1 00:00:01,390 --> 00:00:06,070 The story of Grizzly Adams is big and powerful and beautiful. 2 00:00:06,510 --> 00:00:08,410 They call me Mad Jack. 3 00:00:08,710 --> 00:00:13,570 And me and my burro number seven been traipsing these slopes and valleys for a 4 00:00:13,570 --> 00:00:18,890 long spell. So I know the story from the beginning. My friend Adams was accused 5 00:00:18,890 --> 00:00:21,030 of a crime he didn't commit. 6 00:00:21,310 --> 00:00:27,830 So he escaped into the mountains, leaving behind the only life that he 7 00:00:27,830 --> 00:00:28,830 knew. 8 00:00:32,650 --> 00:00:37,450 Now, that wilderness out there ain't no place for a greenhorn, and his chances 9 00:00:37,450 --> 00:00:39,650 of surviving were mighty slim. 10 00:00:39,890 --> 00:00:44,730 There was no time at all, for he was beaten down, ragged, and nearly starved. 11 00:00:46,750 --> 00:00:53,150 Long about then, he come upon a grizzly bear cub, all alone and helpless. 12 00:00:53,670 --> 00:00:57,970 Now, Adams knew that little critter couldn't survive without his help, so he 13 00:00:57,970 --> 00:01:01,350 started right down that cliff, risking his own life. 14 00:01:01,900 --> 00:01:02,900 To save it. 15 00:01:04,099 --> 00:01:07,180 Now that cub took to Adams right off. 16 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:12,320 And that was when he discovered he had a special kind of way with animals. 17 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:17,260 They just come right up to him like he was a natural part of the wilderness. 18 00:01:17,620 --> 00:01:20,620 But that bear cub, he was extra special. 19 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:25,960 As he growed, he became the best friend Adams ever had. And together, they 20 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:26,960 became a legend. 21 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,300 to feast my eyes on the most beautiful sights on God's green earth. 22 00:02:10,759 --> 00:02:14,080 There's a peace and quiet about the wilderness that appears never to change. 23 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:27,260 But once in a great while, Mother Nature will up and do something unexpected. 24 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,760 Ain't been able to figure out how, but the critters in the wilderness somehow 25 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,540 know ahead of time when nature's about to shake things up a bit. 26 00:02:40,490 --> 00:02:44,350 It was like that the day she set the earth to quivering on a mountain a few 27 00:02:44,350 --> 00:02:45,870 miles away from Adam's cabin. 28 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:49,150 Well, the critters had never seen nothing like this before. 29 00:02:49,770 --> 00:02:53,950 But even with the ground trembling under them and all that roaring noise, they 30 00:02:53,950 --> 00:02:55,650 was more puzzled than scared. 31 00:02:56,330 --> 00:02:59,510 That is, until them rocks started sliding off of that slope. 32 00:02:59,910 --> 00:03:03,190 That set them to scampering out of there real quick, my cousin. 33 00:03:03,470 --> 00:03:06,810 It was as if that whole mountain might fall down all over them. 34 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 of course. 35 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,300 Now, when these things happen, the critters and mountain men learn to take 36 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:23,620 as part of life, figuring the Almighty's got some purpose for them. 37 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:28,740 But when men start to mess around looking to change the wilderness, there 38 00:03:28,740 --> 00:03:33,380 no end to the trouble they can cause, like them two fellas that come riding in 39 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:34,380 later that day. 40 00:03:37,940 --> 00:03:40,000 We was gonna learn about that later. 41 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,780 At first, I figured they was real nice when I met up with them while I was 42 00:03:44,780 --> 00:03:48,940 heading for Adam's cabin where he and Nakoma was sodding the roof to make it 43 00:03:48,940 --> 00:03:49,940 snug for winter. 44 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,040 This sod should keep the cabin warm, Nakoma. 45 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,500 Will that do it, Nakoma? 46 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:59,440 Thank you, Ben. 47 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,260 You've done all you can to help us. 48 00:04:04,620 --> 00:04:07,960 And I know you like to go berry hunting, so you best get to it. 49 00:04:08,490 --> 00:04:15,350 That frost is gonna sit in the berries won't last much longer I Really 50 00:04:15,350 --> 00:04:18,709 appreciate the help in the coma better. I get a lot of cold air through that 51 00:04:18,709 --> 00:04:24,750 hole in the roof Morning 52 00:04:24,750 --> 00:04:31,470 Jack Howdy Adams the coma 53 00:04:31,470 --> 00:04:37,580 no Raji have I got some good news for you What is it? Well, I ran into these 54 00:04:37,580 --> 00:04:41,040 government fellows a piece back. One of them is a corporal, and he's doing a 55 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,960 survey on all the wild animals. 56 00:04:43,820 --> 00:04:44,820 A survey? 57 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:47,820 Well, what kind of a survey? 58 00:04:48,060 --> 00:04:51,560 Well, I didn't get to ask too many questions, because, you see, this 59 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,760 he was target practicing with his rifle, and he upset number seven with 60 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,440 something terrible. I told him a thing or two. 61 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:58,800 Well, what's the good news? 62 00:04:59,020 --> 00:05:03,370 Oh. The good news is that the government's going to do something for 63 00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:05,490 wild animals. They're going to give them a reward. 64 00:05:05,930 --> 00:05:06,930 A reward? 65 00:05:07,010 --> 00:05:09,090 Yeah, that's why they've taken the survey. 66 00:05:09,290 --> 00:05:12,470 To figure out which animals to give the reward for. 67 00:05:12,870 --> 00:05:14,650 Well, that doesn't make any sense, does it? 68 00:05:15,070 --> 00:05:16,430 Well, of course it does. 69 00:05:17,190 --> 00:05:18,810 He was a nice enough fella. 70 00:05:19,510 --> 00:05:21,770 Talked like one of these eastern politicians. 71 00:05:22,390 --> 00:05:23,530 You know what that could mean? 72 00:05:23,750 --> 00:05:25,450 I've got a reward out for me, Jack. 73 00:05:27,390 --> 00:05:28,870 Ah, that's about it. 74 00:05:34,890 --> 00:05:41,170 Bounty? Well, why would the government be putting the bounty on critters? 75 00:05:41,590 --> 00:05:42,690 Where'd you see him last? 76 00:05:44,250 --> 00:05:45,650 Down in the south, Medder. 77 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:50,090 Nekoma, I'll be back as soon as I can. 78 00:05:53,410 --> 00:05:54,910 Number seven, you stay there. 79 00:05:55,350 --> 00:05:57,650 Adams, wait for me! 80 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,440 Well, we haven't seen any bears or wolves yet, Corporal. 81 00:06:10,140 --> 00:06:13,780 Well, don't you worry, sir. We will. When we do, you just stick right in your 82 00:06:13,780 --> 00:06:16,260 tracks and I'll take care of it. 83 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,080 Nothing to worry about, sir. 84 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:27,140 You mean they won't bother us? 85 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,200 No, sir. That's Black Bear. Like I told you before, it's the grizzlies we've got 86 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,200 to watch out for. 87 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:36,900 Perhaps we should find a safer place to camp. 88 00:06:38,940 --> 00:06:40,280 Yes, sir. Just as you say. 89 00:06:58,060 --> 00:07:01,460 Hold it, sir. Hold it. Hold it. Take the horses. 90 00:07:01,820 --> 00:07:02,900 This time it's a grizzly. 91 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:14,520 Hold it, soldier. 92 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:25,120 That's them, Adams. 93 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:29,160 Appreciate you lowering that rifle, Corporal. 94 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Mr. Jack. 95 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,340 It's a relief to see you, sir. 96 00:07:35,780 --> 00:07:36,780 Yeah. 97 00:07:37,220 --> 00:07:38,760 This here's my friend Adams. 98 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,820 Elmer Blodgett, sir. United States Department of Interior. 99 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:43,170 This is Corporal Mullaney. 100 00:07:44,910 --> 00:07:47,830 Jack's telling me the government plans on putting a reward on the animals 101 00:07:47,830 --> 00:07:49,650 hereabouts. Is that true? 102 00:07:50,290 --> 00:07:51,290 Most certainly. 103 00:07:51,590 --> 00:07:53,930 A bounty on predators, sir. 104 00:07:54,330 --> 00:07:56,730 Wolves in particular, since they are the most vicious. 105 00:07:57,650 --> 00:07:58,650 Hello, fella. 106 00:08:00,630 --> 00:08:01,630 Where's your mama? 107 00:08:06,770 --> 00:08:10,610 Now, just how many other poor little critters you got on that list of yours? 108 00:08:12,690 --> 00:08:18,490 Well, uh... The ranchers and the farmers say that cougars and bears 109 00:08:18,490 --> 00:08:20,310 should be included. 110 00:08:20,570 --> 00:08:24,090 Ask me, you ought to put them bobcats and the coyotes and the foxes on there, 111 00:08:24,130 --> 00:08:26,550 too. You stay right here. I'll be right back. 112 00:08:27,670 --> 00:08:29,750 Mr. Blodgett, my cabin's not too far from here. 113 00:08:30,750 --> 00:08:32,429 It's warm and I can provide you a bed. 114 00:08:33,510 --> 00:08:34,510 You can? 115 00:08:34,750 --> 00:08:35,750 That's splendid. 116 00:08:36,289 --> 00:08:39,570 I must tell you, I wasn't looking forward to spending another night on the 117 00:08:39,570 --> 00:08:40,489 ground again. 118 00:08:40,490 --> 00:08:42,789 Well, we'll take you there as soon as I take care of this little fella and get 119 00:08:42,789 --> 00:08:43,789 him back to his mama. 120 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:51,230 Hi, Martha. 121 00:08:51,610 --> 00:08:53,490 I see you're here all alone without your mate. 122 00:08:54,450 --> 00:08:55,510 Well, here's your cub bag. 123 00:08:56,610 --> 00:08:57,610 Ben? 124 00:09:01,210 --> 00:09:03,510 George is probably out looking for some honeycombs again. 125 00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:07,790 I'd like you to stay here with Martha, keep an eye on that cub until the pot 126 00:09:07,790 --> 00:09:08,790 comes back. 127 00:09:09,930 --> 00:09:10,930 That's a good boy. 128 00:09:21,670 --> 00:09:24,390 It's a very nice place you've built for yourself, Mr. Adams. 129 00:09:28,550 --> 00:09:30,150 It's a very pretty girl, Mr. Blodgett. 130 00:09:30,690 --> 00:09:31,690 Thank you. 131 00:09:32,170 --> 00:09:33,270 It's my fiancée. 132 00:09:34,310 --> 00:09:35,310 Ann Claiborne. 133 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:39,570 Her father, Senator Claiborne, is the... 134 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:40,840 Real reason I'm here. 135 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:48,120 You'll hardly believe I've gotten this far into the wilderness and come face to 136 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,540 face with a live grizzly bear. 137 00:09:49,940 --> 00:09:53,160 Mr. Blodgett, would you tell me something of this Department of the 138 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:54,440 I've never heard of it. 139 00:09:54,820 --> 00:09:55,940 That's no surprise, sir. 140 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:57,540 We're a newly formed bureau. 141 00:09:58,380 --> 00:10:03,040 In fact, the senator likes to refer to us as the Department of the Inferior. 142 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:05,900 What you got to do with animals? 143 00:10:06,460 --> 00:10:09,180 Oh, well, we administer federal lands and its natural resources. 144 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,620 And that includes forests and minerals and wildlife. 145 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,360 Mr. Blodgett, this law you're talking about would destroy the wilderness. 146 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,500 They'd come up here and kill the eagles and the deer and the elk. They'd shoot 147 00:10:21,500 --> 00:10:22,500 anything that moved. 148 00:10:23,660 --> 00:10:25,160 Well spoken, Mr. Adams. 149 00:10:26,380 --> 00:10:30,740 I will certainly include your views in my report to Congress, impractical as 150 00:10:30,740 --> 00:10:31,579 they may be. 151 00:10:31,580 --> 00:10:33,820 Well, what's Congress got to do with animals? 152 00:10:34,590 --> 00:10:36,930 Why, only Congress can pass laws, sir. 153 00:10:37,290 --> 00:10:38,910 But what you say counts for something. 154 00:10:39,350 --> 00:10:40,350 Yes. 155 00:10:40,510 --> 00:10:44,210 I dare say my report will determine the outcome. 156 00:10:47,750 --> 00:10:51,030 Well, it appears to me you already got your mind made up. You're going to do 157 00:10:51,030 --> 00:10:54,290 what the ranchers and the farmers want you to do, ain't you? They have their 158 00:10:54,290 --> 00:10:55,009 rights, sir. 159 00:10:55,010 --> 00:10:57,170 Mr. Blodgett, the animals have their rights, too. 160 00:10:57,730 --> 00:10:59,970 You can't allow bounty hunters to come up here with guns. 161 00:11:00,830 --> 00:11:02,190 They're going to destroy the wilderness. 162 00:11:02,910 --> 00:11:04,170 It belongs to the animals. 163 00:11:04,610 --> 00:11:05,910 I can prove that to you. 164 00:11:06,470 --> 00:11:07,510 I'd like to show you. 165 00:11:08,490 --> 00:11:09,490 Gentlemen, please. 166 00:11:10,890 --> 00:11:14,250 I will be more than happy to go along with you, Mr. Adams, but I must tell 167 00:11:14,270 --> 00:11:16,630 in all honesty, I have made up my mind. 168 00:11:49,540 --> 00:11:52,380 What's that young pup from Washington up to anyway? 169 00:11:52,900 --> 00:11:55,080 Appears like he's already got his mind made up. 170 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,620 We're going to change that, Jack. 171 00:11:57,300 --> 00:12:00,280 We're going to show him the animal side of it. Help him get a feeling for the 172 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:01,259 wilderness. 173 00:12:01,260 --> 00:12:03,720 That's going to take a heap of doing. 174 00:12:04,260 --> 00:12:05,260 Got any ideas? 175 00:12:05,980 --> 00:12:07,600 We're going to go up and visit the wolf pack. 176 00:12:07,820 --> 00:12:09,060 Let him see how the animals live. 177 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:10,640 He's a smart man. 178 00:12:10,980 --> 00:12:12,320 There's something eating at him inside. 179 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:14,260 We've got to help him understand. 180 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:15,920 It's a waste of time. 181 00:12:16,570 --> 00:12:20,630 He's the worst kind of greenhorn there is. He's scared of his own shadow. 182 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:25,930 I can't back out now. 183 00:12:26,850 --> 00:12:31,330 This is my chance to prove myself. 184 00:12:33,850 --> 00:12:37,130 I will order the corporal to stay behind. 185 00:12:38,870 --> 00:12:43,850 Well, the senator would respect that. 186 00:12:57,710 --> 00:12:58,710 Shall I get the horses, sir? 187 00:12:59,510 --> 00:13:00,570 Uh, no, Corporal. 188 00:13:01,430 --> 00:13:03,610 I'd like you to stay behind. 189 00:13:06,110 --> 00:13:10,890 Uh, begging your pardon, sir, but my orders are to protect you at all times. 190 00:13:12,130 --> 00:13:15,710 Well, yes, but I'm quite sure I'll be safe with Mr. Adams. 191 00:13:16,910 --> 00:13:18,610 Mind if I at least ask where you're going, sir? 192 00:13:18,950 --> 00:13:20,810 I thought we might take a little walk in the woods. 193 00:13:21,230 --> 00:13:22,790 Maybe stop by and visit some wolves. 194 00:13:23,230 --> 00:13:24,230 Without a rifle? 195 00:13:24,430 --> 00:13:25,430 Why not? 196 00:13:25,830 --> 00:13:27,090 The wolves don't have any rifles. 197 00:13:28,970 --> 00:13:31,130 Mr. Blodgett, could I talk to you alone, please? 198 00:13:31,930 --> 00:13:32,930 Certainly. 199 00:13:33,090 --> 00:13:34,090 Excuse me? 200 00:13:40,170 --> 00:13:41,250 Sir, you can't do this. 201 00:13:42,090 --> 00:13:43,090 Why not? 202 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:46,730 Wilderness just isn't any place for a gentleman like yourself. 203 00:13:47,070 --> 00:13:50,190 I mean, you don't take to animals. You're going out there with a pack of 204 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:51,850 There ain't no telling what's going to happen to you. 205 00:13:56,470 --> 00:13:57,970 Thank you for your concern, Corporal. 206 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:06,860 Shall we go, Mr. Adams? 207 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,800 That man is plum crazy, you know it? 208 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:15,080 But I warned him, didn't I? You heard me. I told him. 209 00:14:15,380 --> 00:14:17,260 There ain't nothing gonna happen to you, man. 210 00:14:18,300 --> 00:14:19,560 Adams will look out for him. 211 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,580 Now, Elmer was hoping to help overcome his problem on that walk in the woods 212 00:14:27,580 --> 00:14:28,580 with Adams. 213 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,900 Meanwhile, Ben had another kind of problem. 214 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,840 Play an uncle to a playful young bear cub. 215 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:39,860 Well... Ben ain't one to get annoyed too easy, but that cub was sure trying his 216 00:14:39,860 --> 00:14:43,740 patience. The cub just kept interrupting his rest. 217 00:14:50,340 --> 00:14:57,340 And he figured it was 218 00:14:57,340 --> 00:14:58,780 time to teach him some manners. 219 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,140 But that cub weren't about to stand still for a lesson in good behavior. 220 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,240 And the best place to avoid addressing down was up a tree. 221 00:15:07,700 --> 00:15:10,780 He figured Ben couldn't climb up there. 222 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:12,720 And he was right, of course. 223 00:15:13,340 --> 00:15:17,920 Well, old Ben decided to rest a while till the cub got tired and clumbed down. 224 00:15:18,540 --> 00:15:21,040 But that cub sure was full of mischief. 225 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:26,580 Figuring a way to pester Ben from way up on that limb. Ben ain't never been so 226 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:27,620 vexed and frustrated. 227 00:15:28,460 --> 00:15:32,480 If you could understand bear talk, you might say he was telling that little cub 228 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,320 he was going to get it good when his papa come back. 229 00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:40,140 But that weren't likely to happen soon enough. The cub's papa was having 230 00:15:40,140 --> 00:15:44,660 a time feasting on the fish trapped in the pool backed up by the rocks that had 231 00:15:44,660 --> 00:15:47,780 tumbled across the stream when the earthquake shook them out. 232 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:57,680 What's that? 233 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:02,200 It's a blue fox. 234 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:12,920 It's a young one. 235 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,240 Nothing to be afraid of. 236 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,180 It's all right. Won't the wolves get it? 237 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:19,660 No, they respect one another. 238 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:35,440 Hi, girl. 239 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,760 Cougars are probably the most beautiful animal in the wilderness, Homer. 240 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,000 As long as you don't rile them, they'll leave you alone. 241 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,480 Don't tell me they're friendly. 242 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:48,760 I didn't say that. 243 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:53,500 If you don't bother the cubs or invade their territory, they'd just as soon 244 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:54,500 to themselves. 245 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,620 I know a lot of people like that. 246 00:17:07,310 --> 00:17:12,230 Animals can sense when humans mean them harm, like men with guns or with sticks. 247 00:17:25,990 --> 00:17:27,150 Up ahead, 248 00:17:28,730 --> 00:17:33,790 a little bobcat kit's curiosity and his brother's playfulness got him in a 249 00:17:33,790 --> 00:17:34,810 terrible fix. 250 00:17:35,340 --> 00:17:38,180 Trapped inside that hollow log with no way to get out. 251 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:41,200 And there weren't nothing his brother could do about it. 252 00:17:45,380 --> 00:17:51,820 Hold it, Elmer. 253 00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:55,360 It's inside the log. 254 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,600 It sure is. 255 00:17:56,780 --> 00:17:58,120 Must have rolled down this hill. 256 00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:02,120 It's a cat. 257 00:18:05,510 --> 00:18:07,110 What's it doing out here in the woods? 258 00:18:07,550 --> 00:18:08,550 Hello. 259 00:18:09,050 --> 00:18:11,930 When I was a little boy, I had one that looked very much the same. 260 00:18:12,270 --> 00:18:13,370 I named it Tiger. 261 00:18:13,850 --> 00:18:14,850 Tiger? Mm -hmm. 262 00:18:15,130 --> 00:18:16,470 I named my dog Caesar. 263 00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:18,770 You seem to be a man that loves animals. 264 00:18:19,570 --> 00:18:20,830 Sure I do. Tame ones. 265 00:18:22,990 --> 00:18:24,790 Well, you've just held your first wild animal. 266 00:18:25,130 --> 00:18:26,570 That's a bobcat. Bobcat? 267 00:18:28,730 --> 00:18:29,730 Take him. 268 00:18:57,710 --> 00:18:59,030 We'll just watch them play for a while. 269 00:19:00,010 --> 00:19:01,010 There's no problem. 270 00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:05,110 Are you sure? 271 00:19:05,950 --> 00:19:09,950 I mean, everything I've read about them and all the stories I've heard from the 272 00:19:09,950 --> 00:19:10,950 ranchers. 273 00:19:11,310 --> 00:19:12,790 There's nothing friendlier than wolves. 274 00:19:13,490 --> 00:19:14,990 Man's been taming them for years. 275 00:19:15,710 --> 00:19:17,870 In fact, they even bred them with dogs for pets. 276 00:19:18,830 --> 00:19:22,470 But everything I've researched makes them out to be wild and dangerous. 277 00:19:22,870 --> 00:19:24,770 You've got the right to be safe in your home, Elmer. 278 00:19:25,770 --> 00:19:26,990 It's all the animals want. 279 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,960 It's when you invade their privacy that there's problems. 280 00:19:30,580 --> 00:19:34,340 I bet you didn't know that a wolf will stay with his mate his whole life. 281 00:19:35,060 --> 00:19:36,580 They'll never desert their pups. 282 00:19:37,020 --> 00:19:39,980 In fact, they're the most friendly animal and the most loyal animal in the 283 00:19:39,980 --> 00:19:40,980 woods. 284 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Come on. 285 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:47,280 Come on, Elmer. 286 00:19:51,020 --> 00:19:52,020 Hi there, fellas. 287 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,440 I haven't seen you for a while. 288 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:54,920 Hi there. 289 00:19:55,220 --> 00:19:56,460 You're all looking mighty good. 290 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,960 Peered like Elmer was going to lick the fear of critters that gripped him so 291 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:09,960 hard. 292 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:14,840 He was thinking this was his best chance to do it so he could hold his head up 293 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:15,840 like a man. 294 00:20:15,940 --> 00:20:21,240 But when one of the wolves trotted over to say hello, Elmer just kind of fell 295 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,240 apart inside. 296 00:20:33,420 --> 00:20:36,960 It was awful for him to realize he couldn't face up to his fear. 297 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,380 That fella in there, he's gonna need a lot of cheering up. 298 00:21:00,620 --> 00:21:02,100 Maybe things will look better tomorrow. 299 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,840 He may never go back in the woods with you again. 300 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:06,880 Well, let's see what we can do about that. 301 00:21:19,620 --> 00:21:20,620 Warming up for you, Homer? 302 00:21:21,260 --> 00:21:22,260 Mm -hmm. 303 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,220 Oh, why did I do it, Adams? 304 00:21:29,060 --> 00:21:30,060 Why did I run? 305 00:21:33,450 --> 00:21:35,370 Am I as hopeless as people think I am? 306 00:21:36,750 --> 00:21:39,590 No, if I don't overcome this thing, it's going to be the end of me with Annie. 307 00:21:40,590 --> 00:21:41,610 Maybe even my job. 308 00:21:43,670 --> 00:21:45,590 Took a lot of courage to go with me today, Elmer. 309 00:21:46,530 --> 00:21:49,450 Now, a hopeless man would have never told the corporal to stay behind with 310 00:21:49,450 --> 00:21:50,449 rifle. 311 00:21:50,450 --> 00:21:51,450 Uh, Elmer? 312 00:21:52,730 --> 00:21:56,390 You know, it could be that you've read too many books. 313 00:21:57,010 --> 00:22:00,870 I've read a lot of them tall tales they write about wolves, and there ain't nary 314 00:22:00,870 --> 00:22:02,210 a word of truth in them. 315 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:05,600 But people say otherwise. 316 00:22:07,220 --> 00:22:08,220 How long? 317 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,420 If an animal ever needed a friend, it's the wolf. 318 00:22:12,860 --> 00:22:14,500 The Indians knew that long ago. 319 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,540 What's that Indian legend that Nicoma told us, Jack? 320 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:20,240 Oh, about the wolves howling at night? 321 00:22:20,580 --> 00:22:21,580 Yeah. 322 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:26,880 The Indians say many moons ago that the animals were the only ones that lived on 323 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:27,639 the plains. 324 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:32,340 And then when man come along with his fears and his hatreds, All the critters 325 00:22:32,340 --> 00:22:35,580 left the valleys and the rivers and went up into the high country for safety. 326 00:22:35,860 --> 00:22:37,220 But the wolves stayed behind. 327 00:22:38,060 --> 00:22:39,600 They wanted to be friends with man. 328 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:41,360 But man feared the wolf. 329 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,000 And he chased them away. 330 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:44,700 And they became enemies. 331 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:49,260 Now the Indians say that someday a man will come along. 332 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,140 And they call him Chicumse. 333 00:22:52,140 --> 00:22:54,360 Which means friend of the wolves. 334 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,360 And that's why the wolves howl at night. 335 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,220 Waiting and hoping for their friend to come. 336 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:02,020 Maybe the wolf says what you can do for them, Elmer. 337 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:17,160 Just after dawn, Ben was mighty happy to get over to the cabin after Martha come 338 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,920 back and took over with the cub. 339 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:24,080 Now, the corporal, well, he was probably a dream of bears and other wild 340 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:28,580 critters, because when Ben ambled up for a look -see, it kind of disturbed him 341 00:23:28,580 --> 00:23:29,580 some. 342 00:23:34,950 --> 00:23:38,710 Well, all Ben was interested in was a good snooze. 343 00:23:39,110 --> 00:23:43,870 So he headed into the cabin, planning to catch up on the rest he lost during a 344 00:23:43,870 --> 00:23:46,090 sleepless night looking after Martha's cub. 345 00:23:46,830 --> 00:23:52,170 Now, it ain't like Ben at all, but right then he was a mite envious of them that 346 00:23:52,170 --> 00:23:54,210 had a good night's sleep behind them. 347 00:23:54,450 --> 00:23:59,630 And Adam's blanket was just what he needed to keep him snug in the early 348 00:24:03,919 --> 00:24:04,919 Morning, Ben. 349 00:24:05,380 --> 00:24:07,960 Martha and the Cubs must be all right or else you wouldn't be here. 350 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:11,160 You want the blanket? You can have it. 351 00:24:13,700 --> 00:24:14,700 Here. 352 00:24:14,820 --> 00:24:16,760 I'll tuck in so you can be nice and warm. 353 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:19,400 It's all right. 354 00:24:19,540 --> 00:24:20,540 It's all right. 355 00:24:21,220 --> 00:24:22,220 You get some sleep. 356 00:24:27,460 --> 00:24:32,940 Because he had a big day coming up trying to help Elmer. 357 00:24:33,470 --> 00:24:37,770 Adams figured he'd grab just a few more winks, but that weren't to be. 358 00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:43,570 Martha had a problem, so naturally she come to the cabin looking for Adams and 359 00:24:43,570 --> 00:24:47,070 Ben. But that corporal certainly weren't neither of them. 360 00:24:53,390 --> 00:24:56,850 Martha was hoping Adams and Ben could help her find her missing mate. 361 00:25:14,830 --> 00:25:15,830 Howdy, Martha. 362 00:25:17,050 --> 00:25:19,910 George must not be around, huh? 363 00:25:20,830 --> 00:25:22,130 That's nothing to worry about. 364 00:25:22,390 --> 00:25:23,770 He never goes too far. 365 00:25:24,530 --> 00:25:25,850 Come on, let's go have a look. 366 00:25:30,350 --> 00:25:31,350 After you, Martha. 367 00:25:36,550 --> 00:25:39,850 Elmer was probably dreaming about his lady friend back home. 368 00:25:40,470 --> 00:25:41,790 He just kept sleeping. 369 00:25:42,490 --> 00:25:45,370 Even when Joshua often stole his glasses away. 370 00:25:52,650 --> 00:25:54,570 Well, Martin, I see your cubs here with you. 371 00:26:00,990 --> 00:26:04,110 Bears! Bears! Where's my rifle? There's bears everywhere! 372 00:26:05,650 --> 00:26:06,650 Hold it now. 373 00:26:07,110 --> 00:26:08,410 What's all the commotion? 374 00:26:08,970 --> 00:26:11,210 There's bears everywhere! Get your rifle! Call the sentries! 375 00:26:12,300 --> 00:26:14,060 Can't you see that's just Martha? 376 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,000 She's upset because George ain't back yet. 377 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,200 Craziest place I've ever seen, I'll tell you. 378 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,840 They got men talking to bears and bears talking to men. 379 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,900 If I put that in my report to my commanding officer, he's going to think 380 00:26:31,900 --> 00:26:34,080 crazy. He'll have me court -martialed. You know that, don't you? 381 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,240 Adams! 382 00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:41,700 Morning, Nekoma. 383 00:26:42,090 --> 00:26:43,290 What brings you here so early? 384 00:26:48,490 --> 00:26:50,270 There's no fish in the river at your village. 385 00:26:51,490 --> 00:26:52,610 Well, is there any water? 386 00:26:55,090 --> 00:26:56,910 Well, how can that be, Jack? 387 00:26:57,610 --> 00:26:58,970 There's a little water and no fish. 388 00:26:59,550 --> 00:27:00,770 We better go see what's wrong. 389 00:27:01,210 --> 00:27:04,410 Well, what about the greenhorn and the... Corporal. 390 00:27:04,730 --> 00:27:05,790 We best take him along. 391 00:27:06,150 --> 00:27:07,150 I'll get him. 392 00:27:07,370 --> 00:27:09,210 Martha, I want you to go home and wait for George. 393 00:27:37,580 --> 00:27:38,580 What's going on outside? 394 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,860 Oh, well, it seems we got a little trouble this morning. 395 00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:44,900 Adams and me is going to go help a friend of ours. You want to come along? 396 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,780 Oh, sure. Just as soon as I find my glasses. 397 00:27:48,420 --> 00:27:49,920 I sent them right here last night. 398 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:55,400 There they are. 399 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,620 They were stolen by a ring -tailed bandit. 400 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:01,680 Why are you such a pesky critter? 401 00:28:02,060 --> 00:28:04,580 Now, Joshua, give me the man's glasses. 402 00:28:05,260 --> 00:28:07,340 You're not supposed to mess around with these things. 403 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,940 Say, these is real good glasses. 404 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,660 I noticed things in this cabin I never saw before. 405 00:28:21,020 --> 00:28:22,080 I know what you mean. 406 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:24,240 I can't see very well without them either. 407 00:28:25,260 --> 00:28:27,140 Oh, well, I don't need glasses. 408 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,420 Mountain men never wear glasses. 409 00:28:31,460 --> 00:28:32,460 Well, 410 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:39,200 When we spotted him later, old George was still having a feast of fish from 411 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,040 pool the earthquake had caused. 412 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:47,960 Hello, B. 413 00:28:48,220 --> 00:28:50,440 George is sure having himself a time, isn't he? 414 00:28:51,140 --> 00:28:52,920 Well, that's what happened to your fish, Tacoma. 415 00:28:53,140 --> 00:28:54,800 That slide's blocked up the stream. 416 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:57,340 We're going to have to pull that dam down. 417 00:28:57,940 --> 00:29:00,500 I'll get a rope and see if we can pull those rocks out with number seven. 418 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:01,880 There's one right here. 419 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:05,260 Corporal, you have some rope, don't you? 420 00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:06,399 Yes, sir. 421 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:07,500 Well, give them a hand, please. 422 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:08,980 Yes, sir. 423 00:29:19,340 --> 00:29:20,420 Give me one ender. 424 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:51,460 The corporal wasn't looking. 425 00:29:51,940 --> 00:29:56,720 I emptied his rifle and took his cartridges in case he had any ideas 426 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,040 trying some target practice on the critters. 427 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,120 Ben, we're going to need your help. 428 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,220 It's amazing the way Ben obeys your orders. 429 00:30:13,060 --> 00:30:14,160 I don't give him orders. 430 00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:18,300 Ben knows in times like these we work together, like partners. 431 00:30:20,430 --> 00:30:22,410 So man and animal partners. 432 00:30:24,350 --> 00:30:26,710 Maybe you think man and nature ought to be enemies, Elmer? 433 00:30:28,450 --> 00:30:29,450 I'm coming, Ben. 434 00:30:32,250 --> 00:30:33,370 I may have. 435 00:30:38,790 --> 00:30:43,250 Well, Statham set out to unblock him that stream. Elmer started pondering 436 00:30:43,250 --> 00:30:44,250 he had said. 437 00:30:44,380 --> 00:30:49,300 Elmer was trying to sort out all the new ideas piling up from Adam's word when 438 00:30:49,300 --> 00:30:50,820 he'd seen that wolf nearby. 439 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:55,920 And he got to thinking he had to stop feeling the wild critters was his 440 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,560 if he was going to lose his fear. 441 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,900 That was one of them turning points that happens in a man's life. 442 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:06,040 Probably one of the most important Elmer would ever have. 443 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,320 All of a sudden, he realized his fear wasn't just of the animals. 444 00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:13,200 It was much bigger than that. 445 00:31:13,770 --> 00:31:16,790 It was facing all the problems in life. 446 00:31:17,150 --> 00:31:21,110 And he had to try and overcome the fear all by himself. 447 00:31:22,950 --> 00:31:29,150 Well, Seven, it looks like George has got his bill and has taken some home to 448 00:31:29,150 --> 00:31:30,150 Martha. 449 00:31:42,139 --> 00:31:43,139 Mr. Adams, Mr. 450 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:44,400 Blodgett's gone! 451 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:46,880 Mr. Blodgett! 452 00:31:49,420 --> 00:31:50,540 Mr. Blodgett! 453 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,040 He was here a minute ago. 454 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,480 The man's out there wandering around in the wilderness by himself. He's got no 455 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,180 protection at all. How could you let him do this, scared as he is? 456 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:25,180 Well, it can't be far. I'll find it. 457 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:26,960 It's my responsibility, sir. 458 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:29,380 I'll go with you, Corporal. 459 00:32:29,900 --> 00:32:33,120 I'm not going to shoot any of your precious animals, not unless I'm 460 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,060 Adams, he sure ain't going to shoot nothing. 461 00:32:40,580 --> 00:32:42,720 I emptied his rifle and took his ammunition. 462 00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:48,860 You know what Elmer's out to do, don't you? 463 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,120 Sure, I know what he's out to do. 464 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:55,580 And if anything happens to him out there, he'll never come around to our 465 00:32:55,580 --> 00:32:56,620 thinking on the bounty law. 466 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:58,320 I know it. 467 00:32:59,700 --> 00:33:00,920 Well, ain't you going to go get him? 468 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,680 He wants to face this problem on his own. 469 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:06,160 We've got to let him. 470 00:33:07,140 --> 00:33:08,580 So I'll go see he doesn't get in any trouble. 471 00:33:20,300 --> 00:33:22,900 Now, a wolf is one of the smartest critters there is. 472 00:33:23,180 --> 00:33:27,940 And there's some that might say the wolf Elmer was following since the human 473 00:33:27,940 --> 00:33:29,880 problem Elmer was wrestling with. 474 00:33:30,380 --> 00:33:32,620 And that maybe he had a plan to help. 475 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:38,100 Mr. Blodgett! 476 00:34:05,390 --> 00:34:07,330 Where's Mr. Adams at? I need some help. 477 00:34:07,930 --> 00:34:11,929 Hey, he's off looking for Elmer. But don't worry, he'll bring him back. 478 00:34:13,210 --> 00:34:14,370 Those his tracks over there? 479 00:34:15,750 --> 00:34:16,750 Well, it could be. 480 00:34:17,030 --> 00:34:19,250 Well, I'm following them. I can't just wait here. 481 00:34:19,570 --> 00:34:24,090 Now, young fella, speaking of tracks, did I ever tell you about the time I was 482 00:34:24,090 --> 00:34:25,210 scouting for the U .S .A. 483 00:34:25,449 --> 00:34:26,449 Cavalry No. 4? 484 00:34:26,750 --> 00:34:31,670 Old Fairweather, he wouldn't go nowhere without old Eyes of the Cavalry Jack, 485 00:34:31,830 --> 00:34:34,330 they called me. Could you help me, please, sir? Could you help me? 486 00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:37,199 Get some better. 487 00:34:37,380 --> 00:34:39,739 You either get lost or fall in the bear pit. 488 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,080 Tacoma, I'll be back in a bit. 489 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:44,400 Thank you. 490 00:34:44,540 --> 00:34:46,380 Number seven, you wait here. 491 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:50,620 The trail was as plain as can be. 492 00:34:51,179 --> 00:34:54,300 But the situation out there was mighty critical. 493 00:34:54,699 --> 00:34:57,460 And I had to keep the corporal from interfering. 494 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:04,920 Now, if you're of a mind to... 495 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,660 I'll teach you something about tracking. Might help you make sergeant one day. 496 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:12,720 I don't mind, too, as long as they don't slow us down. Now, you see here? 497 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:17,420 There's an old mama coon come down from there with her little one, getting a 498 00:35:17,420 --> 00:35:18,420 drink of water. 499 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:23,760 She has one, has three. Which way do we go from here? Oh, off this way. 500 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,260 Here. See that? 501 00:35:55,380 --> 00:35:59,000 That there is one of Elmer's tracks, left foot. 502 00:35:59,900 --> 00:36:02,520 What's that right there, huh? Is he following something or is something 503 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:03,520 following him? 504 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:05,360 That's a wolf track, isn't it? 505 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:09,780 Well, yeah, it could be, but don't worry about it. Adams is watching him. He'll 506 00:36:09,780 --> 00:36:11,080 take care of it. Watching him? 507 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:13,780 You mean Adams didn't go out there to bring him back here? 508 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,000 Well, not exactly at all. 509 00:36:17,220 --> 00:36:18,220 Mr. Blodgett! 510 00:36:18,460 --> 00:36:19,540 Mr. Blodgett! 511 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,560 Now, Elmer's heart was a beating a little faster. 512 00:36:43,060 --> 00:36:47,560 He had a feeling he was close to a moment of truth, as they say. 513 00:36:48,420 --> 00:36:51,640 Especially when he saw that wolf get itself caught in a thicket. 514 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:56,120 The feeling was stronger than ever that somehow he was going to stand right up 515 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:58,920 to his fears and banish him once and for all. 516 00:37:03,220 --> 00:37:04,900 Looks like you're caught. 517 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,200 I can help you, if you let me. 518 00:37:13,710 --> 00:37:14,710 I'm your friend. 519 00:37:16,230 --> 00:37:19,170 Um, I'll help you, uh, get you loose. 520 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:43,720 He knew every one of them would. 521 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,720 They was all friendly and Elmer was safe. 522 00:37:47,180 --> 00:37:51,300 He figured Elmer'd best be left alone to meet the challenge he was facing. 523 00:37:52,180 --> 00:37:53,560 Just wait one minute. 524 00:37:53,900 --> 00:37:54,900 Okay. 525 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:57,580 Help. Wow. 526 00:37:58,560 --> 00:37:59,560 Oh, 527 00:38:00,340 --> 00:38:01,340 dear. 528 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:03,200 Yes. Yes. 529 00:38:41,670 --> 00:38:42,529 I did it. 530 00:38:42,530 --> 00:38:43,730 Yes, I did it. 531 00:38:44,570 --> 00:38:46,730 I did it. I did it. 532 00:38:46,990 --> 00:38:47,990 I did it. 533 00:38:49,310 --> 00:38:50,310 Oh, 534 00:38:51,350 --> 00:38:52,350 no. Look at that. 535 00:38:57,430 --> 00:38:58,990 Don't move, Mr. Blodgett. Don't move. 536 00:39:14,770 --> 00:39:16,470 Look over there. 537 00:39:22,430 --> 00:39:24,970 I did it. I did it. 538 00:39:46,660 --> 00:39:49,380 Damn. Look at that. 539 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:53,740 See, they don't hurt you. 540 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:20,900 Well, the stream was cleared now, and all the critters was enjoying themselves 541 00:40:20,900 --> 00:40:24,940 just like they did before them rocks fell down. Except George, that is. 542 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:28,900 He just couldn't understand where all them tasty fish had gone. 543 00:40:29,220 --> 00:40:34,160 The days of feasting was over, so Martha and the cub got Papa back for good. 544 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:04,600 Excuse me, sir. 545 00:41:04,940 --> 00:41:07,300 Could I lash the saddlebags on for you? 546 00:41:09,580 --> 00:41:10,740 Yes, Corporal. Thank you. 547 00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:12,100 Yes, sir. 548 00:41:13,020 --> 00:41:18,420 Sir, I'd like to apologize for my unsoldierly conduct out there. 549 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,860 It's quite all right, Corporal. I think we both learned something. 550 00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:29,980 That there's nothing to be afraid of except yourself. 551 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:32,560 Yes, sir. 552 00:41:32,730 --> 00:41:33,910 I think you're right about that. 553 00:41:40,530 --> 00:41:42,090 A few vegetables for you. 554 00:41:43,550 --> 00:41:44,710 Thank you. 555 00:41:47,690 --> 00:41:51,070 Well, I'll be writing a full report on my return. 556 00:41:53,210 --> 00:41:57,930 And I will inform you of Congress's views and their decision, of course. 557 00:41:58,210 --> 00:41:59,610 I'm sure they'll make the right one. 558 00:42:02,589 --> 00:42:04,190 Understanding the truth is all I can ask. 559 00:42:04,890 --> 00:42:07,130 Well, I will see to it that they understand that. 560 00:42:07,650 --> 00:42:09,330 There's one more thing you can ask them for me, Elmer. 561 00:42:10,370 --> 00:42:14,930 After Congress has worked out a way for people to be safe where they live, ask 562 00:42:14,930 --> 00:42:16,150 them to do something for the animals. 563 00:42:17,510 --> 00:42:18,510 What do you mean? 564 00:42:19,370 --> 00:42:21,130 There's plenty of land up here in the high country. 565 00:42:22,590 --> 00:42:26,810 Ask them to turn it over to the animals and to pass a law that man can't come up 566 00:42:26,810 --> 00:42:27,810 here with guns. 567 00:42:28,630 --> 00:42:29,630 Excellent idea. 568 00:42:32,190 --> 00:42:35,290 You may be outnumbered, Mr. Adams, but you're not alone. 569 00:42:35,630 --> 00:42:37,150 And it is small reward. 570 00:42:38,150 --> 00:42:40,250 But I offer you my deepest thanks. 571 00:42:41,270 --> 00:42:44,510 That Indian legend that says a friend of the wolves will come along. 572 00:42:45,610 --> 00:42:46,610 I think you're him. 573 00:42:47,530 --> 00:42:50,750 No, Mr. Adams. We both know who the real friend of the wolf is. 574 00:42:52,350 --> 00:42:53,350 So do the wolves. 575 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:15,960 Let's say our prayers first. 576 00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:21,000 We thank you, Lord, for thy plentiful bounty. 577 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:22,440 Amen. 578 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:23,560 That's a good boy. 579 00:43:27,420 --> 00:43:28,420 Hey, Adams. 580 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:30,760 Hi, Jack. 581 00:43:30,940 --> 00:43:34,680 I didn't expect to see you till tomorrow. Yeah, I had to bring you the 582 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:37,940 good news. Look at this. All the way from Washington, D .C. 583 00:43:38,820 --> 00:43:40,260 It's from Elmer. That's right. 584 00:43:40,650 --> 00:43:44,590 And there ain't gonna be no bounty on no wolves or animals or anything. 585 00:43:45,450 --> 00:43:47,730 You'll need this. He writes small. 586 00:43:48,090 --> 00:43:49,250 No, it's big enough. 587 00:43:50,190 --> 00:43:51,190 It is? 588 00:43:51,390 --> 00:43:56,690 Dear friend Adams, upon the advice of the Department of the Interior, the U 589 00:43:56,690 --> 00:44:00,190 Congress will not consider creating any bounty on wild animals. 590 00:44:00,770 --> 00:44:02,910 I have not forgotten your excellent suggestion. 591 00:44:03,370 --> 00:44:08,630 I am now working on a proposal which will create a system of national parks. 592 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:11,880 Where in all wildlife will be protected by law. 593 00:44:12,420 --> 00:44:13,420 Isn't that marvelous? 594 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:15,520 Yeah. 595 00:44:16,980 --> 00:44:19,740 I don't expect this dream to come true in our lifetime. 596 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:24,180 But when it does, what a glorious gift it will be to the people of the nation. 597 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:28,340 My bride, Annie, joins in sending best wishes. 598 00:44:29,580 --> 00:44:31,560 Sincerely, Elmer. 599 00:44:32,220 --> 00:44:36,020 Do you think that'll ever happen, Adams? I mean, about the parks and all. 600 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:38,200 I sure hope so, Jack. 601 00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:40,880 That'll be a great day, won't it be? 602 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:45,280 Truly a great day. 603 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:13,400 Inside the forest is a door into another land. 604 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:17,520 Here is our life and home. 605 00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:25,220 We are staying here forever in the beauty 606 00:45:25,220 --> 00:45:28,020 of this place all alone. 607 00:45:28,900 --> 00:45:31,280 We keep on hoping.