0:00 [Music] the prince and the pauper long long ago when king henry viii ruled over london a strange incident took place two boys were born on the same day at the same time one was born in the palace and thus became a prince while the other was born to a very poor family and thus became a pauper the pauper's family was only a few miles away from the palace this was the sad state of affairs in those times where prince edward was given the best food and clothing the pauper who was
0:47 named tom had to beg for a single bite and wore nothing but rags as they both grew up another coincidence was waiting to be revealed the uncanny similarity between the two boys tom you useless boy you brought me nothing today father i don't want to beg you think anybody wants to beg you fool if you don't beg then what are we going to eat and with that attitude you should have been born in a palace why were you born in a pauper's house but how can i decide where to be born oh shut up you ungrateful boy get out
1:34 and bring me some money the only good thing in tom's life was professor andrews who taught in a school nearby he used to bring different books with him every week and encouraged tom to read books are a man's best friend tom they will guide you through any situation i know life is difficult for you no you don't know nobody knows tell me professor why wasn't i born in a palace i don't want to be a papa all my life it isn't fair who said you have to be a pauper just because you were born in a papa's house but isn't that how it works a papa's
2:20 child is a papa and a king's child is a prince or a princess but as we grow we can choose to be someone else in fact we can choose to be anybody we want to be answer me this if i only give you two options to be a papa or a greedy dishonest man how would you rather be if the only other option is to be a dishonest man then i would rather stay a poppa and be honest exactly you say now you can always choose doesn't matter if you were born in a palace or a small hut being honest and noble takes courage tom and i know you have that courage i
3:07 believe in you thank you one fine day tom wandered off looking for food after walking a few miles he reached the palace he was amazed to see tall and huge structures before him he went around and sneaked through the bushes to get a closer look he saw prince edward playing with his toys huh he must pay the prince i wish i could have a royal life you dirty boy how dare you enter these premises let's throw him out of the palace just as the soldiers picked tom up to throw him out prince edward came out
3:53 running what is all the commotion about this boy was trying to enter the palace what is your name my name is tom cante my apologies your highness i didn't mean any harm i was only peeping through your window though he wore very dirty clothes tom spoke with respect the prince was curious about the boy he took tom to his chamber and offered him food and sweets tom couldn't believe that he was standing in a real palace you were very lucky i wish i were a prince too don't you find something strange here tom there are a lot of similarities in our physical appearance the same round nose
4:41 curly hair big eyes i did notice it but there is one very important thing the places we come from what matters in this kingdom is that you wear these expensive robes and i wear rags didn't you see how your guards treated me they didn't care that you and i look similar nobody does i don't believe that wait why don't we exchange our clothes and test everyone it will be fun um i am not sure come on tom we are friends now and so they did tom and edward were shocked to see themselves in the mirror wow we look alike
5:26 ah but it's all a dream we must exchange a close now what's the hurry let me test my guards i shall walk out of this room dressed like a pauper and you stay here and pretend to be prince edward but what if don't worry tom everything will be fine i will leave now on his way out the prince picked something up from his locker and hid it in his dirty clothes he then walked to the main gate of the palace the guards didn't even notice him tom was right all they care about is what i wear they don't recognize me
6:11 edward went out of the gate and turned around to go in but the guard stopped him wait enough we will not let you around our prince anymore get out calm down i am prince edward and i am the king what no you're not no matter how much he pleaded the guards were not convinced they threw the prince out ah oh boy this is not going to be easy where do i go now the prince walked away from the palace and unfortunately was found by tom's father ugh you useless boy where have
6:57 you been i am very hungry go get me some food nobody had ever talked to edward like that afraid and confused he left to look for some food as he walked down the street prince edward was shocked to see what lay in front of him people in my kingdom are so poor this is unbelievable we waste food every day in the palace and here they don't have enough to feed even a family of two meanwhile tom tried his best to convince everyone around that he was not prince edward but nobody was ready to listen everybody around him looked confused
7:44 is he alright something seems wrong with him i don't know i asked him about the great seal of england and he replied saying that he doesn't know about it he is the prince it's his duty to keep the seal safe how can he not know [Music] forgive me but is it possible that he's forgotten the same way he seems to have forgotten that he's prince edward not some tom the pauper oh lord that would be terrible king's health worsens with each passing day and his son loses his memory lord saves this kingdom tom wanted edward to get back to the palace soon
8:29 but at the same time he realized that he had to take care of his kingdom till the real prince returns after all prince edward was his friend and he would not let him down tom was wise and intelligent he strongly took over his duties and learned quickly everybody in the palace slowly began to trust him and grew fond of their prince he was a well-read boy the knowledge he gathered while reading the books given by professor andrew was used well his wisdom was appreciated he was humble and generous to all everything was going fine until one day a sad thing happened king henry viii
9:14 passed away the palace mourned for their king [Music] i am sorry for your loss but it is now time to crown you as our king well what but what's the hurry people of this kingdom need you prince and you have learnt enough this has to be done i will arrange for the coronation ceremony tom liked it in the palace but he very well knew that it was not his life to live he didn't want to be crowned the king he sent his men out in the streets to look for prince edward but since the guards didn't know which poor boy to look for they always
10:02 returned with no news tom was getting worried for the prince while every night tom wished with all his heart for the prince to return edward found himself in yet another trouble once walking down the street edward was captured by two crooks who forced him to steal although edward didn't really steal and put in the prison that day he was to be taken to the court edward was ready for worse but unexpectedly your honor there has been a mistake my guards picked this boy up thinking him to be a thief but he didn't steal anything i request you to let him go your honor
10:50 edward was set free he thanked the merciful man and made a small request i have a very important message to be taken to the palace prince edward is being crowned king tomorrow could you please take me to the palace immediately the man didn't believe edward but since he too wished to attend the coronation ceremony he agreed to take edward along the next day inside the palace everybody had assembled to cheer for their new king [Music] it is a historic day for all of us today we crown our new king king edward
11:40 everybody was very excited just as the crown was about to be placed upon tom's head no wait i am the real prince edward what how dare you look at your clothes guards arrest him no let me go guards stand down he is telling the truth lord saint john he is prince edward and i'm tom cante i tried to tell you all but you didn't believe me how is that possible if you still don't believe us then here isn't anybody worried about the great seal of england i took it with me when i left the palace prince edward and tom narrated the whole
12:26 incident everybody was shocked to hear that their real prince was wondering out on the streets my apologies prince i tried to look for you please take your rightful place as the king tom you are my true friend you diligently took care of my duties while i was away i am very impressed with your honesty you could have easily lied to prove me wrong and taken away my throne your highness i might be a proper son but to don't choose to be a dishonest man i am so honored to have known you tom would you accept to be my personal advisor this kingdom needs your wisdom and knowledge i would be grateful your highness
13:13 as soon as the real prince was crowned to be the king of england he immediately made some major changes in the rules and regulations of his kingdom watching the poverty around had moved him deeply he stayed a merciful king throughout his reign the kingdom was inspired by tom canty and his honesty king edward and tom canty stayed close friends for the rest of their lives the end [Music] happy prince one day in heaven god found two of his servants just sitting there doing nothing they looked unhappy hey
13:59 it's heaven you can't just be unhappy here what is the reason for your unhappiness [Music] we have nothing to do we're idle and that's why we are unhappy okay go fly down to earth find two best things from a city and get them to me and thus the servants of god flew away from heaven to earth the statue was located in the heart of the city he was covered with gold his eyes were made of blue sapphires there was a precious ruby on his waist belt he set an example for everybody on how to be happy
14:45 hence they called him the happy prince [Music] oh my baby why are you crying you have to be happy just like the happy prince soon winter came the sun was setting and a swallow bird was looking for a shelter for the night he flew near the statue and thought i can stay at the feet of the statue for a night i won't feel cold here and the bird stayed there under the statue between its two legs soon after a drop of water fell on the bird the bird looked at the sky but the sky was clear where did this drop of water come from
15:30 it's not raining and the second drop fell on the bird the bird was surprised he decided to find another shelter for himself so it came out looked at the statue and what a surprise the statue was crying hey why are you crying you are the happy prince no not anymore why what happened when i was alive i was very happy i stayed in the palace and never came out i used to play in my garden in the daytime and dance in the evenings i was like every other human being i also had a heart like you i'll have
16:15 i spent my life happily in my home and never knew the life outside the walls of the palace i was very pleased with my small world and that's why they called me the happy prince but now as i am dead and they have put me here i am of the city i can see the other side of the coin i can see people and their sufferings even though my heart is made of metal now i can still feel their sorrows and so i cry oh why are you crying now i can see a lady living little away from of the city she is too poor to feed her baby she's stitching a dress for one of the queen's ladies for a dance in the palace
17:01 her little boy is crying as he is hungry and ill but the lady has nothing to feed him she can only offer him water from the river oh what a pity could you please take my red jewel to the lady she is in need but i have to go to egypt all my friends have migrated there as it's winter here and it will be warm in egypt please do this as a favor to me [Music] okay i'll stay with you tonight and go to that lady tomorrow morning thank you my friend in the morning the bird removed the prince's red jewel
17:46 and flew in the direction the prince had indicated the bird flew over the city and then over the palace [Music] [Applause] the birds saw a few girls dancing and a beautiful girl standing in a window i wish i could get my dress in a day or two why does that lady take so long to stitch the bird flew over the city crossed the river and reached near a village where he saw the lady sleeping in her small house the bird put the red jewel on the table then he flew around the bed over the baby boy with the moving air around his face the
18:33 baby boy fell asleep the bird flew back to the prince on his way back to the city the bird went to the river as he was very thirsty when the bird was drinking water from the river a rider saw him there and thought oh the bird is still here it didn't migrate to any warm climate he is fighting with the climate not suitable for him i should learn something from him although i'm starving but i should finish my story soon the bird then returned to the prince and the writer returned to his house with a story in his mind it's strange
19:18 i'm feeling warm although it's cold out there it's the warmth of the good deed you've done today yes you're right i'll fly to egypt tomorrow don't go please i need one more favor from you oh no what is it now far away from the city i can see a writer who is writing a story but can't complete it as he is starving and there is no fire in his room either he stays in a little room on the top of a house what do you want me to do then you take one of my eyes and give it to him i i can't do that
20:05 please do it it's a precious blue stone from india it'll help the writer to live a good life okay i'll stay with you tonight and go to the writer tomorrow morning the next morning the bird took out one of the prince's eyes and flew away to the writer's house he found the house easily and entered through the hole in the roof the rider was sitting on his table with his head down the bird kept the blue stone on his table and flew away the writer looked up at the stone did i say it is a gift from one of my readers thank you my anonymous friend the writer was happy to have the precious blue stone
20:51 as the moon came up the bird returned to the prince i've come to say goodbye to you i'm going to egypt tomorrow morning would you please stay with me for one more night oh prince it'll be winter here and there will be sun and warmth in egypt i must go there at the earliest please stop for the sake of a little girl's life a little girl's life yes there is a little girl in the square she was selling the eggs but they have fallen down and they are broken now the girl has no money to take home her father will hit her if she goes home without money
21:37 how do you want me to help her take out my other eye and give it to the girl her father will earn good money by selling it thus he won't force the little girl to work rather he'll send her to school no i'll stay with you but i can't take out your other eye you won't be able to see them please do it please the bird was feeling very sad to take out the prince's second eye he took the jewel to the girl and dropped it in her hands [Music] the girl was very happy to see the jewel [Music] what a beautiful piece of glass
22:22 and she ran to her home the bird returned to the prince he felt very bad for the prince as the prince now had no eyes you are a good prince i won't go to egypt no now you please go to egypt it'll be difficult for you to survive here in the winter no i won't leave you and the bird stayed there he told the prince many stories and entertained him the prince was happy to hear them oh my friend please fly over the city and tell me what is going on the bird flew over the city and told the prince what all he saw
23:10 the bird then returned to the prince rich people are enjoying eating and drinking in their houses on the other hand the poor people are still starving for food and looking for shelter i saw a few small kids suffering in this winter they're staying under a bridge but the guard didn't allow them to stay there either i'm covered with fine gold take them and distribute them to the poor ones they should not suffer the bird sadly took off all the gold from the prince's body and gave it to the needy people [Music] they were happy to receive some gold
23:58 i'll have my bread now [Music] i'll have my bread now and then came the snow the whole city was covered with the snow the bird couldn't survive in that freezing cold he died one night when the prince came to know this next morning something cracked inside him it was prince's metal heart which broke when people saw the dead bird at the prince's feet they complained about it a few officers came to the prince [Music] isn't the prince looking ugly
24:43 yes he looks more like a beggar than a prince and the dead bird at his feet yuck who will clean this mess i think we should remove this statue from this place we'll replace it with another one they removed the statue and burnt it but the broken heart of the statue didn't burn so they threw it away after a couple of days the servants of god returned to heaven with two things and offered it to god what have you got for me there was a bird and a broken metal heart god asked them why those were the best
25:29 things of the city the servants told god that the heart belongs to the statue of the happy prince you did a good job really both these things are the best i'll keep them in my garden the bird will sing beautiful songs and the happy prince will stand in my city of gold [Music] you
