Original subtitles

WHAT WAS THAT?

Man: HOLD ON!

[IRISH ACCENT] HOLD ON, FRIEND.

OH, NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

THE ENEMY HAS FLED. THE SITUATION IS WELL IN HAND.

WHO ARE YOU?

WILLIAM O'HARA'S THE NAME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JUST TRYING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, FRIEND.

TRYING TO BE OF SERVICE.

Caroline: CHARLES, WHAT IS IT?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, CAROLINE. GET BACK IN THE HOUSE.

SO SORRY, MA'AM.

HOPE I DIDN'T SCARE YA.

WHY THE SHOOTING?

WELL, NOW, I WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD YONDER WITH MY WAGON,

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CAMP FOR THE NIGHT,

WHEN OUT OF THE CORNER OF ME EYE, I SEE A BOBCAT CREEPING IN YOUR YARD.

"AHA!" THINKS ME.

"I COULD DO THE MAN WHO LIVES HERE A FAVOR."

SO I CAUGHT UP MY GUN AND WENT AFTER THE FURRY THIEF,

BUT, ALAS, ME AIM WAS NOWHERE AS GOOD AS ME INTENTION.

WELL, I THANK YOU FOR TRYING, MR. O'HARA.

OH, I'D BE PLEASED IF YOU'D CALL ME "WILL"

OR "WILLIE," AS YOU PLEASE, AS IT SUITS YA.

I'M THE CIRCUS MAN.

SOLE OWNER AND PROPRIETOR OF THE O'HARA CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE.

NOT THE LARGEST EXHIBITION, BUT ONE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.

WELL, IT'S GETTING LATE NOW, AND I MUST STILL FIND A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT.

HOPE I DIDN'T SCARE YA,

AND I CERTAINLY HOPE I WAS OF SERVICE.

UH, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY THE NIGHT HERE IF YOU'D LIKE.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR MULES IN THE CORRAL. PLENTY OF FEED AND WATER.

YOU CAN PULL YOUR WAGON UP RIGHT BY THE BARN.

OH, NOW, THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

IF YOU'RE SURE I WON'T BE IN THE WAY, I'D BE MUCH OBLIGED.

IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

GOOD NIGHT.

Will: I DIDN'T GET YOUR NAME, SIR.

CHARLES INGALLS.

OH, THAT'S A FINE NAME. A FINE NAME.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

Laura: ISN'T THAT PRETTY?

JUST GRAND.

Voice: HELLO.

[CROAKS] HELLO.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

THAT BIRD IS TALKING.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

WHAT HAVE WE HERE NOW?

TWO PIXIES.

SURE AS I'M ALIVE.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

OHH.

OH, NOW.

I WAS SURE I'D FIND TWO PIXIE WINGS

FIXED TO YOUR SHOULDERS.

WE'RE NOT PIXIES, WE'RE GIRLS!

NO SUCH THING AS PIXIES.

WHAT'S THIS YOU'RE SAYING? NO PIXIES?

NO LITTLE PEOPLE? NO LEPRECHAUNS? NO TROLLS?

[BOTH LAUGH]

Will: NO UNICORNS?

[RAVEN CROAKS]

FAREWELL. FAREWELL.

HEY, MIND YOUR MANNERS NOW, MR. POE.

THESE TWO ARE HONORED GUESTS.

Mr. Poe: COME ONE, COME ALL. SEE THE CIRCUS.

LADIES, WOULD YOU MIND STEPPING THIS WAY, PLEASE?

CONGRILLA...

FROM DARKEST AFRICA...

FROM THE CONGO.

AYE, KING OF THE APES.

MASTER OF THE JUNGLE.

HE'S NOT NEARLY AS BIG AS--

O'Hara: AS HIS PICTURE, EH?

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S A BIT OF A STORY, YOU KNOW.

HE WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME, BUT WHEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE WITCH DOCTOR.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HE CHASED HIM WAY UP A TREE,

WAY UP A TREE OUT ON THE SKINNIEST BRANCH AT THE VERY TOP.

SO HIGH, INDEED, IT WAS BRUSHING THE SKY.

AH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WITCH DOCTOR DID.

I WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO WATCH, BUT YOU CAN SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES WHAT HAPPENED.

THAT WAS THE SIZE OF CONGRILLA WHEN HE CAME DOWN FROM THAT TREE.

Mr. Poe: TIME To Go. TIME To Go.

I THINK THE BIRD'S RIGHT.

GO ON. HURRY UP. YOU'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'LL HURRY, PA.

RIGHT.

I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING.

HE WAS JUST TEASING.

WELL, HE'S GOT A BIRD THAT TALKS, AND I NEVER HEARD OF THAT, EITHER.

Pa: I TOLD YOU TO HURRY. GO ON, NOW.

Pa: THAT SIGN KIND OF FOOLS YOU,

WITH THAT CONGRILLA AND ALL.

MORNING. OH, YES.

VICIOUS. CAROLINE.

MR. O'HARA,

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY WIFE.

CAROLINE, THIS IS MR. O'HARA.

MR. O'HARA, MY WIFE CAROLINE INGALLS.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

AYE, THE PLEASURE IS MINE, MRS. INGALLS.

Pa: MR. O'HARA WAS JUST TELLING THE GIRLS

QUITE A STORY ABOUT THAT FEROCIOUS BEAST

HE'S GOT IN THE WAGON.

OH?

OH, NOW, MRS. INGALLS,

THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH EGGS

FOR SO MANY CHICKENS.

DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE A LOOK?

NO. PLEASE DO.

THANK YOU. [CHUCKLES]

AYE. OH!

SLY BIDDIES HIDING THEM. HA HA!

HEY, NOW, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

HA HA!

OH, MRS. INGALLS, WOULD YOU MIND

LOOKING DOWN YOUR APRON POCKET?

I THINK YOU FORGOT ONE.

NOW, HOW DO YOU DO IT?

HOW IN THE WORLD DOES HE DO IT?

CAROLINE, I DON'T KNOW,

BUT I THINK WE CAN GET RID OF THE CHICKENS.

[LAUGHS]

[SAW WHIRRING]

OH.

YES, SIR?

UH, OLAFSON WANTS ANOTHER 1,000 BOARDS FOR THE SIDING.

ALL RIGHT. I CAN GET TO IT RIGHT SOON AS I FINISH THE HOLCUM ORDER.

RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING.

Charles: GOOD MORNING, DOC.

MORNING, DOCTOR.

INGALLS, WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT A CIRCUS AT YOUR PLACE?

AH, IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE ONE.

JUST ONE MAN, A RAVEN, AND A CONGRILLA.

A WHAT?

A CONGRILLA. YOU GOT TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT, DOC.

HANSON, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA COME IN AND LET ME TREAT THAT HEADACHE?

I TOOK THE PILLS, AND THEY DON'T WORK!

I WANTED TO GIVE HIM AN EXAMINATION--A THOROUGH EXAMINATION.

INSIDE MY HEAD?

A PAIN'S NOT A DISEASE. IT'S A SYMPTOM.

YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE.

I WANT TO FIND IT.

AW, A HEADACHE IS A HEADACHE.

YOU EITHER CAN CURE IT OR YOU CAN'T CURE IT.

LET IT ALONE, GO TO BED, FORGET ABOUT IT.

THAT IS A STUBBORN MAN.

O'Hara: THIEF! ROBBER! ROBBER!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL FIND OUT.

[CONGRILLA SHRIEKING]

[SQUAWK]

WHAT HAPPENED?

A THIEF.

OOH!

HOW BAD IS IT?

OH, I THINK THE SCOUNDREL CRACKED A COUPLE OF MY RIBS.

LET ME GET YOU IN THE HOUSE, TAKE A LOOK AT YOU.

EASY DOES IT.

FAREWELL.

FAREWELL.

THERE. THAT TOO TIGHT?

NO, NO. THIS IS FINE.

YOU'RE SURE?

THAT OUGHT TO HOLD THE RIBS A LITTLE BIT.

IT WAS RIGHT WHERE YOU SAID IT WOULD BE, MR. O'HARA.

OH, THANKS BE.

THAT DIRTY BLACKGUARD DIDN'T GET IT THE LAST TIME OR THIS.

OH.

[SIGHS]

ME TREASURE.

AND I KNOW YOU GOOD PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHAT TREASURE I COULD HAVE

A MAN WOULD TRY SO DESPERATELY TO STEAL

THIS NIGHT AND MANY NIGHTS BEFORE.

I SPEAK THE TRUTH NOW? TELL ME.

MY TREASURE IS THE SECRET OF SHAMIN.

YOU ASK WHAT THAT IS?

A POWDER WITH THE ALMOST MAGICAL ABILITY

TO HEAL THE ILLNESS OF MAN AND BEAST ALIKE.

WOULD YOU BE FETCHING ME A GLASS OF WATER, PRINCESS?

WATCH CLOSELY NOW.

'TIS A SIGHT YOU'LL NOT LIKELY SEE IN A LIFETIME.

OH, THANK YOU, LASS.

WOULD YOU BE BELIEVING MY AGE TO BE 95?

Laura: 95?

THE SECRET OF SHAMIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT...

MR. INGALLS,

HOW LONG WOULD YOU SAY BROKEN RIBS TAKE TO HEAL?

WEEKS, A MONTH, MAYBE MORE.

WHAT YOUR FATHER SAYS IS TRUE, BUT THEY RECKONS NOT WITH THE SECRET OF SHAMIN.

[FIZZING]

AYE, PLEASANT IN THE PALATE,

BENEFICIAL TO THE BODY.

YOU WAIT AND SEE. JUST WAIT AND SEE.

MY BROKEN RIBS WILL BE HEALED IN A DAY OR SO.

NOW, I'VE LET YOU BOTH SEE THIS, BUT IT MUST REMAIN SECRET.

I WOULDN'T TELL A SOUL.

"DIZZINESS, COLORED TONGUE, FATIGUE,

SPOTS BEFORE THE EYES, OBESITY, THIN BLOOD."

WELL, IT'S GOOD FOR SO MANY THINGS, MR. HANSON,

BUT WHERE DOES IT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MONEY BACK GUARANTEE?

RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES WHERE YOU KNOW IT IS.

OH.

WELL, MAYBE IT DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT SAYS, BUT...

WELL, ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS REMEDY HASN'T-- HASN'T WORKED?

I MEAN, YOU'VE ONLY USED HALF A BOTTLE.

RIGHT NOW INSIDE MY HEAD

THERE ARE 10,000 NORWEGIANS POUNDING WITH SLEDGEHAMMERS.

Laura: I BET MR. O'HARA COULD HELP YOU.

THIS, UH, MR. O'HARA...

WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT HEADACHES?

WELL, HE'S GOT SECRET POWDERS FROM INDIA THAT CAN CURE EVERYONE.

THEY CAN EVEN HEAL BROKEN RIBS IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS

INSTEAD OF A WHOLE MONTH LIKE PA SAYS.

MR. O'HARA HAS SOMETHING THAT CURES BROKEN BONES?

YEAH, AND IT MAKES PEOPLE LIVE

A LONG, LONG TIME, TOO.

SECRET POWDERS?

FROM INDIA.

OH, NONSENSE. SECRET POWDERS.

THAT'S JUST RUBBISH.

NOW, LISTEN, WE HAVE ALL THE REMEDIES ON OUR SHELVES

THAT ANYONE COULD ASK FOR.

NOW, MR. HANSON, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT--

MR. HANSON?

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL?

I THINK IT'S WORKING.

I DON'T FEEL SO BAD ANYHOW.

[BELCHES]

EXCUSE ME.

AH! HA HA.

JA, I'M BETTER.

WHAT DO I OWE YOU?

NOT A CENT.

THE SECRET OF SHAMIN IS NOT FOR SALE.

I GIVE IT TO THOSE IN NEED.

Man: DOGGONE IT, HANSON.

YOU ONLY THINK THAT REMEDY IS HELPING YOU.

NOW, NO REMEDY CAN PERFORM THAT KIND OF A MIRACLE. IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD.

IN MY HEAD? JA!

WHENEVER I HAVE A HEADACHE, IT'S IN MY HEAD,

BUT RIGHT NOW THERE AIN'T NO HEADACHE IN MY HEAD.

THE CONDITION THAT CAUSED YOUR HEADACHE HASN'T BEEN CURED BY ANY MAGICAL POWDERS.

IT ISN'T POSSIBLE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU GAVE ME POSSIBLE PILLS.

THEY DIDN'T WORK, BUT MR. O'HARA GAVE ME IMPOSSIBLE SECRET POWDERS,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY WORKED!

IT'S A COINCIDENCE.

WHAT DO I CARE COINCIDENCE?

MY HEADACHE IS GONE!

[HANSON HUMMING CHEERILY]

I DON'T LIKE IT, INGALLS.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

NOW, WORD OF O'HARA'S SECRET POWDERS GETS OUT,

WHY, HE'LL SELL THEM BY THE BUSHEL.

COME ON.

AND YOU KNOW AND I KNOW THAT THE STUFF IS WORTHLESS.

I HOPE YOU KNOW.

SURE, I KNOW IT.

I JUST THINK YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF UPSET OVER NOTHING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOTHING?

LOOK, THE OLESONS GOT SHELVES AND SHELVES

OF THAT PHONY MEDICINE IN THEIR STORE,

AND YOU NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT THEM SELLING THAT.

WELL, IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T SELL ENOUGH OF IT TO MATTER.

MAYBE ONE, TWO BOTTLES A MONTH.

BUT THIS O'HARA AND HIS

MUMBO-JUMBO SECRET OF SHIMMY-SHAMMY, WHATEVER.

IT'S ENOUGH TO ATTRACT PEOPLE LIKE BEES TO HONEY.

HE'LL SELL A TON OF HIS POWDERS.

DOC, HE DOESN'T SELL IT, HE GIVES IT AWAY.

ONLY AT FIRST, INGALLS. ONLY AT FIRST

TILL HE CREATES A DEMAND,

AND THEN HE'LL HAVE THE PEOPLE STANDING IN LINE

WAITING TO BUY WHILE THE PRICE GOES UP

AND UP AND UP.

YOU MARK MY WORDS.

HEY, THE TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU, MA'AM,

AND A FINE DAY IT IS. HA HA!

GOOD MORNING.

MAY I HELP YOU, PLEASE?

OH, YES, MA'AM. I'LL TAKE 6 OF THOSE

PEPPERMINT STICK CANDIES IF YOU DON'T MIND, THANK YOU.

MORE FLAVORING FOR YOUR CURE-ALL POWDER, NO DOUBT, MM?

WELL, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU.

ALREADY THE WORD IS OUT.

AND MR. HANSON PROMISED

THAT HE'D NOT SAY ONE WORD.

MM. TAKING BUSINESS FROM HONEST MERCHANTS

WHO HAVE HONEST MEDICINE ON THEIR SHELVES.

OH, IT'S NOT MY INTENT

TO COMPETE WITH YOU OR ANYONE.

OH, NO. OH, I'LL TAKE

3 YARDS OF THAT VERY FINE HAIR RIBBON, PLEASE.

THIS? OH, YES, OOH,

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

YOU SOLD YOUR POWDER TO MR. HANSON,

AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE IF NOT COMPETING?

OH, JUST A SMALL FAVOR FOR A HURTING MAN

WHO TOLD ME HE'S TRIED

EVERY MEDICINE YOU HAD TO OFFER HIM.

GOT NO RELIEF AT ALL.

WE DON'T CARE FOR SCALLYWAGS

IN WALNUT GROVE, AND WE JUST CHASE THEM

RIGHT OUT OF TOWN.

I FAVOR THAT.

WE HAD HEARD--THAT IS, I HAD HEARD

THAT YOU HAD BROKEN RIBS.

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY LIFT THAT?

YOU HEARD THE TRUTH.

BUT THAT WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO

AND JUST A FEW PINCHES OF THE POWDER,

AS GOOD AS NEW.

OH! WELL, I WOULDN'T HAVE BELIEVED

IF I HADN'T SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES.

MRS. OLESON, ARE YOU FEELING A BIT OF PAIN?

WELL, CERTAINLY NOT.

WELL...YES.

I DO HAVE THIS PAIN IN MY SIDE THAT--

ACTUALLY, IT'S QUITE BAD AT TIMES.

OH, 'TIS SORRY I AM.

NONE OF OUR MEDICINES-- UH, THAT IS, DR. BAKER CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP.

I WONDER IF YOUR, UH, POWDER...

I--I'D BE WILLING TO PAY.

NO PAY ASKED OR WANTED.

HEY, DOC, WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?

IT'S LIKE I BEEN TELLING YOU.

A USELESS REMEDY IS AS DANGEROUS AS A LOADED GUN.

TAKE IT EASY, DOC. WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

Dr. Baker: MRS. OLESON HAS APPENDICITIS.

IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE SURGERY. SHE REFUSES IT.

SHE WANTS O'HARA AND HIS MAGIC NOSTRUM INSTEAD OF AN OPERATION.

DID I HEAR MY NAME?

YOU GAVE MRS. OLESON SOME OF YOUR--YOUR POWDERS.

AYE, THAT I DID

AND A PROMISE OF COMPLETE SILENCE,

BUT THE POOR LADY COULD NOT WAIT TO SPREAD THE WORD.

Doc: YOU TOLD HER THEY'D MAKE HER COMPLETELY WELL.

O'Hara: OH, HOW A MAN'S WORDS DO GET TURNED AROUND.

WHAT I SAID WAS "THE GOOD LORD WILLING,"

AND I PROMISED HER IT WOULD DO HER NO HARM AT ALL.

SHE NEEDS AN OPERATION.

BECAUSE OF YOU, SHE WON'T HAVE IT.

IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT, SHE'LL DIE.

I WANT YOU TO COME WITH ME

AND TELL HER YOUR POWDERS ARE WORTHLESS.

I'LL PUT ME FRIEND IN HIS CAGE. I'LL ONLY BE A MINUTE.

Mr. Oleson: THIS WAY, PLEASE.

OH, MR. O'HARA.

DID YOU BRING THE MEDICINE?

AYE. I DIDN'T HAVE TO.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.

NO, NO. WAIT.

WAIT.

[FIZZING]

DRINK IT WHILE IT'S STILL ALIVE.

IT WILL HELP.

AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, THE GOOD LORD WILLING.

AND AS SURE AS THE SUN RISE,

YOU'LL HARDLY KNOW YOU'VE HAD THE OPERATION.

LT'LL BE OVER IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

NO, NO. NO OPERATION.

I THOUGHT YOUR REMEDY WOULD--

NO OPERATION?

NO.

A CHANCE TO JOIN THE MOST SELECT OF CIRCLES,

TO JOIN WITH ROYALTY, AND YOU REFUSE IT?

YOU MUST BE JOKING, LADY.

ROYALTY?

OF COURSE. THE GOOD QUEEN VICTORIA HERSELF

AND THE PRINCESS ELMIRA OF ITALY.

THEY'VE BOTH HAD THIS OPERATION

AND GREAT GOOD HEALTH BECAUSE OF IT.

ONLY A SMALL SCAR WILL BE YOUR MARK

TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE ONE WITH THEM...

GREAT LADIES WHO WEAR CROWNS AND JEWELS AND LIVE IN CASTLES.

REALLY?

MAY ME TONGUE FALL OUT IF I SAY THE SMALLEST LIE.

I PROMISE YOU THIS AND MORE.

LT'LL BE QUICKLY DONE WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST PAIN.

BYE.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS NEW THANKS TO DR. BAKER.

DOC, I'M GLAD EVERYTHING WENT ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S FINE.

I GOT IN THERE IN TIME.

BARELY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU'RE NOT SMILING.

SHE CAME WITHIN A WHISPER OF DYING, INGALLS,

AND WE STILL GOT O'HARA AND HIS FAKE CURE WITH US.

ONE OF US IS GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO HIM.

O'HARA.

AH, YOU'RE HOME FROM TOWN EARLY.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS.

MRS. OLESON'S RECOVERING.

DOC SAYS SHE'LL BE UP AND AROUND IN ABOUT A WEEK.

OH. GLAD I AM TO HEAR IT.

DOC TOLD ME SOMETHING ELSE, TOO.

HE SAID THOSE MAGIC POWDERS OF YOURS

ARE NOTHING BUT SUGAR AND BAKING POWDER AND EFFERVESCENT.

THEY HAVE NO MEDICINAL QUALITIES AT ALL.

WELL, HARMLESS WAS WHAT I SAID THEY WERE.

AGAIN AND AGAIN I SAID IT.

IF PEOPLE THOUGHT MORE, IT WAS THEIR OWN IMAGINING.

YOU ALSO SAID THEY'D CURE BROKEN RIBS IN A DAY.

WELL, I MIGHT HAVE LEFT THAT IMPRESSION, BUT IT'S BLARNEY ONLY.

WELL, MRS. OLESON BELIEVED, AND THAT BELIEVING ALMOST COST HER HER LIFE.

I MEANT NO HARM.

I GUESS THE DOCTOR IS SPREADING THE WORD.

NO, NOT YET.

HE WILL. I'M SURE.

WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE.

LEAVE I WILL.

AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, BEFORE THE FIRST LIGHT IN THE MORNING

SO I WON'T HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE WEE ONES.

I UNDERSTAND.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COME ON.

UP YOU GO.

O'HARA.

GOOD LUCK, O'HARA.

[ROOSTER CROWING]

PA!

Mary: MR. O'HARA'S GONE.

WELL, I'M AFRAID SO.

BUT HE WAS GOING TO TEACH ME SOME MAGIC TRICKS THIS MORNING.

IT'S SATURDAY, AND I WAITED ALL WEEK.

WELL, HE WANTED ME TO SAY GOOD-BYE FOR HIM,

EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY HE COULDN'T DO IT.

THEN HE LEFT AT NIGHT IN THE DARK.

SEE, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS

YOU HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT CIRCUS PEOPLE.

THEY'RE--THEY'RE KIND OF UNPREDICTABLE,

NOT LIKE THE REST OF US.

WHY NOT?

WELL, THEY'RE JUST NOT.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT, SEE, CIRCUS PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS USED TO BEING ON THE GO,

JUST FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE.

WHEN THEY WANT TO LEAVE, THEY JUST UP AND LEAVE, WHETHER IT'S DAY OR NIGHT.

DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THEM.

JUST SAY GIDDYUP, AND THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

I GUESS SO, BUT I WISH I COULD HAVE TOLD HIM GOOD-BYE.

I KNOW.

HEY, I TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE EGGS IN TOWN FOR MA. EACH ONE OF YOU TAKE A PENNY

AND GO INTO OLESON'S AND GET SOME STRIPED CANDY.

THANKS, PA.

THANK YOU, PA.

[JACK BARKS]

CAN I TAKE JACK?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. IT'S SATURDAY.

THANKS, PA.

GO ON.

NOW, YOU STAY HERE.

YOU WAIT FOR ME, HEAR?

YOU WAIT FOR ME.

GOOD.

[JACK CRIES]

JACK!

JACK.

OH, JACK.

DOC BAKER SAID HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY BONES BROKEN.

HE'S GOT SOME CUTS, A FEW SCRATCHES. HE'S NOT BLEEDING ANYMORE.

I WISH MR. O'HARA WAS HERE.

THEN HE COULD GIVE JACK SOME OF HIS SECRET POWDERS.

HE WOULD BE WELL IN NO TIME.

HALF-PINT, MR. O'HARA'S POWDERS WOULDN'T HELP JACK.

BUT IT MADE HIS RIBS ALL BETTER

IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS.

HALF-PINT, THE POWDER DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MR. O'HARA'S RIBS

BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS RIBS.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, HE WAS JUST PRETENDING.

HE JUST WANTED TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE

THAT HIS POWDERS HAD SOME MAGICAL HEALING POWER.

HE'S JUST A FAKER.

NO, HE WASN'T.

YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT, LAURA.

NO, HE ISN'T.

HE ISN'T RIGHT.

Laura: I KNOW MR. O'HARA COULD MAKE JACK FEEL BETTER.

I'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO GET O'HARA.

IF JACK DIES, SHE'LL NEVER FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BRINGING HIM BACK.

YOU CAME BACK.

OH, DID YOU THINK I WOULDN'T

ONCE I HEARD YOUR LITTLE DOG WAS NEEDING ME?

WILL YOU JUST BE GIVING ME A LITTLE OF THE ROOM

AND A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK?

OH, THANK YOU, PA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING MR. O'HARA BACK.

NOW JACK WILL GET ALL BETTER. YOU'LL SEE.

YOU'LL NEED SOME WATER.

WHOA. NOT FOR JUST A MINUTE YET.

WELL, AREN'T YOU GOING TO GIVE HIM SOME OF YOUR SECRET POWDER?

WELL, NOW, I'LL--I'LL HAVE TO THINK ON THAT FOR A MINUTE.

PLEASE.

JUST A WEE BIT, NOW,

FOR HE'S ONLY A SMALL DOG.

HE'LL GET WELL NOW, WON'T HE?

THE GOOD LORD WILLING.

REST IS WHAT HE NEEDS NOW.

YOU AREN'T GOING TO LEAVE?

OH, NO, CHILD, NO.

JUST GOING OUTSIDE TO TEND TO ME ANIMALS.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

YOU PROMISED YOU'D TELL HER THE POWDERS WERE WORTHLESS.

NO, FRIEND.

ALL I SAID WAS I'D COME BACK WITH YOU

AND GIVE WHAT COMFORT I COULD TO THE WEE ONE.

YOU HAVE TO TELL HER.

I HAD IT IN MY MIND TO,

BUT WHEN IT CAME TIME, I COULDN'T DO IT.

NOR DID I HEAR YOU SPEAKING UP

WHEN SHE WAS THANKING YOU FOR BRINGING ME BACK.

WHY NOT?

SHE'S GOT A BIT OF HOPE TO CLING TO NOW.

HER DOG WILL GET WELL OR HE WON'T...

NO MATTER WHAT EITHER OF US DO.

WHILE THE TERRIBLE WAITING GOES ON,

WOULD YOU STEAL THAT BIT OF HOPE FROM HER?

NO.

SO WE WAIT AND HOPE THE GOOD LORD'S WILLING.

[JACK WHINING]

MA.

PA!

I TOLD YOU MR. O'HARA COULD MAKE JACK WELL AGAIN.

IT WAS YOUR POWDERS.

IT WAS YOUR POWDERS THAT MADE JACK WELL AGAIN.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE NOW.

IF YOU STAY,

WE WON'T EVER HAVE ANY SICK PEOPLE OR ANIMALS IN WALNUT GROVE.

WE WON'T EVEN NEED A DOCTOR.

IF SOMEBODY'S FEELING JUST A LITTLE BIT SICK,

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS GO TO YOU,

AND YOU CAN GIVE THEM ONE OF YOUR SECRET POWDERS,

AND THEY'D BE ALL WELL AGAIN.

PROMISE.

SAY THAT YOU WILL.

NO, CHILD.

I DIDN'T MAKE JACK WELL.

YOU'RE TEASING.

NO, LAURA.

YOUR FATHER SAID WHAT I MOSTLY DID WAS TRICKS,

NOW, DIDN'T HE?

ALL TRICKS, HE SAID.

NOTHING ABOUT ME IS REAL.

NOTHING.

NOT EVEN MY NAME

OR THE WAY I TALK.

ALL CIRCUS TRICKS.

NOT THE POWDERS?

ESPECIALLY THE POWDERS.

IT'S SUGAR AND SODA AND A BIT OF FIZZ.

AND THAT'S ALL THEY ARE.

BUT...

WHY, MR. O'HARA?

WHY DO YOU FOOL PEOPLE LIKE THAT?

ALL THE ROADS WERE LONELY.

I GUESS...

THAT'S WHY I GAVE SOME FEW OF THEM THE MAGIC POWDERS.

TO HAVE THEM FEEL BEHOLDEN TO ME.

TO THINK THAT I WAS A LITTLE BETTER...

A LITTLE TALLER...

AND A LITTLE WISER...

THAN I REALLY AM.

THANK YOU.

DON'T KNOW WHO'S HURTING THE MOST--

THE WEE ONE OR ME.

BUT FOR SURE SHE'LL GET OVER IT.

WHERE WILL YOU BE HEADING?

WHERE THE ROAD TAKES ME.

THE NEXT TOWN OR ANOTHER.

IF YOU EVER HAPPEN BY THIS WAY SOMEDAY...

STOP IN. WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU.

THE GOOD LORD WILLING.

HEY!