Belle (Beauty and The Beast)

A rich merchant lived in a city with his three daughters. Belle was his youngest. Belle means "beautiful" in french. the merchant ends up loseing his wealth, and he moves himself and his three daughters to a rural party outside of the city. A few years later, he hears that one of his old trade ships the he sent out arrived into the port close too where he lives. he takes a trip into the city too see if the merchandise is still on the ship. He askes his three daughters if they would like him too bring them back a gift. the oldest tell him too bring them back Dresses and Jewels. belle only ask's for a rose because they do not grow in the part of the country where they live. When he gets too the port, the merchant finds out that all of the ships cargo was taken too try to pay off his debts. he therefore cannot buy his daughters any gifts. on his way back home he gets lost in a forest. he finds a castle and decides too go in and ask for shelter. When the merchant walks in he finds tables covered in food. he thinks that the owner of the castle has set this food out for him too enjoy. As he is leaving, he remembers that Belle asked for a rose. The merchant picks the most beautiful rose he can find. The beast sees him taking the rose. He tells him the merchant must stay his prisoner forever. The beast lets the merchant go only if the merchant will send his daughter to live in the castle in the beasts palace. The merchant was upset but he accepted the condition. He tries to hide the secret from Belle but she finds out and goes to the castle. Each night Belle is there the Beast asks her to marry him. Belle became homesick. She asks the Beast if she can go home. He said she can go but has to return in exactly a week later. Belle does not return in a week becasue her sisters told her not to go. After a while she looks in the mirror that the beast had given her. It allows her to see everything back at the castle. She looks in it and sees the Beast laying half dead by the rose garden where Belles father picked the rose for Belle. She returns but when she returns the beast is already dead. She started crying over him and her tears hit him and he comes back to life. He transforms into a handsome prince. He informs Belle that long ago a fairy turned him into the ugly beast. Only by finding true love, despite his ugliness Belle marrys him. They live happily ever after.