Papa Bear (2025) Movie Script

1
[cinematic intro music playing]
[door thuds open]
[clapperboard snaps open and
shuts]
[camera beeping and projector
whirring]
[elegant piano music playing]
[]
[glass shattering]
[jar shatters, lid rattles]
[jars shatter, juices splash]
[watermelon thuds]
[sauces squirting]
[tomato squishes]
[egg splats]
[food items thudding]
[]
[wrench clicking]
Can I do it?
No way.
[thud]
When you pass the safety test,
then you can do it.
Why are you even here?
I need to
raise it twice higher.
[phone ringing]
What now?
[phone ringing]
Yes, hello?
[upbeat music playing over
stereo]
[groans]
[metal rattling]
All right then.
Yes, I'll be there in 20.
What if I move this?
Ten, if there's no traffic.
Should I go lower?
-Do it.
-Or raise it?
[man 1] Can't lower it.
We need to return
the car in two hours.
Back to work!
Vincent, it's urgent.
Damn it, third time this week!
If you leave now,
don't bother coming back.
I'm tired of you.
You think work just comes
so easy?
No, it doesn't,
but please understand.
My daughter's camp just called.
They said there's some
emergency there.
[car thudding]
[Vincent] Oh, no!
[groans]
Ugh!
Oh, man.
-Can't you see?
-[Vincent] Now what?
The car's not going anywhere.
Are you still alive?
Mm-hmm.
Oh, well, that's a fail on your
safety test.
I have to go now.
[playful music playing]
[sighs]
Come on, sweetheart.
Good day.
Not a good day.
[woman sighs]
Finally, you show up.
[woman scoffs]
You, just look at this.
I also have teeth,
and nails, too.
I'll use them if needed.
I'm glad for you.
[girl] Keep away!
If you try to
come even one more step closer
I'll shoot everyone here.
I'll show you the neighborhood
of the Wild Northwest world.
-Got it?
-[man 2] No, no, no.
Oh, Daddy's already here.
I told them that you're
some crazy animal
and that you'd kill for me.
-Come on!
-You stay away, psycho.
[girl laughing]
Um, um, listen, I'm sorry.
This is all a misunderstanding.
He even got a doctor's note
yesterday.
Come on, Dad, tell them.
Yes, I did, but it's from a
dermatologist.
My hands get really dry.
[playful music playing]
[laughs]
[chef gasps]
So yeah, maybe I should--
No, no, please don't,
I'm begging!
[woman panting]
[whimpering]
[laughing]
[whimpering]
[girl] There's no place here
for the weak.
Careful, little girl.
[laughing]
-Be careful, watch it!
-Mila! Careful.
-Oh, oh, oh.
-Ah, oh!
Oh, sorry, Dad. Stay away!
No, no, Daddy, wait!
I'm not yet
done firing at them!
I'll be back!
[Daddy] I'll pay for everything.
Daddy!
[grunts]
At this age, another separation
from the umbilical cord occurs.
So is my brain from my body.
Remember that denial is part of
growing up,
and that's completely normal.
Don't be a dictator
with your teenager.
-Hmm.
-Try to be a friend instead.
But here's the good news
for you.
They actually act out tough
and powerful--
[laptop shuts]
[upbeat music playing through
headphones]
-[water running]
-[humming]
Mila, so I wanted to talk
to you about...
...the umbilical cord.
What?
Do you hear me?
Ugh, mm.
Anyway, I hit a rough patch.
[Mila humming]
Well, not me, but us.
[Mila humming]
B-- but don't worry. What's
important is we're together.
[yells]
[water splashes]
[Daddy] We're close,
and I'll always support you.
As they say, together,
we will pass fire,
and brimstone,
and whatever else.
Mila?
[knocking]
Mila?
[door handle rattles]
Mila!
[rapid, loud knocking]
Mila!
Mila! Princess.
Why are you bothering me?
There's water
everywhere because of you.
Now you clean it up.
[quirky music playing]
[Mila] Can you please stop
touching your face, Dad?
Doing that is so unhygienic.
Just quit it!
[sighs]
[button clicking]
[screaming and thudding on video
game]
[sighs]
All right, sunshine, let's talk.
What's going on with you?
Why are you silent?
[woman screaming on video game]
Damn it!
[car vrooming on video game]
[video game exit chime]
-[groans]
-Cat got your tongue?
[scoffs]
[doorbell rings]
[door opens]
Mrs. Anderson, what now?
Look, I have something.
This here is Bulgakov.
This is Jack London,
and this Rabindranath Tagore.
No idea why I have that.
[chuckles] Oh, that's great.
What are these for?
Perhaps you can use them as wet
wipes instead.
Also, we, the homeowners,
are suing you right now,
so you and your out-of-control
daughter get evicted
on this house.
Listen, ma'am,
she's not out of control.
She just...
[scoffs]
..missed her yearly tune-up,
so she's a little rough
around the corners,
you know?
She's a good kid.
It's just I'm alone
and drowning.
[chuckles]
[Mrs. Anderson]
And that's the result.
You spoil her.
[quirky music playing]
I'll just send you the last
bill.
-Mrs. Anderson!
-Mrs. Anderson.
[quirky music playing]
[sighs]
[door shuts]
That crazy old hag again.
What did she want now?
Yeah?
Or is there something wrong
with you?
You were kicked out of dance
and music class before.
That bloggers' workshop kicked
you out as well.
I showed them the right way of
doing it,
but they chose to ignore
what I said.
We should play at music class,
not just reading notes.
What they teach is unsatisfying.
Same with the bloggers'
workshop.
I said, "Let's shoot a video,"
but they went,
"The key to perfect blogging
is by doing it like this,"
blah, blah, blah.
Such BS! That's
absurd! Bunch of idiots.
[sighs]
Maybe neither.
You're on break.
What'll I do with you?
No idea.
[people yelling and guns firing
on video game]
I do.
You need to go to Nerdland now.
Wait here.
To Nerdland?
What would I be doing there?
-Go read!
-[laughs]
There, Bulgakov, Jack London,
and this one,
whoever that guy is.
Get dressed.
[groans]
[quirky music playing]
Can you tell me where
we're going?
[Daddy sighs]
We're going to a place where
you can't torture anyone.
Not true,
because you'll be there, too.
Get up.
I said get up now.
Hey!
Forgive me for this, but I hope
you'll be gone for a while.
Just dream on.
Hurry up, Dad.
I'm sorry. Kids.
[car trunk shuts]
[lighthearted music playing]
[mascot] Oh, yeah.
[mascot laughs]
[mascot] Hot dogs, hot dogs,
delicious hot dogs here.
[mascot makes swishing sounds]
[mascot] Hey, ah-ha,
ah-ha, ah-ha, hot dogs.
Delicious hot dogs, so tasty.
They are super--
-[slingshot snaps]
-[sighs]
[mascot] They are amazing and
to die for, and they are cheap.
Hey!
[quirky music playing]
-Ah!
-[mascot] Hey, hello, sir.
Hi, how are you?
[man 3] Fill her up. This
monster doesn't like this gas.
I'll be back. You got it?
[mascot] ...hot dogs at the gas
station.
[mascot humming]
Trying to hunt a bear?
Uh-huh.
[man laughs]
That peashooter won't
do anything.
[mascot beatboxing]
If you wanna kill a predator,
you need a proper gun.
-Wow!
-[mascot] Hot dogs here
-Thank you.
-[mascot] At the gas station
[sighs]
These woods have real bears.
[mascot]
They are to die for
[man 3] You need to be careful.
[slingshot snaps]
[mascot] Oh, ow!
Come on, girl.
-Jesus.
-You're a natural.
[laughs]
And then you need to break
his neck, okay?
[mascot] All right. Hi, sir.
You want a hot dog?
Hey, they're delicious today.
Come on, hey, t--
-[grunts]
-What the--
[laughs]
[mascot] Whoa, dude, come...
What? Are you crazy, dude?
Come on, that's not cool.
Why did you do that?
What's wrong with you?
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[chuckles]
[grunts]
Your drink with marshmallows,
and hot dogs with no mustard
and extra pickles.
Uh-huh.
You behaved?
Uh-huh.
[grunts]
[lighthearted music playing]
[Daddy] Right.
[grunts]
[birds chirping]
Dad, why are we in this place?
To buy some kind of animal
feed, or maybe grasshoppers?
Let's just go home,
I'm begging you.
I just want a hot shower
and play video game.
They're way more fun, you know?
[Daddy] What do you mean,
shower?
The neighbors are remodeling,
thanks to you.
We're finally here.
[quirky music playing]
-You're kidding me.
-You heard me.
This was my granddad's.
I was named after him, Ted.
[grunts]
[key rattling]
[Ted grunts]
[Ted] Mila, come on!
-[sighs]
-[door slams shut]
[soft thudding in background]
[Ted] Right.
[sighs]
[Ted grunts]
[Ted] Okay.
Oh, darn it.
Dad?
-[Ted] Yeah?
-Is this for real?
There's no normal TV?
[Ted sighs]
There. Now that is the best TV.
It shows the whole wilderness,
day and night.
Huh?
[chuckles]
Ah, there it is,
a real old rustic wood stove.
I remember
I'd sleep on top of it.
Makes sense. Did you sleep
on the fridge during summer?
[chuckles]
You're funny.
[sighs] It's okay.
Now, we'll get it started,
and then it will be warm.
This ain't no city radiator.
-You have water?
-Of course.
Thank God! Something's normal
in this place.
It comes out of a tap, right?
[Ted chuckles]
Of course not.
There's a well outside.
It's strong.
It has clean water.
[groans]
Oh, so many memories.
What's this?
Oh.
[quirky music playing]
A shotgun.
Grandpa's.
Yeah.
Good thing I found it first,
right, Mila?
[chair creaks]
Mila?
Mila!
[car engine revs]
Mila?
[handbrake creaks]
[gear stick shifts]
[engine revs]
[Ted] Mila!
[engine revving]
Are you crazy?
[car tire hisses]
Stop, stop, stop, stop!
[engine revving]
[panting]
What are you doing?
[handbrake creaks]
[panting]
You crazy?
No, I'm in a village.
[door slams shut]
[Ted] It's a farm, actually.
[car door shuts]
[car tire stops hissing]
[sighs]
[soft melancholic music playing]
Oh, how much longer will this
go on?
I thought you were a normal
father.
[sighs]
Well, am I not?
Normal fathers love their
children and do everything
for them. You betrayed me.
First, Mom betrayed me
when she died, and now you.
[soft melancholic music
continues]
[sighs]
Right.
I, uh, I need time to think.
Stay here.
What's the gun for?
[sighs]
For safety.
And how about having my own?
You, you go in the house
and lock the door.
I'll be back soon.
Stay here.
[sighs]
[birds chirping]
I hate it.
[quirky music playing]
[grunting]
Ouch!
[birds chirping]
[quirky music playing]
[]
[bullets clunking]
[bolt shuts]
[]
[gunshot booms]
[sighs]
[bird flapping wings]
The hell was that?
[gunshot booms]
What's going on here?
[bolt opens]
[bullet thuds softly]
[blows air]
[bike revs]
[gunshot booms]
[bike speeds away]
[]
What kind of people do this?
[bear trap snaps shut]
[heavy footsteps approaching]
[bear growling]
[roaring]
Easy, go away!
[roaring]
Go away!
[roaring]
Go away!
[gun clicks]
Go away, go away!
[screaming]
[bear grunting]
[screaming]
[bear grunts]
[shrieks]
[panting]
Go back to wherever the hell
you came from!
[playful music playing]
[panting]
[]
[door slams shut]
Where the hell are you, Dad?
While you're out there enjoying
the air, I'm stuck handling
everything in this place.
Who's the adult around here?
[panting]
[special information tone]
[automated voice] [on phone]
The subscriber is not available.
[special information tone]
[yells]
[automated voice] [on phone]
The subscriber is not available.
[voice message recording beep]
I was just attacked by a spider
about the size of a dog,
but no worries, just keep
enjoying the fresh air!
Sincerely hoping you're
enjoying your time alone, Daddy!
[notification pings]
[panting]
[exhales]
[ominous music playing]
[grunts]
[taking deep breaths]
When you take, you give back.
[moaning]
[quirky music playing]
[Mila sighs]
Okay, right here.
[metal clangs]
[Mila] One, two, three, four.
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[metal clangs]
[blows air]
[Mila] Okay.
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[doll clatters]
Yes!
[laughs]
Come on.
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[metal clangs]
Yes, yes, yes!
[laughs]
Next one.
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[globe thudding]
Oh, beautiful. All right.
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[metal clangs]
Let's try again.
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[walnut rattling]
-[slingshot snaps]
-[metal clangs, walnut rattles]
-[slingshot snaps]
-[metal clangs, walnut rattles]
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[metal clangs, walnut rattles]
[groans]
[thud]
Strike!
[chuckles]
You think I'd be worried
on my own, huh?
No.
I'm sure you're just sitting
somewhere thinking I'd be like,
"Daddy, Daddy,
where's my daddy?"
In your dreams.
[sighs]
Think I can't sleep
all by myself?
I can.
Oh, I can.
[grunting]
[gentle music playing]
[Mila] With your desperate
attitude and your hands covering
your face,
it's better without you.
Covers his face with his hands
and just complains,
and complains, and complains.
[knocking at door]
[grunts]
[pigeons cooing, wings
fluttering]
Ah, how could I forget?
I thought
I was having a nightmare.
Who are you,
nature's power drill?
[moaning]
[bear growling]
[suspenseful music playing]
[growls]
[screaming]
[panting]
You! On the floor!
Face down!
[snorts]
I'm calling my dad right now!
[grunts]
Are you hearing me?
You gonna sit there forever?
-Wanna say something?
-[grunts]
I'll stay right here!
[growls]
[door opens and shuts]
[panting]
Hey!
Listen, this is my house!
Actually, this is your house!
[panting]
[birds chirping]
[quirky music playing]
[grunting]
[panting]
The spider's gone!
You should go, too,
before you get hurt!
[panting]
I'm waiting for my dad!
He'll teach you how to behave,
for sure!
Hello?
[quirky music playing]
[man 4] One more time.
So you said that Indians--
Mm-hmm.
Play soccer with hedgehogs?
[chuckles]
Did you dream of that?
Cody, I saw it on a geographic
channel before. They don't lie.
-Mm-hmm.
-Mm-hmm.
But it would hurt.
Haven't you seen the movie?
They wear those
suede boots there.
Hedgehogs?
Hey, stop there!
Another one.
[handbrake clicks]
Run along, little fella.
There are no Indians here.
-Don't worry, we'll protect you.
-Happy trails, hedgehog.
Go in peace. This is our job.
[laughing]
Right, back to business.
[clears throat]
We will start at the river,
and then go down.
We'll go north.
-Okay.
-I saw some over there.
Cody.
Huh?
We wanted to go past Basil first
to see who stopped there before.
-That's right, Brody.
-Mm-hmm.
First we go to Basil's house,
and then to the river.
Let's go!
[sneaky music playing]
[]
I'm so thirsty.
I'm watching you!
You hear me?
Come out!
[panting]
Okay, so how does this work?
Ah.
[panting]
Hello?
[laughing]
Woo!
[Mila laughing]
[metal bucket rattles]
[metal chain clanks]
[panting]
[water splashes]
[grunting]
[water swishing]
[grunting]
[panting]
[grunts]
[quirky music playing]
[grunting, panting]
[bear huffing]
[screams]
[roars]
[panting]
[chain clanking]
[bear growls]
[panting]
[bear snorting]
Stay back.
I need to drink.
[bear grunts]
Hold on.
Do you actually
understand me?
[grunts]
[gentle music playing]
That's crazy,
a feral beast understands me,
but my father doesn't.
[whimpers]
Wait, do that again.
[whimpers]
[Mila] Can you please stop
touching your face, Dad?
Wait, Dad, is that a joke?
[laughs]
Is that a mascot costume or...
Dad?
[growling]
Maybe you want some water?
[growling]
[slurping]
[panting]
[grunts]
[chuckles]
[truck horn beeps]
Quick, hide in the house!
[growls]
Come on, hurry up.
[truck engine humming]
[door slams shut]
Bro, an albatross
can't fly sideways.
-It's impossible.
-Cody--
Nobody can.
You have to
understand, it can't.
It's one thing if you blame the
wind, you know what I'm saying?
I saw it with my own eyes.
It flew at a right angle,
totally sideways, believe me.
Uh-huh. Next, you'll say it
flew backwards or something.
-Cody!
-No. Or head up!
[Brody] Cody.
[laughing]
-Cody!
-Stop it.
No need to continue this.
-Cody.
No, stop it.
That's why it's an
albatross, do you get me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, goodness,
I don't know how to talk to you.
It's like you
just don't get it.
[Cody] Hello! Anyone home?
We're hunters! Open up!
[knocking at door]
Knock, knock, is anyone home?
We are inside. Hello?
-We are foresters.
-Yes, don't be scared.
Hello?
I don't think anyone's home.
The door was unlocked.
Hello?
Good morning, sir.
Why didn't you answer,
little one?
Are you alone? The adults?
My dad went into the woods
for some fresh air,
so I'm here waiting for him
to come back.
Hmm, he better breathe
without a gun.
[Cody laughs]
[growls]
Cody.
[sniffing]
Brody.
I haven't had breakfast yet.
That's just my tummy growling
right now.
Really sorry about that.
And who
is your dad, huh?
Is he a poacher by chance?
No, Smithrow, Theodore.
Th-- Ted?
-Uh...
-Hang on,
that is Basil's grandson, right?
The city boy seems
to have returned here.
-Of course I remember him, Cody.
-[Cody] You remember him?
Yes, yes, of course, I remember.
[laughing]
-Uh, so he's back then?
-Yeah.
You city folk probably never
held anything heavier than
a phone, right?
[laughing]
I'd like to wrestle Ted,
by the way.
Arm wrestle him.
You were the champ then.
What do you mean, were?
[chuckles]
[Cody] I still am!
There's no one here who could
beat me in arm wrestling.
I bet my rifle that no one here
could outwrestle me.
Any takers in here?
[grunts]
Oh, uh, there's mice
all over the place.
I'm really sick of them.
You're scared?
Very.
City folks freak out
over insects.
-Yeah.
-Yes. [laughs]
-If a Chihua--
-Bless you.
[chuckles]
I didn't sneeze.
-[chuckles]
-If a Chihua--
Bless you.
I didn't sneeze.
I just said, Chihuahua.
There again, Cody.
You did it again right now.
There's a tiny dog called
a Chihuahua.
-Ah!
-Yes!
So yeah, that tiny dog,
a Chihuahua, it glances at you.
Plays with you, and you dive
into the bushes, right?
[chuckles] That's right.
Out here in the
wild, you need to be tough.
Yes.
Healthy, and strong.
[chuckles nervously]
Ah, that's right.
-Ah, yes, anyway.
-Yeah.
We got carried away.
We have to go.
Say hi to him.
[chuckles nervously]
We'll be back.
Yes, please,
go ahead, take some of it.
Thank you.
[chuckles nervously]
-Come on.
-[Brody] Cody.
[laughing]
-Goodbye.
-[Brody] Goodbye!
[Cody] Goodbye.
-[Brody] Hmm, what a nice girl.
-[Cody] It's been ages.
Take the plate
with you while you're at it.
[sighs]
[growling]
I know you could have easily
beaten them.
Hold up, do I speak bear
to you? Right, what do we do?
[grunts]
[sighs]
Okay, as we always say,
breakfast fixes everything.
[playful music playing]
[Mila humming]
There, hot dogs.
[huffing]
Hmm, fried eggs or hard-boiled?
[munching]
Are you serious?
[growling]
Always manage to get your way,
don't you?
You've got to be a strong
and independent man,
because I'm hungry,
I get up and dig
through the fridge myself.
[bear growling]
You think I'm gonna clean
up after you?
Nope, like I don't have better
things to do.
[roars]
Okay.
[bear growling]
Okay. [chuckles nervously]
Let's have some hot chocolate.
[grunts]
So tell me,
how did you become a bear?
[roars]
Did you see a full moon,
and then your body hurt
so bad, right?
Like, raah, ah, boom!
Your clothes ripped in pieces,
you collapsed,
and boom, your nails turned
into claws.
[grunts]
Hmm, all right,
maybe a princess cursed you.
Probably not.
I'm the only princess
in this village.
[licking]
Will you say something already,
like where exactly it happened?
Drop the location at least.
[growling]
Wait, that's a thing?
[huffing]
Okay, let's figure it out.
We're only taking the
essentials.
[playful music playing]
City map.
And most importantly, my phone,
my charger, and my headphones.
This, too.
[growls]
Dad, come on! My phone already
has a flashlight.
Why carry this big,
clunky one? It stays.
[flashlight thuds]
[bear growls]
[Mila] A compass?
This is very cute.
My smartwatch has one.
Much better.
[grunting]
This stuff looks like it should
have been tossed decades ago.
You're, like,
from the Stone Age, you know?
[bear growling]
[matchsticks rattle]
[roars]
These might come in handy.
Quit yelling!
[roars]
I'll take them
only because you asked.
Don't you forget.
[bear growls]
[]
I wonder, how many rolls are you
gonna need each time you go
to the bathroom?
[laughing]
[grunts]
Relax, I'm just kidding.
[laughing]
It's kinda awesome you're a
bear now.
[birds squawking and chirping]
[huffing]
[gentle music playing]
What's that metal thing?
[roars]
And then what?
Is there some
magical portal here or what?
[growls]
[laughing]
[uplifting music playing]
Dad, did you carve that?
[growls]
Right.
Well, it makes sense then.
I should press it.
[grunting]
[quirky music playing]
Well, I guess that theory
failed miserably.
[grunts]
Well, let's search for the one
who carved these comics
on the trees. Maybe...
[sighs]
[suspense music playing]
Who leaves this stuff
around like that?
Ah, can you sniff it like
those dogs at the airport?
[roars]
I see.
Okay, if we came from over
there, then we should go
that way.
[soft music playing]
[growls]
[]
[nature sounds]
[water flowing]
Okay, so how do we get across?
Maybe there's a bridge
or an underground passage.
I mean, people cross it somehow.
[quirky music playing]
[bear growls]
[]
Okay.
[growling]
[tree trunk creaking and
groaning]
[thud]
Good God!
[huffs]
Could you add a-- a-- a few
more trees so that the bridge
is a bit wider?
[growls]
[sighs]
I think that all of our problems
are not because of me,
but because you can't control
your emotions, you know?
All right, let's go.
[quirky music playing]
[panting]
[yells]
[grunts]
[huffs]
[leaves rustle]
[]
[thwack]
[karabineer clicks]
[rope twangs]
It's so pretty.
[]
Mm, delicious!
[sniffing]
[munching]
Some ants. Ugh.
[growls]
[grunting]
[karabiner clicks]
[roaring]
Actually, Dad, I'm tired
and my feet already hurt.
-You know what?
-[bear growling]
[Mila] I have an idea.
Is riding a bear a thing?
[bear growling]
[playful music playing]
Don't shake me!
Please be more gentle.
[grunts]
Ugh, you know, it isn't easy
to ride a bear for so long.
[bear huffing]
Where are we gonna sleep?
You don't have any idea, do you?
Oh.
[bear huffing]
[soft music playing]
No shaking, Daddy.
[]
[paws thudding]
[camera chimes]
[suspense music playing]
[spritzing]
[bike revs]
[wolf howling in distance]
[bear huffing]
[panting]
[huffs]
[grunts]
[pants]
[grunts]
[growls]
[roars]
[whines]
[wolves howling in distance]
[roars]
[quirky music playing]
They'll probably sleep till
noon.
[chuckles]
Cody, they're city folks.
[laughing]
That's true.
Cody, maybe we
should do a quick patrol.
No, I wanna see Teddy
before that.
We have to compare the guns.
[knocking]
[laughing]
What did I say?
[banging]
Hello!
Cody.
What?
[intense music playing]
A bear?
Right.
Quick, get the rifles.
[rushing footsteps]
[quirky music playing]
What?
You check the room there.
I'll go upstairs.
Hmm.
What's there?
The stove.
Oh.
[both sniffing]
-What's there?
-Kitchen.
-Cody.
-What?
Smells like bear in here.
[both sniffing]
Yeah, I smell it, too.
Mm-hmm.
[]
[sighs]
Bad.
This is very bad.
Seems like it chased them.
Mm-hmm.
Got in the house, they got
scared, ran into the forest,
and the bear chased them.
-Cody.
-Hmm?
Judging by the tracks,
it weighs 400 kilos.
That's big.
Yeah, it's huge.
Jesus, they're city folk!
How could this happen?
I hope they're still alive.
[quirky music playing]
Are you hiding from me,
fluff ball?
[birds chirping]
Huh.
[grunts]
[sighs]
Smart.
Smart means dangerous.
Hmm.
[sighs]
And those are worth more. Hmm.
[grunts]
[thwack]
[laughing]
That was a bit off.
[grunts]
Never mind, collateral damage.
I know where to go.
See you soon.
[nature sounds]
[moaning]
[quirky music playing]
Hello?
Dad?
Hey, Dad, where are you?
[nature sounds]
Stop it!
This isn't funny anymore.
What's with the dumb jokes now?
Okay, Dad, cut it out!
Quit messing around and come
out!
Dad!
[quirky music playing]
Mila?
Mila.
[Mila laughing]
Mila.
[cart wheels whirring]
Mila, how many times...
Mila?
Mila. Oh, sorry.
I'm really sorry.
[sighs]
Mila?
Mila?
[giggling]
Mila!
Daddy, where are you?
[bird cawing]
[country music playing]
[water splashes]
[birds squawking]
[bear grunting]
[groans]
You went off to get some
snacks, huh?
[roars]
Good for you,
but did you think about me?
I've been sitting here freaking
out.
[growling]
What am I supposed
to do with that?
All you do is cause trouble.
Ugh, fine,
we'll figure something out.
[zipper opening]
[pants]
[matchstick scratching]
[matchstick ignites]
[bear growls]
[sniffs]
Really, just now?
[growling]
Oh.
[matchstick ignites]
[fire roars]
Whoa! Hold on.
Let's make a video.
I'll show it to those clowns
at the bloggers' workshop.
[laughs]
[growls]
Who's a genius? Mila's a genius.
[laughing]
I'm calling this Tuesday.
Went to the woods, caught a fish
in the river, and fed my pet
bear because he's a good boy
to me.
[laughing]
[growls]
[munching]
[quirky music playing]
Hey, stop!
Why are you eating right now?
I told you, you come over here,
lie at my feet,
and I do the feeding
and petting.
[sighs]
Now I have to reshoot it.
Wait, is there any fish left?
[growling]
You're a black hole, and I'm
starving here.
Run along.
[bike revs]
[grunts]
[sighs]
[chuckles]
[munches]
Wow, tastes good even with no
salt.
Salt is the white death.
I have some with me.
I recognize you from before.
I'm so happy to see you here.
[laughs]
You're the girl from the gas
station.
[chuckles]
Why are you here?
Are you alone in the woods?
Listen, something crazy's
happened,
and you won't believe it.
I'm insanely curious.
Good, I'll tell you.
What do you think about bears?
I love them.
[Mila] So get this.
I wake up at home yesterday--
[quirky tense music playing]
Check out my collection.
To harvest bear is always
special.
They pay well for a bear,
even if it's missing a claw.
I always keep one as a memento.
There's a large bear
in woods like this.
You seen it?
I'd run back to my mommy now
if I were you.
My mother died.
It happens.
So, what are you
doing here alone here?
Just enjoying a walk.
Just love nature, you know?
Walks are for parks.
In the woods, you're either the
predator or the prey.
[man munches]
You're the poacher the
foresters told me about.
I'm a businessman, little girl.
[tense music playing]
[bear grunting]
[gunshot]
[bear growling]
[gunshot in distance]
-Caliber?
-Hold on.
[growling]
Nice claws!
Come on, now.
Nice and clean. Nice and clean.
-[Mila grunts]
-[groans]
[pants]
Now we run.
[intense music playing]
[]
I don't understand.
Like a rifle, a large caliber
one, not an average rifle.
It's far,
can't pinpoint from where.
The hills make it echo,
the sound bounces.
Well, probably it's not
from our city folk.
-Mm-hmm.
-Okay, let's move now.
-Go straight.
-Ah.
[car engine starts]
Just be careful.
[car engine revs]
[panting]
[grunting, huffing]
Whoa, Dad, look!
Someone hung up some meat over
there, like a forest fridge.
Probably so that animals don't
eat it.
That means there are people
here.
They'll definitely help us, 100
percent. They'll be back soon.
[panting]
[huffing]
[growling]
Oh, no!
[bear growling]
[Mila] Wait, wait, wait. Wait,
wait, wait.
[camera beeping]
Hang in there.
[bear growling]
[Mila] Hold on.
[bear growling]
I'll help you.
Fall on your paws.
You aren't that high,
don't be scared.
Okay, here it goes.
[grunts]
[logs thud]
[bear growling]
Okay, okay,
what do we do, Dad?
Wait, hold on.
[]
[bear growling]
Hang on.
[camera beeping]
[alarm beeping]
[groaning]
[grunting]
[panting]
All right,
the rules have changed.
[groans]
I will mess up your pelt.
[panting]
[keys beeping]
Hello, Ally. Yeah,
I found a suitable specimen.
I can't bring it in alive,
but the stuffed version
will be just as good.
[Mila panting]
[Cody] Brody, look,
I think it's trapped.
[Brody] Wait a second.
Okay, shoot it quick
before it breaks free!
[gunshot]
[bear grunts]
Oh, my God.
[Brody] Here.
[bear growling]
[Cody] Right. Brody, be careful.
[bear growling]
Goodness.
[Cody] Look, they were here.
-Huh?
-It followed their smell.
Cody, this one's huge, huh?
[Cody] Yeah.
We need to lead it from here.
It's not afraid
because it follows them,
and you know, that's not good.
Cody, these poachers have zero
respect for anything,
-especially this.
-Brody, I agree.
They fear nothing.
[bike engine humming in
distance]
Cody, here,
they're over here.
Yeah.
[panting]
[bike engine revving]
-[Brody] Hey! Hands up!
-[Cody] Hey!
[Brody] Don't move.
-Hey, fellas.
-Don't "hey" us.
We're armed, as you can see.
We can hurt you right now.
[Cody] Yeah.
-So tell me, did you do this?
-Huh?
I didn't do anything.
I'm just out for a ride
in the woods.
I love nature.
You think I'm an idiot?
You look
like a gun runner.
-Mm-hmm, doesn't mean I use--
-Don't move!
[grunts]
First, we'll take you somewhere
to ask questions,
then we'll figure it out.
Now let's go.
Except the bear will wake
up soon, and it will be mad.
-[Cody] Don't move!
-Cody, uh, he's right.
The animal's gonna wake
up any time soon.
W-- we need to do something
before that.
-Brody.
-Hmm?
Don't move! Don't move.
[Cody] I'm not finished.
Listen, I see you go to the gym.
[scoffs]
-I bench 150 easily.
-[chuckles]
[Cody] No need to bench
anything here.
There's only deadlifts here.
-Come on, help us.
-Okay, in a sec.
I told you not to move!
Come on, let's go!
Brody, get the car.
[grunting]
[thud]
[together] Wooh!
-Like that.
-Whoa.
Well, thank you
from all the foresters.
Ah.
For your bravery today, we'll
give you a certificate or medal.
That it?
[Cody] Whoa, you hear that?
Mm-hmm.
No, we aren't done.
If you come back
to this place again,
that certificate
turns into a bullet.
Cody.
And here's a pro tip for you,
when you're done doing
deadlifts, keep your back
straight all the way,
or you'll mess up.
And do more dumbbells.
Dumbbells are the king of
workouts.
[chuckles]
-Brody.
-What?
Uh, his head looks like a
dumbbell, you know?
[Brody and Cody laughing]
No, it actually looks more like
a toothbrush on top.
[Brody] Who is this anyway?
[laughing]
Yeah, hipsters.
-Where do we take it?
-All right.
Where, where, where? To Perry.
-Uh-huh.
-In Terranville.
There's a cage.
Yeah, it's the closest, 'cause
if it wakes up, we're walking.
Walking? Try running.
-All right, mount up.
-Brody.
Cody, hmm.
[bike engine revs]
Terranville, Terranville,
Terranville. Where is that?
[Mila panting]
[truck engine humming]
[quirky music playing]
[roaring]
Perry, we'll leave it for three
days.
We'll continue searching
and come back again.
Leave him forever as long as
there's food for it.
Yeah.
[roaring]
Seems like it has decided
on its lunch.
-[chuckles]
-It's me.
[chuckles]
Cody will be dinner,
and you're breakfast.
[chuckles]
Why am I breakfast?
Because breakfast is supposed
to be light.
[laughing]
Who are you looking for?
Eh, city folk.
I mean, some people.
The dad is one thing, he's an
adult, but the little girl
might be in danger.
[roaring]
You keep growling, big guy!
You're lucky you didn't kill
anyone, or else we'd be forced
to shoot you there.
All right,
I'll give you two men to help.
Phyllis.
[clears throat]
Thank you for that.
-Shall we go?
-Let's go.
See you.
[Perry] Come on, help them out.
[quirky music playing]
[bear growling]
[grunting]
[sighs]
[bear growling]
I want to say, my furry friend,
if you ever buy a car,
buy it from someone reliable,
okay?
[bear growling]
[]
[metal clunking]
[Mila] Hold on, Dad.
I'll get you out of here as
soon as I can.
[metal clunking]
[growling]
Yes, it's a VD40,
but now's not the time.
[growling]
Yeah! Why didn't you start
with that?
[fire crackling]
[Perry] Yes, I know.
Maybe they'll free you,
take you 40 kilometers away,
and let you go,
far from the villages.
[metal clunking]
[bear growling]
[metal clunking]
[fire crackling]
What do I do now, Dad?
[bear growling]
Got it. You should have said
that right away.
[panting]
[growling]
Okay, okay, okay.
[Perry] Yeah, it really is
easier to buy a new one.
[panting]
[sighs]
[grunts]
[]
[Mila] Hold on, Dad. Hold on.
[Mila panting]
[bear growling]
Got it. Come on out, Dad.
[]
[growling]
Go, I'll catch up.
[thwack]
[grunting]
[lock rattles]
[spray hisses]
[grunts]
Come on, Dad. Let's go,
let's go!
[]
[Perry] I will fix you.
[drone buzzing]
[ominous music playing]
Hmm.
So you're together?
That's interesting.
Mila and her bear.
Reminds me of something
from before.
Hmm.
Except the fairy tale ends
sadly.
[birds chirping]
[growling]
Now we need to figure out
what to do next. Any ideas?
[growling]
Yeah, me neither.
You need to
have some kind of map.
[panting]
[quirky music playing]
What if we use this as a map?
[growling]
You're asking how?
Literally!
Look, to create something,
you need something to make
it from, right?
-[bear growling]
-[Mila] That's right!
So wherever he lives, he must
have all that stuff around.
Makes sense?
It does. So it comes from birds.
Are they parrots?
It can't be.
It-- it's too cold here
for parrots.
Some kind of ducks, maybe?
[growling]
Well, sorry for not living
in the woods.
Stop looking at me like that.
A stone.
[growling]
What kind of.
I don't know.
What's that, a model or...
What type? I forgot the name.
Never mind.
What type of rock is this,
that sharp little thing?
I don't know.
Oh, this is a type
of fir tree, and an acorn.
But fir trees have cones.
Acorns belong to oak trees.
So what do we have?
We know there are oak trees
here, fir trees,
some birds, and a mountain.
Okay, I got it!
This could be any place.
This does not help at all,
so let's just pick a direction.
The stone.
[panting]
Uh, a-ha! Oh, ouch!
[growls]
[panting]
Just out of interest, how many
mountains are near us?
Okay.
[panting]
[map rustles]
[Mila] One,
and there's a lake there.
Birds live there.
[huffs]
Why so quiet? Let's go there.
[birds chirping]
[panting]
[bear growling]
One sec, Dad. Hold on.
[bear growling]
[panting]
Whoa!
Whoa, an acorn.
Hmm, an oak.
Dad, we seem to be on the right
track from here.
Come on, take the lead.
[growls]
[]
You hear me, furry one?
The mileage wasn't that high.
Seller seems nice.
He showed up at night
and was in a hurry,
to see his family maybe.
Played me for a fool.
[quirky music playing]
"It's perfect," he said.
[]
If I'll buy a Chinese car?
I don't know if it'd survive
the winter.
There are many opinions
on that.
A Japanese car?
But the steering wheel
is on the right.
Yeah, you know, their cars
mostly last a lifetime.
A German is too expensive.
[sighs]
Why are you quiet?
You think I'm cheap?
[sighs]
What do you know?
[]
[Perry] Furry friend.
Oh, dear.
[lock rattles]
[cage gate rattles]
Oh, dear. Dear me.
[car engines revving]
Okay, let's go.
All right, you go to Hackwood,
we'll go west.
Keep in touch every two hours.
Fellas, do this properly.
-Move out.
-Let's hope for the best.
Come on!
[birds chirping]
[quirky music playing]
So then we go that way.
Dad,
there's no time to go around.
I hear you,
but they're following us.
We need to move faster.
[bear growling]
Listen, calm down, okay?
We'll just get our feet wet,
maybe not even that.
I have high-tops on.
[water splashing]
[Mila] Whoa! Yeah, you're
right, we need a stick.
[grunts]
[water splashing]
[Mila grunts]
Hello, Cody. Cody,
come back quick! Cody? Hold on.
Can you repeat that? Hold
on. Hello? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, better.
It escaped.
[gasps]
It's somewhere here. It's gonna
eat me, Cody. Cody, hello?
I'll just stay in the cage
for now.
[sighs]
[disconnect tone]
-Cody?
-Hello?
Cody, what's going on?
Ah, not good.
-The bear escaped.
-Oh, dang.
What else did he say?
I don't know,
the connection was bad.
So what does this mean, Cody?
That we have
not only a dangerous,
but a smart bear wandering?
One that also hunts
people?
We shoot to kill in that case.
Agreed.
It's important that it doesn't
find the girl before us.
-Cody.
-Brody.
-Go.
-Eyes open.
[bear growling]
[Mila] Okay, Dad,
don't walk through the water,
stick to the trees instead.
There are roots.
I'm not scared at all, you know?
You see, I'm walking,
and it's just fine.
We'll go on over there next.
See those little hills?
[bear growling]
[Mila] How do I know that?
The blogger workshop covered
survival. It's amazing, right?
[growling]
Dad, stop acting like a kid,
please!
There's no such thing as "I
can't" right now. Move and walk.
There, good job.
Come on, faster.
Dad, I told you, no walking on
water, you'll just soak
your hands and feet.
[bear growling]
Dear swamp, we just need to
walk through here,
so please let us through.
I'm begging you right now,
we don't mean you any harm,
and you don't mean us any harm
as well, right?
Get it together.
Okay, let's go now.
[ominous music playing]
I hope you don't drown, teddy.
How am I supposed
to kill you if you do?
I need that claw.
I'll see you soon enough.
[quirky music playing]
-Cody!
-Right.
-Brody.
-Cody.
Found her.
There, her footprints.
Look, she's alive.
-Cody.
-Yeah?
There, these are bear tracks,
and paw prints,
so she might not be alive.
-But where?
-Right here, Cody.
How do you see them?
Cody,
my ancestors were trackers.
That bear's a sprinter.
Yeah.
[Cody] And stubborn.
Why is it following her?
I think because he sensed
her smell,
and that's why he's after her.
She's the prey.
Not on my watch ever.
If you see him here,
you kill him.
-All right.
-Come on, let's get moving.
Cody, wait, I saw this on TV.
Come on, Brody.
[Brody] Cody, you need to walk
in the dangerous parts of
the swamp, because it's in fact
safest there.
And here is actually the most
dangerous. So follow me.
[water splashing]
Got that?
-Understood.
-Follow me, Cody.
[water splashing]
[bear growling]
[quirky music playing]
Why are you complaining?
Everything's fine.
I told you we'd cross the swamp.
Nothing bad happened to us,
right?
Whoa, there's the mountain.
That's where we're headed.
[laughing]
By the way, do you know the
joke about the ant?
So, it's standing in front of
the railway like--
[sniffles]
"Smart folks don't climb hills,
they go around them."
[laughing]
So yeah, let's not be that ant.
We're going up. Mm-hmm.
[whimpering]
Brody, I thought you knew
what you were doing.
It's not me, Cody,
it's the TV.
Ah.
Why are we walking through the
swamp when there's solid ground
right there?
Cody, here in the swamp, you can
see the left and right shore.
The tracks
won't find themselves.
Makes sense, huh.
[water splashing]
[grunting]
Hold on. But we could have...
I could have gone on one side,
and you on the other.
-Cody.
-Brody.
Don't interrupt me, Cody.
[panting]
Cody!
-What?
-Found them.
-Found them?
-Mm-hmm.
Here, they were here.
They were right here.
Just show me the direction,
and I will find them.
She is a tough little girl.
Good for her.
She may be a city slicker,
but there's something more.
We need to go there, Cody.
-Where?
-There.
Let's go.
[gentle music playing]
[birds chirping, owl hooting]
[sniffs]
[hooting]
Guests?
[owl hooting]
[quirky music playing]
[Mila panting]
Listen, Dad,
if ever, and for sure,
not that often,
but if it was ever as tough
for you with me as
it is for me with you right
now, then sorry.
[bear growls]
[panting]
Dad!
[hopeful music playing]
The exact same feathers.
[panting]
And the comics!
[Mila laughing]
It's over, Dad. The curse
will be lifted now.
[uplifting music playing]
Let's go.
[growls]
That wasn't so difficult.
We're a good team.
[growling]
Okay, you ready?
Your life as a bear is over,
and now begins the life...
[gunshot]
[yelps]
[bear growling]
[foreboding music playing]
Dad. Dad!
[panting]
Don't move!
Funny, usually kids call
for their mothers
when they're scared.
[panting]
That's a cute hovel.
[bear groans]
Murderer.
No, murderers kill people.
[panting]
I'm a hunter.
Go away!
Leave us alone.
[bear whimpering]
Say what?
I've been following you for a
long time, and time is money.
My client is already waiting
for a stuffed bear.
So, I'm sorry, honey,
it's just business.
[panting]
[Mila yells]
[groans]
[laughing]
Gotcha. You're a feisty one.
There's just one problem,
you aren't behind me right now.
[grunts]
You hold grudges.
I told you before,
to kill a predator,
you need a proper weapon.
[grunts]
[pitchfork clunks]
[man 3] I'm feisty, too.
Do you know what happens
if you steal a wolf's prey?
I won't let you take away
my dad, and I am 12!
You'll-- you'll go to
jail for killing a person.
Little frog, I desperately
tried to save your life, right?
Hmm?
But the bear got to you first,
and I was the hero
making that shot.
With that, do you
think I'll be on the news?
-Boo!
-[yelps]
[panting]
I will be thanked
by many for ridding the world of
a bloodthirsty predator like
him.
[bear panting]
You like that idea?
All right,
now this fairy tale ends.
[screams]
Get away from her.
[panting]
-Wait, Dad?
-Come here, baby.
[panting]
[Mila] Dad, Daddy!
Make up your mind.
You're calling too many dads.
For my daughter, I will tear
you apart with my bare hands.
Really? Think you're up for it,
fatty?
[grunting]
Don't move!
[gunshot booms]
[Brody] Hey, you wanna be
wolverine, do it again.
Lower your gun, huh?
Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on.
[man 3] Don't move!
Back up!
Easy.
[gunshot booms]
Back up!
I have nothing to lose.
-Brody.
-Back up, back up.
Put your weapons down.
[Cody] Okay, take it easy.
-[Brody] Cody.
-[Cody] Brody, calm down.
Easy there.
We're putting it down.
Calm down slowly.
[Mila] Hey!
[slingshot creaks and snaps]
[groans]
[body thuds]
[victorious music playing]
He's down, dang raccoon.
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To kill a predator,
you need to have a real weapon.
I agree.
[chuckles]
Thanks, Dad.
[laughing]
[Brody grunting]
[groaning]
Peculiar visitors I have.
-And who are you?
-Me?
I am Dr. Chester,
a doctor with a PhD.
I live here.
I found your friend,
and he was injured in the woods.
I healed him. Be careful
with him, he is still weak.
I saw him there, he was
unconscious for some time.
Thank you.
[bear groaning]
Did that man do that?
[grunting]
Yeah,
this invincible here did that.
-Brody.
-Cody.
If you take,
you have to give back,
and the price will be high.
Very well said.
Are you okay? How did you...
-And I thought you were--
-I don't remember either.
I know I fell asleep, and dreamt
that you and I were running
around in the woods.
[chuckles]
[groaning]
It's okay.
You'll live.
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[Dr. Chester] We'll remove
the bullet.
We'll treat the wound
you have here.
We'll give you medicine,
feed you forest herbs.
I healed her father.
I'll heal you, too.
Cody, they stick a lemon in the
snake's mouth. You hear me?
Brody.
Cody, they shove a lemon in its
mouth, and they spin it like
a sledgehammer, and then they
throw a snake to see
who can throw it the furthest.
Do you realize you're just
talking nonsense right now?
That does sound a bit strange.
-Told you!
-Ted.
-Huh?
-I'm telling you, it was on TV.
Do you get me?
On a nature channel.
[chuckles]
Brody, can you stop that?
-Cody.
-Move.
Mila.
Tell me, so it turns out the
bear was protecting you, yeah?
Yes.
Oh, and we thought
the opposite.
[Brody] No, Cody, not we.
-[Cody] Oh,
-[Brody] Just you.
I remember something.
I dreamt that you wanted to
beat me at arm wrestling.
Hold on.
How did you know I was, uh--
Cody, he told you just now,
right? He dreamt of it.
Brody, I'm not talking to you.
Cody.
All right, let us sort
this whole thing out,
and then tonight we can sit,
and perhaps we can, uh, uh--
And arm wrestle with the left
arm.
Okay.
[sighs]
It's done.
Now let the medicine do its job.
Thank you.
Untie me now, you idiot!
You know what happens
when a wolf is all cornered?
You really want
to be a predator, huh?
I wonder how you'd feel knowing
you're the one being hunted.
You've got the heart of a hare.
It would jump right out of
your chest from fear.
[scoffs]
I won't talk to some outcast.
[grunts]
All right. Then be silent
for a year or two.
I thought you were a mage.
[Dr. Chester] What?
Of course not.
I wish I was, but science at
times can be real magic.
I can do a lot, if you are a
friend to nature, of course.
I still don't get it.
I mean, first of all,
why did the bear lead me to you?
And how did he find
my great-grandfather's house?
Good question.
You will ask him yourself later.
He's smart.
He's my friend,
the king of the forest.
And it is time for you to set
out in order
for you to get home before
dark.
Yeah, that's true.
Thank you again.
[sighs]
Daddy, well, will we come here
again to visit the bear?
[chuckles]
-We definitely will.
-[chuckles]
If you learn to behave
yourself.
So...
[quirky music playing]
-Brody.
-[Brody] Cody.
I tied him up properly, Cody.
What do you mean, properly?
-Cody.
-Our skunk has escaped.
Hold on.
Look, he left
a hare in his place.
He's mocking us.
[Brody] Cody, that's a rabbit.
[Cody] Brody, it's a hare.
-It's a rabbit.
-I said, "It's a hare."
Cody, let's set the rabbit
free.
Off you go, little guy.
Run along.
I saw on a nature show that if
it's scared, a normal-sized
rabbit, well, they can jump
over a 2-meter fence.
[chuckles]
Imagine that.
I saw that episode as well.
Cody.
[chuckles]
He's right for the first time,
huh?
[gentle music playing]
Here you go, my favorite recipe.
By the way,
pairing it with jam's the best.
[cheering, clapping]
-There.
-Can I have one?
Wait, let them
cool down for a sec,
or you'll burn yourself, okay?
Okay.
And now, I wanna tell
you what you can and can't eat
in the forest. You'll be amazed
what you'll learn.
Let's start with berries.
Some of them are really not
safe to eat, you know?
Come on, I'll explain.
Oh, and by the way,
I learned that...
You have an amazing daughter.
Are you a single father?
Um, yes.
[Mila] And you know what?
And yes. [chuckles]
Yes to all. She's a kind kid.
And what happened last time,
it won't happen again.
She's more well-behaved now.
Now, you put your paws away
before I smash your head in!
-Get out of here!
-Mila?
[kids chuckling]
What? I'm telling them how
I fought off the bear.
Oh.
You okay?
Hope so.
[chuckles]
The cookie's probably cooled
by now. Let's go eat.
[Mila chuckles]
Right. Um, let's try this one.
-With a fork?
-Of course not.
[Mila chuckles]
[uplifting music playing]
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Cody. Where are you, Cody?
[sniffles]
[quirky music playing]
Cody, come and save me!
Hello?
[special information tone]
[automated voice on phone]
The subscriber is not available.
[disconnect tone]
Help me!
[water splashing]
[country music playing]
[bird squawking]
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[upbeat music playing]
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[birds chirping]
[upbeat music playing]
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[growls]
[birds chirping]