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00:00Once upon a time, somewhere very far in the land of the elves, lived three elves.

00:10These elves were getting ready to become good-hearted fairies, and off they went on their journey

00:17to the world of humans.

00:25Our duty awaits for us guys, come on!

00:28I am very excited, finally we too will see the world of humans.

00:33I want every single person to be very happy.

00:37If we help the humans and make them happy, we too will become good-hearted fairies.

00:43In an old house, there lived an old man and his wife.

00:48The old man made a living by making shoes in his workshop in their home, and sometimes

00:54he repaired old shoes.

00:57The shoemaker bought new leather to make new shoes from the money he earned.

01:01One day, he bought leather from the money he had made.

01:05He arrived home.

01:07The piece of the leather he had bought was only enough to make one pair of shoes.

01:12He left the piece of leather on the table, left the room closing the door, and went into

01:21his bedroom.

01:22In the morning, the shoemaker woke up.

01:32Sitting in his bed, he had a good stretch.

01:36He thought about the type of shoe he was going to make.

01:39And like every other morning, he finished the breakfast his wife had prepared for him.

01:45Thank you very much dear, I must be off to work now.

01:49Today I will make a very nice pair of shoes.

01:54Last night you made a pair of shoes, do you have enough leather to make another pair?

02:00The old man was amazed, because he knew he didn't make any shoes before he slept last

02:05night.

02:06And so the old man quickly ran to his workshop and his wife followed.

02:11As he opened the door, what does he see?

02:16The piece of leather he had left on the table from night before had turned into very pretty

02:22shoes.

02:24The shoemaker's eyes nearly came out of its sockets.

02:29When did I make these shoes?

02:31I do not remember, I think I have become really old.

02:37The shoes were that pretty that the shoemaker quickly put them in front of the window and

02:41waited for a customer.

02:44Soon after, a rather wealthy looking customer saw the shoes from the window and came in.

02:53Good day, I would like to buy the pair of shoes in front of the window, doesn't matter

02:57what it costs, they are by far the best pair of shoes I have ever seen.

03:02The old man with great happiness saw the pair of shoes, and he didn't ask for any more than

03:08what it was worth.

03:10This time the shoemaker was on his way to get leather for the two pairs of shoes.

03:16And again he left the leather on top of the table, and before he left the room, he turned

03:21around and had another look at the piece of leather and went off to bed.

03:29As soon as he woke up, he ran straight to his workshop.

03:32This time round, there were two pairs of amazing shoes sitting on the table.

03:38Once again the shoemaker was very happy.

03:41He placed the shoes in front of the window.

03:44The same day, he sold both pairs of shoes for a very good price, and off he went again

03:51to buy more leather.

03:53Of course in the meantime, he was wondering who was making these lovely pairs of shoes.

03:59He placed the leather on the table and went to his room.

04:02In the morning, he had a pile of shoes on the table.

04:07The shoemaker sold every single pair that day.

04:13For a very long time, the old man was able to make a living with the money he had made

04:18from the shoes.

04:20With some of the money he had made, he continued to buy leather.

04:26But the shoemaker was so curious as to how and who was making these pairs of shoes.

04:33At last, one night, he decided to hide in the closet in his workshop and was determined

04:39to find out who was making them.

04:42Tonight I will finally be able to meet the shoemaker.

04:49When the time had passed midnight, the workshop's window opened and in entered the elves.

04:56One of the elves accidentally bumped into a flowerpot.

05:01Hearing the noise, the old man jumped out of his spot.

05:07Would you be careful?

05:08You're going to wake them up.

05:10When the old man pushed the door and had a sneak peek, he couldn't believe his eyes.

05:15He rubbed his eyes, looked again, and what did he see?

05:21There were three elves on the table.

05:23They were dancing and working at the same time.

05:28One of them cut the leather.

05:30One was sewing, and the other one was gluing it together.

05:39Then they tied the laces and polished the shoes.

05:55The elves were working so fast that with the flick of an eye, there were countless pairs

06:01of shoes on the counter.

06:02They're all beautiful.

06:05Come on, let's leave before someone wakes up.

06:08The elves left as they had arrived, dancing with joy and laughter.

06:16The shoemaker stepped out of his hiding place, ran to his wife, and told her all that had

06:22happened.

06:23And of course, his wife couldn't believe what she heard.

06:28But when she saw the countless pairs of shoes sitting on the counter, she knew that her

06:32husband couldn't do them all in one night.

06:37They agreed to thank the elves for what they had done.

06:45The following day, the old shoemaker's wife prepared a feast.

06:59At midnight, when the elves arrived at the workshop, they saw the feast on the table.

07:05Look at all that food.

07:06Do you think it's been prepared for us?

07:08Of course it is for us, you silly.

07:11Otherwise, why would they bring it at this hour?

07:16I think we have completed our mission in this house.

07:19Now we can go to the other houses that need our help.

07:26The shoemaker and his wife woke up and walked into the workshop.

07:30And instead of seeing the food they had left, they saw a pile of shiny shoes.

07:36After that day, the elves never returned again.

07:40The old shoemaker and his wife were able to get by with all the money they had earned

07:44for the rest of their lives.

07:48The shoemaker thought that after working for so many years, this was his reward.

07:55That is why he never stopped making shoes.

07:59And whenever he thought about the little elves, he was forever thankful and grateful.

08:08Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess in a big castle.

08:13One day, her father, the king, gave her a golden ball as a birthday present.

08:19Happy birthday, my daughter.

08:22Thank you, father.

08:24The princess loved this golden ball.

08:27She started to spend all her time playing with it in the garden.

08:32One day, she went out with her ball and started to play with it, tossing it around.

08:40The princess came next to a little pond and kept on playing with the ball.

08:46Right at that moment, she could not catch the ball after she tossed it in the air.

08:54And the ball started to roll away.

08:58My ball!

09:02The princess ran after her golden ball, but the ball got faster and faster.

09:07Finally, the ball fell in the pond and sank into the deep waters.

09:13Oh, no!

09:18The princess sat down next to the pond and desperately started to cry.

09:23My beautiful golden ball!

09:25How am I going to bring it back?

09:27Suddenly, she heard a voice.

09:31Ribbit!

09:32My beautiful princess, why are you crying?

09:36Ribbit!

09:37She looked around, but could not figure out where the voice was coming from.

09:44When she looked closely, she realized that the voice was coming from the frog that was right next to the pond, looking at her.

09:52The frog leaped towards the princess and asked again after he got closer.

09:57What's wrong, my beautiful princess? Why are you crying?

10:01The princess got stunned when she saw a talking frog.

10:07A talking frog? How can that be?

10:10Well, here I am, talking beautiful princess. Now tell me, why are you crying?

10:15Coming back to herself, the princess started to tell her story.

10:20The golden ball that my father gave me fell in the pond.

10:23It's already at the bottom. How am I going to get it back?

10:28The frog came next to her feet and made an offer.

10:33My beautiful princess, I will bring back your ball, but in return I will need you to do me a favor.

10:40The princess was curious.

10:42Hmm, so what's the favor?

10:45If you accept to be friends with me, I would like to live with you in the castle.

10:52The princess thought about it and then accepted his offer.

10:56So the frog jumped in the water and went out of sight.

11:05A while later, he appeared with the golden ball and threw it to the princess.

11:10Reunited with her ball, the princess happily started to walk back to the castle.

11:14Seeing the princess leaving the frog behind, frog yelled after her.

11:22My beautiful princess, you forgot me. You promised to take me with you to the castle.

11:34Ribbit!

11:35The princess yelled out from afar laughing.

11:38How can an ugly frog like you even imagine to live with a beautiful princess like me?

11:46Ribbit!

11:48The princess left the frog right there and went back to her castle.

11:55In the evening, the king, queen and the princess sat down at the dinner table.

12:01Right when they were starting to eat, they heard a knock on the door.

12:07The mage told them that a frog had arrived and told them that he was invited by the princess and asked permission to come in.

12:15The king, surprised, asked his daughter.

12:19Would you like to tell us what's going on, my daughter?

12:22Well, daddy...

12:25The princess told all about what happened that morning at the pond.

12:30If you gave a promise to the frog to save your ball, then you must keep your word for it.

12:36The king ordered the maid to welcome the frog inside.

12:44A while later, the door opened and the little frog came in leaping and stopped next to the dinner table.

12:52A while later, the door opened and the little frog came in leaping and stopped next to the dinner table.

13:00Good evening, everyone, and thank you, my king, for allowing me in.

13:07With one big jump, the frog landed next to the princess's plate.

13:11He looked at her unhappy.

13:15The king ordered a plate for the frog, but the frog stopped him.

13:21No need for a plate. I can eat from the princess's plate.

13:30The frog started to eat from her plate.

13:33The princess was really upset with him, but she thought that he would leave after the dinner anyway and didn't say anything.

13:40But the frog had no intentions to leave after the dinner.

13:44When she left the table, he followed the princess to her room.

13:51Time passed and the frog got sleepy.

13:57My princess, I am really sleepy. I'd like to sleep in your bed if you don't mind.

14:03Afraid to upset her father, the princess had to say yes to that too.

14:09The frog jumped on her bed and put his head on her soft pillow.

14:14Trying not to show her anger, the princess laid next to the frog and slept.

14:21In the morning, the frog woke the princess up.

14:30Good morning, my beautiful princess. I have one more wish from you.

14:35If you do that, I will leave right away.

14:39Hearing that the ugly frog would leave soon, without making it obvious, the princess was extremely happy.

14:46All right. Shoot! What is it now?

14:52I want you to kiss me, my princess.

14:58The princess jumped out of her bed furiously.

15:02How dare you! That is impossible!

15:05The smile on the frog's face disappeared and instead a teardrop ran down his cheek.

15:11The princess thought for a while.

15:13Oh well, what's the big deal with one tiny kiss? Evidently, I won't see him ever again.

15:19And so she gave him a kiss.

15:23As soon as she kissed the frog, a bright white light covered the room.

15:32Due to the light, the princess couldn't see anything.

15:36After a short while, the light disappeared.

15:39The princess started to see again, but this time she could not believe her eyes.

15:45Right where the frog was standing a moment ago, there was a very handsome man instead.

15:51The princess was stunned with what she was seeing.

15:55She couldn't believe her eyes and so she asked,

15:58Who are you? What happened to the frog standing here?

16:02My beautiful princess, I am the prince of a land far away.

16:06The evil witch cast a spell on me and turned me into a frog.

16:11To break the spell, I had to spend one night next to a princess and get a kiss from her.

16:17Thanks to you, I am safe from being a frog forever.

16:23The princess was very surprised, but also very happy with what she heard.

16:28They both went next to the king and told him all about it.

16:33This should be the second lesson the frog has taught you, my dear daughter.

16:37We should not evaluate anyone by only their looks and judge without knowing the whole truth about them.

16:44The king hosted the prince for a few more days in his castle.

16:48The prince and the princess came next to the pond where they first met.

16:53My princess, will you marry me and come with me to my kingdom?

16:57The princess smiled and nodded, accepting the prince's offer.

17:03And right at that moment, a sound broke the silence.

17:08Ribbit! Ribbit!

17:13They turned and looked where the sound came from.

17:16There was a frog next to the pond, looking at them.

17:19They held their breath and waited for him to talk.

17:23But it didn't happen.

17:25They both started laughing.

17:27Don't worry, little froggy. I'm sure you two will find your princess one day.

17:32And laughed a little more.

17:35After a short while, they got married and lived happily ever after.

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