Richie/Transcript

Stephen Squirrelsky Presents

A What An Animal Movie

Richie (Song starts) (and plays)

Dedicated To Russi Taylor Voice: Love is a song that never ends Life may be swift and fleeting Hope may die yet love's beautiful music Comes each day like the dawn (song plays on) Voice: Love is a song that never ends One simple theme repeating Like the voice of a heavenly choir Love's sweet music flows on (song carries on) Chorus: Like the voice of a heavenly choir Love's sweet music flows on (echoes) (Song ends) (and stops) (It starts at dawn of the African savanna) (however) (Nature sounds were heard) (peacefully) (Friendly Fruit flies through the sky) (like a bird) (Then lands in a tree) (to have a rest) (He yawns) (and falls asleep) (A baboon wakes up) (and yawns) (Looks down) (below) (Friendly Fruit snores) (quietly) (Baboon's lip smack) (since he's hungry) (Small baboon gets too comfort) (all of a sudden) (Then a nest of weaver chicks were seen) (like magic) (The mother gave them berries) (to eat) (Two chicks tug it) (by struggling) (But the other chick ate them all) (BURP) (Then a mongoose came out) (of nowhere) (Scratches it's ear) (with confusion) (Zimbo came out and yawns) (and wakes up) Zimbo: What a day. (awakens) (Then suddenly) (like magic) (A bird whistles the news) (to him) (And all the animals) (who gasp) (They rushes to it) (with like bullets) Zimbo: Wake up! Wake up! (wakes everyone up) (Friendly wakes up) (in alarm) Friendly: Oh, What is it? Zimbo: Wake up, Friendly Fruit! (gasps) Friendly: Hey, What's all the racket here? Zimbo: Wake up! (double takes) Sister 1: It happened! It happened! Sister 2: He's here! Zimbo: The new prince is born! Sister 3: It's happened! Sister 4: We're going to see him! Zimbo: Come on, Better hurry up! (they run) (Friendly flies off) (to see what's up) (They came to a rock spot) (from nearby) (And meet a cheetah) (and gasps) (Of what they see) (in amazement) Elephant: Look at it. All: Wow. Meerkat: Isn't it cute? Warthog: Yes, he sure is. Friendly Fruit: Well, this is quite an occasion. Yes, sir, it isn't every day a prince is born. You're to be congratulated. (they nod) Animals: Yeah. Congratulations. (they wink) Kariel: Thank you. Come on. Wake up. We got company. (they gasp) (The cub awakens) (and blinks) Animals: Hello. Hello there. (the cub gasps) Friendly Fruit: (chuckles) Yohoo. Yohoo. (giggles) Yohoo. (laughs) (happily) (Cub giggles) (happily) Zimbo: Look, He's trying to get up. (the cub goes to get up) (Got a little wobbly) (suddenly) Zimbo: Kinda wobbly. Isn't he? (the cub tries to balance) Hassie: Zimbo. Zimbo: Well, He is. Aren't you? (He falls down) (and crashes) (Animals laugh) (happily) Friendly Fruit: Looks to me like he's getting kind of sleepy. l think it's time we all left. Come on. Go now. (they leave) Hassie: Zimbo. (Zimbo gasps) Zimbo: Oh. Coming. (departs) Zimbo: What's you gonna call him? Hassie: Zimbo. (Zimbo gasps) Zimbo: Oh. Coming. (Zimbo gasps) No. Oops. (departs) Zimbo: What's you gonna call him? (thinks) Pay attention. Okay. No madness, okay? I'm not. Alright. Zimbo: What's you gonna call him? Kairel: Richie. Zimbo: Richie. Yeah, That'll do. Kairel: Sure will. (Zimbo leaves) (in happiness) Kairel: My Richie. (Richie smiles) (Brock sees this in a distant) (and feels proud) Narrator: The Next Day. (The Next Day) (Richie and Kariel walked along) (happily) Baboon: Walking already. Well, What do you know? (they whistle) (Richie walks along) (happily) Kariel: Good morning, Crane. Crane: Good morning, Kairel. (Richie walks by) (happily) Crane: Good morning, Richie. (Richie waves) Crane chicks: Good morning, Young Prince. (Richie nods) (He walks along) (happily) Bush Baby: Good morning, Young Prince. (Richie agrees) Bush Baby kids: Good morning, Young Prince. (Richie waves) (An elephant shrew hops along) (from nearby) Elephant Shrew: Good morning. Hmm... Nice sunny day. (Departs) (and is off) (Richie runs along) (happily) (Richie falls down) (BUMP) Sister: What's the matter? Sisters: What happened? Zimbo: Did the young prince fall down? (they seem puzzled) Sister 2: Is he hurt? Kariel: No. He's alright. Sister 3: Hope so. Zimbo: He doesn't walk very good. Does he? Hassie: Zimbo. Zimbo: What, Mother? Hassie: If you can't say anything. Zimbo: Right. Don't say something at all. Never ever. Hassie: Good. Kariel: Come on, Richie. Get up. You can do it. (Richie tries) Zimbo: Get up now. (Richie obeys) (He got up) (on his feet) (They start walking) (together) (They slide a slope and laugh) (together) (They kept going when they come to a hollow log) (and enters its tunnel) Zimbo: I'm a zebra. That's why they name Zimbo. (echoes) (loudly) Zimbo: Zimbo! (echoes) (They run through the hollow log) (like trains in a tunnel) (They kept going) (like rabbits) (Richie look at a tree in the way) (and gasp) Zimbo: Come on, You can try it. Hop over it. Like this. Watch. (jumps) Sisters: Hop over it, Hop over it, Hop over it, Like this. (jump) (Richie backs up to prepare to jump over it) (and charges forward) (Zimbo and Sisters backed away when Richie was half over it) (and stuck) Zimbo: You didn't hop far enough. (Richie shrugs) (Gets his first leg over it) Zimbo: That's it. Now the other one. (Richie tries the other) (Then he tumbles) (over) (THUMP) (BUMP) Zimbo: My goodness. What happened that time? (double takes) (Birds tweet as they look at them) (and gasp) Zimbo: Those are birds. (Richie gasps) Richie: Brr... Richie: Brr... (Zimbo double takes) (all of a sudden) Richie: Brr... Zimbo: Look, He's trying to talk. Richie: Brr... Sister: He's trying to say Bird. Richie: Brr... Zimbo: Say bird. Richie: Brr... Zimbo: Bird. Richie: Brr... Zimbo: Uh uh. Bir-d. Richie: Brr... Zimbo: It's bir-d. Sisters: Come on, Say bird. Say bird. Say it. Say bird. Richie: Brr... Sisters: Try again. (Richie takes a deep breath) (and prepares to shout bird) Sisters: Come on. (Richie obeys) Richie: Bird! (They cheered) (and clapped) Sisters: He talks! He talks! He talks, Mom! Richie said Bird! (jumps with joy) Richie: Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird. (repeats) (Then sees a butterfly) (and gasps) (He follows it) (and tries to catch it) Richie: Bird. (repeats) Zimbo: No. That's a butterfly. Richie: Butterfly? Zimbo: Yes. It is. Richie: Butter... Zimbo: Say it. (Richie looks for until he sees something) (from nearby) Richie: Butterfly! (touches it)

Zimbo: Excuse me, but that's something else you're touching. Richie: Flower? Zimbo: Yup. It is a flower. (Sniffs) (happily) Richie: Nice. (Sniffs) (and sighs happily) (Oink) Richie: Huh? (Double takes) (and gasps) (A young warthog appears) (and arrives) Richie: Nice. (whistles) Nice: Me? (they gasp) (Zimbo laughs) (happily) Zimbo: That's no flower, He's just a... Nice: Oh, that's alright. Zimbo: Why? (thinks) Nice: He can call me Nice if he wants to. I don't mind. (they whistle) Richie: Nice, Nice friend. (oohs) Nice: Oh... (laughs) Gosh. (giggles) Narrator: Later... (Later) (They walked along) (happily) (Thunder sound) (rain begins to pour) Zimbo: I think I better go home now. (heads off for home) (Richie went off) (back home) (When they lay down) (and snuggle into bed) (Rain drops fall down) (and pours) (Song starts) (and plays) Voice: Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a tune as you fall all around

Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with your beautiful sound? Beautiful sound, beautiful sound Drip, drop, drip, drop (rain patters) Voice: Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy Your pretty music will Brighten the day

Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy You come along with a Song right away Come with your beautiful music (sing) Voice: Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a tune as you fall all around Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with your beautiful sound? (rain pours) Voicel Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy You come along, come along with your Pretty little song Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy You come along, come along with your Pretty little song

Gay little roundelay Gay little roundelay Song of the rainy day Song of the rainy day How I love to hear your patter Pretty little pitter patter Helter-skelter when you pelter Troubles always seem to scatter (they sing) Voice: Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a tune as you fall all around Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with your beautiful sound? (they sing) (Rain pours down more) (and drips everywhere) (Then Lightning flashes, Richie jumps) (and hides) (Kariel sighs) (happily) (Thunderclaps) (rain spits) (Friendly Fruit jumps) (back) Friendly Fruit: Aw phooey. (scoffs) (Richie quivers) (and shakes) (Lightning strucks a few times) (and flashes) (Until the rain stops) (at last) (Sun rises) (and shines) (Richie sighs) (happily) Voice: Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a tune as you fall all around Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with your beautiful sound? Beautiful sound (echoes) (Song ends) (and stops)

Narrator: Later (He and Kariel walked along) (together) Richie: Mom, What are we doing today? Kariel: I'll be taking you to the river. Richie: River? What's the river? Kairel: Well, it's like water running, just in case you want to drink it. Richie: Why haven't I been there before? Kairel: Because there are strange things happening about this one, my boy. Richie: Mom, Guess what. Kairel: Yes? Richie: We're aren't the only cheetahs in the savanna. Kairel: What means you think so? Richie: Zimbo told me that. Kairel: Oh. So he did. Richie: How come I didn't seen them? Kairel: Well, that's because you need to be nice to them and friend with them, son. Richie: Okay. Kairel: Good. (They went along) (quietly) (They see the river) (and gasp) Richie: The river! (Rushes to it) Kairel: Wait, son! Stop! (Richie stops) (and halts) Richie: What's the matter? Kairel: That's not safe. We don't know what perils will lie there. (Richie gasps) (in shock) Richie: Why? Kairel: Because it's unknown if we know if it's for us to go in. Richie: (gulps) Okay. Kairel: Come with me when I tell you it's safe. (Kariel looks around) (with confusion) (No danger is around the river) Kairel: All clear, son. Richie: Yay! (follows) (They have fun around it) (together) (A hippo dips a toe in the water) Hippo: Whew! (teeth chatter) (Richie runs past, SPLASH) (SPLISH) Hippo: Goodness sake. Richie: Sorry. Sisters: Good morning, Prince Richie. Richie: Good morning. Hassie: Hello, Young Prince. Richie: Hello. What's you eating? (they chew) Sisters: Greens. Richie: Cool. Zimbo: It's yummy. Why don't you try some? Richie: Guess I could. (CHOMP) Zimbo: No, No, Not that green stuff, Just eat the golden rods, That's the good stuff. (About to eat some) (and have it) Hassie: Son. Zimbo: What Mother? Hassie: There is something you'll know. Zimbo: Like what? Hassie: What has father explained? Zimbo: About what? Hassie: About eating the golden rods? Zimbo: Oh, I get it. Ahem. Eating greens is a special treat, It makes you run faster and a very long tail. (to Richie) But I don't always eat this stuff. I made that last part up myself. Richie: Oh.