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1 00:00:03,000 00:00:04,280 [Cawing] [Cawing]
2 00:00:08,120 00:00:12,160 [Storyteller] When people told themselves their past with stories, [Storyteller] When people told themselves their past with stories,
3 00:00:12,200 00:00:14,640 explained their present with stories, explained their present with stories,
4 00:00:14,680 00:00:17,560 foretold the future with stories, foretold the future with stories,
5 00:00:19,000 00:00:22,800 the best place by the fire was kept for... the best place by the fire was kept for...
6 00:00:23,560 00:00:25,200 The storyteller. The storyteller.
7 00:00:47,680 00:00:49,240 Humph, story... Humph, story...
8 00:00:52,800 00:00:55,880 Imagine a cold night Imagine a cold night
9 00:00:55,920 00:00:57,680 and a dark night, and a dark night,
10 00:00:57,720 00:00:59,760 a night like this one. a night like this one.
11 00:00:59,800 00:01:03,520 And imagine a bed with a farmer and his wife fast asleep, And imagine a bed with a farmer and his wife fast asleep,
12 00:01:03,560 00:01:05,440 snuggling up for warmth. snuggling up for warmth.
13 00:01:05,480 00:01:08,440 And in this bed, the farmer, shivering, And in this bed, the farmer, shivering,
14 00:01:08,480 00:01:10,920 reaches out for his wife. reaches out for his wife.
15 00:01:10,960 00:01:14,040 But instead of a head, he finds a foot But instead of a head, he finds a foot
16 00:01:14,080 00:01:17,200 because his missus is rubbing noses with their dog, because his missus is rubbing noses with their dog,
17 00:01:17,240 00:01:19,960 who sleeps every night at the end of the bed. who sleeps every night at the end of the bed.
18 00:01:20,920 00:01:22,760 What kind of dog? What kind of dog?
19 00:01:22,800 00:01:25,440 I don't know. A dog, some kind of dog. I don't know. A dog, some kind of dog.
20 00:01:25,480 00:01:28,680 Some kind of dog? Terrific story. Some kind of dog? Terrific story.
21 00:01:29,360 00:01:30,840 Should I bark? Should I bark?
22 00:01:31,680 00:01:33,120 Oh, no! Oh, no!
23 00:01:33,160 00:01:35,160 [Wife] Just for tonight. [Wife] Just for tonight.
24 00:01:35,200 00:01:36,840 Don't be dense, woman. Don't be dense, woman.
25 00:01:36,880 00:01:39,600 One night won't hurt. It might work. One night won't hurt. It might work.
26 00:01:39,640 00:01:42,640 Sleeping upside down? What good's that gonna do? Sleeping upside down? What good's that gonna do?
27 00:01:42,680 00:01:45,160 Midwife said it sometimes helps. Midwife said it sometimes helps.
28 00:01:45,200 00:01:47,600 You're not gonna get a child. You're not gonna get a child.
29 00:01:47,640 00:01:50,960 If you want company, get a widow woman up from the village. If you want company, get a widow woman up from the village.
30 00:01:51,720 00:01:53,440 Now come up this end. Now come up this end.
31 00:01:53,480 00:01:55,160 I'm proper frozen. I'm proper frozen.
32 00:01:55,200 00:01:57,680 [Linen rustling] [Linen rustling]
33 00:01:57,720 00:02:01,840 But the farmer's wife didn't want no widow for company, But the farmer's wife didn't want no widow for company,
34 00:02:01,880 00:02:03,960 she wanted a baby. she wanted a baby.
35 00:02:04,000 00:02:07,400 And she'd wanted this child for what seemed a lifetime And she'd wanted this child for what seemed a lifetime
36 00:02:07,440 00:02:10,080 until she couldn't bear to watch the lambs born, until she couldn't bear to watch the lambs born,
37 00:02:10,120 00:02:12,320 or the calves come, or the eggs hatch. or the calves come, or the eggs hatch.
38 00:02:12,360 00:02:14,080 It hurt her so. It hurt her so.
39 00:02:14,120 00:02:17,640 And she drove the farmer mad with her cranky books, And she drove the farmer mad with her cranky books,
40 00:02:17,680 00:02:20,240 and her cranky charms, and remedies. and her cranky charms, and remedies.
41 00:02:20,280 00:02:21,840 [Farmer] This stinks! [Farmer] This stinks!
42 00:02:21,880 00:02:23,040 That's good. That's good.
43 00:02:24,320 00:02:25,600 It's good? It's good?
44 00:02:25,640 00:02:27,000 I'm making you a nice tonic and all. I'm making you a nice tonic and all.
45 00:02:27,040 00:02:29,400 To be drunk, night and morning. To be drunk, night and morning.
46 00:02:29,440 00:02:31,440 I want a child. I want a child.
47 00:02:31,480 00:02:33,400 I wouldn't care if it were a strange thing I wouldn't care if it were a strange thing
48 00:02:33,440 00:02:35,280 made of marzipan or porridge, made of marzipan or porridge,
49 00:02:35,320 00:02:37,600 if it were ugly as a hedgehog. if it were ugly as a hedgehog.
50 00:02:37,640 00:02:41,080 I want a baby to wrap in a bundle I want a baby to wrap in a bundle
51 00:02:41,120 00:02:43,800 and sing to and snoodle with and sing to and snoodle with
52 00:02:43,840 00:02:45,560 and hug to bits. and hug to bits.
53 00:02:49,040 00:02:52,200 Now, to say you wouldn't care when you want something Now, to say you wouldn't care when you want something
54 00:02:52,240 00:02:54,160 is a dangerous thing. is a dangerous thing.
55 00:02:54,200 00:02:59,280 That woman wanted a baby so bad she couldn't care what she got. That woman wanted a baby so bad she couldn't care what she got.
56 00:02:59,320 00:03:02,920 If she got a hedgehog, she'd bring its snout to her breast. If she got a hedgehog, she'd bring its snout to her breast.
57 00:03:04,040 00:03:06,240 Ears twitch that shouldn't be listening. Ears twitch that shouldn't be listening.
58 00:03:06,280 00:03:08,440 And no sooner said than done, And no sooner said than done,
59 00:03:08,480 00:03:10,720 she'd got her wish, the farmer's wife. she'd got her wish, the farmer's wife.
60 00:03:10,760 00:03:12,400 She's all swollen stomach She's all swollen stomach
61 00:03:12,440 00:03:14,200 and thinks it's the baths she took, and thinks it's the baths she took,
62 00:03:14,240 00:03:15,840 or the sleeping upside down. or the sleeping upside down.
63 00:03:15,880 00:03:17,480 But in fact, of course, But in fact, of course,
64 00:03:17,520 00:03:19,960 it's the saying, "you wouldn't care what you got," it's the saying, "you wouldn't care what you got,"
65 00:03:20,000 00:03:21,560 what gets you jiggered. what gets you jiggered.
66 00:03:21,600 00:03:24,800 As everyone knows what heard a proper story. As everyone knows what heard a proper story.
67 00:03:24,840 00:03:26,080 She has her boy, She has her boy,
68 00:03:26,120 00:03:28,120 and straight away there he is, and straight away there he is,
69 00:03:28,160 00:03:30,920 little ball as ugly as sin little ball as ugly as sin
70 00:03:30,960 00:03:34,640 with a pointed nose and sprouting hair everywhere. with a pointed nose and sprouting hair everywhere.
71 00:03:35,480 00:03:37,880 Hedgehogs do not have hair, Hedgehogs do not have hair,
72 00:03:38,520 00:03:40,160 they have quills. they have quills.
73 00:03:42,880 00:03:45,560 [Creaking] [Creaking]
74 00:03:45,600 00:03:50,240 [Storyteller] But this hedgehog baby had quills as soft as feathers. [Storyteller] But this hedgehog baby had quills as soft as feathers.
75 00:03:50,280 00:03:52,160 And his mother held him to her breast And his mother held him to her breast
76 00:03:52,200 00:03:54,440 and wrapped him in a bundle and snoodled him, and wrapped him in a bundle and snoodled him,
77 00:03:54,480 00:03:56,320 and hugged him to bits. and hugged him to bits.
78 00:03:56,360 00:03:58,880 And she gave him the name, hans. And she gave him the name, hans.
79 00:03:58,920 00:04:02,800 "Hans my hedgehog," she called him. "Hans my hedgehog," she called him.
80 00:04:02,840 00:04:06,080 Oh yes, the mother loved her baby all right. Oh yes, the mother loved her baby all right.
81 00:04:06,840 00:04:09,280 But not everybody did. But not everybody did.
82 00:04:09,320 00:04:10,960 [Woman #1] Is it a hedgehog? [Woman #1] Is it a hedgehog?
83 00:04:11,000 00:04:12,080 [Woman #2] What is this? [Woman #2] What is this?
84 00:04:12,120 00:04:13,120 [People cackling] [People cackling]
85 00:04:13,160 00:04:15,480 We're a laughing stock. We're a laughing stock.
86 00:04:15,520 00:04:17,320 [People chattering] [People chattering]
87 00:04:17,360 00:04:19,000 [People sneering] [People sneering]
88 00:04:22,200 00:04:23,560 [Farmer yelling] [Farmer yelling]
89 00:04:23,600 00:04:25,000 We're going home. We're going home.
90 00:04:25,040 00:04:26,440 What about our chores? What about our chores?
91 00:04:26,480 00:04:28,920 That's the end of parading ourselves in public. That's the end of parading ourselves in public.
92 00:04:28,960 00:04:30,200 [Hooves clomping] [Hooves clomping]
93 00:04:30,240 00:04:31,960 Don't cry, my sweet. Don't cry, my sweet.
94 00:04:32,000 00:04:34,040 He don't even cry like a proper baby. He don't even cry like a proper baby.
95 00:04:34,080 00:04:35,800 [Squealing] [Squealing]
96 00:04:35,840 00:04:37,520 Can't you shut that squealing? Can't you shut that squealing?
97 00:04:37,560 00:04:38,520 Ow! Ow!
98 00:04:40,600 00:04:43,600 And the farmer grew to hate his son, And the farmer grew to hate his son,
99 00:04:43,640 00:04:46,480 hans, the hedgehog boy. hans, the hedgehog boy.
100 00:04:46,520 00:04:48,880 Out in the field he chopped and scythed, Out in the field he chopped and scythed,
101 00:04:48,920 00:04:50,360 and bundled and milked. and bundled and milked.
102 00:04:50,400 00:04:52,920 But all the while the shame of what had befallen him But all the while the shame of what had befallen him
103 00:04:52,960 00:04:55,360 turned a knot in his heart. turned a knot in his heart.
104 00:04:55,400 00:04:58,760 One moment the rage welling up in him, the next, tears. One moment the rage welling up in him, the next, tears.
105 00:04:58,800 00:05:01,280 Huge tears splashing his boots. Huge tears splashing his boots.
106 00:05:03,640 00:05:05,440 And time passed by. And time passed by.
107 00:05:05,480 00:05:08,000 Day following day, week chasing week. Day following day, week chasing week.
108 00:05:08,040 00:05:11,040 And the hedgehog boy grew up. And the hedgehog boy grew up.
109 00:05:11,080 00:05:12,280 [Boy #1] Hey, beastie! [Boy #1] Hey, beastie!
110 00:05:12,320 00:05:13,480 [Boy #2] Hey, critterchops! [Boy #2] Hey, critterchops!
111 00:05:13,520 00:05:14,680 [Boy #3] Hey, prickle back! [Boy #3] Hey, prickle back!
112 00:05:14,720 00:05:16,280 Hoghead! Grovelhog! Hoghead! Grovelhog!
113 00:05:16,320 00:05:18,440 [Boys] Grovelhog! Grovelhog! [Boys] Grovelhog! Grovelhog!
114 00:05:18,480 00:05:22,000 [Storyteller] And hans my hedgehog learned he was strange, [Storyteller] And hans my hedgehog learned he was strange,
115 00:05:22,040 00:05:25,640 and he learned he was ugly, and he learned to be sad, and he learned he was ugly, and he learned to be sad,
116 00:05:25,680 00:05:28,560 and he learned the name that was given him: and he learned the name that was given him:
117 00:05:30,400 00:05:32,120 [Boy] Grovelhog! [Boy] Grovelhog!
118 00:05:37,520 00:05:38,920 [Grunting] [Grunting]
119 00:05:42,000 00:05:44,120 That's enough! Out! That's enough! Out!
120 00:05:47,880 00:05:49,320 Out! Out!
121 00:05:49,360 00:05:50,840 Husband! Husband!
122 00:05:50,880 00:05:54,120 From now on you'll eat out there with the other beasts! From now on you'll eat out there with the other beasts!
123 00:06:02,560 00:06:03,640 Hans! Hans!
124 00:06:05,440 00:06:06,520 Hans! Hans!
125 00:06:11,520 00:06:13,160 [Farmer] Come home! [Farmer] Come home!
126 00:06:13,200 00:06:15,960 [Storyteller] Hans heard them but he wouldn't answer. [Storyteller] Hans heard them but he wouldn't answer.
127 00:06:16,000 00:06:19,360 He lay there all night, his rooster for company, He lay there all night, his rooster for company,
128 00:06:19,400 00:06:23,040 and thought and thought until he thought a hole in the ground. and thought and thought until he thought a hole in the ground.
129 00:06:23,080 00:06:24,600 And his mother couldn't sleep, And his mother couldn't sleep,
130 00:06:24,640 00:06:26,960 and his father wandered the dark hours, and his father wandered the dark hours,
131 00:06:27,000 00:06:30,160 a great needle in his heart. a great needle in his heart.
132 00:06:30,200 00:06:33,760 In the morning, weary, the farmer returned. In the morning, weary, the farmer returned.
133 00:06:33,800 00:06:37,960 By the step asleep was his son, the grovelhog. By the step asleep was his son, the grovelhog.
134 00:06:38,000 00:06:40,280 I've trudged all night for you. I've trudged all night for you.
135 00:06:40,320 00:06:42,880 You'll not eat for a week off my food. You'll not eat for a week off my food.
136 00:06:42,920 00:06:45,840 Father, I want you to do some things for me. Father, I want you to do some things for me.
137 00:06:46,360 00:06:47,480 You what? You what?
138 00:06:47,520 00:06:49,080 I want you to go to the village I want you to go to the village
139 00:06:49,120 00:06:51,360 and have me a saddle made for my rooster, and have me a saddle made for my rooster,
140 00:06:51,400 00:06:52,720 so I can ride him. so I can ride him.
141 00:06:52,760 00:06:54,320 And I want some of your sheep, And I want some of your sheep,
142 00:06:54,360 00:06:55,800 and some hens, and some pigs. and some hens, and some pigs.
143 00:06:55,840 00:06:58,160 Oh, do you now? Fancy fine. Oh, do you now? Fancy fine.
144 00:06:58,200 00:06:59,880 I know which ones I'd like. I know which ones I'd like.
145 00:06:59,920 00:07:01,760 And they would be happy to come with me. And they would be happy to come with me.
146 00:07:01,800 00:07:05,080 Come with you? Come with you where? Come with you? Come with you where?
147 00:07:05,120 00:07:07,280 Where I go, which is away. Where I go, which is away.
148 00:07:07,320 00:07:09,320 Which is to somewhere where I can't hurt anyone Which is to somewhere where I can't hurt anyone
149 00:07:09,360 00:07:11,640 and no one can hurt me. and no one can hurt me.
150 00:07:11,680 00:07:15,040 And when are you planning this gad to away and somewhere? And when are you planning this gad to away and somewhere?
151 00:07:15,080 00:07:17,400 When I have the saddle. When I have the saddle.
152 00:07:17,440 00:07:19,280 Thou can't go nowhere. Thou can't go nowhere.
153 00:07:20,360 00:07:23,800 What would your mother say? Her who dotes on you? What would your mother say? Her who dotes on you?
154 00:07:24,880 00:07:27,560 Father, all night I lay outdoor Father, all night I lay outdoor
155 00:07:27,600 00:07:30,080 to understand why you don't love me. to understand why you don't love me.
156 00:07:30,120 00:07:33,560 And I've thought until I've thought a hole in the grass. And I've thought until I've thought a hole in the grass.
157 00:07:33,600 00:07:35,200 And now it's all right. And now it's all right.
158 00:07:35,240 00:07:37,480 When I have the saddle, I'll go. When I have the saddle, I'll go.
159 00:07:39,040 00:07:41,760 And the farmer felt ashamed. And the farmer felt ashamed.
160 00:07:41,800 00:07:43,520 And he brought home a saddle for the rooster, And he brought home a saddle for the rooster,
161 00:07:43,560 00:07:45,840 and he herded up the animals his son had asked for, and he herded up the animals his son had asked for,
162 00:07:45,880 00:07:47,800 and he told his wife, "pack a packed lunch," and he told his wife, "pack a packed lunch,"
163 00:07:47,840 00:07:51,520 and all the while the grovelhog sat on the stoop and waited. and all the while the grovelhog sat on the stoop and waited.
164 00:07:51,560 00:07:54,800 When all was done he went to his mother and she kissed him, When all was done he went to his mother and she kissed him,
165 00:07:54,840 00:07:57,000 and then to his dad and hugged him. and then to his dad and hugged him.
166 00:07:57,040 00:08:00,000 And the farmer knew for the first time, And the farmer knew for the first time,
167 00:08:00,040 00:08:02,200 how soft he was. how soft he was.
168 00:08:02,240 00:08:06,160 They watched him until he was a faint smudge in the distance. They watched him until he was a faint smudge in the distance.
169 00:08:06,200 00:08:09,280 And his mother felt a crack in her heart like a tiny pencil line. And his mother felt a crack in her heart like a tiny pencil line.
170 00:08:09,320 00:08:13,240 And each day after the pencil line got thicker and thicker. And each day after the pencil line got thicker and thicker.
171 00:08:13,280 00:08:15,520 And one day, not long after, And one day, not long after,
172 00:08:15,560 00:08:17,160 her heart split in half her heart split in half
173 00:08:17,200 00:08:19,640 and she died. and she died.
174 00:08:21,600 00:08:25,840 20 years later, a king got lost in a great forest. 20 years later, a king got lost in a great forest.
175 00:08:25,880 00:08:28,400 And after he got lost he got more lost, And after he got lost he got more lost,
176 00:08:28,440 00:08:31,160 until he was so lost he began to tug his ear, until he was so lost he began to tug his ear,
177 00:08:31,200 00:08:33,400 which is a sure sign of big trouble, which is a sure sign of big trouble,
178 00:08:33,440 00:08:34,920 when he heard a sound, when he heard a sound,
179 00:08:34,960 00:08:38,200 which was a bitter sound and a sweet sound all at once. which was a bitter sound and a sweet sound all at once.
180 00:08:38,240 00:08:40,920 Which began like hello and ended like goodbye. Which began like hello and ended like goodbye.
181 00:08:40,960 00:08:43,400 And tugging his ear like Billy-o, And tugging his ear like Billy-o,
182 00:08:43,440 00:08:46,640 he followed the sound until he came to a clearing. he followed the sound until he came to a clearing.
183 00:08:46,680 00:08:49,240 And the palace the king saw before him And the palace the king saw before him
184 00:08:49,280 00:08:53,600 was the most extraordinary palace in your whole born. was the most extraordinary palace in your whole born.
185 00:09:05,040 00:09:06,200 [Grunting] [Grunting]
186 00:09:06,240 00:09:07,320 [Clearing throat] [Clearing throat]
187 00:09:07,360 00:09:10,320 I, uh, I am very lost, I, uh, I am very lost,
188 00:09:10,360 00:09:12,840 and I am very hungry. and I am very hungry.
189 00:09:12,880 00:09:15,480 And, uh, somewhere, back there, And, uh, somewhere, back there,
190 00:09:16,320 00:09:19,600 a long time ago, I was a king. a long time ago, I was a king.
191 00:09:19,640 00:09:22,680 But now, so lost and so hungry, But now, so lost and so hungry,
192 00:09:22,720 00:09:25,280 you would knock at a beast's house? you would knock at a beast's house?
193 00:09:25,320 00:09:27,480 We-well... We-well...
194 00:09:27,520 00:09:31,120 You are welcome in my house, sir, and at my table. You are welcome in my house, sir, and at my table.
195 00:09:33,080 00:09:35,880 [Storyteller] And the king sat at the grovelhog's table [Storyteller] And the king sat at the grovelhog's table
196 00:09:35,920 00:09:38,840 and ate of the greenest Greens and the sweetest sweets, and ate of the greenest Greens and the sweetest sweets,
197 00:09:38,880 00:09:40,720 and the juiciest juices. and the juiciest juices.
198 00:09:40,760 00:09:42,720 Oh, how very, very kind. Oh, how very, very kind.
199 00:09:42,760 00:09:45,720 And after, his host took up the bagpipes And after, his host took up the bagpipes
200 00:09:45,760 00:09:48,760 and played old songs, which were bitter and sweet all at once, and played old songs, which were bitter and sweet all at once,
201 00:09:48,800 00:09:51,720 and began like hello and ended like goodbye. and began like hello and ended like goodbye.
202 00:09:51,760 00:09:55,640 And before he could think, "I'm full now and found," And before he could think, "I'm full now and found,"
203 00:09:56,840 00:09:59,680 the king was asleep. the king was asleep.
204 00:09:59,720 00:10:02,120 Well, this king woke up the next morning, Well, this king woke up the next morning,
205 00:10:02,160 00:10:05,000 after a night of the kind of dreams you only dream about. after a night of the kind of dreams you only dream about.
206 00:10:05,040 00:10:07,960 And he opened his eyes and almost yanked off his ear And he opened his eyes and almost yanked off his ear
207 00:10:08,000 00:10:09,800 because he found himself under a tree, because he found himself under a tree,
208 00:10:09,840 00:10:11,960 which certainly wasn't where he'd fallen asleep, which certainly wasn't where he'd fallen asleep,
209 00:10:12,000 00:10:13,480 and more confusing, and more confusing,
210 00:10:13,520 00:10:17,440 it was a tree from which he could see the edge of his kingdom. it was a tree from which he could see the edge of his kingdom.
211 00:10:17,480 00:10:18,960 And he began to dance And he began to dance
212 00:10:19,000 00:10:21,720 as only kings once lost and then found can dance. as only kings once lost and then found can dance.
213 00:10:21,760 00:10:23,800 A jig, a jiggle-joggle and a leap-- A jig, a jiggle-joggle and a leap--
214 00:10:23,840 00:10:25,560 I've heard this story I've heard this story
215 00:10:25,600 00:10:28,480 and you're telling it all wrong. Humph! and you're telling it all wrong. Humph!
216 00:10:28,520 00:10:29,680 What happens is, What happens is,
217 00:10:29,720 00:10:32,320 the king wants to give the grovelhog a reward the king wants to give the grovelhog a reward
218 00:10:32,360 00:10:34,560 for all his help, and so he says, for all his help, and so he says,
219 00:10:34,600 00:10:36,480 "name anything." "name anything."
220 00:10:36,520 00:10:38,720 And the hogthing says, And the hogthing says,
221 00:10:38,760 00:10:40,880 "give me the first thing to greet you "give me the first thing to greet you
222 00:10:40,920 00:10:43,560 when you arrive in your kingdom." when you arrive in your kingdom."
223 00:10:43,600 00:10:45,080 [Dog] And the king agrees [Dog] And the king agrees
224 00:10:45,120 00:10:47,400 because he knows the first thing to greet him because he knows the first thing to greet him
225 00:10:47,440 00:10:51,000 will be his faithful, flop-eared w-w-wagger, will be his faithful, flop-eared w-w-wagger,
226 00:10:51,040 00:10:52,600 the royal dog. the royal dog.
227 00:10:52,640 00:10:55,920 So the king says, "yes." And the hogthing says, So the king says, "yes." And the hogthing says,
228 00:10:55,960 00:10:59,240 "I'll collect my reward in a year and a day." "I'll collect my reward in a year and a day."
229 00:10:59,280 00:11:02,480 And off he goes on his ridiculous rooster. And off he goes on his ridiculous rooster.
230 00:11:03,480 00:11:05,000 But But
231 00:11:05,040 00:11:07,120 things don't go as he planned, do they? things don't go as he planned, do they?
232 00:11:07,160 00:11:11,080 And it's not w-w-wagger who gets there first. And it's not w-w-wagger who gets there first.
233 00:11:13,000 00:11:14,640 [King exulting] [King exulting]
234 00:11:17,800 00:11:19,840 [Storyteller] And the king lets go of the Princess [Storyteller] And the king lets go of the Princess
235 00:11:19,880 00:11:23,280 of sweetness and cherry pie and his face clouds over. of sweetness and cherry pie and his face clouds over.
236 00:11:23,320 00:11:27,360 But then he shrugs and turns back to his daughter and dog But then he shrugs and turns back to his daughter and dog
237 00:11:27,400 00:11:30,400 and walks away for a year and a day. and walks away for a year and a day.
238 00:11:36,280 00:11:40,000 Here we are, dearie-o's in the king's great hall. Here we are, dearie-o's in the king's great hall.
239 00:11:40,040 00:11:42,600 And lo and behold, a handsome storyteller And lo and behold, a handsome storyteller
240 00:11:42,640 00:11:46,680 has been summoned to court to entertain the royal family. has been summoned to court to entertain the royal family.
241 00:11:48,320 00:11:50,480 King. King.
242 00:11:50,520 00:11:54,560 Now, of course, the king here has been counting the days off his calendar Now, of course, the king here has been counting the days off his calendar
243 00:11:54,600 00:11:56,400 and it is a year ago today, you see, and it is a year ago today, you see,
244 00:11:56,440 00:11:59,080 since he made his rash promise to the grovelhog. since he made his rash promise to the grovelhog.
245 00:11:59,120 00:12:02,040 And tomorrow, you'll remember, is the day And tomorrow, you'll remember, is the day
246 00:12:02,080 00:12:04,920 when the grovelhog is due to arrive to collect his reward. when the grovelhog is due to arrive to collect his reward.
247 00:12:07,080 00:12:09,520 Princess... Princess...
248 00:12:13,200 00:12:15,320 I'm very good at this. I'm very good at this.
249 00:12:17,240 00:12:19,280 Hey! Hey!
250 00:12:19,320 00:12:23,240 Get rid of him! Fool! Idiot! Throw him in the dungeon! Get rid of him! Fool! Idiot! Throw him in the dungeon!
251 00:12:23,280 00:12:27,120 Feed him inch by inch to my royal sharks! Feed him inch by inch to my royal sharks!
252 00:12:27,160 00:12:29,240 And what they won't eat, give to his dog! And what they won't eat, give to his dog!
253 00:12:29,280 00:12:31,920 [Storyteller] No, help! No, no, put me down! Put me down! [Storyteller] No, help! No, no, put me down! Put me down!
254 00:12:31,960 00:12:34,240 [Sighs] [Sighs]
255 00:12:34,280 00:12:36,960 [Servant] Your majesty, a huge army appears at the gates! [Servant] Your majesty, a huge army appears at the gates!
256 00:12:37,000 00:12:38,080 [King] Oh, does it? [King] Oh, does it?
257 00:12:38,120 00:12:40,480 Not men, but animals, sire. Not men, but animals, sire.
258 00:12:40,520 00:12:41,600 Told you. Told you.
259 00:12:41,640 00:12:42,680 Sire? Sire?
260 00:12:42,720 00:12:45,120 I heard you! Let them in. I heard you! Let them in.
261 00:12:45,160 00:12:46,440 [Door opening] [Door opening]
262 00:12:46,480 00:12:48,200 [Animals grunting] [Animals grunting]
263 00:12:48,240 00:12:51,080 Get off! Get off! Give a fellow some space! I want to hear this. Get off! Get off! Give a fellow some space! I want to hear this.
264 00:12:51,120 00:12:52,920 [Rooster clucking] [Rooster clucking]
265 00:12:52,960 00:12:54,840 [Grovelhog] Do you remember me? [Grovelhog] Do you remember me?
266 00:12:54,880 00:12:56,840 [King] I do. [King] I do.
267 00:12:56,880 00:12:59,560 A year and a day have passed since last we met. A year and a day have passed since last we met.
268 00:12:59,600 00:13:02,200 Will you keep your promise to me? Will you keep your promise to me?
269 00:13:02,240 00:13:03,640 I will. I will.
270 00:13:03,680 00:13:06,040 He will? He will?
271 00:13:06,080 00:13:08,440 [Door opens] [Door opens]
272 00:13:12,240 00:13:14,240 Do you know of me, lady? Do you know of me, lady?
273 00:13:14,280 00:13:15,920 I do, sir. I do, sir.
274 00:13:15,960 00:13:19,000 You saved my father and he owes you his life. You saved my father and he owes you his life.
275 00:13:20,840 00:13:23,160 Do you know of his promise to me? Do you know of his promise to me?
276 00:13:23,200 00:13:25,440 He promised you the first thing to greet him He promised you the first thing to greet him
277 00:13:25,480 00:13:27,880 on his return. on his return.
278 00:13:27,920 00:13:31,440 And what was that? And what was that?
279 00:13:31,480 00:13:32,640 Hmm? Hmm?
280 00:13:32,680 00:13:34,720 Me, sir. Me, sir.
281 00:13:38,000 00:13:39,440 I am yours. I am yours.
282 00:13:39,480 00:13:41,920 Then I want you to be my wife Then I want you to be my wife
283 00:13:41,960 00:13:44,000 and come live with me in the forest. and come live with me in the forest.
284 00:13:44,040 00:13:47,120 I want you to be my Princess of sweetness and cherry pie. I want you to be my Princess of sweetness and cherry pie.
285 00:13:47,160 00:13:51,400 I want to catch you up and sing to you. I want to catch you up and sing to you.
286 00:13:51,440 00:13:55,200 I want you to love me. I want you to love me.
287 00:13:55,240 00:13:56,880 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
288 00:13:56,920 00:13:59,360 Do you find me very ugly? Do you find me very ugly?
289 00:13:59,400 00:14:01,320 No, sir. No, sir.
290 00:14:01,360 00:14:04,120 Not so ugly as going back on a promise. Not so ugly as going back on a promise.
291 00:14:07,800 00:14:09,600 [Jailor] Come on, shift yourselves! [Jailor] Come on, shift yourselves!
292 00:14:09,640 00:14:12,080 There's a royal wedding and you're all to be pardoned, There's a royal wedding and you're all to be pardoned,
293 00:14:12,120 00:14:14,680 though I don't know why, I'm sure. Well, come on! though I don't know why, I'm sure. Well, come on!
294 00:14:14,720 00:14:16,120 And I don't know about wedding. And I don't know about wedding.
295 00:14:16,160 00:14:17,880 Up there, it's more like a funeral. Up there, it's more like a funeral.
296 00:14:17,920 00:14:19,920 Good, good, good, good. A wedding. Good, good, good, good. A wedding.
297 00:14:19,960 00:14:23,400 I might even be asked to tell a story or 2. Who knows? I might even be asked to tell a story or 2. Who knows?
298 00:14:23,440 00:14:26,480 It's on days like these, that artists come into their own. It's on days like these, that artists come into their own.
299 00:14:26,520 00:14:28,440 [People chattering] [People chattering]
300 00:14:30,200 00:14:32,120 [Church bells ringing] [Church bells ringing]
301 00:14:32,160 00:14:34,200 [People gasping] [People gasping]
302 00:14:49,600 00:14:51,000 [Priest] Ahem. [Priest] Ahem.
303 00:14:51,040 00:14:52,640 We are gathered here today-- We are gathered here today--
304 00:14:52,680 00:14:53,920 [groaning] [groaning]
305 00:14:53,960 00:14:55,080 [Crashing] [Crashing]
306 00:14:55,120 00:14:56,800 [People murmuring] [People murmuring]
307 00:14:56,840 00:15:01,080 [Storyteller] The most unhappy wedding party you ever saw... [Storyteller] The most unhappy wedding party you ever saw...
308 00:15:02,640 00:15:05,040 And that night, in her bedchamber And that night, in her bedchamber
309 00:15:05,080 00:15:07,760 it was a terrified Princess who lay waiting it was a terrified Princess who lay waiting
310 00:15:07,800 00:15:10,160 for her new husband to join her. for her new husband to join her.
311 00:15:55,440 00:15:57,000 And lying there, And lying there,
312 00:15:57,040 00:15:58,720 half sweetness, half cherry pie, half sweetness, half cherry pie,
313 00:15:58,760 00:16:03,120 the Princess could hardly credit what she'd seen. the Princess could hardly credit what she'd seen.
314 00:16:03,160 00:16:05,160 But creeping to the window, she looked down But creeping to the window, she looked down
315 00:16:05,200 00:16:08,160 and there, sure enough, a man, and there, sure enough, a man,
316 00:16:08,200 00:16:11,240 moving among the animals in the quiet rain. moving among the animals in the quiet rain.
317 00:16:11,280 00:16:15,640 And she found herself going to the abandoned coat of hair and quills, And she found herself going to the abandoned coat of hair and quills,
318 00:16:15,680 00:16:17,960 and touching it, and touching it,
319 00:16:18,000 00:16:22,800 soft and warm and remarkable. soft and warm and remarkable.
320 00:16:24,040 00:16:27,360 And the first rays of morning woke her from dreams And the first rays of morning woke her from dreams
321 00:16:27,400 00:16:30,360 of waterfalls and ice cream. of waterfalls and ice cream.
322 00:16:30,400 00:16:33,320 And there she was in her bed. And there she was in her bed.
323 00:16:33,360 00:16:35,520 And by the embers, the grovelhog, And by the embers, the grovelhog,
324 00:16:35,560 00:16:38,360 back again, beast again. back again, beast again.
325 00:16:38,400 00:16:42,080 And so, had she dreamed all this peeling off of skin? And so, had she dreamed all this peeling off of skin?
326 00:16:42,120 00:16:44,640 Surely, she must have. Surely, she must have.
327 00:16:44,680 00:16:46,880 But that night, the same scene, But that night, the same scene,
328 00:16:46,920 00:16:50,360 her husband standing over her as she pretended to sleep. her husband standing over her as she pretended to sleep.
329 00:16:50,400 00:16:54,080 The tender touch on her arm, not prickly, but so smooth The tender touch on her arm, not prickly, but so smooth
330 00:16:54,120 00:16:57,120 she felt an ache when he left her. she felt an ache when he left her.
331 00:16:57,160 00:17:00,800 And she found herself going to the skin and lying against it. And she found herself going to the skin and lying against it.
332 00:17:00,840 00:17:04,000 And how comfortable she found it. And how comfortable she found it.
333 00:17:04,040 00:17:08,400 And she felt drowsy lying there by the fire, so peaceful. And she felt drowsy lying there by the fire, so peaceful.
334 00:17:08,440 00:17:12,200 She felt herself drifting off and knew she musn't, She felt herself drifting off and knew she musn't,
335 00:17:12,240 00:17:14,200 but really couldn't help herself. but really couldn't help herself.
336 00:17:14,240 00:17:15,240 [Door opens] [Door opens]
337 00:17:16,440 00:17:17,760 [Footstep] [Footstep]
338 00:17:19,480 00:17:21,920 Sir, I woke and you had gone. Sir, I woke and you had gone.
339 00:17:21,960 00:17:24,720 And left behind you, your coat of quills. And left behind you, your coat of quills.
340 00:17:27,040 00:17:29,760 Which would you have for a husband? Which would you have for a husband?
341 00:17:29,800 00:17:32,280 The man or the creature? The man or the creature?
342 00:17:33,840 00:17:36,080 I have a husband, sir, I have a husband, sir,
343 00:17:36,120 00:17:40,560 and he is what he is. No more and no less. and he is what he is. No more and no less.
344 00:17:40,600 00:17:44,400 Then forgive him, madam, if he returns to his skin. Then forgive him, madam, if he returns to his skin.
345 00:17:44,440 00:17:47,520 For I'm enchanted and cannot leave it. For I'm enchanted and cannot leave it.
346 00:17:47,560 00:17:51,400 But if you say nothing of this for a 3rd night, But if you say nothing of this for a 3rd night,
347 00:17:51,440 00:17:53,840 then loyal love will break the spell then loyal love will break the spell
348 00:17:53,880 00:17:54,960 forever. forever.
349 00:17:55,440 00:17:56,760 I promise. I promise.
350 00:17:57,640 00:17:59,280 [Storyteller laughs] [Storyteller laughs]
351 00:17:59,320 00:18:02,480 But we all know about promises, hmm? Don't we? But we all know about promises, hmm? Don't we?
352 00:18:02,520 00:18:04,120 And secrets. And secrets.
353 00:18:04,160 00:18:06,640 What use are they when no one knows about them? What use are they when no one knows about them?
354 00:18:06,680 00:18:08,240 [Dishes rattling] [Dishes rattling]
355 00:18:08,280 00:18:11,160 When they twist and turn and tickle in our stomachs? When they twist and turn and tickle in our stomachs?
356 00:18:11,200 00:18:13,080 When they're tickly little fish When they're tickly little fish
357 00:18:13,120 00:18:16,280 wriggling into our conversations? wriggling into our conversations?
358 00:18:16,320 00:18:18,640 Now you see, the Princess had a mother Now you see, the Princess had a mother
359 00:18:18,680 00:18:21,280 and mothers have this way of catching secret-fish and mothers have this way of catching secret-fish
360 00:18:21,320 00:18:23,120 and promise-fish. and promise-fish.
361 00:18:23,160 00:18:27,560 They eye us with wise eyes and all our rivers are glass to them. They eye us with wise eyes and all our rivers are glass to them.
362 00:18:27,600 00:18:29,240 Just so with the queen, Just so with the queen,
363 00:18:29,280 00:18:30,520 who that morning at breakfast who that morning at breakfast
364 00:18:30,560 00:18:33,080 sees a daughter skip to the table, sees a daughter skip to the table,
365 00:18:33,120 00:18:35,400 eat, when for days no appetite. eat, when for days no appetite.
366 00:18:35,440 00:18:36,760 Hungry?yes. Hungry?yes.
367 00:18:36,800 00:18:38,560 Laugh, when for days no laughter. Laugh, when for days no laughter.
368 00:18:38,600 00:18:41,040 Sleep well?Yes, thank you. Sleep well?Yes, thank you.
369 00:18:41,080 00:18:43,800 Not troubled by the creature? Not troubled by the creature?
370 00:18:43,840 00:18:45,240 No, mother. No, mother.
371 00:18:45,280 00:18:47,520 And please don't speak of him as a creature. And please don't speak of him as a creature.
372 00:18:49,160 00:18:50,800 Listen, daughter, Listen, daughter,
373 00:18:50,840 00:18:53,720 last night your father and I went to a wise woman last night your father and I went to a wise woman
374 00:18:53,760 00:18:55,520 and told of your tragedy. and told of your tragedy.
375 00:18:55,560 00:18:57,520 And she knows of these... And she knows of these...
376 00:18:57,560 00:18:58,640 Creatures, Creatures,
377 00:18:58,680 00:19:00,680 these grovelhogs, these grovelhogs,
378 00:19:00,720 00:19:02,760 and knows the remedy. and knows the remedy.
379 00:19:02,800 00:19:04,960 He is enchanted, you see. He is enchanted, you see.
380 00:19:06,200 00:19:07,520 I know.Oh? I know.Oh?
381 00:19:08,440 00:19:11,440 I--i mean, i--i knew that he must be. I--i mean, i--i knew that he must be.
382 00:19:11,480 00:19:13,760 S-S-Something like that. S-S-Something like that.
383 00:19:13,800 00:19:16,720 Yes, I see. He's enchanted. Yes, I see. He's enchanted.
384 00:19:17,880 00:19:19,640 He's told you, hasn't he? He's told you, hasn't he?
385 00:19:19,680 00:19:22,800 No, really, he hasn't. I just knew he must be. No, really, he hasn't. I just knew he must be.
386 00:19:24,880 00:19:28,800 And, um, does he take off his skin? And, um, does he take off his skin?
387 00:19:28,840 00:19:30,560 No, no. He doesn't. No, no. He doesn't.
388 00:19:32,400 00:19:34,400 The only way to break the spell The only way to break the spell
389 00:19:34,440 00:19:36,240 is to throw the skin into the fire. is to throw the skin into the fire.
390 00:19:36,280 00:19:37,840 Cast the skin into the flames Cast the skin into the flames
391 00:19:37,880 00:19:39,120 and he will be free of it. and he will be free of it.
392 00:19:39,160 00:19:40,720 That's not the way. That's not the way.
393 00:19:40,760 00:19:43,920 So, he has told you! So, he has told you!
394 00:19:47,120 00:19:48,640 [Door opening] [Door opening]
395 00:19:51,600 00:19:52,960 [Grunting] [Grunting]
396 00:19:57,840 00:19:59,160 [Snorting] [Snorting]
397 00:20:00,520 00:20:01,880 [Chomping] [Chomping]
398 00:20:04,720 00:20:07,040 [Storyteller] That night, the 3rd, [Storyteller] That night, the 3rd,
399 00:20:07,080 00:20:09,440 when everything happens as before, when everything happens as before,
400 00:20:09,480 00:20:12,560 the Princess is haunted by her mother's advice. the Princess is haunted by her mother's advice.
401 00:20:13,360 00:20:15,720 And oh, dear, oh, dear... And oh, dear, oh, dear...
402 00:20:20,280 00:20:22,080 [Crackling] [Crackling]
403 00:20:22,120 00:20:23,560 [Grovelhog screaming] [Grovelhog screaming]
404 00:20:24,400 00:20:26,320 [Thunder rumbling] [Thunder rumbling]
405 00:20:26,360 00:20:27,440 [Gasping] [Gasping]
406 00:20:28,480 00:20:29,920 [Whimpering] [Whimpering]
407 00:20:31,040 00:20:32,320 [Yelping] [Yelping]
408 00:20:34,320 00:20:36,720 Husband, please! Please don't go-- Husband, please! Please don't go--
409 00:20:36,760 00:20:37,920 [roars] [roars]
410 00:20:41,560 00:20:43,000 [Knocking on door] [Knocking on door]
411 00:20:43,040 00:20:44,360 Daughter! Daughter!
412 00:20:45,880 00:20:47,680 [Storyteller] And there she sat, [Storyteller] And there she sat,
413 00:20:47,720 00:20:50,040 the Princess of sweetness and cherry pie, the Princess of sweetness and cherry pie,
414 00:20:50,080 00:20:51,480 weeping into the fire. weeping into the fire.
415 00:20:51,520 00:20:53,960 And she would let no one see her, not even me, And she would let no one see her, not even me,
416 00:20:54,000 00:20:55,720 and I was her favorite. and I was her favorite.
417 00:20:55,760 00:20:57,600 No, she thought and thought No, she thought and thought
418 00:20:57,640 00:20:59,560 until she thought a hole in the hearth. until she thought a hole in the hearth.
419 00:20:59,600 00:21:02,480 Until she knew what she must do. Until she knew what she must do.
420 00:21:02,520 00:21:04,120 She went to the blacksmith She went to the blacksmith
421 00:21:04,160 00:21:06,000 and got from him a pair of iron shoes. and got from him a pair of iron shoes.
422 00:21:06,040 00:21:07,720 And that night, when all slept, And that night, when all slept,
423 00:21:07,760 00:21:09,400 she slipped out of the palace she slipped out of the palace
424 00:21:09,440 00:21:10,960 and set off to wander the world and set off to wander the world
425 00:21:11,000 00:21:13,000 in search of her husband. in search of her husband.
426 00:21:15,200 00:21:16,920 She walked and walked She walked and walked
427 00:21:16,960 00:21:19,440 until she wore out the first pair of shoes. until she wore out the first pair of shoes.
428 00:21:19,480 00:21:22,760 And still no one had set eyes on the grovelhog. And still no one had set eyes on the grovelhog.
429 00:21:22,800 00:21:25,440 And she got a 2nd pair of shoes and began again, And she got a 2nd pair of shoes and began again,
430 00:21:25,480 00:21:28,280 never stopping, always hoping. never stopping, always hoping.
431 00:21:28,320 00:21:30,800 And the 2nd pair of shoes wore out. And the 2nd pair of shoes wore out.
432 00:21:30,840 00:21:34,080 And still she walked, always looking, always hoping And still she walked, always looking, always hoping
433 00:21:34,120 00:21:36,400 to hear a music both bitter and sweet, to hear a music both bitter and sweet,
434 00:21:36,440 00:21:40,000 beginning in hello and ending in goodbye, but nothing. beginning in hello and ending in goodbye, but nothing.
435 00:21:41,280 00:21:44,480 Till one day, weary and wretched, Till one day, weary and wretched,
436 00:21:44,520 00:21:47,320 she came to a stream and lay down by it. she came to a stream and lay down by it.
437 00:21:47,360 00:21:49,520 And saw in the water's mirror And saw in the water's mirror
438 00:21:49,560 00:21:52,320 her hair was now quite white. her hair was now quite white.
439 00:21:52,360 00:21:55,840 And she sorrowed for her red hair and her husband. And she sorrowed for her red hair and her husband.
440 00:21:55,880 00:21:57,680 Both lost forever. Both lost forever.
441 00:22:04,480 00:22:05,720 [Cawing] [Cawing]
442 00:22:07,720 00:22:09,360 [Fluttering] [Fluttering]
443 00:22:09,400 00:22:10,440 [Grunting] [Grunting]
444 00:22:11,880 00:22:14,520 To the health of that most beautiful woman To the health of that most beautiful woman
445 00:22:14,560 00:22:17,360 who could not keep her promise for one more day. who could not keep her promise for one more day.
446 00:22:19,400 00:22:20,440 Husband? Husband?
447 00:22:23,760 00:22:25,920 How did you find me? How did you find me?
448 00:22:25,960 00:22:28,640 I have walked the world to find you I have walked the world to find you
449 00:22:28,680 00:22:32,000 and have worn the soles of 3 pairs of iron shoes. and have worn the soles of 3 pairs of iron shoes.
450 00:22:32,040 00:22:33,960 My hair is no longer red, My hair is no longer red,
451 00:22:35,040 00:22:37,080 but I come to claim you. but I come to claim you.
452 00:22:37,120 00:22:40,600 And catch you up and snoodle you and hug you to bits. And catch you up and snoodle you and hug you to bits.
453 00:22:41,400 00:22:42,720 [Grunting] [Grunting]
454 00:22:45,600 00:22:46,960 [Screaming] [Screaming]
455 00:23:16,520 00:23:18,400 [Storyteller] And so the Princess, [Storyteller] And so the Princess,
456 00:23:18,440 00:23:19,960 who could not keep her promise, who could not keep her promise,
457 00:23:20,000 00:23:23,040 won back her husband through looking without hope of finding won back her husband through looking without hope of finding
458 00:23:23,080 00:23:25,760 and holding on for dear life. and holding on for dear life.
459 00:23:25,800 00:23:27,760 And in time her hair grew red again And in time her hair grew red again
460 00:23:27,800 00:23:30,880 and there was another wedding all over. and there was another wedding all over.
461 00:23:30,920 00:23:33,200 And we were both invited. And we were both invited.
462 00:23:33,240 00:23:36,000 And I told the best story there is to tell. And I told the best story there is to tell.
463 00:23:36,040 00:23:40,200 A story which begins in hello and ends in goodbye. A story which begins in hello and ends in goodbye.
464 00:23:40,240 00:23:44,000 And for a gift she gave me a shoe worn to nothing. And for a gift she gave me a shoe worn to nothing.
465 00:23:44,680 00:23:46,320 And... And...
466 00:23:46,360 00:23:47,720 Here it is. Here it is.
467 00:23:48,400 00:23:49,680 [Chuckling] [Chuckling]