beauty and the beast tale

he found herself face to face with a stately and beautiful lady.

At last he turned to her and said, "Am I so very ugly?"

Beauty escorted by apes and monkeys as pages

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There, sure enough, the poor beast was, lying senseless on his back.

[The merchant and the beast]

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Soon they caught sight of the castle in the distance.

hese no sooner saw Beauty than they began to scream and chatter.

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He saw a hideous beast armed with a deadly weapon

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[The merchant returns to his family with the rose.]