent was really strong, Merryweather's gift would have been wisdom or insight/foresight, so Aurora would have had higher odds of shielding herself from her.
One Disney Theory Says Merryweather's Original Gift Was Knowledge
Merryweather was the most genuine and grounded fairy, hence she might have chosen a Gift that transcended appearances.
Based on Merryweather's part in Sleeping Beauty, a theory developed on Reddit suggests that Merryweather's gift to Aurora could have been wisdom. While fighting against Maleficent's abilities, the author notes that Merryweather was able to affect Aurora's destiny and that she dreamed of meeting a beautiful stranger who would be her true love, who she attracted with the gifts the other fairies had given her. Merryweather was the most grounded and realistic of the fairies, hence she would have gone with a present that transcended appearances (as lovely as Flora and Fauna's were, but they were superficial). She may have blessed her with wisdom or insight/foresight. With Flora reminding her that their powers are for good and happiness, Merryweather also showed throughout Sleeping Beauty that she was more ready to operate in a "gray area" of magic than her fellow good fairies, shown in how she chased Maleficent's pet crow to turn it into stone and how she wanted to turn Maleficent into a toad. Then Merryweather would have chosen to provide Aurora with a more practical, less surface gift that would enable her to properly and sensibly administer the kingdom and excel in other spheres than mere beauty and allure. Aurora would have been among the strongest Princesses in Disney's history if Merryweather's gift had been knowledge or insight or foresight and Maleficent had never cast her spell.
Disney's Sleeping Beauty: Reviewing a Masterpiece
Beginning with the three nice fairies giving baby Princess Aurora with one gift, Disney's Sleeping Beauty opens with Maleficent interrupting fairy Merryweather and compelling her to modify her original gift. Disney is most well-known for its animated films, particularly those based on fairy tales and legends featuring female characters—usually Princesses—as the leads and among them is Sleeping Beauty. Based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale of the same name, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman, Eric Larson, and Les Clark, Sleeping Beauty was released in 1959 and although it wasn’s reception by spectators and reviewers was poor, it is today a Disney classic.
Set in a far-off country run by King Stefan and Queen Leah, Sleeping Beauty follows Aurora, their daughter, who, at her christening, was cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent to die from a prick from the spindle of a spinning wheel when she was 16. Though the good fairies tried, Maleficent's curse was lifted; instead of dying, Aurora entered a deep sleep, the enchantment undone by the kiss of true love. Sleeping Beauty left a great mystery regarding fairy Merryweather and what her initial gift might have been even if it brought closure to its major protagonists.
One Disney Theory Says Maleficent Became Lot Stronger and More Dangerous After She Didn't Die At The End of Sleeping Beauty.
The King and Queen declared a holiday for everyone to honor the Princess therefore commemorating the birth of Aurora. She was engaged to Prince Philip and the three nice fairies - Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather – arrived at her christening, each one carrying a gift for the infant Princess. Flora endowed Aurora with the gift of beauty first; then was Fauna, whose gift was music. Maleficent arrived just as Merryweather was ready to bless Aurora with her gift; she cursed the infant Princess in retribution for not being invited.
Maleficent's curse transformed Merryweather's gift and she used it to weaken the curse by letting Aurora fall into a deep sleep instead of dying and permitting the spell to be undone by the kiss of true love. This left the question of Merryweather's original gift; the platinum version of the Sleeping Beauty DVD provides the solution. Merryweather's gift to Aurora was supposed to be "happiness," but there's a notion that suggests a better present more suited for Merryweater's character and position in Sleeping Beauty.
