Dr. Seuss's Horton!

"Hiding Hedgehogs."

Ready, Samson?

You know it!

I may not be able to fly, but at least I can slide!

-Wait for me! -Woo-hoo!

- - Aw!

Hi, cute little spiky things!

Baby hedgehogs.

- -Whoa.

This one's got a really strong grip!

Hey, Horton! Hi, Samson!

Hey, Leni!

This is Scout, Sunny, and Sophia.

I'm babysitting them today.

And they need lots of extra snuggles 'cause they don't like the loud thunder.

- -They do like your feathers, Samson.

Aw! Well, I like their cute little spiky spikes.

- -

That was loud, huh, babies?

Babies?

-Uh-oh. -They're gone?

Oh no! The thunder must have scared them!

Look, baby hedgehog tracks. They rolled that way!

I've gotta go find them!

What if they come back and I'm not here?

Leni, I hear you, and I can help.

Stay here in case the babies come home.

Samson and I will look for them.

Really? You will?

Elephant's Honor.

And Bird's Word.

Oh no! The tracks have stopped!

We'll never find them now!

Never, ever, ever!

Oh hey, we found one!

- -

It's Scout! And she's scared!

She must have climbed those steps. Come on, we gotta get her.

-Kangaroo coming through! -Huh?

Move it, Beezlenut brains. I'm hopping here.

-Whoa! -Whoa!

No!

Jane broke the steps! Now how are we gonna get to Scout?

- -

Don't worry, Scout! We're coming!

You can do it, Horton! Woo-hoo!

Whoa-oa-oa!

Oh no. The mud's way too slippery.

Ah! Maybe I could fly up.

Nope, still can't fly.

-We've gotta find another way up there. -But Horton, there is no other way!

Maybe if we climb this tree,

we could swing on those branches and get up to Scout.

Oh, the other other way.

Why didn't you say so?

Come on, let's swing!

We're coming, Scout!

Whoa!

This is fun!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Argh! Our fun's about to end!

That next branch is too far.

We'll fall to our doom, Horton. Our doom!

We can make it. We just need a really big… swing!

- Woo-hoo-hoo! - Whoa-oa!

-Yippee! -

Hey, we made it. Hi there!

- -Aw, I got you, Scoutie-pie.

- -But how are we gonna find the other two?

- - Did you hear that?

- -Sounds like little squeaks.

It must be one of the babies. Come on, this way!

- -I heard the squeaks again. Over here!

- - It's Sunny! He's okay!

-Hi, Sunny! -How'd he get down there?

I don't know.

- - But he can't get back.

Hmm.

Maybe there's something in the backpack that can help.

-A sandwich. - Mm.

A spyglass and…

Oh, Samson. I found your fishing pole.

My best fishing pole.

Hmm, I wonder if we could use this.

Pfft! Come on! What are we gonna do?

Lower you down to Sunny with that fishing pole?

Great idea, Samson.

What? I was kidding! That'll never work!

-It's working, Samson! -Of course it's working.

I'm a genius.

Keep an eye on Scout up there.

Watch this little cutesy-wootsy? No problem.

Come on, Scout. Sit right over here like a good hedgehog.

Ah, babysitting is so easy.

- -Oh! Hey now!

Okay, Scout!

Whoa-oa-oa!

Stop.

Oh!

Whew! Hi, little buddy. Come here.

Okay, Samson! Reel us in!

Oh, that tickles! Scout, stop it!

Uh, Samson?

I'm coming, Horton!

Oh, where's the…

Got it! I'm reeling, I'm reeling!

Whoa! We're on our way, Sunny.

- -

Not now, Scout. I am very busy fishing for Horton!

Huh?

Watch out, Horton!

-Oh no! -

Uh, Samson?

You're alive!

Yeah! Ha-ha!

We did it!

Two babies down, one to go.

Can you hear Sophia with those super-duper ears, Horton?

- -I do hear squeaking, but it sounds like…

Goodness!

-Oh! -Millie!

Horton! I'm so glad I found you!

I was just having my cheese when I heard a squeak for help.

It's a sweet baby hedgehog.

-Sophia! -

Can you show us where?

She's here. All the way at the top of this mountain.

Thanks, Millie. Even helpers need a little help sometimes.

Let's go!

I see Sophia!

At the top of the mountain!

Oh no. Sophia! She's stuck. And we'll never get to her!

Just a little baby, all alone in the cold and the rain.

The cold rain!

We're not giving up.

I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.

I promised to help 100%.

We'll get Sophia down, no matter what.

You're right. We can do this.

Maybe I need a sandwich for strength.

Whoops! That's not a sandwich.

Wait, are those giant underpants?

Of course. You never know when you're gonna need some big ol' undies.

They're so big.

Maybe even big enough to make the first ever flying underpants!

The what?

Don't worry, Sophia! We're coming for you!

We're almost there!

Sophia, grab my trunk. You can do it.

Help!

Sophia, hang on!

Come on, reach! Just a little further!

Gotcha! Yes!

We did it! Woo-hoo!