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The Three Feathers

Once upon a time there was a king who had ruled wisely, but he knew his time had come. The king had three sons, the two oldest considered themselves more cleaver and wise than the King and branded their youngest brother as 'stupid'. To decide who will be the next heir to the throne, the King sends his three sons on a quest for the world's most beautiful carpet. To find what they are looking for the sons must follow three feathers. The two 'cleaver sons' follow their features North and South, while the feather of the 'stupid prince' leads him to a trap door which leads him down to a chamber ruled by a frog. The frog magically uses the feather to create a stunning carpet. The two so-called cleaver princes on the other hand, one of them steals an old blanket from a homeless person, the other steals a snotty hanky. Angry over loosing, the two sons insist on a second test to prove who should be King. This time the sons must use the feathers to find the most beautiful and expensive ring in t

English
  • Originally Aired April 14, 1989
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Network BBC One
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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