00:00The Three Magical Powers of the Water Nymph Please, oh gods, please allow me to catch
00:19a large haul today so that I may sell it at the market and use the money to buy some rice.
00:26Oh no, all day and I've only caught this tiny little fish.
00:29Am I really going home empty-handed again?
00:34It's been days now and the stormy sea has given me nothing.
00:38This poor little fish is trembling in fear.
00:42How pitiful!
00:43Alright, go on now, swim away and don't get caught in a fisherman's net again, little
00:48one.
00:56What?
00:57Am I dreaming?
01:00Where's my hut?
01:01And where did this huge mansion come from?
01:04It must be as grand as the palace of the king himself.
01:08Please don't be afraid.
01:10The little fish you freed earlier, that fish was me.
01:13I've come to repay you for saving my life.
01:17That house over there is my gift to you.
01:20Does it suit your taste?
01:22You?
01:24Who are you?
01:25Are you really that little fish?
01:29Where are you from?
01:30I'm a water nymph, daughter of the sea god who rules the ocean.
01:34I was wandering the depths but got swept here and you saved me.
01:38I'm forever in your debt.
01:40If it pleases you, may I stay here and keep you company?
01:45I truly admire your kindness as well as your warm heart.
01:50Oh my!
01:52The gods have blessed me.
01:56If you don't mind my humble life, I vow to love and care for you forever.
02:09What a beautiful day.
02:10A walk like this lifts my spirits.
02:14Everywhere I look, my people are happy and well-fed.
02:17My fame will surely spread far and wide throughout this kingdom.
02:22Yes, your majesty.
02:24Everywhere, people sing praises of your wisdom and generosity.
02:28You are certainly the best ruler of our kingdom.
02:31No one can compare to you.
02:34Hmm, where did this grand palace by the sea come from?
02:38And who is that woman?
02:40She looks so regal, she doesn't seem like someone from around here.
02:45That woman might be the wife of the fisherman who lives nearby, your majesty.
03:02Your majesty, it's getting late.
03:04You should return to the palace before dark.
03:06It's dangerous to stay here without guards.
03:09Alright, let's head back.
03:11But I can't stop thinking about that beautiful woman.
03:14I must know more about her.
03:24Who is she?
03:26Why does she haunt my thoughts, even in sleep?
03:34Your majesty, is something wrong?
03:36Why have you summoned me so early?
03:39It's not time for court yet.
03:41Why don't you rest a little longer?
03:44Do you remember the fisherman's wife we saw the other day?
03:47I've been captivated by her beauty, ever since that day.
03:52I want her to be mine.
03:54What can we do?
03:56If the fisherman displeases your majesty, obviously, his wife will easily belong to you.
04:02Give him a task, something impossible.
04:05If he fails, his fate will be in your majesty's hands.
04:09But what task should we give him?
04:11I want her by my side as soon as possible.
04:14Do you have something in mind?
04:16Think of something that no one could ever accomplish.
04:20Have him bring you a bunch of grapes that never runs out, no matter how many people eat from it.
04:26He can't possibly do it.
04:27Only the gods could provide such a thing.
04:31Ha ha!
04:32You are brilliant!
04:34With your idea, his wife will definitely be mine.
04:38Summon the fisherman immediately!
04:42Your majesty, how could I possibly do such a thing?
04:45There's no such thing as grapes that never run out.
04:47It doesn't exist.
04:49This is impossible.
04:52Insolent!
04:53Do you want to receive the punishment?
04:56This is an order from the king.
04:58If you don't bring the grapes in three days, you will be executed.
05:03And your wife will serve the king as payment for your failure.
05:10What's wrong?
05:11Why do you look so troubled?
05:13Did the king give you a difficult task?
05:16Oh, my love.
05:18I think I'm done for.
05:20The king has given me an impossible request.
05:23Only the gods could help me fulfill it.
05:26If he had asked for fish, I could have managed that, whether it is big or small, colorful
05:31or transparent.
05:33Even if you want fish that have wings and could fly, it could do it.
05:37But grapes that never run out?
05:39How can I do that?
05:40Where on earth can I find such grapes?
05:42And if I fail, you'll be taken away to the palace.
05:46Don't worry.
05:50There are still many things in this world that is even stranger than the grapes the
05:53king asks for.
05:55Go to my sister.
05:56She lives by the stream near the snowy pine tree.
06:01You have a sister, but you never told me.
06:03Could she really help us?
06:06It's better you don't know too much about the underwater realm.
06:10It wouldn't be good for you.
06:12My sister Maram has incredible power.
06:15She surely will help us.
06:18When you get to the stream next to the pine tree, bow in front of the water and say,
06:22Oh, Maram, I am the husband of your sister.
06:26Your sister and I need a bunch of grapes that never runs out.
06:30Can you please help us?
06:33Oh, Maram.
06:38I have come to ask for your help.
06:40Please listen to my request.
06:43I know why you've come.
06:45Take this bunch of grapes.
06:47Give it to the king.
06:48He will have what he wished for.
06:50But remember, once everyone has had their share, you must return it to me.
06:56Humans cannot keep magical items.
06:58Beside, please give my sister my regards.
07:02Tell her that I miss her dearly.
07:05And I hope you both will have a happy life together forever.
07:09Thank you, Maram.
07:12You are so kind and generous.
07:17I'm stuffed, your majesty.
07:19I can't eat another bite.
07:22Please forgive me.
07:24Same here, your majesty.
07:26My belly feels like a drum.
07:29There's no way I can eat even one more grape.
07:32This bunch of grapes is truly amazing.
07:35So many people have eaten, and yet it's never ending.
07:38Could the gods have helped that fisherman?
07:41No, I can't allow this.
07:42I must come up with another test.
07:44Your majesty, I've done what you asked.
07:47May I please go home now?
07:49Not so fast.
07:51I never said that your tasks were over.
07:53You are not done just yet.
07:57Listen closely.
07:59You must bring the king a carpet that can cover
08:01the entire palace courtyard.
08:03Enough for all the king's subjects
08:05to sit and never run out of space.
08:09Oh no, lord.
08:11I'm not a weaver, nor a merchant, nor a magician.
08:14I don't have superpower.
08:16How could I ever find such a carpet?
08:18This task is even harder than the last.
08:22Enough with your complaining.
08:23If you don't bring the carpet, you'll lose your head,
08:27and your wife will belong to the king himself.
08:31Was your bunch of grapes not enough for everyone?
08:35Did Maram fail to help you?
08:37No, I did exactly what the king asked.
08:41But now, he's given me another task.
08:44He wants a carpet that can seat all his subjects
08:46without ever running out of room.
08:48This time, I fear I might lose my life if I fail him.
08:53Is that all?
08:55Go back to the stream near the snowy pine
08:57and call for Maram again.
09:00Tell her that.
09:02Oh, Maram, your sister has sent me to borrow
09:05your spindle and a small staff.
09:08Here, take this spindle and staff.
09:11But remember, you must return them to me.
09:14Humans can't keep magical items.
09:17They only bring misfortune among them.
09:24When you return to the palace, ask for a large nail.
09:28Then drive it into the very center of the courtyard.
09:32Tie the spindle thread to the nail.
09:35And then, the entire courtyard will be covered
09:38with the most beautiful carpet that you have ever seen.
09:43Then touch the carpet with the tip of the staff
09:46and draw a circle in the air.
09:48The carpet will expand in all directions.
09:51Draw a second circle, and it will stop growing.
09:55Draw a third, and the carpet will disappear.
09:59Is that really possible?
10:01Could such magic exist?
10:03Believe me, I wouldn't lie to you.
10:06Now go and see the king.
10:09You will fulfill his request for sure.
10:14Ian!
10:15Did you bring the carpet?
10:17Or should I call the executioner?
10:20You're finished this time for sure.
10:22I have it right here.
10:24It's in my bag.
10:26You must be joking.
10:28A spindle and staff?
10:30Those can only tie up a small scarf.
10:32How dare you mock us!
10:34Guards! Seize him and behead him immediately!
10:37Wait!
10:38I just need a nail, and I'll spread the carpet.
10:41You'll see magic will appear right before your eyes.
10:45The fisherman followed Marim's instructions carefully.
10:49He hammered the nail into the courtyard, tied the thread to it,
10:53and a magnificent carpet appeared,
10:56covering the entire palace courtyard and every corner.
11:00People of the kingdom, come!
11:03Everyone, old and young, gather here and sit on the carpet.
11:07Let's see if this carpet can seat the entire subjects of our mighty king.
11:14The fisherman drew a circle in the air,
11:16and the carpet expanded in all directions.
11:19People from all over the kingdom rushed to the palace.
11:22The crowds spilled out into the streets,
11:25past the city gates, and into the distant regions,
11:28yet the carpet still had room for everyone.
11:31Oh no! Too many people are coming!
11:34They're trampling my gardens!
11:36Stop the carpet!
11:38Fisherman, or my entire kingdom will be ruined!
11:43The fisherman drew the second circle,
11:46and the carpet stopped expanding.
11:48With the third circle, the carpet disappeared,
11:52leaving only the spindle and the thread.
11:56What can I do now?
11:58This peasant can achieve anything.
12:01Is he in league with some kind of demons?
12:04I dream of his wife every night,
12:06but she might never be mine.
12:09Do you think we should give up and let him go?
12:13Your Majesty, don't just give up.
12:16You just can't bow to this filthy and lowly fisherman.
12:19That would weaken both your name and your power.
12:23You give him one last task.
12:25This time, I will come up with something so difficult
12:29that neither gods nor devils could ever help him with.
12:33I don't want my kingdom to be destroyed,
12:36but I also won't be made a fool of by a mere fisherman.
12:40Fine. Think of something,
12:43as long as it doesn't bring any harm.
12:46Your Majesty, have him bring a newborn child
12:49who could already walk and talk fluidly.
12:52The child then must tell you a story that,
12:54in which not even a single word is a lie.
12:58I guarantee you, he will never be able to do it.
13:02And then, his beautiful wife will be yours and yours only,
13:06Your Majesty.
13:09Brilliant! Brilliant!
13:12This time, he'll definitely lose.
13:17I've brought Your Majesty a never-ending bunch of grapes,
13:20a gigantic carpet,
13:22and yet the king keeps giving me more tasks.
13:25Why is he so cruel to me?
13:28Don't you worry, my love.
13:30One day, you will understand the king's true intentions.
13:33He means to harm the both of us.
13:36What does he want from you this time?
13:40He's asked for a newborn child who can walk and talk
13:43and tell stories that are completely true.
13:45This is just impossible.
13:48We're in luck this time.
13:50Today, Maram gave birth to a baby boy.
13:53Go to her and tell her that.
13:56Maram, your sister asks that could you send your son to us.
14:00It seems that he already knows how to walk and talk fluently,
14:03even see things around him like an adult.
14:07The king still hasn't let you go.
14:10Wait for my son to finish his meal.
14:13When he's done, take him to the king,
14:16but bring him back immediately afterward.
14:19Humans can't keep magical beings.
14:23Uncle, how are you?
14:26I'm fine.
14:28You can already talk. Amazing.
14:31You were just born, and now you're talking and eating too?
14:35I'm not like ordinary humans.
14:38I come from the underwater world.
14:40Let's go, uncle. The king is waiting.
14:44Yesterday, right after I was born,
14:47I took my grandfather for a walk in the forest.
14:50We stopped by a giant tree.
14:52At the top of the tree, a bird was singing sweetly.
14:56It seemed that grandfather didn't like the song,
14:59so I tried to shoo the bird away.
15:01I threw dry clumps of dirt at it, but I missed every time.
15:11I chased after it, but there was a wall in my way.
15:15A guard grabbed my shoulder and brought me to the king,
15:19where I saw a fisherman sitting by his side.
15:22The king asked what I was doing, and I told him
15:26I was tired of talking to a foolish king.
15:32How dare you! What do you mean by that?
15:35Me? A foolish king?
15:37You must be punished, guard.
15:41But you just admitted my story was true.
15:44You called yourself a fool.
15:47Insolent guards! Seize this child at once!
15:53What's happening? Have the gods grown angry?
15:56Why are these dark clouds gathering?
15:58The entire city will be flooded!
16:01Oh no! Help! There's water everywhere!
16:06Save me! Help! I can't swim!
16:10Guards! Help me!
16:13I am the ruler of the water gods.
16:16I've come to protect my descendants.
16:19I won't let your foolishness harm them.
16:22The woman you dream of and desire, she is not human.
16:26She is my daughter, the water nymph.
16:30If you try to harm the husband of my daughter,
16:32or dare to touch my grandson,
16:35then this trident will be your end right here and now.
16:39My water gods will rule your kingdom instead.
16:43Please, please spare this lowly life.
16:46I will never do such a thing again. I swear.
16:52The sea god vanished, taking the child and the fisherman with him.
16:56The sky cleared, and peace returned as it was before.
17:01From that day on, the king never dared to think of the water nymph again.
17:07As for the fisherman, he and the water nymph lived a long, happy life with many children.
