1. Prologue
NARRATOR: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a
shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired,
the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one
winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and
offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter
cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at
the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not
to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.
And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness
melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince
tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that
there was no love in his heart, and as punishment, she
transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a
powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there.
Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself
inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to
the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an
enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first
year. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in
return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would
be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for
all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost
all hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast?

(We have seen a progression of stained glass windows illustrating the narration,
as well as BEAST shredding his portrait. The camera slowly zooms out from the
castle and we see the title. Fade up on the home of BELLE. She exits the front
door and begins her walk into town.)


2. Belle
BELLE: Little town, it's a quiet village
Every day, like the one before
Little town, full of little people
Waking up to say...

TOWNSFOLK 1: Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 2: Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 3: Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 4: Bonjour!
TOWNSFOLK 5: Bonjour!
BELLE: There goes the baker with his tray like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town...
BAKER: Good morning, Belle!
(BELLE jumps over to the bakery)
BELLE: Morning monsieur!
BAKER: Where are you off to?
BELLE: The bookshop! I just finished the most wonderful story, about
a beanstalk and an ogre and...
BAKER: (Ignoring her) That's nice...Marie, the baguettes! Hurry up!!
TOWNSFOLK: Look there she goes, that girl is strange no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
WOMAN 1: Never part of any crowd
BARBER: Cause her head's up on some cloud
TOWNSFOLK: No denying she's a funny girl, that Belle!
(BELLE jumps on the back of a wagon and rides through town)
DRIVER: Bonjour!
WOMAN 2: Good day!
DRIVER: How is your family?

WOMAN 3: Bonjour!
MERCHANT: Good day!
WOMAN 3: How is your wife?

WOMAN 4: I need six eggs!
MAN 1: That's too expensive!
BELLE: There must be more than this provincial life!
(BELLE enters the bookshop)
BOOKSELLER: Ah, Belle!
BELLE: Good morning. I've come to return the book I borrowed.
BOOKSELLER: (Putting the book back on the shelf) Finished already?
BELLE: Oh, I couldn't put it down! Have you got anything new?
BOOKSELLER: (laughing) Not since yesterday.
BELLE: (on ladder of bookshelf) That's all right. I'll borrow...
this one.
BOOKSELLER: That one? But you've read it twice!
BELLE: Well it's my favorite! (BELLE swings off side of ladder,
rolling down it's track) Far off places, daring
swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!
BOOKSELLER: (handing her the book) Well, if you like it all that much,
it's yours!
BELLE: But sir!
BOOKSELLER: I insist!
BELLE: Well thank you. Thank you very much! (leaves bookshop)
MEN: (looking in window, then turning to watch her)
Look there she goes
That girl is so peculiar!
I wonder if she's feeling well!
WOMEN: With a dreamy far-off look!
MEN: And her nose stuck in a book!
ALL What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle!
(BELLE sits on the edge of a fountain, singing to the sheep and the washing
woman in the background, who leaves)
BELLE: Oh! Isn't this amazing!
It's my favorite part because, you'll see!
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!

WOMAN 5: Now it's no wonder that her name means 'beauty'
Her looks have got no parallel!
MERCHANT: But behind that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very different from the rest of us...
ALL: She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes different from the rest of us is Belle
(GEESE flying overhead, one is shot and plummets to the ground. LEFOU runs
over, holds out the bag, and misses catching the prize. He returns to GASTON)
LEFOU: Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston! You're the
greatest hunter in the whole world!
GASTON: I know!
LEFOU: Huh. No beast alive stands a chance against
you...and no girl for that matter!
GASTON: It's true, Lefou, and I've got my sights set on that
one! (pointing to BELLE)
LEFOU: The inventor's daughter?
GASTON: She's the one! The lucky girl I'm going to marry.
LEFOU: But she's--
GASTON: The most beautiful girl in town.
LEFOU: I know--
GASTON: And that makes her the best. And don't I deserve the best?
LEFOU: Well of course, I mean you do, but I mean...
GASTON: Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she (BELLE walks by and away)
Who is beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle
BIMBETTES: Look there he goes, isn't he dreamy
Monsieur Gaston, oh he's so cute
Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute
(BELLE walks easily through the crowd of people in the town, GASTON struggles to
catch up to her)
MAN 1: Bonjour!
GASTON: Pardon!
MAN 2: Good day!
MAN 3: Mais oui!
WOMAN 1: You call this bacon?
WOMAN 2: What lovely grapes!
MAN 4: Some cheese!
WOMAN 3: Ten yards!
MAN 4: One pound
GASTON: 'xcuse me!
MAN 4: I'll get the knife!
GASTON: Please let me through!
WOMAN 4: This bread!
MAN 5: Those fish!
WOMAN 4: It's stale!
MAN 5: They smell!
MAN 6: Madame's mistaken!
BELLE: There must be more than this provincial life!
GASTON: Just watch I'm going to make Belle my wife! (TOWNSFOLK gather
around GASTON, and eventually surround him)
ALL: Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special
A most peculiar mademoiselle
It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in!
GROUP 1: But she really is a funny girl
GROUP 2: A beauty but a funny girl
ALL: She really is a funny girl! That Belle!
Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour!


3. Belle (Reprise)
(GASTON walks off, dejected, and the focus returns to the cottage. BELLE pokes
her head out the door.)
BELLE: (To the chickens) Is he gone? Can you imagine, he asked me to
marry him. Me, the wife of that
boorish, brainless...
Madame Gaston, can't you just see it
Madame Gaston, his little wife
Not sir, not me, I guarantee it
I want much more than this provincial life...
(BELLE walks into the pen and feeds the animals, then runs off singing into an
open field overlooking a beautiful valley)
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere
I want it more than I can tell
And for once it might be grand
To have someone understand
I want so much more than they've got planned.


4. Gaston
(BEAST leaves, slamming the door behind him. BELLE, terrified, runs over to the
bed and flings herself onto it, finally breaking down and crying. Fade to
tavern in the town.)

GASTON: Who does she think she is? That girl has tangled with the wrong
man. No one says 'no' to Gaston!
LEFOU: Darn right!
GASTON: Dismissed. Rejected. Publicly humiliated. Why, it's more than I
can bear. (turns chair away)
LEFOU: (Runs in front of him) More beer?
GASTON: (Turns chair away again) What for? Nothing helps. I'm disgraced.
LEFOU: Who, you? Never. Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together.

Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston
Looking so down in the dumps
Every guy here'd love to be you, Gaston (cheering from the
gallery)
Even when taking your lumps

There's no man in town as admired as you
You're everyone's favorite guy
Everyone's awed and inspired by you (LEFOU turns chair back to
forward)
And it's not very hard to see why!

No one's slick as Gaston, no one's quick as Gaston
No one's next as incredibly thick as Gaston
For there's no man in town half as manly
Perfect, a pure paragon!
You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley
And they'll tell you who's team they'd prefer to be on!
(LEFOU has pulled a man's belt off, whose pants fall to the ground. LEFOU jumps
up and wraps the belt around GASTON's neck, who flexes and breaks it off. LEFOU
continues to dance around. OLD CRONIES pick him up and swing him around.)

OLD CRONIES: No one's been like Gaston, a king-pin like Gaston
LEFOU: No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston
GASTON: As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!
OLD CRONIES: My, what a guy that Gaston!
(OLD CRONIES swing LEFOU back and forth into the camera. LEFOU tickles GASTON's
chin, who stands with pride)

OLD CRONIES: Give five hurrahs, give twelve hip-hips
LEFOU: Gaston is the best and the rest is all drips!
(LEFOU swings up his arm in dance and throws a mug of beer in GASTON's face, who
socks LEFOU in the face)

ALL: No one fights like Gaston, no one bites like Gaston
WRESTLER: In a wrestling match, nobody bites like Gaston
BIMBETTES: For there's no one as burly and brawny
GASTON: As you see I've got biceps to spare
LEFOU: Not a bit of him scraggly or scrawny
GASTON: That's right! And every last inch of me's covered with hair!
(GASTON fights with the men, then lifts a bench with the BIMBETTES on it. He
drops the bench on LEFOU, then turns to the camera and reveals his hairy chest.)

OLD CRONIES: No one hits like Gaston, matches wits like Gaston
LEFOU: In a spitting match, nobody spits like Gaston!
GASTON: I'm especially good at expectorating! Ptooey!
ALL: Ten points for Gaston!
(GASTON plays a chess game with a man, then hits the board, sending it and
pieces all over. He takes a bite of leather from the belt once wrapped around
his neck, chews it and spits it into a spittoon, which falls and gets stuck on
the head of LEFOU.)
GASTON: When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs
Every morning to help me get large!
And now that I'm grown, I eat five dozen eggs
So I'm roughly the size of a barge!
(GASTON juggles a number of eggs, then swallows them whole. LEFOU attempts the
trick, and is hit in the face by three eggs.)
ALL: No one shoots like Gaston, makes those beauts like Gaston
LEFOU: Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston
GASTON: I use antlers in all of my decorating!
ALL: Say it again, who's a man among men?
And then say it once more,
Who's the hero next door?
Who's a super success, don't you know, can't you guess?
There's just one man in town, who's got all of it down...
LEFOU: And his name's G-A-S-T-G-A-S-T-E-G-A-S-T-O--ouch!
ALL: GASTON!!!
(GASTON takes three shots at a beer barrel, which begins leaking into the mugs
of onlookers. He returns stomping to his chair, where we see the fireplace
surrounded by the heads of the animals he has killed. The mystery cut of music
is here! Cut to ending of "Gaston Reprise")


5. Gaston (Reprise)
(The OLD CRONIES have picked up the chair and carry GASTON around in it. LEFOU
tries to flee, but they toss the chair into its normal place, and LEFOU is
pinned underneath. MAURICE bursts in frantically)

MAURICE: Help! Someone help me!
OLD MAN: Maurice?
MAURICE: Please! Please, I need your help! He's got her. He's got her
locked in the dungeon.
LEFOU: Who?
MAURICE: Belle. We must go. Not a minute to lose!
GASTON: Whoa! Slow down, Maurice. Who's got Belle locked in a dungeon?
MAURICE: A beast! A horrible, monstrous beast!
(MAURICE has gone from person to person, pleading his case, until he is thrown
at the feet of GASTON. A moment of silence, then the OLD CRONIES begin to laugh
and mock him.)
CRONY 1: Is it a big beast?
MAURICE: Huge!
CRONY 2: With a long, ugly snout?
MAURICE: Hideously ugly!
CRONY 3: And sharp, cruel fangs?
MAURICE: Yes, yes. Will you help me?
GASTON: All right, old man. We'll help you out.
MAURICE: You will? Oh thank you, thank you!

(The OLD CRONIES pick up MAURICE and help him out by throwing him through the
door.)

CRONY 1: Crazy old Maurice. He's always good for a laugh!
GASTON: (Very pensive) Crazy old Maurice, hmm? Crazy old Maurice. Hmmm?
Lefou, I'm afraid I've been thinking.
(LEFOU is still under the chair.)
LEFOU: A dangerous pastime--
GASTON: (finishing line) I know,
But that wacky old coot is Belle's father
And his sanity's only so-so

Now the wheels in my head have been turning
Since I looked at that loony old man
See I promised myself I'd be married to Belle,
And right now I'm evolving a plan!
(GASTON picks LEFOU out from under the chair and holds his head close, and
whispers)
GASTON: If I...(whisper)
LEFOU: Yes?
GASTON: Then we'd...(whisper)
LEFOU: No, would she?
GASTON: (whispering)...GUESS!
LEFOU: Now I get it!
BOTH: Let's go!
(They begin a waltz around the floor as they sing)
BOTH: No one plots like Gaston, takes cheap shots like Gaston
LEFOU: Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston
ALL: So his marriage we soon'll be celebrating!
My what a guy, Gaston!!!


6. Be Our Guest
(The dining room, where BELLE is seated at the end of a long table. LUMIERE
is on the table and a spotlight shines on him.)

LUMIERE: Ma chere, mademoiselle. It is with deepest pride and
greatest pleasure that I welcome you tonight. And now, we invite
you to relax. Let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly
presents...your dinner.

Be our guest, be our guest
Put our service to the test,
tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
and we provide the rest!
(The CHAIR has wrapped a napkin around the neck of BELLE, who takes it off and
places it on her lap. The CHAIR's arms put it's hands on it's 'waist' as if it
were mad.
Soup du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres
Why we only live to serve
Try the grey stuff, it's delicious
Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!
(LUMIERE offers BELLE a plate of hors d'oeuvres. She dips her finger in one,
and tastes it.)
They can sing, they can dance
After all, miss, this is France!
And a dinner here is never second best!
Go on unfold your menu, take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest, be our guest, be our guest!
(A cabinet at the end of the table opens to reveal a large CHINA collection,
which rolls out and begins to perform. LUMIERE hands BELLE a menu, which she
begins to read.)
Beef ragout, cheese souffle,
Pie and pudding en flambe!
We'll prepare and serve with flair
A culinary cabaret!
(Plates of food go dancing by, with COGSWORTH in the pudding. LUMIERE sets his
torch to it, and it explodes, turning COGSWORTH's face black with soot.)
You're alone and you're scared,
But the banquet's all prepared!
No one's gloomy or complaining,
While the flatware's entertaining!
(The FLATWARE enters a 'Busby Berlkley-esque' swimming scene.)
We tell jokes, I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
(LUMIERE, standing on a plate, is elevated and begins to juggle his candles.
MUGS enter the shot.)
MUGS: And it's all in perfect taste
That you can bet!!!
(The MUGS begin a gymnastics routine, hopping over one another and passing a
beverage from one to the next)
ALL: Come on and lift your glass,
You've won your own free pass
To be our guest!
LUMIERE: If you're stressed, it's fine dining we suggest!
ALL: Be our guest, be our guest, be our guest!
(ALL leave except COGSWORTH, who looks scared, then begins to inch away. LUMIERE
enters and holds him there.)
LUMIERE: Life is so unnerving,
For a servant who's not serving!
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
COGSWORTH: Get off!
LUMIERE: Ah, those good old days when we were useful
Suddenly, those good old days are gone.
(LUMIERE sings as if he were reminiscing. Snow begins to fall. COGSWORTH looks
up and sees the salt and pepper shakers doing their thing.)
LUMIERE: Ten years we've been rusting
Needing so much more than dusting
Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills!
(LUMIERE dusts the salt of the head of COGSWORTH, who tries to escape. He trips
and falls into the gelatin mold.)
Most days just lay around the castle,
Flabby fat and lazy
You walked in, and oops-a-daisie!
(LUMIERE jumps on a spoon in the gelatin, which catapults COGSWORTH out of the
mold. Cut to kitchen, where MRS. POTTS is surrounded by soap bubbles.)
MRS. POTTS: It's a guest, it's a guest!
Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed!
Wine's been poured and thank the Lord
I've had the napkins freshly pressed!
(MRS. POTTS continues to dance around the kitchen)
With dessert, she'll want tea,
And my dear, that's fine with me!
While the cups do their soft shoeing,
I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing!

I'll get warm, piping hot
Heaven's sake, is that a spot?
Clean it up, we want the company impressed!
We've got a lot to do--
Is it one lump or two?
For you our guest!
(MRS. POTTS is cleaned off by a napkin. She hops onto the tea cart and rolls
into the dining room, where she offers tea to BELLE.)
ALL: She's our guest!
MRS. POTTS: She's our guest!
ALL: She's our guest!
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Our command is your request!
It's ten years since we had anybody here
And we're obsessed!

With your meal, with your ease,
Yes indeed, we aim to please
While the candlelight's still glowing
Let us help you, we'll keep going--
(The CHINA and CANDLESTICKS perform an elaborately choreographed dance sequence,
ending in a c.u. of LUMIERE.)

ALL (esp. LUMIERE):
Course, by course
One by one
'Til you shout "Enough, I'm done!"
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up,
But for let's eat up
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest! Please Be our guest!!
(A fantastic ending comes of the song, with SILVERWARE flying through the air,
PLATES and FEATHERDUSTERS dancing, and COGSWORTH the focus of attention, until
LUMIERE comes sliding in and sends him flying out of camera range.)
BELLE: Bravo! That was wonderful!
COGSWORTH: Thank you, thank you, mademoiselle. Yes, good show, wasn't it
everyone. (Looking at his own face) Oh, my goodness, will you
look at the time. Now, it's off to bed, off to bed!


7. Something There
(The courtyard where BELLE and BEAST are feeding the birds.)
BELLE: There's something sweet
And almost kind
But he was mean
And he was coarse and unrefined.

But now he's dear
And so unsure,
I wonder why I didn't see it there before.
(BELLE is trying to attract some birds to BEAST, who shoves a handful of seed at
them. Finally, she takes a handful and gently spreads it out, creating a trail.
One lands in his hands, and he looks up thrilled.)

BEAST: She glanced this way
I thought I saw
And when we touched
She didn't shudder at my paw

No it can't be
I'll just ignore
But then she's never looked at me that way before.

(BELLE has ducked around a tree, leaving BEAST with the birds. She begins to
look doubtful again, but turns her head around the tree and laughs. BEAST is
covered with birds.)

BELLE: New, and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought that this could be?
True, that he's no Prince Charming
But there's something in him that I simply didn't see.

(BELLE throws a snowball at BEAST, who had looked at her proudly after the birds
flew away. He begins to gather a large pile of snow. We cut to the OBJECTS,
looking out of a window at the two. In the background, BELLE throws another
snowball at BEAST, who drops his huge pile of snow on his head. He chases her
around a tree, but she ducks around the other side and sneaks up on him from
behind.)
LUMIERE: Well who'd have thought?
MRS. POTTS: Well bless my soul.
COGSWORTH: And who'd have known?
MRS. POTTS: Well who indeed?
LUMIERE: And who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own?
MRS. POTTS: It's so peculiar
ALL: We'll wait and see
A few days more
There may be something there that wasn't there before
(Fade to den where BELLE sits in front of a roaring fire and reads to BEAST.
OBJECTS inc. CHIP watch from doorway)
COGSWORTH: Yes, perhaps there's something there that wasn't there before.
CHIP: What?
MRS. POTTS: There may be something there that wasn't there before.


8. Beauty And The Beast
(The grand staircase, where BELLE descends from the West Wing side in a
glittering gold ball gown. She reaches the landing and looks up at BEAST, who
is standing at the top of the stairs in his dress clothes. He is nudged on by
LUMIERE from behind the curtain, and he descends and meets BELLE at the landing.
Arm in arm, they descend the last section of stairs and continue on their way to
dinner, stopped momentarily by FOOTSTOOL. MRS. POTTS sings from her cart with
CHIP on board.)
MRS. POTTS: Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly.

Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared,
Beauty and the beast.

(BELLE and BEAST have moved into the ballroom, where they move through a
computer perfect dance sequence. BEAST occasionally looks over at LUMIERE and
COGSWORTH for their approval. MRS. POTTS and CHIP are in the ballroom on their
cart.)

MRS. POTTS: Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before,
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise
Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
Bittersweet and strange,
Finding you can change,
Learning you were wrong

Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time,
Song as old as rhyme,
Beauty and the beast.

Tale as old as time,
Song as old as rhyme,
Beauty and the beast.
(To CHIP) Off to the cupboard with you now, Chip. It's past
your bedtime. Good night, love.



9. The Mob Song

GASTON: (He grabs the MIRROR from her
hand.)
The beast will make off with your children!
He'll come after them in the night.
BELLE: No!
GASTON: We're not safe 'til his head is mounted on my wall!
I say we kill the beast!
(MOB cheers him and repeats the words 'kill him'.)
MAN 1: We're not safe until he's dead,
MAN 2: He'll come stalking us at night!
WOMAN 1: Set to sacrifice our children to his monstrous appetite!
MAN 3: He'll wreak havoc on our village
If we let him wander free
GASTON: So it's time to take some action, boys
It's time to follow me!
(GASTON throws a torch into a haystack, creating an instant bonfire. He begins
to prance around it, warning of the dangers of the horrible BEAST.)
Through the mist, through the woods
Through the darkness and the shadows
It's a nightmare but it's one exciting ride.

Say a prayer, then we're there
At the drawbridge of a castle,
And there's something truly terrible inside.
(GASTON chases LEFOU around, mimicking a monster.)
It's a beast,
He's got fangs, razor sharp ones
Massive paws,
Killer claws for the feast
(MAGIC MIRROR shows the face of BEAST to LEFOU, which GASTON exaggerates about.)
Hear him roar, see him foam,
But we're not coming home,
'Til he's dead, good and dead, kill the beast!

BELLE: (Interjecting) No, I won't let you do this.
GASTON: If you're not with us, you're against us. Bring the old man.
MAURICE: Get your hands off me!
(GASTON throws them into the basement and bolts the door.)
GASTON: We can't have them running off to warn the creature!
BELLE: Let us out!
GASTON: (To the CROWD) We'll rid the village of this beast. Who's with me?
(A chorus of "I am's" comes from the CROWD)
MOB: Light your torch, mount your horse!
GASTON: Screw your courage to the sticking place
MOB: We're counting on Gaston to lead the way!
Through a mist, to a wood,
Where within a haunted castle,
Something's lurking that you don't see every day!
(GASTON leads the MOB through the town and out into the forest, where they start
chopping trees in preparation for their assault on the castle.)
It's a beast,
One as tall as a mountain!
We won't rest
'Til he's good and deceased!

Sally forth, tally ho,
Grab your sword, grab your bow
Praise the Lord and here we go!
GASTON: We'll lay siege to his castle and bring back his head!
(Cut to int of basement, where BELLE is prying at the window with a stick.)
BELLE: I have to warn the beast. This is all my fault. Oh, Papa. What
are we going to do?
MAURICE: (Comforting her) Now, now. We'll think of something.
(We see CHIP looking in through the window. He turns around, thinking, and then
he sees MAURICE's contraption with the axe on the end of it.)
MOB: We don't like, what we don't
Understand, it frankly scares us
And this monster is mysterious at least!

Bring your guns, bring your knives,
Save your children and your wives,
We'll save our village and our lives,
We'll kill the beast!
COGSWORTH: I knew it, I knew it was foolish to get our hopes up.
LUMIERE: Maybe it would have been better if she had never come at all.
(FOOTSTOOL comes in barking. They rush over to the window expecting the return
of BELLE.)
LUMIERE: Could it be?
MRS. POTTS: Is it she?
LUMIERE: (Realizing the MOB is not BELLE) Sacre bleu, invaders!
COGSWORTH: Encroachers!
MRS. POTTS: (Seeing GASTON) And they have the mirror!
COGSWORTH: (Issuing orders) Warn the master. If it's a fight they want,
we'll be ready for them. (Turns around from window) Who's with
me? Aahh! (The door is slammed as the rest of the OBJECTS leave
COGSWORTH behind.)
GASTON: Take whatever booty you can find, but remember, the beast is mine!
(Cut to stairway, where OBJECTS are marching down to do battle with the MOB.)
OBJECTS: Hearts ablaze, banners high!
We go marching into battle,
Unafraid, although the danger just increased!
MOB: Raise the flag, sing the song
Here we come, we're fifty strong
And fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong,
Let's kill the beast!
(Cut to int of BEAST's lair, where MRS. POTTS is briefing him.)
MRS. POTTS: Pardon me, master.
BEAST: Leave me in peace.
MRS. POTTS: But sir, the castle is under attack!
MOB: Kill the beast, kill the beast!
(The OBJECTS have tried to block off the door, but it is being bashed in by the
MOB.)
LUMIERE: This isn't working!
FEATHERDUSTER:
Oh, Lumiere! We must do something!
LUMIERE: Wait! I know!
MOB: Kill the beast, kill the beast!
(Cut to BEAST's lair)
MRS. POTTS: What shall we do, master?
BEAST: (Still very sad) It doesn't matter now. Just let them come.
MOB: Kill the beast, kill the beast, kill the beast!!


10. Transformation
(BELLE and the PRINCE dancing around the room, and fades into the final stained
glass window, this one with BELLE and the PRINCE in the center, surrounded by
the rest of the characters.)
CHORUS: Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast!

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast!
(Fade out into credits. The end.)


11. Beauty And The Beast (Duet)
GIRL: Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly.

BOY: Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared,


BOTH: Beauty and the beast.
Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before,
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise
BOY: Ooooh Ohooh!
GIRL: Ooooooooh ohoh!
BOTH: Ever just the same
BOY: Yeah, ever a surprise
BOTH: Ever as before,
GIRL: Ever just as sure
BOTH: As the sun will rise
BOY: Oh oh oh!
GIRL: Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
BOTH: Bittersweet and strange,
Finding you can change,
Learning you were wrong

BOY: Certain as the sun
GIRL: (Certain as the sun)
BOY: Rising in the east

GIRL: Tale as old as time,
BOTH: Song as old as rhyme,
Beauty and the beast.

GIRL: Tale as old as time,
BOY: Song as old as rhyme,
BOTH: Beauty and the beast.
BOY: Oh oh oh!
GIRL: Ooh ooh ooh!
BOTH: Beauty and the beast.