Animals United Page #2

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- (FARTlNG)

- (HE SNlFFS)... and evil of winds.

We are so close to our goal! Allons!

(SMlLEY) Raaaah!

# You put your right foot in

You put your right foot out

# You put your right foot in

And you shake it all about

# You do the hokey-pokey

And you turn yourself around

# That's what it's all about

(Left foot!)

# You put your left foot in...

Euh! Beyond those rocks,

my friends, lies paradise.

We are now ever so close

to reaching our goal!

# You do the hokey-pokey

And you turn yourself around

# That's what it's all about #

(JUNlOR)

My dad is the best dad in the world.

He is gonna bring us water

from the water hole!

He'll fight the rhinos, kick the buffalo

and chase away the elephants.

- Whoa, dream on!

- (BOTH LAUGH)

- Your dad's a zero. Get real!

- Hmm?

- And not to mention...

- Mention what?

Hmm?

All other meerkats have

a light coat except for him.

I guess my dad's just one of a kind!

(BlLLY) Note to self: Get water.

Piece of cake.

First shoo the buffalo away,

then fight off the rhinos

and then stop the elephants

from drinking us dry!

(FEMALE) Hey, Billy! Psst!

If you let them drink first and leave

the water hole in a good mood, it's safer.

Giselle! Please, don't panic.

Just take a good look at that idiot squad.

Zero intelligence.

If they were any more clueless,

their heads would explode!

Really?

(HUMS)

(SPANlSH ACCENT) Chino wants a drink.

And Chino's gonna have a drink.

Boys, let's have a drink.

Hey, I didn't hear anyone say

YOU could have the first drink!

You talking to ME?

Are YOU talking to ME...unicorn?

Did that guy just call me a unicorn?

(ALL BELLOW)

One sip and I'll be watching the buzzards

pick your bones in the blinding sun.

- Chino drinks when he wants to, si?

- Oh, yeah?

Then just try it and you'll see!

Yeah, in your dreams, pizza-face!

(THEY BELLOW ANGRlLY)

- (HUMMlNG)

- (BELLOWlNG STOPS)

(BlLLY) Afternoon!

- (BILLY) Cannonball!

- (WATER SPLASHlNG)

(HUMS)

Hmm...?

(RHlNO GRUNTS)

OK...

What's a hundred tons of raw meat

compared to a little natural charm?

Of a meek, weak, cheeky...

..little freak.

(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

(TO HlMSELF) Stay calm and smile.

- (GRUNTS)

- Big toothy grin...

- (GROWLS)

- Distract them.

Hey, look over there!

(MUMBLES) And discreetly fill the...

And a little more for Daddy.

(CHOKES)

(SlGHS WlTH RELIEF)

You've got a problem, huh?

Carrot top?

- (LAUGHTER)

- Carrot top!

Hey, who's talking to you, lightweight?

(LAUGHING STOPS)

(GRUNTS)

(BlRDS SQUAWKlNG)

Whoa!

Yaah-hoo!

My dad!

(PANTS)

Junior!

You sure showed those buffalo, Dad!

(GASPlNG)

(COUGHS)

So, l sure showed all of them!

That big.

They were all that big, with hats!

Stop right here! Not another step...

Oh, Billy.

Hey, everything's under control,

my turtle dove.

Ha-ha!

And l've got the water.

Uh, well...

Oh, Billy...

Let's recap.

Dad was supposed to chase away

the buffalo and get water...super (!)

I told them all you were going

to get the water for us.

Uh... Aw...

Junior, wait a minute.

Our supplies are just about gone.

- It's OK, l'll work it all out.

- Billy...

You're such a dreamer.

What will happen to us?

I promise, this time

I'm not gonna let you down.

(KlDS GlGGLING)

Hey, Junior, there's your old man.

The rhino whisperer.

(SlGHS)

- Erm, hello, my son.

- Yes, what is it?

I just wanted to let you know

that I promised your mother...

I've heard it before! You're always

making promises you can't keep!

Go and hang out with your lion,

or go off and play your drum,

or go off and hit

some hyena poo-poo into a hole.

- (BLOWS RASPBERRY)

- (BOTH LAUGH)

You're not my father any more.

Billy!

(SlGHS)

- You shouldn't have said that.

- Leave me alone!

Socrates, we're needed.

The very fate of Okavango

is right in our hands.

What kind of plant

have you been chewing?

Think, and compare us to eternity.

We're grains of sand and that's all.

I'm not a grain of sand, buddy,

I'm a meerkat! My family needs water!

My son thinks I'm a big loser -

that's what's real.

And now my reality

is to go and find water.

And you're coming with me!

That is the stuff

of a wonderful, tragic ballad.

The sweet, yet sorrowful song

of Billy the Meerkat,

who set out in search of water...

I can hear it! l can just hear it!

Yeah, that's my song!

- Alas, never to be seen again.

- Uh?

And his old friend Socrates the Lion

spent the rest of his days

staying at home

and growing old,

gazing peacefully into the sky.

- Then l'll just go it alone.

- What?

I'd think that one over again

because if you follow the river bed,

you come to the Valley of Death.

Did you say Valley of Death?

So how do you know?

That's easy - because l've been there.

You were in... ln the Valley of Death?

Yes, it was long, long ago.

You see my scar up here?

Well, deep within the Valley of Death

there lives a murderous shadow!

The leopard?

Such a beast,

who can slice you to pieces

before you see him coming!

He who enters the Valley of Death

gives up life itself!

- You're not coming with me?

- No, Billy.

Let's just do what we know how to do,

what we're best at doing.

Laying around and killing time.

Billy?

BlLLY?

# Trailers for sale or rent

# Rooms to let, 50 cents

# No phone, no pool, no pets

# I don't need no cigarettes - ah, but

# Two hours of pushing broom

# Buys an eight-by-twelve, four-bit room

# I'm a man of means by no means

- (ZEBRAS NICKER)

- # King of the road #

Hey, what?

Who do we have here?

Don't be shy, come a little closer.

Why not sit here with us for a while?

We won't bite!

(ALL LAUGH HYSTERlCALLY)

- (BILLY) Ouch! Ouch!

- I fancy a change of pace, don't you?

- A smidge on the bony side.

- You don't have to be so negative.

Welcome, lad, to the Valley of Joy!

I thought I was

in the Valley of Death, right?

Valley of Death?! Who put

those thoughts in your head, son?

Is this the Valley of Death, old chums?

Of course not! That's absurd.

(ALL LAUGH HYSTERlCALLY)

Safe travels, my friend!

Catch you later!

(HUMS)

Hmm? Huh?

Hello?

Anybody there?!

- Hello?

- (ECHO) Hello... Hello...

(HEARTBEAT)

- (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

- Shh!

I knew you wouldn't let me down!

Now we're gonna be fine.

(GROWLING)

The leopard...?

Shoo, kitty!

Go on back through your cat flap.

Or come out and show your whiskers,

you scaredy cat...

Billy! Violence will get you nowhere.

(GROWLING)

- Well, so what's plan B?

- How does running sound to you?

Left, right, right, left...?

(EVlL LAUGHTER)

(ROARS)

Ha! That leopard's scared

of little old me!

(ROARlNG)

A po-po-polar...b-b-b-b-bear!

(ROARlNG)

A polar bear? In Africa?

Cosmic.

And a kangaroo? Tortoises?

A two-legged...

- Raaah!

- ... mouth-monster?

And a chicken!

Huh? A chicken?!

Pardon! A Gallic cockerel

is no mere chicken.

Who are you?

Who sent you?

Where are you from?

Tell me!

He's one card short of a full deck.

But l tell you, the guy's got guts.

Exactly like us!

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