The Storyteller (TV Series)

The True Bride (1988)

John Hurt: The Storyteller

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• The Storyteller : When word spreads of a lovely thing alone in a grand palace, well, they flocked to her, the suitors, in droves. Prince Lahdeedah of Here and Prince Lahdeedah of There. But they're a trifle to much Lah or a little too much Dee and, occasionally, plain Dah.

• The Storyteller : And from that day, our lovers lived peacefully. Babies came to bless them and the sun forever shown. And they kept a statue of the lion, whom they both called the Thought Lion. And they told their children he could come alive in an instant if he wanted to, or if they ever needed him. But the children found that hard to believe.

• Prince : You are my true bride.

  Anja : Am I? Then let no one else ever kiss your cheek.

  Prince : Never. Never ever.

  The Storyteller : Never he says, never ever. But I'm sorry, hurt lurks, pain prowls, sorrow simmers.

  Storyteller's Dog : Why, what happens, does the troll come back? Oh, no!

  The Storyteller : No... well, yes, in a manner of speaking... yes, he does.

• The Storyteller : Trolls come at the bottom of the list of people you want as friends. They are revolting, trolls, they can't even stand each other. The troll in this story had a daughter, and she left home straight off. In her place the troll found an orphan. A young girl to wait on him hand and foot. But this girl had more in store than to do for a troll. Oh, no, she had a destiny.