01x12 - The Blessing

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hey girls raffle's being drawn in 2 minutes it's your last chance what do you think are you kidding I swear I must

have the worst luck in the world no way I you should see the dress I got stuck with for my cousin's wedding no I think

I've got you beat on this one last week Dr Taran Dash was handing out Lab Partners and I got Daniel over

check yeah five the turkey farm they'd have to cancel Thanksgiving okay okay you win you're

the top loser but there are some cool prizes stereo video camera shopping spre at

Close Encounters well it is for a good cause but I don't know Cleo come on

listen to me it's like the old joke about the guy the only thing he wants is to win the lottery he prays every night

to win the lottery nothing he never wins then he dies and goes to heaven he asks God I'm a good man I pray every night

how come you never let me in the lottery and God says Alvin you should have met me halfway you never bought a

ticket and the moral of the story is the tickets are over

there why do I know I'm going to regret this okay everybody it's time to find

out who big winners are that's not Cleo Bellow spending her

hard-earned cash on the give a chance is it oh well you got to live a little who knows I might actually win okay

everybody for the home stereo it looks as great as it sounds everyone and our winner

is Stan

grum and now it's the all expense P SK weekend at the silverhawk resort

wherever when this one is going to be busting some gnarly moves on the big SL this weekend

[Music] okay and our winner

is

fellows lucky [Music]

me Cleo this isn't like you I don't know why you're that Ain get do you want to

know why because for one Split Second when she first told me that won I felt like a

winner you know it didn't I didn't think that I couldn't use it I just I was a

winner and then everybody got it started feeling sorry for me and looking at me

like I was a freak nobody thinks you're a freak no you know it's it's not even about

being stuck in the chair it's just I hate being different it always

feels like people are staring at me Welcome to the Real World everybody feels like that Cleo I mean why do you

think Erica goldl DED her hair pink and got the nose R she wanted to make sure she knew what they were staring at maybe

I'd look good in pink [Music]

hair you know CLE it was really nice of you to let me and filthy use your trip somebody had to

go hey muchacho gears loaded in the car ready to hit the slopes I'm so glad I was able to come

and I was supposed to be working at the coffee shop today but luckily it got shut down by the health inspector lucky for you not for the guy who runs it or

for me if it wasn't for you I'd have to call Britney and now you see what I saved you from yeah long romantic drive

up the hill snuggling in the ski chalet holding hands over a cup of hot

chocolate yeah yeah that would be nice if she was taking your calls

there's that Minor Detail I'll be in the

car hey thanks again for letting us use this trip I owe you one you owe me 10 but

who's counting you sure you don't want me to stick around for what I mean the

tracking program hasn't had a hit on the gorgo stone in weeks well maybe we're about do maybe the Trail's gone

cold feel kind of bad leaving you here look you said so yourself we can't give up

our lives searching the alter world I'm going to do some work on the computer this weekend see if I can't give this

tracking program a kick in the pants well

thanks take care I'll see you Sunday night see

you I just want you to know I'm not going to be the taster a Jenny where's your sense

of adventure it walked up some time around when you suggested a lemon tortillas well you know when your

supplier hands you an extra create lemons you got to get creative you know what they say when you get a bunch of lemons you got to make lemonade guess

it's just my luck to have a mother who makes lemon rice lemon pasta lemon soup lemon soup it's a great idea I think I

have a recipe

somewhere wow that's some recipe box Mrs B it's from East

Africa I got when I was there with Cleo's dad doing research it's museum piece and you keep your recipes in it

mhm your parents are so cool you know actually it was your dad's idea that I

keep my recipes in it supposed to bring luck I thought it'd be good for business

and I think it's worked pretty well so [Music]

far [Music]

how you doing fine really

whatever oh honey everybody's got a right to feel

down now and again every mom's got a right to try and cheer him

up it's not even about the chair with a ski trip or anything like

that just sometimes it feels like I can't catch a break everybody feels that way sometimes I no no Alex gets a ski

trip filthy gets off work why doesn't luck ever step in for

me maybe we can change that worked for me maybe it'll work for

you I think it'll take more than a box to change my

[Music] life was our second week in Africa

chlo you've never seen anything so beautiful it's just it's so incredibly

open it's just like you could drive forever we took a boat over to Zanzibar to this little village that we're going

to be staying in your dad I think only really knew just a little Swahili you got the

directions wrong so there we were we're stranded we got no place to stay you

can't get back to the mainland until the next day well what did you do there was this old woman she let us stay in her

hut and before we left she opened up this chest and pulled out the

box she pointed to me and she motioned like she wanted me to have it she said it wasn't her who was giving

me the Box the Box had a will of its own knew where it had to go your dad actually understood more the

history of it he even thought it was important enough to scan for the cyber museum minus my recipes of

course well I can't take take it it's yours the old woman said it was for you

maybe the box has changed its mind maybe it wants to be with someone else for a

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while

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a

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cyber museum African room boxes elephant

[Music] box okay I'm ready for

this [Music]

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en

perfect snow man yeah thank you I put an order in on the way

up who 11:00 CS are smiling on us

today hey can we give you a hand with those thanks we got it hey don't work

over at the coffee joint on Center oh well yeah I used I'm Phil this is Alex Morgan Linda my dad wants me to get an

after school job you like working there it's okay pays for the car if you uh if

you want I could put a word in for you thatd be great cool hey maybe later we could grab a cappuccino

sure when do you plan on telling her that the coffee Shop's closed

down

never

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bless it one who said that can't have been

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who are you where did you come from you saw where I came from so who are you I've got Mamba and bioka and Baff by

those who are afraid of my venomous bite I'm also called nooka When I'm Small

futa when I'm large and Kiri when I'm harmless so which one are you my

dangerous or Harless lucky or unlucky blessing

or curse maybe it depends on the day or who is deciding I prefer to call myself

Shaha the Storyteller there is a story coming for

you death and birth loss and

prosperity what do you want your father is dying and your brother's by his side Listen Up Your

Story begins go inside

finally Where Have You Been I'm sorry is that

Radley is that my daughter I'm here where were you daughter were you

out gathering in the corn she was out Gathering the sun your daughter is one

who dances first and works later I didn't know your sister is one who

appreciates our beautiful world I am one who took God and all his

gifts for granted before it was too late I worked and built this

farm and now I am dying before my daughter even marries I will never see

my grand [Music] children I have only a few breaths left

it's time to make my big quests will you take your father's

property or his Blessing I will have the

property then I will have the blessing may it grow and increase your

whole life

long Farewell My

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Children you can live in my Hut if you like I move you to town see

thanks you took the blessing that's a big

help you never appreciated me I always work hard with our father for our clothes and food well now they're mine

what are you trying to prove you got what you wanted and you have nothing I have his Blessing good luck in turn that

this is the last of it that's everything except for an old weather spot and that grinding

stone let her keep it she has no

corn well that was a bad break you think

the part where my father who loved me and took the care of me dies the part where my brother takes all the food and leaves me with nothing nothing but your

father's blessing a lot of good that does [Music]

me hosi he who tastes bitter things we eat sweet things as well just wait for

the next part of the story if you're going to tell me that Hakuna mamine is no worries I'm out of here I'm not going

to tell you you have no worries ahead but you are called RI the bless

one sword for Hungry [Music]

one what are you looking for I was hoping you missed something I'm

starving hey you know this place are there any edible roots or berries around here I'm not your guardian angel just

your Storyteller even if it's a story about me starving to death if that's the story

hey a seed not much meat on that hello in the

house hello on the road I'm wasi I just moved to the village with my

husband I'm RI and this is no one you

live alone here yeah my father died and my brother left me

here blessings of your house do you have a pot I can borrow all my

dishes broke on the road I have corn for dinner but no pot to cook it I have a pot but no corn isn't that

convenient let me cook my husband's dinner hair and I'll share my corn with you I'll get the pot I'll start the

fire he a taste of the cakes my husband last night she'd like to borrow your grinding stone

I get some of the Corn right I'll start the fire I'll get the

pot God he scared me be just my luck to break this

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part what's going on you'll have plenty of corn today

rabie they all need your help to cook he best PO is broken and your melas and

ues all right let's get [Music]

grinding you're becoming a wealthy woman Rie I hope my marriage is so blessed

with Good Fortune I hope so too and I hope God blesses you with a husband of your

own thanks we'll see BR come out

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here I heard you were selling the use of your little pot I didn't do anything wrong you made this profit using my

property you gave me that part everything here is mine Our Father gave me the property and you his Blessing you

made your choice and I I will be rich not you put it in the card hey that's

mine Ry don't he's taking everything he's your brother the pot and grinding

stone are his and what you earned here is his even if I starve do you want me to starve if you are so blessed you

won't starve you can't take that how am I going to live we have to stop him I am

only taking what is mine I'm sorry Raby

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away don't do that I told you I could be as frightening at times and hardness at

others just like anyone we all live under different

disguises who do you see when you look in the map well I see Ry most people do not see

who they are they see who they wish to be or who they fear they are

becoming what does Mali see what do you think he sees I think he sees gorgos an

evil spirit in the guise of a man we have a saying R will any to me me to me

the evil spirit of a man is a man does not take a demon to make a man do

harm why is he so angry at me he sees what he does not have but he got what he

asked for that do not always happiness mly got the property but he

also got a wife who spends it as fast as he earns it it is Never

Enough who's the happiest to receive the husk of the sugar can the poor man or the rich

man I see your point so got your

blessings yeah anything I receive tomorrow will make me feel richer at least it's

raining yeah that's a lucky break for [Music]

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me a pumpkin [Music]

vine my mess heard about your pumpkins she sent me to buy don't you work for my

brother Molly my mistress sent me I won't sell to you

keep your money get for [Music] [Applause]

this magic hello we heard about your pumpkins

everyone in town talks how sweet they are what did you put in the soil nothing

but rain I'm glad you're doing all right

why did you side with my brother I thought we were friends I wish you well but the law was with him I see how well

it all turned out for you good fortune provided look at that

[Music] pumpkin a gift plant seeds I hope they bring you

good fortune what about you I have the vine more will

grow then you'll never be

hungry sister oh

no my wife wants pumpkins they're all gone you lie you so to the women of the

Village today look for yourself there aren't any left did you keep one for yourself do you have one for seeds give

them to me I already sent one to your wife she wants more she can plant them herself it's not going to be more on this Vine until grows more buds I a man

of property this land is mine what grows here is mine you don't make the rain you don't own this pumpkin vine give me

pumpkins for my wife or there'll be no Vine hey leave it

alone okay close so here we are ready to attack the elusive Cyclone run at Mount

silverhawk hey you guys ready for a break we were just going to go for some hot chocolate how about in uh 20 minutes

okay hey smile you're on Candy

Camera what's that guy

doing hey go hold this for one second I'll be back wait what are

you [Music]

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don't say anything don't you dare try and tell me how fortunate I am just got

my hand choed off I didn't ask him for anything I just

wanted him to leave me alone

what I really wanted was to get away from my life for a little while you take your life with you

wherever you go you take Shaha for granted every snake is not

Shaha go on little brother what is wrong blessed one stop

calling me that are you nuts I have nothing to eat I have nowhere to live my

crazy brother just cut my hand off so I'll never be happy again he can't decide that blessed one only you can see

what happens then you decide whether it is blessed or cursed I already know what

it's like to lose a part of my body it's just a long list of things

that you can't do everyone has list like that even women with two hands stop

talking in riddles you have no idea what what it's like to lose your legs or a hand a snake

cannot walk a snake does not have hands some say the snake is a creature

cursed to crawl and there are others who believe that without the snake to cut the channels in the Earth the rivers

cannot bring life to the land but you can become a man whenever you want you can walk whenever you want I am always

Shaha I do what I do I cannot be cheetah or baboon they cannot be sh

H life brings good and bad what happens

happens all I want life to bring me right now is a wooden box I just want to go

[Music] home I can't believe you missed that antelope you must have nudged my arm

with something you couldn't hit a dead Water Buffalo today just as well I wouldn't want to be

called the he who hunts the dead water buffalo

ah is that the bird up there oh only

water is it rainning only on you m oh it's only under the

tree there something up there leave it alone it landed on me

whatever it is it's meant for me as Storyteller you're crazy he go home and tell my parents that I'm sick and I

can't come until tomorrow whatever you say [Music]

go I can't let him see me this is your

story I wish I had a copy of it so I could see what was happening

next I see what is your name sweet one they

call me Ravi it means blessing just so they call me

m which means husband where's your wife I have none

and I guess your name isn't true either maybe not yet when I was born a Storyteller said

that my wife would come to me like a storm of rain my nurse said this meant much trouble ahead my mother said this

meant that my wife would be like the rain that gives life to the seat oh they're probably both right I

think it meant that I would find my wife crying in a tree

no maybe this is what's supposed to happen maybe we're meant to be together

come on with

me what is it what what's wrong when I was little I used to love

to climb but when I was 11 I fell out of a tree and I woke up and I couldn't

[Music] walk God is kind to have healed

[Music] you yeah I'll help you down you won't fall I'm

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strong

remember they're all looking at us they're glad I'm [Music]

home you didn't tell me your father's a chief I want you to know that's not why you came and me without my glass

slippers R din told us you were not well I just wanted to soften you

up so they want to refuse me when I tell them I want to Mar this is

that this is the woman you brought to Mary but she has no hand I have a hand a

woman is more than a hand or a [Music]

foot we love our son the chief son needs a woman who can make a home for him I

will make me happy she won't be able to look after you she won't even be able to cook your food it is not that hard to

look after a man I don't always use both hands well I can cook you won't need to

cook we have servants maybe but you never know fortunes change if I can cook dinner will you

give your consent bring

corn my mother will help you it's okay I don't need any [Music]

help

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you

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good it's called a tortilla it means a little cake

tortilla it's [Applause] [Music]

good [Music]

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everyone eats the wedding Festival

[Music] begins so you know how the story goes after all so this is right I'm supposed

to marry Lum that's just how the story go so what next happily

aapor Kum Kos the cooling of the tongs is not the

end of the forging you have a million to those don't you cooling of the tongues what does

that mean but one story ends where does the next one

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hey what happened to you man oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to screw everything up looks fine for me Morgan's great we a

friend Linda met this guy some shop and prep so you're on your own that's okay what happened to you anyway I'll tell

you in a second I'm just calling

CL that's weird she not answering she has a

life yeah but she such was going to be on the computer while I was away I'm she's not in any

trouble yeah oh there you go a back to

Mama there you go baby yeah very good it is a

baby I I I can't possibly have a baby you have a baby all right I was

there when he was born I'll be back as soon as I can L how

long have we been married I know I promised you two years ago that

i' take care of you but I have to look out for my people too goes with a territory Chief problems anywhere in his

land I get to go okay well then take care of yourself

I know my parents look after you while I'm going don't cry sweet

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one [Music] [Applause]

[Music] you what are you doing here so much for

happily ever after false daughter we have learned the truth from him what did

he tell you did you think you could be with the son of so great a chief we know

the truth how you Bewitched your father and destroyed your family how you were

EX exiled from the village for witchcraft it's not the truth she thought she was safe but the people of

our village found out they cut off her hand so people would never accept her again that's a lie you cut it off she

hates all men she k*lled her first husband by witchcraft I was never

married and when I dared accuse her she turned the curse on me I've not known a day's happiness

since how can you do this he drove me from my home he took everything I owned

if he's unhappy he did it to himself when Good Fortune Smiles upon her others

suffer when she had Rich harvests she kept the best for herself and let others

starve don't let the same happen to your people protect

yourself put the witch to [Music]

death the witch Must Die she is your son wife tell him she

fell ill her and the baby she has done nothing but been a good daughter to us

she's fooled you with her craft I will not risk our people or our son if mum learns you have k*lled his wife and

child he will never forgive you send them away banish them I will

lie I will tell him they died but if you harm her I will tell him the

truth go leave here or [Music]

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this [Music]

is that guy's in gorgos and he's doing a pretty fine imitation on the other

hand sorry I was going to say there's another way to take a look at this

you're going to tell me that I'm the fortunate one again

well at least this time I have a pot and some corn to feed this little guy if mty hadn't done what he did to you you would

not have been in that tree you'd have never met M and there would be no little

guy I guess you can always say that wherever you are you never would have gotten there without whatever happens

leading up to it if you like the end of the story then the road was worth it what's the end of

this story I'm not telling let it come here hurry get you

nowhere you know you should really go into the fortune cookie

business M where'd he go whatever happens happens

what are you saying oh my God Wy story goes as The

Story Goes

help me where is he you can't find him like that use your other hand I don't have

another hand the baby doesn't know [Music]

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that ah you see the good de come from this are you crazy he could have drowned

he could never drown it's not part of the story you can't be so sure stories can change

no my people's stories Are My People the stories cannot change I hope

you're right you know what happens if the stories do change or get lost never

happened when the snake shed his skin the old snake the same snake

emerges to live again and the story ends the same story begins

again that's the way it should be without my people's stories they

reduce their way what kind of wish would do this I hope you never find

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out how like new I mean what happened was it

good fortune Faith Power of Love Time Heals all

wounds not everything grows back sometimes you have to live without something forever that is true sometimes

we lose a hand or a leg a husband a home or even a child we all have

Sorrows come here me we're going home

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I said you were dead it's all right M I didn't want to

live without you

your hand what happened what magic is this

it's that I told you she is a witch then what are you a brother who turned his

sister out of her home a man who is never satisfied with what he has and wants everyone else to have

nothing you see I can tell stories

too you believed what he told you and not what you knew he cut this off

because our father father gave me his Blessing and he hated me having anything I was the son the first

born I should have had his Blessing as well would that have even been enough whenever I had anything you tried to

take it away a son looks after his sister he left his sister to die who are

you I'm Shaha the Storyteller I only speak truth it wasn't

fair no matter what I did she prospered

so it is with the blessing of a father forgive me for doubting you welcome back

to your home thank [Music] you now what do we do with this

man let me go I've done nothing you broke the brond of kinship he should

die it is your choice RTI you are the one he tried to

k*ll what happens next Shaha how does the story end I don't know you haven't

done it yet I have to know Shaha what is RI supposed to do you were here you

learned what would you do k*ll

him he tried to k*ll you stop I don't want anybody to

die every time he hurt me something good came out of it now I have a home I have

a family I have a child I I have my hand back back he who tastes bitter things eats

sweet things as well let my brother

live are you sure let him go on his way with my

blessing two pieces of advice for brother take the one learn to recognize

good luck and two always listen

snakes on your [Music]

way welcome home daughter it's good to have family isn't it

yes I brought something home when they said you were dead I kept

it the man who gave it to me said to was good fortune which means is for

you you're a good man M I was lucky to meet

you and M is lucky to have parents who love him so much so much that they'll do anything

even the wrong thing to protect him thank

[Music] you farewell

blessed [Music]

coo oh you there you okay sure you're back

early check this out [Applause]

see it's called adaptable skiing anybody can really do it you just need the special

chair so you won't have to stay at home next time thanks but honestly I don't

even like skiing that much I just wanted to do it cuz I couldn't but I'm over it now you know I learned that she got to

appreciate what you do have cuz it could be a lot worse

Cleo what's going on did you go into the alter

World maybe are you crazy you can't go in there without somebody watching over

you I know it was dumb but there's something that I needed to

do hey sweetie you back already do you have a good time yeah it was

great Clea what are you doing I want you to have that I know and I love it but I

think with all this is where it [Music] belongs