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00:00Once upon a time, in a faraway village,
00:03there lived a wealthy farmer named Lucas with his wife Mary.
00:08Lucas was a very kind-hearted and generous man.
00:13But due to his careless management of his affairs and charity work,
00:18he started to lose his wealth.
00:21Soon, Lucas became very poor and lost all of his property,
00:26besides an old cottage where he lived with his wife.
00:31Now, Lucas had always prayed for a child in his wealthy days.
00:36But God didn't grant him his wish then.
00:40Now that he had lost all of his property,
00:44he began to pray for a child.
00:47But God didn't grant him his wish then.
00:51Now that he had become very poor and had nothing to even eat,
00:56his wife gave birth to a beautiful little daughter.
01:01A ray of hope entered their lives.
01:04Lucas and his wife smiled for the first time in a while.
01:09Holding his daughter in his arms,
01:12Lucas was suddenly saddened and began to wonder.
01:17I wonder how I will look after this little angel of ours.
01:22And oh, the christening!
01:24What do I do?
01:26Honey, take her.
01:28I shall go and find a godmother for our little baby.
01:34He hurriedly went to the wife of a laborer who lived nearby
01:39and asked her to be the godmother to his child.
01:43The woman refused because she didn't think that it would do her any good
01:48by being a godmother to a child of someone as poor as Lucas.
01:53Dejected, he came back home.
02:00You see, Lucas, what happens to a man who has wasted his property?
02:05Before we were rich, the burgomaster himself was our friend,
02:09but now he won't help us.
02:11Forget him, even the laborer's wife would not help us.
02:15The poor infant was shivering,
02:17and Mary didn't even have thick rags to drape the infant in to keep her warm.
02:23Suddenly, she thought of something and said,
02:27Lucas, I beg you, go to our old neighbor, the burgomaster's wife, Rosewood.
02:33She is wealthy, and I'm sure she hasn't forgot that I was the godmother to her child.
02:38Go and ask her if she will be one to mine.
02:43I don't think she will, but I'll ask her.
02:48With a heavy heart, Lucas went through the fields and barns,
02:52which were once owned by him, and reached the burgomaster's house.
02:58There, he was greeted by Rosewood.
03:02God bless you, neighbor.
03:04My wife sends her greetings and bids me to tell you
03:08that God has given us a little daughter whom she wants you to hold at the christening.
03:20My dear Lucas, of course I should do this for you, but times are hard.
03:25Nowadays, a person needs every penny,
03:28and it would take a good deal to help such poor beggars as you.
03:33Why don't you ask someone else?
03:35Why have you picked me out?
03:38Because my wife was godmother to your child.
03:43Oh, is that it?
03:45I'll do no such thing.
03:48If I were as generous as you used to be, I'll become poor just like you.
03:55Lucas looked down, and without answering her, walked home teary-eyed.
04:01You see, dear wife, it turned out as I knew it would.
04:06But don't be discouraged.
04:08I'll take the child to the christening, and the first person I meet, I shall take for godmother.
04:16Mary sadly wrapped the baby in a piece of an old skirt and placed it in Lucas' arms.
04:23Take care of her.
04:27On the way to the chapel, Lucas met an old woman and decided to ask her.
04:33Grandmother, will you be the godmother to my child?
04:40Um, me?
04:43Lucas explained to the old woman about how everyone refused him on account of his poverty,
04:50and thus he decided to ask the first person he met.
04:55Oh, of course I'll be the godmother.
04:58Here, give me the little girl in my hand.
05:03The old woman and Lucas reached the chapel, and saw the priest was about to leave.
05:11They at once went up to him, and Lucas explained everything to him.
05:17The priest felt very sorry for the baby, and decided to christen the child.
05:23In a small ceremony, the christening was done, and the baby girl was named Mariska.
05:31Mariska, what a pretty name!
05:36After the ceremony, the old woman drew out a gold ducat from her pocket,
05:42and stuck it into Mariska's clothes.
05:45From this ducat, with which I bless my godchild, you will have enough to bring her up properly.
05:58She will always make you happy, and when she grows up, she will make a happy marriage.
06:04Now, goodbye.
06:07Saying that, the old woman touched the ground, and instantly vanished in thin air.
06:14Lucas looked around, bewildered, but as Mariska started to cry, he was reminded to walk back home.
06:23Meanwhile, Mary was waiting for Lucas to come back home.
06:27She was weeping and suffering from the pangs of hunger,
06:31as there was nothing to eat in the house, nor a cent of money.
06:36Just then, Lucas entered.
06:39Weep no more, dear wife. Here is your little Mariska.
06:44Take out the christening gift from her clothes, and you will know what an excellent godmother she has.
06:53Mary at once got up, and pulled out not one, but a handful of ducats,
06:59and in excitement, she dropped them all on the floor.
07:03Oh dear, who gave you so much money? Just look!
07:07I know! At first, I was flabbergasted too.
07:12Now, let me tell you where they came from.
07:16Lucas narrated the entire incident to his wife,
07:20and then they both started to pick up the ducats from the floor.
07:25While doing so, they had a new surprise.
07:29Wherever there was one ducat, there they found ten.
07:34When they got them all together, they made a fine big heap.
07:39Mary, the woman must be an angel to help us in our poor times.
07:45I'm sure we can keep this money with a clear conscience,
07:49but we need to hide it, first, so that no one can find it.
07:54Also, please don't tell anyone about this.
07:58I shall go to the burgermeister's wife, and ask her to change it.
08:03Finally, we have the money to manage our lives better.
08:09Yes, but my dear, but don't forget that with this money,
08:14we must also buy back our old property,
08:17the house, the field, and the livestock,
08:20and then manage it more wisely than before.
08:23You're right. That's just what I'll do.
08:27I'll manage prudently this time, as I have learned my lesson.
08:32For poverty is a good teacher.
08:36Lucas quickly hid all the money in the chest,
08:39and took one ducat and left home.
08:43After a short hour, he came back with a maid
08:46who was carrying a pail of foaming milk along with the food,
08:50and explained to Mary that the burgermeister's wife
08:54had sent all of this for her along with her greetings.
08:58Do you see, Mary?
09:00What just one ducat did?
09:02If they knew how many more we have,
09:05they would carry us in their arms.
09:08I told Rosewood that our child received a handful of ducats
09:12as a christening gift.
09:14If she comes here to see you,
09:16make up your mind about what you're going to say.
09:21When the sun rose the next day, Lucas set out for town.
09:26And Rosewood, who had been waiting for the opportune time,
09:30took advantage of his absence.
09:33She visited Mary to find out more about the ducats.
09:39My dear neighbor,
09:41the blessing of God has come into your house with that child.
09:45Oh, if you mean the christening gift,
09:48it isn't so very much.
09:50However, may God repay that good woman, the godmother.
09:56The two chatted for some time and then Rosewood left.
10:01On her way back, however,
10:03Rosewood stopped to tell her friends about Lucas's newfound wealth.
10:08Everybody in the village soon knew that at Lucas's house,
10:12they had a hog's head of ducats.
10:16Meanwhile, Lucas came back with furniture and feather beds and more food.
10:23He also bought back his old farm with the cattle and the implements.
10:28This marked the beginning of a new life for Lucas.
10:32He's said to work with diligence
10:35and put into practice all the lessons that poverty had taught him.
10:40Rosewood, on the other hand, kept searching the jungles,
10:44the town square and everywhere that she could
10:47to find the godmother to bless her too.
10:50But she never found her.
10:54Days passed and Lucas and Mary lived a happy life with their daughter Mariska.
11:00Even with the riches, their truest and greatest joy was their daughter,
11:06who grew up into a beautiful young woman.
11:10One day she'd meet a prince and get married to him.
11:14But that is a story for another time.
11:18As for Lucas and Mary, well, they used the money wisely and stayed wealthy forever.
11:26Lucas continued to do his charity and good work and never became greedy.
11:33He kept a balance between his earnings and spends.
11:37He had learned that if one saves enough in moments of crisis,
11:42it is the savings that save them.