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00:00The Sea Turtle and the Hare
00:21Once upon a time, at the bottom of the deep blue sea, there was a magnificent sea palace.
00:31The sea king who lived in this palace ruled the entire sea.
00:35One day, he grew very ill.
00:38Oh, my! What will happen to my beautiful sea palace if I should die?
00:46None of the medicines he was given could cure his illness.
00:50His courtiers and servants were deeply concerned.
00:53We pray for your recovery day and night, Your Majesty.
00:58What good will that do? Find a remedy that will cure me at once!
01:06Ouch! I barely even have the strength to yell at them anymore.
01:14While everyone expressed their concern over the sea king's health, Minister Carp stepped forward.
01:20Your Majesty, I have an idea. Yes, a good one.
01:26What? An idea? Let's hear it!
01:30In the world above the sea, there exists a very clever creature called the hare.
01:37I have heard that its liver can cure thousands of ailments.
01:42A hare? What is that? How does it look?
01:47Bring in the painters! Now!
01:51Yes, sir!
01:54The painters came and created an image of a hare based on the carp's description.
01:58The sea king took a good look and said,
02:01Oh, I saw this creature once. It was grinding herbs in a large mortar on the moon.
02:09Very well, who will volunteer to go and fetch me the hare's liver?
02:16When the king asked this, all the courtiers fell silent and no one stepped up.
02:21Sire, the human world above is fraught with peril!
02:25Peril? You are willing to let your king die to protect your miserable skins?
02:32Of course not, sire! That's not what I meant!
02:36The courtiers felt embarrassed, but still no one came forward.
02:40Your Majesty, let me go up into the human world!
02:43Eternal, would you really do this for me?
02:46I would! I have a strong hard shell. It will protect me from any danger.
02:59And so, the sea turtle was assigned the task of procuring the hare's liver
03:03and was sent on a journey to the human world above the sea.
03:07The sea turtle was stunned by all of the beauty he saw in the human world.
03:12It was filled with things he had never seen before.
03:15Wow! Look at those clouds! And the trees!
03:19I had no idea how marvelous the world above could be!
03:24The sea turtle went down to the pond in search of a hare.
03:32Have you seen an animal that looks like this?
03:36Of course, that's a hare. It should come here in about an hour to wash its face.
03:44Thank you, I will wait.
03:47I am so very unhappy!
03:52What? How could you possibly be sad when you live in such a beautiful place?
03:57A beautiful place? You know nothing, sea turtle.
04:02Danger surrounds us on all sides here.
04:05There are tigers and wolves and worst of all, humans!
04:11The sea turtle listened with growing interest and surprise to the deer.
04:16As he waited for the hare to arrive, the sea turtle drifted off to sleep.
04:20Meanwhile, the hare appeared.
04:28You must be the hare, aren't you?
04:32Well, yes. And who are you?
04:35I did it! I finally found you!
04:41The sea turtle tried all the tricks he could think of to get the hare to follow him down to the sea palace.
04:47But the hare was very clever and was not easily deceived.
04:52The sea king has heard tales of your great wisdom and resourcefulness.
04:56He has sent me to bring you to his palace.
05:01Nobody appreciates my talents up here. Why would they need me under the sea?
05:07With powerful beasts like the tiger rule all.
05:11The sea is peaceful and calm. One as clever as you can achieve great things there.
05:17The sea turtle remembered the deer's stories of hardship and fear and tried to use them to his advantage.
05:24But aren't there enough clever creatures in the sea? Why do they want me?
05:32Don't you want to leave the struggles of this harsh world behind?
05:37Come into the embrace of the sea and let your ambitions and talents take flight!
05:49Would I really be honored and prosperous in the sea?
05:54I give you my word. Come with me.
05:59Finally, the hare was convinced and followed the sea turtle.
06:08The sea is so beautiful!
06:13The sea turtle smirked slyly as he watched the hare's delight at seeing the sea.
06:18Little did she know what fate awaited her there.
06:23Forgive me, my friend, but you are about to be sacrificed to the sea king.
06:33What's going on?
06:36Forward!
06:38Yes, sir!
06:41But my friend sea turtle, what is this?
06:48Dropping his respectful attitude, the sea turtle led his captive to the sea king.
06:54Amazing!
06:57You are a hero!
07:05You deserve a rich reward for this great deed.
07:10I am honored, sire.
07:13Wait! What? What's happening?
07:17I am very ill, and your liver will help me regain my strength.
07:24My liver? No!
07:28You are a worthless creature. I do you great honor by letting you die for me.
07:33When you are dead, I shall place you in an amber coffin lined with gold and silk and bury you among the coral.
07:41It was only then that the hare fully realized how she had been tricked.
07:45I was a fool to trust you! You betrayed me, and now I will die in the sea!
07:52Enough! Cut open that hare's belly and bring me her liver!
07:58Yes, sir!
08:00Wait! Hold on!
08:05The hare was terrified, but she refused to give up so easily.
08:10I have heard that you can escape a tiger cave alive if only you remain alert.
08:15I must think of something now.
08:20Ah! Got it!
08:23Yes! Get me that liver now!
08:26Your majesty!
08:28Yes?
08:30I will indeed be honored to give up my liver to cure you.
08:35Of course I will.
08:37Well, I am glad to hear it.
08:40Only I don't have it with me right now. I don't have it.
08:47What do you mean?
08:49Well, you see…
08:53The hare concentrated and invented a story.
08:56We remove our livers. We hang them in the sun to dry for a week,
09:00store it in a jar in the pure mountain air, and then take it back beneath the full moon.
09:07At the moment, my liver is deep in the mountains.
09:14I don't have it on me right now.
09:18It's not here.
09:23That's a ridiculous lie! No animal can take out its liver and put it back again!
09:28She's trying to trick us so we would let her go!
09:33Oh, is that so? You were the one who tricked me, sea turtle!
09:39If only you had told me the truth about what you needed,
09:43I would have been happy to fetch my liver from the mountains for the sea king!
09:49It's your fault that the sea king has to suffer for another day.
09:55The hare sounded so convincing that no one could tell who was telling the truth.
10:04Your Majesty, I do not believe a single word of this story.
10:10Give the order and we will cut open this lying hare!
10:15No, Your Majesty. What if she is telling the truth?
10:19If we kill her now, all will be lost!
10:22Good point.
10:25Finally, the sea king reached a decision.
10:29We have nothing to lose by giving the hare a chance to prove her tale.
10:34Sea turtle, you will take her back to bring her liver from the mountains.
10:44The hare couldn't believe her luck. The sea king believed her.
10:50When she reached land, she danced for joy.
11:00This is all very well, but we must go get your liver. There isn't much time.
11:07Trusting the hare's words, the sea turtle began to grow anxious.
11:11The hare wasn't in a hurry to take him to the liver.
11:15You foolish creature! What kind of animal can remove its liver and put it back again and stay alive?
11:22You lied to me and tried to sacrifice me. Can you blame me for deceiving you in return?
11:33With that, the hare hopped off into the mountains, leaving the sea turtle behind.
11:39What should I do? How can I return to the sea empty-handed?
11:52As the sea turtle lamented his foolishness, a wizard appeared out of thin air.
11:59Do not despair. Your devotion to the sea king has touched me.
12:04Take this medicine to him and he will be saved.
12:08Thank you! Our sea king will live and so will I!
12:15The turtle returned to the sea and saved the sea king's life, and the hare escaped saving herself.
12:22So who won the match between the loyal sea turtle and the clever hare? What do you think?
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