THE Story of PROSERPINE and Pluto is a mythological story that dates back to ancient roman civilization. A similar story can be traced in ancient Greek mythology also handed down from generation To generation myth is an imaginary narrative that tries to explain nature and its mysteries long long ago in the beautiful island of Sicily there lived a goddess called cares she was the goddess of crops plants and trees so on her depended the health and happiness of all the people of this wide World 🌎 . Ceres had a fair daughter Proserpine whom she loved more then her life Proserpine was the brightest and lovelies of all girls hark cheeks were rosy and beautiful like the apple blossoms in spring hark eyes were as blue as the sky in April her long golden curls were as bright as the sunlight in springtime all the radiant loveliness of springtime seemed to have takan the form of this fair maiden everybody said she is the spring Proserpine helped her mother in the fields with her young companies she danced and sang while gathering flowers. Far down the earth there lived dark Pluto king of the land of the dead he har often asked some goddess to come and live with him dutno goddess was willing to live among the dead so Pluto was very lonely. One day Pluto came to earth and was drinking along in his swift chariot behind some bushes he heard voices and laughed he was curious he stopped his chariot and walked to the dushea there he saw prosecution laughing and playing with har companion who fomed a circle round har. Pluto was charmed at the sight of the lovely maiden he looked at prosecution and thought l must make her my queen har bright face will make even my dark kingdom look bright and beautiful but he knew thet it would be useless to ask the maiden to de his queen so he stepped into circle and carried her to his chariot the comments of prosecution were frightened and fled in all directions Pluto department with the captive maiden in his chariot he drove very fast he was afraid thet prosecution mother ceres would soon appear there in search of her daughter. After some time Pluto came to the bank of a river the river was full to the brim and he could not drive through the water to go in another direction would mean loss of time so with his sceptre he struck the ground the ground opened at once and chariot horses and all plunged into the darkness below juus as the ground was closed over her prosecution seized her girdle and threw it far out into the river she thought thet the girdle might might reach and her mother would be able to traca her lost daughter.
IN the evening ceres come back home she did not find her daughter who usually came running to meet her this had never happened before ceres was greatly were greatly surprised and a little worried she searched for her in all the rooms but they were all empty then she lighted a torch from the fires of a volcano and for the world night and in the morning her grief knew no bounds. That very bay ceres degan a long journey she wandered over land and sea over hills and valleys for days together she neglected all her work on earth as a result the crops failed everywhere the ground became dry and barrier families broke out all over the earth grieved with the grieving mother. The people were staying they came to ceres and implore her to bring back plenty and save their lives ceres lifestyle her sad faca weary with ceaseless wandering and with ceaseless wandering and said l cannot take care of the earth until l get back my lost daughter so the people thought of playing to Jupiter who was the king of the gods and to Jupiter they sent their prayer to bring prosecution back to her mother they were sabil need of ceres s help. Ceres wandered all over the earth and came at last to sicily one day when she was passing by river waves carried something to her feet she picked up the object and saw thet it was the girdle of her daughter. Ceres looked at it carefully againg and again tears filled her eyes and streamed down her pale chicken she suddenly seemed to hear a voice coming from nearby fountain the video grew cleaer every moment and it said ceres great mother of the earth l am the nymph of the fountain l live in the dark depths of the earth and l have seen your daughter on a throne in the kingdom of Pluto her cheeks were pale and her eyes were heavy with weeping go to Jupiter and pray to him to send her back to you do not grieved any more,, with these words the nymph seemed to leap towards the sun and sky cereal now ceme to see Jupiter and said l have found the place where my daughter is please give her back to me and l shall once more make the earth as fruitful and green as it was,, Jupiter was deeply moved by the mother sorrow and also by the prayer of the people on the earth he thought for a while and said prosecution may require to enter if she has not tasted any food in Pluto kingdom. Ceres quickly descend into the land of the dead but alas that very day prosecution had eaten six pomegranate seeds and for every one of those seeds she was designed each year to spend a month in the realm of the dead so for six months every year prosecution would come to her mother when she did so flowers bloomed birds sang and proserpine tonrejoin Pluto in his dark understanding kingdom ceres would degin to grieve for six months the earth too would look sab and gloomy the trees would shed their leaves the flowers too would hide understand until they heard again the gentle footfall of prosecution returning to earth.
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEST
A merchant’s family loses their fortune, and years later, their father receives news that one ship he owned might still be left. He has to leave home to secure it, but before he does he promises his youngest daughter, Beauty, a rose when he returns. His hopes for a new fortune are dashed when he learns the ship has been sold already.
Upon trying to go home, he gets caught in a snowstorm, and finds shelter in a castle with food seemingly laid out by an invisible host who welcomes him to stay. The next morning he finds a rose garden outside and plucks one to bring to his daughter.
A horrible Beast appears and tries to kill the merchant for stealing from him after accepting his food and safe haven. After hearing that the rose is a gift, the Beast agrees to let him go on one condition: the merchant must bring his daughter back so the Beast can marry her, as payment for his life The merchant accepts. When home again, he tells Beauty everything that had happened, and Beauty agrees to go to the castle.
The Beast gives Beauty rich clothes and food, and every night he asks her to marry him. She stays at the castle to ensure her father is safe but refuses the Beast’s proposals. Beauty starts dreaming about a handsome Prince who she falls in love with, and a fairy who tells her not to judge appearances.
Eventually, Beauty misses her family and wishes to return home. The Beast allows it on the condition that she comes back in a certain time.
She does go home, but upon staying there she has a nightmare of the Beast dying alone, and hurries back to the castle to see that it’s true. Beauty realizes she’d fallen in love with him and agrees to marry him at last.
When she accepts, the Beast transforms into the Prince from her dreams. The fairy from them appears as well. It’s revealed that she had been sending Beauty the dreams in the first place, after an evil fairy had cursed the Prince to always remain a beast unless he earned someone’s love.
Beauty and the Prince are married, and live happily ever after. Two years later, the merchant hears that one of his trade ships has returned. Before leaving to retrieve it, and possibly their fortune, he asks his children if they wish for him to bring any gifts back for them. His oldest daughters ask for clothing, jewels, and the finest dresses possible as they think that his wealth has returned. Beauty asks for nothing but her father to be safe, but when he insists on buying her a present, she is satisfied with the promise of a rose.
When he arrives to the port to see his ship the merchant is dismayed to learn that his colleagues have already sold the cargo, thus leaving him penniless and unable to buy his daughters’ presents. During his trip back home the merchant becomes lost in a vicious snowstorm. Seeking shelter, he comes upon a castle surrounded by lifelike statues. Seeing that no one is home, the merchant sneaks in and finds tables inside laden with food and drink, which seem to have been left for him by the castle’s invisible owner. The merchant accepts this gift and spends the night there.
The next morning, he is about to leave when he sees a rose garden and recalls that Beauty had desired a rose. The merchant quickly plucks the loveliest rose he can find. He is then confronted by a hideous “Beast” who tries to kill him for stealing his most precious possession even after accepting his hospitality. The merchant begs to be let go, revealing that he had only picked the rose as a gift for his youngest daughter. The Beast agrees to let him go, but only if he brings one of his daughters back to live with the Beast instead. He makes it clear that she must agree while under no illusions about her predicament.
The merchant is upset, but accepts this condition for the sake of his own life. The Beast sends him on his way with wealth, jewels, and fine clothes for his sons and daughters, and stresses that he must not lie to his daughters.
Upon arriving home, the merchant hands Beauty the rose she requested and informs her that it had a terrible price, before relaying what had happened during his absence. Her brothers say that they will go to the castle and fight the Beast, while his older daughters refuse to leave and place blame on Beauty, urging her to right her own wrong. The merchant dissuades them, forbidding his children from ever going near the Beast. Beauty willingly decides to go to the Beast’s castle, moving her father who remembers a Romani fortune-teller’s prophecy about his youngest daughter making his household lucky.
Once they arrive at the castle, the Beast receives Beauty with great ceremony. The merchant is sent home with a reward. The Beast gives Beauty lavish clothing and food, along with animal servants, and carries on lengthy conversations with her. She notes that he is inclined to stupidity rather than savagery.
Every night he asks Beauty to marry him, and she refuses. After each proposal Beauty dreams of a handsome Prince with whom she begins to fall in love, along with an apparition of a fairy who tells her not to be deceived by appearances.
For several months Beauty lives a life of luxury at the Beast’s castle. Eventually she becomes homesick and begs the Beast to allow her to go see her family again. He allows it on the condition that she returns exactly two months later.