, ▁which ▁they ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁When ▁the ▁t ide ▁r ises , ▁the ▁shr ine ▁flo ats ▁away ▁and ▁the ▁drag ons ▁watch ▁it , ▁cry ing . ▁When ▁it ▁disapp ears , ▁they ▁think ▁it ▁has ▁s unk . ▁ ▁The ▁shr ine ▁flo ats ▁until ▁it ▁stops ▁on ▁rocks , ▁near ▁a ▁castle . ▁A ▁young ▁king ▁sees ▁it ▁and ▁asks ▁his ▁servant ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁to ▁him . ▁When ▁he ▁opens ▁it , ▁he ▁finds ▁T oute - B elle ▁and ▁thinks ▁she ▁is ▁too ▁fresh - looking ▁to ▁be ▁dead . ▁He ▁starts ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁chim ney ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁w ake ▁her ▁up . ▁ ▁The ▁king ' s ▁mother , ▁who ▁w onders ▁why ▁he ▁stays ▁in ▁his ▁bed room , ▁thinks ▁he ▁must ▁be ▁ill ▁and ▁asks ▁her ▁ma id ▁to ▁look ▁through ▁the ▁key hole . ▁The ▁ma id ▁says ▁she ▁sees ▁the ▁king ▁holding ▁a ▁girl ▁in ▁his ▁arms . ▁The ▁angry ▁queen ▁breaks ▁the ▁door ▁down ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁sees ▁T oute - B elle , ▁she ▁takes ▁pity ▁on ▁her . ▁The ▁ma id ▁says ▁the ▁girl ▁is ▁too ▁fresh - looking ▁and ▁pretty ▁to ▁be ▁dead , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁take ▁her ▁dress ▁off ▁to ▁warm ▁her ▁up . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁take ▁the ▁dress ▁off , ▁T oute - B elle ▁w akes ▁up ▁and ▁tells ▁her ▁story . ▁The ▁king ▁sends ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁drag ons , ▁re wards ▁them ▁and