World Masterpiece Theater
Romeo's Blue Skies
TAKARA FANSUBS
"To the Sky..."
Overlooking the rows of houses and stores
from the highest vantage,
Such things as tears and sadness
will quickly vanish
The birds, wind, and sunshine...
...all are your friends
I'll carry this dream farther than far
...no matter the distance...
I long to fly freely
through the blue sky in my heart...
The far distant blue sky
It flows into tomorrow
When Romeo returned from his exhausting duties as a chimney-sweep,
...he would find waiting for him a gift fom "the angel".
And within each was a very kind letter.
Finally, Romeo found himself invited into the angel's room.
Episode 10:
The Blue-Sky Sketchbook
Come in.
The door...
What?
Please close the door.
Oh... Yeah, of course.
Maybe we should light the lamp.
Oh... I'll do it.
Good evening, Romeo!
Good evening!
I'm sorry. Please, sit down there...
Thank you.
Thank you for the letter last night.
No, thank YOU for the many gifts!
It made me... very happy.
It was the first time I've ever gotten a letter from anyone.
My name's Angeletta.
Angeletta...
Pleased to meet you, Romeo.
Pleased to meet you, Angeletta.
Hot...!
Angeletta, do you...
I have a little bit of a fever, right?
That's why I haven't been allowed out in several years now.
The doctor said that I'm not to leave my room.
Hey, stop that...!
Please smile like you always do!
Eh?
I've been watching you, when you're down in the garden... from my window here.
Wow -- can I see more?
These are really amazing!
You're great at drawing, Angeletta!
Every time I saw you, I prayed.
My heart said... "Please smile!"
And, like magic... you smiled, every time.
Hey...! Piccolo!
No, it's okay.
He's so cute...
This little guy's name is Piccolo?
Yeah. He's a little prankster.
I brought him with me from my village.
What's your village like? Is it far from here?
Yes.
Sit down?
Would you tell me about it?
Sure.
It's a small place.
Not even a real marketplace there... houses are falling down...
But I love Sonogno village.
I had the job of ringing the church bell every morning, in the village.
You can feel your spirits picking right up, when you stand in the sunlight.
Beautiful...
I can't believe how pretty it is!
Can you see it, Angeletta?
Yes, I can... the birds are singing!
I can see you, Romeo... running... laughing...
...and going fishing with your friends on sunny days.
And at dusk you come home... covered in dirt from head to heel!
That's amazing! How do you figure out so much, Angeletta?
I read books here in my room, every day.
And I get to imagine lots of things.
Princes... sea voyages... fairies... and when I get tired of that, I gaze out through the window like this.
Before dawn each morning, the wonderful smell of fresh-baked bread wafts over from Miss Madia's shop.
Near the end of February, the songbirds perch down there on those trees and sing their serenades.
...it's their "code"!
And then, even if the listless people beneath my window are still ambling about in their stuffy overcoats,
I can tell that spring is just around the corner!
Mr. Zepetto plods by in the fall at dusk every day on his way back from selling his roast chestnuts.
Did things go well today?
Or is he crawling home, wasted, after ANOTHER vain and fruitless day of business?
And then... Christmas!
Presents and hymns...
...every window overflows with joy incandescent!
But, you know, Romeo...
...there's one thing I can't picture...
...no matter how hard I try.
What's that?
A vast, blue sky.
I once read in a book about "a sky as blue as the depths are vast."
But I can't see anything like that from in here.
The only thing I can see from this window...
Romeo knew all too well of just such a vast, blue sky...
...one with such a depth of blue that it pierced the heart.
He thought how he would have liked to show that sky to Angeletta.
Angeletta, I'll go and look for you.
I'll find you a vast blue sky JUST like that.
Will you really, Romeo?
Yeah.
Could you draw it for me?
I don't think I'll be able to draw it very well...
but... I'll draw the sky that you've been wanting to see.
That's a promise.
Okay.
Hey, move it, get out of the way!
Why don't you quit puttering around here and go clean the stairwell!
I've already finished cleaning the stairwell.
Then do the hallway!
That's already all done, too.
Well, I'll be getting ready to leave for work now!
Hmph! Tell that boy something and he'll throw it right back in your face!
Just how twisted is that kid?!
He's sure acting weird today.
Runnin' around like that even when he isn't fed...
What's that thing?
All right. Let's go, Romeo!
Yessir!
We're going to rake it in today.
So... Romeo's got a secret.
My! Angeletta, your complexion is looking much better today.
Yes. I feel just wonderful.
Well, you just don't go and be reckless.
Get sick again, and it'll be on me to nurse you back to health again.
I swear!
No, Piccolo!
That's Romeo's portion there.
By now, I'm sure he's already started working.
He'll show me the big sky.
I know he will.
Oh...! I can't show her THIS!
What should I do?
Romeo was about to encounter...
...the ruffians of that district, youthful gangsters who called themselves the "Wolf Pack".
Who's there! What's the password?
"We Wolves...!"
"...roam..."
"...in a wolf-pack!"
Okay. Come in.
What do you think? Pretty cool, huh?
No big deal.
Say what?!
Now everybody's here.
You're late.
Sor... sorry.
We were just showing each other the things we'd filched.
This is mine.
Okay. Next.
This one's mine.
Whoa! What's with that thing?
I stole it -- from the guys in the Scorpion Gang.
From the SCORPION gang?!
Man! There's ain't another like you, Linardi!
Heh. They'll strike back for sure.
I can't wait! We'll grind them into the dirt.
Yeah!
Anzelmo...
You brought something, too, didn't you?
Yeah...
A vodka bottle.
"Vodka"...?
It's Russian alcohol.
A-ha. You're originally Russian royalty, after all.
Woo woo! Royalty!
Heh! I wonder.
It's true!
I was kidnapped by robbers when I was five, and was sold...
...and then resold several times, and escaped, and wound up in Milan...
Enough, already. We all know the story.
Well... then... I guess I'll take off, too.
Oh yeah, hey -- I've got a great idea for a little bit of fun.
What is it?
There's this REALLY snotty kid called Romeo working at my house.
Well, he's got this secret.
A secret?
Yeah. And we're gonna find out what it is!
Show me a guy who's afraid of his wife who gets to drink like this!
That's the spirit, Rossi! Have another!
Make it two!
There. This might be a little bit closer to Milan's blue skies.
So where's this snotty guy of yours?
Right there.
Oh! THAT guy?!
Ya know him?
Eeek! Let go!
Shut up!
Eeek! Thief! Thief!
Shut up, you!
Hey! Stop it!
Give it back.
Oh no!
Look!
Stop!
Stop!!
Ni... Nikitaaaa!
Faustino! Up here!
Nikita!
Long time no see, oaf!
You!
Long live the Wolves!
We are the Wolf Pack!
"Wolf Pack"??
Give it back! That's very important!
Stop! Give me back my sketchbook!
Stop!
Now, give it back.
GIVE IT BACK!
No!
Hey, Nikita!
Hey!
Anzelmo!
Hey Romeo, come down here -- if you CAN!
So Anzelmo is...
That's right. He's one of us.
Give up, oaf.
Not a chance!
H-hey! Oaf! You're not--!
N-no way!
Stop!
That guy...!
Wait, Anzelmo!
Anzelmo!
Give me back my sketchbook!
No!
Give it to me!
No!
Come on!
Like a gift from the vast blue sky,
This single white feather alighted near Romeo,
And something seemed to suddenly engulf Romeo, washing away all sorrow.
I see... so, that's how you got this.
This is the color of something imbibed full of sky-blue.
Yes...
...it was flying on the breeze, taking in the sun, down through the blue of the sky.
It's like... My trivial worries all just...
That feather just...
It...
Sorry for not being able to word it right.
I can...
I can see it...
Milan's blue sky is within this feather...
Anzelmo's the LOWEST... he even lies to his friends.
And Angeletta seems so disheartened by it.
Right, then! I'll find Anzelmo's "good side".
Next time: Let's Be Friends! See you then!
"Si Si Ciao ~ On These Roman Roofs"
Si Si Ciao, why do the good times
seem to end so soon?
Si Si Ciao, we're all friends
Let's meet again on these Roman roofs
Your laughing voice dances
Once again in the sky
Your pocket bursting with memories
Si Si Ciao, goodbye but for now
Let's meet again on these Roman roofs