Sep 9, 2026 · 18 min · 8 segments
OK Let’s Learn about the history of this classic fairy tale, its creation, and then it’s cultural transformation into a huge success for new generations with the Walt Disney Company releasing the…
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This is another in a series of fairy tales that started with The Emperor's New Clothes, The Fisherman and His Wife, and please go back to my episode on fairy tales that goes over this entire genre.
So we will talk about the history, how it came to be, and then I will tell you the story, and then ultimately point out the original fairy tale, how it really is so different than what we know today from the Disney version, the original animation film, and then the live animation film.
And I tell you what, who could ever learn to love a beast? [laughs] Okay, let's learn.
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