Belle's Tales of Friendship

Belle's Tales of Friendship
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Directed by	Jimbo Mitchell
Produced by	David W. King
Written by	Alice Brown Richard Cray
Starring	Lynsey McLeod Paige O'Hara Robby Benson Kirsten Storms
Production company	Walt Disney Television Animation
Distributed by	Walt Disney Home Video
Release date	August 17, 1999
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Belle's Tales of Friendship is a live action/animated Disney film released direct-to-video produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as a prequel to Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. It was also released to help promote Disney Channel's television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle, for which Belle (live-action) tells stories about classic cartoons such as The Wise Little Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Morris the Midget Moose and Hansel and Gretel with Belle narrating. The film stars Lyndsey McLeod who continues portraying Belle in live-action form.

It also stars Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, David Ogden Stiers, and Jerry Orbach who reprise their roles as Belle, Beast, Cogsworth, and Lumiere, respectfully, in the animated form. The film was released on August 17, 1999.

Belle owns and works at her music and bookstore in France. A group of children walk into the store eager to hear Belle's stories, as she is noted to be a great storyteller. Belle agrees to tell a story, but the gang also play games and learn some simple lessons about life. Belle narrates two classic Disney cartoons, Morris the Midget Moose and Hansel and Gretel, while the children help Belle clean the bookstore. She also reads The Wise Little Hen and The Three Little Pigs, but Shawn and Harmony will not help make chili for the group. Along the way, Belle adds music and interacts with the children.