once upon a time in yet another charming little Kingdom there was a king and a queen who had twelve beautiful princesses
this is their room where they are resting their pretty little heads
they've gone missing where could they have gone
as I was saying the king and queen had twelve princesses
each more beautiful than the last and every morning for the last several weeks
this has been happening says here that the lock will Kingdom has defeated the goblins of dark Moor good on them
but the King loses his train of thought when he hears loud snoring coming from his daughter's
wake up what is the meaning of all this why are you all so tired again
are you not getting to bed at a reasonable hour now get up show me your shoes just as I suspected
you've worn out your dancing shoes again you understand those shoes are meant for dancing only
not as everyday shoes how is it happening maybe we've been sleepwalking
this is all very suspicious very suspicious indeed
of course they weren't sleepwalking and although the king loved his daughters
he did not trust them so he makes a royal decree
I hereby decree to all eligible males of the kingdom that any man who can solve the mystery
of what is happening to the princesses dancing shoes every night will be granted one of their hands in marriage
but those who fail will be in prison for life I am completely serious inquire within
I've got a plan one man after another came to answer the king's challenge
but each one failed to sort out the mystery of the worn out shoes they always fell asleep
and didn't awaken until the princesses are awake and the King discovers their worn-out dance shoes
naturally these men were imprisoned forever giving them more than enough time to question their life choices
I am tired of buying dancing shoes
someone better sort this out but everyone in this kingdom will be forced to make dancing shoes forever
it's working it was indeed working but just outside the king's village there lived a young soldier in a small cabin
the young soldier was determined to make a name for himself so he decided to take on the king's challenge
whilst traveling through the woods he came upon a tired and a hungry old woman
he offers her some of his food thank you very much young man
are you headed to the Kings village I am I'm going to solve the mystery of the princess's worn dance shoes
and win one of their hands in marriage
oh in that case take this cloth it's magical
at the stroke of midnight put it on and you will be granted invisibility and the ability to pass through walls
then I'll be able to see what the princesses are doing without being detected precisely
oh and I must warn you do not eat or drink anything the princesses might offer
I suspect they're giving sleeping drugs to put all those men to sleep
so that very night the young soldier was given his opportunity to solve the mystery
hello handsome fancy a cup of wine to make this dreary job a bit more cheery
right as you know if you fail to figure out what is happening to the princesses dancing shoes overnight
you will be imprisoned forever
remembering what the old woman warned him the young soldiers secretly poured the wine into a potted plant
then made loud snoring sounds as he pretended to fall asleep
sounds like he's out cold okay girls it's show time
and so the princess's secret was revealed
a hidden door in the floor provided them an escape
and with the help from the magical cloak the young soldier saw it all
the young soldier followed the twelve princess's into the gilded forest
he realized he was going to need evidence so he snapped
a shimmering branch from one of the trees and put it inside his knapsack
twelve handsome hunks for twelve lucky ladies
remember we're here to dance not flirt so we need to stay focused
pardon me but have you gained a bit of weight
how very dare you that chance you're not marrying me now
rude
give it up for the dance crew of 12 sisters swinging winner of the semifinals dance-off
hmm now where did we put that bloody trophy
the young soldier was able to spirit away the most condemning evidence of the twelve princess's Knightly adventures
their semi-finals dance trophy
when it came for him to reveal the princess's secret the young soldier presented the king and the Queen his evidence
the silver tree branch and the best evidence of them all the dance trophy
that's our semi-final dance trophy what are you doing with that uh oh sorry daddy
so the princesses confessed to everything and the King kept his word
and granted the young soldier any of his daughters that day as his bride he picked the 12th princess
well my dance days are over it would be undignified for a soon-to-be-married princess to be dancing
oh great she gets married and where shall one dancer for the final dance contest
I used to dance a bit when I was a lad if his Majesty would allow it I would love to join your dance crew
well you girls seem awfully good at this you have my permission to dance now go win that contest
and so the princesses and the new prince in law to be danced and danced
and they would go on to win first prize that night
and the lesson to take away from this story sometimes you just have to dance bye for now