

The rest was icing on the cake, filling in the back story of the time before the movie kicks off. There is a plague and a fairly harsh witch hunt, for lack of a better term, that all ultimately lead to the Beast's curse.Īs I mentioned earlier, this felt like bonus content to the 1991-Disney animated movie because a good portion of it stuck true to that original. We learn about the kingdom before, at a time when magic was still present, as well as about the Beast's parents and their unkind rule over their people. We get a back and forth timeline following Belle in the present part of the story, and the past perspective follows Belle's parents before she was born.Īs we know, Belle lives with her father, an eccentric inventor, on the outskirts of town.īut what happened to Belle's mother? This reimagining tells who she was and that happens to be the Enchantress who cursed the Beast.
#As old as time a twisted tale pdf series
This third installment in Disney's Twisted Tales series asks, what if Belle's mom had been the one to curse the Beast?įollowing the parameters of a fairly strict retelling, this story feels like bonus content for the original animated movie. We get a back and forth timeline following Belle in the present part of the story, and the past perspective follows Belle's parents before she was **3.5-stars rounded up**Īn new and imaginative twist on the tale as old as time. This third installment in Disney's Twisted Tales series asks, what if Belle's mom had been the one to curse the Beast? Following the parameters of a fairly strict retelling, this story feels like bonus content for the original animated movie. **3.5-stars rounded up** An new and imaginative twist on the tale as old as time. It was all just super fun to me and I enjoyed the twist on the tale. They also find out a revelation about the curse. Baba Yaga, Hansel and Gretel.īelle finds out about the curse on the place and wants to help the Beast and servants out.

Stories of witches with their fires and stoves and terrible, terrible endings played through her head. Bell drew into herself a little, alarmed.

The stove, which seemed so cheerful and warm and fiery at the end of the room, now began to yawn and stretch its great black iron arms and exhaust pipe. Īlmost everything was fluttering and shuffling: the china was indeed waking from whatever slumber it enjoyed dishes were carefully shuddering themselves to life teacups were bouncing and trying to get out of their glass cabinet prison. < - yeah that sounds all crazy to those that don't really know the story but you will just have to read it to find out the whole beginning stuff =) No spoilers today!īelle finds that she's in an enchanted castle, or is she. Maurice and Rosalind had little Belle =) ♥Ĭut to awhile down the road and Belle is older, she trades the beast of a hidden castle to take her prisoner instead of her father. Most of the ones that were left, moved to right outside the village to a new village of their own. Most of these les charmantes were very nice people - ish. But the evil King and Queen didn't like this and starting taking all of the magical people away. Rosalind had magical powers as did many in the village. This starts a story of Rosalind and Maurice. Most of the ones that were left, moved to right outside the village to a new village of their own I just read the most wonderful story =) ♥Īt first I was a little confused and then my light bulb went off!

I just read the most wonderful story =) ♥ At first I was a little confused and then my light bulb went off! This starts a story of Rosalind and Maurice.
