Paper Planes Page #3

Come on, Dylan. Get out here

with your clothes on!

Dylan! Get out of

that stinking bed of yours!

- What?!

- I'm helping you make paper planes for Sydney.

- Oh.

- I'm being supportive.

That's what mates do.

Right. Thanks, man.

Now, hurry up

and get up here.

Oh. Alright.

Well, that blew chunks.

Hey, stewardess.

Is there a movie

on this flight?

Hurry up! Get up here!

Hurry up!

Get those paper planes up here!

Dylan!

Do you think the car

will make it to Sydney?

Thanks for doing this, Dad.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Oh, listen now

to the wind, babe

Listen now to the rain

Feel that water

lickin' at my feet again

I don't want to see

this town no more

Too many years

and I owe my mind

First set of wheels,

heading back Bow River again

First thing you know,

I'll be back in Bow River again.

Welcome, welcome, welcome

to the junior paper plane competition

here in Sydney.

I'm Maureen Prescott,

1985 junior champion of Australia!

We love you, Maureen!

You've all been chosen

because you have a great gift

the ability to turn this...

..into this.

- Wow.

- Whoo!

In 1999,

this plane took me to compete

in Cape Town, South Africa.

What?

It's such a lame plane.

I thought it was a joke.

Boo!

Oh, boo yourself.

Oh, anyway.

Today, let me introduce a guest

from Japan - Kimi Muroyama.

Kimi is Japan's

current paper plane junior champion.

Wow.

Australia is home

to my favourite bird, the emu,

a bird that cannot fly.

I'm so excited to be here,

because I get to meet you

and to see your planes.

Wow!

Let's go!

- Dad!

- Yeah.

- The competition starts today.

- Yeah?

And...parents are invited.

So...maybe you can come

this time.

Hey. Stand here.

Just stand here.

Alright, yeah. Ready?

Did you get it?

Hey, um,

I gotta make a call.

What?

Who you making a call to?

It's just a girl.

A girl?

- Yeah.

- Well, uh...

I'll give you some privacy.

Mm-mm-mm!

Reception.

Um, I just wanted to ask for

a room number for Kimi Muroyama.

- 1612.

- Awesome. Thank you.

1612. 1612.

"Do emus dream of flying?"

Wow. You are

quite the wordsmith.

How did you get that?

You threw it

into my room, idiot.

Our poor Japanese visitor

has only been here for one day,

one day, and you've already

managed to embarrass her

with a weird love letter.

- What's he talking about?

- Look.

- Just give it back.

- Or what?

- Or we'll have a problem.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- And what would that be?

Don't know, but I guess

you're about to find out.

Is that so?

Oops. Sorry.

He's not worth it.

Yeah.

"Do emus dream of flying?"

- Too much?

- It's beautiful.

So, you are

the chosen finalists

from all around Australia.

Today, you're going to compete

in a series of challenges.

The winners will get to go

to the world junior paper plane

championships in Tokyo, Japan!

OK, everyone, form into

your teams, and good luck!

On your mark, get set, go!

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,

five, four, three, two...

And stop.

Take your positions.

OK.

Three, two, one. Go!

Beat that.

That's what I'm talking about.

Wow.

Hi.

That was awesome.

That was really incredible.

Thank you.

What are you doing

to that poor plane?

It's a whale.

Right.

My father always said

to look at the natural world

for answers

to life's challenges.

And you're sure that

that works?

Yes.

Alright.

Wouldn't it be great

if it was about

more than whose plane

flies the furthest?

If it was about making something

beautiful or surprising?

That's the competition

I want to win.

You're mad.

Absolutely mad.

This is it

the final challenge.

If you succeed, you will get

to represent Australia

at the world championships

in Tokyo.

The goal is to reach the end

of the 50-metre pool

without using a run-up.

Your plane must touch

the far end of the pool.

If you don't touch

the end of the pool,

you won't be going to Tokyo.

OK, time to throw.

Let's start from this end.

And go!

Aww!

Go!

Ohh!

Go!

Officials, please,

could you help her?

Right. And go!

And...

..go.

Whoa!

Come on! Whoo!

Whoo!

And go!

Yes! These are our winners!

Dylan and Jason are our winners!

Our Australian representatives

going to Tokyo!

Representing Australia!

Dad? Dad, Dad, Dad.

Dad, Dad.

Second in Australia.

- That's great.

- Yeah, that's great.

I've got to work on my distance.

That's gonna win me the finals.

I reckon we should start

practising on the weekend

so we can find

my winged keel.

Imagine how good

it'll be then.

Well, the finals

are in Japan.

So?

Can I go?

Japan?

- Japan is expensive.

- I know.

But I thought that if,

A, you start working

and, B,

I get an after-school job,

I could at least

make it there and back.

Yeah, maybe.

"Yeah, maybe"?

What does that mean?

Does that mean that you're

gonna start working?

- Can I get an after-school job?

- Shh. I can't...

It's so...

Oh, it's Japan.

It's an after-school job.

It's ridiculous.

It's not gonna happen.

It's not gonna happen.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

No, you're not.

- You are not sorry.

- Oh, come on.

We're in Sydney.

You've been in here the whole time.

You didn't even

come to the competition,

which is the reason

that we're here.

Look. Look at this.

There's a world out there,

alright?

You don't...

You just don't get it.

I don't get it?

You don't get it, Dad!

You don't get it.

I'm 12 and I get it.

She's dead.

She's not gonna come back.

Ever.

We're never gonna

see her again.

- Well done.

- Thanks.

Great job, Dylan.

Congratulations!

Thanks.

- Hi.

- Hi.

You know,

I'd love to stay in contact.

- That'd be great.

- I was thinking Skype?

Yep.

Oh!

You right?

Sorry. Ready for that lift

to the airport?

The officials

have organised it with my dad.

- What?

- Yeah. We're leaving now.

- Come on.

- Oh. OK. Didn't know that.

- 'Bye, Dylan.

- 'Bye...'bye, Kimi.

Skype address.

Dropped ball!

Dylan!

- So?

- Came second.

Got into the world champs.

- Oh!

- Oh!

Tokyo.

That's in China, right?

Ah, Dylan, my boy.

Congratulations.

Excellent work, my friend.

Inside. Here we go.

You know the drill.

Sombrero time, people.

Sombrero time.

Stop, Clive.

How do you do it, Clive?

How do you stay up there

for so long?

- Hi.

- Hello.

- How are you?

- I'm good. I'm good.

This is me.

This is where I live.

Hi! Hello.

- Hi. Hey.

- Sorry. That was my mom.

Hi. Um... You were right.

The answer

is in the natural world.

I found out

that with the bird of prey,

it's their wingspan that keeps

them in the air for so long.

So imagine this is the bird

it kind of...

..changes its wingspan.

- Oh!

- It changes it as it glides.

And that just keeps it up.

Get some paper.

I'll show you something.

If you like birds,

you'll like this.

Follow me. Grab this corner.

And pull it through the fold

like this.

Now, this is called

the valley line.

- Like this?

- That's right.

And now, the tricky bit. See?

It's called the diamond shape.

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