Found in the Nile River as an infant in a reed basket, he was saved by the Pharaoh""s daughter Bithiah (Nina Foch), a childless widow.The vivid nightmare awakens him in the dark, abandoned building - in a room Ratso has lit with small church candles (the electricity and heat were turned off long ago).In a memorable sequence, he overhears a young grandson (assisted by his grandfather) reading outloud part of the Gettysburg Address from the inscription.Out of position, Shrek followed Fiona after taking Puss"" advice, to show her who he really was - to "fix everything.