53.12 Dancing Princess

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Twelve dancing princess. Once upon a time, in a grand kingdom,
there lived a king with twelve beautiful daughters. These princesses
were kind hearted and beloved by all. However, the king
was deeply troubled. For every night the princesses would retire
to bed with their doors locked, but each morning their
shoes were found worn out, as if they had been

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dancing all night. Determined to uncover the mystery, the king
announced a decree any man who could discover were the princesses,
when each knight could choose one of them to marry
and inherit the kingdom. Many princes and noblemen attempted to
solve the riddle, but all failed. One day, a humble
soldier returning from war heard of the king's proclamation. With

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nothing to lose, he decided to try his luck. On
his journey to the palace, the soldier met an old
woman who asked for his help. Despite his weariness, he
kindly shared his provisions with her. Grateful, the old woman
gave him an enchanted cloak, telling him would make him invisible,
and advising him to be wary of any offers of

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wine from the princesses. The soldier reached the palace and
presented himself to the king. He was given a room
adjacent to the princess's chamber, from which he could observe them.
That night, the eldest princess brought him a goblet of wine,
but remembering the old woman's warning, he secretly poured it
away and pretended to sleep. Once the princesses believed he

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was asleep, they began to giggle and dress in their
finest gowns, preparing for an adventure. The soldier donned the
cloak of invisibility and followed the princesses as they tapped
a secret passage on their floor. The passage led to
a magical underground realm with trees of silver, gold, and diamond.
The princesses boarded twelve boats, each with a handsome prince,

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and sailed to a grand castle, where they danced the
night away. The soldier watched in awe, carefully picking a
golden leaf as proof of his discovery. At dawn, the
princesses returned, exhausted, and the soldiers slip back into his bed.
The next morning, the king summoned him, eager to know
if he had uncovered the secret. The soldier revealed the truth,

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presenting the golden leaf as evidence. The princesses, shocked and cornered,
confessed their knightly escapades. True to his word, The king
offered the soldier a choice of one of his daughters.
The soldier chose the eldest princess, for she was the
kindest and wisest. The princess, grateful for the soldier's integrity
and bravery, accepted his proposal. The kingdom celebrated their union

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with a grand feast, and the magic underground realm was
sealed forever. The soldier and the eldest princess married and
ruled the kingdom with fairness and compassion. The other eleven
princesses eventually found suitors who loved them deeply, and they too,
lived happily ever after. The kingdom flourished under the new reign,
and the tale of the twelve Dancing Princesses became a

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legend passed down through generations, reminding all of the power
of kindness, courage, and truth.