Fairface longs to see the world
Childhood home lies at his back,
Bread and milk are all his pack.
Tests to face upon the road,

Old sage giving him advice.
Seeking shelter from the storm,
Here, a castle! Worn and old.
In a castle lives a hag,

Coarse her manners and her face
Fairface seeks the heart within
A curse revealed, at last undone,
Love and patience win the day.

From a short story I wrote many years ago, gender-flipping “Beauty and the Beast”.