We shall tell a story today, which has not only endeared itself to generations, but the words and voice of a man best suited by reason of his own endearing qualities, to pass that pleasure on to you - as Jean Hersholt translated the tales from Hans Christian Andersen from Danish to English. The story begins once upon a time, far, far away, where there lived a king who had eleven sons and one daughter. They were all greatly loved and very happy until some years after their mother's death, their father married a wicked queen who did not treat his children well...