[ So he is interested... pleased with this, Mary takes a deep breath to continue. ]
The Beast actually treated Beauty very well, keeping her sheltered, well-fed, and cared for. Even though she was afraid of him at first, because of how scary he looked, she grew to care for him after speaking with him every day.
Every night, though, he'd always ask her to marry him, and she always refused him. But then she'd have dreams about a handsome prince asking her why she wouldn't marry the Beast, and she would tell him that she only saw him as a friend.
As time went on and the two of them grew closer, she started to miss her family, and asked the Beast if she could visit them. He allowed this, on the condition that she return to him in one week, and gave her a magic mirror and a ring. The ring would allow her to return to the castle instantly, and the mirror would let her see the Beast.
... Her family welcomed her back, but her sisters were jealous when they heard about how well she'd been treated-- so they pretended to be really sad and lonely to get her to stay an extra day, breaking her promise with the Beast. They thought if that happened, he'd turn on Beauty and kill her for her betrayal.
Beauty became very guilty about breaking her promise, though, and when she checked on the Beast in the mirror, it was to see him near death in the rose garden. His broken heart was too much for him to bear.
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The Beast actually treated Beauty very well, keeping her sheltered, well-fed, and cared for. Even though she was afraid of him at first, because of how scary he looked, she grew to care for him after speaking with him every day.
Every night, though, he'd always ask her to marry him, and she always refused him. But then she'd have dreams about a handsome prince asking her why she wouldn't marry the Beast, and she would tell him that she only saw him as a friend.
As time went on and the two of them grew closer, she started to miss her family, and asked the Beast if she could visit them. He allowed this, on the condition that she return to him in one week, and gave her a magic mirror and a ring. The ring would allow her to return to the castle instantly, and the mirror would let her see the Beast.
... Her family welcomed her back, but her sisters were jealous when they heard about how well she'd been treated-- so they pretended to be really sad and lonely to get her to stay an extra day, breaking her promise with the Beast. They thought if that happened, he'd turn on Beauty and kill her for her betrayal.
Beauty became very guilty about breaking her promise, though, and when she checked on the Beast in the mirror, it was to see him near death in the rose garden. His broken heart was too much for him to bear.