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  • CHAPTER ONE

  • Beauty's Family

  • A rich man lives in a big city near the sea. He has got three daughters and three sons.

  • One daughter is called 'Beauty' because she is very beautiful. The other two daughters

  • are called Rosalind and Hortensia. They are lazy and unfriendly. They like going out and

  • having fun. They both want to find a rich husband. They do not like Beauty because she

  • is beautiful.

  • Beauty has got long red hair. She is kind and friendly. She likes staying at home and

  • reading books. She also likes playing the piano.

  • Beauty's father is a merchant. One day he loses all his money because his ship is lost

  • at sea.

  • 'My dear children,' he says sadly, 'I haven't got much money. We're poor. We must leave

  • this big house and go and live in the country.'

  • 'Oh, dear!' say the two sisters. 'We're poor - this is terrible!'

  • 'What bad luck!' say the three brothers.

  • 'We have to work now,' says Beauty's father.

  • 'Work?' say the two sisters. 'No, we don't want to work! And we don't want to live in

  • the country.' They start to cry.

  • Beauty is sad but she says, 'Let's not cry! We can work and be happy without money.'

  • The family goes to the country and lives in a small house. Beauty gets up at four o'clock

  • every morning to clean the house and cook. Then she washes the family's clothes in the

  • river. The three brothers work in the country.

  • Rosalind and Hortensia do not work. They do nothing all day. They sleep all morning and

  • walk in the woods in the afternoon.

  • 'I'm unhappy,' says Rosalind. 'I don't like the country because there's nothing to do.'

  • 'We can't go to the theatre and wear nice clothes,' says Hortensia. 'And we haven't

  • got any friends.'

  • 'Look at Beauty,' says Rosalind angrily. 'She works and she's happy in this terrible place.'

  • Beauty's father says, 'Dear Beauty, you work a lot and you're always happy. You're a wonderful

  • daughter.'

  • CHAPTER TWO

  • Beauty's Rose

  • A year later Beauty's father gets an important letter. He calls his six children and says,

  • 'Listen to this letter:'

  • You ship is here.

  • It is not lost at sea!

  • Please come to the port.

  • Everyone is happy. 'This is wonderful news!' say the three sons.

  • 'Yes,' says their father, 'the ship with my goods is in the port.'

  • 'We're rich again!' says Rosalind. 'We can buy beautiful clothes.'

  • 'We can go back to our big house in the city,' says Hortensia. 'I must go to the port today,'

  • says her father happily.

  • 'Oh, father,' says Hortensia, 'bring me some new clothes and new hats.'

  • 'Yes,' says Rosalind, 'and some new shoes and jewels.' Beauty's father looks at her

  • and says, 'What do you want, Beauty?'

  • 'Please don't spend your money, father,' says Beauty. 'Just bring me a rose.'

  • Beauty's father gets to the port and finds his ship. But there are no goods on it - it

  • is empty!

  • 'What bad luck!' he says angrily. 'I must go home and tell the children the bad news.'

  • On the way home he crosses a big forest. It is snowing and windy. He is lost.

  • 'Where am I?' he thinks. 'Where can I go? I'm very cold and tired.' He hears some wolves

  • and he is afraid. Suddenly he sees a big castle in the forest. And there are lights in the

  • windows.

  • 'Oh, good!' he thinks. 'Perhaps the people in the castle can help me.'

  • He takes his horse to the stable near the castle. He knocks on the big door of the castle

  • but no one answers. He waits outside the door. Then he opens the door and goes inside. He

  • sees a big hall with a fireplace. There is a long table with a lot of food on it.

  • He is cold and sits near the fireplace.

  • 'How strange,' he thinks, 'there's no one here.'

  • He is hungry and sits down at the table and starts to eat.

  • Then he is sleepy. He finds a warm, comfortable bed and falls asleep. The next morning he

  • finds some new clothes near his bed.

  • 'How nice! New clothes!' he thinks. 'A kind person lives in this castle.'

  • He looks out of the window and is surprised.

  • 'It's not snowing and it's a beautiful day!' he thinks. 'And there are flowers in the garden.'

  • He gets dressed and goes to the hall. There are biscuits, chocolate and milk on the long

  • table. He sits down and says, 'Thank you for this lovely breakfast.' He looks round but

  • sees no one.

  • He eats and decides to go home. He goes to the stable and gets his horse. In the garden

  • he sees some roses.

  • 'Beauty wants a rose,' he thinks. He takes a lovely one. Suddenly he hears a terrible

  • noise. He turns round and sees an ugly monster.

  • CHAPTER THREE

  • The Beast

  • 'You're a bad man!' cries the Beast angrily. 'You come to my castle and I save your life.

  • You eat here and you sleep here. And then you take one of my beautiful roses. For this

  • you must die!'

  • Beauty's father starts to cry. Oh, sir, I'm sorry! You're very kind. Please don't be angry

  • with me. This rose is for one of my daughters.'

  • 'My name is not "sir'' - it is Beast. Please call me by my name. You talk about your daughters.

  • Then one of your daughters must die in your place.'

  • 'Oh, no!' says Beauty's father. 'They're young and they don't want to die.'

  • 'Then you must come back here and die,' says the Beast. 'I can wait three months. Do you

  • agree to come back?'

  • Beauty's father agrees to come back.

  • 'My daughters must not die,' he thinks. 'I want to go home and see my children for the

  • last time.'

  • Before Beauty's father leaves the castle the Beast talks to him.

  • 'I'm not had,' says the Beast. 'Go back to your bedroom. There is a big chest there.

  • Fill it with everything you want and it is yours.'

  • Beauty's father fills the chest with a lot of gold. Then he gets on his horse and goes

  • home. When he is at home he gives the rose to Beauty.

  • 'Take this rose, Beauty,' he says sadly. 'Let me tell you about my terrible adventure.'

  • He tells his children about the empty ship in the port, the castle in the forest and

  • the Beast.

  • Rosalind and Hortensia are angry with Beauty. They say, 'Father must die because you like

  • roses, Beauty!'

  • 'No,' says Beauty, 'father is not going to die. I'm going to the Beast's castle!'

  • 'No, dear sister,' say her three brothers. 'We're going to his castle and we're going

  • to kill him!'

  • 'No, that's not possible,' says their father. 'The Beast is very big and strong. I'm old

  • - I must go and die.

  • But Beauty does not agree. She decides to go to the Beast's castle.

  • 'No, father,' she says, 'you must not go. I want to go!'

  • 'Never, my dear Beauty!' says her father.

  • 'I'm not afraid,' says Beauty. 'You must live and look after my brothers and sisters. They

  • need you.'

  • Beauty's father thinks for a moment. Then he says sadly, 'Alright, Beauty. You can go.'

  • Beauty's brothers are very sad, but Hortensia and Rosalind are not.

  • The next morning Beauty and her father go to the Beast's castle. Inside the castle they

  • see a long table with a lot of good food on it.

  • Beauty and her father are not hungry, but they sit down and eat. Suddenly they hear

  • a loud noise.

  • 'What's that terrible noise?' asks Beauty.

  • 'The Beast is coming,' says her father.

  • Beauty sees the Beast's ugly face and she is terrified

  • 'Oh, this Beast is really terrible!' she thinks.

  • The Beast looks at her and says, 'You're a brave girl.'

  • 'I'm very sorry about the rose from your garden...,' says Beauty quietly.

  • The Beast looks at Beauty's father and says, 'You must go away tomorrow. And don't come

  • back! Do you understand?'

  • Beauty's father looks at the Beast and then at his daughter.

  • 'Oh, Beauty,' he says, 'please go home! Let me stay here!'

  • 'No, father,' says Beauty. 'We must be brave. We're both tired - let's go and sleep now.

  • Tomorrow morning you can go home to my brothers and sisters.'

  • That night Beauty has a dream. In her dream a good fairy says, 'You're a good girl, Beauty.

  • And you've got a kind heart. You want to save your father's life. You're going to be very

  • happy one day.'

  • CHAPTER FOUR

  • Life at the Castle

  • The next morning Beauty's father leaves the castle. He is crying.

  • 'Don't cry, father,' says Beauty. 'Remember, I love you.'

  • 'Goodbye, dear Beauty,' says her father.

  • Beauty is terrified. 'The Beast is going to eat me tonight,' she thinks. 'I want to enjoy

  • my last day. I'm going to visit the garden of the castle.'

  • She goes to see the big garden and she is surprised. It is a beautiful garden with a

  • lot of lovely flowers. Then she goes to see the big castle. She looks in all the rooms.

  • On one door she sees this sign:

  • BEAUTY'S ROOM

  • She opens the door and sees a lovely room. There is a nice bed and a mirror on the wall.

  • Beauty looks round and thinks, 'There's a piano and a lot of books for me. How strange!

  • Perhaps the Beast doesn't want to eat me tonight.'

  • She takes a book and starts to read it. Suddenly she sees these words on the pages:

  • Welcome, Beauty!

  • You're the queen here.

  • Tell me everything you want.

  • 'I only want to see my poor father,' says Beauty.

  • Suddenly she sees her father in the mirror on the wall. He is very sad. She also sees

  • her home and Hortensia and Rosalind. They are happy without Beauty.

  • 'The Beast is kind to me,' she thinks. 'Why am I afraid of him?'

  • At 12 o'clock she has lunch. After lunch she goes to her room.

  • 'What a beautiful piano!' thinks Beauty. 'I want to play it.'

  • She plays some wonderful music on the piano. Then she looks at all the books in her room.

  • Some of them have got pictures and others have not. She takes a book about flowers and

  • looks at the pictures of different flowers. Then she sees pictures of roses of all colours.

  • 'Now I want to go to the garden and look at the lovely roses,' she thinks. She goes to

  • the garden and stays there all afternoon. She looks at the flowers and feels happy.

  • At dinner time she sits down at the long table and then she hears the Beast coming. She is

  • terrified.

  • 'Beauty, can I sit here with you?' asks the Beast.

  • 'You're the lord of the castle,' says Beauty.

  • 'And you're the queen,' says the Beast. 'Can I ask you a question?'

  • 'Yes, of course,' says Beauty quietly.