They were so poor, how would they be able to care for their little daughter? Many years passed.
Her parents loved her every bit as much as the king and queen loved the princess, but they worried.
Princess Anneliese would have only the finest. One, a baby princess, the king and queen were overjoyed. At the very same moment, two identical baby girls were born. Narration: Long ago and far away, in a village high on a mountain top, something amazing was occurring. Can Erika pretend to be the Princess and foil her captor, the evil Preminger? And what of the handsome King Dominick, who falls in love with Erika, mistaking her for Anneliese? In this magical musical performance, two beautiful, adventurous girls dare to follow their dreams and discover that destiny is written in a very special place: your heart!' Based on the story by Mark Twain, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper features Barbie in an exciting dual role as a princess and a poor village girl who look amazingly alike! The girls' paths are fated to cross when Princess Anneliese is captured and Erika, her look- alike, must try to save her. 'In her first animated musical, featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern retelling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship.
