The tale of the boy who tricked the Devil - Iseult Gillespie

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  • Discover the tale of the lovestruck boy sent into Hell to steal 3 hairs from the Devil to appease his true love's father, the king.
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    In a small town, a proud mother showed off her newborn son. Upon noticing his lucky birthmark, townsfolk predicted he would marry a princess. But soon, these rumors reached the wicked king. Enraged, the king stole the child away, and sent him hurtling down the river. But the infant’s luck proved greater than the king’s plan. Iseult Gillespie tells the tale of the boy’s journey to meet the Devil.
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  • @firestorm563
    @firestorm563 3 роки тому +18306

    "You can't pass until you answer our question."
    "I will answer when I return."
    "Understandable, have a nice day."

  • @Hexamath
    @Hexamath 3 роки тому +3005

    Guy literally had a golden birthmark, of course he's lucky.

    • @Max-po8vz
      @Max-po8vz 3 роки тому +2

      1.2 likes 2 comments?!?!

    • @LuckyAnanda
      @LuckyAnanda 3 роки тому +6

      instead of birthmark, I had literal name "Lucky"

    • @Person-rz1ur
      @Person-rz1ur 3 роки тому +2

      Dio with 3 moles on his ear: pathetic

    • @Hexamath
      @Hexamath 3 роки тому +2

      @@LuckyAnanda your parents must be good at choosing names.

    • @jonathan-pm1hg
      @jonathan-pm1hg 3 роки тому +1

      @@LuckyAnanda well, of course youre lucky

  • @people9426
    @people9426 3 роки тому +4728

    The dude who maxed out his luck stat and charisma

    • @susamogus8331
      @susamogus8331 2 роки тому +87

      And rolls only 20

    • @alucardbunche4197
      @alucardbunche4197 2 роки тому +75

      @@susamogus8331 with a +10 proficiency bonus

    • @egg1643
      @egg1643 2 роки тому +28

      And with 3 new skins all limited addition

    • @klem9758
      @klem9758 2 роки тому +17

      And with the fortune charm on all his stuff

    • @trinidadcardona1407
      @trinidadcardona1407 2 роки тому +9

      I broke the 666 like curse

  • @MySliceofLifeAnimation
    @MySliceofLifeAnimation 2 роки тому +4283

    Bandits: “You are bad guy but this does not mean you are bad guy”

    • @sarahmostacci208
      @sarahmostacci208 2 роки тому +13

      🤣

    • @antonybrooks1379
      @antonybrooks1379 2 роки тому +62

      I wish that bandits in games were like that example skyrim you did not sleep for 3 days straight your caring the fate of many things and here is a bandit with a broken knife trying to steal your gold

    • @faceless5472
      @faceless5472 2 роки тому +19

      @@antonybrooks1379 Me in full daedric armor and dragon bone weapons: Call the ambulance, but not for me

    • @wowie357
      @wowie357 2 роки тому +4

      XD

    • @exammole4545
      @exammole4545 2 роки тому +1

      @@antonybrooks1379
      Miitopia’s theifs: Hmm yes...

  • @rubyj3287
    @rubyj3287 3 роки тому +6480

    'Small Village' 'Errie Village' These villagers are so creative when it comes to naming their villages.

    • @royrequireswifi488
      @royrequireswifi488 3 роки тому +23

      ILiveFor TheChaos
      Just DC names

    • @DigidesteinedSayian
      @DigidesteinedSayian 3 роки тому +56

      I don't know, I live near an Eerie Canal.

    • @jessical4866
      @jessical4866 3 роки тому +44

      What- what happens when the small village is not small anymore

    • @marymorara2424
      @marymorara2424 3 роки тому +1

      Quite so

    • @rubyj3287
      @rubyj3287 3 роки тому +25

      @@jessical4866 It gets remained to 'Average-Sized Village,' of course.

  • @noinfo3517
    @noinfo3517 3 роки тому +21168

    "He was carrying his own death sentence"
    Me when I get home to show my grades to my mother and they are all Fs

    • @hiraya.7854
      @hiraya.7854 3 роки тому +293

      an original comment... nice

    • @ajinkyaghule2198
      @ajinkyaghule2198 3 роки тому +173

      F
      RIP

    • @zwagig1761
      @zwagig1761 3 роки тому +191

      Only if there were a gang of well meaning bandits who changed your report card with reference to the video. 😂🤣

    • @eagletgriff
      @eagletgriff 3 роки тому +15

      @@hiraya.7854 a breath of fresh air

    • @ayyappanchithambaram4575
      @ayyappanchithambaram4575 3 роки тому +11

      @@eagletgriff and a breath of CO2

  • @danielmiliband5280
    @danielmiliband5280 3 роки тому +541

    Today we learnt not to trust someone you tried to murder 3 times especially when they know it was you

    • @sleepingboiz8155
      @sleepingboiz8155 2 роки тому +3

      YeAh I hAd 2 fzriE ds wOo tRiEdk tU kILl mEs fOuRk tImes aNuD thEir stIll tRuestk me wIthk their heaurts

    • @shauryapandey6018
      @shauryapandey6018 2 роки тому

      @@sleepingboiz8155 O_O

    • @asha2755
      @asha2755 2 роки тому +1

      I want to like your comment, but it's a perfect 365

  • @dr.d3m0n1c2
    @dr.d3m0n1c2 2 роки тому +1016

    "Honey? Where did you send my father?"
    To eternal damnation.

    • @thorveim1174
      @thorveim1174 2 роки тому +19

      with how the story cuts though? he just sent him to row instead of the ferryman.

    • @markdaniel9657
      @markdaniel9657 2 роки тому +60

      "I will answer when I return"

    • @constancemiller3753
      @constancemiller3753 2 роки тому +8

      On a long cruise.

    • @melontusk7358
      @melontusk7358 2 роки тому +6

      Shrek: "Good question, for another time. I will answer when he has returned."

    • @CST1992
      @CST1992 Рік тому +1

      Ah, 666 likes...

  • @rajeshpandey2198
    @rajeshpandey2198 3 роки тому +4104

    Moral of the story: Always answer when you return

  • @thoaily8352
    @thoaily8352 3 роки тому +7575

    "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
    "He will answer when he returns."

  • @meemman843
    @meemman843 3 роки тому +586

    All of that without even a shirt... I'm impressed! 👏

    • @dacioana881
      @dacioana881 2 роки тому +13

      because you just need a shirt to survive

    • @kavtamili
      @kavtamili 2 роки тому +3

      Lol 😆

    • @biazacha
      @biazacha 2 роки тому +20

      No need for shirts when you’re born with plot armor

  • @g_raheem9034
    @g_raheem9034 2 роки тому +662

    Everyone: When will One Piece end?
    Oda: "I will answer when I return"

  • @Ara_Ara2
    @Ara_Ara2 3 роки тому +26431

    Teacher: You can't leave the classroom till you answer all the questions on your quiz
    Me: *I will answer, once I return*

  • @stigma8940
    @stigma8940 3 роки тому +3810

    Kid : Hey dad wanna play baseball?
    Father : I will answer when I return

    • @DHEER-np9qs
      @DHEER-np9qs 3 роки тому +204

      He probably went to get some milk

    • @PrinceKashyap.
      @PrinceKashyap. 3 роки тому +43

      Damn, it hurts :'(

    • @alchemist6819
      @alchemist6819 3 роки тому +14

      He went to office to complete his boss's project :(. 😔

    • @kerentan9446
      @kerentan9446 3 роки тому +12

      my brother just asked me that after i saw the notification, so i told youtube: i will answer when i return

    • @RandomStuff-fd6iy
      @RandomStuff-fd6iy 3 роки тому +4

      KeRen Tan lol

  • @alwinwinter1645
    @alwinwinter1645 3 роки тому +619

    I really enjoy these stories, of someone trying to stop a destiny, only to end up being the one fulfilling it.

    • @whynot8212
      @whynot8212 2 роки тому +38

      "One often meets his destiny in the road he takes to avoid it." - some tortoise, probably

    • @JustAnotherAccount8
      @JustAnotherAccount8 2 роки тому +20

      @@whynot8212 There are no oogway - Master Accident

    • @thefoodieknight-roblox9449
      @thefoodieknight-roblox9449 2 роки тому +2

      Same thing happened to Perseus' grandfather.

    • @leahsimi7259
      @leahsimi7259 Рік тому

      myth of persous birth i think its the one with the golden shower

    • @juanli4153
      @juanli4153 Рік тому

      Yup

  • @grey8173
    @grey8173 3 роки тому +251

    I love how they call the village “EERIE VILLAGE.” Literaly

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful 2 роки тому +2

      Like Eerie, Indiana?

    • @MrNight2015
      @MrNight2015 2 роки тому +1

      @@soslothful There was even a kids tv show about it in the early 90's

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful 2 роки тому

      @@MrNight2015 Eerire, Indiana? Yea, that was a cool show. Way better than most of what I grew up watching.

    • @jakefortezofficial2000
      @jakefortezofficial2000 Рік тому

      Me 2.

  • @jive3341
    @jive3341 3 роки тому +7753

    props to grandma for being an angel.

    • @aquapenguin9697
      @aquapenguin9697 3 роки тому +202

      well grandmas are awesome people...

    • @kbye2321
      @kbye2321 3 роки тому +85

      Daniel Acosta being an angel is a figure of speech as well. While she is a demon, she is also an angel. So... r/ wooosh??

    • @finnkyle5552
      @finnkyle5552 3 роки тому +97

      Daniel Acosta aren't demons just fallen angels tho

    • @icarokaue7334
      @icarokaue7334 3 роки тому +18

      @@kbye2321 REDdIT MOMeNt

    • @Basic_Cat
      @Basic_Cat 3 роки тому +3

      yes indeed

  • @TheTexas1994
    @TheTexas1994 3 роки тому +3130

    So the villagers were just ok with the boy straight up avoiding their question after refusing to let him pass unless he answered their question?

    • @avitaltagar5726
      @avitaltagar5726 3 роки тому +462

      Well, he did have a cool birthmark

    • @roshannair2118
      @roshannair2118 3 роки тому +22

      Good old times, eh?

    • @veryberry39
      @veryberry39 3 роки тому +125

      "Hey, you're not going anywhere until you answer this question!"
      "I'll answer when I come back."
      "...Oh okay, cool"

    • @sundawn-gt7yx
      @sundawn-gt7yx 3 роки тому +18

      He was lucky, remember?

    • @Zeragamba
      @Zeragamba 3 роки тому +34

      Eh. don't let logic get in the way of a good myth

  • @biggiecheese7113
    @biggiecheese7113 3 роки тому +91

    The youth kid: tells the king to go to the river for more riches.
    the ferryman: gives the king his oars and bounds him to being the next ferryman.
    the king: *we've been tricked we've been backstabbed and we've quite possibly been bamboozled*

  • @maggiejetson7904
    @maggiejetson7904 2 роки тому +151

    Waiter: Where's my tip?
    Me: I'll answer when I return

  • @VINOTOR
    @VINOTOR 3 роки тому +21169

    Why no one talking about the bandits,they literally are the real MVPs in this story

  • @joyfullpuns1593
    @joyfullpuns1593 3 роки тому +5649

    Imagine having a death sentance so brutal that even bandits decide to help you out

    • @Harith5
      @Harith5 2 роки тому +12

      🤣 hahaha

    • @Maxzes_
      @Maxzes_ 2 роки тому +132

      the bandits know a death sentence, im pretty sure they have atleast some respect for people who are getting one

    • @night-x6793
      @night-x6793 2 роки тому +52

      Luckily they were bandits instead of psycho murders and executioners.

    • @riyak.7393
      @riyak.7393 2 роки тому +5

      Who are bandits?

    • @alguien_-mas
      @alguien_-mas 2 роки тому +4

      @@riyak.7393 joe

  • @acharya_abiral
    @acharya_abiral 3 роки тому +21

    I read this tale when I was 6-7 years old in a dusty, pale book of fairy tales, translated into Nepali, lying unopened for many years in the old wooden rack. These same stories fill my sweet nostalgia everytime, even when I watch or read fantasy fictions like the LOTR, Prince of persia etc.

  • @tvnawmayn9320
    @tvnawmayn9320 2 роки тому +27

    King: Do the impossible!
    Man: Ok.

  • @cheesedmacaroni
    @cheesedmacaroni 3 роки тому +10612

    Villagers: Why was the well dry?
    Me an intellectual: Because there is no water in it

    • @rohitchaudhary3619
      @rohitchaudhary3619 3 роки тому +255

      but this make more sense then answer from boy 😂

    • @teo15
      @teo15 3 роки тому +128

      Wow, this is big brai...
      Yeah actually that sounds more logical

    • @gammabursta6915
      @gammabursta6915 3 роки тому +42

      Same thought process

    • @buffbear9287
      @buffbear9287 3 роки тому +13

      It eez wut it eez

    • @tagreedibrahim9978
      @tagreedibrahim9978 3 роки тому +15

      I will give you emerald if you answer when you return

  • @ace8738
    @ace8738 3 роки тому +3052

    My teacher : Have you done your homework?
    Me: *I will answer when i return*

    • @leonidkhamadakov7778
      @leonidkhamadakov7778 3 роки тому +7

      Underrated for now lol.

    • @HacknMate
      @HacknMate 3 роки тому +5

      return from where? Playing Fartnite?

    • @RandomStuff-fd6iy
      @RandomStuff-fd6iy 3 роки тому +7

      Hack-n-Mate Or finishing his or her homework.

    • @pix_d20
      @pix_d20 3 роки тому +7

      @@HacknMate fortnite bad, reddit good

    • @Alvionalx
      @Alvionalx 3 роки тому +3

      Pix_d also Minecraft good fort nite bad loll

  • @midtoiletgaming4378
    @midtoiletgaming4378 2 роки тому +5

    The bandits are literally the MVP of the story

  • @pepper4632
    @pepper4632 3 роки тому +24

    King: Yo wife kill this man
    Queen: Guess he’ll marry our daughter

  • @mrflip-flop3198
    @mrflip-flop3198 3 роки тому +1911

    Dad: I'm going outside.
    Me: When will you return?
    Dad: *I will answer when I return.*

  • @petkamoravcikova
    @petkamoravcikova 2 роки тому +10

    This sounds like a simplified version of a czech fairytale - Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda (grandpa All-Know's three golden hair). It's basically the same with a lot of detail, a fairy godmother who said he'll marry the princess and also changed the letter... Also more info about how he grew up and a name Plaváček - plavat means to swim and the rest is just a suffix signifying it's a mans name. Some old villagers found him and called him that since they found him swimming in the water in a cradle.

  • @lawfre1010
    @lawfre1010 2 роки тому +18

    man I want to try the “I will answer when I return” to my parents and see how they’ll react lmao

  • @TheEmptyForever
    @TheEmptyForever 3 роки тому +5916

    King: doesn't want dude to marry his daughter
    Also king: sends dude to the palace where his daughter lives

    • @LocalPlagueDoc
      @LocalPlagueDoc 3 роки тому +183

      Remember he sent him with a death sentence, camouflaged as a message for the queen.

    • @primekrunkergamer188
      @primekrunkergamer188 3 роки тому +39

      @Krishna Laxkar He couldnt have because he won the princesses love and just killing him was no longer an option. He literally says it in the story.

    • @Fryguystudios
      @Fryguystudios 3 роки тому +68

      @@primekrunkergamer188 they mean he could have killed him instead of sending him there.

    • @minhngoctran7271
      @minhngoctran7271 3 роки тому +23

      Its a classic CK2 tactic, if they're in your court, your plot power is greater

    • @bryanchai5536
      @bryanchai5536 3 роки тому +4

      Smol brain be like

  • @kae.jj.
    @kae.jj. 3 роки тому +9836

    Me: Dad, why are you buying milk?
    Dad: I'll answer when I return
    **never returns**

    • @waldalwahsh7833
      @waldalwahsh7833 3 роки тому +180

      could’ve been better if u didn’t add the third line xd

    • @walnutalpaca8608
      @walnutalpaca8608 3 роки тому +7

      C o p I e d

    • @smk7500
      @smk7500 3 роки тому +37

      WalnutAlpaca860 // Nah this is kinda a common joke on UA-cam so it’s likely they didn’t see the other even if they posted a month after. The other one had a better punchline though imo

    • @lesterbaldud7284
      @lesterbaldud7284 3 роки тому +9

      Smoked Kabob this is way too overused that i don’t even like thee good ones anymore it’s just ruined

    • @k.somm1
      @k.somm1 3 роки тому +7

      not funny...

  • @mrrandom7315
    @mrrandom7315 2 роки тому +62

    Everyone is talking about who is the real hero of the story. Turns out everyone did their own part to contribute even the greedy king. The true hero of the story just might be the storymaker.

  • @harmankurdish4757
    @harmankurdish4757 2 роки тому +16

    When I saw the devil’s grandmother I couldn’t hold my laugh 😂

  • @koniggigih1
    @koniggigih1 3 роки тому +1225

    I laughed so hard when his horse sitting comfortably with its cute legs lmao

  • @thebestone8872
    @thebestone8872 3 роки тому +4228

    I love that the devils grandma helped him like that's so wholesome

  • @tiananguyen2894
    @tiananguyen2894 3 роки тому +19

    Teacher: Here's a test, answer all the questions
    Me: Heading for the door
    Teacher: Where do you think you're going?
    Me: I will answer when I return

  • @Boi-gp9lt
    @Boi-gp9lt Рік тому +3

    It has been confirmed, all grandmas are awesome. Even the devil's grandma.

  • @jocep
    @jocep 3 роки тому +2910

    "..not knowing he was carrying his own death sentence"
    Sounded like my homework

  • @BathshebaVanathi
    @BathshebaVanathi 3 роки тому +2305

    "A Series of Fortunate Events.' - Author: Devil's Grandmother

    • @hritikasharma8740
      @hritikasharma8740 3 роки тому +28

      aka Hellamy Snicket

    • @siddharthnair6792
      @siddharthnair6792 3 роки тому +7

      Bathsheba Vanathi Dont look away! Don’t!

    • @sradd7471
      @sradd7471 3 роки тому +1

      Hritika Sharma it’s Lemony Snicket

    • @m.dagasan
      @m.dagasan 3 роки тому +1

      3rd season came out

    • @m.dagasan
      @m.dagasan 3 роки тому

      Esme really touches my nerves
      WHY WHY ARE TOU THAT MEAN

  • @arieltd78
    @arieltd78 3 роки тому +17

    This story is very similar to "The Luck Child" - from Jim Henson's The Story Teller.

  • @SoapBoxMediaTV
    @SoapBoxMediaTV 2 роки тому

    These TED-ed animations are all over-the-top great! The BEST out there.

  • @crusader2603
    @crusader2603 3 роки тому +1183

    No one:
    King: changes race when mad

  • @abilawaandamari8366
    @abilawaandamari8366 3 роки тому +3333

    Always troubles me how in myth and legends a King would attempts to kill a baby by putting it into a river in a perfectly buoyant container in the hope that the baby would die somehow. Like just drown the baby man.

    • @bricklinclark8105
      @bricklinclark8105 3 роки тому +611

      In many of these old stories the King can't actually just kill a baby, but leaving it in a basket in a river or alone in the forest is leaving the child's fate up to the gods.

    • @gauravalexanderminz8032
      @gauravalexanderminz8032 3 роки тому +288

      I don't know, but it was like killing a unicorn, a curse lands up on the killer of an innocent being, I think... That is why they didn't kill babies...

    • @zamorrow
      @zamorrow 3 роки тому +32

      Bro you're mental

    • @jwaximus1113
      @jwaximus1113 3 роки тому +35

      @@bricklinclark8105 Story of how Moses fate was decided

    • @princedavido
      @princedavido 3 роки тому +22

      @@gauravalexanderminz8032 but they still killed them indirectly so there's that.

  • @thetanmanmcg6378
    @thetanmanmcg6378 3 роки тому

    thx for making these videos! i love them they are my favorite way to learn

  • @rockholmes8711
    @rockholmes8711 2 роки тому +36

    Imagine if jack Sparrow told this story

  • @reaperandyel
    @reaperandyel 3 роки тому +830

    What's the moral of the story?
    Me: I will answer when I return.

    • @treetheoak8313
      @treetheoak8313 3 роки тому +27

      I think it's conviction. The man didn't have all the answers but knew he still had to complete these tasks. He tries to help the people or beings that he meets and even better he keeps his word. He does return, he does find a solution for these people's problems.

    • @SupremeVelocity01
      @SupremeVelocity01 3 роки тому +12

      The answer of the story is to brutally stab and behead the baby while throwing its body and head into a fire.

    • @eoincampbell1584
      @eoincampbell1584 3 роки тому +9

      @@treetheoak8313 Also if you have a cool birthmark you should walk around shirtless so everyone can see it and good things will probably happen.

    • @tazeenfathima181
      @tazeenfathima181 3 роки тому

      @@eoincampbell1584 😂😂😂

    • @Penguinmanereikel
      @Penguinmanereikel 3 роки тому +1

      Tree the oak another one regarding the king: don’t try to be a smartass

  • @marshmellowmoon7990
    @marshmellowmoon7990 3 роки тому +1690

    0:27 The king wears a cloak to hide his identity
    Also the king: Imma just put my crown over the hood

  • @buskingkarma2503
    @buskingkarma2503 10 місяців тому +1

    Being a proud bandit myself,,,I approve of this story!👍

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables 2 роки тому +1

    These tales are adorable, thank you for sharing them 😃🙏🏽

    • @DRACOFURY
      @DRACOFURY 9 місяців тому

      Dam That Emoji Is Big 😮

  • @BaltimoreColt
    @BaltimoreColt 3 роки тому +769

    My wife: "I demand an answer when you return."
    Me: "Damn it."

    • @pi17
      @pi17 3 роки тому +16

      That's a great twist

    • @anhthiensaigon
      @anhthiensaigon 3 роки тому +16

      time to pluck some blonde devil's hairs

    • @nonybrighto
      @nonybrighto 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @user-mo8oh7kp6h
      @user-mo8oh7kp6h 3 роки тому +10

      @@anhthiensaigon don't. Taking blond hair to your wife will be like carreing your own statement of death .

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 3 роки тому +2

      i demand a trial by combat

  • @23deepakiyer76
    @23deepakiyer76 3 роки тому +723

    ya but why satan still live with his grandma i thought he was a big boy

    • @priyaarti
      @priyaarti 3 роки тому +5

      -eye 😂🤣🤣

    • @splitfancycake9069
      @splitfancycake9069 3 роки тому +52

      his grandmas cookies keep him alive

    • @yesno8273
      @yesno8273 3 роки тому +36

      satan gets scared at night, so he needs his grandma to calm him down

    • @ahitler5592
      @ahitler5592 3 роки тому +18

      His grandma has to read him a book about fairytales before getting sleep

    • @mariotalavera1352
      @mariotalavera1352 3 роки тому +8

      Because Grandmas are the best ❤️❤️❤️

  • @glitched7533
    @glitched7533 Рік тому

    Love your vids my man oh my word so many hours of my life I have spent watching you

  • @DimitarUzunov1412
    @DimitarUzunov1412 3 роки тому +1

    I had actually heard this tale when I was little but had forgotten it. Thanks for the nostalgia

  • @a.nonnymouse2616
    @a.nonnymouse2616 3 роки тому +2162

    "Why is the well dry?" - There's no water.
    "Why is the tree barren?" - It's dead.
    "How can I escape my interminable task?" - By definition, it's inescapable.

    • @yuxuanzheng4535
      @yuxuanzheng4535 3 роки тому +77

      insomiablaze 1 I will answer when I return

    • @rhyno5289
      @rhyno5289 3 роки тому +20

      The Artist of Creation can I come too?

    • @yuxuanzheng4535
      @yuxuanzheng4535 3 роки тому +41

      @@rhyno5289 I will answer when I return

    • @crisalexcris15
      @crisalexcris15 3 роки тому +18

      Ctrl-alt-delete, open task manager, select the wanted task, hit delete. If you want to go even further, right click on the task, open file location, stop the task and delete the files

    • @janzen255
      @janzen255 3 роки тому +36

      interminable doesn't mean its by definition inescapable. Interminable just means the task itself has no end, with no assumption about your involvement or lack thereof. As shown in the video, it can be handed off to someone else while still being interminable

  • @michaelwu7678
    @michaelwu7678 3 роки тому +934

    So the boy attended his own wedding without wearing a shirt? Noice

    • @waltercardcollector
      @waltercardcollector 3 роки тому +50

      I was just thinking that if he had been wearing a shirt, the king wouldn't have noticed his birthmark and the story wouldn't have happened

    • @roshanantony64
      @roshanantony64 3 роки тому +19

      Dude forget weddings, ancient kings ruled vast empires without needing a shirt lol. Haven't you seen Xerxes in 300? Well, not the best example but this would do.

    • @Adamscott11
      @Adamscott11 3 роки тому +18

      With that bod, i won't either.

    • @swrennie
      @swrennie 3 роки тому +7

      Hey, would you, if you were "strapping"?

    • @marshalm.a1556
      @marshalm.a1556 3 роки тому +1

      Noice

  • @CST1992
    @CST1992 Рік тому

    I just love the ferryman's grin in the end...😏

  • @jacotaco
    @jacotaco 2 роки тому +2

    Currently reading The Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tails, and I’m reading this very story right now! I knew that I recognized what I was reading, and remembered that I’d heard it here first. Bless Ted Ed!

  • @varixalint
    @varixalint 3 роки тому +608

    Me: “Hey dad, where are you going?”
    Dad: “I will answer when I return”
    It’s been 17 years

    • @Elle-ho3uu
      @Elle-ho3uu 3 роки тому +13

      Whenever i'm stressed and angry, I place my left hand on my chest, and my right hand on my belly, exhanging taps while taking long breaths. It helps. Try.

    • @Elle-ho3uu
      @Elle-ho3uu 3 роки тому +6

      Sending virtual hugs and kisses btw

    • @rhyno5289
      @rhyno5289 3 роки тому +6

      Skeleton Masher He’ll answer when he Returns

    • @UnknownGodOfCelestia
      @UnknownGodOfCelestia 3 роки тому +4

      @@Elle-ho3uu Thanks for advising but just so you know that this comment is a joke...

    • @jsc1jake512
      @jsc1jake512 3 роки тому +3

      He doesn't have to answer if he never comes back

  • @LunaP1
    @LunaP1 3 роки тому +743

    When even bandits feel bad for the protagonist, you know who the true villain is.

    • @melvinfranco2142
      @melvinfranco2142 2 роки тому +10

      Congratulations. You saved a kid's life.
      (As well as unknowingly letting the kid kill the king by trickery).

    • @dan-us6nk
      @dan-us6nk Рік тому +3

      @@melvinfranco2142 how did he kill the king?
      he simply let him follow the interminable task that the ferryman had.

    • @sirnikkel6746
      @sirnikkel6746 Рік тому +3

      @@dan-us6nk He just gave him eternal life and purpose.

  • @s_w_i_s_s_c_h_e_e_s_e
    @s_w_i_s_s_c_h_e_e_s_e 3 роки тому +1

    2:10 i like how the sign just says "eerie village"

  • @sharkk_alix
    @sharkk_alix 3 роки тому

    Man, I love watching this UA-cam channel!

  • @melissaharris3890
    @melissaharris3890 3 роки тому +866

    "Why is this man in cardiac arrest?"
    Doc "i will answer when I return"

  • @goolgmorelikesmoolge9038
    @goolgmorelikesmoolge9038 3 роки тому +158

    I love how they portrayed the Devil's grandmother as a sweet old lady

    • @sapnatomar5881
      @sapnatomar5881 3 роки тому +6

      they said she also hurts some travelers .

    • @jjwang7597
      @jjwang7597 3 роки тому +4

      sapna tomar the grandma hurts them by feeding them too much food, lol

    • @musamusa6199
      @musamusa6199 3 роки тому +1

      She is the angle

  • @sulffojus1227
    @sulffojus1227 3 роки тому +4

    1:36 when they take away your n word pass

  • @norawojchouski746
    @norawojchouski746 3 роки тому

    what considerate bandits! so nice of them to help a guy out.

  • @BigattckFirecat
    @BigattckFirecat 3 роки тому +491

    "How to escape my eternal torment?"
    "Why not give someone else your job?"
    "OMG you are a genius!"

    • @Doublemonk0506
      @Doublemonk0506 2 роки тому +28

      Later on
      King: "GIMMIE MONEY!"
      Ferryman: "Oh, you're here to replace my shift! Here, take the oar!"
      King: "F**k!"

    • @melontusk7358
      @melontusk7358 2 роки тому +5

      River Economy & Charon Logistics: *stonks*

    • @sirnikkel6746
      @sirnikkel6746 Рік тому +1

      @@melontusk7358 Cornelius "The commodore" Vanderbilt time

  • @exxelsetijadi5348
    @exxelsetijadi5348 3 роки тому +756

    Why are there so many "I will answer when I return" jokes here ?
    Almost everyone : *I will answer, when I return*

    • @waffrentrager8216
      @waffrentrager8216 3 роки тому +33

      Why are you asking anyway?🤔
      Will you answer when you return? 😏

    • @juntingiee2602
      @juntingiee2602 3 роки тому +22

      I will answer, when I return

    • @mikejoseph9798
      @mikejoseph9798 3 роки тому +6

      @@juntingiee2602 u beat me to it!🤣

    • @cristina-no8pl
      @cristina-no8pl 3 роки тому +1

      I will answer when I return

    • @justin7142
      @justin7142 3 роки тому +4

      I will return, when I answer

  • @MC-hm5pc
    @MC-hm5pc 3 роки тому

    The music in this video, it’s just brilliant!

  • @V28VLOGS
    @V28VLOGS 3 роки тому +1

    This was something else altogether!

  • @joshuasantiago3101
    @joshuasantiago3101 3 роки тому +695

    "your soul will be mine when you die so make a wise wish"
    "i wanna be immortal"
    "ok"
    "wai-"

    • @wafer8870
      @wafer8870 3 роки тому +9

      undertale?

    • @myotooo
      @myotooo 3 роки тому +9

      Mmm bad desicion

    • @jimimcglone4965
      @jimimcglone4965 3 роки тому +1

      Lmao 😂

    • @imfromaustria9327
      @imfromaustria9327 3 роки тому +19

      One way to deal with it: it neither contains invulnerability, everlasting youth or perfect health.
      So the person with this wish will suffer all eternity from diseases, wounds and age, wishing for deaths salvation

    • @chandragamage7280
      @chandragamage7280 3 роки тому +5

      @@imfromaustria9327 Oh god

  • @stuffynosepatrol
    @stuffynosepatrol 3 роки тому +73

    "The devil's grandmother" so... God's mother?

  • @Francisco-kd9qe
    @Francisco-kd9qe 2 роки тому +3

    Restaurant: Where is you payment sir?
    Customer: I will answer when I return..

  • @morning5tarr
    @morning5tarr 3 роки тому +447

    _“One often meets his destiny while attempting to avoid it.”_

    • @philtarpehdixon7441
      @philtarpehdixon7441 3 роки тому +16

      Master Oogwe in Kung Fu Panda.

    • @rahulvrma95
      @rahulvrma95 3 роки тому +19

      "One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it"*

    • @MaDMeTallIxX
      @MaDMeTallIxX 3 роки тому +23

      I will now avoid completely the possibility of dating Ariana Grande

    • @morning5tarr
      @morning5tarr 3 роки тому +6

      @@MaDMeTallIxX already tried,
      Doesn't work that way.

    • @jjwang7597
      @jjwang7597 3 роки тому +5

      Yep that summarizes every single myth with a prophecy involved lol

  • @m3steroids438
    @m3steroids438 3 роки тому +283

    How to escape your quiz:
    "I will answer, once I return."
    Wait until your teacher forgets about the quiz

    • @arnellebarbo2012
      @arnellebarbo2012 3 роки тому +7

      Power of Quarantine

    • @m3steroids438
      @m3steroids438 3 роки тому +2

      @@arnellebarbo2012 yes xD

    • @judicatorhurayth1927
      @judicatorhurayth1927 3 роки тому +2

      @@m3steroids438 In skyrim.
      Murder a person and hide somewhere safe and wait 24H

    • @th-bt6fn
      @th-bt6fn 3 роки тому

      I did this but my grades were still 0

  • @jahidshaik8360
    @jahidshaik8360 3 роки тому +2

    This is the story, i heard from my grandmother, but little differently, this is one of part in story

  • @hamjaro2920
    @hamjaro2920 2 роки тому

    Gotta love the far-seeing that results in action only due to the far-seeing in the first place. One of my favourite tropes for humongous irony.

  • @RainierKine
    @RainierKine 3 роки тому +253

    Ferryman: when will this pain end?
    *passes the oar to the king
    Ferrymen: to Las Vegas, baby!

  • @GulMuhammad-lg6gv
    @GulMuhammad-lg6gv 3 роки тому +157

    Sysiphus: So how long do I push this rock for?
    Hades: I will answer when I return

    • @up_on_the_clouds
      @up_on_the_clouds 3 роки тому +5

      This is, by far, the smartest comment 🤣

    • @aliciavance4228
      @aliciavance4228 3 роки тому +8

      As a Greek Mythology nerd, this is by far one of the greatest jokes I've ever heard!

    • @andromeda1533
      @andromeda1533 Рік тому

      That's just genius man

  • @direstraits808
    @direstraits808 3 роки тому +1

    Iseult Gillespie is by far my favorite narrator

  • @rienduplessis1848
    @rienduplessis1848 3 роки тому +6

    This reminds me of the story “The Luck Child” from the show The Storyteller 😁

    • @godzillavkk
      @godzillavkk 2 роки тому

      Actually, its from the Grimms Brothers.

  • @arkaghosh831
    @arkaghosh831 3 роки тому +304

    "Do you like TED - Ed??"
    Me : "I will answer when I return."

  • @erickzurita8030
    @erickzurita8030 3 роки тому +203

    oh the irony.. just as the king banished the young man unknowingly carrying his own death sentence(the letter), he(the king) rushed to receive the oar and ran off with it (carrying his own death sentence) as greed is what led to his demise. Very great tale, thank you.

    • @erickzurita8030
      @erickzurita8030 3 роки тому +10

      Zmzxz Zmzxz the King ended up vanishing himself to an everlasting life of sorrow as a result of his greed. But he unknowingly did it by snatching the oar and running off thinking he would gain something out of it.

  • @christoph9131
    @christoph9131 2 роки тому

    can we just take a min to appreciate d animation? its wonderful!

  • @kevinowsley1602
    @kevinowsley1602 3 роки тому

    "Romantic tales to the underworld". How can you not like that.

  • @dansgame6506
    @dansgame6506 3 роки тому +348

    What are the 99.9% comments here?
    Me: *I will answer when I return*

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 роки тому +727

    “Creativity takes courage. ”
    ― Henri Matisse

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 3 роки тому +12

      Here we go another quote master.

    • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
      @QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 роки тому +12

      @@blueeye2281 lol. When people like me dont know anything to say ....we just use quotes to look intelligent.

    • @marmadukescarlet7791
      @marmadukescarlet7791 3 роки тому +4

      Think Different - Thought Provoking Ideas sa good quote. I like it.

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 3 роки тому +1

      @@QuestionEverythingButWHY Yeah I understand. I wrote the word ‘another’ because some previous videos earlier there was another guy usernamed “Books in review”, who posted tons of quotes. Then here I found you.

    • @calebtaylor4153
      @calebtaylor4153 3 роки тому

      Are you a bot?
      Nevermind, you seem good

  • @LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967
    @LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967 2 роки тому

    This manz got good answers
    I love this story so much

  • @quidproquo954
    @quidproquo954 2 роки тому

    Really love this channel

  • @memegenarator632
    @memegenarator632 3 роки тому +90

    Me: Hey dad why are you gonna buy milk?
    Dad: I will answer when I return.
    He still hasnt answered the question

  • @-wermii-3164
    @-wermii-3164 3 роки тому +43

    2:07 I love how the sign actually says, “eerie village”

  • @Az.Angelic
    @Az.Angelic 3 роки тому

    I was supposed to watch one of these videos for a project a now I’m addicted to these story’s ( new subscriber ) 😌✌️

  • @kirbyamalattey6256
    @kirbyamalattey6256 11 місяців тому

    I love the way he made his face when saying 'I shall answer when I return'

  • @chaosfire4675
    @chaosfire4675 3 роки тому +19

    This is a tale my grandmother used to tell me when I was younger.
    Thank you for bringing back some pleasant memories.

  • @navedbhati7591
    @navedbhati7591 3 роки тому +167

    Everytime the youth speaks his mouth shapes like "BATMAN"

  • @blackman7186
    @blackman7186 2 роки тому

    Such a amazing story

  • @nekochan3231
    @nekochan3231 3 роки тому +2

    Damn old tales are always so bizarre and hardcore, I love them.

  • @tayshaunambon7040
    @tayshaunambon7040 3 роки тому +686

    Me: scrolling down the comments
    Also my brain: damn I wish I said that

    • @johantchassem1553
      @johantchassem1553 3 роки тому +25

      damn I wished I said this too :)

    • @mirror4201
      @mirror4201 3 роки тому +14

      @@johantchassem1553 Damn I wish I said that!!

    • @elianaph_5534
      @elianaph_5534 3 роки тому +11

      @@mirror4201 damn i wish i said that!!!!

    • @aetherial_melodies
      @aetherial_melodies 3 роки тому +9

      @@elianaph_5534 damn I wish I said that!!!!!!

    • @govindbarwa1806
      @govindbarwa1806 3 роки тому +4

      damn I wish I said that !!!!!!!!!!

  • @GulMuhammad-lg6gv
    @GulMuhammad-lg6gv 3 роки тому +62

    The king: So how long do I row this boat for?
    The oarsman: I will answer when I return

    • @nopity3057
      @nopity3057 3 роки тому +4

      *Rumour has it the king is still waiting for the oarsman to return.*