00:11Once, a very long time ago, there lived a young man and a woman in a small house by themselves.
00:19They did not have any children, but they wished to have a daughter.
00:24In the house was a little window from which they could see a beautiful garden.
00:30The garden was surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to enter, as it belonged to a witch who possessed great power, and everyone was scared of her.
00:46One day, the woman was standing at the window when she saw a beautiful freshly grown lettuce plant.
00:54It looked so fresh and green that she wanted to eat some.
00:57She said to her husband,
01:00It is my greatest desire to eat some of this lettuce.
01:04But that belongs to a witch.
01:07Oh, please do something. I really want to eat it. I will not eat anything else but the lettuce.
01:14The man got worried and started thinking of how he could get the lettuce.
01:21This desire increased with every day, and not knowing how to get any, the wife became miserably ill.
01:29Her husband got her many things to eat, but she declined to have them.
01:34She only wanted lettuce. Her husband was frightened, and one night, the husband decided to get her the lettuce.
01:43Don't worry, my darling. I will bring you some lettuce.
01:48But it's very risky, honey.
01:50Before I let my wife die, I must get her some of the lettuce, no matter what it cost me to get it.
02:03So just as it was getting dark, he gathered all the courage and climbed over the huge wall into the witch's garden.
02:13He then hastily grabbed a handful of lettuce and took it to his wife.
02:17The wife ate it greedily and felt a little bit better.
02:22But one handful wasn't enough.
02:25It tasted so good that her desire to eat lettuce had grown three times.
02:30The next day, the man climbed the garden once again as it got darker.
02:40But this time, he saw the witch waiting for him.
02:47How can you dare to climb into my garden and like a thief steal my lettuce?
02:56You will regret this.
02:59Oh, please forgive me.
03:02My wife is pregnant, and she saw your lettuce from our window, so she was craving to eat some,
03:09and that she would die if she did not get any.
03:12Why didn't you ask for my permission?
03:15I was scared of you, as you wouldn't allow me to take some.
03:20If that's the truth then, I will allow you to take as much as you want,
03:27but under one condition.
03:32You must give me the child that your wife will bring to the world.
03:37Out of fear, the man accepted the deal.
03:43As time passed by, the baby was born.
03:47It was a baby girl.
03:49They were overjoyed.
03:50Soon after, the witch came, named the little girl Rapunzel, and took her away, leaving the parents in complete sorrow.
04:12The witch locked her in a tower that stood far away in the forest, and that had neither a door nor a stairway, but nearly a tiny little window at the very top.
04:30Rapunzel grew old there, thinking that the witch was her real mother.
04:37As she grew older, her golden hair grew longer and longer.
04:41The witch realized that Rapunzel's hair had magical healing powers, so she would never cut her hair.
04:52When the witch wanted to enter, she stood below and called out,
05:01Rapunzel, oh Rapunzel, let your hair down to me. It's your mother, dear.
05:09Rapunzel had splendid long hair, as fine as spun gold.
05:14When she heard the witch's voice, she let her hair fall out of the window to the ground.
05:19The witch climbed up it with the help of her long golden hair.
05:28As Rapunzel grew older, she wanted to get out of that house and see the outside world.
05:35But the witch told her that the world outside is very mean and cruel.
05:40That people would kill her if she went out.
05:43I've brought you here so that you can be safe.
05:46As Rapunzel turned 16, she was eager to go out for her birthday.
05:53Mother?
05:55What?
05:57I've been thinking about something.
05:59What is it?
06:01I'm 16 and I think I'm old enough to leave the tower to celebrate my birthday.
06:05What?
06:06No way!
06:08I've been reading about the city and it sounds so wonderful.
06:14All of the people, all the food, the lights, and everything.
06:19Everything.
06:21No!
06:22I've told you how cruel the world outside is.
06:26You're so safe here.
06:28Please, Mother.
06:30There are so many amazing things I could do.
06:33So much to learn.
06:35So much to see.
06:37I said no, Rapunzel.
06:40I can handle myself out there.
06:42I'm big enough now.
06:43Look at you.
06:44You're clumsy.
06:45I don't want people to take advantage of you.
06:49I am not.
06:51You are never leaving this tower.
06:53Ever!
06:55I do this because I love you.
06:58I just wanted to go see the city at least once.
07:01I wish someone could just take me there.
07:07A year or two passed.
07:10It happened that a prince riding through the forest heard someone singing.
07:17As he approached the tower, he heard a song so beautiful that he stopped to listen.
07:23It was Rapunzel who was passing the time by singing with her sweet voice.
07:28The prince wanted to climb up to her and looked for a door in the tower.
07:34But he found nothing.
07:37He rode back home.
07:44But the song had so touched his heart that he returned to the forest every day and listened to it.
07:50One day, as he was thus standing behind a tree, he saw the witch approach and heard her say,
08:05Rapunzel, oh Rapunzel, let down your hair to me. It's your mother, dear.
08:11It's your mother, dear.
08:14Then Rapunzel let down her strands of golden hair, and the sorceress climbed up them to her.
08:20Whoa! If that is the ladder to the tower, then I shall try my luck sometime.
08:27And the next day, just as it was beginning to get dark, he went to the tower and called out.
08:35Rapunzel, oh Rapunzel, let your hair down to me. It's your mother, dear.
08:43The hair fell down.
08:46Mwah!
08:49The prince climbed up.
08:53At first, Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man such as she had never seen came up.
09:01Who are you?
09:03I'm the prince.
09:04How did you come here?
09:07The prince told her that his heart had been so touched by her singing that he could have no peace until he saw the person who sang.
09:17Rapunzel lost her fear, and the prince was mesmerized by her beauty.
09:23He asked her,
09:25Will you marry me, Rapunzel? Will you be my wife?
09:29Rapunzel thought to herself,
09:33He would rather have me than the mother.
09:36He would also take me to the city and show me the outside world.
09:40She said yes and placed her hand into his hand.
09:45But I do not know how to get down.
09:48If I let my hair down, how will I come out?
09:52Okay, I will think of something and come back tomorrow and take you from here.
10:00When the prince was getting down from the tower, the witch saw that and she learnt that something was going on.
10:08Rapunzel, oh Rapunzel, let down your hair to me. It's your mother, dear.
10:15How dare you try to escape from here. I've fed you and grown you up.
10:29How could you think of betraying me? You will have to pay for this.
10:34In her anger, she grabbed Rapunzel's beautiful hair and grasped a pair of scissors and snip-snap, she cut it off.
10:45She was so unmerciful that she sent Rapunzel to a desert far, far away to suffer.
10:51The next evening, the witch waited for the prince to arrive.
10:57And when the prince came, he called out.
11:00Rapunzel, oh Rapunzel, let down your golden hair.
11:05The wicked witch let down Rapunzel's golden hair that she had cut off.
11:12The prince climbed up, but above, instead of his beloved Rapunzel, he found the witch, who peered at him with her evil looks.
11:21Aha! You have come for your darling Rapunzel, but that beautiful bird is no longer sitting in her nest.
11:31You have lost her, and will never see her again.
11:36The witch then threw him from the tower.
11:40He fell upon flames, which poked out his eyes and blinded him.
11:45Unable to see anything, he wandered about in the forest.
11:49Eating grass and roots.
11:53He wandered about miserably for some years.
11:57Finally, he reached the desert, where he could hear a beautiful voice and thought it was familiar.
12:05As he approached and said,
12:08Rapunzel? Is that you?
12:11Rapunzel recognized him, and crying.
12:14Two of her tears fell into his eyes, and they became clear once again, and he could see as well as before.
12:27They then went back to his kingdom, where he was received with joy.
12:38The king and queen were happy to find the lost prince back.
12:42Later, the people from the kingdom found out that she was the girl who was stolen by the witch.
12:47So Rapunzel learned who her real parents were, and left them.
12:54On the other hand, they told her the witch had now died, and that they were happy to see her grow into a beautiful lady.
13:03The couple decided to marry.
13:08The king announced their marriage with a feast for the whole kingdom.
13:13The kingdom was lit with lights and happiness.
13:16There was music, dance.
13:18They lived happily ever after.
13:28The kingdom was lit with lights and happiness.
13:31There was music, dance.
13:34They lived happily ever after.
13:37The kingdom was lit with lights and happiness.
