Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince named Namjoon lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything a person could want, he had no love in his heart. One winter's night, an old woman came to the castle begging Namjoon for shelter from the cold. In return for the kindness, she offered him a single, perfect rose.

Disgusted by her rags, Namjoon sneered at the rose and turned the poor woman away.

"Do not be fooled by appearances," she warned him. "There is beauty to be found in all things."

Then, in a flash, the woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a lovely enchantress!

As punishment for his selfishness, the enchantress turned Namjoon into a hideous beast, the castle into a dark fortress, and the servants into household objects.

Before she left, she gave Namjoon two gifts: a magic mirror that allowed him to see the outside world, and the rose, which would only live until his twenty-first birthday.

"If you learn to love another and earnt their love in return before the last petal of the rose has fallen," said the enchantress, "the spell will be broken. If not, you will remain a beast forever!"

A few years passed. One day, in a village not far from the castle, a young man named Jin was crossing the town square. Jin loved to read, and as usual, he had his nose in a book.

The handsome but conceited Gaston watched him. Gaston admired Jin almost as much as he admired himself.

"He is the boy I am going to marry," he declared.

When Jin got home his brother, Taehyung, greeted him excitedly.

"I've just finished my latest invention!" he exclaimed. "I hope it works."

"Of course, it will," Jin reassured him. "I'm sure it will win first prize at the fair!"

That afternoon Taehyung hitched his invention to his horse, Soonshim, and set off for the fair. But Taehyung and Soonshim became lost as they rode through the forest. Suddenly they heard the howling of wolves! The frightened horse reared up in alarm, sending poor Taehyung flying through the air.

Taehyung 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 followed a path until he came to a dark, forbidding castle. When no one answered his knock, Taehyung opened the creaking door and let himself in.

No sooner was he inside than a strange thing happened. A candlestick bowed and began talking to him.

"Welcome, my good man!" said the candlestick.

Then a clock stepped out of the shadows and scolded the candlestick. "Hoseok, you know our master said not to let anyone in!"

"Oh, but now that he's here, Yoongi," said Jungkook, a talking teapot, "we must be kind to the gentleman!" His teacup son, Chip, agreed.

So they gave Taehyung 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 Taehyung timidly.

"I'll give you a place to stay!" shouted Namjoon. Then he scooped Taehyung up in his hairy paws and carried him off to the dungeon!

Back at the villiage, Jin was waiting for his brother to return when Gaston came to ask for his hand in marriage. Jin tried to say no politely.

"I really don't deserve you…" he started to say, but Gaston would not listen.

He had backed him up against the door when Jin reached for the doorknob. He opened the door and sent him sprawling down the steps into a giant puddle.

Later, Jin heard Soonshim whinnying outside his window. "Where is my brother?" she said to the horse. "Did something happen to him?" Jin threw on a cloak and leaped onto Soonshim's back. "Take me to my brother," he commanded.

Soonshim sped through the forest until he came to the dark and uninviting castle. Jin saw his brother's hat lying just inside the gate. He tied Soonshim to a post and followed the path up to the castle.

"Brother, are you here?" cried Jin. He slowly pushed open the door of the castle and stepped inside. Hoseok, Yoongi, Jungkook and Chip quietly followed Jin through the halls.

"Isn't he lovely?" whispered Jungkook. "Perhaps he's he one who will break the spell."

Finally, Jin found his poor brother locked away in a lonely cell. He was reaching out to touch his hand when Namjoon suddenly appeared. Trembling with fright, Jin asked Namjoon to let his brother go.

"He is a weak man," he begged. "Take me instead."

"Very well," said Namjoon. "But you must promise to stay here forever."

"You have my word," replied Jin.

Then, before Jin could say a proper good-bye, Namjoon dragged Taehyung away and sent him home in an enchanted coach.

Soon Namjoon returned for Jin.

"You may go anywhere you like," he said, as he showed him to his room, "but you must never go near the west wing."

Then Namjoon shut the door. Jin was alone with Wardrobe, who was delighted to have a lovely young man to dress.

Meanwhile, Taehyung raced to the village tavern to get help.

"A hideous beast has Jin locked up in his castle!" Taehyung cried.

But Gaston and the villagers only laughed at him, so he left by himself to find Jin.

Later that night, Jin sneaked out of his room to eat and explore the castle. Yoongi and Hoseok started to give Jin the tour, but he slipped away to see the forbidden west wing.

"I wonder what he's hiding there," he said.

When he came to Namjoon's room, he found the enchanted rose under a bell jar. He was about to touch its soft petals when Namjoon came charging towards him.

"Don't touch that!" he bellowed. "I told you not to come here! Get out!"

Jin ran from the room, down the stairs and out the into the freezing night. He leaped onto Soonshim and began to race him through the woods. He would not stay at that castle with the horrible Namjoon, no matter what he had promised!

Suddenly, a pack of prowling wolves crept out from the darkness, their yellow eyes flashing in the night. Soonshim reared up in fear, and Jin tumbled to the ground. But before the fierce creatures could pounce on him, Namjoon came to Jin's rescue! The wolves attacked Namjoon with their sharp teeth and claws, but he fought them off.

Jin mounted Soonshim and was about to make his escape, when he saw the injured Namjoon stagger and fall.

"I can't just leave him here," he said softly. "Help me get him back, Soonshim." Together, Jin and the horse brought Namjoon back to the castle.

Tenderly, Jin cleaned and bandaged Namjoon's wounds.

"By the way," he said, "thank you for saving my life." Jin smiled at Namjoon for the first time. Shyly, he smiled back.

In the dark days that followed, Namjoon took Jin for walks in the garden, and he showed him his library. In return, Jin began to teach him how to behave like a gentleman. Slowly, Jin and Namjoon were becoming friends!

One night after dinner, Namjoon bashfully led Jin to the ballroom. It wasn't long before they were waltzing gracefully across the dance floor.

"Are you happy here?" Namjoon asked.

"Yes," said Jin. "If only I could see my brother…"

"There is a way," said Namjoon, handing him the magic mirror. Jin gasped at the sight of his brother, sick and lost in the forest.

"You must go to him," said Namjoon sadly. "Take the mirror with you."

Jin found his brother, and with the help of Soonshim he got him home to bed. Soon, Taehyung was well again.

Not long after, a strange man came to their door. Gaston and the villagers were with him.

"Gaston tells me that Taehyung has been raving about a beast," the man told Jin. "I have come to take your brother away to the asylum."

"Never!" replied Jin. "I will prove to you that my brother is not crazy!" He held up the magic mirror so that everyone could see Namjoon.

The villagers cried out in fright when they saw Namjoon in the mirror.

"That beast is dangerous!" Gaston shouted. "I say we go up to the castle and get rid of him before he harms anyone!"

Jin tried to stop them, but it was no use.

Soon the angry crowd was storming Namjoon's castle.

As Gaston ran upstairs to search for Namjoon, the villagers broke into the dining hall. But Namjoon's loyal servants were ready and waiting to attack. The villagers were no match for the pitchers, clocks, footstools and brushes. Soon they turned and fled from the castle in defeat.

Meanwhile, Gaston had found Namjoon, and chased him onto the roof. "Get up and fight!" Gaston taunted.

But ever since Jin had left the castle, Namjoon had lost intrest in living. He didn't want to fight.

Gaston raised his club, ready to kill Namjoon!

"Nooo!" Jin cried from below. He raced upstairs.

At the sight of him, Namjoon's spirit returned and he blocked the clubs blow. Namjoon grabbed Gaston by the neck, but he could no longer find it in his heart to hurt anyone. He released Gaston, unharmed.

As Jin arrived and embraced Namjoon, Gaston sneaked up from behind. He stabbed Namjoon in the back!

Roaring in pain, Namjoon struck out at Gaston. Gaston took a step backward and lost his balance. With a terrible scream, he fell from the roof and was gone forever.

Namjoon took a step toward Jin and then collapsed from his wounds.

"At least I got to see you one last time," said Namjoon.

"You're going to be all right," said Jin through his tears. Then he whispered, "I love you."

In Namjoon's room, Hoseok and Yoongi watched in despair as the rose shed it's last petal.

But then a sparkling, magical light surrounded Namjoon. His paws became hands and feet, and the rest of his body was restored to it's former handsomeness. Jin looked on in amazement as Namjoon turned into a prince!

One by one the objects in the household became human again: Hoseok, Jimin his fiancée, Yoongi, Jungkook, Chip, and all the others. The spell was broken!

Namjoon and Jin looked into each other's eyes. As they kissed, they knew that they would live happily ever after!

THE END