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    Beauty and the Beast
    Beauty and the Beast
    Beauty and the Beast
    Audiobook11 minutes

    Beauty and the Beast

    Written by Donald Kasen

    Narrated by Peter Pan Ensemble

    3.5/5

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    Beauty’s father is a wealthy merchant who loses his fortune. While attempting to regain his wealth he comes to the castle of the Beast. The Beast allows the merchant to return home to his family with the promise that he will return. Beauty takes her father’s place and returns to the Beast. While serving the Beast she falls in love and because of her loyalty the Beast turns into a handsome prince and they are married.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter Pan
    Release dateJan 1, 2020
    ISBN9781625811486

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    • 3/5
      A classic French 18th century version (it's not the original) of the fairy tale. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourites ever since I saw the Disney movie as a child. Classic versions and reworking alike are stories I want to read. This has to be one of the better versions I've read, which goes into more detail than most. I loved the sisters' punishment!

      Favourite Quotes

      The definition of a monster
      "Yes, yes, (said the Beast,) my heart is good, but still I am a monster."
      "Among mankind, (says Beauty,) there are many that deserve that name more than you, and I prefer you, just as you are, to those, who, under a human form, hide a treacherous, corrupt, and ungrateful heart."

      On the kindness of sisters
      "In what is this little creature better than us, that she should be so much happier?"
      "Sister, (said the eldest,) a thought has just strikes my mind; let us endeavour to detain her above a week, and perhaps the silly monster will be so enraged at her for breaking her word, that he will devour her."
      "Right, sister, (answered the other,) therefore we must show her as much kindness as possible."

      On the qualities of a perfect husband
      "Why did I refuse him? I should be happier with the monster than my sisters are with their husbands; it is neither wit nor a fine person in a husband, that makes a woman happy; but virtue, sweetness of temper, and complaisance, and Beast has all these valuable qualifications. It is true, I do no feel the tenderness of affection for him, but I find I have the highest gratitude, esteem, and friendship; and I will not make him miserable; were I to be so ungrateful, I should never forgive myself."

      You get what you deserve
      "Beauty. (said this lady,) come and receive the reward of your judicious choice; you have preferred virtue over wit or beauty, and deserve to find a person in whom all these qualifications are united: you are going to be a great Queen; I hope the throne will not lessen your virtue, or make you forget yourself."

      Is it possible to change a leopard's spots?
      "Pride, anger, gluttony, and idleness, are sometimes conquered, but the conversion of a malicious and envious mind is a kind of miracle."
    • 3/5
      This version of the classic fairy tale would be too hard to be read by children. However, it is a simple story that does little to entertain an adult. I really couldn't say where this story lies on the age scale and that is a problem. I would probably recommend it to be read TO children by an adult, and that solves the problems.On to the story. I do very much like the morality of this story. It is definably a major, if not thee major, theme of the story. The whole "don't judge a book by it's cover" would have been an outlandish concept among the educated of the late 18th century.Technicalities: I am glad that the lack of modern representations of dialogue (IE starting a new line when swapping the person speaking) has been kept. This novel also does the following; "blah blahdy (he said) blah." Which I found very interesting because in modern British English we would use; "Blah blady", he said, "blah."Overall, it was interesting but I wouldn't reread it.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this story. I liked it a lot more than the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast. I really liked how this story gave all of the background. I also like how the theme of the story is that virtue out weighs everything else. This would be a great book to compare with the Disney movies because there are many differences. I would really like to use this story in a future classroom.
    • 3/5
      This was a short story, which most of us know probably from watching the movie. I think the book does a much better job with the story and I am disappointed in the movie now. I think most of us are familiar with the story line. A story of a once very rich man who had 6 children, who he gave everything to. Beauty, as she was called, was scorned by her sisters because she liked to read instead of party. The dad lost his riches, found himself stranded one night and sought shelter in a large house with no one home apparently. As the story goes, Beauty ends up living with the Beast in place of her father. Although they get along, Beauty could never say she would marry Beast. Until she finds herself back home with her family, missing the Beast and realizing that is wasn't his looks that was most important, but her love of who he was. That love is what will break the spell cast upon the Beast and they both will live happily ever after. This would make a good story to read with my grandchildren as they get older. It wasn't too long and taught a good lesson on many levels.
    • 4/5
      'Beauty and the Beast' is a short and fun story to read, at least I think so. I enjoyed it very much. I love the characters, other than Belle's sisters. As someone has stated before me, it teaches you to not judge someone on the outside, but to judge them by what's on the inside. Overall, a great, short story.
    • 4/5
      I love the different sort of ways they tell this story.
    • 3/5
      I listed to this classic on audio for free thanks to audible.com. Obviously, this version is very different than the Disney version of the story. Beauty has siblings and there is no Gusto (sp?) or singing animals anywhere. However, what made this story for me was the narrator. He had a nice deep baritone voice that translated very well as the beast. He didn’t sound so good doing the Beauty’s voice, but it was still enjoyable enough to listen.
    • 5/5
      Wonderfully illustrated. A book you will enjoy for a lifetime.
    • 5/5
      I love the fairy tale of Beauty of the Beast and I have read a number of variations on it, but I have never read the original story. So, I was eager to do so and since it was available for free on my Kindle I thought, why not? It is a good story, although pretty bare bones compared to some of the modern retellings I have had.Everyone should know the basic story so I am not going to provide a synopsis. Many parts of this story are represented in Disney's Beauty and the Beast; although Disney did change some of the things and add some. For example Belle's father is a merchant and Gaston is a figment of Disney's imagination.The basic parts of the fairy tale that I know and loved were present though. Belle is kind hearted and loves books. The Beast is kind but volatile. They both fall in love with each other for who they are and not what they look like. All in all it is a very romantic fairy tale and I enjoyed finally being able to read the original.I recommend reading this if you are a fairy tale fan or a fan of Beauty and the Beast; it is always wonderful to see where these stories came from. If you are a big Beauty and the Beast fan I also recommend Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley and by Alex Finn, both are excellent retellings of this wonderful fairy tale.