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Beauty and the beast. Author unknown. There was once a
merchant who had been very rich at one time, but who,
having had heavy losses, was compelled to retire to a
little cottage in the country, where he lived with his
three daughters. The two elder ones were very much discontented
at their poverty, and were always grumbling and making complaints.
(00:21):
But the youngest one, who was called Beauty, and who
was as amiable as she was handsome, tried all she
could to comfort her father and make us home happy. Once,
when he was going on a journey to try and
mend his affairs, he called them around him and asked
them what he should bring them when he returned. The
two elder ones wanted each a number of nice presents,
but Beauty, kissing him sweetly, said she would be content
(00:44):
with a rose. So, when the merchant was on his
way back, he came to an elegant garden of which
the gate stood open, and, thinking of Beauty's rows, he
went in and, plucking a beautiful one, prepared to proceed
on his journey. As he turned to go, he saw
a hideous, beating beast coming toward him, armed with a sword.
This terrible creature reproached him for stealing his flowers, of
(01:06):
which he was very choice, and threatened to kill him
on the spot. The merchant begged for his life and
said that he had only taken a single one to
please his daughter Beauty. On this the beast said gruffly, well,
I will let you off if you will bring one
of your daughters here in your place. But she must
come here willingly. And meanwhile you may stay and rest
(01:26):
in my palace until tomorrow. But as you well may believe,
the poor father did not feel much like eating or sleeping,
although everything was done for his comfort, and in the
morning the beast sent him home upon a beautiful horse.
But though the birds sang around him, and the sun
shone brightly, and all nature was smiling on his path,
the heart of the poor merchant was heavy when he
(01:46):
thought of his beloved daughters. When he came near his home,
his children came forth to meet him, But, seeing the
sadness of his face and his eyes filled with tears,
they asked him the cause of his trouble. Giving the
rose to Beauty, he told her all The two elder
sisters laid all the blame upon Beauty, who cried bitterly,
and said that as she was the cause of her
(02:07):
father's misfortune, she alone must suffer for it, and was
quite willing to go. So Beauty got ready for the
journey at once. The father, who meant to return to
the beast himself after embracing his children, tried to dissuade her,
but in vain, and so the two set out together
for the Beast's palace, much to the secret joy of
the envious sisters. When they arrived at the palace, the
(02:31):
doors opened of themselves, sweet music was heard, and they
found an elegant supper prepared. As soon as they had
refreshed themselves, the Beast entered and said, in a mild tone, Beauty,
did you come here willingly to take the place of
your father? Yes, sir, she answered, in a sweet but
trembling voice. So much the better for you, replied the beast.
(02:53):
Your father can stay here to night, but he must
go home in the morning. The Beast then retired, giving
Beauty so kind a look as he went out that
she felt quite encouraged. The next morning, when her father
left her, she cheered his heart by telling him that
she thought she could soften the Beast's heart and induce
him to spare her life. After he was gone, she
(03:14):
entered an elegant room, on the door of which was
written in letters of gold, Beauty's Room. Lying on the
table was a portrait of herself set in gold and diamonds,
and on the wall these words Beauty is queen. Here
all things will obey her. Her meals were served to
the sound of music, and at supper time the beast,
after knocking timidly, would walk in and talk so amiably
(03:36):
that she soon lost all fear of him, and once,
when he failed to come, felt quite disappointed. At last,
one night, he said to her, am, I so very ugly. Yes,
indeed you are, said beauty, But you are so kind
and generous that I do not mind your looks. Will
you marry me, then, dear beauty, said the poor beast,
(03:57):
with a look of such eager entreaty in his eye,
that Beauty's heart melted within her, and she was upon
the point of saying yes, but happening to look towards him.
At that moment, her courage failed her, and turning away
her head, she replied, softly, Oh, do not ask me.
The beast then bade her good night, with a sad voice,
and went away, sighing as if his heart would break.
(04:20):
The palace was full of rooms containing the most beautiful objects.
In one room she saw a numerous troop of monkeys
of all sizes and colors. They came to meet her,
making her very low bows and treating her with the
greatest respect. Beauty was much pleased with them, and asked
them to show her about the palace. Instantly, two tall
and graceful apes in rich dresses placed themselves with great gravity,
(04:43):
one on each side of her, while two sprightly little
monkeys held up her train as pages. And from this
time forth they waited upon her wherever she went, with
all the attention and respect that officers of a royal
palace are accustomed to pay to the greatest queens and princesses.
In fact, Beauty was the queen of this splendid palace.
She had only to wish for anything to have it,
(05:04):
and she would have been quite contented if she could
have had some company, for except at supper time, she
was always alone. Then the beast would come in and
behave so agreeably that she liked him more and more.
And when he would say to her dear Beauty, will
you marry me? In his soft and tender way, she
could hardly find it in her heart to refuse him. Now,
(05:25):
although Beauty had everything that heart could wish, she could
not forget her father and sisters. At last, one evening,
she begged so hard to go home for a visit
that the Beast consented to her wish on her promising
not to stay more than two months. He then gave
her a ring, telling her to place it on her
dressing table when she wished either to go or return,
and showed her a wardrobe filled with the most elegant clothes,
(05:48):
as well as a quantity of splendid presents for her
father and sisters. The poor Beast was more sad than
ever after he had given his consent to her absence.
It seemed to him as if he could not look
at her enough, nor must her courage to leave her.
She tried to cheer him, saying, be of good heart,
Beauty will soon return, but nothing seemed to comfort him,
(06:09):
and he went sadly away. Beauty felt very badly when
she saw how much the poor beast suffered. She tried, however,
to dismiss him from her thoughts. And to think only
of the joy of seeing her dear father and sisters
on the morrow. Before retiring to rest. She took good
care to place the ring upon the table, and great
was her joy on awaking the next morning to find
(06:29):
herself in her father's house, with the clothes and gifts
from the palace at her bedside. At first she hardly
knew where she was, for everything looked strange to her,
but soon she heard the voice of her father, and,
rushing out of the room, threw her loving arms around
his neck. Beauty then related all the kindness and delicacy
of the Beast toward her, and in return discovered that
(06:50):
he had been as liberal to her father and sisters.
He had given them the large and handsome house in
which they now lived, with an income sufficient to keep
them in comfort for a long time. Beauty was happy
with her father and sisters, but she soon discovered that
her sisters were jealous of her and envied her the
fine dresses and jewels the Beast had given her. She
(07:11):
often thought tenderly of the poor beast alone in his palace,
and as the two months were now over, she resolved
to return to him as she had promised. But her
father could not bear to lose her again and coaxed
her to stay with them a few days longer, which
she at last consented to do with many misgivings when
she thought of her broken promise to the lonely beast.
(07:31):
At last, on the night before she intended to return,
she dreamed that she saw the unhappy beast lying dead
on the ground in the palace garden. She awoke all
trembling with terror and remorse, and leaving a note on
the table for her dear father, placed the ring within
her bosom, and wished herself back again in the palace.
As soon as daylight appeared. She called her attendants and
(07:52):
searched the palace from top to bottom, but the beast
was nowhere to be found. She then ran to the garden,
and there, in the very spot that she had seen
in her dream, lay the poor beast, gasping and senseless
upon the ground, and seeming to be in the agonies
of death. At this pitiful sight, Beauty clasped her hands,
fell upon her knees, and reproached herself bitterly for having
(08:14):
caused his death. Alas poor beast, she said, I am
the cause of this how can I ever forgive myself
for my unkindness to you, who were so good and
generous to me and mine and never even reproached me
for my cruelty. She then ran to a fountain for
cold water, which she sprinkled over him, her tears meanwhile
(08:35):
falling fast upon his hideous face. In a few moments,
the beast opened his eyes and said, now that I
see you once more, I shall die. Contented, No, no,
she cried, you shall not die. You shall live, and
Beauty will be your faithful wife. The moment she uttered
these words, a dazzling light shone round. The palace was
(08:57):
brilliantly lighted up, and the air was filled with delicious music.
In place of the terrible and dying beast, she saw
a young and handsome prince who knelt at her feet
and told her that he had been condemned to wear
the form of a frightful beast until a beautiful girl
should love him in spite of his ugliness. At the
same moment, the apes and the monkeys who had been
(09:18):
in attendance upon her were transformed into elegantly dressed ladies
and gentlemen, who ranged themselves at a respectful distance and
performed their duties as gentlemen and maids of honor. The
grateful prince now claimed Beauty for his wife, and she,
who had loved him even under the form of the beast,
was now tenfold more in love with him as he
(09:38):
appeared in his rightful form. So the very next day,
Beauty and the Prince were married with great splendor, and
lived happily together forever. After end of Beauty and the Beast,
Beauty and the beast. Author unknown. There was once a
merchant who had been very rich at one time, but who,
having had heavy losses, was compelled to retire to a
little cottage in the country, where he lived with his
three daughters. The two elder ones were very much discontented
at their poverty, and were always grumbling and making complaints.
(00:21):
But the youngest one, who was called Beauty, and who
was as amiable as she was handsome, tried all she
could to comfort her father and make us home happy. Once,
when he was going on a journey to try and
mend his affairs, he called them around him and asked
them what he should bring them when he returned. The
two elder ones wanted each a number of nice presents,
but Beauty, kissing him sweetly, said she would be content
(00:44):
with a rose. So, when the merchant was on his
way back, he came to an elegant garden of which
the gate stood open, and, thinking of Beauty's rows, he
went in and, plucking a beautiful one, prepared to proceed
on his journey. As he turned to go, he saw
a hideous, beating beast coming toward him, armed with a sword.
This terrible creature reproached him for stealing his flowers, of
(01:06):
which he was very choice, and threatened to kill him
on the spot. The merchant begged for his life and
said that he had only taken a single one to
please his daughter Beauty. On this the beast said gruffly, well,
I will let you off if you will bring one
of your daughters here in your place. But she must
come here willingly. And meanwhile you may stay and rest
(01:26):
in my palace until tomorrow. But as you well may believe,
the poor father did not feel much like eating or sleeping,
although everything was done for his comfort, and in the
morning the beast sent him home upon a beautiful horse.
But though the birds sang around him, and the sun
shone brightly, and all nature was smiling on his path,
the heart of the poor merchant was heavy when he
(01:46):
thought of his beloved daughters. When he came near his home,
his children came forth to meet him, But, seeing the
sadness of his face and his eyes filled with tears,
they asked him the cause of his trouble. Giving the
rose to Beauty, he told her all The two elder
sisters laid all the blame upon Beauty, who cried bitterly,
and said that as she was the cause of her
(02:07):
father's misfortune, she alone must suffer for it, and was
quite willing to go. So Beauty got ready for the
journey at once. The father, who meant to return to
the beast himself after embracing his children, tried to dissuade her,
but in vain, and so the two set out together
for the Beast's palace, much to the secret joy of
the envious sisters. When they arrived at the palace, the
(02:31):
doors opened of themselves, sweet music was heard, and they
found an elegant supper prepared. As soon as they had
refreshed themselves, the Beast entered and said, in a mild tone, Beauty,
did you come here willingly to take the place of
your father? Yes, sir, she answered, in a sweet but
trembling voice. So much the better for you, replied the beast.
(02:53):
Your father can stay here to night, but he must
go home in the morning. The Beast then retired, giving
Beauty so kind a look as he went out that
she felt quite encouraged. The next morning, when her father
left her, she cheered his heart by telling him that
she thought she could soften the Beast's heart and induce
him to spare her life. After he was gone, she
(03:14):
entered an elegant room, on the door of which was
written in letters of gold, Beauty's Room. Lying on the
table was a portrait of herself set in gold and diamonds,
and on the wall these words Beauty is queen. Here
all things will obey her. Her meals were served to
the sound of music, and at supper time the beast,
after knocking timidly, would walk in and talk so amiably
(03:36):
that she soon lost all fear of him, and once,
when he failed to come, felt quite disappointed. At last,
one night, he said to her, am, I so very ugly. Yes,
indeed you are, said beauty, But you are so kind
and generous that I do not mind your looks. Will
you marry me, then, dear beauty, said the poor beast,
(03:57):
with a look of such eager entreaty in his eye,
that Beauty's heart melted within her, and she was upon
the point of saying yes, but happening to look towards him.
At that moment, her courage failed her, and turning away
her head, she replied, softly, Oh, do not ask me.
The beast then bade her good night, with a sad voice,
and went away, sighing as if his heart would break.
(04:20):
The palace was full of rooms containing the most beautiful objects.
In one room she saw a numerous troop of monkeys
of all sizes and colors. They came to meet her,
making her very low bows and treating her with the
greatest respect. Beauty was much pleased with them, and asked
them to show her about the palace. Instantly, two tall
and graceful apes in rich dresses placed themselves with great gravity,
(04:43):
one on each side of her, while two sprightly little
monkeys held up her train as pages. And from this
time forth they waited upon her wherever she went, with
all the attention and respect that officers of a royal
palace are accustomed to pay to the greatest queens and princesses.
In fact, Beauty was the queen of this splendid palace.
She had only to wish for anything to have it,
(05:04):
and she would have been quite contented if she could
have had some company, for except at supper time, she
was always alone. Then the beast would come in and
behave so agreeably that she liked him more and more.
And when he would say to her dear Beauty, will
you marry me? In his soft and tender way, she
could hardly find it in her heart to refuse him. Now,
(05:25):
although Beauty had everything that heart could wish, she could
not forget her father and sisters. At last, one evening,
she begged so hard to go home for a visit
that the Beast consented to her wish on her promising
not to stay more than two months. He then gave
her a ring, telling her to place it on her
dressing table when she wished either to go or return,
and showed her a wardrobe filled with the most elegant clothes,
(05:48):
as well as a quantity of splendid presents for her
father and sisters. The poor Beast was more sad than
ever after he had given his consent to her absence.
It seemed to him as if he could not look
at her enough, nor must her courage to leave her.
She tried to cheer him, saying, be of good heart,
Beauty will soon return, but nothing seemed to comfort him,
(06:09):
and he went sadly away. Beauty felt very badly when
she saw how much the poor beast suffered. She tried, however,
to dismiss him from her thoughts. And to think only
of the joy of seeing her dear father and sisters
on the morrow. Before retiring to rest. She took good
care to place the ring upon the table, and great
was her joy on awaking the next morning to find
(06:29):
herself in her father's house, with the clothes and gifts
from the palace at her bedside. At first she hardly
knew where she was, for everything looked strange to her,
but soon she heard the voice of her father, and,
rushing out of the room, threw her loving arms around
his neck. Beauty then related all the kindness and delicacy
of the Beast toward her, and in return discovered that
(06:50):
he had been as liberal to her father and sisters.
He had given them the large and handsome house in
which they now lived, with an income sufficient to keep
them in comfort for a long time. Beauty was happy
with her father and sisters, but she soon discovered that
her sisters were jealous of her and envied her the
fine dresses and jewels the Beast had given her. She
(07:11):
often thought tenderly of the poor beast alone in his palace,
and as the two months were now over, she resolved
to return to him as she had promised. But her
father could not bear to lose her again and coaxed
her to stay with them a few days longer, which
she at last consented to do with many misgivings when
she thought of her broken promise to the lonely beast.
(07:31):
At last, on the night before she intended to return,
she dreamed that she saw the unhappy beast lying dead
on the ground in the palace garden. She awoke all
trembling with terror and remorse, and leaving a note on
the table for her dear father, placed the ring within
her bosom, and wished herself back again in the palace.
As soon as daylight appeared. She called her attendants and
(07:52):
searched the palace from top to bottom, but the beast
was nowhere to be found. She then ran to the garden,
and there, in the very spot that she had seen
in her dream, lay the poor beast, gasping and senseless
upon the ground, and seeming to be in the agonies
of death. At this pitiful sight, Beauty clasped her hands,
fell upon her knees, and reproached herself bitterly for having
(08:14):
caused his death. Alas poor beast, she said, I am
the cause of this how can I ever forgive myself
for my unkindness to you, who were so good and
generous to me and mine and never even reproached me
for my cruelty. She then ran to a fountain for
cold water, which she sprinkled over him, her tears meanwhile
(08:35):
falling fast upon his hideous face. In a few moments,
the beast opened his eyes and said, now that I
see you once more, I shall die. Contented, No, no,
she cried, you shall not die. You shall live, and
Beauty will be your faithful wife. The moment she uttered
these words, a dazzling light shone round. The palace was
(08:57):
brilliantly lighted up, and the air was filled with delicious music.
In place of the terrible and dying beast, she saw
a young and handsome prince who knelt at her feet
and told her that he had been condemned to wear
the form of a frightful beast until a beautiful girl
should love him in spite of his ugliness. At the
same moment, the apes and the monkeys who had been
(09:18):
in attendance upon her were transformed into elegantly dressed ladies
and gentlemen, who ranged themselves at a respectful distance and
performed their duties as gentlemen and maids of honor. The
grateful prince now claimed Beauty for his wife, and she,
who had loved him even under the form of the beast,
was now tenfold more in love with him as he
(09:38):
appeared in his rightful form. So the very next day,
Beauty and the Prince were married with great splendor, and
lived happily together forever. After end of Beauty and the Beast,
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