author: Madame Leprince de Beaumont
Ages: From 6 years old
Values: kindness, love, sacrifice, not to judge by appearances
Once upon a time there was a wealthy merchant with three daughters. All three were very beautiful, but she was especially the youngest, whom everyone called from little Bella. Besides being pretty, she was also kind and so her proud sisters envied her and considered her stupid to spend the day playing the piano and surrounded by books.
Suddenly the merchant lost everything he had and he had nothing left but a humble house in the country. He had to move there with his daughters and told them they had no choice but to learn how to till the land. The two older sisters refused from the outset while Bella faced the situation with determination:
- Crying will not get anything, working together. I can be happy even if I am poor.
So Bella was the one doing it all. He prepared the food, cleaned the house, cultivated the land and even found time to read. Her sisters, far from being grateful, insulted and mocked her.
They had been living like this for a year when the merchant received a letter informing him that a ship that had just arrived had goods of his own. Hearing the news, the older daughters only thought that they might regain their former life and hastened to ask their father to bring them expensive clothes. Bella, on the other hand, only asked her father for some simple roses, since none of them grew there.
But the merchant was barely able to recover his goods and returned as poor as before. When he did not have much to reach the house, a storm of air and terrible snow unleashed. He was dead with cold and hunger, and the howls of the wolves sounded closer and closer. Then he saw a distant light coming from a castle.
When he reached the castle he went inside and found no one. However, the fire was on and the table overflowed with food. She was so hungry she could not help but try it.
He felt so tired that he found a room and lay down on the bed. The next day he found clean clothes in his room and a cup of hot chocolate waiting for him. The man was sure that the castle had to be a good fairy.
She was about to leave, and when she saw the roses in the garden, she remembered the promise she had made to Bella. He prepared to cut them when a terrible rumble sounded and a huge beast appeared before him.
- This is how you pay my gratitude?
- I am sorry! I just wanted ... they are for one of my daughters ...
- Enough! I will forgive your life on the condition that one of your daughters offer me yours in return. Now go!
The man came home exhausted and sorry because he knew it would be the last time he would see his three daughters again.
He handed the roses to Bella and told them what had happened. Bella's sisters began to insult her, to call her capricious, and to tell her that she was to blame for everything.
- I'll come, he said firmly
- How can you say ?, asked Bella's father
- I said for me to return to the castle and give your life to the beast. Please, Father.
When Bella arrived at the castle she was amazed at its splendor. Even more so when he found written in a door "Bella's room" and found a piano and a library. But he sat up in his bed and wished sadly to know what his father was doing at that moment. Then he looked up and saw a mirror reflecting his house and his father coming to it.
Bella began to think that the beast was not such and that she was actually a very kind being.
That night he went down to dinner and although he was very nervous at first, he realized how humble and kind the beast was.
"If there is anything you wish, you have only to ask," said the beast.
Over time, Bella began to feel affection for the beast. He realized how much he endeavored to please her, and every day he discovered new virtues in him. But despite that, when every day the beast asked him to be his wife she always answered honestly:
- Beauty and the BeastSorry. You are very good to me, but I do not think I can marry you.
The Beast, however, was not angry but threw a long sigh and disappeared.
One day Bella asked the beast to let her go to see her father since he had fallen ill. The beast put no impediment and only asked him to please come back soon if he did not want to find him dead with sadness.
- I will not let you die beast. I promise I'll be back in eight days, Bella said.
Bella was at her father's house for ten days. He was already thinking of returning when he dreamed of the beast lying in the garden of the half-dead castle.
He returned immediately to the castle and did not see him anywhere. He remembered his dream and found it in the garden. The poor beast could not bear to be away from her.
- Do not worry. I die because I've been able to see you once more.
- Do not! You can not die! I will be your wife!
Then a marvelous light illuminated the castle, the bells rang and fireworks exploded. Bella turned to the beast, and where was she? Instead, there was a handsome prince who smiled sweetly at him.
- Thank you, honey. You have broken the spell. A fairy condemned me to live in this way until I found a young woman capable of loving me and marrying me and you have.
The prince married Bella and they both lived happily together for many many years.
Ages: From 6 years old
Values: kindness, love, sacrifice, not to judge by appearances
Once upon a time there was a wealthy merchant with three daughters. All three were very beautiful, but she was especially the youngest, whom everyone called from little Bella. Besides being pretty, she was also kind and so her proud sisters envied her and considered her stupid to spend the day playing the piano and surrounded by books.
Suddenly the merchant lost everything he had and he had nothing left but a humble house in the country. He had to move there with his daughters and told them they had no choice but to learn how to till the land. The two older sisters refused from the outset while Bella faced the situation with determination:
- Crying will not get anything, working together. I can be happy even if I am poor.
So Bella was the one doing it all. He prepared the food, cleaned the house, cultivated the land and even found time to read. Her sisters, far from being grateful, insulted and mocked her.
They had been living like this for a year when the merchant received a letter informing him that a ship that had just arrived had goods of his own. Hearing the news, the older daughters only thought that they might regain their former life and hastened to ask their father to bring them expensive clothes. Bella, on the other hand, only asked her father for some simple roses, since none of them grew there.
But the merchant was barely able to recover his goods and returned as poor as before. When he did not have much to reach the house, a storm of air and terrible snow unleashed. He was dead with cold and hunger, and the howls of the wolves sounded closer and closer. Then he saw a distant light coming from a castle.
When he reached the castle he went inside and found no one. However, the fire was on and the table overflowed with food. She was so hungry she could not help but try it.
He felt so tired that he found a room and lay down on the bed. The next day he found clean clothes in his room and a cup of hot chocolate waiting for him. The man was sure that the castle had to be a good fairy.
She was about to leave, and when she saw the roses in the garden, she remembered the promise she had made to Bella. He prepared to cut them when a terrible rumble sounded and a huge beast appeared before him.
- This is how you pay my gratitude?
- I am sorry! I just wanted ... they are for one of my daughters ...
- Enough! I will forgive your life on the condition that one of your daughters offer me yours in return. Now go!
The man came home exhausted and sorry because he knew it would be the last time he would see his three daughters again.
He handed the roses to Bella and told them what had happened. Bella's sisters began to insult her, to call her capricious, and to tell her that she was to blame for everything.
- I'll come, he said firmly
- How can you say ?, asked Bella's father
- I said for me to return to the castle and give your life to the beast. Please, Father.
When Bella arrived at the castle she was amazed at its splendor. Even more so when he found written in a door "Bella's room" and found a piano and a library. But he sat up in his bed and wished sadly to know what his father was doing at that moment. Then he looked up and saw a mirror reflecting his house and his father coming to it.
Bella began to think that the beast was not such and that she was actually a very kind being.
That night he went down to dinner and although he was very nervous at first, he realized how humble and kind the beast was.
"If there is anything you wish, you have only to ask," said the beast.
Over time, Bella began to feel affection for the beast. He realized how much he endeavored to please her, and every day he discovered new virtues in him. But despite that, when every day the beast asked him to be his wife she always answered honestly:
- Beauty and the BeastSorry. You are very good to me, but I do not think I can marry you.
The Beast, however, was not angry but threw a long sigh and disappeared.
One day Bella asked the beast to let her go to see her father since he had fallen ill. The beast put no impediment and only asked him to please come back soon if he did not want to find him dead with sadness.
- I will not let you die beast. I promise I'll be back in eight days, Bella said.
Bella was at her father's house for ten days. He was already thinking of returning when he dreamed of the beast lying in the garden of the half-dead castle.
He returned immediately to the castle and did not see him anywhere. He remembered his dream and found it in the garden. The poor beast could not bear to be away from her.
- Do not worry. I die because I've been able to see you once more.
- Do not! You can not die! I will be your wife!
Then a marvelous light illuminated the castle, the bells rang and fireworks exploded. Bella turned to the beast, and where was she? Instead, there was a handsome prince who smiled sweetly at him.
- Thank you, honey. You have broken the spell. A fairy condemned me to live in this way until I found a young woman capable of loving me and marrying me and you have.
The prince married Bella and they both lived happily together for many many years.
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