The Big Bird Cage Page #2

in a day or two.

Yeah?

Who's gonna spring you?

Your friend, the prime minister?

You mean, she really knows

the prime minister?

I don't know if you know this,

But around here among us

honest thieves and murderers,

A political prisoner

Is about the lowest dirty scum

you can be.

Come on.

Come on, Carla.

Tell us what she had to do

with the prime minister.

She was balling him.

Wait a minute.

She's all right, then.

That makes her a hoe.

She's okay.

No, that's not the same thing,

Not with the prime minister.

Look, whether balling

some clapped-up dude

In the backroom of a bar

at king sh*t imperial palace,

Baby, it's still hoeing.

She's okay.

Unless she did it for fun.

And she's not a whore.

She's political.

Fun, with that fat creep?

How about it, pig?

Did you like it or not?

I always like it.

Don't you?

Hey, my things are gone.

All right.

Which one of you b*tches

took my things?

You must have lost 'em

somewhere, honey.

Nobody in here would ever

steal anything

That didn't belong to them.

Oh.

Well,

I'm gonna call the guard in

And see

what he has to say about that.

You know,

you've got a very pretty face.

Well, forget it, honey.

You're not my type.

I'm only trying to tell you

if you call the guard,

It's not gonna be

so pretty anymore.

Oh, is that a threat?

It's a fact.

Honest.

I'm only trying to help you.

[Dramatic music]

Come on, girls.

In a line.

You two, get a move on.

Keep it straight.

Get in line.

Come on.

Break these lines up.

Straighter.

All right.

What is this big bird cage?

That's what we call

the mill out there,

That big machine that presses

the sugar out of the cane.

The warden zappa

is nuts about it.

He had the whole thing built

from his own plan,

And he keeps adding to it,

making it bigger and bigger.

The ones who work

in the bird cage

Are the ones

who didn't keep up

Their boulders in the field

Or girls who made trouble,

Like fighting

or stealing something.

That's because people get hurt

sometimes in the big bird cage,

Especially informers get hurt,

maybe even killed.

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

[Thud]

Like I was saying,

Informers always get found out.

All right, you girls.

Off to work we go.

[Dramatic music]

[Water running]

Well, look at our

little Ms. fancy.

You look like you were born

with a coconut in your mouth.

I learn fast.

Almost anything.

Oh, very good.

We'll see

in the long years to come.

You're lucky.

She likes you.

So what?

At first, I thought

you were going to be in

For a lot of trouble

around here,

But I can tell you're smarter

than anybody thought.

You know how to get on

the good side of people.

Look,

I don't need any friends,

And I don't want any enemies.

All I want

is to get out of this place.

I heard about you

and your letters,

But I'm gonna tell you

something.

Your letters aren't gonna do you

a damn bit of good.

I don't believe you.

I haven't even had a trial.

Somebody'll get me out of here.

Well, plenty of us

said the same thing.

You'll see.

Get a move on.

You there, up the stairs.

Hurry it up.

[Ominous music]

No!

[Screams]

Please send her

to mad house at once.

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

[All screaming]

That's horrible.

They don't ever come out,

Not for anything.

Hey, Karen,

you're a big dummy.

Why don't you get in there

with the rest of 'em

Where you belong?

Damn it!

[All screaming]

[Water spraying]

Okay, everyone, everyone,

back to work.

Back to work.

[All screaming]

[Gunfire]

All:
Yay!

There, it ain't gonna be

jamming anymore now.

Oh, blossom, honey,

you a genius with them things.

Ah, it just takes

a lady's touch.

Gunga din.

Fetch me a new jug, man.

This one's warming up on me

something fierce.

All right, "d".

Yep, blossom, honey,

You stick with me,

and one of these days,

You goin' be the first lady

of this here Republic.

You bet your long goody I am,

And when I am,

I'ma kick a few asses, too.

I'll show them society bags

How to throw

a real presidential bash.

Right.

Just as soon as we have

that revolution

You've been promising me.

Say, when are we gonna have

that revolution, anyway?

Pretty soon.

Pretty soon.

Tomorrow, the revolution.

Tonight, we feast.

That's my motto, baby.

No sh*t.

Hey, give me that.

[Engine roaring]

Ace, what's happening?

Me and the boys have been

talking about the revolution,

Things like that.

Yeah.

Yeah, like how to sort of

really get it all started,

You know.

Well, the way they got

the French revolution started.

The what?

The French revolution,

you know, in France.

Oh, yeah, that one.

Right.

They started

by storming the bastille.

They did?

Yeah, I guess they did.

And that's what we want to do.

Do you have any bastille

in particular in mind?

As a matter of fact,

we got one all pick out.

It's all full of women,

100s of 'em.

Think of it, man.

What a blow for freedom.

Liberate all those

young pretty girls.

How you figuring

on going about that?

We got to get somebody

on the inside.

[Screaming]

Doctor, doctor!

[Moaning]

[Mysterious music]

Ah!

[Laughs]

Hey, stud,

looking for anybody special?

Eh.

[Laughs]

Tsiang.

Prisoner tsiang.

No.

There she is, over there.

[Laughs]

Ah, there you are.

Why you looking so dirty?

You got to get all cleaned up.

Oh, please.

Not again.

Take somebody else this time.

Who are you kidding,

cutie pie?

Come along now.

What's going on?

The warden feels like having

a little company.

Well, it's good to know

There's at least one man around

here who's naturally inclined.

Don't get your hopes up.

Lin tsiang is the only one

he's ever inclined with.

Why not?

She's a good-looking dish,

if you like chop suey.

Wow, you must be pretty thirsty.

Yes.

But, you know,

I think I'm better now.

I've stopped hearing

those voices almost,

But the others...

They're insane.

I don't want to be in here

anymore.

Listen, I'll see

if I can get you out of here.

I'll talk to the warden, okay?

Oh, please.

I'll be all right now.

I-I promise.

Look, rina,

you just hold on, okay?

Okay.

[All whimpering]

[Foreboding music]

Is she coming yet?

He still got his red light on.

You have nothing else

to report.

No, there's nothing more.

I swear it.

Well, I see.

Then listen to this.

Mommy, I miss you very much.

Every night I cry and cry.

When are you coming back?

No, not now.

That's enough.

Perhaps next time if you bring

me more important information

Than useless bits of alcohol

from the infirmary.

Well, we mustn't have anyone

suspecting you,

Not even the guards.

These women have ways of

learning things from the guards.

[Blows landing]

[Moaning]

[Dog growling]

Down, boy.

I'm not going anywhere.

We're just looking.

Well, girls,

get out your cups.

Gina's going home tomorrow,

And she's got

a little surprise for us.

Give me that stuff.

Ah.

Let me get in here.

[Sniffs]

Oh, chateau green liver 1912,

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