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Chapter 1 The Castle

A very long time ago, on a small farm, there lived a poor farmer with his three daughters. He never made much money as his farm was very small. When he was a young man, he lost the most valuable thing in his life. His beautiful and kind wife died when their last baby daughter was born.
Now his daughters were almost young women, but the farmer still felt the same pain in his heart for her. One day, he called his girls.
\"Girls! Listen to me! We have more fruit from our trees, and more wheat from our fields, than ever before. I can sell a lot of food this year and buy a new cart.
Gertrude, his eldest daughter was very happy about this.
\"Good! Because I cannot walk to the village any more, or carry wood for the fire. I need a cart.\" Ursula, his second daughter, was also happy about it.
\"Can I come with you, Father? I want to see the town for once!'
\"I can't take you with me. You must help your sisters with the work on the farm. But I will bring each of you a present.\" \"I want a new satin dress! An expensive one!\"
\"I want some new clothes, too. And I want some jewellery - a necklace and a ring!
\"Well, girls, I will buy you what I can.\"
Then he looked at his youngest daughter.
\"What do you want from the town?\"
\"Father, I only want you to come back home safely.\"
The farmer saw in her kind face the face of his dear, sweet wife. But then his other daughters shouted. \"You only say that because you want to make us look selfish!\"
\"Don't listen to her, Father! She likes this poor life on the farm. She is stupid!\"
This was not true; she was very clever. She was also very beautiful. And that was why her name was Beauty. The farmer looked at the older girls. Why were they so unkind? He looked at Beauty and smiled at her. \"Come on, my love, let me bring you a present. Tell me, what do you want?\"
\"Alright, Father. Will you bring me a rose?\"
\"A rose? Why, only a rose my dear, when you could have a present?\"
\"A rose looks so pretty, Father. And when you touch it, it is like silk, so soft. And the smell - there is no perfume as lovely as a rose.\"
\"Yes, my dear. You are right. I will bring you one.\"
The next day the farmer left early in the morning. It was a long journey through the forest. He stayed in a small inn, and the next day he went to the market.
\"Oh dear! Carts are very expensive! I can only buy a very small one.\"
After that, he looked at clothes for his daughters, but they were very expensive, too.
\"I only have enough money for one dress and a pair of shoes. It is better than nothing.\"
When the farmer left the town the next day, the weather was terrible. It was a cold, November day, the sky was grey and heavy and the wind was strong. As he left the town it started to snow. It was pretty at first, but an hour later he began to worry. He took the horse into the forest but there was no path, just deep snow.
\"It isn't possible - I have lived here all my life, but now I'm lost!'
The weather got worse and worse. It was nearly dark, and the farmer was scared as he was now completely lost. Just then, the horse began to go faster. It found a path, and it followed it.
Faster and faster the horse went, into the deep snow. Then suddenly there were no more trees - just a big, open space. \"I must be dreaming! For a moment I thought I saw a castle.\"
But he wasn't dreaming.
There, in front of him stood a beautiful big castle!
\"I will ask for food and a bed for the night. I am so tired and hungry! And tomorrow someone will show me the way home.\"
He went through the enormous gates, into the garden, and left his horse in the stable.
There were no other horses in there, but there was some food.
Then he walked up to the castle door. It was open.
\"That's strange! I wonder who lives here.\" \"Hello! Is anybody there?\"
There was no reply.
Chapter 2 The Rose
\"That's very strange! A wonderful castle like this, but nobody in it. Perhaps there is someone upstairs.\"

The farmer went up the grand staircase and into the rooms upstairs. He opened a door into a small room. It was warm inside, there was a big fire with a comfortable chair in front of it. He saw a table with a meal on it, and a bed ready to sleep in. The farmer sat down and ate the meal. Then he went over to the bed. He was very tired, and he went to sleep immediately. The next morning he woke up with the sun shining on his face. At first, he didn't remember where he was. Then he saw the table - with breakfast on it.
Hot, fresh coffee, sweet bread rolls, jam, fruit and fresh cream. He ate the breakfast, and then looked around the room. In the corner, there was a jug of hot water, soap and a towel.
\"Well, I need a wash, it's true. But who did all this?\"
He washed and then left the room. He walked along the long hallways and down the stairs. Again he called out: \"Hello! Is anybody there?\"
Again, there was no answer.
\"Well somebody knows I am here, but who? And how can I say thank you for the kindness, the food and bed? Oh, well, never mind. Maybe one day a poor traveller will come to my door. I will certainly do the same thing for him. Now, I must go; my daughters are waiting for me.\"
He went to get his horse from the stables which were across the garden.
The garden was beautiful - lovely green grass and flowers of every colour. He suddenly remembered his promise to Beauty to bring her a rose. At that moment, he saw something in the middle of a flowerbed.
\"Just look at that rose! I have never seen anything so beautiful in all my life!\"
The rose was pink, but inside it there was a golden light. It was so bright that he thought:
\"It cannot be real, it must be magic! It is a perfect present for Beauty.\"
He put his hand forward to pick the rose.
\"LEAVE IT ALONE!\"
A terrible voice shouted at him.
\"Who do you think you are? I give you everything a poor traveller needs and you STEAL MY ROSE!\" What a noise! The ground shook under the farmer's feet. He turned his head, and he saw ... it!
It was on two legs, like a human. But it was taller than any human. It was covered with fur - long dark fur. It had gigantic paws and horrible long ears. But the worst thing was the face, the horrible, ugly face. It had eyes like a wolf, and two big horns. The face was angry and fierce, and the voice - oh, the voice! The words of a human, but the sound of a wild lion.
The farmer was very scared.
\"I am very sorry. I didn't want to upset you. And you are right, you have done everything to make me welcome in your home.\"
\"So in return you steal!
\"I.. . I am s . . s . . sorry! But the rose wasn't for me. I did it for someone very special, someone with a heart of gold.\" \"And who is that?\"
\"It's my youngest daughter, Beauty.\"
Now the Beast was quieter and calmer. But still, when he spoke, the farmer was afraid.
\"Why do you call her Beauty?\"
\"Because she is the most beautiful girl in the whole world, and her heart is as lovely as her face. Please, I beg you, forgive me, and let me go to her.\"
\"I will let you go to her, but you must bring her back to me. I am looking for someone with a very good heart. Bring me your daughter, and you will live.\"
\"Oh, no! I cannot ask my Beauty to give her life to save mine! Please, no. I am so sorry about the rose ...\" \"DID YOU HEAR ME? GO! BRING BEAUTY TO ME!\"
Now the farmer was terrified.
\"Yes I.. .\"
\"QUIET! You have one week. You must be back here in one week, with your daughter Beauty. She must come here because she wants to come. And don't bring another daughter - I want Beauty. If you don't come back with her I will find you and kill you. Do you hear me?\"
\"Yes, yes. I hear you.\"
\"Now take the rose to Beauty and go.\"
Chapter 3Beauty Goes to theBeast
The farmer went back to the flower bed. He picked the rose, then took his horse and cart and left the castle. He rode
through the forest with a heavy heart.
\"Now I am going to lose Beauty, my dear Beauty. How can I tell my daughters about this? I am no good as a father.\" He thought about all this until he reached his house. His two older daughters saw him through the trees, and they ran out to meet him.
\"Father! Is this the new cart? It's not very big!\"
\"Father! Where are our presents? Come on! I want to see my jewellery!\"
\"Come inside.\"
Beauty was in the kitchen, and when she saw her father she ran to him and kissed him.
\"Father! You are safe! But what took you such a long time? I was worried. Come and have some hot soup, you look so tired.\" \"Oh, get out of the way, Beauty. We want to see our presents.\"
\"Where are they, Father? I can only see two bags.\"
\"Come and sit down and listen to me, all of you.\"
And he told them everything. About the cart, and how expensive it was, and that he didn't have enough money for all the presents. And then about the journey in the snow, and the castle in the middle of the forest.
\"A castle, Father! How lovely! Were they friendly to you? Did you eat lovely food?\"
Then the farmer went over to his coat, and he took the rose out of