1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: Welcome sleep tight stories the magic swan. There was once 2 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 1: upon a time three brothers. The oldest was called Jacob, 3 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: the second Frederick, and the youngest Peter. This youngest brother 4 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: was made fun of by the other two, and they 5 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: treated him shamefully. If anything went wrong, Peter had to 6 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: bear the blame and put things right for them. And 7 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: he had to endure all this ill treatment because he 8 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: was weak and delicate and couldn't defend himself against his 9 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: stronger brothers. The poor creature had a most trying life 10 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: of it in every way, and day and night he 11 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: pondered how he could make it better. One day, when 12 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: he was in the wood gathering sticks and crying, a 13 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: little old woman came up to him and asked him 14 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: what was the matter, and he told her all his troubles. Come, 15 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: my good youth, said the old Dane, when he had 16 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: finished his sad story. Isn't the world wide enough? Why 17 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: don't you set out and try your fortunes somewhere else. 18 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: Peter took her words to heart and left his father's 19 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: house early one morning to try his fortune in the 20 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: wide world, as the old woman had advised him. But 21 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: he felt very sad leaving his home, where he had 22 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: been born, and where he had at least passed a 23 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: short but happy childhood. And he sat down on a 24 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: hill and gazed once more at his home. Suddenly the 25 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: old woman stood before him, and, tapping him on the shoulder, said, 26 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: so far good, my boy, But what do you mean 27 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: to do now. Peter was at a loss what to answer, 28 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: for so far he had always thought that fortune would 29 00:02:55,520 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: drop into his mouth like a ripe cherry. The old woman, 30 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: who guessed his thoughts, laughed kindly and said, I'll tell 31 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: you what you must do, for I've taken a fancy 32 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: to you, and I'm sure you won't forget me when 33 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: you've made your fortune. Peter promised faithfully he wouldn't, and 34 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: the old woman continued this evening. At sunset, go to 35 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: yonder pear tree, which you see growing at the cross roads. 36 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: Underneath it, you will find a man lying asleep, and 37 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: a beautiful, large swan will be fastened to the tree 38 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: close to him. You must be careful not to waken 39 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: the man, but you must unfasten the swan and take 40 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: it away with you. You will find that everyone will 41 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: fall in love with its beautiful plumage, and you must 42 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: allow anyone who likes to pull out a feather. But 43 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: as soon as the swan feels as much as a 44 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: finger on it, it will scream out, And then you 45 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: must say, swan, hold fast. Then the hand of the 46 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: person who has touched the bird will be held as 47 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 1: in a vice, and nothing will set it free unless 48 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: you touch it with this little stick, which I will 49 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: make you a present of. When you have captured a 50 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: whole lot of people in this way, lead your train 51 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: straight on with you. You will come to a big town 52 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: where a princess lives who has never been known to laugh. 53 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: If you can only make her laugh, your fortune is made. 54 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 1: Then I beg you won't forget your old friend. Peter 55 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: promised again that he wouldn't, and at sunset he went 56 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: to the tree the old woman had mentioned. The man 57 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: lay there fast asleep, and a large, beautiful swan was 58 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: fastened to the tree beside him by a red cord. 59 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: Peter loosed the bird and led it away with him, 60 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: without disturbing the bird's master. He walked on with the 61 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: swan for some time and came at last to a 62 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: building yard where some men were busily at work. They 63 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: were all lost in admiration of the bird's beautiful plumage, 64 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: and one forward youth, who was covered with clay from 65 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: head to foot, called out, Oh, if only one of 66 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: those feathers I could have, how happy I should be. 67 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: Pull one out, then, said Peter kindly, and the youth's 68 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: seized one from the bird's tail. Instantly. The swan screamed, 69 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: and Peter called out, swan hold fast and do what 70 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: he could. The poor youth could not get his hand away. 71 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: The more he howled, the more the others laughed, till 72 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 1: a girl who had been washing clothes in the neighboring 73 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: stream hurried up to see what was the matter. When 74 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: she saw the poor boy fastened to the swan, she 75 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: felt so sorry for him that she stretched out her 76 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: hand to free him. The bird screamed, Swan hold fast, 77 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: called out Peter, and the girl was caught also. When 78 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: Peter had gone on for a bit with his captives, 79 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: they met a chimney sweep who laughed loudly over the 80 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: extraordinary troop and asked the girl what she was doing. Oh, 81 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: dearest John, replied the girl. Give me your hand and 82 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: set me free from this cursed young man. Most certainly 83 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: I will if that's all you want, replied the sweep, 84 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: and gave the girl his hand. The bird screamed, swan 85 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: hold fast, said Peter, and the chimney Sweep was added 86 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: to their number. They soon came to a village where 87 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: a fair was being held. A traveling circus was giving 88 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: a performance, and the clown was just doing his tricks. 89 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: He opened his eyes wide with amazement when he saw 90 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: the remarkable trio fastened on to the swans tail. Have 91 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: you gone crazy, blackie, he asked, as well as he 92 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: could for laughing. It's no laughing matter, the chimney Sweep replied, 93 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: This bird has got such a tight hold of me 94 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: that I feel as if I was glued to her. 95 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: Do set me free like a good clown, and I'll 96 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: do you a good turn some day. Without a moment's hesitation, 97 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: the clown grasped the chimney Sweep's outstretched hand. The bird screamed, 98 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: swan hold fast, called out Peter, and the clown became 99 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: the fourth of the party. Now in the front row 100 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: of the spectators sat the respected and popular mayor of 101 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: the village, who was much put out by what he 102 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: considered nothing but a foolish trick. So much annoyed was 103 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: he that he seized the clown by the hand and 104 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: tried to tear him away in order to hand him 105 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: over to the police. Then the bird screamed, and Peter 106 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: called out, Swan, hold fast, and the dignified mayor shared 107 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: the fate of his predecessors. Now, the mayor's wife, a long, 108 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: thin stick of a woman, enraged at the insult done 109 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: to her husband, seized his free arm and pulled with 110 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: all her might, But the only result was that she 111 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: too was forced to add to the procession. After this, 112 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: no one else had any wish to join them. Soon 113 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: Peter saw the towers of the Capitol in front of him. 114 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: Just before entering it, a glittering carriage came out to 115 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: meet him, in which was seated a young lady, as 116 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: beautiful as the day, but with a very solemn and 117 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: serious expression. But no sooner had she perceived the motley 118 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: crowd fastened to the swan's tail, than she burst into 119 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: a loud fit of laughter, in which she was joined 120 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: by all her servants and ladies in waiting. The Princess 121 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: has laughed at last, they all cried with joy. She 122 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: stepped out of her carriage to look more closely at 123 00:10:52,520 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: the wonderful sight, and laughed again over the poor captives. 124 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: She ordered her carriage to be turned around and drove 125 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: slowly back into the town, never taking her eyes off 126 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: Peter and his procession. When the king heard the news 127 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: that his daughter had actually laughed, he was more than delighted, 128 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: and had Peter and his marvelous train brought before him. 129 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:35,239 Speaker 1: He laughed himself when he saw them, until the tears 130 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: rolled down his cheeks. My good friend, he said to Peter. 131 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: Do you know what I promised the person who succeeded 132 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: in making the princess laugh? No, I don't, said Peter. 133 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: Then I'll tell you, answered the king, A thousand gold 134 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: crowns or a piece of land, Which will you choose? 135 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: Peter decided in favor of the land. Then he touched 136 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: the youth, the girl, the chimney sweep, the clown, the mare, 137 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: and the mayor's wife with his little stick, and they 138 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: were all free again. And they ran home as if 139 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: a fire was burning behind them, and their flight, as 140 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: you might imagine, gave rise to renewed laughing. Then the 141 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: princess felt moved to stroke the swan at the same time, 142 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: admiring its plumage, and the bird screamed, swan hold fast, 143 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: called out Peter, and so the princess became his bride. 144 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: But the swan flew up into the air and vanished 145 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: over the blue horizon. Peter became a very great man, indeed, 146 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: but he did not forget the little old woman who 147 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: had been the cause of all his good fortune, and 148 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: appointed her as head housekeeper to him and his royal 149 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: bride in their magnificent castle.