A Very Fancy Invitation
Beauty loved pretty flowers and silly jokes. She lived in a sunny cottage near a big stone castle. Beast lived inside the big castle. Beast was very big and very blue. He had two curly horns and great big fuzzy paws. Beast wanted to have a fancy tea party. He wanted Beauty to visit his castle. Beast sat at his tiny wooden desk. He held a small shiny pen. Beast tried to write a neat invitation. Scratch, scratch, went the pen! Rip, went the yellow paper! Beast made a giant ink blot. Splat! The ink looked like a silly frog. Beast groaned and scratched his fuzzy head. He put a big pink daisy on the note. Beast walked outside to find Beauty. He dropped the note right at her red garden gate.
The Teacup Trouble
Beauty walked into the grand dining room. Beast bowed very low. His curly horns bumped a silver tray. Clang! Beast blushed bright pink under his blue fur. "Welcome to my fancy tea party!" Beast said in a deep, booming voice. He pulled out a tiny wooden chair for Beauty. Beauty sat down and smiled. Beast tried to pick up a tiny porcelain teapot. His paws were much too huge. Squeak! The teapot slipped right through his fingers. Beast grabbed it fast. But his big claws poked the tiny spout. Poof! Warm mint tea sprayed straight up into the air. Beast opened his mouth wide. Gulp! He swallowed the whole stream of tea. Beauty giggled behind her hands. Beast blinked his big yellow eyes. His furry tummy went rumble, rumble, burp!
The Slippery Sweet Tarts
Beast wanted to be a very polite host. He picked up a pair of shiny silver tongs. Click, clack, went the tongs. Beast aimed at the top strawberry tart. He pinched the sweet tart carefully. Squeeze! Beast squeezed much too hard. Squish! The red strawberry tart shot out like a rocket. Wheee! It flew right across the grand dining table. Beast jumped up to catch it. His big fluffy tail whipped sideways. Whack! The tail knocked over a plate of crunchy biscuits. Beast leaped into the air with both paws open. He landed flat on a soft green rug. Thump! The red tart landed right on top of his blue nose. Beauty clapped her hands and laughed. Beast looked down at his nose and crossed his eyes. He gave a funny, silly snort.
Music with a Pop
Beast wanted fancy music for their royal tea party. He walked over to a big wind-up gramophone. Beast held a tiny golden crank between two claws. He turned the crank. Crunch, squeak, pop! The spring inside bounced right out. Boing! The brass horn shook wildly. Beast looked inside the big brass horn. "Hello, little tune?" Beast called into the horn. The squished red tart was stuck deep inside. Beast blew into the horn with all his might. Whoosh! His huge monster puff filled the brass tube. Honk! The squished tart popped out like a cork from a bottle. Plop! The tart landed right into a silver bowl of whipped cream. White cream splashed into the air. A big white blob landed on Beast's left horn. Beast looked like a unicorn made of sweet cream.
