Review: A lovely classic tale with a significant moral lesson
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
This classic tale is told in a pleasant manner and children will enjoy it today as children have enjoyed it for years. A wealthy man has six sons and six daughters. He losses his fortune because of a fire, and hears that all his shops with much wealth have been lost at sea. No one offers to help the family. Father and children now need to work hard. All the spoiled daughters but one resent the work. The youngest is brave, cheerful, and very considerate. She loved to dance and sing. She was so pretty that people called her beauty..Then a ship that father thought was lost was discovered to be safe. It was filled with great wealth. Father wanted to celebrate by giving each daughter a gift. The spoiled daughters asked for much, but Beauty said she would be satisfied with a rose.This request led to interesting consequences with a significant moral lesson.