Born Free Page #5

There's a lion out there.

I think it's John's goat-eater.

Don't be silly.

No lion would come into camp.

It's probably a hyena,

or a leopard or something.

No, it's a lion. I saw it.

I was out there by the cook tent.

What were you doing...

All right.

Go back to bed.

Did you see him?

Yes, I saw him. Go to sleep.

Well, what happened?

I'd rather not discuss it. Go to sleep.

What are you doing?

Getting a drink of water.

Look, will you or will you not go to sleep?

That's that.

Work finished ahead of schedule.

From tomorrow, we play.

Marvelous watchdog you are!

Immediately after our first walk

along the beach...

...we all trooped down to the water's edge

to introduce Elsa to the Indian Ocean.

At first she was put off by the growl

and rush of the waves...

...and the taste of the water.

And perhaps,

by the audience we had collected...

...and which was looking on

from a safe distance.

But soon her characteristic curiosity

prevailed...

...and she enjoyed herself tremendously.

She loved playing

almost any game George invented.

At the same time, she exhibited a talent

for foothall that none of us had suspected.

It was a marvelous holiday.

Until one afternoon,

Nuru came panting down the beach...

...to tell me that something

was terribly wrong with Bwana George.

I ran to our camp.

Let me get the pills.

Joy!

Here, it's all right, darling.

It's all right!

Lie down.

There, that's all right. Just give me those.

Yes, you see, medicine can be very good...

...but too much medicine can be very bad,

and he has taken too much...

...and he has been too active, too soon.

He might very well have died, you see.

Indeed, I'm surprised that he did not.

Goggle fishing too soon, too soon.

He seems to be an impetuous man.

True. He's a mad, impetuous boy.

Then we must curb his impetuosity.

No more goggling.

No. He must rest

and then he will get well.

We'll see to it, Doctor.

Elsa will look after him.

She's a wonderful watchdog.

Yes. I see what you mean.

Goodbye.

- Thank you very much.

- Good luck.

You mad, impetuous boy.

Like all holidays,

ours was over all too soon.

And it was the last

we would ever take together.

The time was approaching

when our lives would be changed forever.

Elsa was fully grown now.

She had already been in season

and was capable of having her own cubs...

...and she started to realize

there was another life...

...than the one

we had been living together.

A little later, our troubles began.

You okay?

Sorry, but I Know that lioness.

She's a friend of mine.

- You're certain she's all right?

- Completely.

She and her friend Nuru

came over to say hello...

...and then went on for a walk.

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