CURRICULUM FOR SHORT STORY: Once there was a beast that was a hospitable host, until his guest took something special from him. When a rose from his garden is taken, the beast is outraged. In exchange for the rose, the merchant guest must trade his daughter. There are so many lessons that your child will learn from this tale: the impotance of judging people by their actions and not how they look, that kind-heartedness is rewarded, and honoring one's parents even when times are hard.