"The Lie that Would not Enter the Gate"
Episode #1
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INT. book cover - dAY
Narrator
In a land before time, far, far away, ...I mean Really far; there was a legendary kingdom; a place called Sugarland.  Its people were gentle and kind. 
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EXT. town square - dAY
Newman rides his donkey backwards while grabbing a few "zzzzz". Rosa carries a water jug, trying to balance it on her head. The kids play, Smithy works and the rest of the town folks go about their business.
NARRATOR
...This kingdom had a beggar.
Beggar
Help me... Please help the blind and the unfortunate. Come on, come on, come, come on....
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INT. palace - dAY
NARRATOR
This kingdom had a king.
KING
(yawning)
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EXT. tOWN SQUARE - dAY

NARRATOR
…There were young folks.
A young man walks along crying.
Young man
(crying)
NARRATOR
… and there were the elderly.
The cheerful old man laughing, rides his donkey. 
Cheerful old man
(laughing)
Go, go...
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INT. story book - dAY
NARRATOR
There were the wise.
Dumdum rides his imaginary stick donkey followed by a trail of kids.
DumDum
Giddyup donkey, Giddyup!
He continues straight into the scientist who tries to balance a mountain of books.
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EXT. toWN SQUARE - mOMENTS LATER
DumDum
Come on kids. Follow me. Hey, hey,  hey!... 
Kids
Ya, ya ya...
NARRATOR
And the fools.
Scientist
(trying to balance books)
Oh, oh… oh, NO!... 
Mr. Narrator, once again, you are mixing everything up. I am a wise man, not a fool! You should pay more attention! oh, ah, oh, ah...
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INT. story book - dAY
NARRATOR
Oh, my! Beg your pardon, it's not really my fault. Here in Sugarland everything is mixed up.             Anyway, moving on... Whose story are we telling today?
Crowd
Me, me... pick me! Pick me... me, me...
NARRATOR
Alright, already! Settle down!... We are going to turn the page, and whatever story comes up,         will be the story we're telling. 

BEGGAR
Give me the part in the story too. Take pity on the blind, the deserving! Homeless maybe?
NARRATOR
Let's get started before the sun sets shall we...
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INT. story book - dAY
The pages turn and we land on the title page today's story.
NARRATOR
Here we are. This is today's tale. The tale of Sugarland, and a Lie that Would not Enter the Gate!!
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EXT. palace gates - dAY
Two of the King's guard watch over the palace at the front gates as the camera moves in.
Palace Guard 1
Halt!... Hey you Where're you going? You can't get in without the secret word. Bus pass? 
Palace guard 2
Halt! Hey, get back here. Show me your ID. Your passport? Something? Get back here...
NARRATOR
Sugarland had a king who loved to hear lies. Humongous gigantic lies. Which is why he had ordered for everybody to tell him lies from sun up all the way to sundown.  

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INT. palace - dAY
Valin is in the midst of telling the king a story.                       
Valin
So anyway, the mouse got a hold of the elephant's nose and pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled...
King
Ohhhhh, You don't say! That's funny!
Valin
Until the nose was really long... So the elephant ended up thanking the mouse, and that is how the elephants got their trunk looking the way they do today... 
The king is laughing so hard that he falls our of his royal chair and rolls across the floor.
VALIN (CONT'D)
Oh, dear! Oh dear, oh what happened your majesty?
Slave
I got you boss, we good.
KING
Oh, my back... You're killing me, you'll be the end of me!...
The slave runs over to him, picks him up and brings him back to the chair.

KING (CONT'D)
Alright. Now, tell me another one! Oh come on...
Valin
Aye! Your majesty, I'm all out of lies...
KING
What did you say? Out of lies?? Why do I even bother keeping you around here then, huuuunnnnn! I order you to come up with another lie immediately.
Valin
Yes, sir! Yes! Right away. In fact, I have a very cunning plan... 
Valin whispers in the king's ear.
KING
Ha? But I'll have to give prizes all the time.
Valin
No, your majesty. Not necessary. What we'll do is... 
Valin again whispers in the king's ear.
KING
Ah! What a wonderful idea I just came up with.
Valin
Hun! But.. But, sire, that was my idea...
KING
What!? What'd you say?
Valin
Nothing, Just admiring your genus...
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EXT. tOWN SQUARE - dAY
The town crier walks as he read the order from the king.
Town Crier
Hear ye! Hear ye! According to the king's order, anyone who can tell the king an unbelievable lie will be granted the right to marry the king's daughter and become the son-in-law of his most imperial majesty, the king. 
The town folk start running towards and over the crier and the band.
TOWN CRIER (CONT'D)
RUN! RUN!
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EXT. pALACE GATES - dAY
The town folk are standing in front trying to get in.
CROWD
Let me in... I have the best lie... let me in...
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INT. palace - dAY
Korbin, one of the town's citizens prepares to tell his lie.
KING
Well?
Korbin
Your majesty. King of kings, zenith of the universe, great ruler of the land and the sea... 
The Sheriff pokes Korbin in the back.
Sheriff/King's Guard
Just tell your lie!
Korbin
Yes, sir. Alright. I served as the lead guard with a caravan that had more than ten thousand camels. The merchants of the caravan were very happy to know that a guardian with such a great heart of a lion was their guard... One day, a bunch of ignorant thieves who had never tasted the power of my sword attacked our caravan. Thieves everywhere! ten of 'em, no, hundreds of 'em, no thousands of 'em. I drew my sword and attacked them all by myself. I twirled my sword, I yelled ATTACK....!
King
Wha... WHAT! 
SLAVE (O.S.)
Is it me or things heavy up in here?
Sheriff/King's Guard
Step down... Lower... I said step down lower
Korbin
Forgive me your bigness. I meant no harm... 
King
Valin!
Valin
Yes, sire.
KING
Was this a lie?
Valin
It sounded completely true to me, Sire.
Korbin
What? Oh no. I'm ruined.  
King
Throw this idiot out...
Valin
Sire, there is a huge crowd at the gate, you can't even step outside.
KING
Can't step outside you say?
Valin
No, sire. 
KING
Well....
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EXT. palace tower - dAY
Korbin files our through the window landing in the Palace fountain.
Korbin
(falling)
I want my mommy... Heeeeeellllllp!
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INT. pALACE - dAY
Sheriff/King's Guard
Next liar.
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INT. sTORY BOOK - dAY 
We see the crowd standing in front of the Palace gates through the storybook window.
CROWD
Pick me! Pick me! Let me in... let me in...
juDGE
... and I bit his leg with my own teeth...
NaRRATOR
So, anyway. Lies and liars went on and the king was very amused enjoying the game he had created.
NARRATOR (CONT'D)
 Oh, isn't this our own DumDum?
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EXT. tOWN SQUARE - dAY
DumDum
(humming)
NARRATOR
Let me introduce him. This is DumDum. The fool of Sugarland. Like all fools, he acts strange and says the darnedest things. Hey, DumDum. Don't you want to go and tell a lie to the King?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
DumDum
(talking to narrator)
My lie isn't woven yet. When it's ready the king and his palace are going to fit in it!
KID #2
Here, DumDum. I found it. There is more, and I'm gonna get them.
NaRRATOR
What?? A lie that the king and his palace would fit in? What gibberish. Well, let's move on.               He is just a crazy fool anyway. Where were we? 
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EXT. pALACE TOWER - lATER
More liars fly out the palace tower windows.
Narrator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Aha, I remember! For seven days, whatever liars existed in Sugarland went to the king and told him some huge lie. Until the seventh day...
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INT. pALACE - dAY
King
Oh, um... Valin!
Valin
Yes, sire?
KING
Bring in the first liar for today, would you.
SLAVE
Um hunnn...
Valin
Your royal highness, there are nnn... no liars here today.
KinG
WHAT! What on earth are you talking about? So today there are no lies we can listen to? Either find a liar, or you'll live to regret it...
Sheriff/King's Guard
Hump, hump, hump, hump, hump, hump, hump, hump, hump... Sire, DumDum the Fool is here to tell you a lie. 
KING
Ha, ha, ha, That fool. I didn't believe the lies of the wisest of men. Now this fool dares to tell me his lie?! Humm, Oh, well, let him in. 
DumDum
Hello your majesty! 
KING
Hello DumDum. You're in luck. Today I'm not so busy, otherwise you'd never get a chance. Okay, tell me a lie then. 
DumDum
But your majesty, I didn't bring my lie with me. 
KING
What was that?? You didn't bring your lie with you? What are you doing here then? 
DumDum
Well, my lie is huge. So I couldn't get it through the city gate. So, I just left it there outside of the gates.
KING
So, what do you want me to do?
Valin approaches the king and speaks to him privately.
Valin
Sire, how about going to the city gates. Get some fresh air, check out his lie and then refuse to believe it. 
KING
Ah, good idea. Announce that I'm on my way.  
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EXT. town road - dAY
The king followed by his entourage rides in as the town crier announces his arrival.
TOWN CRIER
Hear ye, Hear ye. Make way. Get out of the way. His most imperial majesty is coming through.  
ROSA
What is going on?
Nanna
The rumor is, the king wants to marry! 
Jacob
What's all the commotion?
Kelton
They say the king is on his way to see DumDum's lie. 
Jacob
What!! DumDum's lie! That should be funny. Let's go see. 
KELTON (o.S.)
Right behind you.
The king, riding his horse arrives at the city gates. He greets some of the crowd.
DUMDUM
(under his breath)
Yes hello... hello...
KinG
So, DumDum. Where's your lie? 
DumDum
My lie is behind the gate, your majesty. Order the gates open if you please, see for yourself. 
KiNG
Open the gate! 
The king makes his way through the gates followed by Valin. The king yawns and suddenly falls off his horse. Crowd murmurs can be heard.
KING (CONT'D)
(yawning, then falls from horse)
VALIN (O.S.)
OH! SIRE! SIRE! Are you OK?
The king gets himself up.
KING
What in the world is this?
kid #2
I know it's cool right! We made it!
DumDum
Sire, I've brought this basket so I can collect the debt you owe me. 
KinG
Debt?! What debt??
DumDum
Yes, sir, debt. How could you not remember?? I'm talking about the 7 baskets of gold which your father borrowed from me when he built the palace. He said that you would repay me.
KING
7 baskets of gold!? 
VALIN
7 baskets of gold!?
DumDum
Yes, your majesty. Your late father, when building this palace, was short of money to pay the workers. So he asked me, and I lent him 7 baskets just like this one, full of gold. The idea was that I would collect it from you. 
KING
What?? My father borrowed money from you. Aren't you ashamed, you silly man? What, that's crazy telling me such a ridiculous lie?
Valin
You crazy lunatic. How dare you tell such an awful lie!
DumDum
Okay, no problem. I see that you don't believe me. So I guess, I'm going  to marry your daughter. Just like you said. 
The Crowd starts cheering and chanting Valin's name.
CROWD
(cheering)
KinG
AH! What? No, no! Who here said it was true... No no no...  
Valin
Yes, sire, it is true.  
DumDum
In that case, pay me what you owe me. 
The crowd cheers for Dumdum once again.
CROWD
Dumdum! Dumdum! Dumdum!
KinG
No! It's a lie! No, It's a lie... lie, lie, lie...
Valin
No, it's true! It's true..
KinG
It's a lie I say... You fool, you idiot... It's a lie you fool... It's your fault... you idiot, it's your fault...
The starts chasing Valin down the street and back all the way to the palace.
Valin
It's true.
KiNG
No, it's a lie!.. lie, lie, lie, lie....
Valin
 No, It's true...
KING
It's a lie you idiot..
VALIN
No, it' true, it's true...
KING
It's a lie, lie...
VALIN
No, it' true, it's true...
KING
It's a lie, lie...
VALIN
No, it' true, it's true...

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EXT. pALACE TOWER - dAY
Valin and King both jump out of the palace tower window. 
VALIN
(falling)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
KING
(falling)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...
NaRRATOR
So, that's what happened in the end... Oh, no! Darn it! That kids have stained the story book again. Anyway, we're not quite sure what happened at the end. All we know is that our story ended, and the crow... Well, we're not exactly sure what happened to the crow either!
THE END