“

Bea
ut
yAn
dTh
eBe
ast
”

O
nceu
ponati
me,
inabe
aut
if
ulp
lac
eth
er
ew a
samerc
han
twhoha
dthr
eeb
eau
ti
ful
dau
ght
er
sna
med,
Pre
tty
,Sw
eet
y,
andB
eaut
y.
Oned
ay,
w
hent
hetr
ade
rswou
ldg
onet
oth
emark
et
,al
lt
hre
edaug
ht
ers
a s
kedf
ors
omet
hi
ngwhe
nher
et
ur
ned
.Pr
et
tyas
kedh
imt
obuyapr
et
tyd
res
s,
S
weet
yask
edpe
ar
lsbut
Beau
tyo
nl
ywant
edaro
se.

Whe
nth
emer
cha
ntf
in
is
hedh
isb
usi
ne
ss,
heq
ui
ckl
ywe
nth
ome
.Ho
weve
r,
asud
dens
to
rmhi
tt
ha
t f
or
ce
dhi
mtost
opont
hewaya
nds
eek
sh
el
te
r.
The
nhes
awala
rgep
al
ac
ebuth
edi
dno
tmee
tt
oon
eth
er
e,
theme
rch
ant
sfi
na
ll
yde
ci
dedt
ota
ker
ef
ugei
nth
ecast
l
e.

O
nthen
ext
day
,wh
enth
est
ormt
hatbl
ows
ubs
ide
d,
thet
ra
ders
deci
de
dtoco
nti
nu
eth
eret
ur
njo
urn
ey.Wh
enhew i
sh
edtog
eto
uto
fth
e
p
al
ace,
hes
awave
rybe
aut
i
fulr
osec
ont
ai
ne
dint
hepal
ac
egard
en.
Rememb
erhi
spr
omi
set
oBea
ut
y,hev
ent
uredt
oplu
ckt
her
ose
s.B
ut
s
udd
enl
yafi
gu
rewasw
it
hte
rri
bl
ebea
sto
ut
.B
east
wasang
rybe
cau
se h
efo
unds
omeon
ewhod
are
dtost
eal
hisros
es.

A
nimal
st
hat
wan
tedt
oki
l
lth
emerc
han
t.
But
tr
ade
rsb
egt
oap
ol
og
iz
etoh
im.
The
nhet
ol
dhi
mth
ath
epr
omi
se
dtog
iv
ear
os
etoh
er
y
oung
est
dau
ght
erwh
ens
her
etu
rn
edho
me.

“
Iwi
l
lsp
arey
our
li
fe
,bu
twi
t
hon
eco
ndi
t
ion
,br
in
gyo
urc
hi
ldt
ome
!”
Theb
eas
two
rd.

T
het
ra
der
sca
meb
ackt
ohi
sho
mew
it
hhi
sfa
cel
oo
keds
ad.
Het
ol
dt
hes
to
ryt
ohi
sfa
mil
ybe
lo
ngt
oBe
aut
y.

“
Dad
,I
’l
ld
oan
yt
hi
ngf
ormyf
at
he
r.
Don
otw
orr
y.
I’
l
ll
iv
ewi
t
hit
ands
ave
thel
i
veso
fan
ima
lsD
ad!
”B
eau
tys
ai
dwi
l
li
ng
ly
.

T
henB
eau
tybe
gant
ol
iv
ewit
hth
ew i
l
dani
mal
si
nth
epal
ac
e.A
tfi
rs
t,
Bea
ut
yafr
ai
dof
theb
eas
t,
but
the
nhek
newt
ha
tt
heb
eas
twa
s
a
ct
ual
l
ykind
.I
nash
ort
ti
me,
Bea
utyan
dth
ebe
ast
hadb
eca
megoo
dfri
en
ds.

T
hewi
ldan
imal
sfe
ltgl
adt
herewer
ewomenw
how a
nt
edtol
i
vewit
hhi
m.Lo
nel
in
essex
per
ie
nce
dbyman
yyea
rswa
snowgon
e.
O n
eda
y,t
he
w
il
dani
malsv
ent
ur
edweek
stoaskBe
aut
ytob
ehiswi
fe.
Sur
pr
ise
d,B
eau
tysa
idnot
othep
ro
pos
alf
romth
ewi
lda
nimal
s.
But
theb
eas
twa
s
n
ota
ngrya
bou
tit
.E
vent
henextd
ay,
theBe
ast
bro
ughtt
hemag
icmir
ro
rtos
eehi
sfami
lywe
ref
arawa
yasag
ift
forh
er
.

A
ndon
eda
y,whe
nBe
aut
ywass
eei
ngt
h emagi
cmir
ro
rshesa
wherfa
th
erwasse
riou
sl
yil
l.
Hea s
kedp
er
miss
io
nfro
mth
ewi
lda
ni
malt
ol
et
h
imt
akec
ar
eofhi
sfat
he
r.
Bea
stt
hat
co u
ldn
otr
efu
set
hereq
ues
toft
hewomanhelo
ved.
But
thebe
ast
wasre
que
st
in
gBe
aut
ymus
tbe
r
et
ur
ne
dwit
hin7da
ys.
Bea
ut
ywasv
erygrat
ef
ula
ndru
shedh
ometohi
sfa
milyandt
akeca
reofhi
sfa
the
r.

T
hemer
c h
antf
el
til
lb
ecau
seofabro
kenh
ear
tkn
owin
ghisb
el
ovedy
oung
estd
augh
ter
wentandl
i
vedwi
thwi
ldan
imal
sbe
caus
eth
ey
w
ant
edtopro
te
cth
im,h
isf
ath
er
.Wh e
nBea
ut
ysta
yedwi
thhi
m,t
hetr
ade
rcon
di
ti
onbeg
antoimpr
ov
e.Ho
w e
ve
r,B
eaut
yfo
rgo
thi
spr
omi
set
o
r
et
ur
ntothepa
la
cewi
thi
n7day
s .
Int
heev
eni
ng
s,B
eaut
ygot
nig
htmar
es
.Hedr
eamedt
hat
theani
malsw
eredy
in
g.

Be
aut
ysc
are
d,s
oshede
ci
d e
dtor
etu
rntot
hep
ala
cei
mmed
ia
te
ly.
Int
hepa
la
ce,
shef
oundt
heani
mal
ly
ingont
heg
rou
ndw
it
hhi
sey
es
cl
os
ed.
Be
aut
ysad,
the
nshehu
ggedt
heani
malan
dsa
idt
ha
tsh
ewoul
dbehe
rco
uple
.Su
dde
nlyami
ra
cle
h a
ppe
ned
.Th
ewi
l
dani
mal
s
mag
ic
all
yt
ran
sfo
rmedin
toahan
dsomeman.

“
Act
ua
ll
y,I
wasapr
in
ceof
thep
al
ac
e.A
nevi
lwi
t
chtu
rn
edmei
nt
oanan
ima
lando
nlyt
ruel
ov
eofagi
rlw
howaswi
ll
i
ngtoa
cce
ptmef
or
t
ha
tcou
ldt
ur
nedmeb
ackt
onor
mal
.
Thent
heB
eau
tya
ndth
epr
in
cego
tmar
ri
edan
dliv
edha
ppi
l
yi nt
hep
ala
cefo
re
ver
.