6 mins | Animation, Musical, Short, Family
This is the story of Diana and the Golden Apples where a girl ends up with her childhood sweetheart.
Director: Phil Robinson
Stars: Claude Rains (voice)
This is the story of Diana and the Golden Apples where a girl ends up with her childhood sweetheart.
Director: Phil Robinson
Stars: Claude Rains (voice)
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Short filmTranscript
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00:30Once long ago in the wild backwoods of renamed Greece a little baby girl
00:36Diana was traveling by horseback to the city of Athens with her mother and father
00:47It was dangerous to travel through the rough lonely country bands of robbers hid there
00:52Even now dark cruel eyes watched little Diana and her parents as they went slowly on their way
00:58Ahead of them was a clearing here. The bandits planned to seize Diana and her family and hold them for ransom
01:10Behind the rocks and trees that surrounded the clearing the robbers hid themselves
01:14Just as Diana's father led the horses out of the forest the bandits sprung out screaming and waving their swords
01:20Diana's father fought back fiercely, but there were too many for him the bandits hurried to tie him to his horse
01:26Suddenly one robber shouted a signal a signal from the lookout hunters are coming
01:31Afraid of the brave hunters the bandits rushed away with their captives, but in their haste they left little Diana behind
01:46Only a few minutes passed then the hunters broke into the clearing but they were too late
01:51The bandits had escaped the hunters did not know what had happened to Diana's parents
01:56They asked her where she came from. She was only a baby and she couldn't tell them not knowing what else to do
02:02They took the little girl home with them to raise as their own child
02:09As Diana grew into a young girl
02:11She learned to be a huntress among all the children only her best friend a handsome boy named
02:17Melanion could ride as well shoot as straight or run as fast as Diana
02:22She was so happy staying with the hunters and her good friend Melanion. She almost forgot. She had a mother and father of her own
02:32Diana's mother and father were held captives for many years
02:36Finally they escaped in all that time. They never gave up. Hope that they would find their daughter
02:42One day a soldier who had been hunting in the backcountry came to Diana's parents and told them he had seen a beautiful young girl
02:49Soon Diana's happy parents found her and they all decided she would go back to the city with them
02:57Diana tried not to cry when she had to leave she called back to Melanion when we are grown up
03:03I will marry you and she rode away
03:12In
03:15Athens Diana went to school and grew up to be a beautiful young lady, but she never forgot her happy years in the country
03:22She never forgot how to ride to run and to shoot and she never forgot her promise to Melanion
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03:39Many young men wish to marry Diana her parents thought a girl of her age should take a husband
03:44It had been many years since she had seen Melanion
03:47So Diana to please her mother and father promised to marry the first young man who could outrun her in a race
03:54Many tried but no one could run as fast as Diana
03:57The people of Athens came by the hundreds to watch the races. Diana was their favorite
04:03They cheered and laughed as she sprinted far ahead of her closest rivals
04:07The onlookers tossed presents to her and even during the race
04:10Diana could pick up a gift and keep running fast enough to win easily
04:16One day a handsome soldier stepped close to her and said Diana when you run against me
04:22Diana's heart beat fast. It was Melanion
04:24She smiled for she remembered that as children only Melanion could run faster than she
04:30But her heart sank when she saw the large scar of a battle wound on his leg
04:35They prepared to race knowing how she hoped Melanion would win
04:39At the line a voice called go Melanion sprang into the lead Diana's friends cheered her on
04:45She had to try as hard as she could Diana began to game out in front of her
04:50He tossed a golden apple. She scooped it up Melanion held his hand and ran
04:54Melanion's heart beat fast enough to win easily
04:57Diana's heart beat fast enough to win easily
05:00She smiled for she remembered that as children only Melanion could run fast enough to win easily
05:07She scooped it up Melanion held his lead Diana began to game again Melanion threw out a golden apple
05:13She swerved to pick it up the crowd cheered but Melanion was still in front
05:18Now the finish line was in sight Diana was gaining Melanion dropped the last apple Diana reached down
05:24The third apple was much heavier for a split second. She slowed then regained her speed
05:30Just as she was about to catch him Melanion crossed the finish line ahead of her
05:37Oh
05:40She had lost the race all of Diana's friends were happy because she married her childhood sweetheart and lived happily ever after
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