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01x26 - Luck be a Bat / Tea for Two Monkeys

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat". Aired: September 3, 2001 – October 5, 2002.*
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Sagwa resides in a palace of a magistrate in China in what is assumed to be modern-day Fujian province, as part of a royal family of cats who have the ability to write with their tails.

01x26 - Luck be a Bat / Tea for Two Monkeys

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[Music]

why you're my best friend

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my best friends

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all right everybody i've been thinking

we should do more with our days

how about a fun-filled black paper

anyone

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all right i get it you guys want to stay

in well how about we brighten the place

up a bit

do a little

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if anyone redecorating

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[Laughter]

sure is good to get out of that dark

damn crafty cave

i thought bats like that stuff i guess

but it's just sleep sleep sleep all day

over there

you guys sure are lucky you get to have

fun whenever you want

hey we have chores to do and writing

practice

still if i had just one wish it would be

to live here at the palace

oh cook could make food for me i have a

big comfy bed

a personal wing masseuse

life in the palace isn't all fun and

games speaking of which

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your turn

ty ty she can't see you here

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ah this blue parasol will match my new

dress divinely

hush

what is your problem

oh

got you oh no

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my dear husband

look it's

a bat

yes bats are the ultimate chinese symbol

of good luck

what do you mean my ravishing rice cake

bats are

horrible big fanged terrifying monsters

not to mention they're big fangs

no my dear bats are lucky which is why

we have their pictures all over the

palace

of course i knew that and if

pictures of bats are lucky imagine how

much luck a real bat will bring

yes i'm going to live at the palace

huh enjoy your new

home lucky bat

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oh no isn't this great

look at this fancy cape and all the food

i can eat

and i've got my very own cushion and

it's soft

ah this is the life but

fufu you're in a cage

so so you're in a cage

don't worry i'll try to get you out i

hope

[Music]

hmm

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i wish i had never wished to live at the

palace

hey maybe you can fit through the bars

uh-huh

too many dumplings hmm the only way out

is through that door

and ty ty keeps the key on her at all

times even when she

sleeps even when she

[Music]

sleeps

[Music]

okay

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you're the best jaguar

maybe i should take this one with me

what do you think hi

yeah quick ty is coming

[Music]

my lucky bat escaped when i find him

again and i will find him i shall seal

the cage

shut forever

well i guess this is it i can never come

back here

i'll try and visit you at the cave when

i can

now i really wish i'd never wish to live

at the palace

bye sagua bye oofu

my friend

wake up girls wake up girls

wake up girls good morning

the sun is rising it's time to come look

for my lucky bird

again we've been looking for a week

i don't think he wants to be found

cheer up sagua i'm sure hoover's having

a great time back in his cave

so what do you want to do next it go

exploring

run around look for treasure

[Music]

you're not like saguaro at all

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where could that bat be sure

[Music]

i know that strange hop in that wave

how did you recognize me empty nets

empty nets there must be a better way to

catch my lucky bat

mama did you um look in the cage for

clues

now that is smart thinking if i want to

catch that

i have to think like the bat hmm

if i were a bat in a cage what would i

want

flowers yes jewels

definitely but what else

i would want

i would want to be free oh my

i have done a horrible thing

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[Laughter]

[Music]

wow what a fun day what are you gonna

dress like tomorrow

i suppose i could be a frog you're a

mouse

what even a cat

what a terrible mistake i made trying to

cage my lucky fats

she looks so sad if only my

bat would reappear to me just briefly

i would know everything was right again

maybe i should do something

are you sure it's safe you're right

or not

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and i would never ever

put him in a cage again

if only i could see my lucky bed just

one more time well i think it's safe

she only wants to see me i hope you're

right

loosen my feathers

[Music]

it's you my lucky man

[Music]

our luck is back

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um mama

of course follow me

from now on bats will never be trapped

in this palace

i think we should just honor bat symbols

and pictures like

everyone else besides i have all the

luck i need

a home a wonderful husband

and three very smart daughters

you know this bat isn't really scary at

all

in fact he's quite statuesque

marvellous then bats will be welcome in

this palace whenever

they desire did you hear that

you get your wish you can live at the

palace

you know what i think visiting is more

my style

i'm a bat i live in a cave but didn't

you say your cave was

dark damp and drafty so do you think ty

ty would let me keep one of those

statues of myself

huh or maybe i could just have that robe

wait i know those jeweled glasses oh no

that's the real me

[Music]

hmm this is a cheerful little tea

don't tell me jumping very close your

magistrate

what's up is it your liking

hmm no i am still

in search of the perfect tea leaf simple

and

fragrant as nature intended

something i haven't tried before

ah this one's amazingly light with a

perfectly

sour aftertaste please another

try getting it through your thick bird

heads cats are number one around here

get

over yourself ink face dogs

are the favorite pets of this palace

cats

dogs cats

cats

what on earth is this um actually

since we had run out of new tea spit it

out

i did i simply mixed them all into one

blend

it smelled delicious sadly it did not

taste that way is there really no other

tea to try

well there is one i know of it grows

near here

and is very unique

almost impossible to pick it grows very

high up on the cliffs

only special tea pickers can get to it

get me those tea pickers

i'm not sure you understand your

magistrate they aren't

regular tea pickers in fact just get

them

never mind the cost i must have that tea

i wonder what's so special about the tea

pickers

i've been thinking maybe the tea pickers

have arms as long as

tent poles yeah and legs

as long as as long as bigger tent poles

hey i didn't know the circus was in town

circus we're not circus monkeys we're

tea monkeys tea monkeys i'm why

this is my sister jing ping hi i'm sagua

and this is my sister and my brother

dongwa

at last come the magistrate is waiting

to meet you

monkeys who pick tea that's amazing

and they're so adorable

those smelly things we'll show you

adorable after all we are the palace

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[Laughter]

favorites

favorites huh here let the pros teach

you how it's done

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i don't believe it these two are

stealing

all our attention you're so lucky to be

living in a palace

you must love it here don't get too

comfortable

you're only visitors do you really

pick tea

we pick anything we like including you

[Music]

sorry the mountain cliffs are much too

dangerous for a little kitten like you

monkeys to the mountain you know what to

do

come on jing ping it's tea time

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i wish i was a tea monkey

[Music]

is this butter what ah

oh amazing this is the finest tea i have

ever tasted in my entire life

reader prepare the guest house my tea

pickers are staying

indefinitely this is awful

you're staying you're staying this is

great

looks like the monkeys are staying a

long time

is that bad bad it's worse than bad

you want to know who the favorite pets

will be them

no yes and they won't just be getting

all the attention inside the

wait palace the whole village sees them

and the daughters will they still want

to pack for you with them around

you guys are enough competition for us

we have to find a way to make those

monkeys leave well

i bet the magistrate wouldn't be so

happy if they were just regular monkeys

who didn't pick

tea that's it what's it all we have to

do

is make sure they don't pick any tea and

i know

just how to do it

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full

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i am so excited to be getting more of

that tea

a whole day's work and this is all you

could find

i don't understand what happened

i don't know the bags were full when we

left the mountain

ripped bags your majesty i have no idea

how this could happen

but i will repair the satchels myself if

it takes all night

and i'll just scratch them open again as

soon as he's done

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i'm going to help them even if they

don't

want me to

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that sure looks like fun

hey the tea is falling

why ding ding

we told you not to come here

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but the key it's coming out of your bag

holes i thought they were fixed we

better go back with whatever we can

carry in our hands

come on sigua uh you guys go ahead

i want to um pick some flowers

really

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yeah i gave you a second chance and

that's all you brought back

this should be good you and your monkeys

are

finished i'm going to make sure the

entire province knows what

lousy workers you are reader

escort these charlatans to the guest

house

while they pack oh no but my reputation

will be ruined

no one will ever hire us i only wanted

them gone

i didn't mean for that to happen if she

doesn't get back from the mountain

before we leave say goodbye to her for

us okay

the mountain what's she doing on the

mountain it's

dangerous up there we'd better go see if

she's all right

come on

i know it's not much but i hope it helps

[Music]

i guess we went too far

i never thought my plan would cause so

much trouble

honest

don't

what are we move to do we can't climb

out together that branch isn't strong

enough

[Applause]

so you stay here we'll try and find zing

ping and why they're the only ones who

can help

[Music]

let's split up it'll be faster

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why now what did we do

oh look you did nothing wrong i

put the holes in your bags what i don't

understand

i guess i was kind of jealous you guys

arrived and

well you got all the attention i'm

really really sorry but please shigo

needs your help

she's in danger why didn't you say so

lead the way

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sorry we looked everywhere i'm

scared just hold on a bit longer

it's gonna be okay

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how can we ever thank you no need

mountain rescues are all part of a team

monkey's duties

but chigua you have to promise never to

try a silly thing like that again

i promise i was just trying to help

will we ever see you again there's a

tradition with us tea monkeys

we always leave one tree untouched it's

kind of a good luck thing

it means we'll be back the same time

next year

we'll all be looking forward to that and

i'm sure by then the magistrate will

want to have more of this special tea

by the way dongwa there is one more

thing we always do

before we leave

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