"Schlunz!" "* Recently, something is going on. *" "* We're having lots of fun. *" "* Since Schlunz moved in with us. *" "* It'll never be the same as before. *" "* We hope he stays with us for a long time. *" "* We hope he stays with us, Schlunz. *" "* He stays with us. *" "* He's funny and clever, Schlunz. *" "* And even more a friend and helper. *" "* That's why we do everything we can * * so that our friend can stay here. *" "* We hope he stays with us a long time. *" "* We hope he stays with us, Schlunz. *" "* He stays with us. *" "* Schlunz. *" "He was anxious and scared when we found him in the woods." "He'd lost his memory." "All he knew was that he was called "Schlunz"." "The police said that he could stay with us until they found his parents." "But Rosenbaum wants to put him in the orphanage." "Turbulent times, I tell you." ""Schlunz" " The Series" From an idea of Harry Voss" "Direction  Script" " Rainer Hackstock" "Episode 3:" "TROUBLE WITH THE GIANTS" "Where are Lukas and dad?" "They are with their stupid boat." "So early?" "This is getting out of hand." "The paint dried super overnight." "After school we'll put it in the water." "Okay?" "But hey, when it first sails" "I would like to be there." "Sure." "I did help out with it." "Right." "We'll wait until you're there." "So now, eat, otherwise they'll start school today without you." "That wouldn't be a problem for us." "We know." "It'll go off like a rocket, just wait and see." "Next, we'll build a boat which is that long." " Oh, no." "This long." " Oww!" "Hey, make room, you squirts." "Make room for who?" "The giant babies?" "Huh?" "You want the giant babies to beat you to a pulp?" "It doesn't have to be." "Do you know who you're dealing with?" "The two worst students by far?" "Did I ask you?" "If you want trouble, just say one more word." "Just one word." "But..." "And have the rest of you figured out that you shouldn't get in our way?" "Then everything should be clear." "Rebellion of the midgets." "Are you crazy?" "They almost made you a head shorter." "With our size, that's hardly possible." "Also, it's all just an act with them." "No, it's not." "Yes?" "Schmidtsteiner." "Uh huh, okay." "Yes, good." "Yes." "I'll hurry." "I have to go to the security conference in Kiel." "The train leaves in an hour." "Alright, did you pack already?" "How could I?" "I'm not clairvoyant." "Typical, everything at the last moment." "What about the boat sailing with Lukas?" "He's looking forward to it." "We'll do it when I get back." "Really." "Well, I wish I was that relaxed." "But you have to pack." "This is for Lukas, because you said he was looking forward." "You don't need to write a novel because of that." "It's not a novel." "This is shorter than your shopping list." ""Dear Lukas, check out if the hull is water-tight, we'll make the full cruise with it when I get back." "Your proud papa."" "Where are my pants?" "Cut it out, Schlunz." "68, 69, 70..." "Just stop, you won, anyway." "You've attracted more ants." "Schlunz can attract even more ants." "If Ms. Niemeyer sees them she'll punish you." "So, you now have a choice." "Note to your parents, or a presentation to the class." "Then... we chose the presentation." "Right?" "Oh yes." "All right." "What happened to you?" "Ants." "What?" "Oh, nothing." "Schlunz pulled another super stunt." "Now we have to give a presentation on the field-mouse." "Ants would have been cooler." "But field-mice are also interesting." "It has to be interesting." "It will count towards our grades." "The best thing to do, is try to catch a real mouse." "Then we'll get extra points." "Come on." " Ah!" " Again." "Oh, there's already a..." "A giant mouse." "More specifically, a very angry giant mouse!" "So now we're even." "Leave him alone." "Respect, respect, little woman." "Does someone else want to play the super hero?" "We be keeping an eye on you." "Especially you, wood-dwarf." "You..." "Yes?" "I just wanted to say, I was pretty cowardly." "When?" "When the giant babies were there." "I didn't defend you." "Aw, don't worry about it." "We just have to train hard, then we can show them." "Go!" "I'll show you." "Have you all gone crazy?" "Look, it's snowing." "Yes, this beautiful pillow." "And what is this?" "Why is this shirt torn?" "Did this happen just now?" "Or did you have a fight with someone?" "Not directly." "How can you fight with someone indirectly?" "You'll have to explain that one." "Lukas, Nele," "What's been going on?" "All right." "If you don't speak, there won't be ice cream for a week." "But it's summer." "Good observation." "But there'll only be ice cream if you tell me what was going on." "It was Knut and Brutus." "What about them?" "They were picking on us." "I heard those two always hang out in the old factory." "Old factory?" "Cool." "Not for you." "There are a thousand dangers lurking in an old factory like that." "And no one knows what other characters may hang out there." "You are never to go to that site, okay?" " Okay." " Okay." "Here." "I don't feel like catching mice today." "I want to finally take out the boat." "You should." "If you want to make dad happy, you need to make sure that the boat really works." "Why wouldn't it work?" "Well, you never know, a test drive is always necessary." "But Dad wanted to be here for the first sailing." "But not for the test drive." "You can just do that on your own." "And when dad sees that the boat runs perfectly, he will be really proud of you." " Do you think so?" " Of course." "I'm curious to see how fast the thing will really go." "We said we'd only test it for a little while." "Yes, yes." "Look out!" "They're probably going to the old factory." "We can't go there." "But surely they'll do something illegal." "Then we can report it to the police." "But Mom has forbidden it." "Mamas just don't know about exciting boy-things." "Wait." "Come on, let's go." "But you don't want to go in there, do you?" "Of course, otherwise we'll never see what's going on." "But we're not allowed." "Scaredy-cats can stay outside." "Cheers!" "What was that?" "Meow." "Oh, it's just a cat." "I think it's a cat I know." "Come on." "Hey, hey, hey..." "Not so fast." "Wait a minute." "Stay here." "We'll talk later." "That was close." " And how do I get my boat back?" " We'll get it." "What are you two getting up to?" "We, uh, we're getting hungry." "That's fine." "Wash your hands and go sit down at the table." "And then Frauke said:" ""I'd rather go five years without pocket money than without my own pony."" "That's what she said?" "Yes, for her that pony is the most important thing." "And?" "For you?" "Well, for us ponies are not quite that important." "I know." "What did you do this afternoon?" "We did..." "We played a bit of soccer, then we rescued a kitten from a tree and... then we... discussed our biology project, and if we catch a mouse... then we'll probably get some bonus points." "Uh huh." "That sounds like a well-filled afternoon." "You can say that again." "I think it's kind of stupid." "What?" "First I cheated Papa out of the first boat trial..." "Well, to start with, the boat was not even in the water." "Secondly," "Papa knows nothing about it." "He will, because the boat is gone." "Good point." "And just now we also lied to mom." "That was a classic white lie." "You shouldn't lie." "Not even for a good cause." "I need to get back the boat." "Otherwise dad will never forgive me." "And how do you plan to do that?" "I'll talk with them." "Alone." "Really?" "If you're there, they'll freak out." "True, but I'll stay close, okay?" "Thanks." "Take the sandwich." "Give me the bag." "Hi." "I'm sorry we were spying on you yesterday." "It won't happen again, but I need my boat back." "Otherwise I'll get in trouble at home." "So this one just wants his boat back." "Yes, I do." "Good to know." "Just like that?" "Your boat's value is increasing, kid." "Look, you'll get your boat back." "But we have to negotiate the conditions for the surrender." "And don't get all worked up." "So, that was very nice." "Today I have an exciting story for you." "The one of David and Goliath." "Well, there was a war between Israel and the Philistines." "The armies faced each other." "Excitement was in the air." "Suddenly a man stepped out of the ranks of the Philistines." "But not a normal man." "He was a giant." "With helmet, breastplate, spear." "His name was Goliath." "He suggested a man-to-man combat." "Him against one chosen by the Israelites." "The winner of the fight would have defeated the enemy army." "Of course, no one dared challenge the giant." "But then came this little boy, David, the former shepherd, before Goliath and said boldly:" ""You come to me with sword, lance and spear." "But I am stronger." "For God is on my side."" "And before Goliath could even reply," "David hit him in the temple with a stone from his slingshot, and he fell down." "The giant Goliath was defeated," "Israel was freed." "Thank God." "From a human perspective, little David could never have defeated the great Goliath." "But David trusted in God." "And he found out that" "God is greater than anything that scares us." "He'll be on our side, day and night." "How big is God, anyway?" "What do you mean?" "Well, is he bigger than a house?" "Yes, of course he is bigger than a house." "God is bigger than the whole world." "But how then can he stand by my side?" "He wouldn't even see me." "Of course God sees you." "He is very close to you." "Oh great, if God is that big, then he does not see, when I'm scared." "So..." "It's like when I'm standing next to an ant." "Do I know what it is afraid of?" "Except, perhaps, when I step on it." "What nonsense." "You are neither an ant, nor would God want to crush you." "God is bigger than the whole world." "And yet small enough to look into your heart and take your fear of your very own giant away." "And how does he do it?" "I don't know." "I am not God." "But I know that God can do everything." "Otherwise he would not be God." "Uh huh." "We'll now sing: "Great is our God."" "Quite fitting." "God or not." "With the slingshot, we can beat Knut and Brutus." "With that we won't beat anyone." "Not even an ant." "Ow!" "Some people never seem to grow up." "I thought there was a reading here." "No, there isn't." "Well, then, uh..." "Carry on!" "We'll manage with this one." "Cool, right?" "But we have to beat three giants." "Why three?" "Well, Knut, Brutus and the presentation." "Right." "Adelheid didn't say what to do with three giants." "Well, it doesn't matter." "Adelaide said," "God will give us courage." "So it doesn't matter whether He gives us courage for one giant or for three." "So, one giant after another." "Let's start with the smallest one." " The presentation." " Exactly!" "We still have some time before dad gets home from Kiel." "Then let's catch a mouse first." "I have an idea." "Wait for me." "Done." "Isn't that way too cruel with all those traps?" "And we do need the mouse still alive." "Don't worry." "I cocked the mousetraps very slowly, so they will snap shut very slowly." "Real smart." "You got a better idea?" "Over in the vegetable field are very many mice holes." "Maybe we can do something with a hose and bucket." "You want to bathe the mice first?" "Come on, I'll show you." "Most of the holes here are connected." "When we put a bucket over each hole, and pour water into one hole, then the mice come out of the other holes." "Exactly, and run into the buckets." "Cool." "Let's try it now." " Where are the buckets?" " Come along!" "They've been talking for a long time." "That's definitely a good sign." "Come on." "You dressed it really well." "Now I can, ouch!" "now I can actually drive the car." " I'm so sorry." "It was not intentional..." " I see of the boys." "Yes, tell me, are you out of your mind?" "Can't you just play normally?" "Do you only have nonsense in your head?" "She almost had you taken back to the children's home." "Man!" "And now where do we get the mouse?" "Well, let's just draw a damn mouse." "It doesn't sound very exciting, but at least it's harmless." "That's probably the end of our good marks." "Daddy comes home tomorrow." "He'll be looking forward to the first cruise." "The boat trip without a boat." "What should we do?" "No idea." "This is the first time you've ever had no idea." "But it's true." "I'll have to do it like David." "What do you mean?" "Well, he looked the giant right in the eye." "What does that mean?" "I'll negotiate with Knut and Brutus." "Alone?" "David was alone, too." "I will finally get my boat back." "What does he want?" "My boat back." "Ah, the boat." "I faintly remember it." "Yes, there was something." "All right, kid." "You get your boat back." "A promise is a promise." "Tomorrow afternoon at the factory we'll hand it over, okay?" " Okay." " Oh, and bring 100 Euro." "Reward for the finder." "But I don't have that much money." "Well, too bad." "Because then we'll have to put your boat under a car wheel." "And after the car goes over it, the boat will fit in a mailbox." "Just a tip from us." "And, is there anything new at school?" "Nope." "Was there anything else?" "No, like what?" "Did Knut and Brutus hassle you again?" "What hassle?" "Well, they keep going to the schoolyard and annoying the other children." "So I'm quite scared of them." "Then you just go to a teacher and tell him." "Yes, and besides, Adelheid said that God will help us, when you ask Him." "So what's the problem?" "Well, they are so big." "I understand, sometimes I'm scared too." "You?" "What are you afraid of?" "That something will happen to one of you, for example." "That's my greatest fear." "And you, are you sometimes afraid?" "Yes." "That someday I'll no longer be able to live with you." "Oh, Schlunz." "It's not that bad." "Everything will turn out fine." "I calmed down Mrs. Rosenbaum after your mousetrap stunt." "And if you stop pulling pranks in the future, then everything will be fine, right?" "We'll see." "I'll surely try." "Everything will be fine." "It sounds so simple." "But she doesn't know what else is going on." "I don't have a chance." "I'll have to give them the money." "But you can't!" "You spent it all on your soccer equipment." "Yes, that was totally expensive." "And if you give in to blackmail once, then do they'll do it again and again." "Really?" "Sure, they'll never leave you in peace." "But I need the boat." "Otherwise mom and dad'll find out." "Hello, Dad!" "Good evening, boys." " Everything all right with you?" " Yes." "So, tomorrow I'm coming home a bit early." "Then we'll take the boat out, okay?" "Okay." "And now sleep well." "Good night." " Good night." " Good night." "We shouldn't be afraid." "We must be brave." "Just like David in the story?" "Right." "God will help us." "Okay, what's your plan?" "Just go there with no money, only with God." "I honestly don't know how to do that." "That God will help us." "That can't be true." "Oh God, can I tell you something?" "Do you know what friendship means to me?" "That one is there for the other." "And if you really want to be Lukas' friend," "I think it's not good that the boat even fell off." "But forget that." "Tomorrow Lukas and I go to the barefooted giants, and then there will be three of us." "I guess we'll do all right." "So, I'm counting on you." "End of message." "That was clear." "Do you already have a plan?" "I'll have one tomorrow." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Is anyone there?" "Yes." "What's up?" "I'm here to pick up my boat." "Have you got the money?" "No, I'm here to pick up my boat." "And not to get blackmailed." "Wait, wait." "You have no money and just want to get your boat back?" "Just like that." "Then we'll show you what we think of your cunning little plan, pipsqueak." "You brought your big muscles." "But we have God on our side." "What's this?" "Go on, get out of here." "Then we ran as fast as we could." "Man, the things you do!" "I can only listen to this, because I know that you came out unhurt." "I talked to Knut and Brutus' parents, and to the school director." "I think things will be quieter now." " Can I drive now?" " One sec." "Did you catch a mouse for your presentation tomorrow?" "No, we have a much better idea." "The field mouse is prey for many birds of prey and predatory mammals." "But it is still not an endangered species world-wide." "And to finish we will show you a distant relative." "Namely the sharp-clawed" "Giant goose." "She dwells primarily in old factories and feeds on unhealthy things." "She threatens dangerously with her feathers." "But when you oppose her fearlessly, she pulls back shyly and quickly." "Thank you for your attention." "And our big Giant up there also helped us." "You can say that again." "And even though He is so huge," "He can still look into our little antsy hearts." "Thank you again." "End of message."