Blue Beard, a wealthy man known for marrying women then sending them away, meets and courts Claire. They marry, but Blue Beard forbids Claire from opening a locked closet. Curiosity gets the best of Claire and she discovers the closet contains statues of Blue Beard's previous wives. When Blue Beard returns, he learns of Claire's disobedience and imprisons her. Claire calls for help from her brothers just before Blue Beard plans to kill her. Her brothers arrive in time to save Claire and defeat Blue Beard, freeing Claire and the other wives.

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A longtime agothere was a rich lonelyman withablue beard,hisname wasfunnilyenough.BLUE
BEARD. He had lotsof Gold,Silverandalwayswore the finestclothes,butnone of thiscouldbring
himhappiness,he feltverylonely.
Blue beard wanteda friend,he wantedawife,butpeoplesaiddon’tgonearhimhe has been
marriedlotsof timesbefore andeverytime he justtakestheirmoneyandjustsendsthemfaraway
nevertobe seenagain.
Blue Beardwasn’tgoingto give upso he wentto a nearbytownand he meettwoladies calledClaire
and Anne.
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“Hello”saidBluebeard“Hello”repliedClaireandAnna“letme introduce myselfIamBluebeard
trader andcollectorof rare itemsandyoutwo are”? saidbluebeard“Claire Carlisle sirandthisismy
sisterAnna”,Annawasso nervousshe wasfrozenonthe spot “Annawhat’swrong” theywalkedtoa
quietareato talkso bluebeardwaited “doyouknow whohe is?he marriesto getyour money”said
Anna“Lets give hima chance, beggedClaire “ok”saidAnna.
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Months wentbyafterthey firstmet,duringthat time Bluebeardproved thathe iskind,caring,funny
and lovingtoClaire.Bluebeard,Claireherfamilyandfriendsenjoyedthingslike reallyposhparties,
hunting,countrywalksandplaying jokesoneachother,afterall of thisClaire says“yesI will marry
you” he wasn’tthe Monsterthat everyone thoughthe wasbuta lovingmanwitha beardthat was
blue.
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Justafter theygotmarried, Bluebeardhadtogo on a tripfor a rare itemso he gave Claire the house
keys“here isthe Front and backdoor keys,masterkeytothe roomsand the keyto the attic”
Bluebeardgave themtoClaire forsafe keeping thenhe pullsoutanoldrustedkeyand says“and this
keythisisfor the cupboard downstairsdon’tandImeando not go inthere please”he asksClaire,
she noddedgave Bluebeard andakisson the checkas he leaves.
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Later on Claire askedherfriendstocome roundto the house. Theydidn’twaittobe shownaround
the house as theycouldnotwait to see the Goldand silverplatestheyrantothe bedroomstosee
Claire’sbeautiful dresses.
As theywere doingthatClaire couldnotshake the feelingof whatcouldbe inthe closetdownstairs
“excuse me ladiesI’ll goandbringsome drinks”she saidwhile leavingthe room.
Thenshe ran downthe stairsnearly fallingdownthem.Thenshe stopped rightinfrontof the closet
downstairs.
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She was like astatue,she didn’t move forlongtime until she tookadeepbreathinthenout “can’t
go back now”she thoughtas she puts the oldrustedkeyintothe lock andturnedit once thentwice
and suddenlyabigCLONK.

2. The door is unlockedClaire putherhandon the handle andpushedthe bigbrowndooropen, there
was nolightso she tooka torch fromthe corridor,tenstepslaterClaire finds7 goldenstatuesthat
looklike women.
ThenClaire realised,one of themwasheroldfriend Mary.
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She ran straightout of the roomslammingthe doorshutand lockedit,Claire stoodthere terrified
and confusedlookingatthe keyshe justtook outof the keyhole “it’snow gold!”she said.
Claire triedtocleanit withherdressonce,twice,three times“it’sstill there”she said,soshe went
to the kitchenandtriedto washit off withboiling hotwater.She washeditonce thenshe washedit
twice she washeditthree timesitwasstill there.
There wasa bangingsoundat the frontdoor thena strong male voice saying“Claire I’mhome”it
was Bluebeard.
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“Hellomydear” he said, Claire gave hima kissonboth cheeks,she wastryingashard as she couldto
keepa smile onherface,soBluebeardwould notknow thatshe had beenin the closet.
“Can I have the keysback please”BluebeardsaidClaire handsoverthe normal keys“whereis the
otherone”Bluebeard asks“which one”saidClaire hidingthe keybehindherback“give me that”
saidBluebeardashe snatched outof Claire’shand,the tipof the keywas still gold.
“You dare steal from me” BluebeardshoutedClaire fallstoherkneescrying“Iknew thiswould
happenagain,I have nochoice I have to teach youa lessonIwill goback to those streets”he liftsup
hishand “please letme prayandmake peace withthe lord” she begged.
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Bluebeardtakeshertothe towerand locksthe door,the roomwas dark andfilthywithonlyone
windowClaire lookedout,she sawhersisterwalkingabout nearthe tower“ANNA,ANNA”Claire
shouted,Claire explainsthe troubleshe isin.
Meanwhile Bluebeard waswalkingbackwardsandforwardsgettingmore andannoyed bythe
second“ARE YOU FINNISHEDYET” Bluebeardshouted“NOTYET” Claire replied “GOANDGET OUR
BROTHERS PLEASE ANDDO IT FAST” she begged.
“TIMES UP” Bluebeardroared,he shookthe castle ashe marchedupthe stairs,he grabbedClaire by
the hand andtook herback down stairs,he made her sitdown and he startedto recite a spell “from
this ring greatin mould,my promisein usea partof my soul shall besold, now my ring with powers
bold,turn this one into…”.
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Justthenthe frontdoorsflewwide openthere weretwosoldiers outside “AlfredandRichard”Alfred
ran and grabbed Bluebeard,he took the ringawayfromhim while Richardran to Claire,he took her
to the nextroom.
Bluebeard screamedasthe ringwasdestroyedandhe turnedintogold.
Alfredhearddistantcries comingfromdownstairs“HELLO”“HELP US” “WE’RE DOWN HERE”.

3. Richardbroke the closetdoordownfreeingthe 7women.
Claire isnowthe ladyof the landhelpingthe poorwithhernew wealth,RichardandAlfredhave
beenpromotedtothe rank of captain, Anne foundthe rightman forher,eventhoughtheyall lived
happilyeverafterClaire,feelssorryforBluebeard ashisangergotthe bestof him.