56 (The Little Whirlwind)

[her_mouse_jesty]

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Minnie is sitting on the front porch of her home/inn, with Walt the Charizard sleepily resting his head on her lap. She strokes his 'horns' as the Pokegear turns on.]

Hello, everyone. I hope you're all having a good day. I was just talking with a new friend, and she made me want to do 'that' again... By which I mean, share fairy tales! My home has so many fairy tales, and I love telling them to others. So if you'd like to hear one, just say so, and I'll spin a story with you!

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[her_mouse_jesty]

I'll always have one ready for you, Namine!

Let me see, let me see... have I told you the story of Beauty and the Beast?

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[memorychains]

No, I haven't heard it yet.

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Once upon a time, there was an arrogant and handsome prince of a kingdom. He was selfish and vain, only believing in outer beauty. One day, an ugly old woman came to his castle door, asking for shelter from the harsh winter cold. She had no money, but offered a beautiful rose as pay. The prince was disgusted by her ugliness, and turned her away. But then the woman turned into a beautiful sorceress, and said that the prince would pay for having such an ugly heart.

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[memorychains]

... so she was testing him...

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[her_mouse_jesty]

She turned him into a hideous, monstrous beast, and turned all of his servants into living furniture. She said the only way for them to return to normal was if the Beast fell in love and was loved in return. But she then enchanted the rose, and told him that if he couldn't find someone to love him by the time the last petal fell, they would remain this way forever. The prince, now a beast, went into despair... for who could ever love a beast?

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[memorychains]

... why change his servants into furniture too though?

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[her_mouse_jesty]

The sorceress believed that the servants had done nothing to try and make the prince into a better person, so they too should be punished.

Years passed... and in a nearby town, there was a girl named Belle. She was the most beautiful girl in the town, but everyone thought she was strange because she preferred to read over doing chores and finding a husband. Her father was an inventor, and his strange inventions also made him an outcast. There was also a hunter, named Gaston, who was the strongest and most handsome man in town. He wanted the beautiful Belle for a wife, but she rejected him over and over. She didn't want to be some simple wife to a man she had no feelings for.

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[memorychains]

... reading was strange?

[Just what kind of customs were these people used to ._.]

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[her_mouse_jesty]

They thought a woman who reads was strange... they believed only men should read and have a good education. It wasn't a fair time.

Now one day, the father decided to enter a contest in the next town over, while Belle waited at their home. But he was chased by vicious wolves, and was terribly lost. As night fell, he needed refuge, and came upon an old castle. Inside, he found a talking candelabra and a talking clock! They offered him food and shelter, but then, a hideous Beast found him, and accused the father of trespassing. He threw the old man into his dungeon!

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But that's not fair! The... furniture invited him in, didn't they?

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[her_mouse_jesty]

The Beast was so angry and bitter that he didn't care that it wasn't fair.

Belle was wondering where her father was, and set out to find him. She discovered the very same castle, and the very same talking objects, who led her to the dungeon. The Beast found her, and said he would let the old man go, if Belle took her father's place. Belle agreed, and the father was freed. The Beast and the servants wondered hopelessly if Belle could be the girl to free them from their spell. But so far, Belle and the Beast would do nothing but fight.

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Did they fight because of his appearance? Or... was it because of his personality?

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Belle was frightened of his appearance, but it was his fierce temper and arrogance that made her fight with him.

One night, Belle tried to run away into the forest, but she was attacked by those same vicious wolves. The Beast found her and saved her, but in the process got injured painfully. Now Belle could see he had a caring side to him, and stopped trying to leave. They began to open up to each other, and had many happy days together. The Beast even gave her his library, and she would read him books. Though Belle was happy, spending nights dancing in a ballroom with him, she still thought of her father...