00:00Untangle. In the village of Greenfields, there lived two sisters, in what was perhaps a happy…family?
00:18Hello, Aunt Grace!
00:24You're late! You should have been here in the morning.
00:27Well, your mother wanted me to pick up these freshly baked chocolate cookies from town.
00:35Your sister's favorite. By the way, happy birthday! Where's your twin?
00:42I…I don't know. In her room.
00:47Hello!
00:48Happy birthday!
00:50Thank you so much!
00:53Hey, Stella! Happy birthday! Why are you in your room?
01:05I needed to finish this project. And, well, let everyone meet the oh-so-pretty Bella.
01:16You are twins! Identical twins!
01:20And somehow, she is still the prettier one.
01:27Maybe that has got something to do with wearing a new dress. And combing your hair. Neatly!
01:35Hey, it is her birthday today! That's why I wish you would grow up! Now come on out, darling!
01:43Everyone's asking for you!
01:46And thank you for going all the way to pick up the cookies. Please come soon!
02:06Ladies and gentlemen, the grand birthday cake!
02:16I think it's beautiful.
02:23It is beautiful!
02:26Made by none other than the birthday girl. I mean, one of the birthday girls herself, Bella!
02:34Well done, Bella!
02:37Gosh, is she talented!
02:46It is almost heartbreaking to cut this cake. But come on, you two! Cut it together!
02:58Happy birthday to you!
03:01Happy birthday to you!
03:10Hey, what's wrong?
03:12It is always about Bella. She is pretty. She is talented. She is sensible.
03:20Just because I don't fancy dressing up or meeting people, and I love books.
03:25When I was growing up, it was always about your mother. Though she was younger to me, but more sensible, wiser, more intelligent.
03:34And I just…
03:37One time, it was Papa's birthday, and I sat up three nights and made a beautiful coat for him.
03:47But when I went to give it to him, your mother was already there.
03:52Darling, this is such a handsome coat, and it must be so expensive.
03:57Father, I just saved up a little, that is all. I am glad you love it.
04:01I cried all night.
04:05Maybe that is always the case with siblings. One of them is more favored than the other. It's alright, I guess.
04:19Hey, you never told me how you liked the cake yesterday.
04:24As if to say all the compliments you got yesterday were not enough.
04:31It was delicious.
04:34I spent the whole day making that, and I didn't study for our test tomorrow.
04:39You think you can help me with it, please? There are things I still don't understand.
04:46Please? Please?
04:53Fine. Two hours. After that, I have to finish my project.
05:02Bella needed more than two hours worth of help.
05:06But then, both sisters took the test, and the results came out.
05:16I don't believe I could score an A.
05:19You underestimate yourself.
05:22No, I underestimate Stella's genius.
05:25Do you know she spent hours with me teaching me this? She is amazing.
05:32Sorry, but isn't she just a bit stiff?
05:36Not at all. She just is the kind who loves to read and study, that's all.
05:41But I am telling you, I could not have done this without her help.
05:45Honestly, she is almost always rude to you, but you always stick up for her, always complimenting her.
05:54I have got to show the results to her. She is going to be so happy.
06:06Hey, did you see Stella anywhere?
06:09She was here a minute ago. There!
06:14Stella! Stella!
06:18Listen, look at this!
06:20I am sorry. I really do have to go to the library. I'll see you later.
06:32Mother, look what Stella did!
06:35Out comes the complaint.
06:37What?
06:39She got me an A in math! I was just not getting this until she taught it to me.
06:45I wouldn't expect anything less.
06:51If only Stella would show how smart and kind and sweet she really is to people.
07:02Will you stop it? You think I am kind and sweet and smart?
07:07Of course you are.
07:09But you always say you wish I was more sensible.
07:12Yes, sensible to see how wonderful you are and allow others to see it.
07:17It's okay to not like to socialize.
07:20But to hate having people around? Even during a party?
07:25Your own birthday party? That is overdoing it, isn't it?
07:30Why would you ever think we don't care for you?
07:34I don't know. You're always the prettier one.
07:38Stella, we are twins. Identical twins.
07:45It's always about you. Your cake. Your things.
07:51I made your Aunt Grace get your favorite cookies from the city. For you!
07:56And you hate baking, though you love cakes. So I made the flavor you like.
08:02Well, of course. How come I didn't notice?
08:07Really, where is all this coming from?
08:11I cried all night.
08:14Maybe that is always the case with siblings.
08:18One of them is more favored than the other. It's alright, I guess.
08:23Mom, why did you get Grandpa that coat on his birthday when Aunt Grace had just made one for him?
08:31When? That was years ago. And what coat? She never made a coat.
08:36Stella told her mother the entire story of what her aunt had said to her.
08:42She made a coat? I didn't know that. I just bought the one I gave Papa on my way back from college that day.
08:49One time, it was Papa's birthday, and I sat up three nights and made a beautiful coat for him.
08:57But when I went to give it to him, your mother was already there.
09:02Of course. She stayed up for three nights. She did it secretly.
09:08In fact, I remember after I gave the coat to Papa, that night…
09:13Darling, this is such a handsome coat. And it must be so expensive.
09:19Father, I just saved up a little, that is all. I am glad you love it.
09:25You know, your sister sews so beautifully. I wish she would sew one for me.
09:31I can ask her.
09:33Don't trouble her. I know she will.
09:36Aunt Grace needs to know this.
09:39I know how. Stella, will you help?
09:42Of course I will.
09:46Well, I had no idea.
09:49Will you please do what we ask? Please?
09:53I wouldn't know what to say.
09:57Believe me, I know what you need to say. I'll help.
10:05Aunt Grace, this pie!
10:08Mmm!
10:11So delicious!
10:13I don't know when was the last time I ate so much.
10:16Oh, thank you!
10:25Grandpa has something to say to his daughters.
10:31Well, you know, I can't talk much.
10:37Well, you know, I can't talk much about, you know, feelings and all that.
10:48And now I realize that, Grace, you are just like me. Uncomfortable in sharing how you feel.
10:55Papa?
10:59Grace, it was easier with your sister, because unlike you, she is lively and chattery.
11:05But you, you are sensitive and loving and silent.
11:09And like me, I could never ask you to make a coat for me, and you could never tell me that you had already made one.
11:18I told them. Sorry.
11:21I had no idea, Grace. You did it secretly, and I just picked one along the way.
11:27Because I didn't know what else to get him.
11:30I should have told you how much I admired your sewing and that I wanted you to do it for me.
11:36I should have been more appreciative of both of you.
11:40Wait! I don't remember Papa ever giving either of us a compliment. Not even you!
11:47I never did. Expressing feelings is just not my thing.
11:52But your sister is just so chattery and lively that one never needs to think about what to say to her.
11:58And with me you do. Gosh, all my life I've been blaming you, thinking that you loved her more, and feeding that into Stella.
12:09You have always been my biggest support. You and I get each other. But it's time we tried to get others too, isn't it?
12:18I... I... just... need... to say... I... I... love you both! I love you all!
12:30That's it! I want coffee!
12:40We... we did it!
12:42We did. We're a good team.
12:45Listen. I have been so full of myself. I didn't notice how wonderful you are.
12:51You and I may be twins, but we are just different. And I love you just the way you are.
12:58But... it would be nice if you were less grumpy.
13:03And it would be nice if you were just a little less chattery.
13:07How can you talk so much?
13:09But that means I don't have to talk. That's like the best thing ever.
13:12By untangling the knots of their misunderstandings, the sisters strengthen their bond, showing that love and understanding can heal even the deepest wounds.
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