Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who takes her father's place as the prisoner of a beast in his castle. As Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff, she and the Beast slowly begin to look beyond their initial reactions to each other and see who they truly are. But back in Belle's village, her father's fears for her safety drive him to rally the villagers to free Belle from the castle--a plan that goes awry,...

Contents: SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE (by Perrault, Charles); FROG PRINCESS, THE (from the Russian); DONKEY-SKIN (by Perrault, Charles); KUZMA AND THE FOX (from the Japanese); PUSS IN BOOTS (by Perrault, Charles); THUMBELINA (by Andersen, Hans Christian); GREEN SNAKE (by d'Aulnoy, Madame); TINDER BOX, THE (by Andersen, Hans Christian); CINDERELLA (by Perrault, Charles); KIP, THE ENCHANTED CAT (from the Russian); GRACE AND DEREK (by d'Aulnoy, Madame); URASHIMA...