Beauty and the Beast

De: Andrew Lang Editor

Narrado por: Roscoe Orman

Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. As he had, however, six sons and six daughters, he found that his money was not too much to let them all have everything they fancied, as they were accustomed to do.

But one day, a most unexpected misfortune befell them. Their house caught fire and was speedily burnt to the ground, with all the splendid furniture, the books, pictures, gold, silver, and precious goods it contained. However, their father received the news that one of his ships, which he had believed to be lost, had come safely into port with a rich cargo. All the sons and daughters at once thought that their poverty was at an end. Only the youngest daughter had any doubt but that they would soon again be as rich as they were before. Only Beauty did not ask for anything.

Her father, noticing her silence, said "And what shall I bring for you, Beauty?" "The only thing I wish for is to see you come home safely," she answered. Her father was pleased, but as he thought that at her age she certainly ought to like pretty presents, he told her to choose something. "Well, dear father," she said, "as you insist upon it, I beg that you will bring me a rose...."

Public Domain (P)2008 Audible

I LOVE THIS!

I am in my late teens and I am still absolutely obsessed. I put this on while doing tasks and used to listen to this while I was grounded. It is such a comfort story for me, I wish it was longer and went into further detail.. But what a way to calm or put someone to sleep - kid, teen, or adult! I wish the speaker got more into character. So mystical for a short story!

great

the narrative was wonderful
one original story seen yet you close your eyes and imagine

Love it!

Very, very Thankful for this classic story and love the voice and performance . Good work

well ok

this is why Disney redid this story. love how the beast pretty much made beauty feel bad for not loving him because he just there.

not bad

the narrator isn't that great at doing women voices,the story isn't quite like Disney or that polish author.still very enjoyable to listen to.so overall good

Not the best

Narrator was fine to read the story and do the voice of the Beast, but I did not care for any of the other character voices.