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"This befell

and behappened

and was

in the Wet Wild Woods,

far back in time,

when the tame animals

were wild.

But the wildest

was the Wild Cat.

He walked by himself,

and all places were alike to him.

The Man was very wild too."

- Ha-ha!

Oh-ho-ho!

Ho-ho!

"The Man was dreadfully wild.

And never would he become

tamed

if not for a Woman."

- What are you doing here?

- I. .. I live here.

- Ha, well, aren't you a savage

to live in a such wetness!

Come. Ah! Here 's a fur,
I have dreamed of for a long time!

This is my house.

Wipe, dear, your feet.

Let our place be clean.

Isn't it cozy?

- Very!

- Now I'll lit a fire...

"It was the world's
first fire,

lit by hands of the Woman."

- Oh, my Friends!

Oh, my Enemies!

I feel it in my heart, that
this is not a good sign

that the Man and the Woman lit
this big fire.

You will see -

the troubles will come!

- I will go and see and look, and tell.

It seems to me...
there is good over there!

Cat, come with me!

- Oh, no!

I'm the Cat, who walks by himself,

and all places are alike to me.

- Then we can never be friends again!

- Oh! A Mouse!
- The Bat.

I live here.

Why you come here?

- Why shouldn't I come here?

I'm the Cat! I walk by myself
and all places are alike to me.

- The night is pitchblack dark,
dark, dark.

Everywhere are enemies,
sharpening their teeth.

Tell me, a bone, bone, bone,

Who is my first guest?

Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods,

what do you want?

- Tell me, O my Enemy and
Wife of my Enemy,

What is this...

that smells so good in the Wild Woods?

O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy,

throw me another bone like this!

- If you'll guard this Cave at night

and help my Man to hunt

I will give you as many bones

as you need.

- Ah! This is a very wise Woman!

- Very wise!
- But she is not so wise as I am.

- O my Friend and Wife of my Friend,

I'm ready to help Your Man to hunt,

and at night I will guard your Cave!

- Ah! That is a very foolish Dog.

- What is Wild Dog doing here?

- His name is not Wild Dog any more,

but the First Friend.

And he will be our friend for always
and always.

Take him with you when you go hunting.

- Search!

- Why Wild Dog still has not returned?

I will go and see and tell.

Cat, come with me!

- No. I'm the Cat who walks by himself,
and all places are alike to me.

- Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods,

what do you want?

- O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy,

answer me, where is Wild Dog!

- You didn't come here for Wild Dog,
but for a hay,

for the sake of this good grass,
which I dried by the fire.

- This is true.

Give it me to eat.

- This is a very clever Woman!

- O my Mistress, and Wife of my Master,

for the sake of this wonderful grass

I will be your servant.

- Wear this and never take it off,

and three times a day you shall eat
this wonderful grass.

- Ah! That is a very foolish
poor Horse!

- What is Wild Horse doing here?

- His name is not Wild Horse
any more, but the First Servant,

and you will ride on his back
when you go hunting.

- Look who's coming!

- I wonder what's going to happen
here now?

- That's really nothing interesting!

I'm sure that now is going to happen
the same silly story with hay!

- What is Wild Cow doing here?

- Her name is not Wild Cow any more,

but the Giver of Good Food.

- Oh! I never drank anything
better than that!

"The next day
none of the wild beasts

went to the cave,

and Cat willy-nilly
had to walk there alone."

- Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods,

why did you come here?

- I'm the Cat

who walks by himself,

and I wish to come into your cave.

- You're late, the Wild Thing.

I have no more need of either friends
or servants.

- I'm not a friend, and I'm
not a servant.

I'm the Cat who walks by himself.

- So, go away and walk by
yourself in all places alike!

- O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy,

will you never give me it to taste -

that white, that warm milk!

You are very wise! You are very
beautiful!

- Really?

I knew I was wise,

but I did not know I was beautiful.

- So, praise me for this!

- Oh no! I never shall!

- But if you do praise me?

- Well... If ever I say one word
in your praise

you may come into the Cave, when you
want to.

- And if you say two words
in my praise?

- I never shall!
- But what if it will happen?

- Then you may sit by the fire
in the Cave.

- And if you say three words?

- Three?

Well, then

you may drink the warm white milk
3 times a day for always and always.

- You - the Curtain at the mouth
of the Cave,

and you - the Fire at the back
of the Cave,

and you - the Milk-pots!

I askyou to be my witnesses.

Remember what my Enemy and the Wife
of my Enemy has said!

"It passed quite a long time,

and the Cat was still walking
by himself."

- Oh, so long we didn't see each other!
How are you?

- Excellent!

I walk by myself...

- And we have a news!

There is a Baby in the Cave!

He is new and pink and fat
and small,

and the Woman is very fond of him.

- But what is the Baby fond of?

- He's fond of things that are soft
and smooth, and of being played with.

- Excellent! If so, then my time
has come!

Meet me in the morning!

- Now I'll make for him a rhino!

- What a foolish man!

- Here, play with this, but your
mommy must work now.

- O my Hostess and Mother
of my Host's Son,

A Wild Thing from the Wild Woods is
most beautifully playing with your Baby!

- A blessing on that Wild Thing!

- Oh!

- Ah!

You have spoken a word in my praise,

and here I am,

and I will come here,

whenever I want.

Now, tie a thread to your spindle

and drag it across the floor,

that shall make your Baby laugh
as loudly as he is now crying.

- No question but you are very
clever, O Cat.

- You have spoken a second word
in my praise,

and now I can sit by the fire,
as long as I want.

Is that little mouse part of
your magic?

- Ouh! No indeed!

A hundred thanks!
You must be very wise!

Ah!

I have spoken three words
in your praise,

and now three times a day
I will give you the milk

for always and always.

"When the Man returned
from the hunt,

the Woman told him about her bargain
with the Wild Cat. "

- Now we will make our bargain too!

You can live in the Cave forever,

but if you'll not catch mice

or be in the way in a bad moment,

I will throw at you these boots!

And so shall all proper Men

do after me.

And now...

I want to sleep.

Out from here!

Bring boots,

call the Dog and quite the Baby!
- In the moment, dear!

Little Friend, Little Friend! In place.

- Oh! If the Woman will bring
him boots,

she is not as clever as it seemed!

- Why?

- Today I get on his way
in a bad moment,

and if tomorrow it will be she?

- Do you think ..?

- The future will tell!

- Kitty, kitty!
- Meow!

- Go home. He's sleeping.
- Meow!

I wil come, when I'll want to!

I'm the Cat

that walks by himself,

and all places are alike to me!

Subtitles: 2013, Elena, checked with the Kipling's text, some mistakes in places not in the book