Once upon a time there lived a wealthy merchant and his three
daughters.
One day, the father was to go to a far-off place and he asked
his daughters what they wanted on his return. The first and the second daughter
asked for lovely dresses. But the third daughter, whose name was Beauty, said,
“Father, I only need a rose plucked by your hand.” The merchant, on his way
back, had to cross through the deep forest. It was dark and the merchant tried
to find a place to sleep. He suddenly found a huge castle and went inside to
find nobody. There was a huge table with
delicious food and he ate it all. Then the merchant went into the bedroom and
slept on a soft and fluffy bed. The next day, too, the merchant did not find
anyone in the castle. He saw a beautiful rose bush growing in the lawn and
remembered Beauty’s gift. He plucked a red rose from the bush.
Suddenly, a ferocious looking beast sprang out of the bush. He
was wearing fine silk clothes and roared, “I gave you food and a bed to sleep
in! And now, you are stealing my roses!” The merchant was frightened and told
the Beast about Beauty’s gift. The Beast decided to let him go only if he
promised to send Beauty to this castle. The merchant agreed and ran back home.
He cried and told his daughters about the Beast. But Beauty loved her father a
lot and agreed to go stay with the Beast.
The Beast treated Beauty with a lot of kindness. He was never
rude to her. He let her stay in the biggest room and let her roam in the
beautiful garden. Beauty would sit near the fireplace and sew while the Beast
kept her company. At first, Beauty was afraid of the Beast but slowly, she
began to like him.
One day, the Beast asked Beauty to marry him, but she refused.
She was still afraid of his fearful-looking face. The Beast still treated her
kindly and with a lot of love. Beauty missed her father a lot. The Beast gave
her a magic mirror and said, “Look at the mirror and you can see your family.
Now you won’t feel lonely anymore.
One day, Beauty looked in the mirror and saw that father was
very ill and dying. She went to the Beast and pleaded and cried, “Please let me
go home! I only want to see my father before he dies!” But the Beast roared,
“No! You promised you would never leave this castle!” Saying this, he stormed
out of the room. But after some time, he came to Beauty and said, “You may go
to stay with your father for seven days. But you must promise to return after
that.” Beauty was very happy and agreed. Then she left and went to stay with
her father. Her father, on seeing Beauty, felt very happy and soon recovered.
Beauty stayed with her family for seven days and more. She forgot the Beast and
his castle. But one night, she had a terrible nightmare in which she saw the
Beast was very ill and about to die. He was crying, “Beauty, please come back!”
Beauty woke up and went back to the castle because she did not
mean to hurt the Beast. She cried and said, “Please don’t die, Beast! I will
live with you forever!” The Beast miraculously changed into a handsome prince.
He said, “I was under a curse all these years and could only be relieved when
someone fell in love with me. I am now cured of the curse because you truly
love me.”
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And then, Beauty and the
Beast were married and together they lived happily ever
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