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Stand back, my good man.

Oh! Ha ha ha!

Your gracious pardon, sir.

My colleague and I

are showmen of prominence

on our way to the annual fair,

and we were wondering

what price you put

upon the little lad.

Price? What do you mean?

Do you want to buy him?

Oh, no, no, no.

It would be more of a loan...

a sort of loan-lease.

We'd teach him a good trade,

and we would pay you.

He will be learning,

and you'll be earning.

He's not for sale!

He's my son!

Oh, we understand.

Don't we, Antony?

Oh, yes, we do.

Who would argue

with a father's heart?

I like you.

So do I.

I like you very much.

Goodbye, little lad.

One day, your father

will be very proud of you.

Arrivederci.

I don't like the looks

of those fellows.

I thought

they were kind of nice.

Ha ha ha!

Hey, where are you?

Come on.

Hello, Woody.

Queenie!

Where have you been?

I've been calling for you.

I've been looking for you

all through the forest.

Oh, poor Woody.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

I just secured the position

as second woodwind

in the royal military band.

I think that's wonderful.

Do you really?

Won't you sit down?

Thank you.

Ahh...

You know, queenie,

if only there weren't

this barrier between us...

you being an immortal

and I a mere unworthy mortal.

There needn't be

a barrier, Woody.

You mean I can be

immortal, too?

The other way around.

You can become a mortal.

Well, what's stopping you?

What do you have to do?

It isn't what

I have to do. It's you.

Me?

Uh-huh.

Well, tell me.

Can't you guess?

Well...

I have to be promoted

to first woodwind

in the royal military band?

No.

Not bandmaster.

It's much simpler than that.

Woody.

Yes?

Would you promise me something?

Anything in the world.

Well...

You won't ever,

under any circumstances,

ever...

Try to...

Kiss me, will you?

Oh, no!

Certainly not!

Funny how a fella

can change, you know.

There was a time when

I wouldn't have thought twice

about kissing a girl

as pretty as you.

Oh, I was a terrible fella.

Were you, Woody?

I certainly was...

kissing, kissing,

always kissing girls,

sometimes even when

they weren't looking.

Ha ha ha!

Ah...

Ahem.

Of course, with you,

it's different, you know.

Ever since I first met you,

I've been a changed man.

You know why?

Because you were

right up there.

I was way down here.

I still am,

but I won't always be.

One day, queenie,

I'll be worthy of you.

And until then...

I'll respect you.

Thank you, Woody.

That's nice.

Hello, Woody.

Good afternoon, Jonathan.

Meet my son tom.

Pleased to meet you, young man.

Goodbye now.

What's the hurry, Woody?

Why don't you come home

and have supper with us?

You know Anna's always happy

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