World Masterpiece Theater
Romeo's Blue Skies
"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
Takara Fansubs Original translation: TechnoGirls
Romeo worked hard to go to the circus with his friends.
But the money was used to pay for a keepsake from Michaelo's mother.
The bonds uniting the boys grew stronger.
Episode 32:
A Lovely Christmas Eve
Christmas was approaching in Milan.
A serenity befitting the holy day descended on this bustling town.
It's almost Christmas...
Soon everybody will be on vacation to celebrate with their family.
What's wrong, Romeo?
We've got three more buildings left today.
I'll be just another minute.
Romeo!
Are you okay, Romeo?
I'm fine.
Don't move. Your leg is broken.
My leg is broken??
It's best that you don't move for a while.
I've spoken to your boss about this...
Romeo, the doctor has kindly offered to let you stay with him.
But I've got work to...
I wouldn't make an injured person work. I'm not that low.
Take your time recuperating here at my house.
You'll even have a little nurse.
Romeo... we'll be spending Christmas Day here.
Christmas... with the Doctor?
Looks like it's going to be a lively Christmas Eve this year.
Thank you, Doctor... Boss!
There you go. - Thank you.
Hm? What?
The tip of your nose.
I'll put something on it.
No, it's okay... - Buck up.
And so their fun Christmas vacation began.
All the boys came running to visit when they heard about it.
Wow, how pretty!
Say, Romeo... That's the second thing you've hidden from us.
What do you mean?
First: that you don't have to work.
And second?
Second that you get to be with Bianca all the time.
Hey, he's turning red! - Bingo.
Dante!
Whoops...
Wow, you're reading this book, Romeo?
Yeah.
He's so good. He's vowed to read two whole books during the vacation.
Two books! - Just amazing.
Well... I AM the leader, after all.
Then I'll get the second book.
You're finished with the Three Little Pigs now, right?
The Three...
...Little Pigs? - Gimme that!
Three Little Pigs. Oink, oink.
Oink! Oink! Oink!
Now I want to read a more difficult book.
All right. I'll go look for one.
Are you picking out books for Romeo?
Yes. This is the perfect chance.
I've wanted to teach the boy more ever since I taught him how to read.
This is a good book... but a little too difficult for Romeo.
Oh, my brother loved this book! How nostalgic!
Doctor, I'm taking this for Romeo, okay?
Moby... Dick?
It's about a big, white MONSTER whale that no one could catch!
Captain Ahab risks his life to catch him.
Hmmm! Sounds interesting.
Big Brother excitedly read it to me night after night...
Alfredo liked it that much?
All right then, I'll give it a shot!
Gee... So many words I don't know...
And the print is so tiny...
Can't fall asleep. Alfredo loved this book. Got to read it.
The sea became... tumul... tuous, and the men grew... courageous.
The sea became tumultuous, and the men grew courageous.
There she breaches! Moby Dick!
Loose your harpoons!
Amazing... this is amazing, Alfredo!
Come in.
Little nurse, there's a letter for you. - Thank you.
Another letter from your aunt?
She's probably writing to ask me to come back home again.
I'm sorry. I'm still confused...
My aunt is a very nice person, you know...
No rush.
I think of you as my own daughter.
You can stay here as long as you want.
Dr. Casella...
The important thing is to decide which would make you happiest...
Going back home to live with your relatives...
...or staying and growing up here.
Let's take our time deciding.
Well then, I'll go check in on...
Yes...
Bianca's patient.
A big wave...! Ow.
Dr. Casella was delighted to see Romeo's singular dedication to reading.
...now that he was not obliged to work ten hours a day. It gave him an idea.
What?
In your grandfather's research laboratory?
Dr. Casella says his grandfather was a university professor.
He was a scholar of antiquities, and a naturalist as well.
Antiquities?
He must have been very important.
It's been ages. I loved this room when I was a child.
Are those... - Bones?
Of what?
There's one in the book you're reading now, Romeo.
A whale?
This one is a Pygmy Right Whale. One of the smaller whales.
The legendary White Whale would have been ten times as big.
Romeo.
Look. This is the Earth.
This is the Earth? Where is Milan?
Here. - Milan's here?!
Wow! - Can we see more, doctor?
Are you both interested in the things in this room?
Yes! - Yes!
Very well. Starting today, this room will be your classroom.
Our... - classroom?
Let's begin.
Our first destination is the land of Geography.
In order to set up trade with the East,
...Vasco da Gama headed out on the open seas.
Eventually, filled with hope, he rounded a certain cape.
That was the Cape of Good Hope. - The Cape of Good Hope...
Everything was a surprise to Romeo.
Dr. Casella had brought him into the world of knowledge.
Enchanted by the wonder that world had to offer,
...Romeo took in everything with open eyes.
Romeo enjoyed every moment he spent there.
A sperm whale, like the one Dr. Casella showed me.
Humpback whale... Minke whale...
White whale.
All the things I've learned are spinning around in my head!
Cities and oceans I never knew about!
The world sure is big!
That does it!
I'm gonna keep studying, even when I go back to the boss's place.
Here I come, world!
In the middle of an adventure on the open seas?
Ah... Yessir!
Here's the star map you asked to see yesterday.
The north star. Cassiopeia.
The Big Bear... the Little Bear.
Did you make this, Doctor?
Well, I can't draw as well as Leonardo da Vinci, but...
What's the matter?
Doctor, why are you so kind to me?
Because you have such great potential.
It's a pleasure to watch it grow day by day.
Want to take these with you?
You can read them when you go back to your Padrone's home.
Okay.
I'm ready, Dr. Casella.
All right then. - You going somewhere, Bianca...?
Every Saturday, the Doctor examines the children at the orphanage.
Say "aah".
Your cold is all gone now. All right.
Now, now... Why the long face?
It hurts here, Doctor.
Let's see...
There, all better now.
Let's put a bandage over it, okay? - Thank you very much.
Look! Isn't it pretty?
D - u - c - k.
Wow, you can read!
Hush now! You're bothering the doctor.
Doctors just don't do what Dr. Casella does.
The world would be a better place if there were more like him.
Hey hey! I can't do my examinations.
Come in.
Bianca, where's Dr. Casella?
House call.
On Christmas Eve??
Yes. He says tending to those sick and in pain is much more important.
Bianca... - What?
What would I have become if I hadn't met Dr. Casella?
I didn't know anything.
If I hadn't met him, I wouldn't even be able to read.
Me too. Dr. Casella tells me I'm like his own daughter.
Romeo... it's like they said:
The world would be a better place with more people like Dr. Casella.
Children all over would be happy.
Yeah.
I wish I could tell him how grateful I am, but I can't figure out how to say it...
Pathetic, isn't it?
Grateful...
That's it!
Welcome back. The children have been waiting eagerly for you.
Welcome back, Dr. Casella!
Please be seated.
What's in store for me...?
Your Christmas present, Dr. Casella.
Christmas present...?
You have a seat too, Pia.
We shall now put on a puppet show.
Excuse our poor production, but this is a true story.
Really?
And so... begin!
Long long ago there lived a boy and a girl.
The boy was a chimney sweep.
The girl was a sweet girl, though a bit of a tomboy.
Tomboy?!
That's mean, Romeo!
Shh! Bianca, it's just a story!
It's still a weird thing to say.
There was a doctor they both liked very much.
Get serious, Romeo! - Oh, right.
The doctor was very kind to the little girl.
Why? Because she had lost her beloved brother and was all alone.
The doctor lent a helping hand to lift the girl out of her sadness...
And he said he would become her father.
The girl was torn. She should have returned to her Martini family.
But the longer she stayed with him, the stronger her feelings grew...
The stronger her feelings...
Bianca!
The girl made a decision.
She decided to not look back, and become a nurse to help the doctor.
That's what she decided.
The doctor also did many things for the boy.
The boy wanted to do something to show his gratitude.
But what can a little boy do...?
Right then he heard his sister's voice saying...
"If only there were more people like the doctor,
...the world would be a happier place."
The boy thought...
If he became a person as great as the doctor when he grew up...
He... no, I want to tell children about what the doctor did for me.
That's my wish.
Romeo...
Dr. Casella... I don't know if I can...
...but I want to keep studying and become a teacher!
Of course you can, Romeo. If anybody can, you can.
Doctor. I'll do my very best!
Will you let me stay here?
I'm sure you'll become the best tomboy nurse in Milan.
Congrats! - Your doctor's great!
I'm gonna study when I grow up, too!
I've never had such a beautiful Christmas...
Alfredo... the world will be very different when we've grown up.
Someday children will cry out in joy under this blue sky.
I know... because everyone under the blue sky is free.
Spring: time for the Black Brothers to return home.
But also a day of sad farewells.
We'll always be together... no matter how far apart.
Skyward! On Wings of Freedom!
Last episode:
"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