Beauty and the Beast: Chapter 1

And the story goes on...

In the kingdom lived a maiden

Humble cottage in which she dwelled

With four sisters, cruel and scornful

She went by the name of Belle

She loved to read many books

And was gorgeous as she was fair 

Always seeking more adventure

And still with kindness to spare

But the village was plain and small

And she wanted more than it could give

So she poured herself into magical books

Showing way she wanted to live

There’s a narcissistic man in the village

Gaston, the handsome and bold

Had all the girls waiting in lines

But his beauty is gilded gold

For he was ill-mannered and impolite

With the cruelest things to say

Belle’s beauty got his attention

And she kept shoving him away

But all events must take a turn

That’s just how fairytales are

So one day Belle’s inventor father

Had to travel far

He said to each of his daughters

He’ll get them a gift that they chose

Her sisters asked for clothes and jewels

Belle asked for a single rose

So Belle’s father sets out one day

And in the forest, he gets lost

Found the Beast’s castle, and seeks refuge there

But every gift comes with a cost

For the next day, as he leaves

He remembered what Belle said

So instead of escaping like he should

He picked a beautiful rose instead

But now, the Beast was watching

And came to him with a roar

And with him brought the inventor

More trouble than before

Only on one condition

Will the Beast set him free

To bring a daughter in his place

And the father sadly agrees

So the inventor, with more riches

Went back quietly on his way

And Belle, blaming herself for her wish

Said with the Beast, she will stay