01x01 - Madeline and the Forty Thieves

[bunniefuu]

♪ If you believe you must be big
in order to be tough ♪

♪ Then you should get to know me
I'll teach you other stuff! ♪

♪ I'm madeline! I'm madeline!
I may be very small ♪

♪ I'm madeline! I'm madeline!
But inside, I'm tall ♪

♪ She may be teeny tiny
diminutive, petite ♪

♪ But that has never stopped her
from being pretty neat ♪

♪ Dum dee dum dee dum,
dum dee dum dee dum ♪

♪ Madeline! ♪

♪ Madeline! ♪

♪ She's madeline!
She's madeline!♪

♪ We hope you have it straight ♪

♪ I'm madeline! I'm
madeline! ♪

♪ And inside I'm ♪

♪ Great! ♪

In an old house in paris

That was covered
with vines...

Lived 12 little girls

In two straight lines.

They left the house
at half past 9:00

In two straight lines...

[Thunder]

In rain...

Or shine.

Dix, onze, douze...

Uhh!

The smallest one
was madeline.

[Tap tap tap]

On a windy day in early fall,
miss clavel said...

Let us not go outside
at all.

Oh, we cannot stay inside!

S'il vous plait,
miss clavel?

But the girls were set
to go to the zoo,

So they wrapped up
in scarves,

Red, green, and blue,

And headed
down the avenue.

Wind was blowing
everywhere.

It blew them
to the polar bear.

[Teeth chattering]

And to the tiger
turning blue,

Madeline could
only say...

Ah-choo!

Tout de suite,
my darlings.

We must go home.

The girls lined up
all set to go,

When chloe exclaimed...

Where is my chapeau?

We must find it.

Where
could it be?

They searched high,
and they searched low.

[Chattering]

Where the hat had gone,
they didn't know.

We must count it lost.

I am sorry, chloe.

Now, allons-y.

But chloe's cap
was only the start.

Uhh! Uhh!

More and more things
began to depart.

My shoes!
Where have they gone?

[Laughter]

My brand-new mittens.

Have you seen them,
pepito?

Your very handsome
red ones?

My sock!
It is gone.

Who took it?

Just as miss clavel
had feared,

So many things
have disappeared.

[Arroo]

Really, little girls!

You are getting
so absent-minded.

Uhh! My coat!

It was here
yesterday.

Where could it be?

Ha ha ha!

Do not laugh,
mes petites.

How could this occur?

But the answer to that
was left unsaid.

So they sat down
and broke their bread...

We love our bread,
we love our butter,

But most of all,

We love each other.

And brushed their teeth
and went to bed.

Bonne nuit, little girls.
I hope you sleep well.

[Girls]
bonne nuit,
dear miss clavel!

Then miss clavel
turned out the light...

But tonight, there was
no pillow fight,

For the little girls
had a terrible fright.

[Creak]

What is that?

Uhh!â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â uhh!

What is that?

Oh, no!

[Crying]

It is only madeline.

It is one
of her tricks.

Excusez-moi, danielle.

But how can that be me

When I am right here
next to you?

[Creak]

[Footsteps]

Uhh!â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â uhh!

It is miss clavel.

Little girls, I heard
a strange, strange noise.

We were so scared!

What can it be?

[Creak]

There it is again,
mes petites.

It is coming
from the attic.

We must go and see.

All hid in fright,

Afraid to find
the awful sight

That made the creaky noise
that night.

I will not
go up there!

But miss clavel and madeline
refused to scare.

They hurried off to find
the noise upstairs.

The attic
was a scary place.

They tiptoed in
with solemn grace.

But when they entered,
they cried...

Eek!
Eek!

Because something
in the room went creak.

Do you hear it?

Regardez.
Something is there.

Oh! It is just
the window screen.

Then madeline's eyes
grew wide with fright,

For someone had been there
that night.

Miss clavel, quick!
Look here!

Our old winter clothing
has all disappeared!

Shh!

Look! Look!
Voilã„!

There he is!

Uhh!â â â â â â â â uhh!

[Teeth chattering]

Miss clavel held madeline
very tight...

As the robber slipped away
that night.

Miss clavel called
detective moreau.

He searched the house
both high and low.

Huh?

Uhh!

But in the end,
he had to leave

Without a clue
about the thief.

Hmm.

No one in the house
slept well--

Not the girls, the dog,
or miss clavel.

The next morning
as they were awaking,

The girls were
still a-shaking.

Mes amies, do not
stand there quaking.

We must catch the thief.

But, madeline,
what can we do?

Mais oui.

We are only
small girls.

He is a very
big thief.

[Boing boing boing boing]

I will catch
monsieur thief!

But how?

I know exactly what to do.
I will follow every clue.

♪ He stole my hat,
he stole my glove ♪

♪ He stole my coat,
the one I love ♪

♪ Look out, my friends,
he's back for more ♪

♪ His shadow's coming
through the door ♪

♪ Call the captain,
call the chief ♪

♪ I will catch
that awful thief ♪

♪ I will follow every clue ♪

♪ Till we capture ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ Know ♪

♪ Who ♪

♪ He stole my scarf,
he stole my shoe ♪

♪ He stole my earmuffs,
they were new ♪

♪ Look out, my friends,
he's back for more ♪

♪ His shadow's coming
through the door ♪

♪ Call the captain,
call the chief ♪

♪ I will catch
that awful thief ♪

♪ I will follow
every clue ♪

♪ Till we capture ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ Know ♪

♪ Who ♪

♪ He'll steal our garden
and our house ♪

♪ He'll steal some cheese
from guy the mouse ♪

♪ Look out, my friends,
he's back for more ♪

♪ His shadow's coming
through the door ♪

♪ Call the captain,
call the chief ♪

♪ We will catch
that awful thief ♪

♪ We will follow
every clue ♪

♪ Till we capture ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ Know who ♪

We'll catch him!

But, madeline,
what will you do first?

Hmm...

Pepito admired
my missing mittens.

I wonder...

Because pepito
liked madeline's mittens,

He was now under suspicion.

This is the sort of bad joke
pepito might play.

Bonjour. May I
speak with pepito,
s'il vous plait?

But madeline was
in for a surprise

When she saw the strange hat
pepito had devised.

I do not believe
my eyes!

What is that thing
on your head?

I miss the bad hat.
Someone has taken it.

Oh, no!
Oh, no!
Oh, no!

Someone has taken
the bad hat?

This thief has no taste.

Not just the bad hat.

We have lost coats
and mittens and scarves
and boots!

Uhh!
Uhh!

Have you been
losing things, too?

Excusez-moi, pepito,

I hate to admit it,
but I suspected you.

There wasn't
any time to waste

To catch the thief
with the bad taste.

Do you care
to join us, pepito?

¡claro!
Of course I do!

And so began
their investigation,

Starting with
a neighborhood interrogation.

Madeline asked...

Have you lost
anything at all,

Anything that is
large or small?

Then she replied,
"my glove! My shawl!"

Bonjour, monsieur!

Have you lost anything
in the last few days?

The man said,

"My belt, my vest,
and my best beret."

Things were missing
from every block,

From the horse's shoes
to the milkman's socks.

Madeline thought and thought
about the thief.

She had been wrong
in her belief.

[Gasps]

Madeline,
what is wrong?

Oh, pepito, I have made
a terrible mistake!

Now I know
what really happened.

Huh?

She rushed in
and rang danton 63.

Detective moreau,
come quickly! Oui, oui.

Madeline explained
her miscalculation

And the need
for a new explanation.

So many burglaries
can't be the work
of one thief,

But many thieves,
detective moreau.

Maybe even 40.

Oui, certainement.
That explains it.

This is where
the thieves have struck.

There were
marks on buildings

And marks on docks.

It looked like the map
had chicken pox.

Detective moreau
was so very pleased,

He made madeline
and pepito his deputies.

And so together
they went around,

Following clues
till the thieves were found.

Hmm...

Uhh!

They talked to people
all over the city,

From the eiffel tower

To streets less pretty.

Hmm...â â â â â â â â â â hmm...

They came so close,
but the thieves got away.

They began to lose
their hope that day.

They went up and down
and all around,

And still, the mystery
did confound.

These terrible thieves
must be run aground!

Ohh!

They walked all day
till it was dark,

And then they reached
a little park.

Let us sit down
and think what to do.

This is dreadful.

We have run out
of clues!

With no clues left,
what could they do?

Their search for robbers
was, alas, all through.

Ohh!

But when things had reached
their very worst,

Madeline was the one
who saw it first.

Pepito,
detective moreau,
look!

Uhh!

I cannot believe
what I see!

It is the bad hat.

To which pepito replied...

It is true.
There is no other.

Oh, detective moreau,
this is splendid.

Ho ho, oui, oui.
Perhaps, at last,

We will catch
one of the thieves.

Uhh!â â â â â â â â â â â â uhh!
Uhh!

Who are you
who dare to wear
pepito's bad hat?

Pepito?
Who is pepito?

To which pepito replied...

I am pepito,
you bad bandito!

Your life as a thief
is now finito!

But I am not a thief.

Then why are you
wearing his bad hat?

This is
his bad hat?

I will gladly
give it back.

Voilã„!

Who are you?
Where do you live?

My home?

This park,
this bench, this limb.

Wherever I happen
to be right now.

Where did you get
the bad hat?

On the hat tree,
of course,

Where I will
find another.

Wait! Come back!

We must follow her.

Though the girl
was very little,

She was faster
than a fiddle.

Ohh!
Ohh!

It was late
and getting dark

As they followed the girl
deep into the park.

They were just about
to end their spree,

When they came upon
a great big tree.

Regarde, pepito!
Regarde!

On one branch were
coats and mittens,

Scarves and tights
and other knittings.

There were capes
and gloves and sweaters--

Some were old
and some much better.

Look!
So many clothes!

This hat--
this is a good hat.

But who could've brought
all these clothes together?

I do not know.

But if we wait,
I bet we will find out.

Soon the threesome
were quite alone.

The autumn wind
began to moan.

Uhh!â â â â â â â â â â â â uhh!

The giant trees
began to groan,

And all felt fears
they'd never known.

I want to go home!

There is nothing
to fear, my boy.

Just a little
lightning.

Aah!

Of course we
cannot leave, pepito,

Not until we've caught
the 40 thieves.

Uhh!

The night grew long,
the night grew frightening.

There was rain and hail
and so much lightning.

All of it
could not compare

To what came flying
through the air.

[Madeline]
pepito! Detective moreau!
Look up there!

That is it.
I'm off to bed!

We must run away
while we can!

Let me go, por favor!

Wait, pepito.
Listen.

Pepito listened,
then let out a cry...

It is a bird!
The sly magpie!

Then madeline cried,
"my word, my word,"

For her 40 thieves
were only birds.

You birds only wanted
to help the needy.

You are really heroes.

They danced with the birds
for almost an hour,

Then headed for home
in a pretty snow shower.

[Miss clavel]
madeline, I was so worried!

Now come inside
where it is warm.

Dear miss clavel, there
was no need for worry.

[Crowd murmurs]

I have a message for you
from the 40 thieves.

[Clears throat]

Oh, the thieves!

Mon dieu!

We all have clothes
in our closets

We do not wear.

Let us give them to people
who can use them.

So all over
the neighborhood,

In houses, in stores,

People gathered up
old clothing,

Their gifts for the poor.

[Whistling]

The birds
picked up the clothing

And flew away.

Ha ha ha!

Then the birds took madeline
on a special flight.

Ha ha ha!

They climbed and soared
to incredible heights,

And madeline saw
the most wonderful sights.

Oh, madeline,
please be careful.

Good-bye!

Good-bye,
dear magpies!

The girls went home
and broke their bread...

We love our bread,
we love our butter,

But most of all,

We love each other.

And brushed their teeth
and went to bed,

And miss clavel said...

Sweet dreams. Sleep tight.

I do not expect
the thieves tonight.

Now we can have
a pillow fight!

[Laughter]

Yay!

They ran back and forth
upon the floor,

And that's all there is.
There isn't any more.