All language subtitles for Little.Men.S01E07.480p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-TEPES

- Pick her hooves well, Nat.

She has a way of collecting
a lot of stone and dirt.

- Yup.

Mrs. Jo?
- Mm-hmm.

- You think I could
ride her one day?

- Oh, of course you can, Nat.

[ whinny ]

You know, I was about your age
when I learned to ride her.

She's got a lot of spirit...

but she's also very gentle.

Aren't you, Penny, hmm?

- [Nick]: Okay Dan,
you get those...

- Yes, that's my girl!

What's going on?

- Got some books
for our library.

- We don't have a library.

- We do now.

- "Call me..."

- "Ishmael."

Isn't this great, Aunt Jo?

Shakespeare,
Milton, history books...

- Well, it's wonderful, but
where did they all come from?

- My father gave them to us.

- "Dear Jo, during my
last visit to Plumfield,"

"I took notice of the fact
that your school's library,"

"or lack thereof, could
use some augmenting."

"So please accept these books as
a gift to the Plumfield school,"

"for the further
enrichment and enlightenment"

"of its outstanding students."

- Your father's
quite a philanthropist.

- What's a philanthropist?

- Well, there's a dictionary,
Nan. Why don't you look it up?

- Laurie has been
so good to this school.

- There must be
over 200 books here.

- Well, if you ask me, I think
we already had enough books.

- You can never have
too many books, Dan.

- Oh, here it is...

"Someone who shows
a deep concern for mankind,"

"especially as shown
by acts of benevolence."

Benevolence?

- It's in there.

- Oh, Franz.

- I think this is the finest
gift we've ever received!

- Well, we better get started
buildin' some new bookshelves.

- Nick! Coyote got
in the paddock, spooked Penny!

[ whinny ]

- Please, Penny, calm down!

- Penny!

- A coyote was sniffin'
around the chicken coop!

I scared it away, but
it ran through the corral!

[ whinny ]
- Penny!

- [Nick]: Nat, look out!

- Penny, whoa! Penny!

- [Nat]: No Penny, please!

- Penny!

- [Nat]: No Penny! No!

Penny, come back!

- Hey Nat, you all right?

- I'll saddle up
and go after her.

- I'm going with you.

Where could she have gone?

- It's gonna be dark soon,

we should start headin' back.

Penny knows the way home.

She'll probably
make her own way back.

- Well, she did the last
few times she got lost, so...

- Well, there you go. Probably
already there waitin' for us.

Let's go, come on.

[ door opens, closes ]

Still no sign of her.

- It's pretty cold out tonight.

- She's a tough horse, Jo.
She'll be all right.

- That she is.

She's been through
quite a few scrapes.

- You've had her a long time.

- I found her when I was 12.

- Found her?

- She was stuck in a bog.

It was so deep, I didn't
think we'd ever get her out.

She was just a little thing,
a yearling.

There we were...
Meg, Beth and myself,

pushing and tugging,
getting absolutely filthy,

while little Amy
stood on dry ground

laughing about the whole mess.

But we finally got her out.

We searched all over
Concord for her owner,

but no one claimed her.

So my father said
that I could keep her.

So I brought her home and I...

washed her coat and
I brushed her down.

And she was the most brilliant
color copper I had ever seen.

Just like a brand new penny.

- I'll go back out at
first light, keep lookin'.

- Thank you.

- Hey, Bess, I've
got a book for you.

- Frankenstein.
Very funny, Emil.

- All right, I think we
should all send Mr. Laurence

a note of thanks
for his wonderful books.

- Okay, sure.
- Yeah.
- Good idea.

- I just thought of the
perfect assignment to give you.

Philanthropy.
Nan looked it up...

It means, having
a love of mankind

demonstrated by
acts of benevolence.

Kindness.

For your next assignment,
I'd like each one of you

to perform an act of benevolence

and then give a speech
to the class about it.

- You mean, do something
nice for someone?

- That's right.

Be thoughtful, be creative,

but most of all, be generous.

And afterwards, I think
you'll be pleasantly surprised

by how good it'll make you feel.

- It's a stupid assignment.

- You know, I kinda like it.

- Yeah, you would.

- What do we have to do,
give a present to someone?

- No, Isaac...

You don't necessarily have
to give a gift to anyone.

You just have to
do something nice.

- I'm planning on
giving a vocal recital.

I'm gonna sing a Schubert
leider for everyone.

- It's benevolence,
Bess... not torture.

- Hey Nan, maybe I'll
give you my jackknife,

if you give me your pet mouse.

- You have a pet mouse?

- It's not about
trading things, Tommy.

It's like Franz
said, you know,

kindness and generosity.

- I have an idea.

Let's make this
more interesting,

the person who does
the nicest thing,

the others do his or her
chores for the next week.

- That's a great idea.

- I don't know...
- Wait a minute.

Who's gonna judge this
little contest of yours?

- Well, Franz is
gonna grade the papers,

so the highest grade wins.

- Sounds good to me.

- Me too.

- I suppose so.

- Why not?

- Dan, have you seen Nick?

- I, uh... think he's still
out lookin' for Penny.

He's gonna find her, Miss Jo.

I know he will.

- I see you've already
started on the bookshelves.

- Yeah. I figured
I'd get a jump on it.

- Well, have you found any
books that interest you yet?

- Uh... no, not really.

I'm... not much of a reader.

- Well, I'll bet I could find
a book that would interest you.

- Yeah, probably could.

But you know me, I'd rather
be outside doin' stuff,

instead of sittin'
inside reading a book.

- Well, I can understand that.

I mean, there are
a lot of wonderful things

to experience out there.

- Yeah.

- I find that
when I read a book,

it opens my eyes to things that
I may not have noticed before.

And that makes me
appreciate the world

outside my window all the more.

[ whinny ]

- It's Penny.

You found her! Where was she?

- You're not gonna
believe this...

she was stuck in the mud,
just past Walden Pond.

- Oh, ha-ha! You're always
getting yourself into trouble,

aren't you, Penny!

- Hey, Nick, what
happened to her legs?

- Ah, must of banged 'em
when she was runnin' off.

I'll clean and wrap 'em.

Keep an eye on 'em, make
sure they don't get infected.

- I'll help you.

- But aside from
being cold and exhausted,

I think she's all right.

[ whinny ]
- Aahh...

- Thank you, Nick.

- Hello, Tommy.

- Hey, Mrs. Jo.

I made you some tea.

- You made me some tea?

- Yeah. Although
Asia helped me clean up

the first cup
after I spilled it.

- Oh, I see. Thank you.

- Probably got a little cold

walking over
here from the house.

I went real slow.

- You did? Good.

- And I put some
sugar in it, too.

- Oh... Well, that
was nice of you, Tommy.

- Yeah, that's real
generous, ain't it?

- Yes... yes, it is.

- Well, guess I'll go now.

- All right.
Good night, sweetheart.

- Good night, Mrs. Jo.

- All right, that'll
do it for tonight.

- Should I bring some fresh
hay down from the loft?

- No, she's got enough.

- Well, is there anything
else I can do for you?

- Nope, that's it.

- Well, are you hungry? I
could make you something to eat.

- Uh... no, Emil.
I'm fine, thanks.

- How is she?

- Glad to be back in a warm
barn, you can be sure of that.

- Yeah, she'll be back
to normal in no time.

- I found it.
- What?

- That book I
thought you'd like.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne.

It was published last year,
it's very popular.

Nick, have you heard of it?

- No.

- Oh, I have. A friend
of my uncle's read it.

It's about this submarine, that
goes around attacking ships.

- A what?

- A submarine. It's like
a boat that goes under water.

It even gets attacked
by a sea monster.

- A sea monster?

- It's quite a story, Dan.
Full of adventure.

- Can I read it, too?
- Of course, Emil.

Nick, maybe you'd like
to read it as well?

I'm sure a good sea story
would interest you.

- Ah, I wish
I could, but I can't.

- Come on, Nick.

Surely you can spare
some time in the evening

to read with the boys.

- Nah, that's not
what I'm talkin' about.

When I say I can't,
I mean, I can't read.

- Y-you, you can't read?

- Nope.

- Not at all?

- Not a lick.

- Well, then, how do
you write your name?

- I don't.

Guys, come on...
I grew up on a farm,

went to sea
when I was 15.

Schoolin' just
wasn't a part of my life.

- Well, now that you're
working at a school,

maybe you can make
it part of your life

and learn how to read now.

- No, thanks.

Never had a need
for it growin' up,

don't really see
a need for it now.

- [Isaac]: He can't read at all?

- Not a word. He can't
even write his own name.

- Hey, Mrs. Jo, did you
know Nick can't read?

- Yes... I did.

- Well, I can't imagine
going through life

being unable to read.

- I know, think about it,

walking down the street,
can't even read the signs.

I wonder how he gets around?

- [Isaac]: Yeah,
it must be hard.

- Somethin' wrong?

- No...

Nothing's wrong, Nick.

- I think we all need to
remember how fortunate we are.

For some people growing up,
education is not an option.

- She's right.

People like Nick had it
pretty tough their whole life...

Growing up poor, losin' their
folks when they were just kids.

He had to do
everything on his own.

If you ask me, he's done
a pretty good job of it.

He's been around the world...

seen places that most
of you only read about

in some stupid book.

- Who wants breakfast?

I made porridge for everyone.

It's my gift to you.

[ whinny ]

- Hi, girl.

She looks good.

- Cuts are healin' nicely.

Don't think we have to
worry about infection.

- Good.

- But she's still shiverin'.

Have to keep her covered to
make sure she's outta the draft.

- And keep her out of the mud.

[ neigh ]

[ whinny ]

About the children earlier...

- I know what they were
talkin' about. I heard em'.

- They didn't mean
any harm by it.

- It's no big deal.

- Listen, Nick, have you
ever given any thought

to learning how to read?

- Why?

- Why?

Because reading is such
a valuable tool in life,

it's an essential tool.

- It can't be that essential,
I haven't needed it.

- Well, maybe not,

but your life could be
that much better with it.

Nick, reading provides us
with the means to be able

to reach beyond ourselves
and our circumstances,

therefore giving
us new opportunities.

- I've had plenty of
opportunities in my life.

- You don't understand-

- No, I don't. I don't
know why you gotta go

making somethin' outta this
when I already told you,

it's no big deal.

- But I promise you,
if you learn how to read,

you will be thrilled with the
new world that opens up to you.

Your life will be
the richer for it.

- So what, I gotta sit up in
the classroom with the kids?

- No. I'll give
you private lessons.

No one else has to know,
unless you want them to.

Nick, you don't seem
like the type of person

that would turn his
back on a challenge.

Who knows, maybe this could
be your next big adventure?

- Oh, if it means
that much to you.

- All right then.
Bye, sweet thing.

- All right class, we'll begin
this morning with arithmetic.

Please take out
your pencils and your paper

and copy down these problems.

- So, have you done
anything generous yet?

- I'm still trying to
figure out what to do.

- I made Mrs. Jo some tea.

- So? That's easy.

- Hey, what about my porridge?

I worked all morning on it.

- And I almost choked.

That stuff was awful.

- Well, what have you done?

- Yeah.

- I helped Nick with Penny.

- Hey, you woulda
done that anyway.

- He's right, Emil.

You gotta think of
somethin' better than that.

- And you're gonna have to
do better than that porridge.

- Excuse me...

You have problems to copy down.

- So... teach me.

- Oh! Nick, you can't
start off with this.

It's much too difficult.

We'll start with this
chart to learn the alphabet,

and then we'll move on
to this reading primer

to learn small words
and sentence construction.

It'll be fun, you'll see.

Okay, this is an A.

- What's that say?

- "The Pretty Kitty."

"The pretty kitty is soft."

"The pretty kitty
likes to play."

"I love the pretty kitty."

- I don't think
this is gonna work.

- Nick, come on. You
have to start off simple.

- "The Pretty Kitty?"

- I'm sorry, it was
designed for young children.

Look, we won't use
the primer, how's that?

Now please... just sit
back down, sit back down.

All right, watch this...

This, is an N.

As in... navigate. Okay?

This is an I

Iceberg.

C...

Uh... cannon.

And this last one... is a K.

As in kettle.

Kitty.

No, but look! Look...

When you put these
letters together...

that spells Nick.

- Huh?

Nick.

- That's your first word.

- Mrs. Jo! I just went to check
on Penny and she sounds strange.

She's coughin' and wheezin'.

- I better ride for the vet.

- The lungs are filling.

This animal has pneumonia.

Exposure to the cold
air outside overnight

is no doubt what brought it on.

It can present
itself very quickly.

What's critical now
is to make certain

the horse is well cared for,

which will require
your assistance.

- Anything, Doctor.

- You'll need to mix up

several doses of
Sweet Spirit of Niter.

Mix half an ounce of this
in a pint of cold water,

and feed it to
the horse 3 times a day...

Morning, noon and night,
until the animal seems stronger.

You'll also need to
thoroughly rub down the legs.

- Rub down the legs?

- Rubbing increases
the circulation.

You should also apply a
mustard plaster over the lungs.

If the horse responds
to the treatment,

the disease should
run its course

anywhere from 9 to 12 days.

Keep the animal warm
and away from any drafts.

We don't want this
developing into pleurisy.

- What's that?

- A much more serious condition.

Let me know if
anything changes.

- [Nick]: We will.

- Thank you, Dr. Cassidy.

- You're still up?

- I couldn't sleep.

- How's she doin'?

- Well, I just reapplied
the mustard plaster,

but her breathing
is still rough.

- You should try
to get some sleep.

- It's okay. I don't
mind being out here.

It reminds me of the first night
I brought her home.

I spent the whole
night in the barn,

carving her name in
the wood above her stall.

I ended up falling
asleep in the hay.

- She's worse. I'll get the vet.

- It's pleurisy.

I'm afraid there's
nothing to be done.

The horse should be put down.

It's the only
humane thing to do.

If you'd like, I can
take the animal and we'll-

- No!

We'll do it.

- I'm terribly sorry.

- My sweet Penny...

You're always getting yourself
into trouble, aren't you?

You've been
such a good friend to me.

I'll miss you so much.

Goodbye, girl.

Take her, before
the children wake.

- [Dan]: Hey, Nat,
can you teach me anything

from that fly book
you're reading?

- [Nat]: I can cover
the whole world of...

- Nick, what happened?

- I went to check on
Penny, and she was gone.

- She got worse overnight,

nothing could be done.

I'm sorry, boys.

- Mrs. Jo...

we just want you to know that
we're really sorry about Penny.

- If there's anything we can
do for you, just let us know.

- Thank you... all of you.

Penny was very dear to me,
and I'll miss her very much.

But I think
the best thing for me

is to try and get
things back to normal.

How's the supply in the loft?

- Ah... we could
use more, as usual.

I'll try to get into
town later and get some.

- I was hoping that
maybe later this afternoon

we could do another
reading lesson.

- Uh... today's not a good
day, got a lot of stuff to do.

- All right then,
maybe tomorrow?

- Sure.

- Okay, after breakfast?

- All right.

- She's teachin'
you how to read?

- Yup.

Figure it's time for me to find
out what all the fuss is about.

- Yeah, well, you're not
missin' much, believe me.

It seems like
the more words you learn,

the more confusing it gets.

And some of it just
doesn't make any sense.

Like um... the K in knife.

- K?

- Yeah. It usually
has a hard sound,

like in um... kid or kite.

- Or kitty.

- Right.

So anyway, the K
in knife, is silent.

- Silent?

- Yeah, you don't pronounce it,

it's like it's not even there.

But you better make sure you
put it there when you spell it.

- It don't make any sense.

- Exactly.

- So, what're you
so worried about?

- The assignment's due
the day after tomorrow.

I wanna make sure
my generous act is the best.

- Nan's goin'
into town tomorrow.

Said there's lots of
generous things to do there.

- Hmm, maybe I'll
go into town too.

- [Nat]: What're you gonna do?

- [Emil]: I don't know,
I'll think of something.

But it'll definitely
be more generous

than anything Nan
can come up with.

- [Isaac]: You gonna
go to town, Nat?

- Dan, what are you doin' here?

- Um...

Penny?

Penny!

- Easy, Dan!
She's still real sick.

- But I...

- I was gonna...

but then I got to
thinkin' maybe the vet

was givin' up on her too quick.

And I know how much
she means to Mrs. Jo.

- So... what're you gonna do?

- I got permission
from the farmer here,

to leave her in the stable
for the time bein'.

I worked with some
army vets in the war,

saw horses with
conditions like this

come back from
the brink of death.

Penny's tough...

figured she might come back too.

- Mrs. Jo's gonna be so happy-

- No! You don't
tell Mrs. Jo nothin'.

There's still a very strong
chance this horse won't survive.

I don't want Mrs. Jo
getting her hopes up.

- Yeah, I'll keep quiet.

Can I help you, Nick?

- Sure. Rub down her legs
while I mix some medicine.

- Right.

- Thank you so kindly.
Will you take--

- Oh, I couldn't
take that, Ma'am.

- Are you sure?

- It was my pleasure.
- Oh, thank you.

- Oh...

- Can I help you, Ma'am?

- Why thank you, young man.

- Can I assist
you to your buggy?

- Wait a minute,
I was gonna help her!

- I got here first!

- Gimme that box!

- No! She gave
it to me! Didn't you?

- Well, yes, actually--

- No fair, Nan!
Get your own lady!

- I saw her first!

- I got to her first!

- Oh thank you, young man.

- [Nan]: Hey!

You can't do this, Emil!

- I got her fair and square!

- No you didn't! She's mine!

- Gimme that!

- My groceries!

- Look out!

- Aahhh!!

- I'm almost ready
here with the mustard.

- Still breathin' real hard.

I can see it in her flanks.

I tried to make her
cough, but she won't.

- What's that mean?

- Don't wanna move her
chest, it hurts too much.

- Well, do you want
me to mix together

some more pain medicine?

- Yeah.

I was hopin' to see
some improvement today,

but she's still getting' worse.

- Nick...

Where've you been?

- Uh... I had some
things to do in town.

- Oh, well, I missed
you this morning.

I thought we were gonna
have a reading lesson.

- Right.... sorry.

- Well, perhaps we can
do it tomorrow then.

- I don't think so.

I'm gonna be busy again...

- Oh...

Nick, if you don't want
to do this then just tell me.

- No, I do. It's just--

- Because this really
isn't very important to me,

I'm just doing this for you.

- I know. It's just...

now's not a good time.

- I see.

Well... if you want to give up
then that's fine with me, I--

- I'm not giving up!

- Really? Because it
sure seems that way to me!

[ sighs ]

- Fine! I'm givin' up!
Is that what you wanna hear?

- Well, at least
you're admitting it,

instead of hiding
behind excuses.

- Don't you ever get tired
of bein' so high and mighty?

Always gotta
prove you're right.

Always gotta show everyone
just how smart you are!

- This isn't about me!

Nick, I'm doing this for you!

- No, you're tryin' to
make me into something
you want me to be!

- I'm not trying to
make you into anything!

I'm simply offering you
the chance to better yourself!

- Well, I like myself just fine.

- Really! Well then, fine!
Don't change... don't learn.

If you don't feel the need
to improve your life,

then just keep doing
what you've been doing!

I guarantee you, you
will always be the same!

- Franz?

have you seen Nick?

- He left a little while ago.

- Where did he go?
- He wouldn't tell me.

He just said he had
some things to do.

Dan went with him.

- Dan?

But it's a school day?

- I know.

- What if Penny's worse
this mornin', Nick?

- Probably best to put her down.

- Yeah, well... I'm sure Mrs. Jo

would appreciate
everything you're doin'.

Oh, yeah, how's
the readin' goin'?

- It's not.

It ain't for me.

Ahh... I don't know,
maybe I shouldn't

be workin' at Plumfield.

Not too good for the
school's image, you know.

- Are you still thinkin' of
going back to the sea someday?

- Yeah, someday.

- You said you were 15
when you first went to sea?

- Yeah... just a kid.

- I'm almost 15.

- Dan, you get
your schoolin' finished

before you go
boardin' any ships.

- But you didn't.

I mean...

I like
Plumfield and all...

just lately, I've been
doing a lotta thinkin'.

I mean, all you
really need from life

is experience you pick
up along the way, right?

Isn't that the way
it's been with you?

- I was in town
late yesterday...

And I ran into Edna Gerson...

who normally is the kindest,

sweetest little
old lady in town.

But yesterday she was furious.

It seems she was
accosted by 3 children

fitting the description
of students at this school.

They said they were
trying to help her,

but in the process,
they ruined her groceries

and nearly got her
run over by a carriage.

Take a good look at this word.

Nowhere in its
definition does it mention

the words selfishness,
or personal gain.

It is not about
competition, or one-upmanship,

but that is exactly what
you have made it about!

- I hope one day,

you will understand
the true meaning of the word.

'Cause you sure don't
understand it now.

- Whole chest is fillin' now.

Gettin' worse.

- Isn't there
anything we can do?

- I don't know.

Saw an army vet
once stick a tube

in a horse's chest
to drain fluid.

He said he'd seen
it work a few times.

But the time I saw him do it...

it didn't.

- Yeah, well, maybe we
should at least try that.

Maybe Dr. Cassidy
knows how to do it?

- Better hurry then...
she don't got much time.

[ knocking ]

- Yes?

- Is Dr. Cassidy
here, Ma'am? It's urgent.

- No, I'm afraid he went
to Boston for the week.

- Ma'am, we need to
know about a procedure

to help drain a horse's chest.

Does the Doctor have any books
or anything we can look through?

- Come in...

- [reading with difficulty]:
"It is also possible"

"although rarely successful
and therefore not recommended,"

"to puncture near
the bottom of the chest"

"with a... small
trocar... and... cannula,"

"and let the fluid
out of the chest."

It gives
instructions how to do it.

- Trocar and cannula?

- In the case,
I'll get them for you.

- They're still not back?

- No.

- I'm sure there's a good
reason for their absence.

- It's not so much that
they're gone that worries me...

it's whether or not
they're coming back.

- It says you can drain as
many as 3 buckets of fluid.

- All right, I'm ready.

- "Make the puncture
at the bottom of the chest..."

"between... the eighth
and the ninth rib."

That's okay, Penny...

"If the procedure
is successful..."

"improvement can be expected
within... 1 to 3 days..."

"However...
a complete recovery

will take about a month."

- We'll have to keep
our fingers crossed then.

- Yeah...

Well, it's a good thing
Dr. Cassidy had this book, huh?

- Good thing you
were here to read it.

- Dan?

Where were you?

- I was, uh...

with Nick.

- You were supposed
to be in school.

- I know... it's just that...

Nick needed my help.

- With what?

- Some things... in town.

- In town?

I was in town today,
I didn't see you there.

- Well... we made
a lot of stops...

and we've been
moving around a lot.

- Where is Nick?

Dan...

Please...

do not lie to me.
Where is Nick?

- Mrs. Jo, I...

I can't...

- Why not?

- Please...

- All right then,
off to bed with you.

We'll discuss
this in the morning.

- [Nat]: Nick's back!

[ whinny ]

- Penny?

Penny!

Penny!

Penny! Penny... Oh, sweet girl.

What happened?! You took
her away and I thought that--

- Told you she
was a tough horse.

Just figured she
needed a little more time.

She's still pretty weak, but
she's definitely on the mend.

Oh! Don't wanna forget...

Got something for you...

- Hah! Did you
make this yourself?

- Nah! Dan helped
with the letters.

I'll put it up...
above her stall.

- Thank you.

[ whinny ]

- Now you understand.

- "Immediately,"

"one of those...
long t- tent..."

- Tentacles...

- Oh, tentacles... Thanks, Nat.

"Uh... tentacles came
sliding through the opening..."

"like a serpent..."

"while 20 others...
flailed about overhead."

"With one blow from his axe,"

"Captain Nemo
cut through the..."

"the formidable tentacle..."

"which slithered,
squirming down steps."

- Good night, Penny.

Good night, girl.

[ whinny ]

Sweet dreams.