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Beauty and the BeastMadame de VilleneuveStory Length: 26 pagesRead-Aloud Time: About 52 minutes About the StoryWhile returning home to his family, a merchant plucks a rose from a garden and is confronted by the Beast , who demands that the merchant send him one of his daughters in payment for his theft. As the rose was meant to be a gift for his daughter Beauty , she volunteers to go to the Beast . Once she arrives in the Beast s castle, she begins to have a recurrent dream in which a handsome prince beckons her. She wonders who he is, and what his connection is to the Beast . Beauty s questions are answered when she learns not to trust appearances. About the AuthorGabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, born in Paris in 1695, is considered to be the original author of the tale known as Beauty and the Beast . The story was drawn from fairy tales and folklore, and was first published in 1740.
Beauty’s questions are answered when she learns not to trust appearances. About the Author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, born in Paris in 1695, is considered to be the original author of the tale known as “Beauty and the Beast.” The story was drawn from fairy tales and folklore, and was first published in 1740. The original book
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