The Enchantress is a beautiful woman who hides in the form of an old lady. As she came to the door of the Prince's castle asking for a shelter from the cold in exchange for a magic rose, the Prince rejected her offer because of her hideous appearance. She tried to explain to the Prince that the true beauty was inside. But she was pushing away a second time and was revealed to be an elegant woman.

The Prince tried to be forgiven, but it was too late. The woman's heart was deserted by love. She cast a curse on the castle and it's occupants, which turned them all into an object, except the Prince who became a hybrid Beast. She gave him the rose, and told him that if he did not find true love before the last petal has fallen, there would remain a beast forever.