Fly Flamingo Fly
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-Lupin!!!
Ah, there you are at last!
-Congrats, you've found me.
Now, if you don't mind, I'll go back to sleep.
-Oh no, follow me. I've got something to show you,
something that'll make you fall over backwards.
Come on, get up!
-Yeah, yeah, okay.
This better be good.
-So, what do you think?
-If it was to show me humans, I see them all the time.
There was no need to wake me up.
-My dearest Lupin, take a better look.
M. Villette is looking for something in his pocket.
Great! Wake me up when he's finished.
-A compass!
-What's that thing?
-It's a an instrument that indicates north.
Admire this masterpiece of ingenuity.
-Oh yeah, these humans are extraordinary,
they've just invented a mirror.
Actually, they haven't, the castle's already full of them.
-It's ruined all my feathers.
Are you okay?
-Anything broken?
-That's one hell of a fall.
-A hyena!
Ouch... Hello.
I'm Belfort.
And this is Lupin, who is not a hyena but a wolf.
-A wolf!
-Don't worry,
he wouldn't hurt a fly.
-Nor a flamingo, if you were wondering.
-What happened?
-I was flying as usual, when all of a sudden,
a super bright light in my face,
like a bolt of lightning.
I couldn't see a thing and...
-We get the idea.
-But reassure me, did I really arrive in Africa?
-Ah, you're not in not in Africa at all,
you are at Versailles, capital of the kingdom of France.
Oh, what a mistake!
Oh! I've totally lost my way, I've messed up again.
-No, you haven't, just relax your feathers.
You'll be fine.
-It's not okay at all.
My colony laughs at me because
I have no sense of orientation, I get lost all the time.
I'm the lamest flamingo.
-Anyone can get lost.
It happens to me, I get lost in my own house.
But it has to be said, it's a bit big.
-What if I never find my way back or my colony again?
I fell I'm start to panic, I'm hyperventilating.
I'm panicking!
-You think he's always like that?
Or is it because of the light, which he took in the face.
-My friends, don't lose hope,
we'll help you find your way back to Africa.
-Exactly, get up!
Come on, get back up. What's your name?
-Thank you very much, you're very nice.
My name is loser, at least that's what everyone calls me;
but my real name is Chico.
-Chico, nice to meet you.
Now tell use how flamingos find their way to Africa?
-We find our bearings thanks to the position of the sun,
and the direction of the wind.
We use air temperature, the pressure,
the magnetic field, or...
-Here we go again.
I can feel myself panicking.
-He's going to hit another statue.
-Are you okay?
Welcome to the menagerie of Versailles,
where many of the residents come from Africa.
I'm sure one of them will be able to give us some information.
-But I'm warning you, they are a little up their ass.
-Hello, gentlemen.
This is Chico.
-Hello everyone.
-What familiarity.
We didn't fish shrimp together.
-What a lack of class and distinction.
-He's certainly one of those crude animals that lives in the wilderness.
-You see, everyone says that I'm a loser. I'm so lame.
-Don't listen to them. Told you they're so full of themselves.
-We've got to help that flamingo to find is way back to Africa.
We need your advice.
His family's gone on migration and must be worried about him.
-That's his problem. -We're busy.
-What nerve!
-How could I forget my way to the
kingdom of my ancestors, of my origins,
land of light and greatness,
with peanuts as far as the eye can see.
-And?
Which way is Africa?
-Ah? Uh, well, it's...
You just have to get back the main road
that goes straight to Africa.
-Mrs Doubec, Mrs Debu, what perfect timing!
Our friends are asking me the way to Africa!
It's easy, isn't it?
-Child's play.
Turn right out of the menagerie.
-Ladies, please!
No, you'll have to cross Paris, then change at Bastille.
-I pretty sure you have to cross
the sea to go to Africa. Is there a sea in Paris?
-It seems to me, yes, yes.
There's a beach under the paving stones,
so you have to take the Paris avenue...
-The Paris avenue ?
Anything else? It has to be through Portugal that you need to go,
where is Portugal avenue?
-Please, do any of you really know the way to go to Africa?
Someone in Versailles must know how to get to Africa.
-Africa!
grandiose and magnificent landscapes!
-Its grandiose beauty and its magnificent beauty!
-Have you ever been to Africa?
-Our species go there every winter to find food.
-Yes, that's right.
While there's plenty of food here,
year round. -Yeah.
We took part in last year's tour to keep with tradition
-Excellent news! Tell us about it.
-We want to hear all about.
-Well, first it was exhausting.
-Exhausting! You fly all day, eat bugs,
and sleep with lots of birds.
-Who squeak a lot.
-HORROR!
-So we turned back,
as soon as we could. Migration to Africa is a tourist trap.
-It's clear, nobody seems to know how to get there.
-Nobody in the gardens, my dear Lupin.
-Yes, Mme de La Fayette,
sometimes I miss my native Spain,
especially in winter.
-I never went to the kingdom of Spain. But I'm sure a trip there would bring lots of ideas...
-Gazette! Are you there?
-Hi.
-Belfort?
-What's going on?
-We're looking for a way to help Chico get back to Africa.
Do you have a book with the path?
-A book? Oh, I've got something better than that.
-A giant ball?
Is that a toy? -No, it's a globe.
Good idea Gazette, as usual.
Thanks to this globe, we'll be able to locate Africa.
-Really?
-Let's go to the ball, but how
do we get rid of him?
Usual human behaviour, always in the way.
-M. Villette makes calculations.
He's going to present his new invention to the king.
-The mirror we've seen.
-The mirror who makes it rain flamingos?
-So, it's over?
-No, Chico, I'll take care of it.
-It's Belfort,
you feel like playing? Good heavens!
But that's my compass.
Come back here!
It's my favorite compass.
Come back here! Sit! Lie down!
Well done. Let's go.
There's no need to panic, no...
I feel like I... No, not now.
I'm panicking!
-Mr. Chico, what's going on?
-Here we go again.
-I'm freaking out.
-Chico, calm down!
-What's happening? -Let's hide.
-Leave me alone!
-Bird noises? I could have sworn... Come on François,
you're just sleep-deprived.
Well, let's get back to work.
Why do you always find
yourself in the worst situations?
I understood, you need my help.
-Oh no, come on, get out! I'm allergic to cats.
-Ah, thank you, Ariane.
-Thank you, the cat. About time!
-Bailing you out of trouble is becoming a habit.
And what are you doing here?
-We've come to
find our way to Africa.
-Yes, on a big ball.
-Let's find our destination.
-Lets see...
Africa! Here it is, found it.
-And this is Versailles. To get to Africa, you have to go...
South.
-Thanks, guys!
I'll be able join my colony.
Heading south...
to Africa.
Just a moment.
Which way's south?
I feel it happening again.
I'm freaking out!
-I could feel it coming.
-What's happening to you?
-I'll never to find the South,
I suck.
-Just relax, breathe.
Finding the south is easy. Trust your instincts.
All animals can sense that.
-Really? Because I can't.
Listen carefully,
The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west.
-Ah, yes. My master had Versailles built with the front facing west,
for the sunset. -Very interesting.
So, if we know where is east and west,
it's a child's play to find the south.
-What about the night? There's no sun at night.
-That's true. You can also find your way with the stars, but it's harder.
You'll have to travel by day.
-What if there are clouds? -Or if it's raining?
-When there are clouds,
look for lichen on the trees.
Lichen
always grows to the north side.
-Too bad, because I'm going south.
-You'll travel during the day in good weather. Okay?!
Sound fair, Chico?
Okay, so now let's recap.
The sun rises at the east, and sets to the west.
I fly during the day. Lichen grows on the wrong side of the trees.
-There you go.
You can do it.
-Thank you, my friends.
Well, here we go!
-Is he going to make it? -No way...
He's gone in the north direction. Catch him fast.
-The colony is right, I suck.
I should have listened to them.
"Chico, you suck, an incompetent, a loser."
-I know what you mean. My sisters are always saying
I’m a good-for-nothing because my nose doesn't work.
But you mustn't give up.
-So don't give up. -Exactly.
My friends, we're going take drastic steps.
-Thank you a lot Ariane,
what would we do without you and your legendary brain?
Yes I know, everyone says that.
-And now.., a geography lesson.
First, the rivers.
-Streams originate from glaciers.
flowing in torrents, join together
in the valleys, where they form rivers.
These rivers unite to form the great rivers that Note:"Rivières" et "fleuves" both translate to rivers. But in French there is a distinction between the two. "rivières" end up in "fleuves" and "fleuves" end up in the sea.
end up into the seas...
What did I say?
-The rivers flow into
glaciers, oceans that criss-cross
the mountains.
This isn't right.
I feel like I'm going to panic.
I'm panicking!
I'm still panicking.
-Chico, stop!
-We're going to be spotted.
-Chico, at last, calm down!
We'll find a solution, I promise.
-It's no use, I'm doomed. My colony is right.
"Chico, ever since you've hatched, you've been a loser!"
-Chico can't stay in Versailles. He'll be miserable.
-You're right. We've got to help him join his people in Africa.
-How can we do that? He has no sense of direction. He won't make it.
-I make up for my lack of flair
with my knowledge of the human arts and sciences.
What if he does the same?
-Teach him to read without me.
Human writing make me lose my bearings. Note: It's a play on words. The literal translation of "perdre le Nord" is "lose the North". That here means "losing my bearings".
-Losing your bearings?
The north, of course.
Eureka! Lupin, you're brilliant.
-I'm what? Wait!
-This is a scandal!
-In the Portugal king's court, it would be a disgrace.
-This is Versailles, not some vulgar circus.
-Chico!
Chico!
We have a gift for you.
-Thank you, but
what the hell is this?
-It's the solution to your problems.
It's a compass.
If the red needle points north, the white one points south.
-If I follow the
white needle,
I'll get to Africa?
-Bingo!
Africa, here I come!
-He didn't even even said goodbye.
-All these emotions have whetted my appetite.
I invite you to the castle kitchens.
-How could I have lost it?
Not long ago, it was on my desk.
-Let's see, your dear compass, you have it in your hand.
-I'm not talking about this one,
but the one I keep on my desk.
The one I lost doesn't work anymore, but I think it brings me luck.
If you ever you find it...
-I'll bring it back.
-The gizmo we gave to Chico doesn't work?
-What an airhead! I left without saying goodbye,
or thank you.
Do I have something on my beak?
-Chico, did you notice you managed to head south,
and then come back without getting lost, with a broken compass.
-Come to think of it, I haven't even looked at it once.
-Well, you don't need it.
-Lupin's right, you're good at finding your way around on your own.
-But then, maybe I'm not so bad after all.
-No. You've come to believe it because everyone kept telling you so.
But it's not true.
-You're not a loser.
-I'm not a loser, it's true.
I can do this on my own. I can feel it, I can do it.
Thanks, guys, I'll never forget you.
Bye!
-Have a good trip, Chico!
-Come back any time!
-Tourist!
-Your Majesty,
I'm going to demonstrate of a scientific phenomenon called
"the burning mirror".
-Wow! This is magic.
-Almost, Lupin.
It's science.
-When you think of Versailles, we think of the Sun King or Marie-Antoinette,
the balls, the banquets, but the century de Louis XIV was rich
in scientific and technical discoveries.
Scientists from all over the world worked hard
for the honor of presenting their inventions to the king,
like scientist M. Villette
who presented to Louis XIV is "the burning mirror".
An incredible mirror that could be positioned
to concentrate the heat of the sun's rays and melt metal.
The Sun King was interested in all kinds of science:
architecture, hydraulics, botanical, medical, geography,
and especially astronomy.
Louis XIV owned terrestrial and celestial globes,
which today can be seen at the French National Library, in Paris.