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The story of Grizzly Adams is big and powerful and beautiful.

They call me Mad Jack.

And me and my burro number seven have been traipsing these slopes and valleys

for a long spell, so I know the story from the beginning.

My friend Adams was accused of a crime he didn't commit.

So he escaped into the mountains, leaving behind the only life that he

knew.

Now, that wilderness out there ain't no place for a greenhorn, and his chances

of surviving were mighty slim.

There was no time at all, for he was beaten down, ragged, and nearly starved.

Long about then, he come upon a grizzly bear cub, all alone and helpless.

Now, Adams knew that little critter couldn't survive without his help, so he

started right down that cliff, risking his own life.

To save it.

Now that cub took to Adams right off.

And that was when he discovered he had a special kind of way with animals.

They just come right up to him like he was a natural part of the wilderness.

But that bear cub, he was extra special.

As he growed, he became the best friend Adams ever had. And together, they

became a legend.

Sometimes when something strange or new happens, you don't know what to believe

or who to believe.

At times like these, I found out you can't go wrong if you just believe in

yourself.

About the strangest experience I ever had began the morning my greenhorn

James Adams was doing his spring cleaning.

Well, are you going to sweep with that broom or are you going to eat it?

Look at the mess you're making.

I'm going to have to make a brand new broom.

Adams, Adams, you and Ben stop whatever it is you're doing and get out of here

before it saves your lives. It's happening. I tell you it's happening.

out before it's too late.

What's happening?

I've got to get a drink of water.

I'm telling you, my throat is that parched from running up here to Warren.

Here you go, number seven.

Here you go, old partner.

If we go down, we're going to go down together.

What in the world are you talking about?

There's people coming from the moon.

I saw this man from the moon riding around in the sky.

Riding on a horse, probably.

No, he weren't riding no horse.

I tell you, it was a scout from the moon riding a big round thing like it was

the moon itself.

With your own eyes, you seen it? With my own eyes, and number seven seen it with

his eyes. Ain't that right, number seven?

See there?

You know what it was?

It's a reflection from the sun off the falls. That's all.

This weren't no reflection.

I tell you, what I seen were real.

Whatever it were, that's what it were.

Ben, you and I have been working pretty hard this morning.

What say you and I take a little walk?

We were going to do that anyway.

You don't believe me, do you?

What makes you say that? Because if you believe me, you'd be heading off in the

opposite direction, that's what.

Are you coming or not?

No, sir.

I'm not going out there with that thing from the moon flying around in the sky.

Well, suit yourself.

Adams, if you see it, would you mind warning the rest of the people? I tell

I'm just plumb tuckered out.

Oh, believe me, Jack, if I see any men from the moon, I'll tell them.

You know, Number Seven, he's just a plumb fool to go out there with that

No telling where it's going to land next, why it could land... right

here at this cabin.

You know what?

Maybe we should let that greenhorn go out there by itself. It ain't right for

to be here all safe and sound while he's out there with that thing.

Now, I know how you feel, number seven.

No sense in feeling scared. We just got to think of other folks instead of

ourselves.

Get out there and protect him.

I didn't rightly know whether Adams believed me or not.

But since I was the one who seen it, I...

figured it was my duty to protect Adams and Ben from whatever that thing were.

When I seen Nekoma all excited like and pointing up to the sky, I knew I wasn't

the only one who's seen what I seen.

Are you sure, Nekoma?

Yeah.

Now do you believe me?

I never said I didn't believe you, did I?

But whatever was out there ain't out there now, is it?

Well... We best be getting back to the cabin.

Hey,

look. There he is.

I think that's the most beautiful sight I've ever seen.

How can you stand there so calm when that thing's a -floating around up there

maybe gonna destroy you?

Look at it up there, Jack. Just dancing across the sky like a cloud. Ain't it

beautiful?

Just stand tight, Adams. I'll give it to you.

No!

Now, what'd you do that for? I had it in my sights.

What, are you crazy? You could have hurt somebody.

Well, I'm sure somebody could have got hurt. You. It was headed right... Eh?

I got it!

Beck. Beck. Wally.

Tacoma. Well, I know you got to tell your people, but please tell them that

ain't nothing to be afraid of. It ain't going to hurt them.

Where are we going?

I'm going to go see where I came down at. Are you coming?

Well, sure I'm coming.

But I got a feeling we're both going to be sorry we ever laid eyes on that

thing.

Hurry up, Jack. Over this way.

He's crazy.

There it is.

Look where it come to roost.

Whatever it is, it sure don't look well.

I'll get there.

Do not move.

Hello.

Which one of you savages shot at my magnetic ballon?

Well, it couldn't have been us.

Because I'm the only one with a gun, and I'm the only one that can't see

nothing. Isn't that right, Adams?

Adams? We're sorry for shooting your balloon.

I'd like to apologize for it.

Apologies.

Apologies. Do not help my... my balloon.

Attention. Attention.

Monsieur. Monsieur.

No, no, no.

This is my friend. Don't shoot. This is Ben.

Ben, we've been together a long time.

Look at him.

Your animal speaks.

I reckon in his own way.

But what chance have we against natives who are befriended by the great beasts

of the wilderness?

Messieurs, we are at your mercy.

Permit me to introduce myself.

I am André Girard.

Ballon designer and master.

I am André Girard.

Ballon designer and master. You don't seem too bad hurt, Jack.

He's looking kind of frail.

Everything's going to be all right, little friend.

Oh, my dear.

I'm sorry, Mr. Trinard.

Jack and I and Ben only speak English.

American.

Everything's going to be just fine. It's going to be all right.

Oh, no.

No, it is not fine.

It's not fine.

My beautiful balloon.

My queen de Paris.

She is...

Excuse me, Mr.

Girard. Girard. Girard. Andre, Andre.

Ain't you an awful long ways from home?

Monsieur, I am flying across your country conducting an experiment for the

future. What kind of an experiment?

Monsieur, as you well know, people wait months for their mail to come from one

point of this vast country to another.

Oh, but we fixed our land.

Well, we got the Pony Express now, and it only takes weeks.

But suppose, suppose they can receive the mail in

day. Ah, by my balloon, by air.

You mean mail by air?

You're going to fly this?

You wouldn't be able to do that in a million years.

You may laugh, monsieur, but what may seem insane in this century will seem

quite ordinary in the next.

Vraiment, hein?

That's a mighty nice rabbit you got there, Mr. Andre.

Merci, monsieur, merci.

We and I have been, well, as you and Ben have been, comrades.

We have been together since I have become a balloonist.

Oh, mon cher, mon cher.

What have they done to you?

We were so beautiful together in our triumph.

Until, until some savage, some barbarian shut us down.

Mr. Andre, I apologize again.

What's done is done. Now we've got to figure out how we can fix your balloon.

Fix it.

Fix it.

C 'est impossible, monsieur.

C 'est impossible.

C 'est fini, ce ballon.

Before we fix this balloon, we gotta figure out some way to fix Mr. Andre.

Andre,

where do you get the hydrogen to fly this balloon?

Oh, there are crews stationed all across the country.

They have the hydrogen.

But the next station is very far away.

And if I do not arrive soon, they will not wait.

And my journey... will be a failure.

Well, we may be here a long while.

There's just too many holes, Adams.

You know, it should be a shame to see Andre fail, since it weren't his fault

landing here in the first place.

Well, it weren't my fault neither.

I mean, I would have missed him if he hadn't hit the rifle.

Andre, is there anything besides hydrogen that will get the Queen of

the air again?

No, absolutely not.

I would have to redesign the whole balance.

Yes. Yes, it could be done.

It could be done.

Adams, Adams, there is another way.

A balloon will rise into the air when it is filled with hot air.

Filled with what?

Air, air, hot.

We've got plenty of hot air here.

We've got the best hot air in this part of the world, don't we, Jack? Yeah.

C 'est nécessaire que je pense.

I must think.

Ah, Louis. Viens ici. Viens ici, Louis. Come.

Mr. Adams.

There is something wrong with Louis.

He's, uh... How do you say? Not himself anymore.

What do you mean?

Je ne sais pas.

He's acting very mysterious.

He keeps disappearing.

He's moody.

His delightful little ears, they no longer stand up.

I can understand that, Andre. It's all new for Louis.

New people, new mountains, new scents.

Perhaps, messieurs.

Allons -y, Louis.

A promenade will do us both good.

You must think.

No.

He's never going to be able to fly that contraption out of here.

You know how much that means to Andre.

He's got to fly it out of here.

And we're going to help him.

La ballon.

Andre must be in trouble. Come on, Jack, let's go.

I'm with the Adams.

Where is he, Nekoma?

Where is he?

Come on down here, Andre.

This is a friend.

It's a friend of ours, Nekoma.

Oh, fishbush.

Friend.

American Indian. I have read it.

It's good to read, but it's a lot better to know.

Now, come on down here right now.

Watch your step.

Watch the Indian.

Give me your leg.

Your leg, my leg.

Do not fret, monsieur.

Give me your hand. I'm afraid to let go. How did you go? Up there anyway.

You got his hand?

Watch it, then.

Step on it.

Monsieur. Wait. Monsieur, I am going.

The other way.

Monsieur, Louis.

What is it?

Louis. Louis.

He was frightened.

He ran away.

We must find him.

Monsieur, we must find him.

Louis was just bewildered by this new place he found himself in.

It was about as far from the sights and sounds of Paris as a fellow could get.

And there were a few other things he weren't likely to meet up with in France

either. Like a curious pair of mountain lion cubs.

And of course, Lewis just had to learn a lesson the hard way.

One was that every mother in the woods protects her babies with a vengeance.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're not alone, your future is bright.

Now I believe in experience and knowing what you're doing.

But if you ain't got experience,

The next best thing is pure luck.

But luck has a way of running out.

Maybe it was just a question of time before Lewis was to find that out.

For the time being, at least, Lewis's luck seemed to be holding.

Andre. I know how much little Louie means to you.

Nakoma here, he's been tracking rabbits ever since he could walk.

I think between he and I and Ben, we can find Louie before the day's over.

Merci. Merci, Nakoma.

Come on, Ben.

That's a nice balloon, Mr. Andre. But where are you going to get all the hot

to fill there?

The fire pit.

But the problem is, how do we get the hot air into the balloon?

Well,

we could use a bellows. A big bellows. Just pump it in there. And we shall have

it. But we must have it soon.

the wrong rabbit.

Nicole and Adam found plenty of rabbits that day, but Mary a hide in her hair of

Lewis.

Meanwhile, Andre and me was doing the best we could do with what we had to

with. While Andre worked on the balloon basket, I built us a fire pit.

Ah, ma chérie, soon you will be beautiful again.

And you, and I, and Louis.

While Adams and the coma were still searching, things was a -changing for

Louis.

Doing like rabbits do, he plucked out tufts of his own hair to mark his new

home. The other animals had figured out by now that he was a stranger.

And, well, they kind of adopted him and helped him to set up housekeeping, so to

speak. And some just dropped by to sort of check him out and say hello.

Don't be discouraged, Andre.

By not finding Louie, well, that means maybe you just found a friend to help

out.

By the looks of things here, you and Jack could use a couple friends to help

out.

Adams!

The queen is ready.

I think.

The fire pit ought to be hardened pretty soon.

We'll fire up.

And away you'll go, Andre.

We have a great many problems, Adams.

I do not know.

Will the patches rot?

Will there be enough out there in the balloon to keep me aloft?

Pish posh.

I simply do not think we can do it.

Andre.

Take a look off over there.

See those bees?

Well, they aren't supposed to fly.

Their wings are too small.

But look at them buzzing off up in the air, just as pretty as you please.

You know why?

Nobody ever told them they couldn't fly.

They just believe they can.

You know what I mean?

And so shall I. And so shall I.

Buckle up here.

Let's stoke her up.

If you were only here to share this moment of shall I share.

Whatever else Louie were, he sure weren't lonely.

It seemed like every animal of the forest had to stop by and visit a spell.

Each in his own way, of course.

Nicoma, Ben, Number 7, and me pitching in to help Andre.

While some of our animal friends watched the proceedings, we was able to pump

enough hot air into that there balloon to fill it. And like Adam said, it was a

beautiful thing to see.

Teach him and you'll teach him. Isn't that wonderful?

Oh, it's beautiful, Andre.

Your ear looks a lot bigger than she does when she's laying around on the

ground.

Where'd you put my knife, man?

Here it is.

Jack, get away.

No, no. Stay away.

He's no safe zone.

Andre, do something.

I can't even see.

Adam!

Hey, let me out of here. Jack!

Andre!

Jump, Jack!

Jump!

Ah,

of course, it's to be.

Did you see that, Adams?

I did it. I was up there, way up there. What you fellas look like, like little

dolls. And I felt like a, like a... Like an eagle

soaring on the breezes up there. It was wonderful.

Ah, welcome, Jack, welcome.

You have now joined the ranks of the aeronauts.

Aeronauts? Wait, Adams, do you hear that? I'm an aeronaut. That's just what

always wanted to...

B, what scenario are you in on?

Oh, sure.

Now those new neighbors of Louis's were making sure he didn't go hungry out

there. Why, he was being took care of better than if he was in one of them

hotels in Paris.

But as far as Adams, Nekoma, and Ben was concerned, it was as if the earth had

swallowed up little Lewis.

Well, we finally hauled, dragged, pushed, and pulled the Queen of Paris

the launching site.

We had to start all over again, and time was a -running out if an Andre was

going to get to that crew with the hydrogen gas.

That's why everyone was a -helping.

I mean everyone.

It's coming real good, Ben.

Just keep that bellows going.

Keep it going.

That's a good boy, Ben.

Keep pumping the bellows.

Good. Good, Ben.

Andre, the Queen of Paris looks like she's ready to go.

Oui, Adams, oui.

But the big question is, am I ready to go?

You're thinking about Louis, ain't you?

Oui, Jacques, oui. I cannot leave without knowing he's all right.

Yeah, more than likely he's out there somewhere, healthy as a horse and happy

a June bug on a summer's eve.

Yeah, you're probably right, Jack, but there's just certain things you've got

know the truth about, especially when it's a friend.

Does that mean what I think it means?

Yeah, it does.

We're going to give one last look for Louie. Hmm.

I want you and Andre to take the flats, and the Coleman and I are going to take

the woods.

Mr. Andre, if we don't find him... We're going to keep looking for him until we

do, even after you're gone. Ain't that right, Adams?

That's right. And when we find him, we're going to keep him here until you

back in your return flight.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Come on, Ben.

We're going to give one last look for Louie.

Come on, Seven.

You're right, Nekoma.

It is like Louie don't want to be found, but we got to keep trying.

Nekoma, look.

You know what I think, Andre? We ought to... Mr.

Andre?

Mr. Andre?

Mr. Andre?

Now, where in tarnation did he get to?

Well, we better go find him.

I don't know what scared Andre more, seeing that mountain lion or hearing

mountain lion.

Now, Mr. Andre

didn't quite know what to do, but he knew what he couldn't do.

He knew he couldn't crawl out of that hole, not while that cougar was there.

This is where you saw him last, huh, Jack? Well, it was long about in here

someplace.

The way he's moving, he could be most anywhere by now.

Yeah, I saw Oak.

You're right, Nekoma.

All right, we'll all split up and take an area.

Well,

we were searching for Andre.

Ben and that raccoon did a little animal -to -animal communication.

That raccoon wanted Ben to follow him, and, well, that's just what Ben did.

Wow!

Andre found himself in a bad fix.

But he had learned one thing out here in the mountains, and that was how to make

do with what you had on hand.

Like the bellows in the fire pit for the balloon, for instance.

So Andre went to work.

He knew it wouldn't do any good to shout. For one thing, we was too far

hear. And for another, shouting might excite that mountain lion. And, well,

was about the last thing in the world Andre wanted to do.

Andre figured if we couldn't hear him, maybe he could do something about us

seeing him.

Do you want to give him another blast, number seven?

That's good.

Anybody that can't hear that has got to be plumb out of the territory or in deep

trouble.

Andre figured it was the only chance he had, and he made the best of it.

Hello, my little pasticheiro.

You must fly very safe and very high.

Go, Schultz!

That there's got to be Mr.

Andres doing.

Or that balloon has had herself a pup.

Andre!

Andre!

Andre! Andre!

No,

no, no. Mr. Adams!

Mr. Adams! Mr. Adams! That is not a pussycat!

No, Andre?

That's a mountain lion that thinks he's a pussycat.

Did you scare Andre? Huh?

Well, I guess he just didn't know you were looking out for his best interest.

That's all right.

Well, now that we're here, we'll take care of him. You can go on home.

That's a good boy.

That was sure a good idea you had, Andre. Oh, about shooting that parachute

the air. Oh, my poor Louis.

If only he could send up a signal.

Ben, he also saw my parachute.

No, I don't think so, Andre.

I think he just wants us to follow him.

Can you bring us all the way over here to look at some wild raspberry bushes

with no raspberries?

Louie!

Louie!

My handsome Louie!

You are alive and well!

Alone you have survived in this vast wilderness.

Formidable.

Andre.

Oui, oui.

Louis, he ain't exactly alone.

And Louis, he ain't exactly Louis either.

Je ne comprends pas.

So that is why he has been acting so strange of late.

He, mademoiselle, madame, was in a delicate condition.

Now we knew why we couldn't find Louis.

Because he was really Louise.

And the other animals knew that she was going to have a passel of bunnies, and,

well, they didn't want any humans around to spoil the proceedings.

Louise.

Louise.

I love you.

But I see I cannot take you away from your family.

You belong here with them.

Louise and her family, they will be safe here.

Andre, I give you my word that Nakoma and Ben and myself and Uncle Jack, We'll

come in and check on him every now and again, I promise.

You bet you we will.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

My friend, you have taught me much.

And you shall always be in my heart.

Well, learning works both ways, Andre.

And we're sure never going to forget you.

He's right, Mr. Andre.

Friendship ain't got no borders.

Mon Dieu.

Jack, I cannot leave.

I must bestow upon you an honor in behalf of the French government.

To Mad Jack, who ascended fearlessly into the air in a ballon.

The medal of the Order of Ballonets.

Away all hopes!

Bon jury, Andre.

Bon jury.

You come back and see us, you hear?

Adieu!

Goodbye. Good luck. Adieu, Ben.

Adieu, Adam.

Bye, Andre.

Bonne chance, Louisa.

Goodbye, Andre.

Adieu, Jacques.

Just think, we're probably watching a piece of history floating away.

That's right, Adams.

And if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been a part of it.

Well, that does it for spring house cleaning, Ben.

I can see that really upsets you, though.

Adam? Hi, Jack.

Where you been?

Number seven here wanted to check on Louise before we moved on.

She's happier than a back -scratch town.

Yeah, it looked like that when we went up this morning and looked in on her.

The Comas people said that they saw Andre and the hydrogen crew in the

Valley. They were mighty proud to get their mail up there.

Well, that's good.

You know what?

I never did think we was going to get that thing to fly again.

Well, all you got to do is believe in what you're doing.

Have a little faith, a little imagination.

A fella can do almost anything he wants.

Yeah, I reckon so.

You know what bothers me?

Here I am, an aeronaut.

I flew in the balloon, and ain't a soul in the world going to believe me when I

tell them.

Well, you got your metal to prove it, don't you?

Yeah. Guess I have.

You know, it's a shame Andre didn't give you a Nekoma medal, too, son.

But then again, you ain't area nuts.

Well, medals are nice, Jack.

I got something just as good.

Got good friends.

Got a nice home.

Got a feeling deep inside me I can do whatever I gotta do every day of my life

and make it worthwhile and mean something.

What do you think about that, Ben?

Deep inside the forest is a door into another land.

Here is our life and home.

We are staying here forever in the beauty of

this place all alone.

We keep on hoping.

Maybe there's a way.

There's a time