My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de Courgette)

Liars!

Filthy liars, all of 'em.

Liars!

What's going on up there?

Zucchini?

Hey, you answer when I call you!

Answer me!

Yes, Mom.

Who's gonna clean up all this mess?

Me!

It was an accident.

- I'll help pick it up. Get down here this instant!

When I get up there... - Please, I didn't mean to!

You are gonna get the spanking of your life!

No!

How old are you, son?

I’m nine.

So, can you tell me a little bit about your mother?

She, she really liked to drink beer,

and her mashed potatoes were always good,

and sometimes we had fun.

Okay.

Not always?

So, where's your father?

Here.

Hmm.

It has my dad's chick on it, too.

My mom always said that my dad liked chicks,

so I put one on there.

Okay.

I’m gonna take you to a really nice place

with other children who are like you,

kids who have no mom or dad.

But I do have a mom!

You're mom is gone, Icare.

My name is Zucchini.

Zucchini?

Did your mother give you that name?

Well, you can call me Raymond.

Did your mother give you that name?

Yeah.

You can fly your kite, if you want to.

Well, here we are.

Good to see you.

You, too, Miss Paterson.

This little man is Icare.

However, I think he'd prefer to be called Zucchini.

Zucchini?

That's what his mother used to call him.

He seems pretty attached to it.

Isn't that so, son?

Yeah.

Okay, time to go.

Welcome to Fontaines, your new home.

Don't worry buddy, you'll be fine here.

I’ll come visit you.

Hey, I...

Thank you, Ma'am.

Drive safe.

Okay.

You want to come inside and see your room?

Under your bed is a big drawer

for you to put all your things in.

See?

Okay, well, I'll let you

put your stuff away and get settled.

You gonna be alright?

I'll be waiting out in the hall if you need me.

Good morning, Ma'am.

Good morning.

I'd like to introduce your new friend, Icare.

Zucchini.

Ah, oh, of course, sorry.

I mean our new friend, Zucchini.

More like a potato with that head!

That's enough, Simon.

Hey, hey, hey, quiet down everyone.

Ah, well, I'll leave them in your hands.

Have a good class, Mr. Paul.

Thank you.

Why don't you take your seat.

Now where were we?

Cows are in a special group of animals called ruminants.

In fact, they have four stomachs.

Cows graze on grass,

but they don't chew it before swallowing

so they can regurgitate it inside the stomach,

and quietly chew that instead.

Now children, no one is quite sure why it is...

Welcome to prison, potato head.

Ooh, Simon's gonna roast that potato!

Can anyone name another?

Hey, Bea?

Must be pretty roomy in there after all that digging.

Stop it, Simon!

Outta my seat, ugly.

So, potato, what's up?

Huh?

Why are you here?

How'd you get stuck with us?

Hold on, you got fries on your plate.

You're a potato who eats potatoes?

That's kinda gross if you think about it.

This guy's some kind of cannibal.

That's a good one.

That's enough, Simon.

So why did your parents throw you out, huh?

They didn't want you around anymore?

Thrown away?

And now he's here.

Stop it, Simon!

Make me, Bea!

Hey you guys, Alice Is doing the fork thing again.

Why have you got bandages on your face?

Because I had a headache, but Rosy made it better.

Stop banging that fork on your stupid plate.

I’m gonna find out why you're here.

I always do!

What a loser.

Okay, come on boys, it's lights out.

But I'm not tired!

I don't want to go to bed.

No staying up late.

Go straight to sleep, okay?

Shhh! Okay.

Zucchini's already asleep.

Ahmed, did you go to the bathroom?

Uh, I think so.

You think or you know?

Maybe?

You're crazy, dude.

Yeah, (laughs) you're really crazy dude.

- Shhh, Simon. - Aww, widdle Ahmed,

always wets his bed!

- Simon, what did I say? - No, I don't.

- Stop. - Quiet now.

Kisses all around, then lights out.

Okay.

Good night Miss Rosy.

Sweet dreams.

You really asleep?

No, the potato's not sleeping.

It won't be sleeping all night.

Go, go higher.

Simon, let me have a turn.

You have to wait.

Whoa!

It's up really high.

Look at it go.

Wow!

Look how high it is!

Hey, give it back!

Oh yeah?

And what if I don't give it back?