A sudden gust of wind surrounded them. Beauty looked up to see what was happening, and when she looked down, the Beast was gone. A handsome man had taken his place.

“Beauty, you’ve come back!” the man said.

She recognized the man—he was the prince from all the paintings throughout the castle.

“You’re the prince!” she said. “But where’s the Beast?”

“I am the Beast,” the prince said happily. “Many years ago, an evil Enchantress thought I was too vain and needed to be taught a lesson. She cursed me to look like a beast and cursed the souls of my servants to stay trapped in the castle. The only way to break the spell was to be loved by someone of true beauty!”

With the curse lifted, the souls of the servants trapped in the castle were freed. Beauty and the prince were married and became rulers of the forgotten kingdom. The merchant joined them at the castle, leaving his selfish daughters behind, and they all lived happily ever after.

The End