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00:00Tell Me A Story
00:30Tell Me A Story
01:00I can't believe Ruth's gone. It's so weird. I mean, one day I'm with her, helping in her garden, like I've done my whole life. And the next day she's dead.
01:18I'm sorry, Annie. We all are.
01:21Yeah, Annie. I'm sorry.
01:22All right. I sure wish I could help, Annie.
01:26Thanks, Ari. I just don't know what to do. I feel so alone. I'm gonna miss her so much.
01:33The last thing we did was plant blueberries together, like we've done every spring.
01:45And we saw this beautiful sunset. Ruth used to tell me no one could make a sunset. Or a tree. Or a flower. Only God could do that.
01:55She really had this deep faith. What good did it do her? Didn't keep her from falling or dying when her head hit that rock.
02:04Sometimes things happen that we can't explain. Like Ruth's death. But if we have faith, it helps us to get on with life.
02:13To keep moving.
02:14Speaking of moving.
02:21Take cover!
02:22Good thing we had your cave for shelter. Or we could have been in big trouble.
02:46No kidding.
02:49Hey!
02:49Sorry, buddy.
02:53You know, Annie, faith can help in times of trouble, too. Like it helps Daniel.
02:59Daniel Bruin?
03:00No. A different Daniel. This one was up against lions.
03:05Oh, I remember.
03:10Hold on. I think we have a scroll. One second.
03:14I got it.
03:15Whoops.
03:19You know, you really ought to dust these once every century or so.
03:28Daniel's story is from the Bible, which may have been written on scrolls like these.
03:33He was a Jew who lived long, long ago.
03:36As it happened, his homeland of Judah had been conquered. He was living in exile in a land that was then called Babylon.
03:44When King Darius and the Persians conquered Babylon, the king chose Daniel, a man of great faith, as one of three men to oversee the whole kingdom.
03:56Until one day, the king will be pleased. The king will be pleased. And what he doesn't know won't hurt him. One sack of gold for King Darius. And one for Memucan. And one for the king. And two for Memucan. And one...
04:15Harbona, you frightened me.
04:17We both should be frightened. The king wants to see us. And the rumor is...
04:23You're promoting Daniel over us?
04:27Yes. He'll be second only to me in the entire realm.
04:32But he's an old man. The job will be too much for him.
04:35Harbona is right, sire. You need someone much younger and...
04:39No. I need someone I can trust. Daniel, what do you say?
04:44I will do my best, O King. I will pray to God for guidance.
04:49Then it's settled.
04:58We can't have Daniel looking over our shoulders. He's too honest.
05:03If he catches us skimming taxes, he'll report us as traitors. And you know the punishment for that.
05:09Daniel's too good to be true. He must have done something we can use against him. Come on.
05:15I must warn my friend Daniel. I fear for you, Daniel. These men will do anything to destroy you.
05:22Do not worry, Nathaniel.
05:25We'll wait till they leave, then search the house. His records, his papers. We're bound to find some evidence of wrongdoing.
05:32I tell you, Daniel, you must strike first. Find a way to get rid of them before they get rid of you.
05:40No, Nathaniel. I must do what's right and trust God to take care of me.
05:45Like he took care of Jerusalem? The city of our fathers lies in ruins, and now many of us are in exile.
05:53Yet you still face Jerusalem and pray three times a day.
05:56We must have faith, my friend.
05:58I gave up on faith long ago. But you will never stop praying, will you?
06:04Very well. I leave you to it.
06:09God of our fathers, bless us this day.
06:13Now I know how to get rid of Daniel. We won't need to search his house.
06:19That prayer of his will be his undoing.
06:27Hail to King Darius, who is greater than all men and gods.
06:32Greater than all men and gods? I like that.
06:37Yes, O King. All your top officials agree. So they have proposed a new law.
06:43For the next thirty days, no one must pray to any man or god but King Darius.
06:49For they will be punished as traitors and thrown into the lion's den.
06:58You are right. They should not place any god above me.
07:02I will sign the law at once.
07:16Daniel! Look at this!
07:19Have you seen the king's new law?
07:21It says you cannot pray to anyone but Darius for thirty days.
07:25I will pray to God, as I have always done.
07:28Don't you see?
07:29Memucan and Harbona are behind this.
07:32The minute you pray, they'll arrest you.
07:34And then, it's the lion's den.
07:37Once the king makes a law, even he cannot change it.
07:40It's your faith or your life.
07:42My faith is my life.
07:44And my life is in the hands of one far greater than King Darius, O Lord, our God.
07:51Gods, take him!
07:53Take him!
07:58Daniel!
08:04This exile from Judah is a traitor!
08:07We caught him ignoring your law and praying to his god!
08:10Is this true?
08:11Yes, but I'm no traitor.
08:14Did I not tell you I would ask God's help in serving you well?
08:18See?
08:19Surely.
08:20Surely Daniel broke the law, sire, and it cannot be changed!
08:24He must be thrown to the lions!
08:27I am sorry.
08:33I can do nothing.
08:36The law must stand.
08:38But maybe your god will save you.
08:41My faith will see me through.
08:44I'll put my faith in a lion's appetite.
08:57The king has sealed Daniel's fate.
09:13Now no one may disturb the stone till daybreak.
09:16I hope the lions enjoy their dinner.
09:21What?
09:22Is the king not hungry?
09:24You must eat something, sire.
09:26When I think of Daniel with those lions, food makes me choke.
09:31I wish you'd never suggested that law.
09:34Go!
09:54No!
09:55No!
09:56I think I trusted Mamookan and Habona, and they tricked me with their flattery.
10:05Now Daniel's lost.
10:08Unless...
10:09What are you doing here?
10:20Don't tell me you think Daniel might have actually survived.
10:23Of course not.
10:25His faith is nonsense.
10:26I'm just out for a walk.
10:28But why are you here?
10:30Well, the early morning air clears my head.
10:33And I must make plans for when I take over Daniel's job.
10:37I'm the one who should get Daniel's job.
10:39I masterminded his death.
10:41I'm the one who should do it, and I'm the one who should do it.
10:47Daniel, are you alive?
10:49Are you alive?
10:50Yes, sir, king.
10:51I am alive.
10:53I kept faith with my god, and an angel protected me.
11:01Daniel lives?
11:03Impossible.
11:04I'm alive.
11:05I'm alive.
11:06Let's get out of here.
11:08Seize them.
11:12Traitors.
11:13You just wanted Daniel out of the way.
11:17He's the traitor, sire.
11:18It was his idea.
11:19It was his idea, I tell you.
11:21Take them away.
11:23I shall make them pay for their treachery.
11:26And I shall proclaim the greatness of your god throughout my kingdom.
11:32I have much to be thankful for.
11:35My faith saved me from the lions.
11:39And because of what happened, King Darius has found faith.
11:43So have I, Daniel.
11:45So have I.
11:46Whoa, I don't think I could have faced those lions.
11:51I guess Daniel had a lion's share of faith.
11:54And it sure stood the test.
11:57Yeah, but Ruth had a strong faith, too.
12:00So how come an angel saved Daniel, but Ruth had to die all by herself?
12:05Eventually, Daniel did have to face death.
12:08We all do.
12:10But when we have faith, we don't feel alone, even then.
12:14As King David once wrote,
12:17Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
12:20I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
12:27The 23rd Psalm.
12:30One of the most memorable poems ever written.
12:32Ruth loved that poem.
12:34She said it comforted her.
12:36You know, she had a lot of problems.
12:39She lost a child.
12:41Her husband died.
12:42She never had much money.
12:44And she had to raise her other kids alone.
12:47But she said that because of her faith, she never felt alone.
12:51She always believed God was with her.
12:59Daniel believed that, too.
13:01And so did Harriet Tubman.
13:04Tubman?
13:05Didn't she have something to do with the railroad?
13:08Mm-hmm.
13:08She was a slave in the South before the Civil War.
13:12She fled to freedom,
13:13then helped many other slaves escape along a network known as the Underground Railroad.
13:19She guided them clear to Canada,
13:21out of reach of the fugitive slave law,
13:23and became known as the Moses of her people.
13:26Moses, you're not a minute too soon.
13:43They were fixing to ship me far south to a plantation.
13:49Didn't know if I'd ever see my Bessie or my babies again.
13:53But now we're all shipping out to Canada and freedom.
13:57The Master will post a reward.
13:59They'll be looking for us.
14:00Do you really think we can make it?
14:02The children of Israel made it to their promised land,
14:06and these children will, too.
14:08I can't make it another step.
14:25I'm tired, I'm cold, I'm hungry.
14:29I don't know how you keep going.
14:30See the North Star up yonder?
14:33Years ago, I set out for freedom by the light of that star.
14:37I had no human guide or companion.
14:41But I had my faith.
14:43And I followed my star,
14:45and my faith kept me going.
14:48And it's kept me going ever since.
14:50Now, come on.
14:52The next station of the Underground Railroad is just up ahead.
14:56We got to get undercover by daybreak.
14:58They'll be on our trail.
15:07I'll make a pretty piece of change if I can capture those slaves.
15:12And if they're in these parts,
15:14I know just where they're going to go.
15:16Well, they'll have us dry and fed in no time.
15:27Just wait here while I give him the signal.
15:37That's funny.
15:39Nothing's wrong.
15:39Now, Bessie, maybe he's just sleeping hard.
15:45Don't you know it's five o'clock in the morning?
15:49What do you want?
15:50Uh, I was looking for Willie.
15:53Willie's gone.
15:54Got run out of town for hiding escaped slaves.
15:58By the way, who are you?
16:00Just an old friend, sir.
16:02Sorry to bother you, sir.
16:04Now, what are we going to do?
16:18Get caught, that's what.
16:19It's going to be light soon, and we ain't got no place to hide.
16:22The Lord will direct us.
16:31Are you sure you didn't get your directions mixed up?
16:34This swamp is the last place they'll look for us.
16:38Now, lie down.
16:39You've got to be kidding.
16:45It was them, all right.
16:47And their leader must have been that Harriet Tubman.
16:50There's $40,000 in reward for her capture alone.
16:53Oh, I think I had it right in my hand.
16:56What do you say we team up?
16:58I know every hiding place in these hairpots.
17:00That lionness must work much longer.
17:08What's about that swamp?
17:11Nah, no human set foot in that slime pit.
17:14Not even a fugitive slave.
17:17Better check it out anyway.
17:19The horse has got more sense in the going there.
17:26I say forget it.
17:27You forget it.
17:29I'm going in.
17:30And if I find them, reward's all mine.
17:33All right, all right.
17:47You was right.
17:53Let's get on out of here.
17:56Guess you didn't get your signals crossed.
17:58We're safe.
17:59So what?
18:00We can't stay here forever.
18:02If we don't catch our death or cold, we'll starve.
18:04It's hopeless.
18:06Nothing's hopeless.
18:08Half starved?
18:09On foot?
18:10With babies and them watching for us?
18:13We need help.
18:15Bessie's right.
18:15And there ain't no help coming.
18:17No one even knows we're here.
18:18The Lord knows.
18:20What's he going to do?
18:21Send a chariot from heaven?
18:23My wagon's at the next farm in the barnyard with a horse and harness.
18:33We're Canada bound.
18:35Oh, we're headed for a trap.
18:44Must have suspected we were in that swamp after all.
18:47And they're trying to smoke us out.
18:48The second we get near that wagon, they'll jump out and grab us.
18:53A chariot and a banquet table.
18:59Well, we're...
19:00Don't shoot.
19:02We give up.
19:05Long as we feed him.
19:06I think that horse is on our side.
19:09Come on.
19:11Ah, what's the use?
19:13They could be halfway to Canada by now.
19:15Or they could be hiding in some farmhouse.
19:20I've got one right there.
19:25Jackpot!
19:28Come on, get on it!
19:30Come on!
19:41You're welcome!
19:42Oh, God!
19:43Gah!
20:03Now there's a sight.
20:05Niagara Falls.
20:07We passed the middle of the bridge.
20:09You have shook the lion's paw.
20:11Shook the lion's paw?
20:13You're in the British dominions.
20:15We've crossed into Canada.
20:17My babies are free.
20:19We're all free.
20:21Thanks to your faith.
20:29Harriet's faith inspired her to make some 19 trips south and guide over 300 slaves to new hope and freedom.
20:37She ran by night,
20:39hid by day,
20:41bravely overcoming all the obstacles in her way,
20:43always encouraging others
20:45and never losing her faith
20:47even when danger lurked at every step.
20:49Even when danger lurked at every step.
20:53And when the Civil War broke out,
20:55she was there to help.
20:57She served the Union Army
20:59without pay,
21:01working as a cook, nurse, scout, and spy.
21:05And when the Civil War broke out,
21:07she was there to help.
21:09She served the Union Army without pay,
21:11working as a cook, nurse, scout, and spy.
21:13And she kept on working to improve the lives of freed slaves until her death.
21:17Harriet's faith sure got her through a lot of rough times.
21:19So did Daniel's and your friend Ruth's.
21:21Maybe faith could help me with her.
21:23And when the Civil War broke out,
21:25she was there to help.
21:27She served the Union Army without pay,
21:29working as a cook, nurse, scout, and spy.
21:31And she kept on working to improve the lives of freed slaves until her death.
21:37Harriet's faith sure got her through a lot of rough times.
21:41So did Daniel's and your friend Ruth's.
21:45Maybe Faith could help me get through Ruth's death.
21:55I don't have very much,
21:57but Ruth used to say Faith starts small and grows,
22:01like flower or a blueberry plant.
22:05So maybe mine could grow,
22:07and I wouldn't feel so alone.
22:09I bet Ruth would like that.
22:11Yeah, that sounds good.
22:13In a way, Ruth's faith could live on in you.
22:17And just as the 23rd Psalm comforted Ruth during difficult times,
22:21perhaps its words can offer some comfort to you too, Annie.
22:25The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
22:29He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
22:33He leadeth me beside the still waters.
22:35He restoreth my soul.
22:37He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
22:43Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
22:45I will fear no evil.
22:47For thou art with me.
22:49Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
22:53Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
22:59And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
23:09Keep the faith beyond fear.
23:13Keep the faith beyond ringing.
23:17Keep the faith for all times.
23:21Keep the faith for all seasons.
23:25Yes, we all were born naked, crying out in the cold.
23:30Mama held us and whispered,
23:33We are never alone.
23:36We are never alone.
23:40See you later at the end...
23:41...
23:52Tell us you partain of death,
24:06It is.
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