(techno beat)
(gears rattling)
- [Narrator] A long, long time ago,
a beautiful girl was locked in a tower by her cruel father.
He was not always that way,
but when her mother died in childbirth, it devastated him.
(baby crying)
- Get out!
- He vowed he would never lose his daughter.
So he locked her away.
- Father, why won't you let me leave this tower?
- My darling, you are my most precious possession.
I am protecting you from everything outside
that could harm you.
- But I'll be careful. I promise.
- This was your mother's favorite tower.
She loved gazing out this very window.
Why would you want to leave it?
- I just wish I knew what life was like outside this room.
- Since you cannot go out into the world,
perhaps these will bring the world to you.
(whimsical music plays)
- The world in these books, what a marvelous place.
Tomorrow I'll be 16 and I have never even stepped outside.
Huh.
(whimsical music plays)
(door clangs open)
Thank you, dearest father, for these wonderful gifts.
- Anything for my daughter on her 16th birthday.
- There is one thing I still desire.
- What is that, my darling?
- Pen and paper, that is all.
I have read every book in this castle,
and now there are none left.
I would like to write my own stories.
- Hmm. It shall be yours.
I hope you will read these stories to me.
- Of course, father.
Once there lived a beautiful maiden,
locked in a high tower by her cruel Lord father.
She longed to experience the world outside,
but she was his prisoner.
If only some brave, strong warrior
would defeat the evil Lord and free her at last.
They would marry, inherit all of the father's riches
and live happily ever after.
- [Narrator] Just as she planned,
the story of the girl's tragic circumstances
spread far and wide.
And then the Lord's worst nightmare came true.
(intense music)
(weapons clanging)
(men yelling)
One warrior after another arrived
to challenge his might,
and steal the girl away from him.
Many tried, and just as many fell
to the Lord's powerful evil magic.
Until one day, a brave new challenger came.
This hero, armed with his own powerful magic,
at last, defeated the cruel Lord.
(Lord yelling)
(whimsical music)
(lasers shooting)
- "You have rescued me from this castle",
the girl said,
"so now it is yours."
"I only came to right a terrible wrong",
the hero said.
"You rescued yourself."
"Where shall we go now?"
"Wherever you like."
"You were the one who has yet to see the world."
And here we are, at the end.
This fairytale is unique on remnant,
in that the protagonist writes her own story
and her own ending.
Storytellers hold great power over their audiences.
The girl in the tower used her power
and led many warriors to their deaths.
We must read with some skepticism
and decide the truth for ourselves.
Because in real life, there is no happily ever after.
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