Red Dog: True Blue Page #4

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He points that thing at you

and you die. Cursed.

And now that he knows you,

he might take his stone

and he'll come looking.

Why would he come

looking for me?

- You stole his land.

- I didn't steal nothing.

Your family, Mr Hudson, you

whitefellas take everything.

I don't want no spirit

coming after me and Blue.

You're gonna need a token

for protection.

This is it.

Very strong magic, this one.

What's in the tin?

His name's Ted.

He's our pet.

Blue has a pet?

Well, yeah.

- Trade.

- Done.

Yahoooo!

Crazy wadjbala bloke.

On, yeah!

18-10.

We skipped the light fandango

Turned cartwheels

cross the floor...

I was feeling

kinda seasick...

The crowd called out for...

Would you shut up?!

The room was humming

harder...

What do you think you're doing?!

He won't shut up.

When I sing, he won't shut up.

Must be the dumbest dog

I've ever met.

Hey, what are you talking

about? He's smarter than me.

That's not a recommendation.

Can he do any tricks?

Can he sit?

He's already sitting.

No, like sit down,

shake hands, roll over.

No? Nothing?

What about play dead?

Can he play dead?

Hey. Hey, Blue.

Can you be dead?

We'll start off with

a few of the easy ones

to shut him up.

Like sit. You know how to sit.

Everybody knows how to sit.

Ready, set, sit.

OK, OK. You probably don't

understand the process.

I give a command, you perform

it. That's what a trick is.

I'll show you how it works.

You give me a command

and then I'll do it.

Then we can switch places. OK?

Go ahead. Give a command.

See? Easy. Try something else.

Jimmy! Another plate.

We're going to be having

company.

Michael, this is Mr Hancock.

Ah.

So, you're Cate's boy?

- Yes, sir.

- Yeah.

Well, I remember your mum

when she was

no more than, Oh, yea high.

She had the prettiest smile.

Comb your hair.

Oh. Allowing dogs

in the house now?

Oh, Blue has privileges.

You're getting soft.

Mr Hancock here

is up at Mulga Downs.

When he's up at Mulga Downs,

which isn't so much these days,

he has other,

more important interests.

What are your other

interests, sir?

Allow me.

Now, that -

that is the future of this land.

Not that mob of wild shorthorns

in the bush out yonder.

Your grandpa thinks

he's a futurist

'cause he got rid of his horses

and now he musters with

motorbikes and helicopters.

But I call a spade a spade,

and you can't make a spade

without that there.

- What is it'?

- Iron ore.

We have iron ore

on the property, Grandpa?

Not enough.

But if you go

180 miles thataway,

they're building the biggest

mine on the planet,

Mount Tom Price.

And then they're gonna run

the railroad

straight through

your grandpa's property

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