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Beauty and the Beast | Audio book with Subtitle

“Beauty and the Beast” is one of the most popular fairy tales, but also more special than the other stories.

This is the case because the love story between the two main characters happened gradually, not in first sight which is a bit uncommon for fairy tales, especially the ones. Beauty and the Beast were friends at first and, after some time, their friendship developed into true and pure love.

It is important to note that Beauty was attracted by the kindness of the Beast and all of the attention he gave to her, not his appearance, which is an important message for all children. This story notes what matters. After all, when we love someone, he/she is beautiful to us no matter how he/she looks.

The Beast thought his look determined him, and even though people hated him, Beauty revealed to him that it was his personality that matters. This is what makes people different and what sets them apart. But to do all of that, the Beast had to accept himself and find someone who will love his personality, not his looks. Until he starts loving and accepting himself, he couldn’t expect others to love him. This teaches children that it is necessary to love themselves for who they are not how they look.

Genre: fairy tale
Place: Beauty’s family house, castle
Time: winter
Theme: Beauty fells in love with the Beast based on the goodness of his heart, not his look
Idea: No looks do not simply matter, it is what’s on the inside that counts

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