Belle Takes Flight (Disney Beauty and the Beast) by Kathy Mccullough & RH Disney

Author:Kathy Mccullough & RH Disney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

“I think…maybe…yes…let me just set it down softly here….”

“Mon Dieu, Cogsworth! Stand up, already!” Lumiere rolled his eyes as Cogsworth tentatively tapped the toe of his bad foot on the straw mat next to the bed.

“Don’t rush me, Lumiere!” Cogsworth protested. “Do you want me to reinjure it?”

“There is no weight on it yet!” said Lumiere. “And you have two people to hold you up, and two more making sure you don’t fall.”

“And I promise we won’t let you fall,” Belle added.

Cogsworth let out an irritated sniff and allowed Belle and Lumiere to lift him off the bed, his arms wrapped around their shoulders. Granny T and Nicole were ready to grab him if he should suddenly stumble.

“Carefully set your foot down,” Granny T instructed.

Cogsworth obeyed, a tense grimace on his face. He squeezed his eyes shut in anticipation of pain. “I think it’s down. Is it down?” He tipped his head to the side and peered out of one eye.

“Oui. You’ve landed,” said Lumiere. “And you are still alive. Quel miracle.”

Cogsworth ignored Lumiere’s sarcasm. “I must say, it doesn’t hurt too much. A slight twinge, but…” He leaned forward a little, gripping hard to Belle and Lumiere. “Definitely improved from yesterday.”

Belle smiled. “It looks like you won’t be lame for life after all.” She was genuinely happy at his recovery.

“It will keep improving,” Granny T promised Cogsworth. “A few more days and you should be walking fine without any help.”

“We’re back!” Paul called as he entered the house with Elise.

Elise darted forward, holding her branch sword from the day before. “I brought it from the field! Monsieur Cogsworth can use it as a cane,” she said.

“Very kind of you, young lady.” Cogsworth took the branch and tapped it on the floor. “Seems very sturdy. I shall practice walking with it immediately…after a brief rest.”

He handed the branch back to Elise and shot a beseeching look at Belle. Belle nodded to Lumiere, and together they lowered Cogsworth onto the bed.

“I have good news,” Paul said. “Our friends Antoine and Jacques are heading out to the river this afternoon to fish. They’ll clear the way for us to follow, and I’ve borrowed a mule and cart from Monsieur LeFer, the blacksmith, in return for some of the scrap metal we collected yesterday. I’ll drive you to the river and wait with you until a barge or boat comes by to carry you north.”

“That’s wonderful!” Cogsworth declared. He turned to Belle. “Why didn’t you tell me you’d rescued the Prince?” he asked before she could stop him. “Where is he?”

“Cogsworth,” Lumiere hissed, his eyes flashing.

“What?” Cogsworth finally noticed that Elise and her family were all staring at him. “Oh, dear…What I meant was…”

“He meant our friend the valet/stable hand, of course,” Lumiere said quickly. “We call him the Prince because…because he is a prince of a guy!”

“Yes!” Cogsworth cried. “That is precisely what I meant!” Drops of sweat appeared around his hairline. “Precisely.”

Belle’s stomach dropped as she mentally scrambled for a way to steer the conversation in another direction—any direction.

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