Oddball Page #4

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Mr Slater does make

a valid point.

Yes, he does.

(WHIMPERS)

Last chance, Mr Marsh.

Oddball stays confined

to your farm.

If he so much as sets one paw

within these city limits,

it's the end of the line.

Is that clear?

- The end of the line!

- Yes.

(BANGS GAVEL) Case closed.

Well, I gotta say that

Bradley bozo's got some chops.

How can you be so cavalier

about this?

We dodged a bullet in there.

Oh, I'm just trying

to stay positive.

What are you so bent about?

Let's be honest. We've dodged

bigger bullets than this.

Dad, I told you this already.

Look, none of this would

have happened if you'd

listened to me this morning.

- Let's go to the car. Come on.

- See ya, darl.

- See ya.

- Dad...

The penguins are almost gone.

If we're below 10 next month,

council are shutting us down.

Those bureaucrats!

They wouldn't know if they...

EMILY:
It's not them

anymore, Dad.

Nature is taking its course.

No penguins means no sanctuary.

No sanctuary means no job

and...

Well, there might not be

anything here for me.

I have Livvie to think of.

I will fight for the penguins,

but I'm also thinking about

what's next.

SWAMPY:
I'll tell you

what's next.

I'm gonna march in there

and tell those imbeciles

- they've gotta pull their...

- No, Dad! Dad! Just stop!

Unless you can bring

the penguins back, just stop.

You have done

more than enough for today.

(ENGINE STARTS)

- Mum!

- (SWAMPY CHUCKLES)

Stop him now!

(SWAMPY MIMICS PENGUIN CALLS)

- You're not a penguin, Dad.

- SWAMPY:
Come on, darling.

Look at the camera

so I can see you.

Give us a smile or something.

(GROANS) What about you, Em?

Come on, darl.

Do I get a smile out of you?

There you go.

WOMAN:
And if you get up

early enough,

you can see them marching down

the hill on their way to fish.

But even

if their fishing adventures

take them

hundreds of miles away,

they never forget

where home is.

Because

they depend on each other

to march back to bed every

night in a penguin parade.

(ECHOES) But even

if their fishing adventures

take them

hundreds of miles away,

they never forget

where home is.

Because they depend

on each other.

(PENGUIN CALLS)

(PENGUIN CALLS)

(CONTINUES CALLING)

What are you doing

down there, mate?

Oh. You're alright, mate.

I got you.

- What's wrong?

- (CHIRPS)

Ah. Tangled with

a no-good fox, eh?

- (CHIRPS)

- Alright.

We'll get you fixed up.

Alright.

Let's have a look at you.

(CHIRPS)

- (ODDBALL WHIMPERS)

- Oddball, get out.

We've got an injured player

on the bench. Out you get.

(SOFTLY) Jesus.

- (CHIRPS)

- You'll get used to him.

There we go.

I've seen it in chickens.

I've even seen it in humans.

So it's gotta be

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