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You're lucky not to be in music class,

I always feel stupid singing this song

"In the clear fountain. walk my way"

"I found the water so beautiful I am bathed me."

There has long as I love you I will never forget.

"On the highest branch there was a nightingale..."

Enter!

- Hello ma'am. - Hello dear.

- The director sent me. - "Madame" Director!

Continue, Gil.

Continue!

All around us people are jealous

They all blame me to have eyes for you too sweet.

to love you madly my love! madly in love night and day!

It's not nice! But I do not care,

how they behaved because I think it's normal

to love you madly my love! madly in love night and day!

I think every moment anything can happen

but my heart can not change it will really always for you!

To love you madly my love! To love you madly night and day!

One day if you want can be from both

From making fun those enraged at seeing us,

to love you madly my love! To love you madly night and day!

Every day the postman comes but I'd get no letter from Jessica.

And every day I asked Doctor Nevele if there was a letter for me.

And he replied "NO," he is a villain with nose hair!

To hide something from you...

nothing makes me so sick, it is disgusting...

Mailman! Please! Give me my letter!

- The letter from Jessica! - What are you talking about?

Jessica Wilson, she said she would write.

Yes, but the mail goes first to the secretary.

- Give me my letters! - Oh no!

Let me go! Let me go! I want my letters!

- But wait! - I want my letters!

Are we done with this here?

Let me go! Let me go!

You're hurting me!

Go away! Let me go!

Give me my letters!

Give me my letters.

- What are you doing here? - I was waiting for you.

By what right do you deprive Gil of his letters?

It's none of your business, but I'll answer.

Sit down.

When I examine him, his refusal to communicate is total,

Not to mention the violence.

For me it was important once we decided to keep the child here,

that I establish a classic system of reward.

That you understand very well.

The mail is a part of this.

There is nothing for this kid here. Nothing.

This is not about illness; It is a love story!

But you understand nothing.

Just release him and he will be cured.

What you just said there has completely erased my doubts!

You were warned,

a suspension of 10 days, to give you time to think.

And then if you want to continue your internship you'll be in another section.

I'm talking to you about a child who's suffering!

And you reply, "temporary suspension?"

That is why Gil will never talk to you! Never!

Keep him 10 years, 20 years if it amuses you. He will remain silent.

Leave, Valmont.

Jessica said she would write to me if we were ever separated.

Let's forget Jessica for a moment.

Speak to me instead about your school.

I will not speak to you.

Yeah! Go Gil! Defend yourself!

Ah! Just you and me, Dr. Nevele!

Oh no, no!

And your favorite subject, what is it?

Mom? How come Jessica is not in the directory?

- Who? - Jessica, a girlfriend.

It only has father's names, not the children's.

- Hello? - Hello? Jessica?

It's Gil from the school.

Ah Gil, my Papa died.

[ Gil names his puppet "Thierry le Pantin" ]

I decided to go to Jessica's house.

I was not alone, Thierry le Pantin was with me.

It was raining 'cats and dogs,'

as my brother would say.

Tignasse says when it's raining "God is taking a piss."

I looked in the windows of Jessica's house.

Telling myself that maybe she saw me.

Perhaps she was looking at me.

I didn't see her.

But maybe she was there, anyway.

So I stayed all day!

And then night fell.

Gil?... Excuse me.

But where have you been? Your father and I were worried!

We waited for you! You know what time it is?

So? Where have you been?

Look at you! You're soaked!

Go on, go to your room and put on your pajamas.

When we returned to school Jessica was not there.

It's normal, you know. You're allowed to miss when somebody dies.

and it's a shame.

You go to the back of the classroom and make me a beautiful table display

with a beautiful blue sky and small white clouds.

Miss Iris is the successor to Madam Choltes,

who'd become too old even to be a teacher.

Everybody in their place?

Yes?

So we will have Show and Tell, as I told you before the holidays.

Have a seat over there,

We're going to take turns telling what we did.

Well, Anne, would you like to start?

For the holidays we went to my aunt's in Toulouse,

a city where there are lots of monuments, museums, and historical sites.

- "We went to see..." - Anne Jandrot... I don't like her.

She is the ugliest girl in Europe, man.

You should see her when she smiles! All happy like an idiot!

I swear it! When she was born his parents said: "What a treasure!"

So they buried her.

She is so ugly that she strips the leaves from the trees!

Tignasse! How many times have I told you not to eat candy in class!

We don't suck candies when we can't offer one to everyone!

Bon appetit, everyone!

Back to your places! And you come with me.

Arms folded and heads down, everyone!

Until you have calmed down.

That's enough, Anne. Sit down and cross your arms like the others.

The other morning I woke up very early,

and I got a surprise when I looked out the window.

I discovered that I could see to Mont Blanc

and I saw my horse Blacky,

his mane blew in the wind...

and dust flew around his hooves.

I went on our porch which was full of flowers

there was a small boy on the sidewalk.

Then I said:

"Why do have your raincoat on, boy? It's not raining!"

He gave me a puppet and we went for a walk.

We went to a long sidewalk and slid down a chute

to a place that was full of toys.

There were dolls, models and 'Bécassines.'

Then we went to a place where there was a car...

with keys in it, so we drove to Côte d'Azur for 3 hours.

Afterwards, we were very tired, we went home to my house.

There, we did magic tricks until we fell asleep.

When we woke up...'

we were 'grown-up.'

We should go! We are not covered and it's raining!

We'll get sick!

Hurry, we will be soaked!

- We need coats! - You said it.

Oh!

It's the truant officer!

He will catch us and send us to reform school!

What do we do?

It's not! It's a meter reader!

You know when you want something very much,

you must make a a prayer to the stars.

You put your hands together like that.

Normally you kneel but I don't always.

It's not required, and you look at a star and say your prayers.

Star light, star bright

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

I want for Jessica to write me, please.

To know if she is well and if she still remembers me.

Well, Gil, what are you doing here?

I made a wish upon a star.

You should make one too.

There aren't any stars!

I know.

Good, well, I must get back to my wing.

Good night, Karl.

- Well, well, good night. - Good night.

I think I'm being fired, Gil. They asked me to leave.

Mrs. Cochrane? You waited for me here because I was not in my bed?

- You've looked for me everywhere? - Yes.

It was you who wrote that?

- Huh? - Yes.

Seven Mile Road is black with white stripes,

And Lodi Street here, well, it is gray.

And Marlot street, it has stones in it.

I find it very interesting.

It's like the man there,

the more he walks away, the more he seems to shrink.

Because the earth is round; we learned this in science.

What if it's not true, like when they have fire drills?

Perhaps this man is really becoming very small!

Can I do something for you, my boy?

I... I'm shopping for toys for my children.

I have two son. Gil and Don Diego.

They are extraordinary boys.

They are first in everything at school.

Not bad these balloons!

Hello Ma'am. I am the meter reader for the water company.

Follow me to the basement.

It's a trap! It's a trap! You'll never take us alive!

This one is a little too light. I better buy something else.

Hey! I might be buying one of these kangaroos here.

But I'll keep looking...

because between you and me, the price is a scandal!

Young man! Unless you have money to buy something,

I'm obliged to ask you to leave!

Unaccompanied children are forbidden here.

But he's not unaccompanied. He is with me.

This is not real Bécassine! [ doll based on a comic strip ]

She has real button eyes, not plastic.

Would you not have a real Bécassine, Madame, please?

I'm sorry, miss. It is a real Bécassine!

And now your little brother and you, you must go!

No, I'm sorry! This is not real!

I had a real one, and she died.

She died in hospital, same time as my Papa.

And now children: Goodbye!

You know, Madame, today is a holiday in our religion,

My brother and I came here to buy toys.

You know, it is better to give than to receive.

But because you don't want us to stay here,

we are not able to buy.

This is very sad for you, Madame. Very sad!

Adieu Madame.

You better pray!

We've left, I'm taking you on a trip.

Bécassine did not die alone.

It was I who killed her... in the hospital.

When I went to see my Papa.

He was under a tent, with plastic tubes everywhere.

His eyes were open but he said nothing.

I said: "What's wrong, Papa! It is Contessa!"

But he looked away.

I thought it was because of the plastic.

That it was why he couldn't see. So I wanted to tear it.

I pushed it away with my hand.

I was furious at my Papa. He would not talk to me.

I shouted that he was wicked.

My aunt pulled me back. She took me out of the room.

I had Bécassine with me.

She made me sit down on the hard chairs.

Mama came out crying.

She said to my aunt that it was all over.

And to take me back home.

But I screamed that I wanted to see Papa.

My aunt held me real hard.

She wouldn't let me go.

She said there were things that children don't understand.

So I decided I didn't want to be children anymore.

I took Bécassine...

and I killed her...

in the wastebasket.

By the elevator.

Don't worry, Jessica.

We're heading to the Côte d'Azur.

The policeman had a revolver but he didn't kill us.

He was a very nice police officer and he liked children.

He said it was dangerous, driving cars inside a store,

and he let us go,

if we went straight home.

When we came out I heard the man in a suit who said:

"Is that all? You're letting them go just like that?"

And the policeman said, "I guess you were never a kid."

I'll go in and let you in the back, okay?

You see now the head of the man who lives in the moon?

Do you see? I have foggy glasses.

This is my mother's bag.

Peter Pan is a girl.

They made her look like a boy but he is a girl!

They just cut her hair short

and make her wear a tight brassiere.

I'm not old enough to wear a brassiere.

But I have one, Mom gave it to me, for when I am.

Look! I am a camel!

You don't have to cry, huh?

I'm not.

That's what I say! There's no reason to cry!

- Well, I don't cry! - But no! It was a joke!

Jessica! It was a joke!

We'll pretend. I dunno...

Something. So you won't be so sad.

I am fed up with games for children!

I don't want to be children any more! I don't!

I won't let anyone hurt you!

I am going to do a magic trick so that we're not children anymore.

You're my friend.

My Mama told me that when I grow up I would love someone.

It would mean I would protect them from harm.

I thought it would be Tignasse, but no, it was Jessica!

Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!

The next day, my father and mother brought me here.

The Pâquerettes Children's Home,

and they left me.

Jessica's mother made them do it.

I've heard that they could bring specific charges,

but they also thought it would be best.

Now, I've been here 2 months.

I do not know if you know, but Edouard is back.

I don't see him because he doesn't come to my wing.

But this morning...

- Edouard? - Gil?

I have something for you.

For a week I've been lugging it around.

Edouard!

Dear Gil, I don't know if I'll be able to write again,

because my mother's taking me to a private school tomorrow.

The doctor of the school advised her to send me there.

He said that what happened will bother me for a long time.

He gave my mother pills to make me sleep.

The night I came home from hospital, she put me to bed in her room.

When she left, I got up and I went to my own room.

I'd lay there, but I could not sleep,

I was afraid, and I heard a noise.

I really listened, listened, very hard.

I was afraid.

It was dark,

there was only one little bit of light coming from the street

and I saw Thierry le Pantin sitting on the windowsill,

He looked outside, the noise... it was him.

Thierry le Pantin sang.

I listened forever to the singing,

He sang, he sang, he sang,

it was sweet, and when I was asleep, I dreamed about rainbows.

Blacky!

Slowly, Blacky.

Go! Sit down!

Sit down, Blacky!

And I galloped on the back of Blacky.

Until the end of houses, until the end of people

until there was nobody, no more schools, no more prisons.

Nothing... just Jessica.

Gil took over a year to learn "the rules."

They let him go home.

He thought only of Jessica.

One day he found her.