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01x01 - How Sagwa Got Her Colors

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat". Aired: September 3, 2001 – October 5, 2002.*
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Sagwa resides in a palace of a magistrate in China in what is assumed to be modern-day Fujian province, as part of a royal family of cats who have the ability to write with their tails.

01x01 - How Sagwa Got Her Colors

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the

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best

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best

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friend

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e

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bet you can't catch

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me come on slowpokes let's

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go oops sorry SWA that's okay donga wait

for

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us

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I know we can find him

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shua

donga come out come out wherever you

are okay game's over you

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win I win you you said it I win yeah

once again the big brother is the

champ once again the big brother is a

pain that was fun let's play again

sounds great to me shua but let's up the

stakes this time how about loser cleans

the

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clubhouse whoops oopsy daisies

hey that wasn't funny jet Chet don't get

your tail in an not Saga we were just

having

fun hey maybe we should dump water on

you your face is all dirty that's not

dirt it's her markings he knows shua

he's just trying to make me mad better

get back to the Palace so your mama can

clean you

up mama

oh my gosh we have to finish the Scrolls

she made us

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promise your face is all dirty I look

this way for a reason SWA hurry

up come

on

whoops hey be careful please what

happened

sorry accident well watch it the next

time I don't see why we have to practice

writing anyway I'd much rather be

practicing my Gung

fu

hey what's so funny

you come on shua don't make fun of our

brother he's just trying to

be hey we've got it will you please

finish your writing mama will be here

any minute don't you want her to be

proud of you what's there to be proud of

anyway that we're practicing our writing

big deal that's your idea of a good time

donga you know our family tradition

we've always been calligraphers calligra

what's that calligraphy is the art of

writing words so that they look very

beautiful and for many generations it

has been our family's honor to write

down the official Scrolls of all the

magistrates of this province boy Sagwa

you sound just like our father when you

say that what's wrong with that I like

it when Baba

talks hey I said cut it out

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[Laughter]

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Bo what's going on in here it's time for

bed but Mama we're not sleepy yet nope

not sleepy well that's two of you

where's

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SWA here I am mama Saga what are you

doing up there how many times do I have

to tell you not to climb so high I'm

sorry Mama now to bed with all of you

and Sagwa please try to be more careful

do you remember what happened the first

time you climbed up high and got

yourself into such trouble yes Mama I

remember well I don't

remember that's because you were only a

baby don't call me a baby donga be nice

to your little sister but she was a baby

then she was barely born donga I said

I'm sorry Mama but sometimes she asks a

silliest questions

donga okay okay sorry I can't help it if

I was so little I can't remember so what

did happen oh no not this story again

please mama please what happened well

Sagwa do you mind if I tell your story

again oh that well if you want to well

all right then let's see it all started

one morning at

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breakfast come on now children we have

to hurry or your father and I are going

to be late for work yes we must go the

master is waiting why pardon me donga

why do you have to go why do you have to

go and write down those ridiculous rules

anyway what what are you talking about

my son that is our job our duty but

don't you hate writing down the

magistrate silly old rules sometimes

he's so unfair donga it is not for us to

say what is fair and what is not we are

only cats and very lucky cats I might

add look at where you live look at what

you eat do you think the AL cats have it

this good young man I do not ever want

to hear you talk like that again yes if

you're ever overheard we will all be

tossed out in the alley or Worse donga

remember your place but no buts finish

your breakfast we will be back

later Ju Ju

Ju Ju you son 93

93 my dear only 93 gold pieces from

finding your people this week

93 what's wrong with 93 well dear

there's nothing wrong with

93 except well except if we had

collected more then I would be able to

have new robes made for our three three

beautiful

daughters I said our three beautiful

daughters now where was I oh yes you see

my darling you are after all the ranking

magistrate in this province and well

your people expect your beautiful

daughters and of course my myself to

dress in a certain Regal

style yes my Lotus Blossom whatever you

say yes

exactly so it's quite simple more rules

more rules more finds more finds more

money for your beautiful

daughters don't you agree yes of course

anything you say well

well well then well then

what well then do it yes yes all right

my lovely little lii

anything

anything

reader yes your Excellency what new

rules did we set forth last week for the

good of my people let me see your grace

Your Grace last week you B and laughing

dancing telling jokes any kind of

Celebration and in general having fun in

any way well there you have it my lotus

flower I think we have about covered it

all I really do not think there is

anything left to ban well there's always

singing

singing what a marvelous idea and while

you're at it put an even bigger fine on

it than usual oh that noise disturbs my

beauty naps anyway and those of your

three daughters I might add all right

all right let it then be decreed and not

one moment too soon um my delicate

Chinese plum if you will just allow

me reader Royal cats come forward so my

word may become the law of the land

nigai come here it's time to do

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Duty we are ready your Excellency yes

yes all

right let it now be decreed that there

shall be no singing from dawn until dusk

of very wise law my dear but is it

strict enough a very good question my

capacious kumquat a very good question

you know I really hate it when those

people sing at all so let's just make it

no singing period today's new

rule there will be no singing from

morning until night and from night until

morning that is my word and that is the

law by the order of his Imperial

Excellency etc etc etc this rule will

keep them quiet so I can at last have

some peace from now on only I shall

sing must not sing must not dance must

not laugh or lose your pants that's the

rule That's the Law not allowed to say

haha if you do night or day wo is you

you have to pay

one would think you could get a little

law passed around here without such a

big fuss come Darlings it's time for our

mud

baths before I leave though one more

piece of

business here are the names of those who

already broke the rule

today when it is dry go read it to the

villagers

this is the worst rule yet look he's

even find the cook just because he sang

while feeding us our breakfast this

morning it's just not fair remember what

you told donga it is not for us to say

what is fair or unfair it is just our

job to write it

down after all we are only cats we

cannot change the world

we're not helpless just because we're

cats we can change the

world how am I going to get

down I have to

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jump uhoh this is not good H now it says

there will be

singing from morning until night and

from night until morning W this is great

singing all day long this could be a

good thing after all uh-oh I've got to

get these paw prints off of here I've

got to get out of

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here

oh

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well now I see you've really gotten

yourself in trouble foooo you found me

wait a minute I thought you couldn't see

so well I can see better upside down and

I can also see that you are once again a

mess so what is it this time

ink can you fly me to the pond to get

cleaned up ink ink ink doesn't come off

with water especially this ink you

better get used to those spots cuz

they're not going to go anywhere uh-oh

oh dear I am in so much

trouble think of it as a fashion

statement not just for that when I fell

on the ink pot I messed up one of the

Magistrate's rules if he finds out what

I've done he'll put me out on the street

he'll put our whole family out on the

street I heard my mom say that to my

brother today and he was only mouthing

off hey you take it easy don't fall

apart on

me quick let's get out of

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here well now you've got and done it you

are going to be in so much trouble

thanks for the support donga oh sorry

but how what I mean how did you get like

this I I fell into the inkpod you what

well you

see Mama and B are going to be so hey

Shaga know she's in trouble and I'm

going to help her solve her little

dilemma in the meantime you are making

much too much noise noisy noisy noisy it

won't do us any good to draw attention

to this little mess and I need some

peace and quiet to think it work out got

a plan so why don't the two I know leave

I can't wait to tell everybody how

ridiculous you look all covered in ink

donga don't say anything to anybody our

whole family could get in trouble

because of what I've done okay okay okay

but you owe me one will you please get

out of here all right all

right ah yes quiet at last now where was

I the plan what am I going to do oh yes

the plan now let's see if we

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just you're 2 minutes

late get the scroll with the new rules

take it into the Village Square and read

it to the people now

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Shaga keep calm I'm going to fly down to

the village and see what's going on

there I'll be back with a report before

you know it g Jin my friend by order of

his Imperial Excellency I hereby decree

that his word shall become law and that

the law of the land is that there will

be singing from morning until night and

from night until morning it's true it's

true see R here the people must sing all

day

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long

what's this what is all of this horrid

horrible happy noise

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making really my dear how dare they

disobey your rule yes how dare

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they

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434

434 my dear a new record we shall be

wearing clothes of gold by this time

tomorrow if all this singing keeps up

it's almost enough to make one like

music why are all these people singing

why are you singing didn't you show them

my new rule but most honorable

magistrate this is your new rule what do

you mean this is my own

rule who did this yes who did

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this what are you smiling at how can you

even hear yourself think but listen my

wondrous water lily listen to those

beautiful

words they are singing my Praises in all

my life my people have never said a kind

word about

me why my dear in 30 years I've never

before seen you cry Well in 30 years my

people have never called me God

imagine that my kindness has caused them

to sing how very

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beautiful who's

this oh so you're the one who changed my

rule Mama meow B meow come here

quickly look what your kitten has done

because of what Sagwa has done I want

you to write three new rules for the

First new rule I take back all the old

rules the people may now laugh and joke

and dance and whistle from morning to

night from night to morning whenever

they desire as to the second new rule

from now on my Village shall be open to

all stray cats and all cats shall eat

delicious fish every day as much as they

wish as to the third new rule from now

on all Chinese cats shall have dark

faces Paws and Tails in honor of the

greatest of all

felines

Sagwa of

China wow Mama that was a really great

story well they've already heard it but

thank you shua and now it's time for you

to go to bed too but I want to hear

more there is no more that really was

the

end wow SWA did such a good thing well

yes shua in many ways she did but you

know she also did some things she

shouldn't have really really but here's

the good part many times we actually

learned from our mistakes H I didn't

think about it that way I guess sell

learned her lesson everybody did I think

even the

Magistrate especially the magistrate now

it's time to sleep tomorrow's another

day and another adventure oh dear you're

already starting to sound like

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Sagwa sweet dreams my little Adventurer

you certainly know how to land yourself

in a bit of trouble from time to

time but your heart is always in the

right

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place