The Spell Is Cast

Prince Adam was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. One winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered the Prince a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the Prince sneered at her gift and turned the old woman away. The old woman warned him not to decieved by appearances, for beauty was found within. When he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. Prince Adam tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. As punishment, the enchantress transformed Prince Adam into a hideous beast. She also cursed all the servants turning them into anthropomorphic objects, the castle became dark and lonely and the woods became infested with wolves.