Prologue (The Enchantress)
Once
upon a time in, a faraway land A,
young Prince lived in a shining castle Although.
he had everything his heart desired The,
Prince was spoiled selfish, and, unkind But.
then one, winter's night An,
old beggar woman came to the castle And
offered him a single rose In return for shelter from the bitter cold Repulsed.
by her haggard appearance The,
Prince sneered at the gift And,
turned the old woman away But.
she warned him not to be deceived by appearances For,
Beauty is found within And.
when he dismissed her again The,
old woman's ugliness melted away To
reveal a beautiful Enchantress The.
Prince tried to apologize but, it was too late For,
she had seen that there was no love in his heart And.
as punishment She,
transformed him into a hideous beast And,
placed a powerful spell on the castle And,
all who lived there Ashamed.
of his monstrous form The,
beast concealed himself inside his castle With,
a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world The.
Rose she had offered Was,
truly an enchanted rose Which,
would bloom until his twenty-first year If.
he could learn to love another And,
earn her love in return By
the time the last petal fell Then,
the spell would be broken If.
not he, would be doomed to remain a beast For
all time As.
the years passed He,
fell into despair and, lost all hope For,
who could ever learn to love a... Beast