Welcome to Disney's Magic of Storytelling podcast, brought to you by WakeMed Children's,

because inside every child is a story waiting to be told.

Our storyteller is ABC 11's Bridget Condon.

This is Mulan's Disney Princess Story.

Thousands of years ago in ancient China, there lived a beautiful young woman named Moulon.

She lived with her parents and dog named little brother.

Moulon's father had once been a great warrior, but his leg had been injured in battle.

As an only child, Moulon felt responsible for upholding the family honor.

One day, a man arrived with terrible news from the emperor.

The Huns, China's enemy, had invaded.

The emperor had ordered that one man from every family must join the Imperial Army.

Mulan's aged father had to fight again.

Mulan knew her father was too old to fight.

Later that night, she made a big decision. After saying a

prayer to the ancestors, she used a sword to cut her hair short. Then she put on her father's

warrior clothes. As her parents slept, Mulan, now dressed as a young man, jumped onto her father's

horse con. Then she raced off to join the Imperial Army in her father's

place. Somehow she would find a way to bring honor to her family. When Mulan arrived at the Imperial

Army's training camp, she met Captain Lee Shang. What is your name? he asked Mulan. My name is

Ping, she said. To her amazement, Shang and the other soldiers believed she was a man.

Shang worked hard to teach his soldiers' strength and discipline.

Mulan struggled to keep up.

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