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catherine and her destiny once upon a time
in a kingdom far away from where we sit
at the moment
there lived a princess called princess
catherine
i don't know anything about her except
that she reads
all day and is a
a princess with glasses
not my princess no
no oh no
[Applause]
people think you're boring
doesn't bother me now if you will excuse
me
i'm trying to put this hard-boiled egg
into the bottle
another science experiment we need to go
out
have fun party meet new people
i did it are you even listening to me
you must be so eager to know how i did
it
right no you see
first i put a burning piece of paper in
the bottle
not interested the burning paper in the
bottle causes the air to expand and the
pressure to go
up when the fire runs out of the oxygen
the temperature cools and the air
contracts
sucking the eggs through the bottle
opening
are you done with this one yes
[Music]
princess er the king
father father
no
the passing away of the king princess
catherine
the only heir to the throne was to
become
the queen of norwa
but her subjects were not quite sure
about it
you see princess catherine had never
dwelled in the matters of administration
and had kept herself forever buried in
books
yes finally you are to become the queen
i don't know cactus i just don't think i
am ready
princess the kingdom it's under attack
what
[Music]
minister what is happening
[Music]
panto the despicable king of iola
has attacked us during our morning we
we are no match for his army you must
run to safety princess
but our kingdom it is too late
we will have to surrender but you must
run
he won't keep an air alive but
come back first when you are ready now
run
[Music]
we are far away from the kingdom now we
are safe
sit here and let me go survey the area
and find some food
with cactus gone catherine sat by the
lake
and stopped bitterly suddenly
she heard something whooshing past
behind
who is that i
am
my what and why can't i see you
where are you hiding whoa
what are you
i am the path you choose the decisions
you make
the roads you didn't take i am what you
make of me
i am your destiny
this is not happening
it cannot be real i am dreaming
i am ouch it's it's not a dream
no catherine i am as real as you are
what do you want
[Music]
it is not what i want but what you
want that matters tell me catherine
do you want me your destiny to be a
happy
present or a happy future
[Music]
then this doesn't make any sense but
let's just say that if i want a happy
present then i shall have to suffer for
the rest of my life
no the probability of me enjoying my
life later outweighs the probability of
me enjoying it now as
we live in the present to secure a
beautiful future
that's how we are genetically sowed
so as any sane person would deduce this
unfathomably irksome situation that
looks straight out of the dream i would
bear the trouble
now and have something better to look
forward to
in the future yes
um i have no idea what you just said
i choose a happy future
goodness all right you shall have that
[Applause]
and with that the wave crumbled back
into the lake
crushing on its surface and in a moment
turned calm
and quiet what just
happened after resting by the lake for
the night
catherine and cactus set out to the
kingdom
of dawnland when they reached a small
town in the kingdom they were passing
the market
catherine saw an old lady carrying a
heavy bag with difficulty
staggering down the road ma'am
may i help you and why would you do that
um i'm you in this town and looking for
a job
i could help you carry the bag and in
return if you could recommend me to a
house or
a bakery or anywhere that i can work it
would be
very kind you are looking for a job
why i'm looking to hire someone to help
me with the chores myself
10 silver coins that's all i can pay
and you can stay at mine that would be
wonderful thank you and so
catherine began to work for the lady and
she worked very well one day
when the woman went out to the market
catherine took her work
and sat down at the window oh
so here you are catherine
huh you
did you really think i was going to
leave you in peace
you chose for a happy future
[Music]
remember
and then fluttering over to the linen
press
where the old woman kept all her finest
sheets and clothes
tore everything in pieces and flung them
on the floor
oh no my mistress will not forgive me
yes and she might hand you over to the
guards
and have you arrested as well
what what do i do now
[Music]
catherine thought for a moment and then
starting up
she ran to the door opened it and then
fled
cactus hurry what
days passed and catherine found herself
a job at a bakery
but exactly as before destiny came again
and spoiled everything
run come
cactus hurry what again
and so it befell for 11 months
and every time catherine found a fresh
place
her destiny came and forced her to leave
it
finally after having been chased away
from her
last house catherine now down hearted
and despondent
sat down by the margin of a quiet lake
and reminisced
about her past life
i don't know what it is that you're
running away from
that catherine i know is a nerd boring
and not a lot of other miserable things
but she is
not a quitter
[Music]
you are right cactus i will not sit here
and cry over my fate
i will make my own destiny
yeah um whatever that means
[Applause]
catherine went to the capital of donland
hoping she would be able to meet with
the king and ask him for his help
[Music]
king bernard is very troubled at the
moment he would not have
any visitors unless it is someone
with the solution to the farmer's
dilemma
the farmer's dilemma
it's a riddle the young king says that
whoever can solve it
will be showered upon with gold coins
you see his destiny apparently has posed
it to him
and said that if he could solve it he
will find the woman
of his dream tell me about the riddle
[Music]
very well when a farmer returns to his
boat to cross the river
after having purchased a fox a chicken
and a bag of corn from the market he
realizes he has a dilemma
the farmer can only take one item in his
small
boat at a time otherwise he risks
capsizing he cannot leave the fox alone
with the chicken
because the fox will eat the chicken he
cannot leave
the chicken alone with the corn because
the chicken will eat the corn
how does the farmer successfully get all
three items across the river
i can solve it all right look
if you present me to the king i will
solve it
and once i have the gold i will give you
all of it
katherine was ushered to the courtroom
where king bernard sat
eager to hear the answer
you think you can solve the farmer's
dilemma
yes it's quite simple really i
am listening
first the farmer must take the chicken
across the river leaving the fox and
corn alone together on the starting side
then the farmer goes back and gets the
box when he takes a fox across the river
instead of leaving the fox alone with a
chicken he takes a chicken back to the
starting side
he then swaps the chicken out for the
corn and brings it across leaving the
fox and corn alone on the far side
finally he goes back to the chicken
bringing all three items across the
river without letting anything eat
anything
else huh
marvelous she sold it
she solved it how how did you do that
actually i've read a lot of riddles back
in the day in my palace
your palace
catherine told the king all about her
and
tales of misery
you are the princess catherine of norway
yes your majesty please help
me get my kingdom and i will be forever
grateful to you
your army can take down panto with a
snap of a finger
call me bernard please and yes
i shall help you early next morning
when the kingdom of norway was still in
a deep slumber
king bernard along with princess
catherine
attacked norwalk and seized the palace
king panto was captured from his bed and
was put behind the bars
and all of norway's previous cortiers
soldiers
and ministers were released from
imprisonment
you came for us princess or shall i say
queen i am sorry i didn't come
sooner i was fighting my destiny
the whole kingdom rejoiced at the news
of the return of princess catherine
who was crowned as the queen
[Music]
the queen of marwah the queen of narwhal
she's so smart i want to be like her
a princess with glasses i say yes
[Music]
catherine went on to become a benevolent
leader
and was loved by all of norwalk
the next spring catherine and bernard
married each other
and a grand feast was held in the
kingdom
you look pretty what's your name can we
be
doubt don't that's a weird name
don't you think hey don't
where are you going
and as for catherine's destiny well it
never showed up again
as she had taken charge of it and proved
that we make our own destiny
[Music]
you
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