Stranica 25 [25]
Beauty and the Least. 6
looked for her ring, and placed it on the table.
in tne morning she was at the Palace again,
but the Beast was nowhere to be found: at last
eaemran to the place in° the: garden that she
had dreamed about, and there, sure enough, the
poor Beast was, lying senseless on his back.
At this sight Beauty wept and reproached
herself for having caused his death. She ran to
a fountain and sprinkled his face with water.
The Beast opened his eyes, and as soon as he
could speak, he said, sorrowfully, “ Now that
Pee= yOu once more, | die contented” “No
me. she cried, “you shall not die! Oh, live to
be my husband, and beauty will be your faith¬
fwite! - The moment (‘she had uttered these
words, a dazzling light shone everywhere; the
Palace windows glittered with lamps, and music
was heard around. To her ereat Wonder a
handsome young Prince stood “before her, whe
said that her words had broken the spell of a
magician, by which he had been doomed to
wear the form of a Beast, until a beautiful girl
should love him in spite of his ugliness. The
orateful Prince now claimed Beauty as his wife.
The Merchant was soon informed of his
daughters good fortune, and the Prince was
married to Beauty on the following day.