Prologue-Jennifer Kaas

[00:01.43]prologue - various artists [00:33.49]once upon a time, in a faraway land [00:36.02]a young prince lived in a shining castle [00:38.53] [00:39.22]although he had everything his heart desired [00:42.17]the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind [00:45.49] [00:47.79]but then, one winter's night [00:49.22] [00:49.73]an old beggar woman came to the castle [00:52.34]and offered him a single rose [00:53.85] [00:54.40]in return for shelter from the bitter cold. [00:56.72] [00:58.47]repulsed by her haggard appearance, [01:00.83]the prince sneered at the gift [01:02.96]and turned the old woman away [01:04.52] [01:05.04]but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances [01:08.06] [01:08.68]for beauty is found within [01:10.61] [01:12.50]and when he dismissed her again [01:13.89] [01:14.52]the old woman's ugliness melted away [01:16.89] [01:17.51]to reveal a beautiful enchantress [01:19.45] [01:20.94]the prince tried to apologize, but it was too late [01:23.75] [01:24.69]for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. [01:27.31] [01:27.99]and as punishment, [01:29.14]she transformed him into a hideous beast [01:31.44] [01:32.87]and placed a powerful spell on the castle [01:35.13] [01:35.70]and all who lived there. [01:37.15] [01:38.77]ashamed of his monstrous form, [01:40.47] [01:41.03]the beast concealed himself inside his castle, [01:43.29] [01:44.04]with a magic mirror as his [01:45.84]only window to the outside world. [01:47.35] [01:49.91]the rose she had offered, [01:51.78]was truly an enchanted rose, [01:53.47] [01:54.28]which would bloom for many years. [01:56.54] [01:58.66]if he could learn to love another, [02:00.85]and earn her love in return [02:02.59]by the time the last petal fell, [02:04.30] [02:05.04]then the spell would be broken. [02:06.41] [02:07.80]if not, he would be doomed to remain a beast [02:11.98]for all time. [02:12.86] [02:15.43]as the years passed, [02:16.36] [02:17.00]he fell into despair, and lost all hope, [02:20.65] [02:21.89]for who could ever learn to love...a beast [02:24.95]