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 to not 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 21st year
If he could learn to love another
and earn their 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
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