One day, in the village of Amoris, not far from the Castle, a young girl named Star was crossing the town Square.
Star loved to read, and as usual, she had her nose in a book.
The handsome but conceited Dakota watched her.
Dakota admired Star almost as much as he admired himself.
"She is the girl I am going to marry" he declared
When Star got home her father Maurice, greeted her excitedly.
"I've just finished my latest invention!" he exclaimed. "I just hope it works"
"of course it will" Star reassured him "I'm sure it will win first prize at the fair!"
That afternoon maurice hitched his invention to his horse, Philippe, and set off for the fair.
But Maurice and Philippe became lost as they rode through the forest. Suddenly they heard the howling of the wolves!
The frightened horse reared up in alarm, sending poor Maurice flying through the air.
Maurice got up quickly and ran down a hillside with the wolves snapping at his heels.
He saw an iron gate, slipped through it, and slammed it shut just in time.
He fallowed the path until he came to a dark, forbidding castle.
When no one answered his knock, Maurice opened the door and let himself in.
No sooner was he inside than a strange thing happened.
A candlestick bowed and behalf talking to him.
"Welcome, my good man!" said the candlestick
Then a clock stepped out of the shadows and scolded the candlestick "Alexy, you know our master said not to let anyone in"
"oh, but now that he's here, Armin" said Iris, a talking teapot
"We must be kind to the gentleman!" her teacup sister, Melody, agreed
So they gave Maurice some tea, a bite to eat, and a chair to rest in.
Suddenly, a dreadful beast burst into the room!
"A stranger!" he roared "what are you doing here?"
"I just needed a place to stay" Said Maurice timidly
"I'll give you a place to stay!" shouted the beast.
The he scooped Maurice up in his hairy paws and carried him off to the dungeon!