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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 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.

beautiful spring morning, and the wildflowers was a poking their heads up

look at the sparkling blue sky.

It looked like all the critters of the mountains had come out to say howdy to

the warm morning sun.

The mountain air was like a tonic, making even the busy beavers stop for a

frolic.

Man, I sure hope these animals don't chew up more than they need.

And I especially don't want you stomping around here with them big paws of

yours.

You're right.

Too nice today to be working.

We should be out fishing.

Especially when I got a bear with a sweet tooth for trout as a friend.

Morning, Mary Lou.

Daniel.

Got some berry mash there for you.

Mr. Adams!

Come on, Ben.

Robbie Cartman.

How are you, son?

Howdy, Mr. Adams.

It's good to see you.

What do you got in there? Howdy, Vince.

Well, that's Lou Ginger.

She's awful sick, and I just don't know what I'll do if she doesn't get well.

Where'd you get her?

Well, last winter, Pa was out chasing one of our stray cows.

We came across Lou Ginger here.

She was wandering alone without her mother, so I sort of adopted her.

You're awful lucky your Pa got her.

Yeah. Well...

She won't play or she won't eat or she won't do nothing.

She just sits there.

Well, the best thing we can do is get her in the cabin and get a good look at

her.

You think there's anything you can do?

Well, we'll give it a try.

Ben, I'm sorry. I can't take you fishing now.

Now, don't be like that. If you were sick and ailing, you'd like folks to

care of you.

Your pa went to town again, huh, Robbie?

Yes, sir. Which means I can stay here with you.

Well, if it's all right.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

You know what's wrong with Ginger?

No, sir.

Well, this is a sickness that happened to a lot of deer this time of year.

Is there any cure?

Yeah. Nature's real good to her critters.

There's a big bush up in Badger Pass, and it's loaded with herbs.

It'll make her feel a lot better.

Since she's not too well to do any traveling, I guess it's up to Ben and I

it for her. How long will you be gone, Mr. Adams?

Not long. Two, three hours at the most.

Now, if she gets a chill, I want you to heat this up.

I want you to put it on her.

And if you feel that she needs some food, there's some your root in here.

You mix it up with cold water, make a mash out of it. Give it to her whenever

she needs it. Can you do that?

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Mr. Adams?

Is Ginger going to be all right?

She's going to be fine, Robert.

I was hoping you'd say that.

You take care of Ginger while I'm gone.

All right, Mr. Adams.

What do you want for supper, my good old man?

I knew that fella in the black hat from other days.

Named Sam Steele.

Cold man. Has to be, I reckon, because he's a bounty hunter.

And he's one of the best.

And I had an awful feeling Sam was looking for Adams.

I really wasn't worried about Adams.

For a greenhorn, he can take mighty good care of himself.

But seeing Steele bothered me something awful.

I better get over to Adam's cabin and tell him there's a stranger snooping

around.

Come on, Ben. We gotta get up to Badger Pass and get those herbs for Little

Ginger.

I

don't

have time to visit with you now, Hawk.

I got important business up at Badger Pass.

Now, when he tripped there,

it weren't that Adams was a clumsy greenhorn. It's just that he didn't want

destroy them little eggs.

So that's how come he slipped and got knocked cold.

Adams?

Mr. Jack?

Ain't Adams here?

No. Ain't he with you?

No.

Then I got some powerful information for him. Where is he?

Well, he's gone up to Badger Pass to get some herbs for little Ginger here.

Ginger? Yeah.

Yes, sir. She's my fawn.

She's in on something awful, Mr. Jack.

What's healing, little fella?

I don't know.

Mr. Adams said that if she had some herbs, she'd be all right.

You can take it from me, Robbie. If Adams says she'll be all right, she'll

all right.

How long has he and Ben been gone?

Two or three hours.

Mr. Jack?

Do you reckon something could have happened to Mr. Adams?

Well, of course not.

Now, ain't I the one that taught him everything he knows about the wilderness

and how to take care of himself?

Yes, sir, but... Well...

How

could I have known that poor Adams had knocked himself out cold and that

faithful old Ben was half out of his mind with worry?

He just didn't understand what was going on.

Poor Ben.

Since he couldn't nudge Adams awake, he decided to go for help.

Now, don't you worry, Robbie.

When it starts getting dark, I'll come back here and stay with you.

And, Ginger.

Yes, sir.

And now you just take care of Ginger, and I'll take care of finding Adams and

them herbs.

Thank you, Mr. Jack.

That bounty hunter, Sam Steele, was moving along pretty good.

And from the way he was reading the tracks, he had every reason to believe

wouldn't be long until he caught up with Adams.

Adams,

that friendly little coyote who woke up, wasn't the mountain man that I knew.

That knock on the head had scrambled his mind.

So he was a greenhorn all over again.

He was confused, scared, lost, afeard of every noise jumping at every shadow.

All the things that I had taught him about finding trails, following streams

the river source, all those was a blank now. What he used to know like the back

of his hand was now a strange, fearful world.

He didn't know where he was or who he was.

When you don't know where you're going And you

don't know who you are And the world

keeps on turning And you try to keep

on learning And you see your reflection

A face you don't know.

So who can you be?

Poor Ben.

He was having trouble trying to talk to human folk again.

He was trying to tell Nokoma that Adams needed help, but Nokoma, he figured that

Ben wanted to play, and Nokoma just didn't have time for playing.

Oh, there, Ben.

Come on.

Where's Adams?

Well,

wherever Ben is, you're going to find Adams.

I got something I want to tell him.

What's the matter with him?

Yeah,

I know. I saw him, too.

He's a bounty hunter.

That's why I want to see Adams.

Ben.

Hey, Ben. What are you doing anyway?

Bean?

Well,

then, maybe we better follow him.

Poor Adams.

He was still lost, but now he was plum -tuckered out and hungry.

Powerful hungry.

Adams was so bad off.

He didn't even remember which berries were for eating and which ones wasn't.

His mouth was a -watering

for that fish, but he just couldn't figure out how to catch it without a

and a line and a hook.

Ben was making a beeline for somewhere, and from the way he was moving, he was

in a powerful hurry to get there.

Me and the coma were looking for a sign of that bounty hunter, but so far we

hadn't spotted any of his tracks.

Looked like we'd come to the end of the line.

Whatever happened to Adams happened right here.

I know this is where you left him, Ben.

But he ain't here now.

You know, there are times when I wished you was a little bit more human so you

could talk.

Like right now.

Yeah, he fell here all right.

But he couldn't have hurt himself bad.

Which way did you say you went?

We better try to find him before that bounty hunter gets lucky.

Come on, Ben. Let's go find him.

Come on, Ginger.

Please eat some of this mash.

Well, Mr. Adams says it'll help you feel a lot better.

Well, you should be coming back soon.

He ought to be back by now.

Now a mighty strange thing was happening to Adams.

Maybe my teaching was better than I thought because he was starting to

how to do things.

And somewhere...

Stored away in the back of that mind of his was an old Indian trick that I had

taught him.

How to use a flintstone to start a fire.

He was remembering how to spear fish and how to build a lead to his protection

against the knife.

Whatever happened to Adams back there on the trail with Ben, it hadn't stopped

his instinct for staying alive.

He'd come into these mountains of Greenhorn and learned things the hard

Now that learning was saving his life.

He didn't know how he had learned to fish the Indian way or how to find

flintstones to make a fire.

But somehow he just did these things as natural as breathing.

Ben, we can't hunt anymore today. It's going to be dark pretty soon.

I got to get back and take care of Robbie.

I'll go take care of him. I said I would.

Well,

I can move faster than I do.

Just as fast as you.

Well...

Guess that settles that.

Ben's gonna go look after Robbie.

And Sam Steele was a -figuring how he could take care of Adams.

Don't you worry now, Ginger.

Something must have happened to Mr. Adams.

But don't you worry, he'll be back.

Before morning.

I'll stay up watching you all night.

you'd be back.

Ben?

Where's Mr. Adams?

Isn't he with you?

Oh, so Mr.

Jack sent you back to stay here with me.

Well, I'm awful glad you're here, Ben.

Maybe you can help me put Ginger to bed.

I always say prayers, Ben.

Thanks, Ben.

Two prayers are better than one.

Dear Lord, help Nakoma and Mr.

Jack.

Please help little Ginger make it through the night.

And dear Lord, watch out for Mr. Adams, because I've got a strange feeling he's

going to need your help.

When Ben woke in the morning, he looked around.

His friend Adams was missing.

Little Robbie was there all right, but not Adams.

So Ben decided to go outside and take a look around.

Now, I know some folks think animals can't talk.

But take it from a mountain man, they sure know how to make their thoughts

to one another, because, well, there was Ben telling his animal friends that

their friend Adams was in deep trouble and needed their help.

Well, good morning, Ben.

How's Robbie?

And the little critter?

Did you spot anything?

Ben, you stay here and look after number seven.

That bounty hunter had come further than I figured.

That reward poster on Adams read, dead or alive.

Well, Sam Steele looked like the sort who wouldn't care which way he brought

Adams back.

When Adams woke up the next morning, he was still lost and scared.

When you wake up this morning.

To a brand new day There's a

hope for tomorrow That you can

find your way And the love that's

within you Will surely grow

These mountains that Adams once loved so much now seem like his enemies,

like jailers locking him in the walls of a giant prison, a prison he thought he

could never bust out of.

You're lucky.

At least you know who you are.

And that bounty hunter spotted Hawk.

He figured it was just another bird in the forest.

Besides, he was only interested in...

Finding Adams.

He sensed Adams had to be around here someplace.

And he was right.

When Joshua showed up, that bounty

hunter was looking at the reward poster to make sure that the man he had just

seen really was Adams.

When Joshua seen him taking aim with that rifle, he knew he'd better do

something and do it fast.

Of course, that bounty hunter had no way of connecting Joshua with Adams.

Now it was Hawk's turn to do what he could to protect Adams.

Sam Steele was mighty frustrated by what he considered just plum bad luck.

Tacoma, we've just been going around in circles.

Adams is probably doing the same thing.

I got an I .D.

I'm going to build a smoke fire.

What's up, Bill?

Hi.

Well, Adam's got to be tired and hungry.

Maybe he'll see it and come in.

Doug.

Oh, shit.

Bounty hunter?

We'll just have to take that chance.

Let's hope Adam comes in before the bounty hunter sees him.

Now, while I'm building the fire, why don't you and Ben there circle around?

Maybe you can flush Adams out.

This warm summer sun ought to help you.

Mr. Adams should be coming in pretty soon.

Because he knows we need him.

Like you need me.

Want to know a secret, Ginger?

I need you too.

Adams was so hungry he was looking for just about anything to make a decent

out of.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

I get a feeling like I've been here before.

I feel like that bird even knows who I am.

It's got to be the way out of here.

Mary Lou and Daniel must have had a touch of bloodhound in them, because...

They were able to smell out Adams even before Ben could.

Adams? Well, he didn't remember them at all.

Steel had picked up Adams' trail once more.

He was close and he knew it.

As far as Sam Steele was concerned, Mary Lou and Daniel was just a couple of

skunks.

But they did what skunks do best, and once again, Adam's animal friends had

saved his life, as Sam Steele was washing more than just a scent of

of himself.

My fire had smoked out Adams all right, and it looked like my plan was working.

But I never expected it to work out the way it did.

Hey, Adams!

Where in fire nation have you been? We've been looking all over for you.

What's the matter?

Don't you recognize the old friend?

I knew the smell of old Mad Jack's coffee would bring you a run.

Now see what you did.

Here. Let me give you a hand.

Give me your hand.

Here we go.

Wait a minute.

Adam. Adam.

It's the coma.

Help! Ben!

I got Adams!

No, Adams, that's Ben.

Don't shoot, that's Ben.

Adam, don't shoot. That's Ben.

The coma.

Cut me loose. He was here.

What's up?

Well, what's the matter? Ain't you ever seen a man hogtied before?

Cut me loose.

It ain't funny.

Now, I'll tell you, Adam's done this to me. Cut me loose.

Adam? Yeah.

Yeah.

Oh, he acted mighty strange.

Crazy as a coot.

You suppose something could have happened to him when he fell?

Yeah.

We've got to find him, all right.

Ben is right. This is where he crossed.

Looks like Adams is headed for that ridge up there.

Best we go around, come up the draw and try to catch him on the other side.

When Adams seen that black bear, it... Kind of triggered a memory or two, but

couldn't quite put it in focus, you might say.

So he continued on up the slope.

Adams was looking for a way out of the mountains.

He didn't know where he was going, but there was that gap in the ridge and a

trail that had to go somewhere.

Yeah, I see.

Looks like he's got company.

We better get up there to Adams before she does.

at Adams with a lot more than idle curiosity.

Because without knowing it, Adams was headed right for that critter's den.

Of course, Adams could have saved himself if he'd have dropped that little

cougar cub, but in his insides, Adams had such a feeling for critters that the

safety of that cub was more important than his own neck.

He was in a trap, all right, with no way out.

And that cougar cub, it sliced something and...

Adams had gone back to another time with a bear cub he had come across. But for

the life of him, he couldn't remember who that bear cub was.

I

ain't doing nothing

to your cub.

I found him down here.

Now in his mind, Adams was back on another ledge.

with a little bear cub.

And when he saw Ben up there, it hit him like a stroke of lightning just who he

was and where he was.

Ben? Is that you, Ben?

Are you a welcome sight to see?

Ben kind of talked it up mountain lion.

Jack, is that you?

What in tarnation are you doing down there?

I'll tell you about that later.

Help me get this little mountain lion cub out of here.

There you go.

Now you, Scat, get on home to your mama. She's looking for you.

He'll have to.

I don't got any rope.

Take that.

We need a little more manpower here.

Ben?

That's good.

That's enough, Ben. We got him.

I'd like to thank you properly, Jack, but I got something mighty important to

take care of. I know, Robbie's pet.

Well, I got something important to tell you.

Now, there's a man by the name of Steel. He's looking for you, and he's a bounty

hunter.

Well, Robbie comes first.

Well, what about Steel?

Why don't you take care of Steel for me?

All right.

Is your coat in your pack?

Yeah.

I'll take care of her.

All right. Thank you, Jack.

Come on, Ben.

Here we go.

Well, of course I've got a plan.

I think.

Come on, Ben.

We've got to hurry if we're going to save that fawn.

Come on, Ginger.

Hold on.

Everything's going to be all right.

Bobby?

Mr. Adams!

Come on, Ben.

How's she doing?

She's not doing very good, Mr. Adams.

Let's get some of these into it right away.

Tear these up into small pieces, Robbie.

See if she'll take those.

Come on, Ginger.

Take those out.

Yes, you will.

Thanks, Mr. Adams.

She's going to be just fine, son.

Finding that bounty hunter was much easier than finding Adams.

Fuck.

Well, of course I know what I'm doing. Put this on.

Remember what I told you.

Keep your head down, and that's not going to work.

Here.

No, it's for Adams.

It's for Adams. Now, your medicine will be all right.

I'll keep it for you.

Adams, I said stop!

Sam Steele.

What you doing here?

Same thing you was, Fearslaw.

You know what that Adams done?

Rather than let me take him, he jumped into that there river and drowned.

Just... cheated me out of all that there bounty must.

Uh, why don't you sit down and spell, Sam, and let me tell you how I nearly

James Adams.

Another time.

Where are you headed?

Uh, law is looking for a lot of men.

You know, you're a good citizen, Sam.

I'm proud of you.

You can come out now. He's gone.

Come on.

What's up, you?

What's his hurry?

I'll tell you why he's hurrying.

He thinks he's outsmarting me.

That poster said, Adams wanted dead or alive.

And he's going to go down river looking for the body.

We done it, Nicoma.

We just flat out done it.

Mr. Adams, the medicine worked.

She's feeling a lot better.

She looks a lot better.

He's perky.

Mr. Adams, when do you reckon I can take her home?

Well, let's see.

If your pa went to the settlement, he won't be back for at least another three

days. I figure by then you can walk Ginger home.

Hello, the cabin.

Mr. Jack!

Howdy, Nicoma.

How's Ginger doing, Robbie?

Oh, she's a mite better.

Tell me, did you ever catch up with Steel?

You bet your sweet life we caught up with him. Nicoma and me put on a play

to make them theaters in St. Louis look like amateurs.

Well, where is he now?

Well, I figure the height of the water and the speed of the river...

He should be leaving the territory about tomorrow morning.

Robbie, I don't think there's a thing that old Mad Jack can't do with them

bounty hunters.

Well, Robbie, I don't think Ginger's going to be needing that wagon anymore.

She's feeling real frisky.

Mr. Adams, Mr. Jack was telling me, well, about how you were lost and

everything.

What does it feel like being lost up in these mountains like that?

Well, Robbie, it was mighty scary.

Not knowing who I was or where I was going.

But, you know, I don't think I was really lost at all.

I had good friends looking for me.

And other critters looking out for me in their own way.

Well, Robbie, if you're ready to go, me and the coma will walk you home.

Maybe your pa brought something back from the settlement that we could trade

for.

Scope.

I don't know if I ought to leave you here alone or not.

Well, all right, Ben. If you promise to look out for the greenhorn, I'll...

Be moseying on.

Bye, Adam.

Ben,

I wanted to apologize to you for what I almost did to you.

But that's when I didn't know who I was.

But it just proves that true friends will stick by you no matter if you ain't

yourself.

I did make you a promise, didn't I?

Well, a promise is to be kept.

Come on, Ben, let's go.

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.

There's a time.