Beauty and The Beast Original Tale Madame LePrince BeaumontPublished in 1740P2

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The castle was full of galleries and apartments containing rare and precious things. In one room was a cage filled with exotic birds. In another a troop of monkeys of all sizes came to meet her, making low bows. Beauty was enchanted with them and asked the beast if she might have one to keep her company. At once two young apes appeared and two small monkeys with them. They chattered and jumped all around her, making Beauty laugh.
Each night at suppertime the beast came to see her. Gradually she came to know him and liked him more and more. But to his question, "Beauty, will you marry me? She always said, "No, Beast," very gently. And when she said these words, it seemed to her that he was sad and in some way disappointed with her.
Though Beauty had everything she could wish for and was content there, she never stopped missing her, Father, her brothers and her sisters. At last one evening she begged the beast to let her go home.
"Ah, Beauty, will you desert an unhappy beast so easily?" He did not wait for an answer and told her. "Very well, then,. You shall visit your home, but must promise to return in two month's time. You will not need any horse to carry you back. Only take this ring and turn it twice upon your finger the night before you come away and in the morning you will be with me."
The beast told her to take all that she wanted from the castle as presents for her family and he gave her two trunks. Though Beauty heaped them to the top with gold and trinkets, there always seemed to be more room, and they were not filled until she was tired of packing them. She went to sleep, but in the morning when she awoke she was in a strange place. Suddenly she heard her Father's voice and knew that she was home.
Her sister and brothers greeted her joyfully. But though their fortunes had changed and they were living in the town again, their entertainments seemed hollow and Beauty often thought of the castle, where she had been so happy. As the weeks went by she spoke of returning, but her Father and brothers begged her to stay and she had not the courage to say goodbye to them.

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(In the Randomhouse Fairytale books the picture is how she depicted in this particular story while the story never actually says whether she is blonde or not period.)
The ring the beast had given her was on her dressing stand and one night Beauty put it on and gazed into the stone. Slowly an image appeared and she saw the beast in a far part of the castle gardens. He was lying on his back and seemed to be dying. In a panic. Beauty grasped the ring and turned it around two times.
In the morning she was at the Beast's castle. She searched everywhere but could not find him. At last she ran to the place in the gardens she had dreamed of and came upon the beast lying among the high bushes. Beauty put her head down on his chest, but at first he was not breathing. Then she began to weep. "Oh, he is dead and it is on my account," she said, and her tears fell upon his face.
Slowly the Beast opened his eyes.
"Oh, Beast, how you frightened me!" Beauty cried. "I never knew before how much I loved you."
"Can you really care for such an ugly creature as I am?" said the Beast faintly.
"Yes, oh yes, dear Beast. Only live to be my husband and I will be your wife forever." She answers him immediately.
The moment Beauty uttered these words, a dazzling light shone everywhere. The palace windows glittered with lamps, and music was heard all around. To Beauty's great wonder a handsome prince stood before her. He said. "Your words have broken the spell of a magician who had doomed him to wear the form of a beast. The terrible enchantment could be broken only when a maiden loved him in spite of his ugliness.
The grateful Prince claimed Beauty as his bride. Her family was sent for and the wedding was celebrated the very next day.

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