Amundsen der Pinguin

Where are you?

There you are.

At least you're reliable.

Well done.

Kullman, of course. Who else?

Brainless idiots.

Damn it, Kullman.

You came too close to the colony, less than two kilometres.

Yes, I scared the penguin mothers.

Now they don't know whether to brood or not.

Natural resources, you dreamer,

that's the purpose of this expedition.

So shut up and count your penguins.

If you want to complain, here's the boss.

What's going on?

Kullman almost blew up the colony.

We're here for soil research. Not only.

It may clash with your task,

but we have to stick together here, as you both know.

Not with him.

It's against the agreement, so cut it out.

This just came in.

You won't get any more funding for your project.

You're going home with the next mail boat.

I'm sorry, Cornelius.

Au revoir.

At least these arguments will finally stop.

Well, guys.

This is it.

Take care.

Come on, stop arguing.

Come on, give me that.

Thanks.

Kullman will be pleased.

Just one more moment.

Come on, I can't block the road forever.

Please, go. I'm too late as it is.

I know it's no fun for you either.

Why don't you carry your frog across?

It's not a frog, it's a toad.

You're blocking traffic for that frog? Take it off the road.

I can't wait. I have an appointment.

It's not a frog.

It's a toad, don't you see?

I can't block the road any longer.

And I'm much too late already.

I'm bound to get into trouble. Bye.

Hello, I'm taking my anorak to my room.

Since when are you so orderly?

Come, sit down. Hang it on your chair.

What took you so long?

Were you at Mrs Krause's and her cat Felix again?

And what was all that honking?

That was nothing.

But Felix is so cute.

I want a cat as well. Or a dog.

Unbelievable. Why not just move into the zoo?

As long as you get 3's for math, no more animals.

Come on, Arthur. Anne's doing fine at school.

And she always takes excellent care of her pets. Two?

Well, it runs in the family.

Look at your uncle Cornelius.

He'd block traffic to help an ant cross the road.

Stop making jokes about my brother.

They're not even funny.

What nasty animal is that? How often...

That's 2... 300 weeks house arrest.

300 weeks? Until she's come of age?

No, I meant three weeks, of course.

But those are definite.

Andre, can't you knock?

Spying's my hobby.

Everyone's waiting for you.

Forget Kullman.

He's just ambitious, you know.

I have no time. It's my last night. I have a lot to do.

Always working, aren't you?

Come on. There's a time for working, and a time for partying.

And now we're partying.

Just one glass.

So the penguin says: I don't have any.

Good one.

The right bottom drawer.

Those bastards.

Hey, Cornelius.

You have my stuff. Give it back.

Take it easy.

Do you have something to tell me?

You were at the colony.

You took the penguin from its nest.

What's much more important is this:

If there's one stone, there are more.

And I think our friend here knows where.

Come on, Cornelius.

Tell us what you know.

From your notes I see you've followed its swimming route.

He must have picked it up somewhere.

Cut it out.

Then tell me something.

Give me the palmtop and cell phone.

Give it to him.

I'm all ears.

Get out of the way. I'll get it.

There is the bird lover.

I'll get the snowmobile.

Idiots, you screwed up.

This is impossible.

Now he's gone with the penguin.

My God, you're useless. Go after him.

Thanks for watching him. I won't be long.

And he's really not aggressive?

No, he's harmless.

You won't bite my Idefix, will you?

Little one, come here. Yes, that's nice.

I have to go on.

On the basis of the data I have now...

I can determine fundamental patterns. You know that.

Yes, and I've fought hard for your project,

but there's no funding left.

And besides,

how do you really know...

that there are more of these down there?

I can't tell you exactly.

It's a feeling I have,

a hunch that the penguin got it from a treasure.

Two loose rubies on the seafloor is highly unlikely.

We can make ourselves independent of grants

and all that bureaucratic shit.

You may be right, but we're a public institution,

and not treasure hunters.

Forget about it. Write a final report

and maybe next year there'll be new funding.

Please.

Your penguin is so cute, Dr. Gerstenberg.

And not at all dangerous.

By the way, I informed the veterinary department.

You've violated the quarantine laws.

Why? I examined him. He's healthy.

He's going in quarantine for four weeks.

In two weeks we're back in Antarctica.

Regulations are regulations. Goodbye.

Now I get it.

The veterinary department called to say they'll come to pick him up.

Yes, I'll be right there.

Well, now you can watch my dog for a few moments.

They got along very well.

Is he aggressive?

Dr. Gerstenberg.

We have to come up with something.

Good day. Good day.

I'm from the veterinary office. I'm here to pick up a penguin.

That's him.

That's a dog.

True. But he's called Penguin.

I see.

Bye. Bye.

Come on, say something. You're both so hardheaded.

The doorbell rang.

Thanks. What a valuable contribution.

Anne, you get it.

Always me.

Don't be such a lump, Arthur.

Uncle Cornelius.

Well, princess? No.

Anyone home?

That too. Dr. Doolittle in person.

Man. Hey, sis.

You've been away for so long.

Let me look at you.

We hadn't expected you.

I'm sure you hadn't.

You look good. The cold served you well.

From freezing to Cologne in summer. I don't know how you cope with it.

I cope with it rather well.

But I know someone who may find it a lot harder.

A penguin. A penguin.

He must be thirsty. I'll get him something.

What's your name? Don't you have one?

I'll call him Amundsen, like the explorer.

Here, Amundsen. Drink.

Cornelius, are you in your right mind?

A penguin?

Yes, a penguin.

It's only for a few days.

I have to organize a few things. Then I'll go back to the Antarctic.

With him, of course.

He's tame. And house-trained.

Come, sit down and eat something,

then tell us everything.

Dad, will you take a picture of Cornelius, Amundsen and me?

And Mom, of course. Please, please.

Well, alright.

Go stand... Go stand...

Right there.

How long are we going to keep this up?

My toes are frozen already, boss.

We'll keep it up until we've found the treasure.

We can't lift all those tailcoats' feet to see if there's a rock underneath.

No, but it would help if you used your brain.

It's just a matter of a single nest.