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Fairy Tales for Adults - Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault
Willa Cather
Fairy Tales for Adults
Volume 3
New Edition
Published by Sovereign Classic
This Edition
First published in 2016
Copyright © 2016 Sovereign Classic
Contents
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
BLUE BEARD
CINDERELLA
THE BURGLAR’S CHRISTMAS
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
There was once a merchant, who was very, very rich. He had six children, three boys and three girls, and as he was a man of good sense, he spared no expense in order that they might be well educated, and gave them masters of every kind. His daughters were all beautiful, but his youngest one was especially admired, and from the time she was a small child, had been only known and spoken of as Beauty.
The name remained with her as she grew older, which gave rise to a great deal of jealousy on the part of her sisters. The young girl was not only more beautiful than they were, but also kinder and more amiable. The elder daughters gave themselves great airs, for they were overweeningly proud of being so rich, and would not condescend to receive visits from the daughters of other merchants, as they only cared for the society of people in high position. Not a day passed that they did not go to a ball, or a theatre, or for a drive or walk in a fashionable part of the town, and they made fun of their sister, who spent a great part of her time in study. The girls received many offers of marriage from well-to-do merchants, as they were known to be rich, but the two elder ones replied, that they did not intend to marry anyone, unless a duke or an earl could be found for a husband.
Beauty, the youngest, was more polite, and thanked those who asked for her hand, but she was, as she told them, too young as yet, and wished to remain for a few more years as a companion to her father.
Then, all at once, the merchant lost the whole of his fortune; nothing was left to him but a little house, situated far away in the country. He told his children, weeping, that they wouldbe obliged to go and live there, and that, even then, they would have to support themselves by the work of their own hands. His two elder daughters refused to leave the town; they had many admirers, they said, who would be only too glad to marry them, although they were now without fortune. But these young ladies found themselves greatly mistaken, for their admirers did not even care to look at them, now that they were poor. They had made themselves generally disliked, on account of their haughty behaviour. They do not deserve to be pitied,
said everyone; we are very glad that their pride is humbled; let them go and play the fine lady, keeping sheep.
But people spoke differently of Beauty. We are very sorry,
they said, that she is in trouble; she is such a good girl! she always spoke so kindly to the poor! she was so gentle and courteous!
Several of her suitors, also, still wished to marry her, although she had not a penny, but she told them that she could not think of leaving her father in his distress, and that she intended going with him into the country, to comfort him, and help with the work. Beauty was very unhappy at losing her fortune, but she said to herself, It is no use crying, tears will not give me back my riches; I must try and be happy without them.
As soon as they were settled in their country house, the merchant and his sons began to till the ground. Beauty rose every morning at four o’clock, and made haste to clean the house and prepare the dinner. She found her duties very painful and fatiguing at first, for she had not been accustomed to do the work of a servant; but in two months’ time she had grown stronger, and the activity of her life gave her fresh health and colour. When her day’s work was over, she amused herself with reading, or music; sometimes she sat down to her wheel, and sang to her spinning. Meanwhile her two sisters were wearied to death with the dulness of their life; they stayed in bed till ten o’clock, did nothing all day but saunter about, and for their only diversion talked with regret of their former fine clothes and friends. "Look at our young