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Let's see Dongwa do that.
Huh!
(Screaming)
- (Both screaming)
- Oh, no. Not this time.
Now, let's see if anybody's home.
Ah, ah it got me again!
- [ Panting ] I found it!
The Crested Porcupine!
And it is huge!
Whoa! Just like Dongwa said.
I have to get a quill...
But how?
Let's see...
Maybe, I can distract him with some food.
And while he's eating...
I could sneak up on him...
There has to be something I can do.
But I just can't give up.
[ Moaning ]
- Dear, I don't think that cotton will help.
I really think you should start thinking about
having that tooth of yours, uh...
... pulled out.
Maybe the Cook...
- [ Muffled ] Oh, no you don't!!
Stay away from my moufh!
Ow!
Nobody's touching my mouth except...
my dai-fu!
It'll be fine!
Ow! My persistent persimmon.
- Whoa! Whatever you say, dear.
[ Rustling sounds ]
- What was that?
[ Gasps ]
Oh, it's the porcupine!
Hey, he's not that big.
And his teeth aren't ugly at all.
He doesn't really look that mean and scary.
I wonder...
Ahem. Ahem.
- Oh!
- Excuse me, Sir.
Please don't hurt me. I'm... uh, Sagwa.
What's your name?
- I'm Hau-Ju.
You sure gave me a scare earlier.
- I scared you? Wow.
- So, Sagwa, what brings you all the way out here?
- Actually... I need a favor.
I need one of your quills.
- My quill? Why?
- My master, The Foolish Magistrate, has a really,
really bad toothache.
- Oouch!!
- And the Cook needs one of your quills
for the soup he is making.
It's supposed to help.
- I had a toothache once.
- Wow! Thank you so much, Hau-Ju.
- You're welcome, Sagwa.
I guess I'm not that scary after all, huh?
- No. I guess not.
- Hau-Ju, how come you hurt my friend earlier?
The one who tried taking a quill from you?
- Oh, him! That was an accident.
When I get scared my quills protect me.
I thought his hand was a snake. Silly, huh?
- Well, I thought you were a huge monster.
- Me? A monster?!
And I thought I was the only one with a wild imagination!
[ Both laugh ]
- Sagwa!
Watch out! It's the monster Porcupine!
- He's not a monster! He's Hau-Ju, my new friend.
And he's nice enough to give me a quill.
Thanks again.
We better get going!
- Come back and see me anytime!
[ A playful roar ]
Ha, ha, ha!
- Ah! A Crested Porcupine quill!
Great job! But how did you...?
Ah! Never mind, brave kittens!
We better get this back to the Cook,
so he can finish the soup.
- So, how'd you make friends with that porcupine anyway?
- Easy!
I just stopped letting my imagination make him
into something YOU made up.
- The Cook had this soup prepared especially for you.
He assures me that it will make your tooth feel much better.
Oh, I forgot to tell you...
My Great Dowager Aunt is coming for a visit
and she's going to stay with us for a whole month.
Isn't that great new?
- Wha...
[ Gulp! ] What have you done!?
My tooth, my tooth!
The pain...?!
It's gone! The pain's all gone!
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Ouch!
[ Howls ]