Summarise the story of Beauty and the Beast in 10 chronological bullet points:
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Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale first published by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. However, the best-known written version was abridged from Villeneuve’s work 1756 by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
The story begins with a widower merchant who lives in a mansion with his six children, three sons and three daughters. All his daughters are very beautiful, but the youngest, Beauty, is the loveliest, as well as kind, well-read, and pure of heart. Her two elder sisters are wicked, selfish, vain, and spoiled. They secretly taunt Beauty and treat her more like a servant than a sister.
The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth at sea, which sinks most of his merchant fleet. He and his children are then forced to live in a small farmhouse and work for their living. Years later, the merchant hears that one of the trade ships he had sent off has arrived back in port, having escaped destruction. He then leaves on a journey, and before he leaves, he asks his children if they want him to bring gifts back for them. The sons ask for weapons and horses to hunt with. His oldest daughters ask for jewels and fine dresses. Beauty is satisfied with the promise of a rare rose.
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