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The story of Grizzly Adams is big, powerful, beautiful.

They called me magic.

And me and my burrow number seven been traips and these slopes and valleys for a long spell.

So I know the story from the beginning.

My friend Adams was accused of a crime he didn't commit.

So he escaped into the mountains, leaving behind the only life that he ever knew.

Now that wilderness out there ain't no place for a green horn.

And his chances of surviving were mighty slim.

Or at no time at all for he was beaten down, bragged, nearly star-harmed.

Well, how about then he come upon a Grizzly Bear cub all alone and helpless.

Adams knew that little critter couldn't survive without his help, so he started right down that cliff, risking his own life to save it.

Now that cub took to Adams right off.

And that was when he discovered he had a special kind of way with animals.

They just come right up to him like he was a natural part of the wilderness.

But that bear cub, he was extra special.

As he grody became the best friend Adams ever had and together they became a legend.

There's a world where we don't have to run away.

There's a time to follow our own, living free in harmony and majesty.

Take me home, take me home.

Take me home, take me home.

Now here where I live there's something for everybody.

Rugged peaks, easy-going foothills, tall timbers, Russian rivers and lazy streams.

And this attracts all kinds of folks.

Each one coming into these parts for a different reason.

Some looking for freedom, some for adventure and some for riches.

And some, like Adams, just looking for a place to live in harmony with nature.

Morning.

You all look like you had a good night.

Morning Joshua.

Well Ben first off we'll clean up around here.

We'll stack that wood up alongside the cabin.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Thank you Ben.

Working together we'll get done in no time.

I appreciate you trying to help Josh.

This is just a mite too heavy for you.

Soon as I start splitting up some can and then you can give us a hand.

I'm going to see you early this morning.

Mmm.

Hawk looks like he scoured out some trouble Ben.

You better go check it out.

I never knew a fellow like Adams.

Always ready to help right off when there was any sign of trouble.

When he started following Hawk he had no idea of knowing there was a stranger out here in the wilderness

looking for a place to try out some pretty wild ideas.

Me and number seven had just reached the summit on the way to Adams cabin when we spotted him.

And we was mighty puzzled at what we see.

Mmm.

Ah, perfect Susie.

Perfect the thermal drafts are just right.

It was worth the effort to come up here huh?

Ah we're going to fly Susie.

You realize we're going to show the whole world we can fly?

No.

Ah. You know what that is?

That's one of them new fangled traps.

Yes sir that's what that feller's got.

Alright.

Now we're going to act like we don't know what it is.

Just play it dumb.

Howdy.

Huh? Oh I'm sorry I'm just surprised it's anybody way up here.

That's the...

Why the contraption you got there?

Contrapion? Oh yes I certainly hope it proves to be more than a contraption.

It uh looks to be big enough for bear.

A bear?

A bear? That'd be ridiculous.

Well cougar anyway.

Cougar huh?

Please excuse me I've got things to do.

Mmm. Kevin?

Did you notice how he clammed up and quit talking?

We got to figure out some way to stop that feller.

He can't take this contraption around and catch innocent animals.

Tell you what we'll do.

We'll come back and destroy this thing. That's what we'll...

Now number seven...

went cozying up to the enemy.

Nothing worse than a love sick burrow.

Now you just come away from there.

Heh heh.

Some saucy little cute ones that'll do it two year every time.

I remember one time down at Rhonda a long time ago.

There's this cute little redhead.

Big beautiful eyes. They look like a buffalo calves.

And she just kind of snapped them at me.

Well I... very foolishly.

No.

Now seven...

you're not paying one bit of attention to what I'm telling you are you.

Alright. Have at your own weight.

You just go mooning around, running into trees without seeing them,

stumbling over boulders.

When that starts to happen to you, you just remember it all started.

Right here.

Right about then, Adams figured,

was signaling that the trouble was out there close by

and that Adams should hurry up to help.

Ben, you stay here.

I'm gonna go have a look.

Whoa.

Hi lady.

Doesn't look like you're in any trouble.

It sounds like it could be one of your cubs.

It looks like you got yourself in quite a fix.

Yeah.

I guess that's what happens when you get curious about that big world around you.

There you go.

Well no wonder you were alright mama.

That's a fine looking cub.

There you go.

Thanks, Hawk.

That's what a shoot had done.

I should have just run that pole cat,

plumb off the mountain.

What pole cat should you run off the mountain?

What are you doing up here?

Well, Hawk tipped us off of there's a little cougar coat caught in a thicket.

She's back with her mama and everything's alright.

Well everything ain't all right up on the summit.

I tell you there's a yay who up there has got the biggest animal trap I ever did see.

A big trap?

Big enough to hold Ben there.

That's the truth Ben. I've seen it with my own eyes.

Would you talk to him?

Well I tried to but he was as close as a clam with Lockjaw.

Well I'm gonna head up that way and check it out.

Come on Ben.

I better go along with you.

No telling what that varmence up to. You may need me to back you up.

Well sure you're anxious to go.

Can you believe that Adams?

Number seven here just went plum gaga over that trappers mule.

What a magnificent setting for man's first flight.

Hey you know something Susie?

It's ironic but you're the only witness of this momentous occasion huh?

Oh thanks thanks I know you're with me.

There he is. He's working on his contraption.

And that's only part of it I'll tell you it's a whopper.

Do you really think that thing's a trap?

Will he gotta be?

They're always figuring out newfangled ideas to come up here and catch these poor animals.

Huh? Well it sure don't look like it. Look at that.

He's starting to get in it. He's getting in his own crap.

He's strapped himself in. Using himself for bait.

He's gotta be daffier than I thought.

No Chuck.

You know what he's gonna try and fly.

Ahhh!

Look at you think he's gonna fly like a bird.

Ahhh!

We're like a gookie.

Ahhh!

Go on you can do it.

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

Well that's what he gets for trying to fly in a trap.

Hmm. Too bad.

Hmm. Come on seven.

You stay here with man.

Ohhh!

You are lucky. Are you all right?

Hello Shakin.

Well this is my friend Jack. My name's Adams.

How do you do? See I know exactly why I failed it.

It was in the design.

I don't think we got your name.

My name?

Oh right. That's my name. Right. Milton right.

Yeah. See it was in the contour of the wing.

Right here.

I've gotta be able to study a golden eagle.

Which by the way I understand our natives to these parts.

Well there's some up on the western slope. I'll be glad to take you out there.

You mean you're gonna try to fix this contraption?

It's a flying machine. And yes.

I plan to stay right here until I perfect it.

I mean of all the places I've been this spot right here happens to be the most ideal spot for launching man's first flight.

First foot foot foot.

You mean you expect to fly like a bird?

That's my dream.

It's more like a nightmare.

Jack. He's serious about this flying business.

He's evidently put a lot of work and thought and design in this machine.

Well he'd have more luck if he could grow feathers.

Oh here. Boy up you get that.

After that tell me you had do you have a hard enough time getting yourself up the hill?

Thank you. You carry this.

Hey there.

Oh that's just me.

Ben? Ben?

Say hello to Mr. Wright.

How do you do?

Well it certainly is a well-mounted bear.

Yeah Ben's quite a credit to the grizzly family.

Where do you want to put this?

Oh, I'm not sure.

Yeah Ben's quite a credit to the grizzly family.

Oh right over here I'll be fine.

Right down in here.

Okay thank you very much I really appreciate this.

I'd be happy to help you out Mr. Wright.

I'd like to come to the cabin with us.

Thanks but no I've got too much work to do right here.

Well let's go.

Jack?

I think I got to stay here and keep an eye on Mr. Wright.

Well all right you keep an eye on him and I'll keep an eye on number seven over there.

Look at that. Do you ever see such a love sick Romeo?

Well look at lover boy.

If you ain't a hopeless case and you you're not helping matters any by leading him on.

Well you are.

Looks like that red head down at Rondi who a long time.

Mr. Wright do you have a tent?

Tent? No just a bed roll.

We get some pretty heavy winds up here at the summit.

Yes I know but well they're mostly favorable winds from my flying machine right?

I gather you aren't from these parts.

No Susie and I have had quite a journey.

It's worth it though just getting away from the ridicule.

Ridicule?

Yeah you know I mean this little town that I come from I'm afraid my flying machine here is quite a target for laughter and taunts you know.

I suppose that's what an inventor has to go through.

It doesn't bother me so much but it's been really hard on my wife and our two young sons.

But that could all change. You could all turn around with one successful flight.

Adams excuse me.

Are you coming or ain't you?

Jack Wright has no idea what he's up against up here in these mountains.

I thought I'd just stay behind and keep lying.

Well all right any lucky that thinks he can fly needs all the help he can get.

Come on Romeo.

Well if that ain't the sorry of sound I ever heard.

Last time you sounded like that was when you ate that bushel of green apples.

I'll see you at the cabin.

Come on Romeo.

Well Adams did give that Wright fella a hand. A big hand.

With the help of Ben of course.

Thank you Beth.

Well that ought to do it.

Oh boy what a construction.

It's called a wickie up.

You didn't have to go to all that trouble.

You're going to need it up here Mr Wright.

To protect you from the winds and the storms.

Sure it's dirty.

It's a tripod in the center with a tight circle opposing against it.

Then over that goes a fetching of a grass and bark and pine boughs and then some dirt.

Ben wants to show something.

Ben's mighty proud of this fire pit.

He hauled all the stones.

Let me ask you something.

What are these sticks for?

Well those are spark arresters.

You have to be very careful up here.

Pop and spark instead of fire to the whole mountain.

Well you're going to be a little bit more than a fire pit.

Oh yes of course.

The wickie up is going to protect you from the prevailing winds.

Ah the prevailing winds.

That's perfect for my next flight.

Right?

Now Adams never would have left for the cabin if he'd have known where Wright was.

And that he put trouble he was going to find.

Wright was already gone when the coma happened along on his way to visit Adams.

Known the ways of the wilderness.

Well he figured it had to be the greenest of green horns that would set up camp way up here on top of a mountain.

And he was mighty puzzled at this strange contraption lying there.

Now when he came over for a closer look.

He began to have second thoughts on the wind.

He began to have second thoughts about this being a green horns camp.

That fire pit appeared like it had been made by a real savvy mountain man.

Of course he had no way of knowing that was Adams' worth.

And there ain't none better than Adams.

Just like that wickie up Adams had put together.

And the coma was mighty impressed with how it was built.

Real strong, solid like.

But he was still puzzled over that contraption.

For the life of him he couldn't figure out what it could be or why it was here.

And he was real anxious now to find Adams and tell him about it.

Hey, shit, you're right. It was the craziest looking fake I ever saw in my life.

Hey, watch your show.

Well that's what I thought it was too.

That's not a trap.

That's a flying machine, Tacoma.

Oh, God, Jake?

Yeah.

Yeah.

That man's gonna fly in.

The God, boy?

Yeah, just like a bird.

I feel like you doing the gummy want to fly like a bird.

Next thing you know he's gonna be wanting to lay an egg.

Did you see that man when you were up there?

Bye, Doc.

He wasn't anywhere around?

Bye, Doc.

That's not good.

Bill, coy, tay.

You're cheek.

Well, I know it's a good wickie up in fire pit, but he didn't build that.

Adams building.

Yeah.

He said he wanted to find a golden eagle.

Maybe that's where he is now.

That western slope's no place for a green horn to be wandering around.

Not by himself.

We've got to find him.

Come on, Ben.

When we set out for the cabin, we had many idea right could get himself in such a terrible fix.

Now, right figured he was a pretty fair amateur mountain climber, but he was thinking about

the mountains where he'd come from.

Those mountains were like molehills compared to these grandage giants.

But he knew the golden eagle nested in the highest cliffs and crags, and nothing was going to stop him from getting there.

Right's mind was on the golden eagle when he started to climb, so he weren't paying much attention to where he tied up Susie.

And that meant trouble.

He didn't realize them rocks.

He was a kick and was landing all around Susie.

And as he kept climbing, more and more of him kept showering down, scaring the daylights out of poor Susie.

So he was a little bit more than the other one.

And climbing more and more of him kept showering down, scaring the daylights out of poor Susie.

So when one of the rocks loosened the rope, that little donkey high tailed out of their distance, after she fell off.

Now, climbing a steep rocky cliff in the high wilderness mountains takes a special kind of know-how, and a whole lot of experience.

And Wright didn't have neither.

Though he thought he did.

And to make things worse, he wasn't paying close attention to what he was doing.

Now, when a greenhorn figures he knows more and he really does, and he ain't concentrating on the task at hand, he's headed right smack into a dangerous situation.

That's just what Wright was doing.

Adam's abandoned moved way out ahead of us as we was searching.

And a mighty lucky thing it was for Wright, because there was no way he could have saved himself a hanging like he was above the board.

Adam's new right off that Wright was in big trouble down the cliff, and he had to move real quick to help.

Don't do that, Mr. Wright. Stay right where you are.

Now, Adam's mind was erasing the top speed as he picked his way down the cliff.

He was trying to figure out how best to rescue Wright from his terrible predicament.

Then he saw that the rope down below had somehow wedged in a crack on the cliff, and he knew now how he could haul Wright back up to safety.

It took a mighty tug, but Adam's yank that rope loose from the crack so he and Ben could pull that Wright fell out of there.

You need your help, Ben.

Hold on tight, Mr. Wright.

All right, Ben. Pull it, Ben. Pull it. Hang on, Mr. Wright. Here we go. That's a good boy.

Here we go. Hang on, Mr. Wright.

That's good, Ben. We'll get you up. That's good.

That's doing it, Ben. Keep pulling.

More, Ben.

I can see the top. It's close enough. Keep pulling.

That's doing it, Ben.

Just a little further, Mr. Wright. He's almost up, Ben.

Come on.

You all right?

Whoo. Bless you, Adam. You too, Ben.

Thank you, Ben.

Where's Susie? I left her right here.

There's something to find her off, Mr. Wright.

Susie! Here, Susie!

There's her tracks. They'll eat off this way.

Wonder where Susie could have gone.

Well, Susie was safe now from all those fallen rocks, but you might say she was a jump from the frying pan into the fire.

A wolf showed up that looked mighty unfriendly to a little donkey that was a green-hearted beast park.

You know something, Seven?

You and me make a good team looking for Susie.

Anybody can find her. You and me should.

Seven? Oh, Seven?

Well, what in tarnation happened to that critter?

I should have known Seven at sense where his lady friend was and that she had a big problem.

He headed off to help live and prove for what love will do.

When he saw that Susie was in deeper trouble, he just moved right in to face the danger and started leading his lady friend to safety.

Why, it was enough to make an old mountain man misty eye.

I think Ben's picked up the scent. Come on.

Number Seven left Susie safe and turned on the wolf to chase him away.

Then another wolf showed up and that was just too much.

Two wolves being unfriendly was more than he could handle.

Yep, things just looking mighty grim.

But right then a friend of Sevens came and went up.

He left the wolves no they was unwalarmable there.

And when a big grizzly sends out that message, wolves listen and pay heed.

Well, there was a lot of rejoicing when we all got together again.

Adams knew that Wright was plumbed, tuckered out and decided to see him back to his camp.

Where's Seven?

Well, would you look at that.

Yeah.

Hold it.

Come on, lover boy, you gotta go home.

Yeah.

Quite a day.

Quite a day.

Well, maybe I'll be more fortunate tomorrow, huh?

I mean, not that I wasn't fortunate today with you and Jack and Coleman, Ben, I'll come into my rescue.

But maybe tomorrow I'll be lucky enough to find a Golden Eagle.

Mr. Wright, maybe you'll learn today that those Golden Eagle nests are pretty dangerous areas.

Oh, greed, agreed.

It takes a real experienced mountain clamor to get into those areas.

Oh, no, wait a minute, wait a minute. I mean, I appreciate your concern for my safety, but my only Golden Life is to fly.

Well, I know now that the fall on my machine lies in the construction of the wing.

It's in the contour of the wing and the displacement.

See, that's why I've got to be able to find a Golden Eagle to study, just in case I discover something important.

Well, maybe I can help you. What another bird do.

Like a hawk, maybe.

A hawk?

A hawk?

Here, hold to it for a minute, will you?

Here.

Oh, here it is.

I recall reading about Leonardo da Vinci.

He's that famous European painter and sculptor.

Right, well, there's a man of many talents in his sketches of a flying machine.

Oh, here it is. Here it is. See that?

Well, that's really interesting.

Yeah, and it mentions in his book that he designed some of his wings after those of a hawk.

We have a lot of hawks up here in the summer, Mr. Wright.

Yes, but unfortunately, they too nest in inaccessible places like cliffs and ledges.

Well, I wasn't thinking of taking it to the nest. I was thinking of maybe bringing a hawk to you.

Bringing them. I don't understand.

Stay here.

Yo!

Yo, Hawk!

Yo!

Yo!

Yo, Hawk!

Yo!

Amazing!

Oh, I have beautiful creatures.

How do you think he's holding still long enough for me to make a sketch of him?

I think so. Hawk and I have been friends for a long time.

This is a lot better than being out on a ledge.

You just hold still, Hawk.

Maybe one day you'll go down in history.

You can get his wings out, any?

Without him flying.

Oh, per...

With Adam's help, Wright changed the design of the wings according to what he'd learned from the hawk.

Thanks for all your help, Mr. Adams.

Will I see you tomorrow?

We'll be here tomorrow, won't we, Ben?

I sure hope so, because tomorrow is going to be a moment to stay in history.

Because man is going to fly for the first time, huh?

See you tomorrow, Mr. Wright.

All right.

Well, look at this, Ben.

Everybody's up and around early this morning.

They almost know it's a special day.

Everybody except we know who.

Why don't you help number seven and see if you can get him up?

What's the matter?

Ben, what are you doing?

Well, it's time to get up.

This is an important day in history.

Important... why?

Why?

Man's first flight.

Oh, all that.

Adams, that fella's got about as much chance of flying in as...

There's number seven here.

Well, I wouldn't be too sure about that.

Adams, if man was supposed to fly, the good Lord would have given him wings.

Well, what about swimming?

Man swam's and the good Lord didn't give many fins.

Well, that's...

Well, Jack.

Oh, it ain't fair.

You're making me think before I'm plum woke.

Just think with a thrill it'd have been to be there when Newt discovered gravity.

No, I can't see anything too thrilling about watching a man get conked over the head with an apple.

Mr. Wright's put his whole life into this one special day.

I think the least we can do is to give him our support.

Oh, hell.

Smarts, smarts, smarts, smarts, smarts, smarts...

I know you want to go.

You're praying, casting over you.

What do you say?

Well, if it'll keep you all from ganging up on me, I'll go.

But first, let's have us a nice bag to Mad Jack's flapjack.

Coming right up.

Good.

There.

Now we won't miss today, Susie.

These corrections I've made.

Thanks to the hawk.

That should make the difference.

More lifting power and less wind resistance.

Also, I've made these wings rigid.

Thanks, Mr. Adams, suggestion.

Yes, Susie.

I know.

We've been through a lot together, but today...

Today I know it's going to make it all worthwhile.

They did come.

Yes, Susie.

Number seven showed up to...

Good morning.

Good morning, Mr. Wright.

You'll never know how much I appreciate this.

You got everything ready?

Oh, couldn't be better.

Even the heavens are cooperating.

No turbulence, favorable thermal drafts.

Everything's in order.

I don't know what he said, but he's asking for it.

You better stay here.

Well, I guess this is it.

Can we help you?

Yeah, would you help me on with the wings?

Get that handle, Jack.

Got it.

Easy.

Easy does it, Mal.

That's in the belt here.

Even our most honored guests are here to see

man's first flight, Mr. Wright.

You should be here.

I mean, you and Mr. Adams made us all possible.

Seems like this calls for a speech or something.

Oh, no, no, no, that won't be necessary.

Just all of you being here is inspiration enough.

You're sure you want to do this?

Oh, now's the time.

Well, good luck, Mr. Wright.

Thank you.

You can do it.

I know.

Here we come.

Mr. Wright!

You can do it.

Stick with it.

Let's go.

What a shame.

Well, I told him flying for the birds.

Let's go.

Wait, Mr. Wright.

Let us give you a hand.

You're so close.

Yeah, you sure gave her a good try.

You've got some nasty liquid bruises.

You've got her a ten-tone.

Well, you're just like this contraption.

It's fared better than Wright did.

Seven, get yourself over here and make yourself useful.

Seven!

Wait.

What's that for?

This is an herb plant.

It'll help you to cut some bruises on your face.

Here we go.

More than likely we'd be doing that, Mr. Wright of favor now.

Just hold still.

If we just left this contraption down here.

But we got to get it up to the top of the hill so you can just earn your keep a little bit.

Now just wait up.

Alright, let's get with it.

That's the way.

There you go.

Easy.

I just can't figure out what went wrong.

I'm positive it's not in the fall of the wings.

I'm sorry.

Now slow down number seven.

You make a boat.

Watch what you're doing there.

You're terrible.

I need it.

Hey, I'm flying.

I'm flying.

Look at me in every minute.

I'm flying.

Well, that ought to do it.

Thank you very much.

Adams.

Adams.

What in the world?

I flew.

What?

That contraption New York, that flying machine, I took off.

And I flew.

Jack, this ain't no time for tall tales.

And it's no tall tale.

I swear by the good book.

I flew.

Well, if you say you swear on the good book, then we got to believe you.

Well, how could you possibly fly?

Well, I could barely get out the ground.

I don't know.

I really don't.

Number seven was help me get the glider up the hill.

A cougar jump down.

And then all of a sudden number seven was torn me down the hill.

Look at me split.

And I just took off.

That you were being told?

Yeah.

Well, that's it.

Don't you see the speed, the momentum.

That's what caused it to rise.

All right.

That means that, that means it.

Well, that there's nothing else I can do up here.

So I'm going to return home now and I'm going to work on that speed factor for takeoff.

You know, Mr. Wright?

That could be the key.

I'm certain that's part of it.

Well, Jack and I both wish you a lot of luck.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, for some reason, I don't realize my dream of man flying.

Who knows?

Maybe my son's will.

Wilbur and Orville.

Oh, my god.

Adam, you know, I think that flying the mine was just a fluke.

That could be.

Could be.

I mean, you think that someday a feller is going to lie through the air like a bird?

I don't know about that.

Thank you.

If you take that right feller, the way he works, the time he puts in, and all the failures,

and he still intends to keep trying.

He got a hand at tell me he's not one for giving up.

It's persistence like that that makes impossible things come true.

Yeah, but flying through the air like a bird.

Now, a feller might as well think he could fly up there to that moon.

That might happen.

Someday, fly to the moon.

Never.

You better get yourself some more of that black coffee in the blacker the better.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

You remind me of something.

I've got something for you.

Look at you.

Mr. Wright sent this over to you.

He said that Susie wanted you to have it.

So you can wear it.

Sounds like seven's got a pretty bad thing.

Well, he'll get over it.

Just like me and that redhead down the rendezvous.

I got over that it only took.

Three.

Maybe four years.

Well, it ain't funny.

Deep inside the forest is adoring to another star.

I'm not a star.

Deep inside the forest is adoring to another land.

Here is our life and home.

We are staying here forever in the beauty of this place alone.

We keep on hoping.

There's a world where we don't have to run.

There's a time we'll call our own.

Living free in harmony and majesty.

Take me home.

Take me home.

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