Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man
He had three daughters. Two of them were really greedy and self centered girls
but the third one had a heart full of love and kindness
One day their dad received the news that his ships had sunk due to the storm
Poor man had lost everything and was left with only his little house in the village
The two greedy sisters were of course not pleased with this situation
All day long all they were doing was sitting around and complaining
All the housework was left to Beauty
After a while, their father heard that one of his lost ships had made it to the harbour
He started to prepare to go to the harbour right away
And before he left, he asked his daughters
“What should I bring you when I get back, girls?”
“Dress, shoes, necklace, and bracelets.”
“and what about you Beauty, what do you want?”
“Just a rose is fine daddy.”
Their father arrived at the harbour after a long journey
but neither his stuff on the boat was there nor was the ship usable
Sad and tired he started his journey back home
It was almost dark when he reached the forest
The forest was dark and cold and it was snowing
He rode his horse for hours and hours on the snow...
...and finally he saw a castle with the lights on
He entered hoping maybe they might help him
It was a weird castle
The lights were on everywhere
The dinner table was full of food and there was fire in the chimney
But there was no one to be seen...
He called out for someone but no one answered
Finally, not being able to wait anymore
He first ate some food from the table
and then he slept in one of the beds
When he woke up in the morning, he found some new clothes next to the bed
He went downstairs
A nice breakfast was waiting for him on the table
"This castle should belong to a fairy or she wouldn’t help me like this."
"I wish I could thank her."
When he was leaving the castle, he noticed the rose garden
I could not grant my other daughters’ wishes
At least I can make Beauty’s wish happen. He thought to himself...
Just as he picked a rose
He and his surroundings shook with a loud roar
An evil looking lion like beast appeared from behind the trees
The father almost fainted when he saw the beast
“I saved your life, I fed you, I gave you new clothes and here you are stealing my roses.”
“Is this how you thank me?!”
The man went on his knees and begged him
said that he wanted to take one of the roses to his daughter
“What you did will not go unpunished.”
“Please forgive me.”
“I will forgive you with only one condition.”
“Talk to your daughters."
“If one of them agrees to live here with me, I will grant your life.”
The man jumped on his horse and sadly head home
When at home
The two greedy sisters listened to the horrific story their dad went through
but did not even hear the Beast’s proposal
but Beauty did not behave like her sisters
“Daddy, if you allow me, I accept to go next to the Beast.”
The two sisters immediately accepted her proposal
because they thought that everything that happened was her fault
Sad and hopeless her father took Beauty and head to the castle
When they arrived
Everything was like before
The food was on the table and there was no one around
just as they sat down and started to eat...
The Beast came out
Beauty started to shake out of fear
Because, the Beast was as scary as her father had told her
Beast asked with a soft voice
“Did you come here with your own will?”
“Yes.”
“Then in the morning your father will go away."
"And never come back.”
When she woke up in the morning, Beauty knew that her father was gone
And she found a nice breakfast waiting for her on the table
She wandered around in the garden for a while
She felt sad when she looked at the roses
then she went around in the castle
One of the doors was full of roses
She wondered...
She opened the door
and peaked inside
The room was decorated just like she would have liked
And it was full of books, flowers and musical instruments
She thought that someone who can arrange a room like this would not hurt anybody
Then she took a book
On the book was written in gold letters
My dear queen, your wish is my command
“I wish, I could see my father now!”
As soon as Beauty said it, her father appeared in the mirror across the room
Beauty was so surprised
Seeing her father made her happy again
That night at dinner Beast appeared again
“Would you let me watch you Beauty?”
“You own the place, why would you ask me?”
“No, you own this castle now. If you want, I can leave immediately.”
Beauty was very surprised with his answer
“I wanna ask you something. Do you think I’m really ugly?"
At first she did not know what to say
Then she lifted her head to look at Beast and nodded as to say; "Yes."
“Well, would you marry me then?”
This time Beauty answered harshly
“No.”
Beast turned around sad and left Beauty alone
Beast was visiting Beauty every night at dinner and he treated her very kind
As days passed Beauty felt like she was getting used to Beast
”I wish he wasn’t that ugly.”
Couple months passed
Beauty was no longer scared of Beast
She even started to like him
But, one day she saw in the mirror that her father was ill
She raced next to Beast and asked him to let her go home
Cause, she wanted to take care of her sick father
“Of course, you can go.”
“But, If you don’t come back, I might die from sadness.”
“I will come after a week, I promise.”
Beast gave Beauty a ring
When she would put this ring on her nightstand and fall asleep
She would wake up back in the castle
The next morning she woke up in her own bed in her father’s house
She ran to her father at once
When her father saw her, he was so happy that he felt better
In the afternoon, Beauty’s sisters, who recently had gotten married, came to visit their father
When they found Beauty at home, they were furious with envy and anger
And they decided to play a little trick on her
“Lets make her stay here one more week. Then the Beast will come and kill her.”
The two sisters came next to Beauty, crying, and told her that they didn’t want to be apart
Beauty promised to stay one more week
Not long after, Beauty realised that she missed Beast
One day, she saw a dream where Beast was lifeless on the ground in the castle’s garden
She woke up in a sweat
“What I’m doing is cruel and selfish!”
So, she immediately took the ring off her finger
put it on the nightstand beside her
and she woke up in the Beast’s castle in the morning
She waited for the Beast all day long
But, he was nowhere to be seen
She waited for hours and hours
But, Beast did not come
Suddenly, she went running into the garden
Beast was lying down lifeless on the ground, just like she saw in her dream
Beauty ran next to him and hugged him
Beast’s heart was still beating
He rarely opened his eyes and spoke with difficulty
“I thought you weren’t coming back. I stopped eating and prepared to die.”
“But I love you and I want to marry you.”
At that instant, something magical happened
Suddenly the castle became brighter and more beautiful
Beauty looked around stunned and then she turned her head back to the Beast
But, where the ugly Beast was lying, now there was a young and handsome prince
When she saw him Beauty started to cry
“Who are you? And, where did the Beast go?”
Prince stood up… and started to tell…
“I am the Beast, an evil witch put a spell on me. She turned me into an ugly beast.”
“If you hadn’t said that you wanted to marry me, I would have had to live my life as a beast forever.”
When she heard this, Beauty was much happier
With her good heart she found true love
Beauty and The Prince got married and lived happily ever after…