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Hello I'm Darren. Today I've got a fairy story
to tell you about a girl who gets to marry
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a king but has to complete an impossible task
before she can - but things don't go as well
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as they should.
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Along time ago there was a poor man who had
a daughter. She was beautiful and full of life.
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One day her father has to go and see
the king - he's very embarrassed about seeing
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him because his life is a far cry from that
of the king. So to try and impress him he
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tells him that he has a daughter who can spin
straw into gold. Well, I'd be impressed by that!
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The king wants proof and demands to see her.
She's taken to the palace where she is shown
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a room full of straw and a spinning-wheel
and is told to spin the straw into gold by
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the morning - and if not she will die. And
then he leaves. This comes as a shock to the
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poor girl and she starts to cry. Suddenly,
a little man with wrinkly skin enters the
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room. She's so pleased to have a shoulder
to cry on but he says, "good evening miss:
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I can help you if you give me something in
return." Well, she was quite happy to offer
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her necklace as a reward for his help - and
sure enough he spends all night spinning the
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straw into gold.
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Morning arrives and king sees the gold. "Amazing!"
he cries - but then thinks to himself, "Hmm...
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maybe she can make more gold..." He demands
that the next night she will spin even more
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straw and make even more gold. If she doesn't,
she will die.
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The girl bursts into tears but once again,
the little man bursts into the room. "Don't
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cry your eyes out!" he says and offers to
help her - but still wants something in return.
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This time she offers him the ring on her finger.
He's happy with the deal and gets to work,
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spinning the straw.
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Will the king now be satisfied? Or will he
want more? Join me in part 2 to see what happens.
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Bye for now.
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