Red Riding Hood (1988) - full transcript
The high spirited daughter of the village lord and her mother have been living in the forest for seven years near her wise grandmother. They wait for her father to come home, meanwhile, her literally heartless uncle rules. He sells his soul for the aid of an enchanted wolf who turns himself human in order to spy. As the tyranical lord begins to see his niece as a threat, he sends the wolf to deal with her.
LINET: Once upon a time, I would get lost in the woods
and I would look for fairies and for elves.
(BELLS JINGLING)
There.
(BELLS JINGLING)
Hey.
Where did you go?
Come back.
Can someone help me?
Hello?
LINET: Hello? Can someone help me?
Hello?
(GROWLING)
(TWIGS SNAPPING)
(PANTING)
(GROWLING)
Hello?
(SIGHS IN RELIEF)
Good morning, little Linet.
Good morning, Grey Peter.
And what would you be doing here?
Looking for elves, actually.
(LAUGHING)
May I help you down, young lady?
Even if you found some elves, they'd run away.
Why? You think they wouldn't like me?
No, but they'd be afraid of you.
But that's ridiculous.
Well, you're always getting in trouble, Linet,
and they're afraid you'll get them in trouble, too.
I'm not always in trouble.
Oh, Linet.
And what will Lady Jean say when she sees her daughter
all tattered and torn?
You should try staying home for a change and be a good little girl.
A good little girl?
And what's wrong with that?
♪ Good little girls never get lost
♪ Out in the woods
♪ Good little girls play in their own yard
♪ Witches and wolves waiting to spring
♪ Hide in the trees
♪ I know, but still it's hard
♪ Just
♪ Staying at home sitting around
♪ Playing with dolls
♪ Not with the world at play
♪ And when I'm lost in the woods
♪ A little
♪ Somehow I find my way
♪ I find new streams where I can wade
♪ Strange creatures tucked in every glade
♪ With all the wild
♪ Unexplored places to be found
♪ I forget the safe road around
♪ Though
♪ Sometimes I ask
♪ When I grow up where will I be?
♪ I hear a small voice say
♪ If I get lost in the woods
♪ A little
♪ Somehow I'll find my way
♪ Into the clear some day
We're shelling beans now, not mincing them, mistress.
Oh, she'll be back soon.
Of course.
Of course she will.
(SIGHS IN RELIEF)
PETER: You see? They're waiting for you.
I see you lost a shoe.
You've torn your dress.
LINET: But I thought I saw one.
An elf!
I was sure this time.
But now I'm not sure at all whether to believe in them or not.
Trouble is, if I don't look, I'll never know.
I'm sorry, Mother. I really am.
I'll fix the dress myself.
Of course.
The thing is that I am worried when you get lost in the woods.
But I love the woods.
What would the elves do with you all scraped and dirty, hmm?
Come on.
She has no fear, that child.
That's right.
That's how I like her to be.
That's how her father would want her to be.
Yes, My Lady.
But when Sir Percival was here there was no reason to be afraid.
Now that Sir Godfrey's in the castle, no one is safe.
Peter,
I do not want to worry the child.
I do not want to break her spirit with fears.
She should not be afraid of her own uncle.
He's her own flesh and blood.
Hello, Jean.
Hello, Godfrey.
There's something I'd like to talk to you about.
Do you remember what today is?
St. Swithin's Day, I believe.
Yes, St. Swithin's Day.
My brother Percival left for the war on St. Swithin's Day.
With his king. With his king.
Seven years ago today.
Never to be heard from or seen again.
Is it that long?
Madam, I would have judged
from the devotion that you seem to feel for him
that seven years ago would have seemed like such a long time.
Percival is always with me.
He's not with you.
In my head, in my heart.
His memory is with you.
Yes, his memory.
I remember him, too.
But what I came here to talk to you about was that seven years have passed.
You are free to marry again, by the law.
Percival has no son and I must have an heir.
There are many young girls you can marry.
I don't want another young girl. I want you!
You want me?
I'm not so convinced that you love me.
Love you?
But I think what you're saying is that you don't love me.
True.
I love my husband. Percival.
Percival is my twin.
We were born moments apart. We are the same.
The same?
You're the same and yet very different.
I'm sorry, Godfrey.
I cannot forget that difference.
The law may say I'm free, not my heart.
Shall we go now?
Jean!
Why do you choose to live like this?
Why do you dress so simply?
Why have you cut your hair?
You could live in a castle like a queen.
Oh, Godfrey, you are the lord of the castle and you'd soon get a wife.
You think it would be wise to have two ladies in a castle?
There is only one lady who will ever live in the castle!
The people in the village don't like Uncle Godfrey, do they, Mother?
No. They are afraid of him.
Well, I don't like him at all.
Hush, child!
Let her speak her mind.
Fine. Let her speak her mind.
No one else dares to.
Why doesn't Uncle speak to me anymore, Mother?
He is the lord of the castle.
He has many things to worry about.
Perhaps you remind him of something.
Something he would like to forget, but he can't.
Does this make any sense to you?
Allen Owen.
You haven't paid your taxes.
How is that?
Sir Godfrey, I beg you to hear me out.
The harvest has been a disaster, as you know.
My cow died giving birth and the calf died, too. But I promise...
We don't live on promises or harvests, for Pete's sake.
Put him in the dungeon until his taxes are paid.
But, Sir Godfrey, my wife is ill and my children are small.
How can they raise the money to pay for the taxes without me?
If your taxes are not paid within half a year,
then your land is forfeit. Take him away.
(GRUNTS)
Sick woman and children! Have you no heart?
What did you say?
I meant no harm.
What did you say, peasant?
Have you no heart?
Hang him! In the morning!
Lord, do not do this thing!
You have no heart!
(BREATH QUIVERING)
Dagger!
Did you hear what he said?
He has no heart.
(EXCLAIMS)
Wolf into man, fast as you can.
Get up, Dagger.
(YAWNING)
Did you hear that peasant? That farmer, Allen Owen,
screaming, "You have no heart"?
(CLICKS TONGUE) I'm getting soft.
Could he possibly know?
I sleep all the time.
I mean, do you think they know my secret?
That I gave up my heart and soul to possess you?
To spy for me, to do my will,
to kill.
The power of the wolf.
That's me.
Or is it?
A miserable creature I've become.
I don't know myself anymore.
I'm not really an animal. I'm not really a man.
Will you stop it? I mean, it really is disgusting.
It goes on and on and on.
Go to the village
and find out what the people are saying about me.
They don't say anything about you anymore.
Well, that's because they're all afraid of me.
You see, that's right. They're all afraid of me.
Not all of them.
Who
is not afraid of me?
Hmm. I heard.
What did you hear?
Your own flesh and blood, the girl Linet, has no fear.
My own flesh and blood?
Uh-huh.
Oh, you like those words.
She'll be afraid soon enough.
He has no heart.
Do my will.
Power of the wolf.
♪ Ain't no angel of goodness
♪ Ain't no innocent lamb
♪ But I'm good at being bad
♪ So good at being bad
♪ It's sweet how sour I am
♪ There's that devilish profile
♪ There's that glistening smile
♪ Oh, I'm good at being bad
♪ A wild and woolly lad
♪ With pure-bred animal style
♪ Got no manners or morals
♪ Got no learning in laws
♪ 'Cause I'm just the kind of cur
♪ Who runs around in fur
♪ And always lands on his paws
♪ Great at gliding through shadows
♪ Finding places to lurk
♪ 'Cause I'm good at being bad
♪ A dedicated cad
♪ Who sinks his teeth in his work
♪ Sure I could give up the glamour and fame
♪ Be obedient and tame
♪ Nah!
♪ Men all envy my power
♪ Women tremble in dread
♪ 'Cause I'm good at being bad
♪ I'm good and bad and glad
♪ I can't help knocking 'em dead
♪ Some day I'll lay off
♪ The shepherds and flocks
♪ Settle down with some nice fox
♪ Nah
♪ Call me a son of a she-wolf
♪ Call me a son of a hound
♪ I'm so good at being bad
♪ I'm making Mum and Dad
♪ The proudest parents around
♪ It just kills me, the things I do
♪ It could kill you
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Have you heard of Allen Owen's fate?
He spoke up to Godfrey and will pay with his life.
Well, at least his wife will know where to find his body.
What a life we've led since good Percival left for the wars.
But who would have guessed the change in Godfrey?
He used to faint at the sight of blood.
Sickly lad, he was.
(BARTENDER CLEARS THROAT)
Have you heard? A bad wind is coming.
A stormy night. We'd better lock up tight.
Mug of ale, please.
Talking about the weather, are you?
Storms coming, are they?
I like a good storm.
Shakes everything up.
Clears the air.
Good night, my friends.
(MURMURING)
(HOWLING)
(HOWLING)
(GASPS)
(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)
I had a nightmare.
I heard.
Are you all right?
Mother,
when will he come?
Your father?
Soon. Soon, I hope.
Sometimes I feel so afraid.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
But there is.
Shadows in the moonlight?
Mist in the air?
A hawk high in the treetops?
♪ Don't let them scare you
♪ No, night You don't frighten me
♪ You're dark and grey
♪ But you won't be here in the morning
♪ For one whole day
♪ Cry, wind Try to frighten me
♪ Cry good and strong
♪ But you won't be here in the morning
♪ So I won't cry along
♪ Full moon blowing a ghostly shade
♪ Smile away Soon you'll fade
♪ I'll look up at the morning star
♪ Wondering where you are
♪ Sleep, child Sleep now quietly
♪ Be calm and still
♪ The mist may rise The hawk may cry
♪ As shadows haunt my lullaby
♪ But they won't be here in the morning
♪ I will
♪ So, night Why you frighten me
♪ Is hard to say
♪ Perhaps because as nights go on
♪ I think how long my man's been gone
♪ But you won't be here in the morning
♪ He may
GODFREY: A loaf of bread made with these hands.
Such lovely hands.
Your hands are so cold.
Godfrey. Godfrey, I came to beg you.
Oh!
Oh, so there's a price for the loaf?
Be merciful with Allen Owen.
He's a brother of my maid. He's not a bad man.
Allen Owen spoke to me with no respect.
A foolish man, I know.
Exceedingly foolish, but...
Godfrey,
be kind.
Kind.
One cannot rule and be kind.
But for this one time.
Please, forgive.
Power is not for the faint-hearted.
My Lady!
A bargain.
For your loaf, I'll spare a life.
Guards!
(WHIP CRACKING)
(ALLEN GASPS)
(GROANING)
Is he all right?
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
I'll send Linet to get Nanny Bess.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Bet you're angry with me because I forgot you yesterday.
There, my pets.
There. (PURRING)
I won't forget you tomorrow.
(KNOCK ON DOOR) LINET: Nanny Bess?
Open the door and come in.
Ah! Just the person I wanted to see.
I have a surprise for you.
Nanny Bess, there is no time to waste.
Allen Owen has been hurt and you must come straight away.
His back is covered with welts and bruises.
But I have to find your present...
Bruises, you said?
Big red ones?
I think I have just the thing.
What? It's not here. Where did I put it?
Maybe here? No. Oh, dear, dear, dear.
In here? Oh, no.
This should do it.
Nanny Bess, he has green eyes.
NANNY BESS: Yes, my dear.
LINET: Oh, do hurry, Nanny Bess.
I'm coming. I'm coming.
This should do it.
LINET: You've seen the fairies, haven't you, Grandmother?
NANNY BESS: Often.
Have you ever touched one?
No, never.
If you touch them, they disappear.
Now, I want you to sit outside and wait for me.
And sit still. Remember I have a surprise for you.
Mother.
(GROANING)
My, my. What happened to him?
ALLEN: Nanny Bess, I... NANNY BESS: Shh.
Just you keep still and let me take a look at you.
(NANNY BESS SHUSHING)
(GOOSE HONKS)
Hey. How did you get out of your pen?
Come here.
(LINET LAUGHING)
(GROANS)
(GOOSE HONKING)
Huh?
NANNY BESS: Linet told me you'd had a fall.
What did you do? Jump from the top of the castle tower?
Godfrey (GROANING) gave me 40 lashes.
And for no reason.
(GOOSE HONKING) NANNY BESS: Soon be better.
(EXCLAIMS)
(SPLASHES)
What was that?
Oh, probably Linet.
And I told her to sit still.
Linet! Linet!
(SPITTING)
One of these days I'm gonna kill that kid.
Yes, Mother?
Where have you been? You were told to sit still.
What was all that splashing about?
What splashing?
No, never mind.
How does that feel?
Good.
It feels a bit...
I can't feel any pain at all.
LINET: What is it?
Something I made just for you.
Kneel down, child.
Now, don't distract me, for I must get this right.
Hmm?
Willow wool and thistle thread,
guard thy wearer cloaked in red.
Magic, weave a potent charm.
Let ye nothing bring her harm.
Guide her through the winding wood,
for a woodland's daughter's good.
Over meadow, field and farm,
let ye nothing bring her harm.
No one, nothing, bring her harm.
It's so pretty.
Must I always wear it?
NANNY BESS: Oh, yes. But why?
When you wear it, and only when you wear it,
you might see a fairy.
What a beautiful present.
LINET: It's magical, Mother.
Nanny Bess says if I wear it, I may see a fairy.
Mother, please, you have to be careful what you say and do.
People will say you're a witch.
(NANNY BESS LAUGHING)
No, daughter, no.
Just because I know a few things,
that doesn't make me a witch.
But just to be on the safe side, let's keep it a secret.
Promise? I promise.
NANNY BESS: Good.
Besides, I think I'm a little old now to believe in fairies.
We'll see.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Here comes Red Riding Hood with our noonday bread.
Good morning, Allen. Good morning.
How are you feeling? Oh, much better.
Thanks for asking.
What's wrong, Allen?
Oh, Linet.
Sometimes it seems we work so hard and accomplish so little.
But it's a beautiful day.
The sun is shining brightly.
(LAUGHS) And now we need rain.
The fields are beginning to grow.
Not quickly enough.
The grass is still green.
It could be greener, as it was before.
♪ Once when you were still a baby
♪ The fields just grew and grew
♪ We were happy then, remember?
♪ When the world was green in the blue
♪ Meadows like a sultan's carpet
♪ Beneath your baby shoe
♪ They'll be yours again, I promise
♪ When the world grows green in the blue
♪ Stand your ground and work beside me
♪ And earth will bloom anew
♪ When the mountain falls and the caged bird flies
♪ And the grass gets greener before our eyes
♪ As the world grows green under clear blue skies
♪ When the world grows green in the blue
♪ In the blue Cows in the dell Goats in the dale
♪ Green in the blue
♪ In the blue Milk in the jug Cream in the pail
♪ Green in the blue
♪ We can pick beans on the pole Peas in the pod
♪ Fruit on the bough
♪ We can put seeds in the ground Shoots in the sod
♪ Bells on the plough
♪ Summer
♪ Pike in the pond Hay on the hill
♪ Sweet as purple plum wine
♪ Mice on the wheel Grist in the mill
♪ Wheat on the plain
♪ Autumn
♪ Grouse in the grass Game in the glen
♪ Horses on the green
♪ Hens in the house Pigs in the pen
♪ Barley and grain
♪ Winter
♪ Soup in your spoon Jam on your bread
♪ Evergreen and ever
♪ Socks on your toes Bricks in your bed
♪ Kettles of stew
♪ Springtime
♪ Eggs in the nest Chicks in the shell
♪ Cloaked in blossom yellow
♪ Mice in the barn Frogs in the well
♪ Green in the blue
♪ In the blue
♪ Bees in your boots Birds in your hair
♪ Gold in the street
♪ In the blue
♪ Sheep in the sky Fish in the air
♪ Wings on my feet
♪ You can fly up from the ground, over the trees
♪ Wonderful view
♪ You can soar high as a bell, catching the breeze
♪ Wonders come true
♪ When the mountain falls and the caged bird flies
♪ And the grass grows greener before our eyes
♪ As the world grows green under clear blue skies
♪ When the world grows green in the blue ♪
(HORSE NEIGHING)
WOMAN: It's Lady Jean he wants, that's for sure.
Good morning, Godfrey.
Good morning, Jean.
Can I offer you something?
Yes.
Your hand.
I cannot give you what I do not own.
I love Percival.
Then you love in vain. He's dead.
I don't believe that.
You're stubborn. He's dead.
He is not dead, Uncle. You must not say so.
(SHOUTS) He is dead!
(ECHOING)
This is the last time I will ask you, Jean.
The last time.
He's alive!
JEAN: Linet! Linet!
Linet!
Linet!
♪ Well, old woods
♪ Here we are again
♪ You're dark and grey
♪ But I won't be here in the morning
♪ I've found my way
♪ Soon, love, I'll be home again
♪ I've missed you so
♪ But I'll be with you in the morning
♪ And never let you go
Never let you go.
I know I had more sage than this.
Something's been at my sage.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Good evening, madam.
I don't know where I am, whose lands these are.
I happen to be a stranger, just home from the war.
Well, you've landed on the moon
and it's made of green cheese
and belongs to an old frump named Molly.
Welcome home, Percival.
PERCIVAL: As I got closer to the village,
the people appeared to be scared. Very, very scared.
It's rumored that Godfrey has learned black magic.
Well, now that I'm back, I...
(SHUSHING)
Be careful. Don't rush in.
Why do you suppose that Godfrey has all strangers imprisoned?
It's because he's afraid that you might come back.
Godfrey is my brother. He loves me.
No. I'm afraid he has no heart to love you with.
What do you mean?
Godfrey has so much power now.
But he's paid a terrible price.
He can't love you. He can't love anyone.
♪ So now that you're so sure
♪ Now you won't be mine
♪ I no longer care
♪ No, I don't feel a thing
♪ You can't get to me
♪ No one breaks a heart that isn't there
♪ I'm the man without a heart
♪ A walking wounded beast
♪ But how much do I hurt?
♪ My lady, not the least
♪ 'Cause the man without a heart
♪ Is luckiest of men
♪ What's gone can't be broken again
♪ Now everyone obeys
♪ Cruelty strikes
♪ I'm in full control
♪ Here, everybody pays
♪ Everything I touch
♪ Withers in the desert of my soul
♪ I'm the man without a heart
♪ Just look behind my eyes
♪ Inside me is a tomb Where buried passion lies
♪ And the man without a heart
♪ To drag him through the mill
♪ Has so many hours to kill
♪ Once every time someone turned me down
♪ I was sure to fall
♪ Now that I can have anyone I want
♪ I don't want anyone at all
♪ I'm the man without a heart
♪ A walking wounded beast
♪ But how much do I hurt?
♪ My lady, not the least
♪ 'Cause a man without a heart is the luckiest of men
♪ What's gone can never be broken
♪ Again
She says I don't love her. It's true.
I don't love anything or anybody.
You don't love anything, do you, Dagger?
I love to run with the pack under a full moon.
I love a romantic dinner by the sea.
The two don't seem to go together though.
Do you love these things or just want them?
You don't know the difference, do you?
Neither do I.
Oh.
I saw Allen Owen working in the fields today.
Singing at the top of his lungs.
(VOCALIZING)
Happy as a lark. That's impossible.
I followed him all the way to Lady Jean's.
He could barely move.
Yes. So how could it be?
Nothing makes sense anymore.
Without magic.
Perhaps someone else in Weir has magical powers.
What an awful thought.
Find out who healed Allen Owen. And when you do...
When I do?
You know, it's easier to make people disappear than it is to make them talk.
People don't seem to like me much anymore, Godfrey.
Not true.
Perhaps you've just lost the power to charm them, Dagger.
Yes. Like you charmed Lady Jean.
Lady Jean
will be mine.
But as for that little girl of hers,
she is a nuisance.
DAGGER: Good morning, good woman.
Good morning, Lady Jean. What a fine day.
God, I hope I haven't lost it completely.
Good morning, Lady Jean. What a fine day.
Why is that?
Why?
Well...
The sun is out and there's a very nice breeze.
No, I mean why are you so friendly and cheery?
Oh, no reason.
Why shouldn't I be friendly?
I'd like to have some friends around here.
You do have a friend.
Godfrey of Weir.
Isn't that enough for you?
What do you want from us?
Nothing.
Nothing. Just a friendly chat.
Just a chat, is it?
Well...
You are such a beautiful woman and...
Good morning, good woman. What a fine day.
Can you just talk or can you be useful?
Oh, useful, by all means.
Then help me spread this on the line.
Of course.
I was very unhappy to hear what happened.
Most unfair. Why, what happened?
Why, your brother's whipping.
I was very sorry.
Oh, that. Yes.
I thought it most unfair.
It made you sad, did it?
Yes. That's why I was so pleased at his speedy recovery.
Oh, we're a hearty lot, my brother and I.
Well, surely he had some special attention.
Help me fold this dry one.
Of course. Some special nurse?
Stand still.
Well, to be healed in one day.
Amazing is what I'd call it. Like magic, you could say.
Could you?
Not again. No!
(GRUNTING)
All right. That's it.
No more Mr. Nice Guy.
KATE: Wolf!
(EXCLAIMS)
(KATE SCREAMING)
Help!
(WOLF SNARLING)
(YELPS)
After him!
(MEN SHOUTING)
(MAN SCREAMING)
Are you crazy? You almost killed me!
But where's the wolf? Did you see a wolf?
That way.
Sorry about that.
MAN: Well, don't stand around, men. Get after him!
(MEN SHOUTING)
I've lost it. I have.
I can't do anything right.
First the mother, then the maid.
(PANTING)
Well,
there's still Little Red Riding Hood.
Poor little gosling, you've lost your mother.
I hope it wasn't my fault. I only meant to play.
Just look at her. So healthy and bright.
Inside with you, child. There's trouble about.
Still holding that gosling? Put it in the pen.
What trouble? I...
Wait.
Godfrey has spies everywhere.
He keeps a close watch on Jean these days.
Why?
He hopes to marry her.
Then I shall... Hush.
Stay calm.
Don't be hasty.
You've waited seven years.
Surely you can wait a bit longer.
(MEN SHOUTING)
What's that?
Did you see a wolf running?
No. Didn't see one standing still, either.
We scared it off good.
I don't think he'll stay around here any more.
Now what?
Don't you see that it's Godfrey?
PETER: My eyes are weak,
but any fool could tell you're not Godfrey.
Though you do have a resemblance to Godfrey.
Same eyes. Same height.
All the same, but not the same.
Now, why should that be?
(LAUGHS)
What an old man I've become not to know my Percival.
No, no, no. Grey Peter, no.
You don't bow to the boy you taught all he knows.
We must get you back in the castle, Sir Percival.
We'll need some men.
I'm ashamed of my fellows, but with you to lead them they won't turn and run.
I should like to see my wife and child first.
Oh, no. Godfrey watches Jean too closely,
but I'll send for Linet right away.
Linet. Linet?
Linet! Where are you, Linet?
I'm here, Mother!
Linet, Nanny Bess is not feeling very well.
I want you to take her some cake and cider.
Yes, Mother.
Now, you're gonna be a good girl.
You're gonna go straight there.
As fast as I can? As fast as you can.
Morning, miss. Fine day, isn't it?
Morning, miss. Fine day, isn't it?
(CHUCKLES)
Morning, miss. Fine day, isn't it?
Indeed it is.
Where are you going today?
I'm going to my grandmother's
to bring her some cider and cake.
Oh.
I happen to be going in that direction myself.
Do you mind if I go along with you?
No. I'll be glad for the company.
Really? Do you really mean that?
Of course.
Huh! You're not trying to play a trick on me, are you?
Why should I do that?
Well, I have discovered that people are not always what they appear to be.
People pretend a lot, you mean?
Yes. Sometimes people pretend to be your friend
when all they really want to do is hurt you.
I think that's a very sad way of looking at things.
You think so?
Well, then listen to this, young lady.
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ Things could happen to a kid your size
♪ Happen to a kid my size
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll be sorry if you do
♪ Say hello to strangers
♪ Say goodbye to you
♪ Why think badly of the human race?
♪ I think badly of the human race
♪ I can always tell a friendly face
♪ Just in case
♪ If you never talk to strangers
♪ You may never make a friend
♪ And a friendly looking stranger
♪ Is no danger
♪ It's a crazy world, my dear
♪ People always in a hurry
♪ Some young ladies disappear
♪ Long as I'm here, why worry?
♪ Worry
♪ These ♪ These
♪ Days ♪ Days
♪ Wickedness is on the rise
♪ What a lot of silly lies
♪ You ♪ You
♪ Can ♪ Can
♪ Always trust an honest eye
♪ Trust my eyes
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll get nothing but regret
♪ Never ever talk to strangers
♪ Till you've met
♪ But if you never talk to strangers
♪ You might never get to meet
♪ And I've never met a stranger
♪ Who looked quite
♪ So
♪ Sweet
You know Allen Owen, don't you?
Yes, of course.
Well, then perhaps you can tell me how he is.
I heard he had a terrible accident.
Yes. He fell and bruised himself badly, but now he's much better.
Yes, I know.
Then why did you ask what happened to him?
I meant how. How did it get all healed up?
Nanny Bess put some ointment on him.
Nanny Bess?
My grandmother. Your grandmother?
Who you are going to visit today.
That's right.
Does your grandmother live in a little wooden house with green shutters?
No. She lives in a little stone house with vines over the door.
Oh.
Must be a clever woman, your grandmother, huh?
Very clever. She can do ever so many things.
She even made me...
What? Made you what?
Good soup. She makes very good soup.
But today she's not very well, so I'm going to bring her something.
I bet I know what she might like to cheer her up.
I bet she'd like some nice flowers for her bedside.
What a good idea.
Yes, it was, wasn't it?
Well, I've got to be going.
Nice meeting you. Bye.
Bye.
NANNY BESS: Open the door and come in.
(DOOR CREAKING OPEN)
Come and kiss me hello.
(SCREAMING)
(LINET SINGING)
♪ Why think badly of the human race?
♪ I can always tell a friendly face
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll be sorry if you do
(CHUCKLING)
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
DAGGER: (HOARSELY) Open the door and come in.
Lock it tight behind you.
I've brought you some food, Grandma, and some flowers.
Put them on the table for now, my dear.
You sound terrible, Grandma.
Yes, I know.
I've made you a special drink
so you won't get sick like me.
Come in to see me, my dear.
Did you drink it all?
Good.
Now come to bed and I'll tell you a story.
What big eyes you have, Grandma.
All the better to see you with, my dear.
Come closer.
What big ears you have, Grandmother.
All the better to hear you with, my dear. Come closer.
What big hands you have, Grandma.
All the better to hold you with, my dear.
What big teeth you have, Grandmother.
All the better to eat you with, my dear.
(EXCLAIMS) You bit me!
(GROWLING)
There is an entrance to the castle that Godfrey doesn't know of.
Peter, you take half the men and we'll go to that entrance.
Percival!
(PANTING) Quick! Red Riding Hood's in trouble.
Oh.
My lady!
I told you I was done asking.
Didn't I, Jean?
(GROANING)
I'm Nanny Bess.
(GROANS)
No, wait!
Percival, open him up.
Percival!
(DAGGER CONTINUES GROANING)
(EXCLAIMS)
Father?
Oh, I knew you'd come back.
(ALL SHOUTING)
(PEOPLE SHOUTING)
Dagger!
(GROANS IN FRUSTRATION)
(CROWD CONTINUES SHOUTING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Oh, it's over for you, Godfrey. He has come back.
No!
(SCREAMING)
Jean.
(POUNDING)
ALL: Heave!
Heave!
Heave!
(STRANGLED GROANING)
(SNARLS)
I was not
meant
to rule.
You must leave this land
and never return.
Don't hurt me, Brother.
(SNARLING)
(HOWLING)
JEAN: It's a strange world.
LINET: And the funny thing is,
it was Dagger who told me not to talk to strangers.
So next time maybe you'll listen to him.
But I shall still think it's a sad way of looking at things.
(NANNY BESS LAUGHING)
NANNY BESS: Oh, Linet. You'll never change.
Well, as long as you know the difference
between being foolhardy and being brave.
One is facing trouble and the other is looking for it.
Look at the flowers.
(VOCALIZING)
(BELLS JINGLING)
♪ Sometimes I ask
♪ When I grow up where will I be?
♪ I hear a small voice say
♪ If I get lost in the woods a little
♪ Somehow I'll find my way
♪ Into the clear some day
PERCIVAL: Linet, come on!
I'll be right there.
JEAN: Linet!
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ Things could happen to a kid your size
♪ Happen to a kid my size
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll be sorry if you do
♪ Say hello to strangers
♪ Say goodbye to you
♪ Why think badly of the human race?
♪ I think badly of the human race
♪ I can always tell a friendly face
♪ Just in case
♪ If you never talk to strangers
♪ You may never make a friend
♪ And a friendly looking stranger
♪ Is no danger
♪ It's a crazy world, my dear
♪ People always in a hurry
♪ Some young ladies disappear
♪ Long as I'm here, why worry?
♪ Worry
♪ These ♪ These
♪ Days ♪ Days
♪ Wickedness is on the rise
♪ What a lot of silly lies
♪ You ♪ You
♪ Can ♪ Can
♪ Always trust an honest eye
♪ Trust my eyes
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll get nothing but regret
♪ Never ever talk to strangers
♪ Till you've met
♪ But if you never talk to strangers
♪ You might never get to meet
♪ And I've never met a stranger
♪ Who looked quite
♪ So
♪ Sweet
and I would look for fairies and for elves.
(BELLS JINGLING)
There.
(BELLS JINGLING)
Hey.
Where did you go?
Come back.
Can someone help me?
Hello?
LINET: Hello? Can someone help me?
Hello?
(GROWLING)
(TWIGS SNAPPING)
(PANTING)
(GROWLING)
Hello?
(SIGHS IN RELIEF)
Good morning, little Linet.
Good morning, Grey Peter.
And what would you be doing here?
Looking for elves, actually.
(LAUGHING)
May I help you down, young lady?
Even if you found some elves, they'd run away.
Why? You think they wouldn't like me?
No, but they'd be afraid of you.
But that's ridiculous.
Well, you're always getting in trouble, Linet,
and they're afraid you'll get them in trouble, too.
I'm not always in trouble.
Oh, Linet.
And what will Lady Jean say when she sees her daughter
all tattered and torn?
You should try staying home for a change and be a good little girl.
A good little girl?
And what's wrong with that?
♪ Good little girls never get lost
♪ Out in the woods
♪ Good little girls play in their own yard
♪ Witches and wolves waiting to spring
♪ Hide in the trees
♪ I know, but still it's hard
♪ Just
♪ Staying at home sitting around
♪ Playing with dolls
♪ Not with the world at play
♪ And when I'm lost in the woods
♪ A little
♪ Somehow I find my way
♪ I find new streams where I can wade
♪ Strange creatures tucked in every glade
♪ With all the wild
♪ Unexplored places to be found
♪ I forget the safe road around
♪ Though
♪ Sometimes I ask
♪ When I grow up where will I be?
♪ I hear a small voice say
♪ If I get lost in the woods
♪ A little
♪ Somehow I'll find my way
♪ Into the clear some day
We're shelling beans now, not mincing them, mistress.
Oh, she'll be back soon.
Of course.
Of course she will.
(SIGHS IN RELIEF)
PETER: You see? They're waiting for you.
I see you lost a shoe.
You've torn your dress.
LINET: But I thought I saw one.
An elf!
I was sure this time.
But now I'm not sure at all whether to believe in them or not.
Trouble is, if I don't look, I'll never know.
I'm sorry, Mother. I really am.
I'll fix the dress myself.
Of course.
The thing is that I am worried when you get lost in the woods.
But I love the woods.
What would the elves do with you all scraped and dirty, hmm?
Come on.
She has no fear, that child.
That's right.
That's how I like her to be.
That's how her father would want her to be.
Yes, My Lady.
But when Sir Percival was here there was no reason to be afraid.
Now that Sir Godfrey's in the castle, no one is safe.
Peter,
I do not want to worry the child.
I do not want to break her spirit with fears.
She should not be afraid of her own uncle.
He's her own flesh and blood.
Hello, Jean.
Hello, Godfrey.
There's something I'd like to talk to you about.
Do you remember what today is?
St. Swithin's Day, I believe.
Yes, St. Swithin's Day.
My brother Percival left for the war on St. Swithin's Day.
With his king. With his king.
Seven years ago today.
Never to be heard from or seen again.
Is it that long?
Madam, I would have judged
from the devotion that you seem to feel for him
that seven years ago would have seemed like such a long time.
Percival is always with me.
He's not with you.
In my head, in my heart.
His memory is with you.
Yes, his memory.
I remember him, too.
But what I came here to talk to you about was that seven years have passed.
You are free to marry again, by the law.
Percival has no son and I must have an heir.
There are many young girls you can marry.
I don't want another young girl. I want you!
You want me?
I'm not so convinced that you love me.
Love you?
But I think what you're saying is that you don't love me.
True.
I love my husband. Percival.
Percival is my twin.
We were born moments apart. We are the same.
The same?
You're the same and yet very different.
I'm sorry, Godfrey.
I cannot forget that difference.
The law may say I'm free, not my heart.
Shall we go now?
Jean!
Why do you choose to live like this?
Why do you dress so simply?
Why have you cut your hair?
You could live in a castle like a queen.
Oh, Godfrey, you are the lord of the castle and you'd soon get a wife.
You think it would be wise to have two ladies in a castle?
There is only one lady who will ever live in the castle!
The people in the village don't like Uncle Godfrey, do they, Mother?
No. They are afraid of him.
Well, I don't like him at all.
Hush, child!
Let her speak her mind.
Fine. Let her speak her mind.
No one else dares to.
Why doesn't Uncle speak to me anymore, Mother?
He is the lord of the castle.
He has many things to worry about.
Perhaps you remind him of something.
Something he would like to forget, but he can't.
Does this make any sense to you?
Allen Owen.
You haven't paid your taxes.
How is that?
Sir Godfrey, I beg you to hear me out.
The harvest has been a disaster, as you know.
My cow died giving birth and the calf died, too. But I promise...
We don't live on promises or harvests, for Pete's sake.
Put him in the dungeon until his taxes are paid.
But, Sir Godfrey, my wife is ill and my children are small.
How can they raise the money to pay for the taxes without me?
If your taxes are not paid within half a year,
then your land is forfeit. Take him away.
(GRUNTS)
Sick woman and children! Have you no heart?
What did you say?
I meant no harm.
What did you say, peasant?
Have you no heart?
Hang him! In the morning!
Lord, do not do this thing!
You have no heart!
(BREATH QUIVERING)
Dagger!
Did you hear what he said?
He has no heart.
(EXCLAIMS)
Wolf into man, fast as you can.
Get up, Dagger.
(YAWNING)
Did you hear that peasant? That farmer, Allen Owen,
screaming, "You have no heart"?
(CLICKS TONGUE) I'm getting soft.
Could he possibly know?
I sleep all the time.
I mean, do you think they know my secret?
That I gave up my heart and soul to possess you?
To spy for me, to do my will,
to kill.
The power of the wolf.
That's me.
Or is it?
A miserable creature I've become.
I don't know myself anymore.
I'm not really an animal. I'm not really a man.
Will you stop it? I mean, it really is disgusting.
It goes on and on and on.
Go to the village
and find out what the people are saying about me.
They don't say anything about you anymore.
Well, that's because they're all afraid of me.
You see, that's right. They're all afraid of me.
Not all of them.
Who
is not afraid of me?
Hmm. I heard.
What did you hear?
Your own flesh and blood, the girl Linet, has no fear.
My own flesh and blood?
Uh-huh.
Oh, you like those words.
She'll be afraid soon enough.
He has no heart.
Do my will.
Power of the wolf.
♪ Ain't no angel of goodness
♪ Ain't no innocent lamb
♪ But I'm good at being bad
♪ So good at being bad
♪ It's sweet how sour I am
♪ There's that devilish profile
♪ There's that glistening smile
♪ Oh, I'm good at being bad
♪ A wild and woolly lad
♪ With pure-bred animal style
♪ Got no manners or morals
♪ Got no learning in laws
♪ 'Cause I'm just the kind of cur
♪ Who runs around in fur
♪ And always lands on his paws
♪ Great at gliding through shadows
♪ Finding places to lurk
♪ 'Cause I'm good at being bad
♪ A dedicated cad
♪ Who sinks his teeth in his work
♪ Sure I could give up the glamour and fame
♪ Be obedient and tame
♪ Nah!
♪ Men all envy my power
♪ Women tremble in dread
♪ 'Cause I'm good at being bad
♪ I'm good and bad and glad
♪ I can't help knocking 'em dead
♪ Some day I'll lay off
♪ The shepherds and flocks
♪ Settle down with some nice fox
♪ Nah
♪ Call me a son of a she-wolf
♪ Call me a son of a hound
♪ I'm so good at being bad
♪ I'm making Mum and Dad
♪ The proudest parents around
♪ It just kills me, the things I do
♪ It could kill you
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Have you heard of Allen Owen's fate?
He spoke up to Godfrey and will pay with his life.
Well, at least his wife will know where to find his body.
What a life we've led since good Percival left for the wars.
But who would have guessed the change in Godfrey?
He used to faint at the sight of blood.
Sickly lad, he was.
(BARTENDER CLEARS THROAT)
Have you heard? A bad wind is coming.
A stormy night. We'd better lock up tight.
Mug of ale, please.
Talking about the weather, are you?
Storms coming, are they?
I like a good storm.
Shakes everything up.
Clears the air.
Good night, my friends.
(MURMURING)
(HOWLING)
(HOWLING)
(GASPS)
(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)
I had a nightmare.
I heard.
Are you all right?
Mother,
when will he come?
Your father?
Soon. Soon, I hope.
Sometimes I feel so afraid.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
But there is.
Shadows in the moonlight?
Mist in the air?
A hawk high in the treetops?
♪ Don't let them scare you
♪ No, night You don't frighten me
♪ You're dark and grey
♪ But you won't be here in the morning
♪ For one whole day
♪ Cry, wind Try to frighten me
♪ Cry good and strong
♪ But you won't be here in the morning
♪ So I won't cry along
♪ Full moon blowing a ghostly shade
♪ Smile away Soon you'll fade
♪ I'll look up at the morning star
♪ Wondering where you are
♪ Sleep, child Sleep now quietly
♪ Be calm and still
♪ The mist may rise The hawk may cry
♪ As shadows haunt my lullaby
♪ But they won't be here in the morning
♪ I will
♪ So, night Why you frighten me
♪ Is hard to say
♪ Perhaps because as nights go on
♪ I think how long my man's been gone
♪ But you won't be here in the morning
♪ He may
GODFREY: A loaf of bread made with these hands.
Such lovely hands.
Your hands are so cold.
Godfrey. Godfrey, I came to beg you.
Oh!
Oh, so there's a price for the loaf?
Be merciful with Allen Owen.
He's a brother of my maid. He's not a bad man.
Allen Owen spoke to me with no respect.
A foolish man, I know.
Exceedingly foolish, but...
Godfrey,
be kind.
Kind.
One cannot rule and be kind.
But for this one time.
Please, forgive.
Power is not for the faint-hearted.
My Lady!
A bargain.
For your loaf, I'll spare a life.
Guards!
(WHIP CRACKING)
(ALLEN GASPS)
(GROANING)
Is he all right?
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
I'll send Linet to get Nanny Bess.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Bet you're angry with me because I forgot you yesterday.
There, my pets.
There. (PURRING)
I won't forget you tomorrow.
(KNOCK ON DOOR) LINET: Nanny Bess?
Open the door and come in.
Ah! Just the person I wanted to see.
I have a surprise for you.
Nanny Bess, there is no time to waste.
Allen Owen has been hurt and you must come straight away.
His back is covered with welts and bruises.
But I have to find your present...
Bruises, you said?
Big red ones?
I think I have just the thing.
What? It's not here. Where did I put it?
Maybe here? No. Oh, dear, dear, dear.
In here? Oh, no.
This should do it.
Nanny Bess, he has green eyes.
NANNY BESS: Yes, my dear.
LINET: Oh, do hurry, Nanny Bess.
I'm coming. I'm coming.
This should do it.
LINET: You've seen the fairies, haven't you, Grandmother?
NANNY BESS: Often.
Have you ever touched one?
No, never.
If you touch them, they disappear.
Now, I want you to sit outside and wait for me.
And sit still. Remember I have a surprise for you.
Mother.
(GROANING)
My, my. What happened to him?
ALLEN: Nanny Bess, I... NANNY BESS: Shh.
Just you keep still and let me take a look at you.
(NANNY BESS SHUSHING)
(GOOSE HONKS)
Hey. How did you get out of your pen?
Come here.
(LINET LAUGHING)
(GROANS)
(GOOSE HONKING)
Huh?
NANNY BESS: Linet told me you'd had a fall.
What did you do? Jump from the top of the castle tower?
Godfrey (GROANING) gave me 40 lashes.
And for no reason.
(GOOSE HONKING) NANNY BESS: Soon be better.
(EXCLAIMS)
(SPLASHES)
What was that?
Oh, probably Linet.
And I told her to sit still.
Linet! Linet!
(SPITTING)
One of these days I'm gonna kill that kid.
Yes, Mother?
Where have you been? You were told to sit still.
What was all that splashing about?
What splashing?
No, never mind.
How does that feel?
Good.
It feels a bit...
I can't feel any pain at all.
LINET: What is it?
Something I made just for you.
Kneel down, child.
Now, don't distract me, for I must get this right.
Hmm?
Willow wool and thistle thread,
guard thy wearer cloaked in red.
Magic, weave a potent charm.
Let ye nothing bring her harm.
Guide her through the winding wood,
for a woodland's daughter's good.
Over meadow, field and farm,
let ye nothing bring her harm.
No one, nothing, bring her harm.
It's so pretty.
Must I always wear it?
NANNY BESS: Oh, yes. But why?
When you wear it, and only when you wear it,
you might see a fairy.
What a beautiful present.
LINET: It's magical, Mother.
Nanny Bess says if I wear it, I may see a fairy.
Mother, please, you have to be careful what you say and do.
People will say you're a witch.
(NANNY BESS LAUGHING)
No, daughter, no.
Just because I know a few things,
that doesn't make me a witch.
But just to be on the safe side, let's keep it a secret.
Promise? I promise.
NANNY BESS: Good.
Besides, I think I'm a little old now to believe in fairies.
We'll see.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Here comes Red Riding Hood with our noonday bread.
Good morning, Allen. Good morning.
How are you feeling? Oh, much better.
Thanks for asking.
What's wrong, Allen?
Oh, Linet.
Sometimes it seems we work so hard and accomplish so little.
But it's a beautiful day.
The sun is shining brightly.
(LAUGHS) And now we need rain.
The fields are beginning to grow.
Not quickly enough.
The grass is still green.
It could be greener, as it was before.
♪ Once when you were still a baby
♪ The fields just grew and grew
♪ We were happy then, remember?
♪ When the world was green in the blue
♪ Meadows like a sultan's carpet
♪ Beneath your baby shoe
♪ They'll be yours again, I promise
♪ When the world grows green in the blue
♪ Stand your ground and work beside me
♪ And earth will bloom anew
♪ When the mountain falls and the caged bird flies
♪ And the grass gets greener before our eyes
♪ As the world grows green under clear blue skies
♪ When the world grows green in the blue
♪ In the blue Cows in the dell Goats in the dale
♪ Green in the blue
♪ In the blue Milk in the jug Cream in the pail
♪ Green in the blue
♪ We can pick beans on the pole Peas in the pod
♪ Fruit on the bough
♪ We can put seeds in the ground Shoots in the sod
♪ Bells on the plough
♪ Summer
♪ Pike in the pond Hay on the hill
♪ Sweet as purple plum wine
♪ Mice on the wheel Grist in the mill
♪ Wheat on the plain
♪ Autumn
♪ Grouse in the grass Game in the glen
♪ Horses on the green
♪ Hens in the house Pigs in the pen
♪ Barley and grain
♪ Winter
♪ Soup in your spoon Jam on your bread
♪ Evergreen and ever
♪ Socks on your toes Bricks in your bed
♪ Kettles of stew
♪ Springtime
♪ Eggs in the nest Chicks in the shell
♪ Cloaked in blossom yellow
♪ Mice in the barn Frogs in the well
♪ Green in the blue
♪ In the blue
♪ Bees in your boots Birds in your hair
♪ Gold in the street
♪ In the blue
♪ Sheep in the sky Fish in the air
♪ Wings on my feet
♪ You can fly up from the ground, over the trees
♪ Wonderful view
♪ You can soar high as a bell, catching the breeze
♪ Wonders come true
♪ When the mountain falls and the caged bird flies
♪ And the grass grows greener before our eyes
♪ As the world grows green under clear blue skies
♪ When the world grows green in the blue ♪
(HORSE NEIGHING)
WOMAN: It's Lady Jean he wants, that's for sure.
Good morning, Godfrey.
Good morning, Jean.
Can I offer you something?
Yes.
Your hand.
I cannot give you what I do not own.
I love Percival.
Then you love in vain. He's dead.
I don't believe that.
You're stubborn. He's dead.
He is not dead, Uncle. You must not say so.
(SHOUTS) He is dead!
(ECHOING)
This is the last time I will ask you, Jean.
The last time.
He's alive!
JEAN: Linet! Linet!
Linet!
Linet!
♪ Well, old woods
♪ Here we are again
♪ You're dark and grey
♪ But I won't be here in the morning
♪ I've found my way
♪ Soon, love, I'll be home again
♪ I've missed you so
♪ But I'll be with you in the morning
♪ And never let you go
Never let you go.
I know I had more sage than this.
Something's been at my sage.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Good evening, madam.
I don't know where I am, whose lands these are.
I happen to be a stranger, just home from the war.
Well, you've landed on the moon
and it's made of green cheese
and belongs to an old frump named Molly.
Welcome home, Percival.
PERCIVAL: As I got closer to the village,
the people appeared to be scared. Very, very scared.
It's rumored that Godfrey has learned black magic.
Well, now that I'm back, I...
(SHUSHING)
Be careful. Don't rush in.
Why do you suppose that Godfrey has all strangers imprisoned?
It's because he's afraid that you might come back.
Godfrey is my brother. He loves me.
No. I'm afraid he has no heart to love you with.
What do you mean?
Godfrey has so much power now.
But he's paid a terrible price.
He can't love you. He can't love anyone.
♪ So now that you're so sure
♪ Now you won't be mine
♪ I no longer care
♪ No, I don't feel a thing
♪ You can't get to me
♪ No one breaks a heart that isn't there
♪ I'm the man without a heart
♪ A walking wounded beast
♪ But how much do I hurt?
♪ My lady, not the least
♪ 'Cause the man without a heart
♪ Is luckiest of men
♪ What's gone can't be broken again
♪ Now everyone obeys
♪ Cruelty strikes
♪ I'm in full control
♪ Here, everybody pays
♪ Everything I touch
♪ Withers in the desert of my soul
♪ I'm the man without a heart
♪ Just look behind my eyes
♪ Inside me is a tomb Where buried passion lies
♪ And the man without a heart
♪ To drag him through the mill
♪ Has so many hours to kill
♪ Once every time someone turned me down
♪ I was sure to fall
♪ Now that I can have anyone I want
♪ I don't want anyone at all
♪ I'm the man without a heart
♪ A walking wounded beast
♪ But how much do I hurt?
♪ My lady, not the least
♪ 'Cause a man without a heart is the luckiest of men
♪ What's gone can never be broken
♪ Again
She says I don't love her. It's true.
I don't love anything or anybody.
You don't love anything, do you, Dagger?
I love to run with the pack under a full moon.
I love a romantic dinner by the sea.
The two don't seem to go together though.
Do you love these things or just want them?
You don't know the difference, do you?
Neither do I.
Oh.
I saw Allen Owen working in the fields today.
Singing at the top of his lungs.
(VOCALIZING)
Happy as a lark. That's impossible.
I followed him all the way to Lady Jean's.
He could barely move.
Yes. So how could it be?
Nothing makes sense anymore.
Without magic.
Perhaps someone else in Weir has magical powers.
What an awful thought.
Find out who healed Allen Owen. And when you do...
When I do?
You know, it's easier to make people disappear than it is to make them talk.
People don't seem to like me much anymore, Godfrey.
Not true.
Perhaps you've just lost the power to charm them, Dagger.
Yes. Like you charmed Lady Jean.
Lady Jean
will be mine.
But as for that little girl of hers,
she is a nuisance.
DAGGER: Good morning, good woman.
Good morning, Lady Jean. What a fine day.
God, I hope I haven't lost it completely.
Good morning, Lady Jean. What a fine day.
Why is that?
Why?
Well...
The sun is out and there's a very nice breeze.
No, I mean why are you so friendly and cheery?
Oh, no reason.
Why shouldn't I be friendly?
I'd like to have some friends around here.
You do have a friend.
Godfrey of Weir.
Isn't that enough for you?
What do you want from us?
Nothing.
Nothing. Just a friendly chat.
Just a chat, is it?
Well...
You are such a beautiful woman and...
Good morning, good woman. What a fine day.
Can you just talk or can you be useful?
Oh, useful, by all means.
Then help me spread this on the line.
Of course.
I was very unhappy to hear what happened.
Most unfair. Why, what happened?
Why, your brother's whipping.
I was very sorry.
Oh, that. Yes.
I thought it most unfair.
It made you sad, did it?
Yes. That's why I was so pleased at his speedy recovery.
Oh, we're a hearty lot, my brother and I.
Well, surely he had some special attention.
Help me fold this dry one.
Of course. Some special nurse?
Stand still.
Well, to be healed in one day.
Amazing is what I'd call it. Like magic, you could say.
Could you?
Not again. No!
(GRUNTING)
All right. That's it.
No more Mr. Nice Guy.
KATE: Wolf!
(EXCLAIMS)
(KATE SCREAMING)
Help!
(WOLF SNARLING)
(YELPS)
After him!
(MEN SHOUTING)
(MAN SCREAMING)
Are you crazy? You almost killed me!
But where's the wolf? Did you see a wolf?
That way.
Sorry about that.
MAN: Well, don't stand around, men. Get after him!
(MEN SHOUTING)
I've lost it. I have.
I can't do anything right.
First the mother, then the maid.
(PANTING)
Well,
there's still Little Red Riding Hood.
Poor little gosling, you've lost your mother.
I hope it wasn't my fault. I only meant to play.
Just look at her. So healthy and bright.
Inside with you, child. There's trouble about.
Still holding that gosling? Put it in the pen.
What trouble? I...
Wait.
Godfrey has spies everywhere.
He keeps a close watch on Jean these days.
Why?
He hopes to marry her.
Then I shall... Hush.
Stay calm.
Don't be hasty.
You've waited seven years.
Surely you can wait a bit longer.
(MEN SHOUTING)
What's that?
Did you see a wolf running?
No. Didn't see one standing still, either.
We scared it off good.
I don't think he'll stay around here any more.
Now what?
Don't you see that it's Godfrey?
PETER: My eyes are weak,
but any fool could tell you're not Godfrey.
Though you do have a resemblance to Godfrey.
Same eyes. Same height.
All the same, but not the same.
Now, why should that be?
(LAUGHS)
What an old man I've become not to know my Percival.
No, no, no. Grey Peter, no.
You don't bow to the boy you taught all he knows.
We must get you back in the castle, Sir Percival.
We'll need some men.
I'm ashamed of my fellows, but with you to lead them they won't turn and run.
I should like to see my wife and child first.
Oh, no. Godfrey watches Jean too closely,
but I'll send for Linet right away.
Linet. Linet?
Linet! Where are you, Linet?
I'm here, Mother!
Linet, Nanny Bess is not feeling very well.
I want you to take her some cake and cider.
Yes, Mother.
Now, you're gonna be a good girl.
You're gonna go straight there.
As fast as I can? As fast as you can.
Morning, miss. Fine day, isn't it?
Morning, miss. Fine day, isn't it?
(CHUCKLES)
Morning, miss. Fine day, isn't it?
Indeed it is.
Where are you going today?
I'm going to my grandmother's
to bring her some cider and cake.
Oh.
I happen to be going in that direction myself.
Do you mind if I go along with you?
No. I'll be glad for the company.
Really? Do you really mean that?
Of course.
Huh! You're not trying to play a trick on me, are you?
Why should I do that?
Well, I have discovered that people are not always what they appear to be.
People pretend a lot, you mean?
Yes. Sometimes people pretend to be your friend
when all they really want to do is hurt you.
I think that's a very sad way of looking at things.
You think so?
Well, then listen to this, young lady.
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ Things could happen to a kid your size
♪ Happen to a kid my size
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll be sorry if you do
♪ Say hello to strangers
♪ Say goodbye to you
♪ Why think badly of the human race?
♪ I think badly of the human race
♪ I can always tell a friendly face
♪ Just in case
♪ If you never talk to strangers
♪ You may never make a friend
♪ And a friendly looking stranger
♪ Is no danger
♪ It's a crazy world, my dear
♪ People always in a hurry
♪ Some young ladies disappear
♪ Long as I'm here, why worry?
♪ Worry
♪ These ♪ These
♪ Days ♪ Days
♪ Wickedness is on the rise
♪ What a lot of silly lies
♪ You ♪ You
♪ Can ♪ Can
♪ Always trust an honest eye
♪ Trust my eyes
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll get nothing but regret
♪ Never ever talk to strangers
♪ Till you've met
♪ But if you never talk to strangers
♪ You might never get to meet
♪ And I've never met a stranger
♪ Who looked quite
♪ So
♪ Sweet
You know Allen Owen, don't you?
Yes, of course.
Well, then perhaps you can tell me how he is.
I heard he had a terrible accident.
Yes. He fell and bruised himself badly, but now he's much better.
Yes, I know.
Then why did you ask what happened to him?
I meant how. How did it get all healed up?
Nanny Bess put some ointment on him.
Nanny Bess?
My grandmother. Your grandmother?
Who you are going to visit today.
That's right.
Does your grandmother live in a little wooden house with green shutters?
No. She lives in a little stone house with vines over the door.
Oh.
Must be a clever woman, your grandmother, huh?
Very clever. She can do ever so many things.
She even made me...
What? Made you what?
Good soup. She makes very good soup.
But today she's not very well, so I'm going to bring her something.
I bet I know what she might like to cheer her up.
I bet she'd like some nice flowers for her bedside.
What a good idea.
Yes, it was, wasn't it?
Well, I've got to be going.
Nice meeting you. Bye.
Bye.
NANNY BESS: Open the door and come in.
(DOOR CREAKING OPEN)
Come and kiss me hello.
(SCREAMING)
(LINET SINGING)
♪ Why think badly of the human race?
♪ I can always tell a friendly face
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll be sorry if you do
(CHUCKLING)
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
DAGGER: (HOARSELY) Open the door and come in.
Lock it tight behind you.
I've brought you some food, Grandma, and some flowers.
Put them on the table for now, my dear.
You sound terrible, Grandma.
Yes, I know.
I've made you a special drink
so you won't get sick like me.
Come in to see me, my dear.
Did you drink it all?
Good.
Now come to bed and I'll tell you a story.
What big eyes you have, Grandma.
All the better to see you with, my dear.
Come closer.
What big ears you have, Grandmother.
All the better to hear you with, my dear. Come closer.
What big hands you have, Grandma.
All the better to hold you with, my dear.
What big teeth you have, Grandmother.
All the better to eat you with, my dear.
(EXCLAIMS) You bit me!
(GROWLING)
There is an entrance to the castle that Godfrey doesn't know of.
Peter, you take half the men and we'll go to that entrance.
Percival!
(PANTING) Quick! Red Riding Hood's in trouble.
Oh.
My lady!
I told you I was done asking.
Didn't I, Jean?
(GROANING)
I'm Nanny Bess.
(GROANS)
No, wait!
Percival, open him up.
Percival!
(DAGGER CONTINUES GROANING)
(EXCLAIMS)
Father?
Oh, I knew you'd come back.
(ALL SHOUTING)
(PEOPLE SHOUTING)
Dagger!
(GROANS IN FRUSTRATION)
(CROWD CONTINUES SHOUTING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
Oh, it's over for you, Godfrey. He has come back.
No!
(SCREAMING)
Jean.
(POUNDING)
ALL: Heave!
Heave!
Heave!
(STRANGLED GROANING)
(SNARLS)
I was not
meant
to rule.
You must leave this land
and never return.
Don't hurt me, Brother.
(SNARLING)
(HOWLING)
JEAN: It's a strange world.
LINET: And the funny thing is,
it was Dagger who told me not to talk to strangers.
So next time maybe you'll listen to him.
But I shall still think it's a sad way of looking at things.
(NANNY BESS LAUGHING)
NANNY BESS: Oh, Linet. You'll never change.
Well, as long as you know the difference
between being foolhardy and being brave.
One is facing trouble and the other is looking for it.
Look at the flowers.
(VOCALIZING)
(BELLS JINGLING)
♪ Sometimes I ask
♪ When I grow up where will I be?
♪ I hear a small voice say
♪ If I get lost in the woods a little
♪ Somehow I'll find my way
♪ Into the clear some day
PERCIVAL: Linet, come on!
I'll be right there.
JEAN: Linet!
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ These days wickedness is on the rise
♪ Things could happen to a kid your size
♪ Happen to a kid my size
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll be sorry if you do
♪ Say hello to strangers
♪ Say goodbye to you
♪ Why think badly of the human race?
♪ I think badly of the human race
♪ I can always tell a friendly face
♪ Just in case
♪ If you never talk to strangers
♪ You may never make a friend
♪ And a friendly looking stranger
♪ Is no danger
♪ It's a crazy world, my dear
♪ People always in a hurry
♪ Some young ladies disappear
♪ Long as I'm here, why worry?
♪ Worry
♪ These ♪ These
♪ Days ♪ Days
♪ Wickedness is on the rise
♪ What a lot of silly lies
♪ You ♪ You
♪ Can ♪ Can
♪ Always trust an honest eye
♪ Trust my eyes
♪ You should never talk to strangers
♪ You'll get nothing but regret
♪ Never ever talk to strangers
♪ Till you've met
♪ But if you never talk to strangers
♪ You might never get to meet
♪ And I've never met a stranger
♪ Who looked quite
♪ So
♪ Sweet