01x12 - The Tale of the Start of Spring

[bunniefuu]

[theme song playing]

♪ Let's go ♪
♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Go on a run
Run for our lives ♪

♪ We'll tear a hole
in every fence and every wall ♪

♪ Run through the fields ♪

Whoo-hoo!

♪ Run wide and free ♪

♪ And grab a piece of every radish
that we see ♪

♪ Go day and night
Go for it all ♪

[giggles]

♪ It's time to fly, come on,
the wind's begun to blow ♪

♪ Let's go ♪

♪ 'Cause you and I
We weren't made for going slow ♪

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♪ Adventure calls
The game is on, come on ♪

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♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

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[Peter] The Tale of the Start of Spring.

[gasps] Oh.

Life's without a care.

♪ When spring is in the air ♪

[gasps]

Look, Florence,
the first butterfly of the year.

That means spring has arrived.

♪ The meadow's all shined up like new ♪

♪ The sky's a bluer shade of blue ♪

[all laughing]

♪ And every flower shakes off the rain ♪

♪ Every butterfly flies again, hey ♪

♪ Everybody south of the sun ♪

♪ The grass just got greener
Here comes the fun ♪

♪ Finally, it's begun ♪

♪ Spring has sprung ♪

♪ Spring has sprung ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ Spring has sprung ♪

♪ Oh, spring has sprung ♪

Oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, ah.

Well, I never...

A new egg.

-A new egg!
-[gasps, grunts]

-A new egg, Lily. Oh.
-[laughs]

-Do you know what this means?
-[laughs]

Spring really is here.

I know.
I was just saying the same to Florence.

Whoa! [laughs]

-Mrs. Puddle-Duck. [laughs]
-How I adore that spring.

♪ Time for eggs to hatch ♪

♪ Time for fluffing your little chicks ♪

♪ Time for... ♪

Berry battle!

[grunting]

[laughs]

What? Hey, you never said
we could wear helmets, Peter.

You never asked.

[both grunting]

[laughs]

Whoa!

Nice shot.

[panting]

-Watch out!
-[gasps]

What?

What? Oh, what?

[laughing]

[sighs]

[Peter] Take that!

They should be using those strawberries
to make some nice, juicy muffins,

not throwing them around like that.

-[both grunting]
-[Peter] Whoa!

-[Peter] Okay, okay, you win.
-Mmm.

Yeah, whoo-hoo, yeah.

I love berry battles in spring.

Where did you get the helmet from, anyway?

Oh, I just sort of borrowed it.

Oh, Benjamin.

You two haven't been playing
with my mixing bowl, have you?

Uh, um... mixing bowl?

-Um, I thought we just--
-No.

...should go and see what Lily's doing,
don't you, Benjamin?

All right.

But if you find it, I'm trying to make
more strawberry muffins.

Oh, did somebody say "muffins"?

[chuckling and humming]

Peter, when you borrowed the bowl,
did you remember to ask your mum?

Uh, not exactly, no.

Uh-oh.

Maybe we should just give it back.

I like the sound of those muffins.

Yeah, I suppose so.

Come on, let's go and find that bowl.

[Sammy] Uh, excuse me, madam.

I was just passing through
when I stumbled upon this mixing bowl,

and I thought such a nice bowl

could only have come
from a handsome burrow like this one.

Oh, uh, thank you.

Wherever did you find it?

Oh, well, now I don't want to tell tales,
but I did see

-a couple of mischievous young rabbits...
-[Peter gasps]

...playing around with it in the woods.

Did one of them have a blue jacket,
by any chance?

Uh, hmm, well, yes,
now that I think of it, yes, he did.

[Mrs. Rabbit] That's my Peter,
always borrowing things without asking.

Well, I'm very grateful to you, Mr., um...

Oh, I'm sorry. [clears throat]

The name is Whiskers.

Samuel Jeremiah Bartholomew
Edmund Cornelius Whiskers.

Uh, but my friends call me Sammy.

Thank you, Mr. Whiskers.

Uh, Sammy.

I don't believe we've seen you
around here before.

Uh, no, ma'am,
I'm new to these here parts.

Well, thanks again.

[Sammy clears throat]

Sorry.

Was there something else?

[sniffs] Is that muffins I smell?

Well, yes.

[gasps] Oh, silly me.

You should have a reward
for finding the bowl.

Oh... [stammers]

I, um... if you insist.

How many have you got?

-[munching noisily]
-My goodness, you are hungry.

What better way to celebrate
the arrival of spring than with...

[chomps] ...mmm, a nice, sweet muffin?

Or five.

[munching]

[licks]

Good day.

[Sammy laughs]

I smell a rat.

He is a rat.

I know, but something's not right.

[sniffs] This time no helmets, okay?

And no sneaky rats ruining our game.

-[Lily] Newsflash!
-Whoa! Oh.

Oh, hi, Lily.

You made me drop my berry.

Never mind that.

Jemima Puddle-Duck has laid a new egg.

Well, yes, it's springtime now. So?

So, Mrs. Puddle-Duck is throwing
a big spring party to celebrate,

and we're in charge of inviting everyone.

Yeah, a party could be fun.

Games and music.

Cakes and treats.

Now we're talking.

I suppose we'd better work out
who to invite.

Already taken care of.

I made a list.

Of course you did.

-[all laughing]
-Come on, hurry.

Hmm. [chuckles] Cakes and treats, huh?

[laughs sinisterly]

The rattles just arrived.

[Ginger sniffs]

[Ginger] Ah, spring.

The time for new arrivals, new beginnings.

-[door opens]
-Ooh, customers.

[all panting]

[Peter] Mrs. Puddle-Duck. Egg.

Spring party.

Cake.

A party, you say?

Yes, at Hill Top Farm.

[Benjamin] Mrs. Puddle-Duck's going to
have a new duckling, you know.

Then we must think of a gift we can bring.

-[rattling]
-[gasps] What was that?

-[all gasp]
-[laughs mischievously]

Where were we?

Ah, a gift.

I know.

One of our brand new rattles. Huh? Eh?

Oh, where did they go?

[Pickles] Huh, gone?

[Peter] Hmm.

But that's impossible. I just had them.

Ahem, could you by any chance
have mislaid these?

Ah! Cat! Cat!

-No, don't worry. I don't eat rats.
-[Sammy whimpering]

Vegan, you know. I only eat vegetables.

And the occasional cake.

Oh, ahem. Ah, well, yes.

[stammering] I found these outside.

Outside? That's funny.

Yes, and I wondered if such pleasing
rattles could belong in this delightful...

[gasps] Fudge! Delightful!

Oh, thank you so much, Mr...

Whiskers. His name is Sammy Whiskers.

[chuckles] Ah, right you are, young fella.

Oh, please accept some fudge
as a small token of our thanks.

[Sammy grunts and laughs]

Much obliged.

[munching]

I'm telling you, that rat's up to no good.

But he was just trying to help.

Yeah. Help himself.

Forget Sammy Whiskers, you two.

The quicker we get to the party,
the quicker we get to have party food.

Who do we invite next?

[both] Jeremy Fisher.

[Peter] Come on, let's hop to it.

-[all] Whoo, yeah!
-[Peter laughs]

♪ Listen to the flowers sing
I think it's the... ♪

Um...

♪ Dum-di-dum ding ♪

Hmm.

[chomps]

[tuts] Sing, sing.

What rhymes with sing?

[all] Mr. Fisher,
you want to go to a party?

What's that?

Jemima Puddle-Duck has laid a new egg.

So she's throwing a spring party
to celebrate.

-[Sammy] Hmm...
-Spring!

Spring rhymes with sing.

Excellent.

I shall bring the gift of song
to the party.

Yes, yes. [chuckles]

-Peter, hand me my banjo.
-What?

Uh, here you go.

[Sammy grunts]

I must rehearse.
Not a moment to lose. [chuckles]

[gasps] Impossible.

What's wrong?

The strangest thing.

My song has vanished.

[Sammy clears throat.]

Uh, sorry to bother you, sir,

but I couldn't help hearing you say
you'd lost your song.

You wouldn't by any chance
be referring to this?

-[gasps]
-Wait.

I found it just now. Completely by chance.

Nearly blown clear away on the lake.

My song!

[exclaims]

Thank you, Mr...

[all] Whiskers, Sammy Whiskers.

Oh, you are most welcome, sir.

I... Ooh.

Is that shortbread?

Wait a second.

Where did you really find that song?

Manners, Peter.

Mr. Whiskers is a hero.

Why, yes, I am.

[chuckles and munches]

Uh...

Wait.

Why are you so jumpy today, Peter?

It's that rat, Sammy Whiskers.

Every time something goes missing,
he just happens to be there?

I think he's lucky.

Every time he finds something,

someone gives him
a sweet treat as a reward.

That's because it's a con.

A plot, a scheme to get treats.

Ah.

Maybe we should try that.

Stop worrying, Peter.

We're gonna go to the party and have fun.

Oh, I can't wait
till Mrs. Puddle-Duck's egg hatches.

Come on.

Hatches, hmm? [chuckles]

[gasps] Imagine if something
that precious went missing.

Ooh, think of the sweet reward I'll get
when I find it.

[chuckles]

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

Oh, so exciting.

It's a wonderful, wonderful thing.

Well, Jemima, dear, what's the latest?

Do I hear the widdle waddle
of duckling feet yet?

Oh, not yet, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.

But my egg will hatch soon.

Oh, I just know it.

Now, if you'll all excuse me,
I really must check on my darling egg.

Mr. Fisher is going to play us
some music, aren't you?

[croaks]

Oh, we couldn't have asked
for a lovelier day, could we? [chuckles]

I'm telling you,
if one more thing goes missing today--

-[Mrs Puddle-Duck] Oh!
-[gasps]

Oh, my egg has gone.

[all gasp]

Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

[Mr. Bouncer] Oh, please,
try not to worry.

-[indistinct chatter]
-That rat took it.

I told you. I've got to stop him.

[chuckles] You stay there, my beauty.

Soon, I'll pretend I found you
and get my reward.

[chuckles and gasps]

A-ha! Caught you.

You've been stealing things all along.

Mrs. Puddle-Duck's worried sick.

Give me that egg back.

Just get... get... get back,
you meddling rabbit.

-Or else, I'll eat this egg right now.
-[growls]

[gasps] You wouldn't dare.

Try me.

Fine, I'll just go and tell everyone
what you've been doing.

No one will give you any cakes then.

Get back here, you... Oh.

No, no, he's going to blow
my whole scheme.

[Mr. Tod] A-ha. What do we have here?

A duck egg for lunch.

Yes, that will do nicely.

[chuckles sinisterly]

-[whimpers]
-Oh, don't fret, Jemima, my love.

We'll find your egg before it even
knows it's missing, you'll see.

-[sobbing]
-[Peter panting]

[Peter] I know who took the egg.

Who?

Sammy Whiskers.

[all gasp]

Ah, ooh. [grunting]
I do like a bit of exercise.

[grunting] One, two.

[grunting] What?
Oh, whatever's the matter?

It's a little embarrassing,

but Peter here says
that you stole the egg.

What? Me?

A humble, lonely rat from the city,

just looking to make some new friends.

I can prove it.

He hid the egg over there. Follow me.

[all gasping and grunting]

[Mr. Bouncer] All right. Let's see.

What... Did...
Oh, that little troublemaker.

Doesn't give up.

Come on, it's right over...

It was right here, I saw it.

Ah, feathers and fur, this is a disaster.

Hmm. Oh, looks like somebody
has been making up stories.

Hey, Peter says you took it,
then you took it.

Ha, that's funny, because I heard
that if there's anyone around here

who likes to take things without asking,

it's Peter Rabbit.

Is it true, Peter?

Did you borrow Jemima's egg?

No, Sammy Whiskers
isn't telling the truth.

Oh, come now, Peter,
just own up if you did it.

No one will be angry.

There's a good lad.

You don't believe me?

[whimpering]

[chuckles]

There, there, there, Mrs. Puddle-Duck,

I won't rest until I find your egg
and bring it safely back home to you.

Thank you, Mr. Whiskers, thank you.

[Sammy grunts]

[gasps] He is the finest, noblest rat
I have ever met.

Peter!

Peter, are you in there?

-Shh.
-Peter, I know that rat

got you into trouble but that's
no reason to sulk inside a log.

I'm not.

[gasps] Get down.

Ha, I won't rest until I find that egg.

Otherwise, I don't get my sweet,
cakey reward. Mmm.

[sniffs]

Fresh tracks. Hmm.

[sniffs]

Sammy Whiskers isn't the only one
who can be sneaky.

Come on, let's follow that rat.

All right, but can we go back
to the party soon?

We haven't even had any cake yet.

Where did he go?

Ooh, that Sammy Whiskers

-is fast for a tubby rat, isn't he?
-[Mr. Tod laughing]

-Shush, you two. Listen.
-[Mr. Tod laughing]

-[Sammy] Give it here, hey, give it here.
-[Mr. Tod laughing]

[Peter] Now, Mr. Tod's got the egg.

[Mr. Tod] How amusing. A jumping rat.

Ha, I stole that egg fair and square.
It's mine.

I think you'll find
that if there's one cunning villain

worth the name in these woods,

it is I, Mr. Tod.

Hand it over.

-Ah-ah-ah.
-[grunting]

[Sammy] Oh, my, my, my.

Come on.

[Sammy panting]

[Mr. Tod laughs]

I haven't had this much fun
since... since...

Actually, I've never had this much fun.

[laughs]

[gasps]

What if he drops it?

It might break.

-[grunting]
-[laughing]

Oh! [grunts]

-Take that!
-Ow!

You dirty rat.

[all gasp]

No! The egg!

-Peter Rabbit.
-[Sammy chuckles]

-Lucky for you, Mr. Whiskers...
-Huh?

-...I prefer hunting rabbits to rats.
-Oh!

Oh, I can't believe this.

I've got to get that egg.

-[Peter] Uh-oh!
-[growling]

[Benjamin] Peter's in trouble.

I've got an idea.

"Just in case" pocket...

Just in case?

Yes.

[grunting]

[panting]

[whimpers]

Oh, I wasn't aware
this was a two-course meal.

-[gasps] And dessert too.
-[Benjamin whimpering]

Splendid.

[growls, gasps]

-[Lily] Let's go!
-[groans]

You can't do this to me.

-Quick.
-I...

A tunnel.
This will get us back to the egg.

[Mr. Tod] I am the most
cunning, dark villain in these woods.

Oh.

[panting]

[grunting]

We have to get that egg
before Sammy Whiskers does.

[Lily] There he is.

-[all gasp]
-We're too late.

-[meows]
-[sniffs]

-[meows]
-[gasps]

Oh, I really don't like cats.

Think of the cake, think of the cake.

[Lily] This is hopeless.

A rat is bad enough, but a cat too?

It's not over yet.

Benjamin, would you do the honors?

[grunts and laughs]

[continues laughing]

-[meows]
-Oh.

[whimpering]

[screaming]

[grunting]

[meows]

Now!

We did it!

[all cheering and laughing]

-[cracks]
-[gasps]

-[cracking]
-Uh... Oh, no!

It's breaking.

-[cracking]
-Hmm. [gasps]

It's not breaking, it's hatching.

The duckling is on the way.

We'd better get it home to its mummy then.

It won't be long now, hurry.

But what are we
going to tell everyone, Peter?

They still think it was you
who took the egg.

We'll tell them the truth.
They'll believe us.

-[Sammy chuckles]
-[all] Hey!

[Sammy cackles]

Tell them the truth, will you.

Ha, that bunch?

They'll believe anything I tell them,

like the way they believed
I found those lost rattles,

or that lost music,

or this silly egg,

when it was me who took them all along.

Me.

Samuel Jeremiah Bartholomew
Edmund Cornelius Whiskers.

[laughs sinisterly]

And why are you all smiling?

[all laugh]

[Sammy] Oh.

Uh...

[quacks angrily]

[whimpers]

Give me back my egg!

[quacks angrily]

[whimpers] Ah, yes, well, um...

I suppose you, um...

heard all that?

Yes.

Yes, I'm afraid we did, Mr. Whiskers.

Oh, please, Sammy to my friends.

No?

Yeah, well, I didn't want any of your
horrid party cake anyway. Oh.

-[yelps]
-You best run along, Sammy Whiskers,

or you'll be feeling
the sharp end of my spines,

-you cheeky, egg-stealing rascal.
-[whimpers]

[screams] Angry hedgehog. [pants]

I do so like pretending to be fierce.

[all laugh]

Terribly sorry we doubted you,
Master Rabbit.

Ah, that's all right.

That sneaky rat had everyone fooled.

-[cracking]
-Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

[gasps] I think I'm having a duckling.

[all gasp]

-[all exclaim]
-[chirping]

Oh, I say we get this
spring party started.

♪ So listen to the flowers sing ♪

♪ We celebrate the joys of spring ♪

[groans]

[grunts]

[screams]

[whooping and cheering]

[theme song playing]

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪

♪ Peter Rabbit ♪