Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

The story

A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three daughters to name the measure of their love for him. When one of them says, "more than salt", he banishes her from the kingdom. Not understanding what she meant the King assumes love can only be measured by precious metals or one's own talent, the 'correct' answers from his other two daughters. The arrogance of the King leads him to gather all the salt in the kingdom and destroy it. Of course, this backfires as he slowly learns the universal value of the substance, and of course, the essence of his daughter's reply. With the help of the wise and magical old 'herb woman', the King also learns what it means to be a true and wise ruler.

Cast

J Jan Werichkrál Já I. V Vlasta Buriankancléř Atakdále I Irena Kačírkováprincezna Drahomíra S Stella Májováprincezna Zpěvanka M Milena Dvorskáprincezna Maruška F František Černýkuchař L Lubomír Lipskýprinc chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII. M Miloš Kopeckýchytrý princ M Miroslav Horníčekprinc krásný, syn Alabastra XVI. T Terezie Brzkovástařenka kořenářka Z Zdeněk Dítězahradník J Josef Pehrdudák

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V Vladimír Rážrybář M Marie Glázrovávdova Kubátová, podruhyně F Fanda Mrázekcelník Martínek F František Hanuspláteník G Gustav Hrdličkasklenkář E Eman Fialakrejčí B Bohuš Hradildvořan M Marcela Sedláčkovádvorní dáma E Eva Klepáčovážena v podhradí J Josef Bartůněkmuž v podhradí L Ladislav Gzelahrnčíř v podhradí V Vladimír Klemensdirigent S Slávka Rosenbergovážena v podhradí J Josef Bělskýdvořan J Jiří Novotnýkuchtík K Karel Hovorkadvořan V Vladimír Jedenáctíkdvořan K Karla Svobodováholčička I Irena Bernátovádvorní dáma J Jiří Valentadvořan u dalekohledu J Jiřina Lukešová Z Zdeněk Kříž E Eva Hepnerová