Reading Notes, Jacobs Fairy Tales, Part A

As some extra credit I decided to continue with the European unit so I chose Jacobs fairy tales. I loved reading these because they put twists on classic stories that we have heard our entire lives. I love all the Disney princess stories so my favorite in this collection would definitely have to be Beauty and the Beast. This story differed from the Disney version in a couple of ways. The first is how the youngest daughter (or Belle in the Disney version) came to be with the beast. In this version her father was caught stealing from the beast's garden so to avoid death, he told the beast he would bring his youngest daughter back. Something else that differed is the servants. In the Disney version they were ordinary people who were transformed into objects but in this version, they are just described as invisible hands. In the end of the Disney version, the beast fights the villagers and almost dies but is transformed when Belle says she loves him. In this version the youngest daughter finds the beast laying dead and says she loved him so he is transformed into a prince. Below is my favorite song from the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast.

Bibliography: Europa's Fairy Book by Joseph Jacobs Link