Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather

Flora, Fauna and Merryweather
From left to right: Fauna, Flora, and Merryweather
First appearance	Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Voiced by	Flora: Verna Felton (Sleeping Beauty) Tress MacNeille (House of Mouse) Barbara Dirikson (Disney Princess Enchanted Tales) Fauna: Barbara Jo Allen (Sleeping Beauty) Russi Taylor (other appearances) Merryweather: Barbara Luddy (Sleeping Beauty) Tress MacNeille (other appearances)
Species	Fairy
Gender	Female
Occupation	Fairy godmothers
Children	Princess Aurora (goddaughter)

Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are the protagonists of Walt Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty. They are characterized as Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her, as well as her guardians and/or parents. The three were voiced by Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, and Barbara Luddy, respectively.

Flora is the tallest and oldest fairy, dressed in a red gown (although she is obsessed with the color pink), a red hat, and a red cape clipped with a yellow square. She is the strongest-willed leader of the group. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of beauty. She created and possesses the powerful Sword of Truth and the invulnerable Shield of Virtue, and she can also conjure them whenever she sees fit.

Fauna is the middle fairy, dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle. She is the fairy who is too good-natured towards Maleficent. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of song.

Merryweather is the shortest and youngest fairy, dressed in a blue gown, a blue hat, and a blue cape clipped with a blue circle. She is the fairy who is aggressive towards Maleficent, and is bolder than the other two. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, Maleficent makes her appearance and curses Aurora to die when she touches a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. Merryweather's gift is to weaken the curse so that instead of death, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep until she is awakened by true love's kiss.

The three good fairies arrive at the christening of King Stefan and Queen Leah's newborn daughter, Princess Aurora. They tell the King Stefan and the Queen Leah that each of them will give a single gift to the infant, and proceed to give their respective gifts, the first two being beauty (from Flora) and song (from Fauna). As Merryweather is about to give her gift, the wicked witch named Maleficent arrives and stresses about not receiving an invitation, to which Merryweather replies that she is "not wanted". Maleficent prepares to leave, but also decides to give a "gift" to Aurora by cursing her so that before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. Merryweather then uses her gift to weaken the curse so that instead of death, it will be a deep sleep from which Aurora can awaken through true love's kiss.