Beauty and The Beast ( Chaennie Version )

Chapitre 1

Once upon a time, a young princess, Park Roseanne Chaeyoung, lived in a shining castle.

Although she had everything her heart desired, the princess was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered her a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the princess sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away.

The woman warned her not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. When she was dismissed again, the old woman's ugliness melted away and she became a beautiful enchantress.

The princess tried to apologize, but it was too late, the enchantress had seen there was no love in her heart. As punishment, she transformed the princess into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there.

Ashamed of her monstrous form, the now beast concealed herself inside the castle, with a magic mirror as her only window to the outside world. The rose that had been offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until her 21st year.

If she could learn to love another, and earn their love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, she would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed, she fell into despair and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast?

Not so far away lived one Jennie Kim. She was one of a kind, a short brunette with a large personality. She was uninterested in the monotonous ways of village life, and longed for more.

Jennie constantly sang, and dreamed of greater adventures that may lie outside of this quiet village. The villagers all believed her strange but agreed that she was by far the loveliest girl in town.

She dreamed of princes, daring swordfights, magical kingdoms, and most of all, someone she could connect with.

In the village lived a man who seemed almost like a giant, Kai , who wanted Jennie for the simple fact that she was special. Jongin had set his sights on the poor girl (unbeknownst to Jennie ) and set out to make her his wife.

Seeing the object of his desire strolling through town, Kai approached the girl and snatched away a music book she held.

"How can you read this?" he asked "There aren't even any pictures! What're these funny dots all over the pages?"

"Now Kai, kindly return my book", Jennie said, clearly annoyed by the colossal man's rudeness. "It's a music book, filled with wonderful new songs for me to learn. Songs about places much more interesting than here, and men much more interesting than you."

"Now Jennie", he scoffed "it's time for you to get your head out of the clouds and stop singing, and think about settling down. What do you say you and me take a walk over to the tavern and look at my trophies? I'm quite strong, you know" Kai urged.

"Maybe some other time" Jennie stated, pulling away from Kai's arm, which he had snuck around her shoulders.

"Please Kai, I can't, I have to get home, goodbye." Jennie ran off, away from Kai and towards home.

As she arrived at her quaint cottage on the outskirts of town, she heard an explosion. "Papa!" she cried, sprinting towards his workshop. Inside, she found her Papa under some massive contraption, covered in soot, but laughing. "It works! It works, ma Cherie!"

"What works, Papa? Are you alright?" Jennie asked, concerned.

"My machine works, my dear! And I'm off to the fair with it! This will change our world, you just wait!"

"Oh, I'm so proud of you Papa!" Jennie beamed.

"Now....what is it?"

"It's a wood chopper!" he replied jovially. "And it works!" He demonstrated the machine for her, and Jennie hugged him ferociously.

"So you're off to the fair then? I'll go help you pack!"

Soon, the father was all packed up and ready to go. He took their horse, Felix and the machine and started out, after a quick hug from Jennie and a promise that she would look after the household.

Jennie sighed as she watched her father disappear. She knew that their little family seemed odd in this town. A single father, an eccentric somewhat flamboyant inventor, and his only daughter, a girl who was more interested in singing than anything this town could offer.

Jennie was happy for her father, but slightly saddened by his departure.

"There he goes," she thought "off to change the world. And where am I still? I'm stuck alone in this town, with no one to even talk to."

She sighed again, and pulled out her new music book, determined to learn it cover to cover before her Father's return.