Once upon a time, there was a rich merchant who had three daughters. The youngest one was called Beauty by everyone and she was smart and kind unlike her sisters. They always envied her. One day their father lost all his money because all his ships sank at sea. They were poor now.

While their father worked in the fields, Beauty did the cleaning and prepared meals for the family. Her sisters did nothing, but complain all day. After a year the merchant heard the news that one of his ships returned undamaged. He decided to go to the ship and before he left he asked his daughters what they wanted as gifts.

While their father worked in the fields, Beauty did the cleaning and prepared meals for the family. Her sisters did nothing, but complain all day. After a year the merchant heard the news that one of his ships returned undamaged. He decided to go to the ship and before he left he asked his daughters what they wanted as gifts.

There was no one in it. He was cold and hungry. He dried his clothes and ate the meal he found on the table. As he was so tired, he fell asleep on a bed that he found there. When he woke up in the morning, he found some clean clothes and wore them. He was about to leave the castle when he saw some roses in the garden.

As soon as he plucked one of them, a beast ran towards him. The merchant was so scared because the beast threatened to kill him. The man told him about his daughters and begged for his life. The beast wanted him to promise that one of his daughters would come and die instead of him. The merchant had to agree

While their father worked in the fields, Beauty did the cleaning and prepared meals for the family. Her sisters did nothing, but complain all day. After a year the merchant heard the news that one of his ships returned undamaged. He decided to go to the ship and before he left he asked his daughters what they wanted as gifts.