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(Raining)
My poor brother.
We’ve completely lost him.
And Felldoh.
They’re probably doing the
same as us.
Swimming east towards the
sunrise.
And sooner or later, land.
Climb on to my back, missy.
You might get a better view.
(Grunting)
Any sign of them?
No.
But I think.
Yes, I can see land.
There’s land straight ahead.
I won’t believe it till these
here digging claws can scrape
it.
Well, you better warm them up
then.
Kick with your paws, Grumm.
Kick.
Skalrag.
Skalrag.
Be very still or you’re a
dead beast.
k*ll me and you’ll answer to
Skalrag.
I’m his spy.
Huh, I’d k*ll you anyway.
As you please, Captain.
But I have valuable information.
Like what, for instance.
Like the three prisoners in
your pit for instance.
They’ve escaped.
No beast could escape the
prison pit.
Then go and see.
If I’m lying, you can always
k*ll me later.
I’m not going anywhere, am I?
I shall.
And Skalrag won’t save you.
Or didn’t you know.
He’s been missing since last
night.
(Gasping)
I don’t understand.
(Gulping)
(Grunting)
We did it.
We made it.
And we’re free.
(Panting)
But where’s Rose.
And the others.
Rose.
Rose.
Not so loud, Brome.
They must be near where the
course of their ship b*rned and
sank.
Fortress Marshank must lie just
over yon hills.
We must get out of here.
Where you go, I go, mate.
By the way, where are we going?
To Noonvale.
Noonvale.
I’ll bet an acorn to an eggshell
that’s where Rose and Martin are
headed.
Hush, Bro.
(Laughing)
♪ We’re the Rambling Rosehip
Players who’ll take on any
part ♪
♪ Bring a tear to your eye to
make you cry or turn to the
saddest part ♪
♪ We’re the Rambling Rosehip
Players who’ll take on any
part ♪
♪ Bring a tear to your eye to
make you cry or turn to the
saddest part ♪
Ballaw, are you eating again?
There’s no eating during
rehearsals.
Oh bad form that chucking a
chap’s supper about ruin.
(Gasping)
Hey there.
There’s a belly squirrel here
feeding in tucker.
(Grunting)
What’s all this then?
(Fighting)
What may I ask are you two
doing loitering around our camp?
We’re not thieves.
We’re lost at sea.
Well, land now.
Well, if you wanted some of
our tucker, you should knock and
ask politely, wot.
Instead of sneaking around.
There’s been a
misunderstanding.
We mean you no harm.
Pleased to meet you.
We, Sirs, are the Rambling
Rosehip Players.
Now, who by Jove are you?
I am Felldoh.
And this is Brome.
We were washed ashore after a
monster fish sank our boat.
We lost Brome’s sister and her
companions in the storm.
We don’t even know if they made
it ashore.
Thank you, Martin.
We’re not out of danger yet.
It’ll only take one big wave to
wash us off of here.
First chubby and diggers.
Ain’t chubby and climbers.
Moles aren’t supposed to be
good swimmers either.
But I think you proved that
wrong.
Just follow me.
(Grunting)
I think if we climb a little
further, we might find a broader
ledge.
Can’t I stay here?
My pesky old paws be gonna
sleeping tonight.
(Screaming)
Gotcha.
Gotcha, bigger mouse.
(Laughing)
Not so big now.
Stop it, you gibbering idiot.
Leave me alone.
(Chirping)
Hey, where are we?
And who are these wretched
little creatures?
Hello friend.
Pallum’s the name.
You’ve been caught by pigmy
shrews.
Welcome.
Best way to stop them is to
encourage them.
They’ll always do the opposite
to what you say.
It’s easy.
Join a few words together and
then double them up like you
would to an infant.
Hey, Gig.
Goody good.
You pokey more big mouse?
No.
That’s Dinjer.
The one and only son and heir to
Amballa.
Queen of the pigmy shrews.
Pallum, is there any chance
of us getting some food or
water.
I’ll see what I can do.
Where’s that heddled brain,
Skalrag?
Stupid fox should have been back
ages ago.
Ahh...
Shut up.
I need to think.
If I can con Clogg in to giving
me a load of his slaves.
I could get this place finished
in double time.
Then I’ll be Lord of the entire
Eastern coast twice as fast.
HISKAhem.
What do you want, Hisk?
The prisoners...
Have gone.
Gone?
What do you mean gone?
They’ve d*ed or been k*lled?
No, sir, they’ve escaped.
Rubbish.
No beast escaped my prison pit.
How did you find out they were
gone?
A Bankfog sl*ve by the name of
Druwp told me.
Said he was Skalrag’s spy.
(Growling)
TRAMUN CLOGGHi there, who
missed me?
Do you surrender?
Is that you, Clogg matey?
I just b*rned your smelly old
ship down.
You should surrender to me.
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
But I’ve got your own best mate,
Skalrag.
Dressed up like a foul, ready
for the pot.
Out with it, Tramun.
What do you want?
A truce.
And a party with me old ship
mate.
Oh and if you don’t, I’ll lay
long seeds to your palace.
Give me till morning to think
about it.
Meanwhile why don’t you return
Skalrag as a sign of good faith.
So be it.
Open your gates and we let the
fox in.
The gates stay shut and
locked.
Till I have some of my beasts
let down a basket and we’ll haul
Skalrag up.
Oh, ain’t you the suspicious
one.
Very well.
You can have him.
PALLUMShe’s coming.
Get up.
Queen Amballa’s coming.
When you speak to her, bow your
head and call her Ballamum.
Be respectful.
She’s vindictive and very
powerful.
Oh, Ballamum, no give silly
beasts math food or glug a
drink.
They not get oblewood and care
take Squidgees?
Ballamum, k*ll them dead.
Ballamum say this:
Feed lazy mouse.
Walk and eat.
Bring oblewood.
Silly beast make good Squidgee
nurses.
(Laughing)
What’s Squidgees and
oblewoods?
That’s an oblewood.
And they’re the Squidgees.
(Chirping)
Can you guess what a Squidgee
nurse is?
(Laughing)
I’ll answer any questions.
Okay, let’s try this one.
How many of my prisoners escaped
in the boat?
Five.
There were five of them.
Funny, there were only three
in the prison pit.
He’s a lying traitor.
Continue with the punishment.
(Laughing)
(Chirping)
We’re at least eating some of
it.
I wonder if Brome and Felldoh
are eating.
Felldoh is a good squirrel.
I know he’ll look after my
brother.
I hope they’re safe.
Wherever they are they can’t
be worse off than us.
(Chirping)
Oh, I can’t take much more of
this.
QUEEN AMBALLAListen me now,
Squidgees.
You so goody good.
Silly beasts take all down shore
shore.
(Cheering)
(Chirping)
Dinjer, pokey pokey big mouse
plenty fun.
Hmm.
Squidgees play now.
You watch plenty good.
You fetch all the rest of
Squidgees.
(Chirping)
(Sighing)
Remember, as soon as we’ve
walked past them, run round the
back and make yourselves look
like you’re a lot.
We’ve got to fool them in to
thinking we’ve got a vast army.
(Thudding)
TRAMUN CLOGGAre you ready
to talk?
Party’s at the sea...
Cloggy, me old ship mate.
Lets have a wander round me
fortress.
I’ve got an offer for you.
I’ll happily lend you some of my
troops to give you a full
refurbish in refloating your
ship.
This fair enough.
But what do you want in return?
You old baggy wrinkle.
As soon as you have a sea
worthy craft, you’ll sail off to
capture more slaves what will
get divided equal between us.
If I can feed me crew from your
supplies then take the best of
your weapons, then the deal’s
on.
Oh, just like the good old
days, eh matey.
(Chirping)
I always hated when they decided
to bury me.
Where’s that blasted Dinjer got
to?
There he is.
Get down from there, you
senseless rogue.
(Gasping)
Dinjer gone, him dead, no.
Dinjer not dead, Ballamum.
Bigger mouse save him.
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(Chirping)
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Get out of my way.
Can’t you see I’m trying to help
Dinjer?
Out of way.
Quick now.
Like mouse say.
All of you.
No cry, Ballamum.
Martin, bigger mouse, is mighty
warrior.
He will get your Dinjer back.
You’ll see, you’ll see.
Save me.
Save me.
(Grunting)
Stretch the nets.
Hold them up.
I hopes he don’t want to jump
in to this.
They just won’t hold him.
We need more help.
All of Squidgees, hold net
up, up, stretch up.
Tight now.
Move now, Dinjer.
Get over to the edge.
Make a big leap jump, Dinjer.
Landing soft, net net.
I can’t jump.
Me scared.
Ahh.
Jump, Dinjer.
Jump.
Jump, Dinjer.
(Screaming)
(Gasping)
Oh no.
There’s no sign of a single
living creature.
I do hope Rose is alright.
The sea has calmed down.
They probably made it ashore and
are on their way to Noonvale by
now.
Oh, Mr. Felldoh, I seem to
have hurt my claw.
Would you be so kind as to carry
me to the cart?
You’re the strongest squirrel in
all the land.
Take no notice of her,
friend.
I’ve seen her fluttering her
eyelashes at dragonflies.
I feel bad that we’ve come
this far up the cliff without
sighting your companions.
But I think we can still help.
Your father, Felldoh, is he
still a sl*ve in that dreadful
fortress?
I say, Rowan-old-oak, are you
thinking of pulling off the old
dash and Thespian rescue
routine?
I am.
Then let’s stop your baggin’
and get to it.
(Cheering)
Now just hold fast a moment,
friends.
It’s very kind of you to rescue
my father...
You won’t do it alone, old
chap.
Going to need some of your help
too, eh what?
But you’d not last as long as
a leaf in a bonfire at Marshank.
It’s a very nasty place.
And they’d recognize us
straight away.
That’s that, problem solved.
We are players.
Thespians.
We do this sort of thing all the
time.
It’s a performance.
(Chattering)
We’ll dress Felldoh up as a
catcher.
I think it’s crazy enough it
just might work.
(Cheering)
(Grunting)
One for the net.
Coming down.
(Chirping)
BADRANGSo, are you happy
with our deal?
TRAMUN CLOGGAye, as you say.
It’s just like the good old
days.
But this time there’ll be no
under party-lings, traitors, no
spies.
Spy beasts?
I ain’t never used spy beasts,
matey.
Of course.
It’s just if I ever find any, I
usually t*rture them.
(Laughing)
Fox’s was always traitors.
I never liked that one.
Neither did I, matey.
Neither did I.
(Screaming)
(Thudding)
You really were a hero up
there.
I’m serious.
Not many creatures would have
had the courage.
Especially to rescue one so
annoying as Dinjer.
QUEEN AMBALLAMartin mouse,
warrior mouse, saving my Dinjer
babe.
Ballamum say this:
What you want?
Anything you want.
We want free.
Ballamum say this:
You go.
All free.
(Chirping)
That sounds like music to my
ears.
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