WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.610 Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun had an argument. 00:00:04.610 --> 00:00:07.870 Each thought he was stronger than the other. 00:00:07.870 --> 00:00:10.740 ‘There’s only one thing for it,’ said the North Wind. 00:00:10.740 --> 00:00:13.490 ‘We’ll have to put our strength to the test. 00:00:13.490 --> 00:00:15.560 We’ll have a competition.’ 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:17.470 He pointed to a traveller, 00:00:17.470 --> 00:00:19.990 walking along a road far below them, 00:00:19.990 --> 00:00:21.780 on the face of the world. 00:00:21.780 --> 00:00:23.590 ‘See that man?’ 00:00:23.590 --> 00:00:25.390 The Sun nodded. 00:00:25.390 --> 00:00:27.390 ‘See the coat he’s wearing?’ 00:00:27.390 --> 00:00:29.410 ‘Yes, I can see his coat.’ 00:00:29.410 --> 00:00:32.950 ‘Well, whichever one of us can strip the coat from his back 00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:36.050 will have proved himself the strongest.’ 00:00:36.050 --> 00:00:38.120 The Sun smiled and nodded. 00:00:38.120 --> 00:00:39.420 ‘Very well, Wind. 00:00:39.420 --> 00:00:41.150 You go first.’ 00:00:41.150 --> 00:00:43.830 So the North Wind began to blow. 00:00:43.830 --> 00:00:49.020 He came whirling down out of the sky and set the man’s coat flapping – 00:00:49.020 --> 00:00:51.160 so the traveller buttoned it up. 00:00:51.160 --> 00:00:55.290 He blew harder, as though he could tear it from the man’s back, 00:00:55.290 --> 00:01:00.560 but the traveller thrust his hands into his pockets and held the coat closer. 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:02.930 He blew with all of his strength 00:01:02.930 --> 00:01:08.780 but the traveller bent himself against the wind and held his coat tighter still. 00:01:08.780 --> 00:01:11.440 For all his puffing and panting, 00:01:11.440 --> 00:01:14.320 the wind could do nothing. 00:01:14.320 --> 00:01:16.320 Then it was the Sun’s turn. 00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:21.760 The wind stopped, the clouds parted and the Sun shone. 00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:23.970 He shone gently at first, 00:01:23.970 --> 00:01:29.050 so the traveller relaxed his stride and unfastened his buttons. 00:01:29.050 --> 00:01:31.100 Then he shone more fiercely; 00:01:31.100 --> 00:01:35.010 the traveller took off his coat and slung it over his shoulder. 00:01:35.010 --> 00:01:39.020 Then the Sun shone with all of his strength; 00:01:39.020 --> 00:01:41.560 the traveller threw his coat onto the ground 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:44.690 and sat under the shade of a tree. 00:01:44.690 --> 00:01:47.490 The Sun turned to the North Wind. 00:01:47.490 --> 00:01:50.480 ‘So, who’s stronger? 00:01:50.480 --> 00:01:52.940 You or me?’