Full Transcript for The Three Tests feat. Kiera Allen

Those are the 37 00:02:46.990 --> 00:02:51.490 true treasure. Promise me you'll never forget that. 38 00:02:52.189 --> 00:02:58.150 I promise, Father. I'll never forget. Eventually, Leora grew up 39 00:02:58.509 --> 00:03:00.650 and moved away to start a life of her own. 40 00:03:01.370 --> 00:03:04.629 She and her father wrote letters every week. Though Nicholas 41 00:03:04.719 --> 00:03:08.039 was now old and frail, he refused to give up 42 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:11.740 the merchant business, and Leora loved reading about her dad's 43 00:03:11.780 --> 00:03:16.259 adventures in distant lands. But then one day, Leora received 44 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:19.599 a letter that was different from the rest. Her father's 45 00:03:19.699 --> 00:03:23.560 penmanship had always been elegant and neat. Yet the handwriting 46 00:03:23.620 --> 00:03:28.000 on this envelope was shaky and scrawled. When Leora tore 47 00:03:28.060 --> 00:03:32.439 the envelope open, she could hardly decipher the scratchy, scribbled 48 00:03:32.500 --> 00:03:34.150 letter folded up inside. 49 00:03:34.889 --> 00:03:41.289 Dear Leora, I'm afraid I'm writing with bad news. I'm 50 00:03:41.389 --> 00:03:45.189 staying in the home of an old friend and have 51 00:03:45.229 --> 00:03:46.289 grown so. 52 00:03:46.370 --> 00:03:49.020 Ill that I haven't left my bed in weeks. 53 00:03:50.550 --> 00:03:54.150 The doctors say that by the time you receive this letter, 54 00:03:54.169 --> 00:03:59.699 I'll have made my final trade and breathed my final breath. 55 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:04.240 In short, your dear old dad will be gone. 56 00:04:05.259 --> 00:04:08.719 Leora felt her eyes well up with tears, but she 57 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:10.969 kept on reading her father's words. 58 00:04:12.810 --> 00:04:15.610 Now that I am no longer on this earth. 59 00:04:16.769 --> 00:04:20.529 I am leaving all of my gold and riches to you, 60 00:04:20.629 --> 00:04:27.939 my darling. There's just one catch. You can't simply claim 61 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:28.879 your inheritance. 62 00:04:29.579 --> 00:04:34.500 You'll have to earn it with your mind. 63 00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:39.819 Leora couldn't help but smile. Even in his final moments, 64 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:43.370 her father was obsessed with wit and wisdom. 65 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:49.430 Here's how it will work. I will give you three tests, 66 00:04:49.649 --> 00:04:55.230 dear daughter. Three tests that will challenge three things I've 67 00:04:55.490 --> 00:04:57.170 always held dear. 68 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:03.279 Your brain power, your intellect, and your wits. 69 00:05:05.139 --> 00:05:06.519 Pass those tests. 70 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:12.129 Leora, and everything I own will be yours. 71 00:05:13.399 --> 00:05:16.680 Nicholas then mentioned the friend he was staying with, another 72 00:05:16.740 --> 00:05:20.180 merchant named Victor, and the town where Victor lived. 73 00:05:20.860 --> 00:05:25.740 Visit my friend Victor and show me what I know 74 00:05:26.040 --> 00:05:33.129 you to be. The wisest, wittiest, and cleverest daughter in 75 00:05:33.370 --> 00:05:36.209 the world. Love forever. 76 00:05:38.569 --> 00:05:42.589 Your father. Leora clutched the letter to her heart. 77 00:05:43.350 --> 00:05:48.410 Oh, I can barely believe that father is gone. But 78 00:05:48.449 --> 00:05:50.949 leave it to that cunning fellow to bequeath me with 79 00:05:51.100 --> 00:05:52.399 one last mental challenge. 80 00:05:52.819 --> 00:05:53.639 Or three, really. 81 00:05:54.420 --> 00:05:55.639 She put down the letter. 82 00:05:56.819 --> 00:05:59.019 I don't know what his three tests are. 83 00:05:59.819 --> 00:06:01.620 She picked up a suitcase. 84 00:06:02.459 --> 00:06:04.720 But I sure know one way to find out. 85 00:06:08.660 --> 00:06:12.029 What do you think Nicholas's three tests will be? And 86 00:06:12.089 --> 00:06:17.100 will Leora pass those tests? We'll find out what happens 87 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:28.189 after a quick break. Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm 88 00:06:28.209 --> 00:06:32.370 Rebecca Shear. Today, our story is called The Three Tests. 89 00:06:32.750 --> 00:06:34.370 The Three Tests. 90 00:06:42.170 --> 00:06:45.810 Before the break, a wise and witty merchant named Nicholas 91 00:06:46.050 --> 00:06:49.689 sent a letter to his daughter, Leora. Writing from the 92 00:06:49.750 --> 00:06:54.069 home of a fellow merchant named Victor, Nicholas told Leora 93 00:06:54.129 --> 00:06:57.379 that she would inherit all of his riches if she 94 00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:02.360 passed three tests. The letter revealed the name of Victor's 95 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:06.459 town and nothing more. So Leora packed a bag and 96 00:07:06.579 --> 00:07:09.850 traveled over land and sea until she reached the town 97 00:07:09.889 --> 00:07:14.310 where her father had died, and where Victor lived. Well, 98 00:07:15.290 --> 00:07:15.889 here I am. 99 00:07:16.850 --> 00:07:20.310 Now I just need to find Victor's house. Father didn't 100 00:07:20.769 --> 00:07:25.269 give me an address. Surely someone around here can point 101 00:07:25.310 --> 00:07:25.649 the way. 102 00:07:26.350 --> 00:07:30.279 Leora strolled to the marketplace, where dozens of townspeople were 103 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:35.060 zigzagging among the bustling stalls and kiosks. But every time 104 00:07:35.139 --> 00:07:37.720 Leora approached someone... Oh, excuse me. 105 00:07:38.540 --> 00:07:40.779 Do you know where Victor the merchant lives? 106 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:40.870 Yes. 107 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:43.300 They frowned and hurried away. 108 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:45.160 I'm sorry, miss. 109 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:45.980 So sorry. 110 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:49.019 I do know where Victor the merchant lives. 111 00:07:49.399 --> 00:07:53.620 I just can't tell you. Nope, can't tell you. I 112 00:07:54.459 --> 00:07:55.920 can't breathe a word. 113 00:07:56.339 --> 00:07:57.600 I promised I wouldn't. 114

00:07:58.060 --> 00:08:00.740 And a promise is a promise. 115 00:08:01.959 --> 00:08:05.959 Leora trudged over to a bench and plopped down. This 116 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:07.000 is so odd. 117 00:08:08.769 --> 00:08:11.610 All these people seem to know where Victor lives, but 118 00:08:11.649 --> 00:08:16.149 they won't tell me. Apparently they promised someone they wouldn't? 119 00:08:16.930 --> 00:08:18.149 She furrowed her brow. 120 00:08:18.870 --> 00:08:23.500 But who in the world could that person be? Clearly 121 00:08:23.540 --> 00:08:25.660 it's someone who doesn't want to make things easy for me. 122 00:08:26.420 --> 00:08:27.500 Someone who wants to issue a. 123 00:08:27.540 --> 00:08:29.360 Challenge, a test. 124 00:08:29.399 --> 00:08:31.360 Of course! 125 00:08:31.819 --> 00:08:32.919 She jumped to her feet. 126 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:33.940 Father! 127 00:08:34.539 --> 00:08:36.480 This must be Father's first test! 128 00:08:37.429 --> 00:08:39.389 A test to see if I'm clever enough to find 129 00:08:39.470 --> 00:08:41.549 Victor's house without knowing the address. 130 00:08:42.509 --> 00:08:47.379 Nice one, Dad. Leora glanced around the marketplace. When her 131 00:08:47.700 --> 00:08:51.639 eyes fell upon a woodcutter selling firewood from a horse-drawn cart, 132 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:56.440 she suddenly got an idea. She plucked several gold coins 133 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:59.000 from her purse and waved them at the woodcutter. 134 00:08:59.799 --> 00:09:00.539 Excuse me, sir. 135 00:09:01.220 --> 00:09:02.419 Might I buy some of your wood? 136 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:05.139 Absolutely, miss. How much would you like? 137 00:09:05.769 --> 00:09:09.460 I'll buy the entire cart full, actually, provided you deliver 138 00:09:09.500 --> 00:09:10.600 it to a certain house. 139 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:13.820 I'd be happy to. And whose house would that be? 140 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:17.419 Leora grinned. Victor the merchant. 141 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:20.279 And if you don't mind, I'll follow behind you and 142 00:09:20.299 --> 00:09:20.779 your horse. 143 00:09:21.220 --> 00:09:24.299 Oh, no need for that. There's enough room here for two. 144 00:09:24.879 --> 00:09:25.480 Hop on. 145 00:09:27.179 --> 00:09:30.039 The horse clipped and clopped and pulled the cart all 146 00:09:30.080 --> 00:09:33.320 the way to Victor's house, a trim cottage with chickens 147 00:09:33.419 --> 00:09:36.610 roaming around the front yard. and a brown cow chewing 148 00:09:36.649 --> 00:09:39.909 its cud in the back. When the woodcutter jumped off 149 00:09:39.950 --> 00:09:42.720 the cart and knocked at the front door, the man 150 00:09:42.779 --> 00:09:45.179 who answered seemed confused. 151 00:09:46.139 --> 00:09:49.320 I'm sorry, friend, but you must have the wrong house. 152 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:52.620 I don't think so, sir. I was told I should 153 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:55.610 deliver this wood to the home of Victor the merchant. 154 00:09:56.669

--> 00:09:57.710 That's you, right? 155 00:09:58.250 --> 00:10:02.159 It is, but I didn't buy any firewood. Who told 156 00:10:02.200 --> 00:10:02.919 you to bring it here? 157 00:10:03.500 --> 00:10:06.240 The woodcutter pointed a finger toward Leora. 158 00:10:07.100 --> 00:10:07.620 She did. 159 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:13.120 Leora looked up from the cart and gave a little wave. Hello, Victor. 160 00:10:13.500 --> 00:10:14.190 I'm Leora. 161 00:10:14.210 --> 00:10:16.830 I think my father Nicholas might have. 162 00:10:16.750 --> 00:10:21.509 Told you about me. Slowly, a smile spread across Victor's face. 163 00:10:22.330 --> 00:10:25.929 Before Nicholas died, the old man had described in great 164 00:10:26.129 --> 00:10:30.039 detail the three tests Leora must pass in order to 165 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:33.720 claim her inheritance. Victor was impressed at how quickly the 166 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:37.519 clever woman had passed the first one. He invited Leora 167 00:10:37.580 --> 00:10:40.809 inside and introduced her to his wife and two daughters. 168 00:10:41.490 --> 00:10:44.830 Both daughters were engaged to be married, and both their 169 00:10:44.870 --> 00:10:46.629 weddings were planned for later this year. 170 00:10:47.970 --> 00:10:52.350 Please, join us for dinner, Leora. But while my family 171 00:10:52.389 --> 00:10:55.230 and I are preparing the meal, could you please run 172 00:10:55.269 --> 00:10:57.129 a quick errand at the marketplace? 173 00:10:57.590 --> 00:11:01.289 Leora was surprised by the request, but she nodded her head. 174 00:11:01.769 --> 00:11:02.529 Terrific. 175 00:11:03.509 --> 00:11:07.490 I will give you one silver coin, Leora. Take that 176 00:11:07.830 --> 00:11:11.230 one silver coin to the market and use it to 177 00:11:11.330 --> 00:11:18.019 buy just one thing. Something we can eat. Something we 178 00:11:18.059 --> 00:11:24.220 can drink. Something we can spit out. Something we can 179 00:11:24.340 --> 00:11:30.820 plant in the garden. And something we can feed the cow. 180 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:34.620 Leora took the silver coin and dropped it in her purse. 181 00:11:35.190 --> 00:11:38.370 When she turned back to Victor, she noticed a twinkle 182 00:11:38.509 --> 00:11:39.629 in the merchant's eye. 183 00:11:40.490 --> 00:11:40.850 Aha! 184 00:11:41.389 --> 00:11:45.870 This must be her father's second test. All right. 185 00:11:46.820 --> 00:11:51.100 I must use this one silver coin to buy something 186 00:11:51.139 --> 00:11:55.659 we can eat, something we can drink, something we can 187 00:11:55.799 --> 00:11:59.419 spit out, something we can plant in the garden, and 188 00:12:00.539 --> 00:12:02.580 something we can feed the cow. 189 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:07.830 That's right. Thanks for your help, Leora. See you when 190 00:12:07.850 --> 00:12:08.490 you get back. 191 00:12:10.090 --> 00:12:13.570 Leora returned to the marketplace and wandered among the kiosks 192 00:12:13.710 --> 00:12:17.809 and stalls. She passed a baker selling crusty loaves of bread, 193 00:12:18.450 --> 00:12:23.590 a fishmonger selling plump, fresh fish, a cheesemonger selling pungent 194 00:12:23.669 --> 00:12:27.419 wheels of cheese. But when she reached the farmer, who 195 00:12:27.460 --> 00:12:31.799 was selling ripe, colorful fruits and vegetables, she paused for 196 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:32.200 a moment. 197 00:12:32.220 --> 00:12:33.620 Hmm. 198 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:36.440 Of course! 199 00:12:37.139 --> 00:12:37.700 That's it! 200 00:12:38.360 --> 00:12:41.700 Leora paid the farmer one silver coin. then went back 201 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:45.340 to Victor's house with a bulging paper bag in her arms. 202 00:12:46.460 --> 00:12:50.779 Leora, you're back. And what have you brought us? 203 00:12:51.399 --> 00:12:53.120 Leora arched an eyebrow. 204 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:56.840 Well, you asked me to use your one silver coin 205 00:12:56.879 --> 00:13:01.039 to buy one thing. Something we can eat, something we 206 00:13:01.090 --> 00:13:04.669 can drink, something we can spit out, something we can 207 00:13:04.750 --> 00:13:07.789 plant in the garden, and something we can feed the cow. 208 00:13:08.649 --> 00:13:11.470 So I brought you... She reached into the bag. 209 00:13:11.490 --> 00:13:16.590 A watermelon. We can eat the watermelon's flesh, we can 210 00:13:16.649 --> 00:13:20.929 drink its juice, we can spit out its seeds, then 211 00:13:21.049 --> 00:13:24.190 plant them in the garden, and we can feed the rind. 212 00:13:23.990 --> 00:13:24.549 To the cow. 213 00:13:26.269 --> 00:13:29.000 Victor's mouth curved into a grin. 214 00:13:29.600 --> 00:13:30.340 Marvelous. 215 00:13:31.549 --> 00:13:36.120 You've passed your second test, Leora, and that watermelon will 216 00:13:36.159 --> 00:13:37.759 make a delicious dessert. 217 00:13:38.639 --> 00:13:39.620 But first. 218 00:13:39.899 --> 00:13:41.440 He gestured toward the table. 219 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:45.559 Time to sit down for dinner. We've cooked up something 220 00:13:45.700 --> 00:13:48.240 very special tonight. I'll go get it from the oven. 221 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:51.639 Victor scurried to the kitchen and came back carrying a 222 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:57.529 big silver platter. On the platter was a whole roasted chicken, 223 00:13:58.049 --> 00:14:03.370 complete with the head, neck, wings, and legs. Victor set 224 00:14:03.409 --> 00:14:06.549 the glistening brown bird in front of Leora. 225 00:14:07.570 --> 00:14:07.950 Leora. 226 00:14:08.580 --> 00:14:12.179 Would you mind doing us one more favor? To make 227 00:14:12.240 --> 00:14:15.039 sure that everyone at the table gets their fair and 228 00:14:15.139 --> 00:14:16.720 proper share of chicken. 229 00:14:17.059 --> 00:14:18.320 He held out a knife. 230 00:14:19.019 --> 00:14:21.110 Would you kindly do the carving? 231 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:26.190 Once again, Leora noticed that glimmer in Victor's eye. Surely 232 00:14:26.309

--> 00:14:28.669 this was her father's third test. 233 00:14:29.350 --> 00:14:32.129 Why, I'd be delighted to carve this bird so that 234 00:14:32.210 --> 00:14:35.909 everyone gets their fair and proper share. Thank you, Victor. 235 00:14:35.929 --> 00:14:36.240 Victor? 236 00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:41.960 Leora peered at the chicken. With the head, neck, wings, 237 00:14:42.039 --> 00:14:45.039 and legs, the bird was definitely big enough to slice 238 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:49.779 into five portions for five people. But Leora suspected that 239 00:14:49.870 --> 00:14:54.470 was not what her crafty father had in mind. She 240 00:14:54.509 --> 00:14:58.129 thought for a moment, then lifted the knife and carved 241 00:14:58.289 --> 00:15:02.809 off the chicken's head. She laid the head on Victor's plate. 242 00:15:03.750 --> 00:15:06.370 Then she sliced off the chicken's neck and set it 243 00:15:06.429 --> 00:15:09.990 on Victor's wife's plate. Next, she cut off the wings 244 00:15:10.470 --> 00:15:14.649 and dropped one wing on each of the daughters' plates. Finally, 245 00:15:14.929 --> 00:15:17.769 she hacked off the legs and put them on her 246 00:15:17.840 --> 00:15:22.399 own plate. Victor looked from plate to plate, then fixed 247 00:15:22.500 --> 00:15:24.600 Leora with a curious stare. 248 00:15:26.139 --> 00:15:29.360 Tell us, Leora. How is it that we each got 249 00:15:29.460 --> 00:15:31.039 our fair and proper share? 250 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:35.549 Well, Leora took a deep breath. Victor laughed. 251 00:15:35.750 --> 00:15:38.019 You're sitting at the head of the table, so it's 252 00:15:38.059 --> 00:15:40.379 only fair and proper that you get the head of 253 00:15:40.419 --> 00:15:43.899 the chicken. Your wife is the hard-working woman who holds 254 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:47.019 this house and family together, so her fair and proper 255 00:15:47.080 --> 00:15:50.000 portion is the neck, which holds the head to the body. 256 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:54.039 Your daughters are about to get married and start families 257 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:57.600 of their own, so since they're flying away and leaving 258 00:15:57.639 --> 00:16:00.960 the nest, their fair and proper portion is the wings. 259 00:16:01.779 --> 00:16:06.029 And the legs... Why do you get the legs, Leora? 260 00:16:07.509 --> 00:16:10.779 Well, I'm the traveler who wandered across land and sea 261 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:14.200 to be with you wonderful people tonight. So my fair 262 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:18.279 and proper portion is the legs. And I will use 263 00:16:18.340 --> 00:16:22.250 those legs to return back home again. As soon as 264 00:16:22.259 --> 00:16:23.700 you give me my father's. 265 00:16:23.350 --> 00:16:25.710 Inheritance, Leora blushed. 266 00:16:26.629 --> 00:16:28.620 I have earned it, haven't I? 267 00:16:31.330 --> 00:16:35.990 Victor and his family broke into a round of applause. Indeed, 268 00:16:36.009 --> 00:16:40.750 thanks to her brainpower, intellect, and wits, Leora had passed 269 00:16:40.950 --> 00:16:45.190 all three of her father's tests with flying colors. And 270 00:16:45.269 --> 00:16:48.019 as a result, she went back to her country a 271 00:16:48.269 --> 00:16:52.360 very wealthy woman. But Leora knew that when it all 272 00:16:52.409 --> 00:16:55.580 came down to it, it wasn't the money that made 273 00:16:55.620 --> 00:17:13.170 her so rich. It was her mind. Now it's your turn. 274 00:17:13.849 --> 00:17:16.589 Want to try solving a riddle of your own? Try 275 00:17:16.630 --> 00:17:20.450 this one on for size. 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