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William Shakespeare wrote his famous comedy Twelfth Night, or what you will in 1600.0:06
Two centuries later, Charles and Mary Lamb told the play in the form of a story for children.0:14
You are going to read the beginning of this story.0:21
Sebastian and his sister Viola were twins, and from their birth they were so much alike that only the difference in their dress allowed people to know who was who.0:26
They were both born within one hour, and later in life they were both in danger of dying within one hour when the ship on which they were making a sea voyage struck a rock near the coast of Illyria,0:36
There was a terrible storm and a very small number of the ship's crew survived.0:49
The captain of the ship with a few of his sailors got to the land in a small boat, and with them they brought Viola safe on shore, where she, poor lady, began to cry because she thought that she0:55
had lost her brother Sebastian.1:07
The captain, however, explained to her that he had seen Sebastian holding onto a strong mast, and so he hoped that the young man had survived.1:09
After the captain's words, Viola felt a little better, as he had given her some hope and now considered what she could do in a foreign country so far from home.1:17
And she asked the captain if he knew anything of Valeria.1:27
Ay, very well, madam, replied the captain.1:31
As I was born not far from this place.1:34
The captain told her that it was Duke Orsino, a man of noble nature.1:40
Viola said she had heard about Orsina from her father and that he was unmarried then and he is so now, said the captain.1:45
He added that many people thought Orsina was in love with fair Olivia.1:54
But Olivia, whose father and brother had died not long before, didn't want to hear about Orsino's love.1:57
Viola asked the captain to introduce her to Lady Olivia, saying she could be helpful to her.2:04
But he replied it was impossible because Olivia refused to receive anybody in her house after her brother's death.2:09
Then Viola made another plan.2:16
She decided to become Duke Orsino's page.2:19
It was an unusual idea for a young lady to put on men's clothes and try to look like a boy.2:23
But Viola, who was young and of uncommon beauty, alone and in a foreign land, thought that men's clothes could protect her.2:29
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