The following passage narrates “Briar Rose” from the first-person point of view. Which character from “Briar Rose” is the narrator? An old man told me that inside the forest there was a hidden palace, where a beautiful princess called Briar Rose lived. He said that the palace was surrounded by a thick, hedge and that many men had died in their struggle to enter it. He warned me that I might die too if I tried to enter the hedge. But I was determined to see Briar Rose. I told him that I wasn’t afraid, and I rode toward the forest.

To my surprise, the hedge was very easy to enter. It was full of lovely shrubs and flowers, but the palace was entirely silent. All the animals were so still. I wondered if they were real or statues.