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The Storyteller: Season 1, Episode 4

A Story Short (5 Jun. 1988)

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The Storyteller recounts a time in his life when he came upon a castle as a beggar and talked himself into a commission to tell the king a story each night for a year. On the last very day ... See full summary »

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Storyteller's Wife
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Arthur Hewlett ...
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The Storyteller recounts a time in his life when he came upon a castle as a beggar and talked himself into a commission to tell the king a story each night for a year. On the last very day he couldn't come up with one and would have been boiled alive in oil for breaking the deal, if it weren't for the timely arrival of a mysterious beggar. Written by The TV Archaeologist

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Prince: He smells.
Beggar: I am a beggar, sir, it is my business to smell. But I am capable of offense not simply to the nose.
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