Beauty & 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, repulsed by her appearance, sent her away.
She then transformed herself into a beautiful enchantress and put a spell on the Prince and his entire castle to punish him for his selfishness.
She gave him a magic mirror and an enchanted rose. The flower would bloom until his 21st birthday. If by that day, the Prince was not shown true love despite his beastly appearance, he would remain a beast forever.

Not far from the castle, in a small village
lived a beautiful young woman named Belle.
She was so 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.

Belle's father was an inventor named Maurice.
That day, he was on his way to an inventor's fair. He waved goodbye to Belle as he entered the forest with his trusted horse, Philippe.

But Maurice got lost and found himself in a dark frightening part of the path. Maurice fell off 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 servants 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 residents were hospitable. The beast entered the room enraged that there was an intruder and carried Maurice away.

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.

Belle pleaded that Beast releases him and offered
that she would take his place. The beast accepted and set
Maurice 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, not to enter the west wing. The beast asked her to dine with him that night but when she refused. But the appliances
served her a magnificent banquet.

When the beast found Belle at the west wing, he was in a fit of rage and ordered her to get out. Belle ran away into the woods when a pack of wolves attacked her.

But the beast had followed her and protected her from the animals. Belle and the beast then returned to the castle together and Belle tended his wounds.

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