Transcript: The Rhinoceros and the Dromedary
(theme music playing)
Yetily cleans the lens of a camera that is filming him. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Then, he opens a book and Leon appears. Yetily does funny things like wearing costumes and walking around holding his ukulele, while Nina and Leon, two little mice, snoop around. Finally, Yetily shows the cover of a book. It reads "Yetily's Fabulous Book of Fables."
Leon stands in front of a camera filming him in the bookstore.
Leon says TODAY, YETILY PROMISED TO
READ A FABLE WITH SOME VERY
SPECIAL ANIMALS.
QUICK, QUICK, I CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE WHAT HE HAS FOR US.
Yetily opens a book and shows the drawings of two animals.
Leon says A RHINO AND A CAMEL!
YAY!
Yetily chuckles and says THAT'S NOT A CAMEL, LEON.
CAMELS HAVE TWO HUMPS.
THIS IS A DROMEDARY, WITH JUST
ONE HUMP.
AND HE IS ONE OF THE TWO
CHARACTERS IN THE FABLE I'M
GOING TO READ YOU TODAY.
THE RHINOCEROS AND...
Leon says THE DROMEDARY!
Yetily says THAT'S IT.
I KNEW YOU'D LIKE THESE ANIMALS.
THEY'RE MY FAVOURITE, AS WELL.
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE
FABLE.
Yetily reads THE RHINOCEROS AND THE
DROMEDARY.
ONE DAY A YOUNG RHINOCEROS,
THUS ADDRESSED THE DROMEDARY,
"CAN YOU, MY DEAR BROTHER,
EXPLAIN TO US WHY IS IT THAT OUR
FORTUNES SO MUCH VARY.
WHY MAN, THE LORD OF ALL OUR
RACE, ALWAYS PROVIDES FOR YOU A
PLACE?
HE GIVES YOU SHELTER, FOOD, AND
CARE, AND EVEN HIS BREAD WITH
YOU WILL SHARE.
BY HIM YOU ARE ESTEEMED SO HIGH,
HE SEEKS YOUR RACE TO MULTIPLY.
YOU HAVE GOOD QUALITIES, 'TIS
TRUE.
ON HIS YOUR BACK YOU BEAR HIS
BURDENS AND HIS FAMILY, TOO."
Leon says HE CAN CARRY ALL THAT?
SHOW ME THE PICTURE OF THE
DROMEDARY AGAIN, PLEASE.
Leon zooms in and says THERE HE IS.
BUT, HOW CAN WE RIDE HIM WITH
THAT HUMP ON HIS BACK?
Yetily says YOU USE A SADDLE.
THAT WAY SEVERAL PEOPLE CAN RIDE
A DROMEDARY.
Leon says AH, I GET IT.
SO, NOW THAT WE KNOW HOW IT'S
DONE, GO ON.
The filming rewinds.
Yetily reads "YOU ARE GENTLE, SOBER, AND
NEVER SLACK.
ALL THIS I OWN, BUT ARE ALL
THESE NOBLE MERITS YOURS ALONE?"
Leon says HE'S GOT A POINT.
Yetily continues reading "IN FACT, I THINK, WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT, WE MIGHT HAVE THE
ADVANTAGE UPON YOU.
WITH HORN AND SHIELD, WE AID HIM
ON THE BATTLE-FIELD.
AND YET HE DESPISES US,
OR IN HIS WRATH, IMPELS US TO
AVOID HIS PATH."
Yetily leans to read the book.
Leon says BUT YETILY, YOU KNOW
I'M FILMING YOU NOW?
YOU COULD TRY AND SIT UP
STRAIGHT.
COME ON, MAKE AN EFFORT.
AH, NOW THAT'S MUCH BETTER.
Yetily reads THE DROMEDARY MADE REPLY:
"WHY ENVY US OUR LOT, MY FRIEND?
TO SERVE MAN IS NOTHING.
YOU MUST TRY TO PLEASE HIM.
BE NOT SURPRISED THAT HE SHOULD
SHOW US SUCH FAVOUR.
THE SECRET OF IT, YOU MUST KNOW
IS THIS...
WE HAVE LEARNED TO BEND THE
KNEE."
Leon says OH, WELL, YEAH!
AND RHINO'S DON'T HAVE KNEES.
Yetily says YES, BUT WHAT THE AUTHOR IS
TRYING TO SAY, IS THE
DROMEDARY BENDS TO MEET MAN'S
NEEDS.
THAT'S WHY MEN DON'T HUNT HIM.
AND THE DROMEDARY TELLS THE
RHINOCEROS THAT MAYBE IT'S
BETTER TO BE HUNTED AND RUN
FREE.
Leon says AH, I SEE.
BUT, ALL THE SAME, I LIKE THE
RHINO AND HIS BIG HORN.
Yetily says ME TOO.
I LIKE THE RHINOCEROS.
SO THERE WE GO, LEON, THAT'S THE
END OF OUR FABLE.
The camera turns off.
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
Yetily cleans the lens of a camera that is filming him. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Then, he opens a book and Leon appears. Yetily does funny things like wearing costumes and walking around holding his ukulele, while Nina and Leon, two little mice, snoop around. Finally, Yetily shows the cover of a book. It reads "Yetily's Fabulous Book of Fables."
Leon stands in front of a camera filming him in the bookstore.
Leon says TODAY, YETILY PROMISED TO
READ A FABLE WITH SOME VERY
SPECIAL ANIMALS.
QUICK, QUICK, I CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE WHAT HE HAS FOR US.
Yetily opens a book and shows the drawings of two animals.
Leon says A RHINO AND A CAMEL!
YAY!
Yetily chuckles and says THAT'S NOT A CAMEL, LEON.
CAMELS HAVE TWO HUMPS.
THIS IS A DROMEDARY, WITH JUST
ONE HUMP.
AND HE IS ONE OF THE TWO
CHARACTERS IN THE FABLE I'M
GOING TO READ YOU TODAY.
THE RHINOCEROS AND...
Leon says THE DROMEDARY!
Yetily says THAT'S IT.
I KNEW YOU'D LIKE THESE ANIMALS.
THEY'RE MY FAVOURITE, AS WELL.
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE
FABLE.
Yetily reads THE RHINOCEROS AND THE
DROMEDARY.
ONE DAY A YOUNG RHINOCEROS,
THUS ADDRESSED THE DROMEDARY,
"CAN YOU, MY DEAR BROTHER,
EXPLAIN TO US WHY IS IT THAT OUR
FORTUNES SO MUCH VARY.
WHY MAN, THE LORD OF ALL OUR
RACE, ALWAYS PROVIDES FOR YOU A
PLACE?
HE GIVES YOU SHELTER, FOOD, AND
CARE, AND EVEN HIS BREAD WITH
YOU WILL SHARE.
BY HIM YOU ARE ESTEEMED SO HIGH,
HE SEEKS YOUR RACE TO MULTIPLY.
YOU HAVE GOOD QUALITIES, 'TIS
TRUE.
ON HIS YOUR BACK YOU BEAR HIS
BURDENS AND HIS FAMILY, TOO."
Leon says HE CAN CARRY ALL THAT?
SHOW ME THE PICTURE OF THE
DROMEDARY AGAIN, PLEASE.
Leon zooms in and says THERE HE IS.
BUT, HOW CAN WE RIDE HIM WITH
THAT HUMP ON HIS BACK?
Yetily says YOU USE A SADDLE.
THAT WAY SEVERAL PEOPLE CAN RIDE
A DROMEDARY.
Leon says AH, I GET IT.
SO, NOW THAT WE KNOW HOW IT'S
DONE, GO ON.
The filming rewinds.
Yetily reads "YOU ARE GENTLE, SOBER, AND
NEVER SLACK.
ALL THIS I OWN, BUT ARE ALL
THESE NOBLE MERITS YOURS ALONE?"
Leon says HE'S GOT A POINT.
Yetily continues reading "IN FACT, I THINK, WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT, WE MIGHT HAVE THE
ADVANTAGE UPON YOU.
WITH HORN AND SHIELD, WE AID HIM
ON THE BATTLE-FIELD.
AND YET HE DESPISES US,
OR IN HIS WRATH, IMPELS US TO
AVOID HIS PATH."
Yetily leans to read the book.
Leon says BUT YETILY, YOU KNOW
I'M FILMING YOU NOW?
YOU COULD TRY AND SIT UP
STRAIGHT.
COME ON, MAKE AN EFFORT.
AH, NOW THAT'S MUCH BETTER.
Yetily reads THE DROMEDARY MADE REPLY:
"WHY ENVY US OUR LOT, MY FRIEND?
TO SERVE MAN IS NOTHING.
YOU MUST TRY TO PLEASE HIM.
BE NOT SURPRISED THAT HE SHOULD
SHOW US SUCH FAVOUR.
THE SECRET OF IT, YOU MUST KNOW
IS THIS...
WE HAVE LEARNED TO BEND THE
KNEE."
Leon says OH, WELL, YEAH!
AND RHINO'S DON'T HAVE KNEES.
Yetily says YES, BUT WHAT THE AUTHOR IS
TRYING TO SAY, IS THE
DROMEDARY BENDS TO MEET MAN'S
NEEDS.
THAT'S WHY MEN DON'T HUNT HIM.
AND THE DROMEDARY TELLS THE
RHINOCEROS THAT MAYBE IT'S
BETTER TO BE HUNTED AND RUN
FREE.
Leon says AH, I SEE.
BUT, ALL THE SAME, I LIKE THE
RHINO AND HIS BIG HORN.
Yetily says ME TOO.
I LIKE THE RHINOCEROS.
SO THERE WE GO, LEON, THAT'S THE
END OF OUR FABLE.
The camera turns off.
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
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