"I treated you with kindness, but you stole my favourite rose!" the beast roared. "I will eat you up!"
"Please forgive me!" the merchant begged, "My daughters need me."
"Well, I will give you three days to go home and say goodbye to them. If one of your daughters is willing to die for you, I will forgive you," the beast said.
When the merchant went back home, his daughters welcomed him happily. He gave Belle the rose." My dear, keep it will. I gave my life for it," he said sadly.
After hearing his story, the two sisters scolded Belle. " I will got to the beast for Papa," Belle said calmly.
Although the merchant didn't agree, Belle insisted on doing so. Three days passed, and the merchant and Belle were to set off. Belle's two sisters only pretended to be sad.
When they arrived at the palace, the beast was waiting for them in the hall. belle was frightened by his horrible appearance. But when the beast asked whether she was willing to die for her father, she nodded bravely. " Good girl, stay here. Your father can go now," the beast said.
The poor merchant wept and left. Belle thought she would be eaten at once, but the beast talked with her very kindly, and gave her a beautiful room with shelves full of books. Belle picked up one book and saw some golden words on it:" You can have whatever you want." "I only want to know what Papa is doing,"Belle said to herself. All of a sudden, she saw her father in the mirror beside. He looked quite sad.
Three months passed. The beast came to see Belle every day. Belle was not afraid of the beast anymore. But when the beast proposed to her, she refused, she had nver thought of marrying an ugly beast.
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