Today, our story is another classic fairy tale, 'Beauty and the Beast'. Although it has taken inspiration from much older stories, like the myth of Psyche and Cupid, it first appeared in print after Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve wrote a version. It became more famous still when the author of many French fairy tales and morality stories, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, abridged this earlier version, and gave us the Tale we read today. There are some notable differences between this story and the famous Disney version - for example, a Cinderella-esque inclusion of some ugly sisters - but it will delight fans of Disney and lovers of original fairy tales alike.
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