VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky Page #3

Season #2 Episode #13

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King George:
We did it! Oh, now, now, now I'm happy! Let's have a look at it!

(King George and Louis set the Ducky on a pedestal. King George's glasses fall off.)

Louis:
It looks just like all your other Duckies.

King George:
What?! Hold your tongue, infidel! This is the most perfect Ducky the world has ever known! It's time for a bath!

Louis:
(gasps)

(Door knocks.)

King George:
Oh, who could that be? Come in!

(Door opens to reveal Cedric standing with Thomas, who is covered with pies.)

Louis:
Thomas!

King George:
Yes, Thomas! (hops in front of the pedestal) Back so soon?

Cedric:
It was astounding! There he was, alone in the battlelines, but he never gave up! This little fellow stopped the advancing hordes!

Thomas:
(sniffs)

King George:
He did?

Cedric:
He's a war hero, sire!

King George:
Yes. Well, Thomas, I, uh-

Thomas:
Incoming! Boysenberry at three o'clock!

King George:
Excuse me?

Cedric:
I'm afraid he's lost his mind, sire. The trauma of war.

Louis:
Oh no! Well, how long will he be like this?

Cedric:
No telling, perhaps for the rest of his life.

King George:
Yeah?

Thomas:
Cobbler in the hole! Hit the deck!

(Thomas jumps and lands on the floor.)

King George:
Yes, well, I'm sure that will be all.

Cedric:
Yes, if he were conscious, I'm sure he would thank you. I'll take him to his room now.

King George:
Thank you, Cedric.

(Cedric leaves.)

King George:
Now, finally, I can take that bath.

Louis:
Oh, I feel terrible.

King George:
Why? Since Thomas has lost his marbles, he won't be needing it anymore.

Louis:
What? Are you the only one you think about?!

King George:
No, I've been thinking about this Ducky for some time. So, come on, help me out with that bath!

Louis:
(gasps)

(The door knocks again.)

King George:
Oh, great! Come in!

(Melvin is at the door.)

Melvin:
I did.

King George:
I see, and who are you?

Melvin:
You remember me. I am Melvin, that slightly odd wiseman who shows every now and then to tell you something.

King George:
Oh, okay. Now what do you want to tell me?

Melvin:
I have to tell you a story.

King George:
Not now. I'm gonna go take a bath. Come back at bedtime!

Melvin:
It's important!

King George:
Oh. What's that?

Melvin:
It's a flannelgraph. To illustrate.

King George and Louis: Oooooh! Flannelgraph!

(Music starts to play.)

Melvin:
There once was a rich man, a very rich man. He had a lot of sheep, he had a lot of land. He threw a lot of parties, he was dapper, he was tan. Yes, there once was a very rich man.

King George:
Okay, great story. I'll see you next time-

Melvin:
Wait just a minute, my story isn't done. It's about two men and I only mentioned one.

King George:
Oh.

Melvin:
There once was a man, a very poor man. He had next to nothing, just a little lamb. But he loved it like a son and he fed it from his hand. Yes, there once was a very poor man. Then one day, there was a guest at the house of the rich man. What did he do, have you guessed, to feed the guest of the rich man?

King George:
Well, let's see. He had plenty of sheep, so he could just share one of his sheep. Not a problem!

Melvin:
He took the lamb of the poor man.

(King George is shocked.)

Melvin:
He took the lamb of the poor man! The rich man took, to feed his guest, the very very poor man's lamb!

King George:
What? Is that a- Is this a true story?!

Melvin:
As surely as I stand before you today, my story is true.

King George:
Who is that man?! Tell me! To take the lamb of the poor man! Why, he had lots of sheep, but the poor man only had one! Man! For his cruelty, he shall spend the rest of his days locked in my dungeon! Who is he?

Melvin:
Oh, King George, you are that man!

King George:
What?!

Melvin:
You are the king. You have many duckies, but Thomas only had one, and he loved it very much. But you weren't thinking about Thomas, you were only thinking about yourself and what you wanted.

King George:
But I... I-

Melvin:
Your highness, what you have done has made God very unhappy. For whether you are a king or just a kid, God wants us all to think of others first. You have been selfish, King George. and when we are selfish, we hurt the people around us, just like you had hurt Thomas.

King George:
I-I-

Melvin:
God wants us to love our neighbors, not hurt them.

King George:
What do I do? What should I do?

Melvin:
Here is what you must do; ask God to forgive you, ask Thomas to forgive you. And then...

King George:
Yes?

Melvin:
Make it right.

(Melvin goes out the door.)

Bob:
(Narrating) Well, King George knew just what to do.

King George:
Louis! Draw a bath!

Louis:
What?

King George:
Trust me!

Louis:
Okay.

King George:
I gotta find Thomas!

(King George goes into the secret passage under his bed. Scene switches to the bathtub, where Thomas is sitting.)

Bob:
(Narrating) He figured a nice bath would help Thomas.

(Thomas looks to see King George in front of him.)

King George:
Hello! Here, let's clean you up a bit.

(King George cleans up Thomas.)

Bob:
(Narrating) And sure enough, he was right.

Thomas:
Hey, where am I? Whoa, a big tub. Am I in Heaven?

King George:
No, silly. It's just my bath. Here, I got something for you.

(King George presents the ducky to Thomas.)

Thomas:
My ducky!

Bob:
(Narrating) King George told Thomas what he had done and asked Thomas to forgive him. After thinking it over, Thomas said yes. Then King George prayed and asked God to forgive him too. Yes, sir. King George felt a lot better knowing that God forgave him, and the people he had hurt; Thomas, and even Louis, felt better because they knew that King George was really sorry. Yep, it was a happy day.

(Melvin shows up again.)

Melvin:
So, King George, what'd you learn today?

King George:
What'd I learn? Let me tell you. Today, I learned... (singing) That being selfish doesn't pay. I tried it just the other day. I wanted to be happy, I thought it was the way, but it weren't!

Louis:
I think you mean 'wasn't'. It wasn't the way.

King George:
Well now I know just what to do! Before I think about me, I better think about you. So send a message out to every boy and girl! There's no better way to make a really yucky world... than being selfish.

Louis, Thomas, Melvin: Selfish, ooooh.

King George:
It doesn't pay. I tried it.

Louis, Thomas, Melvin: He tried it just the other day.

King George:
Uh-huh. I wanted to be happy.

Louis, Thomas, Melvin: He thought it was the way.

King George:
But it weren't.

Louis, Thomas, Melvin: Weren't, weren't, weren't, weren't

Louis:
Wait a minute, you mean 'wasn't'!

King George:
But it weren't

Thomas, Melvin:
Weren't, weren't, weren't, weren't

Louis:
Wasn't!

King George:
But it weren't

Thomas, Melvin:
Weren't, weren't, weren't, weren't

Louis:
Wasn't!

King George:
But it weren't

Louis:
Was not!

Thomas, Melvin:
Weren't, weren't, weren't, weren't

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