01x24 - Paw Prints of Thieves

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What's the story, Wishbone?What's

this you're dreaming of?Such

big imagination on

such a little pup?

What's the story, Wishbone?Do you

think it's worth a look?It

kind of seems familiar, like a

story from a book.

Shake a leg now, Wishbone. Let's

wag another tail

Sniffing out adventure With

Wishbone on the trail Come on,

Wishbone

What's the story, Wishbone?

What's the story, Wishbone?

What's the story, Wishbone?

What's the story, Wishbow?

Over here, Joe. I've got a lead on some

leftovers.

Wishbow, come on. We're going home now.

Hey, I'm on a food recovery mission, Joe.

Work with me here, OK?

Look, Joe, a bag of food. We're rich.

I hereby claim this bag in the name of

me. Move over, doggy.

What?Hey, that's my bag. Get away from

there, Wish. Hey, Ellie. Hello,

Joe. This your dog?Yeah,

he's pretty cute. Pretty cute. I think

she means dashingly handsome.

What are you doing with all that food?Oh,

I I'm. Can you

keep a secret?Sure. I'm

stealing it. A thief. What?

I'm not stealing it for myself. I'm

taking it to the food bank at the

homeless shelter. But I. Got to be sneaky

about it, 'cause it's against the rules.

What rules?Mr. Bison, Mr.

Supervisor of Food Services, says we have

to throw the food out after it's been

here over a week. Even if it's perfectly

good to eat, it goes straight to the

dumpster. He wants to throw away food.

Oh, we need to have a serious chat. You

mean it just goes to waste?Bingo. So I

started thinking to myself, Ellie, I

thought, why not hide the food till after

everybody's gone and give it to people

who really need it?Let me help you.

Oh, no, Joe, I don't want to get you into

trouble. I'm breaking the rules, you

know, breaking the rules for a good

cause, just like the legendary Robin

Hood, champion of the underdog.

The legends of Robin Hood started in

England during the Middle Ages. In all

the songs and stories of Robin Hood, his

target is injustice.

Legend has it that Robin Hood was once a

wealthy nobleman, but he turned outlaw in

order to help the poor and oppressed

people of England.

Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest

with a band of free men who were all

dedicated to helping the poor survive the

cruelty of the rich. You see,

England was in bad shape. Good King

Richard had been captured overseas and

held for ransom. While he was away, the

fat cats had taken over.

Halt, stand and deliver.

Here now, peasant. How do you dare

to stop me?I am Lord

Piggleby, and I am a simple forester who

demands that you pay a fair toll for

passing on my highway. We have no

time for such foolishness. k*ll

him. Then let's do press on.

It's nearly nightfall.

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. I am

Robin Hood. Now let's try this

again. Why don't you tell me how much

money you're carrying?And we'll agree to

a fair toll. Be honest with me, and I'll

be fair with you.

We are but a few poor pilgrims

making our way towards York.

All we have we carry in this

little purse.

Really. Well, if you are a poor

pilgrim, I'll double your money. But if

you're lying, you lose everything.

Oh, little John.

Search the carriage right

away, your hoodness. I'm afraid I can't

allow that. Did you hear that, my merry

men?He says he can't allow it.

What say you?Oh, go ahead.

Search the carriage. You'll

find nothing. Really.

Nothing.

Robin, look here.

Nothing, eh, my Lord. I found

this under the sea. I

warned you not to lie to me.

I've never seen that before. It must have

accidentally been left there by the

people who had the carriage before us. I

just rented it this morning. Truly. Don't

hurt me. Well, then, we'll just take it

and make sure it gets back to its

rightful owner.

Thank you. And now I think you'd best be

off. Oh,

you can't escape the law forever, Robin

Hood. I'll tell the Sheriff of

Nottingham, then he'll get you. When did

they start decorating carriages with fat

men?Must be a new fashion. Oh,

right. Well done. Little John,

you must send 1/3 of this money to help

pay the King's ransom. Yes, you're

Robiness. The sooner he can pay his

ransom, the sooner he can return to

England to set things right. All of you.

Take a little to give to the poor of your

villages. I'll take the rest to give to

the poor in Nottingham. We will all meet

at the camp this evening. My merry men, I

thank you all. OK, food, listen

closely. We've got to get you to the

shelter. You and I are going to make a

break for it around the back. Then I'll

Hey, wait, come back. Not yet. There's

the last of it for today. I do appreciate

your help. It really saves my back.

This will feed a lot of people. It most

certainly will not. And the no good award

for selfishness goes to Mr. Bison.

Ellie, I've had my eye on you. I believe

you know my position on the issue of

these food donations. You got my memo.

But we just wanted to take the food to

the food bank down at the shelter. What's

wrong with that?You have no idea how much

paperwork there is involved for me. You

need special supervision to transmit non

canned foodstuffs from one institution to

another. It's all very complicated. You

have to set up a special program. Let's

set up the program. I'm afraid we don't

have the time. But maybe we could. No

time. That's my decision. Principal

Leonard always talks about how important

volunteers and donations are. She'd let

us take the food. Principal Leonard has

been delayed at her educational

conference. In her continued absence, my

decision is final. But you can help in

one way. How?You can help Ellie

take this food and put it into that

dumpster over there.

Why that pencil pushing, food

wasting such and such?Do I have to

supervise this as well?Oh, you want

something to supervise?Try this!

Dog in the cafeteria, that's unsanitary.

Come back here! Wait,

we can't give up now. You don't have to

do this. I know.

Hey, I lost him back by the frozen foods.

Come

on. Food bank. Is

that about it, Joe?Yeah, I think so.

Good.

Joe. Miss Gilmore, what are you doing

here?Well, I volunteer. I

didn't know you were having a food drive.

Oh, boy. Don't just stand there. Somebody

make an excuse. Well, it's

a kind of a surprise. Hey,

not bad. Well, everything is still

packaged, and it's probably OK.

I just need to keep our records straight.

Records, records, records, records. This

is my first day up front here. I

usually work with the canned food. We'd

better be going now. Oh, wait, please. I

just need to get you to sign a release.

Well, we want to remain anonymous donors.

That's what I usually do. Oh, I see. I

wish I knew more about this. OK,

just tell me where he got the food. Oh,

get ready for quick excuse #2. Who wants

to take this one?You know she doesn't

trust me, so can that be anonymous too?

Oh, well, a

person can be, but I think

we have to know where the food came from

or we can't accept it.

It's from our cafeteria at school. How

nice. You have a new program, huh

OK. Who wants to sign the release?

I will. So much for being anonymous.

Sometimes when you're doing a good deed,

you need to be undercover.

Robin Hood had to be a master of disguise

because the evil sheriff of Nottingham

was always on the lookout for him.

What

are you waiting for?Give it to me now.

Robin would sneakto Nottingham to make

sure that the money he took from the rich

went to the poor.

Pots! Who will buy my pots?

Nice, unsuspicious pots for sale.

How about you, dear lady?Here

you are, Mum. Why don't you try this

bowl?Yes, it is I,

Robin Hood. Now go tell those who need it

most to sample my pots.

There you are, my good man. Here's one I

made especially for you.

Parts! Plain, ordinary

parts.

A very good day for you, isn't it,

peddler?Not bad, my lord, not bad.

I don't believe I've seen you here

before. Oh, I arrived only today.

Well, since you prosper, I'm

sure you won't mind paying my

special tax. Oh, certainly.

I've had such a hard day already. I came

through Sherwood Forest. I did, and I

stumbled upon the camp of that rascal,

Robin Hood, and he stole half my

pots. Robin Hood.

You've been to his camp?Yes, indeed, Sir.

I'll never forget it.

Tell me, could you find your way back

there, peddler?If I capture Robin Hood

and reward you, I'll take you and your

men there at once. No, no, noI'll

go alone to scout the location that my

men can return and stamp out the villain.

Come, show me. As you

wish, my Lord.

This is the villain's camp.

When I capture Robin Hood, I will be

sheriff for life. Nothing will

stop me.

Unfortunately, I can't afford

to share the glory. No

witnesses here now.

That's no way to treat someone who's just

helped you. Is it little John?

Indeed, it isn't Robin.

It's downright boom.

Enjoy Robin Hood at your service,

Sir.

I can't stand to see a groan sheriff cry.

There, there, thereNow then, why

don't you just hand over that purse of

yours?

Good, goodAnd how about all those nice

clothes?We could use some nice clothes.

Little John, might we have something for

the good sheriff to wear home?Well,

with those eyes and that skin tone, it's

a challenge. But.

I think I have just the thing.

Did you find Robin Hood, Sir?

Sorry, Sir.

Anyone have any more questions?

Come

on.

Ellie?Hello?Have

you seen Ellie yet?You won't find Ellie

here anymore, Joe. Where is

she?Well, that's an interesting question.

Before I answer, perhaps you'll answer

mine. Where were you yesterday?

What do you mean?I received this

receipt from the foodas well as a thank

you for our donation. I did

make a donation. In fact, I

expressly forbad it. Where's Ellie?

The form has your signature.

But where's Ellie?You helped her

willfully disobey her employer.

I had to fire

Hey, Joe. Come on, buddy. It's not so

bad. Cheer up. It's a beautiful day

outside. We can go back to the food bank.

Joe, what's wrong?It's awful. Well,

what happened?You know, Ellie,

the lunch lady?Sure. She knows about my

allergies, and so she always takes the

coconut off my cupcakes for me. Yeah, she

always gives me extra pineapple on our

fruit cups. Well, I got her

fired. What?How?

I smell a bison. I helped her take some

of the leftover cafeteria food to the

homeless shelter, but Mr.

Bison found out and he fired Ellie. Well,

he can't do that. Yes, he can.

Principal Leonard's out of town, so we

didn't have to ask anyone. Well,

Principal Leonard gets back this

afternoon. Maybe we can ask her if that's

it. When Principal Leonard gets back,

I'll tell her that it was all my fault

and that Ellie should get her job back.

If you do that, you could get suspended,

Joe. But we just can't let Mr. Bison win

like that. He's wrong. Joe's right. We

have to do something. Maybe there's

something we can all do.

Hello. Excuse

me.

Everybody, listen up. Thanks.

Listen, today at lunchtime,

you'll all go into the cafeteria, but

today. Ellie won't be there.

She was fired this morning.

Yesterday she went out of her way

to donate some of our leftover food to

the hungry. But since that's against

regulations, she was fired. She

was always nice to all of us, and you

guys know it. Yeah, and that food just

would have been thrown away. I helped

her, and today I'm not having any lunch.

I'm going to walk right by that line and

right through those doors to wait for

Principal Leonard to come back. Heads up,

Joe. There's something rotten on the

playground. Joe Talbot, stop this at

once. You are already in serious trouble.

Ellie deserves her job back. Yeah, and

we're going to help her get it. I can't

say what you'll do, but I know what I'm

going to do. Young man, do not toy with

me. I dare you to say one more word.

Do the right thing, Joe. Just like Robin

Hood

in Nottingham, the evil sheriff dared

Robin Hood to show his face. He held a

huge archery competition, knowing that

Robin Hood wouldn't be able to resist

showing up to win it.

Robin's beloved, the beautiful mate

Marion, was able to see through all of

his clever disguises. Your aim is true,

good farmer. Well, I'm no Robin Hood, but

thank you, fair lady. You'd be better off

if you were no Robin

Hood. Oh, Robin, can't you see that this

is a trap?Relax, my good lady.

Half of the farmers here are very merry

men. If you get my meaning. Besides, who

can don't have a challenge like this?

Attention, the time has come for the

final round. There are only two

contestants remaining, our own Nigel

of the Guard.

And the mysterious farmer,

an obtruscio of nowhere time.

This is the final target. May the

best man's arrow fly true.

Begging all your pardons, but this Nigel

is a fine Archer. What do you say we call

it a draw?I wouldn't want to embarrass

anybody. There will be no draws.

There will be a winner. Father.

Unless, of course, your shot lands

exactly as close as Nigel's.

If you say so, my Lord.

Well, I guess it is a time. Let's hear it

for Nigel.

Step forward, good farmer, and

receive your reward. Woman, look

out. That's no way to reward the winners.

We're outnumbered. Back to the forest.

I think you need to stay here with me, my

lady. No.

Woman. What?Marion, I'm coming.

Not now, you're Robin Lemus. You'll never

even get near her. Come on.

Don't worry, Robin. We'll figure

something out. If only I'd taken her with

us. I should've. If only I knew that she

was all right. If I had some kind ofsign.

It's from the sheriff. No kidding. What

does it say?It's ridiculous. He wants you

to give yourself up in exchange for Made

Marion's freedom. Done. Robin,

he'll k*ll you. I have a better chance of

escaping than poor Marion. I've made-up

my mind. I'm going. Don't try to follow

me, then. Follow him.

No. No, thank you.

Well, I suppose you're pretty proud of

yourself. I guess no one was

hungry. Very funny. After your little

speech on the playground today, I put in

a call to your mother. We can't have

students inciting a rebellion. Well,

she's not here yet. And Principal Leonard

should be back any minute now. Excuse me.

Mom, before you say anything, I need to

talk to Principal Leonard. Well, I think

that's a good idea. You do?Well,

yes, Joe, you're standing up for what you

believe in. Even if you're in trouble

with the school, you're not in trouble

with me. I'm behind you too, Joe. You

didn't happen to bring any lunch out with

you. Oh, never mind. Uh, Mrs.

Talbot, how good of you to come so

quickly?As I explained to you, your

son has been causing quite a bit of

commotion. He has been fomenting bad

behavior and and he's been

acting the way his father and I always

hoped he would. I have to tell you, Mr.

Bison, I am very proud of my son. I

can see where he gets his stubbornness.

In any case, he has violated my

regulations. Well, according to my

regulations, I discuss my son with the

principal. Ellen's arrived in the nick of

time. You know, every so often, even

heroes need help.

When Maid Marian was captured by the

sheriff, Robin agreed to take her place.

It looks like we may have to hang you

after all, my lady. Go ahead then, you

coward. I'd expect no less from you.

Oh, shut up, will you?Sheriff,

I'm here and I accept your offer. My

life for the freedom of the lady.

Finally. A responsible act from you,

Robin Hood. Check him. Robin,

you shouldn't have come. I couldn't leave

you here, my love. All right,

let her go. No.

What?I said no. I'd rather keep

her and hang you both. I can do that, you

know. Hang them.

Men, defend me.

One moment, Marion.

Come along, sheriff. Don't you want to

join the fun?

We seek the outlaw Robin Hood.

Are you he?I am Your Majesty.

Your Highness. I had just

captured the villain and was about to

hang him. Were you?Had you

done so, I would have hung you myself.

Good Robin. Your timely payments have

freed us from captivity overseas. We

owe you much for that. It was but what

any loyal subject would do, Your

Highness. But many did not. We

thank you. But still, you

are an outlaw. Much has happened since

you left, Sir, and the laws were no

longer protecting your subjects. So I

did. I do not regret what I have done,

sire. Nor should you, good robber.

Perhaps you would enjoy eating the poor

inside our law. Your Majesty,

think of me as a member of your family.

Did you hear that, men?We're no longer

outlaws, the king. has returned.

Long live

the king. Long live the king. Long

live the king. This is a certain amount

of consternation. Enough. Enough. Quiet,

please. Excuse me, Principal

Leonard. Listen, it's all my fault. I

didn't even know, Joe. I need to take

responsibility. Principal Leonard,

I gave you a proposal to set up a

donation food plan. I'm the supervisor.

That is my area. Why hadn't I seen

this proposal?I didn't want to burden

you. The food was just going to be thrown

away, so I helped Ellie bring the food

down to the food bank. I'm sorry if my

son violated any rules, but I

support his effort. Well, I've heard

enough. Ellie, you've been involved in

every charity activity this school has

undertaken. I'll review your proposal and

get right back to you. Can you return to

work tomorrow morning?Of course. Thank

you. And since your son is already

involved in food donations, would you

please become our first parent volunteer?

I'd love to. Okay. All right, everybody.

I believe it's lunchtime. Yeah. Would you

join us?Thank you. I will. Thank you.

Mr. Bison, I need to see you in myoffice.

Yay, Ellie's back. Let's eat.

No, Wishbone. You can't go to school.

What?No, I'm a fourth grader here.

Really. Hey, don't let the dog suit fool

you. I'm just practicing for the school

play. Hey, open up. Mark

my words. Someday I will eat lunch

in school.

Many stories like Robin Hood call for

fights. But on TV, a good fight is

very different from a real fight.

It might look like a riot, but every

single move is carefully planned.

Everyone is told exactly what to do by a

professional fight coach. It's kind of

like a dance, and like a

dance, it takes a lot of teamwork. It's

just as tough to get hit as it is to hit

someone, and no one

actually gets hurt. See,

the only way to win this kind of fight is

for everyone to do their jobs perfectly.

That way, everybody wins.

Even us big stars have to practice.

Of course, my pal who plays the sheriff

isn't really trying to slice me.

Right, Sean?I'm not taking any chances.

Robin Hood. An exciting story and a great

book.