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to leave a print like that.

Did you notice it had three toes?

Over the period of evolution,

horses have grown larger.

And that center toe has become

the hoof as we know it.

What is more incredible

is the fossil beside it.

I am convinced that

is the tibia of some humanoid...

...that existed at the same time

as the Eohippus.

Possibly more than 50 million years ago.

- You found this thing around here?

- In the foothills.

This is my whole life, Mr. Kirby,

but I need time and money.

My resources,

both financial and physical...

...are running precariously low.

Well, professor, what you

need is a good rest.

Yes, Mr. Kirby.

Thank you for your kindness.

Lope.

I'll bet you didn't know that

was your middle toe, did you?

- T.J.?

- Yeah?

- Can I speak to you a moment?

- Of course.

In private.

You want that money I owe you.

Don't worry, you'll get it.

We'll pack them in

with our new attraction.

Yes, El Diablo will be

a big success...

- Quiet. That's between us.

- It's not only money.

- What else?

- Us. Together. You and me and Diablo...

In the meantime, let's see

how we go in Villarosa.

Hi there, hon.

I thought I told you to go.

- It's about that deal.

- So go!

You've been thinking about it?

Nothing has been further from my mind

with the possible exception of you.

Hey, toro.

Hey, toro. Hey, hey, toro.

Lope!

Hey, hey, toro.

Tuck!

Darling, are you all right?

Cut it out, Tuck, if you want me

to get on with the repairs.

You know it's not easy

for me to keep still with you...

...hanging around me like that.

Who was that fella

jumped the bull, anyway?

- Oh, Carlos.

- I'm glad he was there.

- He saved your life.

- Yeah.

Why did you walk out on me, Tuck?

I was ready to sell out, to marry you.

That's all I ever wanted.

I don't know.

I know I didn't want to.

Getting married is like

being a horse tied up in a corral.

I never could take being

all roped up like that.

T.J., you know what?

I just know you're gonna sell me Omar.

That's right. You've got a deal.

Wait a minute. What's going on?

Nothing. Anything for you, baby.

Don't give me any of that "baby" stuff.

What's the pitch?

- Carlos brought me a new act.

- What kind of an act?

- Stick around. Come to the opening at...

- No, no, I mean now.

All right, I'll show you tonight.

But first the patient must rest,

or he might have a relapse.

- And relapses can be fatal.

- T.J., I want to know...

Now lie still.

Doesn't it hurt to move?

Terrible.

Meet El Diablo.

Well, if that don't beat all.

You want a little sugar, don't you?

- Where'd you ever get a critter like that?

- Carlos found him.

Must have been in a gold mine,

because that's what he is. Solid gold.

It took a while to train him, but now

he's about ready for his debut.

Well, what's the act?

We strap a platform onto Omar's back,

and El Diablo waltzes on top.

A horse dancing on horseback.

That's gonna be a humdinger.

I can see it all now. Presenting El Diablo,

the world's only miniature horse.

We are on our way to a fortune.

- Amazing.

- It's absolutely astounding.

Yeah, it was those three toes

that started me thinking.

And four on its hind feet.

- Great Scott, it could be-

- Yeah, an Eo... What's it?

- Hippus.

- Eohippus. Yes.

Eohippus, if you are one...

...what are you doing here 50 million

years after you should be extinct?

It could be a freak of nature, of course.

Well, is there any way you can tell?

By checking its origin.

If I could prove that this

is the genuine article...

...I shall undoubtedly

receive a knighthood...

...for the greatest scientific

discovery of the age.

The greatest scientific discovery

of the age?

- T.J. Doesn't know what she's got.

- Sir Horace Bromley.

It'll look great in lights.

- Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Bromley.

- Buffalo Bill, Barnum and Bailey.

- Bromley.

- Or the Ringling Brothers.

Yes. Yes. We'll play one off

against the other.

- Sell to the highest bidder. They'll beg.

- Possibly Lord...

- We'd make a killing.

...Bromley.

We must find out where

this little horse came from.

Yes, let's go find this guy Carlos.

- Impossible.

- But my dear fellow...

...I have no commercial interest

in El Diablo. I'm a scientist.

I don't care what you are.

T.J. Has given away our secret.

- Destroying all my dreams.

- Oh, come now, be reasonable.

Reason is something my people

do not understand.

That witch Tia Zorina tells them

superstitious nonsense about El Diablo.

- They believe it.

- At least show us the camp.

I don't want any more trouble.

You've caused enough already.

- Well, thanks for your help, Carlos.

- What help?

"Tia Zorina. Camp."

We can sure find where that camp is.

- How?

- Why, Lope.

- Lope?

- Sure. Listen, that kid...

...could find a needle in a haystack

and sell it for a profit. I'm not kidding.

Madam, I'm prepared to pay

a guide handsomely.

To lead you to the Forbidden Valley?

No. Not for all the gold in the world.

- What's this Forbidden Valley?

- From there came the little horse...

...and until he is returned,

a great evil will fall upon us.

- Rubbish!

- I tell you, unless the little horse...

...is returned, we shall all

suffer the curse of hell.

Superstitious claptrap. There's nothing

hocus-pocus about that little horse.

Don't you realize we've discovered

a living specimen of the Eohippus?

- What, that thing really is an Eohippus?

- Of course.

Well, naturally we shall have

to prove it by scientific research.

Well, we aren't getting any scientific

research done here, are we, professor?

If you can't help me,

perhaps I can help you.

If you knew where the little horse

was hidden, what would you do?

Return it to the Forbidden Valley.

Well...

A centavo for your thoughts, seor.

Oh, hi, Lope.

You look unhappy, seor.

Well, I got a problem, Lope.

I've been wrestling with it for hours.

Sometimes it helps to tell an amigo.

Well, it's like this, amigo:

I made a big discovery last night.

If I tell this friend about it,

it could help her a lot.

She could make a fortune.

But if she makes a fortune

it might not help me.

I can't figure out why I'm trying

to help a friend make a fortune...

...when all I gotta do is be quiet

about it and make a fortune myself.

- Savvy?

- I savvy very well, seor.

- I can't understand it.

- Love.

No! Love's for Latins.

When my mama was alive

she used to tell me:

"Lope, when you help someone

you love you help yourself."

Here, limonada, for free advice.

You sure do know how

to help yourself, Lope.

What's the big discovery, seor?

Oh, no, no, no.

You'll end up wanting a cut.

Why? I'm doing fine on my own.

Yeah, I see, and widening your horizons.

- Sorry, seor?

- I mean, you're going on a journey.

- With the professor.

- With the professor?

I must meet him tonight with the mule,

outside the arena.

Well, that's it, amigo.

No more figuring.

I got the feeling that a friend of mine

is in need of some help right now.

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