Original subtitles

The Secret of the Lake

Screenplay: Chiaki Konaka

Director: Harume Kosaka

It's Mysterious Magical Fun Fun Pharmacy! Get in line!

Hello, Mr. Tobacconist!

Hello there, Potpourri.

There's a skating tournament?

Come along!

The Smiling Ginza Merchant's Association

Looking for participants!!

Ask around nearby stores for more information.

Skating Event

Everyone's going tomorrow.

Aren't you going too?

I've never been skating before,

so I definitely wanna go!

But where will it be?

Is there somewhere to skate in the district?

Oh no, we take a bus up the mountain.

That's great! I bet Miss Fukiko will go too!

Skating is a lot of fun.

I've never tried it before, so I can't wait!

But I don't have any skates.

I wonder if you can skate without any.

How about asking your friends?

Everyone around here skiis and skates.

Okay! I'll have to ask Kurumi and the rest to come along too!

I can't wait for tomorrow!

Over the hill! Let's go!

We're so far from the Smiling Ginza!

Yeah!

I used to do figure skating you know!

On your face.

I can't wait.

I'd rather do some ice fishing.

Sorry you're stuck with my old ones.

I don't mind at all. Thanks, Kei.

Little small seems just right for you.

Yeah!

I wonder if skating is hard.

It'll be fine. We all learned to skate there too.

That's right. Everyone learns right away when they go skating there.

Really? I'll have to do my best to keep up!

It's huge!

All right. Everyone gather at the bus by four for the return trip.

Okay!

It sure is pretty.

Where's Potpourri?

Look.

She's already there.

Come on, hurry up!

It'll be fine, you don't need to be that tense.

B-B-But...

Look, just bend your legs like this.

Then just lean forward, and...

See?

I guess so.

There you go!

Keep it up!

I'm glad it's such good weather.

Right you are.

Everyone...

seems to be having a lot of fun.

I wanna slide around like that, too.

So, legs bent, right?

Huh, what's that?

That's...

Kurumi!

What was that?

Potpourri?

Potpourri!

I can't stop!

Potpourri!

Turn edgewise!

Hey, are you okay, Potpourri?

I'm fine. Bit cold though.

Someone's... down there?

Who are you?

Potpourri, you okay?

There's someone under the ice!

Someone's looking at me from under the ice!

Look!

They're gone...

Well, of course that couldn't be.

It's just water under there, and it's really cold.

Probably a fish or something.

No way! I saw someone! And they looked right at me!

Miss Fukiko's a good skater.

I'm not that remarkable.

Did something happen, Potpourri?

Yeah. I just saw something under the...

No, nevermind, you'd have to break the ice to make sure...

It'll be a big mess if I try to do that.

So you found something?

You believe me?

If you say you saw something, I'll believe you.

Thanks, Miss Fukiko!

There's something mysterious in this lake!

And if it's mysterious...

Magic, magic, come on out!

Puku! Puku? Pukupukupuku!

Hiya, Shibu. So, I wanna go under the ice.

Puku?

Ice is just frozen water.

Can you do something about it?

Puku!

Shibu?

Pu!

That's amazing, Shibu!

It's so pretty!

There really is just water down here!

What's all that?

An ancient village?

There's a shrine, and fields!

There you are!

A mermaid?

Wait!

Okay, lunch is right here!

Where's Potpourri?

She's not with you?

Nope.

Where could she have gone?

She must not have noticed we're taking a break.

She'll come around.

Wait!

Don't run!

Um, err...

I'm Potpourri, I'm a witch's apprentice!

And this is Shibu.

Pukupuku. Pu, pukupuku!

Miss Mermaid?

Puku? Puku pu!

How unusual.

Your hair and skin are all white.

Hello.

Cold.

Have you been all alone under the ice?

This seems like a lovely place.

I guess this is your world.

You're always watching over us in the winter, huh?

I'm glad we met.

So she's not alone.

Don't you think Potpourri's getting late?

What do you think happened?

What if she fell through the ice?

Stop that!

Kei, Kurumi, Naomi!

Potpourri! Over here!

Where'd you go?

This is a really lovely lake!

I can already skate so well!

hitoribocchi hitotsu wasurerateta ki no mi

A lone fruit, from a forgotten tree.

furikaette futatsu kinou fuita kaze yo

Turn around and there's two, with the wind from yesterday.

mikazuki ni mittsu omoide o uta

Three with the crescent moon, singing of reminiscence.

Fourth is joy, of that small life.

yorokobi o yottsu chiisakatta inochi

One day, it will be told. One day, gently.

itsuka tsutaete itsuka yasashiku