1. Looks like no Frida again.
Have you seen her lately?Copy !req
2. No. With school being out,
I haven't heard from her in...Copy !req
3. a while.Copy !req
4. This is the third week she's missed.Copy !req
5. Needing some time alone is one thing,Copy !req
6. but this is badge work
we're talking about.Copy !req
7. Do you think she's still mad at us?Copy !req
8. Sparrow Scouts! Sparrow Scouts!Copy !req
9. As I'm sure none of you need reminding,Copy !req
10. in just a few short weeks,Copy !req
11. we will be holding
the Sparrow Scout badge ceremony,Copy !req
12. where, of course,
we'll invite all your parents to join inCopy !req
13. celebrating your achievementsCopy !req
14. as you're awarded the badges you've worked
so hard towards over the last year.Copy !req
15. I'm glad we're in this together, David.Copy !req
16. It would look pretty bad if I was
the only one who didn't have any badges.Copy !req
17. What?
I've earned lots of badges!Copy !req
18. When? How did you find time to do that?Copy !req
19. What have you been doing to not have time?Copy !req
20. Hanging around with you.Copy !req
21. But before that,
I am happy to announce...Copy !req
22. the end-of-year camping trip!Copy !req
23. - Yes!Copy !req
24. And with it, the opportunity
to earn the coveted Camping badge.Copy !req
25. Ooh, I've always wanted that one!Copy !req
26. Me, too... since today.Copy !req
27. Oddly, I don't think Frida
has that one yet either.Copy !req
28. Then we should go and see her.
She won't want to miss out on this.Copy !req
29. Oh, it's you.Copy !req
30. - Of course it is.
- Hey, Frida.Copy !req
31. Sorry for just turning up like this,
but guess what.Copy !req
32. Raven Leader just announced
the big camping trip!Copy !req
33. Uh, where are you going?Copy !req
34. To your room, obviously.Copy !req
35. Well, glad to see you've sorted
the whole tidying thing.Copy !req
36. Oh, hey! You still have your clay troll.Copy !req
37. I remember when we made these
in year one.Copy !req
38. Uh, listen, guys.Copy !req
39. I already knew about
the end-of-year camping trip, obviously.Copy !req
40. Kind of tells you
when it is... in the title.Copy !req
41. But I think I'm actually going
to be busy on that weekend.Copy !req
42. And what's one badge anyway?Copy !req
43. Good question.Copy !req
44. Well, if you can't go camping,
do you at least want to hang out today?Copy !req
45. It's been a while.Copy !req
46. Oh, well, the thing is...Copy !req
47. - Um...Copy !req
48. - Was that the front door?Copy !req
49. Huh.Copy !req
50. Boo!
- Ah!Copy !req
51. Hey, Fri-Fri. You ready?Copy !req
52. Hey, Kelly.Copy !req
53. I didn't like that.Copy !req
54. - Uh, you guys, this is Kelly.
- Hey.Copy !req
55. We kind of had plans today.Copy !req
56. Okay.Copy !req
57. - Are you coming?
- Oh, y-yeah.Copy !req
58. We could.Copy !req
59. I mean, we, we were gonna do
some stuff, but we could—Copy !req
60. No. I mean, are you going
to come out of my house?Copy !req
61. So I can lock the door?Copy !req
62. Oh.Copy !req
63. So, what do you want to do... now?Copy !req
64. Sleeping bag?Copy !req
65. Check. Okay.Copy !req
66. Flashlight.Copy !req
67. How about this one?Copy !req
68. Ooh, looks pretty good.Copy !req
69. I don't know what's happened
to all our old camping stuff.Copy !req
70. I'm misplacing everything lately.Copy !req
71. Maybe I lost a box in the move.Copy !req
72. What's left on the list?Copy !req
73. The most important thing.Copy !req
74. Snacks.Copy !req
75. - It's just overnight, Mum.
- It's good to have options.Copy !req
76. Ugh, what a lot of rubbish!Copy !req
77. My brother's friend said
his cousin saw the beast last nightCopy !req
78. right in the street!Copy !req
79. - What?Copy !req
80. Even my mum thinks she saw it.
It creeps me out.Copy !req
81. Uh, remind me
why we're not taking the bus again.Copy !req
82. Don't stare, Hilda. It's rude.Copy !req
83. Why is he sitting on the ground?Copy !req
84. He doesn't look comfy.Copy !req
85. That's a nisse, a house spirit.Copy !req
86. They live inside people's homes
and normally they're invisible.Copy !req
87. But because he's outside,
it means he's been banished,Copy !req
88. and it will be for a good reason.Copy !req
89. He must have done something bad.Copy !req
90. Maybe you could buy him a muffin
or a hot chocolate or something.Copy !req
91. No, Hilda.Copy !req
92. You mustn't talk to them
and you mustn't feel bad for them, okay?Copy !req
93. They steal and they'll tell you lies
to make you feel sorry for them.Copy !req
94. But the Sparrow Scout oath
says to be a friendCopy !req
95. to all people, animals, and spirits,
and to do a good thing every day.Copy !req
96. Wouldn't that be good?Copy !req
97. A good thing would be
to do as you're told.Copy !req
98. Hmm.Copy !req
99. Maybe I'll sort this out later.Copy !req
100. Now, some are calling it
"the Beast of Trolberg."Copy !req
101. Some are calling it "the Black Hound."Copy !req
102. With more alleged sightings
filed overnight,Copy !req
103. the one thing we know for certain
is that it's got the city talking.Copy !req
104. But what is this creature?Copy !req
105. You know, Hilda, I'm starting to wonder
if maybe this isn't the best exact timeCopy !req
106. for you to be going camping, what
with this— this— this thing out there.Copy !req
107. What? This thing?Copy !req
108. "Experts confirm photograph of beast
is someone's cat, just quite far away."Copy !req
109. Well, it came over the fence right here,
all quick as the wind.Copy !req
110. Terrible, it was.Copy !req
111. I came dashing out.Copy !req
112. Turned out it was just this bin bag,Copy !req
113. but, oh, it shook me up
something terrible.Copy !req
114. - Emotional words there from—Copy !req
115. See, Mum? It's fine.Copy !req
116. Hilda, what have you done
with all those snacks I bought?Copy !req
117. I thought you were having trouble
getting them in the bag.Copy !req
118. I did. I left them right there.Copy !req
119. They're not here now.Copy !req
120. Well, where did they go?
Did someone eat them?Copy !req
121. Did you eat them, Mum?Copy !req
122. No! Did you eat them?Copy !req
123. Did you eat them?Copy !req
124. It's probably for the best.
I never would've got through all of those.Copy !req
125. Oh, no, there's plenty of time.
I'll go and get some more.Copy !req
126. Actually, if you're going to do that,Copy !req
127. I think I might
drop by Frida's one more time.Copy !req
128. And the winner
of the one-person tent is...Copy !req
129. Julia Mark Gunderson!Copy !req
130. - This show is awful!Copy !req
131. I know, right?
It's great.Copy !req
132. I'll be right back.Copy !req
133. Oh!Copy !req
134. Ugh! Ignore it.Copy !req
135. Let them knock.
It's not gonna be for you anyway.Copy !req
136. - Uh, who was it?
- Nobody important.Copy !req
137. Um, hello!Copy !req
138. - Hello!Copy !req
139. - Sorry.Copy !req
140. You're a nisse, aren't you?Copy !req
141. Yeah, I think
you're thinking of someone else.Copy !req
142. I'm Hilda, by the way.Copy !req
143. Wh— What's your name?Copy !req
144. Tontu.Copy !req
145. - It's nice to meet you, Tontu.Copy !req
146. So, what's your story?Copy !req
147. My mum says nisse are normally
invisible and live in people's houses.Copy !req
148. If I tell you,
will you leave me alone?Copy !req
149. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
150. For starters, we're not invisible.Copy !req
151. In every home,
there's a lot of wasted space.Copy !req
152. The space behind bookcases,
gaps in the floorboards,Copy !req
153. the tops of cupboards you can't quite see.Copy !req
154. - That kind of thing.
Okay.Copy !req
155. So, in everyone's house,Copy !req
156. the sum total of that space
manifests itself as a kind of extra room,Copy !req
157. one that only a nisse can enter.Copy !req
158. That's where we build our nests.Copy !req
159. So, how come you're not in your nest?Copy !req
160. The owner of a house
has the abilityCopy !req
161. to banish a nisse
from their property foreverCopy !req
162. if they catch them doing no good.Copy !req
163. So, what did you do?Copy !req
164. Nothing!
I was wrongly accused.Copy !req
165. Can you not just find
somewhere else to live?Copy !req
166. Most places have a nisse already,Copy !req
167. and nisses are
very protective of their territory.Copy !req
168. Hey, I've got an idea.Copy !req
169. Why don't you come and stay in my house?
I'm sure my mum won't mind.Copy !req
170. No, but your nisse definitely will.Copy !req
171. That's the good thing.
We don't have one.Copy !req
172. Really?Copy !req
173. Trust me.Copy !req
174. If there was a magical house spirit
living in my house, I'd know about it.Copy !req
175. - Well, this is it.Copy !req
176. Where's a good place for you
to get inside and do your thing?Copy !req
177. Uh... uh...Copy !req
178. behind this bookcase, perhaps?Copy !req
179. Is it okay if I come, too?Copy !req
180. I couldn't bear to know that there was
a room in my house that I'd never seen.Copy !req
181. Okay, fine.
Just take my hand.Copy !req
182. Whoa! Wait!Copy !req
183. Whoa!Copy !req
184. Hey, this is Mum's old flashlight!Copy !req
185. Oh, and here's my science homework.Copy !req
186. I told Ms. Hallgrim it disappeared.Copy !req
187. What are all these holes?Copy !req
188. They're entrances, or exits,Copy !req
189. to all the nooks and crannies
in your home.Copy !req
190. So, everything
that gets lost into the sofaCopy !req
191. or falls on the back of something
ends up here?Copy !req
192. Yup.
That's the long and short of it.Copy !req
193. Well, this is
all pretty confusing and weird,Copy !req
194. but it sure is cozy in here.Copy !req
195. How does an armchair fall down
the back of the sofa anyway?Copy !req
196. Things left
unused or unloved for long enoughCopy !req
197. have been known to be
mistaken for offerings.Copy !req
198. Believe it or not, there was a time
when we nisse were rewardedCopy !req
199. for the things that...Copy !req
200. Hey, Tontu, look at this.
These guys look just like you.Copy !req
201. Are they nisse?Copy !req
202. I think they— Tontu?Copy !req
203. I told you there'd be
someone here already.Copy !req
204. Hey! Those are my clothes!Copy !req
205. Whoa, whoa!Copy !req
206. What in the—?Copy !req
207. Mum! You're not gonna believe this, but—Copy !req
208. - Get out of my house!
I'm gone.Copy !req
209. Mum, wait, I know this looks bad,
but he doesn't have anywhere to live,Copy !req
210. - and I was thinking that he could—
- Not a chance!Copy !req
211. Mum, I'm really sorry.
I just wanted to help him. I thought—Copy !req
212. We'll talk about it
when you're back, okay?Copy !req
213. Maybe I'll have been able
to rebuild our kitchen by then.Copy !req
214. I hope he's all right out there.Copy !req
215. All right, Johanna, get a grip.Copy !req
216. Have fun!Copy !req
217. Oh, hold on.Copy !req
218. There, all good now. Off you go.Copy !req
219. You have a good time, okay?
I'll see you in a couple of days.Copy !req
220. I will.Copy !req
221. Don't worry.Copy !req
222. And don't do anything too fun
until I'm back!Copy !req
223. Um, uh, Raven Leader...Copy !req
224. I don't want to be an alarmist,
but is this definitely, well, safe?Copy !req
225. It's just that they haven't caught,
well, you know, um, the beast.Copy !req
226. I understand your concerns,
but, really, there's no reason to worry.Copy !req
227. This is private Sparrow Scout property,
well inside the town walls.Copy !req
228. If there were any dangerous creatures
in these woods, I'd know all about it.Copy !req
229. I tried Frida again earlier.Copy !req
230. I don't know why you bothered.Copy !req
231. She made it pretty clear
she had better things to be doing.Copy !req
232. I know.Copy !req
233. I just... I really thought
she might change her mind.Copy !req
234. - What are you doing?
Nothing.Copy !req
235. How did you even get in here?Copy !req
236. You're still up
for the thing tonight, right?Copy !req
237. Um, uh, well—Copy !req
238. I told everyone you were coming.Copy !req
239. If you've got other plans...Copy !req
240. No! No! Of course I'm coming.Copy !req
241. I— I'm just, uh...
ready when you are.Copy !req
242. Now listen up, Sparrows.Copy !req
243. You're to stick with your groups.Copy !req
244. I cannot stress that enough.
I'm looking at you, Willy.Copy !req
245. Willy?Copy !req
246. Huh?Copy !req
247. Use your maps and compasses.Copy !req
248. Find your markers and be back in one hour.Copy !req
249. Right, off you go.Copy !req
250. - Willy!Copy !req
251. Look! There's a marker.Copy !req
252. Looks like
we're the first ones here.Copy !req
253. They still haven't caught
that Black Hound yet.Copy !req
254. It could still totally be here right now,
stalking us!Copy !req
255. What? I thought that thing wasn't real.Copy !req
256. Yeah, that's what I heard, too.Copy !req
257. It's definitely real, but my dad says
it's probably just a lost mountain spirit.Copy !req
258. My brother says it's a demon
and it only eats girls.Copy !req
259. What kind of demon only eats girls?Copy !req
260. How should I know?
One with terrible taste, I imagine.Copy !req
261. Hey, Hilda!Copy !req
262. - Where are you going?
- Shh!Copy !req
263. Who's there? Show yourself!Copy !req
264. But let me tell you,
I have a branch and I will use it!Copy !req
265. What are you? Wolf? Troll?Copy !req
266. Oh, worse. It's you.Copy !req
267. Oh, and now there's two of you.Copy !req
268. What do you mean worse?
I only tried to help you.Copy !req
269. You got me into a fight
and then got me banished all over again.Copy !req
270. Admittedly, it didn't go incredibly well.
What are you doing out here anyway?Copy !req
271. I thought I wouldn't be botheredCopy !req
272. by people asking
what I was doing out here!Copy !req
273. Hey!Copy !req
274. That's better, isn't it?Copy !req
275. What's that interesting sculpture, Tontu?Copy !req
276. That's my tent.Copy !req
277. All right,
so I'm not very good at camping.Copy !req
278. I'm headed back to town tomorrow anyway.Copy !req
279. I miss houses.Copy !req
280. - What was your house like?
It was a big, yellow house.Copy !req
281. It had a big garden and a duck pond
with a duck that I really liked.Copy !req
282. That sounds lovely.Copy !req
283. I wish I knew a duck that I liked.
They all want to peck my fingers.Copy !req
284. I wish I could just go back there.Copy !req
285. Hilda!
We'd better go.Copy !req
286. Listen. You must be hungry, right?Copy !req
287. I have more snacks and food
back in my tentCopy !req
288. than a human or nisse
could possibly ever eat.Copy !req
289. - We can sneak out and bring you some.
- We can?Copy !req
290. Come on, David.Copy !req
291. Hilda! David!Copy !req
292. Oh, there you are!Copy !req
293. We were just looking for you.Copy !req
294. - Ah!
- Shh!Copy !req
295. You're gonna wake everyone!Copy !req
296. This is a bad idea.
If we get caught—Copy !req
297. We'll only get caught if someone hears
you worrying about getting caught.Copy !req
298. Come on!Copy !req
299. Are you sure this is the right way?
We've been walking for ages.Copy !req
300. Um, I think I'm sort of,
mostly, kind of sure-ish?Copy !req
301. Look, that's Tontu's fire! Obviously.Copy !req
302. I told you I was sure.Copy !req
303. And then I freeze her to the spot.Copy !req
304. She can't move. And then along comes...Copy !req
305. David, flashlight.Copy !req
306. What?Copy !req
307. Just turn it off.Copy !req
308. Okay.Copy !req
309. But when Mom turns around, surprise!Copy !req
310. It's not her mom at all.Copy !req
311. It's a big pile of boiled eggs!Copy !req
312. And she hates boiled eggs.Copy !req
313. And they all crack,
and each one has her face inside.Copy !req
314. And then suddenly...
she's an egg.Copy !req
315. Frida?Copy !req
316. So then, I made his arms
turn into a pair of snakes,Copy !req
317. and he was trying to run away
from himself all night.Copy !req
318. Until, that is,
I turned his legs into snakes as well!Copy !req
319. I can't believe this.Copy !req
320. I knew there was something about Kelly.Copy !req
321. She's a marra!Copy !req
322. This isn't what Frida's like.Copy !req
323. They must have done something to her.
We've got to save her.Copy !req
324. She doesn't look like
she needs saving to me.Copy !req
325. David?Copy !req
326. David!Copy !req
327. All right, all right.Copy !req
328. Listen to this, ladies.Copy !req
329. I was nightmaring this girl last night.Copy !req
330. I started out with a basic turn-around,
you know, a lost kind of deal.Copy !req
331. So she doesn't know where she is,
and then I freeze her to the spot.Copy !req
332. I'm done!Copy !req
333. Why would you be friends with them?
Doesn't she remember?Copy !req
334. Oh, no. I left our flipping flashlight.Copy !req
335. Hilda?Copy !req
336. The... The...Copy !req
337. The Black Hound!Copy !req
338. David!Copy !req
339. I should have known
you guys would turn up.Copy !req
340. David! Hilda! What are you doing here?Copy !req
341. The Black Hound, it's coming!Copy !req
342. We've got to run.
It was right behind me. It's...Copy !req
343. Oh, boy, do I have some stories
to tell about this kid.Copy !req
344. He's the easiest scare I ever had.Copy !req
345. Back off! I don't know what's going on,Copy !req
346. but we're taking our friend
and getting out of here.Copy !req
347. Come on, Frida.Copy !req
348. Why don't you back off?
Frida's hanging out with us right now.Copy !req
349. And you know what? She's having fun.Copy !req
350. In fact, at this rate, she might make
a pretty good marra one day.Copy !req
351. Frida, I don't get it.Copy !req
352. I understand if you don't want
to hang out with me anymore,Copy !req
353. but why would you hang out with them?Copy !req
354. You're my best friend.Copy !req
355. You always looked out for me
when I was scared.Copy !req
356. But I'm not scared now,
especially not scared of you!Copy !req
357. What's scary about a sad bunch of creeps
with nothing better to doCopy !req
358. than sit around being nasty
about people behind their back?Copy !req
359. Uh-oh.Copy !req