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(upbeat music)

♫ Come sail around the world with me

♫ Ride on the waves of the deep blue sea

♫ Come to an island where the days are green

♫ Spend some time with my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Every day is fun, fun, fun

♫ Friends all around me everywhere

♫ Down in the water, up in the air

♫ All of them mean a lot to me

♫ But my very friends are my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Everyday is fun, fun, fun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Every day is fun fun fun

♫ Fun fun fun

♫ Fun fun fun ♫

- [Becca] It's our first week here, and today

Father and Fritz will be coming back from exploring

the entire island.

I sure hope they find some more people from our ship!

Oh, it's so quiet and peaceful.

I think I'll catch a couple more winks of sleep.

(snoring)

Oh, hmm.

(yawn)

I better rise and shine but I sure had a good night's sleep!

I sleep better here than on the ship.

- [Mother] The fire went out.

- Huh?

(blowing)

- Oh I'm very sorry, Brewster.

(yawn)

- You're sure up early, Mother.

- Yes. Good morning, dear.

- What are you making us for breakfast?

- Something very different. Wake up Jack and help me

go catch breakfast. We're having oysters this morning.

- Huh? For breakfast?

- They're good for you. Come on, now.

Go get Jack up. Let's go.

- Oh, yes ma'am!

Come on, lazy bones! Time to get up!

- Hey!

- I wish we could catch pancakes for breakfast.

(waves crashing)

- Come on Jack! I'll race you!

- Okay!

- Better hurry up, you two. The bucket's almost full.

- [Jack] Wow, look at all the shells you got. I'll help.

- Do we have to eat all of them, Mother?

- Yes, of course! Oysters are a very nutritious food.

- How come things that are good for you taste so awful?

Oysters have such a salty flavor.

I prefer sweet things, like pancakes and syrup.

- We don't have those particular treats on the island

anymore, so you'd better learn to like oysters, Becca.

- I forgot. I could learn to like them,

but not a whole bucket full.

- Well these aren't all for you.

Father and Fritz will be coming back today.

- We'd better save the whole bunch for them!

They're bound to be hungry.

- Hopefullly they'll find some people and

bring them back with them.

They'll need food and so will we,

so I want to make sure we have lots of extra food on hand.

I know Fritz will be happy if he has found

his good friend, Emily.

- Do you think he'll marry Emily right away?

- Fritz is a little young to be thinking

about marriage just yet. But, maybe in couple of years.

(laugh)

Of course, come to think of it,

I was married at his age.

- Didn't Father ask you marry him when he first saw you?

- No, that wasn't proper.

- I was just asking! You don't seem very proper now

with your skirt up like that.

- Oh my goodness!

- Hey, Mother, I think an oyster just grabbed your skirt.

(laughter)

- [Becca] Mother and Jack continued to look for food,

while I decided to get all dressed up for Father

and the people he might bring back with him.

- Becca, look what we caught!

- Watch out, Brewster, don't get your nose too close!

Becca, come see the -- huh?

- Ta da!

- My, how pretty! Who are you supposed to be?

- Well can't you tell? A princess!

- You certainly make a lovely one.

(barking)

- I wanna be king!

I'm gonna put the lobster in my hair.

- [Mother] Wait a minute, Jack, we're going to

have that lobster for dinner.

(laughter)

- [Father] Watch your step, Fritz.

This part's a little slippery.

(grunting)

- [Becca] While Mother and I were chasing Jack

to get the lobster untangled from his hair,

Father and Fritz were off at the far part of the island,

making a very sweet discovery.

- Let's find out what these are, Fritz.

They're easy to bend.

- They're probably just weeds, Father.

- Maybe. They're sticky inside.

One thing I know, we don't have any weeds like this

growing in Switzerland.

Oh, good. It's not a weed, but can you tell me

what it actually is?

- It's some kind of tropical herb.

- That was a pretty good guess,

but you're not even close, Fritz.

Go cut one for yourself.

- Okay.

It slices smoothly. I sure hope it's not poisonous!

(laughter)

Huh. Look at that. It reallly sticks to your fingers.

Oh! It's sugarcane, Father!

(laughter)

- You've got a good sweet tooth!

- So do Becca and Jack! Let's take some home for them!

- Good idea.

(leaves rustling)

(humming)

- There! Hmm...

It looks better by the window.

- You're being particular.

- Don't talk back to me.

I'm doing my best to make this feel like home.

And I don't have very much to work with right now.

- Hey, it looks great, Mom!

- [Becca] Mom was working hard,

arranging the few meager furnishings

we'd saved from the ship.

While we waited for Father and Fritz,

we hoped they would return with other people

who had escaped in the life boats.

(frog croaking)

- [Fritz thinking] If I were a frog it would be a lot easier

to get through this swamp. Oh!

I've never seen a blue butterfly before!

It's incredibly beautiful!

I've gotta take a closer look.

I wonder if I can get it to land on my finger.

(grunting and intense music)

Father!

- Fritz!

- Get me out of here! Fast!

- Don't panic!

- Hurry father!

- Do you still have your rifle?

(grunting)

- I've got it here!

- Good.

(grunting and gasping)

- Fritz! Keep your chin up as high as you can stretch it.

We're gonna get out of this somehow!

- Okay. I'm trying, Father.

(grunting)

- Fritz, just breathe through your nose.

- All of a sudden, I seem to have stopped sinking,

but I haven't touched bottom as yet.

- The sugarcanes are keeping us afloat,

but we can move around with them on our backs.

I have a plan!

But for it to work, we must slip them off of us.

- I'm afraid to let go, Father!

- Don't let go. Just slip your arms out. Now do it!

(grunting)

- I hope my throwing arm is in good shape.

(grunting)

- [Father] I wonder if I could reach that log.

- You did it, Father!

- Fritz, hold on. I'm going first.

- Alright.

(grunting)

- [Fritz] I just hope that branch doesn't break.

- I made it, Fritz!

Let me catch my breath, and I'll pull you out.

(breathing heavily)

- Catch it, Fritz! And get a good grip!

Wrap it around your wrist, and hold on as tight as you can!

- Yes, sir!

- Ready?

- Let go of the bundle!

- I will!

- Hang on!

(grunting)

- Fritz!

(coughing)

- Are you going to be alright, my son?

(panting)

- I'm okay, Father.

- I'm sorry about the sugarcane,

but we are alive, and that's all that counts.

- [Becca] All day we eagerly waited for Father and Fritz.

But by dinner time, there was no sign of them,

and Mother was feeling very upset.

(sigh)

- I wonder when your father and Fritz are going to be here.

It's getting dark.

- Don't worry, Mother.

- You must be hungry. There's no sense in waiting

any longer. We might as well start dinner without them.

I hope you don't mind oysters again.

We'll save the lobster for tomorrow, alright?

- Okay!

(blowing)

You know, I'm beginning to sorta like these oysters.

- Good! But don't talk with your mouth full.

It's unbecoming.

- [Becca] Mother waited outside our camp long after dinner,

hoping to catch sight of Father and Fritz.

- Any sign of them?

- Not yet.

- Maybe they aren't coming till tomorrow.

- They're coming home tonight.

- How can you be so sure?

- Because, Becca, I know your father.

When he says he'll be gone three days, he means it.

- Well he better come soon or his word is mud!

- Young lady, how dare you talk about your father

in such a disrespectful way!

When I was a young girl, I could never talk like that!

If I were that bold, I'd get a good paddling from my mother.

- Well I really didn't mean to be disrespectful.

I just meant it was getting awfully late.

And you should get some sleep.

Otherwise you're going to be cranky

all day tomorrow, Mother.

- Becca!

- Don't worry! He'll be fine. Get some sleep!

- I hope you're right.

(sigh)

- Goodnight. How could I be mad at you

when somehow what you're saying makes sense?

- [Becca] It is getting very late, but my brother's snoring

is keeping me awake.

My mother finally fell asleep and I'm just starting to doze,

confident I will see my father's face

when I awake in the morning.

(barking)

- Your father and Fritz must be coming!

- It's about time!

- Ernest, it's about time!

- We caught a lobster!

- Ernest!

(barking)

- Ernest, will you please say something?

- Father, I'm here!

- Where are you?

(barking)

- I don't see anybody.

- What are you barking at, Brewster?

There's nobody out there on the beach.

- It's alright, boy, now calm down.

(growling)

- [Becca] Brewster, you're just growling at shadows.

- He's upset. I wonder what he hears.

What was that? What was it, Brewster?

- It sounds like another dog.

(howling)

- [Mother] It seems to be far away.

- [Becca] There it is again!

Do you think there could be another dog out there?

- I'm afraid it could be one of those jackals.

- Are they dangerous?

- I hope not, but that howling sound seems

to be coming closer.

- Mother, what do we do?

- I don't know. I just wish your father was here!

Oh my! We must do something to stop them!

Bring me the rifle, but be very careful.

- Alright!

(grunting)

Here you are!

- Thank you, dear! I'm going to need your help.

I've never shot a rifle in my life!

I'm not going to use it unless I absolutely have to.

Let's thing what else we could do.

- Our fire might frighten them.

Look, the fire's gone out!

I'd better get some more wood!

We need to get a great big fire going.

(blowing)

Fritz told me this would scare wild animals.

- It might work!

(blowing)

- It's lit, Mother!

Oh, you're holding the gun upside down!

You have to turn it around this way. See?

If Father can use it, so can you!

- Uh huh

- [Becca] Mother was so scared, but I was determined

to be strong. Besides, Father always tells me

I can do anything Fritz can do,

so I figure I can handle a gun, too.

Well, maybe.

- Do you think we're in trouble if the fire dies down?

- Mm mm. We've got a rifle to protect us.

- I only hear one jackal, but he could bring a whole pack

and surround us.

- I've got a great idea! We can build a fence.

- That's not going to help us much now.

- Oh, we'll be alright. It's going to be light soon.

- [Becca] Well we survived the night and worked all

the next day on our fence with still no sign of Father.

I'm sure this fence is going to keep us safe.

Mabye we should bring the chickens

and the donkey inside it, too.

- You better put the chickens in the barrell because

they're so small they'll fit right through the fence.

(clucking)

- Now I know it's going to be a little crowded in there,

but I don't want to hear any fighting.

- Come along now, and stay behind this fence

where you'll be safe when it gets dark.

We don't want any jackals bothering you.

- [Becca] That night, Mother tucked Jack into bed,

and safely behind our fence we lit three big fires,

which we will keep burning all night long.

All is so quiet. I wonder if the jackals

have gone somewhere else.

- I hope so, dear, but I wouldn't count on it.

We've invaded their island.

That makes them very angry.

- Well we certainly didn't do it on purpose.

They'd know that if they had any sense.

- These are wild animals, Becca.

They aren't able to reason like human beings.

I just wish your father would get back.

- We can handle this by ourselves, don't worry.

- Well I am worried about your father and Fritz!

It's just all too much!

- Now, Mom, you've told me just to trust God in bad times.

Haven't you? Well I'll sleep now

and take the second watch.

- Yes, dear. Goodnight.

- See ya in a while!

(intense music)

- [Mother thinking] Dear God, please help me

to trust you now.

Something must be out there, and Brewster can sense it.

I don't see anything. It's just too dark.

I'm scared! I wish this night would end!

(whimpering)

Brewster, I can't stay out here a minute longer!

I'll go crazy with fear!

You keep an eye on things.

(snoring)

It's time for Becca's watch, but I can't send her out there.

(growling and barking)

(gasping)

- They're back!

(Mother whimpering)

What am I doing? I have to be strong!

I'll see what's going on. Be right back!

(barking)

Atta boy, you tell them, Brewster!

(growling)

That's strange. I don't see a thing.

(gasp and scream)

(jackals snarling)

My goodnes, Brewster, there are so many!

(growling and whimpering)

Oh, Mama, you've got to do something!

(crying)

(barking)

- [Becca] Brewster was trying with all his might

to scare them off, but they still kept coming.

- Hey!

(crying)

- I guess I'm not as brave as I thought, Mama!

(crying)

- [Jack] You're not gonna let them get us, are you, Mama?

- [Mother thinking] Please, Lord, protect my children.

Listen to me. Stay here where it's safe.

Nothing is going to happen to you, I promise.

I'm not going to let them get us.

- Good luck, Mama!

(crying)

(growling)

- [Mother thinking] It's worse than I thought!

(barking)

(heavy breathing)

Get away from here!

(grunting)

- No! No!

(growling and screaming)

(barking)

(whimpering)

- I wanna go away. It's scary here!

- Me, too! I wanna go home!

- Mama, come here!

- Help, Mama!

- What's wrong with you?

- We're scared!

- Let go of me! I'm sorry to be rough,

but I can't comfort you! I must go fight those beasts!

Brewster!

Brewster, look out!

(Brewster whimpering)

- There, there. You're alright, boy.

(gasp)

Where's the rifle?!

(gun shot)

(jackals scampering feet)

(sigh)

- [Becca] Mother was exhausted when the ordeal

was finally over, and she'll never forget

how fearless she was against those wild animals,

and Brewster, too!

I'm a little ashamed I didn't do much to help.

I guess I'm not as brave as I thought I was.

And now I'm so tired, I could sleep for a week!

(barking)

- Father, something's the matter!

(barking)

- You're right, come on!

- Brewster! What is it?

- Look! They must've attacked!

My darling, are you alright?

- Jack, Becca, where are you?

- [Both] Fritz!

- Thank goodness!

- Anna, my darling. Wake up!

- I'm dreaming.

- Anna, it's me. You're not dreaming.

I'm sorry we're so late.

I'll never break a promise to you again.

I'm so glad you're safe.

- Oh, I'm so happy!

- [Becca] Fritz told us all about their adventures.

They didn't find anyone else on the island, but

we were thankful to God to be safely back together again.

♫ Come sail around the world with me

♫ Ride on the waves of the deep blue sea.

♫ Come to an island where the days are green

♫ Spend some time with my family.

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun