"Sleeping Beauty" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in the magazine Infinity Science Fiction in April 1957,[1] and later anthologized in Tales from the White Hart.

Like the rest of the collection, it is a frame story set in the fictional pub "White Hart", where Harry Purvis narrates the secondary tale.

Sigmund's wife discovers that he lives up to his name on his wedding night, which is unfortunate because he stands to inherit a large fortune if he remains married and reaches the age of 30 without separation or divorce.

In an effort to ensure his future, he contacts his uncle Hymie, a famous physiologist.

His wife approves of the arrangement and in due course takes the inheritance on his behalf, putting it to good use on the French Riviera.