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( female narrator ) WE ALL KNOW ABOUT SNOWFLAKES, DON'T WE ?
AND WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT NO TWO SNOWFLAKES
ARE EXACTLY ALIKE, RIGHT ?
OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW THAT.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST SNOWFLAKES THAT ARE DIFFERENT.
IN NATURE, NO TWO THINGS ARE EXACTLY ALIKE.
NOT TREES.
NOT ANIMALS.
AND CERTAINLY NOT PEOPLE.
SOMETIMES THE DIFFERENCES ARE ON THE OUTSIDE AND EASY TO SEE.
BUT SOMETIMES THEY'RE ON THE INSIDE
AND TAKE CAREFUL STUDY TO FIND.
WE'RE ALL, IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER...
INDIVIDUALS,
UNIQUE.
THE STORY I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS ABOUT
ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE LITTLE FELLOWS
THAT IT'S EVER BEEN MY PLEASURE TO MEET.
HE WAS A DUCK.
A LITTLE DUCK.
A DUCKLING, YOU MIGHT SAY.
AND HIS NAME WAS ELMER.
AND ELMER...
WAS WHAT SOME FOLKS WOULD SEE AS VERY DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT ?
EXCUSE ME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY JUST EXACTLY
WHAT YOU MEAN BY "DIFFERENT".
OKAY.
"DIFFERENT": NOT THE SAME.
DISSIMILAR.
NOW, WHEN YOU SAY,
"DIFFERENT, NOT THE SAME, DISSIMILAR",
DO YOU MEAN IT IN A NEGATIVE WAY AS IN "WEIRD",
OR ARE YOU PUTTING IT IN A POSITIVE LIGHT
AS IF TO SAY "UNIQUE" ?
I MEAN TO SAY "UNIQUE".
I SEE.
THEN I CAUTION YOU TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE IN THE FUTURE.
WORDS ARE POWERFUL TOOLS THAT CAN HURT SOMEONE'S FEELINGS.
CHOOSE THEM CAREFULLY.
AND ALWAYS...
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN !
ELMER WAS UNIQUE.
ALRIGHT FOR YOU.
CONTINUE.
MAYBE I'D BETTER START FROM THE BEGINNING.
ELMER BEGAN LIFE MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER DUCKLING: AS AN EGG.
MY GOODNESS !
ISN'T THIS EXCITING ?
IS THIS YOUR FIRST HATCHLING, DEARIE ?
YES.
HOW COULD YOU TELL ?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BY YOUR SECOND DOZEN,
THE EXCITEMENT SOMEHOW DIMS.
HERE HE COMES !
OH, YEAH.
IT'S A MIRACLE ALRIGHT.
QUACK.
OH !
MY DARLING LITTLE DRAKE !
MUDDAH !
QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK.
OH !
HI.
I GUESS.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ?
ANOTHER FEATHER IN HIS FATHER'S CROWN.
I COULDN'T BE PROUDER.
MA ?
YOU GOT IT, GENIUS.
LET'S MOVE IT OUT.
C'MON, C'MON, WE GOT PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, HURRY UP.
MA ?
HELLO ?
ELMER ?
ANYBODY IN THERE ?
THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW AND YOU TO FIND OUT.
ELMER, DARLING.
IT'S ME.
YOUR MOTHER.
OH !
HI, MA !
HELLO, ELMER, DARLING.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE ?
JUST CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS, MA.
JUST CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS.
LIKE I SAID, RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO
EVERYBODY KNEW ELMER WAS DIFF--
UNIQUE.
HE WAS UNIQUE.
ELMER, BABY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE HOUSE ?
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT AND PLAY WITH THE OTHER DUCKLINGS ?
I'M BUSY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
I'M MAKING A NEST FOR MY BABY DUCKIES.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE SAYS, ELMER WAS DIFFERENT !
AND ELMER WAS, IN FACT, NO LESS DIFFERENT AT SCHOOL.
( chatter )
ELMER ?
DON'T YOU JUST WANT TO DIG RIGHT INTO THAT PAINT
AND REALLY FEEL THE COLOR ?
YEAH.
RIGHT.
AND MESS UP MY NEW OUTFIT ?
NOT IN THIS MILLENNIUM, THANK YOU.
OOPSI.
THIS LOOKS SILLY, HUH ?
NOT AT ALL, ABNER.
I THINK THAT IS A LOOK THAT YOU CAN PULL OFF.
REALLY ?
THANKS !
SOMEONE SAVE ME FROM KINDERGARTEN.
ELMER...
DIFFERENT.
GET THE POINT ?
HAS ANYONE EVER ACCUSED YOU OF KICKING A DEAD HORSE ?
THEY GOT THE POINT.
CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ALONG ?
MAYBE IF YOU ENCOURAGED HIM.
ME ?
WHY'S IT MY FAULT ?
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FAULT.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT IF ELMER SPENT MORE TIME WITH HIS FATHER
AND LESS TIME AT HOME...
WELL, MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T BABY HIM ALL THE TIME !
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?
ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I'M OVERBEARING !
NOT AT ALL, DEAR.
HOW ABOUT I TAKE THE BLAME ?
AND SO, TO PLEASE HIS FATHER, ELMER THOUGHT HE'D GIVE
TEAM SPORTS A TRY.
YOU WANT TO GO OVER THIS WITH ME ONE MORE TIME ?
PLAYING TEAM SPORTS IS A GOOD THING.
YOU MAKE FRIENDS.
YOU HAVE FUN.
YOU GET YOUR MOTHER OFF MY BACK !
AND THAT HELPS ME OUT HOW ?
JUST BETWEEN US,
I DO NOT SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT BASEBALL.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, IT'S A PRETTY POINTLESS GAME.
BASEBALL IS NOT JUST A GAME.
IT IS THE GREAT AMERICAN PASTIME.
WELL, MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE WENT TO THE THEATER OR READ A BOOK
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE SO MUCH TIME TO PASS.
JUST A THOUGHT, POPPI.
LET IT GO.
ARE YOU GONNA PLAY TOO ?
AND MY OTHER CHOICES ARE ?
YOU GOT IT !
IT'S YOU'RE BALL !
NICE HIT, KID.
HUH !
WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS ?
CAN'T HIT, CAN'T CATCH, CAN'T FIELD.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ?
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ?
WHAT !
IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY ?
YES.
BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE OF ANOTHER OPINION.
BATTER CAN'T HIT.
DO I POINT OUT YOUR SHORTCOMINGS ?
I DON'T THINK SO.
BUT, PLEASE, DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE OBVIOUS.
SWING !
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONCENTRATE
WITH EVERYONE SHOUTING AT ME ALL THE TIME ?
STRIKE THREE.
YOU'RE OUT !
THANK GOODNESS.
NOW, CAN I GO HOME ?
YOU ASKED IF I'D LIKE TO PLAY A NICE GAME OF BALL.
WELL, IF THIS IS YOUR IDEA OF A NICE GAME
THEN I THINK YOU PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE SUN TOO LONG.
RUN, CATCH, HIT, SWING !
YOU PEOPLE NEED TO GET YOURSELVES A HOBBY.
STAMP COLLECTING.
MONSTER-TRUCK RACING.
BOWLING !
ANYTHING THAT WILL LET YOU KNOW
THERE IS A WHOLE WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES OUT THERE
AND THIS AIN'T ONE OF THEM !
( announcer ) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH,
THE HOME TEAM NEEDS JUST ONE HIT TO WIN.
UP TO BAT, DRAKE.
AND IT'S A HOMERUN !
IT'S OUTTA HERE !
THE HOME TEAM WINS !
( cheering )
YEAH !
THAT'S MY BOY !
( narrator ) ELMER DIDN'T LIKE TO PLAY THE GAMES THE OTHER DUCKLINGS DID.
HE PREFERRED TO GO OFF ON HIS OWN, AND MAKE THINGS,
AND PLAY PRETEND.
I HAVE CAPTURED YOU.
NOW, YOU MUST DO WHATEVER I DEMAND BECAUSE I AM A MAN !
OH, YOU BIG AND STRONG MAN.
I AM AT YOUR EVERY COMMAND...
NOT !
YOUR KID ?
WELL...
I...
SISSY !
THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED HIM.
ALL OF THEM.
SISSY !
AND YOU DIDN'T STOP THEM ?
I TRIED.
I HOLLERED AT THEM.
I THREATENED A FEW OF THEM.
I EVEN OFFERED TO BUY A ROUND OF DRINKS.
THEY JUST LAUGHED HARDER.
I WOULD'VE MADE THEM STOP.
OH, MAMA, WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE RIGHT.
HE IS A SISSY !
FATHER !
WELL, IT'S TRUE.
THE WAY HE WALKS AND TALKS AND ACTS !
ELMER'S A SISSY !
AND THANKS TO HIM,
I'M THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THIS WHOLE FLOCK !
POPPI ?
( crying )
I DON'T WANT TO BE DIFFERENT.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFERENT.
IT'S JUST THE WAY I AM.
I KNOW, BABY.
I WANT TO BE LIKE THE OTHER DUCKLINGS,
BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEM.
MAMA, THEY CALL ME SISSY, BUT I'M NOT A SISSY.
I'M NOT.
MAMA ?
WHY DO THEY CALL ME SISSY ?
WHEN SOMEONE CALLS SOMEONE A NAME,
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT THE NAME IS,
OR WHAT IT MEANS.
THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO BE HURTFUL.
CALLING NAMES HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING, BUT BEING CRUEL.
WHEN SOMEONE CALLS YOU A NAME IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT YOU,
BUT IT SAYS THAT THE NAME CALLER IS NOT A NICE PERSON.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND ?
I THINK SO.
BUT WHAT DOES SISSY MEAN ?
SISSY IS A CRUEL WAY OF SAYING THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT ACT
LIKE A "REAL DUCK".
OH.
WELL, WHAT'S A REAL DUCK ?
TO ME...
I THINK I'D HAVE TO SAY THAT A REAL DUCK IS ONE WHO
STANDS UP FOR HIMSELF.
A REAL DUCK IS ONE WHO MAKES UP HIS OWN MIND.
A REAL DUCK IS ONE WHO DOES THE RIGHT THING,
AND TAKES RISKS, AND ISN'T AFRAID TO TRY.
A REAL DUCK ISN'T AFRAID OF NEW THINGS OR TO LEARN.
BUT MOST OF ALL I THINK A REAL DUCK IS ONE WHO IS WILLING
TO FOLLOW HIS OWN HEART NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE ?
I GUESS SO.
YOU THINK I COULD BE A REAL DUCK, MAMA ?
I THINK YOU'VE GOT JUST ABOUT THE BEST CHANCE OF ANYONE
I'VE EVER MET.
REALLY ?
OH.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT.
REALLY.
AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT.
YOU JUST KEEP LISTENING TO YOUR HEART.
YO+OLL SEE.
AND OUR LITTLE FRIEND WENT TO BED THAT NIGHT
WITH A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
YES, INDEED.
♪ YOU WILL LEARN THAT LIFE'S A SPECIAL JOURNEY ♪
♪ TRANSFORMING US IN WAYS THAT WE CAN'T SEE ♪
♪ THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE TODAY ♪
♪ CAN'T HELP GROWING UP ALONG THE WAY ♪
♪ TO WHO YOU'RE MEANT TO BE ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS NOW ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT ♪
♪ EVERY DAY YOU'RE CHANGING INTO WHO YOU'RE GONNA BE ♪
♪ SO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ FIND THE FAITH IN KNOWING THAT YOU'LL GET THERE ♪
♪ FIND THE STRENGTH TO NOT DO WHAT FEELS WRONG ♪
♪ LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE INSIDE ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T RUSH LIFE, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE THE RIDE ♪
♪ TO GET WHERE YOU BELONG ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS NOW ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT ♪
♪ EVERY DAY YOU'RE CHANGING INTO WHO YOU NEED TO BE ♪
♪ SO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ IF YOU FOCUS ON THE PRESENT ♪
♪ TOMORROW'S A SURPRISE ♪
♪ IF YOU ENJOY EACH MOMENT AS IT COMES ♪
♪ THEN LIFE WON'T PASS YOU BY ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT ♪
♪ EVERY DAY YOU'RE CHANGING INTO WHO YOU REALLY ARE ♪
♪ SO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE TIME TAKES TIME ♪
AND THE NEXT MORNING,
HE AWOKE AND WENT OUT INTO THE WORLD WITH A NEW PURPOSE.
SISSY.
WELL, LOOK WHO WE'VE GOT HERE.
YEAH.
LOOK WHO WE GOT HERE.
GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING ?
TO MY SCHOOL.
WHO SAID IT WAS YOUR SCHOOL ?
HUH ?
YEAH.
HUH ?
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...
MAYBE I DON'T WANNA EXCUSE YOU.
MAYBE I DON'T WANT NO SISSIES IN MY SCHOOL.
I AM NO SISSY !
"I'M NO SISSY."
YEAH.
NO SISSY.
I'M A REAL DUCK BECAUSE I LEARN AND I LISTEN
AND I'M TRUE TO MYSELF.
WHO HANDED YOU THAT LINE ?
MY MAMA !
♪ I'M SO HOT ♪
♪ CAN'T YOU SEE ♪
♪ I'M UNIQUE AND PERFECTLY ME ♪
♪ I'M CUTE AS A BUG, DON'T YOU KNOW ♪
♪ WHEN THEY MADE ME, THEY STOMPED ON THE MOLD ♪
♪ I AM SO BEAUTIFUL ♪
♪ I'M A VISION THE WAY I AM ♪
♪ YES, I'M SASSY, YOU BETTER BELIEVE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THERE'S NO ONE EXACTLY LIKE ME ♪
♪ WELL, I SHIMMER LIKE A SNOWFLAKE ♪
♪ BUT HONEY I'M HOTTER THAN HOT ♪
♪ YOU WAIT UNTIL I'M ALL GROWN UP ♪
♪ YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT I GOT ♪
♪ I AM PROUD TO BE ME ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I WAS BORN THIS WAY ♪
♪ AND IF I'M A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ♪
♪ WELL, COOKIE, THAT'S MORE THAN OKAY ♪
♪ YOU SEE, I'M NOT INTO PLAYIN' BALL ♪
♪ OR WRESTLIN' OR TACKLING FOOLS ♪
♪ I'M MUCH BETTER AT USING MY BRAINS THAN MY BRAWN ♪
♪ AND I PLAY BY MY OWN SET OF RULES ♪
♪ I AM ME, YES, I AM ♪
♪ AND I'M QUACKIN' A DIFFERENT QUACK ♪
♪ I'M BLAZIN' MY TRAIL OUT OF DARKNESS TO LIGHT ♪
♪ AND, MY DEAR, THERE'S NO NEED TO LOOK BACK ♪
♪ I'M UNIQUE ♪
♪ TRES CHIC ♪
♪ I AM ME... ♪
YES, I TESTIFY TO THAT FACT EVERYDAY.
WELL, HERE'S AN EARFUL FOR YOU, LITTLE ELMER DUD:
IF IT WALKS LIKE A SISSY, AND TALKS LIKE A SISSY,
IT IS A SISSY !
GO BACK AND TELL YOUR MAMA THAT ONE !
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE ?
NOTHING, MRS. HENNYPECKER.
I HEARD SOMEONE CALLING SOMEONE NAMES.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOTHIN'.
ME TOO.
I DIDN'T.
ARE THESE BOYS BOTHERING YOU, DEAR ?
I...
UH...
THAT'S RIGHT, KEEP YOUR BEAK SHUT.
ALRIGHT, YOUNG DUCKS.
FOR THAT YOU COULD ALL STAY AFTER SCHOOL.
WHAT ?
NOW, JUST MARCH YOURSELVES INTO CLASS
AND I'LL SEE YOU ALL IN DETENTION.
YOU'RE DEAD MEAT, SISSY.
DEAD SISSY MEAT, YOU.
OH, POOR ELMER.
( bell ringing )
ELMER.
LITTLE SISSY ELMER.
ALRIGHT, WHO SAID THAT ?
WHERE ARE YOU HIDING ?
ELMER.
WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT HERE AND FACE ME LIKE A REAL DUCK ?
WHY DON'T YOU MAKE ME ?
YOU GET SOME REST, BABY.
I'LL BE RIGHT IN THE OTHER ROOM IF YOU NEED ME, OKAY ?
( father ) ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME THAT IT'S MY FAULT AGAIN ?
I DID EVERYTHING I COULD WITH THAT DUCK.
HE'S HOPELESS.
HE'S A SWEET CHILD.
HE'S THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WHOLE FLOCK.
HE'S A WEAKLING.
HE'S A GOOD-NATURED DUCKLING !
HE'S A LOSER !
IT'S A "DUCK EAT DUCK" WORLD OUT THERE.
IN A FEW WEEKS IT WILL BE TIME TO FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER.
IT WILL BE EVERY DUCK FOR HIMSELF.
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE.
IF YOU'D STOP TALKING LIKE A BEER COMMERCIAL SOMETIME
AND LOOK AT HIM,
HE'S REALLY VERY SPECIAL.
HE'S A SISSY !
HE'S YOUR SON !
HE'S NO SON OF MINE.
POOR ELMER.
WHERE DO YOU TURN WHEN YOUR OWN DADDY DOESN'T WANT YOU ?
HIS SWEET LITTLE HEART WAS BREAKING.
ELMER DECIDED THAT MAYBE HIS FATHER,
HIS CLASSMATES, HIS MAMA...
WELL, EVERYONE WOULD BE HAPPIER IF HE JUST DISAPPEARED.
AND SO HE HEADED OFF TO FIND A PLACE WHERE HE COULD
BE HIMSELF AND NOT BE MADE FUN OF FOR IT...
A PLACE WHERE HE WOULD AT LAST FEEL SAFE.
A PLACE WHERE HE COULD BE AT EASE.
I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT A HOME.
THE WARM DAYS OF SUMMER PASSED AND SOON THE COLD NORTH WIND
BEGAN TO BLOW.
IT WAS AUTUMN IN THE FOREST.
FELLOW DUCKS.
THE INEVITABLE TIME IS UPON US AGAIN !
NOW, IS THE MOMENT FOR ALL GOOD DUCKS TO FLY TO THE SOUTH
FOR THE WINTER !
IT WON'T BE EASY OUT THERE.
NOT EVERY DUCK WHO TAKES OFF WILL LAND SAFELY.
SO I SAY TO ALL OF YOUS WHO DON'T MAKE IT...
NICE KNOWING YA.
AND TO THE REST OF YOUS I SAY, "SEE YOUS ON THE BEACH !"
C'MON, DUCKS.
LET'S FLY !
TIME TO GO, DEAR.
WE CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT ELMER.
WE HAVE TO.
IT WILL BE WINTER SOON AND WE'LL NEVER SURVIVE HERE.
WE HAVE TO FLY TO THE WARM WEATHER SOUTH.
I KNOW, PAPPA.
I KNOW.
IF I COULD ONLY BE SURE THAT ELMER WAS ALRIGHT.
I'M ALRIGHT, MAMA.
( gunshots )
JACK, JACK, WATCH OUT !
THEY GOT JACK !
OH, NO, POPPI !
ELMER.
RUN.
FLY AWAY !
LEAVE ME.
THE DOGS WILL BE HERE ANY SECOND.
I CAN'T LEAVE YOU, POPPI.
LISTEN TO ME, BOY.
I'M WOUNDED AND OLD.
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FLY SOUTH.
FORGET ABOUT ME AND SAVE YOURSELF.
THAT'S WHAT I TAUGHT YOU TO DO.
POPPI, I CAN'T.
FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE CAN'T YOU ACT LIKE A REAL DUCK ?
BUT ELMER KNEW IN HIS HEART THAT HIS FATHER WAS WRONG.
HE COULD HEAR THE TRUTH OF HIS MOTHER'S WORDS IN HIS HEAD
AND THEY GAVE HIM THE STRENGTH TO DO WHAT HE KNEW WAS RIGHT.
WHERE AM I ?
YOU'RE WITH ME, POPPI.
HERE, HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.
HOW DID I GET HERE ?
I CARRIED YOU, POPPI.
WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO DO ALL OF THIS ?
I TAUGHT MYSELF, POPPI.
LISTEN TO ME, SON.
YOU HAVE TO LEAVE ME HERE AND FLY TO WHERE IT'S WARM.
YOU'LL NEVER SURVIVE THE WINTER HERE.
GO.
THAT'S WHAT A REAL DUCK WOULD DO !
YOU'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR A WHILE NOW.
IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE, POPPI.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE IT HERE.
TOGETHER.
OH, SON.
WHAT HAVE I DONE TO YOU ?
IT'S OKAY, POPPI.
EAT SOME SOUP, PLEASE.
AND SO ELMER STAYED BEHIND IN THE COLD
TO TAKE CARE OF HIS FATHER.
HE KNEW IN HIS HEAD THAT IT WAS NOT THE SMART THING TO DO.
BUT HE KNEW IN HIS HEART THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AND SO HE REALLY HAD NO CHOICE.
FOR EVERY NIGHT, THERE IS A MORNING.
FOR EVERY WINTER, THERE IS A SPRING.
AND WITH EACH SPRING, COMES THE FAMILIAR.
OKAY, CAN WE KEEP THE QUACKIN' DOWN.
DUCKS !
ATTENTION, DUCKS !
WELL, THAT WAS SOME LONG JOURNEY FROM MIAMI BACK UP HERE
TO OUR HOMES.
WE SHOULD ALL CONGRATULATE OURSELVES ON MAKING IT
THROUGH ANOTHER WINTER.
YEAH !
I THINK WE SHOULD THANK THE MAPPING COMMITTEE
AND THE ADVANCE TEAM.
AND WHILE WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BEAUTIFUL AND FRUITFUL SUMMER,
WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THE ONES WHO WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE.
SO HOW ABOUT A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE WE LOST
IN THE HUNTER'S ATTACK LAST FALL.
IRA AND SHIRLEY...
PABLO AND JACK.
AND ELMER !
DON'T FORGET WE LOST MY ELMER LAST FALL AS WELL.
WHO COULD FORGET ELMER ?
THAT LITTLE FRUIT.
HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU ?
HE WASN'T NO FRUIT.
HE WAS A SISSY !
IF ELMER IS A SISSY, THEN I WISH I WAS A SISSY TOO !
WHO SAID THAT ?
AND YOU, DRAKE DUCKLING, AREN'T HALF THE DUCK THAT ELMER IS !
WHO SAID THAT !
I DID.
HUH !
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ABOUT IT ?
IT CAN'T BE !
I SAW HIM SHOT MYSELF !
OH, IT'S ME ALRIGHT, DRAKE DUCKLING.
IT'S ME.
AND I'D GLADLY TRADE A DOZEN FOWLS LIKE YOU
FOR ONE PRICELESS DUCK LIKE MY ELMER.
PAPPA !
MAMA !
EVERYONE WAS AMAZED !
NO DUCK HAD EVER SURVIVED A WINTER IN THE FOREST BEFORE.
NO ONE.
EVER !
ALL THE OTHER DUCKS WANTED TO KNOW HOW.
HOW COULD FATHER DUCK HAVE PERFORMED THE IMPOSSIBLE
ALL BY HIMSELF ?
ELMER, SWEETHEART.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO GIVE YOUR MAMA A BIG HUG ?
I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN YOU.
I'M SO PROUD THAT YOU LEARNED TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
ELMER !
COME OUT HERE AND SEE WHAT I'VE FOUND !
LOOK WHAT I FOUND, ELMER.
ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS.
HEY ELMER, JACK, YOUR DADDY,
HAS TOLD US ALL ABOUT YOUR BRAVERY,
AND UNSELFISHNESS AND INGENUITY.
AS DULY ELECTED HEAD DUCK OF THE GAGGLE, I WISH TO SAY...
I JUST WANT TO SAY...
HEY, WAY TO GO, ELMER !
I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR: I AM THE SAME DUCK I ALWAYS WAS.
I'M A BIG SISSY AND PROUD OF IT.
I HAVEN'T CHANGED.
NO, YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.
BUT, HOPEFULLY, I HAVE.
YEAH !
YES, MY FRIENDS, DUCKS MAY, AT FIRST GLANCE, ALL LOOK ALIKE.
BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS DIFFERENT.
UNIQUE !
NOT DIFFERENT !
UNIQUE !
AS I WAS SAYING, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS UNIQUE.
JUST LIKE SNOWFLAKES.
JUST LIKE ELMER.
AND JUST LIKE YOU.
♪ YOU WILL LEARN THAT LIFE'S A SPECIAL JOURNEY ♪
♪ TRANSFORMING US IN WAYS THAT WE CAN'T SEE ♪
♪ THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE TODAY ♪
♪ CAN'T HELP GROWING UP ALONG THE WAY ♪
♪ TO WHO YOU'RE MEANT TO BE ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS NOW ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT ♪
♪ EVERY DAY YOU'RE CHANGING INTO WHO YOU'RE GONNA BE ♪
♪ SO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ IF YOU FOCUS ON THE PRESENT ♪
♪ TOMORROW'S A SURPRISE ♪
♪ IF YOU ENJOY EACH MOMENT AS IT COMES ♪
♪ THEN LIFE WON'T PASS YOU BY ♪
♪ TIME TAKES TIME ♪
♪ TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT ♪
♪ EVERY DAY YOU'RE CHANGING INTO WHO YOU REALLY ARE ♪
♪ SO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE TIME TAKES TIME ♪
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