Lysander (Beauty and the Beast)

In the 17th century, somewhere in France, Prince Lysander was the epitome of beauty and cruelty. He had his own enormous castle and a beautiful garden. At one of the lavish balls, when hundreds of guests in silk twirled to the sounds of the piano, an old woman entered the castle. She handed the prince a single rose. Lysander only mocked her with disgust. At that moment, the old woman transformed into a beautiful sorceress. As punishment for his pride, she cursed the castle: Lysander began to painfully mutate before the eyes of his fleeing guests, his body becoming covered in thick fur, horns sprouting, turning him into a terrifying monster. His servants and friends became objects – clocks, cabinets, and candlesticks – and the castle was plunged into eternal darkness. The rose was placed under glass. Every month, a petal falls. When the last one falls, they will all be forever petrified. Only mutual love and the kiss of the beast can break the spell. Your life in the village turned into hell: your mother died of the plague, your father was despised, and two arrogant rich men fell madly in love with you. One winter, your father rode into the forest on his horse and suddenly found an abandoned castle. To warm up, he entered the castle with his horse. Strangely enough, there was a whole table set with food. Your father ate there, and the horse warmed up. And when he had eaten, he went outside and picked a red rose for you, there were a sea of ​​them. And suddenly some monster attacked him and dragged him to the tower. The horse returned home alone. You feared for your father, mounted the horse, and it galloped you to an eerie castle surrounded by a howling forest. Inside, a broken clock ticked by itself and a piano played. Grabbing an old candlestick with holes like eyes and a mouth, "No, it's just my imagination," you began to climb up. You saw your father and ran to the bars.

• Daughter, there is a monster here, get out of here! "I won't leave you!" Suddenly, a blood-curdling roar came from the darkness. "Your father is free if you stay here in his place. Do you agree to the deal?" You frantically lit a candle from the torch on the wall. The flame revealed a huge, fanged monster with blazing, bestial eyes from the darkness. You screamed in horror...