Animals United Page #4

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is right in our hands.

What kind of plant

have you been chewing?

Think, and compare us to eternity.

We're grains of sand and that's all.

I'm not a grain of sand, buddy,

I'm a meerkat! My family needs water!

My son thinks I'm a big loser -

that's what's real.

And now my reality

is to go and find water.

And you're coming with me!

That is the stuff

of a wonderful, tragic ballad.

The sweet, yet sorrowful song

of Billy the Meerkat,

who set out in search of water...

I can hear it! l can just hear it!

Yeah, that's my song!

- Alas, never to be seen again.

- Uh?

And his old friend Socrates the Lion

spent the rest of his days

staying at home

and growing old,

gazing peacefully into the sky.

- Then l'll just go it alone.

- What?

I'd think that one over again

because if you follow the river bed,

you come to the Valley of Death.

Did you say Valley of Death?

So how do you know?

That's easy - because l've been there.

You were in... ln the Valley of Death?

Yes, it was long, long ago.

You see my scar up here?

Well, deep within the Valley of Death

there lives a murderous shadow!

The leopard?

Such a beast,

who can slice you to pieces

before you see him coming!

He who enters the Valley of Death

gives up life itself!

- You're not coming with me?

- No, Billy.

Let's just do what we know how to do,

what we're best at doing.

Laying around and killing time.

Billy?

BlLLY?

# Trailers for sale or rent

# Rooms to let, 50 cents

# No phone, no pool, no pets

# I don't need no cigarettes - ah, but

# Two hours of pushing broom

# Buys an eight-by-twelve, four-bit room

# I'm a man of means by no means

- (ZEBRAS NICKER)

- # King of the road #

Hey, what?

Who do we have here?

Don't be shy, come a little closer.

Why not sit here with us for a while?

We won't bite!

(ALL LAUGH HYSTERlCALLY)

- (BILLY) Ouch! Ouch!

- I fancy a change of pace, don't you?

- A smidge on the bony side.

- You don't have to be so negative.

Welcome, lad, to the Valley of Joy!

I thought I was

in the Valley of Death, right?

Valley of Death?! Who put

those thoughts in your head, son?

Is this the Valley of Death, old chums?

Of course not! That's absurd.

(ALL LAUGH HYSTERlCALLY)

Safe travels, my friend!

Catch you later!

(HUMS)

Hmm? Huh?

Hello?

Anybody there?!

- Hello?

- (ECHO) Hello... Hello...

(HEARTBEAT)

- (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

- Shh!

I knew you wouldn't let me down!

Now we're gonna be fine.

(GROWLING)

The leopard...?

Shoo, kitty!

Go on back through your cat flap.

Or come out and show your whiskers,

you scaredy cat...

Billy! Violence will get you nowhere.

(GROWLING)

- Well, so what's plan B?

- How does running sound to you?

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