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You, uh... you speak English?
You from the Ute
nation, ain't you?
You got a real bad
banged up leg, there.
You ought to let
me take a look at it.
It might even be broke.
If it was, I could
fix it for you.
Now, I ain't gonna hurt you.
But I don't want you
hurtin' me neither, see?
Dad-burnit, buster...
I'm gonna help you,
whether you like it or not.
That knife ain't gonna
do you a whole lot of good,
'cause I'm gonna take
that away from you.
Now, just take it easy.
You ain't gonna hurt
nobody but yourself.
I'm gonna take a
look at that leg, now.
I didn't like having to
do that, buddy, but...
there ain't no other way.
Figure you ain't gonna
get in no better mood.
Hey, come on, get in there.
Here we go, come on.
Well, how many
does that make it, Pa?
Thanks, Charlie.
160.
I promised at least
200 by next week.
And we got to deliver.
I tell you, if Hoss doesn't
catch up with that herd
pretty soon, I don't
know what we'll do.
Hey, what...
Found him out by Cooper's Creek.
Got a busted leg, he's
in pretty bad shape.
Well, what do you
got him tied up for?
That's exactly the reason.
He ain't altogether
happy with that situation.
Well, what is he,
half-mean or half-hungry?
I don't know... I imagine
it's a little of both, Joe.
Looked like he'd been out
there three or four days to me.
Joe, you better bring
Doc Hadley out here.
Right, Pa.
You understand English?
Now, you take it
easy, you'll be all right.
Ute.
Yeah, I know he's a Ute.
Wonder what he's doing out here.
The Ute abandon their wounded.
They live like packs of wolves.
They are savage animals.
All right, Martinez.
You talk their
language, don't you?
Sí.
Let's get him inside
and see what you can find out.
Just take it easy.
I reckon... I tired
him plumb out.
For all the gratitude
he's showin',
you'd think I brought
a wildcat home
instead of a human
being, wouldn't you?
Oh, he's much worse
than a wildcat, señor.
The Ute has been taught to
hate the white man from childhood.
And this one... He has
learned his lesson well.
Here is food, Mr. Cartwright.
Oh, good.
Thank you, Hop Sing.
Mm-mm! Looks
scrumptious, don't it?
This is good.
He will not eat it, señor.
Why? He ought to be starving.
Utes feed their prisoners food
soaked in alkali.
It amuses them
to see them rolling
on the ground,
screaming in agony.
Well... Martinez, you
stay here with him.
See if you can find
out what his name is
and all about him.
- Uh-huh.
- Be back after a while.
- Hello, Hoss.
- Oh, hi, Doc.
- How's the patient?
- Well, apparently, all right.
He all that meal and he's
in there with Martinez now.
Uh-huh. Better see him.
He's in here.
Señor...
Well, Martinez?
His name is Tatu.
He's the son of a Ute w*r chief.
And he has his father's
poison in his veins.
Would you tell him that, uh,
we just want to be his friends?
I did, señor.
Well, what'd he say?
He said he will cut the
throats of all white beasts.
Especially yours, señor.
Because you are the one
who threw away his "hinuda."
His what?
A hinuda is a medal
shaped like a bird.
To a Ute, it is a
protection against evil.
Oh, so that's what
that was in his hand.
Didn't know it was so
all-fired important to him.
Oh...
is a great honor, given
only to the best hunters.
To die without it is a
great shame, hmm?
Well, you better
stick close, Martinez,
we may have to
explain a couple things.
You do not need me, señor.
He understands your tongue.
Why didn't he say so?
I told you, Señor Ben.
He is a Ute.
And he cannot be trusted.
All right.
Go on back to the
corral, Martinez.
We'll, uh, we'll tend to him.
Thank you.
Well, at least the
leg's not broken.
- Oh, sorry about that, Doc.
- Yeah, that's all right.
I've handled worse.
I once fixed the leg of a mule.
Hoss, administer the anesthetic.
Where is it, in your bag?
Hoss, administer the anesthetic!
Oh... That anesthetic.
Little buddy, I hate
to do this to you again,
but you don't leave
me much choice.
Thank you, gentlemen.
I won't need any
further assistance.
Pa...
that medal Martinez
was telling us about...
You reckon it'd do any
good if I rode out there
and could find it,
bring it back to him?
Well, I... I don't
know if it'd help any.
Sure wouldn't make
anything any worse.
I think I'll do that.
- See you after awhile.
- Right.
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Hop Sing, is supper ready?
On stove, Mr. Cartwright.
I getting it right away.
Pa, I can't find those
receipts anywhere.
Well, they should be in
that second drawer, Joe.
Oh, don't worry about it now.
Supper's about to be served.
Well, Hoss isn't gonna like
missing supper one bit.
- I - think he's got enough
in reserve to tide him over.
Yeah.
Hop Sing, looks
delicious, as usual.
- Mm-mm!
- Here, Joe.
Ah, thanks, Pa.
First time in months
I haven't had to
fight for my supper.
You've managed to survive.
Pass me the bread.
Hey, what in tar...?
Doggone it!
Tatu, I'm getting sick and tired
of your peculiar
ways of saying thanks!
We're just trying to help
you, boy, doggone it!
But you're making
it awful tough.
Yeah, we're just
trying to be friends, boy.
We don't want to hurt you.
Doggone it!
I went to a whole lot of trouble
to get this for you today.
I brought your medal.
All right, boy...
if you're convinced
you're gonna k*ll me,
I'm gonna give you a chance,
'cause I'm coming up there.
LITTLE JOE Hoss...?
Now...
give me that p*stol
before somebody gets hurt.
Come on, you ain't got
nothing to be afraid of now.
Nobody's gonna hurt
you. Give me the p*stol.
Hoss very brave.
No.
Tatu just happens
to be a lousy shot,
for which I'm very happy.
Uh-huh.
Eh, a pretty fair job.
All right.
All the swelling's gone, anyhow.
Yup. All right, let's
see how it stands up.
Try it, Tatu.
Tatu stand?
Sure, of course.
Sure. Stand up and walk.
Tatu cannot walk.
Of course you can.
Why, son, those
muscles you tore loose...
They're all well now.
Come on, come on.
Doctor... you are
good medicine man.
You take fire from my leg,
but you cannot heal leg.
That is why my chiefs
leave me in mountain.
Because I c... I cannot hunt,
I cannot run, not ride.
Tatu, your chiefs were wrong.
Chiefs never wrong!
Oh, well, you'll
have to convince him.
I've got at least a dozen
other patients to take care of.
- Good luck.
- Thank... thank you, Doc.
Now, look here, Tatu.
The leg is well.
I did not seek to come here.
I was to die.
You say you are my friend,
but you shame me.
Shame you? Now, why would
I want to do a thing like that?
They take my horse and say,
"Tatu, son of Owatec,
must wait for the great
darkness to come."
Alone.
I wait till the sun
travels down.
But the great darkness
does not come.
And I wait.
The wind is cold,
and my leg screamed.
Three times the
sun crossed the sky.
Have no water, no food.
The great darkness comes
with the rising of the fourth sun.
The pain is gone, and I sleep.
And I run with the
wind to k*ll the buffalo.
In my eyes, I see the
gentle ways of my mother.
And then you find me,
and bring back the pain!
Now you shame me
because I cannot walk!
Now, Tatu, that ain't so.
I ain't shamed you,
and that leg is healed!
Hoss lies!
I cannot walk!
All right, so you can't walk.
If you can't walk, you
can't hunt, can you?
So you won't be
needing this anymore.
Hey...
Look, you stubborn
"cayoot," you're walking.
Hoss... I... I am still hunter.
You betcha you are.
You care for lemon
or cream, Miss Julie?
- Hmm?
- Very good. Excellent.
Now, remember, you serve
Mrs. Flanner first, then Julie.
I get it: first, old lady,
and then young one.
Right.
And-and use the good China.
We got to convince Mrs. Flanner
we're fancy enough for
me to take her daughter out.
- Yes, sir.
- Okay, let's go through it one more...
My, oh, my, oh, my,
ain't we getting fancy.
What are you and Hop Sing gonna
be doing next, dancing a minuet?
The little gal must
really be something
to turn you into a regular
parlor room
Romeo like this, Joe.
Mm...
I-I thought you were out
in the barn fixing the stalls.
Yeah. I, uh...
I thought you was out
chasing them wild horses.
Well, it's... that's what
I'm fixing to do right now.
Gonna go round 'em up right now.
Why don't you
get the stalls fixed?
I may bring back a whole herd.
And you, uh, plan
on inviting 'em for tea?
Why do you tear boards
down, then put boards up?
I reckon a lot of things we do
look sort of silly
to you, don't they?
Yes.
But many of your ways are good.
You know, I reckon we
could probably learn something
from your people, too.
It is possible, but... But what?
Do white men leave
their brothers to die
like my chiefs did to me?
Well, I'll tell you, Tatu,
there's lots of different
kind of white men,
but I reckon most of us
do hold life sacred, yeah.
That is good.
Tell me something.
Where'd you learn to speak
English so good anyhow?
My father was a scout
for the white soldier.
He said they were the savages.
They hunted my people,
and k*lled old men, women,
children.
That is why he turned
away from them.
Hey.
You're home early.
Have any luck?
Not a sign of 'em.
I don't know, that whole herd
just seems to have
disappeared in thin air.
I need 30 more head
by the end of the week.
I just don't think
we can deliver.
Hmm... Oh, well,
I'll tell you what.
You... you don't need to worry
about them horses anyway.
You got something
serious to worry about.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
Like how to pour tea for
that little gal and her mama.
Hey, they're not here
already, are they?
I better get in
there to Hop Sing,
get him to rehearse again.
Hey, Joe?
Joe, you might make
use of that tub, too.
- Tub?
- Yeah.
- What is a tub?
- A tub?
Well, sir, a tub is one
of the great benefits
of civilization.
Matter of fact,
you could make use of
one yourself right now.
Hey, Bill, take care
of the horse will you?
Come on.
You go ahead and get undressed.
I'll get you a towel.
Tatu, this water is for you,
not for the clothes.
- For Tatu?
- Sure.
Hot water for cooking,
and, also, to k*ll bugs.
Yeah, well, you're
sort of getting the idea.
Hoss, you up there?
Yeah. Be right down, Pa.
Look, you go ahead and get in
there and take you a good bath.
It ain't gonna k*ll
you, I promise you.
Done it once or twice myself.
You'll probably be needing this.
Soon as you get through,
come on downstairs.
We got some company.
- No, thank you.
- Mr. Cartwright?
Yes, thank you, Hop Sing.
Well, although I'm sure that
things are... are much more
informal here in the West,
I still insist on
meeting the families
of the young men that
my daughter Julie knows.
Well, I think you're very wise.
And I must say that I think
that Joseph has a
very, very nice family.
Well... thank you.
Oh, my other son Hoss.
Hoss, uh, this is Mrs.
Flanner, and her daughter Julie.
How do you do?
Happy to meet you,
ma'am. You, too, Julie.
Thank you.
Hope you'll pardon
my appearance,
but I've put in a
pretty hard day's work.
There's nothing wrong with
honest toil, Mr. Cartwright.
No, ma'am, and it does
something for my appetite, too.
Yeah, would you care for a
little more tea, Mrs. Flanner?
No.
Oh, oh, no. No, thank you.
Oh!
Oh... Oh...!
Tatu all clean, Hoss.
Ta-Tatu, you gotta
get out of here.
But Hoss say I should come.
- Get him upstairs.
- Okay.
Go, Hoss.
Please leave me.
Aw, come on, Tatu.
You didn't mean no harm.
You didn't know
no better, that's all.
Besides, I-I thought
it was kind of funny.
You ought to have
seen the expression
on that old lady's face.
Everyone will laugh
at Tatu, like Hoss.
Look, I've been laughed
at myself a few times.
Don't take yourself
so seriously.
Little Joe will hate Tatu.
He won't do no such a thing.
I'll tell you what,
they're busting out
some horses down there
in the lower corral right
now. You come on with me
and I'll show you how
much he hates you.
Come on.
That's one very
strong horse, señor.
Yeah, he's a
tough one, all right.
You think you can
break him by tomorrow?
We're 20 head short.
We could sure use him.
Not tomorrow, señor.
Today.
Ah, give him a try.
We better get back to work, too.
No, wait, I want to
see this for a minute.
Hi, Tatu. Hardly recognize
you with your clothes on.
Little Joe, I want
to tell you how...
Oh, forget it.
Let's forget it.
What's happened happened.
Don't worry, Julie and
I will get back together.
Are you sure?
I'm not sure, but I'm
not gonna worry about it,
and I don't want you to either.
Caballo diablo.
Well, like I said,
it's a tough animal.
Well, I try him again tomorrow.
- All right.
- Let me try.
Oh, Tatu, you've
already had one accident.
Please!
This is man's work.
Tatu try.
Go ahead. Let him try.
All right. Go ahead.
But be careful.
- Go get him.
- Joe, let's go.
- See you, Hoss.
- All right, Pa.
Take it easy.
Don't lean on that
fence too hard, Hoss.
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♪♪
I have seen the Indian who
could tame the wild animal
as if putting a spell on it.
Let him go, Martinez.
The horse knew the
Indian was as wild as he is.
Well, he was... he
was ready to go back.
That's all there is to it.
Yeah, I... I reckon so.
But there for a while,
I thought he really
wanted to learn, you know?
It must be very difficult to...
break the habits and...
instincts of a lifetime.
Yeah. I reckon so.
Mr. Cartwright. Mr. Cartwright.
You won't believe it.
You just won't believe it.
All right, just
take it easy now.
Believe what?
Tatu. He just ride in.
And he bring a whole
herd of horse with him.
Hey, careful! Careful!
Those six in that section!
Well, what do you
think of that, Pa?
Oh.
Man, look at all
those pretty horses.
Are these enough
for your contract?
Enough? Oh, Tatu.
But, Tatu, how'd you get
that many all by yourself?
This says I am best hunter.
Tatu knows this
is lead stallion.
Herd would follow.
Oh, they sure did.
Well, now I can
fill that contract.
You boys got your
work cut out for you.
- It looks like it.
- Get going.
Tatu, you must be pretty hungry.
Hop Sing, what about it?
Yes, sir, Mr. Cartwright.
It was I, the Indian,
the savage, the wolf
who found the herd.
They call you a wolf?
Huh. They should
have called you...
a fool.
Or a traitor to your own breed.
A traitor?
You call Tatu a traitor? A fool?
Those horses that you
brought in so proudly, huh?
You know where they're going?
They're going to
the forts, to the Army,
to the long swords,
to the enemies of your people.
Liar.
Liar!
Liar?
Why don't you ask the
señores Cartwright, huh?
Well... Proud hunter.
Hey... how's it feel
to put new weapons
into the hands of
the whites, huh?
With those horses,
they will hunt down
perhaps your own tribe.
Huh?
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♪♪
Bueno caballo.
We shall see if you are
stronger than Martinez.
Horse thief.
You dirty dog eater.
You call me a thief?
You're the true
son of your father,
that dog who sold his
people to the white soldiers.
You will die for those words.
- Tatu... Tatu, stop it!
- Stop!
What's going on here?
He said bad words of my father.
I told you he was a
savage, a wild beast.
Put that down, Tatu.
Tatu, put it away.
Put it away.
All right, Martinez...
get back to the bunkhouse.
Tatu, you come into the house.
We have some
serious talking to do.
Hoss, you bring him alone.
Hoss, I was wrong?
Let's go in.
In my tribe,
a man alone with
the stock is a thief.
You're no longer
with your tribe.
Tatu, we want to help you.
But... we can only
do just so much.
There's a school in Santa Fe.
And... we think
you should go there.
Like a child?
I want to learn, but...
Look, we talked it over
and we feel it's a good thing.
Now, the decision
is still up to you.
But, Santa Fe.
I had not thought to
leave you, my friends.
I had not thought to go
to another strange place.
Hoss?
Do you wish me
to go to Santa Fe?
Well, it's not that I...
I wish you to go, Tatu, it's...
It's just that... well,
you learn better there.
They can... they can teach
you better than we can.
That school in Santa Fe
is one of the best there is.
Tatu...
maybe you can learn
something for your people.
Like... maybe you
can learn how to...
how to grow things,
and show them how.
How to... how to get meat
and keep it on the table, always.
No.
My people left me to die.
I closed my eyes as an
Indian and was reborn.
Your doctor gave me new life.
I will go to your school.
In the morning,
why don't you and me
ride into Virginia City
and we'll pick you
up some new duds.
And I must cut hair.
All right.
A haircut.
How's that, huh?
How do you like it?
It's... It's cooler.
You get used to that.
Oh, here, Paul.
Oh, thank you very much.
My pleasure. Thank you.
We'll get you a smaller
size before we go home.
Come on.
Don't pay no attention
to them yahoos in there.
They don't mean nothin'.
Look, I got to pick
up some stuff for Pa.
You meet me over at
the horses after a while
and we'll pick you up
another hat, all right?
Come on, Pete,
show us how to do that
heap big Indian w*r dance.
- Pete...
- Come on, Pete, let's see you stomp
- those buffalo into the ground.
- There you go.
Me w*r dance, me w*r dance.
- Me big buffalo dance.
- Yeah!
- Watch this.
- Me big hunter.
- Go, hunter!
- Let's go, Pete!
Me big warrior...
Stop.
Stop, old man.
No more.
Leave him alone!
Stop!
Let's see you stomp
those buffaloes
into the ground, Pete.
That's it, Pete.
Me... big hunter.
Me... big warrior.
Go away, kid, leave him alone.
Come on, Pete,
let's do it again,
- show 'em how it's done.
- Look out, Bill!
White men.
White savage.
The Indian does
not laugh at old men.
He does not laugh at
the sacred ways of others.
I throw away the
white man's things.
All right.
Hold it, hold it.
S... Stay calm.
Jake... you and Odie.
Ain't you got
nothin' better to do?
You should be ashamed.
You two tramps, beat it.
Go on, get out of here.
Tatu...
as long as you stand there
holding that knife like that,
you ain't no different
from all the rest of 'em.
Me big warrior.
♪♪
I was a fool, Hoss.
But in that old man's
face, I saw my people.
All of them, being laughed at.
Yeah.
I wish I could say I
know how you felt, but...
there ain't no way.
I'm a white man.
Look... Pa's got a
little get-together,
a little shindig
he's cookin' up.
It's supposed to be a surprise.
Sort of a going-away
party for you.
So when you come
in, act surprised.
Don't you tell nobody
I told you, you hear?
I will say nothing.
Act surprised.
So... you are now
a white man, huh?
Hey, you're not missing
your own party, are you?
It is hot inside.
Yeah, I suppose it is.
Pa loves that fireplace.
He keeps it going
12 months a year.
I'm kind of thirsty. Want
something to drink?
- Oh, I'd love something, thank you.
- All right.
- How about you?
- No, thank you.
You sure?
Okay, you wait
here, I'll be right back.
Mmm! Isn't it just
a heavenly night?
It will be cold tomorrow.
Far in the hills.
I do wish you luck in Santa Fe.
Thank you.
I think it's wonderful
of the Cartwrights
to send you to school,
so you can be civilized.
Oh, dear... that's not
what I meant at all.
It is all right.
I know what you meant.
Oh, hi, Mr. Cartwright.
It's really a heavenly party.
Come.
Come on.
Yes.
You too, my friend.
You belong in the
mountains and in the plains.
Tatu...
Last night...
you said the Indian
world was dying.
I cannot get it out of my mind.
Do you understand?
Yeah. Yeah, I think I do.
I think: If you go
to the white school
in Santa Fe, Tatu.
But then I think:
You have been in school.
Here, on the Ponderosa.
You have learned many
things you did not know before.
You have learned that...
love is better than hate.
Understanding is
stronger than knives.
Friendship is wiser than w*r.
And maybe I can teach my people.
If...
Tatu, let me tell you something:
The greatest teacher
of 'em all is your heart.
Good-bye, little brother.
No, no, señor, one of the
men has seen him at dawn.
He was riding fast up towards
Bosing Cliffs toward the north.
Oh. Well... he rode
off once before,
maybe he'll be back
again this time, too.
Oh, no, señor.
He will not return.
He's right, Pa.
He won't be coming back.
He was an animal.
Like I told you... a thief.
He took the horse,
your hospitality,
and he left nothing in return.
I gave him the horse;
it was his to take.
And he left us
everything he could.
The only thing he had... this.
07x16 - To k*ll a Buffalo
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Set during and after the Civil w*r, "Bonanza" is the story of Ben and his 3 sons on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City.
Set during and after the Civil w*r, "Bonanza" is the story of Ben and his 3 sons on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City.