Dragonworld

Over here.

Come, child, don't be afraid.

Your grandfather is expecting us.

Do you see him?

No, Ma'am, I don't even know what he looks like.

You don't know your own grandfather?

Oh, dear me.

We'll see about this.

How do you do?

Evelyn Twittingham, British Rail Service.

I've brought a child up from London, an American.

His parents recently passed away, poor thing.

He is to be handed over to his grandfather,

one Angus McGowan of Western Ross.

We made arrangements for Mr. McGowan to meet us here,

but we can't seem to find him anywhere.

And I'm afraid we don't know what he looks like.

Angus McGowan, you say?

Don't worry, Ma'am.

If Angus McGowan said he'd be here,

he'll be here right as rain,

and you'll know him when you see him.

I see.

Thank you so much.

Come along, child.

I can't carry this bag another step.

Why don't you just sit here a moment,

and I'll go and find the station master.

Will you be all right?

Yes, Ma'am.

I'll be back in a flash.

All aboard!

John McGowan!

Is that you, lad?

John McGowan?

Grandpa?

Johnny.

Grandpa!

Oh.

Don't worry, lad, you're safe with me.

Grandpa, you're going the wrong way!

So, you've been here 10 minutes

and you know your way around then?

No, I mean, you're driving on the wrong side of the road!

Oh, don't worry, lad.

This is how we do it in Scotland.

Grandpa, did you know my daddy?

Once upon a time, when he was a lad.

Was he a good father to you?

Yeah, my mom was too.

I really miss 'em.

You'll never stop missing them, lad,

but it won't always hurt so.

What's done is done.

What's this?

Oh, don't go touching that now.

That's your grandpa's whiskey.

That stuff makes you drunk, Grandpa.

No, only if you drink it the wrong way.

The man that crashed into us was drunk.

He was driving on the wrong side of the road, just like you.

The hell with it then!

Come on now, laddie, wake up, we're almost home.

Home?

Welcome home, John McGowan,

to the land of your forefathers.

Four fathers?

Nobody has four fathers.

Not four fathers, son.

Forefathers.

Your father's father and his father before him,

and so on and so on, back into history.

Oh!

Ooh!

Ooh, ooh, look at the wee little lad.

Ooh, you're a bonnie one, aren't ya?

And a McGowan through and through, just like your pappy.

Are you my grandma?

Oh! - Grandma, damnation, no.

Your grandma's been gone for years, lad.

And a good woman she was, God bless her soul.

No, this is Mrs. Cosgrove.

She cooks and tends the garden.

Just come on time when she calls you for supper

and you'll get along fine.

Aye, anything you want, you just ask me.

I'll love you like my own, ooh, I will!

Oh, don't smother him now, Maggie.

Come on, let's feed him some supper.

Oh!

Eat, lad.

You'll need your strength for the morning chores.

Chores?

I'm too young to do chores, Grandpa.

That starts when you're about eight.

Oh, you're never too young or old

or sick or tired to do your chores.

Right, Mrs. Cosgrove.

Eat up, lad.

It's mutton stew in honor of your arrival.

Mm.

Do you guys ever eat like pizza or hamber burgers

or bean and cheese burritos?

No.

I've heard of pizzas and hammy burgers,

but what are these burritos?

You tell me what's in them,

and I'll do my best to make them for ye.

Can I go to bed now?

Of course you can, lad.

A good night's sleep will do you a world of good.

Go easy on the lad, Angus.

Give him time to adjust.

He's old enough to watch the sheep.

Work will take his mind off his sorrow.

Only time can mend a broken heart.

His father watched the sheep at his age.

Aye, and left home as soon as he was old enough.

Didn't he now?

Any mail in town for me?

No.

Just another bill from the tax man.

Damn persistent lot.

One of these days they're going

to lock you up, Angus McGowan.

They can't squeeze blood from a stone.

All this land is yours?

Ours, lad.

The castle, the hills further than the eye can see

has bourne the McGowan name for centuries.

This land is magic, lad.

You give to the land, the land gives back to you.

It's been that way forever

and will be forever more.

As long as we love and respect and care for it well.

Are we rich?

Oh, we're rich, lad, in here, where it counts.

Well, just you watch the sheep,

and I'll be back for you at dinner time.

Watch 'em?

Watch 'em do what?

Whatever it is they do,

just see to it they don't do it too far from home.

That's called the Dragon's Lullaby.

It's a bonnie tune, from way back.

Try it, lad.

I can't, Grandpa.

Of course you can, you're a McGowan.

Oh, put some spirit into it, lad.

There you go, lad.

Give your sadness to the music.

What was that?

Damned if I know.

The strangest thing I ever heard.

Come on, Grandpa.

Let's go in.

It's too scary out here.

Aye, right you are, lad.

Keep those pipes with you now, they're yours.

Keep them with you at all times.

You'll soon be piping like a Scotsman.

Come on.

Here lies your grandma, lad.

God bless her soul.

You and me are all that remains of the McGowan clan.

It's up to us to protect the castle and the land.

And it's up to you to carry on after I'm gone.

Gone?

Oh, don't worry, lad.

I'm not going anywhere for a long while yet.

You see this tree?

It's a wishing tree, touch it.

And make a wish.

If your wish is good and wish with all your heart,

the fairy folk will make it come to pass.

That stuff's only in fairy tales, Grandpa.

Right you are, lad.

Every nook and cranny of McGowan land's

got a legend behind it.

Well, the chores are waiting.

I'll see you at suppertime.

I wish I had a friend.

Hey, come back here!

Darn!

Ah!

Got you!

Grandpa, look what I found!

What in the blazes?

Don't scare him, Grandpa.

All right, Johnny.

Steady there, little fella.

I'm not gonna harm you.

Where did you find him?

Over there, in the valley.

Can I keep him, Grandpa?

Please?

Oh now, hold your horses, laddie.

This is no ordinary house pet.

This is a wee baby dragon.

Mrs. Cosgrove!