Write a brief summary of R.K. Narayan essay the beauty and the beast
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R.K. Narayan wrote this essay "The Beauty & the Beast" which is basically sponsored from Disney. This essay was taken from Narayan's Collection ‘Next Sunday’. Here,he defines the idea of beauty in a very simple manner.
Beauty is ecologised because if the commercial value being attached to it. The idea of beauty is very personal. There is no universally acknowledged parameters regarding beauty.
Beauty is something which can be understand when we get used to a beast. Here Beast refers to ugliness.
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The beauty and the beast:
Once upon a time, a wealthy businessman and his three daughters resided in a large mansion. They were all quite lovely. Belle was the youngest. She was noted for her beauty and purity of heart. Her sisters, on the other hand, were evil and self-centered. But their fortunes quickly shifted. The merchant lost everything in a storm at sea. As a result, he and his girls relocated to a modest farmhouse in a village. They had to labor really hard to make a life.
The merchant learned years later that one of his trading ships had returned to port. It had somehow escaped the severe storm. As a result, the trader decided to return to the city to see if it still held anything of value.
Before leaving, he asked his girls, "Do you want me to bring you anything?" His oldest daughters both requested jewelry and elegant clothing.
"Father, promise me you will bring me a rare rose that does not grow in this part of the country," Belle said. The merchant left for the city after agreeing to her request. When he arrived in town, he discovered that his ship's cargo had been taken to satisfy his obligations.
He got lost in the woods on his way back. In search of refuge, he came across a gorgeous palace and entered it.
Inside, he discovered tables piled high with food and wine, evidently provided for him by the palace's unknown owner. The merchant accepted the gift, ate lavishly, and spent the night at the palace. The next morning, as the merchant was preparing to leave, he noticed a rose garden and remembered Belle's yearning for a rose.
After selecting the most beautiful rose, the merchant was confronted by a horrible Beast.
"Last night you were hungry and without shelter," he told the merchant. I provided you with food, shelter, and comfort. And now, after accepting my hospitality, you're taking away my most valuable property! You must die for your actions!" The merchant pleaded for his release.
Finally, the Beast agreed. "All well, take the rose for Belle, but you must return to the castle or your daughter will come to stay with me in this castle." The businessman was disappointed, but he accepted the situation.
The Beast sent him on his way with jewels and nice clothes for his daughters, emphasizing that Belle was his priority. When the merchant returned home, he attempted to keep the secret from Belle, but she pried it from him and voluntarily went to the Beast's castle.
"You are the mistress of the castle, and I am your servant," the Beast said kindly. The beast lavished her with clothing and food and engaged her in lengthy chats. Every night, the Beast begged Belle to marry him, only to be turned down.
Belle had a dream after each denial of a lovely prince pleading with her to explain why she kept refusing the beast. She always replied that she couldn't marry the Beast because she simply loved him as a friend. However, Belle was unable to establish the connection between the handsome Prince and the Beast
She was certain that the Beast was imprisoning the prince someplace in the castle. She looked for him and came across numerous enchanting rooms, but never found the prince of her dreams.
For several months, Belle lived in luxury in the Beast's palace, being attended on hand and foot by unseen servants and having an endless supply of lovely clothes to wear. She eventually felt homesick and asked the Beast to let her visit her family.
He said he'd let it if she returned exactly a week later. Belle accepted and returned home with an enchanted mirror and ring.
The mirror would allow her to view what was going on back at the Beast's castle, and the ring, when rotated three times around her finger, would allow her to return to the castle in an instant. Her elder sisters were taken aback to find her properly fed and adorned in finery. They felt envious of her contented life at the castle.
They urged her to stay for just one more day after learning she had to return to the Beast on a certain day. They secretly hoped that the Beast would become enraged with Belle for breaking her pledge and devour her!
Belle's heart was stirred by her sisters' false display of affection, and she consented to stay.
Belle began to feel bad about violating her pledge to the Beast and used the mirror to spy on him back at the castle. She was shocked to find the Beast half-dead from heartbreak.
He was lying near the rose bushes from which her father had stolen the rose. She quickly returned to the Beast using the ring. She sobbed over him, declaring her love for him.
The Beast was converted into a gorgeous prince as soon as her tears touched him!
The Prince explained to Belle that a fairy had long ago turned him into a terrible beast after he refused to let her in from the rain and that the curse could only be lifted by finding true love despite his appearance.
The prince and Belle eventually married and lived happily ever after.
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