1、1Ella EnchantedFairy tales tell,as their labels imply,stories of magic, of creaturesthat fly.With giants and dragonsand ogres and elves,and inanimate objectsthat speak for themselves.Strange magicOh, what a strange magicOh, its a strange magicGot a strange magicGot a strange magicTheres romance and
2、dangerand plotting of schemes.Theres good guys and bad guysand some guys in between.A fairy tale also reveals somesort of truth,the perils of choices we facein our youth.But our story today is differentin theme,for our hero had no choice,or so it would seem.Strange magicIt starts with a fairy bestow
3、inga spell.This ones for a baby named Ellaof Frell.Got a strange magicGot a strange magicNow, now, Ella. Mothers here.There, now. Oh, dear Ella.Oh, its nothing a little burpingwont cure.- Up.- There, now.Come on. All the way.I gotta work on that.Whoa!Hello, ladies!Lucinda!- She gives the worst gifts
4、.- Not if she cant find the baby.Whoa!Ah!Lucinda here. Fairy par excellence.Now, wheres the baby?- Out walking.- At her grandmothers.- At her grandmothers.- Out for a walk.- Shes walking, at her grandmothers.- Either way, as you see, shes not here.Oh, look. Shes back.All right.What shall we givethis
5、 beautiful little child today?2- Whats her name again?- Ella.Ah.Ella of Frell.Not a very well-behavedlittle stinker, is she?Quiet, please.I cant concentrate here.Ella of Frell,I give you the gift of obedience.Now, go to sleep.Now, wake up.- Isnt it wonderful?- No, its terrible.Its a terrible gift to
6、 have to dowhat youre told. Take it back.I have a no-return policy.And if youre going to be ungrateful, I canalways turn her into a squirrel instead.- A squirrel?- No, obedience is a lovely gift.Besides, you should thank me.Ive just given you the perfect child.In spite of the spell,Ella grew up stro
7、ng of mind.Her gift made her obedient,but her heart made her kind.Why dont you go backto where you came from?- Yeah.- Areida. What a stupid name.- Nobody wants you here.- I do.Bite me.Did you just see what Ella did?I made your favorite,so dig in and stuff your face.Im gonna get forks.Sweetie, stop.I
8、 always knewsomething was wrong with me.Cant you take the spell back?Youre a fairy.Im only a household fairy, honey.Besides, according to fairy guidelines,only the fairy who gave you the giftcan take it back, and weve begged her.Not only that, but she saidshed turn your mother into a squirreland tak
9、e away my eternal youthif we ever asked her again.Its not fair.I know, darling. I know.So Ella now knewwhy shed always obeyed.But she never stopped fightingto have things her way.Ella! Come practice your mandolin.Fine, but Ill takemy own sweet time doing it.Hurry up, now.As she struggledto find a wa
10、y out of her gift,she had no way of knowingsomething worse was adrift.Please get well, Mother.Listen to me.Only Mandy and I know about the gift.3Weve never even told your father.And you must never tell anyone else.- I dont want anyone using it against you.- Mother, please.Remember, no matterwhat any
11、one says or tells you to do,Iook to yourself, Ella.Whats inside youis stronger than any spell.Take this, then Ill always be with you.A strange magicStrange magicA strange magicElla.Your father would like to speak to you.- Youre married?- She has money, Ella.And shes very fond of my title.It was eith
12、er get married or sell the house.Youll adore Dame Olga,and her two daughters.Shell make a wonderful mother.Well, a motherlike figure.Look, Im sureyoull all be the best of friends.Whoa!Is this the right address?There must be some mistake.My dear, welcome.And these must be your lovely daughters.My pre
13、cious Hattie and my special Olive.Oh.- And you must be Ella.- Pleased to meet you.Yes. The house looks delightful.But I do seem to rememberthat at the noblemens conventionyou said that you lived in a castle.No, I said a mans home is his castle.Hi. Im Ella. Welcome to Frell.Whats with the prince pinu
14、ps?Hatties presidentof the Prince Char fan club.Char and his uncle are responsiblefor the segregation of the kingdom.So? Hes dreamy.Is this hutch meant to be a closet?Its pathetic.My clothes need more room than this.- Well have to use yours.- Wha.?Show it to us.Oh.Its so. quaint.Almost like, well, i
15、ts just ugly, isnt it?4Theres no room in here, either.Were gonna have to throw outsome of your gowns to make room.- Wait. Get away from there!- You get away.Oh.Whats this? I do actually like this.Please dont touch it. It was my mothers.- Can I have it?- No.Oh.It can be your welcome gift to me.Come o
16、n, hand it over.Oh.Arent you accommodating.The second I sell the last of these,Ill be back. I promise.I know its not a great job,not even a good job -OK, even a monkey could do it -but we need the money, Ella.- Ill miss you, Father.- Ill miss you, too.Hey, Olive, we should call herElla the Smella fr
17、om Frella.Elves, giants, ogres and humansused to exist in harmony,but when King Florian was killed,allegedly by an ogre,Sir Edgar saw it as an opportunity to exileall nonhuman creatures to the forest,keeping their land for himself.Passionately put, Ella.Give yourself a pat on the back.Hattie?Oh.What
18、 my unworthy opponent fails to realizeis Sir Edgar has done a fantastic job.He has driven the ogres out,and he has put giants and elves to workas laborers and entertainers.Therefore, if it werent for him,we wouldnt have todaysthriving free-enterprise system.Its only free because weve enslaved thepoo
19、r creatures and they work for nothing.Edgar is a monster, and I dont hold outmuch hope for his nephew, either.Well, that shows what you know,aka nothing.Prince Char will be the greatest king ever.- Right, girls?- Yeah.I wonder if my opponent has basedher opinion on the princes politicsor how cute sh
20、e thinks his butt is.Admit youre stupidand dont know what youre talking about.Im stupid and I dont knowwhat Im talking about.Ella?Anyway, in conclusion.Hold your tongue, Ella.Ella!My tongue itches.5If youre not going to take thisseriously, I declare Hattie the winner.Ya!Uncle, do I have to go to thi
21、s mall opening?As heir to the throne,its your royal responsibility, Char.- You are a public figure, after all.- Yes, but youre the one in charge.Only for a little while longer.Your coronation is next week.You need to be out therewith the people, Char.Yes, shaking hands and kissing babies.Exactly, He
22、ston.So the people can learn to trust us.Whats not to trust?Nothing.But while youve been away at school,Char, the kingdom has been under siege.In your absence,the ogres have become impossible.Hes right. Even the giants have becomemore and more treacherous.But the giants have always been peaceful.The
23、 ogres were peaceful too,until they ripped your father to shreds.And I promised your father,should anything happen to him,I would take care of you and the kingdom.And, well, Ive kept my promise, havent l?Whoa!Likewise, you must keepyour promise to the people.Now, lets put on a smile.Remember, image
24、is everything.Thank you.Thank you. Thank you.Its wonderful to be herein your charming town of. Frell.Prince Charmont and l.We want Char! We want Char!We want Char! We want Char!We want Char!Now it is my great pleasure to welcomemy nephew, Prince Charmont.- Say no to ogrecide!- Stop the giant land gr
25、ab!- Say no to ogrecide!- Stop the giant land grab!- Say no to ogrecide!- Stop the giant land grab!- Say no to ogrecide!- Ella! You are embarrassing us!Go home now.I have to go. Im sorry.I love you, Prince Char!Hey! Prince Char!- Are you a fast runner?- Not particularly, no. Why?Get him!Im walking o
26、n sunshineWhoa-ohIm walking on sunshineWhoa-oh6- Ow!- Shush, shush, shush!And dont it feel good?- Prince Charmont.- Please, call me. call me Char.Sorry about that.Occupational hazard.- Allow me.- I dont need your chivalry, thanks.And Ive no intention of curtsying,either, so forget it.You can curtsy
27、or not. Thats your choice.Theres really nothing I can do about it.Except have you beheaded,but that seems a bit extreme.Charming. Why dont you dowhat your people usually do?Steal my land and destroy my livelihood.If youll excuse me.Wait a second. Come back here.Hm?What is your name?Ella of Frell.Wel
28、l, Ella of Frell,youre the first maiden Ive metwho hasnt swooned at the sight of me.Then maybe Ive done you some good.Look, Ive never stolenanyones land or livelihood.I want peace in the kingdomas much as anyone.So you have a new planonce you take the crown?Well.Sort of. Of course,I couldnt reveal i
29、t to a subject.Thats what I thought.Youre all just the same.You care more about your fan cluband your next jousting tournament.No, actually, Ive never been comfortablewith the whole adoring fan club thing.Perhaps thats why I findyour obvious disdain for me so refreshing.Obvious? And I was tryingso h
30、ard to hide it.Wheres my purse? Its back there.Wait right there. I will get it.Prince Charmont!Prince Charmont!Your Highness.Are you crazy? Why didnt you move?I would have. were it not for your apparentfascination with knocking me to the ground.Thats the second time today, you realize.Ill try and be
31、 more consideratenext time Im saving you.Next time? What makes you thinkwell see each other again?Well, wont we?No.Ella of Frell, you are not like other girls.You have no idea.Ella, come here.Shouldnt you be at homecleaning the fireplace, huh?Stop flirting with him.7Its me hes going to have at his c
32、oronation.Yeah, in the middle of the tablewith an apple in your mouth.Go back to the mall with Olive.- Ella.- Oh.Dont bother with her. Ugh.Im the one you want.I know everything about you.Ive got posters of you, and pictures.And when we used to live in Lamia,I used to stand outside your castle andwat
33、ch you turn your lights on and off.Tell Ella Ill be in touch.Right. Ill see to that.- Where were you?- Oh.- I met the prince.- You met the prince?I dont wanna talk about it.Olive and Hattie were there.Hattie. Why do you always dowhat Hattie tells you to do?- I dont.- Yes, you do.- I dont.- Tell the
34、truth.Oh, I do.Olive, have you noticedanything strange about Ella?No, not really.Have you noticed it gets darker at night,then lighter when the sun comes up?- Thats because of Ella?- Never mind.- Youve been acting odd, even for you.- What do you mean?- Oh. Dont let her see me.- Thats what I mean.Aha
35、.- Areida, no!- Ella, come here.I have to go.- What?- I need you to do me a little favor.Take that.Cool! Let me try! Take that.And that potion bottle.OK! OK, thats enough.I think thats for me to say, Ella.We need one more thing.Take those.- Please dont make me do this.- Well, since you said please.N
36、o. Take them. Take them!Run!Stop that girl!Buy a squirrel sandwich.Get em while theyre hot.Here. Keep the change.Excuse me.Excuse me. Coming through.Try our new perfume.Thanks.8Get out of the way! Get out of the way!Ella, bravo!Freeze!Put your hands together.Youre under arrest.A felon in my own fami
37、ly.I could die from embarrassment.Promises, promises.- You are a disgrace.- Maybe she was put up to it.Mandys right, Mother. We were there.It really wasnt poor Ellas fault at all.She was forced to do it.So, Ella, who put you up to it?- Tell her it was Areida.- Ar.Im waiting. Tell me whos to blame.Ar
38、eida.Areida! I might have guessed it.- You are forbidden ever to see her again.- What?Ella?How dare she come here now?Answer the door and tell herthat you never want to see her again.And tell her you could never be friendswith an Ayorthian.- Dame Olga, there must be some mistake.- Please, Dame Olga.
39、Dont argue. Just do it.Thank goodness youre all right.Whats wrong?I never wanna see you again.Ha-ha. Very funny.I dont understand.Were best friends.I could never be friends with an Ayorthian.Just go.Ive done terrible things before, Mandy,but this is the worst thingthe curse has ever made me do.Ive g
40、otta do it.I have got to find Lucindaand get her to take back the curse.Youre right.I have something to show you.This is gonna help you find her.I should have told youabout this years ago.- But I was a little embarrassed.- Embarrassed? How?Well, as you know,Im not the most talented fairy.Anyway, thi
41、s book.is my boyfriend, Benny.Hey.Pleased to meet you.Pleased to meet anyone, quite frankly.Youre the first introductionIve had in 20 years.9- Ive never seen anything like this.- I know. No one has.And I dont want them to,cos then they might take him away.It was an accident. I was just trying a spel
42、lto trim his hair, and it went a little askew.I would have left her ages ago,except I love her so darn much.Plus, I have no legs.I love you, too, my little Pooky Pages.Not as much as I love you, Cuddlebuns.- I love you more.- OK.Lots of love. Moving on.Well, I want you to take him with you.You mean
43、Im getting out of here?Beyond these four walls?There are so many places in my pagesIve been wanting to visit.Wow. What is all this?- He knows everything.- Thanks, sweetie, but not everything.If I did, Id be a lot thicker.Can he show me anything about Lucinda?- Can I show you anything about Lucinda?-
44、 Watch this.Show me Lucinda.Ta-da!Cool trick.Now, which Crockery Barn?Theyre all over the kingdom.Ah.Thats the glitch. He cant tell you wherea person is. He can just show you pictures.Like a crystal ball or a magic mirror.Everything is so huge.Is that a wedding registry?Duh! Theyre in Giantville.Loo
45、k, shes goingto a wedding in Giantville.- Benny, were going to Giantville.- How exciting.Ella, the girls and I need bouquetsfor our portrait sitting tomorrow.Go and pick some.What you want, baby, I got itWhat you need, cos you know I got itAll Im asking is for a little respectwhen you get home, baby
46、Oh, my God!So, as her stepfamily scratchedtheir newly found itches,Ella was off, glad to be rid of the. witches.Benny, can you show me a mapof the Forest of Pim?Of course.Whoa.According to this map,if we head due east towards Monster Rock,we can cut half a day off our journey.- What was that?- Proba
47、bly something that wants to eat us.Ouch!Somebody help me!10- Wait a minute.- Sing soprano, little man!Missed!What do you thinkyoure doing to that poor elf?Oh.Whos this who thinks shes so tough?Look, I think its only fair to warn you thatIm practiced in the ancient art. of origami.Paper folding?I was
48、 hopingyou wouldnt know what that was.Dont let him scare you, sweetheart!Kick his butt!Dont let her do that.Now rabbit punch.Combo. Kneel. Front-step kick.Dragon-roundhouse kick.This chick is nuts!Lets get outta here.I think Im gonna puke.Let me help you with that.I am gonna needso much therapy afte
49、r this.Oh!- Are you OK?- No, I am not OK!I think I broke something,or dislocated it, or.No, just a crick. Slannen of Pim.Ella of Frell. Nice to meet you.Well, if youre OK,then I have to be going, but good luck.Youre going? You cant walk in this woodon your own. How about a bite to eat?Thats very sweet,but Im on a tight schedule.Fine. Message received,Miss “l Think Im All That“.- Thats not what I meant at all.- I ex
