"[ In the year 50 B.C. all Gaul, now known as France, was covered with impenetrable forest... ] [ where calm, peace, and quite reigned supreme, only the birds... ]" "[ But, hey, wait a moment!" "Wait a moment!" "I said the year 50 B.C!" "]" "[ In the year 50 B.C. all Gaul was covered with impenetrable forests, ] [ where calm, peace, and quite reigned supreme. ]" "[ Julius Caesar, after much fierce fighting, had at last succeeded in conquering Gaul,... ] [ intending to set the seal of Romans civilization on his latest conquest. ]" "[ Yes, all Gaul, now known as France, was occupied by the Romans. ]" "[ Well no not quiet, somewhere in Armorica, a little village was... ] [ holding out against the invaders." "A little village surrounded by Romans legions. ]" "[ The brave people of this village." "But do I really need to introduce them?" "]" "[ Hands up anyone in the house who hasn't met them yet!" "]" "[ Oh, I see!" "All right!" "I'll make the introductions. ]" "[ This big hut is the home of the undisputed chief of the village, ]" "[ The formidable Vitalstatistix. ]" "Darling, please darling, it's me ought to be up on that shield!" "I'm the chief, after all!" "I've got to go out shopping, you can have your shield back later." "And meanwhile, you tidy the place up a bit." "It's like a wild boars sty!" "Come on, you two!" "[ And this is Cacofonix, the village bard, people don't always appreciate his talents, ] [ sometimes express their feelings in a tactful delicate way. ]" "[ Ah!" "Here comes Dogmatix, the village mascot and a great friend of Obelix, ] [ the menhir delivery man. ]" "Dogmatix, Dogmatix, doggy, doggy!" "I'm teaching him to retrieve menhirs, Asterix... he could be a big help in my work." "You know, Obelix it isn't that I don't think that dog's very intelligent... but I do sometimes wonder if he isn't a rather small to carry menhirs." "[ The voice of reason you have just heard belongs to the renowned Asterix!" "]" "[ The best warrior in the village!" "The famous Asterix whose adventures are... [ on sale in all the best bookshops and had been translated into every language. ]" "Salute!" "Guten tag!" "Hello!" "Hi!" "Konnichiwa!" "Buenas dia!" "Salam!" "Bonjour!" "[ But you may well ask how did this little village with its handful... ] [ of warriors manage to hold out against the all powerful Roman invaders?" "]" "[ Well, that was thanks to the magic potion brewed up by the Druid Getafix... ] [ which gave superhuman strength to those who were lucky enough to get it. ]" "Oh, no, Obelix!" "No!" "The potion has had a permanent effect on you!" "You know you fell into the cauldron when you were a baby." "...fell into the Cauldron when you were a baby...nhanhanhay..." "Oh, some Romans!" "Centurion, what is the point of having another go, you know what those ..." "Gauls will do to us." "That lot is simply not human." "Maybe, but those are Caesar's orders." "Who knows?" "Perhaps it will be different this time." "Watch the Gauls!" "Form square!" "Forward!" "Join the army, they said!" "It's a real man's life, they said!" "Real man's life huh!" "It didn't turn out so very different form usual did it, Centurion?" " No, no not very." " I know rather a good joke... post equitem sedet atra cura." "Right these Gauls will make Latin a dead language... if Julius Caesar would insist on fighting them." "Those Gauls simply aren't human, Centurion." "They just are not human!" "You're right, they're not human." "Ordinary mortals couldn't resist the might of the Roman army." " I told you so." "Must be Gods, we haven't a hope to beat the Gods!" "I'm going to Rome to tell Caesar." "The Gods are against us!" "They're Gods, you say this crazy Gaulish village are Gods?" "That's a laugh!" "But Caesar, we do have to admit that these Gaulish villages can keep... your army at bay." "In my opinion it is time we come to adopt a... realistic approach to the situation." "If the Gods are against us, we're done for." "While seeking to follow a constructive line, I hope none the less to be quite... objective and I have therefore come to the following conclusion... it is no good trying to fight Gods." "Let us suppose to look on the bright side, we've only got to deal with ... demi gods." "Well even so, it is still an extremely unpleasant predicament." "To take an example, Hercules, anyone willing to take on Hercules?" "Hercules?" "Gods or Demigods!" "I Caesar will show you cowardly... old counselor that half-wits are only mortal, very mortal!" "Bruto, stop playing about that knife, you'll end up hurting somebody." "But how are you going to show us that those Gauls aren't Gods after all, oh Caesar?" "Well, first, I shall visit them myself, and I shall put them to certain tests... which only the Gods could perform." "And if they really are Gods then I should give in." "But if they are just men, ordinary human beings, they'll have to face the anger of Caesar!" "And by Jupiter, I can tell you they'll finish up inside the lions in the circus!" "Get that chariot and let us got ready!" "I think I heard a bell, Darling, will you go and see who is there?" "Julius Caesar is outside and wants to see you." "Julius Caesar, the Julius Caesar?" "Himself." "Right, a towel for my feet, fetch my shoes." "Let everyone know Asterix!" "Where are those shoe pairs gone to?" "Yes I'm coming!" "Leave them to me, leave them to me." " Calm down, let the chief have a word." " Ave, village Chieftain!" " Hail Caesar, what are you doing here?" "I have come to make a suggestion." "Your defiance of me is bad for my reputation!" "In Rome, they're beginning to laugh at me." "They are saying a bunch of half wits... can hold the Roman army at bay." " Really, watch your language use, by Tutatias" "But some people say you must be Gods." " Us Gods?" " Us Gods?" "Yes, Gods!" "And if that is so, then I will admit defeat." "But if you are only men... then you will have to give in into my power and accept our laws." "And you tell me and my friends supposed to prove if we are really Gods?" " I wonder if you have heard of Hercules?" " Oh, Hercules the grocer?" "No, no!" "The God Hercules!" "He performed 12 difficult tasks with commitments to the Olympus" "It's seen the god saw that he must be one of them." "These 12 tasks, what were they?" "1." "He strangled the Nemean Lion." "2." "Killed the Lernian Hydra." "3." "Caught the Elymanthian boar alive." "4." "Hunted down the stag Cerynean." "5." "Shot the Stymphalian bird with his bow and arrow." "6." "Tamed the bull on the Island of Crete." "7." "Killed Diomedes." "8." "Conquered the Amazons." "9." "Cleaned the Augean stables in a day." "10." "Killed Geryones." "11." "Stole the golden apples of the Hesperides." "12." "Set Theseus free from Haydees." "And you want us to do all these daft things, just to show whether or not we're God?" "No, not exactly." "That's all a bit is out of date now." "With my consultant's help, I set up a new set of tasks for you." "Only Gods could hope to perform all of these huge tasks." "If you succeed, I'll bow... myself fairly deep; but if you fail in even one, then you will have to give in." "It's a Deal?" " You bet your life, it's a deal." " Yes yes!" "Right!" "These tasks will take you to Rome, Caius Phillus!" "He will act as your guide along the way and see that the tasks are fairly performed." "He's the most trustworthy man and very honest ." "So, if you should succeed, Rome will surrender." "If you fail in a single task, then you will all become slaves of Rome." " Okay, we'll have it done." " Ave!" " Good!" "Oh, you poor fools!" "You really think Caesar would surrender and let you become masters of Rome?" "Come to think of it, perhaps we got a bit carried away." "Oh, your magic potion will help us out, oh Druid." "Sure we'll have lots of fun by Tutatis!" " Lots of fun!" " Well, Asterix is the cleverest man among us,... and Obelix is the strongest; so you two must be only ones likely to succeed." "May Tutatis hear you." "Here is a gourd full of magic potion, Asterix." "Mind you use it well!" "You're going to need it!" "Oh yes, we're going to need it!" " Well then, are we on?" " We're off." "It's funny I wonder why Cacofonix hasn't shown up to sing us a farewell song." "Hi, now for the first task, follow me, will you please?" "This is Aspestos, just back from Marathon, he was champion runner at the Olympic Games..." "He can run faster than a horse, faster than the stone wind that howls through the trees." "One of you will have to beat him in a race." "You'll do it Asterix !" "You're a lot faster than me, faster than a horse wind howling through the trees." "It's on your mark, starts when all the sand runs out of the hour glass." "It's on your mark, starts when all the sand runs out of the hour glass." "Well fancy that, you are a real Olympic champion, that's very interesting." "You know, we have athletics in the village, too." "But obviously, as we all get some... of the magic potion, it is not very exciting." "Are you listening to me?" "Right!" "I was saying it's not very interesting because... we all get there at once and we have to draw lots with the winner." "You notice that I don't need to drink any magic potion before a race." "Because I always be very fast runner." "I say, you are not very chatty, are you?" "Hey wait for me!" "Uh!" "I think I 'd better take a little potion the village's future is at stake." "Hello there, not a bad start!" "Not bad at all!" "You really took me by surprise!" "I got a held up back there in the forest because I stopped to pick mushrooms." "You see?" "I like picking flowers too." "Look aren't they beautiful?" "If you like apples I know a good place over there where there is a good tree." "Funny, the race has improved his profile." "That seems to be the first of your tasks performed quite successfully." "So now for the next one." "Kermes the Persian, the most amazing javelin thrower the world has ever seen." "His javelin will cross seas and oceans." "This is your second task." "Throw the javelin further than Kermes." "War!" "This means war!" "Now this time Asterix, let me!" "All right!" "But throw it as far as you can." "Just you watch!" "Second task performed, and now for the next one." "You are going to play Silindric the German." "No wrestler or gladiator has ever beaten him." "Silindric the German'll come in that way, you must wait for him here." "Look at the size of those gates, he must be big Silindric the German." "Yes I like them big and strong." " That's him, Silindric the German?" " Why he isn't big at all!" "Oh, I like them big!" "Hey suppose we give him some magic potion?" "Good day, which of you two gentlemen first, or both of you at once, maybe ja?" "I'll go first and finish him off at once and then we go on to the next task." "All right but watch out, there must be a catch; he's got some funny clothes on." "Yeah, the robes don't make the druid!" " Oh, the fat gentleman first. ja" " I am not fat!" " Very very good, the fat one first." " Listen you!" "I say, what a splendid way to fight;" "I've never seen anything like it." "Ah ja, I have learned it on my travels, long long travels far away." " You'd like to have a go ja?" " Ja, yes sorry!" "It's easy." "You have only to use the man's own strength to get him down ." "The stronger he is the better for you." "Easy, easy you just say that because you're strong." "Nein, nein, word of honour, try yourself, here take my hand." "Put your foot right on the stomach, then raise it backward." "Ja, ja, good, bend down!" "Ja ja, harder harder!" " Like this?" " Ja ja, very good kungfu!" "You get the idea, ja, ja!" "Ja well done!" "Harder!" " That's it!" " Was it really good?" " Very good, but it's a little bit soft, nein!" " Good!" "The next thing, when you have got me on the ground, you take the advantage that I'm... dizzy and you jump on me, ja." " Like that?" " Good, sure!" "You take hold of my arm like this." "And then you pull, you tie a knot." "That's good!" "And now the other arm." "That's excellent!" "And what will you think comes next?" "The leg, right leg!" "Wunderbar, left leg." "Fantastic!" "And so you can see now I can't move at all!" "why you have..." "you have... beaten me, mein her?" " They've got through the first two tasks, all right?" " Not bad, but it proves nothing." "Rome is not Gaulish yet." "They've not had much to prove so far." "Now, however, the next task!" "They will have to face the princesses of the Isle of Pleasure." "I never knew there was a lake here." "Well, there is and you have to get across it that's your next task." "I shall go and wait on the other side." "Of course to think inconceivable... you should succeed." "There is a boat over there, bon voyage!" "I call this test a piece of cake." "We'll reach the other side in no time." "We'd better be careful though, you never can tell." "Uh!" "The lake's calm!" "The boat doesn't seem to leak." "Oh, they sing better than Cacofonix." "Welcome to the isle of pleasure, we were expecting you, this way." "Nice little place you've got but who are you, Miss?" "Never mind who we are, bold one!" "Give yourself up to pleasure." "This way, we're going to show you all over our island." "And now you've seen our island, the island you will never leave again." "Your lightest wish shall be our command, forever and ever!" "What would you like, bold warrior?" " Some food." " Some food?" "Why not, I'm starved, dancing out in the open makes me hungry." "You're here on the isle of pleasure." "The chief priestess herself asked... see what you would like and you ask for food?" "Of course eating is a great pleasure!" "This is the island pleasure isn't it?" "All right, we can provide nectar and ambrosia." "Nectar?" "No fair, no fair!" "Oh, no!" "None of that boring old stuff!" "I want a nice wild boar, wild boar is very tasty." "You call nectar and Ambrosia boring?" "But that is food for the Gods themselves." "Well, are you Gods or aren't you?" "I suppose we may be Gods but we eat wild boar." "But...." "But there aren't any wild boar on this island." "What!" "There aren't any boar" "And you expect me to stay with you for good?" "You must be off your head!" "Get lost fatty, you really think I'd lower myself to do your cooking?" " Why not washing up too?" " And housework!" " Clean you shoes!" " Push off, get out!" "You bet your life, I'll get out!" "Not one wild boar and they dare to call... this the isle of pleasure!" "Some pleasure!" "Come on, Asterix!" "There's nothing here for us." "Never mind him!" "We'll give you pleasure such as the Gods enjoy on Olympus, oh warrior." "Asterix!" "And the next task will take place in that temple." " What do we have to do in there?" " You will be required to look deep... into the dreaded eyes of the Iris, the great Egyptian magician." "By Osiris and by Apis, look at me, look into my eye!" "You have turned into a cat!" "By Osiris and Apis, a cat." "That's right!" "By Osiris and by Apis, there's a dear good pussy cat in!" "Light little fur, off you go, good pussy cat!" "Next please." "By Osiris and by Apis, look into my eyes!" "You have turned into a bird." "Yes, a bird, by Osiris and by Apis, a bird!" " You saw that?" " Yes, he was flying low, we'll have rain." "Next!" "What's all this about?" "Oh, yes I remember now!" "And which one of you who is about to undergo my special treatment?" "Bearing in my mass, my appointment book is very full." " I'll have a go." " All right, seat yourself just there." "Ready then?" "I'll begin." "By Osiris and by Apis, look at me!" "Look!" " How do you do all that with your eyes?" " Silence, concentrate, please!" "By Osiris and by Apis, look at me!" "look in my eyes!" "By Osiris and by Apis, you have turned into a,..." "What, I wonder?" "A wild boar!" "You Gauls are very fond of wild boar." "Lets start again." "By Osiris and by Apis, look in my eyes!" " You have turned into a wild boar!" "Yes, a wild boar!" " Can you light one of them up at a time?" "Ah-yah!" "I'm Concentrating!" "Where was I?" "A wild boar." "You are a wild boar!" "A wild boar!" "Do you hear?" "A wild boar!" "They must be very useful for reading in bed!" "Silence." "I have to start again." "You are a wild boar, by Apirsi and by Osaris a boar, by the Usaris." "By Opis oh mama!" "You repeat after me:" "I am a wild boar," "I am a wild boar." " You are a wild boar; you are a wild boar!" " That's right." "I am a wild boar." "I am a wild boar." "A wild boar!" "Iris made me hungry going on about wild boar." "What's more, it's lunchtime." "Well, that's lucky because your next task will be to eat every morsel... of a meal prepared for you by Mannechenpix." "The great chef of the Titans." "No mortal man has ever got through one of his enormous meals!" "But you will have to eat it all down to the last crumb." "Bon apetit." "An interesting kind of task at last, it's my turn now, right?" "No doubt about that." "Ah, You are expected, Monsieur!" "Sit down, and I'll be bringing the banquet right away!" " What's this?" " Ah this I have invented myself!" "These are ruts chip that grow in the ground, I hope you'd found to like them." "The Geese!" "This is good because they are fat!" "The nice mutton platter!" "Made for the hungry wolf!" "The titanic omelette!" "Eight dozen eggs!" "The whole school of fish, that teaches you what is like to eat well!" "The ox, look at him he will melt in your mouth!" "This cow might not be as tasty but is much more delicate!" "The veal, because to separate the family that would not be right." "A whole thing of caviar, large kind and there is more." "Here is a piece of toast to go with it." "The camel, this you will like, and it has a good stuffing too." "And before we start on the next course The elephant with olives!" " Did he eat everything?" " Yes he ate everything!" "I have nothing left in my kitchen!" "Oh God, I will have to shut my shop!" "Did anyone see which way the chef went?" "He walked out, but I only had the starters!" "What on earth is all this?" "What's up with you, my fellow Vitalstatistix, dressing in that extremely silly way?" "I'm not to get silly!" "I am going to get ready to be ruler or Rome, am I?" "Ruler of Rome, heh!" "Well, honestly!" "...." "You see, when my lads have won all their tasks successfully, we'll all be setting off for Rome." "For Rome?" "Do you really think Rome will ever be Gaulish?" "I think you are counting your wild boar piglets before they are hatched." " You think so?" " Yes, why don't you all go home?" "!" "That's right, run along, will you?" "Leave us alone!" " You... you don't think they will win?" " Caesar is mighty!" "He has made a pact with the powers of darkness." "Only the Gods know what dreadful dangers Asterix and Obelix may still have to face." "And now you must go inside the cave of the beast." "The cave of the beast?" "And what is this beast like?" "I have no idea, no one has ever come out alive." "Well, nice to have known you!" " Coming Obelix?" " Why not?" "the place looks quite interesting." " How many then?" " Eh?" "Oh, two!" "Watch out there, get down!" " Hey, Asterix..." " Yes I know we shall have rain with the birds fly low." "Not really, matches!" "We can keep nice and dry inside this cave." "Fifteen all." "Excuse me please, Sir, are we right to the beast?" "Look you might at least answer when I ask a question." "People has known many of ghostly things!" "Huh, beastly, aren't they?" "If they think they can frighten us, they are wrong, because everyone knows... that we fear only one thing, which is the sky falling on our head." "Shhhh!" "Watch out." " What might that be?" " I have no idea, but I am really ... getting rather fed up, we seem to have been in this cave quite some time." " Come to think of it what is the time?" " It's about twelve noon." " Are you hungry again already?" " Why shouldn't I be hungry?" "I'm always hungry at twelve noon, I could eat anything at all!" "You hear me?" "Absolutely anything!" "The Beast!" "I hope you will forgive my curiosity, but the beast, what was it like actually?" "Very tasty, waiter I'd like a drink." "We've only got lemonade." "Those people seem very odd, by Tutatis!" "They've all been to the place that sends you mad." "The place that sends you mad?" "Yes and you'll have to go in there as well, that's your next task." " What do we have to do in this place that sends you mad?" " Oh, nothing much!" "You have to obtain a certain permit which will then allow you to the next task." "I see!" "Nothing but a simple administrative formality." "That's right, a formality, a simple formality!" "You merely have to ask for permit number 838." "All right." "Obelix!" " What is it?" " We want a copy of permit number 838." "You want to register a galley now, then it will take you to the wrong place!" "You need to ask at the Habor Masters all the way down at the port." "What?" "Uh, No, we don't want to register a galley, we want a copy of permit number 838." "That port, you'll find it at the other place of town, it's down by the seaside." "We don't want to go to the port, we want a copy of permit number 838." " Eh?" " Permit number 838!" "There is no need to shout!" "What's matter?" "What do you need, by Jupiter?" "Apply at window number one, left hand corridor, last door on the right, got it?" " Last door on the right?" " Last door on the right?" " There is no door on the right!" " Oh!" "He must have got it wrong." "Lets try the door opposite." "And who gave you permission to come into my office?" " Oh, well!" "We're looking for window one." " Consult floor plan on the 6'th floor." "Close the door." "Impertinent!" "Now, where were we, Miss Arica?" "These stairs are pretty steep." "Carry on." " This one?" " No this is the 4th floor; we want the 6th." " Ah, this is the plan." " Can't make it out at all!" " I know, here the case...." "Window number one is on the ground floor, last corridor on the right." " What is your business?" " We just want a copy of permit number 838." "You have been misdirected, you have to apply at window number 2." " Next door to this one?" " No that one is window 8." " I thought window 8 puts number 2!" "Ask the front desk!" " But, but!" "...." " Where window 2?" " I've already told where the port is down by the sea side!" " But I don't want the port, I want...." " Now, gentlemen, calm down." "Someone is trying to work, and what is the problem, may I ask?" "I have no idea, Mr. Plivexanding!" "Keep jabbering a lot of nonsense!" "We are..." "We are looking for window 2." "Window 2 , where exactly did they put that one?" "Last time anyone saw it, it was on the 3rd floor, corridor B, door 6." "Mr Prefect, Sir !" "Well, there they are, gentleman!" "There was nothing to be getting so worked up about." " We seem to be getting somewhere now." " Mmmm, I'm not all that confident." "She bought some material from a Phoenician trader for her cubiculum." "But how strange, how odd!" " She's the kind whose always got to show off." "She can't even afford a slave!" " Uh, Miss..." "So, that Iberian claiming that she preferred to do her house work herself!" " But I know that her husband's financial situation...." " Excuse me..." " Oh, can't you see I'm busy?" "where was I?" " The financial situation...." "Oh Claudius, you know he worked up a nice little business building viaducts." " Well, Dear, the Iberian....." " Excuse me Miss!" "But you to have me please loudly say what you want!" " Permit number 8 38!" " Have you filled in a blue form?" " A blue form?" "No!" "How do you think to get permit 838?" " Where can I get hold of a blue form?" " Window one." " I've been there!" " That's right, Dear, that viaduct at the... first gust of wind crashed." " Did it collapse?" "Nothing left but some ruins." "Still they look picturesque in the country." "She's at lunch but you could apply at window 35, ask downstairs." "You are responsible for whatever you has been done!" "Fill in this form then you'll be able to get the pink form." " What pink form?" " The one you need in order to get ... permit 838, window 12, second floor staircase B, corridor J." "You need the yellow form, window 7 on 5th floor, staircase K, corridor W." "Get the green window 14 on the first floor, staircase F, corridor T." "Get the blue form, window 36, 6th floor, staircase B corridor F." "Get the yellow form, window corridor staircase five...." "Stop it!" "Calm down, Obelix, Calm down!" "There, there, cal down!" "We shall never get out of here, Asterix, the magic potion won't be any help to us here." "We will go mad and we'll be Julius Caesar's slaves." "Not if I know it!" "Now, it's true the magic potion not any good in here." "but I know what." "I can fight them with their own weapons, you watch this." "Is this where I get permit 839?" "Don't you mean 838?" "No, for permit 838, you..." " No no what I need is permit 839." "In the new circular B65?" "Wait here." "Ever heard of circular B65?" "As stipulated in the new circular B65." "Circular B65?" " The one about permit 839" "Not me, we shall have to find out from the head of filing systems of... material not get coordinated." " It's on the 5'th floor, staircase Z." "The office has moved to the second floor staircase H corridor N, shall we go?" "Yes come on." "Circular B65, about permit 839?" "No." "The messenger of new circular or provisional material must have... forgotten to let us know." "They are on ground floor, staircase 2 corridor U." "What a new circular?" "I haven't even been told!" "Go to supervisor of planning and new material." "Where is he?" "Lets go and ask down at the desk." " Calm down, quiet, quiet!" " Please sir..." "I'm very busy just now, what are you after?" "Permit number 838!" "All right, and kindly leave some people here are trying to work.!" "Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant." "Yes Caesar, they have performed them all, even that last task." "Hercules himself would have failed that." "Uh, I must admit they are remarkable but they haven't yet got to Rome." "I have 7 special treats installed for them, there is no need to worry, by Mercury!" "We shan't be seeing a little Gaulish village becoming the capital of the Roman world!" "We can proceed with the rehearsal now." "Well, I guess so, Ceasar!" "The rehearsal is just about over." "Let's see what's next on the list." "Oh, yes, you'll have to cross this canyon." "Walking across that invisible thread that you do not see there." "Walk along an invisible thread?" "Why don't we cross down below it's just a small river and the water looks calm." "Yes but in fact that little river is full of crocodiles." "Lots of sacred crocodiles, they were a present given to Caesar... by the Egyptian head of state, Queen Cleopatra." "They are very savage creatures and very voracious." "Yes I don't like crocodiles, I tried them once,They were stringy." "Come on Asterix!" "Oh all right, I suppose we should have to." "Are you coming?" "You start, I'll follow" "Here we go!" "Your next tasks is to make the ascent of this mountain." "A the top you must look for the old man of the mountains." "And what do we have to do with this old man of the mountains?" "The old man of the mountains will ask a difficult riddle." "You will have to answer it correctly if you get it wrong the results... will be quite fatal, I mean as far as you are concerned of course." "Why can't this old man come down here to ask his riddle?" "Come on, don't be a lazy bones!" "Here we go!" "There must be a marvellous view from up here." "Hey, I've run out of mountain side." "I expect that because you've got to the top." "The old man can't be far away." "Would you be the old man of the mountain, old man?" "Here!" "I am the old man of the mountain." "Have you miserable mortals... come to ask for the riddle?" "Oh, well!" "I'm glad we haven't been climbing the wrong mountain." "Come on ask your riddle, old man of the mountains." "It's not very warm up here, paste paste!" "One moment, do you know, foolish men, that if you fail to give me ... the right answer, you will be banished instantly into the eternal depths of hell?" "After climbing all this way, not likely, I 've got better things to do." "Come on, the riddle." "So be it, mortals, follow me!" "Ah, my back!" "You ought to take a trip to the seaside, do you good!" "Oh, please, presumptuous mortals, one of you, eyes blind folded, must inform me.... but there is still time to go back." "Oh, go on, ask your riddle!" "One of you two will have to tell me which of these two piles of laundry... has been washed with Olympus, the God's detergent." "This one, it's silkier, got that." "Yes, you've got it right!" "Sure enough this pile is much softer, gentler, whiter, the gods do their washing with Olympus which washes whiter... and leaves your hands much softer." "Holy Gods, did you hear that?" "This mortal has given the right answer." "Holy Gods, did you hear that?" "Reply!" "Did you hear that, reply!" " Yes, all right!" "we can all hear you." " Those Gauls lads are pretty good." "You must admit, too, Olympus really does wash whiter and leaves your hands soft, ever since soft." " Ok!" "We get the idea!" " You military men." " Silence, by me!" " But listen, oh Jupiter, do these Gauls... who are doing so well, get a place up here, too?" " We're rather short of space as it is." " Quiet!" "We don't let all and sundry... blight our path, and to be honest I'm getting fed up with them!" "Getting fed up!" "Rome's over there, not far away, but before you're allowed inside, you have to spend the night on this plane." "Spend the night on this plane?" "Ah, good idea!" "I feel a bit tired after those tasks, I need a sleep." "Yes but I ought to warn you that all who have dared to spend the night... on this plane before you have died of fear." "It is called the plane of departed spirits." "Well, good night !" "If that's the right expression." "What do you suppose happens on this plane?" "Oh, I don't know and I don't care!" "We must be fit and well tomorrow to enter Rome to tackle our last task." "Lets go to sleep now." "There's no need to go further, we'll be all right here." " You!" "Are you sure?" " Uh!" "Good night, Obelix." "Good night, Asterix." "Fall in!" "Good!" "Some Romans!" "All those Roman just for me!" "Forward march !" "Don't make so much noise, we don't wake up Asterix!" "Form a triangle!" "A heart!" "A diamond A spade!" "A cubs" "Away!" "I'll chop off your head, poor mortal." "We are departed spirits." "Yes, we are ghosts!" "Trapped on this cursed battle field where we were massacred... because of the queen and her massive of men, and at this witching hour we take revenge... by making all those who dare to spend the night here die of fear." "Obelix, what's going on around here?" "What's all this row about?" "Please, don't be angry, Asterix!" "they're only trying to keep their spirits up... because they got parted by some witches and mad men." "Oh, no!" "You've gone and got it all wrong!" "I'll explain." "Listen, actually, we are departed spirits...." "I couldn't careless who you are, do you know what the times is?" " Yes." "Oh, no!" "Do please listen." " No you can listen to me!" "We've run a big race, we've been throwing the javelin, we've been wrestling... we've been how to face the princesses, magicians, Big beasts, crocodiles, and we need a good nights sleep." "You can keep your spirits up but kindless don't keep us up, huh!" " Please Sir, you must excuse him." " Obelix come here." "I'll do listen, we're only ghosts!" "Quiet!" "Get up, you are expected!" "But, where are we?" "You're in Rome outside Julius Caesar's palace, Caesar is expecting you." "I bet that something funny going on here." "The Romans have learnt to build very fast." "What does it matter?" "Come on then, soldier, take us to your leader!" " So, here you are in Rome at last." " Yes here we are Julius." "Caius Cisler has told me all about you journey." "Yes oh Caesar, they have managed to perform all talks." "overcome all problems and succeeded every time." "You can not be denied, Gauls, The Gods have kept you alive." "And this is where your luck runs out." "Since it's unthinkable for you to become masters of Rome!" "The last task of all will be the circus, where you will be massacred along with the other Gauls from your village." "Here we are everyone." "So this is Rome." "Frankly, I'm disappointed." "I think the time has come to give you a little music." "Take a look at place I've ever seen!" "Geriatrics!" "Albeit Caesar, the Gauls request an audience." "It's the lads." " Here they are" " Just look, they've all come, Dogmatix." "You Gauls, quiet!" "Do you know where you are?" "Silence!" "Silence, I say!" "Silence!" "You are all to be slaughtered for the amusement of my people!" "And then nothing at all!" "Nothing will cast a shadow on my triumph." "Guards!" "Well then, well then, which is it?" "That ones for the gladiators, that ones... for the ones with nets, that ones for Fulvia, I wonder what she's doing in there..." " This one for the lions." " Let me do it!" "I'll be happy to lend you a hand." "Have you ever been to come to Rome?" "They got the knowledge, little one!" " Caesar's just arrived!" " What a great big crowd!" "Roll up everyone, it's ready!" "It's the magic potion and I can't have any." "Will the owner of the carriage parked in front of our Ceasar Cove make a remove of it, as it is causing an obstruction?" " I hope everything is ready." " Yes, oh Caesar, just to start, these ... unhappy Gauls will have to face the fiercest of our gladiators and rarely fail any survivors, well, well, well, I'll take it;" "we'll let out the wild beasts, which are lions and tigers, ... panthers and bears and even elephants." "A wonder ful program!" "The audience will love it!" "All right, you can bring out the gladiators." "Ave Caesar!" "I think we should all get ready, it will soon be our turn." "Good!" "I'm going in first and you all follow me and keep in line, please!" "There're going to be people there watching us, so lets show some dignity." " And why should you go first?" " I'm your chief, that's why I should go in first!" "But we've been doing all the work haven't we, Asterix?" " So it's our turn to have some fun now." " Some people get all the luck." "Who asked you ?" " You stupid!" "Who said stupid?" " Everyone stand back!" "Who asked you ?" " You stupid!" "Who said stupid?" " Everyone stand back!" " You see my feet right here?" " You see my foot right here?" " We go to all the cover and you stupid...." " Stupid yourself, Fatty!" "Oh, Asterix, he called me "Fatty"!" "You can let the Gauls out now." " Leave them to me!" "Leave them to me!" " No we won't!" "No we won't!" " I'll smack your face!" " You Just try it!" " Shut up!" " Go one, try it!" " You just try it!" "Oh run away!" "Let me have one!" "let me have one!" " Hello!" "Oh!" " Hello!" " I've won!" " You won what?" "Up here!" "Up here!" "Pass him, please!" "Pass him!" "Ow, I've injured myself!" "Jolly good, jolly good, that's right!" "Oh yes, I like this!" "Obelix, take this!" "Pass it on!" "Who want to throw that pie at me?" "Who threw that pie?" "Come on now, cheaty!" "Wild beasts, bring on the wild beasts!" "I regret that the Gauls are making the children laugh!" "They will ruin the circus!" "Stop that!" "Will you stop!" "You Gauls, you performed all 12 tasks I set you, you've succeeded in every... one of the difficult tasks which I made up for you so you must be Gods." "And it's no good trying to fight against Gods, You are indeed masters!" "I leave my fate and that of Rome entirely in your hands." "[ With great magnanimity the Gauls allowed Julius Caesar to retire to a... ] [ little country villa to live there in peace and quiet,... ] [ far from the responsibilities of the past. ]" "Julius, your dinner is ready!" "What a really wonderful cook you are, Cleopatra Dear!" "[ As for our friend Caius Titlus, he was allowed to choose his won reward... ] [ for his good and faithful service. ]" "[ And at last, back in Gaul, in the little village which is now the center of the known world,... ] [ our friends reunited, celebrated their return with a banquet under the stars. ]" "Have we really become the masters of Rome?" "Lets face it!" "This is only a cartoon film, and anything goes!" "Anything goes!" "Edited and re-timing from previous subtitle on this site."