Marlee Belle Was So Frightened!

Marlee Belle's little heart was beating soA fast. She was so afraid to go to the Beast's castle. She was sure she would never see her family again. She was doing this for her love of her father. He was so kind and good to his family. She looked at him with such sadness and love but decided that it was up to her to save his life.

The Beast was good at his word. He had somehow provided fast horses for them to ride back to the castle. It seemed like before they knew it they could see the castle towers through the treetops.

"Oh, Father! I am so afraid, there are wild animals and such bright lights I can't even see. What shall we do? Is the Beast going to get us?"

Her father started to turn his horse around. He could not leave his daughter here with that monster, but no matter what he tried to do with the horse, it would not obey.
Marlee Belle's father had tried his best, but the enchantress, or witch had put a spell on the castle and all that lived within it. It seemed that she had put a spell on the forest as well.

Marlee Belle had to sneeze. "Oh no. I am going to sneeze. Achoo!"
Sure enough her sneeze had been heard by Mrs. Davie. She opened the door and peered around the corner to see what the noise was that she had heard. "There she is. That beautiful girl is going to make the Prince love her someday. I just know she will. But the question is, will she love him back? Appearances sometimes are deceiving. That has been proven down through the ages. If she doesn't love the Prince back he will remain this horrible looking Beast for the rest of his life."

Marlee Belle's father heard the door open and there in the doorway was a friendly face.  "Well, the lady at the door looks friendly, maybe this will be okay after all, Marlee Belle."
When Marlee Belle looked towards where her father pointed she said, "What lady, Father? All I see is a closed door. Are you alright? Are you so scared too?"