Brother Bear

This is a story from long ago,

when the great mammoths still roamed our lands.

It's the story of my two brothers and me.

When the three of us were young,

we were taught that the world is full of magic.

(MAN CONTINUES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

The source of this magic is the ever-changing lights

that dance across the sky.

The shaman woman of our village

told us that these lights are the spirits of our ancestors,

and that they have the power to make changes in our world.

Small things become big.

Winter turns to spring.

One thing always changes into another.

But the greatest change I ever saw

was that of my brother,

a boy who desperately wanted to be a man.

- Get down. - What?

Get down! Get down!

Kenai.

- (ANIMALS GRUNTING) - (BOY COUGHS)

Never try to milk a caribou.

- (GRUNTS) - (GROANS)

- (LAUGHS) - (CLEARS THROAT)

No. No, don't. No. Come on, don't. No.

Hey. Will you two knock it off?

That's all right. After today, he won't treat me like that.

Oh, right, the big manhood ceremony.

Doesn't matter what the spirits say, you'll always be our baby brother.

- Well, wait till I get my totem. - Baby brother.

Hey, I said knock it off.

The quicker we get these fish, the faster we get to your ceremony.

Let's all just try and get along for a few hours. Okay, Denahi?

- Whatever you say. - Okay, Ken...

So, what are we waiting for?

- Whoo! - Whoo!

When the Earth was young and the air was sweet

And the mountains kissed the sky

In the great beyond

With its many paths

Man and nature lived side by side

In this wilderness of danger and beauty

Lived three brothers bonded by love

Their hearts full of joy

They ask now for guidance

Reaching out to the skies up above

Great spirits of all who lived before

Take our hands and lead us

Fill our hearts and souls with all you know

Show us that in your eyes

We are all the same

Brothers to each other in this world we remain

Truly brothers all the same

Give us wisdom to pass to each other

And give us strength so we understand

That the things we do

The choices we make

Give direction to all life's plans

To look and wonder at all we've been given

In a world that's not always as it seems

Every corner we turn

Only leads to another

A journey ends but another begins

Great spirits of all who lived before

Take our hands and lead us

Fill our hearts and souls with all you know

Show us that in your eyes

We are all the same

Brothers to each other in this world we remain

Truly brothers all the same

- Kenai's back. - Kenai.

Kenai, are you excited about getting your spirit rock today?

It's not a rock. It'll be my totem.

Ooh!

I'll probably get a sabre-tooth tiger for bravery,

or strength, or greatness.

- Something that fits me. - A mammoth for your fat head?

- Make sure you get that basket tied up. - Don't worry.

No stupid bear is gonna get near this fish.

Just tie it up.

Just tie it up.

She's back. Tanana's back. - Come on.

- Come on, Kenai, let's go. - Come on.

Tanana's got your rock. Come on.

Great spirits of all who lived before

Take our hands and lead us

Fill our hearts and souls with all you know

Show us that in your eyes

We are all the same

Brothers to each other in this world we remain

Truly brothers all the same

Brothers all the same

Nana.

- Hey, Nana. - Well, hello there, sweetheart.

What a big girl.

When each of us comes of age, the great spirits reveal to us a totem

that helps guide us through our lives.

Some of us use courage to guide us.

Others patience.

And some of us beauty.

Kenai.

- You nervous? - (EXHALES) Excited.

You should be. It's a good one.

Kenai, I have been to the mountain where the lights touch the earth,

and the great spirits have revealed to me your totem.

To become a man, your actions must be guided by one thing.

Your totem is...

Love.

- What? - Yes, love.

The bear of love?

A love that connects and unites all living things.

- Who wants to trade? - There is no trading.

Oh, Kenai,

love is the most precious of totems.

It reveals itself in unexpected ways.

Let love guide your actions, then one day you'll be a man,

and we'll place your mark next to those of our ancestors.

Oh.

There he is.

Come here, lover boy.

- Leave me alone. - Kenai, wait.

- I'm sorry. - What?

Your totem, I think it's really great.

- You do? - Yeah. And I made you something.

Really?

Now when you skip around loving everybody,

- you'll smell so sweet. - (KENAI GROANS)

Well, isn't this nice?

Instead of fighting, you're giving each other flowers.

Yeah, isn't it lovely? He's so in touch with his totem already.

Hey, dog breath, go take care of the fish.

Sure. Kenai loves me, he loves me not.

Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai loves me, he loves...

- Kenai. - Someday I'm gonna just...

- He's just such a... - Hey, bonehead.

Just because his totem is wisdom doesn't mean he's wise.

- I mean, look at him. - Kenai loves me, he loves me not.

Hi, Denahi. - Oh, hi.

- (DOG SNAPS) - (DENAHI SHOUTS) Let go!

Yeah, the spirits messed up on both of our totems.

I felt the same way when Tanana gave me mine.

- Get out of here. - No, really.

I said, "The eagle of guidance? What does that mean?"

But now that I'm older, I know it's about being a leader

and keeping an eye on you two.

I just want to get my handprint on that wall.

Just be patient, Kenai. When you live by your totem, you will.

- Really? - Guarantee it.

But come on, the bear of love?

I mean, a bear doesn't love anyone.

They don't think. They don't feel. I mean, they're...

- They're thieves. - You didn't tie it up, did you?

Uh...

You should get the totem of pinheads.

Knock it off.

- We'll just make another basket. - We?

Oh, no. It took me two weeks to make that basket.

Get lover boy to do it. He's the one always messing things up.

- Typical Kenai. - All right, I'll go get your basket.

Kenai, wait. Kenai!

What?

Kenai! - (GRUNTS)

Kenai!

- Where'd he go? - If we're lucky, far away.

- (GRUNTS) - (KENAI SHOUTS)

Kenai!

- Kenai. - Sitka, no, you gotta get out of here.

- What? - The bear. Behind you.

Hey, bear, come on. Over here.

Come on, bear, come this way.

Denahi!

- Hold on. - Pull.

- (GROANING) - (PANTING)

Sitka. Sitka!

Sitka.

Come on!

- Sitka! - Sitka!

Sitka. Sitka!

- Sitka? - Sitka, where are you?

Kenai.

No.

Sitka!

Sitka!

Denahi, let's find him!

Sitka.

Sitka, where are you? Sitka!

(CHORUS SINGS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

- You ready? - For what?

For going after the bear.

I know what you're feeling, but killing that bear is wrong.

Wrong? Our brother is dead and it's because of that monster.

I don't blame the bear, Kenai.

- I see. - Killing the bear won't make you a man.

Now you're trying to be wise.

I'm trying to follow my totem. Why can't you?