Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds

That day,

Sirocco the Magician was in a dark mood.

The people of the kingdom were far too terrified

to even think of approaching him

in the heart of the Forbidden Lands.

Sirocco was extremely lonely and very sad.

To amuse himself,

the Storm Lord created wooden toys.

But this did not suffice to cheer him up,

and his solitude grew more unbearable

with each passing day.

He declared to the wooden toys,

"Out of my sight, and never return."

And once again, Sirocco unleashed his terrible wrath.

He released a horrifying storm upon the kingdom.

Sirocco unleashed

his terrible wrath.

He released a horrifying storm upon the kingdom.

Finally finished that chapter.

Oh, this coffee is cold.

At last, I can finally go...

...to sleep.

Hi, Agnes.

Hello, Agnes.

Hey, Agnes.

Juliette, come back here right now and give her a kiss.

Come on.

Hello, Juliette.

It was her birthday yesterday.

And we brought a birthday cake.

She wanted to celebrate with you too.

Anyway, you're a lifesaver again

for taking the girls for me this weekend.

This weekend?

- Bye-bye, Juliette. - Wait. Hang on.

- Bye, Mommy. - What day is it today?

The day my kiddos bring home the regional cup.

- We're gonna win! - If Juliette asks for

a second bedtime story, just say, no, okay?

Thanks again, Agnes. You really are the best.

Your dad's coming to pick you up tomorrow.

Be good now, girls.

What do we say to my friend, boys?

We're gonna win!

See you tomorrow, Mom.

Bye.

We're gonna win!

Hi there, Carmen.

You forgot that we were coming today, didn't you?

Did not. Not at all.

Agnes, can I please have the big bed this time?

No way. I'm bigger than you.

That's why I get the big bed.

Agnes, Carmen said that I can't have the big bed.

Come on now, girls, please.

I can't do this right now.

I just have to rest for a little while,

and then we can discuss this later, all right?

You're gonna rest right now?

But aren't we gonna have some of my cake?

Of course we're going to have your cake.

But first, I really have to have a little nap.

I was writing all night and I'm tired.

I need my strength so I can take care of you two.

Now, stay quiet for half an hour,

and then we'll have some cake, okay?

Is half an hour a long time?

It's kind of like half-time.

But that's super long.

Amuse yourselves for now, girls.

There are lots of books to read.

It'll go by in a flash.

Don't worry, Agnes. Go get some rest.

We'll play nice and quietly, right Juliette?

This is shaping up to be an exhausting day.

You gotta be an Olympian to keep up with those two.

You would've loved those girls too.

Even when they bicker, you can tell they love each other.

And the love between sisters is such a precious thing.

I'm so bored.

Let's do what Agnes said and read stories

from Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds.

Juliette, stop making all that noise.

Agnes needs to get some sleep.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Ah, Juliette, watch what you're doing.

You're gonna break something.

How long is she gonna sleep?

I wanna go play outside.

I have an idea.

Why don't we play "The King of Silence"?

Whoever can stay quietest the longest wins, okay?

Okay, one, two, three.

No, your game is dumb. I don't wanna play.

I wanna do what I want.

I hate having nothing to do.

It's stupid and boring.

Well, how about I go get us something to drink? Huh?

You promise to be quiet?

Carmen, I'm bored!

Be quiet. I'm coming.

Oh, what's going on?

Are you the one who battered me?

A little respect if you please.

You were in there, in the book?

Don't talk nonsense, child.

I was taking a nice stroll in the village

when--wait, where exactly am I?

This--this isn't the Kingdom of Winds.

No, this looks absolutely nothing like our realm.

What an incredibly strange place.

What world am I in?

You're at Agnes's.

Agnes. Who is Agnes?

I don't know her.

She's Mommy's friend.

My big sister and me come over here a lot because my mom--

Yes, well, I'm sure that's all very interesting.

Well, actually, there's nothing interesting about it.

Go on now, outta my way.

I need to get home immediately.

I have no business with this Agnes woman.

What are you doing?

I'm tracing a path to get home.

What do you think I'm doing?

Why is it glowing?

Do you always ask this many questions, child?

You're pretty grumpy for a toy.

Well, I happen to be special.

Have you ever seen a toy travel by way of hopscotch? Hmm?

Now stop bothering me and kindly get lost.

Hey, wait.

Can I come with you? I'm so bored here.

What a silly idea. Hm.

Hey, what is that?

Goodness gracious.

How many of you are there?

Carmen, come quick.

-Let's go with him. -No, no!

Wait a minute.

Juliette! Wait!

Agnes, come quick!

We've got a big problem here.

No, no, no, no!

What are you doing here?

- You followed me. - Juliette!

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

I'm okay. Let go of me.

What? What is it?

What?

What's going on?

It feels so weird.

Goodness gracious. Stop fussing about.

It's not the end of the world.

Are we gonna stay like this forever?

Sometimes traveling via hopscotch will do that.

- What? - But if you go back,

then you turn back to what you were,

even though I think this is better.

Well, I think it's awesome.

Look at this, Carmen.

I can even purr.

Oh, come on, Juliette.

It's not normal to turn into a cat.

What's going on here?

Where are we?

What kind of question is that?

We're in the Kingdom of Winds.

He's right.

Look. It's just like in Agnes's books.

This is the best day of my life.

We've got to get back to Agnes's. We can't stay here.

Yes, you are right.

Off you go now. Skedaddle.

Oh no. We can't leave here just yet.

It's so cool here.

But Juliette, we can't stay here. It's--

No, no. You simply can't stay.

- Just for one quick look around? - Hmm.

Don't you wanna see the kingdom too?

Enough monkey business.

Come on. Say yes.

Say yes. Pretty please.

This is ridiculous.

It's my birthday.

Okay, but not for long, all right?

What do you mean not for long?

-Promise? -Wait. No! No, no, no, no, no.

You can't stay here. It's out of the question.

What are you gonna do about it?

You can't make us play your hopscotch thing.

If you want us to go, then take us on a little tour.

Oh, I get it. All right, fine.

I'll show you. But I'm warning you.

You're going to have to change your attitude.

And don't touch anything.

I don't want any problems, because--

'cause I say so.

Juliette.

Watch it.