可能有的朋友还不知道《美女与野兽》这不童话的作者谁，其实这是一本来自法国的童话，作者是博蒙夫人。

　　《美女与野兽》【作者简介】

　　博蒙夫人是一位法国作家，婚后移居英格兰。在英格兰以家庭教师为生的她开始为伦敦的报纸撰写一系列教育性文章，这些文章主要基于民间故事、历史、传说以及地方志的故事而作。进入不惑之年以后，她开始在很多杂志上发表故事。《美女与野兽》就是在一本儿童杂志上发表的。在法国，博蒙夫人是第一本儿童杂志的创始人，她编写的故事和童话充满了自由幻想的色彩。

　　《美女与野兽》中英童话

　　Beauty and the Beast

　　美女与野兽

　　A rich merchant who had three sons and three daughters lived in a big house in the city. His Youngest daughter was so beautiful she was called Beauty by all who knew her. She was as sweet and good as she was beautiful.

　　有一位富有的商人和他的三个儿子和三个女儿住在城市里的一幢大房子里。他最小的女儿非常美丽，认识她的人都称她为美女。她不仅美丽，而且温柔善良。

　　Sadly all of the merchant's ships were lost at sea and he and his family had to move to a small cottage in the country. His sons worked hard on the land and Beauty was happy working in the house, but his two elder daughters complained and grumbled all day long, especially about Beauty.

　　不幸的是商人的船在海上失踪了，于是他和家人搬到乡下的一间农房里。他的儿子们辛勤地耕地，美女也在家里愉快地忙碌着，但是她的两个姐姐整日抱怨牢骚，尤其对美女不满意。