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0:05 a rich girl and a poor boy once upon a
0:08 a rich girl and a poor boy once upon a
0:08 a rich girl and a poor boy once upon a time in a small village there lived a
0:10 time in a small village there lived a
0:10 time in a small village there lived a poor boy named Liam he was 22 years old
0:14 poor boy named Liam he was 22 years old
0:15 poor boy named Liam he was 22 years old Liam had brown eyes and black hair he
0:18 Liam had brown eyes and black hair he
0:18 Liam had brown eyes and black hair he worked hard every day to help his family
0:21 worked hard every day to help his family
0:21 worked hard every day to help his family his father was sick and his mother was
0:23 his father was sick and his mother was
0:23 his father was sick and his mother was too old to work Liam worked in the
0:26 too old to work Liam worked in the
0:26 too old to work Liam worked in the fields and sold vegetables in the market
0:30 fields and sold vegetables in the market
0:30 fields and sold vegetables in the market his family was poor but Liam never gave
0:32 his family was poor but Liam never gave
0:32 his family was poor but Liam never gave up in the same Village there lived a
0:35 up in the same Village there lived a
0:35 up in the same Village there lived a rich girl named Mia she was 20 years old
0:40 rich girl named Mia she was 20 years old
0:40 rich girl named Mia she was 20 years old Mia had blue eyes and long Golden Hair
0:43 Mia had blue eyes and long Golden Hair
0:43 Mia had blue eyes and long Golden Hair her family was very rich they owned many
0:46 her family was very rich they owned many
0:46 her family was very rich they owned many fields and a big house Mia had
0:49 fields and a big house Mia had
0:49 fields and a big house Mia had everything she wanted but she was not
0:51 everything she wanted but she was not
0:51 everything she wanted but she was not happy she wanted a life full of love and
0:56 happy she wanted a life full of love and
0:56 happy she wanted a life full of love and kindness one day Liam was selling
0:59 kindness one day Liam was selling
0:59 kindness one day Liam was selling vegetables at the Market Mia came to buy
1:02 vegetables at the Market Mia came to buy
1:02 vegetables at the Market Mia came to buy some fruit she saw how hard Liam worked
1:05 some fruit she saw how hard Liam worked
1:05 some fruit she saw how hard Liam worked and how kind he was to everyone she said
1:09 and how kind he was to everyone she said
1:09 and how kind he was to everyone she said hello can I buy some apples Liam smiled
1:13 hello can I buy some apples Liam smiled
1:13 hello can I buy some apples Liam smiled and said of course these are fresh from
1:16 and said of course these are fresh from
1:16 and said of course these are fresh from the farm Mia started visiting the market
1:19 the farm Mia started visiting the market
1:19 the farm Mia started visiting the market every day she and Liam became friends
1:23 every day she and Liam became friends
1:23 every day she and Liam became friends they talked about their lives and dreams
1:26 they talked about their lives and dreams
1:26 they talked about their lives and dreams Liam said I dream of having a small shop
1:29 Liam said I dream of having a small shop
1:29 Liam said I dream of having a small shop one day day Mia said I dream of helping
1:33 one day day Mia said I dream of helping
1:33 one day day Mia said I dream of helping people who are poor as time passed Liam
1:37 people who are poor as time passed Liam
1:37 people who are poor as time passed Liam and Mia fell in
1:39 and Mia fell in
1:39 and Mia fell in love one evening Liam said to Mia Mia I
1:43 love one evening Liam said to Mia Mia I
1:43 love one evening Liam said to Mia Mia I love you you are the kindest person I
1:46 love you you are the kindest person I
1:46 love you you are the kindest person I know Mia smiled and said I love you too
1:50 know Mia smiled and said I love you too
1:50 know Mia smiled and said I love you too Liam you are brave and strong they were
1:54 Liam you are brave and strong they were
1:54 Liam you are brave and strong they were happy but their happiness did not last
1:57 happy but their happiness did not last
1:57 happy but their happiness did not last long Mia's father Mr Carter found out
2:00 long Mia's father Mr Carter found out
2:00 long Mia's father Mr Carter found out about Liam and Mia he was very very
2:04 about Liam and Mia he was very very
2:04 about Liam and Mia he was very very angry he said to Mia you cannot marry
2:07 angry he said to Mia you cannot marry
2:07 angry he said to Mia you cannot marry Liam he is poor and not good enough for
2:11 Liam he is poor and not good enough for
2:11 Liam he is poor and not good enough for you Mia cried and said father I love
2:15 you Mia cried and said father I love
2:15 you Mia cried and said father I love Liam he is a good man but Mr Carter
2:19 Liam he is a good man but Mr Carter
2:19 Liam he is a good man but Mr Carter shouted if you marry him you will no
2:22 shouted if you marry him you will no
2:23 shouted if you marry him you will no longer be my
2:24 longer be my
2:24 longer be my daughter Mia ran to Liam and told him
2:28 daughter Mia ran to Liam and told him
2:28 daughter Mia ran to Liam and told him everything Liam was very sad he said Mia
2:33 everything Liam was very sad he said Mia
2:33 everything Liam was very sad he said Mia I love you but I do not want to make
2:35 I love you but I do not want to make
2:35 I love you but I do not want to make your life hard maybe we should not be
2:38 your life hard maybe we should not be
2:38 your life hard maybe we should not be together Mia cried and said no Liam I
2:42 together Mia cried and said no Liam I
2:42 together Mia cried and said no Liam I want to be with you Mr Carter made life
2:46 want to be with you Mr Carter made life
2:46 want to be with you Mr Carter made life harder for Liam he told the villagers
2:48 harder for Liam he told the villagers
2:48 harder for Liam he told the villagers not to buy vegetables from Liam's stall
2:51 not to buy vegetables from Liam's stall
2:51 not to buy vegetables from Liam's stall Liam's family had no money for
2:54 Liam's family had no money for
2:54 Liam's family had no money for food Liam's father got sicker Liam
2:58 food Liam's father got sicker Liam
2:58 food Liam's father got sicker Liam worked day and night to take care of of
3:00 worked day and night to take care of of
3:00 worked day and night to take care of of his family but it was not enough one day
3:03 his family but it was not enough one day
3:03 his family but it was not enough one day Mia came to Liam with tears in her eyes
3:07 Mia came to Liam with tears in her eyes
3:07 Mia came to Liam with tears in her eyes she said Liam I will talk to my father
3:11 she said Liam I will talk to my father
3:11 she said Liam I will talk to my father again he must understand our love Liam
3:15 again he must understand our love Liam
3:15 again he must understand our love Liam shook his head and said Mia your father
3:18 shook his head and said Mia your father
3:18 shook his head and said Mia your father will never accept me I am too poor you
3:21 will never accept me I am too poor you
3:21 will never accept me I am too poor you should marry someone Rich Mia said I
3:25 should marry someone Rich Mia said I
3:25 should marry someone Rich Mia said I don't care about money I care about you
3:30 don't care about money I care about you
3:30 don't care about money I care about you went to her father and begged him she
3:32 went to her father and begged him she
3:32 went to her father and begged him she said father please let me marry Liam he
3:35 said father please let me marry Liam he
3:36 said father please let me marry Liam he is a good man but Mr Carter was angry he
3:39 is a good man but Mr Carter was angry he
3:39 is a good man but Mr Carter was angry he said you will marry the man I choose for
3:42 said you will marry the man I choose for
3:42 said you will marry the man I choose for you Mr Carter arranged for Mia to marry
3:46 you Mr Carter arranged for Mia to marry
3:46 you Mr Carter arranged for Mia to marry a rich man from another Village Mia
3:49 a rich man from another Village Mia
3:49 a rich man from another Village Mia refused but her father locked her in her
3:51 refused but her father locked her in her
3:51 refused but her father locked her in her room she could not leave the house Mia
3:55 room she could not leave the house Mia
3:55 room she could not leave the house Mia cried every night thinking of Liam
3:58 cried every night thinking of Liam
3:58 cried every night thinking of Liam meanwhile Liam was struggling his father
4:01 meanwhile Liam was struggling his father
4:01 meanwhile Liam was struggling his father became very ill Liam did not have enough
4:04 became very ill Liam did not have enough
4:04 became very ill Liam did not have enough money to buy medicine he tried to borrow
4:07 money to buy medicine he tried to borrow
4:07 money to buy medicine he tried to borrow money but no one helped him Liam felt
4:10 money but no one helped him Liam felt
4:10 money but no one helped him Liam felt hopeless he missed Mia but he did not
4:13 hopeless he missed Mia but he did not
4:13 hopeless he missed Mia but he did not know how to help
4:16 know how to help
4:16 know how to help her one stormy night Mia escaped from
4:19 her one stormy night Mia escaped from
4:19 her one stormy night Mia escaped from her house she ran to Liam's small house
4:22 her house she ran to Liam's small house
4:23 her house she ran to Liam's small house soaking wet from the rain she said Liam
4:26 soaking wet from the rain she said Liam
4:26 soaking wet from the rain she said Liam I cannot live without you let's run away
4:29 I cannot live without you let's run away
4:29 I cannot live without you let's run away together
4:31 together
4:31 together Liam was shocked he said Mia I cannot
4:35 Liam was shocked he said Mia I cannot
4:35 Liam was shocked he said Mia I cannot take care of you I cannot even take care
4:38 take care of you I cannot even take care
4:38 take care of you I cannot even take care of my family Mia looked at Liam and said
4:42 of my family Mia looked at Liam and said
4:42 of my family Mia looked at Liam and said we can face anything together I will
4:45 we can face anything together I will
4:45 we can face anything together I will work with you I will help your family
4:48 work with you I will help your family
4:48 work with you I will help your family Liam hugged her and said you are very
4:51 Liam hugged her and said you are very
4:51 Liam hugged her and said you are very brave Mia I love
4:53 brave Mia I love
4:53 brave Mia I love you they decided to leave the village
4:56 you they decided to leave the village
4:56 you they decided to leave the village they walked all night to the next town
4:59 they walked all night to the next town
4:59 they walked all night to the next town they had no money no food and no place
5:02 they had no money no food and no place
5:02 they had no money no food and no place to
5:02 to
5:02 to stay Liam worked as a laborer during the
5:06 stay Liam worked as a laborer during the
5:06 stay Liam worked as a laborer during the day and Mia worked as a maid they earned
5:09 day and Mia worked as a maid they earned
5:09 day and Mia worked as a maid they earned little money but stayed together life
5:12 little money but stayed together life
5:12 little money but stayed together life was very hard for them sometimes they
5:15 was very hard for them sometimes they
5:15 was very hard for them sometimes they did not have enough food to eat Mia
5:17 did not have enough food to eat Mia
5:18 did not have enough food to eat Mia missed her family but she stayed strong
5:20 missed her family but she stayed strong
5:20 missed her family but she stayed strong for
5:21 for
5:21 for Liam Liam worked harder than ever to
5:24 Liam Liam worked harder than ever to
5:24 Liam Liam worked harder than ever to save money he promised Mia one day I
5:27 save money he promised Mia one day I
5:27 save money he promised Mia one day I will give you a better life
5:30 will give you a better life
5:30 will give you a better life years passed and Liam and Mia's hard
5:33 years passed and Liam and Mia's hard
5:33 years passed and Liam and Mia's hard work paid off Liam opened a small shop
5:37 work paid off Liam opened a small shop
5:37 work paid off Liam opened a small shop and Mia helped him run it they earned
5:39 and Mia helped him run it they earned
5:39 and Mia helped him run it they earned enough money to live a simple life Mia's
5:42 enough money to live a simple life Mia's
5:42 enough money to live a simple life Mia's father heard about their success he felt
5:45 father heard about their success he felt
5:45 father heard about their success he felt ashamed for not supporting his daughter
5:48 ashamed for not supporting his daughter
5:48 ashamed for not supporting his daughter one day Mr Carter visited them he said
5:52 one day Mr Carter visited them he said
5:52 one day Mr Carter visited them he said Mia I was wrong I see now that Liam is a
5:56 Mia I was wrong I see now that Liam is a
5:56 Mia I was wrong I see now that Liam is a good man please forgive me me Mia cried
6:01 good man please forgive me me Mia cried
6:01 good man please forgive me me Mia cried and said father I forgive you Liam said
6:06 and said father I forgive you Liam said
6:06 and said father I forgive you Liam said thank you for accepting
6:08 thank you for accepting
6:08 thank you for accepting us Liam and Mia's life was still not
6:12 us Liam and Mia's life was still not
6:12 us Liam and Mia's life was still not easy but they faced every challenge
6:15 easy but they faced every challenge
6:15 easy but they faced every challenge together they knew that love and hard
6:17 together they knew that love and hard
6:17 together they knew that love and hard work could overcome anything and so Liam
6:20 work could overcome anything and so Liam
6:20 work could overcome anything and so Liam and Mia lived happily ever after proving
6:22 and Mia lived happily ever after proving
6:23 and Mia lived happily ever after proving that true love is stronger than money or
6:26 that true love is stronger than money or
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