Kitty, kitty! Kitty, come here, come in
Cat, tell us story, a story kitty! Tell us!
Once upon a time, in olden times,
when the years were good, cat owned a mill
the mill worked day and night
There were nut grinders & almond grinders
in olden times, when the years were good.
It was always great fun in the mill
the grinds were humming, the water purling
in midday, Skalbem's daughters were visiting
Yes, he had three daughters
they had big, golden eyes and their claws
were well hidden under their pink paws
It was most fun during Christmas
There in the mill, a green Christmas tree
was standing, decorated with
golden almonds and glistening candles
golden flames were shining in all windows
and the Cat's daughters danced
with the young neighbours
But, those times passed.
Then spring arrived, and his daughters
started being visited by future husbands.
Skalbem wanted to give them large dowry.
For the daughters!
There was a black cat, who lived right next door
Was the guard of the Devil's golden chest
that was in the basement of the old castle
The Devil desired to have the mill for himself
my dress, mine!
Whose the girl being married?
All of them, all!
All three?
All three!
Eh, need money, money.
Then pledge your mill to me
when you have more money later, return it
Oh, I dont know, well... Maybe so
You, come tomorrow evening
when the lord is home, then we'll talk.
Theres the address, cya!
Well, whatcha looking at? Thats a contract
You have to sign it, then you'll get money
He gives you a whole year to repay it!
You just need to sign it! Look, here!here!
Thats all, it's settled!
Well, wheres the money?
you have to give the lord the money!
Money? But we made a deal for a year!
Look at the time, silly cat. Give us money
How so! It wasn't meant to be like this!
Maybe I can- NO!
See, you cannot!
Yeah! Time to take the mill!
WITH ALL THE GNOMES!
Have your stuff!
Skalbem slept that night in a haystack,
in the morning, while washing his face,
he wondered where to go.
It's not like I'm an orphan, he thought
A pebble rolls when carried by the river
I'll go visit my daughters!
He went to the manor, one of his
sons-in-law was the manor work manager.
Oh my! Daddy! Come in, come in!
Look how we live here, oh, what a mess.
Wait a sec, just a moment. Yeah! ..No.
Maybe this? Yeah this, definitely this!
NOPE.
We gotta hurry. Maybe- sit, sit!
So hows your life at the mill?
Daughter, the mill -OH, MAYBE THIS!
What do you think, daddy? Yeah, this..
Gotta run, see you daddy! -Wait-
Drop by some other day daddy -Oh.. Sure.
And so Skalbem walked further.
The road was dry and like bleached cloth
But his feet were so heavy to walk upon
"Where to go now?" he thought.
His 2nd son-in-law was the pantry master
Oversaw all the manors milk & cream mills
He had lots of work, and they lived well
They were happy, they didn't need anyone
Daddy's here! How good!
Sit down, have cheese, cream, milk.
Thanks daughter.
So hows it going home? -Hows the mill?
I don't have the mill anymore.
Why? -A Black Cat took the mill. -How?
You see, I took a loan for a year, but
the Black Cat wanted it back right away
Oh my! I see! Where will you go now?
I don't know.
You should have saved up for old age
Yeah, daddy, we're gonna have a child soon
We have to think about our children!
We can't raise urchins!
No, no, we don't have the time,
you have to go visit other relatives!
Yes, yes, the weather is good too!
You'll walk around with clean feet!
Okay... I'll be going then now..
Yeah, yeah, bye daddy!
At late night, Skalbem reached the city.
His 3rd son-in-law was an inspector here.
He was a very strict inspector.
All the neighboring cats cried and
licked their wounds when he was auditing.
When Ms. Inspector saw Skalbem,
she did not recognize him.
No! Another urchin!
They lose all honor. Not even a day
passes when there isn't a loafer outside.
Look, he's not even intending to leave!
Wait, wait, I'll show him how to leave
Where is that pug..
He thought "Again? But where to go now?"
All his relatives were rich, and
all his daughters had a big dowry.
If only he had one relative as poor as him
they would have pitied him.
But rich only helps the rich,
and poor Skalbem found no shelter anywhere
Look, a kitty. All alone in the dark!
Where is the lamb? -Lamb is here, look.
Poor thing has ill legs. -He can't walk?
Yes, I have to carry him around.
Everything is becoming grass!
It's you, dragon! I thought grass talked.
Do you think the grass has nothing to say?
She takes everything, everything overgrows
Really? -Yes! The grass takes everything!
She grows in summer, and wilts in autumn,
But her roots, just listen. Quiet, shh...
It's all here in her roots.
The grass took everything I had,
I get lighter with every day!
I need to think hard to remember,
I used to drink blood!
What do you eat now?
I drink the honey from flowers now
The only meat I can catch now is flies!
Did you know I can fly, cat?
Hop on my back, I'll give you a ride!
I can get you home! -No! Not home...
Well we better go higher up then!
Look, homeless wanderers, vagabonds!
Us too, but don't fret, were all the same!
Dragon? Where did you go? Oh...
You see? How the grass comes...!
Dragon, are you the grass now?
Leaving, but where are you going?
To the end of the world, friend!
Why are you so happy to go?
It's true freedom! When all is lost,
theres nothing to be sad about anymore!
To the end of the world..
How odd... Goodbye Dragon.
When the rivers and lakes froze over,
winter clouds slept behind the mountain
He saw blue towers below the clouds
That was the king's land, and
behind trees was the king's castle
And sadness, like a disease was everywhere
Oh, look! A cat! Come in, come in!
Our old cat died in the ash, we need you
Its ok that you're ragged, you'll do ok!
You won't have to live on your own!
Oh, princess Ilzīte! Look at our new cat!
He came to us yesterday. -Kitty!
Oh, how ragged you are!
Don't cry, princess Ilzīt, I'll be fine!
Kitty, theres so much sadness in the world
We cry about it all,
You see how damp it is here?
Thats how it is, our king cries for it all
The fallen, ill, hungry, dead, living!
But our sadness doesnt lessen because of it
We were told to wrap his heart in gold
Then it won't quiver from all the sighs!
But he doesn't want it, sighs are precious
I have to go, do you hear? He's calling me
I have to help his sadness
They all feed on our sadness here
It was a very strange castle
A graveyard where sad fates are buried
Like a forest where sleketons cry at night
Mourning field, where every grain grew sad
It was a very strange king.
The pain was like many arrows in his heart
Come, my children!
Tears, give me your tears...
Dad there's a cat in the kitchen, ragged
Please bring him here.
Come closer, kitty, come closer.
Tell me about your sorrows. You were
a miller, weren't you? You owned a mill
Yes, but the black cat took it all from me
Yes, that's what they do. What then? You
Went to see your kids, who all denied you?
King listen, what do I do about Black Cat?
King, I dont come with evil intent
Oh? What about your ungrateful daughters?
Only good for them! -Only good!?
Yeah. When I went around the world, poor,
That was sad enough, why make it more sad?
May there be more happiness!
How odd. Shouldn't there be justice?
What about those boys that bullied you?
King, they're children, as curious as me
They don't know they hurt yet.
They play and see pain, and rejoice when
they see that the cat is suffering.
But maybe we will still get along well!
They will learn as all children do
The King listened, and wondered
how it can be so easy to soothe pain.
It can fly so easily like cold flakes,
thet hover above the famished land.
Why is it so dark here? Turn on the lights!
Lights, turn on the castle lights!
You have to get your mill back anyway!
Cat miller, cant find a better job for you
Skalbem helped the king get well again,
all the golden lights were aflame, and
new life could begin in the castle.
Skalbem went back to the mill.
Hey, wait! You forgot me!
So it happened. He got back his mill!
He stood there again and everything
was working with full power!