Once upon a time, a prince lived in a great castle. He was handsome and rich, but also very proud and conceited. Insensitive to his subjects’ poverty, ne squandered money for sumptuous feasts and balls. One day, he chased away a beggar standing at the castle's gate. The old lady turned out to be a fairy. To punish the soulless young man, she cast a spell on him. She turned the prince into a beast and his courtiers into various household appliances. In the castle she left an enchanted rose - each day this beautiful flower lost another petal, which reminded the prince about the passage of time. The Prince knew that if he did not find love before the last rose petal fell, he would always remain in the body of the beast…