What Book is Belle Reading in Beauty and the Beast? - The Fangirl Theory 

Nit pick. She sings :”Here’s where she meets Prince Charming. But she won’t discover that it’s him, ‘til chapter 3.” Love your videos

I always assumed it was a collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Maurice could be from a German background, and even though he was married to a Frenchwoman, once she died, the village started shunning Maurice and Belle. She grew up listening to her father tell her stories, so she'd naturally be drawn to a beautifully illustrated edition of said tales.

She actually says "discover that it's him" but great job. I always thought she was reading the very story we are experiencing. Because "You'll see, here's where she meets prince charming, but she won't discover that it's him, til chapter 3" is her meeting the "prince" but doesn't discover the real him until the 3rd act.

The lyric was “She won’t discover that IT’S HIM till chapter 3”, NOT “She won’t discover that UNTIL till chapter 3”

About that theory of Belle not understanding her neighbors, she could be from Gascony! A majority of people at Belle’s time in that province spoke a language called Occitan or Gascon itself, a lot of them not even able to understand French and that could also explain why people thought Belle was weird, people from that area would be considered Country Bumpkins or in American terms: hillbillies

My theory: she’s reading Shrek 2

"A prince in disguise" is really just another way of saying "a diamond in the rough". Aladdin was disguised as Prince Ali, but he was also a prince in his heart with his kind ways.

Made it to the end! I loved your theory, I had noticed that there was the same melody between those lines, but I never noticed it in the background music so I now have to rewatch the movie to confirm this lol. Also the line was “but she won’t find out that it’s him until chapter three” if I’m remembering correctly. I could be wrong that’s just how I always sang it.

Bell is one of my favorite Disney Princesses who's yours? And do you think it might be the original Brothers Grimm version of Beauty and the Beast?

the lyrics that belle sings was at least to me, Foreshadowing or an easter egg for the end of the movie where she finds out that Beast is actually a prince

God I love Disney Renaissance music motifs 💖 it makes my musical theater heart happy

But there are no daring sword fights in beauty and the beast and she mentions a ogar and a bean stork in the book when she talks about it in the book shop. I'm more likely to believe it's a combination of different fairy tales including hers but this book doesn't exist in our world.

My favorite princess is Tiana (I think that's how it's spelled?)

I always thought she was reading beauty and the beast, since I was little lol I thought it was a Easter egg type situation

It’s not surprising that Bell Is reading Beauty and the Beast. and I always thought it was, due to arc 3

I believe that book will always remain a MYSTERY!!!!!

Camelot (the one where the villain uses a potion to fuse Excalibur to his wrist) might be a fit, too…? My memory of movies, let alone ones from my childhood, is quite hazy…

If I was in beauty and the beast Villager: Bonjour how is your family Me: why would you ask me that for no reason Villager:👁👄👁

That music thing is also in Lion King. If you listen closely when Simba and Nala are all disgusted when Zazu tells them they'll get married someday, you can hear an instrumental version of "Can you feel the Love tonight" for just a few seconds. Especially if you listen to the score version of the soundtrack.

Well actually for snow white from what I heard the prince in snow white was supposed to be captured and put in a dungeon and the prince was supposed to be bassed off of Errol Flynn but they had to cut this scene for time reasons as well as rating issues and as for the book being hers it could be but only buy kinda a stretch but it could be a shout out to the original ending and story of beauty and the beast the Tale has a few variations but the original has A fairy warrior queen but another theory it actually sounds a lot like princess bride

I am DYING over the theory about the book being Beauty&thebeast olg it'd be soooo funny! Also YUP about the songs havikg the same sounds! And AAAAAH I'M HERE TO HEAR YOU SING!! As always, great and logical theories !

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who researched this

Well your theory convinced me 😁 I love this movie so much, when I was a child belle taught me that reading was cool haha she made me a nerd

I've heard of the theory that the book she's reading is Aladdin many times before, and that is what I was expecting to happen. Imagine my surprise when you more or less confirm my own theory from way back! As a kid, I watched this movie so many times, and I was certain she was reading her own story! Or at least a version of her own story.

I always love your videos and theories! I always thought she was reading her own story. I even made an art piece that show her reading chapter three and the beast was in the picture from the book she was reading. I wonder if this was a story that has already happened before and somehow the story is connected to Belle maybe through friends or second cousins? (I know its an odd thought, but cousins back then did marry each other)

You have a lovely singing voice Megan :) Sorry if that isn't how you spell it.

I 100% agree when you say that she's reading beauty and the beast I think maybe the riders here hunting at what was going to happen later on in the movie basically I think they were putting in the Easter egg to the original book of beauty and the beast I think that the writers decided to make a nod to the original book by adding it as an Easter egg and showing their own version of the story

When you said Prince shame on it reminded me of the book Ella enchanted not the movie but the book because it could fit that description as well since the Princess name is actually shame on

I always thought it was the princess bride lol, it’s a similar idea I feel

Lovely singing voice Meghann. My inner(but pretty outwardly inner) Disney nerd thanks you.

She could be reading “Snow White” or “Cinderella” or even “Sleeping Beauty.”

After hearing the song "Belle" so many times, it sounds like she's reading "The Princess Bride" or something like that.

The lack of sword fights mean that it's unlikely to be her own story, and that pic does not match Aladdin. I always figured it was just a fake story they made up to put in there. Which works because she's a bookworm and they needed a story that sounds very intriguing to be her favourite. That said, it could also be a Sinbad story, a Conan story, or an early version of 'Avatar the Last Airbender' with the main character being Zuko instead of Aang. Also I think the main reason you never realized that those songs were the same is because you enjoyed them too much. I was never a fan of those songs, but because my sisters loved the movie I sat through it countless times, and I noticed early on that they were the same.

There’s a flaw in that logic because Aladdin’s father, Cassim, wasn’t always a king, he (Cassim) was given the title after joining and becoming the leader of the 40 thieves which before that point only numbered 39, making Cassim the 49th. Therefore, Aladdin was NOT a prince by birth.

Never really thought about it , great vid tho!

It's seems to be a fairy tale of hanzal and gretel or the giant been stalk Ethier why I wouldn't bet on it

The only nitpick I have with this theory is that there aren't really any sword fights. But, considering the way the villagers go after the Beast, perhaps in another version, there were. I also have a theory about the movie, but I don't know how possible it is. I think that Belle created the Beast. I know that sounds strange, but please let me explain what I mean. All through the movie we, the audience, are given direct parallels between Gaston and Beast. (Yes, I know the prince has a name, but they call him Beast through most of the movie, so that's what I'm going with.) More importantly, we see how they're opposite in their interactions with people, and how they're the same. Gaston is beloved by the town, to the point that people think there's something wrong with Belle for not wanting him. The Beast is dead, as far as anyone seems to know or care outside of the castle. Gaston is greeted with cheers and smiles, the Beast is greeted with fear and screams. So, at the beginning of the movie, the two of them are complete opposites. Then we see how they change after interacting with Belle. Gaston tries to woo her by treating her like one of the townsfolk (something both they and she agree she isn't), Beast blackmails her to stay with him. Belle's act of rejection, towards Gaston, makes him start acting more and more aggressive. When Belle rejects Beast and runs away, the Beast runs after her--and then defends her from another threat. She tells Gaston that he's "primeval," she tells Beast he needs to learn to control his temper. Gaston leans into the label, donning it as he manipulates the town to get what he wants. (I remember being particularly horrified, as a child, when Gaston bribed an official to get Belle's father thrown in the madhouse.) Beast works to change himself. The catalyst for both changes is Belle. By the end of the movie, Gaston and Beast have switched places; Gaston is dead and Beast is beloved by the people around him. But, that's just my theory. Feel free to ignore it if you wish.

Would you ever be interested in doing a theory of Air/ AirTV? It's a 2005 anime film and show that hasn't been talked about nearly enough. It has so much symbolism and mythology that would be so fun to explore. Made it to the end!

I feel that there should be a dyslexic Disney Princess because Beauty and the Beast makes fun of those who can’t read. This dyslexic Disney Princess could’ve been Belle’s sister.

The book sounds alot like Aladdin

I always assumed it was the original Beauty and the Beast she was reading lol These theories of the other stories people keep coming up with are confusing me because I'm like "wait...... What 🤯 It might not be her own story?" Lol

Nice video by the way could you do a theory on Metroid (I made this theory that Metroid and mass effect take place in the same universe)

For ‘Far off Places’ it could refer to the beginning of the movie where she is hiding from Maleficent with her GodMothers in the Forest, just a thought

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I always thought she was reading the princess bride

😅 I always thought she was singing about her own story! 🤓 Thanks for the validation & explanation! 😁

What do you mean Aladan cant check off the box of prince in disguise! He literally disguised himself as a prince! So that as he thought anyway would make Jasmine like him

I watched another video on this awhile ago and Belle is literally reading what is going to happen to her in the movie. It's so cool!

omg your voice is on point sis. really good

Aladdin=disguised as a prince. No swards clash in B & t B.

😊I love your theorie's 😘

The book she is reading it describes Kingdom Hearts you just need to switch Prince 2 princess and she to he and swords with keyblades so basically in this case Kylie she's the princess in Disguise she doesn't know she's a princess but sewer does know who Carly is birthday invite actually of the game when they get to Hollow Bastion which is the Final Act of the game Zillow finds out that Kylie is one of the princesses of heart and Kylie is so as main love interest

Honestly? It probably isn’t ANY book. It’s probably a rough, quick retelling of the stereotypical “princess” stories. Like, think about it- it hits the main plot points of almost every Princess movie, ever.

But where is the sword fighting? 🤔 i still think it’s sleeping beauty, in the original book sleeping beauty has dark hair, and was originally written in Italy, which i know nowadays is not very far from french but back in the days it was, also the story was retold in french

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I see what you did there with the Beast Funko Pop!

I know this is a really weird comment but your voice is so soothing 💖💖💖

Also, I love your shirt!

What about Princess Bride ?? Cause she never finish book ?? Hum just a thought

Thought it was Aladdin or Robin Hood but Robin Hood was a thief in disguise. Not sure where Sherwood Forest was. Also wondering if it was princess bride.

Le Songe d'une Femme, by Rémy de Gourmont. Nuff' said.

Love your videos

Great vid!

I'm not saying you're wrong but Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty are both French stories so you can't check off the far off places,and I do believe Beauy and the Beast has no sword fights,with Aladdin you used a second movie,she's reading one book not two,the closest match is Sleeping Beauty but that's just my opinion.

What if it was actually The Princess Bride?? MAGIC SPELLS : Check PRINCE CHARMING THATS BLONDE : CHECK Faraway places check SWORD FIGHTING OVBIOUSLY MEETS PRINCE C IN CHAPTER 3 CHP 1 BEING INTRO, CHP 2 BEING THE MASKED MAN RESCUING BUTTERCUP, CHP THREE, BEING WHEN SHE REALIZES ITS THE GUY FROM ON THE FARM SO THERE, MY INSANE BELIEF OF THE PRINCESS BRIDE

I think that regardless of what the book actually is, it’s more so there to show the irony of the situation. Belle lives a mundane life reading and daydreaming about these fantastical stories, only to be put in one herself! I think the music theory can apply to this as well.

I'm calling it the book is the black cauldron

Well, Aladdin is in disguise as a prince

It can’t be Aladdin because Aladdin is not a prince but it can be sleeping beauty or beauty and the beast

Made to the end btw

You have a beautiful voice!

Yeah no at that age she's reading smutty romance novels. Now granted it could be the smutty version of Beauty and the Beast but it's still smut.

Ok, I can't finish the video. Stop saying "Until, 'til". That's literally the same word! I tried ignoring it, but it just continued. 😬🫣

I am going to complaint REEEEEEE!!!!

This is so specific, but of course I’ll watch it lol

Getting very triggered about these lyric 'But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!' just needed to say that LOVE YOUR VIDOES!!!

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Didnt you do this one before? If it wasn’t you then someone did... but I thought it was you...

It’s her favourite book yet she lets a sheep ruin it??

I think you belong on Broadway.

BIBLE

How you doing love

I made it to the end!😋

Was this video just an excuse to show off your beautiful singing voice? Lol

Fifteenth

Why does she have to sing in her videos. It's really annoying