The Story - A Tale as Old As Time

An old impoverish woman arrives at the manse of a young, spoiled and unkind French prince. The old impoverish woman asks for shelter from the bitter cold, and in return, offers the young prince a rose. Repulsed by her appearance, the prince turns the old impoverish woman away. It is then that the poor old woman reveals that she is a beautiful enchantress and conjures a powerful curse, transforming the cruel prince into a hideous creature (as a reflection of his inner cruelty and hatred), his servants into anthropomorphic home items, and the manse into a dark, minatory place, so that he module learn to not judge by appearances. The curse crapper only be busted if the Beast learns to love another and receives the other's love in return before the last petal of the enchantress's rose withers and falls; if not, he would be sure to rest a creature for the rest of his life. As the years passed, the Beast stayed hidden in the gloomy castle, convinced no person could love such a hideous beast.

Ten years later, a beautiful young woman titled Belle has touched to a French Provençal village, where she is seen as anomaly due to her preference for reading books and dislike of being courted by the \"rude and conceited\" topical hero, Gaston. At one point Gaston arrogantly offers his hand in marriage to Belle, which she courteously but firmly rejects.

Maurice, Belle's father, is an anomaly inventor. While traveling alone to a fair, Maurice becomes lost and loses his horse in the dark, stormy night as wolves chase him; cold and tired, he stumbles upon the dark manse and cautiously enters it. When the Beast discovers Maurice resting in the castle, he locks him in a dungeon. Belle, who worries when her father's horse returns home without him, seeks out her father, finds him at the Beast's manse and offers to take his locate as the Beast's prisoner. Realizing that Belle could break the spell, the Beast agrees. He gives her authorisation to go anywhere in the manse except the West Wing, where he keeps the enchanted rose. The Beast then says if Belle needs anything, his servants module attend. The enchanted home items, including Lumière the candelabra and Cogsworth the clock and nous of the household, welcome Belle warmly and entertain her with a fancy French dinner.

Back in the village, the citizens cheer up Gaston after Belle has rejected him and his absurd marriage proposal. Maurice then bursts in and asks for help to rescue Belle from \"the beast.\" No one believes him, believing that he is insane, and Gaston decides to force Belle to marry him by threatening to throw her father into an asylum. Maurice goes soured to search for Belle, unaware of Gaston's plan.

The famous ballroom dance ordering from the second act of Beauty and the Beast.

Belle sneaks into the forbidden West Wing, discovering slashed furniture, busted mirrors, a ripped-up semblance with strangely familiar blue eyes, and the enchanted rose. The Beast catches her and loses his temper. Belle flees the castle, and is chased by wolves. The Beast fights the wolves; a grateful Belle returns to the castle and, while tending to the Beast's wounds, thanks him for saving her life. Over whatever time, the digit start to become friends. The home items are excited and optimistic that Belle haw fall in love with the Beast and cause them to become human again. The relationship reaches its climax with an elegant dinner and ballroom dance.

Belle asks if she crapper see her father, and the magic mirror reveals that Maurice is lost and sick in the forest. The Beast, having fallen in love with Belle and feeling whatever pity for Maurice, releases her to go rescue her father. Although he knows that it haw ruin his chances to become human again, his love for Belle overcomes this. As Belle flees on her horse the Beast utters a roar of sorrow.

Belle finds Maurice and takes him back to the village, where a gangdom gathers to take him to the asylum. Gaston offers to spare Maurice if Belle agrees to marry him, but she still refuses. Some in the gangdom including Gaston himself accuse Maurice of ranting and raving about a \"Beast\" as they prepare to take him away. To prove that her father's claim of the Beast's existence is true, Belle uses the magic mirror to show the villagers an ikon of the Beast. The villagers become frightened as they realize that the Beast is real. Gaston feels spurned and betrayed by Belle, accusing her of doting \"this monster,\" to which she replies, \"He's no monster... You are!\" Gaston angrily rallies the villagers to storm the manse and \"kill the beast,\" telling them that he is dangerous. To prevent Belle and Maurice from warning the Beast, Gaston locks them in a cellar.

With the help of Chip the teacup, Belle and Maurice escape from the cellar and rush back to the castle. The villagers force unstoppered the manse door, the enchanted objects have attacked and chased away all the villagers except Gaston, who remorselessly attacks the Beast. The Beast has lost the module to live, and does not retaliate until Belle rides up on her father's horse, Phillipe. A heated battle ensues between Gaston and the Beast, culminating when Gaston stabs the Beast in the back, only to lose his footing and fall soured the high roof into the deep chasm below.

Belle tries to reassure the badly wounded Beast that everything module be fine, but he knows that his wound is mortal and believes he is about to die. Belle, who is now heartbroken, whispers in tears that she loves him, just before the last petal falls from the rose. He is immediately transformed and returns to his human form--unrecognizable except for his piercing blue eyes. When Belle and the prince kiss, the curse is busted and the manse becomes beautiful again and the enchanted objects turn back into humans.

The last scene shows Belle and the prince happily diversion in the ballroom, in front of many guests, which includes Maurice and the now-human assistants of the castle. Everybody is happy, and they live happily ever after.