Otto's Tales: The Tale of William Tell | PragerU Kids

foreign [Music] 's Tales story time brought to you by prageru kids I'm Jill and today I'm sharing a famous story of a Swiss hero named William Tell Otto you know this story yes I'm impressed but hey be careful with that thing okay okay why don't you go fetch it let's read the tale of William Tell Once Upon a Time in the country of Switzerland there was a man named William Tell he was tall he was Brave he was a famous Hunter who was the very best crossbow Marksman in the land William loved his country but his country was not free it was ruled by an Austrian Tyrant named Gessler who had no regard for letting people live as they pleased the Swiss people feared him but lived as he ordered to not cause trouble I must test my people's loyalty to me Gessler declared he instructed his servants to set up a tall pole in the Public Square and to hang his own hat on the top of it every person who enters Our Town Square must bow down to my hat on the top of the pole Gessler commanded the people hated this but they obeyed William Tell however did not obey he would enter the Town Square stop in front of the pole and stand up straight with his arms folded in front of him ha William boldly laughed at the Hat propped at the top of the pole I refused to bow down to gessler's hat and I refuse to bow down to Gessler himself Williams courage terrified the town's people what would Gessler do if he found out about this Gessler did find out about William laughing at his hat and became extremely angry Gessler was also afraid that if William got away with this Behavior other men would disobey and the country would soon rebel against him Gessler vowed to punish William in a most cruel way he decided to use the Hunter's exceptional skill against him fetch Mr tell's young son and stand him up in the center of the Town Square gessler's servants did as they were told with the entire town gathered around in worry Gessler then placed a bright red apple on top of the boy's head you are a skilled Marksman Mr tell the Tyrant announced to the crowd let's see you put your skill to good use and shoot this apple off your son's head using one single Arrow the crowd was distraught what if William's hands trembled what if the wind caught the arrow or what if his son moved his son stood still unafraid for he knew his father's skill William took a deep breath mustered all his courage and focused his concentration he placed an arrow in his crossbow one eye squinted to view a straight shot he took careful aim at the small Target and whoosh let the arrow fly the arrow hissed toward his son across the square pierced the center of the apple and whisked it away straight off the boy's head the town's people erupted with Applause and joy as Williams smiled and embraced his son Gessler noted something that William was hiding why did you hide a second Arrow inside your jacket he asked tell replied the first Arrow was for the Apple the second arrow is for you enraged Gessler ordered his guards to arrest William immediately they threw him on a boat with the plan to lock him up in a dark dungeon but when a violent storm overtook the lake William escaped into the turbulent Waters the men thought William had drowned as Gessler returned home to his Palace William was waiting for him he jumped out from behind a tree with his crossbow and with a loud thud that second Arrow made it to its Target straight into gessler's heart well not long after this William Tell took it upon himself to organize an army using his great skill he led his people to free their country from gessler's army and restore peace again to the land the end wow this tale is one of our greatest stories about calm bravery in the face of terrible bullying and it's also a story about having confidence in your skills no matter how uncertain someone else might make you feel hey Otto would you there oh an apple I've cut oh no no no no no no no no I can't Auto no way oh well you are really skilled with that bow and arrow okay let's give it a go thank you for watching Otto's Tales be careful check out some of our other stories too I do trust you keep reading keep watching and keep staying calm and confident [Music] thank you for watching you know we've got more episodes right watch the whole series on our website and parents you can subscribe at prageru kids.com