Beauty and the Beast by Madame de Villeneuve
Beauty
and the Beast by Madame de Villeneuve
This story tell us
about sacrifice, faith, and courage of who called Beauty. She was daughter of
the rich merchant who had six brothers and six sisters. One day, misfortunes
befell them. Their house caught fire and burned all precious good it contained.
All that he had left was a little house in a desolate place. They were work
hard to earn their living.
And after two years,
their father received news that one of his ships had come with a rich cargo.
All they thought that their poverty was at an end. So they all loaded their
father with commissions for jewel and dresses. Only Beauty, did not ask for
anything. She just wished for seeing her father come home safely. But he told
her to choose something. Finally, she wanted her father to bring her a rose. And
this is the starting point of the problem. Her father gathered a beautiful rose
in the Beast’s garden when he was going home. Which it causes Beast anger. And Beast
only forgive him if he give one of his daughter.
The father went home
and told his children about that. Only Beauty who voluntarily stayed with Beast.
Because she felt this is her fault. Her father accompany Beauty then left her
alone with Beast. Beauty passed her days with loneliness, sometimes she amused
herself by playing musical instrument, singing, reading and walking in the garden.
One day Beast asked Beauty
to be willing or not to marry him. But Beauty answered no. Because she was in
pleasure of dreaming of meeting her charming prince in every slept. She
wondered about his said in dream that he asked she for making him happy and
don’t let herself be deceived by appearances. She thought what connection her
dream with the Beast. But she was still didn’t know.
One time Beauty very missed her
father and asked Beast to allow her back to home and met her father. Beast
allowed her, but she must promised to come back to the palace or she would see Beast
dead with cruel misery. Beauty had stayed at home for two month but she didn’t
want to comeback. Until one day she dreamed that Beast was dead because she
didn’t keep her promise. She had returned to the palace immediately and searched
Beast everywhere. Finally she found him was dying. Beauty was frightened and
admitted that Beauty was loved Beast very much and want to save his life.
Suddenly, Beast was disappeared and in his place stood her long loved prince in
her dream. Beauty and the prince married and lived happily after.
Hantika Dewi (183211039)
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