BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Once upon a time there was a Young Prince who lived in a magnificent castle. One cold night, an old woman offered him a rose in exchange for shelter. The prince an his entire castle to punish him for his selfhness.
She gave the prince a magic mirror and an enchanted rose. The flower would bloom until his 21st birthday. If by that day he did not show true love despite his beastly appearance, he would remain a beast forever.
Many years passed. Near the castle, in a small village lived inventor, Maurice. He had a beautiful daughter named belle. She was preoccupied by her book that she didn’t notice Gaston, the village’s most eligible bachelor. Gaston had vowed to make belle his wife for she was the only one truly worthy of his good looks. That day, Maurice was on his way to an inventor’s fair. He waved goodbye to his daughter as he entered the forest with his trusted horse, philippe.
Maurice got lost and found himself in a dark frightening part of the path. Suddenly a pack of wolves jumped out of the shadows and started racing after the poor old man. In his haste, Maurice fell of the horse and was face to face with the menacing wolves. He spotted a strange castle nearby and scrambled to safety. When he entered the castle, he heard strange noises. It was Lumiere and Cogsworth, a few of the Prince’s servant under the enchantress’ spell, they gave him a warm blanket and placed him in front of the large fireplace where he met Mrs. Potts and her son chip. But not all the castle resident were hospitable. The beast entered the room enraged that there was an intruder and carroed Maurice away.
Later, at the village, belle saw philippe outside and alone. Worried, she asked him to lead her to her father. She arrived at the castle and called out her father’s name but there was no answer. She finally found him locked up in a small dungeon.
Just then, the beast entered. Belle pleaded him to release her father and offered that she would take her father’s place. The beast accepted and set Mourice free. When Maurice returned to the village. He told everyone what he had seen but no one believed him.
At the castle, the beast gave belle a lovely room to stay in and offered a warning “You may visit the castle as you please, but you are foebidden to go into the west wing”.
The beast asked her to dine with him that night but when she refused, he told her that she wouldn’t have a bite to eat. But the appliances served her a magnificent banquet despite the beast’s order.
Later, Belle went exploring the castle and against the beast’s retriction, visited the west wing. When the Beast found her there, he was in a fit of rage and ordered her to get out. Belle ran away into the woods when pack of wolves attacked her. But the beast had followed her and protected her from the animals. Belle and the beast then returned to castle together and Belle tended to his wounds. As the days went by, they became friends. Belle showed him how to dance. But belle seemed sad, she was worried about her father. Then, the beast gave her the magic mirror, so she could see her father through the mirror.
Knowing that her father was alone in the forest looking for her and he was sick, belle was so sad. The beast let her go to help him. Back at the village, belle cared for her father.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. It was Gaston and almost all the villagers. He told belle that if she refused to marry him he would have her father locked up in the loom. Belle held up the mirror and showed them the beast. Gaston was so jealous that he encouraged all the villagers to go to kill the beast. “It is a monster! He will surely devour us all!” gaston led the way with an army of villagers.
Gaston fought the beast high a top the towers of the castle. The beast didn’t even defent himself. He missed belle. But she had come to save him. “Beast!” she cried. When he heard her voice, he felt his strength return. He grabbed Gaston by the throat and told him to get out. When the Beast had his back turned, Gaston stabbed him, but lost his balance and fell to his doom. Belle tried to comfort the wounded Beast, but it was hopeless. She begged him not to leave her. “No, don’t die. I love you”.
Suddenly the beast transformed into the a handsome prince. The spell was broken! Belle and Beast lived happily ever after.
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