"Kooky (2010) - 25 fps " "in co-production with presents" "Ondra, let's clean up this mess, okay?" "Pick up your things so I can vacuum." "These have had it." "You've got new ones." " And what's this?" " An airplane." " It's broken." "You'll never play with it again, will you?" "You're a schoolboy but sometimes you act like a baby." "You're going to have to pull your socks up." "I don't think your friends still play with teddy bears?" " And this one's falling apart." " But it's Kooky." "I know dear, but if I stitch him up he'll just tear somewhere else." "I'm sorry, but Kooky's got to go." "Don't get it everywhere." "You don't want to start wheezing again?" "Cuddly toys are full of dust and no good for you." "Bubbles can stay, she's washable." "But not this one." "And get him out of your face." "Good boy." "KOOKY" "The same way I'm allergic to dust and cats," "Kooky is allergic to the dark." "It makes him feel bad." "It doesn't make him wheeze but he's much better when it's light again." "Tonight, I don't think I'll go to my mum's bed." "When our house is on its side it's too tricky to get there." "No running!" "When a kid gets lost, he tells someone where he lives and they take him home." "But Kooky's only a teddy bear and he doesn't know where he lives." " Ondra, get off!" " Homeless people don't know either." "Goddamn!" "Because they don't have a home." "Now count." "One... two... three... four... five... six..." "Lucky you." "With your washable tag." "But Kooky's days are numbered." "Let's try praying for him." "Put your hands together." "We'll pray for him to live." "Hands together or the magic won't work." "You're not asleep yet?" "Are you breathing all right?" "Let's put Bubbles up here so you won't breathe in her dust all night." " Goodnight." " Mum?" " Yes?" " 'Night." " 'Night." "Get up, Kooky, get up!" "Oh God, do something!" "Hocus Pocus Whodoo?" "Youdoo!" "Hey, cut it out!" "Stay back!" "I'm a dangerous dustbag - I could put you in hospital." "No one gets out of here, no way." "He's getting away!" "Stop him!" "Nothing leaves the dump." "That's the law." "Stop right there!" "He's getting away!" "Stop him!" "Hello, anyone there?" "Don't bother trying to scare me because my eyes are shut tight." "Don't even try it!" "That's a pretty silly coat to run around here in." "I bet everything sticks to it." "Fake fur, isn't it?" " What eh... who are you?" " I'm Kooky and I live in the city." " What do you do?" " Not a lot." "So you're just for show?" "No job?" "Ondra takes me to bed at night and we play with Bubbles." "We pretend we're animals hiding from the cold." "I see." "Each to their own, but you don't belong here." "In the forest we don't play games; this is real life." "Animals here have to fight to survive and get cold for real!" " I want to go home." " Good!" "You don't fit in here!" "You should go home." " I want to, but I don't know how." " Oh, dear." " I've trained them." "Want to see?" " Yes please." "Hey, squirrels!" "Pine cone to sector Bravo, Sierra, Tango." "These burn rather well." "Stay here, I'll be back in a moment." "Or maybe you'd better come with me..." "so nothing gets... broken." "Just don't tell anyone what you do at home." " You mean about the games?" " About what you are." " What am I?" " You're a... cuddly toy." " So what?" " Here we don't go in for that sort of thing." "Hi, Captain!" "Who's that?" "He's lost." "I'm keeping an eye on him." "Okay." " Who was that?" " Some god." " A God?" "Everyone here is the god of something:" "A stream, a rock, etc." "Captain, will you let me go now?" "I saw the strange light first." " Do you promise you'll stop strangling everyone?" " I promise!" "Okay, cut him down, he can join us." " Hi, Captain, want a lift?" " I'll walk." " What's he the god of?" " Nothing." "That's Nushka." "At last the Captain's arrived." " What have we here?" " A tree stump that plays music." " Is this really necessary?" " Shows you're in charge." "Silly old fart..." "Friends, since the stump's been here a long time and has only just started to play music it can only mean one thing." "Something is inside." "Friend or foe?" "Show yourself." "Come out!" "No one's coming out." "Someone should take a look." "We won't hurt you." "We come in peace." "Hey, Pinky, are you poisonous?" " I'm not pink, I'm red." " Come here." "I want a bite of you." "We like your music." "So don't be afraid." "Come on out." "It's a machine." " It's mine!" " I saw it first!" "I saw it first too!" "It's all of ours." "Let's take it to the pub." " What is it?" " A pretty music box." " To the Needles!" " Hurry!" " To the Needles!" " Needles?" "What?" " Come now!" " Wait for me!" " Keep up!" "Hurry, hurry!" "To the Needles..." " Keep up with me chaps!" "Always the same." "We rush and I get crushed!" " Phew!" "That was close." " Be quiet!" "Shut up." "I went back for it, so it's mine!" " It belongs to all of us." "I knew something was up all along but I waited for the Guardian." "But it was too noisy to hear anything out there." " I heard." " So, why didn't you say something?" "Not my job." "When the Captain hands over to me, you'll hear in time." " Shut up!" " Listen, what's that?" "Who's that, damn it?" " Turn it off!" " It'll give us away!" "Hit the red button!" "It'll give us away!" "Careful..." "Quiet!" " Who could it be?" " I'll go and find out." " Hey there!" " I'm Captain Goddamn, I'm the forest Guardian." "Hi, Captain." "We're looking for a little red fellow." "One that jumps and has big eyes." "Seen him?" "He's here." "He's trying to find his way home." "You friends of his?" " Sure, we've come for him." " Mr. Kooky, your friends are here!" " He can't escape out the back, right?" " So, you're not his friends?" " He broke the law and must come with us." " What did he do?" "He left the dump and that's against the law." " Here he is." " But I don't belong in the dump!" "I just got lost." " That's what they all say." " Let me call Ondra." "He'll tell you." "I'll use the machine inside and prove it!" "Damn it, let him!" "And sound the all clear." "This better not be a trick." " Look, hands!" " They shook hands!" " How nice." " Two..." " Hey, that looks like me." "When that phone dies we'll take it away too." "We'll take away anything that doesn't belong in the forest." "We get a reward for every capture, and you get order in your forest." "If you want to clean up, take away the dead branches." " But they belong here." " A bit picky aren't we!" "Obviously, these tops shouldn't be in the woods." " They belong in the dump." " Don't touch them!" "They're mine." "But they don't belong here, do they?" " Hey, it wasn't easy to find them." " What else would we drink from?" "All right, but you don't need that fellow here." " Yes..." " Sure..." " So we can take him away?" " Why not?" "What's in it for us?" "Could you move some rocks for me?" " They're too heavy for me." " That's the spirit!" "We can strike a deal like intelligent creatures." "Listen!" "What is it?" "What's happening?" " Helllloooo..." " Hello?" "It's Kooky." "They want to take me to the dump." "Tell them I have a home." "Please come and get me!" "Helllloooo..." "Hello?" " Who was it, mum?" " No one." "Just a strange sound." "Show's over." "Let's go." "Don't forget about my rocks." "Just a minute." "Something's not right." "If he doesn't want to go we shouldn't force him." "Maybe he does." "Look, he's smiling." "I can't help it, I always smile." "But I don't want to go." "So, what's the decision?" "No one's going to be taken away." "It would keep me up at night." "You want to kill this deal over an old man's sleep?" "This gentleman needed some rocks shifted..." "The Captain has spoken." "Hey, hey!" "Relax!" "Why not leave that other junk here too?" "I'm sure you don't want it to... suffer." "Yes, as a matter of principle, everything stays." "Principle?" "I think our Guardian has fallen in love with that thing." "His very own cuddly toy." "Hey, Creeper, you're such a good strangler." " I'll let you be official strangler when I'm Guardian." " Really?" "Sure." "For starters, could you quietly snare that toy for me?" " Why?" "You think he's cute?" " Very." "Thank you for saving me." " The Guardian has a cuddly toy!" " Quit following me." "I've done all I can for you." "Now you're on your own." " But I don't know my way home." " Just follow the sun." "It'll take you there." "Thanks." "I'm sorry for causing trouble." " Yeah, sure..." "Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Stop!" "We need to talk..." "Following the sun too?" "Room for me...?" "Cuddles in the woods alone." "Death will come to pick his bones!" "...before it sets." " Now who the hell is that?" "Who's there?" " It's me again." " What do you want now?" " The sun went down." " You should've waited till morning." " I'm allergic to the dark." "Well, you can't stay here;" "everyone would talk." "I wouldn't have stuck up for you had I known you'd stick around." "Please, just tonight." "I'll go in the morning." "Goddamn!" "Have you eaten?" "Turn it off - you'll give us away!" "The captain sleeps like a log." "Just wait 'til he's asleep." " Will do." " We're not stupid." "Yum, these poached rabbit droppings are scrumptious." "You still haven't had my speciality - pickled ant larvae." "You should eat to build up your strength." "Excellent!" "I never knew food tasted so good." " Do you eat slugs?" " No." "This is the first time I've ever eaten!" "I never ate at home." " Are slugs good?" " Disgusting." "I think only Nushka likes them." " He's the one who wants to take over as Guardian?" " Damn right." "But first he'll have to prove that I'm not up to it." "And that won't happen." "He doesn't know me." "But why don't you let him take over since you're..." " What am I?" " Well, er, you... might want a rest." "You know what's good about being old?" "I've seen so much that I can predict how things will turn out before they happen." "It's called foresight." "That Nuschka gives me the heebie geebies." " Heebie what?" " Geebies." "That's what we say." "Right." "That's about the only think you'll ever get from him." "Well, now it's time for bed." "I'll sleep on the balcony." "You stay here since you're scared of the dark." "So they went to sleep, and so will we." " What is it now?" " I've never slept away from home before." "Except for last night, in the woods." "Congratulations, now turn off the light." " At home we always... said 'night night'." " Fine, goodnight." "No kiss, no hug?" "Cuddly toy indeed!" " They're not here." " Maybe they're hiding." " Check the balcony?" " Don't shine that in my face!" " It's not that bright." " Idiot!" "It is!" " Sorry." " Now all I see are coloured rings." " I can see green ones too..." " What was that?" " He's waking up." "Quick." "Back to the lift!" " Can you see now?" " No." "Just feeling my way." "Careful, there's a step here..." "What the...?" "Goddamn, this wasn't part of the deal!" "What's got into you?" "Sorry, I got scared." "I'm not used to sleeping alone." "Damn it!" "I hope no one saw us." "Up there - there's a bird and a butterfly!" "Two of them!" "Oh, not butterflies." "They love to talk!" "He was cold, so I shared my blanket." "Haven't you ever been cold?" "Quit snooping and beat it!" "And you hit the road too." "I don't want to see you here again." " See you later." " No, you won't." "Good bye!" "And don't get into trouble because I won't keep saving you." "Sorry, Captain Sir, but the sun isn't there today." "Aha, it's behind you." "But yesterday it was on the other side, wasn't it?" "I'm confused..." "The sun's here now so go that way." "Just keep walking towards it." "And don't come back!" "Thanks." "With a little luck he'll find his way somewhere." "But whether it's home... that's up to him." "Damn it!" "Not him again..." "I'll show him!" " Who's that?" " Us." "We heard you were in bed with the cuddly toy so felt it best to knock." "Who's us?" "How should I know who "us" is?" "You know how tiny you look from up here?" "Patrol unit from the dump." "Captain, we came to tell you an animal's in trouble." " What animal?" "What trouble?" " It's furry, probably a dog." " It's in Stinkville." " Stinkville isn't my beat." "Not my problem, patrolmen." "See you later." "Nushka said you wouldn't help." "He's on his way there now." "Is he nuts?" "What's a Stinkville dog got to do with him?" "And, damn it, how come you're involved?" "What should we tell him?" "That you can't help or that you won't?" "Tell him he's not the Guardian." "It's not his job." "He's setting a trap for me." "Hey, squirrels!" "Two cones to sector Bravo, Victor, Juliet - a bit to the left!" "Ouch!" "We're being bombed!" "Hi, Pinky." "I'm not pink, I'm red." "You won't get far, Pinky." " Hi, Captain." " So we hear you won't help an animal in distress?" " It's in Stinkville." " But if Nushka saves it, certain birdbrains will think he should be Guardian instead of you." "And that wouldn't be good." " That's odd." "There wasn't a hill here." " Where?" "Where I left my car." "I didn't think I'd need it for a while." " In the anthill?" " Ah, so it's an anthill!" "That explains why it wasn't here then." "And there should be a big rock over there." "Do you see it... too?" " Yes, it's there." " Then that's where my car is." "They say you can't see properly." "It's not true, is it?" "Just imagine that, a Guardian who couldn't see." "What nonsense!" "That's a relief." "So can we tell everyone that our good old Guardian still has what it takes?" "'Course you can." "I'm on my way!" " Bye!" " Bye!" " And good luck!" "Just testing the bumper." "But Stinkville is the other way." "Damn it!" "Damn it!" "This isn't going to be easy." "I need better eyes." "Where's that little cuddly fellow?" "He's always around when you don't need him..." "Hello, Mr. Kooky!" "Hello!" " Hello, Mr. Kooky!" "Where are you?" " Over here!" " Come here, don't be scared." " I can't, I'm all tangled up." "Say something so I can find you." "Ring a ring o'roses, a pocketful of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all fall down." "Where are you?" "Say something!" "Blackberry, you're shaking." "Do you have the little fellow?" "Aha!" "So, the Creeper's got him." "I haven't "got him", he just got tangled up." "Let him go!" "Remember what you promised." "Thanks a lot." "I thought I was a goner!" " Ever driven a car?" " No." "It's complicated, lots of levers and stuff." "I'll drive and you'll navigate." "You tell me where to turn so we don't crash." "You're very kind." "I'd never make it home on foot." "You'll be my co-pilot." "We just need to stop in Stinkville, then I'll help you on your way." "Keep your eyes peeled." "There!" "The other side!" " That way!" " Don't shout." " Why?" "No shouting in the forest." "Speak softly." " Look out..." " Where?" "So sorry, we didn't mean it." "Everyone all right?" " You're meant to direct me!" " I said to look out." "Did you mean left or right?" "You don't know left from right, do you?" "Well, well, some co-pilot!" "We're quite a pair." "One can't tell left from right and the other is blind." " You think I can't see?" " Yes!" " See that squirrel over there?" " Where?" " There." " Hop, hop, hop..." "And it's gone." "Did you see it?" " No." "So who can't see now?" "Get out and roll in the mud a bit." "I'm not taking you any further with that colour of yours." "But I can't go home dirty." "Then just cover your head up." "Can I learn left and right?" "Ow, that hurts!" "Now you'll remember it's me you need to be afraid of." " Get in!" " We already are." " So let's go!" " There!" " You mean "to the right"." " To the right." " Now the other side, so..." "left." " Well done!" " There's a map in the glove box." " You mean this?" " That's it, a bee map, very detailed." "Can you see us?" " No." "Look carefully." "There's an art to reading such a map." "I think I see us!" "Now I don't anymore." "We'd better stop and you can look." "It's too complicated for me." "And for me it's too... um... detailed." "Don't worry, I know the general direction." "If we see someone we'll stop and ask." "It'll be all right." " Hey, there's someone." "Stop!" " Who is it?" " Hard to say." "Excuse me." "Excuse-moi." "Croak-croak." " See-through wings, body like a stick..." " A dragonfly?" "Drrn-drr." "It is a dragonfly." "Drrn-drr vrrn-vrr Stinkville?" " Vrrn-drrn sorry." " What did he say?" "You didn't tell me there were two of them." "It was hard to tell." "They were all twisted together." "Remember, when two animals are like that, we don't talk to them." "To the right..." "They were doing sex, weren't they?" " We don't talk about that either." " Lf we don't talk about it then how will I know what I'm seeing when I see it?" " I think I see a dam." " Then we're going the right way." "Fresh water is what I sell, drink it and you'll feel well!" "Is this the way to Stinkville?" " Fresh water is what I sell..." " Goodbye then!" "Water ahead, look out!" "It's okay, the car's waterproof." "But not me." "I can't get wet." "See, that was easy." "Where to now?" " Can you give me a little push?" " I can't get wet." " Oh, you got out." "I'll ask the water man to help push." "Fresh water is what I sell..." "Hey, did the Captain pass by with a red teddy?" "Drink it and you'll feel well!" " To hell with you!" " Fresh water is what I sell..." "It's Nushka and those bagmen!" "I see something red!" " Someone's hiding there." " Hi Captain!" "Everyone thinks you're in Stinkville and here you are washing your car." " It looks like a raspberry." " Or an unripe blackberry." " Let's check its leaves." " Stop wasting time and let's go!" "It doesn't seem to have leaves." "That's strange..." "Ah, wait, yes it does!" "I think it's a raspberry." "Do raspberry leaves shake?" " No, they don't." "Is there a plant that shakes?" " Guess." " Blast it, we're in a hurry!" " In the wind they all do." "So it's the wind." "Let's go!" "Out of the way, animal in distress!" "See you!" "I should be off too." "The sun is over there..." "And so Kooky headed home, but something must've eaten him or he'd be here by now." "Practicing or just playing around?" "Now, if he had a computer inside him, he could put himself together again when the animal pooped him out." " Don't speed it up!" "But he hasn't got one so he'll stay all chewed up." "Remember the pause there." "Hey, hang on!" "Has anyone ever needed you when it really mattered?" "Ondra needs me." "But dry." "I can't move when I'm wet." "I'm full of stuffing and it takes days to dry." "He needs you to sleep, but he can fall asleep without you, right?" " But he doesn't want to." " He doesn't want to, but he can." " But I can't go on without you." " Can't those little gods help you?" "Ever seen gods helping anyone?" "They only look after themselves." "What about him?" "He doesn't mind water;" "let him help you." " He can't or won't." "Just like you." " Don't think I'm not grateful." " I'd help you but I can't get wet." " It's the same thing." " It isn't." " It is." " Hey, a bird!" "And another." "There's a nest." " Where?" " On that trailer over there." " A nest on a trailer?" "What will they think of next?" "Excuse me..." "Tweet-tweet!" "Tweet-tweet..." "woof-woof ouch-ouch?" "Another bird's just arrived." "We should be off." " He may be more helpful." " But you said two animals together..." "We don't talk to them, right?" "She's sitting on her eggs already and he's feeding her." "Nothing's going to happen here." "Tweet-tweet woof-woof ouch-ouch?" " See where he pointed?" " Yes." " Let's go!" " Tweet-tweet, toodle-oo!" " Toodle-oo." "Go left..." "Now right." "Will we be there by evening?" "Because I go to bed pretty early..." "Nice smell." "It smells like home." "If it were nice it wouldn't be called Stinkville." "Every animal in distress suffers." "If we know about it and don't help, we share the blame for their suffering." "He can move but he's tied to something." " Something white and light." " It's attached to his collar." "He probably likes to run away." "It's to stop him." "Here come the Guardian and Cuddles!" "Are you conscience-stricken or just scared I'll save the dog?" "Are you sure he wants to be saved?" "Captain Goddamn, why not just accept that you're past it?" "Hey, dog, woof-woof!" "Rrr-huff vrr-mrrr brrr-huff huff-brrr?" "He says he's fine." "He can move and it's better than being tied up." "Now I'll ask him:" "Vrr-huff huff-huff huff-huff?" "Know what I said?" "Stand still if you think Goddamn is a coward." "Now watch me save him." "I'm afraid he hasn't learnt a thing." "Tell him not to be scared." "I just need to bite through these wires!" "He's saying he'll help you from the other side." "What?" "A nest full of eggs in danger?" "Back to the birds!" "No nest, no trailer, nothing." "I'd say they went that way." " Why?" " There are tracks." " Damn right." "This isn't a road." "It's more like stairs!" "If I go quiet it means I've fallen out." "Tell me when we can turn off!" "It's all blurry." "For me too!" " I think you should go..." " Left?" " No, right, now!" "What happened here?" "Where'd they go?" "Speak slower, who the hell can understand you?" "Get some hay and follow me!" "We'll be carrying eggs." "We want Cuddles." "To hell with the eggs!" "Do as I say and he's yours." "Carry on, I'll head them off!" " I see a road and tiny cars." " Do you see the trailer?" "Nushka's behind us!" "Stop it!" "We didn't do anything to you!" " Throw your hat at him." " Mind that car!" " Hey, Cuddles!" "Cuddles in the woods alone..." " Aim carefully!" " Aim carefully!" "Did it stop him?" " No." "Damn!" "If only I knew where we were!" " I can't see us." " We're on the other side already." " I see us!" " Every cell has three letters:" "Left, right, and above." " Looks like a comb on the left." " That's an E!" "You went to school?" " Scissors on the right." " Scissors?" " Like this." " Aha, an X." "Hey, squirrels, immediate covering fire:" "Echo, X-ray, Oscar!" " Anything happen?" " Cones are coming down behind us." " You're too slow." "Read faster." " The map shows a hole ahead." "The road narrows, we can't both fit!" "Squirrels, covering fire to sector Echo, X-ray, Quebec!" "Duck!" " It's snowing!" " The faster we go, the colder it gets." "Know any more tricks?" " I can blow smoke rings, but that won't help us now." "Hold onto your hats!" " Guess we won't be helping him." " Damn right." " We just drove off the map." "There's the trailer!" " Am I going the right way?" " I don't know, I can't see." " Stand up!" "I still can't see." " I see it!" " Well?" " We have to..." "Captain Sir, I'm here!" "Aha, a path!" "Don't say a word." "Now even a blind man can find his way." "Why do we need these bloody eggs?" "If we save them, it'll prove Goddamn isn't up to it anymore." "And that's where I come in." " Captain, stop!" " What's going on?" " Nushka's here." " Where?" "Ahead of us..." "Actually, behind us because we're going in circles." "We have to pull over!" "Quick, I hear them!" "You need to hide with that colour of yours." "Once I wrote a rhyme about him." "Listen." "You'll split your sides." "Captain Goddamn means no harm but he can't see the length of a barn." "For far too long he's had control." "We all now wish he'd fall in a hole." "Powerful stuff." "If I could write, I'd jot it down and pass it around." " We'd help, but we can't write either." " I know the letter P." " There's no P in the rhyme." " P like poop hole." "A poop hole of a poet." "Dad?" " Dad?" " Yes?" "How do you stop a tractor?" " Like a car." "Use the brake." " Dinner's ready, set the table." "Where's that chain?" "Here it is." "I almost lost it." "Captain, where are you?" " And if that can't stop it?" " Can't?" "You haven't even tried it." "This is really good." "If you aren't going to eat you can go straight to bed." "Maybe he's sick." "He's been acting odd this afternoon." "Captain, where are you?" "The eggs are too heavy." " I'm here, under the chain!" " I can't see you." "I'm here." "Where the hell are you?" "I can't hold on anymore." "Captain!" "Hand them over or I'll sock you in the guts." "Then you'll break the eggs." "Exactly!" "So let go." "Nothing personal, but you're off to the dump." "Maybe we should rip him in half so he won't escape." "Don't worry, that's for later." "I'm composing a rhyme to celebrate my Guardianship:" "Never fear, brave Nushka's the one..." "Blast it, Cuddles and the eggs are gone!" "That's really a lovely rhyme." "Too bad there's still no P." "Blast it, stop!" "He's really gone!" "The chain isn't broken so he must be inside." "Give up." "Come out!" "We won't hurt you." "At least not yet." "We'll jab it till he squeals." "I need the eggs in one piece, if they're still there." " How many doors are there?" " Three." " Each cover one." "Don't be scared." "Come on out." " Got him!" " That's me, you fool!" " I have an egg!" "And another!" " Shut the doors!" "He's in there!" "We're going to smoke you out..." "You shouldn't smoke." "Ondra's dad smoked." "He gave up because he was scared of dying." "This won't kill me." "I don't have lungs so it can't hurt me." "I'll fall apart one day whether I smoke or not." " How about me?" "Will I die too?" " You'll also fall apart." "Like everything here:" "The stump, the needles, the trees..." "Even Nushka will fall apart one day." "Even his two Bagmen and their truck too." "But that's not the end." "Everything becomes something else." "And it all goes around and around, and that's they way it should be." "But what if I love someone and they die?" "You're homesick, aren't you?" "Let's go." "Is it hard to breathe again?" "My God, he's burning up." "Fire!" "Don't be a hero." "Come out!" "The Captain can't save you now." " Who are they talking to?" " They think I'm still in the truck." "Tweet-tweet!" "Come out, before the eggs are baked." " Fire!" " Maybe I should give myself up..." "Nonsense." "It's better they think you're in there." " Butterfly above, boss." " Take him down." "Our truck!" "They're stealing our truck!" "Blast it!" "What's up with the birds now?" "The good news is your car's OK." "The bad news is they want to fry us!" "Setting fire to the forest?" "They must be crazy!" "What?" "What's happening?" "We're on fire." "We need snow!" "Make it winter!" " Lf only this banger can make it." " Downhill, to the left!" "A tree!" "Go right!" "It's snowing!" "Faster!" "It's going to be hard to stop..." "We made it!" "But we're still on fire..." "Watch the road!" "If we crashed the eggs are smashed and so are we!" "This is not going to work out." "It will, but not the way you want." " Bison?" " No bison are even bigger." "Go and get the eggs." " Are any of them broken?" " It doesn't look like it." " Can you get out?" " No, we're trapped." " Good!" "It'll melt soon; what then?" " Can I stab the old guy with my fork?" " Only if no one sees you..." "Hear that?" "They're already done for, gagging for air." " Are you all right, Captain?" " Do it too." "Don't fall for it." "It sounds like some kind of animal." " Captain, what animal sounds like that?" " Guess." "Blast it, I can't stand his guessing games!" "It's the bison, isn't it?" "Those small ones." "Damn right." "I hope they hear us." "Let's get out of here!" "Hurry!" "Faster!" " Water's dripping on me." " It's the snow melting." " I have to stay dry." " Quiet, they're here!" " I'm full of stuffing." " You said that already." " I'm getting wet." "Stop feeling so damn sorry for yourself." "Ever seen a blue tit with a frost bitten leg?" "Or a dying bee?" "Or a wounded fox?" "They accept their fate." "They don't complain like you." " That's because they can't talk." " I can." "I'm wet, old, almost blind," " and fed up; but am I complaining?" " When I'm wet, I'm heavy and can't walk." "I'm just a stupid toy." "Our grandma wears glasses for her bad eyes." "That's what you need." " What are glasses?" " They help you see better." "What are you doing?" "Making glasses?" "No, I'm trying to wring myself out." "But not much luck." "Why not take out your stuffing?" " It'll dry quicker." " You mean I should take my insides out?" "I've seen worse and there's no one else around." "The old Guardian is buried here." "He was a real ogre." "During his rule even the mushrooms were afraid to grow." "When he fell apart he chose me because I was an outsider." "He was worried that someone local would give his son a hard time." "But there was a condition:" "That his son would take over when I got too old." "And what happened to this son?" "I tried to teach him how to be a good and just Guardian." "So let him take over." "He'll take care of Nushka." " Nushka is his son!" " Oh, God!" "I'll leave my head stuffed so we can keep on talking." "You know, there's a place where what was and what will be is written." "There you can find out whether or not you'll get home." "Really?" "Can we go there?" "Please!" "It's written in an ancient, secret script known to very few." " But you know it, don't you?" " Of course I do." " You're great!" " Of course I am." "I know all languages." "But my eyes are too weak to read." " Not even a bit?" " Not even a letter." "That's a pity." "Sometimes I feel like crying." "But then I look away, gaze into the distance and then I'm ok." " I want to show you something." " You have to come closer." " Letters?" " Made in China." " So you're also..." "Never again call yourself just a stupid toy." "Mr. Goddamn!" "Captain, Nushka's here!" "You're under arrest, Captain." "Nushka, my dear boy, what are you doing?" "You've gone too far;" "I'm going to have to teach you a lesson." "We'll see about that." "Cuddles must be here somewhere." "Let's stamp around until we trample on him." "Cuddles, where are you?" " Come out!" " Quick!" "Make a fire." "Before someone sees us." "Make it big." "Pile everything on to it." "No." "It's me you're burning!" "Did you hear something?" "Warm enough for you?" "Talk all you want." "Louder, we can't hear you." "We caught him red handed." "He was setting fire again!" "What happened to the forest?" "Stay back." "He's crazy." "Didn't I risk my life to save your eggs?" "Tweet once for no, twice for yes." "How sweet." "Speak up, your child needs you." "Was it not Goddamn who set fire to the forest?" " He'd never do it!" " But the birds saw it!" "Will no one defend the Captain?" "No other witnesses?" " Hornman, didn't you see anything?" " I did, but not clearly." " What did you see?" " Tell us." " I saw the Captain's car chasing after that truck and firing flaming cones." " Oh, man!" " But there were others in the car." "Yes, he was with Cuddles." "Cuddles is behind it all." "What'll we do with him?" "He's still our Guardian!" "Or is he?" " We should hang him." " Hang him!" " Hang him!" "Isn't that going too far?" "He only burned down part of the forest." " Hang him!" " Hang him!" "Fine." "Hand over the sceptre and sash;" "I'll take charge." " Make him pay." " But he hasn't had a chance to speak!" " Sticks, get to it!" " Friends, I'm not guilty!" " So can we load up?" " It's all yours, gentlemen." " Long live the new Guardian, eh?" " Long live the new Guardian!" " Hurrah!" " Hurrah!" ""Hospital"" "It's raining..." "Reward for information leading to the arrest of the red teddy Kooky and of everything alien to the forest." "So, what are you going to tell them?" " As if I'd tell you." " The waterman's boat?" " No." " So you've seen something else." "You think I can't see you, but I see much more clearly through this bottle." "Aren't you ashamed of yourselves?" "I rescue your eggs and this is how you repay me?" "Sorry for turning my back on you." "Are you still there?" "If you help me escape we'll be even." "Will you help me?" "Aha, you're afraid." "You think Nushka will hurt your kids." "Can you do something else for me?" "Where's my hat!" "Hey, you there!" "Bring that boat over here." "Fresh water is what I sell, drink it and you'll feel well." "Where's my reward for pointing out the boat!" "I need these rocks taken away." " So load them up then." " What?" "By myself?" "The nerve!" "We said we'd haul them, not load them." "I still have my paddle." "Want to buy a paddle?" "He took his pill but he still seems to be wheezing." " Okay, open wide." " No, you're not coming in!" "Open your mouth, the doctor just wants to look." "I think his bronchi are inflamed." " Yuck, you disgusting beast!" "Get off me!" " This will soothe him." "Open your mouth." "Show me what a big boy you are." "Don't even think about it." "I've a lot of fight left in me." " It's only a pill." " No thanks, I'm not hungry." "Good boy!" "I know I look thin but it's not because I'm hungry." " Blast it, what do you want!" " My hat was stolen." "It was silvery..." "Probably sent to the dump." "We're cleaning the forest." "But it kept my head dry." "And they stole my boat." "So what to do with this paddle?" "I'll see you one at a time." "Form a queue." "I can't queue." "I must sell water." "Don't drink rain water, buy my fresh water!" "Get in line!" "How can I run this place when they keep bugging me?" "If you could talk we could have a nice conversation before dinner." "Afterwards... well I'm afraid it won't be possible..." " Guardian!" " Hey, Guardian!" "I've had it!" " Everyone to the Needles!" " Move!" "To the Needles!" "You're so kind." "But it's wet." "Maybe look under a tree for some dry stuff?" "Poor Captain." "I hope he doesn't get eaten alive." "I'm not sorry for him." "Nushka is better." "His hearing is superb." "Did you hear anything?" "Well, he did and he sounded the alarm." "Nothing like a young pair of ears." "I feel we're going to regret this clean up of our forest." "If you're from here and respect Nature you've got nothing to fear." "You're a fine one to talk with a body full of wires." "But they're natural iron wires!" "I was born with them." "Iron's from rocks, from the earth - it's natural." "And who'll decide what's natural and what isn't?" " The Guardian." "That's his job." " And therein lies the rub." "Nothing?" "Nothing dry anywhere?" "So you'll give me your own?" "You're too kind." "But I'm afraid it's not enough." "No, don't!" "I need too many." "You wouldn't have any left." "But I'll keep this one, thanks." "It's still warm." "Alarm over!" "I'm just hiding from the rain here." "But it's big enough for both of us." "Another feather?" "Now I have two." "Thanks." " Load up, we're in a hurry." " But my arms are really aching." "So take a break, we'll pick them up next time." "Aha, then I can get more." "We're going to have to let the Captain go soon." " We can take him to the dump." " Good idea." "Make it look like he escaped." "Guys, look here!" " What's going on?" " I can't see." " He's getting away!" " We should've helped him." "If he were innocent, he'd wait for Nushka to let him down." "Then he'd defend himself." "This means he's guilty." " And I'm going to stop him!" " No you won't:" "It's a Needles alert." "I'm telling Nushka you let the Captain escape!" "And I'll tell him that you're full of wires!" "Take that!" "And that!" "Captain!" "It's me, Oakie." "You're escaping so you can prove your innocence, right?" " I'm not escaping." " Look out, the Bagmen are coming!" "Let's get out of here!" "Hurry, they've seen you!" "Blast it, what are you doing here?" "It's a Needles alert;" "why aren't you taking cover?" "I... but what are you doing here in a Needles?" "We're going after Goddamn." "There is no alarm, is there?" "It's all a trick." "Nushka, you..." "Help!" "Help!" "Thanks a lot, I'm almost stuffed." "Have you seen the Captain?" "You did?" "Where is he?" "That's a silly question, how can a bird answer that?" "Is he coming back for me?" "Does he need my help?" "Then there's no time to lose!" "Fresh water is what I sell..." "Help!" " You're hanging onto my paddle." "Want to buy it?" " No." " Then let go of it." " But I'll drown." " Do you want a beautiful blue marble for it?" " It's a deal." "I had a boat but they took it." "Someone ratted on me." " Someone from here?" " Yes." " The things people do..." "Everything will be okay, Goddamn turns to rubbish today." " Hey, a tin can." " A tin can with someone in it." "Straight into our hands." "Let's wrap him up." "Tape his legs together!" "Quick, after him!" "Get off me!" "Here it is: "Capt. Goddamn unjustly imprisoned..."" "Yes, they got it right." ""..." "looking for a way to get Kooky home."" "Precisely what I'm doing." "We should go back and rip the Bagmen to shreds." " What does it say?" " Now it's about you: "Kooky returns."" "Actually, it says:" ""The hero Kooky returns."" "It says I'm to take you home by way of Stinkville." "Aha, we have to go through Stinkville!" " So it also tell the future?" " Sure, I just needed glasses." "I'll teach you to read it if you like." "I'll let you go, but you have to promise me something." "Promise me that wires are part of nature and belong here." " Does it say anything about medicine for asthma?" " Here's something..." ""Some trees use their leaves to breath others their needles."" ""The animals and stones breathe differently"" "Just some gobbledygook instead of admitting it doesn't know." "Something strange is coming." ""For you are threatened..."" "Which is like "Because you are in danger..."" "I think we'd better..." "This is humiliating." "It's time I stood up to that brat!" "It would've said if we're meant to fight them." " But you're to take me home through Stinkville." " Damn right." "Go on, I'll hold them off." "Attack!" "Take that!" "And that!" "Tear them apart!" "Fire!" "Roast that teddy!" " Take cover:" "Water!" " No!" "You're going to get wet." "Damn, that's a lot of water!" "Blast it!" "And don't come back!" "I'll have you torn apart, and sand kicked in your face!" " Hey, there's a "P" in "apart."" " That wasn't a rhyme!" " This'll put you back on your feet." " But I'm better already." "That's good, then you'll be home soon." " What'll you do now?" " After a while I'll go back." "But don't worry I'll be okay." " Know what else was written there?" " What?" "That the next Guardian will be small and furry." " What do you make of that?" " That you made it up!" "See how smart you are?" "You'd make a great Guardian." "You're a hero with a heart." "That's the most important thing of all" "Don't tell me you won't miss all of this." "I will miss it, but I have to go home." "Maybe they'll throw you out again and we'll meet once more." "Hopefully not, but I'd be glad because of it, because I've grown fond of you." "Looking at something over there or have I touched a nerve?" " The second one." " Fine, let it go then." " Hey, there's that dog." " Don't move!" "Two jumps and he's on us." "But he's friendly." "Hi, I'm Kooky and that's Captain Goddamn." "Come with us if you want." "We're not going to hurt you." " I could've sworn I threw him out." " He came back!" "He made it!" "He came back, Mum..." "Mum says I dreamed it all." "That Goddamn doesn't exist." "But Mum never saw Santa Claus either, and he gave her a watch." "The good news is she's allowed Kooky to stay." "We spray him once a week and freeze him for 24 hours." "He smells like ice cream." "All because he doesn't have a tag saying he's washable." "Please take the trolley back." "Hi." "Hi there." " Is he yours?" " He's a stray." "I can't get rid of him." "You want him?" "He looks after me when I pass out." "He's a good friend." " If I ask you something will you tell me the truth?" " That depends." "Can you make yourself smaller?" " What d'you mean?" " Didn't you used to be smaller?" "Come here, you clever boy." "I'll tell you a secret." "Everyone wants to be small again." "Because it's the best and you know it, don't you?" " Ondra!" " Your mum's calling." "You're Captain Goddamn, aren't you?" "Come on, Ondra..." " We don't talk to strangers." "What'd he say?" " Nothing." "We can take this outfit off if you want." "But you'd have to go back on the shelf." "What's this?" "You're not undressing him, are you?" "I think he looks cute in it." "Teeth brushed?" "Have you taken this?" "I'll do it myself." "Now count to ten." "Goodnight." "One... two... three... four five... six... seven... eight nine... ten." "Did anyone see what happened?" "Hello, sir, can you stand?" "Can you hear me?" "You're bleeding." "It's only wine." "After you get better please be small again and go back to the forest." "They need you." " Who needs me?" " They all know how good you are now." "Is this your grandpa?" "Can you hear me?" "What's your name?" "Goddamn." "Captain Goddamn." "Here, take him." "You will go back, won't you?" "I'm not so small that I don't know that man probably wasn't Goddamn." "And if he died that they would have thrown Kooky away." "But he can take care of himself." "He can find his way home again." "He's already done it once." "But if that really was Goddamn, and if he gets better, and if he takes that dog with him, then Nushka had better look out!"