01x13 - Perseverance - Scarface / The Stars in the Sky / Ulysses and the Cyclops

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♪ Tell me a story

♪ Read me a poem ♪

♪ Wrap it in melody ♪

♪ Sing me the song ♪

♪ Then let me hold it ♪

♪ Deep in my heart ♪

♪ Where it can speak to me ♪

♪ All the day long ♪

♪ The adventure of virtue ♪

♪ The adventure of truth ♪

♪ The thrill of knowing ♪

♪ That it's up to you ♪

♪ Building a new day shining in the sun ♪

♪ This is my story ♪

♪ The adventure has ♪

♪ Begun. ♪

Zach: wow!

I can see why they call it plato's peak.

Let me see.

Whoa.

That's incredible.

What's incredible?

Plato's peak.

It looks just like plato.

Next, you'll be telling me

There's a mountain that looks like four presidents.

Here, sock.

See for yourself.

Ooh!

It's all blurry.

Oh, wait a sec.

Here we go.

Yeah! There it is.

That's amazing.

Looks just like...

Hi, sock.

What are you looking at?

( Yelling )

I didn't mean

To startle you.

I just thought you were a talking mountain.

I got to go lay down.

I didn't expect to see you kids.

I thought you had band rehearsal.

Naw. It's... Uh... Boring.

Annie, isn't this your day for karate?

Not anymore.

I quit.

I see.

Since you're interested in plato's peak

How'd you like to hike to the summit?

Whoa! You mean it?

Sure.

Meet me here tomorrow morning

At :, and pack a lunch.

See you tomorrow.

What about you, sock?

Want to come along?

Nah. I got plans tomorrow morning

Like sleeping till tomorrow afternoon.

Whoo-hoo! This is great.

Hurry up, you guys.

I love hikes.

Nature's so close.

It's amazing what you can see along the trail

If you're really looking.

Look at this.

It's like a flute or something.

Wow. Neat!

You think it was left here

By a native american tribe hundreds of years ago?

I don't know about that

But it does remind me of an old legend I once heard.

( High-pitched tones )

The blackfoot tribe tell a story of a young brave

Known as "scarface."

"Scarface"?

That was his name?

Everyone called him that.

As a boy, he was clawed

In a fight with a grizzly bear.

Whoa!

Scarface's parents died

When he was very young...

( Horses whinnying, dog barking )

And scarface grew to be strong and brave.

Though poor and friendless

Scarface was a mighty hunter

And like all the young men in his village

Scarface was in love

With the daughter

Of the chief.

( Grunts )

Look who's in love with our chief's daughter.

If she has spurned us

And all the other young men

What makes you think she would settle for you?

( Mocking laughter )

( Frogs croaking )

Scarface: hello.

Please, don't speak.

I must tell you something.

I know I am poor and scarred

But I have loved you as long as I've known you.

Wealth is not important

And in my eyes, you are beautiful

For I love you as well.

Then marry me.

I... I cannot.

The lord of the sun has forbidden me to wed.

If only the great sun lord

Knew how we felt

He would release you from this.

I'm sorry.

I will journey to the sun lord

And beg him

To let us marry, and I will not return

Without his permission, no matter how long it takes.

Farewell.

And so scarface

Set out on his long journey to find

The lord of the sun.

He traveled many days...

( Rattling )

And braved many dangers

Searching for the golden gates

Which marked the entrance to the land of the sun

But though the sun always lay over the horizon

Beyond the last rise

Scarface never lost sight of his goal.

( Playing flute slowly )

From the reed, he had fashioned a flute

Whose song reminded him of the maiden he had left behind

And he never lost hope.

( Gasps )

I have never seen such a magnificent weapon.

It would make a fine offering

To the lord of the sun.

I cannot do it.

They are not mine to give.

Such an offering would bring me shame, not favor.

( Playing flute )

( Gasps )

Hello. I am morning star.

I have lost my bow and arrow.

Have you seen them?

And so scarface took the lad back to where his weapon lay.

In gratitude, the boy asked scarface to stay with him

In the lodge

Of his father

The lord of the sun.

( Gasps )

You have journeyed far

And have shown yourself an honest man.

Please, stay with us for a season.

Be our guest.

Hunt with our son.

Live with us in peace and harmony.

And scarface knew that the time was not right

To ask the lord of the sun for the favor

He had come so far to seek.

He knew he must be patient

To achieve his goal.

Wait.

I am tired of deer.

I want to hunt the savage birds

Who live beside the great water.

Your father warned

Against it.

Those birds are vicious.

I am not afraid.

( Yelling ): I am a mighty hunter!

No! Wait!

( Birds screeching )

( Yelling )

Morning star!

( Cries out )

( Groans )

( Yelling )

No!

No!

( Birds screeching )

You have saved

The life of the morning star.

Ask of me anything that I may repay you for this.

Oh, great lord of the sun, there is a maiden

The daughter of my chief, who loves me

Despite my scarred and d*sfigured face

But she promised you

That she will not marry, and she

Will not break her vow.

The boon for which I've journeyed so far

And waited so long

Is that you release her from this promise

So we may marry and be happy.

And so you shall, my brave young friend.

Your request is granted

And as a sign of my promise

I shall give you a token to take to your bride.

( Flute playing )

( Gasps )

The lord of the sun has given us his blessing.

They lived happily for many years

And the light of their love warmed all who saw them

Because scarface never forgot his goal and never gave up.

I bet scarface wouldn't have quit the band like I did.

Why did you quit, zach?

Learning the guitar is hard.

There's so many notes and strings

And it hurts my fingers.

Well, I don't have fingers

But I'm sure you're right.

I mean, we talked about playing at school dances and stuff.

I just didn't know it was going to be so much work.

We better get going.

( Sighs )

This looks like a good place to stop for lunch.

I'm bushed.

The trail is so much steeper up here.

It's often like that.

The higher you climb, the tougher the trail.

Hey, what's this?

It's a star made out of twigs.

Weird.

( Bird calling )

Ah, you found your star.

Aurora! Aurora, hi!

How do you know about this?

How'd it get here?

You never know what you might find reaching for a star.

Like in a story I once heard about a little girl

Who actually wanted to reach out

And touch the stars in the sky.

( Owls hooting )

From her bedroom window, she would gaze

At the thousand tiny lights scattered across the heavens

And she wondered what would it be like

To hold one in her hand.

So one night, she decided to find out.

Now, it so happened

There were fairies playing in the field nearby.

( Laughing )

Whee!

( Laughing )

Uh-oh!

Ah... Ooh, sorry to disturb you

But can you help me touch the stars?

Well, these tall grasses fairly shine with stars.

If you dance with us, you'll surely touch them.

Great idea. Thanks.

Hey, where did you go?

( Screams ) ( screams )

I don't see any stars.

I don't see much grass either.

You're looking for stars in the wrong places.

Aim higher.

Maybe you can touch them.

Just go to the top of the stairs without steps.

( Gasps )

Thanks.

( Screams )

But the girl found that the farther she ran

The farther away the rainbow seemed to be.

I've come so far.

I can't stop now.

I... Know...

I can make it.

Almost there.

Finally, she found herself on the very tiptop

Of the rainbow.

And just then

Something happened.

Yahh!

( Yawning )

Did I really touch the stars

Or did I just dream the whole thing?

And there in her palm was a handful of stardust.

I think I see what's going on here.

Kids, shall we keep going?

You bet. You bet.

See you at the top.

After all, I've started something.

Might as well finish it.

Right, plato?

Right. Let's go.

Almost there.

We can make it.

Annie, grab that vine and pull yourself up.

( Grunting )

Ooh!

Annie...

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. I...

Hey...

This isn't a vine.

It looks more like a belt--

A karate belt.

Cool. A green belt.

Is that what you are?

No, but it's what I was working for

When I quit.

Why did you quit?

I thought you enjoyed it.

I've been doing it for months and I'm still a white belt.

I just feel like I'm stuck in one place.

I know someone who was stuck.

Ever heard of ulysses, the legendary greek warrior?

I think.

Oddly enough, a belt played a role

In his story, too.

Plato: returning from the trojan w*r

Ulysses and his men drifted at sea for months

Searching for their home.

Sir, we've run out of drinking water

And food supplies are perilously low.

Take heart.

The gods have provided us

With a haven... At last.

( Men cheering )

Plato: overjoyed, the sailors headed for shore.

Ulysses and his men

Found the island to be lush and bountiful.

Their lives were saved.

Leaving most of his crew loading provisions

He took a small crew to explore.

It is a wonder such a lovely place

Is uninhabited.

Look!

Maybe someone does live here.

Or some thing.

( Pebble clatters )

Hello!

Is anyone here?

Sailor: cheese, milk... It's a feast!

Let us take it back to the ships

So our comrades can enjoy this bounty.

No.

All of this belongs to someone.

We'll wait for his return.

( Gasping )

Shhh.

( Sheep bleating )

It's a cyclops!

And who are you, little man?

We are greek sailors

Who have conquered the city of troy.

We are wandering, lost, on the seas.

Lost, eh?

Where are your ships?

All wrecked on the far side of this island.

( Screaming )

( Crunching )

( Snoring )

Ulysses: all together, now, men.

Push.

Push.

Push!

( Men straining and grunting )

Push!

Push!

Ulysses: it's no use.

No one can let us out

But the cyclops himself.

Then we are doomed.

Trapped until we die of hunger or are devoured.

Plato: only ulysses did not give in to despair.

Instead, he pondered ways to escape.

( Yawning )

Where are you this morning, my little friends?

( Heavy footsteps )

I'll return this evening.

We can enjoy a good dinner, you...

( Laughs )

And i.

Hurry! He's gone!

Let's get out!

( Men gasping )

( Laughing )

( Screaming )

We'll never escape.

Sooner or later

We shall all meet their fate.

We mustn't give up.

There's a way out if we use our wits.

The monster has left his walking stick behind

And it shall be his undoing.

( Scraping )

( Sheep bleating )

( Laughing ): not quite fast enough.

( Screaming )

( Crunching )

We will not give up... Ever!

They tried everything

To destroy the cyclops, but he seemed unstoppable.

( Cyclops howling )

Foolish little men!

You'll never escape!

But you, you won't be able to resist

The attempt.

Finally, ulysses had an idea.

( Bleating )

Ah, it is only you, my pets.

Cyclops: out with you!

It is men I am searching for!

Dear ram

You do not come out first, as usual, but last?

Why?

Hey!

( Howls )

Hurry, men!

Head for the ships!

( Howling angrily )

( Men laughing )

( Men cheering )

All: hooray!

Ulysses was to have many adventures

Before he reached home

But he finally made it

Because he never gave up.

That's perseverance.

Admit it.

You hid the stuff for us to find.

Would we do that?

You think they'd let me back

In karate class?

Put it this way...

They won't kick you out.

Come on, you guys, let's hurry.

I want to get home in time

To practice my guitar.

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will

When the road you're trudging

Seems uphill.

When funds are low

And debts are high

And you can't tell how close you are.

It may be near when it seems afar.

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit.

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

♪ A challenge is a chance to sharpen your wit ♪

♪ To hone all your skills, to refuse to quit ♪

♪ If the goal is a good one then set your standard ♪

♪ Heal your fear, persevere ♪

♪ And don't take "no" for an answer ♪

♪ Rise above rainbows on stairs without steps ♪

♪ Touch the morning star, but don't stop climbing yet ♪

♪ Rise above doubt, don't give in to despair ♪

♪ Be strong, grow wings, be lighter than air ♪

♪ Have courage in your heart, be lighter than air. ♪