可能有的朋友還不知道《美女與野獸》這不童話的作者誰，其實這是一本來自法國的童話，作者是博蒙夫人。

　　《美女與野獸》【作者簡介】

　　博蒙夫人是一位法國作家，婚后移居英格蘭。在英格蘭以家庭教師為生的她開始為倫敦的報紙撰寫一系列教育性文章，這些文章主要基于民間故事、歷史、傳說以及地方志的故事而作。進入不惑之年以后，她開始在很多雜志上發表故事。《美女與野獸》就是在一本兒童雜志上發表的。在法國，博蒙夫人是第一本兒童雜志的創始人，她編寫的故事和童話充滿了自由幻想的色彩。

　　《美女與野獸》中英童話

　　Beauty and the Beast

　　美女與野獸

　　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個兒子和三個女兒住在城市里的一幢大房子里。他最小的女兒非常美麗，認識她的人都稱她為美女。她不僅美麗，而且溫柔善良。

　　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蹤了，于是他和家人搬到鄉下的一間農房里。他的兒子們辛勤地耕地，美女也在家里愉快地忙碌著，但是她的兩個姐姐整日抱怨牢騷，尤其對美女不滿意。