After walking all night, Rapunzel found her way home. But the tower was gone! All that was left was a burnt circle on the ground.
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“Oh nooooo!” cried Rapunzel, and she fell to the ground sobbing.
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But then she heard a voice coming from behind some trees.
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“Hello? Is someone there? Can you help me? I can’t see. I can’t see anything.”

It was Justin. When Rapunzel saw Justin’s blind eyes, she knew what to do.

“Stay right there,” she ordered.
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Rapunzel ran into the forest to find some herbs. She ground the herbs and made medicine. Then she put the medicine on Justin’s eyes.
Then... she cried again.
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“Please don’t cry…” said Justin, softly. “Why are you crying?”
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“My home is gone. My only friend is gone. You are blind—this is a mess!”

“Everything will be ok,” Justin said. Then he smiled. “Trust me — I’m a hero!”  

For three days, they camped in the forest. Rapunzel made medicine for Justin’s eyes. Justin told her about every time he had tried to be a hero.

Once he tried to fight a giant... but the giant was very kind. He invited Justin inside for tea.  
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Once he tried to kill a dragon... But the dragon had baby dragons in its nest. Justin couldn’t do it.
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Once he rescued a cat from a tree... But the cat immediately climbed back up.
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“It’s really hard to be a hero!” he complained.

When Rapunzel felt like crying, Justin told jokes until she laughed. When she couldn’t sleep, he listened to all her worries.
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On the fourth day when Rapunzel woke up, Justin was already awake. He was looking at her with his bright blue eyes. He could see!
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“Thank you, my beautiful friend,” he said. “You fixed my eyes.”

Justin and Rapunzel walked to Justin’s village. Rapunzel liked it in the village. Justin helped her build a new tower, and this time the tower had stairs. Rapunzel spent her days making medicine for the sick people in the village.
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Did Justin ever become a hero? Yes, of course! There are many kinds of heroes. But the best and bravest heroes are the ones who help their friends through hard times. And Justin had helped his friend Rapunzel.
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In the end, Justin and Rapunzel both lived happily ever after — just as the witch had promised.