Big Red

Ladies and gentlemen, in the centre ring,

Mr. Blake is now judging best in show.

Mesdames et messieurs, au centre,

Monsieur Blake juge le meilleur chien de la parade.

- Fine dog, Monsieur. - Yes. Buy him.

- How high can I go? - Up to five.

- $500. I don't think... - $5,000.

Quli, Monsieur.

Shh.

Attends, attends. Ne bouge pas.

Ne bouge pas. Je veux te prendre.

Ne bouge pas.

Ah.

Attends.

Ah, ce n'est pas grave.

Reviens!

Hey, arréte! Hey, reviens!

Hey. Hey!

Red? How did he get out?

- Get him. - Monsieur.

Matt! Patsy! Come back here!

Le chien! Le chien!

- Ou est le chien, Monsieur? - What?

Le chien rouge qui courait, s'il vous plait.

Come on, méchant chien.

Pourquoi tu t'es sauvé?

On t'attend dans ta cage.

Son.

Just where do you think you're going with that dog?

Le chien s'est sauvé de la cage. Je 'emmeéne.

- Just a minute, laddie. - S'il vous plait, Monsieur.

Emile, this boy doesn't speak English.

Find out what he's doing with Red.

Oh, I speak English, Monsieur.

- But, uh... But, uh... - But, uh?

Quand ca va vite, je cherche mes mots.

He says he does speak English,

but when events move rapidly, he cannot find the right words.

Events are moving much too rapidly.

You weren't trying to steal this dog, were you?

- Quoi? - Steal. Voter.

Oh, no, Monsieur. I was looking for le boss to ask for work.

Ahem. C'est...

C'est Monsieur qui est le boss.

Oh.

Monsieur, I am René Jean-Paul Dumond.

I am a strong worker. I do not get tired.

I have lived with my uncle who trap the fox.

But now my uncle is dead, so I must work.

I am learning to speak English from a book.

And I like animals very much!

I see. And that's why you let the dog out of his run, huh?

I did not let him out, Monsieur.

J'ai ouvert la cage parce que le chien avait la patte prise dans la broche.

- La patte? Excuse me. - Oui.

What did he say?

Red's paw was caught in the cage wire.

Which one?

- Laquelle? - La patte gauche.

The left one, Monsieur. Stay.

- It is nothing, Monsieur. - Good.

So, you want a job, huh? Work.

Quli, Monsieur. I am a strong worker. I do not get tired.

- I have lived with... - My uncle who trap the fox.

And you're learning English from a book.

Quli, Monsieur.

Okay, son. You've got a job.

- Merci, Monsieur le boss. - Show him what to do, Emile.

- Monsieur. - Come on, Red. Come on, boy.

Well, first thing you must do...

...is put on your belt so your trousers do not descend.

Quli, Monsieur.

"Sleep, slept, slept.”

"I sleep, I slept,

I have slept.”

This is the new bed where I sleep.

This is the window in the new room

where I sleep.

This is a chair. This is a desk.

This is a floor.

This is a table.

Good morning, Mr Jones.

Good afternoon, Mrs Brown.

Good evening, Mr Smith.

"Did you walk to the railroad station?"

"Did he walk to the railroad station?"

"Did we walk to the railroad station?"

"Did you walk to the railroad station?"

Merci.

"I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are."

I am, you are, they are... sleepy.

- N'est-ce pas? - Good evening, Mr Emile.

- Thérése has fed you? - Qui, Monsieur.

Your wife... Madame... is a very fine cook.

Good. Are you comfortable?

- Oh, oui, Monsieur. - Good.

Because tomorrow, you start working.

Come here.

All these here will be in your care.

To keep clean, to feed, to tend when they are sick.

Quli, Monsieur.

But especially this one.

Do you know how much this dog is worth?

Worth?

Combien vaut le chien?

- Oh, how much is cost. - Oui.

That "how much" is $5,000.

- Vous voulez rire, huh? - Mmm.

I do not make a joke.

$5,000? One dog?

Come here.

- Do you know what a dog show is? - Non, Monsieur.

Well, no matter. I'll show you pictures in the morning.

Anyway, there is such a show in New York City next month.

Now, if he wins this show, he'll be the best dog in North America.

Perhaps in the whole world.

And that is what Monsieur Haggin wants more than any one thing.

- Tu comprends? - Qui, Monsieur.

Be sure that you do, because this is very important.

Well, you go to bed now. Our day begins at 6:00.

Bonsoir, Monsieur.

Dors bien.

Good night, Mr. Jones. Good night, Mrs. Brown.

$5,000.

It is an honour to sleep in the same room with such a dog.

Good night, Mr Smith.

Mmm?

Gently. Ah. Voila.

- Emile! - Qui, Monsieur?

- Bring out Red, will you, please? - Coming, Monsieur.

Monsieur wishes Big Red. Outside.

Here you are. Go! Go outside.

- Quickly! Outside. - Oui, Monsieur.

No, no! Not that way!

I am sorry, Monsieur. The boy did not know.

It's all right.

Well, let's get to work, huh?

Come on.

Thanks, Emile. Now be tough on him.

That Westminster show isn't so far off.

Yes, Monsieur, I will be all the tough judges rolled into one.

Red, stay.

Ready, Monsieur? Begin, Monsieur.

Red, heel.

Monsieur.

The head.

Head up.

Heel.

Head up.

Non! Parlez-lui avec douceur et il va faire...

...tout ce que vous voudrez.

What? What did he say?

Nothing, Monsieur. The boy does not understand these things.

- Go back inside and work. - Just a minute, son.

Come here.

- Pas de baisers. - Think you can handle the dog better?

- Non, non, Monsieur. - Then what did you say?

I said, Monsieur, perhaps if...

if Monsieur would speak to the dog...

- avec douceur. - Huh?

With gentleness, Monsieur.

With gentleness, Monsieur. That is all I said.

I see. Love conquers all, eh?

Look, son, a dog is an animal.

He's governed by conditioned reflexes.

Dogs are not people. They don't have human reactions,

and the only way to handle them is with a firm voice and a tight lead.

We'll try again tomorrow.

Thank you.

One does not speak out to Monsieur?

Unless one wishes to join the ranks of the unemployed.

Well. Here.

Take him for a run in the fields. Uh...

but do not, under any circumstances, let him off the lead.

- Qui, Monsieur. - Go.

- Oh, René. - Qui, Monsieur?

The next time Monsieur calls,

the front door, if you please.

Quli, Monsieur.

Whoa! Hey! Pas trop vite, pas trop vite.

$5,000

and yet you cannot even walk as Monsieur Le Boss wishes.

Bien sur. It should not be difficile for a dog like you

a dog of such worth.

Come. We will try.

Come.

Droit. Heel.

Come here.

You want to be a hunting dog, eh?

To be useful and work with Monsieur Le Boss, no?

In that case, there is much to learn.

One does not become a hunting dog overnight.

No, Red!

Red!

Come back.

Whew.

Come on. Now... stay!

The rabbit, no.

The pheasant, yes.

Tu comprends?