All language subtitles for Watership.Down.2018.S01E01

In the beginning,
the great Frith made the world

and he made the stars by scattering
his droppings over the sky.

Now, El-Ahrairah was prince of the rabbits
and he had so many wives and so many kits

that even Frith couldn't count them.

They ate all the grass and clover
in the entire world.

Frith could have killed the prince rabbit
there and then,

but he needed him
for his hijinks and tricks.

So, instead, he determined
there would be a meeting

of all the animals of the world,
and upon each, he would bestow a gift.

Upon the homba, he gave great cunning.

Upon the hawk, sharp talons.

Upon the cat, silent feet.

Upon the weasel, great speed.

Upon the wolf, great teeth. All to hunt
and slay the children of El-Ahrairah.

These animals became the elil,
the thousand enemies of rabbits.

It was a few days later,
when El-Ahrairah heard of all of this,

and went to see Frith.

You have condemned
my people to lives of fear, Lord.

Do you not wish to see
what blessing I have

for your people, Prince Rabbit?

To my bottom, give your blessings.

Very well.

Grow a tail to confuse those chasing you
and legs to outrun them.

Grow ears to hear any
of your thousand enemies from miles away.

All the world will be your enemy,
prince of a thousand enemies.

And when they catch you,
they will kill you.

But first... they must catch you.

Digger, listener, runner...

Prince with the swift warning,
be cunning and full of tricks...

and your people will never be destroyed.

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Fiver!

Fiver!

Fiver, where are you?

I'm going to get you!

Got you!

- Hello, little ones.
- Hi, Hazel.

Do you think there'll be a lot of does
out this evening?

Is that all you think about, Hawkbit?

No, actually, but do you think
there'll be lots of does out this evening?

- Give it a rest.
- I was just asking.

It's not all I think about, actually.
There's lots of things I think about...

Fiver?

Fiver?

The duration of each season
has to be calculated by light values.

- I've stopped listening.
- I don't know why I bother.

Nope, but I did see...

Fiver?

Fiver?

Oh, no. No. No.

Fiver?

Wake up, Fiver.

You're having another nightmare, brother.

Hazel, it was the strangest dream.

It's okay, Fiver.
Let's go get something to eat.

I spotted some sow thistle
down by the stream,

and I haven't eaten anything decent
in days.

I... I dreamt something was coming
to Sandleford.

I think it might mean we're in danger,
Hazel.

Captain Holly was in it.
There was a huge--

Captain Holly? Fiver, I think
Captain Holly can take care of himself.

They usually do in the Owsla.

I know, and no one likes hearing about
someone else's dreams, but...

Huh. Dewdrop.

I dreamt something was coming.

- My dream was about Captain Holly.
- It's him again.

- Is he still looking?
- Hazel.

- Don't look at him.
- Do you like him?

Oh, look, Fiver, sow thistle!
Finally, something good to eat.

Oi, you two.
You know the rules.

Sow thistle is reserved for members
of the Owsla, don't you know that?

Move along.

"You know the rules."
I'm sick of the rules.

I wonder whether there's a place for us
in this warren!

There's too many rabbits and too little
food without the Owsla stealing from us--

This is where it comes from...
the thing in my dream.

Look!

The fields are filled with blood.

It's only the light of sunset, Fiver.

Brother, I know
everyone thinks I'm strange.

Even you sometimes,
but you have to believe me.

Something will come to this place...
something foul and fierce.

- We need to warn everyone.
- But we're outskirters, Fiver.

People don't listen to us.

Well, we must make them listen.

How do you propose we do that?

Go away. He's busy.

We only need a few moments
with the Threarah.

We wouldn't ask if it weren't important.

All right, go on.

But if I get my head bitten off,
I'll come looking for you.

So, you were saying,
your brother senses things.

Uh, yes. Sometimes images in his head.

And... I don't know how to say it,
but he was right before.

- He knew the flood was coming last autumn.
- Oh, I see.

And what has he, um, sensed this time?

I don't know what it is, but it's bad.

It's so bad. You have to get everyone
to leave tonight, Threarah, please.

My goodness. Everyone? Tonight?

The entire warren, and you want
me to tell them that we all have to go?

Well, I'll give that
some very serious thought.

You're not listening. There is no time.

I can feel the danger
like a wire around my neck!

Threarah, you have to act now...

Now!

Bigwig!

Hazel, I think your brother
needs to rest for a while.

Take him out for some fresh air.

- No, but...
- Shh. Yes, Threarah.

I told you I wanted
to be left alone, fool!

And you let a bunch of outskirters...

Hazel... Hazel. That was our answer.

We have to go.

Are you really sure, Fiver?

I'm telling you now as your brother,
as your friend...

this warren will soon be laid waste.

We can leave now,
or we can be destroyed with it.

We need to spread the word to as
many rabbits as possible, but be careful.

If the Owsla get wind of this,
there will be trouble.

Bluebell, Blackberry,
there's a danger coming.

Hey, listen. There's a danger coming to
Sandleford. Hazel will lead us to safety.

Join us at Frith Down under the bridge.

Good heavens. I mean, good gracious.
I mean, that is to say...

Hazel, if your brother has taken
firm stock in such a portent--

What Blackberry's trying to say is,
we're in!

Hey, there's a danger coming
to Sandleford.

Hazel will lead us to safety.

Join us at Frith Down, under the bridge.

What was all that about?

But I don't understand.

- Sandleford is our home, Hazel.
- Look, there's a danger coming.

My brother sensed it.
He's often right about these things.

What if it's more dangerous out there
than here?

We're meeting at Fu Inle,
by the cattle grid.

Come with us.

Come with me.

Let me think about it, okay?

Dewdrop? Dewdrop?

It's Blackberry and Bluebell, and we've
brought Hawkbit and Dandelion, too.

- Get down here before you're seen!
- Right you are.

Wait, wait, wait, this everyone?

Where are the does?
I presumed there'd be does.

This can't be everyone.
It can't be.

Maybe we should go back,
convince the others.

She's not coming, Hazel.

There's been more and more
of those strange things recently.

- They come from humans.
- Fascinating.

All right. Let's go.

Not so fast!

Owsla.

You're all under arrest for spreading
dissension and inciting to mutiny.

You more than anyone need to listen,
Captain Holly.

Something is coming to this place,
something foul and fierce.

Just let us go.

Even if you are bigger,
there are more of us.

We fancy it'd be a good fight.

The Threarah nearly tore my ears off
tonight after I'd let you in.

Told me I'm lucky I'm not kicked out
of the Owsla!

Lucky to still have my privileges. Well...

- Well, I'm sick of being in the Owsla.
- Thlayli!

I'm sick of being in this warren!

I'm sick of obeying your orders
and towing the line!

Thlayli, be careful, now.
Think about what you're doing.

Go now, Captain Holly,
or we'll kill the lot of you.

Someone told them what you're up to.

We need to move before they come back
with the entire Owsla.

Along the line of the stream and through
the meadow, then into the woods. Come on!

Do you think this is where
the black rabbit of Inle lives?

In a stone warren of dead rabbits,
filled with disease and death?

Please stop talking.

With black eyes
that burn like the fires of hell

and a cold, grey expression,
with sorrow beyond imagining.

Bluebell, you're making everyone nervous.

Hazel, this was your plan.
Where are we going?

We need to get clear of the old warren,
then I guess we'll find somewhere to stay.

You guess? He guesses.
Who's leader here, anyway?

No one by the looks of it.

They're up ahead!

- Owsla.
- Everyone run!

Get them!

Quick, go! Come on!

- They're getting away!
- Close them down!

This is a nice surprise, Hazel!

I say we go deeper into the trees
and hide.

- No. We have to cross the river here.
- Cross it? Maybe some of us could,

but you and Bluebell are worn out.

If Fiver says we cross here,
we cross here.

They're here. I see 'em!

- Faster. Faster!
- Get 'em!

We'll never outrun them now.
We're done for.

Go on! Get 'em!

- Faster!
- They're getting away!

- Faster, they're catching up!
- Blackberry, any suggestions?

I had a rather splendid idea,
but the blasted thing disappeared again.

About... uh, about the strange things
that Fiver and I saw,

the human things that move on top
of the river, on top of the...

It's... It's... It was...

There!

Everybody follow me!

Where're they going?

Here! Quick. Get on this thing.

What's going on?

Push it into the water.

Push!

Quick!

- Hold on with your paws.
- What are they doing?

Go upstream!

- This way!
- Come on, lads. Faster.

Try and find a way across.

Quick! Get 'em!

Get 'em.

- Cut them off!
- Come on, Toadflax!

Come on!

- Come on!
- They're getting away!

Kick! Kick! Kick!

- Keep kicking!
- Go, go, go, go!

Come on!

I'll see you again, Bigwig!
I promise you that!

And next time,
there won't be a river between us!

Oh, I'm counting on it.

Everybody listen up!
Now that I'm official storyteller...

I've decided I am the official storyteller
of the group, by the way.

I'll have to make it
into a legendary tale.

"The Story of How Hazel Led
Our Escape Over the Raging Rapids."

It was Blackberry who had the idea.

But you stayed calm
and led us on our way.

I tell you, he is what I call
a Chief Rabbit. Hazel-rah!

Hazel-rah! Chief Rabbit!

Frith in a wasps' nest!

The day I call you Chief Rabbit, Hazel,
that'll be the day.

I'll stop fighting that day, and all.

I know we have to find a new home,

but we're like sitting ducks out here
in the open.

And why does it have to be so far away?

- I guess because Fiver says.
- "Because Fiver says."

Fiver says a lot of things. What if Fiver
says jump out of a bush and tickle a wolf?

"Because Fiver says!"

Hazel's no fool, Hawkbit.

He knows we need to take Fiver
with a pinch of salt now and then.

- What was that?
- Up ahead. Through the hedge.

What is it?

Doesn't smell natural.

It's a road. Have you never seen one
before or something?

Don't know much about things,
do you, Hazel-rah?

Why don't you teach me, Bigwig?

The men put the black stuff there,
so that the hrududil can run on it.

They're harmless,
so long as you leave them alone by night.

See that? They don't hurt you.

As a matter of fact,
I don't think they're alive.

You say they're not dangerous,
Bigwig, but look at that.

A yona... Why would it kill a yona?

Yonil hunt at night.
That's what I'm trying to say to you.

In the dark, the hrududil have big lights
and they draw creatures close.

And if they shine on you, you go tharn...

and then they crush you.

You let me know if you want me
to teach you anything else, Hazel.

We have to keep moving.

There's too many elil at night
to stay still without a warren.

Come on!

Fiver!

What is it?

There, that's where we're going.

That down.

That's our home.

We head for the down.

- Where are we going to sleep?
- Yeah, where?

There'll be more elil out soon.
It's far too late to dig scrapes.

Shh.

- Bigwig! I thought--
- Quiet, Fiver. Something's here.

- What is it?
- Maybe it's the black rabbit of Inle.

Nonsense. There's no such thing.

- Wake up now.
- Bigwig. What's going on?

Corvil! A reckoning of them!

We should run.

- Let me try and talk to them.
- Talk to them? Hazel, no!

We understand
that this might be your home.

We are only here because we've got
nowhere else to go.

Get him off me!

Someone should draw them away,
give the rest of us a chance.

Are you mad? You'll never outrun a corva!

I'll go.

He's serious.

That is one fast rabbit.

He's got 'em distracted. Let's go!

There he is. No! Dandelion!
Put him down!

Run, Dandelion, run!

One step closer
and I'll pull your tail feathers out

and stuff them down your throat,
you embleer corva!

All right, day's breaking,
we should stop.

No. We keep moving.

Are you giving me an order, Hazel?

Because I didn't realise
anyone had made you Chief Rabbit!

After all, it was me
who helped us escape Sandleford.

Blackberry who rescued us at the stream.

Oh, and Dandelion who saved us
from your stupid mistake with the birds!

We followed you here,

because you promised us a better life,
Hazel, a better life!

Things will improve
when we reach the down.

Yes, yes! The down.

The place we're heading for no reason
other than Fiver had a feeling about it!

Well, as there's no does here, I'm going
to attempt to dig myself a scrape.

Is that okay? Not because I want to rest,
but because this is where I'm staying!

Bigwig was right.

I'm not a leader.

I'm not strong like him.

I'm not smart like Blackberry.

I'm not fast like Dandelion.

And I don't have stories
to lift everyone's spirits like Bluebell.

Or visions to keep us from harm like you.

You've led us this far,
and none of us are dead.

- Isn't that a miracle in itself?
- It's blind luck is what it is.

We could use another dose of that now.

What on earth is that rabbit doing?

Who are you, and what do you want?

My name is Cowslip. I come from a warren
just across the field here.

I don't want anything from you.

- You look tired. Have you come a long way?
- So what if we have?

That doesn't mean
we can't defend ourselves.

I don't doubt that for one second.
Our warren's not as big as we'd like,

but there's enough food to go around.

And if you'd like to live with us,
we'd welcome you.

These scrapes don't look too comfortable.
There's more heavy storms on their way.

Anyway, if you'll excuse me.
I hate the rain.

Well, that was unexpected.

Uh, we're going, right?

He seemed nice. I liked him. Let's go.
Let's go right now.

But why did he invite us there?
It makes no sense to share with us.

- I've got a feeling--
- Here we go.

I've got a feeling we should have nothing
to do with that rabbit or his warren,

that we ought to leave this place at once
and head to the down.

- What do you think, Hazel?
- Yeah. We all know what Hazel thinks.

He thinks the same as Fiver!

I think we should go to Cowslip's warren.

These scrapes are no good in this weather

and I fancy taking the chance to get warm
and have some sleep.

Sky above us. Every living
creature for miles must know that's there!

Everyone, keep your wits about you.

Friends...

We're glad you've come.

Allow me to take you down...

to the Great Burrow.

Look at that...

Look at the roof! The roots
of the tree keep it stable. It's genius!

Clever rabbits!

Look at the size of them!
They could rip us to pieces!

Hazel, may I be the first
to welcome you all to our warren?

Thank you. We're glad to be here.

This is a fine warren you have.

When you said it wasn't as big
as you'd like,

we were expecting something a lot smaller.
Were there more of you living here once?

Why don't you just settle in here?

I think you'll find
there's everything you'll ever need.

I've got a bad feeling, Hazel.
Why are all the rabbits here so big?

Fiver, it's just for one night.

- It'll be okay.
- Hello, you must be Hazel.

My name's Strawberry!
I'm so excited to make friends with you.

Unless you don't want to be friends.
It's fine if you don't.

We can be friends.

Oh! Brambles! I knew we'd get on! Come on!
I'll take you a tour of the warren.

I'm pretty good at tours, by the way.

Uh, we'd love to.

There are so many empty burrows,
plenty of room for you all.

I'll find you a burrow close to mine,
so if you've got any questions,

you can come and say, Strawberry...

- Why are there so many empty burrows?
- I don't know.

Perhaps they had the white blindness.

Can't smell any signs of the disease.

Here we are.
Newcomers don't usually come here,

but since we're officially best friends,
I'm going to make an exception.

Enchanting, isn't it?

A rabbit called Laburnum did it.

We call it a shape.

It's where we come
to give praise to Frith.

But what... what's it for?

Careful! We don't want to damage it.
We're so blessed to have it.

It's such a special place to come to,
especially when you're feeling sad.

What do you make of all this, Fiver?
Fiver?

Kingcup!

Kingcup, come and meet Hazel.

Oh, I didn't realise.

He's gone.

It's getting late.
Let's find a place for you all to sleep!

- Hazel!
- Ah! What... What's going on?

Nothing, silly goose! Come on.
We need to get some flayrah.

Flayrah! It's far too early
to go raiding gardens for lettuce.

Frith in a basket! Flayrah!

Try it.

It's a carrot.

Mm.

Well?

How is it?

Horrible. Uh-uh.
I wouldn't bother.

I wouldn't bother... Oh!

Oh, yes.

Oh, it's so...

so juicy.

This is delicious.

Oh, I'm in heaven.

This place is better than heaven.

- This place has carrots!
- Oh, yeah.

Oh. Oh, yeah.

Mm. Oh. Oh.
Take it away from me. No, leave it here.

You need to get control of Fiver.

This place is perfect.
We don't want the rabbits here thinking

we don't appreciate their hospitality
because of him, all right?

I'll talk to him.

So lovely.

Oh, Fiver, have you been out here
all night in the rain?

Why don't you eat some of the flayrah?

Eating food that's been left by men?
No, I'll have nothing to do with it.

- Are you trying to make me angry?
- I'm the one who should be angry.

These rabbits... there's something
about them that's sad and lost,

like trees in November. I've got
a feeling that there's something--

What proof have we got
that your feelings have ever been right?

Why didn't you have a feeling
about the birds?

Maybe the truth is there never was
anything bad back at the old warren!

Maybe we left everything behind
because of you for no reason!

Maybe I left Dewdrop for no reason!

Dewdrop was the one who told
the Owsla we were leaving!

- Hazel, I heard her telling Captain Holly.
- No, I don't believe you.

- Hazel, you know I wouldn't make this up.
- Go back into that warren,

or I will drag you in there myself.

- No, Hazel, I won't. I won't go back!
- Go!

Ow.

Hazel, I have to say,
this place, it's paradise.

I've got my own burrow. There's a lot
of very nice does here, let me tell you,

and the food... no wonder
these scoundrels are so fat!

And I just... I don't know.
I just wanted to say that...

I was wrong about you.

I'll follow you anywhere.

- To Hazel.
- To Hazel.

- Hazel-rah!
- Hazel-rah!

Hazel-rah! Huh! Frith's beard.

You did well.
Don't let it go to your head.

Everyone! Everyone!

I thought we might welcome
our new guests by hearing some stories.

Yes, we have a wonderful storyteller
amongst our number... Bluebell.

Did you just give me a compliment,
Blackberry?

- I didn't think you liked me!
- I didn't say I liked you...

- What...?
- From this moment on, we're inseparable!

Does and bucks,
and kits up passed their burrow-times,

I give you the story of El-Ahrairah
and the king's lettuce.

There was a time when El-Ahrairah

and his followers lost all their luck.

Their enemies drove them out
and they were forced to live

down in the marshes of Kelfazin.
Now, where the marshes...

Devoted are we to the path he decides.

Praise be to Frith for our food.

Blessed are we to be his humble servants.

Wise are we to accept his will.

Devoted are we to the path....

And from that day to this,

no power on earth can keep a rabbit
out of a vegetable garden

for El-Ahrairah prompts them
with 1,000 tricks!

The best in the world!

- The best in the world!
- Nice one, Bluebell.

That was very nice.
We don't tell the old stories much.

El-Ahrairah doesn't mean much to us.

But he was a trickster!
Rabbits always need tricks.

No, rabbits need dignity

and the will to accept
what Frith has decided for them.

Devoted are we
to the path he decides.

Frith lies in the evening sky.

The clouds are red about him.

I am here, Lord Frith.

I am running through the long grass.

Oh, take me with you.

Dropping behind the woods, far away,

to the heart of the light.

The silence.

For I am ready to give you my breath,
my life.

This rabbit, he... he smells like wounds.

- Like pain and rot.
- ...yellow and brown.

Hazel! Hazel, the roof!

The roof here is made of bones!

- They're not bones, Hrairoo.
- They're tree roots...

They're not bones...

Far away... into the earth, we go!

Ready, with the berries.

- Stay here, Bigwig. I'll deal with this.
- Don't tell me what to do.

You had your chance to deal with Fiver.
Now it's my turn.

I will go with you. I will be rabbit
of the leaves, in the deep...

Fiver! You wretched little black beetle!

You're one tantrum away from getting us
all kicked out!

I'm sorry,
but I'm going to the down.

You wouldn't have a hope in hell!
You'd be dead before night-Frith.

You are closer to death than I, Bigwig.
This place is death.

There is shadow in every corner of it.

Hazel, you said that you could never make
a good leader

because you're not the fastest,
nor the strongest nor the smartest,

but what makes a great leader
is that you believed in us...

and brought out the best in us.

Goodbye, brother.

Fiver, wait!

If you say this place is rotten,
then it's rotten and we leave.

We began this adventure together,
we'll finish it together.

I'll go and tell the others
we need to leave.

I'm not letting you get to the others,
Hazel.

If you want to leave, go.
The rest of us are staying here.

- Let me go, Bigwig.
- You're not Chief Rabbit, Hazel!

You never will be! If you want
to take the crazy dream of your brother

as reality, then do it elsewhere!

You're finished here!

I'm going back to the warren now.

If you follow me there,
I'll kill you both.

Hazel, something's got him.

Oh! Thlayli?

Thlayli! Listen! You're in a snare.

Now, what did they teach you to do
in the Owsla?

Bigwig, tell me what to do!
Fiver, get the others.

Bite.

Dig, bite.

Bigwig's in a snare! Come quick!

Nobody leaves. Frith has decided
that it is Bigwig's turn.

- And so it will be.
- Turn! What do you mean turn?

A day less for one means
a day more for us all.

- A day more for all.
- Now, listen here. For the last few days,

me and my friends have been
chased, clawed, bitten, drowned

and if you don't get out of the way now--

You'll find out why
we've made it this far.

Let them leave, Cowslip!

Out of our way!

Fools! Think you're any safer
out there than you are here?

You'll be dead by sunset.

- Hazel, is he alive?
- I don't know. He told me to dig and bite.

Bigwig? Oh, no.

Hold on. Hold on.

It's narrower down there.
We can bite through.

- Hurry.
- Fiver, come on. You're the smallest.

- Quickly, brother. Come on, Fiver.
- Come on!

There has to be something else we can do.

Bigwig, you hold on! You hold on!

- Come on!
- Hold on, Bigwig.

Hurry, you can do it, Fiver!
Quickly, brother!

Bigwig, stop!

Push this thing.

It's getting tighter.

- Bigwig, stop pulling.
- He's almost there.

Bigwig! Bigwig!

It's out. You're free.

Oh.

I can't hear him breathing.

Oh.

My heart has joined the thousand,
for my friend stopped running today.

Fiver, clean your face now.
The smell of blood will attract elil.

- Mm.
- Where are the other rabbits?

- They tried to stop us coming to help.
- They what?

Cowslip said it was Frith's will.

That a day less for one means
a day more for everyone else.

Uh, Bigwig?

Oh, Bigwig, you're all right!

I thought I'd lost you, brother.

- Do you think you can walk?
- I can try.

The man who set this snare's
going to be back soon. Let's go.

Shh, shh, who's that?

You've a nerve coming here.

Please, I didn't know
Cowslip would try and stop you.

I'd like to come with you,
if you'd have me.

And why should we? Why don't you go back
to all your friends in there?

I don't... I don't have any friends.

People don't like to make friends here
in case they get...

You can come, Strawberry,
but it's our ways.

If we say hop, you hop. Understood?

Now what? Where do we go from here?

We should go back and kill Cowslip!
We should kill the lot of them!

No, Bigwig.
There's no need to go and fight them.

All we have to do is to leave them there.

The down that you saw, you...
you really had a feeling about that?

Yes, I did, Bigwig.

That down is our home.

We made it.

There's great views all around.

We'll be able to see any elil
coming from miles away.

Well done, Hazel-rah.

In terms of digging a warren,
we'll investigate

what type of soil we're dealing with
and make a more comprehensive...

Stop trying to kiss me!
That is not a thing we do! Bluebell!

Zorn.

Oh, Zorn.

Zorn!

Captain Holly?

What's happened to him?

Sandleford... it's gone.

It's all gone!

Fiver... you were right about everything!

You knew the story
before it was even told.

There's something else.

You're not safe here.

No one is safe!

Sir...

Sir, the wide patrol picked up the scent
of a large band of rabbits near the down.

Unfortunately, sir, they lost them.

Tell them not to return
until they're located.

Leave one alive for questioning.

- Hazel.
- Holly.

Are you ready to tell me your story?

The night you left Sandleford,
the Threarah decided

there was no point risking lives
by trying to follow you further.

The next day it began.

- Run.
- Come on, run!

Get everyone to the slack run!
Something's come!

In the end, my injuries were sustained
not at the hands of humans...

but at the claws of my own friends
and family, desperately trying to escape.

- Why would the humans do that?
- I don't know.

All I know is that where there are humans,
there is death.

We must stay clear of them at all costs.

Shall I continue, Hazel-rah?

I don't know how, but I managed to dig
my way out near the green slip.

Alone, I tracked you... across fields,
meadow and marshland.

It was the morning of the third day
when I thought I'd found you.

By Frith!

- Did the Efrafans do this to you?
- What? Who are you?

They're coming.

- Who are?
- The Efrafans, you fool.

Promise me you'll leave
these hills and never return.

- If you stay here, they'll find you.
- Now, run!

Get out of here before they see you.

- I can't believe Sandleford's gone.
- Yes.

Fiver was right.

Bucks don't dig. We can't dig.

Look at this scrape, for Frith's sake.

Looks like it was dug
by a moon-crazed badger. Uh!

Oh! Could you just...

Could you be... Look what you're doing.
Oh! Oh, will you cut it out?

Stop, you two, stop!

Digging a new warren is hard enough,
without us fighting.

I know we need to be safe
from the Efrafans, but bucks can't dig.

We need does.

He's right. You say this is home now,
but without does, it can never be so.

As diggers, as mothers, as companions,

they'd bring us balance
and a reason for living.

There was at least one doe in the hutch
on the farm we passed through.

Was there? I don't remember...

Don't remember?

You were staring into her eyes
like they were filled with carrots.

- Don't remember!
- What about the farm we passed?

No. Nobody goes back to the farm.
Nobody goes near the humans.

We are eight bucks and one doe, Hazel.

If that balance isn't addressed,
there will be fighting.

There will be blood spilled. As leader,
that blood will pool at your feet.

If we just raid the farm,
we can avoid all that by freeing the does.

You don't understand!
No one goes back to the farm.

No one goes near humans

and that is an order.

Frith's fury.

The heavens are falling down.

It's enormous.

What is it?

Be careful, Hazel. That thing looks like
it could tear your leg off.

I think he's starving.

And it looks like it may be wounded.

We need to feed him. Quickly, everyone,
let's dig up some grubs.

Are you mad? Why would you save
a creature that could kill us?

I might be mad
but that thing may be our best hope.

Oh, right, best hope.

It's got wings. It sees things we can't.
It can look for other warrens.

He can see does.

Well, you heard him.
Dig up some worms now.

Ah. And there we are.

Aw, thank you.

I, uh, spotted some sow thistle
over by the woods earlier.

I wondered if you wanted to go with me
and silflay for a little while later on.

Hawkbit, you're so sweet.

Oh, remember what I said about Dandelion.

Someone told Strawberry I had the white
blindness and I think it was you.

Prove it.

Call this a meal? Bring me more worms.

Worms. Aye, they're pink wiggly things
that live in the ground.

Keep 'em coming. Come on. Come on.

Right, it looks like
he's coming round a little.

He's the most loathsome creature
I've ever met.

This plan of yours better work, Hazel.

Massive ears but no brains whatsoever.

Hello, again. What's your name, bird?

Kehaar. What's it to you?

Kehaar....

How were you hurt, Kehaar?

Hurt? I'm not hurt. Who's hurt?
Are you hurt?

All right, maybe a bit,
but you should've seen the other guy.

If you must know, a pesky farm cat
jumped me by surprise.

What do you care? Huh?

I have a favour to ask.
You see, our warren needs does and...

Oh, pardon you.

When you're stronger, of course,

we were wondering if you wouldn't mind
flying up on your magnificent wings

and see if you can spot any other warrens,
where there might be does.

Ah, tell you what,
let me have a wee think about it.

No.

Huh! Well, he's growing on me.
What's the plan now, Hazel-rah?

Maybe we could ask a field mouse
to make us some does out of straw.

Hawkbit! Dandelion!

Stop it. Stop it right now!

Dandelion, stop!

What on earth is going on?

- Uh, you two, stop.
- You'll pay for that, Dandelion.

Both of you, go calm down!

I warned you there'd be fighting
and, mark my words, without does,

this is only the beginning of it!

Mm.

Fiver, Bigwig, we leave for the farm
at dawn. The rest of you stay here.

I don't want to risk all of us.

Remember, any sign of humans,
and we leave immediately. Come on.

Rope.

Fiver.

You're gonna have to talk
to Lucy. She don't listen to me anymore.

I'll talk to her
when she's back from school.

I don't know why you're getting
your knickers in such a twist.

The teachers say
she's acting up at school.

Bigwig, you keep watch.

All right, all right,
I'll talk to her.

Hello.

Hello?

Hello.

Hello. My name's Hazel.

My name's Clover. When I saw you
the other day, I knew it wasn't a dream.

There are rabbits that live under the sky.

We've come to get you to...
to break you free.

- Get me free?
- What do you mean he's come to free us?

Would we still live in the hutch?

- I'm not sure.
- He's come to free us?

When you're free,
you live underground in fields.

You can eat when you want.
You can even run about. Can't you, Hazel?

Listen, you need to be quick.
The humans are inside,

but sometimes they come out
to gather wood for the fire.

- Did you hear that, Thlayli? Stay sharp.
- I'm always sharp, Hazel.

Bigwig doesn't get distracted.

Okay, there are two straps
that hold the door in place.

I think they're made of something soft.

Tom! For goodness' sake!

Why on earth would you leave
my grandmother's plate on the side?

Oh, you clumsy git!

It's not my fault. Anyway, I had
to take it off to get behind the cupboard.

Go on. Nothing there.

Hello. Who are you?

Me? I'm Bigwig. Good to meet you.

Cheer up, Holly.

Hazel should've let me go with them.

I was the one who tried to stop you
leaving Sandleford.

- And had I succeeded--
- You owe us nothing, Holly.

You were obeying orders.

Don't feel guilty.
No rabbit here holds that against you.

See you later, bunnies! Bye-bye!

At least we don't have
to feed the bird anymore.

Good riddance.

"Our warren needs does."

Stupid rabbits.

Oh. Ah.

My wing.

If I ever get my beak on that cat,
I'll rip its dirty, rotten ears off!

Hey, guys, come... Just... just stop.
Guys, come here. Come on. Come on.

Listen! Listen to me. Right, just wait.
Stop right there. Listen!

Because I'm a decent sort of a bird,
because I like to do what's right,

I decided to come back and tell you

that there is a warren
away to the east of here.

It's got a load of does.
Now, as payment for this information...

Does? Did he say something about does?

I hope you're not thinking
what I think you're thinking.

We should leave for the warren
Kehaar speaks of at first light.

If there are does there,
we have to see if they will join us.

Does, does, does,
that's all you stupid rabbits think about.

Hey, wait, what about my food?
Come on, guys! Hello!

It won't give.

Let me try again.

Since I first saw you,
I've dreamed of this day.

You don't know what it's like, living in
a box, not being able to see the sky.

- I just want to be able to run, Hazel.
- You will. I promise you, you will.

Why do they keep you in this thing?

I don't know. I guess
they think they're being kind to us.

The humans aren't completely bad.

In fact,
that little girl seems quite nice.

I think they just lack understanding.

I don't know if I'll ever believe that.

It's too tight to the wood.

- I can't get my teeth around it.
- Right. Stand away from the door.

Fiver, help me push it inwards.

Faster. Faster.

Are you inside yet?

Bigwig!

Bigwig. Oh, no.

Get off me, you flea-bitten fur ball!

Get out of here. You have to help Bigwig.

Leave! I'm fine.

Tom! That blooming cat!

Wait, Bigwig! Bigwig, we need to go.

Go and get
that blooming cat in, will ya? Oh!

I could have held off that cat
for you to get into the hutch,

but you blew the whole damn scheme
by being too squeamish.

What in the name of Frith
has gotten into you?

I'm leader.
That's what's got into me, Bigwig.

Oh!

You're leader, a leader
who could drown in a puddle of water!

Oh, you've got the fear in you.
I can see it in your eyes.

Your mind's going tharn.
That's the truth of it.

The truth of it is that
if I make one bad decision,

like the Threarah did at the old warren,
we all end up dead.

I'm sure Hazel said we should
stay at the down, Remember? Blackberry?

Will Hazel be mad when he finds
that we left? Blackberry!

- Remember... Blackberry!
- I don't know.

But when will you be back?

- Should I wait up for you?
- No.

Promise you'll find
somewhere safe to sleep.

Make sure he finds somewhere safe
to sleep.

Bluebell, be quiet!

You've rabbited on so much that we've gone
too far for you to go back now anyway.

Oh, no, this is a mistake.
I've gone on an adventure by mistake.

I wonder how many does will be
at this place. Blackberry.

Blackberry?

If you're coming along, you can't
make jokes at inappropriate times.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means you have a tendency
to be a liability.

How dare you call me a liability!
I never even wanted to come along.

I mean,
are you sure this is a good idea, Holly?

From what the bird said, it sounds like
this warren has too many does.

We'll just let them know that any who want
to leave are welcome to join us,

and there we go.

Hm.

There's the belt of woods
Kehaar mentioned. We're halfway.

We'll stop here for the night.

I hope Strawberry, Hawkbit and Dandelion
will be okay back at the down.

Bluebell, what did they say
when you told them we were leaving?

Mm, was that my job?

Maybe they left because they saw how
Dandelion almost mortally wounded me.

Oh, I'm so worried for them.
I hope they're safe.

You hope they're safe? What about us?
We've been abandoned. It's going dark.

We've no warren and there's a new type
of elil in these hills.

We'll be lucky to last the night.

Oh, brambles, I've just had a great idea.
Why don't we dig the warren?

Imagine the others' faces, if when they
get back, we've built a place to sleep,

a place to feel safe and warm.
Oh, and cosy, it has to be cosy.

Agreed. I'll help you with that,
while Hawkbit feeds Kehaar.

Why don't you feed Kehaar?

I don't know.
Maybe I'm afraid he'll mortally wound me.

Slugs in a burrow. Stop!
You are both helping me dig the warren!

I don't want to hear another word
out of you, or we won't be friends!

Oh-ho-ho-ho! You two have
quite a way with the females.

How could you resist such charm?

Hey, wait, what about my worms?

Can you smell fox?

I can definitely smell fox.

There's a distinct foxy flavour
to the air, right?

The fox scent is a couple of days old.
We should be fine for the night.

Should be fine.
Should be fine. Should be fine...

Did you hear something? What was that?

Bluebell, you don't have to,
but... tell us a story.

Hm. Um...

Once upon a time in, the deepest cruellest
winter the world has ever known,

El-Ahrairah's people were starving.

So, El-Ahrairah set out to find
the only being he thought could save them.

The Black Rabbit of Inle.

He struggled on and on

until eventually,
he arrived at the Caves of Inle,

the mouth of which appeared before him,

like the maw of a giant monster
trying to eat the sky--

And before the prince,
that nightmare figured emerged,

like a toxic void, and in his heart,
El-Ahrairah knew

that there were no more tricks
to be played.

The old yarns are the best
and you spin them so well, storyteller.

My name is Captain Orchis.

My friends and I are from a little warren
nearby called Efrafa.

We'd love you to join us.

Come along... quickly now.

What's the plan, Hazel? Do we go back?

- We rest.
- Of course we go back!

We rest for a while. I need to think.

I want her free, Hrairoo,
but Bigwig's right.

- The fear is taking hold of me.
- What are you afraid of, brother?

It's Holly. Ever since he told me about
what the humans did at the old warren,

I've not been able to stop thinking
about it. It follows me into my dreams.

What if it breaks me?

I'll just have to put you
back together again.

I'd feel a lot better about going back
in there if you'd seen something.

No. I don't want to go beyond anymore.

Just as the weight of knowing
what has past is crushing you,

so am I crushed by the weight
of knowing what may become.

All right, Hrairoo, I'm sorry.

If I do this, you never ask me again.

Leave me.

Holly, I don't have a good feeling
about this.

Stay calm. Everything will be fine.

That is the biggest rabbit
I have ever seen.

What is this place?

My esteemed guests, welcome to Efrafa.

Come on.

No talking!

Get back to the warren, does.

Are you the fool who's supposed to be
supervising this mark?

- Well, I don't--
- Concentrate, Sergeant.

Give these does an inch
and they'll be gone.

- Now, get them down to the holding.
- Thank you, sir.

Uh, Captain Vervain.

- Brother, what's this?
- We have come to ask--

Silence!

You'll speak when you're
spoken to directly and not before.

I picked these up on the wide patrol.

One for the Council.

I'll take them down with me.

Move along there!

Hurry up!

Get!

Wait here until the Council
is ready to see you.

- What if they separate us?
- They won't.

Leave the talking to me.
So long as we stay together...

Can I help you with something?

So, they got you in the end, then?

I'm sorry?

Three days ago, a little way from here,
I'll admit, but it was definitely you.

I told you to run for your life.

Who did this to you?

Sainfoin, the Council want Blackavar
paraded around each of the marks

at silflay as an example.

Take him down to the deep burrows.

Right, vermin, you're in first.

You lack animality.

What did you say to me?

You have no integrity.

Animals don't behave like men.

If they have to fight, they fight.

If they have to kill, they kill,
but they don't devise ways

of hurting other creatures.

If you speak out of turn to me again,
I will have your tongue.

Next time you see me,
you'd better wish yourself invisible.

What's happening here, Holly?
What have we got ourselves involved in?

- Firth!
- What you done now?

Fiver?

Fiver! Fiver!

It's all right. It's all right.

- What did you see?
- I don't know. I don't...

I... I couldn't see clearly enough.

Just answer me this.
If we go back, will we get the does out?

Yes.

I don't... Yes.

Thank you, Fiver.

Now, go and sleep.
It's going to be a busy night.

Listen here. Those does are to be
separated and re-marked accordingly.

You three, you're next.

Move it!

Careful.

Come on, move it.

These are the rabbits
Captain Orchis captured

when he was assessing
the wide patrol, sir.

They were down by Caesar's Belt.

The little one...
tells stories.

- I just thought of a joke.
- Don't you dare.

What did I say about inappropriate jokes?

You, at the front, speak.

We're from a warren not too far away.

We came to request that some of your does
be asked... if they'd like to join us.

Let me get this straight.

You came to Efrafa
to ask if you could take our does.

Enough.

Vervain is right.

Gifting our does is out of the question.

I take it back.
That's the biggest rabbit I've ever seen.

We can't leave here
without putting our case forward--

Leave here? Who on earth said
you were ever going to leave here?

We really do feel it would be beneficial
for both our warrens, uh, Captain--

My name is Woundwort, General Woundwort.

Okay, yeah. I don't know why does
think they're so good at digging.

We got pretty far with this tunnel. Um...
maybe one of us should help Strawberry out

since she's been digging on her own.

Wow, nice tunnel.
Okay, I think I've finished.

How did you dig two tunnels
in the time it took us to dig a li...

- Huh?
- Whoa.

Oh, my...

Wow.

The roots aren't as thick
as the ones at Cowslip's warren,

so I had to leave some
to hold up the roof.

I thought we could call it the Honeycomb.
What do you think?

I... I think it's incredible.

I think you've given us a place
we can feel safe, Strawberry.

I think you've given us a... a home.

All right, you've had enough
time to make your mind up, Hazel.

If we're going, we have to do...

Fiver... Fiver, wake up. Where's Hazel?

What the...?

What in Frith?

Where are they taking us?

You're going to be marked. On which leg
determines where you'll live in Efrafa,

what time you can go out,

- to eat, pass hraka.
- This is... It's just a prison.

They tell us it's to keep us safe
from humans and elil.

They tell us it's better to give up
a little liberty in exchange for safety,

- but it's a load of old lendri beard.
- Nettle. Be careful.

Hurry up!

Who's first?

I'll go first. I'm not scared.

Why don't the rabbits here try to escape?
Hyzenthlay!

- Your name is Hyzenthlay, isn't it?
- Keep your voice down.

In Efrafa, even the soil has ears. If by
some miracle we did manage to get out,

they destroy everyone you left behind.

Don't avert your eyes, Captain.

You're party to this.

I'm following orders.
That's what soldiers do.

Take it from me. What makes a good soldier
is not always what makes a good rabbit.

Move it.

- What's your name?
- Bluebell.

Bluebell, I want you to close your eyes
and think of something you really like.

Spring morning, eating sweet sow thistle.

- Sun on my back--
- You there, you're next.

Hyzenthlay, I can see
you're a good rabbit, a strong rabbit.

Let's make a break for it tonight.
We'll take as many with us as we can.

You know nothing of me, Holly,
and I nothing of you.

How do I know you're not one of them?

You just keep coming back, don't you?

I suppose I must like you a little bit.

They moved you in here
because of what we did to the door?

She pushed pieces of metal in
to hold it in place.

If you can get them out
and we push from inside, it'll give.

- It's out.
- After three.

One, two, three.

Come on, Clover. It's time.

We need to move quickly. The human
and the cat are in the room with the fire.

- So, are we free now?
- Not quite.

We have to get outside to the fields.
This isn't freedom yet.

What the Frith are you doing?
Laurel, try and concentrate!

Ah, I think it cut deep.
It won't stop bleeding.

We have a choice to make.
We can stay or we can run.

All right, listen up, left hind mark.

I want to introduce you to Blackavar.

Look hard at this rabbit and remember him

when you think
of disobeying General Woundwort.

Remember him
when you think of running away.

Well, that settles it, then.

Yes, I think it does.

On my word, run and don't look back.

I'll take them with me.

You there!

Run.

Stop!

Bigwig! Oh, it's good to see you, brother.

Well, I can't let you have all the fun,
now, can I?

You're not so tough
when you're backed into a corner.

Oh, no.

Everyone, run, quick!

- Puss, what you done now?
- Come on. What are you doing?

Oh! Oh, my God!

Lucy, get in here!
Your rabbits have got out again!

Come here, you!

Oh, gotcha.

- Up here, quickly.
- Lucy!

They're only running up the stairs.

I've only just had that decorated!

Hazel!

- My leg. Holly, I can't run fast enough.
- We're nearly there, Blackberry.

We're nearly...

There's no end to this place.

You rabbits have made a very grave error.

Hyzenthlay.

Run!

Alarm! Alarm!

Well? Get after them! Chase them down!

Enjoy this moment, Hyzenthlay.

This is the last time you're ever going
to stand beneath the stars.

- Oh!
- Huh?

Clover!

Clover!

Bigwig!

- Fiver!
- Not so clever now!

You embleer pfeffa!

Everyone scarper, quick!

I can't, Holly. Leave me.

Just keep going. Just keep looking ahead!

Run faster, you swines!

Tear them to pieces!

Blackberry.

Keep moving forward.

Keep moving forward.

Don't look into the light!

- Gotcha.
- Ah!

My leg! Oh!

Bluebell, Holly, don't look
into the light. You'll go tharn.

Just make sure
you don't shoot any of our Lucy's.

If they get shot, they got shot.
They're a bloomin' nuisance.

Oh! Crikey!

You could've warned me first!

Get into the ditches! Come on! Now! Hide!

Where have you gone, you blighters?

Ah, I sees you.

Oh. Got you...

Clover!

Oh! What the heck was that?

What the...

Uh? Right, you little...

Bluebell... You saved me.

You're a hero.

I much preferred it
when I was a liability.

What was that?

I don't know. I...

Frith has decided that it's not our time
to stop running.

Better not have shot one of Lucy's.

It was a wild 'un.

Blood. I told you I shot it.

Come on. It's late. If he's out
here, you'll find him in the morning.

We searched everywhere.
There's no sign of him.

Let's go back.

I'm going back. He might still be alive.

No, not in the dark, not tonight.
Tonight we go back to the down.

Hazel chanced his life to free you,

and we're not throwing that away
by having you wander around

in the shadow of a farmer's gun.
You understand?

It's my fault.

I saw it. I saw it in my vision.

I should have seen it was Hazel.
I didn't know.

The only one at fault tonight
was the farmer, Fiver.

Hazel was right. There's a terrible evil
in the world and it comes from men.

All other elil just do what they do
to live on the earth to get food.

But men will never rest
until they've spoiled the earth

and destroyed the animals.

- Hazel.
- Who are you?

Oh, I go by many names,

but your people know me
as the Black Rabbit.

Oh.

Am I...

Am I to walk with you now?

All walk with me, Hazel.

It is but for a brief moment called life
that you leave my side.

I'm afraid.

Oh, there's no more to fear in death
than in the changing of the seasons.

If you keep this in your heart, Hazel,

you will become
a truly great leader of rabbits...

one worthy of joining my Owsla.

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