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♫ Come sail around the world with me

♫ Ride on the waves of the deep blue sea

♫ Float to an island where the days are free

♫ 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 best friends

♫ Are my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Every day 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 ♫

- [voiceover] Well, after the ship I spotted sailed away

without even seeing us,

everyone on the island was very depressed.

We were all hoping that that would be our chance

to get off the island. Oh, well.

I guess we'll just have to hope another ship rescues us.

(dramatic string music)

(licking)

- Oh, dear. It's so hot. It feels like we're in an oven.

- You're right. It certainly is a hot day today.

- I'll tell you one thing,

if we'd been able to get on that ship,

we'd all be a lot cooler right now.

I really wonder why that ship didn't see us yesterday.

I wonder if there's some reason they left us behind.

- They didn't see us.

They would never have left us here if they had.

It's the law of the sea,

whether you're a merchant ship or a military vessel,

that you have to help shipwreck survivors.

- There's no one out here to make them obey the law.

Maybe they just didn't feel like picking us up.

- Fritz, I really cannot believe

that they would leave us here.

They didn't see us.

- Father's right.

How can you believe that they would see us

and just leave us here?

Don't think so badly of people.

Why would they do such a thing?

- Hmm.

- We'll just have to pray that the next ship rescues us.

- Where's Becca and Jack?

- There they are, playing with the goats, of course.

It seems to be their favorite past-time.

- Becca? Jack? That's enough now, children.

Why don't you come on up for bed?

- But we're not tired. Besides, it's too hot to sleep.

(goat bleats)

- The goats don't want to go to bed either.

- [Becca] The baby goat doesn't seem to mind the heat.

She's still hungry.

- Darling, this heat is just unbearable.

I don't know how we are going to get to sleep.

- Hmm?

- I've got an idea.

Why don't we all go down to the beach and cool off?

There's bound to be some ocean breezes blowing.

- Hmm, good idea.

- I agree. I think Fritz has a very good idea.

We should all go to the beach,

instead of moaning about the heat.

- All right, let's go.

- Oh, that would be wonderful!

- Becca? Jack?

- What do you want, Fritz?

- What's wrong, Fritz?

- We decided we're going to go to the beach to cool off.

- You mean it? Hooray! - [Jack] Yeah!

(laughing)

- Becca!

(goat bleats)

(organ music)

(laughing)

- Come on, Mummy, you should run in the water.

It really cools you down.

- You children play; this is cool enough for me.

(laughing)

- I'm so glad we came here. It's so much cooler.

- You should thank Fritz. It was his idea to come here.

We'll have to remember this in the future.

Whenever it gets too hot in the jungle,

we'll have to come here to the beach.

Do you think you've cooled off enough

to get some sleep now, Becca?

- Mmm-hmm.

- I think it's time to go back to the treehouse

and get ready for bed.

- I'd rather sleep here than go back to the treehouse.

- But you can't sleep out here, Becca.

- Why not? I couldn't go to sleep in the treehouse.

It's too hot. It's much cooler here at the beach.

- But Becca, you could be attacked

by some wild beast on the prowl.

We couldn't let that happen.

- Hmm.

- Huh! Shh! Be quiet everybody!

There's something moving out there!

There. You see it moving?

- Hmm? I don't see a thing, Fritz.

- What is it, Fritz?

- I don't know, but it looks like it came from the sea.

I'm going to check it out.

- Oh!

- Becca!

(gun cocks)

- Gracious!

- I saw it over there by the canoe.

- [Father] Over by the canoe, you say?

I don't see, wait a minute, there is something there!

Let's go together and take a closer look.

Huh?

- What's that?

- [Father] I have no idea.

- Oh, I know what it is, a turtle!

- Yes, I believe you're right, Fritz!

I've never seen one that large.

- [Mother] What is it?

- It's all right! Come over here.

I think you should see this.

- Oh! Oh well!

All right, I wanna see it too!

Oh my, it's the world's largest turtle!

- Mother, you've got to see this. It's a large sea turtle!

- Ah, a sea turtle!

- I wanna see it too! - [Becca] Wait a minute, Jack!

- [Jack] I wanna go for a ride on the turtle!

- Where do you think you're going? Jack!

- Oh!

- A turtle can bite you.

- Really?

- Look, Father. It's coming ashore.

Why do you think it's coming ashore like that?

- I don't know. Let's follow it and find out.

- Good idea. Then we can find out why he's here.

- Look at the way he's crawling. And the tracks he makes.

- I think he's getting tired.

- What's he up to?

- Maybe he came on the island to look for some food.

- He didn't necessarily come here for food.

- What else could he possibly want?

- That's what we'll all find out soon, Becca.

Let's just continue to watch it

- [Becca] Boy, I'm glad I'm not a turtle!

It would drive me crazy to go that slow! (laughs)

Oh! - [Father] Shh!

- He's digging.

- What do you suppose he's up to?

- I'm not sure. Let's wait and see.

- Look, Becca. He's a good sand digger.

- Come on, Jack. Let's go.

- Oh.

Maybe he's digging a turtle bed.

- I don't think so.

Huh?

- Uh!

- [Fritz] What's he doing now?

- [Father] I think you mean 'she.'

- [children] Oh! - [Mother] My!

- Look at all those eggs. She's laying so many turtle eggs.

- [Jack] Look, more eggies!

- [Becca] Oh look, she's crying.

- Birth can be very painful.

- Does it hurt when people give birth?

- It's painful for all creatures to give birth, Becca.

- Did it hurt you when I was born, Mom?

- Yes, it did.

- Was I painful?

- Yes, Becca, you were a large baby at birth,

and you caused me a lot of pain.

- I'm sorry, Mom.

I didn't realize birthing caused so much pain.

- [Mother] That's all right, Becca.

It does hurt to give birth.

But you know something, it only lasts a little while.

And after it's over,

the joy of a baby makes you forget all about the pain,

and all you feel is happiness.

- How many eggs do you think she'll lay?

- I think she's almost done.

- [Becca] She's covering up her eggs with the sand.

Why does she do that?

- She's doing that so no one will bother them.

- It's amazing!

She smooths it out so no one knows she was there.

- [Voiceover] Well I must say, we've seen fantastic things

since being here on this island.

But to be able to witness the miracle of birth firsthand,

and the wonders of nature is truly incredible.

My only hope is that I can be here to see the eggs hatch.

(soothing music)

- [Fritz] Where was it?

Ah, here they are. I found them!

- Here Fritz, let me have one.

- Here you are, Jack.

- Ah, looky. This is the biggest egg I've ever seen!

- Hey, Father, turtle eggs are all right to eat,

aren't they?

- Yes, that's right. They're quite edible.

- Well, that's lucky, because there are a lot of them here.

- Leave them alone!

- What's the matter with you?

- No! You're not going to eat them, are you?

- Oh!

- Well you heard Father. The eggs are edible.

- How can you think to eat them,

when you saw how difficult it was

for the turtle to lay them?

- Mother's right. It's cruel.

- You're not going to start that again, are you?

Dad, what do you think? Shouldn't we be able to eat them?

- Well, turtle eggs are quite delicious.

But it's not like we don't have enough to eat now.

Under the circumstances,

I think the best solution is to let the eggs hatch.

- [Becca] Yay! - [Fritz] All right then.

- We'll allow them to hatch as part of our nature studies.

- That's right. Jack, give me back that egg.

- No, I won't.

- I said, 'Give it.'

- No, give it back! (cries)

- [Becca] There.

Be sure to smooth it over good, Fritz,

so nothing can bother them.

When do you think they'll hatch, Father?

- [Father] We're all going to watch,

and we'll all find out together.

- [Becca] I can't wait!

- Hm.

Hey, I wanna see the baby turtles, too.

- [Mother] Of course you will, Jack. (laughs)

- [Voiceover] Fritz, Jack, and I continued to watch the sand

where the turtle eggs were.

We watched day after day, and nothing seemed to happen.

Mother said there's an old expression

that a watched pot takes longer to boil.

Although I'm not sure what that has to do with turtle eggs.

- The children just haven't been able to keep their eyes

off those turtle eggs all week long.

- I'm afraid they'll be waiting for a few more days.

- I wish the baby turtles would come out.

I'm getting tired of waiting for them already.

- Don't worry, they'll come out.

The sun is heating the sand so they can hatch.

- I can't wait until they hatch.

- Me either. I'm gonna see the turtles.

- [Mother] Becca! - [Becca] Hmm?

Remember what I told you

about a watched pot that never boils?

- What are they doing over there anyway?

- Huh?

- What are you doing, Father?

- We're making some salt.

- Salt?

- Absolutely.

- Huh. How come?

- All the salt we brought from the ship is gone.

We need to make more.

- And that's the way you make salt?

- Yes. You sprinkle sea water on the sun-heated sand.

The hot sun dries up the water quickly,

and then you repeat the process.

And you continue to do it. See this?

- Huh? What does that do?

- There. See what happens?

That area is already drying up.

Why don't you two get some buckets and help?

- All right.

- Hey, wait for me!

- Sprinkle lightly so it will dry fast.

- All right.

(splashes)

- This would be easier with a water pot.

- Absolutely right, Becca.

Just like the ones Mother used to water the garden.

Your mother used to use these when it didn't rain.

Here you go!

(splashes)

(laughter)

- Hey!

Oh, that's cold!

- I was just trying to cool you down.

- It's so salty, my whole face tastes like peanuts! (laughs)

Fritz, you're looking a little warm.

Here, let me cool you off. Ah!

(laughter)

- Well, that's one way to sprinkle.

- Ah, look. It's hardened.

- Is it ready?

- Yes it is, Becca. It's all ready.

- Look, it just peels off.

- Here, you two, take these boards

and help us pile up all the salt we made.

- We sure made a lot of salt.

- We certainly have, Fritz.

We're going to need to cover all this up

to protect it from the rain.

- That's right.

If it should rain and the salt gets all wet,

it will dissolve into the sand.

- Yes, you're right.

- Yes.

(soothing orchestral music)

- Come out, little turtles.

- Well I think that'll just about do it.

We need to cover all this up with a tent.

Fritz, will you go and get it with me?

- All right.

- Ernst, I think I'll return with you,

so I can start something for dinner.

- Mmm-hmm. Becca, you stay and watch over Jack

'til we get back.

- All right.

- [Voiceover] Well, it had been a long day.

Boy, was I starved!

Father left me behind to watch after Jack

until he and Fritz returned with the tent.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who was hungry.

I wasn't ready for what happened next.

- (singsong) Here we are in the egg,

turtle boys and girls.

Playing in the sand.

Playing happy together.

Playing... oh, I broke it in two.

Hmm? Uh!

(dramatic music)

A snake! Becca!

Help, help! It's a snake!

Becca! Come quick! Becca!

(dramatic music)

What's that awful snake doing there?

- I don't know, Jack.

Oh, the eggs! No!

Hey, get out of here! Go on, get!

Get away, you ugly snake. Shoo! Oh!

- Look out, Becca! Throw him away, Becca!

(snake hisses)

- Ahh! Oh!

(hisses)

- It's coming again.

Come on, Jack. Throw sand at him.

Hurry up. Keep throwing sand at him. Don't stop.

(grunting)

(screaming)

(rapid orchestral music)

(snake hisses)

- Look out, he's at your feet!

(screams)

(gun fires)

- [Father] Becca!

Becca, what's wrong?

- Oh, I'm fine now, Dad.

That snake was trying to get at the turtle eggs.

- Yeah, me and Becca scared the snake away.

- Actually, Jack, it looked like the snake scared you away.

- The snake was just trying to get at the turtle eggs.

Jack and I were trying to protect the eggs from the snake.

- Is that right?

- I'm the one who found the snake.

- You're a brave little boy, Jack.

- [Becca] I wanna cover the eggs up. There.

- [Voiceover] It really rained hard that night,

and just as Father had said,

it was a good thing we covered up the sand

where we were making our salt.

(peaceful music)

- All right, everyone, let's spread the sand out.

- [Voiceover] Boy, I didn't realize

making salt was such a chore.

But actually, after being chased by a snake,

I enjoy just being able to work.

We all worked very hard.

- Mmm. Ah.

- [Voiceover] Jack kept busy

by keeping an eye on the turtle eggs.

(yawns)

- What is Daddy doing?

- You'll soon find out, Becca. Just watch.

- [Father] All right, Fritz, go and get some water

and pour it over the sand I put in the barrel.

- Right.

- [Father] That's it. Just a little bit at a time.

(water drips)

- The water's coming out of the bottom.

- [Father] The water Fritz is pouring over the sand

dissolves the salt, causing it to run off at the bottom.

- Then what do we do?

- [Father] Well, then we take the salty water and boil it,

until all the water is steamed away,

and what you have left are the salt crystals at the bottom.

See? There is is.

Here. This is the salt we made.

- My!

- That looks different from the salt I've seen before.

- You're not used to seeing this kind of salt.

You're accustomed to seeing refined salt.

This is just plain rock salt from the sea,

but it tastes the same.

Go ahead and taste some, Becca.

- It's salty.

It tastes just like the salt we have back home.

- It's the same.

- This is really delicious.

I can just imagine it sprinkled

over some nice steamed corn and butter.

- Hey, you're letting your imagination run away with you.

- I can imagine corn if I want to, Fritz.

- All right, all right. Calm down.

- Actually, Becca, you don't have long to wait.

The corn will be harvested in the spring.

- Mmm-Hmm.

- [Jack] Huh? The sand's moving!

Hey, here they are!

Hey, everybody, come see the turtles!

There's a jillion of them! Come look!

- Hey!

- Hey, I wanna see them!

- [Mother] Oh, aren't they adorable?

- They all came out at the same time!

Isn't that incredible, Father?

- [Jack] I want one for a pet.

- No, you must leave it alone, Jack.

- Hmm.

- [Mother] There you go, little one.

- They're all headed in the same direction.

Where are they going to?

- They're all going to sea.

- [Becca] How do they know to go to the sea?

- [Mother] Nature is a wonderful thing.

The one thing that I find so amazing

is that all the turtles just know exactly where to go,

and not one of them gets lost.

- Mmm-hmm. That's their instinct.

They know exactly where to go and what to do

without anyone having to teach them.

They're born knowing that to survive,

they must get to the ocean.

(dramatic string music)

- Oh, they really are heading to the sea!

- It really is the miracle of life.

- I'm very relieved now

that we didn't go ahead and eat those turtle eggs.

- [Voiceover] I don't think I shall ever forget

the joy and excitement of seeing the turtles hatch

after having seen them being laid as eggs.

And I was really proud of Fritz.

Even he realized how wonderful it was

to see baby turtles being born.

It was really something to watch them all struggle

on the sand, all the way down to the ocean.

So small, they all looked like toys.

We all watched in amazement

until every single baby turtle had slipped

into the water and disappeared into the waves

to begin their brand new lives.

Yes, we've seen some amazing things on the island,

but I think I shall always remember the baby turtles

and their first day of life.

♫ Come sail around the world with me

♫ Ride on the waves of the deep blue sea

♫ Float to an island where the days are free

♫ Spend some time

♫ With my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the Sun ♫