The VERY Messed Up Origins of The 12 Dancing Princesses | Fables Explained - Jon Solo
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» 0:00 - This is a dark one...
» 2:21 - The 12 Dancing Princesses
» 8:57 - Dancing With the Devil
» 10:57 - Kate Crackernuts
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Thanks Jon solo. When will you do a messed up origin of a video game?
SoloFam :)
Jon Solo
Hey Jon! Please do a just for kids channel with various stories for kids that aren’t messed up but can be enjoyed by all ages as well as some mature stuff for older kids!
Please do Disney Robin hood messed up origins
@@carminecdinoproductions uhh I don't think you'd want that. Jon is super big on interacting with his viewers in the comments AND getting sponsors, and kid-oriented channels no longer allow either of those because the FTC is a bunch of assholes
why'd i think he was going to talk about the barbie movie
That's legit the first thing I thought of 😂
Gloomy Sydney OMG SAAAAAME
Same. HAHAHA
That’s what I was thinking as well.
Lmaooo same WAHAHAH
Only know this story because of the barbie movie lmao
Yeahhh I tap this because of barbie 12 dancing princess
SAME
I actually read a version of this story
Yes 😂
Same heeree
When the only version of The 12 Dancing Princess you know is the Barbie one😂
Omg i thought i was the only one
Same
Same
Omg same though!! I was in shock hearing the stories it was actually based on😵😵
SAAAAMMEEEEE
"When you have that many kids, there's just bound to be an ugly one. It's science."
I'm dead, lol.
Well, it’s true. My parents only had four kids and I turned out ugly as heck. :/
I thought he was going to say “there’s bound to be a boy” 😂
*camera pans to show gaia and ouranus with theit twelve kids*
I cackled
I have 4 siblings I’m the pretty one.. two of them are rotting in coffins
I've only ever seen the Barbie version of this. It's interesting to find out the origin of the story.
so that's indeed where I heard the name (the first thing that came to my mind when seeing the title was me seeing on the cover of one of those Barbie DVDs)
Same !!!
Barbie? Can you tell me what barbie has todo with this story?
Dazed Starfish it’s a movie Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses
Mood 🤣🤣🤣 I saw the brothers of grim version too tho
They made a Barbie movie based on the first story.
Does anyone else remember that?
I do! I love that version! And their versions of the Nutcracker, Rapunzel, Swan Lake and the Prince and the Pauper.
Yes 👌
@@alexiswelsh5821 Yes! Love the Barbie movies :D
It was my favorite Barbie movie
@@RedRoseSeptember22 I have everyone from Nutcracker to Pink Shoes. I thought of getting the rest, but never got around to it.
Thing is, Lullabies and Children’s Fables were meant to scare children into behaving.
I like these better
In the philippines, my sisters and maids would tell me horror stories as a child so I would behave.
Krisdale Laursen same, my mom would always tell me ghost stories when I wouldn’t sleep
Did I listen? No, I just pretended to sleep
@@Sar4zu haha when they traumatise their kids to make them listen to them (it doesnt work hahaha)
@@krisdalelaursen1160 No tactic will work, but then again I have a horrible sleep schedule now so guess I should've listened lmao
“Rowing the boat is so much harder tonight” Me:calling me fat are you
LMAO
The first time I heard the story of the 12 dancing princesses was in a barbie movie
Same!
Me too😂
Same XD
Same
Same!
"You.... you.... you _SNOW GOOSE!!"_
😂
Right?! What an insult 🤣🤣🤣
Hmpf! I am insulted -3-
@@_sugarcoded_8986 I'm giving this entire reply section too weird name insults.
_say you're worst Snowgoose!!_
@@angelibrahim9458 you're a worser snow goose
As a German I knew about the first story of the brothers Grimm and the Barbie one. It’s always funny to me to see how many people are shocked by the “horrific” stories I read as a 5 year old and liked without thinking twice about it hahahah
right! as an austrian i feel the same way. i used to fall asleep listening to cassettes of fairytales as a child and it was completely normal for me that in cinderella the two evil sisters cut off their heel and big toe to fit in the shoe and the pigeons gouge out the sisters eyes at the end. or that in little red riding hood the wolf's belly is slit open so that they can put large heavy stones into it and that he later drowns in agony. I loved those stories.
I'm American, but my grandma had a book of fairytales that were way more intense and this story was in it! I feel like my other friends growing up mostly got the sanitized Hans Christian Andersen versions.
“They got executed”
No one:
Not even satan:
Jon: Yummy
yUmMy iNdEeD
Same bitch
@@queenmarshmallow8013 woah there 😂
@@z6lda what do you think about The Messed Up Origins Of Trevor Henderson or SCP foundation
My dude what is your skin care routine, you always have such a clear face
My skin used to be pretty bad but I low-key took Accutane in high school and that resolved the majority of my skin issues. Now I just use DSC's facial cleanser and lotion every once and awhile.
Jon Solo HOW- I have to do way too much every night to get semi- clear skin, but then again, I'm taking Testosterone so um
@@madfoot Sometimes doing too much can cause problems. If you're stripping all the oil, you skin can go into overdrive trying to compensate for that. I used to be a grease bucket, then caved and went three weeks or so using just a mild face soap, nothing else. I had a week or so of being worse, and then my skin calmed down, stopped making so much oil, and cleared up.
He might just have dry skin ..
you can actually learn more about skincare through youtube!! these are some that i follow and they pretty much changed my perspective on skincare:
-susan yara/mixed makeup
-liah yoo
- ivan lam
- hyram
all the best to your skincare journey!! itll be amazing i promise
I loved this movie as a kid. My sister owned the Barbie movie and we watched it 24/7
Same
Me two!
What does the barbie movie have to do with this?
@@dazedstarfish it's a Barbie movie called The Twelve Dancing Princesses
@@dazedstarfish Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses is just the original tale without the soldier and with an evil stepmother
*"they don't give a flying fart about this dude losing his life because of them"*
“The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning” seems to be a version of this folktale. There are 12 merisisters (I think?) and they go to an underground party when music is outlawed
7 sisters. They were supposed to prim and proper so much that they were miserable. The king had banned music because it reminded him of his wife who died not long after he gave a music box for their anniversary. Apparently nobody really liked the no music thing but nobody besides the princess would be able to say it and get away with it. So they made a secret music club which Ariel discovered and eventually introduced her sisters to. The nanny found out and snitched on everyone. The crab help ariel to show her father the right path despite his pain.
Theresa Hall
yea I know the plot, I’ve seen the movie multiple times. It’s just been a minute.
The nanny tried to snitch but couldn’t
Sebastian was also going to snitch but then didn’t, which mirrors the failed/successful suitors in the original tale.
It’s a different moral due to societal morals being accepting of rebellion and reform than retaining the status quo.
@@veggiesaurusfandomtrash5099 sebastian didn't snitch because that would meant he also got trouble. He was the lead act at the club. No way would he have snitch on himself.
Theresa Hall
Look Theresa, I genuinely appreciate your passion, knowledge and recall. But, the stories have the same vibe. The same energy. That’s all I’m saying. Doesn’t seem like you really disagree either, you’re just “*buzzer* Um Actually”ing me.
6 sisters 7 including Ariel 7
Do “The Messed Up Origins of Jon Solo” next
Lol
Hey that's what I requested awhile back ago
Lol
It all began with the jongasm several years ago
You are a genius
I think we all know that the *true original* version of "the 12 dancing princess" was the barbie movie
He should do an updated version of this video and use the Barbie film for comparison
I don't think so. I got one of the first Barbies as a kid. While that was a tale I never read at the time, I do have a book of folk tales published in the late 50s where it does exist.
@@valerievasiliou2721 I think it was just a joke haha 😄
At first I thought you said “Kate marries the prince AND his brother” and I though “oh... it’s that kind of thing...” and then I realized you said Anne
@My name is none of your business what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of these:
Pokemon
Street Fighter
Digimon
Dragon Ball
Yo Kai Watch
King of Fighters
Monster in my pocket
Guardians of the Lost Code
Puppy in my pocket Adventures in Pocketville
Mortal Kombat
I remember the original version being just like the first version you covered... but around the time they were dancing with the princes the soldier that followed them saw that the princes, trees, and everything was fake, and they were actually in hell. He then warned the princesses, they ran, they were chased, they got to the surface, told the king (proved it with the silver leaves) and the king did some kind of religious thing that kept the demons in hell (there was no murder of the princesses). Then the soldier got the girl, happy ending, etc.
But Jon, you forgot my favourite version of the story...
Barbie in the 12 dancing princesses...
Ikr🥺
No spoilers I haven't had the chance to watch it
@@queenmarshmallow8013 idk if you watched it yet but it’s amazing
@@nakyladelgado4587 no I have no idea where to find it
@@queenmarshmallow8013 you can search it up on youtube tho-
The only version I know about this is the Barbie one.
Edit; If you end up doing a swan lake episode Jon, suggest you watch the Barbie version. It follows the story to a T.
Same! I was curious about it the other day and I found it online and I watched it for the first time in literally ten years and it's really different than I remember. I completely forgot that there was an antagonist
Same here.
Same
Lmao yes
My favorite the Barbie was dark in a way and I loved it
Jon: "Don't ask me how he knew they were torn up from specifically dancing though, that's just something we've got to accept."
Me, a dancer: Okay but dancing hard for hours on end leaves pretty recognizable wear and tear on shoes
(... is it just me that thinks that?)
Love your videos by the way, I especially really enjoyed the Coraline ones!
My first exposure to this story was from Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, an animated show that was on Nickelodeon in the early 90s. That version was mostly the first version, except that the handsome princes were monsters in disguise tricking the princesses. The solider had to snap the girls out of their trances and they all had to make a run for it back to the real world. It was a pretty good version.
Me: *I'm not a toxic fan*
Also me: *HI WHATS UP SOLO FANS NOISES*
Jon: A quaint little town called hell.
Regina: Shit, I should’ve sent everyone there.
Do I know you? Am I friends with your little sister?
Who?
@@michelemullican6627 Regina from Once Upon a Time.
@@grace5033 Which one?
No Emma did that
I have to give some points for the soldier for taking the older sister and not being a creep to the younger ones
“Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?”
Do a messed origin story about Valentine's day.
Carrissa Yvonne ahaha this just made me think of glee and sue sylvester
I knew about it
I'm hungarian and I heard many stories about this just with different names. Some of them was the mix of three or two of these, eyecially the first and the third ones mix.
Mit gondolna Jon, ha megnézné néhány magyarnépmesét. XD
I love Magyar Nepmsek!!
The 12 dancing princesses reminded me of a true story about an incident called the Dancing Plague. I don't remember what era it occurred in but it all started when a woman in a marketplace began dancing uncontrollably & anyone who came into contact with her did the same. They only stopped dancing when they literally dropped dead with exhaustion.
“Dancing with the devil” what typa medieval fanfic-
I remember when my second grade teacher read us “The Twelve Dancing Princess,” and I thought the idea of a secret world they would visit every night was intriguing. It’s not a very well-known tale, is it? I only saw it retold in one other venue, on an anime series about fairy tales. It looks like it was actually a mix of the “Twelve Dancing Princesses” and that Gypsy tale, because it was still 12 princesses going to this secret, magic world thinking that they were dancing with princess, but they were under a spell and were actually dancing with monsters.
The one where they were actually dancing with monsters is the only version I ever heard. Still my fave fairytale.
what was the anime series called sounds interesting :)
Oh, it was so long ago! I think it just had a standard title like “Classic Fairy Tales,” and I’m just guessing it was anime. I didn’t know it at the time, but thinking back on it, it had several anime attributes. I remember the opening sequence was of a girl with green hair flying through familiar fairytale scenes.
Thank you, I’ll try to find it ☺️👍🏻
You'll find this section towards the bottom.
The anime series Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, has only three princesses: Genevieve is the eldest, her middle sister is named Louise, and the youngest is named Julia. It features a twist within the story - it turns out demons live within the magical palace and have placed a spell on Genevieve (and then Louise and Julia) before the soldier, a handsome young man named Peter, realizes the truth and rescues them. In this version, the failed suitors are sent to prison instead of executed and the king frees them once Peter solves the mystery. Additionally Peter acquires the magic cloak and some magic shoes from a kappa and another demon who take the form of two men who were arguing over the cloak and shoes; Peter tricks them into competing over the cloak and shoes which allows him to steal them, after which he discovers them to be demons. The cloak makes him invisible and allows him to see through the demon's illusion, while the shoes allow him to levitate and move quickly. After freeing the girls from their trance Peter aids them in fleeing from the demons, though he loses the cloak and shoes in the process; in return, Genevieve and then her sisters help him when the demons almost pull him back inside their world. At the end Peter and Genevieve fall in love and happily marry.
i wannna know how long reserching all this takes XD
Not long. There's compilation sites for fairytales.
Not long. You can find it easily online
Solo: when you have that many kids there’s bound to be an ugly one
Me who has 15 other siblings: 👁👄👁
Lol oof sorry for laughing
I remember watching an anime adaptation of "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes" when I was a _very_ little girl at the end of the 80s. In that version the daughters were all bewitched by monsters to believe they were dancing with handsome princes.
Sidenote: This was also the first anime series I ever watched, all while having no idea what the hell anime even _was._
Request for next one please:
The Princess and the Seven Swans
I think that story was on TV years ago. In this version there were only three swans.(Chuckle!)
That is an old tale that was made into a fantastic book for adult readers of fantasy. I wish I still had it. Now I can't even remember the name of it. It's a Celtic tale of king Leer and involves a wicked stepmother.
God I love that story
“I’m shocked what people considered to be children’s books.”
Ever have the frikkin bible read to you as a kid. Jesus. It’s horrifying.
No no she’s got a point
you’re not wrong. Bible is filled with nightmare and more than PG 13 content.
“And then the Roman guards pierced Jesus’s hands to the cross.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
And then they did the same to his feet to keep them together.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
And then they hoisted the cross up, with Jesus hanging on it, still bleeding, for everyone to see.
They pierced his chest expecting to find more blood, but instead water burst forth to the people that bear witness.”
That’s it for tonight dearie. We’ll read about Jesus being placed in the tomb tomorrow. Sweet Dreams!
The bible is for adults. Kids won't understand it
@SHEILA WANJIRU revalation? Revalation is the best in my opinion.
I love Robin McKinley's version of the 12 Dancing Princess' in her book "the door in the hedge and other stories". It fleshes out the background and the curse that is placed on the girls after their mother dies. It's very true to the original, but it's clearer as to why they dance every night and what happens to everyone who tries to discover the princess' secret.
Hi Jon! Could you look at the story of swan lake? It has a really interesting history and several versions, even one by Mercedes Lackey in book form.
That would be a good one
I think that's what the Swan Princess is based off of :)
I was going to say, I think you mean The Swan Princess. That's a good. Strong female lead.
He fulfilled your request.
@@The_Practical_Daydreamer yaaaaaaaaaaaay
This is my favorite fairy tale. I've read so many versions of this story. My favorite is called A Princess Curse (I can't remember who wrote it) and it is kind of a combination of the Grimm fairy tale and the Dancing with the Devil. It's been my favorite for a while, and it has the main character marrying a demon.
You've read The Princess Curse too?!?! Yes! Finally! Another person who's read it!
Merrie Haskell is the author BTW
My favorite part is that not all the princesses are ligit, most are bastards. I've always thought that was flipping brilliant, that's why one dude has not only twelve kids, but they're all of the relative same age. (Thanks Barbie for being realistic in the girls's age difference ((did I just compliment Barbie on realism, dear lord))The king needs a son or grandson so gathered up his progeny, hoping one is a boy but none are, for princess lessons before sending them off to be wed. And then the curse happens and they can't leave to make the royal boy babies.
I also really like how you can see hints of the modern version in the book, like, this really happened but it changed over the generations like a legend. Her dad is gardener, he snuck in with an invisible article of clothing from a witch and married one of the princess's. Revka just got deleted cause no one told her story.
My parents brought me up on many of the OG grims brothers fairy tales, it’s so interesting to see people learning abt them now!
"they didnt give a flying fart"
-Jon Solo
Last semester for my Journalism class I wrote a story about about the 12 Dancing Princesses being about a secret prostitute ring 😂 Great vid, Jon 👍💕
lilmexican 1213 My English lecturer would often say something about Snow White and her relationship with 7 grown dwarf men.
@@VenusianSanctuary MAD: Reporter:Are you Snow White? SNOW WHITE:Are you kidding?With seven little guys in the same house?
I wrote a story about how Snow White was addicted to cocaine
Wasn't there a Barbie and the 12 dancing Princess?
Yesss
Yeah
It was barbie *IN* the 12 dancing princesses
i am SO THRILLED that he didn't even reference the barbie version of this story. this is such a great fable that i feel like doesn't get enough love. Thanks Jon!
Now I know where Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses came from!
Oh I never skip your ad. I just love hearing you talk. 🤷🏾♀️
Brah, by the look of your subs,
*YOU NEED MORE THEN A 12 LIKE GOAL*
That's the joke
He’s been doing that forever
ReVeRsE pSyChOloGy...!
nothing is better than watching these videos as a Czech person because these versions are all still very much fairy tales here. Like. Almost all of them have movies and animations that run pretty frequently. I literally grew up on the story of the two princes and the two sisters. Literally most of the stuff you make videos about just reminds me why Czechs tend to never really get scared of creepy stories
That moment you literally skip to: "great ad read that no one skipped over.... Right?"😂😂😂😂
my dad used to tell me stories and then show me the Disney movies based off of them (little red riding hood, sleeping beauty, and similar stories) and have me tell him what the biggest differences are, now even today i love looking into the inspiration for movies and comics and TV shows, and this channel is a great place, ive learned so much from here!
Talented Brilliant Incredible Amazing Show Stopping Spectacular Never The Same Totally Unique
They weren't " children's stories" way back. Storytelling was one of the winter night past-times in the times before even radio. Families would gather together to stay warm, and to entertain themselves. There were also travelling storytellers, who visited communities to share tales old, and new. The brothers Grimm used stories like these to create their own versions.....which are still considerably more gruesome than modern, sanitised, versions.
"A fantastic as read that I know everybody watched and no one skipped over"
Me:😬😬
Nicole Nwosu Yep. And he stared right into our souls as he said that. Made me feel guilty. 😐😐
You should have used the Barbie adaptation for comparison.
I know this story from Barbie 👀
Same
Same
Same
Yeah Same
Same
Ruth Sanderson’s Twelve Dancing Princesses book was one of my all time favorites growing up. The artwork (shown many times in this video) is absolutely stunning and the story was the Brothers Grimm version. An truly underrated fairytale but my favorite one nonetheless.
Also if anyone has any book recs inspired by the Twelve Dancing Princess please leave them in the replies!
I grew up hearing the original and the three girls as two different stories and not versions of the same story. Never knew there any others. Also, Barbie made a version? 😳 I feel sheltered. Thanks for this episode!
Some of the best content on UA-cam. Clicked immediately.
No one:
JonSolo: "Yummy"
I got a book of fairy tales for Christmas one year, that was probably 30 years ago and it’s still one of my favorite books. The story of the 12 dancing princesses was always my favorite.
I always love to hear more about fairytales. When I was a child, I inherited my great grandmothers' book of the brothers Grimm. It is the entire collection in one and now over 120 years old. It gives me a special feeling when I read it, knowing that my great grandmother heard these exact same words when she was a child.
Who else instantly clicked when the notification popped up.
All of us
Exactly love his vids
Meeee
I swear I've seen a Disney ((Maybe? I don't really recall. >
Can you review the Chinese mythology "Journey to the West" featuring the Monkey King? Was also an old anime film, translated into English as "Alakazam the Great" ( featuring the voice of Frankie Avalon)
That's what Dragon Ball is based on
I remember watching the 12 dancing princesses Barbie movie a lot when I was young
Let's see how messed up this gets!!
But... WhErE’s ThE BaRbIE vErSiOn?!?
"those who have never 'striven' "😂😂😂
I've seen the last one filmed. But the ending was significantly changed. In the film the prince was told the normal sister lifted his curse and the sheap headed one was so heartbroken she went to fairies she met before. The fairies gave her an option to became one of them with a memory wipe bonus. She agreed and stayed there while a potion was being prepared. Meanwhile the sister told prince the truth and he went to search for his savior. He found her, talked her out of drinking the potion, kissed her and viola! Another curse was lifted.
That fairytale reminds me of one of the "chasse-galerie's" story about a young woman dancing with the devil. The "Chasse-Galerie" is an ensemble of French Canadian tales about the devil and the devil's hunt. It literally means The Hunt's Ensemble. The most popular story is about a flying canoe and a race against time. We usually recount those stories while playing a traditionnal "instrument". Being poor hard working settlers, the instruments were quite rustic (boots, spoon, guimbarde and, if you're lucky, violin) which gives a special flavor to the stories. The stories mainly are from the old country, but changed over time when mixed with the Native's stories. French Canadians are usually of mixed blood, having at least one ancestor being Native since the French wanted to settle, not conquer. The catholic church was also very enthousiastic in converting the Natives, which probably helped spread those devilish stories.
I absolutely love this channel. I’m so glad to have found it.
When the title says VERY Messed Up, you know it’s good
0:53
I ain't about to treat my child like the Dursely's treated Harry Potter
This was always one of my favorite fairy tales. I'm so glad you covered it! I can't wait to see what other more obscure gems you get to in the future!
Merch idea: drawing of Jon doo g a finger gun with his right hand with a sleeping Gunter cradled in his left arm
I've never actually heard this tale. Very interesting!
Same
When I was a kid, the 12 Dancing Princesses was one of my favorite tales. Of course, in the version I grew up with, the princesses were dancing with princes made of clockwork that could only be seen from the back.
Nobody:
*Me thinking about the Barbie version*
The comments: "I only remember the Barbie Version"
Me: (°.°)
I don't know that version lol
Could you please do a Mess up orgins on Frankenstein and Thor please?
UA-cam: 3 comments
Me: then whys there only 2??
UA-cam: MENAAAMESSJEEFF
Because your comment was soon to come. :D
I was the 69th like.... Nice
UA-cam count replys to comments as comments. idk why.
Someone probably commented on one of the comments? Or UA-cams drunk again
Both are possible and have happened in the past lol
😱😱 Catherine Crackernuts!!!!! That is my favourite old Scottish tale. 90% of people in Scotland dot know that story and you're gonna do a full episode on it?!?!? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 I love you so much right now dude.. I don't even care if my unbridled excitement makes me a dork. 🤯😁🤯😁
Great vid. I am so glad you're doing an in-depth video about that last one, it sounds fascinating!
Please do The Six Swans! It was a favourite of mine growing up
1:15 loving the Fallout mug!
Me: being salty about John solo
John: makes Harry Potter joke
Me: (instantly subscribes)
I've never heard about this story...and I thought I've heard them all ( I'm old lol). As I usually say, I really like your videos. You are a great storyteller, and you do your research. Happy New year to year to you! PS. Hate it when I dance my shoes to shreds
Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?
Batman reference!!!
wow, the video is exactly 14:00! I love it when that happens! 😆
Also Jon, your AMAZING (And i didn't skip the add)
I read a version called the Night Dance; the youngest princess fell in love with the former soldier, and the oldest fell for one of the previous volunteers.
3:00 little did we know, there were actually 13 princesses, it’s just that no one talks about the ugly one.
so- since we’re going to be here for a while we might as well get to know each other.
Kya hi how are ya
Kya hi
No, go to hell.
Hi, I love fairy tales.
MegaDman16 ok but promise me you’ll meet me by the gates🥺
He said a "flying fart" 😂😂😏
Dude, please don't ever change. Love what you do.
I'm so sad I didn't know about this video sooner! The 12 dancing Princesses is one of my top favorite fairy tales. I'm so glad you did an origins video on this- thank you Jon.
I read the title and started singing in my head “on the first day of Christmas...”
When you have that many kids there's bound to be an ulgy. 😂😅
Everyone: *I know this from Barbie*
Me who hasn't seen Barbie: 👁👄👁?
I always thought the 12 dancing princesses originated from Cambodia 🇰🇭 there is a 2000 year old temple ruins with 12 smaller temples surrounding it (8 are still intact). The legend is a prince came across the 12 beautiful young girls bathing one day and fell madly in love with the youngest sister. He grew up, became king and proposed to her. She refused as her older sisters were all jealous and wanted him. She told him if he truly loved her he would marry all 12 of them. And so he did that over 12 days (khmer wedding used to be held over 12 days back then). There are plenty of Thai and khmer dramas and movies with similar storyline’s and the ending will make you cry. Horrible, drawn out endings. Cos traditionally all stories have meanings behind it like don’t marry a man just for wealth/looks. 💕🥰🙏🏼 so interesting learning about all the folklores though! Please keep up the wonderful content !