02x05 - Selflessness - The Line of Golden Light / Saint George and the Dragon

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♪ Sing me the song ♪

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♪ Deep in my heart ♪

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♪ All the day long ♪

♪ The adventure of virtue ♪

♪ The adventure of truth ♪

♪ The thrill of knowing ♪

♪ That it's up to you ♪

♪ Building a new day shining in the sun ♪

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Five, four, three, two, one!

( Bell ringing )

Yes! Spring vacation!

One whole glorious week of freedom!

Freedom, freedom

Free...!

My car.

You found my car.

Thanks, annie.

Hi, annie.

Want some cookie?

I saved you half.

Chip and marla?

Mom, what are those guys doing here?

Annie, I've agreed to let your cousins stay here

During spring vacation.

What?

It was short notice

But your aunt clara needed a break.

Raising twins alone isn't easy.

They're quite a handful.

No kidding.

( Both laughing )

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, chipper!

Whipped cream's for pies.

But we want to make a snowman.

Well, it's kind of warm for a snowman.

There must be something else you can do.

Hey, why don't you build a castle

With a wall and a tower?

Yeah. A big tower.

( Excited murmuring )

How are you going to do this, mom?

You can't watch the twins every second.

It would be great if you could pitch in

Part of the time since you have the week off.

But, mom, I've got other stuff to do.

I mean, it is my vacation.

I won't force you to help, annie

But it wouldn't hurt you to be a little

More selfless.

Oh!

Not much it wouldn't hurt.

Mom thinks I'm being selfish

But it's my last time off till summer

And I worked hard in school.

So why should I give part of it up to baby-sit?

( Yawning )

Beats me.

Zach: me, too. I'm going

To fish and play and read

Till my eyeballs pop.

Annie, maybe you should go ask aurora.

She's been giving up every minute

To mother those orphaned eggs.

Why don't we all go?

I bet she could use some company.

I found the eggs abandoned.

The parents must've met with an accident

So I took over.

She's been sitting on that nest for days.

Whoa! Your tail feathers must be tied up in knots by now.

Well, they are a little... Stiff.

I thought watching the twins was hard. How do you do it?

When you care about others

You give of yourself even when it's not easy.

That's what happens in a fairy tale from spain called

"The line of golden light."

It's about a little girl named avilla.

She was just about your age, annie

And she had a younger sister she loved dearly who was blind.

Are you done, avilla?

Let's go pick some flowers from my garden.

( Sniffs )

Mmm... They smell so nice.

They must be very pretty.

The prettiest ever. Right, fella?

( Croaking )

( Laughs )

I bet you're pretty cute yourself.

But I imagine the sunlight

Is the most beautiful of all.

I wish you didn't have to imagine it.

Oh, I'd give anything

If gabriela could see.

Maybe I can

Find someone who can help her.

Aurora: so avilla asked everyone she met, and finally...

Mama! Papa! Guess what I heard?

The old woman

In the cave...

She has a magic cure for blindness.

( Gasps )

May I go see her? Please?

I don't like it.

They say she's a strange one

And wants nothing to do with anyone.

She would just turn you down.

No, she wouldn't.

I can get her to help.

I just know it.

All right, dear, but be careful.

Good-bye, mama.

Good-bye, papa.

( Eagle screeching )

Perhaps some day soon

Gabriela will see how grand you look.

( Shivering )

( Screeching )

( Gasps )

( Soft growling )

( Gasps )

( Clearing throat )

Hello?

Excuse me.

Pardon me, ma'am.

And what do you want?

I've heard you can tell me how to cure my sister's blindness.

( Cackling )

Yes, child, but you'll never do it.

No one goes to that much trouble

Not for someone else.

People care more about themselves than others.

I'd go to the ends of the earth to help my sister see.

Is that so?

Well... If you carry this thread around the world

Your sister shall have her sight.

Around the world?

Hmm! Too hard?

I thought so.

( Cackling )

No, wait!

I'll do it!

That is, I'll do it

If I can keep the thread from breaking.

( Gasps )

It's magic.

The thread is magic.

Gabriela will see.

I know it.

( Crow cawing )

I know it. I...

Uh-oh.

I can't go in there.

It's so dark.

I'd get lost for sure

If I didn't get eaten.

That wood must be full of bears.

( Groans )

Now gabriela will never see me.

Flowers?

Gabriela: mmm... They smell so nice.

They must be very pretty.

I've got to go in there.

Gabriela's counting on me.

( Low growl )

( Owl hooting )

( Loud roar )

( Gasps )

A bear!

( Chattering )

Oh, it's only you.

What? You want me

To follow you?

Okay. Wait up.

( Owl hooting )

Thanks, fella.

That wasn't

As scary as I thought.

( Chattering )

And it won't be

As scary for anyone else now, either.

Maybe the worst is over.

( Grunts )

( Panting ): it's no use.

There isn't a single living thing

That could get through this mud.

( Croaking )

Okay. There's one. Show-off.

( Gabriela giggling )

I bet you're pretty cute yourself.

( Croaking )

( Avilla laughing ): my sister

Should see how funny-looking you frogs really are

But if I quit now, she'll never get the chance.

( Grunting )

( Croaking )

( Grunting continues )

See? I made it.

Not bad for a human, huh?

And not bad for a magic thread, either.

Bye. I wish I could take you with me

But I better not.

I don't know what I'll run into next.

( Bird screeching )

( Panting )

This place is a furnace.

I'd give anything for a drink of water.

( Bird screeching )

I'd give anything if my sister could see.

( Gasping )

And she will!

If the thread can turn sand into jewels

It can open

Gabriela's eyes.

Magic thread, it can't be much farther.

We can do it!

( Panting )

On second thought...

But you'll never do it.

No one goes to that much trouble

Not for someone else.

( Bird screeching )

Avilla: perhaps someday soon

My sister will see how grand you are.

( Eagle screeching )

You bet she will.

( Eagle screeching )

( Eagle screeching )

( Gasps )

The cave! The old woman's cave!

I did it!

I did it.

I carried your thread around the world.

Make my sister see.

( Grunts )

( Laughing )

I'm free!

I'm finally free!

( Wind blowing )

I am a princess.

I was banished to this cave years ago

Because I was selfish and cared only for myself

But by taking the thread around the world

To help your sister, you have broken the spell

And now I will do what I have promised.

( Frog croaking )

( Frog croaking )

I can see!

I can see!

( Gasping )

Oh, my!

The flowers!

They're even prettier than I dreamed.

( Frog croaking )

( Gabriela giggling )

And you, mr. Frog, you're even funnier looking.

( Gasping )

And the sunlight!

Just look at it.

It's beautiful...

But you...

You're the most beautiful of all.

( Laughing )

( Laughing continues )

Aurora: and she was, because of her selfless heart.

Too bad magic cures only work in fairy tales

Or I'd find a way to make the twins disappear.

Aw, come on, annie.

Even I can be more selfless than that.

Why not sit on that nest

So aurora can take a break?

Wait. Let's not go off the deep end.

( Yelling )

Don't worry.

Compared to sir george

You're not even close to the edge.

Who's he?

Wait. I don't think I want to know.

Well, I do.

Me, too.

Come on. I'll show you.

Sir george was a noble and selfless knight.

Because of his goodness, he became known as saint george.

( Panting )

( Snorting )

( Grunting )

( Horse whinnying )

( Yelling )

( Squealing )

Plato: instead of thinking just of himself

He was always helping others

And brought thieves to justice...

( Grunts )

( Gasps )

( Yells )

( Horse snorting )

Until he had single-handedly

Chased all evil and danger away.

Our homes are safe

And we have you to thank.

Stay here.

Live off our land.

Take a well-earned rest.

A kind offer

But my duty is to help those in trouble.

Farewell, good people.

( Horse whinnying )

Good-bye.

Good-bye. Good-bye.

♪ If I can help, I'll be there soon ♪

♪ Send any villain to his doom ♪

♪ A knight must fight with all his might ♪

♪ A knight's just doing what is right ♪

♪ A knight's just doing what is right. ♪

( Loud roar )

( Both scream )

( Loud steps )

( Moos )

( Screams )

( Bleating )

( Dragon roars )

( Screams )

( Whinnies )

What could have caused this?

( Raspy growl )

You've stolen our crops

Devoured our sheep and livestock.

What else do you want?

( Growls )

I'm hungry!

Give me a maiden!

Not as long as I am king!

( Both scream )

No, father.

You're not up to slaying dragons anymore.

Go home to your lair!

You'll have a maiden tomorrow.

I'll come myself.

( Laughs wickedly )

I will free my people from this monster

Or die trying.

Brave princess gwyneth!

Bless you!

Why, what is this?

Please tell me

Where is everyone?

What horrible thing has happened here?

A terrible dragon has plundered my people.

Now he threatens their very lives.

My father is too old and feeble to fight him

So it is up to me.

I would be

An unworthy knight indeed

If I did not offer my assistance.

Why don't we

Do it together?

( Groans )

( Neighs )

♪ A knight must go to those in need ♪

♪ A knight must do that noble deed ♪

♪ A knight must fight with all his might ♪

♪ A knight's just doing what is right ♪

♪ A knight's just doing what is right. ♪

( Bird shrieks )

( Neighs )

( Whispers ): he sleeps in there.

( Growl )

( Screams )

( Screaming )

( Roars )

( Groans )

( Screams )

No!

( Gasps )

( Both gasp )

( Neighs )

( Roars )

( Screams )

( Groaning )

( Growls )

( Gasps )

( Sighs )

( People cheering )

Father...

The dragon is dead, sire.

You need fear him no longer.

Thanks to this selfless knight.

And your brave princess.

I am so proud of you, gwyneth.

And grateful to you, sir.

Rise and name your reward.

The satisfaction

Of helping your subjects is reward enough.

In that case, why don't you stay

And help my daughter protect them

Since you do work so well together?

Plato: so, stay he did.

And after the old king passed away

St. George became king in his place

And the kingdom thrived under his rule.

Princess gwyneth sure knew

How to handle herself.

So did st. George.

I wouldn't have messed with that dragon

For a million bucks.

They risked their necks to help others.

I don't understand

What makes someone do that.

Aristotle: guys, come quick!

The eggs are hatching.

( Chirps )

You know... Maybe I do understand.

Aw! Give uncle socky wocky a kissy wissy.

Be nice

Or I won't baby-sit.

Aristotle: better not say the "b" word

Around annie.

That's all right.

I've been thinking

Baby-sitting the twins might not be so bad.

Especially if you helped.

Uh, what?

I know we didn't talk about this

But it'd be great

If you'd help with the twins.

It could be fun.

Oh, brother.

( Chirping )

Whoa!

Well, I guess

I wouldn't mind helping a little.

Plato: as it says in a poem called "beautiful":

Beautiful faces are they

That wear the light of a pleasant spirit there

Beautiful hands are they

That do deeds that are noble, good and true

Beautiful feet are they

That go swiftly to lighten another's woe.

Okay! Now, don't you forget us.

You guys better come see us this summer.

We will.

And we made you a present

So you won't miss us.

Oh, thanks. Cool!

♪ It's not always easy to forget yourself ♪

♪ And just make time to help someone else ♪

♪ The longer you live and grow and do ♪

♪ You'll learn to give to those around you ♪

♪ Your selfless heart ♪

♪ It helps you to do your best ♪

♪ Caring for others at the start ♪

♪ And in the end you're selfless ♪

♪ In end you're selfless. ♪