Once upon a time in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything that his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish and unkind. But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart, and as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. Ashamed by his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered him was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return, then the spell would broken. If not, he would be doomed to be a beast for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast?
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Beauty and the Beast | Camichael
FanfictionA young woman whose father has been imprisoned by a terrifying beast offers herself in his place, unaware that her captor is actually a prince, physically altered by a magic spell. All rights to Disney. I don't own Belle, Beast or any of the charact...
