Beauty's father was overjoyed to see her, but the sisters were jealous of Beauty's newly found happiness and material comfort with the Beast. So they persuaded Beauty to stay longer, which she did. But on the tenth night, Beauty dreamed of the Beast, who was dying. She hastily returned to the castle, where she found the Beast dying of a broken heart. She realized that she was desperately in love with the Beast and said that she would gladly marry him. At that moment, the Beast was transformed into a handsome prince. The father joined them at the palace, and the sisters were turned into statues as punishment. The Prince and Beauty lived happily ever after because their happiness was founded on goodness.