1. This is a tale about
an unprejudiced heart,Copy !req
2. and how it changed our valley forever.Copy !req
3. There was a time not so long agoCopy !req
4. when pigs were afforded no
respect except by other pigs.Copy !req
5. They lived their whole lives
in a cruel and sunless world.Copy !req
6. In those days, pigs believed that
the sooner they grew large and fat,Copy !req
7. the sooner they'd be
taken into pig paradise.Copy !req
8. - Haa! Haa! Get up!
- A place so wonderfulCopy !req
9. that no pig had ever
thought to come back.Copy !req
10. Yo! Yeah!Copy !req
11. Good-bye, Mom.Copy !req
12. So when the day
came for their parents toCopy !req
13. go to that other world
of endless pleasures,Copy !req
14. it was not a time for
young pigs to be sad.Copy !req
15. Just another step towards the day
when they, too, would make the journey.Copy !req
16. Perhaps it was because he was alone.Copy !req
17. Perhaps his sadness
made him easier to catch.Copy !req
18. Whatever the reason, of the thousands
of animals in the piggery that dayCopy !req
19. only one was chosen.Copy !req
20. - How's this one, Harry?
- Just right for the purpose.Copy !req
21. How much do I owe you?Copy !req
22. It's a runt, Harry. A
worthless, little runt.Copy !req
23. You're too modest, Esme Hoggett.Copy !req
24. Nine out of ten first prizes
for jams and jelliesCopy !req
25. is more than a matter of luck.Copy !req
26. Luck still plays its part. Our
berries were wickedly good this year.Copy !req
27. And our water is very tasty too.Copy !req
28. Of course, we don't use the town water.Copy !req
29. Arthur Hoggett! How's it going, Arthur?Copy !req
30. How are those sheep of
yours? Come on, try your luck.Copy !req
31. How about taking a guess,
Arthur? All for a good cause.Copy !req
32. - Don't keep pigs.
- Christmas day. Think of it. What a feast!Copy !req
33. That'll do, Pig.Copy !req
34. The pig and the farmer
regarded each other.Copy !req
35. And for a fleeting moment,
something passed between them.Copy !req
36. - A faint sense of some common destiny.
- Hah. Strange.Copy !req
37. First time the little thing
hasn't screamed its head off.Copy !req
38. Now you'll have to have a guess.Copy !req
39. Sixteen pounds, five.Copy !req
40. Eew.Copy !req
41. Two ounces.Copy !req
42. Hooey! Hoggett!Copy !req
43. Hooey! Hoggett!Copy !req
44. Thanks, Arthur. We'll be
weighing the little pig tomorrow.Copy !req
45. We'll phone you if you win.Copy !req
46. When you win, Arthur. When you win!Copy !req
47. Care to guess the pig's weight, sir?Copy !req
48. Support the Lion's Club.Copy !req
49. Ooh!Copy !req
50. What could we do with
a pig, eh, Duchess?Copy !req
51. Just think. Two nice
hams. Two sides of bacon.Copy !req
52. Oh, and pork chops, kidney,
liver, chitlins, pickle his feet.Copy !req
53. Save his blood for black
puddin'. There's the telephone.Copy !req
54. Hoggett!Copy !req
55. Good news, Arthur. You've won the pig.Copy !req
56. Oh.Copy !req
57. Pigs are definitely stupid.Copy !req
58. Oh, oh, oh, oh.Copy !req
59. - What is it, Mom?
- That's a pig.Copy !req
60. - They'll eat him when he's big.
- Will they eat us?Copy !req
61. Good heavens, no! The bosses
only eat stupid animalsCopy !req
62. like sheep and ducks and chickens.Copy !req
63. Yea!Copy !req
64. It does look stupid, Mom.Copy !req
65. Not as stupid as sheep, mind you.
But pigs are definitely stupid.Copy !req
66. Excuse me. No, we're not.Copy !req
67. - Good heavens! Who are you?
- I'm a Large White.Copy !req
68. Yes, that's your breed,
dear. What's your name?Copy !req
69. I don't know.Copy !req
70. What did your mother call you to tell
you apart from your brothers and sisters?Copy !req
71. Our mom called us all the same.Copy !req
72. And what was that, dear?Copy !req
73. She called us all Babe.Copy !req
74. Perhaps we shouldn't talk
too much about, uh, family.Copy !req
75. I want my mom.Copy !req
76. There, there. You've got
to be a brave boy now.Copy !req
77. I left my mother when I was your age,
and my pups will have to leave me soon.Copy !req
78. But I'll keep an eye on you, if you
like, just 'til you find your feet.Copy !req
79. The little pig's a bit low.
He's going to sleep with usCopy !req
80. just 'til he finds his feet.Copy !req
81. Until he finds his feet.Copy !req
82. But, Mom, he'll wet the bed!Copy !req
83. Nonsense!Copy !req
84. If you do want to do anything,
you'll go outside, won't you?Copy !req
85. Good boy.Copy !req
86. Yea!Copy !req
87. Yeah! Yeah! Stomp on him!Copy !req
88. What's your name, Pig?Copy !req
89. - What does he taste like?
- Where did he come from?Copy !req
90. Comin' through! Hey, get lost!Copy !req
91. We've got to do
something about that duck.Copy !req
92. Ooh! Ooh!Copy !req
93. Doodle-loo-dee-doo.Copy !req
94. - What's that noise?
- It's only Ferdinand.Copy !req
95. - What's Ferdinand?
- He's a duck.Copy !req
96. - He wants to be a rooster.
- He hates being a duck.Copy !req
97. We'll catch him one day
and eat him. Won't we, Mom?Copy !req
98. Yes, dear.Copy !req
99. Yech! Who'd want to eat a duck?Copy !req
100. Babe, you wait here.Copy !req
101. - Aren't pigs allowed?
- Not live ones.Copy !req
102. Sorry, dear. Only dogs
and cats inside the house.Copy !req
103. Why?Copy !req
104. That's just the way things are.Copy !req
105. Whoa!Copy !req
106. - Ow!
- Pig-pig-piggy!Copy !req
107. Ooh, what a spectacular
feast I've got for you.Copy !req
108. Oh, yes! What a lucky
little pork chop you are.Copy !req
109. Delicious! Oh, yes! Yum, yum, yum.Copy !req
110. Who's gonna grow up
to be a big, fat pig?Copy !req
111. You are! You are! Yum, yum, yum.Copy !req
112. - Where are we going?
- To work with the sheep.Copy !req
113. What's sheep?Copy !req
114. Sheep is animals
with thick, woolly coats.Copy !req
115. And thick woolly heads. And men
can't look after them without us.Copy !req
116. - Why do they need us?
- 'Cause we're sheepdogs! Yea!Copy !req
117. - Not you, dear.
- Why not?Copy !req
118. We have to do dogs' work. You're a pig.
Your job is to stay here and eat your food.Copy !req
119. We'll be back at the end of the day.Copy !req
120. They don't think I'll
remember. Well, I don't forget.Copy !req
121. Seems like a sheep's just born to suffer.Copy !req
122. Hello? Excuse me.Copy !req
123. Darn wolf!Copy !req
124. - I'm not a wolf. I'm a pig. What are you?
- Ewe.Copy !req
125. Pig. What are you?Copy !req
126. I'm a ewe. A ewe!Copy !req
127. You're a sheep!Copy !req
128. I'll not be called a common
sheep, thank you kindly.Copy !req
129. I'm a Border Leicester
ewe. The name's Maa.Copy !req
130. Oh.Copy !req
131. - What's wrong with you, Maa?
- Foot rot. And I got me a nasty cough.Copy !req
132. And I'm not as young as I used to be.Copy !req
133. Hmph.Copy !req
134. Seem like a nice young
pig. What be your name?Copy !req
135. Babe.Copy !req
136. Not like them wolves. Treat
you like dirt, they do!Copy !req
137. Bite you as soon as
look at you, those savages!Copy !req
138. Bite you?Copy !req
139. And worse. Some wolves be so bad,Copy !req
140. they run a sheep down
and tear it to pieces.Copy !req
141. Fly would never do that!Copy !req
142. Fly, is it? A right vicious
creature she be, I'll tell you.Copy !req
143. Not Fly.Copy !req
144. All them wolves is cruel
to sheep. Always have been.Copy !req
145. Brutal savages! That's what they be.Copy !req
146. I wouldn't want to see a gentle soul
like you mixin' with the likes of them.Copy !req
147. That afternoon when he saw Fly,Copy !req
148. the pig's mind was a tangle of questions.Copy !req
149. Cruel, vicious, brutal?Copy !req
150. What was it that dogs
did in the fields all day?Copy !req
151. - Hello, Babe? Had a good day?
- Yes, thank you.Copy !req
152. The old sheep had to be wrong about Fly.Copy !req
153. And the pig promised
himself that he wouldCopy !req
154. never think badly of
any creature ever again.Copy !req
155. Crime and Punishment!Copy !req
156. The morning of the terrible crimeCopy !req
157. started like any other on Hoggett Farm.Copy !req
158. Comin' through! Comin' through!Copy !req
159. Take off!Copy !req
160. - Now!
- Up, up, up.Copy !req
161. Nee-nee-nee-nee.Copy !req
162. Hmm?Copy !req
163. I was worried it might have a harsh tone,
but that's quite a nice musical ring.Copy !req
164. I walked into O'Halloran's Hardware,
and there it was waiting for me.Copy !req
165. What a splendid way to
wake up each morning!Copy !req
166. Hoggett, dear. Church.Copy !req
167. When embarking on an audacious crime,Copy !req
168. a duck needs a willing accomplice.Copy !req
169. A creature who is
reliable, beyond suspicion,Copy !req
170. and above all, extremely gullible.Copy !req
171. Hey! Psst!Copy !req
172. Wha - What?Copy !req
173. You look like an intelligent,
sophisticated, discerning young fella.Copy !req
174. Who, me?Copy !req
175. Yeah. Follow me. Oh,
boy! Are you in for some fun!Copy !req
176. What are we doin'? Where are we goin'?Copy !req
177. Now the duck knew
exactly what he had to do.Copy !req
178. The alarm clock had to go.
His very life depended on it.Copy !req
179. Do you see it?Copy !req
180. - Yes.
- Good.Copy !req
181. So I go through the kitchen,
across the living room...Copy !req
182. - Good, good.
- Into the bedroom.Copy !req
183. Get the mechanical rooster
and bring it out to you.Copy !req
184. - What about that cat?
- But quietly bring it out to you.Copy !req
185. - Excellent.
- I don't think I can do it.Copy !req
186. It's against the rules. Only dogs
and cats allowed in the house.Copy !req
187. It's a good rule, but this is bigger
than rules. This is life and death.Copy !req
188. - It is?
- Mm-hmm. Follow me.Copy !req
189. Hello! Look, there's
something you should know.Copy !req
190. - Humans eat ducks!
- I beg your pardon?Copy !req
191. Most ducks prefer to forget it, but theCopy !req
192. fact is that humans
like to eat plump ducks.Copy !req
193. I don't think so. Not the
boss. Not the boss's wife.Copy !req
194. Come on. Humans don't eat cats. Why?Copy !req
195. Well, they're... They're
indispensable. They catch mice.Copy !req
196. Humans don't eat roosters.
Why? They make eggsCopy !req
197. with the hens and wake
up everyone in the morning.Copy !req
198. I tried it with the hens. It didn't work.Copy !req
199. So I turned to crowing,
and lo! I discover my gift.Copy !req
200. But no sooner do I become indispensable
than they bring in a machine to do the job!Copy !req
201. Ah, the treachery of it!Copy !req
202. - A mechanical rooster!
- Oh, dear me.Copy !req
203. Oh, dear you?Copy !req
204. I suppose the life of an anorexic duckCopy !req
205. doesn't amount to much in
the broad scheme of things.Copy !req
206. But, Pig,Copy !req
207. I'm all I've got.Copy !req
208. Why do you need me to do it?Copy !req
209. - I'm allergic to cats.
- Oh.Copy !req
210. They make me sneeze.Copy !req
211. Ahh.Copy !req
212. Don't worry. I won't wake the cat.Copy !req
213. My life is in your hands.Copy !req
214. Oh, dear.Copy !req
215. Oh, no!Copy !req
216. Ah, boy.Copy !req
217. No, no, no!Copy !req
218. Your foot, your foot! Take
the string off your foot.Copy !req
219. Wait, wait. Let me put it
this way. Stop. Turn around.Copy !req
220. Shh.Copy !req
221. No, no! The other way! Turn.Copy !req
222. No, stop! Oh!Copy !req
223. Stop! Stop, stop, stop!Copy !req
224. Don't, don't, stupid. Go outside... now.Copy !req
225. - But you said you can't do without me.
- I can. Trust me, I can.Copy !req
226. - Are you sure? You're positive?
- Yes!Copy !req
227. - Go outside and stand guard.
- Okay. Good idea.Copy !req
228. Oh, boy. Want something done,
you gotta do it yourself.Copy !req
229. - Hmm.
- Guard against what?Copy !req
230. Ahh! Ahh! Don't worry.Copy !req
231. Stick with me and please, I
beg you, not one more word.Copy !req
232. All right.Copy !req
233. Aah.Copy !req
234. Don't sneeze, Ferdie.Copy !req
235. - Just hold your breath.
- Ahhh.Copy !req
236. Ah-choo!Copy !req
237. It was my mistake. I was trying
to loosen things up a little.Copy !req
238. But, no. Today proves
that it doesn't work.Copy !req
239. From now on, we'll all respect the rules.Copy !req
240. To each creature its own destiny.Copy !req
241. Every animal in its proper place.Copy !req
242. And a pig's proper place is under
the old cart, not in the barn.Copy !req
243. And absolutely never in the house.Copy !req
244. - Is that understood?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
245. Now, Pig, regarding the
company you keep. Being young,Copy !req
246. it's hard to discriminate,
so I'll make it easy for you.Copy !req
247. I forbid you to talk to or consort withCopy !req
248. that duck... ever.Copy !req
249. - Have I made myself clear?
- Uh... what's "consort"?Copy !req
250. It means, young man,Copy !req
251. that you must not go
anywhere near that duck.Copy !req
252. As for the fugitive duck, when he
shows himself, let him know this:Copy !req
253. Being a duck he must behave like a duck.
No more of this crowing and nonsense.Copy !req
254. He should accept what he
is and be thankful for it.Copy !req
255. - That goes for all of us.
- Here, here!Copy !req
256. Rex continued long into the night.Copy !req
257. Elsewhere, there was more talk.Copy !req
258. The subject was Christmas dinner,Copy !req
259. and whether that year the main
course would be roast pork,Copy !req
260. or Duck a I'Orange.Copy !req
261. And pork is a nice, sweet meat.Copy !req
262. Then there's the crackling. That
always adds interest and texture.Copy !req
263. Get him!Copy !req
264. Get the pig! Get the pig! Get the pig!Copy !req
265. Get him! Get him!Copy !req
266. - Psst!
- Ferdinand!Copy !req
267. - Everyone's been looking for you.
- Shh. Shh.Copy !req
268. - What is this place?
- What's happenin' out there?Copy !req
269. Rex isn't very happy.
Boy, all these new rules!Copy !req
270. I'm not allowed to - Oops.Copy !req
271. Not allowed to what?Copy !req
272. Huh?Copy !req
273. - Piggy!
- What? You didn't see me, all right?Copy !req
274. And I didn't see you. All right? Oops.Copy !req
275. The time comes for all creaturesCopy !req
276. when childhood ends,Copy !req
277. and the doorway opens
to life as an adult.Copy !req
278. And so it was with Fly's pups.Copy !req
279. Though that time was
all too soon for Fly.Copy !req
280. Puppy, puppy, puppy. Come on.Copy !req
281. In my pocket.Copy !req
282. Fly?Copy !req
283. May I call you Mom?Copy !req
284. And so it was that the pigCopy !req
285. found his place in the world of the farm.Copy !req
286. And he was happy, even in his dreams.Copy !req
287. - Hello!
- Folks, how are you? Merry Christmas!Copy !req
288. How's my favorite girl?Copy !req
289. Nanny's got a jellybean.Copy !req
290. Give us a kiss.Copy !req
291. Guess what we're having
for Christmas dinner.Copy !req
292. - Roast pork.
- I hate pork.Copy !req
293. Darn silly carry-on, if you ask me.Copy !req
294. The cat says they call it Christmas.Copy !req
295. Christmas! Christmas dinner, yeah.Copy !req
296. Dinner means death.Copy !req
297. Death means carnage!
Christmas means carnage!Copy !req
298. Christmas means carnage!Copy !req
299. Oooh.Copy !req
300. Yes!Copy !req
301. Wait.Copy !req
302. Eatin' pigs! Blaah! Barbarians!Copy !req
303. You're goin' back to the fields, Maa.Copy !req
304. Oh, young'un, tragic there
ain't more of your kind.Copy !req
305. - I'll be thinkin' of ya always.
- I could come visit you.Copy !req
306. I'd like that, but.Copy !req
307. Well, we shouldn't
hope for too much. Ooh!Copy !req
308. And so, it was Christmas Eve.Copy !req
309. And time had run out for the pig.Copy !req
310. - Are you doing him tonight then?
- Mmm.Copy !req
311. Good. The blood'll drain by morning.Copy !req
312. - Pity.
- What's that?Copy !req
313. Nothin'.Copy !req
314. What on earth are you babbling on about?Copy !req
315. Shame to miss out on the best ham
prize at next year's fair, is all.Copy !req
316. Nice plump haunches he's gettin'.Copy !req
317. Beautiful. StillCopy !req
318. silly to wait, I suppose.Copy !req
319. Here it is!Copy !req
320. - The bird.
- Yuck. Chicken?Copy !req
321. No, it's Duck a I'Orange.Copy !req
322. And, Mother, it looks absolutely superb.Copy !req
323. - I'm not going to eat any of it!
- This is fabulous.Copy !req
324. Ferdinand!Copy !req
325. If you're out here, who's that in there?Copy !req
326. Her name's Rosanna.Copy !req
327. Why Rosanna?Copy !req
328. - She had such a beautiful nature.
- Oh, Ferdinand.Copy !req
329. - I can't take it anymore.
- Really!Copy !req
330. The fear's too much for a
duck. It eats away at the soul.Copy !req
331. There must be kinder dispositions
in far-off gentler lands.Copy !req
332. The only way you'll find
happiness is to acceptCopy !req
333. that the way things are
is the way things are.Copy !req
334. The way things are stinks! I'm
not gonna be a goner. I'm gone.Copy !req
335. I wish all of you the best of luck.Copy !req
336. - Where will you go?
- No idea.Copy !req
337. But I'm a clever duck. I
could do with an adventure.Copy !req
338. I'll miss you, Ferdie.Copy !req
339. Ferdie? No one's ever
called me that before.Copy !req
340. Hey, good luck, Pig. Huh?Copy !req
341. - I am outta here.
- Bye, bye.Copy !req
342. Ow! Would you do me a favor, old thing?Copy !req
343. - Anything.
- Open the gate, huh?Copy !req
344. Ah! Ah! Ahh! Ha-ha-ha! Whoa!Copy !req
345. The pig knew it was against
the rules to leave the farm.Copy !req
346. But something was definitely wrong.Copy !req
347. How lovely, darling. What is it?Copy !req
348. It's a fax machine. You can
send us letters by phone.Copy !req
349. - Hmm.
- Oh.Copy !req
350. At any other time, the pig
would've been tickled pinkCopy !req
351. by his first visit to the sheep fields.Copy !req
352. But now there was fear in the air.Copy !req
353. Maa and her kind were under threat.Copy !req
354. Hey, Frank, feel like
pork for dinner tonight?Copy !req
355. - Young'un, you're alive!
- Maa!Copy !req
356. What's happening? Who are these men?Copy !req
357. I'll get him out. Come around, Sniff!Copy !req
358. Where's our boss? It doesn't seem right.Copy !req
359. - What's wrong, dear?
- It's the wrong one!Copy !req
360. I want the house I saw on the television!Copy !req
361. Oh, there, there.Copy !req
362. Get! Quick! Get the dog in.Copy !req
363. Out of the sheep! Come on!Copy !req
364. Let's go!Copy !req
365. Good dog.Copy !req
366. Good pig.Copy !req
367. Oooh.Copy !req
368. Oooh!Copy !req
369. Hey, hey. Dad says his
little porker's a watch pig.Copy !req
370. Dearie me!Copy !req
371. If it's not a duck that
thinks it's a rooster,Copy !req
372. it's a pig that thinks it's a dog!Copy !req
373. A pig that thinks it's a dog!Copy !req
374. A pig that thinks it's a dog!Copy !req
375. A washing machine, a
radio, a new alarm clock.Copy !req
376. I think it's a lovely fax machine,
darling, but can't you use it?Copy !req
377. We already have one, Mom.
That's the whole idea.Copy !req
378. We can send faxes to each other.Copy !req
379. Don't be afraid of it
just because it's new.Copy !req
380. These accounts are a real worry, Arthur.Copy !req
381. Every month your expenditure
is greater than your income.Copy !req
382. It's eating up your reserves.Copy !req
383. You need to modernize, get
some sort of cash flow going.Copy !req
384. You're still using a horse
and cart, for God's sakes.Copy !req
385. - Dad?
- Funny, that.Copy !req
386. - What?
- Those chickens, that pig.Copy !req
387. What's the pig got to do with anything?Copy !req
388. Nothing.Copy !req
389. Just look at them. The
browns and the whites.Copy !req
390. Come, Rex. Come, Fly.Copy !req
391. Come, Pig.Copy !req
392. Come, Pig!Copy !req
393. Perhaps he's pleased with you
for what you did yesterday.Copy !req
394. - I didn't do much.
- If it wasn't for you, dear,Copy !req
395. they could've stolen the whole flock.Copy !req
396. - Is Rex unhappy with me?
- Oh, he'll be all right.Copy !req
397. Just stay out of his way today.Copy !req
398. Way to be, Fly. Rex, come by.Copy !req
399. That'll do.Copy !req
400. You're so quick. I'd never
be able to fly like you can.Copy !req
401. Pigs aren't built to fly, dear.Copy !req
402. But speed isn't the thing. It's attitude.Copy !req
403. They just have to know who's boss.Copy !req
404. Out you go.Copy !req
405. Mmm!Copy !req
406. Get 'em up, Pig.Copy !req
407. He wants you to drive
them out of the yard.Copy !req
408. Away to me, Pig.Copy !req
409. Remember, you have to dominate them.Copy !req
410. Do that and they'll do
anything you want. Go.Copy !req
411. Woof!Copy !req
412. Woof, woof, woof!Copy !req
413. Woof! Woof! Woof, woof, woof, woof!Copy !req
414. Woof, woof, woof!Copy !req
415. This is ridiculous, Mom.Copy !req
416. Nonsense. It's only your first try.Copy !req
417. But you're treating them like equals.
They're sheep. They're inferior.Copy !req
418. - Ah, no they're not.
- Of course they are!Copy !req
419. We are their masters. Let them doubt it
for a second and they'll walk all over you.Copy !req
420. Fly, get that pig out of there.Copy !req
421. Make them feel inferior.
Abuse them. Insult them.Copy !req
422. - But they'll laugh at me.
- Then bite them.Copy !req
423. Be ruthless. Whatever it
takes. Bend them to your will.Copy !req
424. - Enough!
- Go on! Go!Copy !req
425. Move along there, you.Copy !req
426. You, uh, big butt heads!Copy !req
427. - Ow!
- Young'un, stop this nonsense.Copy !req
428. What's got into you? I just finished
tellin' what a nice young pig you be.Copy !req
429. Maa, I was just trying to be a sheepdog.Copy !req
430. Hah! Enough wolves in the world alreadyCopy !req
431. without a nice lad like you turnin' nasty.Copy !req
432. You haven't got it in ya, young'un.Copy !req
433. You and I are descended
from the great sheepdogs.Copy !req
434. We carry the bloodline
of the Ancient Bahou.Copy !req
435. We stand for something.Copy !req
436. And today I watched in shame
as all that was betrayed.Copy !req
437. - Rex, he's just a little pig.
- All the greater the insult.Copy !req
438. I'm sorry I bit you. Are you all right?Copy !req
439. I wouldn't call that a bite, myself. YouCopy !req
440. got teeth in that floppy
mouth or just gums?Copy !req
441. You see, ladies, a heart of gold.Copy !req
442. Ahh. Heart of gold.Copy !req
443. No need for all this
wolf nonsense, young'un.Copy !req
444. All a nice little pig
like you need do is ask.Copy !req
445. Thanks very much. It
was very kind of you.Copy !req
446. - A pleasure.
- What a nice little pig!Copy !req
447. All right, how did you do it?Copy !req
448. I asked them, and they did
it. I asked them nicely.Copy !req
449. We don't ask sheep, dear.
We tell them what to do.Copy !req
450. I did, Mom. They were really friendly.Copy !req
451. Maybe Rex might be a little more
friendly if I had a talk with him.Copy !req
452. No, no, no. You better leave that to me.Copy !req
453. Rex?Copy !req
454. I know it was hard for you todayCopy !req
455. watching all that happening.Copy !req
456. But surely it's not worth all this misery.Copy !req
457. Please, dear, not on
such a beautiful night.Copy !req
458. You put these ideas into his head!Copy !req
459. Two-faced traitorous wret.Copy !req
460. Get down!Copy !req
461. Down, Rex. Fly!Copy !req
462. A dark cloud had
descended on the valley.Copy !req
463. And the pig felt that the
troubles were all his fault.Copy !req
464. But he was certain that he knew
how to put things right again.Copy !req
465. Oh, uh, e - excuse me, sir.Copy !req
466. But I-I-I think all this trouble.Copy !req
467. Well, it's not distemper. Can't be rabies.Copy !req
468. Must be the hormones.Copy !req
469. What about Hoggett's notion,
the dog jealous of the wee pig?Copy !req
470. I don't see that myself.Copy !req
471. No. So what should we do?Copy !req
472. You can keep him locked up or...
snip, snip. I can do it Tuesday.Copy !req
473. No.Copy !req
474. Or Wednesday.Copy !req
475. Hoggett doesn't want the dog
operated on. He's a breeding dog.Copy !req
476. I can sedate him, of course,Copy !req
477. but he'll be useless as a working dog.Copy !req
478. I'll give you pills to put in his food.Copy !req
479. Good dog.Copy !req
480. The Sheep Pig.Copy !req
481. A pig doing the work of a sheepdog?Copy !req
482. With Rex out of action and Fly injured from
the fight, Farmer Hoggett had no choice.Copy !req
483. Maa! Maa! The boss has
to give you some medicine.Copy !req
484. Oh, dear, I thought so!
It's horrible stuff, that.Copy !req
485. - I know, but it's for the best.
- Young'un, if you say so.Copy !req
486. Shoo! Shoo!Copy !req
487. When the thought first came to him,Copy !req
488. Farmer Hoggett dismissed
it as mere whimsy.Copy !req
489. But, like most of his harebrained
ideas, it wouldn't go away.Copy !req
490. - What are they doing?
- It's a sheepdog trial.Copy !req
491. So it's like a competition for sheepdogs?Copy !req
492. And their bosses. It's
like an obstacle course.Copy !req
493. How do they decide who wins?Copy !req
494. It's time and mistakes. You get
points for how quick you are.Copy !req
495. And they take points
off for every mistake.Copy !req
496. Every time a sheep goes the wrong way,
that's a mistake and you lose points.Copy !req
497. Looks like fun!Copy !req
498. For a sheepdog, there's
no prouder moment.Copy !req
499. Rex and I used to... Hmm?Copy !req
500. Never mind.Copy !req
501. Oh.Copy !req
502. Was Rex a champion?Copy !req
503. He had the makings of the greatest champion
there ever was, but it wasn't to be.Copy !req
504. - What happened?
- A while back when Rex was in his prime,Copy !req
505. the winter rains brought a
great flood to the valley.Copy !req
506. Rex and the boss got most of
the flock onto the high ground.Copy !req
507. Then Rex went back to
look for the strays.Copy !req
508. He found them. They'd been
stranded by the rising water.Copy !req
509. He tried to herd them across to
safety, but they wouldn't budge.Copy !req
510. Too afraid and too stupid
to save their own skins.Copy !req
511. It was freezing cold and
the water kept rising.Copy !req
512. Rex stayed with them
right through the night.Copy !req
513. By morning, the sheep were drowned.Copy !req
514. And when they found
Rex, he was barely alive.Copy !req
515. Oh, Mom!Copy !req
516. Two weeks rest in front of the
fire saw him back on his feet.Copy !req
517. But his hearing was
never the same again.Copy !req
518. He'd never want anyone to know,
but he's almost totally deaf.Copy !req
519. - Is that why he's so, you know, angry?
- That's not the half of it.Copy !req
520. All this was barely a month before
the Grand National Challenge.Copy !req
521. He tried his best, but he couldn't hear
the boss's calls, and it slowed him up.Copy !req
522. The cold truth is that, but
for the stupidity of sheep,Copy !req
523. Rex would've been the
champion of champions.Copy !req
524. Good dog.Copy !req
525. That's it, all right. Good.Copy !req
526. Here we go. All right.Copy !req
527. Now, through here like this.Copy !req
528. And then, big hook to the left. Big hook.Copy !req
529. Big hook. Through this gate here.Copy !req
530. It was at that time that Mrs. Hoggett
began to worry about her husband.Copy !req
531. But Farmer Hoggett knew that little ideasCopy !req
532. that tickled and nagged
and refused to go awayCopy !req
533. should never be ignored,Copy !req
534. for in them lie the seeds of destiny.Copy !req
535. Close the gate like that, and you're done.Copy !req
536. A Tragic Day.Copy !req
537. Mom. Mom! Can we start work early today?Copy !req
538. Oh, dear, it's not even dawn yet.Copy !req
539. You can go to work when the
rooster crows. Oh, go back to sleep.Copy !req
540. Ahem.Copy !req
541. Um, excuse me.Copy !req
542. Hello, sir. Excuse me,
but it's nearly dawn, and.Copy !req
543. - What?
- Sorry to disturb you.Copy !req
544. It's nearly dawn, and I
wondered if you'd mindCopy !req
545. crowing just a few
minutes early this morning.Copy !req
546. - Get out of here!
- But, well, see I.Copy !req
547. - Get lost!
- Oh, okay.Copy !req
548. Whoa!Copy !req
549. Now the pig understood why the
sheep called all dogs wolves.Copy !req
550. And he was filled with
a deep and terrible rage.Copy !req
551. Maa! Maa!Copy !req
552. - Are you all right?
- Hello, young'un.Copy !req
553. Oh, Maa, can you get up?Copy !req
554. I don't reckon.Copy !req
555. It's over, Maa. The
wolves have gone far away.Copy !req
556. I'll get the boss up
here to look after you.Copy !req
557. You'll be all right. You'll be all right!Copy !req
558. Oh, Maa! Maa!Copy !req
559. Maa! Maa!Copy !req
560. Maa!Copy !req
561. Maa!Copy !req
562. Home, Pig.Copy !req
563. Fly knew that there was only
one fate for any creatureCopy !req
564. that took the life of
a sheep on Hoggett Farm.Copy !req
565. But Fly could never believe
that Babe was a sheep killer,Copy !req
566. so she remained in the field to do
something she'd never talk to the sheep.Copy !req
567. Tell me. Who killed the old one?Copy !req
568. Wolf!Copy !req
569. Wolf. Is that the only
words you half-wits know?Copy !req
570. - Wolf!
- Are you saying it was a dog?Copy !req
571. - Where's Babe?
- Was it wolf or Babe?Copy !req
572. Wolf! Babe!Copy !req
573. Farmer Hoggett was carrying
something in the crook of one arm.Copy !req
574. A kind of black, shiny tube.Copy !req
575. Come, Pig.Copy !req
576. The pig had a vague memory
that shiny tubes produced food,Copy !req
577. and guessed that some
quite unexpected surpriseCopy !req
578. would come out of two
small round mouths.Copy !req
579. Babe! Wolf!Copy !req
580. Babe! Wolf!Copy !req
581. Quiet!Copy !req
582. Fly decided to speak very slowly,Copy !req
583. for it was a cold fact of
nature that sheep were stupid,Copy !req
584. and no one would ever
persuade her otherwise.Copy !req
585. Please, please would you be,Copy !req
586. so kind as to tell me what happened?Copy !req
587. Quiet!Copy !req
588. Please, tell me what
happened this morning.Copy !req
589. The sheep spoke very slowly,Copy !req
590. for it was a cold fact of nature
that wolves were ignorant,Copy !req
591. and nothing would
convince them otherwise.Copy !req
592. Babe came! He saved us!Copy !req
593. - The wolves killed Maa.
- But Babe drove the wolves away!Copy !req
594. Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you all very much!Copy !req
595. Pleasure talkin' to ya.Copy !req
596. Hooey! Hoggett! Hooey! Arthur!Copy !req
597. Oh, there you are!
Well, what do you think?Copy !req
598. That was the police on the telephone.
Said there are wild dogs about.Copy !req
599. Apparently the Mitchells
lost six lambs this morning.Copy !req
600. What are you doing with that gun?Copy !req
601. Oh, I - Nothing.Copy !req
602. Pig of Destiny!Copy !req
603. It's all very simple. Half
an hour at 350 degrees.Copy !req
604. I've given you rabbit casserole for Friday.Copy !req
605. Now, for Duchess, it's liver in
the morning, heart for the evening.Copy !req
606. Except Fridays, when it's steak in
the morning, and cooked liver at night.Copy !req
607. Warm it up a bit but test it, because she
bites into it before she knows what's what.Copy !req
608. That'll be the bus.Copy !req
609. - Oh, bye, bye.
- Have a good time. Bye.Copy !req
610. Hello, everyone!Copy !req
611. Oh, dearie me, Valda.Copy !req
612. I know I have to be at
the National Conference.Copy !req
613. I am the Assistant General Secretary
of the Northeast Region after all,Copy !req
614. but I do worry about
leaving that man alone.Copy !req
615. - Still acting a bit strange?
- Just silly things.Copy !req
616. Odd little things only a wife would notice.Copy !req
617. Still, he can't get up to too
much mischief in three days.Copy !req
618. Of course not.Copy !req
619. Go on.Copy !req
620. Go on!Copy !req
621. - Oh! Good evening.
- Shame about the weather.Copy !req
622. Nasty cough!Copy !req
623. It had been a long time
since Arthur HoggettCopy !req
624. had had an animal in whose
abilities he had so much faith.Copy !req
625. And with the National Grand Challenge
Sheepdog Trials only two days away,Copy !req
626. he wasn't going to let the fact
that his animal was a pig deter him.Copy !req
627. He had been worried, for
he was a truthful man,Copy !req
628. that the heading might
say "Name of dog."Copy !req
629. And then whatever he put would be a lie.Copy !req
630. But as it happened, luck, for
the moment, was running with him.Copy !req
631. It's all right, really!Copy !req
632. I'm just, well - Bless you.Copy !req
633. Whoa, whoa! Uh, easy, whoa! Ah.Copy !req
634. Oh, no.Copy !req
635. - So, ah... what's happening?
- Oh, no.Copy !req
636. Shh. Easy, easy.Copy !req
637. - Good pig. Good pig.
- Huh? Huh?Copy !req
638. Hold still. Hold still.Copy !req
639. Huh?Copy !req
640. There are many perfectly
nice cats in the world.Copy !req
641. But every barrel has its bad apples.Copy !req
642. And it is well to heed the old adage,Copy !req
643. "Beware the bad cat bearing a grudge."Copy !req
644. - How are you feeling?
- A bit tired.Copy !req
645. You'll need a good sleep to put
you in top condition tomorrow.Copy !req
646. Don't stay up too late. Good night.Copy !req
647. Good night, Mom.Copy !req
648. Oh, do forgive me for
scratching you, dear.Copy !req
649. I got a bit carried away. It's a cat thing.Copy !req
650. Oh. Well-But oh.Copy !req
651. Feeling good about tomorrow, are you?Copy !req
652. Mm-hmm. It should be all right, I think.Copy !req
653. I probably shouldn't say this,
but I'm not sure if you realizeCopy !req
654. how much the other animals are laughing
at you for this sheepdog business.Copy !req
655. Why would they do that?Copy !req
656. Well, they say that you've forgotten
that you're a pig. Isn't that silly?Copy !req
657. They even say that you
don't know what pigs are for.Copy !req
658. What do you mean?Copy !req
659. - You know... why pigs are here.
- Why are any of us here?Copy !req
660. Well, the cow's here to be milked.Copy !req
661. The dogs are here to help the
boss's husband with the sheep.Copy !req
662. And I'm here to be beautiful
and affectionate to the boss.Copy !req
663. Yes?Copy !req
664. The fact is that pigs
don't have a purpose.Copy !req
665. Just like ducks don't have a purpose.Copy !req
666. I don't... All right, for
you own sake, I'll be blunt.Copy !req
667. Why do the bosses keep
ducks? To eat them.Copy !req
668. So why do the bosses keep a pig?Copy !req
669. The fact is that animals that don't seem
to have a purpose really do have a purpose.Copy !req
670. The bosses have to eat. It's probably
the most noble purpose of allCopy !req
671. when you come to think about it.Copy !req
672. They eat pigs?Copy !req
673. Pork, they call it. Or bacon.Copy !req
674. They only call them
pigs when they're alive.Copy !req
675. But, uh, I'm a sheep pig!Copy !req
676. The boss's husband's just
playing a little game with you.Copy !req
677. Believe me, sooner or
later, every pig gets eaten.Copy !req
678. That's the way the world works.Copy !req
679. Oh! I haven't upset you, have I?Copy !req
680. - Mom?
- Mm-hmm.Copy !req
681. - Mom!
- Good heavens!Copy !req
682. What on earth are you
doing out in the rain?Copy !req
683. You should be looking after yourself
with such a big day ahead of you.Copy !req
684. - Are pigs for eatin'?
- Who told you that?Copy !req
685. The cat told me. Pigs don't have
a purpose except to be eaten.Copy !req
686. Is it true?Copy !req
687. It's true. For many pigs, it's true.Copy !req
688. So my mother, my father,
my brothers and my sisters,Copy !req
689. all... Probably, dear.Copy !req
690. - Do you want to talk about it?
- No, it's all right.Copy !req
691. I understand. I'll be all right.Copy !req
692. Even... the boss?Copy !req
693. Yes, dear.Copy !req
694. Ooh! Ooo!Copy !req
695. Babe?Copy !req
696. Babe!Copy !req
697. Babe!Copy !req
698. Babe!Copy !req
699. Babe!Copy !req
700. Babe's run away.Copy !req
701. Rex?Copy !req
702. Please?Copy !req
703. Call the boss.Copy !req
704. He's over here.Copy !req
705. Hold on, Pig. You'll be home soon.Copy !req
706. He's got a cold, but that
doesn't explain a pig not eating.Copy !req
707. He's got me stonkered, Arthur.
But I can tell you this.Copy !req
708. If you don't get fluids into
him soon, you're gonna lose him.Copy !req
709. C'mon, son. Pull yourself together.Copy !req
710. The boss needs you.Copy !req
711. Here we go.Copy !req
712. Come on, Pig. Ah, come on.Copy !req
713. There's my boy.Copy !req
714. Come on, then. Come on.Copy !req
715. Listen, Arthur, I'll
tell you what we can do.Copy !req
716. You're listed third, but we
can put you last in the program.Copy !req
717. However, you must be here by 3:30;
otherwise you'll be disqualified.Copy !req
718. All right.Copy !req
719. And welcome back to the National
Grand Challenge Sheepdog TrialsCopy !req
720. coming today from the Kingsmith Show
Ground in the heart of sheep country.Copy !req
721. The weather's been patchy,Copy !req
722. but we've already seen some
wonderful work by these talented dogs.Copy !req
723. Stay there.Copy !req
724. Excuse me, sheep.Copy !req
725. Hello! Hello! Good morning to you all!Copy !req
726. I've never met a sheep with
such a strong, dark face.Copy !req
727. Are they feeding you well?Copy !req
728. Babe, I'll try.Copy !req
729. All right, blockheads!
Pay attention over here!Copy !req
730. Now, you pay attention to
what this pig has to say,Copy !req
731. or I'll come in there
and rip you to shreds!Copy !req
732. Hadn't thought of this. Keep talking
to them. I'll see what I can do.Copy !req
733. Doesn't it look a picture?
Our show ground on the telly!Copy !req
734. Apart from the weather.Copy !req
735. - Look! There's your Bert!
- Bert Ford and Sweep doing very well.Copy !req
736. Sweep's having a little
trouble with this gate, Clive.Copy !req
737. A lot of trouble actually.Copy !req
738. That's going to set Bert back.Copy !req
739. Don't worry, Valda. Just a little slip up.Copy !req
740. Look, he's doing much better now.Copy !req
741. Too many loose sheep. And Sweep's
usually such a reliable dog.Copy !req
742. Hey, whoa. Stop!Copy !req
743. If those sheep won't talk to Babe, the
boss is going to look like an idiot.Copy !req
744. - I don't know what to do.
- There is one thing.Copy !req
745. I gotta go! I'll try to be back in time.Copy !req
746. Ahem. It must've been
terrible weather for you,Copy !req
747. out in the field with all
this rain we've been having.Copy !req
748. Hey, that dog's in a hurry.Copy !req
749. Come on, Nick, I got a
beer and a TV waiting.Copy !req
750. The last entry is Pig. Owner, A. Hoggett.Copy !req
751. - Was that "Hoggett"?
- I think it was!Copy !req
752. - Huh?
- He said Hoggett. It was clear as a bell.Copy !req
753. Must be another Hoggett. We only have
the two dogs, and they certainlyCopy !req
754. aren't.Copy !req
755. Wolf! Wolf!Copy !req
756. Wolf! Wolf!Copy !req
757. Shut up, you morons!Copy !req
758. The little pig's in trouble.Copy !req
759. What trouble has come to our Babe, wolf?Copy !req
760. The sheep at the trials won't
talk to the little fellow.Copy !req
761. They won't listen. He
doesn't know what to do.Copy !req
762. Don't know what we could do to help.Copy !req
763. - It's not right to give help to a wolf.
- You wait here, wolf.Copy !req
764. You'll have to speak up. I'm
a... little hard of hearing.Copy !req
765. I asked you to wait here, wolf.Copy !req
766. Do what you're told by
an old sheep for a change.Copy !req
767. We'll see what we can do for you.Copy !req
768. Work completed. Restore power.Copy !req
769. Very frustrating to be sitting up hereCopy !req
770. wondering what's causing the delay.Copy !req
771. We have someone on their
way to the judges' rooms now.Copy !req
772. We'll tell you what's causing the
problem as soon as we find out.Copy !req
773. - Perhaps it's a drug test?
- Yeah, it could be.Copy !req
774. I've never heard of a drug
test at a sheepdog contest before.Copy !req
775. We've got somethin' here that
might be of use to our pig.Copy !req
776. Password! Password!Copy !req
777. Before we gives you anythin',Copy !req
778. - you'll be makin' us a solemn promise.
- Yes?Copy !req
779. - Treat us civil! - Yes!
- You gotta treat us nice-like.Copy !req
780. I'll try.Copy !req
781. No bitin'!Copy !req
782. That's right. Wolf
must avoid bitin' us sheepCopy !req
783. - at all costs!
- All right! I'll try that too.Copy !req
784. It's preposterous! We'd be theCopy !req
785. laughingstock of every
sheepdog organizationCopy !req
786. - in every civilized country in the world!
- There's no rule.Copy !req
787. We'll see about that when the adjudication
committee have finished their meeting.Copy !req
788. What will we have next year, a
laughing hyena doing show jumping?Copy !req
789. But the most important of
all, you must promiseCopy !req
790. never ever to let this
password we be about to giveCopy !req
791. to be used against any sheep anywhere.Copy !req
792. I promise you that. I'll make
sure the pig knows it too.Copy !req
793. - We have the promise!
- 'Tis for Babe.Copy !req
794. Maa would have wanted it.Copy !req
795. Baa, ram, ewe.Copy !req
796. Baa, ram, ewe.Copy !req
797. To your breed, your
fleece, your clan be true.Copy !req
798. Sheep be true. Baa, ram, ewe.Copy !req
799. Is that it? Is that the password?Copy !req
800. Mr. Hoggett, the judges would
like me to convey to youCopy !req
801. their disappointment that
a man such as yourself,Copy !req
802. with a long and honorable association with
the work of National Sheepdog Association,Copy !req
803. should see fit to floutCopy !req
804. the historic conventions which
have long ruled our sport.Copy !req
805. However we find there
is no rule, as such,Copy !req
806. which would prevent your...
animal... being entered.Copy !req
807. The committee has ruled
that if you wish to proceed,Copy !req
808. there is nothing we can do to stop you.Copy !req
809. What do you wish to do?Copy !req
810. There appears to be some
movement down there now.Copy !req
811. I expect if there are no further problems,Copy !req
812. we shall see Hoggett and his dog Pig.Copy !req
813. Unusual name.
Strange name, isn't it?Copy !req
814. Pig.Copy !req
815. Anyone for a game of cards?Copy !req
816. Oh, good grief! Look!Copy !req
817. He's a fool!Copy !req
818. Entry number 23, Mr.
A. Hoggett with Pig.Copy !req
819. This is just too crazy to believe.Copy !req
820. And if that isn't enough. We
have a stray dog on the field.Copy !req
821. They trying to round him up?Copy !req
822. The dog's gonna give a few
tips on how to be a sheep pig.Copy !req
823. Well, it's up to him now.Copy !req
824. Away to me, Pig.Copy !req
825. Get off!Copy !req
826. Baa, ram, ewe. Baa, ram, ewe!Copy !req
827. To your breed, your
fleece, your clan be true.Copy !req
828. Sheep be true. Baa, ram, ewe.Copy !req
829. What... what did you say?Copy !req
830. Get yourself a dog, Hoggett.Copy !req
831. There, there, Esme. It's
not the end of the world.Copy !req
832. Is he just going to stand
there until his time runs out?Copy !req
833. Or could this be some sort of protest?Copy !req
834. Maybe we should line up an
interview with the sheep pig?Copy !req
835. Or the sheep pig's trainer.Copy !req
836. He's a lively sort of fellow
by the looks of things.Copy !req
837. Good heavens!Copy !req
838. - Hey!
- Shh.Copy !req
839. It's Babe!Copy !req
840. I- ICopy !req
841. It, uh... Hmm.Copy !req
842. Oh, beautifully done! I can't tell
you how grateful I am to y'all.Copy !req
843. Now, for one last favor.Copy !req
844. If the three ladies with collars
would kindly walk out of the ring,Copy !req
845. I'd be very much obliged.Copy !req
846. And so it was that in all the celebration,Copy !req
847. in all the hubbub of
noise and excitement,Copy !req
848. there were two figures who
stood silent and stillCopy !req
849. side by side.Copy !req
850. The pig did it! The perfect score!Copy !req
851. Yippee! Yippee!Copy !req
852. And though every single human in the
stands or in the commentary boxesCopy !req
853. was at a complete loss for words,Copy !req
854. the man, who in his life had uttered
fewer words than any of themCopy !req
855. knew exactly what to say.Copy !req
856. That'll do, Pig.Copy !req
857. That'll do.Copy !req
858. And a-one and a-two and a-three. Hit it.Copy !req