Beauty and the Beast
Once upon a time, there lived a merchant with three lovely
daughters. The loveliest of the these was named Beauty--for obvious
reasons. She was raven-haired, with emerald green eyes and a
perfect figure. She was also as sweet-natured as she was lovely,
which was a contrast from her two sisters--Incontinentia and Pathos--
who were somewhat selfish and tended to complain about many things.
Because of her gentle nature and generosity, Beauty was her father's
favorite, and her sisters were often jealous of her and plotted
against her in petty matters.
Beauty's father took quite a lot of business trips, leaving
the three girls alone for several days at a stretch. Her two sisters
often used this opportunity to call in their boyfriends for an orgy,
but Beauty never participated in the licentious activities, since she
had decided to wait until she was truly in love before making love
with a man. On the other hand, Beauty never betrayed them to her
father, and she often watched longingly through a crack in the door as
her sisters coupled wildly with the brawny village lads.
One day, just after the the tired-but-happy young men had left
to go home and sleep it off, Beauty's father returned, looking pale
and shaken. Beauty rushed out to meet him. "Father! What's wrong?
Why do you look so frightened?" she asked as she held the horse's
reins for him to dismount.
"Oh, Beauty, something terrifying happened on my way home
from the neighboring kingdom!" he moaned, looking utterly miserable.
There was a beautiful white rose in his hand, she noticed, but he
seemed to have forgotten he was holding it. "My dear child, we are
undone!" he continued. "On my way home, I lost my way and came
upon a strange estate just before dark. A storm w... Læs hele novellen
