"Mafilm Dialog Studio and Hungarian Television presents" "Sky High Grass" "Written by" "Music by" "Starring" "Cinematographer" "Directed by" "In case the enemy would show up now... or spies... or it could be bank robbers... or what if they would kidnap the gold-haired fairy!" "Help!" "After them!" "Into the channel!" "Help!" "The only problem is that nothing ever happens at 4 Paripa Street." "Each and every day begins the same way." "Uncle Poldi steps out to the yard exactly at half past seven, saying:" "I just hope I won't be late; in 52 years I was never ever late." "It would be such a shame to start now." "Aunt Poldi came out now." "Of course you won't be late, my Poldika." "See, Dezso is opening up just now." "Uncle Dezso is my great uncle: he's great because he's my grandmother's brother." "Every summer I stay with him until mom and dad take a holiday after a year's work, and a year of handling me." "I always open shop when Poldi starts off:" "one could set a watch to Poldi." "You see?" "Take care now, my Poldika." "And don't excite yourself." "Why shouldn't uncle Poldi excite himself?" "Because that would harm his heart:" "never mind that, show me the sign, Misuka." " I'm worried about this man, Dezso." " How come?" "He is growing more restless with each day." " No wonder, only five days are left." " Five till what?" " Uncle Poldi will retire." " And that makes him restless?" "Because of the grass." "He was tending that park for 52 years;" "he was surrounded by that nice green grass everywhere." "And now, from one day to another, all he will have is this stone." " Only five days..." " That'll pass quickly." " Did you turn it off?" " Sure; did you unplug it?" " Did you lock it?" " The ironer?" "The water?" " The young ones..." " Where could they be running?" "Who knows?" "This is Madame Kamilla: her many keys are always rustling on her, all her locks and padlocks, and she is always moody." "According to Aunt Poldi, Madame Kamilla is an insurance assessor, meaning that people report to her when damage was afflicted to someone." " We'll have a nice weather." " The radio says it will rain." "I hope you know that ball lightning can enter windows too." " Sir!" " Is Madame addressing me?" "I have to ask you that due to certain matters, the horses arriving to you should be tied outside the gate from this point on, so that they cannot roam around freely on the yard;" "last time an unguarded horse actually kicked a person!" " A horse?" "Here on the yard?" " Hell no!" "That's what I'd like to avert." "Thank you." "There wasn't a horse in this yard for 20 years unfortunately." "You know, Misuka, that's why I'm selling the dog collars; but I don't know why are we supposed to tie them from today on." ""Due to certain matters." That is what she said." "Due to certain matters?" "Could be." "But we can't make a living out of this!" "I'm going and water them:" "I'm sure you're all thirsty by now." "Some secret is hiding here." "SECRET" "I've got it!" "Uncle Dezso, Aunt Poldi, I've got it!" " What happened, Misuka?" " Come down here, here it is!" " Here is what, Misuka?" " Can't you see it?" " Mr Dezso, can you see anything?" " Well, all I see is "secret"." " And besides it?" " There's nothing besides it." "And this?" "A blade of grass, Aunt Poldi." "An actual, real blade of grass." " Grass?" " Grass?" "This is what nice green turf will be made of on the yard!" " Of this single blade?" " Well... it will spawn." "On the stone slabs?" "Misu..." "Yet uncle Poldi would be so happy..." " Howdy!" "Is the work progressing?" " Well, if we do it, it progresses." "What news, Misu?" "Are you marrying yet?" " What's up, Misu?" " Uncle Poldi will retire in 5 days." "Congratulations." "Ah, he's not overjoyed: he'll miss the turf." " You exchange the signs once again?" " That's how they decided up there." "If it won't work, we'll exchange it back the next day again." "We'd need a schedule too, saying which days can one drive into this street." "Whatever, uncle Szaki, we get the blue- prints and we do it." "OSSZKAR:" "COAL, WOOD, CINDER" " Coal's arrived, here it slides!" " Come on!" "Wee!" "Okay, onto which pile should I haul you: the Polish or Hungarian?" "First the measuring scale." " Do you know what I found on the yard?" " A treasure, huh?" "No, no: it begins with the letter G." "22 kilos." "Starts with a G. Let's see then." " I don't know." " Grass." " Grass?" "Awesome!" " A single blade though." "Why, do you need plenty?" "I need it throughout the yard, until uncle Poldi retires." " And when does he retire?" " In five days." "Well, no grass will grow in 5 days." "Because he's always saying: that nice green turf, I will very much miss it!" "The turf!" ".." "And how much time does it take to grow it?" "Well, in a good soil it takes two weeks till it grows out." " But we have stone on the yard." " Well, no grass'll grow on stone." "Is there anyone in there?" "Oszkar?" "Kisses, Aunt Doctor!" " Greetings, doctor!" " Kisses!" "I wrote the prescription for your mom, here you go, she can see how many pills she should take from each medicine." "We will follow your guidelines strictly, I will supervise it myself." " Good." " Aunt Doctor!" " Yes?" " Please give an injection to Oszkar." " Oh yes?" "And against what?" " Against growing." "Soon he won't even fit in the base- ment door." "Why don't you switch to selling ice cream in the summer, Oszkar?" " What news at your place, Misu?" " He intends to grow turf on the yard." "When uncle Poldi retires, he shouldn't be missing the turf." "That's a nice idea, but do you have the permit?" " What permit?" " You have stone slabs on the yard, right?" " Yes!" " You need a permit to remove them." " See you all!" " Bye!" "Uncle Dezso!" "Wait a minute, Misuka, I'm busy at the moment, come back later." "Rest assured, sir, this is so strong you could anchor a ship with it." "And now comes the greatest sensation of them all: the two Horovaczes, the sons of air!" "Dizzying depths, dizzying heights, the two Horovaczes know no bounds!" "A paired jump above the Danube, with their eyes covered!" "One, two, three..." "Someone is crying somewhere." " Munch on this, Horovacz!" " Someone's crying." "Where?" "It's not uncle Dezso, it's not aunt Poldi, it's not me, so it's... there!" "Is there anyone in there?" "Open up, whoever you are!" " Are you a robber?" " Did you cry?" "Why crying?" "I'm scared." " Of what?" " Everything." " Including me?" " Aren't you scared?" " Here?" "Of what?" " There you are!" "I have an idea!" "Now you frightened her; when she's scared of anyone anyway." " Who?" " A person, behind those bars." "I'm sorry, I was so overjoyed about my idea." " What?" " Turf blocks!" "Kisses, we'll arrange the turfing, aunt Poldi, don't you worry about that." " Shh, it's a secret." " We'll arrange it still." " I must go, coal's coming." " Oh, I can't even believe it!" " Be my guest again, sir, see you later." " Thank you, goodbye." "Now you can tell me what's up, Misuka." " What's a turf block, uncle Dezso?" " This is what was so important?" "You know, it's prepared grass; you don't need either soil or seeds for it, you just place it down neatly." " Someone's crying." " That girl's a crybaby." "Let me note that I've heard that during the night as well when we went to bed." "I've heard steps, rustling of keys, then crying." "I thought I was dreaming." " Why is she locked up in there?" " I will ask her." "Just please walk away because she's scared of everyone." "Oh, then we must be off." " You can come out, no one is around!" " That black man, didn't he take you?" " Take me where?" " My mom said that coalmen drag me away." " Is she your mom?" " Kamilla?" "My godmother." " I'm spending my holiday with her." " Behind bars?" " At least no one can come in." " But you can't come out either." " I don't want to anyway." " But you could be Horovacz ll." " Sons of the air." " I don't want to." "Misu, if you got it, I'll take it." "This one always frets." "If you have the petition, I'll take it with me." "Kisses, aunt Poldi; as I hear, you intend to turf the yard." "Are you a part of it, sergeant?" "Oh yes, I told the kid that they should write a petition on the subject of removing the stone slabs; if I go near the office, I'll submit it." "I have ink and paper in the shop, kindly tell me what to write." "Alright then: the undersigned tenants of 4 Paripa Street solicit that the stone slabs lying on the yard..." "Hey, crybaby, come out!" "Is he gone?" "You can't utter a word about what you heard out there about the turf." " Ambulance, police!" " Silence, please!" "What happened, gentlemen?" "Come quickly, sergeant, free our vehicle!" "They've obstructed the roads!" "This way it's restricted." "This way it's also restricted!" "How can I get out of here?" "Where are the sign fitters?" " Here we are?" " Did you fit the signs?" " Yes, due to higher command." " According to a blueprint." "Let me see that." "Where do you think we are now?" "Here." " And what do you think?" " Here." "And now?" " Now here." " Now here." "Come up to me." "And now?" " Now here!" " And what is drawn there?" " We'll remove two." " Exactly." "Coal is coming, sliding!" "Misu, are you still alive?" "According to uncle Dezso, we can purchase turf blocks in the nursery, let's go..." "We have everything you can wish for:" "ornament trees, shrubs, flowers, pine and other evergreens, special raised species and exotic flowers." " But we're interested in turf blocks." " We have those too." "Soft turf, rich turf, sport turf, whatever you need." " We'll place it in the yard!" " We have yard turf as well." "Complete with tiny flowers or without them, as you fancy." "We survey, measure, transport, place, water and mow it!" " We need it urgently!" " We'll treat it urgently!" " Will December suffice?" " December?" "!" "Too many orders pouring in;" "everyone wants turf now." "You see, parks, beaches, swimming pools come in priority at this time." "All of our workers are out there." " Could we have it any sooner?" " One month sooner at most." " Will it be fine?" " November?" "But uncle Poldi..." "It'll be a beautiful present in November for dear uncle Poldi," "I can picture him how happy he will be." "And for completely free, as a gift from our nursery, we'll also plant a silver fir into the yard; or perhaps some other evergreen." "Maybe buxus or privet: oh, privets look so beautiful at the edge of any turf, and they're unharmed by snow and frost in November, hah!" "Misuka, here's your cocoa, it's gotten all cold!" "There won't be any turf for uncle Poldi, the gardener can only do it in November." "And the petition was returned by the office, saying that each tenant should sign it before they would even consider handling it." " I've already signed it." " That's one." "I signed it too, that's two." "I'm sure the young ones will sign it, but her..." "Oh woe..." "In this weather it is dangerous to drink cocoa: 18 persons were hospitalised today due to spoiled cocoa." " Now, do it now!" " Try it, Mr Dezso." "Should I go?" "Alright, I'll try." "She went in." "What was that?" "Against bugs, spiders and other wild animals..." " Poor crybaby." " Maybe in the morning." " The young ones aren't at home anyway." " Of course, in the morning." "In the morning." " Have a pleasant evening!" " Finally you're here, my Poldika." "I was starting to worry where this man might be now." "But it's precisely 6 o'clock." "When you leave, I open, when you return, I close shop:" "I could set a watch to you, my Poldika." "All I'm saying now is: it is good everywhere, but it's best at home." "But that nice green turf, that one I'll really miss." "The turf." "Tomorrow." " Tomorrow." " Tomorrow." " Did you turn it off?" " Sure; did you unplug it?" " Did you lock it?" " The ironer?" "The water?" "Wait!" "You should sign that we can turf the yard so uncle Poldi will not miss the grass!" " Do you have it?" " I don't have it." " Pen?" " Pen." " You too." " Me too." "Done." "Who is uncle Poldi?" "Whoever he is, he'll be overjoyed, come on now!" "Madame, please... in the name of the block's tenants, I would really like you to sign this petition." "The fact is, uncle Poldi retires, and he will miss very much his turf." "You know, the thing that surrounded him in the park all his life." "What were you thinking?" "We're crawling with insects as it is." "Grass cannot be kept clean;" "I won't sign it, good day now!" " What will happen now?" " I have no idea." "There was an earthquake tonight, have you heard it?" " Where, here?" " In China." "And if it was here, how could you leave that place?" " I do have a key." " You do?" "In a sealed envelope, I can only open it in case of a fire." " And in case of a flood?" " Then..." "I dunno." "Will there be one?" " Howdy!" " Hello, brother." " What's up with the turf?" " We're supposed to have it in 4 days." " And will you have it?" " The gardener can only do it in November." "Kamilla didn't sign the petition." "What will we do then?" "You know, she's the kind who always sees the bad things only:" "lightning, crashes, derailments, crushes; she only brings herself to talk to those who have something to complain about." "Hey, my mom, she'll be sure to arrange this!" "Trust her on this, she'll handle her: she's able to write such miserable complaint letters that no insurance assessor would ignore her petition!" "So trust my mom on this!" "But it should contain turfing!" "It's clear, we'll write it today and mail it right away!" "No time for that, I know a person who can hand it to Kamilla in person." " Auntie." " What is it, are you able to talk?" " Is no one at home now?" " I'm at home and you're at home..." " That boy, isn't he at home?" " He is not." " Can I watch the flowers then?" " Of course you can." "Flowers are here so that we can watch them." " But are you sure he isn't at home?" " That boy?" "I am sure." "I am outside." "Would you like a marmalade sandwich?" " I would." " Good." " There you are." " Thank you." "I just asked about that boy because he's so wild..." "Uncle Dezso, aunt Poldi, I've got it!" "What happened, Misuka?" "Oszkar's mom is able to write such a complaint letter that Kamilla will be signing our petition at once!" "That would be a tad complex, Misuka." "We will hand it to that girl to pass it to Kamilla, because it's urgent." "Aah, I understand." "Whose is this bread?" "Oh, it's mine, I just put it down for a moment." "Aunt Poldi is usually just preparing marmalade sandwiches without eating." "This belongs to someone else." " Howdy." " You were out here?" "It's a secret." "You told me that you're only allowed to open the envelope in case of fire." "Hey, there was a fire, but we managed to douse it, correct?" "She forgot to seal the envelope, will you tell her?" "Finish eating this." " Is it six o'clock already?" " Of course not, Sun's still out." "But uncle Poldi just came home." "Well then, whether the Sun's out or not, it must really be six o'clock." "Let's go home then." "Got it!" "Got it!" "I told you I can always count on my mom:" "Madame Kamilla will have a field day with this complaint." " May I read it?" " Please." "My mom happens to be a famous complaint and petition writer." " Well?" " Sensational..." "I just don't know what's it got to do with our turfing case?" "My mom will convey that in person to Madame Kamilla tomorrow!" "She invited her in this letter." "And are these things true, what your dear mother writes here?" "In a way, about half of it; the point is that Madame Kamilla should pay us a visit and converse with my mom." "Well, once she reads this, she will run over there." "That is for sure." " Did you talk to that person?" " Not yet, but she'll do it." " Should I ask her instead?" " No, she's a bit shy, cries much." " I see, then you do it, right?" " Right." " You, are you here?" " Are you talking to me?" "An auntie sends this to Madame Kamilla." "She's not at home." "I know that, but this should be given to her, it's very important." "I'm not supposed to accept anything from anyone." "What if there's something very serious inside it?" "Not even then." " Marmalade sandwich..." " Well, okay, give it here." " Have a pleasant evening." " Poldi, you're already at home?" "Is it six already?" "Does time fly like that?" "I'm rushing then." "Don't be scared!" "Today I came home earlier." "Thank God!" "Then I'll be going and cooking supper." "You came home earlier, my Poldika." "All I'm saying is: everywhere is good, but home is the best." "Tell me, why did you come home so early today, my Poldika?" "Because... something's happened." " Did it?" " What happened?" "The park director summoned me for tomorrow." " Tomorrow?" " You?" "The park director?" " He wishes to get acquainted with me." " Right now before pension?" "Well, that's why; because if he doesn't know me, he couldn't regret it enough that he has to let go of me." " What a fine man!" " He is." " What a nice thing to do!" " That's right." "Oh God, the food is burning!" "And I even have to iron your honorary uniform!" " The buttons, dear, the buttons!" " They'll all be shiny!" "Not everyone is honored so greatly that the park director himself..." "Only those nearing pension!" "This is a tradition we have there." "And after that I'll walk through the park one final time..." " 52 years, you know, is quite a time." " Quite a time." "Then I'll pass my baton to my successor, then, you know..." "All I'll miss is the nice green turf, I'll miss it so much." "We have a wonderful day today, Madame Kamilla!" "A bridge fell down and a hotel burned down, 100 dead!" "Jesus, the ironer!" "Gee!" "Mr Dezso, for a moment..." "His honorary uniform... this is his only Sunday best." "And tomorrow the park director..." "Well, you can't have him wear this, that's true..." "But perhaps if you'd cut off its legs, Zsofika." "You would have my Poldi attend his farewell party in shorts?" ".." "Dezso, do something..." "Where will you take the walk?" "Eating ice cream?" "We are off to investigate a nefarious rascality!" "Uncle Dezso!" "She's not going to meet Oszkar's mom tomorrow, but now!" "Now!" "We should bring our petition to her so that she can sign it." "Let's go!" "There're those who say that the coalman shouldn't be feared actually." "Oszkar!" "They are about to go to your place!" " Them?" "To our place?" " Today instead of tomorrow!" "We need to overtake them with the petition." " Use my bike!" "I'll help push it!" " Great, get me the helmet!" "Misu, hold the petition!" " Faster!" " I'm trying." " There they are!" " We'll overtake them!" " Which way?" " Left!" "We'll fall behind in the end." "Let's get off, we'll get there quicker on foot!" "You can be right about that." "Aw, look at this mess." "Wait, grab the end, let's take it in!" "Notify Oszkar's mom, meanwhile I'll take back the bike." "Ooh, goodness!" "Need to go here?" "Take care and follow me, watch out not to fall in the water!" "Oh, the poor woman." "Come on!" "Watch it!" "Carefully!" "Auntie, open up quickly, here they come!" "What is it?" "Howdy, the insurance assessor has arrived!" "Yes, I understand." "I can't even imagine the horrors that still await us here." "If I had an idea, I wouldn't have dragged you with me." " I can't return on my own." " No matter, come with me now." "But don't move an inch from my side!" "At once, let me just make some space first!" " Come on in, come on in." " Howdy, auntie." "Good day, we're coming regarding your letter of complaint." "Really?" "I'm glad then." "Please come inside." "Thank you very much." "Take off your hats, dear girls." "I didn't expect that my complaint would trigger such a quick hearing." "They usually aren't quick to manage the cases of poor pensioners." "Well then, if trailing would be uncomfortable, then kindly step on this, though this cover sheet is the handiwork of my poor dear grandmother... here you go." " Aah!" " Not yet." "Well?" "What's your opinion on this, dear?" " Who did this?" " My son." "He has the same golden hands like his poor deceased father had." "It's him." "Imagine, dear girls, I didn't have to part from any of my old furniture when they made us move in here." "Dear girls, here you are!" "Step inside and come over here!" "Sit next to me in my little den." "Fear not, be brave." "Calmly, dear girls." "Great!" "Wee!" " Oh, thank you very much." " That's it, dear, that's it." "You too, little girl, sit down nice and easy." "I only feel good up here these days, dear girl." "Oh yes, I didn't tell you about the kitchen yet, my gold-handed little son had a much harder time arranging that." "The kitchen cabinet had to be sawed into three parts, as it failed to fit inside through either the balcony or the window." "Horrible..." "Now I understand why you wrote the letter of complaint." "Pieces of furniture sawed in two, such nefarity!" "Oh, that shouldn't be a problem!" "Well, I'm sure I'll succeed in ex- changing this flat for a bigger one." "And knowing that gold-handed master my son is, he will manage to join together the furniture just the way he picked them apart." "Isn't this the predicament you wrote about in the letter?" "I'll divulge that part in a minute." "However, first I will offer you some fine raspberry syrup." "And how many of you live in this apartment?" "The two of us, dear." "Just us, my son and me." "Truth to be told, sometimes a kitten or a puppy pays us a visit... coming over from the neighbor;" "all I have are white mice." " May I show them to you?" " Oh, don't!" "Kisses, mom, am I disrupting anything?" "Oszkar Brenner, truly enchanted." "Howdy, little girl!" "Howdy." "Fie, my little son, I told you several times not to swing on the hooks when" "I have guests present; you too can crawl over the sofa sometimes." "My apologies, mom;" "I hope I didn't disturb your conversation though." "No, I just meant to tell them how some folks intend to sadden my elder days." " Little son!" " Yes?" "Turn on the radio..." "There it is under the sofa." " The radio, mom?" " Perhaps there's good music on." "But don't make it too loud." " The petition!" " Later on, now just sing!" " Sing what?" " Whatever, you're the radio now." "Turned it on, mom!" ""l wish to plough, to drive six bisons..."" "How interesting, as if the radio also knew what I'd like to discuss with you, dear." "But I don't deal with agricultural issues." "Don't you?" "Not even nature?" "The one that surrounds us." "Trees, flowers, forests, grass..." "Can anyone deny these from a man, tell me honestly, dear." " No, no!" "No way." " But they intend to... some people." "They want to take them away." "I'm a prisoner too." "How did you manage to come in here, dear?" " We jumped from one stone to the next." " Is that right?" "How simple, you're young." "But how am I supposed to jump around with sore feet?" "Thus I made up my mind about making the sump disappear, and have the front of the house paved with this beautiful ceramite." "Here you are." "Am I correct?" " Well..." " You're our only hope, Madame Kamilla." "How do you know my name?" "Who doesn't know the name of the benefactor of the people?" "Ah, I'm just a simple insurance assessor, managing complaints, I'm no benefactor." "And can I never ever see trees, flowers, sunshine again?" "Can't I tread on wonderful green grass anymore?" "I love when the little bees are buzzing around." "I love it so much." "Would you be kind enough to turn off the radio?" "It repeats the same lines." " I'll switch it off." " Good." " You're turned off." " Finally." "I'm watching you every morning as you leave the front gates, and every afternoon when you return." " Is that right?" " I watch and I admire." "The way you're able to retain your joy and charm amongst all the complaints." " The things you say, dear..." " Oszkar." "Oszkar, you're exaggerating." "If you gave me a chance, I'd be able to elaborate in detail." "Aren't we supposed to handle the complaint of your dear mother?" "No, it's enough for me that you've listened, and I'll be sure that everything will be taken care of." "You're too kind to me..." "I see with my mind's eye that beautiful yellow ceramite as I walk through it to the park." " Here you are." " Take it as a memento, dear." "Take it away please." " I will go out of my way to..." " We gratefully thank you!" "In the name of my dear mother, thank you!" "Dear girl, will you pay me a visit again?" "The mood is so festive here." "Yes, very much." "When I find the time, I'll make sure to visit..." " Little son..." " Yes?" "Carry them, escort them out." " If you allow me..." " You're very kind." "Ahh!" "Thank you for the sweet raspberry syrup!" "If you allow me to, I'll bring you a bottle of it!" " I know who you are." " That is good." "Oh, well..." "This is my little sister's." "What a pity, red would go fine with Madame; but it fits you well too." "Misu!" " Howdy!" " He's my friend." "Well?" "Shall we carry the ladies over the water?" "To the utmost degree." "Well, thank you very much for escorting us;" "Piroska, please thank them." " Thank you." " Is your name Piroska?" " Why, what did you think?" " Nothing." "I'll do my best to obtain the ceramite tiles." " There is enough here." " Gosh, ceramite!" " And they wish to remove these all." " Really?" "That'd be awesome for mom!" "I will petition it without conditions!" "We already petitioned it, all you have to do is sign it!" "My Zsofika, where're my pants, my sunday best pants?" "What will I tell the park director when he asks where my honorary uniform is?" " There it is on the duster!" " See, I'll be late in the end!" "No you won't, I just wanted to tidy it up, that's why I put it out here!" " The radio forecasts a thunderstorm." " No worries, it'll pass." " Did you switch it off?" " Did you close it?" " Did you unplug it?" " Did you shut them?" " Gas?" "Key?" " Ironer?" "Water?" "My Zsofika, take a good look at this:" "are you sure this was my honorary uniform pants?" " I'm sure, sure, my Poldika." " I feel it wobbling on me a bit." "Well, what gives, you didn't wear it for 27 years, you got much slimmer." "Golly, Poldi, this fits perfectly." "Fabulous, it looks fabulous!" " Take good care of yourself, Poldika." " Mama, get my Main Guard baton!" " True, true!" " I cannot show up with this one!" "After 50 years, they granted me a golden nail." "Well then, best of luck with the park director, my Poldika." " Take good care." " Of course." "Alright!" " Well, I'm leaving then." " See you." " Misu, Misuka!" " Here I am." "The deal was that you'd carry the peti- tion to the office to have it signed." "What for?" "We have no turf blocks, and there're only 3 days left..." "Still, the most important thing is to have the petition signed!" "And I've heard that turf blocks are available at the nearby construction, so I'll go there to see it for myself." " Where should I take the petition?" " Listen here: you leave the gates, you take a right turn, reach the corner, take a right again, reach all the way to the traffic light; there you wait for the green light, then you go to the" "other side, to the left, that's right!" "Then you go straight until you catch sight of the building with the sign saying "Office"." "Won't you get lost?" " Just leave it to me." " Here's the petition then, you'll have it signed, but don't you lose it, am I clear?" " Clear!" " Well, see you in the afternoon then," "Misuka, bye-bye until then." "See you later!" "I leave the gates, turn right, then on the corner turn right again, I'll go to the other side at the traffic light..." " First you wait until it's green!" " Are you eavesdropping?" "By accident I was here, overhearing it." "And where am I supposed to go after the traffic light?" " Take a left turn on the corner." " And then?" "Straight, until you spot it." "If you weren't locked up, you could come with me." " I am not locked up actually." " Are you not?" "She even sang this morning, didn't ever occur to her to lock the door." " Well then, are you coming?" " I'm coming." " Office." " Office." ""Submit petitions here"" " We're waiting too, kid." " Right, you need to stand in line." " Alright, kid." " That's the order." " Petitions, please." " I'd like to talk to the director..." "The director is extremely busy, the car is already waiting for him." "Please understand that the director is busy." "Yes?" "I don't need to meet him in person, I just need this to be signed and sealed." "Alright, little boy, you'll have it in 30 days, we'll mail it to you." "30 days?" "But uncle Poldi will retire the day after tomorrow." " 30 days, that is the rule." " And by the way, find your place." " What will happen now?" " I dunno." "Do you?" "Gizike, I need to go unfortunately." "In case anyone is looking for me," "I will deal with them tomorrow..." "Good day to all, I'll see you tomorrow!" "What are you crying here for, little girl?" "Now now, let go of my jacket!" "Quit crying and let go of it!" " Do something!" " Yes, director..." "Don't cry, little girl!" " What happened there?" " He beat her, gave her two slaps!" " Who, the director?" " I didn't beat up anyone!" "Live with it!" "Gizi, do something at once!" "Yes, director." "Don't cry, little girl!" " Whose child is this?" " I know her." "Then tell her to quit crying!" "She just brought a petition, all you need is to sign and seal it." "But auntie said it'll take 30 days." "Gizike!" "Turn around!" "Gizike, put a seal on it, and hand it back to him." "Will you let go of me now, huh?" "Here, here, sonny." "It's sealed." " Is he gone?" " He is." "I had a hard time crying in the end." "Here we have it, signed and sealed, hooray!" "Fold a paper plane out of the petition, it's no good for anything else." " You didn't succeed?" " No." "The skivering machines have shredded the beautiful turf blocks to pieces." "So we won't get turf from the construc- tion site, and I don't think we'll manage to get some in just 2 days." "That cannot be, we'd arranged everything: the ceramite with Kamilla, the petition in the office..." "I was crying until they signed it." "We really need to get grass from somewhere." "I gave it up, Misuka, but perhaps you'll be luckier than me." "Would you like a flower for your mommy?" "Choose one, they're beautiful." " Kindly tell me, do you have grass?" " What?" " Grass or turf blocks." " I don't deal with those." "Flowers, please, buy my beautiful flowers!" " Tell me please, is this for sale?" " I don't wish to keep it, for sure!" " How much should I give you?" " How much do you have?" "How much do you need?" "For the entire yard; from here all the way there; we'll turf the yard!" " With this?" " It's grass, isn't it?" " It's chives, onion!" " Onion?" ".." "With greaves, bacon..." " What're you looking at?" " Is the turf yours?" " Why?" " Is it not for sale?" "Mom!" "Is the turf for sale?" "Quit asking such dumb things, Pistike!" " It's not." " It's a pity." " A pleasant evening to all!" " Finally you're here, dear Poldika." "I didn't know where to find this man." "Heh, I could set a watch to Poldi." "Okay, tell me, what the park director has told you." "All I'm saying is, it's good to be everywhere, but home is the best." "My Poldika, and what did the park director say?" " He squeezed this hand of mine." " Like that, without a word?" "Well, he did say something, but I don't really remember that, I was so emotional." "Did anything else happen?" "Plenty of people came in, all squeezed my hand... and it was done with that." "You had a beautiful farewell then, my Poldika." "It was beautiful... but you know, that nice green turf, I'll really miss that, the turf." "Howdy." "Little boy, weren't you the one who asked me to sign that petition?" "I was." "Well, are they bringing the ceramite to dear old mom Berta, so that she can leave the house?" " No, they aren't." " No?" "Why not?" "Because there are no turf blocks we could replace them with, despite uncle Poldi's final day at work will come tomorrow, and he won't ever be surrounded by that nice green turf again, and he'll come down with grief." "Horrible; what a fine complaint." "If I didn't have this urgent case," "I would investigate it immediately." "I think it's too late now; a single day." "So what?" "That is still something." "You must not give up so easily, little boy." " Should I come out?" " If you care." "Are you sad?" "If you want, I'll be Horovacz ll." "But I won't be Horovacz I." " And if I tell you an interesting thing?" " Like what?" "There, it is smoking." "The young ones' flat!" "It seems they failed to turn it off or unplug it after all!" "I don't think they'd like it if..." " Stand aside!" " I'm not afraid." "I go to the kitchen, and you open the window in the room." " I opened it!" " Get water!" " Misu, where are you two?" "!" " We're here, dousing fire!" " Are you in here?" " We doused it." "Completely." "Oh Lord, if I think about what would have happened if the furniture and the rug and everything caught fire..." " Those couldn't catch fire." " Why not?" "I haven't seen anything like this in my whole life." " Not everyone likes plenty of furniture." " That's what I thought too." "They come in here, they go in there, it's simple as sealing a petition!" "Go on!" "Coal is coming, sliding..." "Why didn't you tell me coal is on the way?" " Were you frightened?" " Very much." "Why?" "Why, why... well, look at yourself in the mirror." "You're as black as a coalman." " It collapsed!" " Or the water!" " Or the gas!" " Did you turn it off?" " Howdy, it's already doused." " Who doused it?" " Me and a girl." " And how could you enter here?" "Fortunately the door was open." "How lucky we are that you forgot to lock it!" "But it would've been useless if you don't forget to turn off the coffee maker!" " Greetings." " Are you at home already?" " I doused it with this girl." " Thank you for being so kind." "And now you can ask us for anything you want!" "What we ask is that you exchange your flat with his." "Oszkar Brenner, enchanted." "Howdy." "I was a bit scared that you might ask for the guitar." "And I would've felt sorry for the badminton bats." "Excuse me, sir, do you live in the neighborhood?" "New quarters, first block, second house, third flight, fourth floor, fifth door." "Quite a modern flat, everything is built in: tea kitchen, cabinets, a balcony too." "And why would you like to exchange that modern flat to this..." "My mom is attached to her old pieces of furniture, and a spacious flat like this would really suit us." "And we really fancy a minor, modern flat!" " With built-in furniture!" " And a balcony!" "Excuse me, may I?" "Well then, we're done." "Yes, we are done here." "You are indeed kind, but the thing is, first we agree in principle..." "Then you need to gain the permit from the office." "Do you know how much time that takes?" "Just go ahead and write the petition." "Leave the rest to us." "You can call the furniture movers!" "Is this what you got for us?" "I managed to call one of my friends who heads towards the new quarters anyway, so he can move you out too." " Can't we use a taxi instead?" " Taxi?" "When a horse is around too?" "Alright, let's haul it up." "Oh, I've got it, I obtained the turf blocks!" " Madame Kamilla!" " Ow, ow, where am I?" " In a good place." " Okay, where is it?" "At the end of the shady road, in the Blue Pond Park." "Then everyone board the carriage!" "Off we go!" "Quickly!" "Mind the children!" " Oszkar will move into our place." " Oh, really?" "With my mom." "We will have loads of conversations with your momo." "SWIMMING POOL" " Will we turf the yard?" " If all goes well." "The complaint is valid, this pool cannot be used for bathing as the turf is oversized, they put in much more than they were supposed to." "Look at it, the size is just the same as the yard's!" " It's as if they knew it!" " Can we remove this all?" "What's more, we're obliged to!" "We'd do them a favour if we removed all this turf, at least they could pour water into the pool." "Well then, tenants of Paripa Street, start working!" " Mom!" "Mom!" " Yes?" "Oh!" "What is it?" "I brought you guests." "Why didn't you say earlier?" "I would have baked some cookies." "I only know it for a short while:" "we exchanged our flats." "We exchanged the flat?" "Sensational." "And where're the partners?" "Here, I'll introduce them." " Hello there." " Hello there." "How cute and young they are." "Do you like raspberry syrup, dears?" " Well, I'm not sure." " I used to love it." "We've no use for raspberry syrup now, mom, the carriage waits for us below, let us pick up the furniture." "Alright then, don't excite yourself, let the move begin!" "Wee!" "My dears!" "You forgot to drink your precious raspberry syrup!" " Excuse me there." " Yes?" " Is this 4 Paripa Street?" " It is, uncle Poldi, come right in." "We've moved in today, I am Oszkar!" "Thank you, dear folks, for being so helpful to us." "This one has its pair too, of course my gold-handed little son sawed it apart, but didn't throw anything away." "And that one fits in there, that is the cabinet drawer." "Cabinet drawer?" "I understand." "Good evening to all." "A pleasant evening to you all!" " Uncle Poldi is here!" " Finally you're here, dear Poldika." "I couldn't imagine where this man can be found." "What was that I was trying to say..." "It is good everywhere, but home is the best." "Zsofika, come on, help me with this heavy table." "That nice green turf, that is all I will miss..." "The turf!" "Shoo!" "Watch out, Misuka, and knock on Oszkar's door because we'll be very busy today, you know that?" "Come in!" "Oh, I've gotten used to it." "What news?" " Oszkar?" " Still asleep." "Uncle Rezso told me to come up to you, as we'll be very busy today." " It's the last day!" " Of course, it's the last day." "Give me the mortar then." "Thank you." "Oszi!" "Wake up!" "I'm coming!" "Dear little son, how many times did I tell you not to swing?" " Mom..." " You'd be better off crawling..." " Good morning." " Good morning, Auntie Doctor." " What news, aren't we staring?" " He's still at home." " Good morning!" "I'm all set." " Psst, he's still at home." "Here I am!" " We're here, where should we start?" " They're still at home." " We're waiting." " Oh, alright." "Well, my final day has come, my Zsofika." " My Poldika..." " So I cannot be late today." "It would be such a shame to be late on my final working day." "I'll be coming." "Good morning." "What about you?" "Me, I just peeked in here... to see if everyone is healthy." "And I came to see if it's peaceful." " And you?" " I came with you." "Er, will you be returning earlier today perhaps, my Poldika?" "No way I will, why would I?" "Not a minute earlier than usual." "Well, take care of yourself, my Poldika." "The last day." " He's left." " Then let's do it." " All I want to say is..." " What's wrong, my Poldika?" "I just want to ask that if I won't go to work from tomorrow on, how will you be able to open shop on time?" "Well, I'll buy an alarm clock, my Poldika." "Alarm clock?" "Hear this, Zsofika?" "Alarm clock, he says." "Watch him until he turns in the corner." "Go ahead!" "Have some raspberry syrup, here's my sweet raspberry syrup." " Have some fresh biscuits!" " Fresh biscuits!" "Apologies for being late, but we couldn't drive in this street!" " The street is once again restricted." " On both ends!" " Did you close the street?" " Did you close it?" " As I saw it on the blueprint." " As on the blueprint." "You need to free up the street, and at once." "Yes, sir!" " Off we go to get the turf blocks!" " Yes!" " So you'll be my successor." " If uncle Poldi trains me for the job." " And where's your baton?" " They said I'll inherit yours." " This?" " Well..." "Of course." "Well..." "Come with me." "Is it far away?" "Take this right, then across the road with the line of trees to the pool." " Take this right?" " Yes." "First is the observation, that is, from which direction would it be the most viable to remove that object." "Understand?" "The second is the approach, that is, to stand above the respective litter." "And the third is the action itself." "That is, to stick up the litter." "Watch me now:" "I hold the baton..." "tell me, aren't you left-handed?" "No, sir, I am right-handed." "That's better, for this baton happens to be a right-handed baton." "Now then, here comes the sticking up of the litter." "Like that." "See it?" "Bring on the turf blocks!" "It stayed put!" "Of course it stayed put, your tech- nical expertise is still lacking!" "If you stick it too deep, you stick it in the soil." "If you stick it too lightly, the litter won't stay on the nail!" "The way to do this is not too deep, not too light, you understand?" "So do it with feeling!" "Look at this." "See it?" " I can't see a thing." " I wish they'd come already." "Oh God, what if there was an accident?" "Misu is with them, don't you worry a bit about them." "Are you sure they can drive into the street now?" " I made sure they can come from my end." " But they'll come from that end." "I've removed all signs from that end too." "I can't see a thing from that direction either." "Uncle Poldi, I was successful 9 out of ten times!" "You'll succeed with the tenth too, just practice." "Oh, I almost forgot to give you this slip sent from the headquarters." "It says you can go home earlier today than usual." "They sent it for me?" "So, this means that..." "I can go home now for good, no more need for me?" "Well, you passed me the baton." "You can go home." " That is the order of the world." " Yes, the order of the world." " Well, all the best." " See you, uncle Poldi." " We'll be there soon." " If they removed the sign." "The sergeant strictly commanded them to do it." "See, Misu, at the end you were successful in getting that turf." "What are you doing, luckless soul?" ".." "Uncle Poldi, didn't you look around before stepping off the curb?" "And precisely in front of our car?" "And precisely now when we are..." "It's not six o'clock yet, uncle Poldi, where are you headed?" "Well, you know, they have no need for me in the park anymore." "They even wrote it down; and I passed my baton to my successor." "So if they don't need me, then I'm finished." " We'll take you home!" " No, we won't!" "Regretfully we have no space in the car, uncle Poldi, but if you wait for us, we'll pick you up, alright?" "I will escort uncle Poldi home." "You just make sure to do your work." " And we'll walk home nice and slowly." " I thank you very much." "Come on then." " Nothing this way, nothing that way." " I'm sure there was an accident." " I removed all the signs." " Me too." " I don't get it." " And Misu is with them." "If they fail to show up in five mi- nutes, I'll send out a patrol car." " Good." " They're coming!" "Where are the turf blocks?" "Quickly, men, all out at!" "Uncle Poldi will come home soon!" "Pass it hand to hand quickly, quickly!" "Someone's missing, where is that boy?" " This way, uncle Poldi." " That way?" "Are you sure?" "I am sure, just be calm and come with me, I know the way." "That's interesting, I walked this route twice daily for 52 years." "I've always remembered it's this way." " It must be because of the baton." " The baton, the baton, can be." "It must be the baton." " Will we make it on time?" " Faster, my son." "Give it your all!" "Yes, mom: give it my all!" "Was I right about knowing the way, uncle Poldi?" "You were right, sonny, yes." "I'm running forward now, because..." "just please come after me." "Good, good, sonny." "Run along, I'll go." "Finally you're home, dear Poldika." "I couldn't imagine where to find this man." " Good evening to you all." " Good evening." "Howdy." " Our friends came to greet you." " Really?" "You're so nice." "You know how it is: everywhere is good, but home is the best." "Now!" "But that nice green turf, ow, I'll really miss that." "You know, the turf." "Turf... this is turf!" "I mean... that nice green turf, I won't be missing it anymore!" "Thank you!" "But how were you able to keep this in secret for so long?" "Misu started it, it was his secret all along!" "Let the festival begin then!" " To the health of uncle Poldi!" " Thank you!" "Zsofi!" "Bring my gold-pointed baton!" "I'm bringing it." " Have a good health, uncle Poldi!" " Thank you." "Litter..." "litter!" "My Zsofika!" " He cannot exist without work..." " Our old people are like that." " I'm bringing it!" " Here you are!" "And now comes the greatest sensation of them all: the two Horovaces, the sons of air!" " Horovacz I!" " Horovacz II!" "For the two Horovaczes, no feat is impossible!" " Breakneck speed!" " Dizzying depths!" " Dizzying heights!" " The two Horovaces know no bounds!" "They're just flying!"