Adventures from the Book of Virtues – Episode 15: "Cincinnatus" is a classic educational episode from 1996, produced by PorchLight Entertainment for PBS.
In this episode, Annie, Zach, and Chris learn about Cincinnatus, the Roman statesman, exploring the virtues of duty, humility, and selfless service. Guided by the wise lion Plato, they are introduced to historical stories showing how Cincinnatus prioritized the needs of his community over personal gain, teaching lessons in leadership, responsibility, and moral integrity.
Key Lessons in This Episode:
Practicing humility and selfless service
Leadership with responsibility and ethics
Serving the community above personal interests
Developing moral integrity and character
Series Information:
Series: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 15
Title: Cincinnatus
Year: 1996
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Network: PBS
Genre: Educational, Moral, Family, Animated
Language: English
Total Episodes: 39
Ideal for children, families, and educators, this episode teaches leadership, service, and ethical decision-making through engaging animated storytelling.
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In this episode, Annie, Zach, and Chris learn about Cincinnatus, the Roman statesman, exploring the virtues of duty, humility, and selfless service. Guided by the wise lion Plato, they are introduced to historical stories showing how Cincinnatus prioritized the needs of his community over personal gain, teaching lessons in leadership, responsibility, and moral integrity.
Key Lessons in This Episode:
Practicing humility and selfless service
Leadership with responsibility and ethics
Serving the community above personal interests
Developing moral integrity and character
Series Information:
Series: Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Episode: 15
Title: Cincinnatus
Year: 1996
Production Company: PorchLight Entertainment
Network: PBS
Genre: Educational, Moral, Family, Animated
Language: English
Total Episodes: 39
Ideal for children, families, and educators, this episode teaches leadership, service, and ethical decision-making through engaging animated storytelling.
Cincinnatus lesson humility duty leadership moral education ethical values character education selfless service community life lessons animated morals educational cartoon family animation classic animation pbs education virtue learning moral stories storytelling animation children learning family friendly english cartoon vintage animation 1990s cartoon educational tv responsibility moral guidance animated teaching values education child development learning ethics animated classics family viewing educational entertainment virtue stories moral philosophy ethics for kids character building animated storytelling classic kids animation education through stories moral clarity integrity learning animated education family cartoon learning values ethical learning animation history educational family show moral development classic educational animation kids education family entertainment animated values story based learning moral awareness ethical understanding virtue education cartoon morals animated life lessons #Cincinnatus #humility #duty #leadership #moraleducation #ethicalvalues #characterbuilding #virtuelearning #lifelessons #animatededucation #familyfriendly #classiccartoon #pbs #kidslearning #educationforkids #storybookanimation #familyviewing #educationaltv #valuesforkids #moralstories #animatedclassics #learningethics #familycartoon #educationalanimation #selflessservice #community #integrity
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00:00Tell Me Your Story
00:30Tell Me Your Story
01:00Tell Me Your Story
01:29Is Annie Redfeather
01:32Wow
01:36I'm sure you'll make a fine leader
01:40Let's meet Monday so you can tell me what you'd like to accomplish this year
01:44Congratulations, Annie
01:47Nice going, Annie
01:51Or should we say Madam President?
01:56Thanks, Russ
01:57Thanks, Kara
01:57So, now that you have the principals here
02:01What are you going to try to get us?
02:03Well, for starters, a recycling campaign
02:06Look at all the stuff we throw away
02:09We could get the kids to save cans, bottles and paper
02:12And turn them in for money
02:13And use it to buy new books for the library
02:16So we'd help the school and the environment
02:19Yeah, but isn't that kind of small potatoes for a heavyweight like you?
02:24Heavyweight?
02:25Hey, you've won by a landslide
02:28You've got the whole class behind you
02:30Why, you're practically the most popular kid in school
02:33Look at this face
02:35What do you see?
02:36Qualities of a leader
02:38Strength
02:39Courage
02:39Power
02:40Power?
02:42Power to do something really awesome
02:45Like getting Ms. Mathers to ban homework on Fridays
02:49She'd never do that
02:52Bet she would if you asked, Madam President
02:57Madam President?
03:00Oh, yeah, maybe you're right
03:03I can't make this happen
03:05And when you do, you have the whole school at your feet
03:09Yeah, who knows
03:10Today the school, tomorrow the world
03:14Why not the whole universe?
03:18Just think
03:19We know her when she was just a regular kid
03:21You pull this kind of stuff and no one will ever listen to a kid
03:25Don't be so sure
03:27Look at this face
03:28What do you see?
03:32A trace of ketchup from lunch?
03:36Ah, no
03:38The qualities of a leader
03:39Strength
03:41Courage
03:42Power
03:43Aren't you forgetting something?
03:46A quality every good leader needs
03:48Humility
03:49Which means having a realistic opinion of yourself
03:52And not biting off more than you can chew
03:55Yeah, well
04:00Russ and Kara think I can chew this just fine
04:03Just because others flatter you doesn't mean what they say is true
04:06And if you believe false flattery, you can wind up looking awfully silly
04:10Like a certain emperor
04:12Oh, you mean the one with the big designer wardrobe?
04:17He doesn't look silly at all
04:18He looks very impressive
04:20He spent his days in his dressing chamber instead of his council chamber
04:31And spent his riches on improving his wardrobe instead of his kingdom
04:35Careful young man
04:37Don't shine those buttons too brightly
04:39They might blind people's eyes
04:42And I want my subjects to see how grand I look
04:46Appearance is everything in a leader
04:48Which is why we have such a crisis
04:50What's wrong, your highness?
04:53A blood?
04:54An invasion?
04:55No, prime minister
04:56Something far worse
04:59I'm running out of new clothes
05:01My weavers have made so many outfits
05:06They're all starting to look the same
05:08I must find a new tailor at once
05:11I want you to issue a proclamation
05:13So, what scam should we try in this town?
05:19A phony elixir?
05:21Counterfeit jewels?
05:22Oh, what's the difference?
05:23None of them pay a decent wage
05:25There must be an easier way for a thief to make a living
05:29Hear ye, hear ye
05:31Taylor wanted to make the emperor's new clothes
05:35And some wages
05:37Submit all designs in advance to the palace
05:41I've heard about this pompous peacock
05:44What an ego
05:45He'll pay any price to look good
05:47I think we should apply
05:49Then why you're crazy
05:51We can't weave all so
05:53We won't need to do either
05:55Dressing his ego is all that matters
05:57Excuse me, sire
06:03These weavers insisted on seeing you
06:05I asked them to submit a sketch
06:07But they claim their colours and designs
06:09Are impossible to capture on paper
06:11At last
06:13A leader whirling
06:15Of our indescribable creations
06:17Our clothes are sure to set off
06:20Your noble row
06:22Your regal shoulders
06:24Your graceful bearing
06:26But best of all
06:29They will cloak you with wisdom
06:31The cloth we use is very special
06:35Only the boys and those worthy of their office
06:38Are able to see it
06:40To everyone else
06:41It's invisible
06:42You must measure me for them at once
06:45I haven't seen clothes like that anywhere
06:48And you never will
06:49But our skills don't come cheap
06:51And you must pay us in advance
06:54That should get us started
06:59Of course you must provide us with a shop to work in
07:02And the finest materials
07:04Who won't find finer gold thread or silks anywhere
07:09Yes
07:10These should set us up quite nicely
07:12Good day my fine fellow
07:16They'll set us up alright
07:19For life
07:20Oh let's pack up and get out of here
07:23Don't be silly
07:24We've just struck gold
07:26Why abandon the mine?
07:28We've only begun to tap this fool's wealth
07:31But what if he sends his courtiers to check on our progress
07:34And they see there's nothing there
07:36They'll be so afraid of looking stupid or unworthy
07:40They won't believe their eyes
07:41Now relax
07:42Have a drumstick
07:43But be careful
07:45Wouldn't want to drip grease on the emperor's new clothes
07:48I've brushed all ten outfits you're wearing tomorrow
07:56Would your majesty like to see?
07:59Oh what I'd really like to see is how my new clothes are coming
08:02But perhaps I should send someone else
08:05To get a more objective opinion
08:07I know
08:08The Prime Minister
08:09He's so wise and worthy
08:11He's sure to notice every detail
08:14Ah I can tell this is not at all what you expected to see
08:21Oh no actually it's quite a surprise
08:25I don't see a thing
08:27But I can't let the emperor know
08:29He'll think I'm not fit for my post
08:31A pattern of breathtaking beauty is it not?
08:35And the rainbow of colours
08:37Oh when the emperor wears it
08:40Your splendor will be greater than a thousand sunsets
08:44And your splendor will exceed two thousand sunsets
08:47If they weave extra cloth for a train
08:51But they'll need even finer silts
08:54And richer gold threads
08:55And more money for their extra labels
08:59Then bring it to them at once
09:01And take the royal treasurer with you
09:03I want her opinion on the worth of so rare a fabric
09:06Difficult to put a price on is it not?
09:13Almost impossible
09:15Since I can't see it
09:18But I can't tell the emperor that
09:20He'll think I'm too stupid to handle his money
09:23One of a kind
09:27Wouldn't you agree?
09:29Beg pardon?
09:29Oh yes, yes, yes of course
09:31How can I do otherwise?
09:34I must make the treasurer think
09:36I see what she sees
09:38And its value will only increase with time
09:45Why it's
09:46A work of art
09:49I must wear my extraordinary new clothes
09:52For an extraordinary occasion
09:54My birthday procession
09:56Along with my most glittering gems
10:00Oh, I shall be a living
10:04Breathing
10:06Masterpiece
10:08The shirt is a perfect fit
10:12And light as a feather
10:13You'll hardly know you have it on
10:15Or the pants neither
10:17Oh, the coat
10:18Oh, how airily it hangs from the royal frame
10:21And now
10:22The icing of the royal birthday suit
10:26The train
10:27Never has a ruler looked so striking
10:33As I'm sure your courtiers agree
10:36Dazzling
10:37Glorious
10:39Is this not the most incredible suit of clothes
10:43Your highness has ever imagined?
10:46No question
10:47I'll have to imagine them
10:49I can't see a thread
10:51But no one must know
10:53Every subject in your land
11:05Is waiting to see your new clothes
11:08And wondering which of their friends
11:10Would be too stupid
11:11Or incompetent to see them
11:13Breathtaking
11:19Elegant
11:20Truly remarkable
11:22Such fine detail
11:24What blackmanship
11:25The buttons
11:27The cuffs
11:28But
11:28There are no cuffs
11:30There are no clothes
11:33The emperor is in his underwear
11:36The boy's right
11:39That's no clothes
11:42Nothing but his underwear
11:44Nothing but my underwear
11:53No matter
11:55I must carry on
11:56Appearance is everything in a leader
11:59Lift my train higher
12:02It is dragging on the ground
12:04Can you believe this guy
12:17Walking down the street
12:18In his underwear
12:19Because he's too proud to admit
12:21He blew it
12:22Of course
12:23If he'd been more humble
12:25They never would have gotten caught
12:26With his clothes off
12:27Yeah
12:28But his courtiers got tricked
12:29Because they didn't think enough
12:30Of themselves
12:31They should have realized
12:32They were no dummies
12:33Good point, Annie
12:34Being humble doesn't mean
12:36Putting yourself down
12:37There's nothing wrong
12:39With knowing your true talents
12:40And taking pride in them
12:41For example
12:43I have a talent
12:44For storytelling
12:45You sure do
12:46And I swing
12:48A mean baseball bat
12:49Catch this
12:50I've got it
12:52And being a hawk
12:59I'm an expert flyer
13:01Fairy dogs are tops
13:03A tunnel building
13:03My tunnels
13:04Go down
13:05Forever
13:05And bobcats
13:09Are graceful
13:10And agile
13:11Is this a gold medal
13:15Performance
13:15Or what?
13:20He wanted to make a big splash
13:22And I guess he did
13:24But Sock
13:25But Sock
13:25Is graceful
13:26He got all wet
13:27Because he tried
13:28To show off
13:29Unlike a certain
13:30Wise and humble king
13:32Who got all wet
13:33Refusing to show off
13:35I don't get it
13:36That's weird
13:37How was it?
13:39King Canute II
13:40The first Dane
13:41To sit on the throne
13:42Of England
13:42He was constantly
13:44Being told
13:45How great he was
13:46But he knew
13:47When to take it
13:48With a grain of salt
13:49Or in this case
13:50A grain of sand
13:52Oh noble king
13:55You are the mightiest ruler
13:57Who ever lived
13:58All others
13:59Are as grains of sand
14:01Compared to you
14:01The sun itself
14:03Is overshadowed
14:04By your glory
14:05The very rocks
14:06Tremble
14:07At the sound
14:08Of your voice
14:08Sire
14:09When you stamp
14:12Your foot
14:13The earth quakes
14:14You can do
14:15All things
14:16Command
14:17All things
14:18You really think so?
14:22Certainly
14:22Of course
14:23Without question
14:25Very well
14:26Bring my chair
14:27To the sea
14:28The tide is rising
14:36If I order it to stop
14:38Will it obey?
14:40What other can he mean?
14:41Oh no matter
14:42We must say this
14:44Of course
14:45Your fullness
14:46Your wish
14:47Is its command
14:48Very well
14:49Sea
14:50Turn back
14:52Waves
14:53Retreat
14:55Insolent surf
14:59Be gone
15:00I said
15:05Be gone
15:06I will seize you
15:10And throw you
15:10In the dungeon
15:11What's this?
15:14If I can do
15:16All things
15:17How is it
15:18These waves
15:19Escape me?
15:21Perhaps
15:22I am not
15:22So mighty
15:23As you
15:24Would make me think
15:25Indeed
15:27I prefer
15:27To save
15:28Such praises
15:29For one
15:29Far more
15:30Powerful
15:31Than I
15:32Who alone
15:33Controls
15:34Earth
15:34And sea
15:35And heaven
15:37Good thing
15:42King Canute
15:42Didn't listen
15:43To those
15:43Cordiers
15:44Of his
15:44He sure
15:45Could have
15:45Gotten carried
15:46Away
15:47With himself
15:47Yeah
15:48His humility
15:49Really helped him
15:50Keep his balance
15:51Unlike some
15:52Bobcats
15:53Side now
15:54Okay
15:59So maybe
16:00This homework ban
16:01Is a bit
16:01Outrageous
16:02But Russ and Kara
16:03Are expecting me
16:04To ask for
16:05And they've probably
16:06Told half the school
16:08If I'm gonna prove
16:09I'm a leader
16:10I have got to go
16:11Through with it
16:11Right?
16:12No Ellie
16:13Sometimes leadership
16:14Means having to say
16:16You goofed
16:17It's when you're too
16:18Proud to correct
16:18Your mistakes
16:19That you can get
16:20Into real trouble
16:21In the words
16:22Of a famous proverb
16:23Pride goes before
16:25Destruction
16:26A haughty spirit
16:27Before a fall
16:28A lesson
16:29Phaeton learned
16:30Too late
16:30Phaeton?
16:31Was he a king too?
16:33According to
16:34Greek mythology
16:34He was a kid
16:35Like you
16:36Who wanted to prove
16:37To his friends
16:38How great he was
16:39Phaeton
16:41Hurry up
16:41And throw the discus
16:42In a minute
16:43Croesus
16:44I wanna watch
16:45My father
16:45Phoebus
16:47Apollo
16:48The sun god
16:49Your father
16:50Who are you kidding?
16:53It's true
16:54Oh sure
16:55And I suppose
16:56You hope to drive
16:57His chariot
16:58One day
16:58And light up
16:59The world
17:00I've often
17:01Dreamed of it
17:02Yes
17:02What a joke
17:05It's not a joke
17:07I'll prove it
17:08Apollo is my father
17:10Isn't he mother?
17:13I've told you
17:14So many times
17:15But if you want proof
17:17Why don't you ask him?
17:19Go and see him
17:19In his palace
17:20Wow
17:27My father must be
17:28Even greater
17:29Than I imagined
17:30Time obeys him
17:43The hours serve him
17:45The seasons bask in his splendor
17:51And if I am truly his son
17:56His greatness flows in my veins
17:58I see we have a visitor
18:00I'm told you are my father
18:04If this is so
18:05Give me proof
18:07I am indeed
18:09As proof
18:14Ask anything you wish
18:16And I will grant it
18:17I swear by the river Styx
18:19An oath
18:20That cannot be broken
18:22Then just for tomorrow
18:23I wish to drive your chariot
18:25And I'll light up the world
18:27What have I done?
18:30Please my son
18:31Anything but that
18:33For you to attempt this
18:35Is madness
18:36No it's not
18:37And it will surely prove to Croesus
18:39That I am the son of a god
18:42It will only prove
18:43How vain and reckless you are
18:45The task is beyond
18:47Not just mortals like you
18:49But even the other gods
18:51The morning's climb
18:52Is unnervingly steep
18:54The horses
18:55Fresh as they are
18:56Can scarcely keep their feet
18:58Or I in my balance
19:00Throughout the journey
19:04I must beware
19:05The constant turning of the heavens
19:07Which threatens to sweep me away
19:09And drive past fearful beasts
19:12The lion with its gaping jaws
19:14The crab with its claws
19:17The scorpion with its poisonous stinger
19:19And if your heart
19:21Does not fail at these
19:22Your strength may fail
19:24With the horses
19:25At times I can hardly control them myself
19:29And I am infinitely more powerful than you
19:33You want to prove yourself
19:35The son of a god?
19:37Recognize my fears are well founded
19:39Be wise and humble enough
19:41To choose something else
19:42No father
19:43I can do this
19:45This magic ointment will protect you from the heat
19:53But not from your own folly
19:54Listen well to my advice
19:57Forgo the whip
19:59Keep a tight rein on the horses
20:01Take care not to drive too close to either earth or heaven
20:04Lest you burn them up
20:05Follow my wheel marks and stay on the safer middle path
20:09Or best of all
20:11Give this up while you still can
20:14And let me take over
20:15Give it up?
20:17Never!
20:18Then I am forced to go through with my oath
20:20Dawn
20:22Let the doors of the east be opened
20:24Thousand thanks father
20:28Remember
20:32Follow my wheel marks
20:35I will
20:36First
20:37Croesus
20:44I told you I would prove it
20:46Behold
20:47Mother
21:14My father was right
21:16And set heaven and earth on fire
21:19Oh Zeus
21:20Throw your thunderbolt
21:22End this madness before all becomes chaos
21:25How awful
21:42Faden's vanity destroyed him
21:44And everyone around him
21:46That's right Abby
21:47Bad choices can hurt others
21:50Especially when you're a leader
21:51I could hurt others
21:53I asked for something outrageous
21:56It might turn Mrs. Mathers off
21:58And she might not be open to other suggestions the kids have
22:02Maybe no homework on Fridays isn't such a great idea anyway
22:06But Faden could have asked for something else
22:09And you can too
22:10Yes
22:11And you can accomplish a lot
22:13If you know what to tackle
22:15Sometimes it might help to use a certain prayer that says
22:19God give us grace to accept with serenity
22:23The things that cannot be changed
22:25Courage to change the things that should be changed
22:28And the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other
22:32So
22:40What did Mrs. Mathers think of your idea?
22:43She loved it
22:45Yes
22:46You got the homework then
22:48No
22:49The recycling campaign
22:51Oh Lord
22:53Give me the eyes
22:56To see myself with perspective
22:59Understand my place
23:04In this universe
23:06I am only a hill
23:10Only a hill
23:12One hill under heaven
23:14Under heaven
23:16For on these green stones
23:35I am at peace
23:39Tell me your story
24:02Read me your poem
24:04Wrap it in melody
24:07Sing me the song
24:08Then let me hold it
24:11Deep in my heart
24:14Where it can speak to me
24:17All the day long
24:19The adventure of virtue
24:22The adventure of truth
24:24The thrill of the knowing
24:27That it's up to you
24:29Building the new day
24:32Shining in the sun
24:34This is my story
24:37This is my story
24:37The adventure
24:38Hand
24:39Be done
24:42The adventure
24:50Hero
24:50To
24:51To
24:52To
24:53How can you
24:54Set
24:55To
24:55To
24:55To
24:56To
24:56To
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25:09And now, the fifth grade election results.
25:13Your new class president, by the widest margin ever, is Annie Redfeather.
25:24Wow.
25:26I'm sure you'll make a fine leader.
25:29Let's meet Monday so you can tell me what you'd like to accomplish this year.
25:33Congratulations, Annie.
25:35Nice going, Annie.
25:41Or should we say, Madam President?
25:44Thanks, Russ.
25:45Thanks, Kara.
25:46So, now that you have the principal's ear, what are you going to try to get us?
25:51Well, for starters, a recycling campaign.
25:55Look at all the stuff we throw away.
25:57We could get the kids to save cans, bottles, and paper, and turn them in for money,
26:02and use it to buy new books for the library.
26:04So, we'd help the school and the environment.
26:08Yeah, but isn't that kind of small potatoes for a heavyweight like you?
26:12Heavyweight?
26:13Hey, you won by a landslide.
26:16You've got the whole class behind you.
26:18Why, you're practically the most popular kid in school.
26:22Look at this face.
26:23Space, what do you see?
26:25Qualities of a leader.
26:26Strength.
26:27Courage.
26:28Power.
26:29Power?
26:30Like power to do something really awesome.
26:33Like get Miss Mathers to ban homework on Fridays.
26:37Oh, she'd never do that.
26:41Bet she would if you asked, Madam President.
26:46Madam President?
26:48Oh.
26:49Yeah, maybe you're right.
26:52I can't make this happen.
26:53And when you do, you have the whole school at your feet.
26:57Yeah, who knows?
26:59Today the school, tomorrow the world.
27:04Why not the whole universe?
27:06Just think.
27:08We know her when she was just a regular kid.
27:10You pull this kind of stuff and no one will ever listen to a kid.
27:14Don't be so sure.
27:16Look at this face.
27:17What do you see?
27:18A trace of ketchup from lunch?
27:24Uh, no.
27:26The qualities of a leader.
27:28Strength.
27:29Courage.
27:31Power.
27:32Aren't you forgetting something?
27:35A quality every good leader needs.
27:37Humility.
27:38Which means having a realistic opinion of yourself.
27:41And not biting off more than you can chew.
27:43Yeah, well, Russ and Kara think I can chew this just fine.
27:52Just because others flatter you doesn't mean what they say is true.
27:55And if you believe false flattery, you can wind up looking awfully silly.
27:59Like a certain emperor.
28:02Oh, you mean the one with the big designer wardrobe?
28:05He doesn't look silly at all.
28:07He looks very impressive.
28:08That was the problem.
28:12Looking impressive was all he cared about.
28:16He spent his days in his dressing chamber instead of his council chamber.
28:20And spent his riches on improving his wardrobe instead of his kingdom.
28:24Careful, young man.
28:26Don't shine those buttons too brightly.
28:28They might blind people's eyes.
28:31And I want my subjects to see how grand I look.
28:34Appearance is everything in a leader.
28:37Which is why we have such a crisis.
28:40What's wrong, your highness?
28:42A flood?
28:42An invasion?
28:43No, prime minister.
28:45Something far worse.
28:47I'm running out of new clothes.
28:52My weavers have made so many outfits.
28:54They're all starting to look the same.
28:57I must find a new tailor at once.
28:59I want you to issue a proclamation.
29:04So, what scam should we try in this town?
29:08A phony elixir?
29:09Counterfeit jewels?
29:10Oh, what's the difference?
29:12None of them pay a decent wage.
29:14There must be an easier way for a thief to make a living.
29:18Hear ye, hear ye.
29:20Tail are wanted to make the emperor's new clothes.
29:24And some wages.
29:26Submit all designs in advance to the palace.
29:30I've heard about this pompous peacock.
29:32What an ego.
29:34He'll pay any price to look good.
29:36I think we should apply.
29:38And why you're crazy, we can't weave all so.
29:41We won't need to do either.
29:44Dressing his ego is all that matters.
29:46Hey, excuse me, sire.
29:51These weavers insisted on seeing you.
29:54I asked them to submit a sketch, but they claim their colours and designs are impossible to capture on paper.
29:59At last, a leader whirling of our indescribable creations.
30:06Our clothes are sure to set off your novel row.
30:10Your legal shoulders.
30:12Your graceful bearing.
30:14But, best of all, they will cloak you with wisdom.
30:20The cloth we use is very special.
30:23Only the wise and those worthy of their office are able to see it.
30:28To everyone else, it's invisible.
30:31You must measure me for them at once.
30:34I haven't seen clothes like that anywhere.
30:35And you never will.
30:38But our skills don't come cheap.
30:40And you must pay us in advance.
30:44Ah, that should get us started.
30:47Of course, you must provide us with a shop to work in.
30:50And the finest materials.
30:54Who won't find finer gold thread or silks anywhere?
30:58Yes, these should set us up quite nicely.
31:02Good day, my fine fellow.
31:05They'll set us up all right.
31:08For life.
31:09Oh, let's pack up and get out of here.
31:11Don't be silly.
31:12We've just struck gold.
31:14Why abandon the mine?
31:16We've only begun to tap this fool's wealth.
31:19But what if he sends his courtiers to check on our progress
31:22and they see there's nothing there?
31:25They'll be so afraid of looking stupid or unworthy
31:28they won't believe their eyes.
31:30Now relax.
31:31Have a drumstick.
31:32But be careful.
31:33Wouldn't want to drink grease on the empress.
31:35With new clothes.
31:40I've brushed all ten outfits you're wearing tomorrow.
31:45Would your majesty like to see?
31:47Oh, what I'd really like to see
31:49is how my new clothes are coming.
31:51But perhaps I should send someone else
31:53to get a more objective opinion.
31:56I know, the Prime Minister.
31:58He's so wise and worthy, he's sure to notice every detail.
32:05Ah, I can tell this is not at all what you expected to see.
32:10Oh, no, actually, it's quite a surprise.
32:14I don't see a thing, but I can't let the Emperor know.
32:18He'll think I'm not fit for my post.
32:20A pattern of breathtaking beauty, is it not?
32:23And the rainbow of colors, oh, when the Emperor wears it.
32:29Your splendor will be greater than a thousand sunsets,
32:32and your splendor will exceed two thousand sunsets
32:35if they weave extra cloth for a train.
32:40But they'll need even finer silks and richer gold threads
32:43and more money for their extra labels.
32:47Then bring it to them at once, and take the royal treasurer with you.
32:51I want her opinion on the worth of so rare a fabric.
32:58Difficult to put a price on, is it not?
33:01Almost impossible.
33:04Since I can't see it, but I can't tell the Emperor that.
33:09He'll think I'm too stupid to handle his money.
33:11One of a kind, wouldn't you agree?
33:17Beg pardon?
33:17Oh, yes, yes, yes, of course.
33:20How can I do otherwise?
33:22I must make the treasurer think I see what she sees.
33:26And its value will only increase with time.
33:34Why, it's...
33:35A work of art.
33:38Ha, ha!
33:38I must wear my extraordinary new clothes for an extraordinary occasion.
33:43My birthday procession!
33:44Along with my most glittering gems.
33:51Oh, I shall be a living, breathing masterpiece.
33:58This shirt is a perfect fit, and light as a feather.
34:02You'll hardly know you have it on, or the pants neither.
34:05Oh, the coat.
34:06Oh, how airily it hangs from the royal frame.
34:10And now, the icing of the royal birthday suit.
34:15The train!
34:18Ah, never has a ruler looked so striking,
34:21as I'm sure your courtiers agree.
34:25Gazzling!
34:26Glorious!
34:28Is this not the most incredible suit of clothes your highness has ever imagined?
34:33No question!
34:36I'll have to imagine them.
34:38I can't see a thread.
34:40But no one must know.
34:52Every subject in your land is waiting to see your new clothes.
34:56And wondering which of their friends would be too stupid or incompetent to see them.
35:03Breath-taking.
35:07Elegant.
35:08Truly remarkable.
35:10Such fine detail.
35:12What wagmanship?
35:14The buttons.
35:15The cuffs.
35:16But there are no cuffs.
35:19There are no clothes.
35:22The emperor is in his underwear.
35:25The boy's right.
35:26There are no clothes.
35:30Nothing but his underwear.
35:38Nothing but my underwear.
35:42No matter.
35:44I must carry on.
35:45Appearance is everything in a leader.
35:47Lift my train higher.
35:51It is dragging on the ground.
35:52Can you believe this guy?
36:05Walking down the street in his underwear because he's too proud to admit he blew it.
36:11Of course.
36:12If they'd been more humble, they never would have gotten caught with his clothes off.
36:15Yeah, but his courtiers got tricked because they didn't think enough of themselves.
36:20They should have realized they were no dummies.
36:22Good point, Annie.
36:23Being humble doesn't mean putting yourself down.
36:26There's nothing wrong with knowing your true talents and taking pride in them.
36:30For example, I have a talent for storytelling.
36:33You sure do.
36:35And I swing a mean baseball bat.
36:38Catch this.
36:39I've got it.
36:46And being a hawk, I'm an expert flyer.
36:50Fairy dogs are tops of tunnel building.
36:52My tunnels go down forever.
36:56And bug cats are graceful and agile.
36:59Is this a gold medal performance or what?
37:08He wanted to make a big splash.
37:11And I guess he did.
37:13But Sock is graceful.
37:15He got all wet because he tried to show off.
37:17Unlike a certain wise and humble king who got all wet refusing to show off.
37:23I don't get it.
37:24That's weird.
37:26Who was it?
37:27King Canute II.
37:28The first Dane to sit on the throne of England.
37:31He was constantly being told how great he was.
37:34But he knew when to take it with a grain of salt.
37:37Or, in this case, a grain of sand.
37:41Oh, noble king.
37:44You are the mightiest ruler who ever lived.
37:46All others are as grains of sand compared to you.
37:50The sun itself is overshadowed by your glory.
37:53The very rocks tremble at the sound of your voice, sire.
38:00When you stamp your foot, the earth quakes.
38:03You can do all things.
38:05Command all things.
38:06You really think so?
38:10Certainly.
38:11Of course.
38:12Without question.
38:13Very well.
38:14Bring my chair to the scene.
38:16The tide is rising.
38:25If I order it to stop, will it obey?
38:28What other can he mean?
38:30Oh, no matter.
38:30We must say this.
38:32Of course, your fullness.
38:34Your wish is its command.
38:37Very well.
38:37See.
38:39Turn back.
38:41Waves.
38:42Retreat.
38:43Insolent surf.
38:47Be gone.
38:52I said, be gone.
38:56I will seize you and throw you in the dungeon.
39:01What's this?
39:03If I can do all things, how is it these waves escape me?
39:08Perhaps I am not so mighty as you would make me think.
39:14Indeed, I prefer to save such praises for one far more powerful than I,
39:20who alone controls earth and sea and heaven.
39:25Good thing King Canute didn't listen to those courtiers of his.
39:33He sure could have gotten carried away with himself.
39:36Yeah.
39:37His humility really helped him keep his balance.
39:40Unlike some bobcats I know.
39:43Don't push it.
39:44Don't push it.
39:46Okay.
39:47So maybe this homework ban is a bit outrageous.
39:50But Russ and Kara are expecting me to ask for it.
39:54And they've probably told half the school.
39:56If I want to prove I'm a leader, I have got to...
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