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# Children of the sun

# See your time has just begun

# Searching for your ways

# Through adventures every day

# Every day and night

# With the Condor in flight

# With all your friends in tow

# We search for the Cities of Gold

# Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

# Wishing for the Cities of Gold

# Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

# Some day we will find the Cities of Gold. #

NARRATOR: After having thwarted the attack of the Red Scarves

and discovered the treachery of Bao Xingji,

our heroes take off for Peking.

They must find Ambrosius and get onto the trail of the yellow dragon

that is supposed to show them the way.

The statuette is supposedly somewhere in town,

under the protection of Taoist monks.

Hmm.

Mm.

Mm-hm.

Ah.

Say there, Mendoza,

are we almost there yet?

Hm. According to the drawings on the map,

we shouldn't be too far from Peking.

W-when are we gonna eat?

(LAUGHTER)

It seems that luck is on your side, noble stranger.

Our Emperor will receive you in person.

Please tell your Sovereign, um, what's his name again?

Charles Quint, Your Majesty.

Yes, well, tell him that I most appreciated his presence,

and in particular, this one.

It is an honour, Your Majesty.

May this clock be worthy of having a place

in your imperial collection, renowned across the oceans.

Well, then, I will leave you to the task of finding its place.

Dan Shi?

Yes.

Noble stranger, his Majesty, the Son of the Sky

authorises you to admire his collection.

(GROWLS)

And does our noble stranger like dragons?

They are magnificent,

and yet there's not one made of gold.

The most part of them are made from materials more precious than gold.

Hmm. All these dragons have five claws.

Ah. The noble stranger has a good eye.

Ordinary dragons only have four,

but these ones are imperial, reserved for the Son of the Sky.

If you please.

Mm.

Do you plan on staying for long in Peking, my lord?

The time it takes me to find three foreign children.

Perhaps I might be able to be of help.

No, but I would appreciate it if you allowed them to come and go.

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They are under my protection.

- Guard? - Hm?

Accompany our guest.

I wish our very noble stranger a very pleasant stay here

in our capital.

Hm.

That emissary is hiding something.

Have him followed and try to find these foreign children.

They must certainly be of value.

So then, uh, what now?

I, I-I am starving to death.

Well, we just gotta wait for Ambrosius to find us,

then we'll run into town and chow down.

Eh, uh, oh, uh, Pedro,

d-do you see what I see-ee?

(LAUGHTER)

No!

Leave him alone!

- Go! Run! - Run for your life!

- Go on! - Hurry!

- Wait! - Oh!

WOMAN: Come feast your eyes on my beautiful fabric!

(GASPS)

MAN: Fresh vegetables!

(CHUCKLES)

Run, little buddy, run!

Come on! Go!

Run!

Just stop!

Shoo, shoo!

Whoa!

Ah!

Ha-ha! Look! I caught him!

Well done, Tao!

So, you think you're bunny, huh?

Well, no, I meant to say funny.

(LAUGHTER)

Sometimes it's better to use your head instead of your legs.

Tao! Don't tell me you want to eat him?

Yeah, I'll go find some wood to make a fire.

Well, what? How do you ever think I survived on my island?

When you know how to fish and hunt,

you never go hungry.

Oh!

Tao!

(LAUGHTER)

Oh, come on!

I'm joking!

(LAUGHTER)

Oh!

Oh!

What about this, uh, what about the rabbit? X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:08:33.640,MPEGTS:48153500 STYLE

Mm.

- Uh! - Huh?

(GASPING)

Pleasant dreams.

Ha! Hurgh! Howah!

Nothing like - huah! - a bit of exercise -

ha! Huh! -

before Ambrosius gets here.

Good idea!

- Huah! - Alright, so do you remember?

We always begin with the defence move.

Huah!

A Shaolin monk is never the first to attack.

Parry!

Kick!

Duck!

Throw a punch!

- Hah! - Ow!

Ow!

Really, really sorry!

(LAUGHTER)

- Hey! - I-it wasn't on purpose!

My real speciality is more like the technique of the shark.

The technique of the shark?

That's right, mister...

Wagah!

Ooh! Ooh!

(LAUGHTER) Is that the technique of the shark?

(LAUGHTER) It looks more like!

What?! You!

H-how dare you!

You! You have the technique of a monkey.

What?!

(MARTIAL ARTISTIC SHOUTING)

Hey!

Will you two stop bickering?

Why don't you come and taste this delicious fruit?

Mmm. Mmm.

Hm.

Somebody's approaching. Hide, everyone - quick!

Whoa!

Uh! Saw you!

You, and you!

And you and you!

- Huh? - Ooh!

Ambrosius?

Well, well, what a curious manner to welcome a friend

who's been walking for a good hour to find you all!

ALL: Ambrosius! (LAUGHTER)

At your service! (LAUGHS)

Happy to see you again, my friends.

Um, what do you all think of my disguise? Ha-ha ha!

There's nothing like these hats to help one go unnoticed.

Oh! It looks good on you, Esteban!

(LAUGHTER)

And Zia, Tao.

I really missed you three, you know?

Gentlemen, delighted to see you all!

(LAUGHTER)

Hm?

Hmm.

Ah! Oh, thank you, my dear child.

My throat's all dry and I haven't even started.

I have so much to tell you about what I've discovered.

So do we. We have lots of things to tell you about.

We actually met real life fighting monks! Yeow!

And we learned how to fight!

Hi-yah!

Well, I have become a specialist

in Chinese dragons.

- Ooh! - Yep.

Do you remember this?

The yellow dragon!

In this country,

only the dragons reserved for the emperor have five claws.

But look closely here.

- Oh! Whoa! - This one has six!

It's therefore an extremely rare specimen.

- Oh! - And that's not all.

I have also discovered that among the nine sorts of Chinese dragons,

this one here is a fucanglong, which means, X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:08:33.640,MPEGTS:48153500 STYLE

this one here is a fucanglong, which means,

and you would never guess,

a dragon of hidden treasures.

- Ooh! - Whoa!

Fire of the dragon will show the way.

What's that you say, Tao?

Hm? It's one of the phrases translated by Tian Li.

Oh! Oh, yeah!

Ambrosius, I have something very important to tell you.

It's about your book!

What, Tao? Don't tell me that you lost it?!

Oh, no, no, no, no. It's just that we made friends with a monk

who succeeded in translating a passage.

You...you showed a monk my book?

And it talks about the children and the Condor.

Yeah. It's incredible!

They almost sound like predictions.

Hey, will you let me tell the story?

Tao, the book. Where is it?

It's safe and sound in the Condor.

- Let's go. - Hm?

Huh?

Oh, these are good,

but not as good as a rabbit.

Duh? Oh!

Hey! You there! The tower water!

Oh!

Oh, look what, look what I did!

Bad mistake! Right on the yellow dragon!

Oh, my! Oh, my!

If Ambrosius sees that... Oh, my! Oh, my...

Quick! Let's put some water on it!

Hey! Oh, it's even worse!

Rub harder!

Quick!

Prophecies?

That's a discovery of the highest importance.

Quick!

And this monk...

..where did he learn how to decipher this writing?

Oh! Oh!

My scarf!

What have you gone and done?!

N-nothing!

It wasn't me!

It was a rabbit!

- Good heavens! - No?

It's incredible!

You, you have erased the ink of the pearl!

This symbol is probably that of the temple

where we can find the yellow dragon!

You're both heroes!

(LAUGHTER)

(SINGING)

# All across the seven seas

# Whoa, whoa

# Here's to the jig of the seven seas...

# Sailing on to our destiny

# Here's to the jig of you and me

# Of sailor men who are thirsty

# Here's to the jig of the seven seas... #

(LAUGHTER)

# We are strong and made to last

# Just don't ask us to take a bath

# Whoa, whoa

(SINGING CONTINUES)

Hmm...

(SINGING CONTINUES) X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:17:04.120,MPEGTS:94096700 STYLE

You're incapable!

Got shaken off by a foreigner.

The children - find them!

Yes, your Excellence.

But why can't we go with you?

Yeah. Why can't we? We could very well help you find the temple.

Believe me, it's better that you stay here.

Foreigners are easily spotted in town.

Sancho, Pedro, keep an eye on them.

Understand?

My dear friend, I strongly recommend

one of these marvellous Chinese hats.

Mm.

There's no way I'm just going to stay around here all day, waiting.

(SNORING)

Me neither.

Mm?

Say, there,

what are you two plotting?

- What? Huh? - Hm?

(SCREAM)

- Oh! - Run for cover!

Hang on, Tao! We're coming!

Whoa!

Uh!

No!

Kokapetl!

Ah!

Help! Help!

Oh, my, oh, my!

Is everything alright?

Whoa!

Hi, there.

Stop moving around like that!

You'll get more tangled up.

Oh, sorry, little parakeet.

Usually my kite isn't so mean.

His name is Kokapetl.

My name's Tao, and this is Esteban and Zia.

My name is Mei Li.

You here for the celebration?

- A celebration? - Yes!

Tomorrow is a big day, in honour of our Emperor.

Whoa! We sure don't want to miss that.

I'm off to town. Perhaps we could go together?

- Alright. - (GIGGLING)

Oh, no, n-no, no!

Mendoza said that, uh...

He just asked you to keep an eye on us.

So here or in town, it's the same thing.

- Uh? - Huh?

Hmm...

So then, come on.

Would you like to try?

- Oh, yeah! - Ha-ha!

Hey! Wait!

- Hey! - Hey!

(LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHTER)

Hey!

(LAUGHTER)

Yoo-hoo!

NARRATOR: Will Mendoza and Ambrosia succeed in finding the temple

where the yellow dragon is?

What surprises are in store for Esteban, Tao and Zia

in the heart of the Imperial City?

And who will manage to track down our heroes first?

You'll find out in the next episode of The Mysterious Cities of Gold.

VOICE-OVER: In China, kites are a very old tradition.

In the past, to chase away evil spirits,

a kite was flown up into the sky,

then the string was cut, to allow it to freely fly away.

Hey, look! A flying Kokapetl!

Kokapetl! Watch out for the string!

Are you alright, Kokapetl?

Yeah, yeah, but I can't get myself untangled from this string!

I'm sure you'll manage.

Let's go into this shop where Mr Yu Bin, a craftsman,

who makes superb kites, awaits us.

Look, he's just finishing up a traditional kite

of the city of Peking, in the shape of a swallow. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:17:04.120,MPEGTS:94096700 STYLE

of the city of Peking, in the shape of a swallow.

The frame of the kite is made with bamboo strips.

The artwork of the swallow is painted onto the canvas,

then ironed,

delicately glued onto the armature,

then cut into the proper shape.

All that's missing is the string.

Oh, no! No more string!

Hey, there! Isn't there something missing in this throne room?

Good eye, Kokapetl!

It's missing mirrors.

The various emperors had many enemies.

Even in the heart of the Forbidden City,

treason was frequent,

so, as to not be caught by surprise,

the Emperor had installed four mirrors,

placed on each side of the throne.

Thanks to their reflections,

he could observe his adversaries hidden behind his back.

Nothing to report! See you later!

Thanks, Kokapetl! Goodbye and see you soon.