01x13 - Alley Night Opera / Cats of a Different Class

[bunniefuu]

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is

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my best friends

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no it's not

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it's coming from over there

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wow it must be the monkey king

the monkey king who's that

the monkey king travels all over the

world with his monkeys

performing acrobatic opera is the monkey

king real

well not exactly but there are lots of

stories and offers about him

come on we gotta tell mama and papa they

love opera

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wooshan is known throughout the world

for his portrayal of the monkey king

did i ever tell you i'm his biggest fan

many times many many times

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who sean did i ever tell you i'm his

biggest fan my fantastically felicitous

feline

i believe you might have mentioned it

once or twice i

always wanted to be in the beijing opera

maybe wushan will let me perform with

him

all i have to do is practice

first of all my dear you're a cat even

we have our limitations

and second of all i can't imagine you

being an opera singer

i thought you said you liked opera oh i

do

in fact i love opera but that yowling

you make with the alley cats is an opera

it's just noise it is not just noise

we're rehearsing that's what rehearsals

are for

well you certainly spend a lot of time

doing it whatever it is

you spend just as much time playing five

dots i do not

oh no let's not argue in front of the

children my dear

mama baba the monkey king is here

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we still have work to do we'll see the

monkey king later all right

come on you two what are we waiting for

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come on

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welcome to our home

we are honored to have you here we'd be

even more honored if you would grace us

with a performance

perhaps of the monkey king i wish i

could

but i cannot i am traveling alone how

can i possibly play the monkey king

without the actors who play my monkeys

how hard could it be to play a monkey i

bet you couldn't do it

people trained years and years to sing

opera it takes

lots and lots of practice well it sounds

like a bunch of squealing and screaming

if you ask me

you're such a silly bat come on let's

see what's happening over there

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i see you're playing five dots again i

don't spend any more time playing

five dots than you spend rehearsing your

precious opera

well i have to those alley cats really

need a lot of practice

what we do is art what you do is just a

game

art art oh yes you

must go and help them sing more artfully

art indeed and by the way i'll have you

know that it takes a lot of skill to

play five dots well

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oh no not again let's go see

okay but we better be quiet

again i'm afraid it's the alley cat

opera starring the one and only baba

meow

that's exactly what it is whoever told

him he could sing

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oh

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i want a word with you baba meow let me

guess

does this have anything to do with our

singing yes it does

most certainly you said you liked opera

as a matter of fact you said you loved

it

yes real opera

oh no they're fighting again

but your brand of so-called opera chased

nine eye away while we were playing five

dots

i i don't see why it would and you

probably woke everyone else up in the

palace too

while you were at it i'll tell you what

why don't we go for a walk and talk

about it well

all right but don't think you can sweet

talk your way out of this one

i'm warning you it isn't going to work

mama and baba don't love each other

anymore

what what are you talking about you saw

them they were arguing

shigua just because mama and baba were

arguing

well it doesn't mean that they don't

love each other don was right chiqua

i i guess so you are

sure about this aren't you dog

come on we'll talk to mama and baba in

the morning okay

okay

you don't really mind me spending some

time on my opera do you

no not really i guess not

actually you do have a very strong voice

very masculine and you don't

really mind me playing five dots do you

of course not my dear your skill is

unmatched

i'm proud of your playing

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good morning i hope you slept well

is there anything you need anything we

can do for you

well i do need to rehearse so if there

is a suitable room in your magnificent

palace

anywhere you wish thank you my kind

friend

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why did you want to talk to us children

well um

you and mama do love each other right

of course we do well we all heard you

arguing last night

and sheikh was afraid you and baba don't

love each other anymore

we're very sorry you heard the argument

but we do love each other

very much and we love you very much too

and we always will everyone argues

sometimes

even you shigua every so often you argue

with saguan dongwa

right but that doesn't mean you don't

love them

does it no of course i love them

in fact sometimes arguing with people

you care about makes you realize

just how important they are to you come

on

let's go see what the monkey king is

doing

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oh son does this mean you've changed

your mind about performing

sorry i'm just practicing i cannot

perform without my monkeys

here are your monkeys oh son they'd be

perfect

well i that is

i insist what a wonderful idea

we have so little opportunity to go to

the opera

and the magistrate is so fond of the

monkey king

well all right i'll give it a try

out out i'm so sorry oshan

i have no idea where these kittens came

from

no wait i found my monkeys

they're naturals all they need is a bit

of rehearsal

my will perform as a monkey king

ladies and gentlemen the monkey king

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hey

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yes

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no way well now i guess

we're having an argument but we're still

friends right

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fast

i think i hear another argument coming

on

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and this one might not have such a

friendly ending

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oh something tells me i shouldn't be

sticking around here

wow oh

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the foolish magistrate is having a very

important guest today

you must look your best and be on your

very best behavior

what's so special about today yes mama

what's so special and who's this

important guest

the foolish matches paint's guest is one

of the emperor's cousins

from favorship he's come all the way

across

i'm sure he didn't walk

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they are so beautiful

we welcome you and your three daughters

who are the

most beautiful flowers in all of

china it has long been the tradition of

my

ancestors to welcome members of the

imperial court

today we carry on that tradition

beijing did you notice them

their beautiful silks being carried

around by servants on pillows like that

and those wonderful booties they wear

i wasn't really paying attention i was

looking straight ahead

just like this wow you should see them

come on

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they don't

but how could they be unhappy with such

beautiful pillows and booties

and all those other fantastic things it

must just be their snooty attitudes

your feet

do i make myself clear

so tonight i shall be generous

wow

good idea maybe have some shrimp

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yeah they're good but

oh who knows

maybe i'll dream about it tonight wow

maybe you should go talk to those

beijing cats tomorrow

that might be fun yeah

that's a good idea

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good day how are

and i just wanted to welcome you to our

house too

we are in no mood for visitors just

leave

please

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traveling

you are so lucky little kitten if your

cook gives you shrimp and fish

rice

how lucky you are we were ripped away

from our family so long ago

but we're stuck all the time sitting in

cold and drafty rooms on these

shivery slippery pillows

how about if we do a train train what

yes

what would you like to trade

okay how about this i'll go to the

kitchen and get you some shrimp

and you let me wear a pair of your

booties for a while

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well little one i guess it's time to

keep

our part apart

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it doesn't mean it's going to feel good

perfectly

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uh

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foreign

that feels better

applause back with dirt the basket will

punish us

saguaro help us quick come with me

help me clean them

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how could you have gotten these cats in

such trouble

i swear you're always ma'am if i might

explain

your daughter did not get us into

trouble in fact she has shown us the

most kindness we have seen

in years she fed us shrimp and let us

act like

real cats for a few wonderful moments

most of all she offered us her

friendship

well saga i was wrong i apologize

and now sago we thank you

and your family for being so kind to us

we are very grateful for your generosity

and

very envious of the life you lead here

yes very envious you have a lovely life

a lovely family you should enjoy it but

i was envious of

you all your beautiful things your

servant

sometimes the simple ways are the best

ways

just because something is beautiful

doesn't mean that it is pleasant or

comfortable

remember those awful slippers

they thought were so beautiful yep i did

and did you feel like a success princess

is

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