Red Like the Sky Page #6

Now, let's try to be serious.

Welcome, everyone!

I wanted to tell you that

this year the kids and I

have decided

to do a different kind of show.

Sometimes we grownups ask ourselves

what's the right thing to do,

but we don't always know the answer.

Anyway, this time

we wanted to try something new.

Because we believe that imagination,

and the right to a normal life,

are things that nobody

should have to give up.

All we ask before we begin

is that you put on the blindfolds

you were given at the door.

Put them on now.

Don't be afraid.

Good. We're ready to start.

What I'm about to tell you now

is a story that happened

in another time and place.

Long, long ago, in the land of Awaka

there lived a Princess

and her 15 brothers.

One day, their father, the King,

passed away.

Their stepmother,

her hair all in a mess,

called the children and told them,

"I don't want you.

You're not mine."

"Go away. Leave my kingdom

and don't ever come back."

The children were cold and tired.

But worst of all, the forest

was full of mysterious sounds.

Everything frightened them.

His older brothers teased him.

Children can't fly,

they said.

But the littlest brother began

to try every day,

while the others were wondering

how to escape from the castle.

We could climb down a rope

from the window!

But what if the Dragon sees us

while we're escaping? He'd attack us.

How dare we face the Dragon

when just the sight of him

makes us freeze in our tracks?

The littlest brother got an idea.

Let's close our eyes.

That way, we can't see him.

Right! We know our way around here

perfectly well without looking.

If we wear blindfolds,

the Dragon can't scare us

with his terrible face.

To the attack!

Only the littlest brother

was unafraid.

He took Elisa by the hand

and opened the window of the tower.

- Come, Elisa, let's jump out.

- No, I can't! I'm afraid.

Give me your hand, come on!

The two jumped into space.

And were transformed

into beautiful seagulls.

Let's jump after them!

Did you see?

They can fly,

it wasn't impossible.

Come on!

They all decided to follow.

And one by one they, too,

were changed into white seagulls.

And that is how the 15 brothers

along with their sister

flew far, far away.

And they lived happily together

all the rest of their days!

In 1975, after years of pressure,

the Italian government approved a law

abolishing schools for the blind

and allowing blind students

to attend public schools.

Mirco left the school when he was 16.

Although he never recovered

his sight,

he became one of the most renowned

sound editors in Italian cinema.

- We're almost there aren't we, Dad?

- Yes, kiddo.

- Can I play?

- Hi, Mirco!

Yeah, but you're the last one in

so you have to be 'it'.

Come on, he's...

He's right. The rules are the rules,

I'm the last one in!

So, I'm 'it'.

One...

Two...

Gotcha!

You cheated!

It's not fair!

- You're too easy to catch!

- We missed you, Mirco!

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