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  • Hi everyone i'm JosieWose and we're going to be reading Beauty and the Beast which

  • is a story about a girl named Belle. Did you know that Belle means beauty in

  • French? Belle is a little bit different from her other village of

  • friends well she doesn't really have any friends but she loves reading books. She

  • also loves her father very much and Belle stumbles across an enchanted

  • castle in the forest.

  • Once upon a time a spoiled selfish prince lived in a castle

  • in the forest one night an old beggar woman offered the prince a rose in return

  • for shelter repulsed by her appearance the unkind prince turned her away

  • suddenly the old woman turned into an enchantress she transformed the prince

  • into a beast and placed a spell on the entire castle to break the spell the

  • Prince must learn to love and be loved in return before the last rose petal

  • fell otherwise he would remain a beast forever.

  • Not far away a young woman named

  • Belle lived in a small village she dreamed of a more exciting life and

  • wanted adventures like the ones in her favorite books.

  • Belle was very beautiful

  • and had long been admired by Gaston the most handsome and vain man in the

  • village Gaston was certain that Belle would feel lucky to marry him but Belle

  • thought Gaston was rude and bad mannered he didn't understand her

  • love books. Belle returned home to her father Maurice surrounded by pieces of

  • his latest invention I'll never get this boneheaded contraption to work said

  • Maurice yes you will said Bell and you'll win first prize at the fair

  • tomorrow with Belles encouragement Maurice quickly finished his automatic

  • woodchopper then he loaded it onto a wagon and set out with his horse Philipe

  • for the fair Bell knew the villagers thought Maurice was odd but he was her

  • father and she always believes in him as

  • evening fell maurice realized he had taken a wrong turn he was lost deep in

  • the forest when wolves howled near by Philipe threw Maurice off and

  • bolted the snarling wolves cornered Maurice in front of a huge gate he

  • banged on the gate until it opened then gratefully stumbled inside

  • Maurice crept into the enormous castle that lay beyond the gate before long

  • he heard voices whispering he nervously picked up a candlestick to

  • light his way "Hello" said the candlestick Maurice couldn't believe his ears all of

  • a sudden the castle seemed full of enchanted objects that could move and

  • talk the candlestick whose name was Lumiere led Maurice to a comfortable

  • chair in front of a warm fire suddenly a terrifying beast stormed into the room

  • "So you've come to stare" the Beast grumbled "I meant no harm"

  • Maurice stammered I needed a place to stay. "I'll give you a place to stay" the

  • Beast snarled then he locked Maurice in the dungeon. Meanwhile

  • Gaston arrived at Belle's cottage he announced that Belle's dreams were about

  • to come true he had made all of the preparations

  • plans for them to marry that very day "I'm very sorry Gaston but I don't

  • deserve you" Belle replied. She opened the door and

  • splat Gaston lost his balance on the way out

  • and fell into a large muddy puddle Gastons sidekick Lefou stopped conducting

  • the wedding band and asked Gaston what had happened Gaston was furious

  • "I'll have Belle for my wife make no mistake about that" he shouted.

  • Just then a frightened Philippe galloped into the yard.

  • "What happened?" asked Belle. "Where's Papa? You have to take me to him". so Philippe

  • lead Belle in the direction of the castle.

  • Belle bravely searched the

  • castle until she found her father shivering and coughing in the dungeon

  • before Maurice could warn Bell the Beast lunged from the shadows he refused to

  • let Maurice go finally when Belle offered to take her father's place the

  • Beast agreed with one condition "you must promise to stay here forever" he said

  • Maurice raced back to the village shouted for help to rescue Belle from a

  • horrible Beast but no one believed him meanwhile Belle met some of the castles

  • enchanted servants including a teapot called mrs. Potts her son chip and a

  • clock named Cogsworth. "That was a very brave thing you did" said mrs. Potts

  • thinking about how Belle had saved her father.

  • Belle refused to join the Beast

  • for dinner instead she awaited until it was late

  • then crept down to the kitchen. To Belles delight the staff treated her to a

  • magnificent feast with singing and dancing they were thrilled to finally

  • have a guest after dinner Belle wanted to explore the

  • castle the Beast had forbidden her to go into the West Wing

  • but Belle was curious although Cogsworth and Lumiere tried to discourage her

  • Belle slipped away from them and went up the stairs

  • Belle peered into a dark room

  • and gasped broken furniture and mirrors lay scattered as if someone had torn

  • everything apart in a rage then Belle saw a rose glowing under a glass dome

  • she noticed that several petals had fallen off entranced by its beauty Belle

  • reached out but before Belle could touch the rose the Beast burst into the room "I

  • warned you never to come here" he bellowed do you know what you could have

  • done? Get out!"

  • terrified Belle ran from the castle promise or no promise I can't stay here

  • another minute she cried she climbed on to Philip II who was waiting outside and

  • raced into the forest soon they were surrounded by ferocious wolves suddenly

  • the Beast sprang from the shadows he fought off the wolves

  • until Belle was safe but the Beast had been injured. Belle returned to the

  • castle to help nurse the beasts wounds if you hadn't run away this would've

  • happened he complained if you hadn't frightened me I wouldn't

  • have run away Belle replied she then added thank you for saving my life

  • you're welcome the Beast said quietly as the days passed they all began to see

  • a different beast he was learning to be gentle and kind even little birds had

  • noticed the difference in him perching on his shoulders and eating birdseed

  • from his paws everyone in the castle watched Belle and the Beast with hope it

  • seemed as if the pair were beginning to care for one another maybe just maybe

  • the spell would finally be broken and everyone would become human again one

  • evening after an elegant dinner Belle and the Beast danced together the Beast

  • gazed at Belle he wondered if he would ever find the courage to tell Belle that

  • he loved her the Beast knew how much Belle missed Maurice. He showed her a magic

  • mirror revealing an image of her father lost and trembling with cold as he

  • desperately searched for Belle sadly the Beast released Belle from her

  • promise and let her return home to her father

  • he gave Belle the mirror to remember him by. With only one petal left on the

  • enchanted rose it seems that any hope of breaking the spell was gone forever

  • Belle rushed home to Maurice to her surprise chip had sneaked into her bag

  • and come along to. "How did you escape that horrible Beast?" asked Maurice. He's

  • different now papa Belle said but before she could explain there was a knock at

  • the door Gaston had bribed the owner of an asylum to declare Belle's father

  • insane. Maurice would be locked up in the

  • asylum unless Belle agreed to marry Gaston as the guards dragged Maurice

  • away Gaston cornered Belle I might be able to

  • clear up this little misunderstanding he said slowly

  • if you marry me never replied Belle to prove that her father wasn't crazy

  • Belle showed people the beasts image in the magic mirror he's my friend she told

  • them jealous and enraged Gaston seized the mirror kill the beast he shouted.

  • Gaston locked Belle and Maurice in the cottage then he led a band of Angry Men to the

  • castle boom The Doors shook as the mob tried to force their way into the castle

  • with Belle gone the Beast no longer cared about anything just let them come

  • he said the servants tried to think of a plan when the angry mob stormed inside

  • the servants were ready they fought and chased until the men ran away only

  • Gaston remained finding the Beast alone Gaston raised his bow when the arrow hit

  • him the Beast staggered back crashing through the window and onto the castle

  • roof Gaston followed the Beast outside and raised a club before he could strike

  • Belle screamed out from below no she and Maurice had escaped from the cottage and

  • raced to the castle startled Gaston paused the Beast heard Belles voice too

  • and it filled him with hope he suddenly found the strength to defend himself the

  • beast lunged at Gaston then decided to let him go he climbed over to a terrace

  • where Belle had run to meet him all of a sudden Gaston stabbed the Beast he roared

  • with pain and whipped around accidentally knocking Gaston off the

  • roof Gaston plunged through the darkness as

  • he fell to his death Belle pulled the Beast to safety and knelt beside him you

  • came back he whispered at least I got to see you one last time please don't leave

  • me Belle sobbed I love you

  • as Bell spoke the last rose petal fell then out of nowhere

  • magical sparkles began to swirl around the Beast he rose into the air turning

  • slowly in a shower of light Bell watched in disbelief as the Beast began to

  • transform magic swirled above the castle as the servants were transformed too the

  • spell was broken Belle cried the handsome prince it's me Belle gazed into

  • the princes eyes it really is you she said in wonder later the servants

  • watched as Belle and her prince waltzed across the ballroom are they going to

  • live happily ever after chip asked her mother of course my dear

  • mrs. Potts replied and so they did.

  • What a beautiful story thanks for watching

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Hi everyone i'm JosieWose and we're going to be reading Beauty and the Beast which

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