[The friends have failed to get rid of Little Bear's hiccups.]
HenWell, Owl, your idea didn't work too well.
Cat's idea didn't help either.
[Little Bear keeps hiccupping as Cat and Owl argue.]
Excuse me, but I read about that technique in a very famous book.
What book? [Father Bear looks down from his newspaper, annoyed] I've read every book in the library.
Oh, please. You think you know everything.
[Everyone keeps arguing until Father Bear gives a loud roar, stopping the argument, and startling Little Bear.]
FBFather Bear
Enough! How can I read with all this noise?
[Little Bear is showing the maracas to Duck.]
Father Bear found them across the ocean, a long time ago.
A long, long time. Even before we were born.
Way back, when there were pirates.
Mother Bear said they were sentimental, and you know what that means.
[A dream sequence shows Father Bear sitting and thinking while holding a maraca without a handle, while pirates run in from the hills in the distance.]
[Later, Duck shows Hen the maracas.]
Hen
[clucks with surprise] Pirates? Oh, no! Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure! That's what Little Bear said! He said they were pirates! They came from Morocco! They were sandy and mental.
Hen
Sandy and mental? The pirates?
[A dream sequence shows Father Bear fighting pirates on a ship.]
Yes, yes, the pirates! And Father Bear took their treasure. The pirates stole it and Father Bear stole it back!
[Next, Hen is talking to Owl about the pirates.]
Father Bear stole them from pirates?!
Hen
What else could he do?
Did he use a sword or a saber?
Hen
Sword or a saber? Sword or a saber? How would I know?
Hen
Both? Both! Must've been both. Of course! Both! But I bet those pirates are mad.
[Next, Owl tells Cat about the pirates.]
A sword and a saber? How many pirates did Father Bear fight?
[A dream sequence shows Father Bear being surrounded by a lot of pirates while a crafty smile appears on his face.]
But Father Bear won. He won the treasure. Those pirates are bound to come back.
Hen
Aren't we supposed to say something to make us smile?
Yes, that's right. On the count of three, we all say... um... "cheese".
Any kind of cheese. Mozzarella, meunster, provolone...
[groans impatient] JUST SAY ANYTHING!
Hen
[offended] Well!
Okay. Now... one... two... three!
Of course Lucy can't fly. To fly, you need wings. And it also helps if you're a bird.
Well, she's going to try.
[Lucy falls out of the tree.]
[Lucy hits the ground. Everyone gasps.]
Oh, Lucy! Her arm is broken!
Hen
We need a doctor!
Our hopes are for Princess Sadawa. She worries about the corn. Corn is food for us all.
DHDuck, Hen, and Owl
Corn is food for us all!
We'd be so thankful for the rain, if you have some to spare.
DHDuck, Hen, and Owl
If you have some to spare!
Dear clouds, what can we do to please you?
DHDuck, Hen, and Owl
What can we do?!
[No response.]
What can we do to please you?
[Cat still doesn't respond.]
Hen
Cat, it's your one big line! What can we do?
Somersaults! [everyone exclaims in confusion] Backflips!
[in disbelief] Backflips?
Hen
Oh, Cat, cut it out! You're supposed to say "dance"!
[to the audience] He's supposed to say "dance".
[The audience laughs. Cat peeks from behind the curtain.]
Did someone say "dance"? You want to dance? So dance.
Hen
Get down from there, silly!
Please send rain! In buckets, if you like!
Hen
Hurry up, Cat! In buckets!
[Cat picks up the bucket, and throws the water out of it. No sooner than Cat dumps the bucket, lightning flashes in the sky, and it starts raining.]
Wow, Cat! That was a big bucket!
EEveryone
The old bear is snoring! He rubbed his shoulder on a great big boulder and wouldn't get up in the morning!
[The audience cheers normally.]
FBFather Bear
Bravo, bravo!
MBMother Bear
Encore, encore!
Little Bear, do you think we really made it rain?
I don't know... But I know I'm getting soaked.
AAll
The night is cold, the snow is new...
MBMother Bear
Mother loves the winter...
FBFather Bear
Father loves the winter...
GBGrandmother Bear
Grandmother loves winter...
Grandfather loves winter...
LBLittle Bear
And I do, too!
Hen
And I do, too!
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