"The Ark" "See what they've done with the world," "A storehouse of evil and greed." "We'd better end this at its very roots." " You're not talking about..." " Yes, judgment day." " Let each pay for what they've done." " Are you sure?" "Forgive me for asking," "But when you talk about the end of the world," "My medallion... who stole my medallion?" "You herd of soulless evildoers!" "Great balls of fire and terrifying lighting bolts from the heavens" "Shall make you cringe with fear in the deep dark halls of hell!" "These prophets only confuse people" "With their apocalyptic prophecies." "I wonder what god would say if he heard them." "Good morning." "Take this, and with what's left..." "you can settle what you owe me." "But Farfan... you said that with the last crop the debt was canceled." "But you see, the price of grain has gone down." "What's important is that you've paid in full and now... you can get back in debt again." "We should do it by night... that waythe smaller lights can be better seen, balls of fire aren't as noticeable during the day... do you want me to arrange it?" "Ican take care of everything." "Thank you noah, thank you very much!" " But..." " I'm free, thank noah, I'm free." "Let us wait." "There may still be hope." "Dad, we must talk... everyyear we work harder and get paid less." "Yeah, the land becomes more and more barren" "And we haven't even finished paying for it." " We're not doing things right." " Have we bothered anyone?" "Have we bothered anyone?" "Did we cause harm?" "Is anybody suffering on our account?" " N" " No, no." " Well, then we are not doing so badly." "What if we chop down the forest around our house, dad?" "Jafet, my father helped my grandfather plant those trees." "When the wind blows and rustles the leaves, i feel like theyare with me." "It's not all about money." "Don't worry." "We will be fine." "We will always be fine if we stay together like we are: a family." "Yes, one big family." "What do you mean your dad got into debt again, just to free a slave?" "Silence." "Enough arguing!" "My dear, the time has come for you to take charge of this family." "Undoubtedly, you are the most capable." "The most capable?" "My sem can perfectlywell take charge of it." "But sara dear, sem is the youngest of the three brothers." "Don't touch, that's for dinner!" "If age matters that much, jafet is the eldest." "But first noah must be dealt with," "And for that we have to... just a minute, we are talking about my dad." " Watch out howyou talk to my miriam." " Don't you dare mess with my husband... that's all you know how to do, yell..." " I am not yelling..." "I am not..." " You're yelling at me..." " I'm getting a headache!" " You have freed a slave, again?" " Yes, isn't that wonderful?" "Yes, but noah... the children... yes, aren't they great?" "Noah, all through our marriage I've been loyal to you in everyway... you know this better than anyone, but sometimes I feel that perhaps... we're at a dead end and we're not aware that... noah..." "come closer noah." "Just step into your own spotlight." "Are you... who I think you are?" "Who do you think I am?" "Who do you think I think you are?" "I think you think that I think that you think I am who you think I am." "Whywould I think that you think that I think that... that's enough!" "It's me, god." "I've called you because I've decided to give you one last chance..." "I'm going to send down a flood." "A flood?" "Yes, a pouring rain that will drown everything." "I knowwhat a flood is, what I'd like to know is, why?" "Noah." "You are a good man." "But not everyone is like you." "Listen to what I say:" "You must build an ark, take your familyaway... until the rain stops." "If you do this wisely, when this is all over," "Humankind will start again, anew." "Sail?" "In... an ark?" "All of us, on our own?" "You will not be alone." "You will take a pair of each existing species of animal." "But howwill I communicate with them?" "And how do I build an ark?" "It's impossible... nothing is impossible for those who have faith." "You shall sail towards the sunset." "If you remain united, the world will be reborn." "Otherwise, it will come to an end." "Alright." "I will not let you down, my lord." " Well?" "How did it go?" " Do you think he's the right guy?" "I suppose so." "Did myvoice came out right?" "I always think it's a little... projected." "No, sir, it was perfect... ok, cut." "Lights out!" "It's awrap!" "I'll have more mashed potatoes." "Mom, dad says he spoke with god today in the forest." " Really?" "And what did he say?" " That he was going to send down a flood." "A flood?" "Yup, this real torrential rain that will flood everything." "I knowwhat a flood is!" "But then... we're all going to die... not us." "We're the chosen ones." "Well... finally some good news." "But in order to survive we must first build an ark." " An ark?" " Yup, one huge ship in the shape of a... an ark... how original." "Yes, and even more so since we're in the desert." "Sorry, how do you spell hippopotamus?" "A little more mashed potatoes, sweetheart?" "Dad loves that forest more than anything else in the world." "Noah, can I help in anyway?" "We must summon the animals." " Summon the animals?" " All of them." "A male and a female of each species... finally, a summer house." "And in exchange for a handful of pigeons!" "Like my grandfather used to say..." "persevere and you get to cheat." "Poor soul, a partner killed him." "Oh, really?" "What a pit y!" "My messengers, the time has come." "I can understand that a house must be traded for some lousy pigeons" "Or that a centenarian forest be chopped down to build a ship." "But what I can't understand is that your husband has spoken to god and it didn't even occur to him to ask for something!" "Fly mywhite doves." "Carry on our lord's message." "Fly!" "Fly!" "This calls for celebration!" "Free!" "Finally free!" "Excuse me, but isn't the jungle in that direction?" "Come on, stop worrying." "Look at buddha's book, full of wonderful pictures." "And this one is chinese to me, it's got more than 800 pages," "But look at its binding." "When will ours be ready?" "Well, we're at the beginning..." "these're the first chapters," "We'd need something to catch people's interest... you think the flood isn't enough?" "I don't know if we can keep our readers' attention... we should have a little more fun." "I get to take the letter to the hawk." "Would you believe it?" "Fly mywhite doves... listen!" "Listen to this:" ""my dearest hyenas"" "We are the messengers of the newworld," "Foolish old man." "What if the flood thing is for real?" "What a dunce!" "He spelt 'deer' as 'dear'." "Honestly, guys... have you ever seen clouds like these before?" " Heard thunder like that?" " Wait a second." "Here comes thunder." "Here comes another... here goes." "I'll be right back... shall we order another round?" "Ok, but no malt, it gives me gas." "Atoast to all the lady parrots in the world." "Friends!" "I bring letters!" "Is it lunch time already?" "Finally, some friendly folks... what's that noise?" "Something at the window." "And this?" "Looks like a letter... oh no, it's more like junk mail." "They don't knowwhat to do to get people's attention anymore" "But don't you worryabout athing, just relax your muscles." "Relax, right, let the strained muscles relax." "Must see king sabu, not forget what queen oriana said... and you?" "What happened?" "What have they done to you?" "What have you got here?" "Alright, doll, relax and let yourself flow," "So that the natural oils con do their thing." "I'll be back in a minute... darling." "For 40 days... great opportunit y... rain will fall upon the earth for forty days." "God is giving us one last, great opportunit y." "He asked me to build an ark," "Where we shall all travel with my family together with pairs of animals," "To accomplish the divine design," "Learn to love each other" "Respect one another, be just, practice solidarit y... and multiply." "Learn to love each other and multiply!" "For those chosen to fulfill the lord's will," "We will wait in the jacira desert, past the jungle." "Signed noah... noah?" "I want to go!" "Listen, if I'm not on that ark when it sets sail," "I swear dad, i shall never forgive you." "Are you sure of what you're saying?" "This is not awhim?" "No dad, I've thought about it, and this is what I want to do." "It's time I flythe coop and take on new challenges." "Don't you think?" "After all I'm the son of the king, the heir to the throne... well... does anyone have anything to say?" " Something is not right." " Since the day he was born." "Those curlers aren't mine... well, I'm off to tell bombaythe news." "And nowwe must tell all the other animals." "And you oriana, you should appoint him a... mate for the trip." " Kairel!" " It would be my honor." "Arrange an audition with all of xiro's girlfriends." "Noah, you've been working all night." "Shouldrt you take a break?" "There is no time to rest," "The storm will be unleashed any minute now." "Attention!" "Honorable king sabu summons all animals" "For an emergency gathering." "Why in the world do I listen to you, woman?" " This heat is unbearable." " It's not my fault." "I can't stop sweating, i feel like a soaked sponge." "What do we care about this flood," "It's never rained in the north pole, its ridiculous to thinkwe're going to drown." " Here we go again." " I really don't need this." "Theywill hear me out, theywill." "Theyare starting to congregate." "As usual, my faithful animals have responded." "How could they not respond... to such a generous, fair and dashing king." "And old." "We always knew this daywould come... and thatxiro would succeed us." "Well, I hope he measures up to the circumstances." "You must trust your son, when the time is right, he will be ready." "Skin moisturizer, hair tonic," "Facial mask, incense, some afternoon casualwear." "Some afternoon casualwear." "And something classy in case there's a black tie evening." "I think I have it all... oh, and something to read, of course." "I've read others bythis author, but none like this one. "Be yourself"" "Have you heard about your partner, do you knowwho she'll be?" "No, no-One has told me yet, but they're interviewing all of them to pick the best one." " You're coming too, right?" " But of course." "I wouldn't miss this for the world." " But... isn't it a "couples"thing?" " Havert you met her?" "Lily!" "Lily, allow me to introduce prince xiro!" " Hello!" " Hi lily." " Isn't she lovely?" " See you in the ark, love." "This is an outrage!" "This king is going to hear from me... welcome to the emergency meeting called by king sabu." "Step this way, here's some brochures" "Where you'll find your proper seatings." "Excuse the inconveniences, we are working for you." "Welcome to the emergency meeting called by king sabu." "Step this way... sabu!" "Attention... ahem." "For years we have been waiting to hear" "From the onlyanimal who never shows at our meetings... who never shows at our meetings... man." "Well, one of them, a so called... so called..." " noah..." " Noah" "Has got ten in touch with us." "He is inviting us to board his ark" "An ark constructed" "To save us from a flood." "You are the chosen ones to begin a new era." "Those of us who have reached the end of our journey" "Send you forth with the hope" "That you will build" "A better world." "Well, I'm against it!" "This is no more than atrap to hunt us all down!" "What do you know?" "Stop living in a fantasyworld!" "Silence, please!" "The unicorn has the floor!" "Man is our natural enemy, let's not be naive," "If you respond to this call you will see howyour heads" "Hung over a fireplace next winter." "Shut up and take that ridiculous party hat off..." " yeah... where's the birthday part y?" " It's a bone overgrowth" " That I'm having treated." " Don't payanyattention to them, philip." "No one is being forced to take this trip against their will." "This may be one of mars tricks, but if it isn't," "You will only survive" "By helping each other" "And following a strong leader" "The time to make this decision... is now!" "To the aaaark!" "Wise words my lord." "Dagnino, it's a pleasure to see you again... same here, king sabu... excuse my interruption, but I just want to know" "Who will be chosen to guide the animals on such a dangerous mission." "How come none of my girlfriends qualify for this trip?" "Who is in charge of this choice?" "I want one of my chics." "I want one now!" "Hey!" "Hi dagnino," "You are one tiger, stripes really suit you!" "It'll be a great trip." "Maybe a new beginning also means a new king." "Thank you." "Looks like our children have decided to help out." "I think they're sorting out the sailing charts." "I'm not good with charts." "This one offers good service, but it is quite away from here." "What's the name of the place edith's dad is at?" ""Sacred sunset" but i don't recommend it, they don't allowvisitors." "Your behavior is unacceptable." "This is unbelievable, all of my dates have been rejected!" " There must be a reason." " Of course there are." "Would you like to hear them?" "Nube: big boobs, no brains" "Bruma: too thin, no brains" "Niebla: too hippy, too bust y... no brains." " What was the last one called?" " Sabu!" "Well, it doesn't matter... since when are there so many prerequisites for taking atrip?" "Who's in charge of this ridiculous selection?" "I asked Kairel to do the interviews." "I should have known," "She's the only one who would reject all these super hot chics." "Didrt you read the brochure ad?" "Travel as a couple," "Learn to love and multiply all words that Kairel doesn't understand at all." "I'm taking bruma." "That's that." "Does this kid knowwhat he'll be up against?" "You must have faith." "He will listen to the voice of his lineage." "Doesrt it bother you that noah sold us the house so easily?" "Why?" "The world is full of fools" "And I have a special gift for finding them." " Xiro... you're so sweet." " Not here, not here!" "May I remind you that your people expect leadership from you." "What are you doing here?" "Didrt they say one pair of each species?" "Precisely, they said pair, not "sur-Plus"." "Honoring the person who accompanies her, i shall abstain from formulating" "A replyto awho..." "lily unimpeachable woman." "Wha, wha... what...?" "I was veryyoung, i didn't knowwhat I was doing... besides my private life is private." "Arert you going to sayanything?" "She's insulting me." "Prince xiro, king sabu put me in charge of escorting you to the ark" "To guarantee that all would go well," "We are lagging behind, you had both best be quiet." "It's finished, lord." "Your ark is done." "I wonder, is there enough room for all the animals?" "Of course naama!" "My humble ark has a "section for animals"" "With 1300 double cabins... and five towers built for birds." "It also has the "section for humans" located on deck" "With the command bridge and 4 cabins for our family." "On board, all of us living creatures will form a commune" "In solidarit y, without hatred or resentments." "Sailing in peace towards a newworld... where there'll be no room for suffering or evil." "It's beautiful!" "Dad, even though it's finished, you ought to get used to the idea" "That the animals are not going to come." "Oh!" "Its true" "There's the ark that will protect you!" "In there you'll find shelter and food." "Cachito, will these animals be enough for such a long trip?" "Look!" "You can't let us share our roof with these beasts!" "Animals are only good as stew!" "Eat them or they eat you!" "Just a minute!" "We want guarantees that the predators aren't going" " To eat us during the trip." " Don't say it that way... well, its a good thing i brought my salad for the trip." "Yeah, and I'm on a herb-Based diet" "Beautiful, now let's get moving, there isn't much time." " I insist!" " I thinkwe should go in anyway." " Good idea." " Shut up, ram..." " why doesn't our dashing new king decide?" " Oh, yeah, right." "Great idea... asking protection from a savage beast... with a murderous instinct." "But... what's going on?" " Whyaren't they moving?" " I will go and get them!" "Be very careful, dear." " Jafet, go with your father!" " But mom..." " Jafet!" "Don't go!" "Protect me from those beasts!" "Your majest y..." "I'm sorryto distract you from such important matters, but the animals want to know... if theyare allowed to feast on each other during the trip." "I need my bacon for breakfast." "One less piggywon't make much of a difference, will it?" "I... ah... i think that... time is up, your majest y." " Maybe we ought to listen to other opinions." " I agree." "Does anyone mind if I express my opinion with my mouth full?" "Heeeelp!" "It's not the time for intestinal struggles that would end badly." "We have the opportunit y to forge a newworld," "Let's do so based on respect and tolerance." "If any of us touches one of our brothers," "I will deliver his rightful punishment myself." "I love the way he talks." "How does he do it?" "I love it." "I love the way he talks." "How does he do it?" "I love it." "Welcome creatures of the lord to our humble ark!" "We living creatures must prove won'thy of a newworld," "But we will only do this if we can learn to trust one another." "Too bad you will never get to see that world... that is why nothing would make me happier than your decision" "To board our ark and come along on this amazing adventure, in peace." " Umm... as representative..." " Shush!" "The rules." "No speaking to humans." "Well... what do you say?" "Do you need a sign, maybe?" "Mayyour will be done." " Here it is!" " Raaiin!" "Beware of dagnino, I don't think his sudden "be kind to animals"attitude bodes any good." " And remember..." " Hurry up." "I'll miss the best rooms." "And above all remember those who with love and faith shall drown under the water" "Without so much as having experienced a second of joy... i want a room with aview!" "You can hold that pout for some other time." "Now that you are going to drown, I'd love to saya few things." "First of all, I always hated your efficiencyand intelligence." "And in case you don't know what a mirror is, you're fat." "My friend, my loyal messenger." "You have fulfilled your dut y." "But... what's with the bandages?" "Now its time to relieve your pain." "I suppose that this crazy old man will not let these beasts... travel up here on deck!" "Don't talk like that, my father's not crazy." "Look at this rain!" "It's just a summer storm!" "What are you doing here, you're not going on this trip." "You werert chosen, because you're boring, and plebeian!" " You're the one that's boring!" " Yes, tell her to shut up..." " I think you're exaggerating..." " Hey donkey, don't defend heeeer!" "And you're not only fat, you're also a busybody." "You're starting to... i can't stand her any longer!" "Ohh, did you hurt yourself?" "Oh, what a smell!" "And you, don't even think of defending her, this graceless dwarf isn't even capable of... my little pompom, you've hurt yourself." "I lost my balance, my feet are so tiny." "Well, there goes the sweet and tender... future mother of my children." "Quickly... hurry up, last couples... everybody on board!" "Kairel, you'll just have to come on board." "But my orders are to return... i have to write up my report and make out the list." "What are you talking about, Kairel." "To hell with the rules, there's nothing to decide." "Get in!" "Boy, what awayto rain." "Yes, and here, one of those bubble bath bathtubs." "How could all eight have lived here?" "I couldn't care less, they can all go live" "In an incredibly enormous... boat!" " Do you see what I see?" " I can't believe it." "That old man is crazier than we thought," "Building a boat in the middle of a desert." "He must have though it was going to rain... until everybody in the whole world drowned." "Farfan, and if that's true?" "We must get onto that ark." "Ye... yeah, but... how...?" " It's floating..." " It's floating, dad!" "Row, esther, keep rowing!" " Wait!" " Wait, don't leave us behind, wait for us!" "We have fulfilled god's will." "Now, let's sail." "We're tilting, we must still be moored." "My darling!" "If we don't cut the ropes, we'll sink!" "It's not the end of the world." "What do you mean it's not?" "You said it was!" " Wait!" " Wait!" "Come back... you've lost your glasses... can you even see?" "Absolutely darling." "Now, we're off to the newworld!" "Don't call for them anymore!" "My esther!" "Oh, no!" "They're leaving again." " Dad, let me at the rudder." " You're going to make me take awrong turn," "I can do it on my own." " You can do something else, dad." " My little boy, did you hurt yourself?" "What a family, my god, what a family!" "Don't take his side, mom, he can't see athing." "Stop fighting... please, dad, you're going to crash into something." "What could I crash into, son, don't be childish." "There's nothing in front of us but... water." "We'll sink!" "We're going to die, we're all going to die... we're saved, we're all saved!" " Off we go, towards the sunset!" " No, dad." "The sun sets that way." "Ah, yes, yes, of course." "That way." "I hope we didn't make a mistake." "Did they manage?" "They still have to live together, rain is the least important thing." "Speaking of which, the fx unit called," "And they said, so much rain!" "And in the desert no less!" "It's going to cost a fortune." "Tell them its fine, they'll be rewarded in heaven." "I'm going to rest now." "Get to work on my book." "...each one to his appointed room." "Listen!" "Your attention please, can I have your attention..." "Iouder please!" "Let's tryto establish some priorities so as to organize this journey." "The rooms are first class!" "Last one there is a donkey!" "But... but... it seems like there're going to be problems with discipline." "This one has a greatview!" "Did you see the rooms?" "They're spectacular." " And this is my room!" " You mean... our room." "That's just what I wanted to talk to you about." "Perhaps it would be best to, you know..." "I've suffered avery painful loss," " Nube was very important to me..." " Bruma." "Oh, yeah, bruma... anyway, if we gave each other a little time... besides, my image as king might be affected by improper company... are you insinuating that I'm not good enough for you?" "Well, it's not that you're not good enough..." " it's more a question of... of..." " Of weight?" "It's not so much howyou are, but rather... well, howyou aren't." "Tell me, what do you see?" "Ayoung, handsome lion..." "full of vitalit y." " Wrong answer." "You should be seeing a king." " But I am a king." "You will be when you start setting priorities for the good of all concerned," "When you're not so worried about appearances." "Meanwhile, there are manywho think you don't have the conditions to be the legitimate king." "Do you think I should change my shampoo?" "You think it's the shampoo, have I mentioned shampoo?" "The hair conditioner?" "I've told bombay that coconut oil dries my skin..." " what happened?" " A horrible-Looking lion!" "That's what I've become, my face is full of wrinkles!" "There's nothing there, on the outside or on the inside." "There's something important that you don't seem to understand," "And I feel I must bring it up." "You better sit down." "I think it's time for me to go see how things are doing in the ark..." "I'll go on a brief round before coming to bed... don't worry, Farfan, i can do it on my own." "I swear I sawa lion." "Not even that idiot noah would put wild animals on an ark." "We'd better rest a little, then go on climbing." "What for?" "It's very high... and we don't even know what there is further up." "It can't be worse than what I saw below." "And so aesop, as he had fault yteeth," "Couldrt eat anything offered to him by la fontaine," "That's why one must never trust any fable tellers." "He's really good, this parrot!" " Tell us another about humans." " La fontaine... the great pit y will be back later." "But now, the dive is proud to present our super star... pant y..." " does anybody knowwhere we're going?" " I think it's in the direction the sun sets." "That's during the day, but I mean at night time." "Come on, shoot." "Why don't we just kill them now?" "Agreed!" "I don't see why we have to stand on ceremony" "With that foolish lion and his foolish friends!" "Fat has weakened your poor carrion-Fed brains." "Don't you see that we've earned the respect of all the animals on board?" "And whywould we want the herbivore's respect?" "Do theyworryabout not having a lettuce's respect?" "You fools, the world to come will have new rules." "Arert you tired of running after your food?" "We won't have to do that anymore." "The food will run to us." "When we get to firm land we will take the animals to a place" "Where we can breed them, keep them locked." "Where they multiply... where we can fatten them, until it is time for the sacrifice." "Xiro won't allow it, he's a fool but he's also fair." "We can't allow that frustration over failure" "Forces us to give up, without trying once more..." "So we do it again... mine!" "Hey 'king', it seems that all the bad boys came out to play." " Xiro, let me buyyou a drink." " No, thanks, I'm with my old friends." "Old friends can always be exchanged for new ones." "Not in my case." "My friends are essential to me, a priceless asset." "Hi handsome... whywon't you join us?" "You don't mind, do you?" " This is very humiliating, i need a bath." " Shhh, the lion might hear us." "Hdon't overreact, it's probablyall in your head." "I sawa lion again!" "Stop being foolish, animals don't sail in boats!" "There aren't anyanimals here!" "What... are we going to do?" "Very carefully, without disturbing them... just run!" "And one of the most stimulating things about governing" "Is to find the capabilit y there is of giving." "For example, all the food is given to me for free." "Hey, your friends should relax a little." "Who authorized this babel before its time?" "What's this?" "I don't know, but as it's green I'm presuming it's mint." "You cannotvalidate this unlawful dive by being here." "Just a minute!" "This dive has the necessary permission." "You signed a permission so that they could open a bar?" "It's onlyatemporary concession... for forty days." "Does anyone else have a concession signed byxiro?" "Is this your idea of a fair government?" "Trying to appeal to everyone?" "I'm concerned about those I love and you should do the same." "A little fun never hurt anyone." "Rules aren't everything, Kairel." "This is not just a pleasure trip." "You should be worried by now." "Isn't this rain telling you something?" "I suppose nowyou'll understand that we all rely on your decisions... you are the king." "The only survivor of your lineage." "And as to being concerned about those I love, it's all I've done," "That's all I've ever done." " Here you are, your lunch." " Let me guess... fish and salad." "I believe that yesterdaywe had... salad and fish?" "Be patient, better times will soon be here." " It's time for some clean-Cut action." " Do you think so?" "I think there's one for each." "Ah, howare you sir?" "Here I am, working away." "Yes, I see." "How is everything below?" "Okay, sort of, but I haven't seen Farfan for awhile." "Farfan?" "Farfan is on the ark!" "?" "But how could you let him get on?" "Just a minute, you may squeeze but not strangle." "What a good phrase for my book!" " We're surrounded by beasts." " Are you sure it's going to work?" "To get out of here, we must go unnoticed bythe other animals." "And what makes you think they're not going to eat us like animals?" "Always so negative," "Just shut up and get dressed." "Hey, easy!" "She may be a little upset, it isn't easywith so many problems." "Things will sort themselves out, don't worry." "Don't worry?" "The end of the world has come and I thought it was a pleasure trip." " It must be Kairel." " Come in." "Sorryto interrupt." "Have you seen my husband around?" "No." "Isn't he with the other birds in the pen?" "I haven't seen him since this afternoon." "If you see him tell him that the eggs have to be sat on." "Thank you, m'sieur monkey." "I'm supposed to be king." "I must put things in order and make decisions." "You see, it's not so difficult!" "At least you knowwhat to do." "What animal are we supposed to be?" "I don't know, it doesn't matter as long as we can get out of here." " Your majest y..." " Ahh... hello." "Good evening," "Kairel!" "We have a lot of work to do!" "I thinkwe should have a name." "Just tryto keep quiet." "We might be discovered, even with these costumes." "...and so I will become king." " And what good will that do us?" " Ludo!" "I can't believe you don't get it." " I thinkwe should go this way." " I thinkwe're going the right way." "But the rest of the animals will supportxiro." "Xiro won't be a problem, when the animals realize he has eaten one of his vegetarian friends" "But he's not going to eat anyanimal while prohibition is on." "We don't need him to, it's enough to make others believe he has." "And all we need for that is a dead animal." " What kind of bugs are these?" " They seem to be some kind of... they smell horrible... they smell like humans." "And theyare a repugnant shape." " They're talking..." " Yessss... theytalk." "We're... we're... the..." " grass..." " Whoppers!" " Yes, the grasswhoppers!" "Grasswhoppers?" "I've never heard of them, and you?" "I think that when I was little, my mom used to tell me... enough!" "They're making me a little hungry." "Excuse me, but I must go to the bathroom very urgently." "Yes, if you're going to eat us, we'd better have empty intestines." "And freshly bathed." " Do you want me to fetch them for food?" " It's not necessary, i guess they can't go far." "Rise and shine, two and four legged animals... the forecast is finallyannouncing sunnyweather." "I can't find my cecilio, i don't get it." "Before we continue, we have a public anouncement to make... a male goose is missing, he's name is cecilio... he's wife is worried, so please... noooo!" "What the hell are you doing, you old fool?" "We must preserve the lord's species until we reach land." "And what are we supposed to eat meanwhile?" "Whatever god provides is fine." "I've written down something they just said for the book:" " 'Whatever god provides is fine."" " It needs a bit more punch." "Maybe something shorter... more to the point..." " we're very interested." " What's your proposal?" "If we modifythe courts' codes we'll reduce prison terms for all prisoners." "And investments in foreign currency must be considered," "Everything I have is in the stock market." "And credits for small enterprises would be indispensable," "Maybe not today, but any daywe could take off... i think the use of drugs should be regulated responsibly... let's see, open up." "That's right, nice and wide." "You must regain your strength..." " dad, there's something wrong." " Yes?" " We're the chosen ones, but all we do is work." " That's bad?" "Look old man, you're not shutting me up here, for forty days in the middle of this pond," "Feeding and cleaning up after filthyanimals." "Show little more respect when you talk about our children." " That's right, don't talk like that about us." " My dears, I understand your concern," "But this is what god wants and this is what we must do." "Debate's over, everyone back to work." "I think it's about time we take over the rudder, before this voyage turns into a nightmare." "The animals are tired, hungryand generally discouraged." "We'll carry out our plan tonight." "You, go and wait for that fool xiro." "It's about time, I've already reserved a little tomato sauce." "I'm getting tired of all these problems!" "I told you our luck would change!" " Any news?" " Everybody's patience is wearing thin." "Perhaps we should send them some sort of relief." "First they must show their fortitude" "Otherwise they go around saying i give a hat to those with no head." "But, Farfan!" "A pool full of mud." "Two females!" "That should be successful." "That's not a bad idea." "We will consider your suggestion, thank you very much." "Come back soon, alvaro." "It's really unbelievable what one has to listen to." "At least it was a sort of suggestion, and besides, alvaro is a friend." "That's just what this is about, considering everyone's best interest, not just looking out for one's friends... i know, I know, to govern is to improve what is wrong," "Straighten out what is crooked and make a better world." "A perfect world... that's not bad, a perfect world, a perfect world, where do we start?" " Xiro, wanna have lunch together" " Ok, I'll be right with you." "Kairel, you can finish filing here." "I'll see you later, okay?" " This place stinks." " This is the last place we should be." " I have a new plan." " Another one?" "You are so witty, such fun." "If onlywe could spend more time together... speciallyat night, when I'm overcome by such a deep melancholy." "What?" "Call me if you need me." "I don't need to call, the door to my heart... and to my room... are wide open, just for you." "What's going on?" "You'll break mythings!" "Be grateful I don't break your head." "Look, you jealous doll... you can't throw me out, this is my room too." "This is a king's room, not awomanizer who doesn't know his obligations." "And you, xiro, are in no way up to handle atime like this." "I thought you'd turn into a real king," "But all you are is the result of a bad receipt." "Listen, we'll hide among the garbage and wait till they haul us up." "If they don't eat us first." "Hey, the grasswhoppers again." "I told you they'd have to eat sooner or later." "Nobodywill find us here." "Are you sure they'll carry us to the deck?" " Just be patient." " Who turned the light off?" "Hurry up with the soup." "Don't you think the water is getting rather hot?" "Does anyone want another helping?" "You'd better follow them, i wouldn't want anything to happen to them before they die." " The costume is shrinking." " Because they got wet." " There theyare." " I think they've realized what we are." "Do you think that clumsyanimal knows we are two miserable," "Unscrupulous people with no principles, our hearts corroded by greed?" "No, but I wouldn't wait." "All she does all day is scold me," "Whether I've done this, whether or not I've done something else." "Kairel just wants you to be okay, you must give her time..." "I'd like to, but she's like my shadow..." "have you ever worried about your shadow?" "No, because no matter what happens" "It will never leave you." " Do you think that Kairel..." " You should listen to your heart." "Sometimes I think Kairel is the woman for me," "But pant y is so sophisticated and such fun" "When I'm near pant y my heart beats so loud... that it doesn't even let you listen..." " did either of you have the grasswhopper soup?" " No." "I think it didn't agree with me, my stomach is upset." " I'll be right back." " Are you taking a newspaper?" "What's this?" "A sale?" "What are they giving away?" "It's the grasswhopper soup, it caused a chain reaction." "Could you lend me this paper?" " Are you okay?" " I think so." "At least someone has cleaned this out." "Ow, animal droppings!" "Careful, some animals have escaped!" "I'll fetch the net." " I've got them!" " They're getting away!" " Run, Farfan!" "I don't knowabout you, but tonight i want to eat shepherd's pie..." " don't let them get away!" " This way, love!" "What?" "What's happening?" "These animals go back into the hold!" "Help!" "Noah?" "How could..." " dad!" " We must go find him!" " Down there with those beasts?" "I'm the eldest..." "I'll go!" "You're in such a hurry, you better go first." "There's nothing we can do, the hold is full of sinister beasts." " The rudder?" " It's mine!" "I'm faster than youuu... oh, no!" "Take one every eight hours and if you have an emergency, let me know." " That soup's really upset me." " I believe I've taken the correct decision." " And what are you waiting for?" "Go tell her." " First things first!" "I'm going to tell pant y that our relationship is over." "Farfan?" "Esther, is that you?" "Of course it's us, old man." "And whyare you here among the animals, why didn't you ask for help?" "Whyask for something when one can get it by force?" "Now that you're there," "You spare us the trouble of having to send you... down here." "Since I've lost his house, at least I can keep his boat." "You're talking too loud, the animals can hear, they may react... you forget, woman, that we're the kings of creation," "And these beasts are no more than... pickles... soups... coats... and carpets... tell me I didn't do what I just did." " You remember where the latrine is, right?" " Run, Farfan!" "I'll soon catch you." "This is enough for now." " It's mine!" " No, mine!" "You should be ashamed of yourselves, your father brought you this far," "You'd have drowned if it werert for his faith," "And all you're concerned about is taking control" "When you don't even deserve it." "Now that he's gone, you could at least honor his sacrifice." "Hi handsome, you're here at last... well, look, I thinkwe have to... but..." " be careful, this must be suitable for all ages." " Sir, what do you expect?" " It's been 40 days already." " Will my book be too boring?" "It needs more action." "Maybe a little blood, a love story... help!" "Don't take it so hard, accept that someone doesn't love you." " Here, clean it off." " Thank you." "He ate it!" "Ripped open its belly and ate it in front of my eyes, and then... what?" "What's the matter with you, have you gone crazy!" "?" "You bully, you assassin!" " He ate the defenseless grasswhopper!" " Is this a joke?" "Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me please." "She's gone completely mad, i only came to..." "Kairel, you don't believe that i... you know that i..." "Kairel, please, you must believe me... you have dishonored us, you have broken the law that you yourself imposed, by eating one of us." "But I didn't eat anybody." "You must believe me... do you believe thatxiro is awon'thy king?" " So..." " What are you doing?" "Let go!" "Everyone back to their rooms, it's all over, there's nothing more to see." "I hope everything turned out as you planned." "Couldrt be better." "We should go see bombay." "Without a rudder, we have no way of changing the ark's course." "If we can't set a course, we can't turn either, can we?" "We'd better pray." "That's what dad would have done." "Wake up lord." "Whyare you sleeping?" "Sure, when they're in trouble, they remember I exist." " Angel!" " Yes, my lord?" " I'm innocent, I'm innocent!" " What matters is that now I'm king." " You set me up." " Lock him up!" " I'm innocent!" "What's the matter?" "He says he's innocent, maybe we should listen to him first." "Ludo, would you please lock him up!" "Yes, yes!" "All right." " I won't let you get awaywith this dagnino" " That's just what I wanted" "To talk to you about." "If I can't get awaywith this, perhaps I can get away with something of yours." "If you put one single paw on Kairel you'll be sorry." "You can't threaten me, you're a nobody, just a fool, who never even earned his place." "A king is someone who takes what he believes to be his." "And now the animal kingdom is mine." "Avanti!" "It's feeding time." " I'm very sorry handsome." " Nooo!" "No, no, xiro not only disappointed me, he also deceived you." "But it's unfair, xiro is incapable... that's right, xiro is just incapable." "Incapable of doing athing like that..." "we all know that, you more than anyone... but... we all saw him..." "Perhaps what we saw is not as important as what we feel." "Don't you think?" "Wearyas dust is our soul and stuck to the earth is our body." "Get up and come to our rescue, free us, for your mercy's sake!" " Isn't it getting too cold?" " Cold?" "What are you talking about?" "About the cold!" "Don't you remember what cold is?" "See where you've come." "Now listen to me... you are... the voice..." "the voice of my lineage... we began this journeywith you and we'll step on land again with you." "Go!" "No pause, no rest." "A newworld awaits and you will be our guide!" "Did you hurt yourself?" "I'm perfectly fine, why do you ask?" "You knewthat was coming?" "You can predict the future?" "Kairel, forgive me, you're right," "I'm no more than a bad recipe for a bad king." "I've ruined everything... i couldn't see that you've always loved me, and worse, I wasrt able to see that I loved you... you thought that a little bit of fun wasrt the end of the world... there's no time to get all romantic now," "We have a kingdom to recover, love birds." " Revenge!" " Would you believe that I heard an inner voice?" "You must stop reading those self-Help books." "Catch them and lock them all up!" "Let no one escape." "Lord, lord." "Get up." "Those who rose early need your help... destroythose clowns." "Get them!" "Get it off!" "Looks like it's down to you and me now." "I pit yyou, dagnino." " Now I'd like to see if you dare to clobber the real king!" "Are you so mean as to hit him when he's down?" "Yes, I am." "Will you stop giving him ideas!" "Surrender and accept your defeat." "I may even grant you the fatt y, if you're so interested." "Clean your mouth before talking about my Kairel" " What happened?" " We hit something." " Where are they?" "Where did they go?" " Theywon't be a problem for now." " We've touched land." " You reallythink so?" "Of course I think so." "This is our chance." "Come on, the newworld is waiting!" "Up we go." " What's happening?" "What was that crash?" " Calm down, calm down... we must keep calm." "Silence, listen to our king!" "What do I say?" "I don't know... show them you're king, be positive." "Some trip, isn't it?" "At least we haven't sunk yet." "Run for your life!" "Wait, don't go!" "Come back." "There is no place to go," "I have a proposal!" "Let's eat the predators!" "That's enough!" "What's happened is not just chance," "It's the result of a people without direction and without a king." "We're not going to eat each other." "On their own, even the strongest cannot survive." "We will achieve our purpose only by helping each other" "And respecting our differences." "That is the onlyway we will be saved..." " how marvelously he speaks, doesn't he?" " He's a champ!" "Lord, it never rains in the pole... and it's so cold." "Don't you think it's enough, lord?" "Look!" "It stopped raining!" "What are the animals doing?" "I don't knowwhat they're doing, but we can start by fixing the rudder." "Dad!" "Are you alright?" "Are you hurt?" "I think they're a little more calm now, they're just waiting for you to tell them what to do." "I don't know if I will be able to be their guide, maybe I'm not the right guy." "You wouldn't be here if you werert the right one." "Attention!" "We have work to do!" "Dad, looks like the animals have gone crazy." "Someone better take charge of the rudder," "We're about to set sail." "Xiro, the animals are proud of their leader." "The time is now." "There's the exit." "Behind it is a newworld of food and abundance." "We'll install an enormous market without any competition... we'll name our own prices." " You're talking about..." " Monopoly!" "A paradise of abundance!" "We'll probably have to wait till spring." "They're leaving us." "Bye bye." "Remind me to kill you if we ever survive." "Now, once again, towards the sunset." "All dayand all night." "Noah, it's still freezing outside, you mustrt catch a cold." "We'd better go to bed," "We have a lot of work tomorrow." "Just one more drink... it's not the end of the world." "Remember we must try and make a perfect world" "Angel!" "You've left the rainbow on?" "I'm sorry, lord... howabout: "praise the lord, pray some more"." "Too much." "Maybe for a press campaign." ""Maythe lord give you twice what you wish for me"." "It'll cost me a fortune." "Don't worry, lord." "Later we can add:" ""'the lord giveth and the lord taketh away"" "No, no I can't go around taking just because... i don't get it then." "Why did you make me write: 'the lord will answer all your prayers"" "But, angel, how dare you question everything?" "Ease up, lord." "Remember: "god is relentless but mercifull"" "Enough!" "For my sake!"