The Cat Princess Story in English _ Stories for Teenagers _ @EnglishFairyTales

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00:00Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a kind-hearted girl named Dorothy.

00:06She worked diligently for a most unpleasant lady, by the name of Mrs. Betsy,

00:12who had an even meaner daughter, Tessie.

00:16Dorothy! Cook faster, would you?

00:20Aaaaahhh!

00:22I'm hungry!

00:25My poor Tessie is starving!

00:30Y-yes, ma'am.

00:36This food is so bland!

00:40Dorothy, next time, do us a favor and cook some more.

00:45This food is so bland!

00:47Dorothy, next time, do us a favor and cook something that's edible.

00:56Y-yes, ma'am.

01:00Dorothy!

01:02Aren't you done with the laundry yet? Hurry up, girl!

01:08Yes, ma'am!

01:11Dorothy's life was full of misery and hardship.

01:15As she always felt unappreciated for the work she did.

01:27Grandma, I'm home!

01:31Oh, Dorothy!

01:35Dorothy lived with her old grandmother,

01:37and spent all her earnings in keeping her comfortable and happy.

01:42Peaches!

01:43Oh, I love these!

01:46Thank you so much, dearie!

01:50One evening, a certain furry guest entered their house.

01:54It was a beautiful Persian cat that strolled daintily into the living room.

02:00A cat?

02:02Oh, mother!

02:03Can we keep it?

02:05No!

02:07Please! Please! Please!

02:09Mom!

02:12Ugh!

02:13Fine!

02:14But I am not going to look after it.

02:19That's fine.

02:20Dorothy, fetch some food for the cat, will ya?

02:23But Dorothy was engrossed in looking at the cat.

02:27Except it wasn't a cat that she saw,

02:30but a princess dressed in the finest of clothes.

02:36Am I crazy?

02:38How is it possible that while I see a stunning princess,

02:42they see a cat?

02:46Dorothy!

02:48Eek!

02:50Food for the cat?

02:53Yes, Tessie.

02:58Dorothy returned with a bowl of cream.

03:01Took you long enough.

03:04Here you go, kitty!

03:07Hmph!

03:09Hmm.

03:10Maybe she wants something else.

03:13They tried giving the cat many tasty things,

03:16but she refused them all.

03:18Leave her!

03:20Cats are temperamental.

03:22It will eat when it wants.

03:24Let's eat dinner.

03:26Dorothy!

03:27Go lay the table!

03:29Brr!

03:30Dorothy?

03:33Uh, yes, Mrs. Betsy.

03:38Hmm.

03:43Ah!

03:48La-di-da!

03:50Hmm?

03:53Dorothy went to find the source of the sound

03:56and saw the princess singing.

03:58La-di-da!

04:00Ah!

04:01You!

04:02You can see me!

04:04I knew it!

04:06Eek!

04:07Um, I can, but they see a cat.

04:10I mean, what's going on?

04:13Hmm.

04:14You seem like a nice person.

04:17Also, since you can see me,

04:20it means you a good heart.

04:23Tell you what.

04:25I will trust you.

04:29Oh, great!

04:30I'd be the first person to win a cat's trust, then.

04:34Um, sorry.

04:35That was a terrible attempt at humor.

04:38It most definitely was.

04:44Perhaps she'd be able to break my brother's spell, too.

04:49Excuse me?

04:51Ahem.

04:52Yes.

04:53Introduction time.

04:56I'll go first.

04:57Obviously.

04:59My name's Maya.

05:01I'm a princess,

05:03which you can most definitely tell by my royal poise.

05:07Ha-ha!

05:08I have been traveling under the guise of a cat.

05:12Brr!

05:13Again, obviously.

05:15Um...

05:16Ha-ha!

05:17Sure.

05:19Why am I traveling under the guise of a cat?

05:22Ha!

05:23Simple.

05:24I'm trying to find my missing brother,

05:27who has been cast under an evil spell

05:30that has turned him into a Maltese cat.

05:36Oh, yeah.

05:37Quite, quite simple, actually.

05:40I should have figured it out on my own.

05:43Sorry.

05:44Um, I mean, I hope your brother is all right.

05:48My cat sense tells me he is fine.

05:53But to live as a cat can be dangerous.

05:58Not all humans are kind.

06:01Um, question, Your Highness?

06:05You can call me Princess Maya.

06:09Um, Princess Maya?

06:11You are still a princess.

06:13Why don't you use your guards and army and find your brother?

06:19A curious mind, I see.

06:22Well, to answer your question, I snuck out

06:26because my uncle is an evil person

06:29and has taken over the throne

06:31after my father, which should have come to me or my brother.

06:35Brr!

06:36I think he's the one behind the evil spell

06:39that turned my brother into a cat.

06:43That's why I decided to sneak out and find him on my own

06:46and not attract unnecessary attention.

06:50Simple?

06:52Keeps getting simpler.

06:57Yes, I know.

06:58But that's enough about me.

07:00Tell me, Dorothy.

07:02Why do you work here to be treated so badly by these people?

07:07Well, that's...

07:09Dorothy told her all about how she wanted to give her grandmother a comfortable life

07:15and thus needed the money.

07:18That's all?

07:20Tell you what.

07:22I will help you.

07:24That's all?

07:26You don't know how difficult it is to get a job around here.

07:30We will see.

07:31But I'd also need you to help me in return.

07:35Uh, I will try.

07:39Since you can see me, you will be able to see my brother also, I think.

07:46Once I find him, no matter in whichever part of the world,

07:50you will have to come with me to break his spell.

07:56Deal?

07:58Um...

07:59Good!

08:00Follow me!

08:02And out into the night they went through the cold air.

08:16Hmm?

08:18Here!

08:19Take these gold coins and give them to your grandmother.

08:23Now, you won't have to work for that horrid lady anymore.

08:28What?

08:29For real?

08:33Mm-hmm.

08:34Now, the gold isn't going to last forever.

08:36We need a permanent solution to your problem.

08:39Let's go to your house.

08:41The two of them soon reached Dorothy's little home,

08:44and by now, it was dawn.

08:46I will wait outside.

08:47Don't want your grandmother to think you're crazy when you talk to me.

08:52All right.

08:53Or you can sneak into my room through that window,

08:56and I will see you there.

08:58All right.

09:04Grandma!

09:05Grandma!

09:07Look what I've got!

09:11Oh!

09:12What?

09:13Oh, sweetie, how did you...

09:16It's, well, a stroke of good luck.

09:19Grandma, now we'll be able to live a very good life.

09:24And that day, when the sun was up and shining in its glory,

09:28the princess spoke to Dorothy.

09:31Dorothy, what are these?

09:34Do you...

09:35Do you know how to sew?

09:38Of course.

09:39I love designing and sewing.

09:41It's my hobby.

09:43Perfect!

09:59Choose any one of these materials.

10:03Um...

10:05These ones?

10:06Good!

10:07Now close your eyes,

10:09and think of that one thing that makes you happy.

10:14Um...

10:16Do it!

10:17Dorothy closed her eyes

10:19and thought of the beautiful, resplendent, quetzal bird taking flight.

10:24She smiled and opened her eyes.

10:27I thought of...

10:28Just put your happy thoughts into your design.

10:32And that's what Dorothy did.

10:34In only a few days,

10:36she had sewn such marvelous dresses

10:39that she herself couldn't believe she had done them.

10:44Now, we've got to sell them.

10:48And so, they went to the market

10:50where people noticed the stunning clothes

10:52and started selling them.

10:54And so, they went to the market

10:56where people noticed the stunning clothes

10:58and grabbed on to them.

11:01By the end of the day,

11:02everything had been sold.

11:06This is so much!

11:08If I can continue,

11:09I will be able to give Grandma a really good life.

11:13As long as you do what really makes you happy,

11:16I think you and your grandmother should be fine.

11:19And it came true.

11:21Dorothy soon started to do extremely well.

11:24And with the money she earned,

11:26built up her poor cottage into a pretty house

11:30and even kept a helper.

11:32She also opened up a lovely little shop

11:35for selling the clothes she sewed.

11:37This is so amazing!

11:40Oh, Your Highness,

11:41I mean, Princess Maya,

11:44it's everything I ever wanted.

11:47Oh, I'm pleased to hear that.

11:50Well then, since I've kept my word,

11:53Brr, will you now help me break my brother's curse?

11:58Yes, of course.

12:00But how do we find him?

12:03Brr, my cat sense is telling me

12:08that he is in the nearby kingdom.

12:12We must leave immediately.

12:14Dorothy nodded and hurried to her grandmother.

12:18Grandma, I'll need to leave the town for some days

12:21as I have to, uh, make a delivery to the next kingdom.

12:26Jessica will look after you, won't you, Jess?

12:30Of course, Miss Dorothy.

12:33Be safe, dear.

12:36Dorothy and the princess set out for the neighboring kingdom.

12:40There they wandered around

12:42and tried to find the young cat prince.

12:47He keeps moving.

12:50Silly brother.

12:53Don't worry, we will definitely find him.

12:57I, oh, I, I can sense him.

13:01He is nearby.

13:04Princess, wait!

13:08Wait!

13:09Oh!

13:11Hey!

13:13Sorry, sorry.

13:14Princess?

13:16Princess?

13:19I found my brother, Dorothy.

13:22Can you see him?

13:23Can you see his human form?

13:25Can you?

13:26Can you?

13:28Brr.

13:30Oh, uh, I'm so sorry, Maya,

13:33but, but all I see is a Maltese cat.

13:38Oh!

13:39Oh, dear!

13:41But you can see me in my human form.

13:44Please, try again.

13:46Close your eyes and open them.

13:50Sister, sister, wait.

13:52She is too young to break my spell.

13:55What do you mean?

13:57My spell can be broken only by a person

14:00who has lived for more than 60 years

14:02with a kind and good heart.

14:05Oh!

14:07What is it, Princess?

14:09Princess Maya explained to Dorothy about the spell

14:12and how she had missed an important part.

14:15Oh, I'm so sorry.

14:17I couldn't be of any help.

14:20You've done a lot, Dorothy.

14:22I've found my brother, finally.

14:24Now, you must go back to your life.

14:27I wish you all the best.

14:29Brr.

14:31Oh, but I have become so fond of you.

14:34Me too, Dorothy.

14:36But now, I must go on my way.

14:39And you, yours.

14:42You know, I've made something for you.

14:44I didn't know things would turn out to be like this.

14:47I thought we'd go back to my house and...

14:50All right.

14:52Excuse me?

14:53I said, all right, let's go to your house.

14:56I'd like a good rest before we start our travel anyway.

14:59Come along, brother.

15:00Come along, brother.

15:02And so, the three of them returned to Dorothy's home.

15:06Grandma, I'm back.

15:09Oh, who is this young man?

15:13What?

15:14What?

15:16The grandmother could see the Maltese cat in his human form

15:20and immediately the spell broke.

15:23Oh.

15:25Brr.

15:26Oh, I'm back.

15:28I am back.

15:30I am back.

15:34Why is he screaming?

15:38Oh, the spell is broken.

15:41Grandma, you broke his spell.

15:45I what?

15:47Oh, I'm so happy.

15:49Brother.

15:51The three of them rejoiced

15:53and Dorothy carefully explained everything to her grandmother

15:57who was quite surprised.

16:00I see.

16:02Well, I'm happy to have helped.

16:06Oh, thank you so much.

16:08And you too, Dorothy, for everything.

16:13No, thank you.

16:16And so, Dorothy, the Princess Maya and the Prince

16:21stayed as good friends for life.

16:24The Prince claimed his throne back from the evil uncle

16:27and ruled the kingdom with his sister

16:30and together they taught their people

16:33holding on to bad things is a waste.

16:36One must always be kind and cheerful

16:39as that is what brings happiness.

16:43And as for Dorothy,

16:45she went all to tell everyone to follow their heart

16:49and do what makes them happy.

16:54The End

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