1. Kirikou and the SorceressCopy !req
2. MotherCopy !req
3. bring me into the world!Copy !req
4. A child who can speak from
his mother's wombCopy !req
5. can bring himself into the world.Copy !req
6. My name is Kirikou.Copy !req
7. Mother, wash me.Copy !req
8. A child who can bring himself
into the world can wash himself.Copy !req
9. Don't waste the water.Copy !req
10. Karaba the Sorceress
has dried up our spring.Copy !req
11. Mother, where is my father?Copy !req
12. He went to fight Karaba the SorceressCopy !req
13. and she ate him up.Copy !req
14. Mother, where are my father's brothers?Copy !req
15. They went to fight Karaba the SorceressCopy !req
16. and she ate them up.Copy !req
17. Mother, where are my mother's brothers?Copy !req
18. They went to fight Karaba
the Sorceress andCopy !req
19. she ate them up.Copy !req
20. Only the youngest is still alive.Copy !req
21. Where is he?Copy !req
22. On the road where flame trees grow
on his way to fightCopy !req
23. Karaba the Sorceress.Copy !req
24. Then I have to go and help him!Copy !req
25. Good morning, uncle.
I am your nephew, Kirikou.Copy !req
26. You can't be my nephew.Copy !req
27. I have only just left my sister
and her baby was not yet born.Copy !req
28. It is now, and it's me.Copy !req
29. I'm coming to help you fight
Karaba the Sorceress.Copy !req
30. Don't talk nonsense.Copy !req
31. You can't possibly come with me
off you go, child!Copy !req
32. He's got it.Copy !req
33. Where does this child who runs
so fast come from?Copy !req
34. One shouldn't fight
sorcerers and sorceressesCopy !req
35. we've lost out last warrior...Copy !req
36. In the old days...Copy !req
37. A forest genie!
I'll never see my hat again.Copy !req
38. Why, there's a hat.
That will give me an air of authority.Copy !req
39. Am I walking to my death
like my brothers?Copy !req
40. Don't be frightened, uncle, I'm here.Copy !req
41. But where are you?Copy !req
42. Here.Copy !req
43. Get down!Copy !req
44. Oh, just a little longer.Copy !req
45. It's really nice.Copy !req
46. I can see for miles
through the little holes.Copy !req
47. You can't come with me.Copy !req
48. What's going to happen
is not for children.Copy !req
49. Besides, you'll get in my way just
when my life is at stake.Copy !req
50. It's too late!Copy !req
51. Noble Mistress a man's coming this way!Copy !req
52. Tremble with fearCopy !req
53. Tremble with joyCopy !req
54. Here she comesCopy !req
55. Here she isCopy !req
56. Tremble with joyCopy !req
57. Tremble with fearCopy !req
58. For here is KA-RA-BACopy !req
59. What do you want, man?Copy !req
60. We want you to stop making
us die of thirstCopy !req
61. holding us to ransom,Copy !req
62. and destroying us,
what price do you ask?Copy !req
63. How dare you complain?Copy !req
64. You have a waterhole not far from here,Copy !req
65. your womenfolk still have
some jewels hiddenCopy !req
66. away in their huts,
and you are still alive.Copy !req
67. Uncle, watch out behind you!Copy !req
68. No, uncle, on the left!Copy !req
69. Great!Copy !req
70. You have a magic hat...Copy !req
71. Er... yes.Copy !req
72. Why does it call you "Uncle"?Copy !req
73. Er... it's a very good mannered hat.Copy !req
74. Give it to me.
Certainly not!Copy !req
75. Good for you!Copy !req
76. I'll leave your village in peace
if you give me that hat.Copy !req
77. Er...Copy !req
78. Hey, you're not going to give me
to the Sorceress are you?Copy !req
79. Just think, in return for
that hat of yoursCopy !req
80. you'll be the village hero,
the one who brought peace!Copy !req
81. Er...Copy !req
82. On second thought, go on
do what she tells you.Copy !req
83. Are you sure?Copy !req
84. Yes, but be careful...Copy !req
85. What do you say?Copy !req
86. I'll accept the deal if you call off
every one of your fetishes.Copy !req
87. I'll put the hat on the ground and
you must let me get awayCopy !req
88. before you pick it up.Copy !req
89. It's a deal.Copy !req
90. Bring it here.Copy !req
91. Bring it back to me!Copy !req
92. Uncle, bend down!Copy !req
93. Are the fetishes after us?Copy !req
94. No, I just wanted you to carry me.Copy !req
95. It's my first day out
and I'm a little tired.Copy !req
96. You, cheeky little boy!Copy !req
97. Why is Karaba the Sorceress wicked?Copy !req
98. Should there be a reason?
Yes.Copy !req
99. He's been punished and is gone foreverCopy !req
100. Here he is!Copy !req
101. It's him!Copy !req
102. He's back!Copy !req
103. He's alive!Copy !req
104. Come and see, our man's back!Copy !req
105. It's unbelievable!Copy !req
106. The Sorceress hasn't eaten him!Copy !req
107. He's the strongest!Copy !req
108. He's a hero!Copy !req
109. He's magnificent!Copy !req
110. What a lovely hat!Copy !req
111. Why... that's my hat!Copy !req
112. Er... Yes, I found it on the road.Copy !req
113. Who's that?Copy !req
114. Kirikou.Copy !req
115. He says he's my nephew.Copy !req
116. My sonCopy !req
117. He's your son?Copy !req
118. He's tiny!Copy !req
119. Yes, but I'm higher than you.Copy !req
120. Oh...Copy !req
121. The main thing is I get my hat back.Copy !req
122. Give him back that hat!Copy !req
123. Give us that hat!Copy !req
124. Quick, give them the hat
or we're doomed!Copy !req
125. What will happen when Karaba
the Sorceress realizes thatCopy !req
126. the hat isn't magic?Copy !req
127. I hope she'll give it back to me.Copy !req
128. Do you know why Karaba
the Sorceress is wicked?Copy !req
129. Of course, I know everything.Copy !req
130. Then why is it?Copy !req
131. Er... because she's a sorceress.Copy !req
132. But why is she a sorceress?Copy !req
133. Oh, you're bothering me.
You're too young to understand.Copy !req
134. Besides, curiosity kills the cat.Copy !req
135. The fetishCopy !req
136. This isn't a magic hat.Copy !req
137. The women must bring the great
Karaba all their gold.Copy !req
138. Beware if you keep a single nugget!Copy !req
139. But we've given her almost
everything already!Copy !req
140. Beware if you keep a single nugget!Copy !req
141. What are we going to do?Copy !req
142. OBEY! And try to buy back
the foolishness of some.Copy !req
143. Mother, I want to go with you to
see Karaba the Sorceress.Copy !req
144. You're already so much like the men
you want to see Karaba the Sorceress.Copy !req
145. Noble Mistress, here come
the wretched womenCopy !req
146. of the village with their gold.Copy !req
147. Tremble with fearCopy !req
148. Tremble with joyCopy !req
149. Here she comesCopy !req
150. Here she isCopy !req
151. Tremble with joyCopy !req
152. Tremble with fearCopy !req
153. For here is KA-RA-BACopy !req
154. Oh Karaba, here is all our gold.Copy !req
155. Be merciful to us.Copy !req
156. Beware if you've kept a single nugget!Copy !req
157. Karaba the Sorceress
why are you wicked?Copy !req
158. Why are you wicked?Copy !req
159. Why, you are the voice in the hat!Copy !req
160. I am Kirikou I know what I want
and I want to knowCopy !req
161. why you are wicked.Copy !req
162. You wretched little toad
I could gobble you up just like thatCopy !req
163. but you are really
too small to bother with.Copy !req
164. I shall wait till you are
a little bigger andCopy !req
165. have more fleshCopy !req
166. Now, go away you all!Copy !req
167. Your son brings us disgrace!Copy !req
168. You've brought him up badly.Copy !req
169. Kirikou will bring
bad luck to our village.Copy !req
170. We've had bad luck in our village
for a long timeCopy !req
171. and Kirikou saved his uncle's life.Copy !req
172. Foolish mother.Copy !req
173. Kirikou is too small to save anybodyCopy !req
174. Watch out!Copy !req
175. I hope the women didn't cheatCopy !req
176. No!Copy !req
177. No!Copy !req
178. No!Copy !req
179. No!Copy !req
180. Mother, can't they put the fire out?Copy !req
181. No, our spring has dried up
and the water hole is too far off.Copy !req
182. The cursed spring is over thereCopy !req
183. You can live without gold
but not without water.Copy !req
184. You can't live without those you loveCopy !req
185. Karaba the Sorceress is
gradually taking away all our menCopy !req
186. our village is dying.Copy !req
187. Did all the men go to fight Karaba?Copy !req
188. Oh no!Copy !req
189. But she ate those who didn't as well.Copy !req
190. Karaba the Sorceress is angry
and I am afraid she will tryCopy !req
191. to steal away our children.Copy !req
192. Then I will stay to watch them.Copy !req
193. Very well.Copy !req
194. Shall we play horse riders?Copy !req
195. Oh yes, oh yes.
It'll be fun!Copy !req
196. Go away!
We're not talking to you!Copy !req
197. You're too small to play with us!Copy !req
198. But... why?Copy !req
199. We told you to go away.Copy !req
200. Oh, what a lovely boat!Copy !req
201. Let's get in!
Don't!Copy !req
202. What's up with him?
No, don't! It's the Sorceress!Copy !req
203. How do you know?Copy !req
204. It's not the Sorceress.
It's a dugout!Copy !req
205. It's not going to eat us!
Don't!Copy !req
206. Mind your own business little worm!Copy !req
207. I'm the Captain!Copy !req
208. It's nice...Copy !req
209. Come on, jump off the boat!Copy !req
210. The dugout is taking you to Karaba'sCopy !req
211. Jump off while it's still time!Copy !req
212. We can't, we're scared!Copy !req
213. I can't.
Help us!Copy !req
214. It's Karaba's dugout!
It's the end of them!Copy !req
215. Let's swim to the shore and run homeCopy !req
216. Kirikou is not tallCopy !req
217. But he is bold!Copy !req
218. Where's the dugout?Copy !req
219. There it is, Noble Mistress
gliding at the bottom of the river.Copy !req
220. But where are the children?Copy !req
221. They are on the shore
cheering little Kirikou.Copy !req
222. Kirikou!Copy !req
223. Kirikou is not tall but he is a bold!Copy !req
224. But he is bold!Copy !req
225. Kirikou is tinyCopy !req
226. But he is mighty!Copy !req
227. Kirikou is tinyCopy !req
228. But he is MIGHTY!Copy !req
229. Kirikou is wise.Copy !req
230. Do as he says and
the Sorceress will not eat you.Copy !req
231. I think we'd better
return to the village.Copy !req
232. Oh, what a lovely tree!Copy !req
233. We've never seen it before!Copy !req
234. Stay away from it.Copy !req
235. There he goes again!Copy !req
236. This time it's got nothing
to do with the sorceress!Copy !req
237. It's a tree with roots in the ground!Copy !req
238. Don't climb that tree
don't eat its fruit!Copy !req
239. We're fed up with you.Copy !req
240. Who are you?Copy !req
241. You're not the boss.Copy !req
242. We like climbing up trees.Copy !req
243. There's no harm done
as long as we don't eat its fruit.Copy !req
244. NO!Copy !req
245. It's nice up here!Copy !req
246. You should join us.Copy !req
247. He can't, he's too small Ha Ha He!Copy !req
248. Come down! Quick!Copy !req
249. I'm not strong enough.Copy !req
250. Shake around, shake the tree.Copy !req
251. Harder, harder, quickCopy !req
252. we're getting closer
to the Sorceress's hut.Copy !req
253. Is the tree here yet?Copy !req
254. Er... no... yes...
I can't tell.Copy !req
255. What? You can't tell!Copy !req
256. Where are the children?Copy !req
257. Over there, in the forest
cheering little Kirikou!Copy !req
258. Kirikou!Copy !req
259. Kirikou is tiny but he is MIGHTYCopy !req
260. He is MIGHTYCopy !req
261. Kirikou frees us from the SORCERESSCopy !req
262. Kirikou frees us from the SORCERESSCopy !req
263. Mother, here's the water.Copy !req
264. Thank you, Kirikou.Copy !req
265. The water hole is too far awayCopy !req
266. I am going to see what I can do
about the Cursed Spring.Copy !req
267. The children have composed
a song about me.Copy !req
268. Yes I knowCopy !req
269. Hey, I've saved them twice...Copy !req
270. Where are the children?Copy !req
271. At home with their mothers.Copy !req
272. Then there's no more I can do.Copy !req
273. What a stupid song!Copy !req
274. He really is tiny!Copy !req
275. I know, I haven't even seen him.Copy !req
276. Where's KirikouCopy !req
277. On his way to the Cursed Spring.Copy !req
278. No-one will ever guess
the secret of the Spring.Copy !req
279. But if by some misfortune
someone did, they will drown.Copy !req
280. Be careful! You are going
towards the Cursed Spring!Copy !req
281. Yes, I know.Copy !req
282. But, it's forbidden!Copy !req
283. Do you hear me?Copy !req
284. I want to take a lookCopy !req
285. There's nothing to see!Copy !req
286. It's true.
I can't see anything at all.Copy !req
287. I told you so!Copy !req
288. There's nothing to hear either!Copy !req
289. Yes, there is.Copy !req
290. Aouch! Don't talk back
you rude little boyCopy !req
291. aouch aouch aouch and go away!Copy !req
292. Listen, go...Copy !req
293. Gone! He's rude but with some
discipline he'll learn to obey.Copy !req
294. That noise is very close byCopy !req
295. It comes from over there!Copy !req
296. There's water still but that
creature drinks it all.Copy !req
297. I must ask uncle to kill it
and we'll have water again.Copy !req
298. Yes, but uncle can't get
through the hole,Copy !req
299. no-one can, except me.Copy !req
300. I have to kill this monster.Copy !req
301. How disgusting!Copy !req
302. Besides, I am really much too small.Copy !req
303. Anything I do would only
feel like a gnat bite!Copy !req
304. Perhaps I'll think of
something once outside.Copy !req
305. You again! Go away
you're bothering me.Copy !req
306. You wretched little thief
give me back my poker!Copy !req
307. Water!Copy !req
308. Water's back!Copy !req
309. Water!Copy !req
310. The spring is flowingCopy !req
311. Water, water's flowingCopy !req
312. Water... water!Copy !req
313. It's come back!Copy !req
314. The Spring is flowing!
How can that be?Copy !req
315. WaterCopy !req
316. here's waterCopy !req
317. water we drinkCopy !req
318. how refreshingCopy !req
319. WaterCopy !req
320. here's waterCopy !req
321. WaterCopy !req
322. here's waterCopy !req
323. water that flowsCopy !req
324. it's our chanceCopy !req
325. water that laughsCopy !req
326. water that's lifeCopy !req
327. Where is Kirikou?Copy !req
328. My poor friend, be brave.Copy !req
329. He is in there, drowned.Copy !req
330. WaterCopy !req
331. here's waterCopy !req
332. water that laughsCopy !req
333. water that's life water...Copy !req
334. WATER!Copy !req
335. I told you so!Copy !req
336. Kirikou!Copy !req
337. Is he dead?Copy !req
338. Yes he drowned.Copy !req
339. Kirikou is not tallCopy !req
340. But he is boldCopy !req
341. Kirikou is tinyCopy !req
342. But he's my buddyCopy !req
343. Kirikou is tinyCopy !req
344. But he's my buddyCopy !req
345. Kirikou is a rascal better than us allCopy !req
346. Kirikou is not grown But he is our ownCopy !req
347. Kirikou is a teaserCopy !req
348. But a goodhearted oneCopy !req
349. BUT IT'S OUR BUDDYCopy !req
350. BUT HE IS OUR OWNCopy !req
351. KIRIKOU IS...Copy !req
352. I've won!Copy !req
353. He has won!Copy !req
354. Kirikou is tinyCopy !req
355. But he is mightyCopy !req
356. Kirikou frees us from the Sorceress!Copy !req
357. Kirikou is tinyCopy !req
358. But he is mightyCopy !req
359. Kirikou is not tallCopy !req
360. What's all that noise?Copy !req
361. The villagers are
dancing by the spring.Copy !req
362. What?Copy !req
363. The spring's flowing?Copy !req
364. Yes Noble Mistress.Copy !req
365. What about Kirikou, is he dead?Copy !req
366. I think not
He is splashing his little friends.Copy !req
367. Arrgh!Copy !req
368. Kirikou, lie down and rest.Copy !req
369. Very well.Copy !req
370. Mother, why is Karaba
the Sorceress wicked?Copy !req
371. I don't know.Copy !req
372. She's not the only one.Copy !req
373. That's true.Copy !req
374. I've save some of those kids' lives,Copy !req
375. yet they are unkind to me.Copy !req
376. Of course.Copy !req
377. There are always people
who want to hurt usCopy !req
378. when we've done them no harm.Copy !req
379. That's facts of life.Copy !req
380. Like water can drown or fire can burn.Copy !req
381. Yes.Copy !req
382. Facts of life.Copy !req
383. All the same, she is much more
wicked than the others!Copy !req
384. Or, she simply has more power.Copy !req
385. Only the Wise Man of the Mountain
can answer your questions.Copy !req
386. Who is he?Copy !req
387. Your grandfather.Copy !req
388. Where does he live?Copy !req
389. Beyond the Sorceress's home on the
other side of the Forbidden Mountain.Copy !req
390. Can I go and see him?Copy !req
391. No.Copy !req
392. Why?Copy !req
393. The sorceress prevents
people from getting there.Copy !req
394. Why?Copy !req
395. The Wise Man of the Mountain
explains thingsCopy !req
396. the way they are
while the Sorceress needs usCopy !req
397. to believe all sorts of nonsense.Copy !req
398. Nobody can get to the mountain.Copy !req
399. But if I took the long way round
she won't see me.Copy !req
400. The look-out Fetish is watching
you all the timeCopy !req
401. he can spot an ant at the far
end of the savannah.Copy !req
402. What if I went at night?Copy !req
403. The look-out Fetish can
see without light.Copy !req
404. I wish I were bigger...!Copy !req
405. Being big won't help it.Copy !req
406. I have an idea, will you help me?Copy !req
407. I will.Copy !req
408. Noble Mistress, Kirikou's mother
is leaving her hut!Copy !req
409. With Kirikou?Copy !req
410. Without Kirikou.Copy !req
411. Then I'm not interested.Copy !req
412. She's coming this way.Copy !req
413. Whatever does she want?Copy !req
414. She seems to be looking for
something on the ground.Copy !req
415. Don't take your eyes off her!Copy !req
416. She bends down to pick some plant.Copy !req
417. She's gathering herbs to make soup.Copy !req
418. The way to the Wise Man of
the Mountain is throughCopy !req
419. a big red termite mound.Copy !req
420. How can I get inside the mound?Copy !req
421. It will let you in if you are
worthy of being admitted.Copy !req
422. Do you think I'm worthy?Copy !req
423. I do.Copy !req
424. We're coming to the last of the bushes.Copy !req
425. Beyond this point
because of the SorceressCopy !req
426. plants don't grow.Copy !req
427. Here's a burrow that will do.Copy !req
428. Alright.Copy !req
429. Here, take your father's dagger.Copy !req
430. Thank you, mother.Copy !req
431. Goodbye mother.Copy !req
432. Good luck, Kirikou.Copy !req
433. I hope I won't make
any nasty encounter...Copy !req
434. Aahhh...Copy !req
435. Up or down?Copy !req
436. Down. I'm still too close
to the Sorceress.Copy !req
437. Where is this taking me?Copy !req
438. Ha...Copy !req
439. Should've taken the way up.Copy !req
440. Can you see Kirikou?Copy !req
441. No, noble Mistress
Kirikou is still in the hut.Copy !req
442. Don't take your eyes off it
Killer-fetishesn be ready!Copy !req
443. It's frightening and it's funny.Copy !req
444. If only she knew that
I am just beneath her feet!Copy !req
445. This burrow doesn't go right
through the Sorceress's territory!Copy !req
446. It's normal.Copy !req
447. It's too difficultCopy !req
448. I'm not getting anywhereCopy !req
449. I can't go any furtherCopy !req
450. I'm exhaustedCopy !req
451. Let's rest a little.Copy !req
452. OK!Copy !req
453. Now I can dig all the way
to the mountain!Copy !req
454. What is this?Copy !req
455. How horrible! Bones and blood.Copy !req
456. Where am I?Copy !req
457. What a stench!Copy !req
458. I can't breathe!
I shall suffocate!Copy !req
459. I must get out of here!Copy !req
460. Oh they're so cute!Copy !req
461. I don't want to hurt you!Copy !req
462. Alright, I'm going...Copy !req
463. I am completely lost.Copy !req
464. I've no idea which way I've come fromCopy !req
465. or which way the Mountain is
nor the way out...Copy !req
466. Thank youCopy !req
467. Mm, it'sh goodCopy !req
468. Thank youCopy !req
469. Thank you.Copy !req
470. A spiderCopy !req
471. Thank you.Copy !req
472. Thank you.Copy !req
473. Oh, what a beautiful flower!Copy !req
474. Thank you.Copy !req
475. Thank you.Copy !req
476. This bird scares my friends awayCopy !req
477. That's not it.Copy !req
478. Now I have to come out of
this hiding placeCopy !req
479. walk to the other side of the mountainCopy !req
480. without being seen...Copy !req
481. That's impossible.Copy !req
482. But I've always found a solutionCopy !req
483. let's see...Copy !req
484. If I step away from this tree
the look-out fetish will see meCopy !req
485. But if he doesn't know
that it's me, it's OK.Copy !req
486. What can I dress up as?Copy !req
487. As a squirrel? No I can't.Copy !req
488. It's you againCopy !req
489. Alright, let's try this...Copy !req
490. Goodbye my friends.Copy !req
491. Alright.Copy !req
492. Let's go, one two three!Copy !req
493. I must look ridiculous.Copy !req
494. No one will ever mistake me for a bird!Copy !req
495. Mmmmm, mm, mmm!Copy !req
496. How dreadful!
It's going to reveal my disguiseCopy !req
497. How ghastly!Copy !req
498. I'm losing my feathersCopy !req
499. you are not here to look at birds!Copy !req
500. Keep watch of Kirikou!Copy !req
501. Very well Mistress!Copy !req
502. Has he left the hul?Copy !req
503. Noble Mistress, he has not.Copy !req
504. Keep watchingCopy !req
505. Don't let yourself distracted stupidlyCopy !req
506. I'm too heavy...Copy !req
507. We made it!
They can't see us anymore!Copy !req
508. I'm saved!Copy !req
509. I'm making progress.Copy !req
510. I should attach it on my backCopy !req
511. Still a long way to walk before
finding the big termite mound.Copy !req
512. I'm freeCopy !req
513. And I'm safe!Copy !req
514. How stupid of me!Copy !req
515. Strapping the dagger to my back!Copy !req
516. It seems like he can see through rocks!Copy !req
517. My smell! No need to hide
he can smell me!Copy !req
518. This imbecile can't see
that I run faster than him.Copy !req
519. Not for long though I'm getting tired.Copy !req
520. For now, I'm faster,Copy !req
521. let's go!Copy !req
522. Hey, you can't bite me.Copy !req
523. I won't let go I won't let goCopy !req
524. I won't let go!Copy !req
525. I held on...Copy !req
526. Looks like you have sensitive earsCopy !req
527. How interesting...Copy !req
528. I think I've found myself
a mount to explore the mountain...Copy !req
529. The Big Termite Mound!Copy !req
530. Let's hope it'll open...Copy !req
531. Let's hope it'll open...Copy !req
532. Of course...Copy !req
533. If I ride this animalCopy !req
534. I can't go through
The Big Termite MoundCopy !req
535. I have to go aloneCopy !req
536. One, two, threeCopy !req
537. OpenCopy !req
538. This isn't taking me anywhere!Copy !req
539. And I can't get out.Copy !req
540. Is this a trap?Copy !req
541. This time I shall be on my guard!Copy !req
542. KI-RI-KOU...Copy !req
543. KI-RI-KOU...Copy !req
544. KI-RI-KOU...Copy !req
545. Good day, Grandfather!Copy !req
546. Good day, Kirikou.Copy !req
547. I have been longing to see you.Copy !req
548. So have I.Copy !req
549. I was so afraid the Termite
mound wouldn't open!Copy !req
550. What would you have done
if it hadn't opened?Copy !req
551. I would have dug a hole and
managed to get inside somehow.Copy !req
552. I had what I needed:
My father's dagger.Copy !req
553. I know. It was I
who gave it to him.Copy !req
554. Grandfather, I am small
and I should like to be grown.Copy !req
555. And when you are grown
will you want to be small?Copy !req
556. Today, being tiny you have been
able to enter places whereCopy !req
557. no-one else could.Copy !req
558. Be thankful.Copy !req
559. And when you are grown
don't forget to be thankful.Copy !req
560. Can you make me grown right now?Copy !req
561. No.Copy !req
562. Then there are some things
you don't know?Copy !req
563. That's right I know very few things.Copy !req
564. GrandfatherCopy !req
565. how did Karaba the SorceressCopy !req
566. manage to put the monsterCopy !req
567. inside the spring?Copy !req
568. She didn't put it thereCopy !req
569. it got in by itself.Copy !req
570. It was very small and it was thirsty.Copy !req
571. Over the years it grew
and became more and more thirsty.Copy !req
572. Is that all?Copy !req
573. Yes.Copy !req
574. Grandfather, why does
the Sorceress eat people?Copy !req
575. She doesn't.Copy !req
576. What?Copy !req
577. That's what the villagers think,Copy !req
578. Karaba lets them go on thinking itCopy !req
579. The more frightened people are of herCopy !req
580. the more powerful she is.Copy !req
581. But she has never wanted
to eat a corpse.Copy !req
582. She likes yams in a nice spicy sauce
just like you and I.Copy !req
583. So it was not Karaba that
took away our water supply,Copy !req
584. she's never eaten anybody,Copy !req
585. she prefers yams.Copy !req
586. You'll end up telling me
that she's totally innocentCopy !req
587. and that she loves everybody.Copy !req
588. No! She doesn't like children,Copy !req
589. she despises women,Copy !req
590. she hates menCopy !req
591. and she wants to do them
all the harm she can.Copy !req
592. Is that soCopy !req
593. Why?Copy !req
594. Because she is in PAIN.Copy !req
595. She suffers night and
day without respite.Copy !req
596. Why?Copy !req
597. Because somebody once pushed
a poisonous thornCopy !req
598. into her spinal cord.Copy !req
599. Why?Copy !req
600. You are quite right
to keep asking me "why",Copy !req
601. but from one "why" to the next
we'll go right back to the CreationCopy !req
602. of the World... and beyond that
knowing you...Copy !req
603. we'll never have time to
talk about Karaba the Sorceress.Copy !req
604. She is the one you came to ask about.Copy !req
605. Very well.Copy !req
606. Today I shall only ask questions
about the Sorceress.Copy !req
607. Why doesn't she pull out
the poisonous thornCopy !req
608. which hurts her day and night?Copy !req
609. Turn round.Copy !req
610. Try and touch the end of my finger.Copy !req
611. Ah ooh... ;Copy !req
612. It's impossible.Copy !req
613. Besides the thorn is
embedded rather deeply.Copy !req
614. One would need to take it
out with one's teeth.Copy !req
615. Why doesn't she ask
a friend to do that?Copy !req
616. She has no friend.Copy !req
617. I see...Copy !req
618. But if she thought that
some one knew the secretCopy !req
619. of her thorn and wanted to pull it out,Copy !req
620. she would kill them.Copy !req
621. Why?Copy !req
622. If someone pulled out that thorn
she would feel more painCopy !req
623. in that moment than you
can possibly imagine.Copy !req
624. She had some inkling of
that terrible painCopy !req
625. when some men seized her
and held her fastCopy !req
626. While another drove in the thorn.Copy !req
627. She would never want to
go through that again.Copy !req
628. There is another reason...Copy !req
629. It is that very thorn which
gives her her magic powers.Copy !req
630. If it was removedCopy !req
631. she would lose all those powers
at the same time.Copy !req
632. Is that why she always stays at
home and never shows her back view?Copy !req
633. That's right.Copy !req
634. I shall remove the thorn from
the back of Karaba the SorceressCopy !req
635. or I shall die.Copy !req
636. Grandfather, may I climb
on to your knees?Copy !req
637. Sometimes I am tired
to fight on my own...Copy !req
638. and a little small
and I'm a little frightened...Copy !req
639. Grandfather?Copy !req
640. Yes, dear.Copy !req
641. Will you give me a charm to
protect me from the Sorceress?Copy !req
642. No.Copy !req
643. Your power lies in the absence
of a charm.Copy !req
644. The Sorceress knows all
about spells and charmsCopy !req
645. and tricks the men who think
they are protected.Copy !req
646. On the other hand she has no idea
how to act when confronted withCopy !req
647. barefaced innocence and a
free and alert intelligence.Copy !req
648. Kirikou, I will be with you.Copy !req
649. Goodbye, Grandfather.Copy !req
650. Goodbye, my son.Copy !req
651. Great Mistress
tiny Kirikou is coming this way!Copy !req
652. Good.Copy !req
653. Killer-fetishes, get ready.Copy !req
654. Make sure he doesn't get to
the Forbidden Mountain.Copy !req
655. But he comes from the Mountain!Copy !req
656. What?Copy !req
657. He is on the side of
the Forbidden Mountain.Copy !req
658. How did he get there?Copy !req
659. How could you let him get past?Copy !req
660. Everyone, go meet him and kill him!Copy !req
661. Kirikou's disappeared.Copy !req
662. You, guide them!Copy !req
663. Great Mistress
I can no longer see him...Copy !req
664. What?Copy !req
665. Kirikou's disappeared.Copy !req
666. As long as Karaba the Sorceress
is in her domainCopy !req
667. with her fetishes around her
I can do nothing.Copy !req
668. I have to get her out of her hut.Copy !req
669. At last I'm going to see
what's in this hutCopy !req
670. where no one else has been!Copy !req
671. With her back to me she can't see me!Copy !req
672. But... nothing!Copy !req
673. Ah...Copy !req
674. Of course
that must be the jewels basketCopy !req
675. I can steal them right under their noseCopy !req
676. without anyone even realising it!Copy !req
677. Who goes there?
A rat, perhaps?Copy !req
678. My jewels!Copy !req
679. It's not possible!Copy !req
680. These fetishes are totally useless!Copy !req
681. A hole in the ground!Copy !req
682. And these stupid fetishes
are too big to go down it!Copy !req
683. SERPENT, come here!Copy !req
684. Go on down! Find the
thief and kill him.Copy !req
685. Oh dear!Copy !req
686. I haven't thought of this!Copy !req
687. Can't run hereCopy !req
688. He's gaining on me.Copy !req
689. Fewh!Copy !req
690. Imbecile! He tricked you!Copy !req
691. I shall have to see to it myself!Copy !req
692. And you up there
I suppose you can't see Kirikou?Copy !req
693. No, noble Mistress.Copy !req
694. Only Kirikou would dare
commit such sacrilege...Copy !req
695. As soon as he emerges
that's the end of him!Copy !req
696. Kirikou is coming out of the ground!Copy !req
697. He is wearing some gold necklaces.Copy !req
698. He's making for the forest.Copy !req
699. He is stopping beneath
the Breadfruit Tree.Copy !req
700. He is digging a hole in the ground.Copy !req
701. He is putting the jewels in.Copy !req
702. Right, now it's my turn.Copy !req
703. First the jewels, then Kirikou.Copy !req
704. The game with the fetishes is over.Copy !req
705. Give me my Poisoned Lance!Copy !req
706. In a little while this little
animal will be piercedCopy !req
707. with this lance
and that's the end of him.Copy !req
708. Kirikou!Copy !req
709. The pain's gone...Copy !req
710. It's stopped hurting...Copy !req
711. How strange to feel no more pain.Copy !req
712. I am free!Copy !req
713. The Sorceress and for
her magic powers are gone,Copy !req
714. alas for her...
but good riddance!Copy !req
715. I am my old self once more...Copy !req
716. Kirikou, you've delivered me.Copy !req
717. Thank you...Copy !req
718. How can I prove my gratitude?Copy !req
719. Marry me.Copy !req
720. A small child can't marry
a grown-up lady.Copy !req
721. You'll have to wait a little.Copy !req
722. I don't want to wait.Copy !req
723. Are you going to marry my uncle?Copy !req
724. I am not going to marry anybody.Copy !req
725. Sorceress or not one thing won't changeCopy !req
726. I refuse to be anybody's servant.Copy !req
727. If you were my wife you
would never be my servant.Copy !req
728. All men say that before
they get married!Copy !req
729. I'm not like them!Copy !req
730. That's true, little Kirikou.Copy !req
731. One day, you will say
that to a nice little girl.Copy !req
732. I don't like little girls!Copy !req
733. To a young lady and...
she will be very fortunate...Copy !req
734. Would you place your lips on mine?Copy !req
735. well...Copy !req
736. yes, of course I will.Copy !req
737. You see, you haven't lost
all your magic powers.Copy !req
738. The villagers won't
believe their eyes...Copy !req
739. Let's not go straight
back to the village.Copy !req
740. No... This is so wonderful...Copy !req
741. Little Kirikou should
have come back long ago.Copy !req
742. Little Kirikou will
never come back now.Copy !req
743. Now that you are a man,Copy !req
744. you can't go back to the village naked,Copy !req
745. I shall adorn your body.Copy !req
746. Hurry up, I'm so impatientCopy !req
747. They won't believe what they see.Copy !req
748. Kirikou must be dead.Copy !req
749. We'll never see little Kirikou again.Copy !req
750. He has given his life for us.Copy !req
751. He has saved us so many times
and did we even thank him?Copy !req
752. We've never thanked him.Copy !req
753. We've never told him we loved him.Copy !req
754. There's my village...Copy !req
755. It seems so small nowCopy !req
756. I'm so happy to be back...Copy !req
757. They haven't seen us yet...
My heart's beating.Copy !req
758. You'll see, we know how to
party at my village.Copy !req
759. THE SORCERESS!Copy !req
760. AahCopy !req
761. Help!Copy !req
762. It's the Sorceress!Copy !req
763. With a Sorcerer!Copy !req
764. Don't be afraid!Copy !req
765. Come here!Copy !req
766. Karaba is no longer a Sorceress
and I am Kirikou!Copy !req
767. What?Copy !req
768. Don't make fun of the child we loved.Copy !req
769. I have grown, but I am still
the same Kirikou!Copy !req
770. We don't believe you!
Go away!Copy !req
771. Don't turn away your Kirikou!Copy !req
772. Uncle, what do you say?Copy !req
773. That man is not my nephew.Copy !req
774. Uncle, whether big or small
you've never accepted me.Copy !req
775. Go away!Copy !req
776. MOTHER, PLEASE RECOGNIZE ME!Copy !req
777. MotherCopy !req
778. How handsome you have grown my son.Copy !req
779. So that really is Kirikou!Copy !req
780. It's amazing!Copy !req
781. Of course, once you know it's obvious.Copy !req
782. He's so handsome...Copy !req
783. Yes, but now he's taken sides
with the Sorceress.Copy !req
784. I'm not altogether surprised.Copy !req
785. He was a bit of a magician himself.Copy !req
786. Be carefulCopy !req
787. That's right be carefulCopy !req
788. We're glad to have you back
but we don't want the Sorceress!Copy !req
789. Karaba is no longer a sorceress
and I can't live without her!Copy !req
790. Then go and live with
her somewhere else!Copy !req
791. I was speaking the truth
when I said I was Kirikou,Copy !req
792. and I am still speaking the truth
when I tell youCopy !req
793. she is no longer a Sorceress.Copy !req
794. What of it?
Look at all the wicked she's done.Copy !req
795. It's a good thing
she's lost her powers.Copy !req
796. We can destroy her!Copy !req
797. Death to The Sorceress!Copy !req
798. She's eaten my husband!Copy !req
799. She's eaten my son!Copy !req
800. She's eaten my betrothed!Copy !req
801. She's eaten my father!Copy !req
802. She's eaten my brothers!Copy !req
803. NO! SHE HASN'T EATEN ANYBODY.Copy !req
804. LIAR!Copy !req
805. Kirikou has not lied and
we must be forgiving.Copy !req
806. Karaba did not eat those men.Copy !req
807. She transformed them into objects
obedient objects.Copy !req
808. But Kirikou has delivered
Karaba from her painCopy !req
809. and liberated these men
from their enchantment.Copy !req
810. Here they are.Copy !req
811. Kirikou has saved us.
Praise be to Kirikou!Copy !req
812. We were fetishes.Copy !req
813. We are MEN.Copy !req
814. We are the fathers.Copy !req
815. We are the sons.Copy !req
816. We are the brothers.Copy !req
817. We are the husbands.Copy !req
818. We are the nephews.Copy !req
819. We are the friends.Copy !req
820. We are the loved ones.Copy !req
821. And we are returning to those we love.Copy !req