"Albert!" "There are pancakes!" "You can't lie there all day." "There are pancakes." "Ready?" "Me too!" " Sure, but they have to cook first." "Here!" " Oops!" "Thanks." "Okay, Albert." "You better hurry or you'll be late." "They're good, huh?" "What have you done?" " They broke." "He had to conquer a pirate ship, right?" "I don't know any children who play pirate or climb trees before breakfast." "We have to measure you!" " What?" "We have to measure you." "What does it say?" "You've grown two millimetres since yesterday." "ALBERT HAS GROWN!" "Albert has grown!" "Yeah!" "So what ..." " Albert has grown!" "Shut up!" "There ..." "You better get going." "Albert has grown!" " Be quiet!" "Albert has grown!" "Hey!" "Albert has grown." " As if that's something to brag about." "Albert!" "Don't forget your school bag." "Albert has grown!" " The bigger, the naughtier." "You'll behave today, right?" "Ernie!" "Ernie!" "Coming!" "Look." " That's great." "Ooo, you got pancakes again?" " Yup, I already ate four." "Here." "Thanks." "Hey, look ..." "Now we're real pirates." "Not a lot of shopping, Ralph." "Only two carrots?" "Nah, but it's enough for today." " 1n that case." "Fine." "What are you rascals doing here?" "Shouldn't you be off to school?" "Yes, but we're late." " Then you better hurry up." "We thought it might be better not to go." "That way we won't be late." "No, that won't work." "You better go, but bring an apple for the teacher." "Isn't that a bit oldfashioned?" " I don't know." "How long has it really been since you were a boy?" "It was a long time ago." "A very long time ago." "Gimble Town wasn't even a real town then." "The houses were much smaller." "But the marshmallows were bigger, right?" "Yeah, they were huge   but back then there was no store here and the museum was open." "And back then Gimble Town had the world's largest diamond." "The Green Grimaldi." "But one night someone stole it and the museum closed." "Nobody's seen it since." "Some say it's on the bottom of the ocean, others say ..." "Albert!" "Come on!" "We have to go now." "Of course, otherwise you'll be late." "Wait!" "Don't forget the apple, alright?" "Catch ..." "Darn it." "We need a new apple." " There's no time." "Let's go." "A pear can be just as good." "As long as you can eat it." "The shoemaker will freak out if he sees us." "Albert!" "Albert, you little thief." "I've got you now!" "Hey, Shoemaker!" "Did you get a dog?" "Cause a big fellow just sneaked into your hen house." "It's true." "I saw it too." "It was a pointer." "Albert!" "I'm going to chop your head off!" "Ha!" "My boards are coming." "I'm going to build the world's biggest fence   right here in Gimble Town." "A brat-proof fence." "A fence ..." " To climb on." "Fellows!" "Give us a hand with these boards." "No way." "I don't want those brats touching my wood." "It's not yours until you've paid for it." "I already gave you 250." " When do I get the rest, huh?" "If you're gonna be this much trouble, I'll just take the load back." "He's taking it back." "He's leaving with the world's biggest fence." "But he can't." "There's no reason to act this way." " I don't feel like talking to you." "I'll make sure you get the money." " What have the kids done to you?" "They eat all my pears." " So?" "You can't eat them all anyway." "Then I'll feed them to my chickens." " Five chickens can't eat all those." "Aren't you listening?" "I have to build the world's most boy-proof fence!" "A boy-proof fence?" "There's no such thing." "It's not possible." "I was a kid myself once." "Pfui!" "I thought as much." "Just take your wood." "Don't you think I can manage without it?" "Stop!" "Stop ...!" "Albert ...!" "Awful kids!" "If I catch you you'll get a good beating!" "If I ever see you, wretched thieves, I'll break your necks, young vandals!" "Of all the things in this miserable world, boys are the worst!" "Now what?" "Well, we won't be going to school." "Have you been here before?" " No." "Have you?" " Nope ..." "What happened?" " Let's get out of here!" "No, wait." "Listen." "Do you hear that?" "Oh, damn." "What's happening...?" "!" " Let's get outta here." "What do you think it was?" " I don't know." "Let's go home." "You can't just skip school." "No, but I can stay longer on Monday." "And leave the poor shoemaker alone." " Sure." "Why is he always so angry?" " He isn't." "He just doesn't I ike it when young boys ruin his hen house." "The shoemaker is just grumpy, right?" "No, he just tries to protect his pears." " Of course, they're really good." "The shoemaker has always liked to protect things." "But before he became a shoemaker he guarded the diamond at the museum." "Then it vanished and he had to find another job and became a shoemaker." "Answer me, boy!" "Why can't you leave Chuck Shoemaker alone?" "Huh?" "!" "You're neglecting your schoolwork." "Your clothes are completely ruined." "Your books are wet." "And haven't I forbidden you to play by the lake?" "Huh?" "!" "Sit up straight, child!" "And who has to pay for a new hen house?" "Huh?" "!" " I don't know." "Well, I don't either." "What is it with you?" "I forbid you to play with Albert ever again." "I promise you that." "Adam!" "Ernie!" "Ernie ...!" " Stop shouting!" "Same to you." "Is Ernie home?" " Very much so." "But he's never coming out again." " Maybe he'll escape anyway." "No, I've got my eye on you both." " I'll be off then." "Yeah, you better." " Bye-bye." "Are you playing ghost?" "Go away, Albert." "I'm not allowed to see you anymore." "What's wrong?" " I'm not allowed to see you." "Open the door, Ernie!" "Go!" "It'l I just get worse." "But I'll see you, right?" " I don't think so." "What?" " It's your fault." "It's not my fault." " Yes it is." "You're always tempting me and I get blamed for it." "I don't want to see you anymore." "Go!" "If that's what you want, then I don't want to see you anymore, either." "So go!" " I want my pirate ring back." "Hi, Albert." "Is Ernie here?" " No." "Sorry, we dragged you out of bed, but Ernie's disappeared." "Disappeared?" " He's gone." "We have to look for him." "We'l I be right out, we just have to get dressed." "The sun'll rise in half an hour." "Then it's easier." "Hey!" "Come here." "Calm down." "It might not be anything." "I shout too much at him." "I know it." " No, sweetheart." "It could have blown out there." "We must stay calm." "What happened?" " Ernie's disappeared." "It's my fault ..." "Take it easy." "We'll split up in groups." " It's no use standing here." "We need boats." " There's one by the jetty." "Come on." "You run over there and keep an eye on the edge of the lake." "Ernie ...!" "Ernie!" "My ship is gone." "You don't have a ship, Albert." "You know that." "Yeah ..." "But it's at least missing." " Sure ..." "Ernie ...!" "Ernie!" "Ernie!" "Ernie!" "I'm really sorry, Ernie." "Albert?" "Take it easy, my boy." "Why are you all the way in here?" " I was here with Ernie." "Yeah, it's a great place." " You know it?" "They say that thieves ran off with the diamond into that cave over there." "At the time nobody dared to fol low them." "What's in there?" " I've often wondered the same thing." "But I guess I'm too old now." " How do you know they went in there?" "We followed them." "It was stormy." "Just I ike last night." "The weather was awful and suddenly they just vanished." "The next morning I found this ..." "in front of the museum." "It's all that's left   of The Green Grimaldi." "I think Ernie has gone in there." " Then you'd better go after him." " No. " "When you do leave you might be needing this." "Keep it, my boy." " But I'm not going." "Albert ...!" "Just keep it." "Albert!" "Where are you?" " Coming!" "Albert ..." "Did you have a big fight?" " I don't know." "I'm sure he's just as sorry as you are." " You think?" "Of course." "Then why did we have a fight?" " It happens sometimes." "Everyone fights now and then." "You'l I be friends again soon." "If they find him." "I think he went into the cave, I ike the thieves did with the Grimaldi." "Come on, Albert." "Stop listening to all the nonsense the grocer tells you." "But it might be true." "Look." "He gave me this." "This is all that's left of The Green Grimaldi." "It's just an old scrap of glass." "Come on." " 1n a minute." "Ernie ..." "What are you doing?" " I'm looking for my friend Ernie." "Won't you come in here?" " Yeah." "See you later." "Have a good trip." "When you get in here I'll slap you silly!" "You miserable brat!" "There's nothing worse than little boys!" "Stop it ...!" "You stink of fish!" "A little twerp I ike you could come in handy." "It's really great." "Is that a real diamond chandelier?" " Real crystal, yeah." "It's actually a very famous treasure." "You think The Great Rapollo would bother with trinkets?" "Is your name Rapollo?" " You better believe it." "My good man ..." "Can I help you with something?" "It's the wheel." " The wheel ..." "Now let's see." "If you grab it there and put the wheel on ..." "Okay ... that should do it." "How can I ever thank you?" "Helpfulness is so rare these days." "My purse ..." "I've lost my purse." "all my money." "What'l I I do?" "Don't worry about it." "Good-bye, and have a good trip." "Come on, you little stinker, we're outta here." "Put this in the chest, kid." "You stole his purse!" " I didn't steal it." "I found it." "You did not!" " Yes, I found it ... in his pocket." "The Great Rapollo, huh?" "You're nothing but a thief, baldie." " Watch your mouth, shorty!" "So you think Rapollo is a dirty little thief, do you?" "This is nothing." "My speciality is diamonds." "Real diamonds." "Have you ever seen a genuine diamond?" "No, but we had one in Gimble Town." "But it was stolen before I was born." "That's how it is with diamonds." "They have to be stolen." "I know where the most valuable diamond in the world is." "And that's where we are going!" "And a little punk l ike you shouldn't try to flee from The Great Rapollo!" "Well, boy ..." "Now listen to me or you'll be sorry." "That diamond I told you about   it's not easy for a grown man l ike myself to get a hold of." "Look!" " The guards." "Damn!" "I gotta get out of here." "What'l I I do?" "Quick, into the chest." "Ouch ...!" "What the heck?" "Hel lo!" "Anyone in there?" "And if you don't open it after the danger has passed " " I'll cut your ears off." "Anyone there?" " No ... no one besides me." "What did you say?" "Are you being fresh?" " No, should I be?" "What's in that old chest?" " That ...?" "Just an old fat rotten crook waiting to get out and cut my ears off." "You're a bit fresh, aren't you?" " Well, he asked." "Are they gone?" " Yes." "You're a bright kid." "Now let me out of here." "Let me out ..." " You'l I have to wait a bit." "I have to find my friend Ernie first." " You promised to let me out." "But I didn't say when." " What the ..." "Let me out!" "I'll cut your friggin' ears off, your ears and your arms off." "Hear that, you little punk?" "Ladies and gentlemen, step right up." "See the world's strongest man in action." "His chains are specially made of hardened steel." "The hat's being passed around." "With the help of mysterious powers he will attempt to break his chains." "Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Strong is ready." "Watch closely." "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen." "Come see the Lady from Homburg be cut in two." "You won't believe your eyes." "Didn't I tel l you not to beg around here?" "Hold on ...!" "You little cheat." "You have to pay first or you can't watch." "Ladies and gentlemen, the show is starting." "Take your seats." "And now we lock her into the chest." "I just need to close it nice and tight." "For the sake of your small change and for my pleasure " " I will now saw the Lady from Homburg in half." "Shut up already." " Keep saw ing!" "Ouch!" "Ouch ...!" "Trickery!" "You again!" "You little pain in the neck!" "You big idiot." "Why'd you let go of me?" " I was hungry." "You eat all the time." "What are you staring at?" "You little shit." "It's all your fault." " It's not my fault." "He's just as sorry as you are." " We have to look for him." "Did you have a big fight?" " You better go in after him." "You'l I be friends again soon." "Help!" "Help ...!" "Let me out!" "Let me out!" "Hel lo?" " What?" "Help ...!" "Anyone there?" "!" "Open the chest, now!" "If you don't open it, I'll ..." "Let me out!" "I wanna get outta here." "You hear, pipsqueak?" "Rapollo?" "!" " What are you doing in that old chest?" "I'm gonna friggin' ..." "Oh, it's Wimpy and Gimpy." "When did they let you out?" "It can't be for good behaviour." "Did you escape?" " No, we're honest citizens now." "We sell ice cream." " Get me out of this thing!" "Alright, Rapollo." "You better do a job for me." "Get that little pisant or I'll tear your feet off." "Find that little twerp ...!" " Okay, we will." "Who should we find?" " A little brat." "A four-eyed monkey with red hair and elephant-ears." "That friggin' bastard." "I'll teach him to listen to Rapollo." "I'll cut his ears off!" "But then he can't listen." "Just find him." "Get going!" " Okay, we're going." "Oops ..." "Wimpy, wait up." "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen." "The Green Grimaldi, the world's most beautiful and expensive diamond." "Its green light glows and sparkles." "Come on, gramps   come see The Green Grimaldi." "Enter on my right." "Step right up." "The Green Grimaldi." " The Green Grimaldi ...?" "Ladies and gentlemen, don't pass up this chance." "Step right up ..." "Hey you!" "Little sneak, get away from there." "Get outta here!" " Watch out, you little louse!" "I'll give you I 0." "No, 20." "But not a cent more." "20 ...?" "That'l I ruin me." "It's a real zebra sow." "Even 30 wouldn't be enough." "30 it is!" "You all heard that!" "Fair play." "I'll give you 30 and that is no zebra sow." "A real zebra sow is black with white stripes." "That one is white with black stripes." "No, it's black with white stripes." " Look, I'll give you 30, that's all." "No!" " 30." "No!" " I'll bid 35." "Keep quiet." "This is for real business men who have money." "Not for babies." "But I have money." "Look." "That kid wasn't born yesterday." "We'l I say 50, and then let's end this ridiculous bidding." "7 5." " I 00." "I 50." " 200." "Sold!" "Sold to the man for 200!" " No, no, no ... 200 ...!" " It's a misunderstanding." "I'm not interested." " The guards." "Of course, I'll pay." "I 50, right?" " 200." "Relax ...!" "Here's 200." "A round on me!" "Here ... this is yours." "Thank you very much." "Here's a hundred for you." "It's not every day I sell a sow for 200." " Hi. " "You're pretty good at it, eh ..." " Albert." "Did you find your friend?" " No." "My name's Sabrina." "Come on." "So back in Gimble Town ..." "You know it?" "Well, my best friend is Ernie ..." "and there's the shoemaker   and Ernie's parents just don't get it." "So now he's disappeared." "I mean Ernie." "He's run away." "Here." " But maybe he's ..." "You have to meet my grandmother." "She's a fortune teller." "Maybe she can help you find your friend." "Give me something Ernie has touched." "How much money do you have?" " No, Albert doesn't have to pay." "Sakranostra ..." "Erniemus ..." "Gimble Town, Gimble Town ..." " Yuck!" "Stop it." "There, it's gone." "Shouldn't you be using that ball?" "Oh, that." "It doesn't really work." "I don't think we'll find Ernie this way." "No, wait." "She can do it." "She just doesn't do it that often." "There ..." "There he is." "It's Ernie." "And that looks I ike ..." "It's Captain Leopold." "Who?" " He's a dangerous crook." "But why is Ernie with him?" "Where are they?" "It looks I ike they're ..." "right near here." "Come on." "Wait!" "Shouldn't we wake her up or something?" "She'l I snap out of it." "Get a move on, you lazy bum." " What's wrong?" "No more lazing around!" "You've had your fun." "Now it's time to work for your food." "Yeah, but ..." " Shut up." "And stop eating that." "You'l I get fat." "I can't use a fat boy." "Why do you think I allowed you to be my assistant?" "We're friends, you said so yourself." "We're friends, alright   but I've let you loaf around because you're going to steal a diamond for me." "The Green Grimaldi." "Look closely." "Here's the wagon and there is a tiny hole   you craw I into and saw your way through to the diamond." "It's the only way in." "You must craw I in and get it for me." "You'l I make a good assistant." "Is that him?" " Yeah." "Ernie!" "It's me, Albert." "Darn it, Ernie!" "I thought he was your friend." " But he is." "Hurry up!" "Get down!" "Away from the balloon, kid." "Do you know him?" " Nope." "But it's me, your friend Albert." "Guard!" "Guard!" "I'm sorry, Ernie." "Please, come home." "Leopold is dangerous." "Albert, watch out!" " Go!" "Ernie, you big idiot!" "Get that rotten kid!" "Get him." "It's him." " Get him." "Isn't that the four-eyed redhead Rapollo talked about?" "Raspberry, strawberry and vanilla ..." "What the hell?" "Now we've got you!" "1diots, go after him!" " You sell ice cream too?" "Get moving!" "Get him!" " But how?" "We have no balloons." "Move!" "This way, no, this way, no, back ..." "Hold the sack more open." "Relax ..." "Steady, we got him." " Come on!" "Mommy!" "Let me out!" "I haven't done anything!" "Let's tie it shut?" "There." "No!" "Let me out!" "A little greeting from The Great Rapollo." "Pretty soon we're gonna enjoy cutting your ears off." "And your nose." " I'm innocent!" "And your toes." " Let me out!" "Albert ..." "Albert ..." "Albert!" "Young lady, would you I ike an ice cream?" "Chocolate?" "Strawberry?" "Pineapple?" "Vanilla?" "A little bird told me that   you're hot for this guy." "Albert?" "Yeah, and if you don't behave, little girl " " It'll take more than your warmth to thaw Albert out again." "The coast is clear." "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "That should be enough." "I don't want to wear it down." "It's amazing ..." "Are you sure it's real?" "Of course, it's real." " Where'd you get it?" "You don't get something I ike that." "You stea ... inherit it." "I inherited it." "That's it." "Thank you." "Hurry on out." "Watch the step as you leave." "Others have to see it too." "Come on." "And you know what to do." "And you come right back." "If you don't come back with the goods, then ..." "Don't be afraid, Sabrina." " "Don't be afraid, Sabrina."" "Now move it!" "Ernie?" "Wait, it's me, Albert." "Why'd you run away?" "Everyone's looking for you." " I don't care." "The guards are coming." " We're in trouble." "Let's go." "Yeah, let's go." " Let me go!" "If I promise never to tempt you?" "Well, maybe once in a while." "You must listen to me." "A crook named Rapollo   will slit a girl named Sabrina's throat   if he doesn't get that diamond." "You know it's The Green Grimaldi, right?" "It belongs in Gimble Town." "I don't care." " Ernie!" "Give it to me!" "Give it to me!" "Look, it's your fault." "It's not my fault." "It's just as much your fault." "Wait ..." "Hey, it's not even the real one." "It's made of glass." "It's not The Green Grimaldi." "It's a fake." "What'l I I tel l Leopold?" "He'l I be furious." "Forget Leopold." "You don't even have to go back to him." "I thought I saw something over here." "Let's look behind the wagon." "Let's go." "Hey!" "Stop!" "Damn it!" "1n here." "Come on." "We'l I hide here." "So we meet again." "Get over here." "Trying to run away, eh?" "You little cheat." "Albert, this way!" "Sabrina." " What?" "Rapollo has Sabrina." "Come on." "How do we find her?" " I know who can help us." "Is she sick?" " No, she's just l ike that." "Take a look." "Mom?" "See, they're all looking for you." "And now they're looking for me too." "You have to come home, Ernie." "Someone stole the diamond!" "A little kid with red spiky hair, elephant-ears and glasses." "That's just awful." "Where could it be?" " I don't know." "Find it!" "But it's a fake." " But maybe they don't know that." "How do we find this Sabrina?" " We have to find something of hers." "Here ..." "Don't you want it?" "Who are you?" " So you're awake." "It's me, Albert." "This is my friend Ernie." " Where's Sabrina?" "She's been captured by Rapollo." "Where is Rapollo?" " You know him?" "Yes, he's a thief and a crook." "We can only get her back if we give him The Green Grimaldi." "And it's not this one." "What do you know about Rapollo and The Green Grimaldi?" "We're from Gimble Town, where it comes from." "And Rapollo wants me to steal it for him." "He's been trying to get it back for years." "Get it back ...?" " Once he was friends with Leopold." "And then one night they stole The Green Grimaldi   but then somebody ..." "stole it from them." "Since then they've been enemies and have searched for it separately." "But it's a fake." " Yes, that one." "But there's a real one." " Then where is it?" "I didn't think they should get away with it." "I've always known that one day someone would be looking for it   but its power is gone." "A piece of it broke off when they stole it." "The magic's gone." " The magic?" "Yes ..." "According to the legend its name should be repeated three times." "Then it will do what you're thinking." "Grimaldi ..." "Grimaldi ..." "Grimaldi ..." "It's show ing you the way." " We must find Sabrina." "That was him." "Get them!" "What are you gonna do to her, Rapollo?" "Maybe we could just, you know, cut a little bit in that one earlobe." "Or maybe settle for poking a little hole in the ear." "It's really in with pierced ears." "What's that?" "That's it." "She's in the sack." "They always put people in sacks." "That's it." " Where'd it come from?" "It doesn't matter one bit." "It's here after all these years." "Then let me out." " Then I don't have to cut her!" " Exactly." " That's right." "But now what?" " Here's my plan ..." "My good old friend Leopold will get quite a surprise." "Leopold, that dirty maggot!" "I'll steal his hot-air-balloon   and take off with the Grimaldi!" "You're so clever, Rapollo." "You've done Well too, folks." "Bravo!" "I'm proud of you." "Good-bye." "Did you see the light, too?" " Mm ..." "Yup." "The Grimaldi." "Come on." "That's him." "After him!" "Get him!" "Get him ...!" "That's not your balloon, is it?" "I'll teach you, kid." "Drop the knife, Rapollo." " Leopold!" "Give me the diamond and get out of my balloon." "The kid has to let go first." " The Grimaldi." "Let go, kid!" "Hold on!" "Hang on, Albert." "You're almost there." "Your leg, Albert." "Sw ing it over so I can grab it." "I can't reach you." "Now, Albert!" "Sw ing it over." "It's too far." " I've almost got you." "I got you." "Darn ..." "Don't let go." "Hang on." "Grimaldi, Grimaldi, Grimaldi ..." "Hurry!" "There's something out there in the lake." "Albert ...!" "Albert ..." " Ernie, my darling ..." "Albert ..." "Couldn't you have let us know where you were?" "You wouldn't have believed us." " Sure we would." "children never I ie." " Albert, Albert, Albert ..." "Mommy's sweetheart." "I knew it." "It was too good to be true." "Well, let's go home." "You must have a lot to tel l us." "Grimaldi ..." "Grimaldi ..." "Grimaldi ..." "Sabrina ..." "Come on, Albert." "We can't wait to hear where you've been." "I don't really know where we were." "But we brought this home." "Chuck Shoemaker!" "Chuck Shoemaker ...!" "Come here." "It's The Green Grimaldi." " Yes, it's magical." "Yeah, who are you kidding?" " But it's true." "Right ..." "Come on." "We have to get you measured." "I'd l ike to welcome everyone to the reopening of Gimble Town's museum." "Thanks to Albert and Ernie ..." "They'l I be here in a minute." "Thanks to Albert and Ernie who aren't here at the moment   they've made it possible for Gimble Town   to experience the world's largest diamond ..." "The Green Grimaldi." "And for those who remember the museum from the old days " " I would I ike to say that things are almost as they were then." "The big difference is that the Grimaldi is safely stored at night." "Since Albert and Ernie aren't show ing up " " I hereby declare Gimble Town's museum open." "You think they'll stay there all day?" "Sure, we've got plenty of time." "When's he finishing the hen house?" " He has no time for it now." "Can you reach that big one up there?" "We could get the Grimaldi to do it." " Do what?" "If we say its name three times and think it should get pears down for us." "Don't you think we should pick them ourselves?" "Grimaldi ..." "Grimaldi   Grimaldi." "What did you think about?" " Nothing." "What in the world ...?" "Did you see that?" "It went through the window." "It just got up and flew." "I think I know what you thought about." "Don't you think we better get outta here?"