Babar: King of the Elephants (1999) - full transcript
Babar is a young elephant in the great forest. Whilst out with his mother a hunter kills his mother and he flees to escape the same fate. He eventually finds himself in a human city and experiences the many differences between city and forest life. Generally treated as an outsider he is taken in by an elderly woman, dressed in fancy suits, taught to write and count and is brought up in human culture. Later in life his friends Celeste and Arthur stumble into the city and find him - previously assuming he was also killed by the hunter. Babar dresses them and treats them to the comforts of his world until more elephants arrive to bring them back. The three elephants return by car to the great forest. Soon after Arthur sparks a war with the neighbouring Rhino tribe but peace is formed due to quick thinking by Babar. After this Babar is crowned king with Celeste his Queen. Due to his human upbringing Babar decides to alter the elephant society and builds a city and kits every elephant out in human clothing, every elephant is assigned tasks and everyone has his place. But with human culture comes problems associated with modern living. How will Babar cope with the onset of misfortune?
(Elephants trumpeting)
(Elephants trumpeting)
(Birds clucking and squawking)
♪
(Monkey chattering)
♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko.
(Chuckling)
The ancient song of the
elephants.
It goes back so far that the
elephants have forgotten what
the words mean.
But us birds haven't, because
we've been around for a long
time, too, kind of watching over
things.
This is a story about life,
life in the Great Forest,
and it's a story that's still
being told.
But let me go back just a little
ways to a very important day in
the lives of the elephants.
On that day, a certain elephant
was born.
His name was Babar, and his
mother loved him very much.
♪
♪ A perfect love ♪
♪ Will make you strong ♪
♪ It gives you hope ♪
♪ Your whole life long ♪
♪ And that hope ♪
♪ Will set you
on your way ♪
♪ Your way ♪
♪ The joy of life ♪
♪ Is always knowing ♪
Oh!
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ And where you're going ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ There's no looking
back again ♪
♪ The rainbow's there
on your shoulder ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ You can fly high
over the mountains ♪
♪ Fly high today ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ The stars at night ♪
♪ Will show the way ♪
♪ And the sun ♪
♪ Will light each day ♪
♪ You know your friends
will be with you all the way ♪
♪ Ah hey ♪
♪ The joy of life ♪
♪ Is always knowing ♪
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ And where you're going ♪
(Giggling)
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ There's no looking
back again ♪
♪ The rainbow's there,
on your shoulder ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ You can fly high
over the mountains ♪
♪ Fly high today ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
Ah, ah, ah...
(Sneezing)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...
Ah...
(Sneezing)
Ah...
Time for a bath.
Whew.
Oops!
Whee!
(Giggling)
Don't go too far.
(Grumbling)
Hm?
(Chattering)
BIRD: Babar grew bigger,
and learned to do all the
things that elephants do.
Life was very good for little
Babar.
(Straining)
Whoooaa, uh, euh.
(Giggling)
Hello.
Uh, hello.
Wanna walk with me?
Okay.
(Trumpeting)
Oh, Arthur!
Haha, you can't catch me!
CELESTE: Come back here!
♪
I got it!
I got it, I got it, I got it!
Whoop...
Uh, oh!
Whoa, oh!
Nice catch.
Thanks.
Yay!
Go team, yeah!
Hooray!
(Laughing)
(Giggling)
(Splashing)
(Grunting)
Whoa!
Ugh!
(Coughing)
Huh?
(Squeaking)
Hello.
I'm Celeste.
What's your name?
Um, B-B-Babar.
Yeeeaaauuoor!
(Grunting)
CELESTE: That's Arthur.
Hi.
(Laughing)
Whoa, whoa.
Hello, Celeste.
Hello, Arthur.
CELESTE: Wanna play with us?
Sure!
Come on, race you to the sand
pit!
BABAR: Okay!
Hey, come on, wait for me!
(Monkeys chattering)
(Humming)
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
BABAR: Faster, Mama, faster!
Whee!
(Laughing)
I'm flying, just like you!
Whoa, haha!
(Trumpeting)
(Giggling)
(Laughing)
(Birds squawking)
Hey!
Don't fly away.
Come back.
Fly with me.
♪
(Sniffing)
Don't stop, Mama.
(Frightened hooting)
(Growling)
Let's run some more.
Mama?
(Gunshot)
(Echoing)
Ah!
Oof!
(Birds squawking)
(Coughing)
Mama?
What was that?
Mama?
♪
Mama, get up!
Let's run some more, Mama!
It was fun.
Come on!
Mama?
(Sad hooting)
♪
(Chattering)
Mama.
(Squawking)
(Gasping)
(Loud chattering)
No...!
♪
In an instant, Babar's happy
life was shattered.
He was alone, with no place to
hide, and no one to help him.
(Squawking)
Whoooa!
♪
(Rumbling)
(Wind whooshing)
(Thunder cracking)
(Gasping)
(Grunting)
(Thunder crashing)
(Growling)
Ahh!
Whuh-oa.
(Thunder cracking)
(Hissing)
Ah!
(Whimpering)
(Wind howling)
Whoooah, ah!
Whoa!
(Coughing)
Whoa!
(Coughing)
(Panting)
(Thunder cracking)
(Gasping)
Hmm.
Hello.
Hi.
(Sighing)
♪
(Birds squawking)
BIRD: Babar wandered for
days, hoping to find his
elephant friends.
But never in his wildest dreas
was he prepared for what he
found.
(Distant church bells tolling)
(Rooster crowing)
(Distant horn honking)
(Distant dog barking)
♪
(Gasping)
Whoa.
(Cars honking)
What is this place?
It's beautiful!
(Dogs barking)
Oh.
(Trumpeting)
(Dogs whimpering)
Hmm.
(Horns beeping)
(Traffic sounds)
What kind of a forest is this?
What happened to the grass?
Oh, hello.
(Gasping)
MAN: What is that?
Hmm.
Oh!
What fine clothes you're
wearing.
Amazing.
(Beeping horn)
Oh!
Rain, oh!
Oh.
(Slurping)
Brrr!
(Munching)
Ah!
Brrr.
Ah, that was good.
(Bicycle bell dinging)
(Trolley bell ringing)
What's that?
(Motor approaching)
(Loud beeping)
Oh, whoo!
Hello.
Huh?
(Horse whinnying)
(Man grunting)
Hello.
(Woman gasping)
Good morning.
How are you?
Such fine hats!
Hello.
Thank you!
(Brakes screeching)
(Gasping)
(Groaning)
(Shouting and horns honking)
MAN: Will ya hurry up?
It's rush hour!
That's why they call it "rush"
hour"!
I gotta pay for the gas!
(Honking continues)
Come on, now.
What's going on here?
(Whistling)
(Giggling)
Whoooah!
(Brakes screeching)
(Trumpeting)
(Accordion music playing)
(Clearing throat)
(Clearing throat louder)
What's this?
(People gasping)
(Shouting)
(Sighing)
(Sniffing)
(Humming)
Huh?
Ah, hey!
Put me down!
(Trumpeting)
Whoa!
Ungh!
(Singing)
♪ Ba, ba-ba, ba, barrra ba ♪
(Shears clicking)
Ahh!
(Trumpeting)
(Barking)
(Honking)
(Tires screeching)
(Panting)
Whoa, oh, whoa!
Oh, ah, oh!
(Honking)
Ow, oh, ow!
(Wood creaking)
Oh!
Ah!
Excuse me.
Oh!
I'm sorry.
And what's your name?
Babar.
Well, Babar, if you're going
to live in the city, you'll have
to dress a little differently.
Well, I...
Oh, I would love one of those
fine suits of clothes!
Just take this to that big
store across the road.
They'll fix you up.
Thank you, Madame.
MAN: Going up.
(Elevator moving)
BABAR: Whoooaaa.
(Elevator dinging)
MAN: Going down.
BABAR: Whoooa.
(Giggling)
(Dinging)
MAN: Going up.
BABAR: Whooooah.
(Dinging)
MAN: Going down.
BABAR: Whoooa!
Whoa, oh, oh!
(Dinging)
Going up.
ALL: Nnn-hmm.
Whoooa.
(Giggling)
Sorry, Mr. Elephant.
You'll have to get off now.
This is not a toy.
Okay.
Hmm.
I'd like a fine suit of clothes.
Oh, if you please.
Of course you would.
That is, if you can.
(Cash register "ka-ching")
Ah, of course I can.
I pride myself on my ability to
suitably clothe any man, or
elephant, in stylish accord.
I'm about to go where no sales
manager has gone before.
Yes.
No.
This is it.
No, it isn't.
The real you!
(Sighing)
Tailor!
Suit this...
Gah!
Patron.
Gladly.
Oh, dear.
B-b-b-but, what do I do?
98?
Oh my.
107!
He's a big, big boy.
Any particular colour you had in
mind?
Green would be nice.
A becoming shade of green.
Green.
Oh, green!
♪
(Sighing)
(Both sighing)
BIRD: The old lady invited
Babar to stay with her, as log
as he wished.
♪
♪ If I know that I won't need
a suit of clothes that comes in
tweed ♪
♪ I'm old enough now to be seen
in a becoming shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ When I was little,
I learned to tie my shoes ♪
♪ Now that I'm bigger,
it's something I still use ♪
♪ I'm proud of all the things
that I can do but somehow I'm ♪
♪ Still not so sure why you put
your pants on one leg
at a time ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪
♪ Life in the city
is tougher than I thought ♪
♪ Right here inside me,
is everything I've got ♪
♪ And what's inside my heart
is all that matters, after all ♪
♪ 'Cause if I can't be nice,
I'm not a gentleman at all ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪
(Honking)
♪
(Babar singing in adult voice)
♪ If I wanted to,
I'd entertain tonight ♪
♪ Fork on the left, and a
little spoon on the right ♪
♪ If everybody wants to know
exactly where I've been ♪
♪ I'm stepping out tonight in
such a lovely shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ I'm tellin' ya, I can take
good care of me, oh yeah ♪
♪ I, can take good care ♪
♪ Of meeeee ♪
That's right, Babar.
Babar was very happy with his
new life.
But there were times when he
thought of the forest and
playing with his elephant
friends.
But most of all, when he
thought of his mother, he was
sad.
(Young Babar giggling)
Whoah!
(Cicadas humming)
But before Babar knew it, two
years had passed.
Celeste!
Arthur!
Celeste!
Arthur!
Celeste!
Arthur!
(Birds chirping)
(Tires screeching)
(Barking)
Ah!
(Brakes screeching)
(Both gasping)
Watch out!
Whoa!
Whoo... ooh!
Whoa oh!
Celeste!
Babar?
(Grunting)
Whoa!
Hello, Arthur.
Babar?
Is that you?
We came looking for you,
Babar.
We walked and walked...
And we got lost, and we
walked some more...
And we got lost some more,
a-and then we...
What's important is that
you're here.
And look at you, Babar.
Such a fine suit of clothes!
And that's just what you
need.
Come on.
MAN: Going up.
CELESTE: Whoa!
(Giggling)
BABAR: Isn't this great?
ARTHUR: Oooh.
Whee!
(Dinging)
Can I try it?
This is not a toy.
Oh.
BABAR: Good morning.
(Gasping)
(Sighing)
Oh, my!
(Both sighing)
(Laughing)
♪
Wahh!
(Squawking)
Celeste!
(Trumpeting)
Arthur?
Celeste!
(Squawking)
News!
I have news!
(Squawking)
Oh!
(Panting)
News!
I...
Um, uh, what was it again?
Oh, yes, yes!
The city.
The children.
I've seen the children!
In the city!
(Growling)
Mmm.
What's this called again?
Ice cream.
It's good!
(Growling)
Babar?
Is that really you?
We found him, Mother.
BIRD: The old friends had a
lot to talk about.
Babar told the elephants what
happened to his mother, and
about all his adventures since
he ran away from the jungle.
The elephants told Babar what
had happened to the old king
when he ate some poison
mushrooms by mistake.
(Groaning)
(Trumpeting)
Things were not going well in
the jungle.
Old Cornelius was doing his
best to keep things in order...
Order!
But it was a difficult
task.
Order!
And worst of all, because of
the shenanigans of some young
pranksters, the rhinoceroses
were very angry with the
elephants.
(Munching)
Hrrnn?
(Blowing raspberry)
Huh?
(Irritated grumbling)
(Roaring)
(All shouting)
(Laughing)
You should have seen his...
(All groaning)
Well.
It was just a joke.
Sorry.
As the old lady watched, she
realized how much Babar missed
his life in the forest.
Madame?
(Door creaking)
It's time for you to go home,
Babar.
I know.
(Arthur honking horn)
When shall I see my little
Babar again?
(Trumpeting and chattering)
(Grunting)
Order!
Order!
(Trumpeting)
(Grunting)
(Car horn honking)
Wh-wh-what's that?
Wh-who's there?
(Shouting)
ELEPHANTS: Babar is home
again!
(Car doors opening and closing)
(Excited chattering)
Wh-what?
Wh-who?
Babar?
Is that really you?
Here, Cornelius.
I thought you could use a pair
of these.
Babar!
It is you!
Look, everyone!
Babar's returned!
(Trumpeting)
What a celebration there was
that day.
(Honking)
(Crashing)
(Happy trumpeting)
♪
(Horns squeaking softly)
(Snoring)
I've never forgotten how
peaceful it was here, Cornelius.
I'm glad to be back.
We're glad to have you back,
Babar, but things are not as
peaceful as they look.
We are at war.
(Footsteps thundering)
(Roaring)
(Trees splintering, roaring)
Oh, terrible.
Just terrible, and all because
of childish pranks.
Sorry.
What's done is done,
Cornelius.
But I have a plan.
(Yawning)
(Yawning)
(Slurping)
♪ Plenty we do ♪
♪ Enough today ♪
♪ It's much better here
anyway ♪
♪ We could go but here we stay ♪
♪ Maybe he just go away ♪
♪ What we want is to swim in
peace ♪
♪ Roll in mud
make life complete ♪
♪ Find some shade
and hide from sun ♪
♪ Always Rataxes makes no fun ♪
(Farting)
(Groaning and grumbling)
♪
(Growling)
♪ All the time,
he make us growl ♪
♪ Turn our faces into scowl ♪
♪ Bother elephants,
scare the owl ♪
♪ We just stay here anyhow ♪
General, come here!
General, come here!
What is it, Rataxes?
Let's mobilize, now!
Oh, not again.
Let's tweak those elephants'
ears, and punish that rascal,
Arthur!
(Groaning)
Rhinos!
(Grumbling)
Huh?
Whurr?
Rhinos!
(Reluctant groaning)
(Bird squawking)
(Grumbling)
Rhinos!
And, halt!
Present,
horns!
(Roaring)
Present,
scowls!
(Growling)
Paw that ground!
(Huffing)
Forward,
march!
♪ Better we go
than here we stay ♪
♪ Nothing to do here anyway ♪
♪ Better we follow him today ♪
♪ May tomorrow he'll go away ♪
♪ We've got to go
to the elephant ♪
♪ Chase them under a tree ♪
♪ Pull their trunk
and step on toe ♪
♪ Then they won't bother we ♪
Tweak their ears!
Pull their trunks!
♪ Better we follow him today ♪
♪ Maybe tomorrow he'll go away ♪
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
Whoa!
All right, line up, everyone.
In a big circle.
That's it.
Move around, come on, move
around.
Close it up.
Good.
Ready, Babar.
♪
(Chuckling)
Perfect.
Babar, I don't mean to doubt
your plan.
It's a good plan, uh, clever.
But uh, well, what I mean to
say...
Well, do you think uh...
I mean, are you sure?
Don't worry, Cornelius.
I should say, General Cornelius.
Why, Babar!
Heh, I really...
♪
Rhinos!
Forward!
Charge!
(Roaring)
RHINOS: Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Lead the charge, General.
Gladly.
(Clearing throat)
Uh, elephants,
uh, backward, charge!
RHINOS: Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
BOTH: Forward!
(Shouting)
CORNELIUS: Backward!
(Roaring)
Raawwwr!
Rooaaawr!
ELEPHANTS: Booga, booga,
booga!
Huh?
Booga, booga, booga, booga!
(Rhinos gasping)
(Frightened grunting)
No!
Come back, you cowards!
Stand and fight!
(Whimpering)
Huh?
(Grumbling)
And so Arthur apologized...
I'm sorry for tying a tree to
your tail.
And Rataxes apologized.
I'm sorry for starting a war.
And the war was over before
it even started.
And peace was restored in the
Great Forest.
ELEPHANTS: Bravo, Babar!
Bravo!
Hip hip...
(Trumpeting)
Hip hip...
(Trumpeting)
Hip hip...
(Trumpeting)
Yay!
You did it, Babar!
For your good ideas and
bravery, we are all agreed,
Babar, that you would be the
perfect choice to be the new
king.
But, Cornelius, I...
Kneel, Babar.
I would be your king gladly,
on one condition.
Name it, Babar.
Celeste?
Wh... hmm?
Yes, Babar?
Celeste, I could never do
this alone.
Would you be my queen?
I will, Babar.
(Trumpeting)
(Bells ringing)
ELEPHANTS: All hail King
Babar and Queen Celeste!
Long live the king!
♪
BIRD: Everyone in the Great
Forest was invited to the grad
celebration, and oh, how they
danced!
♪
(Trumpeting)
♪
(Chuckling)
I hope I will be a good king,
Celeste.
I know you will, Babar.
You have a wonderful dream for
the elephants.
Together, we'll make it come
true.
(Ducks quacking)
(Insects buzzing)
(Chirping)
(Yawning)
(Hooting)
Aaah!
(Chattering)
Good morning, Babar.
Ah, beautiful day, isn't it?
It's perfect.
Yes, yes, couldn't be better.
Yes, there couldn't be a
better spot for it.
"It"?
The city!
Oh.
Ye-yes, of course.
The city.
City?
What city?
Babar!
What city?
(Monkey chatter nearby)
Aah!
Ahh!
Hrrmm, my!
What?
Oh.
Wow!
Haha.
Oooh.
(Giggling)
ARTHUR: Wow.
Right on schedule.
Schedule?
I... what schedule?
Hello, Babar.
Madame!
I'm so glad you've come.
(Clearing throat)
Hi.
Arthur.
Celeste... I mean, Queen Celeste.
Oh, Madame!
Oh, it's so good to see you
all again.
(Clearing throat)
And you must be Cornelius.
I've heard so much about you.
(Kissing)
Oh, yes, uh, but I, uh...
Hmm!
(Drum rolling)
Elephants.
We'll start building tomorrow.
B-but, building what, Babar?
The city, Cornelius.
The City of the Elephants.
Oh.
Ha!
Imagine that.
A city!
A city for the elephants!
It was a wonderful dream,
indeed.
(Music playing from gramophone)
Ahh!
Ungh.
(Straining)
Oooh.
Hmph!
♪
(Squawking)
(Chattering)
The news spread through the
forest like wildfire.
(Tittering)
(Squawking)
♪
♪
(Trees creaking)
The elephants worked from sunp
to sundown, day after day aftr
day.
Phew!
It made me tired just to watch
them.
♪
Everyone was happy to see ther
beautiful city materializing
right before their eyes.
(Popping noises)
Zephir, I think it's time you
had a fine suit of clothes.
Oooh...
Uh oh.
Hmph!
And you shall be our captain
of the guard.
(Angry chattering)
Let me outta here!
(Giggling)
I think we forgot someone.
Ooh, ooh, hoo hoo hoo.
BIRD: Babar had gifts for
everyone, and fine suits of
clothes for everyone, and most
importantly, a place for
everyone in his wonderful city.
Oh, life was good.
♪ Take a look and listen here,
to what we have to say ♪
♪ Babar has got the key to what
the elephants need today ♪
♪ He's seen a perfect world
and now it's right before
their eyes ♪
♪ But when Celeste give him the
news, it'll be the best
surprise ♪
♪ Barbacol is a tailor ♪
♪ That's just what he does ♪
♪ Podular is a sculptor,
'cause that's what he loves ♪
♪ Poutifour is a farmer ♪
♪ He likes it that way ♪
♪ Coco is a clown,
'cause it's his lucky day ♪
♪ We have to admit, it
doesn't get better than this ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
Oler, or Alexander.
Capaluce, or Pom.
Pom?
Flora, Jen, Jasmine,
Philipage, or Dom?
Dom?
Hrmph!
Wait a minute.
We're going to have a baby?
Would you like a girl or a
boy?
(Trumpeting)
♪ Bango is a lawyer,
as legal as can be ♪
♪ And Dulemon, the cellist
will play simple and carefree ♪
♪ Capalos is a doctor ♪
♪ He always takes good care ♪
♪ And Hatchibombatar will
dress with style and flair ♪
♪ You have to admit, it doesn't
get better than this ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
I'm going for a walk.
If anything happens while I'm
out, fire the cannon.
(Cannon firing)
The cannon!
Oh my!
(Cannon firing)
Huh?
Two shots.
(Cannon firing)
Three?!
What's happening?
♪ Joy ♪
(Babies crying)
♪ Joy ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
(Babies giggling)
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Ooh, joy ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Joy ♪
Babar planned a grand
celebration for the day that the
city would be finished.
Everyone tried very hard to make
sure it would be an absolutely
perfect day.
(Band playing)
(Chuckling)
They're coming along nicely,
Cornelius.
I uh, thank you, Madame.
(Trumpet sounding)
Very good, Arthur.
Thank you, Madame.
You too, Zephir.
(Chortling)
Now, uh, everybody,
all we need to do now is get
together, follow the music, uh,
follow me, and everybody...
Oooh, my!
Oooh, hoo hoo ha ha!
(Hooting)
BOTH: Ah!
Whoo woo.
(Hissing)
Whoa-haha-ho!
Oh no!
(Gasping)
(Hissing)
Ahh, ahh-ahh!
(Moaning)
Madame?
Oh no.
Babar!
Babar, help!
Help!
Come quick!
Help!
(Sad hooting)
How is she, Doctor?
Well I'm going to give her
this, and in time, she'll be all
right.
(Hooting outside)
(Rumbling in distance)
Now what?
(Bell ringing)
Uh, help!
Oh no.
It's Cornelius' house.
Help, help!
Help, help, help!
A falling beam struck him.
Oh, Cornelius.
He'll be okay.
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
It will do you good.
You need to get away for a
little while at least.
Take your mind off things.
But Celeste, I just can't
relax.
I can't stop thinking about
Madame, and poor Cornelius.
I should be there.
Oh, what else can go wrong?
There's nothing else you can
do, Babar.
Doctor Capalos said it will just
take time, and you won't help
them by worrying.
Now come on.
Let's have a nice, quiet picnic
with the children.
(Giggling)
I'm full.
Mmm, this is good.
May I have some more, please?
Me, too.
♪
(Babar laughing)
BABAR: I've got ya!
Oh!
(Laughing)
Here I come!
Flora...
(Kids giggling)
POM: Look out!
I've gotcha!
Oh!
(Croaking)
(Snickering)
Whee!
(Kids squealing)
(Laughing)
Hey.
Papa?
FLORA: Where are you hiding?
Papa?
Ah, you were right, Celeste.
I think we all needed this.
Why don't you go and do a bit
of fishing?
That always helps you relax.
I'll finish tidying up.
Now go on.
ARTHUR: This'll be great.
Ooooh, hehehe!
(Kids laughing)
BOTH: Yay!
Whee!
(Giggling)
What you got, Arthur?
(Croaking)
(Screaming)
Bullfrogs.
Let's have a race!
Yeah.
I'll bet mine's the fastest.
ARTHUR: Let's have a starting
line here, and this can be the
finish line.
(Giggling)
That tickles.
Whoops.
Whoa-ho!
Whoa-haha!
Nice boat.
Bye bye!
I'm going for a boat ride!
Bye bye everybody!
ARTHUR: All right.
Ready?
On your marks,
get set,
let go!
(Cheering and hooting)
Hee he-he!
ARTHUR: Go, go, yay!
(Laughing)
(Chuckling)
Alexander?
Alexander?
ZEPHIR: Yay!
Hahaha!
Come on, come on, faster!
Come on, Suzie!
My frog is winning.
(Gasping)
ALEXANDER: Bye bye!
Alexander!
Oh no.
Ooooh.
Little brother!
Come back!
Alexander?
FLORA: Alexander!
Oh no.
Alexander!
Wanna ride in my boat?
Come back!
Nice little ducks,
please bring my brother back!
(Quacking)
Hey.
Crocodile!
Crocodile!
Arthur, Zephir, watch the
children.
Where are you going, little
ducks?
(Fast quacking)
Hello, Papa.
I have a boat, too.
Wait, Alexander.
I've got a bite!
Alexander?
Hi!
Nooo!
Papa!
ALL: Nooo!
Help!
Papa?
(Coughing)
(Quacking)
It's yours, Babar.
Take it.
Thank you, little ducks.
(Grumbling)
Fire, fire...
Alexander.
Cornelius?
Madame.
Look out!
It's too dangerous.
Stay!
(Voice echoing)
DREAMY VOICE: Babar...
(Voice echoing)
BABAR: Who's there?
(Wind whooshing)
(Cackling)
I am!
Misfortune!
Hahaha!
No, you can't stay here.
I won't let you hurt my friends!
I command you to leave my city
at once.
(Cackling)
I've come to stay, Babar.
And look who I brought with me.
Hahaha!
♪ We bring on tears of sadness ♪
♪ Howls of pain ♪
♪ Bring on fear of madness ♪
♪ Anger and shame ♪
♪ The things that don't
seem right ♪
♪ Scare you through the night ♪
♪ Be miserable, be ignorant ♪
♪ You'll never sleep tonight ♪
(Rumbling and whooshing)
(Trumpeting)
♪ Here we are,
to comfort you ♪
♪ To give you strength
and courage ♪
♪ We will offer you
brotherhood ♪
♪ And love will win the day ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ I am love
and I am here ♪
♪ To show you joy
and peace ♪
♪ Now good things
will come to you ♪
♪ And bring you happiness ♪
Don't be afraid.
Papa?
Papa.
Papa.
Flora?
It's morning!
Oh, Flora!
And what a beautiful morning it
is!
Let's not waste another moment
of it.
(Birds chirping)
(Laughing)
POM: Yay!
Good morning, Babar.
Good morning, Celeste.
I have a good feeling about
today.
I think everything is going to
work out just fine.
Babar?
Babar!
Wonderful news!
Cornelius!
Cornelius!
You're better!
Uncle Cornelius!
No no.
More wonderful news than that!
(Giggling)
Madame!
Good morning, Babar.
Oh, Madame.
This morning couldn't be better.
(Crowd quietly chattering)
My dear elephants.
(Chatter ceasing)
You have worked long and hard to
make a dream come true.
(Reactions of agreement)
You've built a beautiful
city.
The City of the Elephants, that
will be shared with our
children, and their children,
and all the children after them.
I thank you all.
However, our city is not yet
complete.
(Reactions of shock)
Our new city needs
a name.
I can't think of a more
appropriate name than
Celesteville, in honour of our
queen.
CROWD: Aww.
Oh, Babar.
ALL: Celesteville!
Celesteville!
Yay!
(Trumpeting)
And so, the story of the
elephants brings us to today...
(Chuckling)
and the most magnificent
parade this old bird's ever
seen!
♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
(Giggling)
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
(Giggling)
KIDS: Yay!
Hooray!
Look at that!
Mmm!
♪
Hey.
(Crowd cheering)
(Laughing)
FLORA: Look at the clown!
POM: Oh ho, yeah!
(All giggling)
♪
(Low drum booming)
(Laughing)
Whee!
And don't think this is the
end of our story.
There'll be so much more to
tell.
Bye for now.
Long live happiness!
(Chuckling)
ELEPHANTS: Long live
happiness!
(Elephants trumpeting)
♪
♪ A perfect love ♪
♪ Will make you strong ♪
♪ It gives you hope ♪
♪ Your whole life long ♪
♪ And that hope ♪
♪ Will set you
on your way ♪
♪ Your way ♪
♪ The joy of life ♪
♪ Is always knowing ♪
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ And where you're going ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ There's no looking
back again ♪
♪ The rainbow's there
on your shoulder ♪
♪ You can fly high
over the mountains ♪
♪ Fly high today ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ Oooh oooh ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪
♪ If I know that I won't need
a suit of clothes that comes in
tweed ♪
♪ I'm old enough now to be seen
in a becoming shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ When I was little,
I learned to tie my shoes ♪
♪ Now that I'm bigger,
it's something I still use ♪
♪ I'm proud of all the things
that I can do but somehow I'm ♪
♪ Still not so sure why you put
your pants on one leg
at a time ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ Life in the city
is tougher than I thought ♪
♪ Right here inside me,
is everything I've got ♪
♪ And what's inside my heart
is all that matters, after all ♪
♪ 'Cause if I can't be nice,
I'm not a gentleman at all ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ If I wanted to,
I'd entertain tonight ♪
♪ Fork on the left, and a
little spoon on the right ♪
♪ If everybody wants to know
exactly where I've been ♪
♪ I'm stepping out tonight in
such a lovely shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ I'm tellin' ya, I can take
good care of me, oh yeah ♪
♪ I can take good care ♪
♪ Of me... ♪
MADAME: That's right, Babar.
(Elephants trumpeting)
(Birds clucking and squawking)
♪
(Monkey chattering)
♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko.
(Chuckling)
The ancient song of the
elephants.
It goes back so far that the
elephants have forgotten what
the words mean.
But us birds haven't, because
we've been around for a long
time, too, kind of watching over
things.
This is a story about life,
life in the Great Forest,
and it's a story that's still
being told.
But let me go back just a little
ways to a very important day in
the lives of the elephants.
On that day, a certain elephant
was born.
His name was Babar, and his
mother loved him very much.
♪
♪ A perfect love ♪
♪ Will make you strong ♪
♪ It gives you hope ♪
♪ Your whole life long ♪
♪ And that hope ♪
♪ Will set you
on your way ♪
♪ Your way ♪
♪ The joy of life ♪
♪ Is always knowing ♪
Oh!
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ And where you're going ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ There's no looking
back again ♪
♪ The rainbow's there
on your shoulder ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ You can fly high
over the mountains ♪
♪ Fly high today ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ The stars at night ♪
♪ Will show the way ♪
♪ And the sun ♪
♪ Will light each day ♪
♪ You know your friends
will be with you all the way ♪
♪ Ah hey ♪
♪ The joy of life ♪
♪ Is always knowing ♪
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ And where you're going ♪
(Giggling)
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ There's no looking
back again ♪
♪ The rainbow's there,
on your shoulder ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ You can fly high
over the mountains ♪
♪ Fly high today ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
Ah, ah, ah...
(Sneezing)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...
Ah...
(Sneezing)
Ah...
Time for a bath.
Whew.
Oops!
Whee!
(Giggling)
Don't go too far.
(Grumbling)
Hm?
(Chattering)
BIRD: Babar grew bigger,
and learned to do all the
things that elephants do.
Life was very good for little
Babar.
(Straining)
Whoooaa, uh, euh.
(Giggling)
Hello.
Uh, hello.
Wanna walk with me?
Okay.
(Trumpeting)
Oh, Arthur!
Haha, you can't catch me!
CELESTE: Come back here!
♪
I got it!
I got it, I got it, I got it!
Whoop...
Uh, oh!
Whoa, oh!
Nice catch.
Thanks.
Yay!
Go team, yeah!
Hooray!
(Laughing)
(Giggling)
(Splashing)
(Grunting)
Whoa!
Ugh!
(Coughing)
Huh?
(Squeaking)
Hello.
I'm Celeste.
What's your name?
Um, B-B-Babar.
Yeeeaaauuoor!
(Grunting)
CELESTE: That's Arthur.
Hi.
(Laughing)
Whoa, whoa.
Hello, Celeste.
Hello, Arthur.
CELESTE: Wanna play with us?
Sure!
Come on, race you to the sand
pit!
BABAR: Okay!
Hey, come on, wait for me!
(Monkeys chattering)
(Humming)
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
BABAR: Faster, Mama, faster!
Whee!
(Laughing)
I'm flying, just like you!
Whoa, haha!
(Trumpeting)
(Giggling)
(Laughing)
(Birds squawking)
Hey!
Don't fly away.
Come back.
Fly with me.
♪
(Sniffing)
Don't stop, Mama.
(Frightened hooting)
(Growling)
Let's run some more.
Mama?
(Gunshot)
(Echoing)
Ah!
Oof!
(Birds squawking)
(Coughing)
Mama?
What was that?
Mama?
♪
Mama, get up!
Let's run some more, Mama!
It was fun.
Come on!
Mama?
(Sad hooting)
♪
(Chattering)
Mama.
(Squawking)
(Gasping)
(Loud chattering)
No...!
♪
In an instant, Babar's happy
life was shattered.
He was alone, with no place to
hide, and no one to help him.
(Squawking)
Whoooa!
♪
(Rumbling)
(Wind whooshing)
(Thunder cracking)
(Gasping)
(Grunting)
(Thunder crashing)
(Growling)
Ahh!
Whuh-oa.
(Thunder cracking)
(Hissing)
Ah!
(Whimpering)
(Wind howling)
Whoooah, ah!
Whoa!
(Coughing)
Whoa!
(Coughing)
(Panting)
(Thunder cracking)
(Gasping)
Hmm.
Hello.
Hi.
(Sighing)
♪
(Birds squawking)
BIRD: Babar wandered for
days, hoping to find his
elephant friends.
But never in his wildest dreas
was he prepared for what he
found.
(Distant church bells tolling)
(Rooster crowing)
(Distant horn honking)
(Distant dog barking)
♪
(Gasping)
Whoa.
(Cars honking)
What is this place?
It's beautiful!
(Dogs barking)
Oh.
(Trumpeting)
(Dogs whimpering)
Hmm.
(Horns beeping)
(Traffic sounds)
What kind of a forest is this?
What happened to the grass?
Oh, hello.
(Gasping)
MAN: What is that?
Hmm.
Oh!
What fine clothes you're
wearing.
Amazing.
(Beeping horn)
Oh!
Rain, oh!
Oh.
(Slurping)
Brrr!
(Munching)
Ah!
Brrr.
Ah, that was good.
(Bicycle bell dinging)
(Trolley bell ringing)
What's that?
(Motor approaching)
(Loud beeping)
Oh, whoo!
Hello.
Huh?
(Horse whinnying)
(Man grunting)
Hello.
(Woman gasping)
Good morning.
How are you?
Such fine hats!
Hello.
Thank you!
(Brakes screeching)
(Gasping)
(Groaning)
(Shouting and horns honking)
MAN: Will ya hurry up?
It's rush hour!
That's why they call it "rush"
hour"!
I gotta pay for the gas!
(Honking continues)
Come on, now.
What's going on here?
(Whistling)
(Giggling)
Whoooah!
(Brakes screeching)
(Trumpeting)
(Accordion music playing)
(Clearing throat)
(Clearing throat louder)
What's this?
(People gasping)
(Shouting)
(Sighing)
(Sniffing)
(Humming)
Huh?
Ah, hey!
Put me down!
(Trumpeting)
Whoa!
Ungh!
(Singing)
♪ Ba, ba-ba, ba, barrra ba ♪
(Shears clicking)
Ahh!
(Trumpeting)
(Barking)
(Honking)
(Tires screeching)
(Panting)
Whoa, oh, whoa!
Oh, ah, oh!
(Honking)
Ow, oh, ow!
(Wood creaking)
Oh!
Ah!
Excuse me.
Oh!
I'm sorry.
And what's your name?
Babar.
Well, Babar, if you're going
to live in the city, you'll have
to dress a little differently.
Well, I...
Oh, I would love one of those
fine suits of clothes!
Just take this to that big
store across the road.
They'll fix you up.
Thank you, Madame.
MAN: Going up.
(Elevator moving)
BABAR: Whoooaaa.
(Elevator dinging)
MAN: Going down.
BABAR: Whoooa.
(Giggling)
(Dinging)
MAN: Going up.
BABAR: Whooooah.
(Dinging)
MAN: Going down.
BABAR: Whoooa!
Whoa, oh, oh!
(Dinging)
Going up.
ALL: Nnn-hmm.
Whoooa.
(Giggling)
Sorry, Mr. Elephant.
You'll have to get off now.
This is not a toy.
Okay.
Hmm.
I'd like a fine suit of clothes.
Oh, if you please.
Of course you would.
That is, if you can.
(Cash register "ka-ching")
Ah, of course I can.
I pride myself on my ability to
suitably clothe any man, or
elephant, in stylish accord.
I'm about to go where no sales
manager has gone before.
Yes.
No.
This is it.
No, it isn't.
The real you!
(Sighing)
Tailor!
Suit this...
Gah!
Patron.
Gladly.
Oh, dear.
B-b-b-but, what do I do?
98?
Oh my.
107!
He's a big, big boy.
Any particular colour you had in
mind?
Green would be nice.
A becoming shade of green.
Green.
Oh, green!
♪
(Sighing)
(Both sighing)
BIRD: The old lady invited
Babar to stay with her, as log
as he wished.
♪
♪ If I know that I won't need
a suit of clothes that comes in
tweed ♪
♪ I'm old enough now to be seen
in a becoming shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ When I was little,
I learned to tie my shoes ♪
♪ Now that I'm bigger,
it's something I still use ♪
♪ I'm proud of all the things
that I can do but somehow I'm ♪
♪ Still not so sure why you put
your pants on one leg
at a time ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪
♪ Life in the city
is tougher than I thought ♪
♪ Right here inside me,
is everything I've got ♪
♪ And what's inside my heart
is all that matters, after all ♪
♪ 'Cause if I can't be nice,
I'm not a gentleman at all ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪
(Honking)
♪
(Babar singing in adult voice)
♪ If I wanted to,
I'd entertain tonight ♪
♪ Fork on the left, and a
little spoon on the right ♪
♪ If everybody wants to know
exactly where I've been ♪
♪ I'm stepping out tonight in
such a lovely shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ I'm tellin' ya, I can take
good care of me, oh yeah ♪
♪ I, can take good care ♪
♪ Of meeeee ♪
That's right, Babar.
Babar was very happy with his
new life.
But there were times when he
thought of the forest and
playing with his elephant
friends.
But most of all, when he
thought of his mother, he was
sad.
(Young Babar giggling)
Whoah!
(Cicadas humming)
But before Babar knew it, two
years had passed.
Celeste!
Arthur!
Celeste!
Arthur!
Celeste!
Arthur!
(Birds chirping)
(Tires screeching)
(Barking)
Ah!
(Brakes screeching)
(Both gasping)
Watch out!
Whoa!
Whoo... ooh!
Whoa oh!
Celeste!
Babar?
(Grunting)
Whoa!
Hello, Arthur.
Babar?
Is that you?
We came looking for you,
Babar.
We walked and walked...
And we got lost, and we
walked some more...
And we got lost some more,
a-and then we...
What's important is that
you're here.
And look at you, Babar.
Such a fine suit of clothes!
And that's just what you
need.
Come on.
MAN: Going up.
CELESTE: Whoa!
(Giggling)
BABAR: Isn't this great?
ARTHUR: Oooh.
Whee!
(Dinging)
Can I try it?
This is not a toy.
Oh.
BABAR: Good morning.
(Gasping)
(Sighing)
Oh, my!
(Both sighing)
(Laughing)
♪
Wahh!
(Squawking)
Celeste!
(Trumpeting)
Arthur?
Celeste!
(Squawking)
News!
I have news!
(Squawking)
Oh!
(Panting)
News!
I...
Um, uh, what was it again?
Oh, yes, yes!
The city.
The children.
I've seen the children!
In the city!
(Growling)
Mmm.
What's this called again?
Ice cream.
It's good!
(Growling)
Babar?
Is that really you?
We found him, Mother.
BIRD: The old friends had a
lot to talk about.
Babar told the elephants what
happened to his mother, and
about all his adventures since
he ran away from the jungle.
The elephants told Babar what
had happened to the old king
when he ate some poison
mushrooms by mistake.
(Groaning)
(Trumpeting)
Things were not going well in
the jungle.
Old Cornelius was doing his
best to keep things in order...
Order!
But it was a difficult
task.
Order!
And worst of all, because of
the shenanigans of some young
pranksters, the rhinoceroses
were very angry with the
elephants.
(Munching)
Hrrnn?
(Blowing raspberry)
Huh?
(Irritated grumbling)
(Roaring)
(All shouting)
(Laughing)
You should have seen his...
(All groaning)
Well.
It was just a joke.
Sorry.
As the old lady watched, she
realized how much Babar missed
his life in the forest.
Madame?
(Door creaking)
It's time for you to go home,
Babar.
I know.
(Arthur honking horn)
When shall I see my little
Babar again?
(Trumpeting and chattering)
(Grunting)
Order!
Order!
(Trumpeting)
(Grunting)
(Car horn honking)
Wh-wh-what's that?
Wh-who's there?
(Shouting)
ELEPHANTS: Babar is home
again!
(Car doors opening and closing)
(Excited chattering)
Wh-what?
Wh-who?
Babar?
Is that really you?
Here, Cornelius.
I thought you could use a pair
of these.
Babar!
It is you!
Look, everyone!
Babar's returned!
(Trumpeting)
What a celebration there was
that day.
(Honking)
(Crashing)
(Happy trumpeting)
♪
(Horns squeaking softly)
(Snoring)
I've never forgotten how
peaceful it was here, Cornelius.
I'm glad to be back.
We're glad to have you back,
Babar, but things are not as
peaceful as they look.
We are at war.
(Footsteps thundering)
(Roaring)
(Trees splintering, roaring)
Oh, terrible.
Just terrible, and all because
of childish pranks.
Sorry.
What's done is done,
Cornelius.
But I have a plan.
(Yawning)
(Yawning)
(Slurping)
♪ Plenty we do ♪
♪ Enough today ♪
♪ It's much better here
anyway ♪
♪ We could go but here we stay ♪
♪ Maybe he just go away ♪
♪ What we want is to swim in
peace ♪
♪ Roll in mud
make life complete ♪
♪ Find some shade
and hide from sun ♪
♪ Always Rataxes makes no fun ♪
(Farting)
(Groaning and grumbling)
♪
(Growling)
♪ All the time,
he make us growl ♪
♪ Turn our faces into scowl ♪
♪ Bother elephants,
scare the owl ♪
♪ We just stay here anyhow ♪
General, come here!
General, come here!
What is it, Rataxes?
Let's mobilize, now!
Oh, not again.
Let's tweak those elephants'
ears, and punish that rascal,
Arthur!
(Groaning)
Rhinos!
(Grumbling)
Huh?
Whurr?
Rhinos!
(Reluctant groaning)
(Bird squawking)
(Grumbling)
Rhinos!
And, halt!
Present,
horns!
(Roaring)
Present,
scowls!
(Growling)
Paw that ground!
(Huffing)
Forward,
march!
♪ Better we go
than here we stay ♪
♪ Nothing to do here anyway ♪
♪ Better we follow him today ♪
♪ May tomorrow he'll go away ♪
♪ We've got to go
to the elephant ♪
♪ Chase them under a tree ♪
♪ Pull their trunk
and step on toe ♪
♪ Then they won't bother we ♪
Tweak their ears!
Pull their trunks!
♪ Better we follow him today ♪
♪ Maybe tomorrow he'll go away ♪
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
♪ Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks ♪
Whoa!
All right, line up, everyone.
In a big circle.
That's it.
Move around, come on, move
around.
Close it up.
Good.
Ready, Babar.
♪
(Chuckling)
Perfect.
Babar, I don't mean to doubt
your plan.
It's a good plan, uh, clever.
But uh, well, what I mean to
say...
Well, do you think uh...
I mean, are you sure?
Don't worry, Cornelius.
I should say, General Cornelius.
Why, Babar!
Heh, I really...
♪
Rhinos!
Forward!
Charge!
(Roaring)
RHINOS: Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Lead the charge, General.
Gladly.
(Clearing throat)
Uh, elephants,
uh, backward, charge!
RHINOS: Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
Tweak their ears,
pull their trunks!
BOTH: Forward!
(Shouting)
CORNELIUS: Backward!
(Roaring)
Raawwwr!
Rooaaawr!
ELEPHANTS: Booga, booga,
booga!
Huh?
Booga, booga, booga, booga!
(Rhinos gasping)
(Frightened grunting)
No!
Come back, you cowards!
Stand and fight!
(Whimpering)
Huh?
(Grumbling)
And so Arthur apologized...
I'm sorry for tying a tree to
your tail.
And Rataxes apologized.
I'm sorry for starting a war.
And the war was over before
it even started.
And peace was restored in the
Great Forest.
ELEPHANTS: Bravo, Babar!
Bravo!
Hip hip...
(Trumpeting)
Hip hip...
(Trumpeting)
Hip hip...
(Trumpeting)
Yay!
You did it, Babar!
For your good ideas and
bravery, we are all agreed,
Babar, that you would be the
perfect choice to be the new
king.
But, Cornelius, I...
Kneel, Babar.
I would be your king gladly,
on one condition.
Name it, Babar.
Celeste?
Wh... hmm?
Yes, Babar?
Celeste, I could never do
this alone.
Would you be my queen?
I will, Babar.
(Trumpeting)
(Bells ringing)
ELEPHANTS: All hail King
Babar and Queen Celeste!
Long live the king!
♪
BIRD: Everyone in the Great
Forest was invited to the grad
celebration, and oh, how they
danced!
♪
(Trumpeting)
♪
(Chuckling)
I hope I will be a good king,
Celeste.
I know you will, Babar.
You have a wonderful dream for
the elephants.
Together, we'll make it come
true.
(Ducks quacking)
(Insects buzzing)
(Chirping)
(Yawning)
(Hooting)
Aaah!
(Chattering)
Good morning, Babar.
Ah, beautiful day, isn't it?
It's perfect.
Yes, yes, couldn't be better.
Yes, there couldn't be a
better spot for it.
"It"?
The city!
Oh.
Ye-yes, of course.
The city.
City?
What city?
Babar!
What city?
(Monkey chatter nearby)
Aah!
Ahh!
Hrrmm, my!
What?
Oh.
Wow!
Haha.
Oooh.
(Giggling)
ARTHUR: Wow.
Right on schedule.
Schedule?
I... what schedule?
Hello, Babar.
Madame!
I'm so glad you've come.
(Clearing throat)
Hi.
Arthur.
Celeste... I mean, Queen Celeste.
Oh, Madame!
Oh, it's so good to see you
all again.
(Clearing throat)
And you must be Cornelius.
I've heard so much about you.
(Kissing)
Oh, yes, uh, but I, uh...
Hmm!
(Drum rolling)
Elephants.
We'll start building tomorrow.
B-but, building what, Babar?
The city, Cornelius.
The City of the Elephants.
Oh.
Ha!
Imagine that.
A city!
A city for the elephants!
It was a wonderful dream,
indeed.
(Music playing from gramophone)
Ahh!
Ungh.
(Straining)
Oooh.
Hmph!
♪
(Squawking)
(Chattering)
The news spread through the
forest like wildfire.
(Tittering)
(Squawking)
♪
♪
(Trees creaking)
The elephants worked from sunp
to sundown, day after day aftr
day.
Phew!
It made me tired just to watch
them.
♪
Everyone was happy to see ther
beautiful city materializing
right before their eyes.
(Popping noises)
Zephir, I think it's time you
had a fine suit of clothes.
Oooh...
Uh oh.
Hmph!
And you shall be our captain
of the guard.
(Angry chattering)
Let me outta here!
(Giggling)
I think we forgot someone.
Ooh, ooh, hoo hoo hoo.
BIRD: Babar had gifts for
everyone, and fine suits of
clothes for everyone, and most
importantly, a place for
everyone in his wonderful city.
Oh, life was good.
♪ Take a look and listen here,
to what we have to say ♪
♪ Babar has got the key to what
the elephants need today ♪
♪ He's seen a perfect world
and now it's right before
their eyes ♪
♪ But when Celeste give him the
news, it'll be the best
surprise ♪
♪ Barbacol is a tailor ♪
♪ That's just what he does ♪
♪ Podular is a sculptor,
'cause that's what he loves ♪
♪ Poutifour is a farmer ♪
♪ He likes it that way ♪
♪ Coco is a clown,
'cause it's his lucky day ♪
♪ We have to admit, it
doesn't get better than this ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
Oler, or Alexander.
Capaluce, or Pom.
Pom?
Flora, Jen, Jasmine,
Philipage, or Dom?
Dom?
Hrmph!
Wait a minute.
We're going to have a baby?
Would you like a girl or a
boy?
(Trumpeting)
♪ Bango is a lawyer,
as legal as can be ♪
♪ And Dulemon, the cellist
will play simple and carefree ♪
♪ Capalos is a doctor ♪
♪ He always takes good care ♪
♪ And Hatchibombatar will
dress with style and flair ♪
♪ You have to admit, it doesn't
get better than this ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
I'm going for a walk.
If anything happens while I'm
out, fire the cannon.
(Cannon firing)
The cannon!
Oh my!
(Cannon firing)
Huh?
Two shots.
(Cannon firing)
Three?!
What's happening?
♪ Joy ♪
(Babies crying)
♪ Joy ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
(Babies giggling)
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Ooh, joy ♪
♪ Joy, joy, joy ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Getting the job done ♪
♪ Joy ♪
Babar planned a grand
celebration for the day that the
city would be finished.
Everyone tried very hard to make
sure it would be an absolutely
perfect day.
(Band playing)
(Chuckling)
They're coming along nicely,
Cornelius.
I uh, thank you, Madame.
(Trumpet sounding)
Very good, Arthur.
Thank you, Madame.
You too, Zephir.
(Chortling)
Now, uh, everybody,
all we need to do now is get
together, follow the music, uh,
follow me, and everybody...
Oooh, my!
Oooh, hoo hoo ha ha!
(Hooting)
BOTH: Ah!
Whoo woo.
(Hissing)
Whoa-haha-ho!
Oh no!
(Gasping)
(Hissing)
Ahh, ahh-ahh!
(Moaning)
Madame?
Oh no.
Babar!
Babar, help!
Help!
Come quick!
Help!
(Sad hooting)
How is she, Doctor?
Well I'm going to give her
this, and in time, she'll be all
right.
(Hooting outside)
(Rumbling in distance)
Now what?
(Bell ringing)
Uh, help!
Oh no.
It's Cornelius' house.
Help, help!
Help, help, help!
A falling beam struck him.
Oh, Cornelius.
He'll be okay.
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
It will do you good.
You need to get away for a
little while at least.
Take your mind off things.
But Celeste, I just can't
relax.
I can't stop thinking about
Madame, and poor Cornelius.
I should be there.
Oh, what else can go wrong?
There's nothing else you can
do, Babar.
Doctor Capalos said it will just
take time, and you won't help
them by worrying.
Now come on.
Let's have a nice, quiet picnic
with the children.
(Giggling)
I'm full.
Mmm, this is good.
May I have some more, please?
Me, too.
♪
(Babar laughing)
BABAR: I've got ya!
Oh!
(Laughing)
Here I come!
Flora...
(Kids giggling)
POM: Look out!
I've gotcha!
Oh!
(Croaking)
(Snickering)
Whee!
(Kids squealing)
(Laughing)
Hey.
Papa?
FLORA: Where are you hiding?
Papa?
Ah, you were right, Celeste.
I think we all needed this.
Why don't you go and do a bit
of fishing?
That always helps you relax.
I'll finish tidying up.
Now go on.
ARTHUR: This'll be great.
Ooooh, hehehe!
(Kids laughing)
BOTH: Yay!
Whee!
(Giggling)
What you got, Arthur?
(Croaking)
(Screaming)
Bullfrogs.
Let's have a race!
Yeah.
I'll bet mine's the fastest.
ARTHUR: Let's have a starting
line here, and this can be the
finish line.
(Giggling)
That tickles.
Whoops.
Whoa-ho!
Whoa-haha!
Nice boat.
Bye bye!
I'm going for a boat ride!
Bye bye everybody!
ARTHUR: All right.
Ready?
On your marks,
get set,
let go!
(Cheering and hooting)
Hee he-he!
ARTHUR: Go, go, yay!
(Laughing)
(Chuckling)
Alexander?
Alexander?
ZEPHIR: Yay!
Hahaha!
Come on, come on, faster!
Come on, Suzie!
My frog is winning.
(Gasping)
ALEXANDER: Bye bye!
Alexander!
Oh no.
Ooooh.
Little brother!
Come back!
Alexander?
FLORA: Alexander!
Oh no.
Alexander!
Wanna ride in my boat?
Come back!
Nice little ducks,
please bring my brother back!
(Quacking)
Hey.
Crocodile!
Crocodile!
Arthur, Zephir, watch the
children.
Where are you going, little
ducks?
(Fast quacking)
Hello, Papa.
I have a boat, too.
Wait, Alexander.
I've got a bite!
Alexander?
Hi!
Nooo!
Papa!
ALL: Nooo!
Help!
Papa?
(Coughing)
(Quacking)
It's yours, Babar.
Take it.
Thank you, little ducks.
(Grumbling)
Fire, fire...
Alexander.
Cornelius?
Madame.
Look out!
It's too dangerous.
Stay!
(Voice echoing)
DREAMY VOICE: Babar...
(Voice echoing)
BABAR: Who's there?
(Wind whooshing)
(Cackling)
I am!
Misfortune!
Hahaha!
No, you can't stay here.
I won't let you hurt my friends!
I command you to leave my city
at once.
(Cackling)
I've come to stay, Babar.
And look who I brought with me.
Hahaha!
♪ We bring on tears of sadness ♪
♪ Howls of pain ♪
♪ Bring on fear of madness ♪
♪ Anger and shame ♪
♪ The things that don't
seem right ♪
♪ Scare you through the night ♪
♪ Be miserable, be ignorant ♪
♪ You'll never sleep tonight ♪
(Rumbling and whooshing)
(Trumpeting)
♪ Here we are,
to comfort you ♪
♪ To give you strength
and courage ♪
♪ We will offer you
brotherhood ♪
♪ And love will win the day ♪
(Trumpeting)
♪ I am love
and I am here ♪
♪ To show you joy
and peace ♪
♪ Now good things
will come to you ♪
♪ And bring you happiness ♪
Don't be afraid.
Papa?
Papa.
Papa.
Flora?
It's morning!
Oh, Flora!
And what a beautiful morning it
is!
Let's not waste another moment
of it.
(Birds chirping)
(Laughing)
POM: Yay!
Good morning, Babar.
Good morning, Celeste.
I have a good feeling about
today.
I think everything is going to
work out just fine.
Babar?
Babar!
Wonderful news!
Cornelius!
Cornelius!
You're better!
Uncle Cornelius!
No no.
More wonderful news than that!
(Giggling)
Madame!
Good morning, Babar.
Oh, Madame.
This morning couldn't be better.
(Crowd quietly chattering)
My dear elephants.
(Chatter ceasing)
You have worked long and hard to
make a dream come true.
(Reactions of agreement)
You've built a beautiful
city.
The City of the Elephants, that
will be shared with our
children, and their children,
and all the children after them.
I thank you all.
However, our city is not yet
complete.
(Reactions of shock)
Our new city needs
a name.
I can't think of a more
appropriate name than
Celesteville, in honour of our
queen.
CROWD: Aww.
Oh, Babar.
ALL: Celesteville!
Celesteville!
Yay!
(Trumpeting)
And so, the story of the
elephants brings us to today...
(Chuckling)
and the most magnificent
parade this old bird's ever
seen!
♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
(Giggling)
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Cromda Cromda Ripalo ♪
♪ Patali Dirapata ♪
♪ Pata Pata, Ko Ko Ko ♪
(Giggling)
KIDS: Yay!
Hooray!
Look at that!
Mmm!
♪
Hey.
(Crowd cheering)
(Laughing)
FLORA: Look at the clown!
POM: Oh ho, yeah!
(All giggling)
♪
(Low drum booming)
(Laughing)
Whee!
And don't think this is the
end of our story.
There'll be so much more to
tell.
Bye for now.
Long live happiness!
(Chuckling)
ELEPHANTS: Long live
happiness!
(Elephants trumpeting)
♪
♪ A perfect love ♪
♪ Will make you strong ♪
♪ It gives you hope ♪
♪ Your whole life long ♪
♪ And that hope ♪
♪ Will set you
on your way ♪
♪ Your way ♪
♪ The joy of life ♪
♪ Is always knowing ♪
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ And where you're going ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ There's no looking
back again ♪
♪ The rainbow's there
on your shoulder ♪
♪ You can fly high
over the mountains ♪
♪ Fly high today ♪
♪ When you find your way ♪
♪ Oooh oooh ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪
♪ If I know that I won't need
a suit of clothes that comes in
tweed ♪
♪ I'm old enough now to be seen
in a becoming shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ When I was little,
I learned to tie my shoes ♪
♪ Now that I'm bigger,
it's something I still use ♪
♪ I'm proud of all the things
that I can do but somehow I'm ♪
♪ Still not so sure why you put
your pants on one leg
at a time ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ Life in the city
is tougher than I thought ♪
♪ Right here inside me,
is everything I've got ♪
♪ And what's inside my heart
is all that matters, after all ♪
♪ 'Cause if I can't be nice,
I'm not a gentleman at all ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ If I wanted to,
I'd entertain tonight ♪
♪ Fork on the left, and a
little spoon on the right ♪
♪ If everybody wants to know
exactly where I've been ♪
♪ I'm stepping out tonight in
such a lovely shade of green ♪
♪ I know you remember
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ♪
♪ No, you remember
do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti ♪
♪ Don't forget the counting
1-2-3-4 finely, now ♪
♪ I can take good care of me ♪
♪ I'm tellin' ya, I can take
good care of me, oh yeah ♪
♪ I can take good care ♪
♪ Of me... ♪
MADAME: That's right, Babar.