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Plot. Villeneuve's version. A widowed merchant lives in a mansion in a city with his twelve children (six sons and six daughters). All his daughters are very beautiful, but the youngest, Beauty, is the most gorgeous among all of them.
May 9, 2015 · Read the classic story of Beauty and the Beast, a young girl who sacrifices herself to save her father and falls in love with a mysterious prince. Discover the origin, the morals and the variations of this popular fairy tale.
- Beauty. THERE WAS ONCE a very rich merchant who had three daughters. Being a man of sense, he spared no cost for their education. His daughters grew to be very beautiful but the first two daughters cared little about their learning.
- The Letter. The family had lived about a year in the country house when the merchant received more stunning news. In a letter, the merchant learned that the ship he was sure had been lost at sea had, in fact, safely arrived!
- The Beast. It was ten the next morning before the merchant awoke. As he rose, he was astonished to see a good suit of clothes laid out on the bed that would fit him perfectly.
- Beauty Meets The Beast. The next day, the merchant took Beauty behind him on his horse, as was the custom in those days, and rode off to the palace of the beast.
Dec 26, 2018 · Learn about the plot, themes, and symbolism of the classic fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’, one of the oldest and most intellectually satisfying stories in the world. Discover how Beauty overcomes the Beast’s ugliness and the evil fairy’s curse, and why the story is still popular today.
The introduction seeks to illuminate the publication of Beauty and the Beast in its historical and literary context, and brings to life the dynamic female characters that first populated this enchanting tale: the courageous Beauty, the Fairy Queen, the Amazon Queen, the Lady Fairy, and the powerful, but mischievous elderly fairy.
Read the classic fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast in English, French or Spanish. Learn how Beauty saves the Beast from a terrible curse with her love and kindness.
A classic fairy tale of a young woman who sacrifices herself to save her father and falls in love with a cursed prince. Read the plot summary, analysis, and background of this novella published in 1740 and adapted into various media.
