01x14 - Naimina Enkiyio

[bunniefuu]

This is me, eliza thornberry.

Part of your average family.

I got a dad, a mom,
and a sister.

There is donnie-- we found him.

And darwin?
He found us.

( Jabbering )

Oh, yeah, about our house--
it moves.

'Cause we travel
all over the world.

You see, my dad hosts
this nature show

And my mom sh**t it.

Okay, so we're not that average.

( Panting )

And between you and me

Something amazing happened...

And now I can talk to animals.

It's really cool

But totally secret.

And you know what?

Life's never been the same.

( Men singing in masai... )

Eliza:
hey, wait!

( Panting )

Why do you want

To talk to a flamingo?

What's wrong with flamingos?

For one, their knees
bend the wrong way.

Well, my grandmother had a
flamingo in her front yard

But it was plastic.

Are a lot of the animals
plastic where you come from?

( Birds calling... )

Let's walk around the lake.

Doesn't look like
anything's happening here.

( Gasps, screams )

Okay.
Let's go.

( Laughing )

Whoo!

What was that for?

( Giggles )

You were so frightened.

No, I wasn't.

I was... Surprised.

I don't have a spear
thrown at me every day.

You are not masai.

You are scared of spears.

You'd jump too, if
one almost hit you.

I apologize
for my brother.

I told him not to
throw the spear at you.

It's dangerous.

Thank you.

I'm eliza thornberry.

I am siphu.

My little
brother, zola

And my older, dumber
brother, juka.

We are hunters of the lion,
great warriors.

You are not a
great warrior yet.

Juka hopes to become a warrior.

That is why he
carries his spear

Even when he is supposed to
be looking for a stray calf.

( Snorting )

( Screams )

( Mooing... )

( All laughing )

Again, you are frightened.

Again, I am surprised.

The masai are not all like juka.

He thinks he owns the world
because he is almost grown.

I have a sister
like that.

Does this chimpanzee
belong to you?

No.

Then we will hunt him!

No, you won't!

He's my friend.

His name's darwin.

Marianne:
eliza!

Eliza, your father and I

Have been invited to the
masai village by makai.

Hello, eliza.

I see you've met
my grandchildren.

I, I found your calf.

It found you.

( Laughing... )

( Giggles )

May eliza stay
with us and play?

Would you?

I'd love to hang out
with you.

Is that okay?

I don't see why not.

Do you want to go to the
other side of the lake?

That's just where
darwin and I were going.

You want to race?

Sure.

I will draw a line

That we can start from.

( Laughing... )

Debbie? Do you want to
come to the village?

I'll stay and help donnie
with his english.

You want to give
donnie his lesson?

Is that so weird?

Actually... Yes.

Yes, eerie, in fact.

Yes, I think that
word applies here.

Eerie.

Whatever.

( Babbles... )

( Panting... )

Okay, you win.

Would you
like to rest?

( Panting ):
no. I'm fine.

Let's make believe
we are hunting lion!

I don't hunt. It's mean.

You are scared of the lion?

Perhaps she
is surprised.

No, it's just...

All right.

I'll hunt lions with you.

You must walk quietly.

And crouch below the bush.

( Panting loudly... )

Switched at birth.

I must have been
switched at birth.

( Babbling rapidly... )

Okay, donnie.

Time for your english lesson.

Today's word is servant.

I'll use it in
a sentence, okay?

Set up my beach chair.

I'm sorry.

Was that too hard?

Let's try this one.

Now!

( Babbling )

Eliza:
oh!

Even my sister

Can throw a spear
and k*ll a lion.

( Grunting... )

You must not
throw the spear

Until you are close.

Closer...

Closer.

You will only have
one chance.

Then, without a sound,
the lion will charge.

Closer you go.
Closer.

You are just
a few feet away,
but you move closer.

He's seen you!

( Screams )
throw the spear!

( Clatters )

( Laughing... )

Stop!

What?

You mustn't go in there.

That is the forest,
naimina enkiyio.

Nai...

The forest

Where the little
girl was lost.

Many years ago, a young masai
girl wandered into the forest.

She was never heard from again.

So you don't
go in there?

No, a monster lives

At the bottom of a deep hole.

He caught the little girl with
his claws and never let her go.

There's a muddy pond

That pulls you
to the dark waters.

My father spoke
of a tribe of
giant warriors

As fierce
as the masai.

They catch and
eat children.

Only the bravest
of our warriors

Dare to enter
the forest.

So you won't be going
in there, will you, juka?

Of course I will,
when I'm older.

Maybe when
you're older

You'll be as
brave as I am.

No! Don't go in
there, eliza.

You'll never be
heard from again.

Please
don't go.

The forest is cursed?

Why didn't you tell me?

It's just a silly story
about a girl

Who wandered
into the forest
and never came out.

Oh, good.
So we're doing just what they
told us not to do.

Exactly!
I'll show that dumb juka

That I'm just as brave
as he is.

And clearly just as dumb.

( Slurps loudly )

Donnie, another soda.

Where is the tray,
the ice, the soda?

Weren't you listening?

Watch again.

Sit down.

Good afternoon,
miss thornberry.

I've brought you
a cold soda.

Thank you,
thank you,
thank you.

( Jabbering )

( Slurps )

Now get your can
out of my chair

And get me my soda.

Hup to!

( Donnie yells )

Well?
( Jabbering... )

( Screams )

( Tray clangs )

They can
really jump.

Yes, only the strongest
young men become warriors.

Once they hunted
the lion.

But this, this is
just a game they play.

And a smashing
game it is.

Reminds me of something
we used to play

When I was a lad.

Really?

We used to call it

"Jumping over a stick."

I think I'll
give it a go.

See if I have
the old magic.

Heads up, gentlemen!

Careful, nigel.

( Thud; nigel grunts, moans )

I can't believe those kids
were scared to come in here.

( Monkeys chattering... )

( Gasps )
eliza!

Hello?

( Animals squeak )

( Gasps )

( Squeaks )

( Darwin shrieking... )

Wait, wait, wait, come back!

( Loud squeaking, shrieking )

See, darwin, they were just
bush babies.

Nothing to be...

Scared of.

I'm not scared.

Can you do this?

Now can we
head back?

No.

Juka will think
we chickened out.

I can live with that.

( Donnie jabbering )

( Yelling )

Give me the soda!

Don't even think it.

Just hand over the soda!

Donnie.

Hey?

( Yells )

You're going
straight back to borneo.

You hear me?

I'm putting you in a box

And I'm sending you to borneo.

( Donnie jabbering )

Donnie.

Come see what
I've got.

Who wants to come
on a trip?

Donnie?

So, deb, how's the
english lesson going?

( Chuckles )
oh, great.

Donnie's learning two new words.

"Special delivery."

Check it out!

( Grunting, moaning... )

( Yelps )

Look at that, dar.

If you fell down there,
you'd never get out.

Eliza, didn't you tell me
about a monster

That would grab you
and never let go?

Just a story, darwin.

Those are just thorn bushes.

Really?

Well, the thorn bushes
just went like this.

♪ Darwin's scared
of the monster! ♪

♪ Darwin's scared
of the monster! ♪

( Shrieks )
eliza!

It's all right.

I got it...
I got it.

( Grunting )

( Screams )

It's going to eat you!

I'd say this is a
good time to head back.

I got my sock caught
in the thorn, darwin.

That's all.

( Donnie jabbering... )

( Yelps, grunts )

Kenya has a law against sending
live children through the mail.

You'd never let them

Throw your oldest
daughter into prison.

You want to try me?

( Jabbering... )

( Sighs in disgust )

( Quacking )

Nigel:
ah!

( Chuckling )
oh, hello there.

Just having a gander
at the flamingos.

Did eliza come back?

Is she here?

She went into
the forest.

Grandfather,
she's not here.

The forest has taken her.

What? Makai, what are
they talking about?

My grandson was trying
to show eliza

How brave he was.

And to prove
her own bravery

She went into
the forest.

How long ago?

Hours.

It seems my
brave grandson

Was afraid to tell me
what had happened.

Nigel!
Oh, goodness.

We must look for her.

Please, don't let
the children worry you.

I sent three of our bravest
warriors to find her.

( Yelps )

( Gagging, spitting )

( Grunting with effort )

Darwin, i...
I can't move.

Wait, don't you see?

It's that pond
you told me about.

Now it's going
to suck you in

And never
let you out!

And I'll be all alone.

Please get a stick
and pull me out.

This stuff is made up.

It's just a mud puddle
and there was no little girl.

( Gasps )

Get me out of here, darwin.

Come on!

( Both grunting )

( Grunts )

Eliza, I'm scared.

Don't be, okay?

Can you do that?

I can try.

( Breathes deeply )

No, I can't.

You're scaring yourself.

There was no monster

At the bottom of that hole.

Just, just thorns.

Your "evil pond"
was just a mud puddle

And we haven't seen

Any giant warriors
that want to eat us.

Giant warriors?

You never mentioned
giant warriors.

They're supposed to
catch children and eat them.

But forget about it,
can you do that?

Noooo...

Can't!

( Screaming... )

( Squawks )

( Panting )

( Tribal drumming and chanting )

( Eliza pants frantically )

Come on!

We did it!

♪ You can't get me ♪

♪ You can't get me,
you can't get me ♪

♪ You can't get me ♪

♪ Ha-ha-ha, ha... ♪

( Groans )

( Terrified chattering )

( Screeches )

( Birds twitter, bugs buzz )

( Donnie jabbers )

The moran have come
out of the forest.

They did not find eliza.

Come on, nigel.

( Engine starts )

Darwin:
are they gone?

Eliza:
I think so.

Good.

( Huffs and puffs )

Could we please
go back to camp now?

I've been trying
to find the way back

For the last hour.

But that would mean we're lost.

I thought if you knew
you'd be worried.

Me, worried?

Oh, no.

I'm terrified!

Show me where
you saw her last.

Debbie, donnie...

You watch for eliza
in case she comes out.

Come on, marianne.

No. I'll stay here.

Maybe I can wire up
a loudspeaker.

Be careful, nigel.

What are you doing?

Making a bed-- we're
spending the night.

We are not.

Darwin, I can barely see

My nose in front of my face.

It's right there.

We'll find
our way out

In the morning,
when it's light.

It's just like
those kids told you.

Everything they told you
was here, was here.

And now we're lost.

Stop it, darwin.

Lost like that little girl.

That was a mud puddle
and a thorn bush.

And the giant warriors?

They weren't that tall.

Let me tell you about legends.

They're just stupid stories
that have been told for so long

People forget
they're make-believe.

My grandmother
had a name

For the flamingo
in her yard.

That didn't
make it real.

But we're in africa
and the flamingos are real!

Oh, no.

What?!
This is her necklace.

This must be
where she slept.

Who?

The little girl!
She was here!

She was real!

Now, we don't know that.

Yes, we do, darwin!

( Softly ):
I'm scared.

It's okay, eliza.

We'll be fine.

( Birds sing )

Girl ( calls in distance ):
eliza!

Girl:
eliza!

( Bird hoots )

( Snoring... )

Girl:
eliza!

( Bird hoots )

Girl:
eliza!

Darwin.
Huh!

Did you hear that?

Girl:
eliza?

( Shivering )

Darwin, someone's
calling my name.

You're sure this is
the last place you saw eliza?

Right behind
this tree.

She must have hidden
in the tree.

See? She jumped down here.

Everyone, hurry!

Eliza!

Man:
eliza!

Girl:
eliza...

It's coming from over here now.

Darwin, it's the lost girl.

She must be trying to help.

Yes. Everyone's
been so helpful.

Eliza!

Eliza!

Girl:
eliza...

( Girls calls faintly )

It's going away.

Hello?

Come back!

( Fading ):
eliza...

She's gone.

I thought you said
she understood.

She does.

Marianne:
eliza!

Shh.

Do you hear that?

Marianne:
eliza!

Wait.

Wait, that's mom!

That's why the little girl
left us.

We don't need her anymore.

We can follow
mom's voice now.

She's calling my name!

Hello, what about me?

Did she mention me?

Eliza!

Mom, I see something.

It's her! It's eliza and darwin.

Oh, eliza!

Wow!

Mom!

( Darwin whoops )

Oh, thank goodness
you're all right.

You wouldn't believe
what happened.

( Happy whooping )

Oh, let go of me.

( Whoops )

I'm so glad
you're all right.

I'm glad, too.

I'm sorry I was boasting.

How did you
make it out?

Is the forest
not as we were told?

Just like you said.

We would have
been lost forever

Except for the little girl.

I saw her--
I heard her voice.

She led me out.

I can't
believe it.

She really
is in there.

I can't,
either.

That was my
voice, honey.

On the loudspeaker.

It was her.

She helped me.

Marianne:
nigel, come back!

We found her!

( Drumming )

( Chanting )

( Jabbering )

( Music stops )

Makai:
we have a presentation.

Come here, eliza.

It is excellent to be masai

But it is good
to be thornberry, too.

This is for you.

You are thornberry.

But we would like you
to be masai as well.

Thank you so much.

I love it.

Thank you, makai.

( Music resumes )

Thanks, donnie.

Come on, let's dance.

( Jabbering happily )

( Laughs )

( Laughs )

( Jabbers )

( Chanting and drumming... )

( Bird cries )