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The 13 Clocks
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"The 13 Clocks" Quotes

A prince must rescue a princess from an evil duke by completing impossible tasks.

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But he fell down and broke his crown, and the princess and the clock struck one, and he was afraid and ran away and hid in the clock, where he would be safe.

James Thurber

fearsafety

The Duke was merely a bad old man who liked to make children unhappy.

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unhappiness

The Golux had a thingamabob for every occasion, and he made up occasions.

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creativity

So they went off together, the Golux and the Princess, to find the castle of Zorn, where a princess was held captive by a wicked Duke.

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adventure

The Golux was a very unhappy man, for he wanted to be a knight in armor, yet he had no chance to be, because there were no knights in armor left.

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unfulfilled dreams

You must not fail to trust me a little, no matter what you see me do. This is the trust I want: that you will see me do, what you see me do.

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trust

All the clocks in the city began to whirr and chime. They whirred and chimed and chimed and whirred, and chimed and whirred and whirred and chimed.

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time

The Golux, with his head and his hat and his shadow and his candle, went away.

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farewell

The Duke's breath was like the breath of a dragon who had eaten something that did not agree with him.

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disgust

And they all lived happily ever after, except for the ones who were killed and eaten.

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happinessdark humor