The labyrinth
-No!
No !
Not this!
Ah!
Oh?
-That's enough, Belfort! It's unbearable!
-Take that, you coward! My children!
Calm down please, it's late.
-Belfort is keeping us awake, with his nightmares!
-That's enough! Belfort, go back to sleep.
-Hi, Belfort! What's the matter?
-Good morning, my dear Lupin. Yes, I didn't sleep much...
-Another nightmare?
Can you tell me about it? Sometimes when you talk about them, they go away.
-Then I saw gleaming eyes staring at me in the night.
At that moment it appeared,
A terrifying creature growling.
And then Tane and Ponne woke me up by throwing a pillow at me.
-Sorry.
-Lupin, I sincerely admire you. You're fearless.
-Yeah, that's me. Oh!
-Are we afraid of cats, Lupin?
-Boo! -Ah!
-Hi!
-Looks like we found two wimps, doesn't it?
-You're right, Tane. Also coward and incompetent!
-It's not true!
-Really? You're not incapable? Well, prove it!
-How about entering the labyrinth?
-That is...
if you're not a coward.
-The labyrinth? No way! -What if I got lost?
Yes, that's the point of a labyrinth. But what if I never get out?
-He talks like a real coward. And your friends are just as wimpy as you are.
-Of course, of course! Would you go into the labyrinth?
-OF COURSE!
-OK. Then prove it.
-The King's dogs aren't intimidated by scum like you.
Now you'll see what the elite are all about. Come on, Ponne.
-HM?
-Tane, Ponne, come back!
-Hey, did you ear? Sound like a wimp.
-I hope you're proud of yourself! -Well...
I didn't think they'd dare.
-Why wouldn't they dare?
-Well, the monster.
-But what monster? -The monster of the labyrinth.
He finds lost animals and turns them into statues.
-Oh, my dear Lupin... A monster who turns animals into statues?
But there's no such thing!
On the other hand, they will get lost.
We have to go get them.
-Are you crazy?
We're not going in!
-They're my sisters. They are a pain, but I won't abandon them.
-Yeah, well... All right, then.
Hm?
Hold on.
My legendary truffle won't help us.
The trail seems to be scattering in all directions.
This isn't a normal place.
-Hi, Belfort! -Hi, Lupin!
-Did you lose something?
-Oh wow... these two.
-My sisters have entered the labyrinth.
-What?! -We'll never see them again!
-Here we go again...
-We know a rabbit who knows a field mouse who disappeared here.
He's been turned into a rabbit statue!
-Told you. -It's just a legend.
Arthus, Marcus, could you
try to spot Tane and Ponne?
-If we fly high enough, we're safe.
Can you see anything?
-I can't see a thing.
We should go down a bit. -Absolutely not, it's too risky.
-Lupin, do you see them?
-No.
For two seconds, I almost though they were going to be useful.
Let down again.
-We'll have to to fend for ourselves.
-If only we could find our way around this thing.
-This labyrinth was created by humans.
So there must be a map in the castle.
Let's go to the library. Follow me!
-Belfort! Tane! Ponne!
-Hm...
Let's eat!
Let's eat! Let's eat!
Let's eat!
But where are they?
-Hm...
-Belfort! Tane! Ponne!
Time to eat!
-And another statue... -And it's ugly.
-Well, anyway, we rose to the challenge
and proved that we were braver than Belfort.
-That's not difficult.
And this idiot thought we'd get lost...
-Get lost? Us? With our royal sense of direction?
Anyway... where's the way out? I'm hungry.
-We came from this direction.
-Where are we going? -We've spread our scent everywhere!
-You mean... we're lost?
-Let's see... "La... va... re".
"The miser".
This isn't it.
-Another book about fountains.
I love it. Next book.
Ah!
What are those?
-This is the basilisk and... this is the gorgon.
Just one look from them could turn you to stone.
-Like the monster in the labyrinth...
-These are legends imagined by humans.
There's nothing to be afraid of, because these horrors don't exist!
-Ah!
Ouch!
-La... by..."
"Labyrinth".
Here it is! Well done, Lupin!
-Don't worry, no problem.
-You'll fall, be careful! -I always land on my feet.
-That's a cat trick. -Ah!
I don't like cats.
-Oops.
-I don't like cats. -Oops.
-I really don't like cats.
-Poor Lupin...
-I can't help it.
-Euh... Ariane...
-Oh, sorry!
I love dropping things. Let me savor this moment.
-Go ahead, take your time.
I really don't like cats.
-The map!
Thanks, Ariane!
-You're welcome.
-Let's go!
-My master's book!
-It's okay, there's plenty more. Come on!
-AH!
-I've got goose bumps.
Don't you feel like we are being watched?
-Yes, as if something spying on us...
-AH!
AH!
-We're going in circles!
We've been here before!
-I saw them leave the castle this
morning and haven't seen them since.
Is everything all right?
-They haven't returned for dinner.
it's not in their habit to disappear without warning.
-Oh...
Don't worry, I'll ask around. -Thank you, Gazette.
-We found Tane and Ponne! -They're in the labyrinth!
-We knew that.
-Then why did you wanted us to find them?
-Do you ever understand something?
-Are you calling me us dumb like fish? -A fish isn't smart!
Moon! Moon! Moon! -Lupin?
The map!
-We're going to help you.
-Sorry, I'm allergic to that word. I can't help it.
-The map! -The map!
-Arthus! Marcus!
-No!
Arthus! Marcus!
No!! -We got it!
Ah!
-The map!
-Sorry about that.
-This is a disaster!
They're my sisters! I can't give up!
map or no map, I've got to rescue them.
-They've probably already been turned into statues.
If we go in there, we'll never get out.
I know: a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
Are you thinking at what I'm thinking? -Yes, I am.
A story that M. Perrault told to the Princess of Savoy:
a certain "Little Thumbling" that found his way home with pebbles.
-It's going to take a lot of pebbles.
I don't like this place.
-It's not the ideal place for a walk.
-(Belfort!)
-That'll do.
Come on, we've got to keep moving.
-Belfort?
Belfort?
Ah!
Belfort! -But everything's fine, Lupin!
They look like real animals, but they're statues.
Painted statues.
-Oh, yeah?
-Made by humans, not by a monster.
-You're right. And the eyes aren't very lifelike.
The monster's coming! Run for your life!
-Lupin, it is just the sound from the plumbing of the water jet!
-Think what you like, but I can feel it's here.
His cruel eyes are watching us, we need to move!
-And what would he look like, this monster?
-Huge eyes, gigantic claws and teeth...
-Just like you.
Come on, Little Thumbling.
Ugly monsters only exist in nightmares.
-Hm?
-Belfort? Tane? Ponne?
Have they entered the labyrinth?
Come on, Bazire. Be brave.
You're the royal dogs' valet, you're responsible for their safety.
Ah!
Pebbles in the paths of Versailles?
Damn it!
Aïe !
Ah!
Aïe!
-We're risking our lives for these two snakes.
After all they've done to you...
-Despite appearances, they're not so bad.
-Lock you in a trunk, lose you in the forest,
push you into the fountains, it's not mean at all!
-Yes, putting it that way...
They can't help it, if they're so...
-Cruel? Stupid? Selfish, perhaps?
-Sometimes, people are mean because they're unhappy.
-Your sisters, unhappy? Are you kidding?
-Being born in a castle it's not easy.
-Ah...
-Obeying, respecting rules:
how to eat, how to walk, lie down, breathe...
Etiquette governs life at the castle.
-Tane! Ponne!
Where are you?
Tane and Ponne!
The snakes! We're looking for you. Come on, get out!
-Lupin, it's getting dark! Things are getting tougher.
Let's keep moving, they can't be far.
I don't like this place either.
-AH!
-Belfort? Tane? Ponne?
Is that you? This way, my little ones! Come this way!
-Tane! Ponne! -Belfort?
-Finally! Here you are! -Where have you been?
It's been hours we've been going around in circles!
-You're the reason we're lost in this place!
No, it's not! It's because of you!
-Hey, let's relax! Take it easy, snakes!
We've come to rescue you. -That's right, we did.
With the trail of pebbles we'll very soon be at the exit.
-Maybe he's not so stupid. -I heard you.
-Over there.
"Not so bad," huh? -Please, Lupin.
We have to follow the pebbles to the
monkey-king statue facing the entrance.
-But we're looking for the exit, aren't we? -Really?
-(Lupin!)
Good heavens! I can't believe it!
-What's the matter? The monster?
-No! Our pebbles...
are gone!
-How are we going to find the exit, now?
-We almost believed that Belfort would get us out of here.
-He's a good for nothing, as you said.
-I heard you!
-There's something near!
-AH!
-What is it? -The monster!
-Good evening!
César, at your service.
-Good evening? -A lizard?
So you're not a monster?
-Monster? There are no monsters in these parts.
-So we're not going to end up as statues?
-What a funny idea!
-Now, where's the way out?
-Do you already want to leave? What a shame!
I was looking forward to have visitors!
-We'll visit again, but for now we've got to get back.
Cesar, can you show us the way out?
-Of course!
This way.
-When do we get there?
-Turn right.
Turn left.
-When do we get there? -We've been here before.
-When do we get there?
-Er... Sorry, folks. Go left.
Well, maybe.
-When do we get there?
-We've been following this lizard's directions for hours..
-Hey! Wait for us!
-This place is familiar.
Oh no!
The starting point!
-Are you really sure you know the way?
-OH!
-It's true, I have no idea where the exit is.
I was just trying to help!
-On tonight's menu, reptile pâté.
-Oh!
Help!
-Stay calm! Caesar, we must persevere!
-Can we take a break?
-Hm.
-Belfort?
Tane? Ponne?
Ah!
-I'm starving...
We'll never get out of here. -For once, she's right.
-Now, my friends...
Forget the situation for a moment and enjoy the beauty of this place.
Isn't this statue
exquisite?
-The eyes are really ugly all staring in the same direction.
-Oh!
The eyes!
Lupin, we're saved!
-Are you thinking what I'm thinking? -Hm.
Yes, I am! The animals show us the way out.
-Awesome!
Ha ha!
-All rise.
-Wake up, royal snakes! We've got an idea!
-What's next?
-Goodbye and thanks for everything.
-Come back as soon as you can!
-EH! WAIT FOR US!
-That way!
We're almost there!
Oh! The king monkey!
-Belfort, I think
we made it.
-Hum hum...
-Oh!
The monster!
-AH!
-Children!
-Devil!
Mother, is that you?
-At last! I was so worried about your disappearance!
Your behavior is disgraceful!
Return to the castle immediately!
Hm!
-Are they mute?
Not even a "thank you"!
-My dear Lupin,
don't worry about them, I thank you.
Without you, I would of never found them.
-We make a perfect team.
Good night, Belfort. And no bad dreams...
-You too, now that you know that the monster doesn't exist.
-Time to eat! Belfort!
Your pâté is waiting for you, Belfort!
-Oh?
-Hm!
-Good night, dear Lupin.
-Good night, Belfort.
-In the time of Louis XIV, there was
in the garden of Versailles an incredible labyrinth.
It's Charles Perrault who had the idea,
and it was the gardener Le Nôtre who built it.
In the alleys, there were dozens of animal statues:
peacocks, monkeys, foxes, wolves, hydras,
and many more.
Painted with bright colors, they looked like real animals.
They evoked Aesop's fables,
which later inspired the famous fables by La Fontaine,
such as "The Fox and the Stork" or "The Hare and the Tortoise".
Alas, this labyrinth no longer exists.
But many paintings allow us to imagine
the place as it was at the time of Louis XIV.