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01x21 - Dongwa the Sailor / Invention by Mistake

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.

01x21 - Dongwa the Sailor / Invention by Mistake

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oh

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hop on your

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my best friends

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[Applause]

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wait up

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come on job

that was close dog we can't wait forever

come on

yeah don't be such a scaredy cat

this doesn't look so good come on we

don't have time for chickens

you should have seen us out in the

lagoon my dear

oh how i love to sail

and oh how i don't it was very generous

of uncle dunn to give you his boat

interesting

reader this town kowloon why does it

ring a bell

cow loon didn't we have a visitor from

there who brought you a special gift

yes pineapple cake how could i forget

it was so delicious

what a perfect excuse for an afternoon

excursion

what we'll just sail down to kowloon

pick up some delectable cake and be back

in time for dinner

floating in our lagoon is one thing but

the open sea can be quite rough

yes your magistrate the sea is rather

unpredictable

especially south of the village hmm

that's a good point

but it sounds like you'll make an

excellent navigator

we'll be fine

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[Applause]

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i've been looking all over for you the

magistrate and reader are going on a

boat trip

so well i know how much you like boats

i thought you'd want to go and see it

yeah that does sound fun

look jet jet a chicken in the

marketplace

what are you talking about i guess your

brother didn't tell you that he wasn't

tough enough to jump over the washers

alley just because

you guys did it doesn't make it tough

what do you know

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you made a good choice you acted smart

maybe but i still feel pretty bad

just do be careful my dear of course my

precious plum

in fact i'll take dongwa with me

he'll be our good luck cat i'm going on

a boat

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wow what are all these ropes for

actually we call those lines on a boat

the name's wang lo

welcome aboard yep those lines can serve

a sailor well

i remember one time we were docked in

hong kong if it weren't for the lines

that monsoon would have dragged us under

what's your name

dongla hey you've really been to hong

kong

oh yeah lots of times

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what a beautiful day for an adventure

isn't that right my seaworthy cat

that's right i'm seaworthy

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[Applause]

huh

one time it was so bad we had to lower

the sail

and we still almost blew over it was

pretty rough

wow it must be amazing to have so many

adventures

yep the trick is to always use your head

or you could end up in real trouble

not to worry land h*

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thank you thank you

peter are you all right yes

yes i'm fine you're mad at me good

then let's find out where that pastry

shop is

wow look at all these boats

hey look what the tide swept in

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i haven't seen you since that big

monsoon swept you ashore last year

who's this your first mate

oh what a marvelous shop

i must come back soon hmm

we were completely lost in that storm

i knew i had to help the magistrate find

his heading or we'd never make it back

and you weren't scared me scared

no way but after that the sail came

crashing down

the magistrate really needed my help

then that's incredible

so what did you do i i

always trying to make new friends

come on we need to get home before dark

oh this is nothing

nothing at all phew

this is rough are you sure we're okay up

here

yeah it's normal to have some large

afternoon swells

they'll pass hey what was that story

about back there

i guess i got carried away i was just

trying to tell a story like one of yours

yeah but mine really happened

here's a little advice from a little

sailor making up stories

isn't gonna help you make friends

come on let's go check the lines

i'm gonna get you

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[Laughter]

hey where's your scaredy-cat brother i

told you he's no scaredy cat in fact

he's on a sailing adventure with the

magistrate right now

oh we'll be sure to be on the dock

waiting

for the big time sailor

oh i'm afraid we won't make it home for

dinner

or ever don't worry your magistrate

we'll get there

i hope

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what are we gonna do hmm what would a

smart sea captain do

well that snap line controls the sail

right

i guess we have to figure out a way to

get that line down

all i know is i've seen cats climb lots

of trees

and that mask looks a lot like a tree to

me

what a brave cat i told you he'd be a

lucky addition to the crew

you really showed your stuff back there

i did didn't i

soon it will be dark and they won't be

able to find their way home

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cook i want you to go to the village

square immediately and make an

announcement

all villagers must take their lanterns

down to the wharf

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if we keep following the northern star

we should

let's face it we're lost we've been

following that star for over an hour and

it hasn't

moved one bit looks like the village is

throwing us a little welcome home party

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what is it

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why it's my wonderful villagers and my

lovely family

they're lighting our way home

oh where is he he should have seen the

lights and been here by now

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my dear i was so worried

oh there was nothing to worry about my

caring chrysanthemum

the trip was a success thanks to our

lucky cat

dongwa without his bravery in the storm

we never would have made it home

thanks for showing me the ropes out

there nothing to

it just remember the adventures you live

are always better than the ones you make

up that's

great advice thanks for everything

with many more to come i'm sure well

i better go see if there's any bailing

to do

see ya sailor bye you really saved the

magistrate in that storm

you weren't scared of course i was

scared

but after the sail line broke i was the

only one who could climb the mast and

fix it

wow so what do you say we go jumping

across some rooftops tomorrow

no way i may be brave but i'm no dummy

anyway like i was saying i fixed the

sail

oh i forgot the wonderful pastries

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you can see me as i sit up high but if

you touch me

you will fry what am i

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well give up too easy it's the sun and

it's so

hot today it feels like the sun's in our

clubhouse

yeah even my wings are wilting

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ah noodles everywhere

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what are you doing

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this is how you deal with the dreadful

heat sleeping

no no my most perfect peach i've been

inspired by a most wondrous dream

about what noodles i want to make a robe

of

noodles a robe of noodles

if you're going to waste your time

making things why not work on something

that might be

useful useful yes

put your energy into creating a more

comfortable sedan chair or finer silk

or something to make this awful heat go

away

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yes of course create something useful

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what kind of coat can only be put on wet

how do you know so many riddles

it's a game we all play back in the cave

i get a lot of time to think

especially when it's my turn to clean up

you're gonna have to think of another

one

cause i know the answer is a coat of

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paint

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what are you looking for this

it's my uncle coo's work

uncle yes my uncle

the inventor

there was only one thing he loved more

than silly riddles

and that was inventing things my uncle

would toil away

on his latest invention and i would

spend

hours and hours just watching him

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some of his inventions worked

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and some didn't that never stopped him

from trying

uncle coo always said sometimes

grand ideas come from spoiled

noodles my uncle never gave up

look here his design for a portable walk

here's no hands chopsticks

nonsense i think the heat is getting to

you

what's gotten to me is the fever to

invent something of use for the entire

palace

you know what would be great let's

invent something to cool us off

hey how about a frozen parasol that

drips ice on you

yeah or maybe a really long stick that

could push the sun

further away good one or a fan that

attaches to your head

wait a sec aren't these ideas kind of

too silly

i think when you're trying to invent

something no idea is too silly

come on so the challenge is to put our

brains to the test

and create some useful things yes your

magistrate

reader you will assist me and

cook not to worry i have an idea already

your magistrate

invention will satisfy the magistrates

huge

appetite for noodles

a noodle machine

think reader think a useful invention

how about another one of me defend us

both baba

this heat is ruining all the lovely

flowers we planted

i am so sorry my dear in this weather it

would take the constant rushing of a

stream to satisfy our garden's thirst

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i've got a great idea thank you for the

inspiration sweet bottle

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hmm

rock might come in handy anything might

come in handy since we don't know what

we're going to invent

let's try this one more time

not again

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wow that's a mess

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are you sure this is how your uncle's

water invention works your magistrate

yes it is exactly like his drawing

what are you doing it's the invention

you inspired

a watering device for the plants outside

um if it's meant for the outside

then what is it doing inside

as always my dear a most worthy

observation

excuse me oh help

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okay done tada

a flying machine

oops maybe we should call it a falling

machine instead

oh well there must be something in here

we can use to make another invention

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[Applause]

my glasses where are my glasses i can't

see a thing without them

oh my head

wow

you're huge

i think we've invented something bufo

that's great

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where is it

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that's the last pipe your magistrate

we're

done not quite there's just one more

thing we need

but my uncle wrote it down as a riddle

up and down i go i make the water flow

what am i up and down i go

i make the water flow what am i

hey it's a riddle i make the water flow

hmm i got it it's a pump a pump goes up

and down and makes the water flow

i know where to find a pump the cook's

funny noodle machine

that's it

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my noodle machine come back

i'll pump your magistrate our pump goes

up and down and makes the water flow

of course a pump but where did this one

come

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it from part of my invention which

frankly was a messy failure nonsense

you've saved the day with the help of my

uncle coo's original design i give you

a watering device for our precious

garden

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[Applause]

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harder you must pump harder

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i don't think it's supposed to do that

we've failed

not dear this is certainly an excellent

way to cool off

that's for sure and the water is also

helping the plants

just like what my uncle used to say

sometimes brand ideas

come from spoiled noodles speaking of

noodles my invention it may not

be a noodle roll it's

wonderful

what is red orange yellow green blue and

purple and no one can touch it not even

you

or me hmm i really don't know

i finally stopped you it's a rainbow

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[Laughter]

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