Ernest et Célestine Page #4

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and once for what she did!

Clestine?

What did Clestine do wrong?

She's done nothing at all.

At all? Nothing at all?

Bringing a mad bear among us?

You call that nothing at all?

He was dying of hunger.

Is that what you want?

Poor people dying of hunger,

while you're all so big and fat?

I had to carry her sack of teeth,

it was much too heavy for her.

Silence!

YOU want her to be a dentist, not ME!

Quiet! Silence!

Ernest, you and your accomplice Clestine

are accused of an incredible

number of crimes.

Burglary. Breaking and entering! Handling stolen goods! Auto theft!

Home Invasion! Shipwrecking! Causing unjury!

There are innumerable witnesses!

Innumerable witnesses!

Most of all, Ernest.

You're accused of an abominable crime.

You scare children.

What?

Me? Children, do I scare you?

Me? Scare moms?

Madame, do I scare you?

No, I... er...

Aah, a mouse, there!

Now, the fl...

Now, the defense has the floor.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, Your Honour,

what is the complaint against my client?

Being a bear!

Thath why... my client, in thith way...

What did he say?

No idea.

What?

I've no idea what he said.

Shut up, I'm listening.

Oh, you can understand?

Perfectly!

Liar! You can't understand!

Silence! Calm down! Stop!

Clestine,

in view of the accusations

against you...

Baloney! I'll tell you what

your problem with me is,

You don't like it that I live

with a bear!

How dare you?

All because of your damned prejudices!

Yes, Clestine and I are friends.

That's your complaint!

Being the friend of a mouse!

Mice downstairs, bears upstairs, is that it?

This is how you raise your children ?!

In fear of mice?

Are you trying to make them stupid or what?

Silence, Clestine!

You're the accused, not the lawyer!

Quiet! I'll clear the courtroom!

Clear the courtroom!

Wait, the hearing's not over! Come back!

Clestine, listen well.

No one brings into question

foundations of our society,

especially not a mouse!

Your Honour listen to me!

Silence!

Sit back down!

What are you doing?

Help him!

He'll do better on his own.

- Come...

- Ernest, back to your seat!

I order you!

Your Honor you're on fire!

Enough, back to your place!

I won't tell you again!

Come down!

Come down, I say!

I won't tolerate... Let go!

Let me go!

Your Honor, come quickly!

We must leave!

Let me go! Let me go!

Where are they all?

They ran away. Come on!

They abandoned me.

Except you.

Come now, come on.

Tell me, Clestine, if we get out alive,

what would you really like?

Find Ernest, and never leave him.

Fine. Still, Clestine,

wanting to live with a bear

is an odd notion.

Why? Don't you live with a bear?

Oh, yes! Exactly. An odd notion.

You alright, Your Honour?

What happened?

You caught fire, Your Honour.

Ernest, you saved my life.

How can I thank you?

Oh, there's no need.

There is, there IS A NEED!

What would make you really happy?

Now?

Of course, Now!

Find Clestine, and stay with her always.

You're free.

She saved my life.

Clestine, Clestine...

Ernest, Ernest...

No, Ernest.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

No, I tell you, it's not possible.

Well, I'm telling you, it is.

Listen, think about it!

We can't tell our story.

It's too terrible.

Do you realize?

You found me in a garbage

can and you wanted to eat me.

That was just for laughs.

It didn't make me laugh.

No, I can't tell it.

We just need to rearrange things.

Imagine, you were very little, in a garbage can,

it seemed you were abandoned.

Your eyes were not yet open.

Draw that, draw it.

I was a street-sweeper,

I was sweeping up dead leaves,

you see?

That's when I heard a little sound.

It was me?

It was you.

What did you do when you found me?

A bit like in real life I took you out of the garbage can,

I tucked you under my coat,

nice and warm,

and I took you home with me.

And then?

Then I took care of you.

You seemed happy, so I decided

to keep you.

You made yourself at home,

and we started living together.

And that's how we met.

After that one...

shall we tell more of your stories, Ernest?

Many more, Clestine. Many more.

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