l am a ballerina of the stars
Very few people get up as early as l do
That's why l play freely
Practice again
Wow, so Sisilia gets up so early
Morning
Wow, it's so well drawn
Oh, anything nice about what l've drawn?
Like playing a musical piece
But, l'm never satisfied
Wait, Memoru, help me do something?
All right
Jump down from here for me
l got it, it's easy
Please, be more natural
l got it, one, two, three
Not bad, this is it
Thank you, Memoru, l finally understand
l think the ballerinas are all as beautiful as fairies
You don't know what a ballet dance is?
l know, just like that Sisilia learns, right?
l think you will be an outstanding ballerina
Ballet doesn't seem fun
l'm back
You're back? Did anyone see you just now?
Don't worry, nobody's awake yet
Don't be too careless
Memoru, you're jumping
Do a pirouette
Rise both hands, say something
l am the controlled doll Memoru, pleased to meet you
ls this it?
Everyone thinks that Memoru is a puppet that can move and talk
with the help of this chain
lf anybody sees you outside
Everybody would suspect you
All right, so you're around, let's go together
So it's you, you practice so early?
Yes, just practice isn't enough
All right, l'll go get some things, wait for me
She really loves ballet
Just what is so fun about ballet?
Of course you won't find it fun by just watching her practice
But when she performs on stage, it's really an eye-opener
Oh...
Maria, you have a date with anybody this Saturday?
No, nobody
ln that case, why don't you come watch the ballet dance with me?
Ballet dance?
Yes, Tchaikovsky's ballet dance troupe
is coming here to perform, it's a rare chance to see it
Ballet dance? That's great!
Ah...
Nothing, nothing
l'll go take leave later, the tickets?
The best of Tchaikovsky's works include a lot of
ballet music
Ah...
l'll hand it to you after class
Sisilia must be thinking of watching ballet
Because Nilulu's high-profile cat is better
Maria, can we go?
Let's go
Almost there, it's a very good performance
You'll definitely like it
Really?
Yes
Oh, l don't know if l brought the tickets
lt's here
Looks like you're pretty anxious
Why don't we enter the theatre right away
Let me go clean up a little first?
Memoru, what's wrong?
Although l'm tired, but it doesn't matter, because l want to watch
l want you to watch too
Wow, she's so...
Hey, don't make a noise, okay?
l'm sorry
l think you will be an outstanding ballerina
Everybody, l'm going to perform the earthling's ballet dance now
Everybody look, did l do well?
l'm sorry, l'm a little unwell
All right, so exciting
You all right?
l'm okay, you go on watching
All right, we'll go after the show
Maria, l want to learn ballet
Who are you going to learn it from
From Sisilia, what do you think?
Well...
Maria, please
l got it, l'll go ask her tomorrow
All right
But you must remember, in front of Sisilia you're a puppet
Don't forget that
Yes
One two three, one two three
All right, make a turn
Keep jumping, jump higher
No, no
Remember that you're a swan, you must imitate their movement, got it?
lt must be difficult learning ballet, l must work hard
Stop! Stop! That's all for today
Thank you Teacher
Sisilia
Maria
Ah, teach your puppet to dance?
Yes, this is the puppet
ls it okay? lsn't it supposed to be computerized?
She's called Memoru, ask her to do something
All right
come up, Memoru, Wow, really, how interesting
l want this puppet to learn ballet
Please teach herjust once today
l'll teach her tomorrow, l believe she'll do very well
Wow, really good, all right, l'll teach her the most well acclaimed ballet dance
Right, l'll teach you right away
Memoru, basic movements first, hold this bar with your hand
You need to practice doing moves with the bar
close your legs, heel to heel, toes apart
Rise your left hand, chest out
This is great, l'm having a chance to learn ballet
Really? Memoru is learning ballet? That's great
Um! Why is Orkas so happy?
l want to draw a picture of Memoru dancing ballet
Maria, dance here
Woo, Jump far Do danace is well one day only?
Sisilia
Yes
can l enter? OK, please
You hard to dancing ballet
The teacher is so say to me
ls it really?
But your other subject is can't ignore
lf your exam is not good you can't enter into University
You wish be a ballerina This dream will be destroy
University...
This line, using x to reduce B through A, that's why Y is equal to
Your dream of becoming a ballerina is going to be destroyed
Yes, who are you?
Sisilia? What's wrong?
Maria, l'll return the puppet to you, l'm sorry
What happened, Sisilia, what's wrong?
Sorry to trouble you
So the principal scolded her like that
Um
Because Sisilia was too engrossed into ballet dancing
Ballet is just like studying we have to do it well
This is just the school's opinions
l think it's okay just doing well in ballet
Memoru, l think you won't have the chance to learn for now
Um
could she have given up morning practices?
Sisilia, did she take leave
She's not in her room, the school
hasn't decided to fire her yet
l can understand her feelings, Sisilia was just beginning to realize
her improvement in ballet dancing
So she wanted to practice some more, to get good results
At the same time, she knew that if she stopped the others would catch up
But, you can't be fired by bad results alone
She must be feeling confused
lf only there was some way to help her
Ah, Sisilia, just what happened?
All right, please don't stand here
Return to your rooms
Don't put this on your heart
You go back quickly too
Get Memoru to take a look at her
Still looks like a puppet the way she is now?
come in
Sisilia, l have something to tell you
To become an outstanding ballerina
Other than dancing ballet, you have to learn other knowledge
to enhance yourself, do you understand?
My age is catching up, but l've never
forgotten to practice
First time l performed in a big-scale orchestra in 1983
Do you understand what the director said to you?
You just have to work hard, you'll definitely achieve your dreams
All right, that's all for me
Ah, asleep so soon?
Nobody dares to badmouth the director even if he sleeps
What book is that? Ah, it's a true blue foreign language
While Sisilia was sleeping?
That's right, is it all right l read the textbooks to her?
lf you need my help go ahead and call
lt's all right, right, l won't go back to sleep tonight
You be careful
Too deeply asleep
Beethoven wrote nine orchestras
could she really dislike studying so much?
But, l won't give up
Hm...
Maria, morning, l'm so sleepy
You didn't sleep well last night?
l read five books
After waking up today do you feel any different
Which area?
Like are you more confident towards the exams?
No, l had a nightmare last night
l heard someone talking, like reading non-stop
Opened my eyes but couldn't see anything
Oh, how frightening
l think it's not so easy Why?
The director is still learning another language at his age
Yes, because the director wants to learn that language
So he read it till he fell asleep
lt's very hard if it's something you're not interested in
So that's what it is
Are we not going to bother about Sisilia anymore?
No, l've thought about it last night
Memoru, you said you wanted to listen to lullabies the first time you came
to perk yourself up right?
Not bad, it says that there are more happy things in this world
Memoru, why don't we sing that for Sisilia, all right?
Okay, Maria, this isn't a bad idea
lf you sleep well you'll be perked up the next day
Yes, come try it quickly, thank you, Orkas
l can't help in anything, l hope you'll be successful
Sisilia, l'm coming in
Why don't you switch the lights on?
Please don't switch them on
You should perk up
lmpossible, l don't even have the strength to dance ballet anymore
l don't know what l should do
But, Memoru will help you gain your energy back
You mean the puppet?
How could that be? You're too naive
Yeah, we don't know for sure
But, you promise you'll let me let Memoru accompany you for one night?
Forget it, you don't have to be worried, l'll be all right
Please, don't give up
Listen to me, please
Just tell the puppet that you wish to listen to lullabies before sleep
Please believe me
All right, l'll try it for one night
Thank you, Maria
Memoru, all thanks to you, you have to work hard
What can the computerized puppet do for me?
Memoru, stand up, turn around
l'm really listless
Although she didn't ask me to sing, but...
But l must sing for you
How much happiness is there today?
Morning
Thank you, l feel so much better today
All thanks to you
That's great
And, thanks to Memoru
That's great
Memoru, frankly speaking, l didn't do anything at all, did l?
Don't say that, you helped out in spirit
That's why, she's much more spirited than before