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.
    Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Lucija Bužančić.
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Komentáře • 3,9K

  • @firestorm563
    @firestorm563 Před 3 lety +18359

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

  • @Ara_Ara2
    @Ara_Ara2 Před 3 lety +26454

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

  • @people9426
    @people9426 Před 3 lety +4755

    The dude who maxed out his luck stat and charisma

  • @MySliceofLifeAnimation
    @MySliceofLifeAnimation Před 2 lety +4310

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

    • @sarahmostacci208
      @sarahmostacci208 Před 2 lety +13

      🤣

    • @antonybrooks1379
      @antonybrooks1379 Před 2 lety +65

      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 Před 2 lety +21

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

    • @wowie357
      @wowie357 Před 2 lety +4

      XD

    • @exammole4545
      @exammole4545 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @noinfo3517
    @noinfo3517 Před 3 lety +21194

    "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 Před 3 lety +293

      an original comment... nice

    • @ajinkyaghule2198
      @ajinkyaghule2198 Před 3 lety +173

      F
      RIP

    • @zwagig1761
      @zwagig1761 Před 3 lety +191

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

    • @eagletgriff
      @eagletgriff Před 3 lety +15

      @@hiraya.7854 a breath of fresh air

    • @ayyappanchithambaram4575
      @ayyappanchithambaram4575 Před 3 lety +11

      @@eagletgriff and a breath of CO2

  • @rubyj3287
    @rubyj3287 Před 3 lety +6492

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

  • @dr.d3m0n1c2
    @dr.d3m0n1c2 Před 3 lety +1031

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

    • @thorveim1174
      @thorveim1174 Před 2 lety +19

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

    • @markdaniel9657
      @markdaniel9657 Před 2 lety +61

      "I will answer when I return"

    • @constancemiller3753
      @constancemiller3753 Před 2 lety +8

      On a long cruise.

    • @melontusk7358
      @melontusk7358 Před 2 lety +7

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

    • @CST1992
      @CST1992 Před 2 lety +1

      Ah, 666 likes...

  • @meemman843
    @meemman843 Před 3 lety +592

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

    • @dacioana881
      @dacioana881 Před 2 lety +13

      because you just need a shirt to survive

    • @kavtamili
      @kavtamili Před 2 lety +3

      Lol 😆

    • @biazacha
      @biazacha Před 2 lety +20

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

  • @stigma8940
    @stigma8940 Před 3 lety +3821

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

    • @DHEER-np9qs
      @DHEER-np9qs Před 3 lety +204

      He probably went to get some milk

    • @PrinceKashyap.
      @PrinceKashyap. Před 3 lety +43

      Damn, it hurts :'(

    • @alchemist6819
      @alchemist6819 Před 3 lety +14

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

    • @kerentan9446
      @kerentan9446 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +4

      KeRen Tan lol

  • @thoaily8352
    @thoaily8352 Před 3 lety +7581

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

  • @danielmiliband5280
    @danielmiliband5280 Před 3 lety +549

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

    • @sleepingboiz8155
      @sleepingboiz8155 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @shauryapandey6018
      @shauryapandey6018 Před 2 lety

      @@sleepingboiz8155 O_O

    • @asha2755
      @asha2755 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @g_raheem9034
    @g_raheem9034 Před 2 lety +666

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

  • @cheesedmacaroni
    @cheesedmacaroni Před 3 lety +10614

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

    • @rohitchaudhary3619
      @rohitchaudhary3619 Před 3 lety +255

      but this make more sense then answer from boy 😂

    • @teo15
      @teo15 Před 3 lety +128

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

    • @gammabursta6915
      @gammabursta6915 Před 3 lety +42

      Same thought process

    • @buffbear9287
      @buffbear9287 Před 3 lety +13

      It eez wut it eez

    • @tagreedibrahim9978
      @tagreedibrahim9978 Před 3 lety +15

      I will give you emerald if you answer when you return

  • @Hexamath
    @Hexamath Před 3 lety +3019

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

    • @Max-po8vz
      @Max-po8vz Před 3 lety +2

      1.2 likes 2 comments?!?!

    • @LuckyAnanda
      @LuckyAnanda Před 3 lety +6

      instead of birthmark, I had literal name "Lucky"

    • @Person-rz1ur
      @Person-rz1ur Před 3 lety +2

      Dio with 3 moles on his ear: pathetic

    • @Hexamath
      @Hexamath Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @jonathan-pm1hg
      @jonathan-pm1hg Před 3 lety +1

      @@LuckyAnanda well, of course youre lucky

  • @alwinwinter1645
    @alwinwinter1645 Před 3 lety +620

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

    • @whynot8212
      @whynot8212 Před 3 lety +38

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

    • @JustAnotherAccount8
      @JustAnotherAccount8 Před 2 lety +20

      @@whynot8212 There are no oogway - Master Accident

    • @thefoodieknight-roblox9449
      @thefoodieknight-roblox9449 Před 2 lety +2

      Same thing happened to Perseus' grandfather.

    • @leahsimi7259
      @leahsimi7259 Před rokem

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

    • @juanli4153
      @juanli4153 Před rokem

      Yup

  • @grey8173
    @grey8173 Před 3 lety +252

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

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 2 lety +2

      Like Eerie, Indiana?

    • @MrNight2015
      @MrNight2015 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 2 lety

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

    • @jakefortezofficial2000
      @jakefortezofficial2000 Před rokem

      Me 2.

  • @jive3341
    @jive3341 Před 3 lety +7763

    props to grandma for being an angel.

    • @aquapenguin9697
      @aquapenguin9697 Před 3 lety +203

      well grandmas are awesome people...

    • @kbye2321
      @kbye2321 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +97

      Daniel Acosta aren't demons just fallen angels tho

    • @icarokaue7334
      @icarokaue7334 Před 3 lety +18

      @@kbye2321 REDdIT MOMeNt

    • @Basic_Cat
      @Basic_Cat Před 3 lety +3

      yes indeed

  • @rajeshpandey2198
    @rajeshpandey2198 Před 3 lety +4107

    Moral of the story: Always answer when you return

  • @maggiejetson7904
    @maggiejetson7904 Před 3 lety +152

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

  • @midtoiletgaming4378
    @midtoiletgaming4378 Před 2 lety +7

    The bandits are literally the MVP of the story

  • @ace8738
    @ace8738 Před 3 lety +3053

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

    • @leonidkhamadakov7778
      @leonidkhamadakov7778 Před 3 lety +7

      Underrated for now lol.

    • @HacknMate
      @HacknMate Před 3 lety +5

      return from where? Playing Fartnite?

    • @RandomStuff-fd6iy
      @RandomStuff-fd6iy Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @pix_d20
      @pix_d20 Před 3 lety +7

      @@HacknMate fortnite bad, reddit good

    • @Alvionalx
      @Alvionalx Před 3 lety +3

      Pix_d also Minecraft good fort nite bad loll

  • @VINOTOR
    @VINOTOR Před 3 lety +21200

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

  • @tvnawmayn9320
    @tvnawmayn9320 Před 2 lety +28

    King: Do the impossible!
    Man: Ok.

  • @biggiecheese7113
    @biggiecheese7113 Před 3 lety +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*

  • @mrflip-flop3198
    @mrflip-flop3198 Před 3 lety +1910

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

  • @TheTexas1994
    @TheTexas1994 Před 3 lety +3132

    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 Před 3 lety +462

      Well, he did have a cool birthmark

    • @roshannair2118
      @roshannair2118 Před 3 lety +22

      Good old times, eh?

    • @veryberry39
      @veryberry39 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +18

      He was lucky, remember?

    • @Zeragamba
      @Zeragamba Před 3 lety +34

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

  • @acharya_abiral
    @acharya_abiral Před 3 lety +22

    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.

  • @Francisco-kd9qe
    @Francisco-kd9qe Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @joyfullpuns1593
    @joyfullpuns1593 Před 3 lety +5652

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

    • @Harith5
      @Harith5 Před 2 lety +12

      🤣 hahaha

    • @Maxzes_
      @Maxzes_ Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +52

      Luckily they were bandits instead of psycho murders and executioners.

    • @riyak.7393
      @riyak.7393 Před 2 lety +5

      Who are bandits?

    • @alguien_-mas
      @alguien_-mas Před 2 lety +4

      @@riyak.7393 joe

  • @pepper4632
    @pepper4632 Před 3 lety +24

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

  • @lawfre1010
    @lawfre1010 Před 2 lety +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 Před 3 lety +5915

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

    • @LocalPlagueDoc
      @LocalPlagueDoc Před 3 lety +183

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

    • @primekrunkergamer188
      @primekrunkergamer188 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +68

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

    • @minhngoctran7271
      @minhngoctran7271 Před 3 lety +23

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

    • @bryanchai5536
      @bryanchai5536 Před 3 lety +4

      Smol brain be like

  • @kae.jj.
    @kae.jj. Před 3 lety +9835

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

    • @waldalwahsh7833
      @waldalwahsh7833 Před 3 lety +180

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

    • @walnutalpaca8608
      @walnutalpaca8608 Před 3 lety +7

      C o p I e d

    • @smk7500
      @smk7500 Před 3 lety +37

      WalnutAlpaca860 // Nah this is kinda a common joke on CZcams 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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +7

      not funny...

  • @harmanmziiri
    @harmanmziiri Před 3 lety +16

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

  • @petkamoravcikova
    @petkamoravcikova Před 2 lety +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.

  • @koniggigih1
    @koniggigih1 Před 3 lety +1225

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

  • @thebestone8872
    @thebestone8872 Před 3 lety +4228

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

  • @mrrandom7315
    @mrrandom7315 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @Boi-gp9lt
    @Boi-gp9lt Před rokem +3

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

  • @jocep
    @jocep Před 3 lety +2911

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

  • @crusader2603
    @crusader2603 Před 3 lety +1184

    No one:
    King: changes race when mad

  • @arieltd78
    @arieltd78 Před 3 lety +17

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

  • @tiananguyen2894
    @tiananguyen2894 Před 3 lety +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

  • @BathshebaVanathi
    @BathshebaVanathi Před 3 lety +2306

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

  • @abilawaandamari8366
    @abilawaandamari8366 Před 3 lety +3334

    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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +32

      Bro you're mental

    • @jwaximus1113
      @jwaximus1113 Před 3 lety +35

      @@bricklinclark8105 Story of how Moses fate was decided

    • @princedavido
      @princedavido Před 3 lety +22

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

  • @SoapBoxMediaTV
    @SoapBoxMediaTV Před 2 lety

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

  • @rockholmes8711
    @rockholmes8711 Před 2 lety +36

    Imagine if jack Sparrow told this story

  • @marshmellowmoon7990
    @marshmellowmoon7990 Před 3 lety +1691

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

  • @a.nonnymouse2616
    @a.nonnymouse2616 Před 3 lety +2163

    "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 Před 3 lety +77

      insomiablaze 1 I will answer when I return

    • @rhyno5289
      @rhyno5289 Před 3 lety +20

      The Artist of Creation can I come too?

    • @yuxuanzheng4535
      @yuxuanzheng4535 Před 3 lety +41

      @@rhyno5289 I will answer when I return

    • @crisalexcris15
      @crisalexcris15 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @DRACOFURY
      @DRACOFURY Před 10 měsíci

      Dam That Emoji Is Big 😮

  • @thetanmanmcg6378
    @thetanmanmcg6378 Před 3 lety

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

  • @reaperandyel
    @reaperandyel Před 3 lety +830

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

    • @treetheoak8313
      @treetheoak8313 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@eoincampbell1584 😂😂😂

    • @Penguinmanereikel
      @Penguinmanereikel Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @BaltimoreColt
    @BaltimoreColt Před 3 lety +769

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

    • @pi17
      @pi17 Před 3 lety +16

      That's a great twist

    • @anhthiensaigon
      @anhthiensaigon Před 3 lety +16

      time to pluck some blonde devil's hairs

    • @nonybrighto
      @nonybrighto Před 3 lety

      Lol

    • @user-mo8oh7kp6h
      @user-mo8oh7kp6h Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 Před 3 lety +2

      i demand a trial by combat

  • @sulffojus1227
    @sulffojus1227 Před 3 lety +4

    1:36 when they take away your n word pass

  • @Intel-sj1ve
    @Intel-sj1ve Před 2 lety +2

    Teacher : You need to answer all the questions in your exam. Me : I will answer, once I return

  • @varixalint
    @varixalint Před 3 lety +608

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

    • @Elle-ho3uu
      @Elle-ho3uu Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +6

      Sending virtual hugs and kisses btw

    • @rhyno5289
      @rhyno5289 Před 3 lety +6

      Skeleton Masher He’ll answer when he Returns

    • @UnknownGodOfCelestia
      @UnknownGodOfCelestia Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @jsc1jake512
      @jsc1jake512 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @michaelwu7678
    @michaelwu7678 Před 3 lety +931

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

    • @waltercardcollector
      @waltercardcollector Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +18

      With that bod, i won't either.

    • @swrennie
      @swrennie Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @marshalm.a1556
      @marshalm.a1556 Před 3 lety +1

      Noice

  • @stuffynosepatrol
    @stuffynosepatrol Před 3 lety +73

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

  • @CST1992
    @CST1992 Před 2 lety

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

  • @23deepakiyer76
    @23deepakiyer76 Před 3 lety +723

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

    • @priyaarti
      @priyaarti Před 3 lety +5

      -eye 😂🤣🤣

    • @splitfancycake9069
      @splitfancycake9069 Před 3 lety +52

      his grandmas cookies keep him alive

    • @yesno8273
      @yesno8273 Před 3 lety +36

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

    • @ahitler5592
      @ahitler5592 Před 3 lety +18

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

    • @mariotalavera1352
      @mariotalavera1352 Před 3 lety +8

      Because Grandmas are the best ❤️❤️❤️

  • @direstraits808
    @direstraits808 Před 3 lety +1

    Iseult Gillespie is by far my favorite narrator

  • @buskingkarma2503
    @buskingkarma2503 Před 11 měsíci +1

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

  • @goolgmorelikesmoolge9038
    @goolgmorelikesmoolge9038 Před 3 lety +158

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

    • @sapnatomar5881
      @sapnatomar5881 Před 3 lety +6

      they said she also hurts some travelers .

    • @jjwang7597
      @jjwang7597 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @musamusa6199
      @musamusa6199 Před 3 lety +1

      She is the angle

  • @melissaharris3890
    @melissaharris3890 Před 3 lety +866

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

  • @muhammadshaffin2916
    @muhammadshaffin2916 Před 10 měsíci +2

    "Enraged, the king stole the child away and sent him hurtling down the river."
    Drowning: Am I a joke to you?

  • @leonardodaboii6909
    @leonardodaboii6909 Před 3 lety +6

    Dad : Why did you get *F* .
    Me : I will answer when i return.

  • @BigattckFirecat
    @BigattckFirecat Před 3 lety +491

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

    • @Doublemonk0506
      @Doublemonk0506 Před 2 lety +28

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

    • @melontusk7358
      @melontusk7358 Před 2 lety +5

      River Economy & Charon Logistics: *stonks*

    • @sirnikkel6746
      @sirnikkel6746 Před rokem +1

      @@melontusk7358 Cornelius "The commodore" Vanderbilt time

  • @exxelsetijadi5348
    @exxelsetijadi5348 Před 3 lety +755

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

  • @0Chemical0Dreamer0
    @0Chemical0Dreamer0 Před 3 lety +17

    I really love the score/ music in this video! Is there a way to hear or purchase the music separately from the narration? I'd just like to listen to the instrumental. I don't want to use it in a film or anything, just for personal enjoyment. Also, Ted-ed rocks! I love this channel. It always puts out amazing work. Great job!

    • @riddlewrecked6154
      @riddlewrecked6154 Před 2 lety

      whats the name of the song?

    • @slyfoxsyndrome
      @slyfoxsyndrome Před 2 lety

      @@riddlewrecked6154 Ted Ed made it themselves. It’s an original piece, but it has no name

  • @DimitarUzunov1412
    @DimitarUzunov1412 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @LunaP1
    @LunaP1 Před 3 lety +743

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

    • @melvinfranco2142
      @melvinfranco2142 Před 2 lety +10

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

    • @dan-us6nk
      @dan-us6nk Před rokem +3

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

    • @sirnikkel6746
      @sirnikkel6746 Před rokem +3

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

  • @joshuasantiago3101
    @joshuasantiago3101 Před 3 lety +695

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

    • @wafer8870
      @wafer8870 Před 3 lety +9

      undertale?

    • @myotooo
      @myotooo Před 3 lety +9

      Mmm bad desicion

    • @jimimcglone4965
      @jimimcglone4965 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao 😂

    • @imfromaustria9327
      @imfromaustria9327 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +5

      @@imfromaustria9327 Oh god

  • @jacotaco
    @jacotaco Před 2 lety +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!

  • @V28VLOGS
    @V28VLOGS Před 3 lety +1

    This was something else altogether!

  • @morning5tarr
    @morning5tarr Před 3 lety +447

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

    • @philtarpehdixon7441
      @philtarpehdixon7441 Před 3 lety +16

      Master Oogwe in Kung Fu Panda.

    • @rahulvrma95
      @rahulvrma95 Před 3 lety +19

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

    • @MaDMeTallIxX
      @MaDMeTallIxX Před 3 lety +23

      I will now avoid completely the possibility of dating Ariana Grande

    • @morning5tarr
      @morning5tarr Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @jjwang7597
      @jjwang7597 Před 3 lety +5

      Yep that summarizes every single myth with a prophecy involved lol

  • @RainierKine
    @RainierKine Před 3 lety +253

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

  • @re_loyola
    @re_loyola Před 4 měsíci

    Grandmas will always be grandmas. So wholesome!

  • @norawojchouski746
    @norawojchouski746 Před 3 lety

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

  • @m3steroids438
    @m3steroids438 Před 3 lety +283

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

  • @GulMuhammad-lg6gv
    @GulMuhammad-lg6gv Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +5

      This is, by far, the smartest comment 🤣

    • @aliciavance4228
      @aliciavance4228 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @andromeda1533
      @andromeda1533 Před rokem

      That's just genius man

  • @Omar-uk1dq
    @Omar-uk1dq Před 3 lety +1

    And this is why Grandma's are the best thing to grace this Earth,I rest my case

  • @sharkk_alix
    @sharkk_alix Před 3 lety

    Man, I love watching this CZcams channel!

  • @arkaghosh831
    @arkaghosh831 Před 3 lety +304

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

  • @dansgame6506
    @dansgame6506 Před 3 lety +348

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

  • @bossh3499
    @bossh3499 Před 2 lety

    This guy is a master of saying:
    -I answer when i return

  • @MC-hm5pc
    @MC-hm5pc Před 3 lety

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

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY Před 3 lety +726

    “Creativity takes courage. ”
    ― Henri Matisse

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 Před 3 lety +12

      Here we go another quote master.

    • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
      @QuestionEverythingButWHY Před 3 lety +12

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

    • @marmadukescarlet7791
      @marmadukescarlet7791 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      Are you a bot?
      Nevermind, you seem good

  • @-wermii-3164
    @-wermii-3164 Před 3 lety +43

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

  • @glitched7533
    @glitched7533 Před 2 lety

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

  • @jahidshaik8360
    @jahidshaik8360 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @erickzurita8030
    @erickzurita8030 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @chaosfire4675
    @chaosfire4675 Před 3 lety +19

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

  • @s_w_i_s_s_c_h_e_e_s_e
    @s_w_i_s_s_c_h_e_e_s_e Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @kirbyamalattey6256
    @kirbyamalattey6256 Před rokem

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

  • @oliviaharris8526
    @oliviaharris8526 Před 3 lety +138

    Sign: Eerie village
    Him: Seems legit

  • @memegenarator632
    @memegenarator632 Před 3 lety +90

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

  • @blackman7186
    @blackman7186 Před 2 lety

    Such a amazing story

  • @rienduplessis1848
    @rienduplessis1848 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @godzillavkk
      @godzillavkk Před 2 lety

      Actually, its from the Grimms Brothers.

  • @GulMuhammad-lg6gv
    @GulMuhammad-lg6gv Před 3 lety +62

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

    • @nopity3057
      @nopity3057 Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @tayshaunambon7040
    @tayshaunambon7040 Před 3 lety +686

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