The Brothers Grimm Page #3

Scusi.

But he was trying to run away.

Are you aware that ten girls in this village

have gone missing?

Two of those girls were my sisters.

If your sisters are lucky sisters,

they are dead sisters.

Who's your friend?

- Um...

- (Cavaldi) I?

Who am I?

I am Mercurio Cavaldi,

of the great Cavaldis of Parma,

the master of the torturing arts.

Steady, Cavaldi.

We need her warm and breathing.

Good people of Marbaden,

your daughters will be returned.

And you shall regain

your courage and your joy.

To the forest!

Hah! Hah!

Cursed!

(ravens caw)

(owl hoots)

(ravens caw)

(owl hoots)

I don't know if I mentioned it,

but my name's Will.

That's my brother Jake.

(clears throat)

I don't know if I mentioned it,

but my name's Will.

- That's my brother...

- Angelika.

Lovely.

Whatever trickster we're hunting -

and by "trickster" of course I mean

"demon" - he's got to have a hideout.

He's got to have a base of operations.

For example, these caves here.

Nothing there.

Just animal bones and old drawings.

Nine times out of ten,

there's a human perpetrator.

Apparently we're on foot from here.

Why?

Why we go this way?

Why?

Because even the animals

would never come this way.

- No weapons?

- Weapons, uh...

We keep the weapons.

We work with other tools, Angelika.

(humming)

Don't be afraid.

I know this sophisticated technology

must look very strange to you.

- What exactly is it meant to do?

- (all) Shh!

Right.

I feel it's safe to proceed.

(raven caws)

(Jake) You understand,

this really is exciting for us.

Our folk tales

sprang from places just like this.

I mean, it's funny, everywhere you look

you can feel the forest's ancient power.

(Jake grunts and groans)

I mean... Ough!

I mean, to our ancestors

this place was sacred.

(Angelika) Till the Christians invaded.

Now it's just territory.

Territory?

(Jake) Oh. Oh!

Heavens above!

Will. Will, look at this.

- So the Christian king built all this?

- In the middle of the forest?

They cut it down.

It grew back.

(raven caws)

I thought you said

the animals don't come here.

The animals don't drink from the spring.

Merde!

I mean...

Scheie. Urgh!

Scheie!

(rumbling)

Are you feeling it, Will? I sense, so far,

dread. It's almost like a smell.

Of death.

Excuse me. Sorry.

You're not afraid, are you?

Not like the villagers.

(rustling)

Ah, so, um...

What happened here?

The Christian king

destroyed the forest people.

Burnt them to death in the caves.

What an awful story.

They were the lucky ones.

A year later the plague came.

Jake, we really should search the tower.

There's no way in.

Never was.

(man) Angelika.

Angelika.

Look. You see that window?

Way, way up high.

Many centuries ago,

that's where the queen lived.

She was treasured by all of Europe.

Famed for her incredible beauty.

But also vain and selfish.

Her world was her own reflection.

It was on the queen's wedding day

that the plague arrived.

(flies buzzing)

The king was the first to die.

His bride built a tower.

She locked herself away.

Safe from the horrors below.

But what she forgot was that

plague is carried on the winds.

When she first fell sick and

her gorgeous flesh began to rot away,

they say you could hear her screams

across the oceans.

My princess isn't afraid, is she?

It's just an old story.

Papa's here to protect you.

The Cursed Ruins.

Oh, yeah. Now, that's good. Uh-huh.

The Cursed Ruins.

Ruins. By Ja...

(rustling)

Hm.

- Cursed Ruins by Jac...

- (twig snaps)

Mm-hm. Hm.

(clears throat)

By Jacob Grimm.

(snapping and rustling)

Will.

Will. Will!

(horses neigh nervously)

(hums lullaby)

(hums same lullaby)

- (snap)

- Argh! Ha!

(hums lullaby)

Oh!

(screeching)

I'll kill you and take your eggs

and smash them all in and...

(bird squawks)

(ravens caw)

Spooky, spooky, spooky.

I'm afraid my instruments

aren't detecting much.

Let's call it a day before it gets,

you know, too dark.

- We should leave.

- Angelika.

Excuse me, uh...

- We came from that direction.

- That's not the way.

We walked right past those birds' trees.

- It's this way.

- That's the way we are walking out.

Don't trust the trees.

(croaks)

Hello, Grandmother Toad.

- Show us the path.

- (Will) Oh, God.

Show us the way and I'll give you a kiss.

- (toad croaks)

- Oh, my, that's just not right.

Sh, sh, sh.

(toad croaks)

That way.

- You're sure, Grandmother?

- (toad croaks)

As I thought.

- Yeah, right.

- You don't believe me?

Well...

Taste for yourself.

- (Jake) We did not come this way.

- (Will) What's her game?

I don't think she's putting it on, Will.

There was some kind of

presence back there.

Oh, shut up, Jacob!

Did you fall for this spooky dance number?

You mooncalf.

Mooncalf?

She is up to something. I don't trust her.

I'd slip her the goldfish but I...

And here we are.

Nicely done, Angelika.

Knew you'd find it.

Hey, hey.

Here, boy. Whoa.

- (horse neighs)

- Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.

Calm down.

Oh.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Whoa.

(whinnies)

(Will) Fruitful expedition. Many things

learned. Many things learned indeed.

Won't be long now.

Sasha.

Shall we regroup at dawn tomorrow?

Give you boys enough time

for your beauty sleep.

- You're on your own tomorrow.

- (Will) Sorry. What?

I said, you're on your own tomorrow.

- What's she say?

- She said we're on our own.

You forced me to show you the forest.

I showed you the forest.

It's all right.

I'll handle this one.

Would you hitch my horse, Will?

Are you all right?

Can I come in?

These drawings are very good, you know.

I do a bit of drawing myself.

I'm not bad.

Angelika,

there was power in that place,

wasn't there? The tower.

Father used to take us there.

And where is he now?

- He died.

- Oh.

Last winter.

They say the wolves took him.

The wolves?

Look, if you won't guide us,

would you at least give us a map?

- A map wouldn't do you any good.

- A lot more good than it would do you.

At least we can read.

Come on, Jake.

You people think you know everything.

I've been to the city.

My father saved every penny he earned

to buy me a proper education.

Ah, money down the drain, if you ask me.

You're right.

After he died, my sisters were left alone.

They were the first to be taken.

That's why they call you cursed.

Yeah.

So tell me again, famous Brother Grimm,

how exactly do you intend to save us?

(armor squeaks)

I think I'll do my own searching.

I thought that went rather well.

(wolf howls)

Gift. For surprise.

For you. Tasty.

Argh!

Such German hospitality.

The Brothers Grimm will thank you

for your kindness.

(women) Oh!

# (Cavaldi) Buon appetito

(Jake) I'm starving.

(Cavaldi) No, no, no, no, no.

Not for you, my little Cinderellas.

(laughs)

(horse whinnies)

(horse whinnies)

(strange voice) Help me.

(horse whinnies)

There, there.

It's all right.

What a pretty horse you are.

Such big eyes you have.

And big ears you have.

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