
He is unable to keep this terrible secret from Belle and when she finds out she returns to the Castle in his place. The merchant agrees and makes his way home. The Beast makes a deal with him that he can take the rose and other riches back to his daughter but only if he agrees to return and does not tell his daughter of the deal. The merchant explains that he only picked the rose for his daughter. Suddenly a beast appears and tells him he must die for abusing his hospitality. In the morning as he leaves he finds a beautiful rose bush in the garden and picks a single flower for his daughter Belle.

Finding no one else in the castle, he eats the food himself. Hungry and tired, he enters the castle and finds a feast laid out on a grand table. Late one night a merchant becomes lost in the woods and stumbles upon a seemingly deserted castle.

Beauty and the Beast is a magical tale of love, understanding, and triumph.
