@myril wrote:
I’m by now bit unsure, what Belle is or was. Before thought it possible, that Belle’s father was simply the mayor, leader of a self-governed town (boroughs), a rich merchant not nobility – what would be more consistent with the original version of Beauty and the Beast. Or more precise, with the short version commonly known. Read that in the first publish version by Villeneuve there was a bit of a different background story, where she was actually the daughter of a king and a (disguised) fairy, planted for her own safety as baby into the family of the merchant. No kidding – found this interesting information on a general great blog called Tales of Faerie, here a direct link to the info.
You have just changed my life for the next few days with that link. Thank you! <3
"Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him."
