1. Something's out there.Copy !req
2. - Something dangerous.Copy !req
3. And I suspect it means to eat us.Copy !req
4. Hilda, what are you up to in here?Copy !req
5. Camping with Twig and Alfur.Copy !req
6. - Alfur? The elf? He's here?
Yes.Copy !req
7. He's here to file reports about the city
back to the other elves.Copy !req
8. They don't really care about Trolberg,
but they love receiving reports.Copy !req
9. They do.Copy !req
10. What do you say we go out for a walk
and see the city a bit?Copy !req
11. But the city is so cold and dull.
There's nothing to do out there.Copy !req
12. Hilda, I insist.
You haven't been out of the house in days.Copy !req
13. Fine.Copy !req
14. - She'll see you later, Alfur.
- Mum, he's over there.Copy !req
15. You really need to sign the paperwork.Copy !req
16. Don't be so dramatic.Copy !req
17. The truth is
there's lots to do in Trolberg.Copy !req
18. In fact, there's a big parade this eveningCopy !req
19. with floats and decorations
and lights and loud music.Copy !req
20. People in weird costumes.Copy !req
21. I suppose that sounds cool.
I've never seen a proper parade before.Copy !req
22. Why don't we go down
and watch it together?Copy !req
23. You might find the city
more fun than you think.Copy !req
24. It still can't match the wilderness
for interesting creatures.Copy !req
25. Oh, no? I see a few interesting creatures
right over there.Copy !req
26. Where?Copy !req
27. - Then we can go and play knock and run.Copy !req
28. - Huh, yeah!
- Yeah, that'd be so cool!Copy !req
29. - Oh.
- Why not go make some new friends?Copy !req
30. Did you see that?
I swear I just saw some lightning.Copy !req
31. - But the sky's so clear.
- Don't change the subject.Copy !req
32. You're always saying how you can make
friends with elves, trolls, and giants.Copy !req
33. Compared to that,
talking to some kids should be easy.Copy !req
34. Hello, I'm Hilda.Copy !req
35. I just moved here.Copy !req
36. Want to be friends?Copy !req
37. - Hi, Hilda. Nice to meet you.
- Welcome to Trolberg.Copy !req
38. Well, come on.Copy !req
39. Mm?Copy !req
40. Eh?Copy !req
41. Oh, nobody there.Copy !req
42. Psst, come on!Copy !req
43. Hello, dear.
What can I do for you?Copy !req
44. I just wanted to tell you, um...Copy !req
45. tell you that your flowers
are— are very pretty.Copy !req
46. Why, thank you!Copy !req
47. What a lovely girl you are.Copy !req
48. Okay, so, standard can rules.Copy !req
49. No elbows, no can backs.Copy !req
50. No! Use your feet!Copy !req
51. So, uh, anyone going
to the big parade tonight?Copy !req
52. Parades are for little kids
and goody-goody Sparrow Scouts.Copy !req
53. Nice!Copy !req
54. Check out this rock.Copy !req
55. I love rocks!Copy !req
56. Here's an even better one.
Look!Copy !req
57. Oh, cool! Can I see?Copy !req
58. Hey, that is a good one.Copy !req
59. No! No! Stop it! Stop!Copy !req
60. Yes, I win!Copy !req
61. What's the matter with you?Copy !req
62. Oh. Um...Copy !req
63. What? It's just a bird.Copy !req
64. Are you okay?Copy !req
65. I'm fine... I think.Copy !req
66. - Did that bird just talk?
- Uh... no.Copy !req
67. - Leave him alone.
- Did anyone else hear that?Copy !req
68. - No.
- No.Copy !req
69. - Let me see him.
- No!Copy !req
70. - Come on!
- Get away!Copy !req
71. Hmm, way to scare off the new kid.Copy !req
72. - It talked! Seriously!Copy !req
73. - Did you really not hear that?Copy !req
74. Okay, we're here.Copy !req
75. - You did talk, right?
- I did? When?Copy !req
76. Ooh, how did it go?Copy !req
77. It was so nice to see you making friends
with some actual kids for a changeCopy !req
78. instead of some odd creature.Copy !req
79. - Uh...
- Shh!Copy !req
80. Uh, yeah, uh, it was cool.Copy !req
81. Sign here, here, and here.Copy !req
82. Sorry for the hassle,
but now you'll be able to see Alfur.Copy !req
83. - Hello!Copy !req
84. - And this is my deer fox Twig.Copy !req
85. Oh!Copy !req
86. The raven here was attacked
by some awful children,Copy !req
87. but he seems to be all right now.Copy !req
88. Hmm, what a tale.Copy !req
89. This will make
quite a report for the elves.Copy !req
90. So, what's your name?Copy !req
91. Um... I'm not sure.Copy !req
92. Uh-huh. And how do you spend
your time here in the city?Copy !req
93. I don't know.Copy !req
94. Yeah. I hate to say this,
but he's not a great interview.Copy !req
95. Oh, no, I've lost my memory!Copy !req
96. This is bad.
I think I'm important.Copy !req
97. Who doesn't?Copy !req
98. No, I have to be somewhere.
There's something I need to do!Copy !req
99. But I can't even remember who I is!Copy !req
100. Who I am. Am.Copy !req
101. Now I've forgotten grammar!Copy !req
102. And I love grammar.Copy !req
103. - You love grammar?
- Maybe?Copy !req
104. Okay, maybe we can figure this out.Copy !req
105. What can you remember?
Think hard.Copy !req
106. Uh...Copy !req
107. I see the statue
of a bald, bearded man with a cape.Copy !req
108. How oddly specific!Copy !req
109. That should help us find it.
Anything else?Copy !req
110. - I thought I was bigger.
- I've made that mistake many times.Copy !req
111. We've got to find that statue
and see if it jogs any memories.Copy !req
112. In the meantime,
don't talk to anyone but me and Alfur.Copy !req
113. You never know if it could be
someone unsavory, like those awful kids.Copy !req
114. But we're your friends here.
We'll stick by you.Copy !req
115. Who's that?Copy !req
116. - Shh!Copy !req
117. Hilda, it's time for the parade.Copy !req
118. Be right there!Copy !req
119. I'm sorry. We'll go out looking
first thing tomorrow, I promise.Copy !req
120. Ugh! I forgot my wallet.Copy !req
121. Wait right here.
I'll be back in a moment.Copy !req
122. What on earth?Copy !req
123. Come here, come on!Copy !req
124. Mum! Wait! Come back!Copy !req
125. Sorry, but our home is no place
for strange birds. Now shoo!Copy !req
126. - Don't worry, I'm here to...Copy !req
127. help?Copy !req
128. Got my wallet. Let's go.Copy !req
129. Maybe I should get out more.Copy !req
130. I was thinking tomorrow I could go out
and explore the city on my own.Copy !req
131. - Whoa!Copy !req
132. It might be better
if I showed you around a bit more first.Copy !req
133. - That is called a "walk signal."Copy !req
134. Great. Great.Copy !req
135. - We're stuck out here.
- Oh, chin up.Copy !req
136. Maybe we can turn it to our advantage.Copy !req
137. Why not find the statue ourselves?Copy !req
138. We can fly around
and look for it right now.Copy !req
139. You're right!
Hop on, little fella! Let's do it!Copy !req
140. Oh, boy.Copy !req
141. I've forgotten how to fly.Copy !req
142. I've forgotten how to fly!Copy !req
143. The horror! The humiliation!Copy !req
144. I'm finished, done for!Copy !req
145. We'd better just go back
to the fire escape.Copy !req
146. - How?
- I'll fly us up to—Copy !req
147. We'll just have to search
for the statue on foot.Copy !req
148. I'm a bird. I don't walk!Copy !req
149. If I did, I probably wouldn't have
these little sticks for legs.Copy !req
150. I walk,
and I've got little sticks for legs.Copy !req
151. Fair point. Let's go.Copy !req
152. Ta-da!
The famous Trolberg Bird Parade!Copy !req
153. It's just about to start!Copy !req
154. Ooh,
it's the Sparrow Scout float.Copy !req
155. Let's go and meet them.Copy !req
156. I was a Sparrow Scout myself,
you know.Copy !req
157. Mum, what's that bird statue about?Copy !req
158. That's the Great Raven.Copy !req
159. This whole festival is in his honor.Copy !req
160. He blesses the city
by flying over the parade every year.Copy !req
161. Uh, and, um, what if he doesn't show up?Copy !req
162. Well, it's been a long time
since that ever happened.Copy !req
163. But when it did,
the city had a very bad year.Copy !req
164. - How bad?
- Oh, there was a drought,Copy !req
165. the harvest was ruined,
that sort of thing.Copy !req
166. - I want to say famine and plague.
- Okay.Copy !req
167. Greetings, fellow scouts! How do you do?
This is my daughter Hil—Copy !req
168. Excuse me.Copy !req
169. Hmm.Copy !req
170. Hilda, what are you doing?Copy !req
171. Mum, I think the Great Raven might be
at our house, and he's lost his memory!Copy !req
172. We've got to tell him who he is.Copy !req
173. It was not the Great Raven.
You just found a raven.Copy !req
174. - You knew I found a raven?
- Yes, and I put him out.Copy !req
175. You did what?Copy !req
176. I had to! You can't leave
random birds in the house.Copy !req
177. He is not random! He talks!Copy !req
178. Well, he didn't say anything to me.Copy !req
179. Oh, no, no, no, no, no! Come on!
Maybe he's still near the building.Copy !req
180. He's gone!Copy !req
181. But I know what he's looking for.Copy !req
182. The one thing he remembers
is a statue of a bald, bearded man with—Copy !req
183. With a cape?Copy !req
184. - You know it?
- It's locally famous. Let's go!Copy !req
185. Was it a bald man with a cape
or a tall man with a cape?Copy !req
186. - No, no. It was bald!Copy !req
187. Look at those majestic creatures!
They're like giant nittens!Copy !req
188. They're called "cats."Copy !req
189. They appear adorable,
but they're quite sinisterCopy !req
190. and love to prey upon birds.Copy !req
191. Hey! I remember cats!Copy !req
192. - Oh, no!Copy !req
193. How do you find
your way around here?Copy !req
194. Every street looks exactly alike.Copy !req
195. You know, some people
think that about rocks.Copy !req
196. That's crazy!
Every rock is different.Copy !req
197. Well, the city is like that, too.Copy !req
198. Take those houses, for example.
Look at the doors.Copy !req
199. That one's a nice deep red,Copy !req
200. and that one's white
with windows on it and a knocker.Copy !req
201. And that one's rustic with a wood finish,
which I quite like.Copy !req
202. I see what you mean.Copy !req
203. They're similar,
but they've all got their own personality.Copy !req
204. And that's just the start.Copy !req
205. There's different chimneys and lampposts.Copy !req
206. And different cars
and plants breaking out of the pavement.Copy !req
207. See? You're getting it already.Copy !req
208. Uh, don't get me wrong, Trolberg's
still less interesting than a rock,Copy !req
209. but it's close.Copy !req
210. I think we're almost at the statue.
Come on!Copy !req
211. - Oof!Copy !req
212. Sorry. Pardon me.Copy !req
213. Oh, that was a close call.Copy !req
214. Yeah, but now we're totally lost.Copy !req
215. We'll never find that statue!Copy !req
216. Now, now, don't lose heart.Copy !req
217. Oh, where's your friend, the girl?Copy !req
218. We need help.Copy !req
219. - Helga! Helga!
- It's Hilda, actually.Copy !req
220. Uh, sorry, I'm bad with names... I think.Copy !req
221. Actually, I have no idea
whether I'm bad with names.Copy !req
222. Zelda!Copy !req
223. So you can talk!Copy !req
224. - What? No, I can't.
- Shh!Copy !req
225. - I'll show everyone I'm not crazy.Copy !req
226. He's not here.
He must not have been able to find it.Copy !req
227. Now what?Copy !req
228. Ah!Copy !req
229. Where's the Great Raven?Copy !req
230. He's usually here by now.Copy !req
231. See, if we want to figure out
where a bird would go...Copy !req
232. we should look at the city
the way a bird does.Copy !req
233. Ah! Good thinking.Copy !req
234. Wow, from up here,
the city is, well, kind of beautiful.Copy !req
235. Yes, it is.Copy !req
236. I know you miss the wilderness, Hilda,
but I promise,Copy !req
237. Trolberg is a pretty cool place
to grow up, too.Copy !req
238. I liked it, anyway.Copy !req
239. I'm sure it'll be great.Copy !req
240. Sorry if I've been a bit of a brat.Copy !req
241. And I'm sorry I put the raven out.Copy !req
242. It's okay.
I should have told you about it.Copy !req
243. But I know you don't like me
making friends with creatures.Copy !req
244. Hilda, I love that you can make friends
with all manner of things.Copy !req
245. I just think you ought to be open
to befriending humans as well.Copy !req
246. I am, but those kids
just weren't a good fit.Copy !req
247. They threw rocks at birds, Mum.Copy !req
248. Hmm. In that case,
I'm proud of you for not making friends.Copy !req
249. I'm telling you, I'm not crazy.Copy !req
250. This bird talks.Copy !req
251. Go on, show them!Copy !req
252. What's that?
Trevor's lost his marbles?Copy !req
253. Yeah, I think you're right!Copy !req
254. Get back here!Copy !req
255. Get off!Copy !req
256. What's happening?Copy !req
257. Never mind.
You're all terrible!Copy !req
258. You made me look like an idiot back there.Copy !req
259. Hey, it's Trevor.Copy !req
260. And he's got the raven with him!Copy !req
261. - No, no, no, no! I can't lose them now!Copy !req
262. Ugh!Copy !req
263. Oh, phew!Copy !req
264. Uh, there they are!Copy !req
265. He's the one
who hit the raven with the rock.Copy !req
266. He can't be trusted.Copy !req
267. He's headed
for the Bronstad Lane Footbridge.Copy !req
268. I know a shortcut.Copy !req
269. Oh, cruddlesticks!
The raven didn't come.Copy !req
270. What's going to happen now?Copy !req
271. I don't know, but a Sparrow Scout
is prepared for anything.Copy !req
272. Flashlight, water, matches,
camping knife, and rations for three days.Copy !req
273. Can I share your rations?Copy !req
274. I'm afraid it's every woman for herself
in these dark times.Copy !req
275. This way!Copy !req
276. Right behind you, Mum!Copy !req
277. Go, Mum!Copy !req
278. Talk, you!
Why won't you talk?Copy !req
279. Why did you embarrass me like that?Copy !req
280. - Why do you hate me?
- This is pitiful. Just talk to him.Copy !req
281. - Who said that?Copy !req
282. Help! Help!Copy !req
283. You're the Great Raven!Copy !req
284. Hilda!Copy !req
285. - What's that?Copy !req
286. What?Copy !req
287. I remember everything!Copy !req
288. Hilda!Copy !req
289. I told you I was bigger.Copy !req
290. I only take that little form
when I'm being discreet.Copy !req
291. I knew it!
You're the Great Raven!Copy !req
292. - Well, not exactly.
- What?Copy !req
293. It was all
a big misunderstanding, actually.Copy !req
294. A long, long time ago,
I was passing over the cityCopy !req
295. when I landed on the statue over there.Copy !req
296. The people thought
I was the raven messengerCopy !req
297. of the god they worshiped.Copy !req
298. That year, there was a great harvest,
and everyone prospered.Copy !req
299. They thought it was my doing,Copy !req
300. so the following year,
they started this festival in my honor.Copy !req
301. What about the bad year?Copy !req
302. Ah, that was the year
I missed the festival.Copy !req
303. I was off somewhere else.
Probably at home.Copy !req
304. The bad luck had nothing to do with me,Copy !req
305. but everyone thought
they'd displeased me.Copy !req
306. After that, I decided to make the effort
to show myself every year.Copy !req
307. So, if you're not the Great Raven,
what are you?Copy !req
308. - I'm a thunderbird.
- What's a thunderbird?Copy !req
309. Eh, just a bird for the most part.Copy !req
310. But I can do this!Copy !req
311. They seem to like that.Copy !req
312. - He's here!
- Oh, he's here!Copy !req
313. The Great Raven!Copy !req
314. - The Great Raven's here!Copy !req
315. The Great Raven!Copy !req
316. It's the Great Raven!Copy !req
317. Restart the parade! Yahoo!Copy !req
318. - It looks like there's a girl on him.
- David, don't be absurd.Copy !req
319. I just saw my mum down there.Copy !req
320. You think you could drop me off?Copy !req
321. Mum!Copy !req
322. Hilda, you're all right!Copy !req
323. Thank you
for everything, Tilda!Copy !req
324. It's Hilda, actu—
What's the point?Copy !req
325. Where are we going?Copy !req
326. Someplace special.Copy !req
327. What a lovely view!Copy !req
328. Alfur! Glad you could join us.Copy !req
329. Mum, he's in your bag.Copy !req
330. I'll sign the paperwork
as soon as we get home.Copy !req
331. Thank you.Copy !req
332. It is a great spot, though.Copy !req
333. How did you know about this?Copy !req
334. This is where I would come
to watch the parade when I was your age.Copy !req
335. I know it might not match
the view you had up there.Copy !req
336. Actually, it's much better.Copy !req