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“ You ungrateful man ! ” said the Beast in a terrible voice . “ I saved your life . I let you into my castle . And how do you thank me ? You steal my roses , and I love them more than anything in the world ! For this you must die . I will give you a quarter of an hour to say your prayers . ” The merchant fell on his knees and lifted his hands . “ My lord , please forgive me , ” he said . “ I did not mean any harm . I only picked a rose for one of my daughters . She asked me for one . ” “ My name is not ‘ my lord ’ . It is Beast , ” answered the monster . “ I don’t like fine words . I like people who say what they think . So your sweet talk will not help you . But you say that you have daughters . I will forgive you on one condition . One of your daughters must come here of her own free will and die in your place . Don’t argue with me . Go now . But first , promise me this . If your daughters will not die for you , you must come back here in three months . ” The merchant did not want to give any of his daughters to this ugly monster . But he thought , “ At least I will see my children one more time . ” So he promised to come back . The Beast told him that he could go . “ But you will not leave with empty hands , ” the Beast added . “ Go back to the room where you slept . There you will find a large empty chest . Fill it with anything you like , and I will send it to your home . ” Then the Beast went away . “ If I must die , ” the good man thought , “ at least I can leave something for my poor children . ” He went back to the room and found a great many gold coins there . He filled the chest with them , closed it and went to get his horse . He had arrived at the palace full of hope . Now he left it full of sorrow . IV . The Price of a Rose The horse found its own way through the forest , and in a few hours the merchant was home . His children ran to meet him . But he did not smile . He only held up the branch of roses and began to cry . “ Here , Beauty , take these roses , ” he said . “ You cannot imagine how much they are going to cost your poor father . ” Then he told them the whole story . At once the two older sisters began to scream and cry . They said terrible things to Beauty , but Beauty did not cry . “ Look how proud this little creature is ! ” they said . “ She did not ask for dresses like us . Oh no , the young lady wanted to be special . Now she is going to be the death of our poor father . And she is not even crying ! ”
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