Once upon a time, in a faraway land,
a young prince lived in a shining castle.
Although he had everything his heart desired,
the prince was spoiled, selfish,
and unkind. But then, one winter's night,
an old beggar woman came to the castle
and offered him a single rose
in return for shelter from the bitter cold.
Repulsed by her haggard appearance,
the prince sneered at the gift and
turned the old woman away,
but she warned him not to be deceived
by appearances, for beauty is found within.
And when he dismissed her again,
the old woman's ugliness melted away
to reveal a beautiful enchantress.
The prince tried to apologize,
but it was too late, for she had seen that
there was no love in his heart,
and as punishment, she transformed him into
a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell
on the castle, and all who lived there.
Ashamed of his monstrous form,
the beast concealed himself inside his castle,
with a magic mirror as his only window
to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly
an enchanted rose, which would bloom until
his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another,
and earn her love in return by the time
the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken.
If not, he would be doomed to remain
a beast for all time. As the years passed,
he fell into despair, and lost all hope,
for who could ever learn to love a beast?
After reading please choose the correct answer.
1. What's the story about?
a. It's about fighting against an evil anchantment of the BEAST.
b. It's about the beauty in the village.
c. It's about the fairy tale in the legend.
d. It's about the history of the important one.
2. Who are the main charactors in this story?
a. The anchantress and the beast.
b. The beast and the soldiers.
c. The beauty and the beast.
d. The magic mirror and the rose.
3. What is not the main habit of the prince at the beginning of the story?
a. selfish b. spoiled c. unkind d. generous
4. What did the old beggar offer to the prince
when she came to the castle?
a. The single rose
b. The single candle
c. The magic candle
d. The magic candy
5. The enchanted rose would bloom until ______.
a. Twenty-first years of the beast.
b. Twenty-fifth years of the beast.
c. Twnety-second years of the beast.
d. Twenty-third years of the beast.
6. The enchantress transformed the prince into _______.
a. an ugliest whale.
b. a hideous beast.
c. a lovely monster.
d. a cute beast.
7. The beast used the magic mirror for _______.
a. looking outside the castle.
b. looking himself everyday.
c. looking at the village beside.
d. looking at the forest.
8. What would the beast have to do
for he wouldn't be a beast forever?
a. Learn to love another and leave her finally.
b. Learn to love one girl and control her in the castle.
c. Learn to love another one and earn her love in return
by the time the last petal of the rose fell.
d. Learn to take care another and spoil her.
9. If the beast could do as the enchantress said,
what would be happened then?
a. The spell would still remain.
b. The beast would be punished.
c. The spell would be broken.
d. The beast would be the same as before.
10. What do you think who could ever learn to love a beast?
a. The selfish girl as same as him.
b. The lovely but unkind girl.
c. The kindest and gentle beauty.
d. The sweet and impolite woman.
