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Thank you.

Well,

I guess we're all set.

Oh. Well, everything is secure up here.

Dr. Harry, thank you.

It was very kind of you to let the children from the orphanage spend the

here. Well, it was a pleasure having them, Miss Pierce.

Besides, it gave us a chance to break in our new safari headquarters.

Good luck with your camera safaris.

Splendid idea.

Well, actually, it was a brainchild of the tourist bureau.

The big problem now is trying to find someone to run it.

Hi there.

Oh, hi.

Okay, girls.

Time to go.

Everybody in the station wagon.

There we go.

Not Jenny's. She's at it again.

Jenny? Yes, Jenny Jones.

She loves playing games, and she's probably hiding somewhere.

Probably having some help.

Well, I'm afraid we'd better locate Judy.

June, this may take a bit of time. Judy's quite a professional at hideouts.

Well, I have a few tricks of my own. As soon as Jenny sees us drive away, she'll

crawl out of the woodwork.

Let's see, your next stop is Headley Substation, isn't it?

Mm -hmm.

Well, if it's all right with you, when Jenny comes out of hiding, I'll drive

down to you.

Oh.

Fair enough.

Okay. Here we go, girls.

Thank you both very much. You're welcome. Bye -bye. Bye.

Oh, here.

Oh.

Thank you.

Well, have a good trip. We will.

Bye, kids.

Thanks again. Bye -bye.

They've gone!

Lovely woman.

Don't you think so, Dad?

Yes.

Come on, let's find Judy and Jenny.

That's Toto.

Where Toto is, duty is close at hand.

Hello, Jenny.

Hello, Dr. Wright, Miss Tracy, Mr.

McCullough. Hello there.

Did you find the needle?

Needle? The needle you were looking for in the haystack.

Oh, no, I was just looking for a place to hide.

Judy, I hope you realize that you made Jenny miss her ride.

Please don't blame Judy. I asked her to help me.

But since Miss Pierce has left, can I stay?

No, I have to take you to Headley's. Miss Pierce will be waiting for you

I was hoping I could play with Judy a little longer, Doctorie.

Doctorie? What does Doctorie mean?

Doctorie means doctor in Swahili.

What's Swahili for father?

Baba. Baba?

I like just playing father better.

Don't you like father?

Or Dad instead of Baba?

Jenny, why don't I take you up to the house and brush the straw out of your

hair? All right. Come on now.

You know what, Baba?

That child wants you as a father.

Mike, you've got quite an imagination.

She is a sweet little thing, though, isn't she? I'm serious.

Listen, old buddy, I've already raised my family, and you have to admit, Paula

was quite a handful.

That's true, but in your experience.

They do say it's easier the second time around.

Besides, with Jack in the States and that research fellowship, you do have an

empty room in the house.

Now, look, Mike, there's no place to raise a child.

Well, there are no kids around here to play with, no schools.

This happens to be a research center.

Tell her that.

There's no reason to tell anybody anything.

The whole idea is ridiculous, and that's all there is to it.

Well, at least you would let her spend the night.

Have a bath, a meal, a night's rest.

I'll drive her back to Nagoro in the morning.

I don't trust you.

Why?

You're too sentimental. You might just start promoting the idea.

Possibly.

I'll drive her to Nagoro tomorrow.

No, Judy, you can't go.

Paul's going to need you and Toto for experiments tomorrow.

And none of your monkey shines either.

Jenny had a little goat as blue as red as snow.

Judy, did you ever see snow?

You didn't? I did once with my mother and father when I was a little girl.

I'll tell it to you sometime.

I guess she's still sleeping.

Still sleeping?

Well, I'll tell you what. Give her ten more minutes, then you better wake her

up. I want to get an early start to Nagoro.

She's a spunky little lost soul, isn't she?

Dad, you don't suppose we could... Now, Paula, please, don't you start too, huh?

Look, it wouldn't be fair to Jenny. We have field trips, experiments.

I haven't time to raise a child.

Did you know we had elves on the compound?

What are you talking about?

Remember the story of the shoemaker who woke one morning to find his work had

been done for him?

Yeah. Well, elves fed the animals for me.

And I bet those same elves made the coffee this morning. And I thought it

you.

Two guesses, and they both begin with J.

Well, you know something?

I've never seen elves at work.

Clarence, I see they took care of you, too.

Which way'd they go, Sheriff?

Well, apparently they have bribed our incorruptible watchman.

Jenny, did someone ask you to give her a bath?

No, but anybody who rolls around in the dirt, especially she does, will.

Yes, well, that's very thoughtful of you. Very thoughtful indeed, Paula.

you mind taking over?

Oh, thanks.

Dr. Torres, wasn't I doing it right?

Oh, no, you were doing fine, honey, just fine. But it's time for breakfast now,

so come on over. I already had breakfast, thank you.

You've already had breakfast?

I got up an hour ago, ate, and looked for chores.

Well, now, Jenny, you're our guest. You don't have to do chores around here.

I like seeing the baby animals.

I'll clean the cages, too, if you want me to.

No, no, that won't be necessary.

I just want you to say goodbye to all your friends here now and get ready for

your trip back to Nagoro.

Miss Pierce is waiting for you.

Like these baby animals.

Jenny, don't say that. You're a lovely, bright... No, Dr. Roy. At the mission,

when people come looking for children, you know what kind they want?

No, what kind?

The little ones, the babies.

When you get to be seven like me, they think you're too old.

You think I'm too old to adopt, too.

Jenny, I don't think anything of the kind.

I'm awfully sorry. Really, I am. But you don't understand. This is no place for

you.

I'm afraid you're going to have to go back.

Jenny?

Since you did my chores for me this morning, I owe you one piggyback ride to

truck. Come on.

I can walk. I'm not a baby.

Thank you.

Jenny.

Jenny. Listen, I made some lunch for you and Dr. Harry to take on the way.

Thank you, but I'm not hungry.

Well, I guess it's just for Dr. Harry, then.

Judy!

Judy, cut that out!

Judy,

now you know better than that.

Look, I appreciate your intentions, but not your methods.

I like Jenny, too, but she belongs with the other children.

Well, say goodbye.

Goodbye, Judy.

Thanks for being my friend.

Goodbye,

Toto.

Now you listen to Judy and be a good girl.

Goodbye, Jenny.

Thank you, Paula.

Okay, little one, here we go.

Thanks, Mr. McCullough.

Well, you're welcome, sweetheart. I'll tell you what.

The next time I'm near the mission, I'll stop by with Judy and Toto, if they

behave themselves.

The children might like that.

Oh, Mike, would you radio Nagoro and tell Miss Pierce we could be there by

All right.

Jenny, look, aren't those animals beautiful?

Yes, sir, nature's fine hand.

I'll tell you what, why don't we stop for a picnic?

We could ask them to join us.

Only the ants would come.

Well, if you're hungry, there's some fruit in a basket here.

Who taught

you to peel a banana like that?

Judy.

Jenny, look, look.

See that bird?

He caught a fish.

That's a fishing eagle.

That's nice for him.

Would you like to do some fishing? I've got some tackle in the back of the

truck. No, thank you.

Say, I know a waterhole nearby.

There's lots of animals that go there.

It's really something to see.

Yeah.

See all the animals, Vinnie?

Elephants and rhinos and hippos over there.

and fathers.

That's all I see.

Nedley, I'd like to have you meet Miss Jenny Jones.

This is the young lady that Miss Pierce was concerned about.

Oh, no. She said she wasn't concerned about her since Jenny was with you.

Oh?

You seem to have made quite an impression on Miss Pierce, old boy.

Jenny, how are you?

I'm pleased to meet you, sir.

Did Miss Pierce send you to pick Jenny up?

No, nothing so pleasant as that, old man.

Marshal.

Excuse us, sir.

Lioness on the rampage.

Oh, really?

Anyone hurt? She attacked a native out looking for a stray cow.

The native fought her off, then sent a runner for me.

And you're out tracking her?

I have to alert the villagers.

Marsh, a professional hunter's coming to take care of her. What?

You mean kill her?

Orders from a senior game warden.

But, Hedley, aren't you going to investigate, see what made the lioness

There's no time for that.

Look, Hedley, suppose I take over.

Track her down and tranquilize her.

It won't be necessary, Marsh.

My man is here.

That's Bart Jason from the Northern Territory.

He's one of the best lion hunters in Africa.

By nightfall, whatever that lioness is, she'll be dead.

The attack took place just here.

Here's the spore of the lioness, and there's the footprints of the native.

There's Jason.

I have a dart rifle in the truck. I'd like for you to use it.

No, thanks, Dr. Tracy.

You see, when a lion goes for my throat or an elephant tries to stop me, I, like

a persuader, speaks their language, present from a client.

Yes.

But if you tranquilized her, you'd still be putting her out of action.

Now, my contract calls for one dead lion.

Hedley, would they be satisfied with anything less?

I'm afraid not.

You mean you'd rather kill her than put her to sleep?

According to the report, that cat's a killer.

A threat to every human and animal on this reserve.

I intend to pull down that lioness.

I'll tell you what.

If you pull her down with a dart, I'll make good your fee.

That way you won't lose any money.

End of discussion.

I want that lioness back at the compound.

I'll keep her caged while we study her.

You know...

When the game department persuaded the natives to stop hunting and poaching, we

promised to protect them from marauding animals.

We have to show them a deadline. It's not a medical report.

All right.

Jason? Yeah.

Okay. You've got a contract to kill that animal.

Well, I have the right to take care of any animal on this reserve that might be

ill.

So? So there could be any number of reasons for that animal's actions.

I'm going after her, too.

And I plan to reach her first.

Um, you care to risk a little money on that?

Well, why do we make the stakes higher?

Her life.

All right.

You got yourself a deal. Headley?

It's your contract, Mr. Jason. I'm sorry I can't be here for the payoff,

gentlemen.

Oh.

But you're forgetting one thing.

You can't take that child on a lion hunt. But she'll be safe in the truck.

I'm not afraid.

Jenny, honey, you promise that you will stay in the truck?

Why not? I'm not going anywhere.

Hey, listen, there's going to be wild animals out there.

I'm not afraid. Are you?

who's going to find her first.

I hope you do.

Jenny, have you ever wondered how you can find one special lion among all

other animals?

Well,

tell me.

Have you ever walked in sand or soft mud?

Or what did your shoes do?

They got dirty.

But they also left a footprint on their track.

And that was a sign to the whole world that just said, Hey, look here.

Jenny Jones is here.

You might even say you've got talking feet.

That's right.

Your feet leave messages.

Just like that lioness left a message.

You see, her feet have very distinctive pads and claw marks.

which Mr. Jason and I saw back at the crossroads.

Well, we followed her trail until we lost it over some rocky country.

Uh, would you like to help me?

All right.

All right?

Say what?

Just look through these and see if you can find a water hole.

Water hole?

Mm -hmm.

I have a hunch that lioness must be pretty tired and thirsty by now.

I can't see so well.

Just turn this little knob here, see?

Until everything clears up.

What

do you see?

Nothing. Look again.

Bees and bushes.

But no animals, huh?

Well, that means a lioness could be around.

The other animals may have picked up her scent and moved off.

An elephant is one animal who isn't afraid of anything because of its size.

He's just coming to look us over.

If you're going to attack, you see, he'd warn us by certain signs.

Ears would come out, tail up, trunk down, and make a lot of noise.

There's nothing to be afraid of, Paula.

Morning.

Now he's sniffing the air. He's trying to pick up our scent.

He hasn't quite made up his mind about us yet.

There he goes.

You see the signs?

Ears and tail relaxed.

Now, if you run friendly, you can bet your bottom dollar we'd be miles away

here by now.

Well, not only was a lioness here, but she came back to pick somebody up.

These smaller tracks belong to a cub.

So she obviously has a baby.

A baby?

Uh -huh.

She must have left him here while she went out hunting.

Well, anyway, that means they're together, so it should be easier to find

Jason?

That lioness had a cub.

Now, that may be the reason why she attacked that native. He got between her

her cub.

Then why went to spores of the cub at the crossroad?

No, I think the lioness parked her kid here while she went out to the meat

market.

Look, Jason, when we made our deal, we didn't know about the cub. That puts a

different light on it.

Deal's a deal.

See the bloodstains here?

I'd say that cat's hopelessly wounded.

She'll attack anything that moves.

Sorry, Dr. Tracy.

I gotta make my kill.

It's the only humane thing to do.

All right, Mike, I'll take Hannibal and you take Genghis. Well, Paula, you can't

split this pair up. They go together like ham and eggs.

Well, Mike, that's the basis of our experiment on separation anxiety.

I just want to know how powerful their clinging instinct really is.

Okay?

All right.

Get ready. Yeah? Set, pull.

Come on.

Here we go.

All right.

Okay.

You ready?

Yep. Let go.

Remarkable.

Okay, let's do the same thing with Judy and Toto.

Okay, Judy, Toto, come on. Come on.

Right here.

All right.

We'll do the same thing. All right. Ready?

Well,

Judy didn't seem to have any separation anxieties.

Toto, she's suffering the same way Jenny is.

She feels having a family to cling to.

You know, right now, I think Jenny would settle for a father.

But why does Dad have to be so logical?

June Pierce calling from Nagoro.

Do you read me, Romero?

June Pierce calling from Nagoro.

Do you read me, Romero?

Yes, June, this is Paula. Come in.

hasn't shown up with Jenny.

Has he called in to you?

Well, not yet, but I'm sure there's nothing wrong.

I'm not worried, honestly.

I have every confidence in Daktari.

Yeah, I know.

I was just wondering how he and Jenny were getting along.

Well, I don't know, but I'll try and reach him and find out what the delay

Over and out.

Well, Mary will call in Marsh Tracy. Come in, please.

Lioness is favoring her left hind paw.

Makes a lighter impression than the right.

It proves she needs medical care, not a bullet in the brain.

Well, they were calling Marsh Tracy. Do you read me, Dad?

Give it a rest, Paula. We'll try later.

You know, using a dart rifle would be a new experience for you.

It's a different kind of hunting.

It's challenging, exciting.

Yeah, well, you stick with your betty -by -bullets. This here's my comfort

blanket. But using this dart rifle requires a lot more accuracy.

You know why the senior game warden had me go after the lion instead of asking

Hedley? No.

Because you've brainwashed old Hedley.

And why do you regard that killer lion as some kind of sacred animal for her?

She's a mother, isn't she?

You get back in that truck.

You said you wanted me to help.

Well, you can help by staying inside that truck. Come on, scoot.

Well, they were here all right, Jenny.

Looks as if she took a swim to me.

Yes, it does.

But which way?

No, she didn't cross the river.

Why not?

From the spore of the cub, he's a tiny fella.

He drowned in two feet of water.

Unless his mother carried him across.

You trying to sell me on the idea that a sick lioness is gonna pack a cub across

this river?

Then you admit she's sick.

No, not sick, wounded, which makes her even more dangerous.

The quicker I get to her, the less she'll suffer.

Don't worry, Jenny.

You'll find that lioness and her cub before Bart Jason.

You stay right here inside this truck. Here?

Oh,

there

you are, you little rascal.

Congratulations, Dr. Ari.

You reached her first.

Good tracking.

Why don't you flush this little rascal out?

So the lioness can't be too far away, right?

Right.

Hey, why don't you let the cub go?

It'll lead us to her.

You were hired to kill a lioness, not use a cub as a decoy.

Well, I was just doing my job.

Well, part of my job is rounding up stray cubs.

Well, Mary calling Marsh Tracy.

This is Paula. Do you read me, Dad?

Yes, Paula, I read you, but I'm busy right now. If you could... But June

She wants to know what the delay is.

Frankly, a lion hunt.

A lion hunt?

Look, I'll explain later. Just tell Miss Pierce not to worry. Jenny is perfectly

safe. I'll check with you later. Out.

Did you see where Mr. Jason went?

Through there.

Why didn't you tell me?

You didn't ask me to.

Jenny, I'm sorry I snapped at you.

It's okay.

Look, will you stay right here in the cab? Promise?

And keep the lion cub with you?

I'm green.

Spotted her she's badly wounded.

I'm gonna go in finish her off

She

has

to be in there

Unless she doubled back.

No.

You know, she may have enough left for one last charge.

True, but nobody ever said hunting a wounded lion would be a picnic.

That's all the milk there is, baby, on it.

How about some nice grapes?

All right.

All right.

Well, that toy finds your mother.

Yes, that toy is going to find your mother.

Please don't cry.

It's not right keeping you from your mother, even if I did promise that toy.

Now, don't worry. I'll take you.

Remember our agreement, Daktari. I reached her first.

You better remember your contract.

The lioness, not the cub.

Let's not worry about the cub, huh?

If you kill that cub, I'll have your license revoked and prosecute you for

poaching. No, Mr. Jason, no. You can't shoot her. I told you to stay in the

truck.

Let Daktari take care of the cub.

He's famous for that.

Oh, no, he won't. He won't even take care of me.

Please, please, Mr. Jason.

Don't kill the mother lion.

The cat's yours.

Art?

It's still your contract.

Why don't you bring her down with this?

Just aim for the shoulder.

Doctor, I'm afraid he's gonna hurt her.

No, honey.

He's not going to hurt her, I promise you that.

You believe me?

Well, Jenny, is your lioness friend on the mend?

She's coming along fine, Officer Headley.

I imagine Jenny will be going back to Nagoro.

Well, no.

Matter of fact, I just spoke to Miss Pierce about that, and Jenny's going to

stay with us.

Jenny and I had a long talk, and I agree with her.

Just as this little rascal needs its mother, Jenny needs a father.

Besides... You know the old saying, should be easier the second time around.

Well, I'm delighted to hear it for both your sakes.

It was what Miss Pierce was hoping for.

Hoping for?

Wait a minute, Henry, wait a minute.

Don't tell me this was some sort of a plot.

No, no, no, no, not exactly. But Miss Pierce knew that Jenny was father

and we're both glad that Jenny bagged you.

Oh, you are.

Well, frankly...

So am I.

That's the way, Judy.

Go like this.

And if you should wish for a complete, ready -made family, there's Miss Pierce.

Fine figure of a woman.

Now, Hedley, you just stick to...

Oh.

And talking of hunting, here's someone who looks as if he might be after your

scalp.

Bart Jason.

I wonder what he wants.

Hey, Henry.

How are you? Bart, welcome to O'Meara. Thanks.

Nice place you got here.

Oh, thank you.

Incidentally, there's our lioness.

As you can see, she's all right now.

My investigation proved that the native was trying to steal the lion's cup.

So there was good reason for sparing her life.

That's good.

You know, uh, you were right, Hector. When word got out among the professional

hunters about me using a dart rifle, well, I gotta tell you, I took an awful

ribbing in the girl.

I'm sorry about that.

I hope it hasn't hurt your business any.

Yeah, what business?

With all the game flocking to your reserve, the hunters are staying away

this district.

Yeah, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to find a... new territory or give up my

profession. Say, Bart, um, what about altering your profession slightly?

Uh, now what do you mean by that?

Well, how would you like to, um, delete a camera safari for the tourist

commission?

You're putting me on it. No, no, I'm serious.

Look, there's a whole setup right over there.

All it needs is a man to run it.

And frankly, I have a hunch you'll get a lot more clients than you do as a

hunter.

I'd be responsible for the lives of human beings in the bush.

You probably want somebody with a dart gun.

I could never give up my rifle.

Keep your rifle.

I trust you. I know you won't use it unless it's absolutely necessary.

What do you say?

Camera safari, huh?

Photographing wild animals. Well,

why not? Go to places any to hang my rifle.

But I warn you, I'm still a hunter at heart.

Well, you know, I'm a firm believer in the theory that behavior can be changed,

animal or human.

So why don't you give it a try and let's see what happens.

All right.

Good.

Since you spared that lioness's life, how about helping me take her and her

back into the bush?

Okay, it'd be a pleasure.

Hey, what's with your chin?

Oh, Judy.

Baby has to be with its mother in the bush.

That's the way it's with animals and people.

You understand, Judy?

Isn't that right, Dr. Tari?

Yes, that's right, honey.

You're learning fast.

What about Judy?

Who does she have?