Behind the Waterfall

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[Owl hoots]

[Connors:
]

What?

Who might be

interrupting me prayers?

Oh, it's you patty.

Well, why would you

be talkin' to me?

You know, i'm just

a poor cobbler.

What can i do?

Ahh, i see.

But, why me?

Well, i'll do me best.

Aye. Well, i've always had

a lot of faith in you, too.

[Music blaring

from headphones]

Knock it off!

Excuse me, sir.

How much farther?

You're going to

erinville, right?

Yes, sir.

Oh, not

too much further,

i'd say erinville

is right at the end

of that rainbow.

Got a pot of

gold waiting there

for you, do you?

Pot of gold?

Well sure!

Leprechauns hide

their gold

at the end

of rainbows.

What's a leprechaun?

Why, i thought everybody

knew about leprechauns.

A leprechaun is an elf

from ireland with special

powers of his own.

If you capture one

he's got to take you

to his pot of gold,

and grant

you three wishes.

But be careful,

if you let him out of

your sight for one moment

he's gone

and owes you nothing.

Do you think there's

leprechauns in erinville?

I recall a rumor

that there's a leprechaun

around erinville.

But mind you,

it was just a rumor.

Where did it go?

The rainbow?

Don't be worryin'

yourself none, laddie.

I know where

we're goin'.

You don't think

you're being a little

too obvious, do you?

No. As a matter

of fact, i don't.

It's part

of the plan.

Seems to me

the last thing sam

needs is a dreamer.

Why don't

you just help me

with the ladder?

Why don't you just

ask her to marry you

and get it over with?

Cause she'll say no!

You two boys need

to have some faith.

Learn to believe.

She needs someone

who has at least one

foot on the ground.

What she needs

is me,

and fortunately

i'm available.

Right on time.

See ya, boys.

[Whistles]

Good morning,

good morning!

'Morning.

The usual?

Yes, indeed.

So Alex, what

kind of scientist

are we studying

to be today?

An epidemiologist.

A what?

An

epidemiologist.

Somebody who studies epidemics-

you know, like the black plague?

Sounds pretty

serious to me.

It is.

Your niece and

nephew coming today?

Yeah.

How long

since the

plane crash?

Almost 6 months.

Well, if anybody

can help them face

reality, you can.

I hope so.

Ta, ta!

See ya.

Come in.

Getting settled okay?

I'm glad you decided

to come up here

for the summer.

Mom said being here was

like being in heaven.

So i figured maybe

that will make it easier

for him to find me.

Hey, you're going

to have a great time.

And i'm sure you'll have

all sorts of adventures.

Adventures?

Well sure.

Hey, just look out there.

Who knows what adventures

are waiting for you out there.

Why don't you

come downstairs

for a bite to eat?

Okay.

Are you coming?

Be right there.

[Loud music from headphones]

Becky?

Becky!

We were just about

to have some lunch.

What?

I said

we were just about

to have lunch.

No thanks.

Are you sure?

I made some

chicken...

i'm not hungry.

Okay...

star gazing?

Yeah.

Did you ever

see so many stars?

There's the

big dipper.

See it?

Yeah.

And there's

the north star,

it's helped many

a lost soul find

their way home.

Really?

Alex has

a telescope.

Maybe tomorrow

she can show you

how to use it.

Okay.

Okay.

Time for bed.

Goodnight,

aunt sam.

Goodnight,

honey.

Goodnight,

ace.

I sure hope dad knows

about the north star.

Vrooommm...

ready for landing?

Ready!

Okay, here we go!

Again! Again!

Sorry, Tommy. It's

time for me to go.

Tell me what it's

like up there, again.

It's beautiful.

You feel like you're

floating over and

through the clouds

and the earth's

real small below.

It's heaven!

I wish i could

go up with you.

We'll see to it

that you get

your wish.

When i get back,

i'll fly you

up there.

Promise?

With ace as my

witness, i promise.

[Pigeon coos]

[Sam:
]

Guys, breakfast!

Hey, you're late.

The shop's open.

Not to worry

my dear friend,

not to worry.

All right,

i'll bite.

Why aren't you

across the street?

It's part

of the plan.

Today, i go in

a little late.

Each day

a little later.

Til she misses me

and i won't go in at all.

Yeah, so?

That's the night

i ask her to marry me.

I'm telling you,

it'll work.

Ted, you

missed a spot.

Good morning.

Good morning.

The usual?

Thank you

very much.

Hello.

Don't i get a

"good morning"

out of you?

Good morning!

Who's your

new friend?

My cousin,

Tommy.

Hi, Tommy.

Welcome to erinville.

I'm rick callahan.

Are you

a policeman?

No, close though.

I'm a fireman.

Ever see a real

fire truck up close?

Mine's across the street.

Want to take a look at it?

Yeah!

Come on,

i'll race you!

Wait!

We keep some

of our emergency

equipment in here.

This ladder will get

us up as high as

3 floors if we need to.

More emergency

equipment here.

What's

that thing?

What, this?

This is the main

water hook up.

You hook this up

to the fire hydrant

on the street

with the hoses here.

Jump up here and

i'll show you the cab.

[Meow]

That's spot.

We rescued her from

the top of a tree.

Found she

had no owner,

so we kept her.

Haven't seen

a mouse since.

Never saw

one before.

That may

be true, but...

i see mr. Conners

has caught your eye.

Full of blarney he is,

but he's loved

by the whole town.

He's a leprechaun

if there ever was one.

A leprechaun?

There's no

such thing as

a leprechaun.

No such thing?

That's right.

Fairies and all

that stuff are

just made up.

They don't really exist.

How can you

be so sure?

Because you can't

scientifically prove it.

That may be true,

but there was

once a time

when scientists couldn't prove

bacteria and viruses existed.

They were laughed at

'til the microscope

was invented, right?

Yeah, you're right.

That discovery

led to vaccines and cures.

That's exactly right.

So don't be so quick

to disbelieve

because you can't see

or prove something existed.

You might miss

some pretty neat stuff.

Remember belief

precedes the miracle.

Rick, i believe

in eating!

Where's our food?

Uh-oh, gotta

go guys, i forgot!

See you guys later.

I still say there's

no such thing

as leprechauns.

And i say there are

and he is one.

Is not.

Is too.

Is not.

Is too.

Is not.

Mr. Conners is just

a nice old man

who tells stories

down at the diner.

He is one, and

i can prove it.

How?

We'll capture him!

Yeah, right.

Then, we'll get our wish.

I still say

he's a leprechaun.

Is not.

Is too.

Is not!

Is too.

Look it up.

Leprechaun:
An irish elf

who works as a shoemaker.

See!

A shoemaker?

He keeps a pot of gold.

Upon capture,

the leprechaun must disclose

his location of gold

and grant

his captors

three wishes.

Told ya!

Whoa!

Stay down! Keep low!

Hurry! Hurry!

I see him.

He's coming.

Don't forget,

if he gets away,

he doesn't

have to give us

three wishes.

I know, i know.

That's if he's

a leprechaun.

Don't!

He'll see you.

But how are we

supposed to see him?

We should be

hiding over there.

That way we

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