Quote Originally Posted by emmilou View Post
I think he was nice in the first place, once upon a time? A Prince. Magical witchery potions turned him into a Beast, he locked up Bella's poppa in a prison but she gave herself up instead and got to know him big teeth, tail and all and thought he was a jolly nice chap under all that fur.

Ah it was a fairy not a witch...
Upon returning, Belle finds the Beast almost dead, and she weeps over him, saying that she loves him. When her tears strike him, the Beast is transformed into a handsome prince. The Prince informs Belle that long ago a fairy turned him into a hideous beast after he refused to let her in from the rain, and that only by finding true love, despite his ugliness, could the curse be broken. He and Belle are married and they lived happily ever after together.