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An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
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00:12Santa doesn't have to worry. I'll watch over his stable till he gets back, like I do every year.
00:19Ah, Christmas Eve. Quietest night of the year up here at Santa's castle.
00:24That's because Santa and all the reindeer are off doing their big thing.
00:29But as for Santa's donkey, well, it's sort of a night off.
00:34What? You never knew Santa had a donkey? Why, sure.
00:39Who do you think pulls Santa's snowplow?
00:42And who totes all the toy carts from one place to the other?
00:46Me, Spielto. Come on, I'll show you around.
00:52Well, this is it. Not very fancy, but we call it home.
00:56Come on. Dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen.
01:03Pretty, isn't it? The animal's own Christmas tree.
01:07Compliments of Mrs. Santa.
01:09The elves made that pretty little manger themselves, just about the way the real one looked, I guess, except for
01:17the donkey.
01:18They made him all wrong. He didn't look like that at all.
01:21How do I know? Why, that donkey was my ancestor.
01:26Nestor. Yes, sir. Nestor.
01:28The long-eared Christmas donkey.
01:33Elves are supposed to carve me a more accurate version, but you know them elves.
01:39Oh, well, come on, I'll show you the rest.
01:44Here's where Comet sleeps, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen.
01:48And, of course, you all know this feller.
01:50Everyone knows about Rudolph, our fleet-footed friend from the north
01:59Who lights Santa's way through the darkness
02:03As he drives his sleigh back and forth
02:08But there's someone else we should mention
02:12If we want the whole story told
02:17He carried the first gift of Christmas
02:22More precious than diamonds or gold
02:29Oh, well, come on, I'll show you the rest
02:56throne
03:14You want to know more about Nestor?
03:17Can't say I blame you.
03:18Well, it all happened a long, long, long, long time ago.
03:25When the great Roman Empire stretched from the land south of the Mediterranean
03:29to the wild countries of the North Sea.
03:34And it was in these frigid climes in a crude stable on the farm of Olaf,
03:39the donkey breeder, that Nestor lived with his mother.
03:43Oh, no food for you, long ears.
03:46You don't earn your keep, always tripping over your ears and smashing things.
03:56There's nothing he can do.
03:59You can have dinner.
04:02You earn your keep.
04:03Come, Thor.
04:06There's enough for both of us, my dear.
04:09No, I'm really not hungry.
04:16Ears, Nestor.
04:18Those ears, longest god-earned ears ever grew on a donkey.
04:25Yes, sir, from the day he took his first step,
04:28those ears got him into one pickle after another.
04:31Nestor was a donkey who seldom left her plate.
04:37Because no one ever used him in the stable where he stayed.
04:44Everybody teased him, and the other donkeys, too.
04:49They said, look at little Nestor, there's nothing he can do.
04:55Look at little Nestor, he's got ears that drag the ground.
05:01They whispered as they mocked him, but he heard every sound.
05:07Nestor's heart was broken, and his eyes were full of tears.
05:13If only there was something he could do about his ears.
05:27Now, in the meanest part of the year,
05:30when the daylight was as short as the stub of a candle,
05:33it was the custom on the longest night of winter
05:35to hold a celebration.
05:37And this happy time was called the winter solstice.
05:42Simple gifts were exchanged.
05:44Nestor's mother gave him a bright pair of stockings
05:47Olaf's wife had thrown away.
05:49It was a beautiful time, full of peace and goodwill,
05:53while the others were even friendly to Nestor.
05:56Sorry if I made you feel bad, Nestor.
06:00This is the best day ever.
06:03I'll never forget it.
06:05Mwah!
06:07And when the celebration was over,
06:09they all fell into a deep and contented sleep.
06:13Except for Nestor, who, tired as he was,
06:16was just too excited to go to sleep.
06:27Where the blazes are they?
06:30What's happening?
06:31What's going on?
06:35The emperor needs donkeys.
06:37Strong, young donkeys.
06:39Show them to me.
06:41This way, sir.
06:43I've got several fine coats.
06:46He was a soldier from the Imperial Roman Army.
06:50Beasts of burden were needed in the Southlands.
06:54Fine young specimens.
06:56Are they?
06:57They'll do.
07:00You two.
07:07Master.
07:10What's he doing?
07:12Taking us away.
07:15Away?
07:16No.
07:17Mama.
07:18Come back here, you.
07:24What the blazes?
07:26Those ears, they're so long they drag the ground.
07:30You try to cheat the emperor.
07:33You would sell him imperfect misfits?
07:37You can have him for nothing, free.
07:40I'll teach you. I'll have them all for nothing.
07:45And you can keep little droopy ears.
07:53Forward, slaves, to the glory of the Roman Empire.
08:03You, look what you've done to me.
08:07No young donkeys, no silver coins.
08:11Oh, I'm a pauper.
08:15Blast you.
08:21See?
08:23You ruin everything.
08:26I'm done with you.
08:28Out.
08:31No.
08:33Nestor, my son.
08:36I don't care if the storm freezes you.
08:41Get out and never come back.
09:03Blast you.
09:12Nestor?
09:14Nestor?
09:17Nestor?
09:21Nestor, answer me!
09:24Nestor!
09:27Nestor?
09:32Mama?
09:34So cold, Mama?
09:37No more, my darling.
09:39Now we must be brave.
09:42Uh-huh.
09:42Remember that.
09:44Whatever happens, you must be brave.
09:50Finding a sheltered spot,
09:52Nestor's mama dug away the snow
09:54until she came to the winter grass underneath.
09:56Lying there, Nestor.
09:59But Mama...
10:00Do as you're told, Nestor.
10:02Yes, Mama.
10:05The grass was cold and hard,
10:07but better than the icy snow,
10:10and Nestor's mama covered his entire body with her own,
10:13except for...
10:15Ears, Nestor.
10:17Yes, Mama.
10:23By morning, the storm had gone,
10:25and as savagery often does,
10:27it left beauty in its wake.
10:29The good Lord sometimes works in strange ways.
10:33The love of Nestor's mother had saved him.
10:37But in saving Nestor,
10:39she had allowed the storm to take her,
10:41and she was gone forever.
10:49Ears, Nestor.
10:55And now, Nestor was all alone.
11:05Well, Nestor was on his own,
11:08but he survived that long winter,
11:10moving constantly southward
11:12through the great dark, barren forests.
11:29It was then that Nestor's ears,
11:31which were as sensitive as they were long,
11:34heard the first whispers.
11:40A little girl?
11:43No, you couldn't be a real little girl.
11:46You'd be frozen.
11:49Are those wings?
11:50Yes, wings.
11:52Do you like them?
11:54Who are you?
11:55It's not who I am.
11:56It's what I am.
11:57Do you know what I am?
11:59A cherub.
12:01Hmm?
12:01A cherub?
12:02We're supposed to be inspiring.
12:04You are?
12:05Angels inspire humans,
12:07and cherubs inspire animals.
12:10You do?
12:10But oops.
12:11I fell off a cloud and spoiled everything.
12:14My name is Tilly.
12:17Now then, it's up to me to guide you
12:19and see that you do what you're supposed to do.
12:22What am I supposed to do?
12:25Your ears can do a wondrous thing
12:28no other ears can do.
12:30The sounds they hear will guide you
12:32on a path that's straight and true,
12:35and you will save another
12:36as your mother once saved you.
12:39I don't think these silly ears
12:41can do anything wondrous like you say,
12:43but I guess if that's why Mama did what she did,
12:46I should follow you.
12:48That's right.
12:49Come on.
12:50But where are we going?
12:52Oh.
12:53Oh, I can never remember names.
12:56Wrote it on my wing.
12:59Bethlehem.
13:01Bethlehem?
13:02Where's that?
13:03Far away.
13:05Across many lands and over the sea.
13:07But I'll get you there.
13:09Oh, I don't want to go that far away.
13:13He wants you to.
13:15You know.
13:16Oh.
13:18Mm-hmm.
13:20Come on now.
13:22And so they started off
13:24on their long, long journey.
13:26Nestor could tell Tilly was a real friend
13:28because she was the only one
13:29who didn't make him cry
13:31by laughing at his ears.
13:33Don't laugh
13:34and make somebody cry.
13:40Don't make it rain
13:44from a sunny sky.
13:47Sometimes a little hold it in
13:52That sly escaping grin
13:56Though funny it may be
14:00We'll show some sympathy
14:04Don't laugh
14:06Don't laugh
14:07And make somebody cry
14:12A little love is not a lie
14:18If roads turn suddenly skewed
14:24And someone laughed at you
14:28You'd never laugh
14:31You'd never laugh again
14:32You'd understand it then
14:40Don't laugh
14:43And make somebody cry
14:48Therefore
14:49The grace of God go out
14:54That's something you can keep in mind
15:00That's something you can keep in mind
15:01The next time that you find
15:04You've made somebody cry
15:08Don't make somebody cry
15:11Don't laugh
15:14And make somebody cry
15:23And here we are
15:25Is this Bethlehem?
15:28Almost
15:28Why don't we go all the way there?
15:31Oh, it's not time yet
15:32You are to stay here
15:33until it's the proper time
15:34How will I know?
15:36You'll know
15:36Goodbye for a while
15:39Where are you going?
15:41Home
15:46Ah, Nestor was on his own again
15:49He was taken in by a desert merchant
15:51A dealer in animals
15:53And brought to a stable
15:54Filled with camels and donkeys
15:56But he was so funny looking
15:58Nobody wanted to buy him
16:01Yeah, it was the same old story
16:04Nestor was the donkey
16:06Who seldom laughed or played
16:09Cause no one ever used him
16:12In the stable where he stayed
16:15All the camels teased him
16:18And the other donkeys too
16:21They said, look at little Nestor
16:24There's nothing he can do
16:27Look at little Nestor
16:30He's got ears that drag the ground
16:33They whispered as they mocked him
16:36But he heard every sound
16:39Nestor's heart was broken
16:42And his eyes were full of tears
16:45If only there was something
16:48He could do about his ears
16:57I'd sure like to get out of this place
16:59Oh, Tilly
17:01When will it be time to go to Bethlehem?
17:04Uh, Bethlehem?
17:07Huh?
17:09Uh, you wish to buy a donkey
17:11To take you all the way to Bethlehem?
17:14I have many fine specimens
17:17Come
17:21One dark night, two strangers
17:24Gave Nestor a surprise
17:26They chose him from all others
17:30For they loved his gentle eyes
17:32The man was called by Joseph
17:36And Mary was his bride
17:38She needed help to Bethlehem
17:42And Nestor's back to ride
17:50Him?
17:52You actually want him?
17:56Is he for sale?
17:59Is he for sale?
18:03Oh, he's not cheap.
18:05Long ears are all in style this season, sir.
18:10Come, Joseph. We have not much money.
18:13But, Mary, you are heavy with child.
18:16You cannot walk.
18:20Take him. A gift. He's yours.
18:24Oh, thank you, sir. May God bless you.
18:28Now, what made me do that?
18:35And Nestor, who just a minute before was about to give up,
18:39suddenly had the strength to carry Mary all the way to Bethlehem.
18:44They traveled through the desert
18:47But hadn't gone too far
18:50When winter clouds no longer
18:53Let them see their guiding star
19:00It was a terrible sandstorm.
19:03Nestor realized he could save himself by bolting and running for shelter.
19:07But then his ears, his very special ears heard.
19:11Whispers?
19:13Tilly!
19:15That little poem of hers.
19:18Your ears can do a wondrous thing
19:20No other ears can do
19:22The sounds they hear will guide you
19:24On a path that's straight and true
19:28And you will save another
19:30As your mother once saved you
19:32I will guide you now, Nestor
19:34Follow the voices that come
19:37That voice!
19:39Not Tilly!
19:41Your...
19:42Your...
19:44Listen to the angels
19:46And follow
19:47I will follow them
19:50Mother
19:50You hear a choir of angels
19:56Follow the sound of the angels
20:09Nestor
20:10Nestor had a secret
20:12Only he could hear the sound
20:15As the angels gave directions
20:18To the ears that dragged the ground
20:21And guided by the angels
20:23He gently carried Mary through the blinding storm
20:26His great ears protecting her
20:29And the precious miracle within her
20:33And as suddenly as it came up
20:35The storm went away
20:36And when the desert sand settled
20:39Look!
20:43Bethlehem!
20:44You've gotten us through
20:46Thank you
20:47Thank you, little donkey
20:51Nestor took them right into Bethlehem
20:53Crowded with the multitudes
20:55Come for the Roman census
20:56And as you know
20:58All the inns were full up
20:59Nestor didn't know what to do
21:01And then he thought back
21:03And he remembered how warm and beautiful
21:06A stable could be for a baby
21:07When his mother was close
21:12And so it was that Nestor
21:16Found the manger
21:17Where they stayed
21:19Where kings and wise men bowed before
21:23A baby where he laid
21:26Mary bore our Savior
21:30And Nestor brought them there
21:34A gift of love from God above
21:37For all the world to share
21:44Here's Nestor
21:54And when Nestor returned
21:56He really was a hero
21:59Look at little Nestor
22:01He's got ears that drag the ground
22:04They shouted as they praised him
22:07And his friends all gathered round
22:11Nestor's heart was happy
22:13And his eyes held no more tears
22:16Now all the world knows Nestor
22:19For his laughter and his ears
22:22Though, Rudolph, I just love you
22:25I know you'd want it said
22:28Nestor's ears are lovely
22:31As a reindeer's nose is red
22:33So, children, if you're happy
22:36When you trim your Christmas trees
22:39You might thank a little donkey
22:42Whose ears hung to his knees
22:51Look at little Nestor
22:53Look at little Nestor
22:54He's got ears that drag the ground
22:57They shouted as they praised him
23:00And his friends all gathered round
23:04Nestor's heart was happy
23:06And his eyes held no more tears
23:09And now all the world knows
23:11Nestor bar his laughter
23:14And his ears
23:17Merry Christmas!
23:27LONça også
23:27This is where you raised
23:28My ears are sacredang
23:28Promote The
23:28finish And
23:28I loved it We
23:37went back Just
23:38advisors And
23:38I loved it We