3 00:01:13,491 --> 00:01:16,536 DONKEY SKIN 4 00:01:16,661 --> 00:01:19,205 Based on the Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault 5 00:03:12,235 --> 00:03:14,988 Once upon a time there was a king so great, 6 00:03:15,113 --> 00:03:18,867 so loved by his people and so respected by neighboring kingdoms 7 00:03:18,992 --> 00:03:22,453 that he was the happiest of monarchs. 8 00:03:24,581 --> 00:03:26,875 And his happiness was even greater 9 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,212 for having chosen a beautiful and virtuous wife. 10 00:03:31,629 --> 00:03:34,799 The couple lived in perfect harmony. 11 00:03:43,182 --> 00:03:48,062 They had a daughter of such grace and charm 12 00:03:48,229 --> 00:03:51,649 that they never regretted having but one child. 13 00:03:57,739 --> 00:04:01,910 Their palace was a marvel of taste and abundance. 14 00:04:02,201 --> 00:04:04,621 The buildings were magnificent, 15 00:04:04,913 --> 00:04:08,791 and the vast stables were filled with the most handsome steeds. 16 00:04:09,250 --> 00:04:12,170 But what most surprised visitors 17 00:04:12,337 --> 00:04:17,091 was a donkey displayed in the most prominent place. 18 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:20,094 This iniquity may surprise you, 19 00:04:20,219 --> 00:04:23,056 but when you learn of the creature's rare ability, 20 00:04:23,181 --> 00:04:25,975 you will agree that this honor was its due. 21 00:04:47,246 --> 00:04:52,001 However, the vicissitudes of life fall on kings as well, 22 00:04:52,126 --> 00:04:55,880 and the greatest good is always mixed with misfortune. 23 00:05:09,978 --> 00:05:14,315 The queen was suddenly stricken with a cruel malady, 24 00:05:14,774 --> 00:05:17,860 and neither the physicians well-versed in Greek 25 00:05:18,111 --> 00:05:21,698 nor the quacks in vogue could do aught for her. 26 00:05:22,699 --> 00:05:26,786 Allow me, before I die, to make one request. 27 00:05:27,412 --> 00:05:30,415 If you should wish to remarry — 28 00:05:30,540 --> 00:05:34,669 No, my dearest queen. I would never think of it. 29 00:05:35,461 --> 00:05:38,673 Ask instead that I follow you. 30 00:05:39,215 --> 00:05:42,468 Our love says I can believe you, 31 00:05:42,593 --> 00:05:45,930 but the state demands heirs. 32 00:05:46,097 --> 00:05:48,141 I gave you only a daughter. 33 00:05:48,391 --> 00:05:51,060 Your advisors will demand a son in your image. 34 00:05:51,227 --> 00:05:52,937 Hush. 35 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:55,773 Listen to me. 36 00:05:55,982 --> 00:05:59,110 Swear by the love you bear me 37 00:05:59,235 --> 00:06:02,113 to marry again only when you've found 38 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:06,034 a woman more beautiful than myself. 39 00:06:06,451 --> 00:06:07,952 Impossible! 40 00:06:08,286 --> 00:06:11,998 Swear it so that I may die content. 41 00:06:12,331 --> 00:06:14,292 I swear it. 42 00:06:24,719 --> 00:06:26,512 The queen is dead! 43 00:06:46,365 --> 00:06:48,201 Come, Father. 44 00:06:48,993 --> 00:06:51,204 Leave me, child. 45 00:06:52,330 --> 00:06:54,999 I never wish to see you again. 46 00:07:14,102 --> 00:07:15,853 The royal cabinet! 47 00:07:31,369 --> 00:07:33,037 Speak. 48 00:07:34,497 --> 00:07:37,542 We think it is bad for you to remain alone — 49 00:07:37,708 --> 00:07:39,418 and bad for the state. 50 00:07:39,544 --> 00:07:43,589 Solitude is unhealthy for kings. It is time you remarried. 51 00:07:44,340 --> 00:07:48,427 Why do you always ask the impossible? 52 00:07:49,220 --> 00:07:53,558 The state needs a male heir for its peace and tranquility. 53 00:07:53,683 --> 00:07:57,228 The kingdom is at peace and does not desire war. 54 00:07:57,562 --> 00:08:00,857 Your advisors can but approve of your policy, 55 00:08:00,982 --> 00:08:04,735 but we are supposed to advise you as well. 56 00:08:04,944 --> 00:08:08,072 I understand your reasons. I can remarry, 57 00:08:08,364 --> 00:08:11,742 but I swore to the queen to wed only a princess 58 00:08:11,909 --> 00:08:14,829 more beautiful than she. 59 00:08:15,079 --> 00:08:18,583 - That was a vain promise. - How so? 60 00:08:18,749 --> 00:08:22,587 A queen's beauty matters little provided she's virtuous and fertile. 61 00:08:22,753 --> 00:08:25,047 I do not agree, 62 00:08:25,548 --> 00:08:28,050 and I will not break my promise. 63 00:08:28,342 --> 00:08:30,761 Seek in neighboring kingdoms 64 00:08:30,887 --> 00:08:34,015 a princess who might suit me. 65 00:08:37,101 --> 00:08:39,562 I wish but to please. 66 00:09:09,884 --> 00:09:11,510 The prime minister! 67 00:09:11,719 --> 00:09:13,971 Now the trouble begins. 68 00:09:14,430 --> 00:09:16,140 You're burning me! 69 00:09:16,265 --> 00:09:18,517 I beg your pardon, Your Majesty. 70 00:09:23,064 --> 00:09:24,357 Well? 71 00:09:24,482 --> 00:09:26,984 Two of our messengers have brought us 72 00:09:27,193 --> 00:09:29,237 some charming portraits. 73 00:09:29,362 --> 00:09:33,115 If they're like the others, no, thank you. 74 00:09:33,324 --> 00:09:35,701 Those were so badly done that you couldn't tell 75 00:09:35,826 --> 00:09:38,746 whether the girl was pretty or stupid. 76 00:09:39,163 --> 00:09:40,498 Let me see. 77 00:09:40,665 --> 00:09:43,876 This one's father has the largest kingdom you could — 78 00:09:44,001 --> 00:09:46,379 Come now! Let me see! 79 00:09:48,839 --> 00:09:50,508 She's hideous! 80 00:09:52,885 --> 00:09:56,097 Her father would give you half his land — 81 00:09:56,222 --> 00:09:57,932 Let him keep it all. 82 00:09:58,057 --> 00:10:00,643 Would you have an ugly woman on my arm? 83 00:10:04,772 --> 00:10:07,441 This one is no youth, 84 00:10:07,566 --> 00:10:09,694 but her fortune exceeds by far — 85 00:10:09,902 --> 00:10:12,196 The number of her years! 86 00:10:17,868 --> 00:10:19,537 Sadness. 87 00:10:20,621 --> 00:10:22,039 Boredom. 88 00:10:22,707 --> 00:10:24,041 Pride. 89 00:10:24,709 --> 00:10:26,002 Hypocrisy. 90 00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:28,879 They're all one-eyed or hunchbacks 91 00:10:29,046 --> 00:10:30,965 or perhaps deaf. 92 00:10:31,924 --> 00:10:34,343 Have fairy-tale princesses 93 00:10:34,719 --> 00:10:36,721 all disappeared? 94 00:10:36,929 --> 00:10:38,806 There is this one. 95 00:10:38,973 --> 00:10:40,224 Let me see. 96 00:10:45,896 --> 00:10:48,482 Good God, she's lovely! 97 00:10:49,066 --> 00:10:51,610 You kept her a secret, you traitor. 98 00:10:52,528 --> 00:10:55,740 How sweet! How pure! 99 00:10:56,449 --> 00:10:58,409 How graceful! 100 00:10:58,534 --> 00:11:00,953 Look at the line of that shoulder. 101 00:11:01,537 --> 00:11:03,247 Who is she? 102 00:11:03,748 --> 00:11:06,083 Your daughter, sire. 103 00:11:08,586 --> 00:11:12,048 Love is worn around the neck 104 00:11:12,256 --> 00:11:15,259 The heart is mad 105 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:19,305 Four arms entwined 106 00:11:19,597 --> 00:11:22,141 The soul is glad 107 00:11:22,308 --> 00:11:25,728 Like a scarf woven of white wool 108 00:11:26,103 --> 00:11:29,065 Love forms a knot 109 00:11:29,357 --> 00:11:32,234 Love, love 110 00:11:32,651 --> 00:11:36,405 Has made me mad 111 00:11:37,698 --> 00:11:41,535 Love often makes a clamor 112 00:11:41,994 --> 00:11:44,580 In youth 113 00:11:44,705 --> 00:11:47,166 It cries, it stings 114 00:11:47,291 --> 00:11:51,295 It swears false oaths 115 00:11:51,712 --> 00:11:54,924 It makes those lovers suffer 116 00:11:55,299 --> 00:11:58,427 Who refuse to turn the page 117 00:11:58,761 --> 00:12:01,514 Love, love 118 00:12:01,889 --> 00:12:05,935 Is never wise 119 00:12:08,938 --> 00:12:10,731 How lovely she is! 120 00:12:12,358 --> 00:12:14,735 Lovelier than the queen, sire, 121 00:12:14,860 --> 00:12:17,822 and much more charming and intelligent. 122 00:12:20,324 --> 00:12:23,953 When it has lived too long 123 00:12:24,161 --> 00:12:26,831 With contented heart 124 00:12:27,123 --> 00:12:31,127 Love, at the slightest snag 125 00:12:31,669 --> 00:12:33,838 Frays 126 00:12:34,004 --> 00:12:37,299 Caught on the nail of memory 127 00:12:37,508 --> 00:12:40,803 Love dies in time 128 00:12:41,011 --> 00:12:43,931 Love, love 129 00:12:44,265 --> 00:12:47,351 I love you so! 130 00:12:47,685 --> 00:12:50,813 Love, love 131 00:12:51,147 --> 00:12:56,152 I love you so! 132 00:12:58,696 --> 00:13:01,657 Your father, the king, has sent for you. 133 00:13:09,373 --> 00:13:13,169 Love, love, I love you so! 134 00:13:28,976 --> 00:13:30,686 You sent for me, Father? 135 00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:32,688 Does that surprise you? 136 00:13:33,022 --> 00:13:36,484 You've refused to see me since my mother's death. 137 00:13:36,734 --> 00:13:38,736 Did that hurt you? 138 00:13:38,903 --> 00:13:41,322 - Yes, Father. - I am sorry. 139 00:13:41,739 --> 00:13:45,451 Solitude has been my sole companion. 140 00:13:45,576 --> 00:13:47,578 I have decided that that must end. 141 00:13:47,745 --> 00:13:49,872 Arise, dear daughter. 142 00:13:50,748 --> 00:13:52,833 I was listening to you. 143 00:13:52,958 --> 00:13:55,836 Your singing enchanted me. 144 00:13:56,712 --> 00:13:59,590 If your soul is sensitive to music, 145 00:13:59,924 --> 00:14:03,594 perhaps you do not dislike poetry either. 146 00:14:04,261 --> 00:14:07,473 I know little poetry, but I enjoy it. 147 00:14:07,723 --> 00:14:10,100 I have some poems from the future. 148 00:14:10,267 --> 00:14:12,645 The ancients wrote well, 149 00:14:13,354 --> 00:14:15,940 but the poets of tomorrow 150 00:14:16,273 --> 00:14:18,817 may delight you more. 151 00:14:19,109 --> 00:14:21,946 "Listening to your fairy lute, 152 00:14:22,238 --> 00:14:25,658 trees and stones follow you, Orpheus, 153 00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:28,244 letting you shape them as you choose. 154 00:14:28,410 --> 00:14:30,371 Clio, the barmaid, 155 00:14:30,663 --> 00:14:33,624 Calliope phoning in a scoop … 156 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:36,627 Urania turning on the gaslights 157 00:14:36,794 --> 00:14:39,964 that paint the trees from below." 158 00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:42,258 Do you like it? 159 00:14:42,967 --> 00:14:44,552 It's troubling. 160 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,347 Your godmother, the lilac fairy, gave it to me. 161 00:14:48,472 --> 00:14:51,517 Her knowledge of the future amazes me. 162 00:14:54,311 --> 00:14:57,815 Listen to this one. It suits the moment so well. 163 00:14:58,274 --> 00:15:01,151 "The ring is slipped on the finger 164 00:15:01,527 --> 00:15:04,196 after a kiss seals our vows. 165 00:15:04,321 --> 00:15:07,283 What our lips murmured 166 00:15:07,658 --> 00:15:10,119 is in the ring on the finger. 167 00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:13,330 Weave roses through your hair." 168 00:15:14,248 --> 00:15:17,293 I love you, my daughter, and wish to marry you. 169 00:15:17,543 --> 00:15:19,503 Poetry deranges you, Father. 170 00:15:19,712 --> 00:15:21,380 I beg you to stop. 171 00:15:21,505 --> 00:15:23,799 - Do you love me? - Very much. 172 00:15:23,924 --> 00:15:26,385 Very much is not enough. 173 00:15:26,510 --> 00:15:30,806 Allow me to go, Father. I feel weary and troubled. 174 00:15:31,098 --> 00:15:35,019 Be that as it may, I have decided to marry you, 175 00:15:35,185 --> 00:15:37,104 and marry you I will. 176 00:15:37,271 --> 00:15:40,274 Ask not such a crime of me. Let me think on it. 177 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:42,610 I give you until tomorrow. 178 00:16:09,386 --> 00:16:11,388 You are wise and learned. 179 00:16:12,306 --> 00:16:15,517 Your counsel has never led me astray. 180 00:16:17,978 --> 00:16:21,732 I love the princess and wish to marry her. 181 00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:24,401 Is mine a sinful love? 182 00:16:25,736 --> 00:16:29,531 Is the princess fond of Your Majesty? 183 00:16:29,698 --> 00:16:32,201 She says she loves me very much, 184 00:16:32,451 --> 00:16:34,912 yet she's confused. 185 00:16:35,079 --> 00:16:36,955 Do you see what I mean? 186 00:16:37,748 --> 00:16:40,626 The princess is too young to understand 187 00:16:40,751 --> 00:16:43,087 the stirrings of her heart. 188 00:16:49,635 --> 00:16:51,553 It's written here 189 00:16:51,679 --> 00:16:54,765 that all little girls who are asked, 190 00:16:54,932 --> 00:16:58,060 "Whom do you wish to marry when you grow up?" 191 00:16:58,227 --> 00:17:01,939 reply without fail, "I want to marry Daddy." 192 00:17:02,106 --> 00:17:04,149 Do you have a daughter? 193 00:17:04,274 --> 00:17:06,443 Alas, no. 194 00:17:06,777 --> 00:17:09,905 But if I did, 195 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:12,658 I would certainly marry her. 196 00:17:12,783 --> 00:17:15,327 You are the wisest of the wise. 197 00:17:17,162 --> 00:17:19,623 I shall marry the princess. 198 00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:51,215 You at this hour! 199 00:18:51,381 --> 00:18:53,759 You know I hate to be taken unawares. 200 00:18:53,884 --> 00:18:57,387 Forgive me, godmother, but it's terribly urgent. 201 00:18:57,888 --> 00:18:59,598 Come now. 202 00:19:00,015 --> 00:19:01,892 Don't cry, child. 203 00:19:02,017 --> 00:19:04,061 It will leave furrows on your face. 204 00:19:04,228 --> 00:19:05,854 But it's too dreadful! 205 00:19:05,979 --> 00:19:08,190 Calm down and have a seat. 206 00:19:11,652 --> 00:19:14,613 No, not a word. I know all about it. 207 00:19:14,738 --> 00:19:18,283 Let me finish dressing. And dry your tears. 208 00:19:21,537 --> 00:19:23,914 You, go outside and play. 209 00:19:27,084 --> 00:19:30,504 Yellow is definitely not my color. 210 00:19:34,424 --> 00:19:36,093 That's better. 211 00:19:40,055 --> 00:19:43,559 Dear child, it would be a great mistake to marry your father. 212 00:19:43,684 --> 00:19:46,228 You must gently discourage him. 213 00:19:46,353 --> 00:19:48,146 But I love him. 214 00:19:48,605 --> 00:19:50,774 I know … 215 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:54,778 but you're confusing different kinds of love. 216 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:56,947 I must give him an answer tomorrow. 217 00:19:59,283 --> 00:20:05,330 The situation calls for great attention 218 00:20:05,956 --> 00:20:10,377 Children do not marry their parents, my child 219 00:20:10,711 --> 00:20:13,463 You love your father, and I understand 220 00:20:14,006 --> 00:20:18,594 But whatever your reasons or feelings may be 221 00:20:19,011 --> 00:20:23,891 Boys do not marry their mothers, my child 222 00:20:24,099 --> 00:20:27,311 And it is the tradition 223 00:20:27,477 --> 00:20:29,313 In every condition 224 00:20:29,479 --> 00:20:32,316 For lawmakers to decree 225 00:20:32,691 --> 00:20:38,655 That girls do not marry their daddies 226 00:20:39,031 --> 00:20:43,702 A prince with a shepherdess may find joy 227 00:20:44,244 --> 00:20:47,372 But a girl with her father 228 00:20:47,664 --> 00:20:52,628 Can expect nothing but tainted offspring 229 00:20:52,878 --> 00:20:57,507 My child, you must forget without regret 230 00:20:57,841 --> 00:21:01,178 These depraved phantasms 231 00:21:01,345 --> 00:21:04,598 And you will encounter a charming ragamuffin 232 00:21:04,765 --> 00:21:06,516 Or perhaps a beggar prince 233 00:21:06,683 --> 00:21:08,936 But kindly abjure 234 00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:12,689 This union impure 235 00:21:13,065 --> 00:21:17,569 Life will offer you gifts, my child 236 00:21:18,070 --> 00:21:21,031 But first you must 237 00:21:21,406 --> 00:21:23,158 Conform to the plan 238 00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:26,411 I have concocted for you 239 00:21:26,620 --> 00:21:31,249 Have no fear of getting lost 240 00:21:31,625 --> 00:21:34,753 I shall enlighten you at all cost 241 00:21:35,045 --> 00:21:38,090 I shall protect you and show you the way 242 00:21:38,215 --> 00:21:40,717 That I have traced without delay 243 00:21:40,884 --> 00:21:43,095 Be of good cheer 244 00:21:43,261 --> 00:21:46,515 I've arranged it all, my dear 245 00:21:47,557 --> 00:21:50,268 Don't worry. Nothing bad will happen to you 246 00:21:50,394 --> 00:21:52,229 if you follow my advice. 247 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:53,313 Are you sure? 248 00:21:55,065 --> 00:21:57,234 Fairies are always right. 249 00:21:58,110 --> 00:22:00,862 We must set your father an impossible challenge. 250 00:22:01,029 --> 00:22:04,241 You must tell him you have a whim for — 251 00:22:04,366 --> 00:22:06,743 oh, I don't know — 252 00:22:06,868 --> 00:22:09,413 a dress the color of … the weather. 253 00:22:09,913 --> 00:22:11,164 The weather? 254 00:22:11,456 --> 00:22:14,626 It's terribly complicated and costly. 255 00:22:16,712 --> 00:22:21,258 Even with all his powers, he'll never manage it. 256 00:22:23,301 --> 00:22:26,930 A dress the color of the weather — is that a condition? 257 00:22:28,306 --> 00:22:30,100 More like a whim. 258 00:22:30,475 --> 00:22:32,269 And then you'll marry me? 259 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:33,937 Yes, Father. 260 00:22:34,604 --> 00:22:36,148 The devil take me! 261 00:22:36,606 --> 00:22:39,026 Good weather? Bad weather? 262 00:22:39,317 --> 00:22:40,944 Good weather, Father. 263 00:22:42,779 --> 00:22:45,365 What kind of weather? 264 00:22:45,574 --> 00:22:48,076 Good weather, of course! 265 00:22:48,785 --> 00:22:50,787 And I need it by tomorrow. 266 00:22:51,621 --> 00:22:53,749 We'll never make it in time. 267 00:22:54,041 --> 00:22:57,169 The color of the weather! Horse feathers! 268 00:23:51,264 --> 00:23:53,350 He succeeded! How dreadful! 269 00:23:53,850 --> 00:23:56,186 Let me look at you. 270 00:24:03,193 --> 00:24:05,195 It's gorgeous. 271 00:24:05,612 --> 00:24:07,823 I've never had anything like it. 272 00:24:09,574 --> 00:24:12,577 I honestly didn't think it was possible. 273 00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:17,874 He must love you very much indeed. 274 00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:19,876 What do we do now? 275 00:24:20,502 --> 00:24:24,548 We must be completely unreasonable. 276 00:24:24,881 --> 00:24:26,758 Ask for a dress 277 00:24:26,883 --> 00:24:30,387 that's more sparkling, less common. 278 00:24:32,430 --> 00:24:35,142 A dress the color of the moon. 279 00:24:35,392 --> 00:24:37,018 Go at once. 280 00:24:47,362 --> 00:24:49,030 The color of the moon? 281 00:24:49,156 --> 00:24:50,782 Yes, Father. 282 00:24:50,907 --> 00:24:53,535 More sparkling and less common. 283 00:24:54,244 --> 00:24:56,413 But that one suits you perfectly. 284 00:24:56,830 --> 00:25:00,584 I find it … quite ordinary. 285 00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:03,211 I would not displease you. 286 00:25:03,420 --> 00:25:05,422 The color of the moon? 287 00:25:06,256 --> 00:25:08,425 Yes, Father. 288 00:25:09,426 --> 00:25:10,927 The color of the moon? 289 00:25:11,052 --> 00:25:14,306 Even more lustrous than the nightly orb. 290 00:25:18,393 --> 00:25:20,645 Now he's asking for the moon! 291 00:25:39,831 --> 00:25:43,084 What a beautiful dress! My father's so sweet. 292 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:45,921 I'm full of love and ready to marry him. 293 00:25:46,046 --> 00:25:48,131 - You can't. - But he's so nice. 294 00:25:48,798 --> 00:25:50,467 Impossible. 295 00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:53,678 I tore my dress again. 296 00:25:53,803 --> 00:25:56,723 - How sad. - Perhaps, but that's life. 297 00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:58,975 But something's amiss. 298 00:25:59,142 --> 00:26:02,479 My magic spell doesn't work. Could it be worn out? 299 00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:04,814 Can a spell wear out like a dress? 300 00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:07,859 No, but it can grow weak like a battery. 301 00:26:08,026 --> 00:26:10,403 A battery? What's that? 302 00:26:10,654 --> 00:26:13,323 Nothing. I'm getting old. 303 00:26:13,448 --> 00:26:15,408 But fairies don't get old. 304 00:26:15,533 --> 00:26:17,827 You're right. I'd forgotten. 305 00:26:18,036 --> 00:26:21,414 Still, my power over men is growing weak. 306 00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:25,418 My spell doesn't work on your father anymore. 307 00:26:26,711 --> 00:26:29,923 I must admit I feel great tenderness for him. 308 00:26:30,048 --> 00:26:31,967 Please! 309 00:26:32,133 --> 00:26:35,762 We shall conquer this unwholesome passion. 310 00:26:35,887 --> 00:26:37,889 Calm down, now. 311 00:26:38,014 --> 00:26:39,683 We'll be simply odious. 312 00:26:39,849 --> 00:26:42,727 Tell him you want a dress the color of the sun. 313 00:26:42,852 --> 00:26:45,939 - He'll give it to me. - Then we'll see. 314 00:26:46,356 --> 00:26:49,025 Anyway, I have another idea too. 315 00:26:49,192 --> 00:26:51,945 I think he'll be surprised 316 00:26:52,112 --> 00:26:54,531 by the request I advise you to make. 317 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:56,533 What now? 318 00:26:56,658 --> 00:26:58,368 Listen. 319 00:27:01,454 --> 00:27:03,081 No, not that! 320 00:27:03,290 --> 00:27:05,542 That's horrible! I'd never dare! 321 00:27:05,709 --> 00:27:09,004 I'd rather marry him! - You have no choice. 322 00:27:16,052 --> 00:27:17,554 Are you satisfied? 323 00:27:18,847 --> 00:27:22,100 Frankly, I should like a more dazzling dress … 324 00:27:22,225 --> 00:27:23,685 the color of the sun. 325 00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:27,731 Is this one not dazzling enough? 326 00:27:28,148 --> 00:27:30,692 It could be made of gold and diamonds. 327 00:27:31,234 --> 00:27:33,111 Are you vain, my dear? 328 00:27:33,278 --> 00:27:35,071 Not really. 329 00:27:35,822 --> 00:27:38,575 Why are you toying with me? 330 00:27:39,034 --> 00:27:42,370 You shall have your dress if you assure me 331 00:27:42,495 --> 00:27:45,415 it's a pledge of love and not merely a whim. 332 00:27:48,126 --> 00:27:50,295 It's no whim, Father. 333 00:28:12,776 --> 00:28:16,112 Go on. Ask him what I told you. 334 00:28:16,237 --> 00:28:17,781 I can't! 335 00:28:17,947 --> 00:28:20,450 Go on. I command you. 336 00:28:37,050 --> 00:28:38,968 How dazzling! 337 00:28:39,302 --> 00:28:42,222 I've never seen anything so radiant! 338 00:28:42,472 --> 00:28:44,808 You are beautiful, daughter! 339 00:28:45,141 --> 00:28:46,476 Are you happy? 340 00:28:46,976 --> 00:28:48,395 I am, Father. 341 00:28:49,312 --> 00:28:52,816 I'm filled with joy. Is this your last request? 342 00:28:53,108 --> 00:28:55,485 Or, before our marriage, 343 00:28:55,652 --> 00:28:58,321 have you some other desire I can satisfy? 344 00:28:59,239 --> 00:29:01,324 Yes, but I hesitate. 345 00:29:01,950 --> 00:29:03,493 Tell me. 346 00:29:04,661 --> 00:29:08,498 I'd like the skin of that old donkey in your stables. 347 00:29:08,832 --> 00:29:10,959 My banker? 348 00:29:11,084 --> 00:29:12,335 Yes, Father. 349 00:29:12,502 --> 00:29:16,423 You surprise me with this strange request. 350 00:29:17,507 --> 00:29:20,635 Someone's put this monstrous idea into your head, 351 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:24,472 probably your fairy godmother, who's despised me ever since — 352 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:27,016 - Since when? - That's not important. 353 00:29:27,183 --> 00:29:30,228 Besides, I don't care what the fairies think, 354 00:29:30,353 --> 00:29:32,522 especially that one. 355 00:29:32,689 --> 00:29:37,235 Well, if this is your last request before our marriage, 356 00:29:37,402 --> 00:29:39,112 it will be granted. 357 00:29:39,237 --> 00:29:42,615 You will have that donkey's skin this very night. 358 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,060 - Stop this childishness! - I can't elude him. 359 00:31:34,227 --> 00:31:37,647 It's cruel to make him suffer. 360 00:31:37,772 --> 00:31:40,233 He's already planning the wedding. 361 00:31:40,441 --> 00:31:41,651 That's just too bad. 362 00:31:41,818 --> 00:31:45,780 Why must I refuse his love? What have you got against my father? 363 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:47,991 I owe you no explanations. 364 00:31:48,741 --> 00:31:51,703 Your father behaved badly 365 00:31:51,911 --> 00:31:55,164 in a matter that concerns him and me alone. 366 00:31:55,999 --> 00:31:59,294 Fairies, like women, hold grudges. 367 00:31:59,919 --> 00:32:01,713 Come now, don't cry! 368 00:32:01,838 --> 00:32:05,216 If my father loves me, why not do as he wishes? 369 00:32:05,341 --> 00:32:06,801 Why flee from him? 370 00:32:06,926 --> 00:32:09,846 It's only pride. I owe him my life, after all. 371 00:32:10,346 --> 00:32:15,184 That shows how sadly lacking your education has been. 372 00:32:16,185 --> 00:32:17,854 What do you advise? 373 00:32:18,187 --> 00:32:19,939 You must leave at once. 374 00:32:20,189 --> 00:32:22,525 He'll find me wherever I go. 375 00:32:23,693 --> 00:32:25,194 You'll be in disguise. 376 00:32:26,029 --> 00:32:27,864 You have the oddest ideas. 377 00:32:28,489 --> 00:32:30,241 Hurry now. 378 00:32:36,873 --> 00:32:39,208 Wrap this skin around you. - Horrors! 379 00:32:39,375 --> 00:32:42,170 Do as I say. I have everything planned. 380 00:32:45,757 --> 00:32:47,592 Where's my wand? 381 00:32:54,390 --> 00:32:57,894 Here's a trunk for your dresses, your mirror, 382 00:32:58,061 --> 00:32:59,729 your diamonds and rubies. 383 00:33:00,396 --> 00:33:02,690 Take my wand too. 384 00:33:05,234 --> 00:33:07,779 - But what about you? - I have another at home. 385 00:33:07,904 --> 00:33:09,906 Strike the ground with this wand, 386 00:33:10,114 --> 00:33:13,701 and your trunk will appear whenever you need it. 387 00:33:15,328 --> 00:33:16,996 Come. - What for? 388 00:33:17,580 --> 00:33:19,248 Come here. 389 00:33:21,542 --> 00:33:23,670 No one must recognize you. 390 00:33:36,432 --> 00:33:39,268 You enjoy making me look hideous! 391 00:33:39,394 --> 00:33:43,981 Don't be silly. I'm helping you. This is going to be an ordeal. 392 00:33:44,107 --> 00:33:46,567 Life is not as easy as you think, 393 00:33:46,693 --> 00:33:49,028 even for the daughter of a king. 394 00:33:49,737 --> 00:33:53,241 Now, a carriage awaits at the gate 395 00:33:53,366 --> 00:33:56,452 to take you to safety beyond the seas. 396 00:33:56,619 --> 00:33:58,454 Good luck, my child. 397 00:34:01,791 --> 00:34:04,210 Lend me my wand to get home. 398 00:38:12,375 --> 00:38:15,544 Come in, Donkey Skin. I've been expecting you. 399 00:38:20,508 --> 00:38:23,010 I need a scullery maid to wash the rags. 400 00:38:23,177 --> 00:38:24,011 Yes, ma'am. 401 00:38:24,178 --> 00:38:27,807 Call me "old woman" — or don't address me at all. 402 00:38:28,224 --> 00:38:30,393 You'll start tomorrow. 403 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,062 Everyone's asleep today. 404 00:38:34,230 --> 00:38:37,191 You're even filthier than I expected. 405 00:38:37,566 --> 00:38:40,069 Scullery maids are always filthy. 406 00:38:40,528 --> 00:38:42,571 You think too much. 407 00:38:44,281 --> 00:38:47,201 Go clean the pig trough. - Yes, old woman. 408 00:38:47,410 --> 00:38:50,037 I'm tired from my long journey. Where may I rest? 409 00:38:50,162 --> 00:38:53,749 There's a hut in the forest. Off with you. 410 00:40:08,491 --> 00:40:12,078 How wretched! Where do I start? 411 00:40:14,246 --> 00:40:15,664 The bed. 412 00:40:21,545 --> 00:40:23,005 A chair. 413 00:40:26,425 --> 00:40:27,760 The table. 414 00:40:32,389 --> 00:40:33,766 A looking glass. 415 00:40:38,687 --> 00:40:40,022 Candles. 416 00:40:45,945 --> 00:40:47,154 And my trunk. 417 00:41:17,893 --> 00:41:21,605 Love, love, I love you so 418 00:41:21,856 --> 00:41:24,567 I love you so 419 00:41:28,529 --> 00:41:30,239 The princess cannot be found. 420 00:41:30,406 --> 00:41:33,242 Search the stables, the sheepfold, the cellars. 421 00:41:33,409 --> 00:41:35,035 We've searched everywhere. 422 00:41:35,161 --> 00:41:38,205 She was asleep in her bedroom last night. 423 00:41:38,330 --> 00:41:41,709 Some Romeo passing through may have carried her off. 424 00:41:41,834 --> 00:41:44,503 You speak nonsense! 425 00:41:45,087 --> 00:41:47,256 I'm going mad! 426 00:41:47,923 --> 00:41:51,093 Send out 100 messengers and 1,000 musketeers. 427 00:41:51,427 --> 00:41:54,305 Search every hamlet, every vineyard, 428 00:41:54,471 --> 00:41:57,600 and every meadow — but bring her back! 429 00:41:57,766 --> 00:42:00,603 - Dead or alive? - Alive, you fool! 430 00:42:01,145 --> 00:42:03,439 This is too much to bear! 431 00:42:03,772 --> 00:42:05,733 What about the wedding? 432 00:42:05,858 --> 00:42:07,276 Postpone it. 433 00:42:07,693 --> 00:42:11,739 No wedding, no banquet, no decorations, no cake, no bells! 434 00:42:11,864 --> 00:42:13,532 Leave me in peace, 435 00:42:13,699 --> 00:42:17,536 and do not disturb me again until you've found her. 436 00:42:18,537 --> 00:42:20,789 I will not be consoled … 437 00:42:21,999 --> 00:42:23,959 except by her presence. 438 00:42:25,794 --> 00:42:27,004 Be gone! 439 00:42:32,426 --> 00:42:34,136 Oh, she's disgusting! 440 00:42:34,303 --> 00:42:36,263 Oh, she's dirty! 441 00:42:36,430 --> 00:42:38,557 Oh, she's filthy! 442 00:43:06,418 --> 00:43:08,003 The poor thing 443 00:43:08,170 --> 00:43:09,672 She must be sick 444 00:43:09,797 --> 00:43:12,508 They say her skin hides some disease 445 00:43:13,008 --> 00:43:14,551 Maybe the mange 446 00:43:14,677 --> 00:43:16,053 Just look at her 447 00:43:16,178 --> 00:43:19,723 You can't tell her hands from her face 448 00:43:19,974 --> 00:43:23,102 With that hair all over How disgusting 449 00:43:23,227 --> 00:43:26,438 She won't have a chance to see the prince 450 00:43:26,689 --> 00:43:29,525 Before kissing her, he'd have to wash her 451 00:43:29,692 --> 00:43:33,779 She must smell foul from head to toe 452 00:43:35,197 --> 00:43:38,367 The old woman said you must clean 453 00:43:38,534 --> 00:43:41,161 The stables and the barn 454 00:43:41,787 --> 00:43:44,790 - Do you know why? - How would I know? 455 00:43:44,915 --> 00:43:48,377 Our prince is coming Sunday 456 00:43:48,544 --> 00:43:51,797 He's a stickler for cleanliness 457 00:43:51,964 --> 00:43:54,883 - Not like her - She's disgusting 458 00:43:55,217 --> 00:43:56,760 Let's get away from here 459 00:43:56,927 --> 00:43:58,512 She infests the air 460 00:43:58,637 --> 00:44:01,348 They say she's evil 461 00:44:08,564 --> 00:44:10,107 You'd better hide 462 00:44:10,274 --> 00:44:14,486 If the prince sees you, he might have you driven off 463 00:44:15,237 --> 00:44:18,240 You won't be allowed at the feast 464 00:44:18,407 --> 00:44:21,869 The king's soldiers might take you for a beast 465 00:44:21,994 --> 00:44:23,746 And kill you 466 00:44:25,122 --> 00:44:28,417 I won't take up much room nor make any noise 467 00:44:28,584 --> 00:44:31,378 But I want to see the prince go by 468 00:44:31,837 --> 00:44:33,422 Then I'll leave 469 00:44:33,547 --> 00:44:35,299 She wants to see the prince! 470 00:44:35,507 --> 00:44:38,886 They'll all take flight at such a sight 471 00:44:43,932 --> 00:44:46,935 What is your name, noble lady? 472 00:44:47,144 --> 00:44:50,439 They call me Donkey Skin 473 00:44:50,606 --> 00:44:53,650 - Is it your skin that stinks? - I think it's her body 474 00:44:53,776 --> 00:44:57,404 I've never seen anything so hideous 475 00:45:10,918 --> 00:45:14,797 Am I really guilty? What crime have I committed? 476 00:45:14,963 --> 00:45:18,384 I don't deserve such a miserable life 477 00:45:18,717 --> 00:45:22,054 Unless a Prince Charming comes for me 478 00:45:22,304 --> 00:45:27,434 I vow here and now to go out and find him 479 00:45:44,451 --> 00:45:45,828 Are we almost there? 480 00:45:45,994 --> 00:45:47,788 Almost, sire. 481 00:46:35,878 --> 00:46:37,880 You've eaten nothing, sire. 482 00:46:38,505 --> 00:46:39,882 I'm not hungry. 483 00:46:40,132 --> 00:46:42,217 Is something bothering you? 484 00:46:42,509 --> 00:46:44,970 I was thinking how odd the world is. 485 00:46:45,220 --> 00:46:47,389 They say it may stop turning. 486 00:46:47,556 --> 00:46:49,850 The fairies will start it up again. 487 00:46:49,975 --> 00:46:53,312 - I don't believe in them. - I do. 488 00:46:53,937 --> 00:46:55,898 Fairies are an unseen force 489 00:46:56,064 --> 00:46:58,692 that drive us to act for good … or evil. 490 00:46:59,651 --> 00:47:01,028 Excuse me. 491 00:47:02,613 --> 00:47:04,281 I need peace and quiet. 492 00:47:04,406 --> 00:47:07,367 - I'll go with you. - I didn't say I needed company. 493 00:47:26,595 --> 00:47:30,599 Love hides within the heart 494 00:47:30,724 --> 00:47:33,602 Like a thief 495 00:47:33,977 --> 00:47:37,773 And secretly plans 496 00:47:38,148 --> 00:47:40,609 The heart's downfall 497 00:47:40,943 --> 00:47:44,071 Like a worm inside a cherry 498 00:47:44,446 --> 00:47:47,950 Recalling happy days 499 00:48:01,296 --> 00:48:02,965 Are you bored, Prince? 500 00:48:03,298 --> 00:48:05,759 Never, Rose. 501 00:48:06,301 --> 00:48:08,220 There's so much to do, 502 00:48:08,679 --> 00:48:11,139 to discover, to understand. 503 00:48:11,306 --> 00:48:13,600 You sang of love. Is it love you seek? 504 00:48:14,393 --> 00:48:17,312 Of course … like everyone else. 505 00:48:17,521 --> 00:48:20,941 Then follow the path. You need only trust. 506 00:48:21,567 --> 00:48:22,985 Thank you, Rose. 507 00:48:27,114 --> 00:48:31,493 Love, love, I love you so 508 00:49:41,688 --> 00:49:45,233 Love, love, I love you so 509 00:49:48,904 --> 00:49:55,494 Why do you knock at a time like this? 510 00:49:55,702 --> 00:49:58,747 I've waited so long 511 00:49:58,955 --> 00:50:02,751 For you to bring me happiness 512 00:50:55,929 --> 00:50:59,975 Love, love, I love you so 513 00:51:03,145 --> 00:51:06,565 Tell me, woman, who's that princess in the forest? 514 00:51:06,732 --> 00:51:11,319 - Princess? That's a scullery maid, sire. - She has the loveliest face. 515 00:51:11,445 --> 00:51:14,322 Little Red Riding Hood, perhaps! 516 00:51:15,574 --> 00:51:17,451 She's a lowly servant. 517 00:51:17,617 --> 00:51:20,829 They call her Donkey Skin due to that carcass on her back. 518 00:51:21,621 --> 00:51:24,416 - Donkey Sin? - Donkey Skin! 519 00:51:24,791 --> 00:51:28,044 Donkey Skin. What a lovely name! 520 00:51:28,378 --> 00:51:29,796 Kind sir … 521 00:51:29,921 --> 00:51:33,508 the wine and sun here have muddled your senses. 522 00:51:33,633 --> 00:51:35,677 I haven't tasted your wine, 523 00:51:36,011 --> 00:51:38,847 and the sun shone only to lead me to her. 524 00:51:47,230 --> 00:51:49,900 You have a mysterious expression, sire. 525 00:51:50,025 --> 00:51:53,820 - I just saw an angel. - Goodness me! 526 00:51:53,945 --> 00:51:57,574 Let them hang me 527 00:51:57,866 --> 00:52:00,368 If I didn't dream it 528 00:52:00,577 --> 00:52:03,705 I wonder 529 00:52:04,331 --> 00:52:06,750 If I haven't found 530 00:52:06,958 --> 00:52:10,378 Love in my path 531 00:52:10,545 --> 00:52:14,549 Love that makes the wisest men go mad 532 00:52:14,883 --> 00:52:17,719 I seemed to recognize 533 00:52:18,136 --> 00:52:20,931 Love's features 534 00:52:22,516 --> 00:52:25,644 Such youth 535 00:52:26,061 --> 00:52:29,064 Such grace, such beauty 536 00:52:29,272 --> 00:52:32,567 Such tenderness 537 00:52:33,235 --> 00:52:35,570 Such serenity 538 00:52:35,737 --> 00:52:39,241 My life depends upon her 539 00:52:39,407 --> 00:52:42,828 I shall live for her alone 540 00:52:43,078 --> 00:52:46,289 Her love 541 00:52:46,623 --> 00:52:50,043 Must belong to me 542 00:52:51,086 --> 00:52:54,965 I'd given up hope 543 00:52:55,257 --> 00:52:57,425 I was driven to despair 544 00:52:57,592 --> 00:53:01,179 I went on living joylessly 545 00:53:01,388 --> 00:53:03,765 Then she appeared 546 00:53:03,890 --> 00:53:07,227 Lovelier than an angel 547 00:53:07,352 --> 00:53:09,980 Come down among us men 548 00:53:10,272 --> 00:53:15,193 I'd give my life for her 549 00:53:16,027 --> 00:53:19,781 Even if I were hanged 550 00:53:21,449 --> 00:53:25,495 I must see her again 551 00:53:25,871 --> 00:53:29,040 I do not wish to die 552 00:53:29,165 --> 00:53:32,752 Of love 553 00:53:34,713 --> 00:53:38,008 - You're trembling, sire. - There's a spell upon him. 554 00:53:38,133 --> 00:53:40,760 Yes … and what joy! 555 00:53:40,886 --> 00:53:43,555 Prepare the horses. We're leaving. 556 00:55:23,363 --> 00:55:25,073 Were you asleep? 557 00:55:25,907 --> 00:55:28,660 I thought I heard sounds from your room. 558 00:55:29,494 --> 00:55:31,705 We weren't expecting you until tomorrow. 559 00:55:31,830 --> 00:55:33,581 That's not a rebuke, 560 00:55:33,748 --> 00:55:36,960 but you know how I worry when you're on the road. 561 00:55:37,794 --> 00:55:39,838 Did you have a good trip? 562 00:55:42,424 --> 00:55:44,551 What's that mean? 563 00:55:45,468 --> 00:55:49,681 It means Father should do something about his kingdom. 564 00:55:52,976 --> 00:55:55,979 There are still scullery maids living in huts. 565 00:55:56,146 --> 00:55:58,314 Take that up with your father. 566 00:55:58,565 --> 00:56:01,276 You look troubled. Are you ill? 567 00:56:02,527 --> 00:56:05,280 I rode 50 leagues. I'm tired. 568 00:56:06,156 --> 00:56:08,408 - You're burning up. - I'm exhausted. 569 00:56:08,575 --> 00:56:11,286 You gallop like mad. You have a fever. 570 00:56:11,536 --> 00:56:13,204 Are you ill? 571 00:56:13,788 --> 00:56:15,457 Just my luck. 572 00:56:15,623 --> 00:56:19,753 For your return, I've arranged the Ball of the Cats and the Birds. 573 00:56:19,878 --> 00:56:22,047 The Marquis of Carabas will attend. 574 00:56:22,255 --> 00:56:25,300 Every princess will be rushing here to see you. 575 00:56:25,550 --> 00:56:28,136 You hear me? Shall I call a doctor? 576 00:56:28,303 --> 00:56:29,804 No! Thank you. 577 00:56:29,971 --> 00:56:32,182 Leave me now. I need to rest. 578 00:57:21,940 --> 00:57:25,568 Where's that son of yours? Must we beg him to appear? 579 00:57:25,735 --> 00:57:27,695 I've sent for him three times. 580 00:57:27,821 --> 00:57:30,323 Does he know this ball is in his honor? 581 00:57:30,448 --> 00:57:32,450 Yes. He says he doesn't feel well. 582 00:57:32,575 --> 00:57:35,286 - Where is he? - He refuses to leave his room. 583 00:57:35,495 --> 00:57:37,539 That isn't like him. 584 00:57:37,831 --> 00:57:39,833 Does he have some secret? 585 00:57:39,958 --> 00:57:41,835 Not that I know of. 586 00:57:42,210 --> 00:57:45,755 - Has he eaten? - He didn't touch his food. 587 00:57:45,880 --> 00:57:48,842 - I'll go get him. - No, I'll go. 588 00:57:59,811 --> 00:58:02,188 Mademoiselle de Ségur has inquired about you. 589 00:58:02,397 --> 00:58:05,066 Mademoiselle de Clèves traveled four days. 590 00:58:05,233 --> 00:58:07,777 They're all clamoring to see you. 591 00:58:07,902 --> 00:58:11,823 I don't care about those silly wenches. I wish only to see that girl. 592 00:58:12,240 --> 00:58:14,367 I have to marry her. 593 00:58:14,492 --> 00:58:16,911 I assure you she's a scullery maid. 594 00:58:17,328 --> 00:58:19,622 And I assure you she's a great beauty. 595 00:58:19,747 --> 00:58:22,834 Your absence is already the cause of many rumors. 596 00:58:22,959 --> 00:58:26,379 If you tell them you wish to marry a scullery maid, 597 00:58:26,546 --> 00:58:28,423 they'll lock you up. 598 00:58:28,631 --> 00:58:30,216 You're right. 599 00:58:31,009 --> 00:58:33,303 But I must find a way to see her. 600 00:58:33,636 --> 00:58:37,015 And I won't leave this room until I do. 601 00:58:37,182 --> 00:58:39,142 I'll lie sick in bed. 602 00:58:39,767 --> 00:58:41,436 I have spoken. 603 00:58:43,313 --> 00:58:44,939 What did you say? 604 00:58:45,064 --> 00:58:46,357 Your Majesty. 605 00:58:46,816 --> 00:58:48,610 Leave us, Godefroy. 606 00:58:48,943 --> 00:58:52,155 The king is concerned about you. - He needn't be. 607 00:58:52,280 --> 00:58:55,575 - You haven't eaten a bite. - I have no appetite. 608 00:58:55,742 --> 00:58:59,329 You left the hunt early, you wouldn't attend the play, 609 00:58:59,537 --> 00:59:01,956 and now you refuse to come to the ball. 610 00:59:02,081 --> 00:59:04,292 Everything seems to bore and annoy you. 611 00:59:04,751 --> 00:59:09,297 Is there nothing I can do to lift your spirits? 612 00:59:11,466 --> 00:59:14,761 Now that you mention it, there's just one thing 613 00:59:15,011 --> 00:59:16,971 that could lift my spirits. 614 00:59:17,847 --> 00:59:20,892 Just name it. You know I couldn't refuse. 615 00:59:23,311 --> 00:59:25,480 A cake made by Donkey Skin. 616 00:59:25,897 --> 00:59:26,981 Who? 617 00:59:28,233 --> 00:59:30,485 Donkey Skin. You don't know her. 618 00:59:31,027 --> 00:59:33,321 But you aren't even hungry! 619 00:59:33,780 --> 00:59:36,991 Don't argue. It's the only thing I really want. 620 00:59:37,992 --> 00:59:41,996 My wish may seem banal, but it's as good as anything else. 621 00:59:42,372 --> 00:59:43,873 A cake? 622 00:59:44,874 --> 00:59:47,460 Donkey Skin, you say? - Yes. 623 00:59:48,002 --> 00:59:49,545 Donkey Skin. 624 00:59:51,965 --> 00:59:53,967 Get some rest, my child. 625 01:00:01,641 --> 01:00:05,853 Thibaud, I wish to ask you a question. 626 01:00:06,020 --> 01:00:08,564 - A riddle? - I said a question. 627 01:00:12,360 --> 01:00:14,362 Do you know Donkey Skin? 628 01:00:14,487 --> 01:00:18,908 Your Majesty, there's no uglier creature in the world. 629 01:00:19,033 --> 01:00:21,786 And she stinks to high heaven! 630 01:00:21,911 --> 01:00:23,371 Who is she? 631 01:00:23,538 --> 01:00:27,083 A filthy thing that lives on one of your farms 632 01:00:27,250 --> 01:00:29,210 and keeps the pigs. 633 01:00:29,377 --> 01:00:31,462 Filthy or not, go at once. 634 01:00:31,587 --> 01:00:33,923 The prince demands she make him a cake. 635 01:00:34,048 --> 01:00:36,175 I won't get there before daybreak. 636 01:00:36,342 --> 01:00:38,052 All the more reason to hurry. 637 01:00:38,219 --> 01:00:41,514 Hurry … yes … right. 638 01:00:41,889 --> 01:00:44,475 This girl must be quite a cook! 639 01:00:59,449 --> 01:01:01,075 Here we are. 640 01:01:09,625 --> 01:01:12,086 - Are you Donkey Skin? - Yes, sir. 641 01:01:12,211 --> 01:01:14,589 I am the queen's overseer. 642 01:01:14,756 --> 01:01:17,008 The prince, who must be ill, 643 01:01:17,133 --> 01:01:20,803 requests a quake — I mean, a cake made by you. 644 01:01:20,928 --> 01:01:23,514 Do you have all you need? - Yes, sir. 645 01:01:23,639 --> 01:01:25,600 Then hurry, wench. 646 01:01:25,725 --> 01:01:27,435 We'll be waiting. 647 01:01:31,647 --> 01:01:34,359 I hope she washes her hands. 648 01:01:38,988 --> 01:01:41,032 A cake for the prince. 649 01:01:41,157 --> 01:01:42,658 My cookbook! 650 01:01:55,380 --> 01:01:58,466 Apple savarin, rum pastry, 651 01:01:58,633 --> 01:02:01,469 walnut delight, royal cream puffs — no. 652 01:02:02,553 --> 01:02:05,640 Apricot cobbler, plum soufflé … 653 01:02:05,765 --> 01:02:09,268 strawberry shortcake, pineapple charlotte. 654 01:02:09,394 --> 01:02:12,563 Ah … a love cake! 655 01:02:13,606 --> 01:02:15,983 My dress the color of the sun! 656 01:02:39,674 --> 01:02:42,135 Prepare … 657 01:02:42,427 --> 01:02:44,137 Prepare your dough 658 01:02:44,679 --> 01:02:47,306 In a shallow … 659 01:02:47,432 --> 01:02:49,350 In a shallow bowl 660 01:02:49,725 --> 01:02:55,815 And without further ado 661 01:02:56,357 --> 01:02:59,026 Light your oven 662 01:03:06,200 --> 01:03:08,703 Then take … 663 01:03:08,911 --> 01:03:10,830 Then take some flour 664 01:03:11,205 --> 01:03:13,458 And pour it … 665 01:03:13,875 --> 01:03:15,960 And pour it in the bowl 666 01:03:16,210 --> 01:03:19,547 Four generous handfuls 667 01:03:19,922 --> 01:03:22,383 And make a little … 668 01:03:22,842 --> 01:03:25,470 A little well in the center 669 01:03:25,595 --> 01:03:27,555 Then choose four … 670 01:03:28,181 --> 01:03:30,224 Choose four fresh eggs 671 01:03:30,725 --> 01:03:32,852 Laid this very … 672 01:03:33,144 --> 01:03:35,229 Laid this very morning 673 01:03:35,563 --> 01:03:38,858 Because 20 days later 674 01:03:39,233 --> 01:03:41,736 A chick is bound … 675 01:03:42,069 --> 01:03:44,155 A chick is bound to appear 676 01:03:52,163 --> 01:03:54,332 A whole bowl … 677 01:03:54,832 --> 01:03:56,876 A whole bowl of milk 678 01:03:57,001 --> 01:03:59,587 Nice and creamy … 679 01:03:59,712 --> 01:04:01,881 Nice and creamy, if you please 680 01:04:02,089 --> 01:04:05,635 Sprinkle with sugar 681 01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:08,262 And then mix … 682 01:04:08,763 --> 01:04:11,098 And then mix it well 683 01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:16,270 A handful of sweet butter 684 01:04:16,395 --> 01:04:18,439 A pinch of … 685 01:04:19,023 --> 01:04:21,234 A pinch of leavening 686 01:04:21,442 --> 01:04:25,071 A drop of honey 687 01:04:25,196 --> 01:04:27,615 And a dash of … 688 01:04:28,074 --> 01:04:30,701 And a dash of salt 689 01:04:37,875 --> 01:04:42,588 And now it's time 690 01:04:42,713 --> 01:04:47,260 While kneading the dough 691 01:04:47,718 --> 01:04:51,556 To slip in a present 692 01:04:51,681 --> 01:04:54,183 For your be … 693 01:04:54,308 --> 01:04:56,978 For your betrothed 694 01:04:57,311 --> 01:05:01,983 Make a lover's wish 695 01:05:02,149 --> 01:05:06,696 While the dough is resting 696 01:05:07,071 --> 01:05:10,491 Butter the dish 697 01:05:10,866 --> 01:05:13,578 And let it bake … 698 01:05:13,953 --> 01:05:18,165 And let it bake one hour 699 01:06:00,875 --> 01:06:02,543 The donkey skin! 700 01:06:12,386 --> 01:06:14,347 Get up, lazybones. 701 01:06:20,436 --> 01:06:23,356 Wake up. You mustn't keep the prince waiting. 702 01:06:23,481 --> 01:06:25,107 Hurry up. 703 01:06:50,424 --> 01:06:52,593 - How is he? - Impossible to say. 704 01:06:52,718 --> 01:06:55,096 He's delirious, yet he has no fever. 705 01:06:55,262 --> 01:06:57,264 Are there no fairies around? 706 01:06:57,431 --> 01:06:59,934 They're all busy. It's the full moon. 707 01:07:00,059 --> 01:07:01,727 But you're men of science! 708 01:07:01,852 --> 01:07:04,939 We never saw a case like this at school. 709 01:07:05,272 --> 01:07:07,566 The cake, Your Majesty. 710 01:07:13,197 --> 01:07:16,450 - What do you think? - You know I don't like cake. 711 01:07:16,575 --> 01:07:18,160 What do you think? 712 01:07:18,285 --> 01:07:21,497 It smells like good butter. 713 01:07:23,999 --> 01:07:25,459 Excellent. 714 01:07:29,880 --> 01:07:31,424 Here, my child. 715 01:07:31,757 --> 01:07:34,468 Taste it when you're good and ready. 716 01:07:34,593 --> 01:07:36,470 I'm not very hungry. 717 01:07:43,144 --> 01:07:45,312 He shouldn't gobble it like that. 718 01:07:45,438 --> 01:07:47,732 He'll get air in his blood. 719 01:07:49,150 --> 01:07:50,735 He's choking! 720 01:07:50,901 --> 01:07:54,071 Do something! He's been poisoned! 721 01:07:54,739 --> 01:07:57,158 He hasn't eaten in three days. 722 01:07:57,324 --> 01:07:59,493 Get him some water. 723 01:08:02,079 --> 01:08:04,373 Thank you all. 724 01:08:04,707 --> 01:08:08,210 The cake was delicious. I feel much better. 725 01:08:08,669 --> 01:08:11,630 I'd like to sleep now. You may go. 726 01:08:20,723 --> 01:08:23,225 We mustn't upset him. 727 01:08:23,350 --> 01:08:27,730 His mysterious illness seems marked by constant fluctuations. 728 01:08:27,855 --> 01:08:30,357 His cough will subside shortly. 729 01:09:29,583 --> 01:09:33,963 I knew not that you loved me 730 01:09:34,255 --> 01:09:38,843 Are you certain of it now? 731 01:09:39,009 --> 01:09:43,013 A golden ring told me so 732 01:09:43,180 --> 01:09:47,268 There must be a spell on us 733 01:09:47,601 --> 01:09:51,939 But what will we do with so much happiness? 734 01:09:52,314 --> 01:09:57,444 Show it to the world or conceal it? 735 01:10:18,591 --> 01:10:22,803 We will build a life together 736 01:10:23,053 --> 01:10:27,600 Like no others have ever built 737 01:10:27,766 --> 01:10:31,729 Our love will be a legend 738 01:10:31,896 --> 01:10:35,774 And we will live long in memory 739 01:10:35,941 --> 01:10:40,154 But what will we do with so much love? 740 01:10:40,529 --> 01:10:45,659 Show it to the world or conceal it? 741 01:10:46,327 --> 01:10:50,831 We'll do all that is forbidden 742 01:10:51,081 --> 01:10:55,794 We'll go together to the snack bar 743 01:10:55,961 --> 01:11:00,424 We'll smoke a pipe in secret 744 01:11:00,549 --> 01:11:04,345 We'll stuff ourselves on cake 745 01:11:04,511 --> 01:11:08,891 But what will we do with so much joy? 746 01:11:09,308 --> 01:11:14,980 This world is overflowing with it 747 01:11:59,733 --> 01:12:03,821 We'll do all that is forbidden 748 01:12:04,154 --> 01:12:08,450 We'll go together to the snack bar 749 01:12:08,617 --> 01:12:13,038 We'll smoke a pipe in secret 750 01:12:13,205 --> 01:12:17,292 We'll stuff ourselves on cake 751 01:12:39,314 --> 01:12:44,111 But what will we do with so much joy? 752 01:12:44,361 --> 01:12:50,075 This world is overflowing with it 753 01:12:50,784 --> 01:12:55,414 We'll have a great many children 754 01:12:55,539 --> 01:12:58,208 And our life together will be 755 01:12:58,333 --> 01:13:02,671 An enchanted fairy tale 756 01:13:17,352 --> 01:13:19,146 The royal physicians! 757 01:13:30,365 --> 01:13:32,493 Did you consult your books? 758 01:13:32,618 --> 01:13:34,036 Yes, Your Majesty, 759 01:13:34,161 --> 01:13:37,581 and we all agree on the diagnosis. 760 01:13:37,706 --> 01:13:38,832 Tell us. 761 01:13:39,291 --> 01:13:41,752 The prince is dying of love. 762 01:13:43,003 --> 01:13:45,214 - Love? - I knew it. 763 01:13:45,672 --> 01:13:47,341 What do you advise? 764 01:13:47,549 --> 01:13:49,593 Marriage, Your Majesty. 765 01:13:49,802 --> 01:13:51,804 Is it urgent? 766 01:13:53,472 --> 01:13:55,349 The sooner the better. 767 01:13:56,850 --> 01:13:59,311 Thank you for your wise counsel. 768 01:13:59,728 --> 01:14:01,563 We will reflect on the matter. 769 01:14:06,110 --> 01:14:09,530 I refuse to handle this matter. You must do it. 770 01:14:09,905 --> 01:14:11,406 As you wish. 771 01:14:11,865 --> 01:14:14,326 Wait. I'll go with you. 772 01:14:30,509 --> 01:14:32,845 My dear son! 773 01:14:33,011 --> 01:14:34,388 My dear child! 774 01:14:34,555 --> 01:14:37,683 - We know everything. - You're lucky. 775 01:14:37,808 --> 01:14:41,145 You shall have her, no matter how hideous or stupid. 776 01:14:41,270 --> 01:14:44,398 - Let's not get carried away. - You promised. 777 01:14:44,565 --> 01:14:46,400 Tell us her name. 778 01:14:46,567 --> 01:14:49,403 I don't wish to distress you, 779 01:14:49,570 --> 01:14:51,989 but I can't even tell you her name. 780 01:14:52,114 --> 01:14:53,490 Look. 781 01:14:53,615 --> 01:14:56,743 I shall marry the girl who can wear this ring. 782 01:14:56,910 --> 01:14:58,537 What's that ring? 783 01:14:58,662 --> 01:15:01,165 Who gave it to you? - No, no questions. 784 01:15:01,290 --> 01:15:03,375 - But we could — - No, I know you! 785 01:15:03,500 --> 01:15:07,254 If I tell you this much, you'll want her whole genealogy. 786 01:15:07,963 --> 01:15:11,425 Then I shall command all the ladies to come — 787 01:15:11,592 --> 01:15:13,510 To try the ring on. 788 01:15:14,595 --> 01:15:16,096 Thank you. 789 01:15:37,868 --> 01:15:40,662 "By order of the king! 790 01:15:41,121 --> 01:15:45,250 All maidens are to come to the palace 791 01:15:45,459 --> 01:15:47,669 to try on a ring. 792 01:15:47,836 --> 01:15:51,423 But remark well: maidens only! 793 01:15:51,965 --> 01:15:55,093 The one whom the ring fits perfectly 794 01:15:55,219 --> 01:15:59,473 will marry the prince, heir to the throne. 795 01:15:59,723 --> 01:16:02,351 Know ye further 796 01:16:02,601 --> 01:16:05,229 that said ring is very small, 797 01:16:05,395 --> 01:16:08,565 and the finger in question must be slender." 798 01:16:14,905 --> 01:16:17,282 Come hither, ladies 799 01:16:17,616 --> 01:16:22,079 This elixir of gazelle milk will make your finger so slender 800 01:16:22,246 --> 01:16:25,165 That you will wed the prince 801 01:16:25,999 --> 01:16:28,418 This way, my beauties 802 01:16:28,835 --> 01:16:33,298 I'll make your finger slender and smoother than a plum 803 01:16:33,465 --> 01:16:36,885 And the prince will fall head over heels 804 01:16:39,513 --> 01:16:42,557 I have a miracle salve 805 01:16:42,849 --> 01:16:45,060 To make our fingers slender 806 01:16:45,269 --> 01:16:47,271 Quick, let's open it 807 01:16:47,396 --> 01:16:51,441 And rub it in well 808 01:16:54,027 --> 01:16:56,697 Push harder, lazybones! 809 01:16:56,863 --> 01:16:59,157 I'm afraid of hurting you 810 01:16:59,283 --> 01:17:01,702 Are you stupid or just pretending? 811 01:17:01,827 --> 01:17:05,205 Tighten until I tell you to stop! 812 01:17:08,166 --> 01:17:10,460 Mother, hurry 813 01:17:11,044 --> 01:17:13,213 The prince awaits 814 01:17:13,380 --> 01:17:15,465 My finger's growing thinner 815 01:17:15,674 --> 01:17:18,844 Mine will fit the golden ring 816 01:17:19,052 --> 01:17:21,596 My skin's peeling off! 817 01:17:22,222 --> 01:17:24,433 Mine is down to the bone! 818 01:17:24,641 --> 01:17:26,768 Serves you right 819 01:17:26,935 --> 01:17:30,063 You featherbrains! 820 01:17:30,605 --> 01:17:33,150 The fake! The quack! 821 01:17:33,567 --> 01:17:35,861 Just look at my finger! 822 01:17:35,986 --> 01:17:37,904 It looks terrible 823 01:17:38,071 --> 01:17:41,908 Look at mine It's twice as fat as it was 824 01:17:44,161 --> 01:17:47,122 - They're so silly! - He's jealous 825 01:17:47,581 --> 01:17:49,833 All that just to marry a prince! 826 01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:52,085 You're just a cruel scamp 827 01:17:52,210 --> 01:17:55,464 Ouch! You're pinching me! 828 01:17:55,589 --> 01:17:58,717 - Help! - What is it, Esther? 829 01:17:58,967 --> 01:18:01,094 - I cut myself - Serves her right 830 01:18:01,261 --> 01:18:03,180 Make him go away! 831 01:18:03,347 --> 01:18:06,892 Beauty has its price 832 01:18:29,831 --> 01:18:33,293 Princesses first … 833 01:18:33,460 --> 01:18:36,880 then duchesses fallow — I mean, follow — 834 01:18:37,005 --> 01:18:39,132 then marchionesses. 835 01:18:42,386 --> 01:18:43,887 What a crowd! 836 01:18:44,012 --> 01:18:46,139 What if it fits several of them? 837 01:18:46,306 --> 01:18:48,058 No chance of that. 838 01:18:50,394 --> 01:18:52,062 But what if it does? 839 01:18:52,771 --> 01:18:55,690 It's true. I hadn't thought of that. 840 01:19:00,862 --> 01:19:04,658 Calm down! There's no hussy — I mean, no hurry. 841 01:19:04,825 --> 01:19:06,785 And please don't push! 842 01:19:08,662 --> 01:19:11,415 I said countesses, and then behinds — 843 01:19:11,540 --> 01:19:14,501 I mean, baronesses — behind them. 844 01:19:50,871 --> 01:19:51,872 Sorry. 845 01:19:51,997 --> 01:19:55,041 It's well-known I have the slenderest finger in the county. 846 01:19:58,044 --> 01:19:59,504 Next. 847 01:20:13,852 --> 01:20:15,645 Come back in a few years. 848 01:20:15,770 --> 01:20:17,814 With pleasure, Your Highness. 849 01:20:36,958 --> 01:20:38,919 Almost, but not quite. 850 01:21:52,826 --> 01:21:55,996 Maids and chambermaids first, then cooks. 851 01:21:56,204 --> 01:21:59,040 Kitchen hands and turkey keepers last. 852 01:22:01,751 --> 01:22:05,630 Stop your crackling — I mean, your cackling! 853 01:22:10,552 --> 01:22:13,555 Miss Gauthier, servant in the castle. 854 01:22:21,646 --> 01:22:24,441 Miss Nicolette, cook. 855 01:22:37,704 --> 01:22:40,874 Miss Salt-and-Pepper, turkey keeper. 856 01:22:56,389 --> 01:22:59,392 Miss Glumcakes, no occupation. 857 01:23:05,440 --> 01:23:08,026 I doubt it's even worth trying, sire. 858 01:23:08,401 --> 01:23:09,944 Give me your hand. 859 01:23:10,153 --> 01:23:12,322 No, the other one. 860 01:23:17,202 --> 01:23:19,120 I told you so. 861 01:23:20,872 --> 01:23:22,582 Is there no one else? 862 01:23:26,836 --> 01:23:28,630 No, Your Highness. 863 01:23:38,223 --> 01:23:40,475 There's no one else, Your Majesty. 864 01:23:41,726 --> 01:23:43,603 My dear child … 865 01:23:43,728 --> 01:23:47,440 every lady of the realm answered your summons. 866 01:23:47,816 --> 01:23:50,360 None could wear the ring. 867 01:23:50,777 --> 01:23:52,779 I am very sorry. 868 01:23:53,154 --> 01:23:55,615 I'm quite surprised, 869 01:23:55,782 --> 01:23:58,243 because this ring must belong to someone. 870 01:23:58,702 --> 01:24:02,872 Come to think of it, I don't think I saw Donkey Skin, 871 01:24:02,997 --> 01:24:05,291 the girl who made me the cake. 872 01:24:06,251 --> 01:24:08,461 Did no one inform the girl? 873 01:24:08,628 --> 01:24:10,964 I don't know, Your Majesty. 874 01:24:11,131 --> 01:24:13,133 Send for her immediately. 875 01:24:16,803 --> 01:24:18,471 Here she is, Your Majesty. 876 01:24:18,596 --> 01:24:19,973 Donkey Skin! 877 01:24:34,821 --> 01:24:38,158 Do you live at the third farm down the road? 878 01:24:38,324 --> 01:24:39,826 Yes, Your Highness. 879 01:24:39,993 --> 01:24:41,786 Show me your hand. 880 01:26:57,297 --> 01:27:00,133 It's all arranged. I'm marrying your father. 881 01:27:00,300 --> 01:27:02,302 Try to look pleased. 882 01:27:03,511 --> 01:27:05,138 My daughter. 883 01:27:05,555 --> 01:27:08,182 My dear daughter, here you are. 884 01:27:08,308 --> 01:27:10,435 We'll never be parted again. 885 01:27:25,158 --> 01:27:26,784 The festivities 886 01:27:26,910 --> 01:27:29,621 lasted almost three months. 887 01:27:29,746 --> 01:27:31,748 Kings came from every land: 888 01:27:32,165 --> 01:27:36,169 the king of India with his elephant, the king of Africa with his camel, 889 01:27:36,294 --> 01:27:40,465 the king of Siam with his cats, coaches, and sedan chairs. 890 01:27:41,674 --> 01:27:45,219 They say the couple's love would endure even now 891 01:27:45,345 --> 01:27:48,097 if they hadn't died a hundred years later. 892 01:27:49,057 --> 01:27:52,226 Our tale is perhaps difficult to believe … 893 01:27:53,186 --> 01:27:57,982 but as long as there are children and mothers and grandmothers, 894 01:27:58,733 --> 01:28:01,194 it will live on in memory.