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00:00Tell me a story, read me your poem,
00:17Wrap it in melody, sing me the song,
00:22Then let me hold it, deep in my heart,
00:25Where it can speak to me all the day long,
00:30The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth,
00:37The thrill of knowing that it's up to you,
00:42Building the new day, shining in the sun,
00:46This is my story, the adventure has begun,
00:54No doubt about it, Aurora,
01:15Spring is my favorite time of year.
01:17Yes, except for those sudden April showers.
01:21No, Zack, you don't have to carry me.
01:23Come on, I'll give you a free ride. It's my pleasure, really.
01:26Right through that mud. How can I resist?
01:32Careful.
01:37Now for 25 cents, I'll carry you across a stream.
01:40What?
01:45You don't have...
01:46Whoa!
01:46No!
01:51Morning, Annie.
01:52Zach.
01:53Morning, Plato.
01:55Say, do you need your cave straightened up?
01:57I'll dust it for a couple of dollars.
01:59Zach, what is it with you and money today?
02:02Uh, there's this new game I want, but my mom won't give me an advance on my allowance.
02:07She doesn't understand.
02:08I gotta have it now, so I need to raise some money fast.
02:12How about it, Sock?
02:13You could use a good comb-in.
02:15Zach, it's admirable you're willing to work for something you want, but money isn't everything.
02:20Although there once was a king who thought it was.
02:24I feel a story coming on.
02:26His name was King Midas, and his lust for gold was equaled only by his impatience to have more of it.
02:34Wait, Plato. You need the book.
02:36Aristotle, I know this one by heart.
02:38Please?
02:39I don't carry this around for my health, you know.
02:43Very well. For you.
02:46Phew.
02:46Now, King Midas lived a long, long time ago in ancient Greece.
02:52And even though he had more gold than anyone else in the world, it still wasn't enough.
02:58Midas wanted more.
03:00While his daughter Marigold spent her days in her garden, which she loved.
03:06Midas spent his days in a dark, dank, smelly old dungeon where he kept his vast stores of gold.
03:14Hello, my pretty.
03:16Oh, you're looking lovely today.
03:19Always room for one more beauty.
03:22And now, the coins.
03:26637.
03:27What's this?
03:29Mere silver.
03:31Da.
03:37Crazy old coot, but he's gonna make me one rich crow.
03:41Father, look.
03:45I picked these just for you.
03:47Oh.
03:49Oh, thank you, my dear.
03:51They're lovely.
03:53It's just a pity they're not made of real gold.
03:56Come on outside and play with me.
03:58It's beautiful in the garden today.
04:00I can't, Marigold.
04:02I have to count my gold.
04:04But, Father, I...
04:05Now take these and go play so I can get back to work.
04:08All right.
04:135,256.
04:17It's not enough.
04:19Not nearly enough.
04:22The door.
04:23It was locked.
04:25My, my.
04:26You do have a lot of gold.
04:28Not enough.
04:30Others have more, I'm sure.
04:32Oh?
04:33You're not satisfied with the gold you have?
04:36I wish everything I touch would turn to gold.
04:41Do you?
04:42Then listen closely.
04:44At morning's first light, you will get your wish, King Midas.
04:48Everything you touch will turn to gold.
04:52What?
04:52What did you say?
04:53Talking to a daydream, when there's money to be made.
05:05At morning's first light, you will get your wish, King Midas.
05:10Everything you touch will turn to gold.
05:14Silly idea.
05:18Can he pee?
05:19The golden touch.
05:26The golden touch.
05:27I have it.
05:30I reach.
05:34Amazingly rich.
05:35Everything I touch turns to gold.
05:44All hail King Midas.
05:46The richest.
05:48And the happiest man on earth.
05:51I love you.
05:55I'm rich.
05:56Marigold.
05:58I must tell her the news.
06:01Marigold.
06:02I'll give her a garden of pure gold.
06:10Wait till Marigold sees it.
06:13But all this work has made me hungry.
06:15Breakfast, please.
06:17That's a nice juicy peach.
06:28Hard as a rock.
06:30How can I eat?
06:31How can I drink?
06:33Father, it's terrible.
06:35My garden is ruined.
06:37Look.
06:39Marigold.
06:40We're rich.
06:41Richer than anyone.
06:43I want my flowers back.
06:45Marigold, we can buy all the roses in the world.
06:50I want my roses back.
06:52They don't look and smell so pretty now.
06:55Now dry your tears and have some breakfast, Marigold.
06:59We should be celebrating our good fortune.
07:04If you're celebrating, why aren't you eating, Father?
07:08Well, my dear, I'm very hungry.
07:11But it appears that I can't eat.
07:13Oh, poor father.
07:24Oh, no.
07:26What have I done?
07:28My beautiful daughter.
07:30What have I done?
07:31No use trying to sleep.
07:38Nothing is beautiful without my Marigold.
07:41Good morning, King Midas.
07:54And how fare you this morning?
07:56How can you ask?
07:58Right.
08:00You must be happy.
08:01You have the golden touch.
08:03Oh, you are a lucky man.
08:05Lucky, why, I'm the most miserable man alive.
08:12I've lost the only thing worth living for.
08:16You are much wiser than the last time we met.
08:19Go bathe in the river.
08:21Afterwards, anything you sprinkle with river water will change back.
08:25You mean...
08:26Beautiful, pure water.
08:40It's gone.
08:42The golden touch has vanished.
08:44The golden touch is gone.
08:50Ah, the sweet smell of a rose.
08:56This is my last wish ever.
09:03I'm...
09:04I'm wet.
09:06What are you doing?
09:08Why, celebrating, my darling daughter.
09:11Celebrating.
09:14It's alive.
09:16Oh, thank you, father.
09:18So, from that day on, the only golden things which Midas loved were the sunshine, the gold of a yellow rose, the golden waters of the river, and the precious gold of his daughter's hair.
09:34So, Midas did love his daughter more than gold.
09:38Yes, but because of his greed and impatience, his lack of self-discipline, he nearly lost her for good.
09:46Why the long face, Zach?
09:48I guess this morning I loved money more than my mom.
09:51Hmm.
09:52Tell us what happened.
09:53Then I'll get my own money.
09:57Sometimes...
09:58Sometimes I wish it weren't my mom.
10:00I didn't really mean it.
10:05But I was mad.
10:07Anger makes us do foolish things, sometimes tragic things.
10:12Follow me.
10:12Once, a famous warrior lost his temper and regretted it the rest of his life.
10:22Genghis Khan was a great Mongol leader 700 years ago.
10:26When he wasn't leading armies, he liked to hunt with his faithful companion, a trained hawk.
10:33I wouldn't mind a nice trick of water, would you?
10:36No.
10:42That was foolish, my friend.
10:57What's got a name to you?
11:03This is my last warning.
11:06I warned you, foolish bird.
11:17Now, I'll get my drink.
11:22The water is poisoned.
11:24What have I done?
11:26You saved my life.
11:29My faithful friend.
11:31In return, I took yours.
11:34For that, I am truly sorry.
11:39He hurt the one he loved most, but being sorry could not bring back his loyal friend.
11:45Weird.
11:46He controlled armies, but he couldn't control his own temper.
11:49That sounds familiar.
11:51You know, Zack, self-discipline, controlling your behavior, is not an easy thing to learn.
11:58It takes practice.
12:00When I was young, I was so impatient to see the world, I didn't pay attention to the wonders
12:07that were here, right under my nose.
12:09I'd never...
12:10Excuse me!
12:11I don't need to be rude or anything, but, uh, can we get to the point?
12:15It's like they say.
12:17All good things come to those who wait.
12:20And sometimes, those who won't wait, pay dearly, as in one of my favorite stories called
12:26The Magic Thread.
12:33Peter?
12:35Peter!
12:36What are you doing?
12:38Hm?
12:38Uh...
12:40Thinking?
12:41So what are you thinking about?
12:43Oh, what I'll be when I grow up.
12:46What's so funny about that?
12:47What are you, his girlfriend?
12:49No, I...
12:50Shush now, all of you.
12:52Don't wish away the years, boy.
12:54They go by fast enough.
12:57Not for me, they don't.
12:59Don't forget your Latin test tomorrow.
13:02Yay!
13:05Thanks for sticking up for me in class today, Lisa.
13:08That's okay, Peter.
13:09That's why we're friends.
13:11I better be getting home.
13:13I do worry about you, Peter.
13:14You must work harder in school.
13:16Oh, school bores me.
13:18I want to make history, not read it.
13:21Peter, what am I going to do with you?
13:25Marry me, Lisa.
13:26Someday.
13:27Ah, but why wait for someday, when someday could be today?
13:33Here's the easy way.
13:35What is that?
13:35This is the thread of your life.
13:40Unwinding, oh, so slowly.
13:44But if you give it a little tug, you can speed it along.
13:49You mean, you'll never have to feel anything bad or have to wait for the good.
13:56Just zip, and there you are.
13:59But once you pull the thread out, it can't go back in.
14:04And you may not tell anyone about the ball.
14:07Because if you do, on that day, you will die.
14:12Interested?
14:14Yes.
14:15Good.
14:16Use it wisely.
14:18I will.
14:23The next day, Peter sat and dreamed about what he would do with the magic thread.
14:30Peter.
14:31Yeah.
14:31I am running out of patience, young man.
14:34Now conjugate the Latin verb vivare.
14:38Go on, Peter.
14:38You can do it.
14:39I can't.
14:41I forgot to study.
14:42Well, do you have an answer?
14:44Um, I...
14:46I...
14:47All right, class.
14:50Have a good summer.
14:51See you next fall.
14:52Yay!
14:56What did she say?
14:58School's out, Peter.
14:59I hope we can play together.
15:01Sometime this summer.
15:03Bye.
15:05But...
15:05But I want us to be older.
15:08I want you to be my girlfriend.
15:11And so, anytime Peter was unhappy, he would pull the string, and suddenly, he would be older.
15:20Just think, Lisa.
15:21Our last year of school.
15:23Now we can get going with life.
15:26Peter, Peter.
15:27I was so impatient.
15:29Let's just enjoy the moment.
15:31Peter!
15:32You promised you'd rake the leaves today.
15:34Here you are.
15:35Better hurry.
15:36I'll have it done in a flash, Mother.
15:38Thanks.
15:39Maybe Lisa can help you.
15:41Come on, Peter.
15:41It'll be fun.
15:42We can make a pile of leaves and bury each other.
15:45Now, I'll take care of this before you can say...
15:48Winter's here.
15:49And please shovel the front steps, too.
15:57Thanks, Peter.
16:00Don't worry, Mother.
16:01I'll take care of everything.
16:03Whenever anything got difficult, Peter took out the ball of thread and gave it a tug.
16:12Soon, Peter found a reason to pull the string just a little, every day, until suddenly, school was out, summer was over, and Lisa was heading out of town to attend a university.
16:27I'll miss you, too, Peter.
16:28But it'll only be for two years.
16:31And with your new job as a carpenter, just... just watch how fast the time will go.
16:35You'll see.
16:37Oh, I know.
16:38The time will just fly by.
16:41Bye, Peter.
16:42All right.
16:44I'll see you later.
16:45Bye, Lisa.
16:46Good luck.
16:48Good luck to you, too.
16:57What a change.
16:59Peter had gone to work for a builder.
17:01Peter, and while he liked getting paid, the work was hard, and he was not doing a very good job.
17:07Lisa!
17:08Oh, she can't hear me.
17:11Peter, will you hurry it up?
17:13All right.
17:14I will.
17:25Peter?
17:28Peter, are you all right?
17:31I'm fine.
17:32I'm fine.
17:32Just fine.
17:37I now pronounce you husband and wife.
17:46Mother.
17:47You...
17:48You look so...
17:50So...
17:51The word is old, my dear.
17:54When did this happen?
17:55I know.
17:56It seems like only yesterday that you were a boy.
17:59But now you're a businessman with a new wife, a fine little house, and a good life.
18:07Oh, I must go sit down, son.
18:11Seeing how his mother had aged, Peter made a vow never to use the thread again.
18:17After all, everyone said this was the best time of his life, and he didn't want to miss it.
18:22But as time went on, having a baby in the house wasn't as easy as Peter had hoped.
18:29Why won't he stop crying?
18:31Peter, he's teething.
18:32He hurts.
18:33But Peter couldn't keep his promise not to pull the thread.
18:42Suddenly, Peter found himself in the army, and worked really piled up.
18:46And whenever anything got scary, Peter reached for the thread.
18:59Or even when things were good, Peter couldn't resist giving the magic thread one more pull.
19:06How can I think when you're always screaming?
19:16Quiet, I say!
19:18What's wrong with you, Peter?
19:20They're only being children.
19:22It's just that the new house, it's costing so much, and it's taking so long to finish.
19:27It'll work out, Peter.
19:29You have to be patient.
19:31No, I can't.
19:32I can't!
19:33Peter, where are you going?
19:35If the children were grown, it would be quiet.
19:37I could think I...
19:38You will always have a place to come home to.
19:44You know that, don't you, William?
19:46You're a good student.
19:49We'll miss you.
19:50But you'll do very well at the university.
19:53And so, the last of their children had left home.
19:56But the biggest surprise of all was how much Peter missed his children.
20:00He had hoped they would grow fast and be out on their own.
20:04Now he just wishes he'd spent more time with them.
20:08Lisa.
20:15Lisa.
20:16She's gone, Peter.
20:18Look.
20:20Mother.
20:22Lisa.
20:23No!
20:24No!
20:24You must have pulled a bit too hard that last time.
20:34You!
20:35You did this!
20:37You gave me that cursed ball!
20:39No.
20:40It was you who rushed your life along.
20:44Congratulations, Peter.
20:46You got your wish.
20:48But now I'm all alone.
20:50It's nearly over and I have no memories.
20:53It's all a blur.
20:54Yes.
20:56If you had one more wish, what would it be?
21:00To feel the joy and the pain.
21:03To live my life over without the magic thread.
21:07I can do that.
21:08The question is, can you?
21:11Yes.
21:12Yes!
21:13Then do it!
21:15Peter.
21:25Peter, wake up.
21:27Lisa.
21:28You're here.
21:30Where else would I be?
21:31Oh.
21:32I...
21:33I had the most awful dream.
21:35Well, tell me about it later.
21:37We're late for class.
21:39Are you ready for the test?
21:40Test?
21:41No.
21:42But I've learned my lesson.
21:43Come on, you can tell me about your dream tomorrow.
21:46Yes.
21:47Tomorrow?
21:48Heh.
21:48I can wait until then.
21:52Oh.
21:53That was a story worth waiting for.
21:55Yeah.
21:56I guess I can wait a few weeks to get that game.
21:59Remember, he that can have patience can have what he will.
22:03Who said that?
22:04Some doctor?
22:05Ben Franklin.
22:07And as you like to say, everything happens in time.
22:11Time to get home.
22:12Just hope my mom will forgive me.
22:14There's only one way to find out.
22:16I know.
22:18Apologize.
22:19Now.
22:20Good luck, sir.
22:21Good luck, Zach.
22:21Good luck, Zach.
22:23Oh, don't you just wish these spring days could last forever?
22:26Yes, even if it does rain.
22:31How else would you get rainbows?
22:34It's like that passage in Ecclesiastes.
22:37For everything there is a season.
22:40And a time for every purpose under the heavens.
22:43A time to keep silence.
22:45And a time to speak.
22:47Consider each passing moment
22:53As precious as gold
22:56Touch the lilies of the field
23:00See their colors unfold
23:04Learn to wait, to watch, to wonder
23:08Life is more than lightning and thunder
23:12All things are coming in their own good time
23:18Our hurried desires are simply just forest rhymes
23:24Tell the story of your life
23:27And don't skip the lines
23:30Tell the story of your life
23:34And don't skip, don't skip the lines
23:42Tell the story of your life
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