Hi kids! It’s me Ms. Booksy and this is Story Time at Cool School!
Let’s start a new story today! How about ...Beauty and the Beast??
We read Beauty and the Beast once before, but this time let’s read it in chapters!
Are you ready for Chapter One? Let’s go!
MS. BOOKSY: Once upon a time there was a girl named Belle Rose, but everyone just called her Belle.
Hi!
MS. BOOKSY: Belle lived in a small village with her father, one sister, and one brother.
Her father was very nice. But her sister and brother...not so nice.
I’m not sure why they were so mean—they just were! And they were ALWAYS fighting...
...taking things that didn’t belong to them...
...and making up ridiculous fibs!
I didn’t take your book, Belle. A ninja broke into the house and stole your book!
Nuh uh! I saw her take it!
Nuh uh!
Soooo, yeah.
But it was okay.
As I said, my dad was the nicest dad ever in the history of dad-dom.
One time he got me a puppy for, like, no reason!
My dad had lots of ships that went all over the world, selling stuff.
That’s how he could afford to buy us fancy clothes and jewelry and stuff!
But one day it all went down the drain!!
[flushing noise]
One very bad hurricane and my dad lost everything.
Well, he lost the ships, and the jewelry, and the fancy clothes. But he still had us!
It’s okay, kids. We’re still together and that’s what matters.
Yeah, family!
MS. BOOKSY: But Belle’s brother and sister were NOT happy.
They thought being rich mattered more than anything.
Anyway, let’s move this story along.
It’s called Beauty and the Beast, not Beauty and her sister and brother!
One day Belle’s dad found out that an old ship had drifted into the harbor.
It has to be one of my ships, kids! I just know it!
Yay! We’re rich again!
Presents!
Yes, presents for everyone! What would you like?
I want a pony! And a new dress! And a tiara!
I want a new bike! And a new dog!
And you, Belle? What would you like?
Just one red rose from the flower market.
A rose, for my Belle Rose
Boring!
So basic!!
MS. BOOKSY: So off Belle’s dad went, whistling a happy tune.
La, la, la, everything’s great!
MS. BOOKSY: But when he got to the harbor, he saw that the mystery ship was just an old pirate ship,
with nothing but a couple of parrots and a rusty old hook on board.
He headed back home, whistling a sad tune.
[singing sadly] La la la.... Everything’s not great.
MS. BOOKSY: And then, as if things weren’t bad enough for poor ol’ Belle’s dad...
It started to rain. [thunderclap] Hard.
Oh hey! A castle! I’ll bet it’s nice and warm in there!
Hello? Helloooo?... Is anyone home?
MS. BOOKSY: The castle was dark and very quiet...
He slept like a baby, all through the night,
and when he woke he found that someone had made him breakfast!
Hello?
Must be from the breakfast fairy!
MS. BOOKSY: The breakfast fairy is just like the tooth fairy, by they way,
but instead of money she leaves you breakfast!
And you don’t even have to give her one of your teeth!
Well, that was delicious. Better be on my way!
MS. BOOKSY: He was just about to leave the castle when he saw a perfect red rose.
Just like the one Belle wanted!
What do you think you’re doing?
Ah!!
Nothing... I was just leaving!
You come into my castle. Sleep by my fire, eat my food, and now you steal from me?
To be fair, I thought that food was left by the breakfast fairy.
Breakfast fairy?
There’s no such thing as a breakfast fairy!
Oh. Really?
[growls] Really!
I’m so, so sorry!
My daughter Belle wanted a red rose, and I saw this, and it’s perfect.
A perfect rose for my perfect girl. I’m really sorry.
I’ll make a deal with you.
Ok?
You may go and take this rose to your daughter.
Ok!
But she must return and work for me.
Ok!—wait, no!
It’s either that, or you stay here FOREVER!
But, my kids. They won’t know where I’ve gone. I, I can’t stay.
Then send me Belle.
What do you think Belle’s dad will do?
We better go find out in Chapter Two right now!
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