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00:00Small village lived a beautiful girl named Karen.
00:04She lived with her mother in a small hut.
00:08Karen was a poor girl.
00:11She had no shoes to wear.
00:14She always wore wooden shoes that her mother had made for her.
00:19The shoes were hard and Karen's feet hurt.
00:23Soon, Karen's mother got very ill.
00:27Karen spent all her time taking care of her mother.
00:32Once, while coming back home,
00:35Karen found a pair of red shoes in a box.
00:39The box was on the sidewalk.
00:41Karen loved the red shoes and decided to take them home.
00:46But her mother was not happy to see the red shoes.
00:52Karen, you must never pick up anything off the road.
00:56They may belong to someone.
00:58This is stealing.
01:00Somebody must be looking for their red pair of shoes.
01:04Then they should have been more careful, Mama.
01:07Finders are keepers.
01:09Oh, Karen.
01:10Don't be so stubborn, my child.
01:13I know we are poor and I can't buy you shiny new shoes.
01:17But our poverty must not make us do wrong things.
01:21Promise me that you will never wear these red shoes.
01:24Karen was sad.
01:26But she could not break her mother's heart.
01:29So she promised that she will never wear the red shoes.
01:35Time passed.
01:36But Karen could not stop thinking about the red shoes.
01:41Mother does not understand.
01:43If these beautiful shoes were thrown on the road,
01:46then maybe nobody needed them.
01:49A week later, Karen's mother passed away due to her illness.
01:54Karen was very, very sad.
01:57But she did something very unusual.
02:00On her mother's funeral, Karen wore the red shoes.
02:05Everybody at the funeral stared at Karen's feet.
02:09But Karen did not care.
02:11She loved her shoes.
02:14Just then, an old lady was passing by the funeral in her carriage.
02:19She was a kind old lady.
02:21When she learnt that a young girl was orphaned,
02:24she decided to adopt Karen.
02:27Oh, my poor child.
02:30Come with me.
02:31I will give you a house to live and good food to eat.
02:35You must study hard and make a name for yourself.
02:38Oh, what are those on your feet?
02:41Why did you wear them on your mother's funeral?
02:44Those are ugly.
02:46Take those off.
02:47No, I like them.
02:49They are mine.
02:51Oh, old child.
02:53Don't be so stubborn.
02:55I will give you a good pair of shoes to wear.
02:58The old lady forced Karen to take off the red shoes.
03:02Karen was sad to have her red shoes go away.
03:06The old lady had no children of her own.
03:09She treated Karen like her own daughter.
03:12She gave her a room and new dresses to wear.
03:16Karen also got a new pair of shoes.
03:19But these were blue.
03:22Karen missed her red shoes.
03:24She always thought of them.
03:26Why doesn't anybody let me wear my beautiful red shoes?
03:32I will wear them someday and then nobody can stop me.
03:37Years passed and Karen grew up.
03:40She was now a beautiful young girl.
03:43But as she grew, so did her stubborn nature.
03:47Karen was a difficult child.
03:50I will not eat this.
03:52I want rice.
03:54But I have already prepared this delicious lunch.
03:59Won't you at least taste it?
04:02No, I would like to rather starve.
04:05The old lady loved Karen and did not want her to starve.
04:10She always gave in to her unreasonable demands.
04:13Time passed by.
04:15All Karen's old clothes and her blue shoes were now tight and short.
04:21The old lady realized she has to buy Karen new clothes and shoes.
04:26As they entered a shop to buy shoes,
04:29Karen saw a pair of red shiny shoes.
04:33Oh, they are exactly like the ones I had when I was small.
04:37I want them.
04:39Oh, the red shoes again.
04:43Karen, buy the ones that you can always wear.
04:47What if we have to attend a funeral?
04:49You can't wear red shoes to a funeral.
04:52Fool, it is disrespectful.
04:55I have little money.
04:56I can't buy you two pairs of shoes.
04:58Else we will have to walk back home.
05:00My feet hurt now.
05:03I can't walk.
05:04But Karen was so happy to see her red shoes,
05:08she didn't listen to a word.
05:10I don't care.
05:11I love them and I want them.
05:14If you don't buy me these,
05:15then I will walk barefoot for the rest of my life.
05:19Ah, don't be so stubborn, my child.
05:24This will cost you someday.
05:27But Karen did not listen.
05:29The old lady had to buy the red shoes.
05:32She also bought a pair of black shoes for Karen.
05:36The old lady had no money now,
05:39and they had to walk back home.
05:41All throughout the way,
05:43the old lady crouched with pain.
05:46But Karen danced.
05:48She swirled with the wind,
05:50laughing and singing,
05:51paying no attention to the old lady's aching feet.
05:56The next day,
05:57the old lady had to attend a funeral.
06:00Karen, we have to go attend a funeral in the town.
06:05Come with me,
06:06but don't wear those red shoes.
06:09It is disrespectful.
06:11Karen went to her room and looked at the black shoes.
06:15She then looked at the red shoes and wore them.
06:19She hid her feet behind her skirt
06:21as she didn't want the old lady to see the red shoes.
06:25All through the funeral,
06:27people kept looking at Karen's feet.
06:30There was gossip about the girl
06:32who doesn't respect the dead.
06:35Someone told the old lady of what has happened.
06:39The old lady was now furious.
06:42She grabbed Karen's hand
06:44and stepped out of the funeral.
06:46Oh, you stubborn girl!
06:49What have you done?
06:50I have asked you to not wear these here.
06:53Why don't you ever listen?
06:56But these are my shoes.
06:58I will wear wherever I want to.
07:01An old soldier passing by was watching the whole thing.
07:06As the old lady and Karen began to walk towards the carriage,
07:10he came to Karen,
07:12kneeled down,
07:13and whispered to her shoes,
07:15Be stubborn, just like your owner,
07:18and sit fast as you dance.
07:21The old soldier then patted Karen's feet.
07:24Oh, sir, please get up. What are you doing?
07:27Oh, I was only admiring your beautiful red dancing shoes.
07:32You must be a brilliant dancer.
07:36Karen was pleased.
07:38She wanted to show the soldier
07:40that she indeed was a brilliant dancer.
07:43She started to dance a few steps
07:45before boarding the carriage with the old lady.
07:49But...
07:50Oh, oh, why can't I stop dancing?
07:53Why don't my feet stop?
07:55What is happening to me?
07:58Oh, Karen, what are you doing?
08:00Come back here.
08:02But Karen was gone far ahead of the carriage.
08:05The red shoes didn't listen to her anymore.
08:09They were stubborn.
08:10They took Karen to the forest and to the mountains.
08:14They danced and danced.
08:16Karen's feet now hurt.
08:19Her back was sore from the dancing.
08:21She couldn't sleep or eat.
08:23She missed her house and her bed.
08:26But moreover, she missed the old lady.
08:29But the shoes didn't stop.
08:32Off she swayed night and day.
08:35Oh, somebody help me. I am tired.
08:40But nobody could come for her help.
08:42Karen was now scared.
08:44The shoes took her to the thorny bushes
08:47and Karen's feet were now badly hurt.
08:50Finally, Karen managed to take the red shoes off.
08:53The shoes were off her feet, but they were still dancing.
08:58Karen's feet were now broken.
09:00She could not stand without the support of a stick.
09:05Oh, oh, my legs hurt.
09:09I want to go home.
09:12Karen somehow managed to reach home
09:14and the dancing red shoes followed her.
09:17The old lady was happy to see Karen.
09:19She gave her food and made her rest.
09:23The next day, Karen wanted to go out to the market.
09:26But as she opened the door,
09:28she found the red shoes right at the doorstep.
09:32They were dancing and stopping Karen from leaving the house.
09:37The old lady and Karen
09:39both were surprised to see those dancing shoes.
09:43Karen's feet were now broken.
09:45The old lady and Karen
09:47both were surprised to see those dancing shoes.
09:51Karen soon realized that this all was her fault.
09:56I shouldn't have been so stubborn my whole life.
09:59I have been as stubborn as the red shoes.
10:02I can't leave my house.
10:04I can't go to school or market.
10:06I can't go anywhere.
10:08I feel so sorry.
10:10What do I do now?
10:12I am sorry for the magic shoes to be gone.
10:16If you are truly sorry for your behavior,
10:18your prayer will be answered.
10:22Karen began to pray and pray, night and day.
10:27When she opened her eyes,
10:28she was surprised to see the old soldier
10:31from the village standing in front of her.
10:35Child, I am glad that you have learnt your lesson.
10:39As you have now let your stubbornness go,
10:42so must the shoes.
10:46Uttering these words, the soldier vanished.
10:49And so did the red shoes.
10:52Karen and the old lady were now happy and peaceful.
10:57Karen decided to study hard
10:59and never let the red shoes enter her life again.
11:04Don't you be stubborn, children.
11:07It will cost you someday.