00:00The Hausa tribe of Nigeria in Africa tells a story which is very much like Cinderella.
00:06Watch for the familiar ingredients, the mistreated stepdaughter, the handsome prince,
00:12and the shoe that reunites the two lovers in the end.
00:19There once was a farmer who was part of the Hausa tribe in Africa.
00:23The farmer had a first wife who had a daughter, and a second wife who also had a daughter.
00:30Their land was crossed by a river that was full of frogs.
00:36Here is their story.
00:38The farmer's second wife died.
00:41His first wife took in the girl, but she hated her and made her do all the chores.
00:48Every day, the girl had to walk into the bush and gather wood.
00:54She had to build a fire, and she had to cook everyone's food.
00:59Then her relatives would rush in and eat so much that they would leave only scraps for the hungry girl.
01:06She was too ashamed to eat scraps.
01:09So she threw them into the river for the frogs.
01:12The frogs were happy to eat the scraps.
01:15On the day before the great festival, she heard a loud sound.
01:20Who's there, she asked.
01:21It is I, king of the frogs.
01:24All my frogs love you.
01:26You gave us food when we were hungry.
01:29Come here to the river tomorrow, and we will repay your kindness.
01:35The next day, the king of the frogs was waiting.
01:39Walk into my mouth, he croaked.
01:41The girl walked in.
01:44The frog closed his mouth and went under the water.
01:47He swam and swam.
01:49When he came up, he was surrounded by other frogs.
01:52He opened his mouth again, and as she emerged, she found she had a lovely new dress.
02:01How beautiful, she exclaimed.
02:04All the frogs admired her, but said she should be more dressed up.
02:09She should have bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and shoes.
02:14One silver, and one gold.
02:19Ah, you can go to the festival now.
02:22But when the festival is over, you must depart quietly, leaving one of your shoes behind.
02:29The gold one.
02:32The festival was well underway when the maiden arrived.
02:45The chief's son noticed the girl and invited her to sit with him.
02:52And as the evening wore on, they fell in love.
02:57But the festival was ending.
02:58As the chief's son was saying goodbye to everyone, the maiden slipped off her gold shoe and quietly left.
03:06The chief's son was very upset, and he vowed to find her.
03:12The next day, the chief's son called everyone in the tribe together.
03:16I must find the maiden who wears this shoe.
03:20Then he had all the young women in the village try on the shoe.
03:25But it didn't fit anyone.
03:26Are there no more maidens in the village, he asked.
03:31One of the men remembered the orphan girl who worked all the time.
03:35Bring her here.
03:37As the man and the maiden approached the village,
03:40the gold shoe leaped from the chief's son's hand and jumped onto the maiden's foot.
03:45As soon as he saw that, the chief's son knew she was the maiden he loved.
03:52So the maiden and the chief's son were married.
03:56But there's more to the story.
03:58The young couple dug a beautiful well outside their hut.
04:02And the well filled with water, and the water filled with frogs.
04:08And the frogs watched over them both all the years daily.
04:16The land is halfgaard.
04:22The land made up in time,
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04:42Indeed he found himself,
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