FABLES of the GREEN FOREST
Today's episode: "The search for Mr Quack"
Mrs. Quack... it's beautiful!
It's beautiful!
Hey...! It's a gun!
- Oh...! - Mrs. Quack, hurry!
Oh, Johnny, I'm scared!
W-w-w-what do we do now?
Calm yourself, everbody! Here at the Smiling Pool it's safe!
I-I-I-I just remembered something!
Oh, dear, what can I do?
Everything's going to be alright, Mrs. Quack!
How scary! Hearing that noise makes me feel my heart will burst any moment!
I know what you mean, Mrs. Quack, but this place here is very safe!
That's true, Mrs. Quack!
Why do humans do such frightening things?
I wonder...
There are times when a coyote, a fox or an owl is after us...
That's also very scary, but there's a reason for that...!
Yes, because only when they're hungry do they attack!
And if one is cautious, one can escape!
But humans are different.
They aren't satisfied killing just one bird...
Even if one goes far away, they'll come chasing with a gun!
Those mean people... They won't be satisfied until they'll kill everyone of us!
Even a fox, no matter how bad, is preferable...
Somebody talking about me, huh?
Really?
How hateful is the sound of those guns, Reddy!
Hey, Sammy, what are you acting so scared about? It's not like you!
I'm not scared! It's just I don't like the sound of those guns, that's all!
Since this morning, their shooting can be heard by the Great River!
Yeah, sure can hear it!
Now, me, on the other hand, I've had a lot of experience with guns!
Those shots so far away don't bother me!
I see, Reddy!
Well, I haven't been chased by any of the hound and guns
and set off scared running and crying like you!
But, you know, when you don't see any of the animals around,
you know they must be huddled home, afraid of the gunshots!
Wrong, wrong! Johnny and the others are all gathered down at Smiling Pool!
The Smiling Pool?
Everybody's down there, trying to cheer up Mrs. Quack!
Who is Mrs. Quack?
The migratory duck, Mrs. Quack, that's who!
She was shot by the humans and is wounded!
A wounded duck? Hmm...!
Reddy, where are you going?
I'm just going for a walk to the Smiling Pool, Sammy!
Oh...! What have I done! That is...! What...! I've said it...! Oh, Reddy!
Later...!
Oh, Reddy, what have I done...! Oh...!
Every year before the cold winter sets in,
we leave our home in the North country and migrate to the South country.
Why, Mrs. Quack?
When winter comes and snow and ice covers all, it's hard to find food.
It's the same with my friends, the wild geese and other migratory birds.
Then... why not stay in the South country and don't return?
That's right! Then en route you wouldn't become targets to those humans!
True...
...but we were all born in that cold North country.
Just as all of you love this green forest...
...we too love the place where we were born.
One says North country, but in the summer it's a beautiful, wonderful place.
All the things that ducks and geese would like, all the delicious food that one would want.
There are marshes, covered with tall grass all over.
No gun carrying humans ever come here,
and there are lots of little islands perfect for building nests to raise babies.
I'd like to go there once!
She's there, a delicious looking duck! But the others, what a nuisance!
How nice if I could just take you!
Oh, how I wish to go home!
But... but now I'm all alone! No husband, no children...
...to have to return to the North country by myself...
It's mean... What in the world were we suppose to have done?
Why should we be chased after by all those guns?
This may be presumptuous...
...but did you say that when your husband were shot near the Great River,
you just saw him fall?
Uh-huh...
You saw him fall, but no one has verified that he is really dead...
...he could be out hiding in the forest somewhere...
You know, Grandfather Frog is right!
We should keep checking! We should keep searching, you know?
Right, it's to early to be pessimistic!
The truth is I'd like to think so. By some chance, he may have fallen
near the Great River, and is hiding, badly wounded.
Or certainly he's hiding somewhere!
Tomorrow, let's all go out and search!
- Yeah! - Agreed!
You'd do that for me...?
Madam, you don't have to feel that way!
Let them do what they want to, they wanna help you!
You needn't hesitate, right, everyone?
Of course we will! Leave it to us!
Madam, tonight you must leisurely rest here!
I heard, I heard! OK, tonight, Mrs. Quack's first!
Oh, just made my mouth water!
Yeah...!
Terrible, terrible, terrible, I've done such a terrible thing, oh...!
Oh, I don't know, I don't know, what I've done, oh!
What's the matter, Sammy?
I don't know... I-I've done such a terrible thing!
Oh, I'd better leave! Oh...!
Good, good, everyone's sleeping!
Hold on, it's Reddy!
Don't come this way! Here he is!
Mrs. Quack, are you alright?
Johnny! How long are you going to sleep? Johnny!
Oh, it's so bright!
Morning already, huh?
Johnny... let's go to the Great River!
Weren't we going to search for Mr. Quack, the duck?
Hurry, Johnny!
Johnny, you sure are a sleepy head!
OK, Peter, let's go!
That Reddy, he's not around!
It's good, everything is alright!
If Reddy returns, it will be tough.
Better leave now to search for Mr. Quack.
If it's the Great River, let me handle it!
- Joe, Joe! - Let's go search together!
At this hour of need we could use your help, Joe!
If it's about humans, I know a lot about it!
Blackie, will you help us search, too?
When humans see me, they hate it. I'm just perfect for searching and they know it.
With this many assembled, Mr. Quack is sure to be found!
To do all this for me...
...please, take me with you to the Great River!
We'd better not to! You might be sought for the guns again!
And by me... Don't forget me... I'm included in this also!
Boy, oh boy!
This time it's going to be a little different, I'll guarantee you that!
Drummer is sending a message about Reddy, but I can't tell exactly what it is!
Darn, he says Reddy's following us!
Oh, we can't stay, we can't go on!
Tremendous! The Great River is awful wide!
- My! - We'll never find Mr. Quack in a place this big!
I'll search in the water!
Curses!
- Scared? - Who's afraid? I'm not!
Settle down, those guys won't shoot a dicky like you or a crow like me!
If they shoot foolishly, all the ducks that they're trying to fool will fly away,
it will defeat their purpose!
I know that much, come on, let's search and find him!
Oh, Johnny, hurry and find him, and hurry back to us!
Mr. Quack? Is-is that you, Mr. Quack?
- Oh, shocks! - Oh, shocks!
Uh, what do you mean, Oh, shocks?
- You just scared us! - You just scared us!
Just can't find him!
You always find things that other's hide. That's your speciality, isn't it?
No, that and this are different, what's wrong with you, anyway? Look down there now!
Hello, hello, hello...!
Quack! Who is that?
And the same goes... Mr. Quack, I presume?
How you both know my name, huh?
We found him, we found him!
- We did it, we did it, we did it! - We did it, we did it, we did it!
- Shht! - We did it!
- What's that? - Decoys!
Quack! They all escaped from the guns, that's good!
Once I was shot in the wing and couldn't fly!
By the appearing of that one shot from the guns, I'll never be able to escape down the river!
Oh, Sammy!
Oh, Johnny, we found him, Mr. Quack!
What? Really?
Shht! The humans are over there, and if they see us, we'll all be shot!
Reddy the Fox is following us!
What? Who, Reddy?
The others are around here, I can tell!
I'll try and lead Reddy that way!
It'll be hard!
This is a problem!
I got an idea!
Hey, Reddy! Listen to me!
- You wanna hear something good? - Hmm...
I know where there's a plump fat juicy duck!
What?
Just follow me! Come on, Reddy!
Hmm... Boy!
How's that over there, be my guest! Mm-mhm...!
This is terrible, this is terrible!
Now!
Follow me, hurry!
He's been found! Mr. Quack's been found!
Wonderful! How wonderful!
The kids escaped, they're OK. When I was shot and falling, I saw them with my own eyes!
Oh... dear...
Then, a few days later... having completely regained their health,
Mr. and Mrs. Quack were going to depart for their home in the North country.
Then, on the day of their departure...
Thank you, so very...
- ...very much! - Thank you, everybody, thank you very much!
- Oh... bye...! - Goodbye!
- Goodbye, everybody, thank you! - Goodbye, so long!
Be careful on your trip!
Mrs. Quack, with an nostalgic feeling for the Green Forest
is returning in good health to her North Country.
Look at the sky! Today is beautiful, with a clear blue colour.
Goodbye, Mr. and Mrs. Quack! Let's meet again! Goodbye!
Subtitle: South Wind Subs