The Reluctant Dragon Page #3

Synopsis: Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.
 
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1941
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They're amusing, inexpensive.

A nice side seat and a nice side spot.

Here now, mind your step, lady.

Mind your step.

Look, the Dragon ain't got a chance.

Aye, he'll do the Dragon in.

Hooray, Sir Giles! Hooray!

It's no use.

You might as well

tell the people to go away.

I can't do it.

- Oh, but try again.

- You've got to be mad to breathe fire.

But I'm not mad at anybody.

But try real hard. Concentrate.

Not very good, is it?

Nope. Too bad you're not a real dragon

instead of a punk poet.

Punk poet?!

Oh, say that again.

- Punk poet.

- Again.

- Punk poet!

- Again.

Punk poet!

- Oh, I'm mad, I'm mad!

- Punk poet! Punk poet! Punk poet!

Punk poet!

Oh, again, again!

Punk poet!

By Jove.

Hooray for the Dragon!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Dragon.

Dragon.

Extraordinary.

Why, he's disappeared.

- Here I am.

- Oh, so you are.

- Am I doing all right?

- I say, old boy.

Stop acting the silly ass, will you?

Help! Oh, no!

Oh, help!

- I say, you hack...!

- No, no stop it!

- Oh, no, stop! Stop it! Oh, no, you can't!

- That's it. Steady now.

- You can't do that!

- Raise the gate. Raise the gate. Hey.

No, no, no. No, fire.

It's horrible, ain't it?

- Oh, no!

- Help, please.

One lump or two? Help!

Don't mind if I do.

- Hey, you vulgar...!

- Help! Help!

Now I'll chase you.

- Help! Oh, no, no, no.

- Hey!

- Help!

- Steady now.

Hey, Sir Giles.

Egad.

Hooray, Sir Giles! Hooray!

Hooray, Dragon! Hooray!

Hooray, Sir Giles!

Hooray, Dragon!

Hooray, Sir Giles! Hooray, Dragon!

Hooray, Sir Giles! Hooray, Dragon!

Hooray, Sir Giles! Hooray, Dragon!

- Help!

- Take that!

- Horrible!

- Hey, cut it out! No, no, no.

- Help!

- Take that!

- Stop it. Oh, no.

- Stay the game.

The time has come, you know.

- You mean I die now?

- Oh, yes, indeed.

As per agreed,

we'll seal our pact, old thing.

Take that!

- Hooray!

- Hooray for Sir Giles!

And so as per agreed,

Sir Giles completely reformed

this ferocious dragon,

whereupon the satisfied villagers

welcomed him into society.

Speech, speech, speech!

I promise not to rant or roar

and scourge the countryside anymore.

For he's a jolly good fellow.

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Ted Sears

Edward Sears (March 13, 1900 – August 22, 1958) was an American animator during The Golden Age of American animation. Sears worked for the Fleischer Studios in the late-1920s and early-1930s, and was hired away from Max Fleischer to work at the Walt Disney studio in 1931. more…

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