Song of the Sea Page #2

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Little devils,

go on, out with you.

Go, before I ring the police!

Quick, get the coat.

The selkie coat.

I'm coming to get you, Cu.

Would you say that could be her?

Could be. Come on.

What do you think you're doing?

No. I'm going home

to live with Cu.

You're going to

stay at Granny's.

I said no!

Ow!

Right, that's it.

You can only come with me if you

obey my orders at all times.

I'm the oldest

and that's the rule.

If you put one step

out of line, I do this...

Hey! You stealer, that's mine.

Give it back.

Ew! You're so disgusting.

Okay, you can keep it for now,

but you'd better clean

it when we get home.

Hey. Excuse me?

Maybe a bus driver

could tell us.

Wow.

Look at this, Saoirse.

Holy moly!

Quick, Saoirse,

help me catch it!

We've found her, Lug, we've found her.

At last!

Don't worry, selkie, we

have your coat. Huh?

Come with us. Quick, lads,

get the selkie to the fort.

Before the owls spot us.

Wait! No!

Wait!

Where are we going?

Ahhh!

Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa!

Lads, what a night.

Not only did we

find the selkie coat,

but we found the selkie herself.

Hooray!

Hooray!

Yoo-hoo!

Huh?

Now, before the selkie sings

her song to send us home,

we should entertain her with

a few of our own tunes.

So, lads, your choice. Who'll get

us started. SPUD: Here, Lug?

I'll sing.

No, Spud, we want

to keep the mood up

before the main event.

Isn't that right, selkie?

I'll do my best, I promise.

Give Mossy a go first,

will you? Yoo!

The selkie song is bright

To waken all who follow

Manannan will lead

and Tir Na Nog will follow

Do-la-mon, a-pena pwee

Do-la-mon, manuela

Do-la-mon, a-paricka

Par-a-fee a-nerin

Lovely job, Mossy!

Do you hear the lad's tune?

You-how.!

Right, who's next?

Here, Lug, here. I'll sing.

Oh. Go on, so.

Tell us your name, selkie.

So we can sing

of your adventure.

Her name's Saoirse.

Saoirse! Yoo!

Saoirse the selkie

will sing and save the day

The clay that she who rescued

her will cheer and celebrate

Oh, do-la-mon, a-pena

pwee Do-la-mon, manuela

Do-la-mon...

Wait! I've forgotten

the last verse.

How did I manage that?

Long, long we

prayed to hear the selkie song

And now we pray again that

her song will never end

Ha-ha! Yoo!

That's it! Which

one of you had it?

Never mind.

Keep the crack going, lads.

Do-la-mon,

a-pena pwee Do-la-mon, manuela

Do-la mon la faricka

faralee a-nerin

Now, lads, what you've

all been waiting for.

Time for the selkie to

sing her lovely song.

You'll be free soon, lads!

The selkie song

will send us all home.

Wait, wait, will you?

Come on, now, selkie, sing it.

Does she know the words?

Give her a chance, give

her a chance, will you?

Her coat.

I almost forgot.

Aren't I some eejit?

How was I expecting the selkie

to sing without her coat?

What's wrong? I don't think

it's the right coat.

Oh, no.

She can't sing.

She can't even talk.

A human child!

You're the one that

gave me the last verse.

Yeah, my mother used to sing it.

She said it was a fairy song.

That'd be right.

So that would make you...

We prefer to call ourselves...

The Other Crowd.

The Good Names.

The Deenashee.

I can't believe it.

The Deenashee.

That's what Mum

called the fairies.

You're actually real,

not just stories.

Human child, do you know

where the selkie's coat is?

Her real coat.

Yes, my father took it.

It's in our lighthouse.

Do you hear that, lads?

We are saved!

Ahh!

Daggers out!

Protect the selkie.

Get away!

Saoirse!

Get back!

No!

- The selkie!

- No!

No!

Hold on!

They're going for the selkie!

Saoirse!

Run!

Run away!

Human child, find the

selkie's true coat,

then she can sing the

song and save us all.

Quickly, human child,

before the owls return.

That pipe will see you

to the outside world. Go!

I'd like to sing some more.

Ah. Go on so.

Do-la-mon,

a-pena pwee, Do-la-mon...

There's a bus.

Quick, Saoirse.

I just saw real fairies.

Course you did. Sure

haven't I been ferrying

a lot of witches

and goblins around.

Where are you going?

Can you take us there?

Uh... Well, let me see now...

I can take you as

far as Clonmellon.

You might have to wait

for one or two hours,

then get the feeder bus, but

that only runs in the mornings.

Ah, sure. You know, you'll

get there eventually.

Okay, two tickets, please.

Those stories that Mum

told me, they're all true.

Are you really a...

...selkie?

Oh, genie mackerel.

What are you doing?

We're on the bus!

I'm getting us home.

You should've said if you

wanted to get off the bus!

This is not

an official stop, you know.

Bleedin' trick or treaters.

Great, just great.

Now what do we do?

Oh, right, let's follow

the magical lights.

That's much safer

than being on a bus.

Some of these could be fairies

turned to stone, like the

ones in the roundabout.

There he is.

Stop. Those lights

drew the fairies

to us and maybe the owls, too.

Don't play the shell

anymore, it's too dangerous.

I can get us home using my map.

Just you wait and see.

This is the way, I know it.

We're not lost, no way.

If we find a better spot, I might

be able to see the mountains.

Then I'll know the right way.

We're not lost.

What did I say

about playing that?

If those owls come back, I'm

going to let them take you.

What's that?

Don't let it be Macha.

Please, don't let it be Macha.

Saoirse, get down.

Whoa-how.!

Cu!

Come here, boy, come here!

Okay, okay, get off me.

Oh, Cu, you found us.

Wait, if Cu found us here and he's

come all this way on his own,

he can surely get us back home.

Take us home, Cu.

We've a long way

to go, you know.

What's happening to you?

Look, the mountains!

We can't keep going like this.

It'll be dry there.

Giddy-up, Cu. Come on.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

Come on, get on my back.

Oh, no, stinging nettles.

Keep your legs up, Saoirse.

These plants sting pretty bad.

Ow!

Ahh!

Stupid nettles.

I'm just after getting you

out of the rain, you know.

Dock leaves!

Good thinking, Saoirse.

That feels way better.

Thanks.

I drew this holy well on my map,

I knew it.

We're on the right track.

There'd better not

be any snot on it.

When the rain stops,

we can get going again.

Hmm. Maybe we can

take a short cut.

Saoirse?

Saoirse!

Come up, come up!

She's not coming up.

I can't. I can't do it,

I just can't do it.

I can't.

No, no, no, no!

Ahhh!

Saoirse!

Cu!

Okay, okay, okay.

Okay.

Saoirse!

Saoirse.

Do-le-mon, do le...

Do-le-mon...

Do, do-le-mon...

Dooo-le...

Ah! Now then, what is it?

Do-la-mon, a-pena

pwee Do-la-mon, manuela

Oh!

How do you know that song?

My mother taught it to me.

And who are you, human child?

I'm nobody.

Nobody?

I mean, I'm Ben.

I'm looking for my sister.

I lost her down here.

Hmm.

Look at that.

I could do with a little

more light. Could you?

So good to see you again,

my little sulcha.

Holy moly!

Whoa!

Who are you?

I told you, I'm Ben.

I'm just down here

looking for my sister.

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