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  • Look at that girl, Tia.

  • That boy will beat her up easily.

  • I don't think she should get into a fight with him.

  • No, Tofu.

  • The boy was wrong to have stolen her bag.

  • And the girl deserves a chance to get it back.

  • But she is a girl!

  • She can't win against a boy like that!

  • She will get hurt.

  • Just because she is a girl

  • doesn't mean she has to fear Tofu.

  • Girls also have a lot of courage and strength.

  • Do you know of a girl like that?

  • Yes, I do

  • her name is MULAN

  • Mulan? Who is she?

  • Mulan lived in Ancient China with her parents.

  • She was their only child.

  • Her only companion was her dog called Little Brother.

  • Mulan's father used to be a great warrior

  • but he had hurt his leg in a war and couldn't fight anymore.

  • One day, a messenger came from the Emperor.

  • The HunsChina’s army - had attacked

  • and at least one man from each army

  • had been ordered to join the Emperor's Imperial Army.

  • This was terrible news for Mulan and her family

  • as it meant that her father would have to go back to war.

  • That night

  • when her parents had slept

  • Mulan had an idea.

  • She took her father's sword

  • and cut her hair off.

  • Then she put on his warrior's uniform

  • and she looked just like a man!

  • She took Little Brother

  • and made her way

  • to the Imperial army's campsite.

  • There she met Captain Li Shang.

  • What is your name?

  • Ping, Sir!

  • Very well, then. Time to begin your training.

  • Mulan was delighted

  • that everybody had accepted her as a man

  • and started her training.

  • Sadly, she lagged behind all the other warriors.

  • You are not fit to be in my army.

  • You are slowing everyone down.

  • Go back to your village!

  • Returning to her village would have brought great shame to her family

  • so Mulan came up with another plan.

  • She wrote a fake letter to the army

  • saying that the Huns have attacked.

  • Reading the letter Li Shang ordered his army.

  • Onward with me

  • march to the mountains

  • we shall defeat the Huns forever.

  • As the army was crossing the pass that lead to the mountains

  • they found themselves surrounded by thousands of Huns.

  • We've been cheated.

  • The Huns were supposed to be in the mountains.

  • Soon the entire Imperial army was under attack.

  • Mulan had another idea.

  • She took the last cannon and let it.

  • There was a huge blast which destroyed most of the Huns

  • But it injured Mulan too.

  • She was rushed to the Doctor's tent.

  • Bring Ping to this bed

  • I will take care of him.

  • But there was a surprise waiting for the Doctor.

  • Oh my God! Ping is a woman!

  • Get me Captain Li Shang immediately.

  • The doctor told the captain what she'd found.

  • Few days later when the army started moving

  • Shang spoke to Mulan.

  • You have cheated me

  • But you also saved the army in the passes

  • Hence, your punishment is that

  • you can no longer be a part of the army

  • You will not come with us.

  • Mulan was very upset and heart broken

  • She needed to do something to save her family's honour

  • That's when she heard the Hun's voices.

  • Oh no! the Hun's are still alive!

  • I must warn the Captain.

  • And so Mulan raced to Imperial City to warn Shang.

  • They are alive!

  • We must prepare for another attack from the Huns.

  • I cannot trust you anymore.

  • You have cheated me before.

  • You are not welcome here, leave!

  • Mulan tried to inform the other leaders but no one would listen to her.

  • Meanwhile the Hun leader Shan-Yu attacked the city

  • and kidnapped the Emperor.

  • Li Shang and Mulan freed the Emperor.

  • Mulan then enticed Shan-Yu to follow her to the rooftop.

  • There she tricked him and grabbed his sword

  • and pinned his coat to the roof.

  • As the two armies collided

  • there was a huge explosion

  • and the roof was destroyed taking with it Shan-Yu.

  • Mulan fell to the ground.

  • When she sat up, she saw that the Imperial Army had won

  • and the Huns had been banished from the city forever.

  • The Emperor was very happy with Mulan's bravery

  • and gifted her a sword as a token of appreciation.

  • Mulan went home

  • and presented the sword to her father

  • who was very happy with the honour

  • that his daughter had brought to the family.

  • Suddenly there was a knock at the door

  • it was captain Li Shang

  • he’d come to return Mulan her helmet that she’s forgotten

  • Mulan invited him to stay for dinner

  • and he graciously accepted.

  • So you see, Tofu girls can do anything they put their heart to.

  • Tofu?

  • Tofu? Are you listening to me?

  • Yes Tia, I am.

  • I am just thinking how wrong I was to think

  • that girls can't fight.

  • Well, now you know.

  • So better be very careful before you pick up fight with a girl next time!

Look at that girl, Tia.

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