1 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:20,810 Winter arrived. All the flowers had died and the wind blew cold. 2 00:00:20,811 --> 00:00:26,424 Thumbelina wore a coat made of leaves until it fell apart. 3 00:00:26,425 --> 00:00:32,384 She could not keep herself warm and she had no food. 4 00:00:32,385 --> 00:00:34,734 "Where is everybody?" 5 00:00:34,735 --> 00:00:37,985 Thumbelina asked out loud. 6 00:00:37,986 --> 00:00:45,857 "Does everyone have a home but me?" 7 00:00:45,858 --> 00:00:52,115 One morning Thumbelina woke up in a dried-up corn field. 8 00:00:52,116 --> 00:00:56,754 Big snowflakes fell around her. 9 00:00:56,755 --> 00:00:59,072 "I need to find shelter," 10 00:00:59,073 --> 00:01:03,313 she said, looking in every direction. 11 00:01:03,314 --> 00:01:10,156 Just then Thumbelina saw a dark hole by a corn husk. 12 00:01:10,157 --> 00:01:14,403 "That looks like a good place to sleep," she said. 13 00:01:14,404 --> 00:01:19,173 "I'll just curl up inside for a while." 14 00:01:19,174 --> 00:01:24,101 Thumbelina walked over to the hole and peeked in. 15 00:01:24,102 --> 00:01:28,426 "Why, there's a door here!" she exclaimed. 16 00:01:28,427 --> 00:01:34,620 As she started to knock, the door opened. 17 00:01:34,621 --> 00:01:38,368 "Goodness me!" a mouse cried. 18 00:01:38,369 --> 00:01:40,833 "You look half frozen. 19 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:43,429 Come inside at once." 20 00:01:43,430 --> 00:01:47,637 Thankfully, Thumbelina took one step forward. 21 00:01:47,638 --> 00:01:52,950 "Wait! Wipe your feet first," said the mouse. 22 00:01:52,951 --> 00:01:56,951 She pointed to a mat on the floor. 23 00:01:56,952 --> 00:02:03,895 When Thumbelina finally got inside, the house was warm and cozy. 24 00:02:03,896 --> 00:02:06,992 It was very clean too. 25 00:02:06,993 --> 00:02:09,944 "I'm Thumbelina," she said. 26 00:02:09,945 --> 00:02:14,785 "You have a lovely home." 27 00:02:14,786 --> 00:02:18,328 "I know. I'm Mrs. Gray. 28 00:02:18,329 --> 00:02:20,787 Now wait here. 29 00:02:20,788 --> 00:02:25,017 I'll bring you something to eat." 30 00:02:25,018 --> 00:02:30,667 Thumbelina sat on a chair and fell asleep right away. 31 00:02:30,668 --> 00:02:36,458 When she woke up, Mrs. Gray fed her. 32 00:02:36,459 --> 00:02:40,676 Then Thumbelina fell asleep again. 33 00:02:40,677 --> 00:02:43,266 She was very weak. 34 00:02:43,267 --> 00:02:48,174 "Poor little thing," said Mrs. Gray. 35 00:02:48,175 --> 00:02:51,539 "I'll take good care of you." 36 00:02:51,540 --> 00:02:53,943 And she did. 37 00:02:53,944 --> 00:02:57,706 Soon Thumbelina was feeling stronger. 38 00:02:57,707 --> 00:03:02,812 "How can I thank you?" she asked Mrs. Gray one day. 39 00:03:02,813 --> 00:03:06,765 Mrs. Gray was polishing her furniture. 40 00:03:06,766 --> 00:03:09,457 She thought for a minute. 41 00:03:09,458 --> 00:03:15,403 "Well, I'm old," she said finally. 42 00:03:15,404 --> 00:03:20,860 "If you wish to stay, you must help me." 43 00:03:20,861 --> 00:03:27,071 From that day on, Mrs. Gray taught Thumbelina many things. 44 00:03:27,072 --> 00:03:29,988 "Don't hold your needle like that," 45 00:03:29,989 --> 00:03:36,209 Mrs. Gray said as she showed Thumbelina how to sew. 46 00:03:36,210 --> 00:03:39,758 "Don't let the turnips boil too long," 47 00:03:39,759 --> 00:03:45,346 Mrs. Gray said as she taught Thumbelina how to cook. 48 00:03:45,347 --> 00:03:48,784 Thumbelina was a fast learner. 49 00:03:48,785 --> 00:03:55,321 Everything Mrs. Gray said, Thumbelina did. 50 00:03:55,322 --> 00:04:00,819 One day Mrs. Gray watched Thumbelina sewing. 51 00:04:00,820 --> 00:04:08,797 "She's doing it just the way I taught her," Mrs. Gray said to herself proudly. 52 00:04:08,798 --> 00:04:24,766 Then, for the first time, Thumbelina began to sing. 53 00:04:24,767 --> 00:04:31,117 "What a lovely voice she has!" Mrs. Gray thought. 54 00:04:31,118 --> 00:04:34,307 She suddenly had an idea. 55 00:04:34,308 --> 00:04:37,691 It was a great idea. 56 00:04:37,692 --> 00:04:43,398 "Yes, Thumbelina would be perfect," she thought. 57 00:04:43,399 --> 00:04:50,572 "She would be a perfect bride for Mr. Rufus."