Belle should tell Beast about the Christmas tree
Discounting that Belle should follow her first sense and not leave the castle, she ought to explain to Beast that she has only been looking for a Christmas tree to surprise him with. If he learned precisely what her business is in the woods, which is to try to make a congenial connection to him, then maybe he would be forgiving enough to spare her the dungeon. She lets him believe that she is trying to escape instead of giving herself a proper defense.
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