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♪way back when in 1863...

♪ Now part of the American lore...

♪ A young family must leave their home...

♪ Because of the civil war...

♪ Living their life in a brand new town...

♪ Doing the best they can...

♪Four little women are on their own...

♪Looking to make their stand...

♪ Fortunes of war can change the way...

♪ We imagine their lives will be...

♪The march family are on their way...

♪Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy...

Aahhh!

Bravo! Yay!

Now watch this.

Oh!

That's great, tom.

Yay!

Now I'll show you a hand stand.

Watch. It's easy.

Tom, you're really good.

See. There's nothing to it.

Yay!

Truth is ever since we moved here from York near

gettysburg, I've frequently been bored, but since I met

tom and we've become good friends, I don't get

bored anymore.

How could I with such a talented entertaining playmate?

Stop. Milky Ann, stop it!

You're tickling my nose.

Aah! Milky Ann, stop it.

You should see him do a hand stand.

Huh? Tom?

Milky Ann, you stop that, you hear?

Ooh!

Oh tom, careful!

Huh? What?

I share the room with my sister, Beth.

It's right up here.

Boy, a girls room looks a lot different than a boy's, Amy.

Does it look that much different from a boy's room?

Sure.

Oh really?

Tell me how it's different.

Oh boy, a lot!

To begin with, there's nothing in my bedroom except

a bed, and my room is always in a mess.

My mom always gets mad at me for that.

Hello.

Good afternoon.

Tommy's my new friend.

I'm showing him the house.

I'm afraid it's nothing special.

Just a house.

Yeah, but for me this is really an

exciting adventure.

You're here visiting your brother during summer

vacation, aren't you?

That's right, I'm going to be here all summer long.

Golly. Isn't your mother lonely at home all by herself?

I guess so.

Oh, Meg, I was going to tom your room, all right?

Uh-huh.

Don't touch anything.

We'll just look.

Yeah. Right.

Come on, tom.

Now you get to see another girl's room.

Gee whiz.

Pedro tried to climb up the rock, but there was

nothing he could grasp.

He was desperate.

He had to climb it.

His foot faintly searched for a crevasse as beads of

perspiration fell into his eyes, temporarily blinding him.

Suddenly the limb he was holding onto broke,

and then he what?

Hmm. How am I going to get him out of this?

Let's see.

If he falls down a cliff, he could break his leg.

Then a bear could show up and then...

Jo?

Yes. What?

Is it all right if i show tom...

Can't you tell I'm in the middle

of a crucial scene and I don't want

to be disturbed?

I'm sorry.

As you probably gathered, my sister doesn't want to be

disturbed right now.

Well, what do we do now?

Ever since I first saw this place, I thought it was

funny looking.

There's a reason for that.

Oh yeah? Really?

Yeah.

Witches used to make their home here way back when.

Aww, you're lying.

I am not lying!

That's the reason we always lock the door.

Look, tom.

It's open.

Somebody must be in there.

I wonder what we should do.

Amy, what if it's a witch?

That was a joke.

Actually, this place was an artist's studio.

Huh?

Jo?

I am trying to write, Amy.

Now, how many times do I have to tell you?

Please leave me alone!

Oh.

Is that your sister?

Uh-huh.

It's unbelievable.

What?

She was in the house just moments ago.

You saw her yourself, tom.

No, I heard her bawling you out.

That's all.

But isn't that the voice you heard?

Think back.

Might have been.

Um, let's see.

We went into the living room where we stayed

a few minutes.

And then we came here.

I don't understand how she got here before we did.

Huh-uh uh.

Oh no!

Where did she go?

She was just here.

This is very strange.

Let's take a look around.

This makes no sense whatsoever.

She couldn't have just vanished into thin air.

How in the world do you think she got out of here?

Hey, maybe she went out that window.

Why would she climb all the way up there?

She must have gone out this door.

Ugh! Doesn't work!

Amy, don't open it?

What if the witches you talked about are sleeping in there?

Don't be ridiculous, that's nonsense.

Where are you going?

Where are you going, Amy?

Slow down. Wait for me.

I just knew there had to be a good explanation

for how Jo got out of that study without us seeing her.

And my mind was made up.

I was determined to find out how she did it.

Hmm, the door's locked, but she had to have come this way.

Are you sure this is the same door?

I'm positive.

This is the same door all right.

See, I was right tom.

Uh-huh.

So what do we do now, Amy?

Amy?

Excuse me, have any of you seen Jo in the last two minutes?

Last time I saw her she was in her room.

But I just saw her in the artist's study.

Well then, why don't you look there.

Oh!

But Meg, I thought you just said she was in her room.

I know, but she must have gone from her room to the

art's study.

Impossible! Meg, you don't understand!

Amy!

We got there before she did, yet somehow she was

already there.

Amy, you're not making any sense.

Oh, tom, do you have any idea what Amy is

talking about?

Um, well I'm not sure i understand what's

going on either.

Don't be silly, Amy.

If you want to find Jo, why not just go upstairs

to her room?

All right. I will.

You're still going fishing, aren't you?

That's right, marmee, I am.

But I want to solve this mystery before we go.

There you are.

How did you get back here in your room, Jo?

Tell me before I go crazy.

You know better than to barge in on me.

Listen, you were in the artist's study a minute ago.

What are you talking about?

Jo, didn't you just yell at me to leave you alone in

the artist's studio.

What's wrong with you?

You must be seeing things.

I've been right here the whole time.

Matter of fact, i saw you leave.

Yeah, but you went downstairs after that, right?

Don't be a silly girl, Amy.

You went downstairs after interrupting my writing.

Now, isn't that right?

That's right, but then i stopped and talked to marmee

about fishing, and she gave me her permission to go, so

tom and I went outside.

But that only took a couple of seconds at the most.

Come on, Jo.

Are you sure you've been in this room all along?

Don't be ridiculous, Amy.

Could I have imagined all this?

Absolutely not!

I saw you, and nothing you can say can change my mind

about that.

Huh-uh.

This is strange.

This doesn't make any sense, Jo.

It's nothing to get upset about.

Ahhhh

it's only evil spirits and witches after you-

Never mind!

Forget about the whole thing!

I'm going fishing!

Then can I expect fried fish for dinner?

Probably.

Tom's an expert fisherman.

That's good.

I'll look forward to it.

Are you sure I didn't see you in the artist's studio?

Uh-huh.

Hmm.

Hmph.

Oh, Amy!

Here you are, tom.

Thanks.

Now, Hannah, don't buy any fish.

We're going to bring some home.

I won't, child.

We're going to bring home a lot of fish

for dinner, Hannah, at least he is.

Aren't you, tom?

I hope to, Amy.

Three fish for each person should be plenty to make a

meal, shouldn't it, Hannah?

That sounds mighty fine to me, tom.

I'm a much better fisherman than my brother John.

What's the most fish he ever caught, tom?

He caught seven fish one time.

That is if you want to believe him, but I don't.

I do love trout, tom, but listen here.

Trouts are mighty big fish so one per person ought to

be plenty, you hear?

Come on. Let's go, tom. Hurry!

May I borrow your bucket?

Be sure you wash it good before you return it.

Don't worry. I will.

Trout dinner doesn't sound half bad.

Wonder what I can serve with it?

Tom and I went fishing all right if you can

can call it that, because we weren't getting anything

even close to a nibble.

The truth is I was starting to worry about all the

bragging we'd done.

In a word, things were bleak.

No it was worse than that.

Things were awful.

And I was getting discouraged.

Shouldn't you have caught a fish by now, tom?

Would you please be quiet?

I'm trying to fish.

Some expert.

You haven't gotten a bite yet.

We just got here, Amy.

I'm sorry.

I thought the moment you dropped the hook with bait

into the water, the fish came and gobbled it up, and

that's all there was to it.

Sometimes it can happen that way.

Wow! Hey, get the bucket.

I've got a bite here!

A big one?

I can't tell, but it's putting up quite a fight.

Bring it in, tom!

I'm trying.

Ugh.

Here it comes.

Huh? Oh no.

Oh, tom.

That fish is too small.

Yeah. You're right.

I'm going to throw it back in.

Get out of here, runt!

Don't throw it back, tom.

It's the first catch of the day.

We better keep it for luck.

I'll fill the bucket with water.

I don't know why I asked tom to keep that fish.

It wasn't much bigger than a minnow and for sure it

wasn't going to feed anyone until it got a lot bigger,

but keep it we did, at least for the time being.

Try to make the next one bigger, okay?

Okay.

Well, tom and i got our first nibble.

That at least was a hopeful sign, but I have to tell you

I sure don't know what all the excitement is about when

people talk about fishing as if it were the next best

thing to being in heaven.

I think those people are actually just talking the

action of landing a fish because everything else

about fishing is waiting.

And to me, that's just plain boring.

I'm bored.

Hey, I think I got one!

Aww.

If your bait was still in, at least we still know

there's a fish there.

I couldn't tell for sure, but I think tom was offended

by my remark.

I don't know why.

I was just being optimistic.

Anyway, we did a lot more of that boring stuff I told you

about earlier.

We waited and waited and waited for the fish to bite.

And now we waited some more.

Hey, I'm getting sleepy.

You getting anymore nibbles, tom?

Not yet.

Hmph.

Huh, got ya!

Ahhh! Amy help!

Ah ah?

Amy!

What? Tom! Tom! Let me help you!

Here. Ahhhhhah!

Come on let's heave!

Yehhhhah

heeeeeeave

Ohhh weeee!

Tom what is that!?

Amy, come on, give me a hand or otherwise it will get away

look! Oooh!

Ooooh!

Tom, tom, come back!

Oooh wooooo!

Ooooh! Ahhh!

That thing scared the living daylights out of me

and all I could think to do was run

to get away as quickly and far away as I could

it was probably too late to help tom-

so all I thought about was saving myself

help!

Somebody help!

Aaahah aahah!

Don't ask me how a monsterous cat fish turns into a lion-

all I can say is if you ever see one do it, run for your life

and don't stop running until you've reached a safe place.

Oh my gosh!

Jo, Jo, there's a monster after me, will you help me?

Oooh Jo, what're you going to do?

Just watch.

Huh?

Oooh!

Tom, is that really you?

Where have you been?

Wake up, Amy.

We have to leave.

Amy! Amy! Wake up!

We have to seek shelter from the rain.

Come on! Wake up!

Amy!

Ahh-huh?

We've been caught in a downpour.

Where's your fishing pole?

My fishing pole?

It's over there.

Come on.

We gotta get out of the rain.

How did you do? Did you catch any fish?

Nope.

I love rain.

Yes?

Come on in.

Thank you.

Oh, hi, Laurie.

Hope I'm not intruding.

No. Not at all.

As a matter of fact, i was just taking a break.

Really?

What were you up to?

Well, I was writing.

To tell the truth I was trying to write a story, but

it's not going too well.

It's awful.

Hey.

Stopped raining.

I love the freshness of the air after a mid day rain.

Laurie, let's go out.

That darn story can wait.

It would be nice to get out for a little bit.

Jo, what are you doing?

Come back.

I'm going out by way of my secret path.

See?

Come on. It's fun.

You're not chicken, are you?

Come on.

This is crazy.

Why are we doing this?

Because it's fun.

Well?

It's not as high as it looks, Laurie.

What are you waiting for?

Come on. Jump!

Aah!

See?

No broken bones, so i guess you were right after all.

There. See?

What did I tell you?

Well, where do you want to go now?

Why don't we take a walk down by the river.

I bet you that's where Amy and tom have gone.

Okay.

And besides, I want to make sure nothing's

happened to them.

Whoops. I forgot to lock the door. I'll be right back.

What door are you talking about?

This one.

Here. Let me help.

Thank you.

I've been spending a lot of time in there lately.

I find it inspirational.

Of course I spend most of my time just pacing.

But this is where I do most of my creative thinking.

Mr. brook: Laurie? Laurie? Wait.

It's Mr. brook.

Wonder what's going on.

Is there a problem, Mr. brook?

I'm looking for my brother whose supposed

to be fishing. By chance have you seen him?

I believe he's with my sister.

Please help me find them.

You see, mother has written a letter asking me to send

Tommy back home just as soon as possible.

She's not doing so well, so I'll be returning with him.

I had planned on visiting my mother for a time anyway.

I had hoped it would be under different

circumstances, but it can't be helped.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

Mr. brook, that means i won't be able to do any

studying for a while.

I know it's a big sacrifice, but try to bear up.

I'm sure you'll manage somehow.

Come on.

What are you waiting for? Pull it in, tom!

We have to let the fish tire himself out first.

Why?

Because we do, that's why.

Gosh, tom, look at that.

That's the biggest fish I've ever seen.

Whoa!

Don't worry. I got ya.

Okay. 1, 2, heave!

Heave!

They have one on the line.

Come on, Laurie.

We'd better give them a hand.

Don't let it get away, Tommy.

I've been fighting it for a long time.

Give me a hand.

Listen, Tommy, try pulling it in close to the

bank, and then I'll try to scoop it up with my bear hands.

Glad you're here.

I nearly gave up.

You okay, tom?

This must be the biggest fish in the world.

I bet it sets a record.

If you don't have any objections, I'll take over from here.

I have no objections.

Aah!

They're pulling hard.

Okay, Laurie, do the best you can to work her

over my way.

Hopefully I can grab it.

Ready?

Laurie tried to do just that, but the fish was

giving him a fight.

Not as bad of a fight as the one in my dream, but a

fight nonetheless.

Eventually the fish seemed to tire, and Mr. brook came

over, snapped the line, and grabbed what was sure to be

our evening's meal.

Yay!

Bravo!

Yay!

Nice going Mr...

Uh-oh! Uh-oh!

Oh.

There went our dinner and boy, were we disappointed.

Aww.

I can't stand it any longer, Jo.

Were you in the artist's studio today or not?

I was up in my room.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You do, too.

Jo, don't ignore her.

Amy deserves an answer.

Is it about the fish?

Not at all.

Sorry I'm late.

You're not late, marmee.

I am too late, and I'm sorry to keep you

girls waiting.

Hannah, bring the food in. Let's eat.

I'm afraid I miscalculated how much fish we'd have.

Don't worry, Hannah.

We'll just make due with what we have.

Now let's give thanks for our meal.

God, thank you for our food.

I feel guilty about eating this fish all by myself.

But not that guilty.

Thank you for my family and friends.

I sure up Tommy's mother gets better soon, and

remember, we want father home as quickly as you can

arrange it.

Yours truly, Amy march.

Amen.

♪ Fortunes of war can change the way...

♪ We imagine their lives will be...

♪The march family is on their way...

♪Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy...