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00:09Tia, today our teacher spoke to us about putting others first before our own needs.
00:18That's very nice.
00:22Tell me something Tia.
00:23Even if it makes them unhappy, do people put others before their own needs?
00:29Some people who have a really nice heart do.
00:34I remember the story of the happy prince.
00:38Do you want to hear it Tofu?
00:40Yes!
00:41Yes!
00:52Once upon a time, a beautiful golden statue of the most beautiful smiling prince
00:59stood in the town centre.
01:07It was covered with gold leaves
01:10and had eyes made of blue sapphire.
01:16It had a huge red ruby on the hilt of its sword.
01:26Everyone who ever saw the happy prince fell in love with it.
01:30The baker, whose flour had just fallen on the floor, saw it
01:39and said
01:40Oh, happy prince! I wish I could always be happy like him.
01:46From now on, I will.
01:54The schoolgirls were very happy.
01:57The schoolgirl, whose mother wouldn't buy her ice cream
02:01saw the happy prince and said
02:03Oh, the happy prince! I wish I could always be like him.
02:09From now on, I will.
02:18At the same time, in the forest near the city
02:21a swallow asked his new bride
02:24My love, all our friends have left for Egypt for the winters.
02:28There, they will see the pharaoh's palace
02:31and bask in the sun in the royal gardens.
02:37They will enjoy many fruits and berries of different kinds.
02:41We must join them there.
02:43But his bride just nodded her head to say no.
02:47We will come back after the winters.
02:50You must come with us.
02:51We will come back after the winters.
02:54You must let go of your attachment with this home and dwelling.
02:59Bride again nods no.
03:03You are being foolish, my new bride.
03:06But I must go.
03:08My friends wait for me.
03:11And so the swallow flies away.
03:15After a whole day of flying
03:17halfway through the happy prince's city
03:21and then begins to feel tired.
03:25I think I will rest the night here
03:28and start again for Egypt tomorrow.
03:36This golden statue is very beautiful.
03:42I will rest between his feet.
03:48Just as the swallow was about to sleep
03:51a large drop of water fell on him.
03:54What?
03:56Where did this come from?
03:58The sky is clear.
04:01Just as the swallow was getting ready to sleep again
04:05another large drop of water fell on him.
04:08When he looked up
04:10he saw that the prince was crying.
04:18Who are you?
04:20I am the happy prince.
04:23Why are you crying then?
04:25I lived in the city palace once.
04:28I was always happy.
04:31I had no reason to be sad
04:33because I knew my people were happy too.
04:39When I died
04:40they made a golden statue of me and put me here.
04:44From here, I can see the sadness of my people
04:48and my heart, though it's made of lead, feels sad.
04:54What do you see, a golden prince?
04:57Far away, I can see a seamstress.
05:00Her fingers are red and bloody from endless stitching.
05:10Next to her on a bed is a little boy.
05:13He is sick with fever and is crying out for oranges.
05:21But the seamstress doesn't have anything
05:24other than river water to give him.
05:27Oh swallow, take the ruby from my sword and give it to her.
05:33No, no.
05:34I have to go to Egypt.
05:36I cannot stay.
05:38And if I go to the seamstress's house
05:41I won't be able to reach Egypt.
05:43Please swallow, the child is very thirsty.
05:47Hmm, well, okay.
05:51I will go.
05:55So the swallow took the ruby from the hilt of the prince's sword
05:59and flew to the seamstress's house.
06:06By the time he got there
06:08the tired seamstress had fallen asleep on her working table.
06:15So the swallow kept the ruby on the table.
06:20Then he flew around the sick boy's bed, flapping his wings.
06:33Ah, I feel so much better now.
06:36Ah, I feel so much cooler.
06:39I think I must be getting better.
06:54By the time the swallow returned, it was the next night.
06:59I will now go to Egypt.
07:02But the prince was crying again.
07:11I can see a hardworking man filled with despair.
07:16He is a writer and must finish his next play soon.
07:21But he is tired because he has to go to the seamstress's house.
07:25He is a writer and must finish his next play soon.
07:29But he is tired because he has no food to eat.
07:33Won't you stay another night and help that man?
07:37Okay, one night it is.
07:40Should I take another ruby to him?
07:43Alas, I have no ruby to give him now.
07:47But my eyes are made of sapphire.
07:50Take one of my eyes.
07:52No, no, I cannot do that.
07:55And so the swallow plucked out the prince's eye
07:59and flew away to the writer's house.
08:08By the time he reached there, the writer had fainted out of hunger and cold.
08:16The kind swallow put the sapphire on the writer's desk
08:20and collected dry twigs
08:23and lit a fire for the writer before he flew back to the prince.
08:42When he returned to the prince, it was the next night again.
08:46And once again, the prince was tearful.
08:51What is wrong, Prince?
08:53In the square, I can see a match girl crying.
08:57All her matches have fallen into the gutter and got spoiled.
09:02No one will buy them now.
09:04She is afraid her father will be angry when she goes home without any money.
09:11Please, swallow, take care of the match girl.
09:14Please, swallow, take my other eye and give it to her.
09:18No, no, I cannot do that.
09:22You will become blind.
09:24But I order you to do so.
09:29And so the swallow plucked out the prince's other eye
09:34and took it to the little girl.
09:37The girl became very happy when she saw the stone
09:43and went home skipping.
09:53The swallow returned to the prince.
10:01Now you can go to Egypt, my friend.
10:04No, now I cannot go, my friend.
10:07I will stay here and become your eyes.
10:11So the swallow stayed by the prince.
10:14Every day, he would fly over the city
10:19and tell the prince the sorry tales he saw.
10:24The prince would then tell the swallow
10:26to pluck out a gold leaf from his body
10:30and give it to the little girl.
10:34And give it to the poor people of his city.
10:39Soon, there were no leaves left on the body of the prince.
10:45All that was left was his cold grey body.
10:52It kept getting colder as the winters kept setting in
10:56and the weather kept getting chillier.
10:59The swallow knew that he will not survive the season much longer.
11:05My friend, it is time for me to go.
11:09Finally, you are going to Egypt.
11:12Not Egypt, but towards death.
11:16Isn't it like sleep after all?
11:20But before I go, can I kiss you?
11:24I will once again kiss you, my princess.
11:28I can't be sad without you.
11:32Kiss me before you go.
11:35And so the frail swallow kissed the prince and fell at his feet dead.
11:44Suddenly, there was a loud sound like a crack.
11:49It was the sound of breaking of the prince's lead heart.
11:53In the morning, the mayor of the city crossed the statue.
12:01What an ugly statue!
12:04And it has a dead bird at its feet too.
12:10Break it down immediately and put up my statue instead.
12:23A few hours later, when the mayor's men broke the statue apart
12:31they found the two pieces of the prince's heart
12:35and they threw it into the bin next to the dead swallow.
12:43That's when God said to his angels
12:47Bring me the most precious two things in the world.
12:56And they took the dead swallow and the prince's broken heart to God.
13:05Well chosen, my angels.
13:10From now on, the swallow will sing in my heaven.
13:17And the prince will praise my ways.
13:22So you see, Tofu.
13:24Even if you forego some happiness by putting others before you
13:28there are always better things waiting for you.
13:32Yes, Tia. Now I understand what my teacher was talking about.