Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)

[bunniefuu]

Narrator:

In an old house in paris

That was covered

With vines...

[Woof woof]

[Woof woof]

Lived 12 little girls

In 2 straight lines.

They left the house

At half past 9:00

In 2 straight lines

In rain or shine.

Hee hee hee!

The smallest one

Was madeline.

Fresh snow had fallen

Through the night.

All of paris

Was under white.

The girls waited,

Shivering, at the gate.

It wasn't like miss clavel

To be late.

[Coughs]

Ah-choo!

Now what is

That sound they hear?

Ohhh!

Something is amiss, I fear.

Miss clavel, it seems,

Has caught a cold.

Now, let this narrative...

Unfold.

You are unwell,

Miss clavel?

Do not worry,

Little girls.

I will be better

Tout de suite.

Ah-ah-ah-choo!

[Whimpers]

Allo?

Dr. Cohn?

C'est tragique!

An emergency!

Come at once,

S'il vous plait.

Merci, mrs. Murphy.

Be careful.

Hmm.

Merci,

Girls.

Whatever would I do

Without you?

Oh, this is not good.

You must stay in bed.

But my girls...

Dr. Cohn: they

Will look after you.

[Out-of-tune violin playing]

Ohh!

My head!

It already aches

So badly!

Narrator: the disturbance,

It seems,

Came from next door

At the house

Of the spanish ambassador,

Where pepito was,

So to speak,

Settling a score.

Pepito!

Huh?

Hola,

Madeline!

What are you doing?

Mama insists I learn

To play the violin.

Pepito,

Miss clavel

Is not well.

Your music is

Hurting her head.

Oh.

¡Perfecto!

I will tell mama

No violin

Till miss clavel

Is better.

Till tomorrow!

Ah-choo!

Keep her warm

And give her love.

She will recover

Soon enough.

Girls: merci, dr. Cohn!

There. All tucked in.

Miss clavel, you may

Play with my marbles.

They will cheer you up!

Thank you,

Ma petite,

But you keep them.

I know

How you treasure them.

Do not worry,

Mes enfants.

You make me happy.

Tomorrow, I will be better.

[Coughs] and

I will take care of you.

Narrator: miss clavel

Went to sleep

As the girls tiptoed out.

Shh! Don't wake her!

Quiet now!

Narrator: but that evening

At bedtime,

They still had some doubts.

All, sadly: ohh!

What more can we do

For miss clavel?

Papa reads books to me

When I am sick.

Il etait une fois.

Hee hee hee!

Grandmama makes me

Her special onion soup.

Ohh, c'est bon!

Mama comes home late

From her performances,

But we still play

With my dolls.

[Squeaking]

Hee hee hee!

Ohh, I remember,

Mama would let me

Stay in her bed

And brush my hair.

She let me wear

The necklace

Papa gave her

When they first met.

But not anymore.

Ohh.

At least you still

Have your families.

I have no one now.

[Crying]

Pauvre

Madeline!

No family!

How sad!

[All crying]

Something is not right!

Something is quite wrong!

[Girls crying]

Little girls,

What is wrong?!

We are sorry,

Miss clavel.

We are feeling sad

Because--[sniffles]--

Poor madeline

Has no family!

Miss clavel:

Mes enfants,

Do not forget.

We are not only born

Into families,

We can also find them,

Just as we have found

Each other.

Families come in

All shapes and sizes.

Is it the same,

Miss clavel?

I do not think so.

What do we say

At each meal?

We love our bread,

Girls: we love our butter,

But most of all,

We love each other.

Perhaps it is so.

I know

It is!

But, miss clavel,

You must go back to bed.

You will get more sick.

And then

Where will we be?

All: oh, please, miss clavel!

You must stay warm!

Go back to bed,

Miss clavel!

I will go to bed

If you

Will go to bed.

[All yawn]

I will go to sleep...

If you

Will go to sleep.

Will you have sweet dreams

If we have sweet dreams?

Oui, ma cherie.

Narrator:

The morning arrived

And the postman as well...

[Ding ding ding]

With a letter addressed,

"Care of miss clavel."

[Woof woof]

Bonjour,

Miss clavel.

How are you feeling?

Much better,

Ma petite.

Merci.

Bon,

Genevieve!

Ooh, la la!

An announcement?

An invitation?

A birthday card?

All: for whom?

Madeline.

Oui,

Miss clavel?

"Mit

Love,

From your long-lost

Uncle horst."

I am part of a family!

I have an uncle!

From vienna!

And he is coming here!

To see me!

All:

C'est merveilleux!

How wonderful!

Miss clavel:

Girls, girls!

We must prepare!

Everything

Must be ready

For madeline's

Uncle horst!

He is her family!

♪ Arms that warm me

♪ When I'm cold

♪ Lips that smile

♪ And never scold

♪ Ears that listen

♪ Hands that hold

♪ Once more,

I have a family ♪

♪ Homemade chocolate

Creme soufflés ♪

♪ Picnics

On all holidays ♪

♪ Summer beaches

♪ Winter sleighs

All: ♪ once more,

She has a family ♪

♪ Family

♪ The ones

Who help you up ♪

♪ Each time you fall

♪ Family

♪ The ones who hang

Your drawings ♪

♪ On the wall

♪ Family

♪ The ones who truly

Love you most of all ♪

♪ Once more

♪ I have a family

♪ Words of comfort

When I'm scared ♪

♪ Age-old stories

To be shared ♪

♪ Gifts that show me

Someone cared ♪

♪ Once more,

I have a family ♪

♪ Family

♪ The ones who

Wipe your tears ♪

♪ When you feel small

♪ Family

♪ Then ones who'll

Always be there ♪

♪ When you call

♪ Family

♪ The ones who truly

Love you most of all ♪

♪ Once more

♪ I have a family

♪ Family

♪ She has a family

♪ Family

♪ The ones who truly

Love you most of all ♪

♪ Love you most of all

♪ Once more

♪ I have a family

Miss clavel:

Doux reves, mes cheries.

Sweet dreams.

Tomorrow will be

An exciting day!

Sleep well.

All: good night, good night,

Dear miss clavel.

Chloe: psst! Madeline!

Are you awake?

Of course!

This is no time

For me to sleep.

Nor me!

Or me!

Do you think

He'll have red hair?

Like mine?

Who will he be,

This uncle horst?

I know.

A famous novelist

From the academy,

Like our beloved

Victor hugo.

A brave soldier.

Non, non.

A general

With medals

And decorations.

Or...

An admiral

In command

Of his own fleet.

Non,

Non!

He must be a prince

With a castle

And fine horses.

Madeline?

What do

You

See?

He's sure

To be handsome...

And intelligent...

And rich...

And slender...

And very, very kind.

Monsieur perfect.

Narrator: in the morning

As they left

The old house behind,

There was only one subject

On madeline's mind.

Buon giorno!

Did you know?

My uncle is coming!

Sì?

From vienna.

Ah! Ha ha ha!

Then here is a waltz

In his honor.

[Hurdy-gurdy

Plays waltz]

[Girls laugh]

Did you know?

Today I have

A visitor.

Who can that be?

[Whispers] it's

My uncle from vienna.

For your uncle.

Merci.

Miss clavel: madeline!

Guess who those are for!

Your uncle, madeline?

[Gasps] who told you?

Hee hee hee!

[All laugh]

Now everybody knows!

Narrator: poor madeline

Could do nothing but wait.

Finally, a taxi

Pulled up at the gate.

He's here!

Ha ha ha!

Alors!

Wait!

We must make a good

First impression,

Non?

Oui!

All: ha ha ha!

[Knock on door]

Fraulein clavel,

I presume.

Ja,

I am madeline's

Uncle horst.

Mais oui, monsieur.

And this is madeline!

Bonjour, monsieur.

Ah, how could I not

Recognize my own kind?

And every bit

As beautiful

As your

Mutter.

Mama?!

You knew her?!

Ha ha ha! But of course.

I am your uncle,nein?

Family!

Family?

I did not know

I had any.

Ist gut, ja?

Oh,

Oui!

Ja!

All:

Ja!

And now...

The gifts!

Girls: ooh!

Ahh!

Girls: what can it be? He

Brought gifts for all of us!

Narrator: there were

Ribbons and boxes

All over the place

As each girl uncovered

A collar of lace.

So beautiful!

And from my uncle!

All: merci

Beaucoup,

Monsieur horst!

You are most kind,

Herr horst.

No, no, no.

It is my pleasure.

It is good etiquette,

Ja,

To bring

Parting gifts.

Both: parting?!

I do not

Understand.

Perhaps I should start

At the beginning.

As you can see,

The courts have made me

Madeline's new guardian.

After all, that is

How it should be,ja?

We are family.

Family!

But...

Girls: but?

I live in vienna,

And my work

Is in vienna.

And there is

A very, very fine,

Exclusive

Finishing school...

All: [gasps] in vienna?!

Ja.

Exactly.

I knew you would

Understand.

Leave my friends?

Leave paris?

For the fine viennese

Finishing school.

Ooh, la la!

Madeline is

To be finished?!

You will be educated

Mit

Royalty!

Royalty?

Oh, it is the very best

Of schools.

I believe your mother

May have attended

At one point.

The same school as mama!

It must be wonderful!

Tomorrow, we take

The orient express.

Tomorrow?!

Girls:

Orient express?!

It leaves for vienna

At precisely 10:05

In the morning.

I will be here at 9:00.

Please,

You will be packed.ja.

But...

Girls, sadly: ohh!

Oh!

Eh, monsieur.

Eh, we hoped

You would dine

With us

This evening,

Non?

Most honored.

Mein

Liebchen,

Until this evening.

Au revoir,

Uncle horst!

[Woof woof]

Oh, genevieve.

It is so wonderful

To have an uncle,

But it is

Not so wonderful

To leave.

Yet it must be

The right thing to do.

My uncle would only want

The very best for me.

Non?

Hee hee hee!

Oui!

Narrator:

Then something occurred

Out of madeline's view.

Uncle horst paid the cabbie

And bade him adieu,

Then struck off on foot

Down the long avenue.

Remember, girls,

We must show

Madeline's uncle horst

That we are as good

As any viennese

Finishing school.

Then perhaps he will

Let her stay with us!

We will be

Très

Delicate,

Non?

All:

Oui!

Très

Polite!

Très

Elegant!

All:

Très

Ladylike!

I will ask papa

And mama to attend.

They, too, have

Dined with royalty.

Ah! Perfect!

And I will invite

The chairman

Of the school:

Lord cucuface.

We will make

A very good impression.

All:

Mais

Oui!

Señor ambassador

Of spain

And his wife.

Es un placer.

Likewise, I am sure.

Oh, and I have the honor

To represent the king.

And madeline plays

With our son pepito.

I am a personal friend

Of many kings.

And at the school

In vienna,

Madeline will study

With princesses.

Miss clavel:

Lord cucuface.

Herr horst,

I'm surprised

We have never met.

I have many friends

In high places

In vienna.

Ja?

Yes, indeed.

For example,

There's baron, um--

Uh, count, uh--

[Coughs]

So many

Perhaps you forget.

Well, uh, y-yes.

Quite--quite right.

Mesdames

Et messieurs,

Dinner is served.

Here at school,

I have learned

To play the piano.

Most beneficial,

But in vienna,

You will learn

To play the flute.

She has also

Learned to paint.

In vienna, you will

Learn to sculpt.

And she's

Learned, um...

Football!

[Gasps]

She means...

Physics.

[Chuckles] young

Ladies do not need

To know such things.

Our girls are--are

Quite top-of-the-line,

Are they not?

Not as top

As vienna.

Really?

I say, we had

A girl years ago--

Married a duke.

And one who is now

A famous writer.

In madeline's new class,

There will be 3 girls

Who are already duchesses.

4 Contessas,

2 Princesses,

And an empress to be!

[Gasps]

Lord cucuface: um...

I believe

That our girls have

Something very special

For us this evening.

I count

Like a countess.

[Playing]

I speak dutch

Like a duchess.

[Playing]

And she prints

Like a princess!

♪ We can sing,

We can dance ♪

♪ We write poems

With compassion ♪

♪ We can draw,

We can paint ♪

♪ All in true

Parisian fashion ♪

♪ We are dainty, proper

♪ And well-bred

♪

Très, tres

Well-traveled ♪

♪ And

Très, tres

Well-read ♪

[Whistles]

♪ We are elegant

And cultivated ♪

♪ Honest and sophisticated

♪ Graceful,

Musically inclined ♪

We can dribble.

My, how refined.

♪ We can dance ballet

In all positions ♪

♪ Curtsey

For the politicians ♪

♪ Sketch a portrait

For the louvre ♪

♪ Sing at the opera

♪ Mi mi mi-mi-mi

Mmm, how very smooth.

♪ We can swim,

We can skate ♪

♪ We can gallop

With perfection ♪

♪ We can cook,

We can bake ♪

♪ Every cordon bleu

Selection ♪

♪ We are dainty, proper

♪ And well-bred

♪

Très, tres

Well-traveled ♪

♪ And

Très, tres

Well-read ♪

♪ A fine upbringing

You've been given ♪

♪ Considering the place

You live in ♪

♪ But to learn correctly,

If you please ♪

♪ I'll find a teacher

♪ Who's viennese

♪ They can weave,

They can sew ♪

♪ With the finest

Silk or satin ♪

♪ They can quote

From the classics ♪

♪ In fluent greek

And latin ♪

♪ They are dainty,

Proper ♪

♪ And well-bred

♪

Muy, muy

Well-traveled ♪

♪ And

Muy, muy

Well-read ♪

[Playing off-key]

♪ We can sing,

We can dance ♪

♪ We write poems

With compassion ♪

♪ We can draw,

We can paint ♪

♪ All in true

Parisian fashion ♪

♪ We are dainty, proper

♪ And well-bred

Nein, nein!

♪

Très, tres

Well-traveled ♪

♪ And

Très, tres,

Très, tres, très ♪

♪ Well-read

Oui,

Oui!

[Clapping]

That was, uh,

Most entertaining

For music lovers.

Do not worry,

Liebchen.

You will attend

Many concerts in vienna,

Just as your

Mutter

Loved to do.

Now, tomorrow,

We have an early start.

The orient express

Waits for no one.

Be on time.

Mais

Oui, uncle horst.

Allow me to drive you.

Of course.

Oh, yes!

Of course.

I, for one,

Will certainly miss

Our madeline.

Ja.

There isn't

Any chance, uh...

Nein.

There is, uh, of course,

The matter

Of her inheritance.

O-oh. Hmm.

Of course.

Quite substantial.

Ja.

As her guardian,

I am responsible.

Quite, quite.

I had no doubts.

Narrator: uncle horst

Has polish, grace, and wit.

That seems

To be the sum of it.

But is there more

Than meets the eye

To be uncovered

By and by?

Sleep well,

Mes cheries.

Girls:

Oui,

Miss clavel.

We will try.

Ohh!

I can't believe

This is my last night.

C'est horrible!

Non, non.

It is wonderful

For madeline.

[Cries]

Oh, madeline.

What ever will

We do without you?

Do not worry,

Mes amies.

I will come and visit.

Promise?

Soon?

Soon as I can.

All: friends...

For now

And forever!

Narrator: while others

Were sleeping,

All wrapped

In their dreams...

[Rings]

The muchacho

Next door

Was hatching a scheme.

[Snoring]

[Gate opens]

Squaw--

Shh.

Por favor!

If you wake the sun,

The day will begin,

And madeline

Will be gone!

A full beak will

Keep you quiet.

Eat slowly!

Chew!

Ay yay yay!

Squaw--

¡Silencio!

Don't wake the sun!

Go back to sleep!

Hmm.

Squaw--

Shush!

[Gasps]

c*ck-a-doodle-doo!

Narrator: try as he might

To stop daylight

From breaking,

Pepito had failed,

And all paris was waking.

And 12 little girls met

The morning with dread...

Thinking of sorrowful

Good-byes ahead.

As the girls

Made their beds,

It was hard to ignore

That madeline, sadly,

Would sleep there no more.

And at breakfast, the mood

Went from gloomy to worse

As the girls all recited

Their favorite verse.

Girls: we love our bread,

We love our butter,

But most of all

We love madeline!

[Crying]

Little girls,

Your tears will make

The hot chocolate salty.

Narrator:

As time grew short,

There was packing to do

With madeline's clothes

And some memories, too.

[Kiss kiss]

Go with madeline.

[Squeaks]

Narrator:

The suitcase closed,

But did not click...

Unh! Unh!

Till 3 more bottoms

Did the trick.

Pepito: ah!

Pepito was searching

And hoped to find

A farewell gift

For madeline.

What would she like best?

My slingshot?

Mmm, maybe not.

Ah, my top!

But where is the string?

My prize toad.

Sun-dried, of course.

Mmm.

¡Sí, si!

The best of all!

A present from

The ambassador of brazil.

A genuine imitation

Shrunken head.

[Reow]

¡Perfecto!

Narrator:

While pepito was busily

Wrapping his treat,

A taxicab waited outside

In the street...

As uncle horst

Gestured and said...

Now, my sweet.

[Rar rar arf arf]

Genevieve ran

And jumped up on a seat.

[Arr arr rar]

Nein, nein, nein.

Genevieve wants

To go with madeline.

We've all agreed.

Girls:

Oui, oui.

She will keep

You company.

Uhh!

Merci, mes amies.

There are no dogs

In the school in vienna.

All: ohh.

Then there

Is no madeline

In the school

In vienna.

[All gasp]

[Sighs]

Ja.

[Woof woof]

Girls: ahh.

Ahem!

I have something

For the trip.

All madeline's needs

Are provided for,

But any spending money

May be entrusted to me

For safekeeping.

This is for madeline.

Is it valuable?

Priceless.

Madeline,

Close your eyes.

Now open...

Ohh.

Mama's beads.

I was told to put these

In safekeeping

Until it was time

To give them to you.

Now is that time.

I thought perhaps,

Uh, diamonds?

Emeralds? Pearls?

Uhh.

Vell, no matter.

Beads can be entrusted

To a little girl.

Merci,

Miss clavel.

Ahem.

Ja,

Vell,

You have me now,

Und

It is time

To go.

Ve must be punctual.

Auf wiedersehen!

Girls: ohh.

Girls: good-bye, madeline.

We'll miss you.

Girl: we love you,

Madeline!

[Whimpers]

Girls: gone forever!

[All cry]

Little girls,

Do not cry.

[Sniffles]

We must be happy.

All: happy?

For madeline.

She is with

Her uncle horst,

And he is family.

We can write,

And one day

Perhaps even visit!

When?

Pauvres petites.

[Whimpers]

Pepito: wait!

Am I too late?

Where is madeline?

She is gone.

Girls: forever!

Nooo!

Narrator:

The ambassador's car,

With the girls and pepito,

Sped off to the taxi

As he yelled...

¡Rapido!

Faster!

While the train depot

Was just ahead,

The taxi cab stopped

At the metro instead.

Uncle.

Uncle?

Hmm?

Ja, liebchen?

Why do we stop here?

This is not

The train station.

Because, uh,

Before the train,

Ve need to go to,

Uh, the...boutique.

La boutique? Pourquoi?

Why? For...a dress.

Und

Vat a dress.

A formal

Presentation dress.

Mit,

Um, um,

Sparkly things

All down the front.

Come!

But...

Pepito.

What is in

Your package?

[All gasp]

[Tires screech]

Put it away!

Narrator: down in

The metro, trains come,

Then they leave.

Everyone was on board...

[Woof woof]

Except genevieve.

Genevieve!

No dogs allowed

On the metro.

She vill vait

Until ve get back.

Non!

Ja.

Genevieve!

[Whimpers]

Something is not right.

Shh, shh,

Shh, shh.

She's very excited.

Great changes

Are happening

In her life.

[Whispers]

Be a good girl.

Who is in charge?

I am in charge.

You wish to see

The court papers

Again?

Nein?

Good. We will

Discuss this later.

Narrator:

Genevieve was alone,

And she howled in despair.

Awoo! Awoo!

Meanwhile, in the depot

With no time to spare,

Miss clavel hurried forward,

Unaware that

The one she was seeking

Would not be there.

Danielle:

Voilà!

Chloe:

There is still time.

[Train whistle blows]

We must run!

Girls, girls!

Keep in line.

Oh, never mind.

Run!

Très vite!

Oh! Oh! Monsieur.

Have you seen

A little girl

Dressed like this?

With an uncle?

And a dog?

Non.

It is

Très,

Très

Important.

Très bien.

I will check

Les tickets

Réservations.

Un

Moment.

Je regrette

I find

No listing for them.

No listing?

Something is not right.

♪ Oh, dear, oh, dear

♪ Something is not right

♪ Oh, dear, I fear

♪ A quiver, shiver

Kind of fright ♪

♪ There's something

Going wrong ♪

♪ Oui, oui

♪ So wrong

That I suspect ♪

♪ Oh, dear,

Oh, dear, oh, dear ♪

♪ Something is not correct

Something is wrong. Vat?

This is...

The end

Of the line?

Oui.

Trust me. I am

Your smart uncle horst.

♪ Oh, dear,

Oh, dear ♪

♪ Something

Is not good ♪

♪ Oh, dear, look here

♪ I do not like

This neighborhood ♪

♪ There's something

Going wrong ♪

♪ What is it?

Qu'est-ce que c'est? ♪

♪ Oh, dear,

Oh, dear, oh, dear ♪

♪ Something is not ok

♪ We're searching high,

We're searching low ♪

♪ We've got

To find a sign ♪

♪ Our favorite friend,

Where did she go? ♪

♪ Oh, dear, dear madeline

♪ Oh, had I

Only realized ♪

♪ When the stranger

Came to call ♪

♪ Oh, had I

Only recognized ♪

♪ The danger to us all

♪ The danger

To us all ♪

♪ Now, dear, now, dear

♪ Everything is fine

♪ My dear, why fear?

♪ Just put the chin up,

Madeline ♪

♪ There's something

Going wrong ♪

♪ I don't know

What to do ♪

♪ Now hear,

My dear, now hear ♪

♪ Just grin, ha ha,

And say pooh-pooh ♪

♪ Pooh-pooh

♪ Oh, dear, oh, dear

♪ Something is not right

♪ It's clear our dear

♪ Has vanished

In the midday light ♪

♪ There's someone

Doing wrong ♪

♪ That uncle, he's the one

♪ Oh, dear,

Oh, dear, oh, dear ♪

♪ Something has to be done

♪ Oh, dear, oh, dear,

Oh, dear, oh, dear ♪

♪ Oh, dear,

Oh, dear, oh, dear ♪

♪ Something has to be done

[Train whistle blows]

Narrator:

Miss clavel and the group

Left the depot despairing...

[Woof woof

Woof woof]

When a sound

From the distance

[Woof woof woof woof]

Had nicole declaring...

Genevieve!

Girls: genevieve?

Danielle:

She came from the metro.

Something

Is definitely wrong.

Narrator:

Uncle horst led his niece

Past decrepit old places,

Then stopped at last

Under a sign

Which read "laces."

Wha--ooh!

Ahh!

Sacré bleu!

Mon pied!

Uncle horst,

What happened to

Your viennese accent?

Viennese?

Moi?

Um, uh...

Jawohl. Jawohl.

You are not

From vienna, are you?

Little troublemaker.

[Gasps] no!

Don't push!

Who are you?

Henri, to you.

[Gasps] henri?

Not horst?

Not my uncle?

I have no family?!

What you have, princess,

Is a new home!

Woman: close the door!

Sunlight ruins lace.

Whuh! Ooh! Ooh! Ow!

[Applauds] bravo.

Such a noble entrance.

Henri, the failed actor.

Only good at accents.

I hate bit players

Almost as much

As I hate little girls

Who don't know

When to be afraid.

I am afraid.

But also I am brave.

Ha! I am la croque.

Short for

La crocodile.

Heh heh.

Would you believe

They once called her

La jolie fleur?

Nobody gave you

Lines to speak!

La jolie fleur?

The pretty flower?

What happened?

She wilted.

You do not have

Permission to speak.

And you--no questions.

[All gasp]

You'll do

As you are told!

Making lace

For as long

As I choose,

And if you

Are not quick,

I will cut off

Your hair

And use it

To make lace.

Just as I forged

The court papers,

I will fake reports

From a viennese school

That doesn't exist,

And send them to the bank

That controls

Madeline's family fortune.

And...

And each month...

A nice fat check

Will come...

Pour moi!

We get madeline's money

While she's here

Under lock and key.

It's brilliant!

It is criminal.

Shh.

Your apron.

Your pillow.

For

The lacework.

See how I do it

With these bobbins?

So complicated.

Oui.

At first,

It takes much time.

But you are smart, no?

You will learn fast.

[Whispers]

Just be careful.

Do not get

La croque angry.

How can I help it?

They tricked me.

And how long will

She be our guest?

Oh, a loooong time.

Like forever?

Ah, henri,

Your mind

Is so fast.

Très rapide. Bravo!

Remember,

Work for your keep.

Ah, the rarest lace of all

Is red lace from red hair.

Come, henri.

[Gasps]

Narrator: while madeline

Was trapped, it seems,

In one of la croque's

Crooked schemes,

Her friends

On the other side of paris

Were working to find her.

Where could she be?

Girls, I will go

With

Monsieur le gendarme

And make

A missing persons report.

You will wait here

With mrs. Murphy.

Girls:

Oui,

Miss clavel!

[Siren]

All: ohh.

What if we cannot

Find madeline?

We must look

For madeline ourselves.

All:

Oui!

We must be watchful.

We must examine

All evidence.

Interrogate

All witnesses.

But, first,

How to leave mrs. Murphy?

All: hmm.

Pepito!

What is that?

Mama's.

It was papa's

First gift to her.

Only one bead?

[Giggles]

No, no.

It was a necklace.

This is

The last bead left.

How sad. You had

To sell the rest?

No. I dropped them.

Pauvre

Madeline.

You lost them all?

That is worse.

No, no, fifi.

Listen, when

I began to think

Something is wrong,

I knew I must

Leave a clue.

Ah, like hansel

And gretel?

Exactement!

A trail for the others

To follow and find me.

Who are

These others?

Mes amies.

My very good friends.

You are so clever,

And so lucky

To have friends

Who will look for you.

[Coughs]

But to leave

Your mother's beads--

That must

Have been hard.

That's why

I kept the last one.

The lion?

To make you strong?

Oui,

And for hope

That my friends

Will find me.

There is nobody

To look for me,

No one to find me.

[Coughs]

You have someone, fifi.

Moi.

I will be

Your friend.

See? You must

Always have hope.

[Door opens]

Why aren't you

Working?

[Giggles, coughs]

A giggle?

Heh heh.

Possibly a chuckle?

Très petite.

There will be

No laughing here!

Laughter is banished!

Smiling is banned!

Happiness is--is...

Verboten?

When I

Need your help

With words, henri,

You will be

Invited to speak.

[All giggle]

[All gasp]

Narrator: meanwhile, inside

Of the vine-covered house,

Pepito arrived

With a plan and a mouse.

As mrs. Murphy

Prepared her meat pies,

She did not expect

An unwelcome surprise.

Aah!

Whoo, whoo!

Aah!

Shh. We must

Be very quiet.

Narrator:

The children ran quickly

Without looking back,

Leaving poor mrs. Murphy

Still under attack,

While another small rodent,

More friendly than foe,

Was begging for breadcrumbs

From someone we know.

He's our pet,

But do not

Tell la croque.

Why would I

Tell la croque?

She is a monster.

[Giggles]

Well, she is.

You should

Be allowed a pet.

Stop yapping!

Do you not want to eat

Your lovely lunch?

Très bien!

It will be taken away!

All: we love stale bread

Without the butter.

But at least

We have each other.

Before, at

Your wonderful school,

You had a pet?

Oui.

All of us

Had genevieve,

The best dog

In paris.

If only I knew

She were safe.

Madame, the police artist.

Uh, please tell me

About the suspect,

This, uh, uncle horst.

Monsieur horst

Was tall, elegant.

Narrator: miss clavel

Chose her words

And described horst

With care,

While the artist

Was sketching

With talented flair.

Voilà!

Uh, no.

His hair,

It was wavy,

Rather light.

[Gasps]

Oh, no, no.

His face--

A little longer.

[Gasps]

N-not quite.

Oh, dear.

I'm not sure

This is helping

Find our madeline.

Narrator: at each metro

Station along the route,

Genevieve

Sniffed for a clue.

But when their time

Was running out...

Girls: ahh.

They had to decide

What to do.

Next stop is the last.

Maybe there.

It is too late.

We must get back

Before miss clavel.

Tomorrow, then?

Girls: tomorrow!

Narrator: as they left,

They wondered

How madeline

Was doing now.

I hope

She's all right.

I hope she's not sick.

I hope she's not cold.

I hope

She's not hungry.

Pauvre

Madeline.

Narrator: when they heard

The factory clock,

The girls lined up

To face la croque.

I'll take that!

There are

A lot more antiques

To be done tomorrow.

Look what you've done!

All your coughing has

Turned the lace yellow!

Ruined!

I'm s-s-sorry.

From now on--

Madame, please, no.

I will be careful.

I will not cough.

[Coughs]

You will work

Only on...

Black lace!

Oh, no!

I won't have

My precious whites

Discolored!

Remember that,

All of you!

[All gasp]

What is wrong?

With no light,

Working

On the black lace,

It takes our eyes.

My grandmama

Turned blind that way.

You can't do that

To fifi!

It is heartless

And cruel!

She is sick!

I beg your pardon.

She needs sunlight.

She needs more food.

She needs--

What you need

Is a lesson!

Silence!

Uhh!

Spoiled brats

Have to learn

The hard way!

And you are

The best teacher.

[Both laugh]

I don't see

What is so funny.

[Sighs]

Oh, mama.

[Sniffles]

♪ Here I sit

So cold and hungry ♪

♪ Feeling lost

And far away ♪

♪ Happiness

Is just a memory ♪

♪ A patch of sun

From yesterday ♪

♪ Where is the hope

That I once knew? ♪

♪ My dreams have vanished

♪ It is true

♪ When will the sun

Come shining through? ♪

♪ Where is the hope

♪ That I once knew?

♪ Friends would call me

"Bravest lion" ♪

♪ I once had

That kind of roar ♪

♪ If I reach inside

For courage ♪

♪ Perhaps I can

Be strong once more ♪

♪ I'll find the hope

That I once knew ♪

♪ And I will make

My dreams come true ♪

♪ I'll see the sun

Come shining through ♪

♪ Full of the hope

♪ That I once knew

Factory girls:

♪ We'll find the hope

That we once knew ♪

♪ And we will make

Our dreams come true ♪

♪ We'll see the sun

Come shining through ♪

Fifi!

♪ Full of the hope

♪ That we once knew

Fifi? Are you there?

Madeline,

We were worried.

Are you all right?

Mais oui.

Fifi, I've decided

We must escape.

Ah, that

Is not so easy.

I tried. [Coughs]

As punishment,

La croque

Cut off my hair

To make black lace.

Why is la croque

So horrible?

They say she was

A cabaret star once.

[Cancan music plays]

Fifi: then

Something happened.

Narrator: fifi explained

That la croque was a dancer

Whose kicks

Dazzled all of paris.

And one fatal night

Through a "seaming" mischance...

[Fabric rips]

[All laughing]

Uhh! [Crash]

[All gasp]

Narrator: her fame

Ended most tragically.

Alors?

Then she could

No longer perform

Because she felt

So humiliated.

Quel dommage!

She had no money,

So she sold

Her long hair

To make lace.

Now she runs

The factory.

[Coughs]

And she will cut off

Your hair like mine

If you make trouble.

It will grow back.

I will take the chance.

I will find a way out.

You are

Not scared?

I am angry.

Moi aussi.

We have no family,

None of us.

La croque and henri

Lie to the courts.

They say they will

Take care of us,

Then treat us

Like this.

Don't worry, fifi.

We can look

After each other.

Like real friends?

Better.

Like family.

Family?

You really think so?

I know so.

[Mouse squeaks]

[Girls laugh]

[Thunder]

Bothersome brat.

[Thunder]

Do not lose heart,

Mes petites.

We will find

Our madeline.

Where could she be?

I hope she

Is not lonely...

[Thunder]

Or hungry...

[Water splashing]

Or wet and cold.

She knows

We love her.

That is true.

And we will be

Looking for her.

Tomorrow I will

Go again with

The gendarmes.

Mais certainment!

Miss clavel:

And we won't give up...

Girls: till we find her!

Exactly!

Bonne nuit,

Mes cheries.

Girls: sleep well,

Miss clavel.

Narrator: their hearts

Were with madeline.

Where was she now?

And they prayed

That the next day

They'd find her somehow.

Mrs. Murphy: bye-bye!

Ah!

Narrator: miss clavel

Left the house

Just the same as before...

But the children

Did not expect

What lay in store.

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Cat growls]

[Mrreerw]

¡Caramba!

She's borrowed

My mother's cat.

What to do?

¡Jase!

I know!

Narrator:

While pepito ran off

For the thing he forgot,

Clever madeline tried

A new lace-making knot.

[Bobbins clacking]

[Footsteps]

Narrator:

As the factory villains

Inspected the work,

It was madame la croque

Who first spotted a quirk.

Regardez!

I can read.

La croque:

Come up here! All of you!

Aha!

La croque: help...

I am a prisoner...

In a...

Lace factory.

You will stand here

All day, all night,

All year

Till I find out

Who's responsible

For this sacrilege.

Perhaps a flaw

In the thread, madame?

Think

This is a holiday?

Get back to

Your bobbins, brats.

[Gasps] [gasps]

Narrator:

La croque and henri

Made their way to the top

As madeline planned

A surprise for the shop.

Narrator:

Back at the old house,

Pepito popped in

With something to give

An old trick a new spin.

[Mrreeerw]

[Hiss]

[Rreeer]

[Rreeer]

[Rreeer]

Aah!

Aah! Get off!

Get off me!

Ow, get away

From me!

Get off!

Oh, ow, ooh, aah!

Oh h*, no!

Get away!

Narrator: poor mrs. Murphy

Was in distress.

Pepito's plan

Was a success.

¡Perfecto!

[Bobbins clacking]

Narrator: madeline had

A sly trick up her sleeve,

And she and the girls

Tried a tasteful new weave.

Narrator: who says that a mouse

Can't appreciate art?

It looks so rewarding,

He'd like to take part.

Oh, no!

Madame la croque.

The thread is broken.

Argh!

[[Giggles]

[Squeaks]

Ooh, la la!

Monsieur,

Mine is gone, too!

[Giggles]

[Squeaks]

Uh-oh!

[Squeaks]

Mine, too!

[Girls giggling]

Stop!

What is going on?

Well?

There is a problem?

[Girls giggling]

[Squeaks]

[Subway train approaching]

[Arf arf]

[Sniffs]

Look! She is

Tracking something.

A clue?

A hint?

A lead?

A scent?

Aw, the rain washed

Away the trail.

What now?

We cannot

Lose hope.

Madeline would

Never do that.

But which way

Do we look?

[Woof]

[Woof woof woof]

[Yelps]

What is this?

A bead

With a swan?

Madeline's!

Her mama's necklace!

Look!

[Kids chattering]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

Ahh.

Here's another.

Look! I found one, too!

Which way now?

Girls: hmm.

Narrator:

The long trail of beads

Had now come to an end.

No more clues could

Be seen on the ground.

Without any new leads

To their missing friend,

How was madeline

Then to be found?

[Kids laughing]

Nicole: ooh, la la!

Marbles!

No, no. This is

No time to play.

Nicole: but look!

Exactly like--

Hey!

Boy: what

Are you doing?

We found them.

Where?

Over there.

Trade?

Nicole!

Your precious

Marbles?

I must.

For madeline.

Deal!

[Laughs]

The very finest

Handiwork.

La creme

De la creme.

An antique belonging

To a noble family

Fallen upon

Hard times.

[Gasps]

So very fragile.

Also I believe

You have something

Zuper special.

La croque: black lace.

[Gasps]

Made from human hair.

Ooh! Extremely rare.

Extremely zuper-duper.

Magnifique!

But I have

A red silk dress.

Possibly, eh...

Lace made

From red hair?

I think that is

Very possible,

But très

Cher,

Very expensive.

[Coins clink]

Your deposit

Is accepted.

I will make

Discreet inquiries

To see

If the masterpiece

Can be obtained.

Come back

In a few days.

There's more where

This came from,

But next time,

Don't overact.

Hmph!

There.

Under the window.

Good.

Ouch!

Oh! Be careful!

Ready now.

You must hold steady.

We will try.

Girls: ow, ooh, ouch!

Whoa-ohh!

Whoa-ohh!

We'll have our

Little ladies make

A unique antique,

Red lace

Masterpiece.

Here.

Take madeline's

Suitcase.

Sell all

Her nice things.

She doesn't

Need them here.

And buy a lock.

A lock?

A big strong lock

For the

Detention room.

That's where

She can stay

From now on,

This little

Trouble-maker,

After she

Gets a haircut.

[Chuckles]

[Grunting and moaning]

Fifi!

We need you!

I don't like heights.

Hurry! It is

Not so difficult.

Girls: ow! Be careful!

You hurt me!

Fifi: I'm sorry.

Sorry.

Madeline: here.

Here. Take my hand.

[Coughs]

Girls: oh! Oh!

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

I am sorry.

It is all right.

We will do it again.

Girl: no.

Huh?

Huh?

It is not

Going to work.

We are not big...

Or strong.

We must be brave.

But we

Are so small.

Being small

Never stopped me

From being brave.

Besides...

We don't have

To be small.

♪ One ant, a lone ant,

Can hardly budge a rock ♪

♪ But when she

Joins with other ants ♪

♪ The rock

Moves down the block ♪

♪ So small but so spunky

♪ Ants push 10 times

Their weight ♪

♪ When they become

A mighty troop ♪

♪ Together they are great

♪ One bird, a lone bird,

Sings softly in the morn ♪

♪ But when she

Sings with other birds ♪

♪ A symphony is born

♪ The flock forms a chorus

♪ That echoes from a cloud

♪ Echoes from a cloud

♪ Though we are each

Like tiny birds ♪

♪ Together

We are loud ♪

♪ Together

We are loud ♪

♪ Together

We are big ♪

♪ Together

♪ Together

We are strong ♪

♪ Together

♪ Together it is clear that

We most certainly belong ♪

♪ Just think about

What we can do ♪

♪ If we work as a team

♪ Togetherness

Has set us free ♪

♪ The answer to our dream

♪ One hand, a lone hand,

Too short to reach up high ♪

♪ Together it is possible

To touch the bluest sky ♪

♪

Voila,

We are a tower ♪

♪ Never will we stop

♪ A pyramid of power

♪ Together to the top

♪ Together

We are big ♪

♪ Together

♪ Together

We are strong ♪

♪ Together

♪ Together it is clear that

We most certainly belong ♪

♪ Just look at us

♪ We're pretty good

At working as a team ♪

♪ Togetherness

Has set us free ♪

♪ The answer to our dream

♪ Together we are big

♪ Together we are strong

♪ Together it is clear that

We most certainly belong ♪

♪ Just look at us

♪ We're pretty good

At working as a team ♪

♪ Togetherness

Has set us free ♪

♪ Set us free

♪ Set us free

♪ The answer

To our dream ♪

[Door unlocking]

[Door opens]

[Girls gasp]

What?!

Argh!

Oh! Oh!

Oh! Oh!

[Crash]

That is it!

[Chattering nervously]

[Sobbing]

Where is she,

The redhead?

[Snip snip]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

Narrator: madeline knew

That she had to hide,

For la croque was furious

And fit to be tied.

When I find

That trouble-maker...

[Snip snip]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Panting]

[Gasps]

Red hair for red lace.

[Gasps]

[Cloth tears]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

You will pay for this!

Narrator: as henri

Hurried down the street,

He snubbed a lad

He chanced to meet.

He rounded the corner

But failed to see

A witness

Who knew his identity.

Miss clavel:

Alors!

That is him!

But so different.

[Brakes squeal]

[Siren wails]

[Gasps]

Narrator: he had been

Spotted, henri knew,

And wildly down the street

He flew.

[Panting]

Ohh!

Narrator: police pursued,

But someone small

Would finally cause

Henri's downfall.

[Panting]

Aah!

Oof!

[Brakes squeal]

Miss clavel: that's him!

Uncle horst

From vienna.

Um,moi?

I am henri.

I am french.

I am innocent.

Why were you running away?

I was walking briskly.

That is no crime.

This is mistaken identity.

Can you prove

He is the man?

Oui!

[Sarcastically]

Aw, you always

Play with dollies

And wear

The little dress?

[Doll cries]

[Giggles]

Tell us

Where madeline is!

If you do not,

It will go

Very hard on you.

Mmm!

If he is silent,

How do we find

Madeline?

What now?

[Woof]

Look at genevieve!

[Woof woof]

[Panting]

Nobody

Is there.

[Gasps]

Madeline!

Voila.

Huh?

You do not get off

So easily.

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

Aah! Oof!

Now!

Why, you...

Un monstre.

[Gasps]

Poor madeline.

Ay ay ay!

¡Bueno!

Stop!

Stop, I say!

When I get

Out of this,

There will

Be haircuts

For everyone.

[Nervous chattering]

Guess where

I'll begin.

No one can

Get down here...

To help you.

Narrator: while madeline's

Fate hung by a thread,

Her friend pepito

Was planning ahead.

La croque: that's

The oldest trick

In the world.

Think

I'll look back?

[Chuckles]

Think again!

There is no escape.

Narrator: while henri's

Crooked act was through,

In miss clavel's mind,

There was still much to do.

If only there

Were just a clue...

Monsieur, surely,

If you help,

The courts will not

Be so hard on you.

What is it

You are saying?

They will give you

A lighter sentence

If you lead us

To madeline.

You can promise this?

Hmm.

All right.

I'll tell you.

I think you will

Lead us there.

[Madeline laughs]

[Laughs]

Laughter?

You will never laugh

At la croque again.

Narrator:

Luckily for madeline,

Pepito acted just in time.

Unh!

Aah!

[Laughing]

Ohh!

[La croque gasps]

Aah!

Ohh!

Help! Get it away from me!

Narrator: as la croque

Trapped herself

In the lace on the floor,

Fifi rushed off

With the key to the door.

Hurry! We must

Help madeline!

Hurry! Tie her up!

Narrator: the girls and pepito

Dashed into the shop

Just as the gendarmes

Pulled up to a stop.

La croque:

Horrible children!

Madeline, you are

The worst of all!

Voila!

My angel.

[Kids chattering]

Unh!

Argh!

Madeline!

Miss clavel!

Girls: aww!

My little one.

Mes

Enfants, what

Are you doing here?

Rescuing madeline!

[Grunts]

[Grunts]

Henri?

[Laughs nervously]

You rat!

It was

All his idea.

It was his scheme!

Everything!

Ooh!

La croque:

Ooh, let me at him.

Narrator: and then

At that instant,

Henri took flight.

[Blows whistle]

Narrator: as the gendarmes

Pursued him,

He dodged left and right.

Then la croque

Joined the chase

With a well-pointed kick...

Ha!

Aah!

And pepito performed

An old argentine trick.

Pepito:

¡Arriba!

Whoa-aah!

¡Ole!

Whoa-oh! Ow!

Oof!

Girls: yah! Unh!

Daah!

A fitting curtain

For a coward.

[Gasps]

[Girls laugh]

All: yay!

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

There will be

A substantial reward

For the capture

Of this one.

Narrator: the gendarmes

Led the villains away.

Their misdeeds were ended.

Now they would pay.

My brave madeline.

I was brave

Because I had friends

All around me.

Voici.

Look.

Mama's beads!

All of them.

Each and every one.

[Girls chattering]

You were right,

Miss clavel.

Families come in all

Shapes and sizes.

And now

I want to go home.

[Woof]

Miss clavel:

Oui,

Madeline.

Home sounds good, no?

[Giggles]

Narrator:

The very next morning,

The old house

Was cheerful,

Though madeline's haircut

Was still a bit fearful.

As the girls

Left the house,

Miss clavel was in shock...

[Gasps]

When she saw they had all

Copied madeline's locks.

[Gasps]

[Chuckles]

Très bien,

Little girls.

We are thankful

That madeline

Is back with us

Safe and sound.

Girls:

Oui, oui!

Bonne nuit,

Mes petites.

I hope

You sleep well.

Girls: good night, good night,

Dear miss clavel.

You are lucky

To receive such

A large reward

For capturing

Those thieves,

Madeline.

Oui,

That is true.

I know what I would do

With the reward money.

Me, too! I would go

Shopping for wonderful

Clothes and jewelry.

And travel around the world

To exotic countries.

I would have

A private zoo

With all of

My favorite animals.

Oui,

Those are

Tempting choices,

But I have something

Very special in mind.

Narrator: at last it arrived,

That wonderful day

When all dreams came true

In madeline's way.

[Girls giggle]

Then lord cucuface proudly

Stepped forward to say...

Mesdames, messieurs,

Et mes

Enfants, if I may,

I now declare

The new city school

For girls,

Funded so generously

By our very own madeline,

Officially open!

[Applause and cheers]

And may I say

They're absolutely

Top-drawer girls,

The very best.

Por usted.

Merci.

Gracias, pepito.

Permiso.

Fifi!

[Applauds]

Merci

Beaucoup,

Madeline.

I am not coughing

At last.

Dr. Cohn,

He has

Made me better.

Fifi is

My star patient.

You will visit often?

Of course.

We are sister schools.

I am very impressed

You have chosen to

Donate your reward

To the new school,

Madeline.

It is what mama

Would have wished--

To share with family.

I am so lucky

That my family

Is so very big.

And so is

Your heart,

Ma petite.

♪ Arms to warm me

When I'm cold ♪

♪ Lips that smile

And never scold ♪

♪ Ears that listen,

Hands that hold ♪

♪ My friends are

Just like family ♪

♪ Family

♪ The ones who wipe your tears

When you feel small ♪

♪ Family

♪ The ones who'll always

Be there when you call ♪

♪ Family

♪ The ones who truly

Love you most of all ♪

Madeline: ♪ my friends

Are just like family ♪

♪ Our friends are

Just like family ♪

Narrator: madeline has

Friends and family galore,

And that's all there is.

There isn't any more.