Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a beautiful castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

Then one night, an old beggar came to the castle, and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter storm. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away.

But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within. When he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away, to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince begged for forgiveness, but it was too late... for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. As punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the Beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.

But the rose the enchantress had offered was truly an enchanted rose. If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.​

As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope . . . for who could ever learn to love a beast?

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a beautiful castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

Then one night, an old beggar came to the castle, and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter storm. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away.

But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within. When he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away, to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince begged for forgiveness, but it was too late... for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. As punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the Beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.

But the rose the enchantress had offered was truly an enchanted rose. If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.​

As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope . . . for who could ever learn to love a beast?

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a beautiful castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

Then one night, an old beggar came to the castle, and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter storm. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away.

But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within. When he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away, to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince begged for forgiveness, but it was too late... for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. As punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the Beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.

But the rose the enchantress had offered was truly an enchanted rose. If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.​

As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope . . . for who could ever learn to love a beast?

The Geometry Transformation Puzzle is a good tool for developing spatial reasoning and for exploring fractions and a variety of geometric concepts, including size, shape, congruence, similarity, area, perimeter, and the properties of polygons.

Not only is this puzzle fun, but it's good for the brain too. Playing this puzzle is a great way to exercise spatial and visual problem-solving skills.

Start thinking with shapes!