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Transcript: Zog
Text reads, With the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
(Slow soft medieval flute music plays)
Text reads, Magic Light Pictures presents.
A stone tower stands atop a tall boulder. Fog hovers over trees in a valley below.
Text reads, Patsy Ferran, Kit Harrington.
A rocky staircase leads up the side of the boulder to the tower. A knight on horseback, wearing silver armor and carrying a lance approaches the staircase.
Text reads, Sir Lenny Henry, Hugh Skinner.
The knight climbs the staircase. Inside a small round stone room with a wooden door, a blonde-haired princess lies on a bed surrounded by pink roses and gently flickering candles.
Text reads, Tracey Ullman.
The knight kicks open the wooden door. Darkness surrounds the boulder. Fire burns in the valley below. An orange dragon flies up out of the fire and soars through a smoky sky.
(Upbeat dramatic music plays)
The orange dragon, who is pudgy and smiling, now runs across a bright grassy field. He stops at the base of a grassy hill. The dragon smiles and runs up the hill. Several other brightly-coloured dragons follow him up the hill.
(The dragon giggles happily)
A title reads, Zog.
The dragon again imagines himself soaring over the burning ground toward the stone tower. The knight draws a sword. In the grassy field, The dragon runs over a small propped-up tree branch. The knight falls to the ground then stands up and throws his sword at the dragon. In the grassy field, the dragon holds a skinny tree branch to his chest and plays dead. He pulls the branch away, smiles, and stands up.
The dragon says, HA.
The dragon growls, then charges at another tree branch. He takes the branch in his mouth and runs. He imagines himself soaring through the smoky sky with the knight in his mouth. The dragon lands on top of the tower. In the grassy field, the dragon climbs onto a rock and bites the branch in his mouth in half.
The dragon says, UGH.
The dragon wipes shards of wood off his tongue.
(The other dragons giggle)
A large green dragon bangs a spoon against a metal pot.
(The pot clangs)
A narrator says,
MADAM DRAGON RAN A
SCHOOL MANY MOONS AGO.
SHE TAUGHT YOUNG DRAGONS ALL
THE THINGS THAT DRAGONS NEED TO
KNOW.
ZOG, THE BIGGEST DRAGON, WAS
THE KEENEST ONE BY FAR.
HE TRIED HIS HARDEST EVERY DAY
TO WIN A GOLDEN STAR.
Zog, the orange dragon, gazes at three gold stars hanging from a tree. The green dragon, Madam Dragon draws a dragon on a blackboard.
Madam dragon says, HUH?
Zog raises his hand eagerly. Madam dragon points at Zog. Zog stands up from a rock and approaches her. Madam dragon places a green grasshopper on a rock. Zog leans back, then shoots his tongue out of his mouth at the grasshopper. He misses and gets his tongue stuck on the rock.
(Zog grunts)
The rock snaps back into Zog’s mouth, knocking him over.
The narrator says, ALL THE DRAGONS IN YEAR ONE
WERE LEARNING HOW TO FLY.
All the dragons stand halfway up the grassy hill. A small green dragon looks nervous as he peers over the edge of the hill. Other dragons watch a pink dragon wiggle a tooth in his mouth. A red dragon looks impatient and pushes the small green dragon off the hill.
(The small green dragon screams)
The small green dragon flaps his wings and flies back up the side of the hill.
(The red dragon giggles)
The red dragon flaps his wings and floats up beside the green dragon.
Madam Dragon says, HIGH, HIGH.
WAY UP IN THE SKY.
Zog watches the green and red dragons fly up to the top of the hill. Zog smiles. All the other young dragons fly.
Madam dragon says, HUH?
(Madam Dragon gasps)
Zog stands on a ledge on a small tower atop the hill. He jumps off and spreads his wings. Zog falls past te group of flying dragons.
(Zog screams)
(Madam Dragon gasps)
Madam dragon reaches to catch Zog, but he falls past her.
(Zog screams)
Zog falls headfirst down a steep cliff into a deep valley. Madam dragon soars into the valley quickly and catches Zog.
Madam Dragon says, PHEW.
Madam Dragon releases Zog in mid-air. He flaps his wings but falls slowly. Madam Dragon catches him.
(Madam Dragon chuckles)
Zog flap his wings and flies. He flies in a loop.
(Zog laughs)
Madam Dragon walks past the young dragons who are lined up in a row. She carries a gold star.
Madam Dragon says, HMM.
Zog looks excited as Madam Dragon approaches him. She turns and pins the gold star on the small green dragon.
(The small green dragon laughs happily)
Zog smiles and gazes at the gold star. He flicks it with his finger.
(The star dings)
Zog says, UH-HUH.
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN,
YOU CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
(Zog gasps)
Zog smiles. He and the other young dragons fly off the hill.
(The dragons giggle excitedly)
Madam Dragon says, AND YOU'LL ALL BE EXPERT FLIERS
BY THE TIME YOU'RE FULLY GROWN.
Zog flies low over a field of tall green grass.
The narrator says, ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTISE,
FLYING FAST AND FREE.
HE SOARED AND SWOOPED AND
LOOPED THE LOOP, THEN CRASHED
INTO A TREE.
(Zog thuds onto the ground)
A young brown-haired girl wearing a blue dress and a white apron sits on a stone bench in a garden, reading a book.
A stern-looking woman with dark grey hair pulled into a bun, wearing a purple dress approaches the young girl.
The stern-looking woman says, PEARL?
The woman points at a drawing of a flower bouquet on a blackboard. The young girl, Pearl, closes her book.
The woman frowns and says, HUMPH.
The woman clips a pink rose from a rosebush and sniffs it. She places the rose into a bouquet. The woman turns and gazes at the bench. Pearl is gone.
The woman says, PEARL?
PEARL?
Pearl kneels in a field. She pulls a weed out of the ground.
Pearl looks at the weed and says, HMM?
(Distant crying)
Pearl stares at a tall iron fence in front of her.
The woman says, PEARL?
(Distant crying)
Pearl squeezes between bars of the iron fence and walks into a forest. Zog stands beside a tree crying. Two brown rabbits scamper away. Pearl peeks over a rock at Zog. Zog lies against the tree kicking his legs and crying. Zog notices Pearl and scampers away.
The narrator says, JUST THEN, A LITTLE GIRL
CAME BY.
Zog hides behind the tree.
Pearl says, OH, PLEASE DON'T CRY...
The narrator says,
...SHE SAID.
Pearl empties the contents of a doctor’s bag.
Pearl says, PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A NICE
STICKY PLASTER FOR YOUR HEAD?
Zog peeks out from behind the tree. He cautiously approaches Pearl and sniffs a bandage wrapper she holds in her hand. She tears open the bandage wrapper. Zog backs up fearfully against the tree. Pearl cautiously approaches Zog with the bandage on her mouth. She gently puts her hand on Zog’s arm. Pearl dabs a yellow cloth onto a scratch on Zog’s nose. She sticks the bandage to his nose.
Zog smiles and says, OH.
WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
(Pearl giggles)
Zog smiles, then runs past Pearl.
Pearl says, OH?
Zog leaps into the air and flies.
The narrator says, AND UP AND OFF HE FLEW, HIS
PLASTER GLEAMING PINKLY AS HE
ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE BLUE.
Pearl waves at Zog as he flies happily through a blue sky. The young dragons sit at the base of the tower.
(A dragon roars softly)
The narrator says, A YEAR WENT BY, AND IN YEAR
TWO, THE DRAGONS LEARNED TO
ROAR.
(The dragons roar softly)
Madam Dragon says, OH.
MORE, MORE.
LOUDER, I IMPLORE.
(Soft roaring)
(Madam Dragon clears her throat then roars loudly)
The young dragons smile.
(The other dragons roar somewhat louder)
The pink dragon opens his mouth. A frog sits inside her mouth.
(The frog croaks)
Zog steps toward Madam Dragon and bows.
(Zog roars loudly)
Zog bows. A blue dragon stands beside Zog.
(The blue dragon roars very loudly)
Zog falls over. He then looks sad as he watches Madam Dragon pin a gold star onto the blue dragon’s chest.
(The other dragons cheer)
Zog frowns and half-heartedly applauds.
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN, YOU
CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
AND YOU'LL ALL BE CHAMPION
ROARERS BY THE TIME YOU'RE
FULLY GROWN.
Zog walks through the forest.
(Zog roars quietly)
The narrator says,
ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTISE.
(Zog roars at a blue butterfly)
The butterfly lands on his nose.
(Zog roars and shakes)
Zog stares at the butterfly. He takes several deep breaths.
(Zog roars loudly)
The butterfly flies away. Zog looks surprised.
The narrator says, HE ROARED WITH FEARSOME FORCE.
Zog sneaks up behind a lizard on a rock.
(Zog roars loudly)
The lizard runs away.
Zog sneaks up behind a pigeon sitting in a nest.
(Zog roars loudly)
The bird hides in the nest.
(Zog roars loudly into a hollow tree)
Bats fly out of the tree.
(Zog loudly roars several times)
Zog scares a rabbit, then chases a squirrel up a tree.
(A horse whinnies in the distance)
The narrator says, HE KEPT IT UP FOR HOURS ON END.
A horse drawn carriage travels slowly down a path in the forest. Zog hides in a tree, then leaps down in front of the horses pulling the carriage.
A guard walking alongside the horses says, HO!
(Zog roars quietly and hoarsely)
The narrator says, BUT THEN, HIS THROAT GREW
HOARSE.
Two guards wielding spears charge at Zog. He runs.
(The guards shout)
Pearl sits inside the carriage reading a book. Zog climbs on top of the carriage.
(Pearl gasps)
Pearl looks out the carriage window and says, AH.
The guards chase Zog through the forest.
(Zog breathes heavily)
Zog hides behind a rock. The guards run past him.
(Zog breathes a sigh of relief)
Pearl peeks out from the other side of the rock
Pearl says, PSST.
HEY.
Zog looks frightened.
Zog says, WHA'?
The narrator says,
JUST THEN, THE GIRL CAME BY
AGAIN.
(Zog chuckles and coughs)
Pearl looks in Zog’s mouth.
Pearl says, OH, DEAR.
WHAT ROTTEN LUCK.
Zog says, HMM.
Pearl says, OH.
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A NICE
SOOTHING PEPPERMINT TO SUCK?
Pearl shakes a small container of white peppermints. Zog takes a peppermint and eats it.
(Zog coughs slightly)
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
(Zog roars loudly)
(Pearl imitates Zog’s roar, then giggles)
Zog hugs Pearl.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF HE FLEW.
AND BREATHING FUMES OF
PEPPERMINT, HE ZIGZAGGED
THROUGH THE BLUE.
Madam Dragon places a stick figure wrapped in a small suit of armor into the ground.
The narrator says, A YEAR WENT BY, AND IN YEAR
THREE, THE DRAGONS LEARNED TO
BLOW.
Madam Dragon breathes fire onto the sticks and suit of armor.
(The suit of armor clatters on the ground)
Zog takes a deep breath then breathes snow from his mouth.
Madam Dragon says, NO, NO.
BREATHE OUT FIRE, NOT SNOW.
(The young dragons laugh)
A snowball hits Zog on the nose. The red dragon laughs and points at Zog.
(Zog growls)
Zog tackles the red dragon.
The red dragon says, OW!
(Madam dragon clears her throat)
Madam Dragon frowns at Zog. Zog sits in the corner of a section of a stone wall. Three knight’s helmets sit on a wall. Fireballs knock over the helmets. The red dragon looks proud of himself.
Madam Dragon says, AHHH.
Madam Dragon pins a gold star onto the red dragon’s chest.
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN, YOU
CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
Zog sits alone in the corner, facing away from the other dragons. Madam Dragon approaches Zog and places her paw on Zog’s shoulder.
Madam Dragon says, YOU WILL ALL BE BREATHING
BONFIRES BY THE TIME YOU'RE
FULLY GROWN.
HMM.
TSK.
YEAH.
Madam Dragon straightens Zog’s posture, then tilts his head back and opens his mouth. Zog breathes a small fireball.
(Madam Dragon chuckles)
(Zog gasps happily)
The narrator says, ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTISE.
Zog flies through clouds, breathing small fireballs.
A blast of fire shoots up in front of him.
(Zog screams)
The red dragon flies up beside Zog. They glare at each other, then fly several feet away from each other. They take turns breathing fireballs.
The narrator says, HE BLEW WITH ALL HIS MIGHT.
Zog takes a deep breath, then breathes a huge fireball.
(Zog giggles)
(The red dragon laughs nervously)
The red dragon flies away. Zog spins happily, breathing fire.
The narrator says, HE TWIRLED AROUND IN TRIUMPH,
AND HIS WING TIP CAUGHT ALIGHT.
The tip of Zog’s wing burns. He frowns and falls from the sky.
Pearl and the stern-looking woman sit in a large room, with white walls with gold accents. The woman crochets a pillow. Pearl stitches up the stomach of a brown teddy bear with bandages wrapped around its legs and an ear. The woman frowns at Pearl.
Pearl says, OH.
The woman says, HMM.
The woman swipes the teddy bear and doctor supplies of a desk in front of Pearl and places the pillow in front of her. Pearl leans on her hand and frowns. Outside a large window, Zog plummets to the ground with his wing burning. Pearl looks out the window.
(Zog screams)
Pearl says, OH.
Zog crawls out of a moat.
(Zog pants and breathes heavily)
Zog lies beside the moat. Pearl stands over him, smiling.
The narrator says,
JUST THEN, THE GIRL CAME BY
AGAIN.
Zog says, WHAT?
Pearl says, SHH.
Pearl takes Zog’s paw in her hand and leads him through a curtain of hanging vines. She examines the corner of his wing which is burnt.
Pearl says, OH, DEAR.
YOU POOR OLD THING.
HMM.
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A NICE
STRETCHY BANDAGE FOR YOUR WING?
Zog nods. Pearl wraps a bandage around the corner of Zog’s wing. She tears at a strand of excess bandage with her teeth.
Pearl says, HMM.
Zog pulls away from Pearl.
Pearl says, OH.
Zog flaps his wing and smiles.
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
(Pearl laughs)
Pearl hugs Zog. He hugs her as well.
Zog and Pearl step out from behind the vine curtain. A crane eats grass in the moat. Zog flies away happily.
(Zog laughs)
(The crane gasps)
Pearl waves.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF HE FLEW, HIS
BANDAGE FLAPPING WILDLY AS HE
ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE BLUE.
The young dragons stand in a line near stone ruins at the base of the grassy hill.
The narrator says, ALL THE YEAR-FOUR DRAGONS
WERE LEARNING...
Madam Dragon says, CAN YOU GUESS?
YES?
YES?
The dragons look eager.
HOW TO CAPTURE A PRINCESS.
A stick figure in the distance is adorned with a small pink dress with a small smiling face wearing a crown.
The dragons smile and fly toward the princess stick figure. The red dragon picks up the stick figure, then flies back in the opposite direction of the other dragons. He bumps into Zog and falls unconscious. Zog flies away with the stick figure. He flies back to Madam Dragon and happily plants the stick figure into the ground.
Zog says, HA-HA, WOO!
The Princess head falls off the stick figure.
(Madam Dragon sighs)
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN,
YOU CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
YOU'LL NEED TO CAPTURE HUNDREDS
BY THE TIME YOU'RE FULLY GROWN.
Zog twists the head back onto the stick figure, but it falls off again.
The narrator says,
ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTICE.
Zog flies toward a large castle. A Princess waves. Many guards appear around the castle. They shoot fireballs at Zog.
(Zog yelps)
Zog flies away. He then swims stealthily through a moat and climbs into a window.
The narrator says, HE TRIED...
Water rushes out the window, pushing Zog back into the moat.
The narrator says, ...AND TRIED...
Zog flies around a castle. A Princess stands on a balcony smelling a bouquet of pink roses.
The narrator says, AND TRIED.
Zog pretends to be a gargoyle on the roof of a tower above the Princess.
The narrator says, BUT HE SIMPLY COULDN'T MANAGE.
Zog grabs the Princess. She punches and kicks him, then stuffs her crown over a horn in the middle of his head.
(Zog shouts)
Zog says, UGH.
OWWW.
I'M NO GOOD AT THIS...
The narrator says,
...HE CRIED.
(Knocking on a door)
Pearl’s castle stands under a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
The stern-looking woman knocks on a door and says, PEARL, PEARL?
PEARL!
Pearl stands in front of a mirror holding a frilly pink ad white dress against herself.
(Pearl sighs)
Pearl says, I'M NO GOOD AT THIS.
Pearl throws down the dress. It bumps a vase full of flowers on a pedestal. The vase wobbles.
(Pearl gasps)
(Glass breaks)
The vase lies shattered on the floor. Pink roses are strewn amidst the glass. A stream of water from the vase flows under a purple rug.
Pearl says, OH!
HMM.
Pearl rolls up the rug.
(Pearl knocks on a floor tile. It makes a hollow sound)
Pearl pries up the floor tile using a spear.
(Pearl grunts)
The stern-looking woman says, PEARL?
Guards try to break down the doors to Pearl’s room.
(The guards grunt)
Pearl climbs down a secret passage under the tile. She pulls the tile back from below. Zog bursts through a window into Pearl’s room.
Zog grabs the dress and says, HA.
Two guards burst through the doors.
(Zog gasps)
(The woman screams)
Two more guards run down a hallway past a framed portrait of a king. Pearl peeks out from a passage behind the portrait. Guards chase Zog down the hallway, which has a black and white checkerboard floor.
(Guards shout. Zog breathes heavily)
Pearl steps out from behind a suit of armour in the hallway. Zog dives through a glass window
(Glass shatters)
Zog falls into a pile of manure. A horse defecates beside the manure pile. Zog cleans himself with water from a fountain in the shape of a dragon.
(Zog cries)
Zog stares at the fountain and says, I'LL NEVER WIN A GOLDEN STAR.
Zog gazes at his reflection in the fountain. An acorn splashes into his reflection.
The narrator says,
JUST THEN, HE SAW THE GIRL.
Pearl sits on top of the fountain.
Pearl says, PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO CAPTURE
ME?
MY NAME IS PRINCESS PEARL.
Zog stares at Pearl. She takes a crown out of her doctor’s bag and places it on her head.
(Zog gasps)
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
Guards yell, DRAGON! THERE HE IS. GET HIM!
Spears fly toward Zog. He picks up Pearl and climbs up the fountain.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF THEY FLEW,
THE PRINCESS GRIPPING TIGHTLY
AS THEY ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE
BLUE.
Zog flies past a lush mountainside toward the sun.
(Pearl laughs)
Zog soars over a river and under a stone bridge. He flies through a forest and over a meadow of grazing sheep.
(The sheep bleat)
Pearl says, WOW.
Zog flies over a grassy plain and an area of rolling hills.
Pearl says, WOO-HOO!
The other young dragons are lined up at the bottom of the grassy hill. The pink dragon holds a pig dressed as a princess.
Madam Dragon examines the pig and says, HMM.
(The pig oinks)
Zog lands softly. Pearl climbs off his back. They bow to each other.
Madam Dragon says, LOOK.
AH, AH!
OUR FIRST PRINCESS SO FAR.
Zog hugs Pearl.
(The other dragons chuckle)
Madam Dragon says, CONGRATULATIONS, ZOG, MY DEAR.
YOU'VE WON A GOLDEN STAR.
(Zog gulps)
Zog approaches Madam Dragon, who holds a gold star. She pins the star to Zog’s chest. He smiles.
(Zog gasps)
(The other dragons chuckle and applaud)
Dragons say, WOOHOO!
Pearl smiles at Zog and nods. Zog smiles at her. Zog and Pearl climb to the top of the tower.
The narrator says, ZOG WAS PROUD AND HAPPY, AND
PEARL FELT GOOD AS WELL.
Zog pulls an iron gate off the front of a wooden door on the tower.
(Zog grunts)
Zog peeks through the doorway. Pearl walks inside the tower. The inside of the tower is slightly overgrown with vines and branches. A bed sits on a wooden floor. A skeleton wearing a knight’s armor sits on the floor.
(Pearl gasps)
The narrator says, SHE TOOK THE DRAGONS'
TEMPERATURES.
Pearl takes a thermometer out of the blue dragon’s mouth. He smiles.
The narrator continues, AND NURSED THEM
WHEN THEY FELL.
Pearl rubs madam dragon’s leg. Pearl examines a hole n a yellow dragon’s wing. She stitches the hole closed.
Pearl says, AHH.
The pink dragon opens his mouth. His scaly tongue falls out of his mouth. It has white spots on it.
Pearl says, AHH.
Pearl rubs a frog along the pink dragon’s tongue. The pink dragon smiles.
The red dragon lies inside the tower looking ill. He sneezes and accidentally breathes fire. Pearl ducks. Pearl pours water from a watering can onto a small fire. Pearl puts on a rubber glove and reaches into the red dragon’s nose. She pulls out a squirrel.
The small green dragon hits a metal shield with a bone.
(The shield clangs)
The narrator says, A YEAR WENT BY, AND IN YEAR
FIVE, THE DRAGONS LEARNED TO
FIGHT.
The dragons playfully fight with sticks, swords, and shields. Zog trips over his tail. He stumbles into the green and blue dragons. The blue dragon grabs the yellow dragon and flings him toward the red and pink dragons.
(The yellow dragon screams)
Zog stands amidst the other dragons who all lie on the ground.
(Madam dragon applauds tepidly)
Zog cheers, WOO-HOO!
WOO-WOO-WOO.
Zog bows.
(A horse whinnies)
A knight on horseback stands in the distance.
Madam Dragon says, RIGHT.
RIGHT.
HERE COMES A REAL LIVE KNIGHT.
The knight on horseback slowly approaches Zog.
(Armour clanks)
The knight puts his lance down against a rock, then steps off his horse. The knight stumbles and falls back over his horse.
(The knight grunts and sighs)
(Armor clanks)
The dragons look around confusedly at each other.
The knight says, GOOD DAY.
MY NAME IS GADABOUT.
SIR GADABOUT THE GREAT.
Gadabout presses the base of his lance onto a squirrel’s tail.
(The squirrel squeaks in pain)
The squirrel climbs up the lance and scurries inside Gadabout’s armor.
Gadabout says, I'VE COME TO, UM, RESCUE
PRINCESS PEARL.
I HOPE I'M NOT TOO LATE.
HMM.
Gadabout gently pokes his lance into Zog’s white belly.
The narrator says, ZOG BREATHED FIRE AND BEAT
HIS WINGS.
Zog says, YOU CAN'T.
SHE'S MINE...
The narrator says,
...HE ROARED.
(Zog roars loudly)
Gadabout says, OH, NO, SHE'S NOT...
The narrator says,
...YELLED GADABOUT, AND
WAVED HIS TRUSTY SWORD.
Gadabout says, HA-HA!
Gadabout points his sword at Zog. Zog rolls his eyes. Gadabout and Zog circle each other.
The narrator says, THE OTHER DRAGONS CROWDED
ROUND AND WATCHED THEM, ALL
AGOG.
WHO WAS GOING TO WIN THE FIGHT?
SIR GADABOUT OR ZOG?
(Gadabout shouts)
Gadabout thrusts his sword at Zog. Zog bites Gadabout’s arm and clamps the sword in his mouth. Gadabout punches Zog in the mouth. The sword falls to the ground.
Gadabout shakes his fist and says, OW.
(Zog roars loudly)
Gadabout tackles Zog. The yellow dragon covers his eyes with his wings. Gadabout punches at Zog. Zog clamps his mouth around gadabout’s head and flings him around. Gadabout jumps and lands on Zog’s belly. Inside the tower, Pearl tends to a frog in bed with a thermometer in its mouth.
Pearl says, HMM?
Pearl steps out of her tower.
(Shouting and grunting)
Gadabout and Zog continue to fight. Zog flings Gadabout several feet away.
The red and green dragon cheer, WOO-HOO!
Gadabout throws down his shield and lifts his sword with two hands. Zog takes a deep fiery breath and charges toward Gadabout. Pearl rushes forward. Madam Dragon holds her back. Gadabout charges toward Zog with his sword drawn. Zog races toward him.
The narrator says,
THEN PRINCESS PEARL STEPPED
FORWARD, CRYING...
Pearl says, STOP!
Zog breathes fire over Gadabout’s head. Pearl kneels between them.
Pearl says, YOU SILLY CHUMPS.
THE WORLD IS ALREADY FAR TOO
FULL OF CUTS AND BURNS AND
BUMPS.
Zog nuzzles his nose into Pearl. She pushes him away.
The other dragons look embarrassed.
Gadabout laughs, HA-HA!
Pearl says, DON'T RESCUE ME!
I WON'T GO BACK TO BEING A
PRINCESS AND PRANCING ROUND THE
PALACE IN A SILLY FRILLY DRESS.
Pearl tosses her crown onto the ground. Zog looks stunned.
Pearl says, I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR AND TRAVEL
HERE AND THERE, LISTENING TO
PEOPLE'S CHESTS AND GIVING THEM
MY CARE.
Pearl listens to Gadabout’s armor chest plate with her stethoscope.
(The squirrel squeaks)
(Pearl gasps)
Gadabout opens his armor. The squirrel scurries away.
(Gadabout chuckles)
Pearl bandages Zog’s arm.
Gadabout pulls off his helmet and says, ME, TOO...
The narrator says,
...EXCLAIMED THE KNIGHT, AND
TOOK HIS HELMET OFF HIS HEAD.
Gadabout says, I'D RATHER WEAR A NICE TWISTY
STETHOSCOPE INSTEAD.
Gadabout wears a stethoscope. He taps the chest piece.
Gadabout laughs, HA-HA.
The dragons stare at Gadabout. He cuts excess bandage from Zog’s arm with his sword.
Gadabout says, PERHAPS, PRINCESS, YOU'LL TRAIN
ME UP?
Gadabout kneels before Pearl.
The narrator says,
AND PEARL REPLIED...
Pearl says, UM, UH, OF COURSE.
Zog kicks Gadabout’s helmet and walks away sadly.
Pearl says, HMM.
BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THE TWO OF
US COULD FIT UPON YOUR HORSE.
Zog’s ears and wings perk up.
Zog says, FLYING DOCTORS.
(Pearl giggles)
Zog says, OOH!
I'D LOVE TO JOIN THE CREW.
IF YOU'LL LET ME BE YOUR
AMBULANCE, THEN I CAN CARRY YOU.
Pearl nods.
Madam Dragon says, BRAVO!
A DRAGON AMBULANCE.
AN EXCELLENT CAREER.
(Madam Dragon applauds)
The narrator says, AND ALL THE YEAR-FIVE
DRAGONS GAVE A LOUD RESOUNDING
CHEER.
(The dragons cheer)
(Armour clanks on the ground)
Gadabout takes off his armor. He wears full-body green underwear.
Gadabout says, AH.
(Gadabout hums happily)
(Gadabout’s horse snorts)
(Gadabout sighs)
Gadabout asks, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY TRUSTY STEED?
Madam Dragon approaches gadabout and his horse.
Madam Dragon says, AHHHH.
(The horse gulps)
Madam Dragon says, I REALLY HOPE YOU'LL STAY.
I'LL LET YOU BE MY PUPILS' PET,
AND FEED YOU LOTS OF HAY.
Madam Dragon carries the horse to the young dragons.
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
Pearl and gadabout climb onto Zog’s back. Zog stands up.
Gadabout says, WHOA!
(Pearl giggles)
Zog runs toward the edge of a cliff.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF THEY FLEW.
Pearl says, WOO-HOO!
(Gadabout screams)
Zog drops down the cliff.
(The young dragons gasp)
The dragons run to the edge of the cliff with looks of concern. Zog soars upward into a sky full of fluffy pink clouds.
(The dragons laugh)
The narrator says, THE FLYING DOCTORS WAVING,
AS THEY ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE
BLUE.
Zog flies above the clouds, soaring back and forth toward the sun.
(Triumphant orchestral music plays)
Directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon. Produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope. Based on the book “Zog” by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Voices (in order of first speaking), Narrator, Sir Lenny Henry. Madam Dragon / Governess, Tracey Ullman. Young Zog, Rocco Wright. Pearl, Patsy Ferran. Zog, Hugh Skinner. Gadabout, Kit Harrington. Guards, Horse, and other vocals, Rob Brydon.
Magic Lights Pictures presents an Orange Eyes Production in association with Triggerfish Animation. Copyright, Orange Eyes Limited 2018
Text reads, With the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
(Slow soft medieval flute music plays)
Text reads, Magic Light Pictures presents.
A stone tower stands atop a tall boulder. Fog hovers over trees in a valley below.
Text reads, Patsy Ferran, Kit Harrington.
A rocky staircase leads up the side of the boulder to the tower. A knight on horseback, wearing silver armor and carrying a lance approaches the staircase.
Text reads, Sir Lenny Henry, Hugh Skinner.
The knight climbs the staircase. Inside a small round stone room with a wooden door, a blonde-haired princess lies on a bed surrounded by pink roses and gently flickering candles.
Text reads, Tracey Ullman.
The knight kicks open the wooden door. Darkness surrounds the boulder. Fire burns in the valley below. An orange dragon flies up out of the fire and soars through a smoky sky.
(Upbeat dramatic music plays)
The orange dragon, who is pudgy and smiling, now runs across a bright grassy field. He stops at the base of a grassy hill. The dragon smiles and runs up the hill. Several other brightly-coloured dragons follow him up the hill.
(The dragon giggles happily)
A title reads, Zog.
The dragon again imagines himself soaring over the burning ground toward the stone tower. The knight draws a sword. In the grassy field, The dragon runs over a small propped-up tree branch. The knight falls to the ground then stands up and throws his sword at the dragon. In the grassy field, the dragon holds a skinny tree branch to his chest and plays dead. He pulls the branch away, smiles, and stands up.
The dragon says, HA.
The dragon growls, then charges at another tree branch. He takes the branch in his mouth and runs. He imagines himself soaring through the smoky sky with the knight in his mouth. The dragon lands on top of the tower. In the grassy field, the dragon climbs onto a rock and bites the branch in his mouth in half.
The dragon says, UGH.
The dragon wipes shards of wood off his tongue.
(The other dragons giggle)
A large green dragon bangs a spoon against a metal pot.
(The pot clangs)
A narrator says,
MADAM DRAGON RAN A
SCHOOL MANY MOONS AGO.
SHE TAUGHT YOUNG DRAGONS ALL
THE THINGS THAT DRAGONS NEED TO
KNOW.
ZOG, THE BIGGEST DRAGON, WAS
THE KEENEST ONE BY FAR.
HE TRIED HIS HARDEST EVERY DAY
TO WIN A GOLDEN STAR.
Zog, the orange dragon, gazes at three gold stars hanging from a tree. The green dragon, Madam Dragon draws a dragon on a blackboard.
Madam dragon says, HUH?
Zog raises his hand eagerly. Madam dragon points at Zog. Zog stands up from a rock and approaches her. Madam dragon places a green grasshopper on a rock. Zog leans back, then shoots his tongue out of his mouth at the grasshopper. He misses and gets his tongue stuck on the rock.
(Zog grunts)
The rock snaps back into Zog’s mouth, knocking him over.
The narrator says, ALL THE DRAGONS IN YEAR ONE
WERE LEARNING HOW TO FLY.
All the dragons stand halfway up the grassy hill. A small green dragon looks nervous as he peers over the edge of the hill. Other dragons watch a pink dragon wiggle a tooth in his mouth. A red dragon looks impatient and pushes the small green dragon off the hill.
(The small green dragon screams)
The small green dragon flaps his wings and flies back up the side of the hill.
(The red dragon giggles)
The red dragon flaps his wings and floats up beside the green dragon.
Madam Dragon says, HIGH, HIGH.
WAY UP IN THE SKY.
Zog watches the green and red dragons fly up to the top of the hill. Zog smiles. All the other young dragons fly.
Madam dragon says, HUH?
(Madam Dragon gasps)
Zog stands on a ledge on a small tower atop the hill. He jumps off and spreads his wings. Zog falls past te group of flying dragons.
(Zog screams)
(Madam Dragon gasps)
Madam dragon reaches to catch Zog, but he falls past her.
(Zog screams)
Zog falls headfirst down a steep cliff into a deep valley. Madam dragon soars into the valley quickly and catches Zog.
Madam Dragon says, PHEW.
Madam Dragon releases Zog in mid-air. He flaps his wings but falls slowly. Madam Dragon catches him.
(Madam Dragon chuckles)
Zog flap his wings and flies. He flies in a loop.
(Zog laughs)
Madam Dragon walks past the young dragons who are lined up in a row. She carries a gold star.
Madam Dragon says, HMM.
Zog looks excited as Madam Dragon approaches him. She turns and pins the gold star on the small green dragon.
(The small green dragon laughs happily)
Zog smiles and gazes at the gold star. He flicks it with his finger.
(The star dings)
Zog says, UH-HUH.
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN,
YOU CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
(Zog gasps)
Zog smiles. He and the other young dragons fly off the hill.
(The dragons giggle excitedly)
Madam Dragon says, AND YOU'LL ALL BE EXPERT FLIERS
BY THE TIME YOU'RE FULLY GROWN.
Zog flies low over a field of tall green grass.
The narrator says, ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTISE,
FLYING FAST AND FREE.
HE SOARED AND SWOOPED AND
LOOPED THE LOOP, THEN CRASHED
INTO A TREE.
(Zog thuds onto the ground)
A young brown-haired girl wearing a blue dress and a white apron sits on a stone bench in a garden, reading a book.
A stern-looking woman with dark grey hair pulled into a bun, wearing a purple dress approaches the young girl.
The stern-looking woman says, PEARL?
The woman points at a drawing of a flower bouquet on a blackboard. The young girl, Pearl, closes her book.
The woman frowns and says, HUMPH.
The woman clips a pink rose from a rosebush and sniffs it. She places the rose into a bouquet. The woman turns and gazes at the bench. Pearl is gone.
The woman says, PEARL?
PEARL?
Pearl kneels in a field. She pulls a weed out of the ground.
Pearl looks at the weed and says, HMM?
(Distant crying)
Pearl stares at a tall iron fence in front of her.
The woman says, PEARL?
(Distant crying)
Pearl squeezes between bars of the iron fence and walks into a forest. Zog stands beside a tree crying. Two brown rabbits scamper away. Pearl peeks over a rock at Zog. Zog lies against the tree kicking his legs and crying. Zog notices Pearl and scampers away.
The narrator says, JUST THEN, A LITTLE GIRL
CAME BY.
Zog hides behind the tree.
Pearl says, OH, PLEASE DON'T CRY...
The narrator says,
...SHE SAID.
Pearl empties the contents of a doctor’s bag.
Pearl says, PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A NICE
STICKY PLASTER FOR YOUR HEAD?
Zog peeks out from behind the tree. He cautiously approaches Pearl and sniffs a bandage wrapper she holds in her hand. She tears open the bandage wrapper. Zog backs up fearfully against the tree. Pearl cautiously approaches Zog with the bandage on her mouth. She gently puts her hand on Zog’s arm. Pearl dabs a yellow cloth onto a scratch on Zog’s nose. She sticks the bandage to his nose.
Zog smiles and says, OH.
WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
(Pearl giggles)
Zog smiles, then runs past Pearl.
Pearl says, OH?
Zog leaps into the air and flies.
The narrator says, AND UP AND OFF HE FLEW, HIS
PLASTER GLEAMING PINKLY AS HE
ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE BLUE.
Pearl waves at Zog as he flies happily through a blue sky. The young dragons sit at the base of the tower.
(A dragon roars softly)
The narrator says, A YEAR WENT BY, AND IN YEAR
TWO, THE DRAGONS LEARNED TO
ROAR.
(The dragons roar softly)
Madam Dragon says, OH.
MORE, MORE.
LOUDER, I IMPLORE.
(Soft roaring)
(Madam Dragon clears her throat then roars loudly)
The young dragons smile.
(The other dragons roar somewhat louder)
The pink dragon opens his mouth. A frog sits inside her mouth.
(The frog croaks)
Zog steps toward Madam Dragon and bows.
(Zog roars loudly)
Zog bows. A blue dragon stands beside Zog.
(The blue dragon roars very loudly)
Zog falls over. He then looks sad as he watches Madam Dragon pin a gold star onto the blue dragon’s chest.
(The other dragons cheer)
Zog frowns and half-heartedly applauds.
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN, YOU
CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
AND YOU'LL ALL BE CHAMPION
ROARERS BY THE TIME YOU'RE
FULLY GROWN.
Zog walks through the forest.
(Zog roars quietly)
The narrator says,
ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTISE.
(Zog roars at a blue butterfly)
The butterfly lands on his nose.
(Zog roars and shakes)
Zog stares at the butterfly. He takes several deep breaths.
(Zog roars loudly)
The butterfly flies away. Zog looks surprised.
The narrator says, HE ROARED WITH FEARSOME FORCE.
Zog sneaks up behind a lizard on a rock.
(Zog roars loudly)
The lizard runs away.
Zog sneaks up behind a pigeon sitting in a nest.
(Zog roars loudly)
The bird hides in the nest.
(Zog roars loudly into a hollow tree)
Bats fly out of the tree.
(Zog loudly roars several times)
Zog scares a rabbit, then chases a squirrel up a tree.
(A horse whinnies in the distance)
The narrator says, HE KEPT IT UP FOR HOURS ON END.
A horse drawn carriage travels slowly down a path in the forest. Zog hides in a tree, then leaps down in front of the horses pulling the carriage.
A guard walking alongside the horses says, HO!
(Zog roars quietly and hoarsely)
The narrator says, BUT THEN, HIS THROAT GREW
HOARSE.
Two guards wielding spears charge at Zog. He runs.
(The guards shout)
Pearl sits inside the carriage reading a book. Zog climbs on top of the carriage.
(Pearl gasps)
Pearl looks out the carriage window and says, AH.
The guards chase Zog through the forest.
(Zog breathes heavily)
Zog hides behind a rock. The guards run past him.
(Zog breathes a sigh of relief)
Pearl peeks out from the other side of the rock
Pearl says, PSST.
HEY.
Zog looks frightened.
Zog says, WHA'?
The narrator says,
JUST THEN, THE GIRL CAME BY
AGAIN.
(Zog chuckles and coughs)
Pearl looks in Zog’s mouth.
Pearl says, OH, DEAR.
WHAT ROTTEN LUCK.
Zog says, HMM.
Pearl says, OH.
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A NICE
SOOTHING PEPPERMINT TO SUCK?
Pearl shakes a small container of white peppermints. Zog takes a peppermint and eats it.
(Zog coughs slightly)
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
(Zog roars loudly)
(Pearl imitates Zog’s roar, then giggles)
Zog hugs Pearl.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF HE FLEW.
AND BREATHING FUMES OF
PEPPERMINT, HE ZIGZAGGED
THROUGH THE BLUE.
Madam Dragon places a stick figure wrapped in a small suit of armor into the ground.
The narrator says, A YEAR WENT BY, AND IN YEAR
THREE, THE DRAGONS LEARNED TO
BLOW.
Madam Dragon breathes fire onto the sticks and suit of armor.
(The suit of armor clatters on the ground)
Zog takes a deep breath then breathes snow from his mouth.
Madam Dragon says, NO, NO.
BREATHE OUT FIRE, NOT SNOW.
(The young dragons laugh)
A snowball hits Zog on the nose. The red dragon laughs and points at Zog.
(Zog growls)
Zog tackles the red dragon.
The red dragon says, OW!
(Madam dragon clears her throat)
Madam Dragon frowns at Zog. Zog sits in the corner of a section of a stone wall. Three knight’s helmets sit on a wall. Fireballs knock over the helmets. The red dragon looks proud of himself.
Madam Dragon says, AHHH.
Madam Dragon pins a gold star onto the red dragon’s chest.
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN, YOU
CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
Zog sits alone in the corner, facing away from the other dragons. Madam Dragon approaches Zog and places her paw on Zog’s shoulder.
Madam Dragon says, YOU WILL ALL BE BREATHING
BONFIRES BY THE TIME YOU'RE
FULLY GROWN.
HMM.
TSK.
YEAH.
Madam Dragon straightens Zog’s posture, then tilts his head back and opens his mouth. Zog breathes a small fireball.
(Madam Dragon chuckles)
(Zog gasps happily)
The narrator says, ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTISE.
Zog flies through clouds, breathing small fireballs.
A blast of fire shoots up in front of him.
(Zog screams)
The red dragon flies up beside Zog. They glare at each other, then fly several feet away from each other. They take turns breathing fireballs.
The narrator says, HE BLEW WITH ALL HIS MIGHT.
Zog takes a deep breath, then breathes a huge fireball.
(Zog giggles)
(The red dragon laughs nervously)
The red dragon flies away. Zog spins happily, breathing fire.
The narrator says, HE TWIRLED AROUND IN TRIUMPH,
AND HIS WING TIP CAUGHT ALIGHT.
The tip of Zog’s wing burns. He frowns and falls from the sky.
Pearl and the stern-looking woman sit in a large room, with white walls with gold accents. The woman crochets a pillow. Pearl stitches up the stomach of a brown teddy bear with bandages wrapped around its legs and an ear. The woman frowns at Pearl.
Pearl says, OH.
The woman says, HMM.
The woman swipes the teddy bear and doctor supplies of a desk in front of Pearl and places the pillow in front of her. Pearl leans on her hand and frowns. Outside a large window, Zog plummets to the ground with his wing burning. Pearl looks out the window.
(Zog screams)
Pearl says, OH.
Zog crawls out of a moat.
(Zog pants and breathes heavily)
Zog lies beside the moat. Pearl stands over him, smiling.
The narrator says,
JUST THEN, THE GIRL CAME BY
AGAIN.
Zog says, WHAT?
Pearl says, SHH.
Pearl takes Zog’s paw in her hand and leads him through a curtain of hanging vines. She examines the corner of his wing which is burnt.
Pearl says, OH, DEAR.
YOU POOR OLD THING.
HMM.
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A NICE
STRETCHY BANDAGE FOR YOUR WING?
Zog nods. Pearl wraps a bandage around the corner of Zog’s wing. She tears at a strand of excess bandage with her teeth.
Pearl says, HMM.
Zog pulls away from Pearl.
Pearl says, OH.
Zog flaps his wing and smiles.
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
(Pearl laughs)
Pearl hugs Zog. He hugs her as well.
Zog and Pearl step out from behind the vine curtain. A crane eats grass in the moat. Zog flies away happily.
(Zog laughs)
(The crane gasps)
Pearl waves.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF HE FLEW, HIS
BANDAGE FLAPPING WILDLY AS HE
ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE BLUE.
The young dragons stand in a line near stone ruins at the base of the grassy hill.
The narrator says, ALL THE YEAR-FOUR DRAGONS
WERE LEARNING...
Madam Dragon says, CAN YOU GUESS?
YES?
YES?
The dragons look eager.
HOW TO CAPTURE A PRINCESS.
A stick figure in the distance is adorned with a small pink dress with a small smiling face wearing a crown.
The dragons smile and fly toward the princess stick figure. The red dragon picks up the stick figure, then flies back in the opposite direction of the other dragons. He bumps into Zog and falls unconscious. Zog flies away with the stick figure. He flies back to Madam Dragon and happily plants the stick figure into the ground.
Zog says, HA-HA, WOO!
The Princess head falls off the stick figure.
(Madam Dragon sighs)
Madam Dragon says, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN,
YOU CAN PRACTISE ON YOUR OWN.
YOU'LL NEED TO CAPTURE HUNDREDS
BY THE TIME YOU'RE FULLY GROWN.
Zog twists the head back onto the stick figure, but it falls off again.
The narrator says,
ZOG WENT OFF TO PRACTICE.
Zog flies toward a large castle. A Princess waves. Many guards appear around the castle. They shoot fireballs at Zog.
(Zog yelps)
Zog flies away. He then swims stealthily through a moat and climbs into a window.
The narrator says, HE TRIED...
Water rushes out the window, pushing Zog back into the moat.
The narrator says, ...AND TRIED...
Zog flies around a castle. A Princess stands on a balcony smelling a bouquet of pink roses.
The narrator says, AND TRIED.
Zog pretends to be a gargoyle on the roof of a tower above the Princess.
The narrator says, BUT HE SIMPLY COULDN'T MANAGE.
Zog grabs the Princess. She punches and kicks him, then stuffs her crown over a horn in the middle of his head.
(Zog shouts)
Zog says, UGH.
OWWW.
I'M NO GOOD AT THIS...
The narrator says,
...HE CRIED.
(Knocking on a door)
Pearl’s castle stands under a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
The stern-looking woman knocks on a door and says, PEARL, PEARL?
PEARL!
Pearl stands in front of a mirror holding a frilly pink ad white dress against herself.
(Pearl sighs)
Pearl says, I'M NO GOOD AT THIS.
Pearl throws down the dress. It bumps a vase full of flowers on a pedestal. The vase wobbles.
(Pearl gasps)
(Glass breaks)
The vase lies shattered on the floor. Pink roses are strewn amidst the glass. A stream of water from the vase flows under a purple rug.
Pearl says, OH!
HMM.
Pearl rolls up the rug.
(Pearl knocks on a floor tile. It makes a hollow sound)
Pearl pries up the floor tile using a spear.
(Pearl grunts)
The stern-looking woman says, PEARL?
Guards try to break down the doors to Pearl’s room.
(The guards grunt)
Pearl climbs down a secret passage under the tile. She pulls the tile back from below. Zog bursts through a window into Pearl’s room.
Zog grabs the dress and says, HA.
Two guards burst through the doors.
(Zog gasps)
(The woman screams)
Two more guards run down a hallway past a framed portrait of a king. Pearl peeks out from a passage behind the portrait. Guards chase Zog down the hallway, which has a black and white checkerboard floor.
(Guards shout. Zog breathes heavily)
Pearl steps out from behind a suit of armour in the hallway. Zog dives through a glass window
(Glass shatters)
Zog falls into a pile of manure. A horse defecates beside the manure pile. Zog cleans himself with water from a fountain in the shape of a dragon.
(Zog cries)
Zog stares at the fountain and says, I'LL NEVER WIN A GOLDEN STAR.
Zog gazes at his reflection in the fountain. An acorn splashes into his reflection.
The narrator says,
JUST THEN, HE SAW THE GIRL.
Pearl sits on top of the fountain.
Pearl says, PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO CAPTURE
ME?
MY NAME IS PRINCESS PEARL.
Zog stares at Pearl. She takes a crown out of her doctor’s bag and places it on her head.
(Zog gasps)
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
Guards yell, DRAGON! THERE HE IS. GET HIM!
Spears fly toward Zog. He picks up Pearl and climbs up the fountain.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF THEY FLEW,
THE PRINCESS GRIPPING TIGHTLY
AS THEY ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE
BLUE.
Zog flies past a lush mountainside toward the sun.
(Pearl laughs)
Zog soars over a river and under a stone bridge. He flies through a forest and over a meadow of grazing sheep.
(The sheep bleat)
Pearl says, WOW.
Zog flies over a grassy plain and an area of rolling hills.
Pearl says, WOO-HOO!
The other young dragons are lined up at the bottom of the grassy hill. The pink dragon holds a pig dressed as a princess.
Madam Dragon examines the pig and says, HMM.
(The pig oinks)
Zog lands softly. Pearl climbs off his back. They bow to each other.
Madam Dragon says, LOOK.
AH, AH!
OUR FIRST PRINCESS SO FAR.
Zog hugs Pearl.
(The other dragons chuckle)
Madam Dragon says, CONGRATULATIONS, ZOG, MY DEAR.
YOU'VE WON A GOLDEN STAR.
(Zog gulps)
Zog approaches Madam Dragon, who holds a gold star. She pins the star to Zog’s chest. He smiles.
(Zog gasps)
(The other dragons chuckle and applaud)
Dragons say, WOOHOO!
Pearl smiles at Zog and nods. Zog smiles at her. Zog and Pearl climb to the top of the tower.
The narrator says, ZOG WAS PROUD AND HAPPY, AND
PEARL FELT GOOD AS WELL.
Zog pulls an iron gate off the front of a wooden door on the tower.
(Zog grunts)
Zog peeks through the doorway. Pearl walks inside the tower. The inside of the tower is slightly overgrown with vines and branches. A bed sits on a wooden floor. A skeleton wearing a knight’s armor sits on the floor.
(Pearl gasps)
The narrator says, SHE TOOK THE DRAGONS'
TEMPERATURES.
Pearl takes a thermometer out of the blue dragon’s mouth. He smiles.
The narrator continues, AND NURSED THEM
WHEN THEY FELL.
Pearl rubs madam dragon’s leg. Pearl examines a hole n a yellow dragon’s wing. She stitches the hole closed.
Pearl says, AHH.
The pink dragon opens his mouth. His scaly tongue falls out of his mouth. It has white spots on it.
Pearl says, AHH.
Pearl rubs a frog along the pink dragon’s tongue. The pink dragon smiles.
The red dragon lies inside the tower looking ill. He sneezes and accidentally breathes fire. Pearl ducks. Pearl pours water from a watering can onto a small fire. Pearl puts on a rubber glove and reaches into the red dragon’s nose. She pulls out a squirrel.
The small green dragon hits a metal shield with a bone.
(The shield clangs)
The narrator says, A YEAR WENT BY, AND IN YEAR
FIVE, THE DRAGONS LEARNED TO
FIGHT.
The dragons playfully fight with sticks, swords, and shields. Zog trips over his tail. He stumbles into the green and blue dragons. The blue dragon grabs the yellow dragon and flings him toward the red and pink dragons.
(The yellow dragon screams)
Zog stands amidst the other dragons who all lie on the ground.
(Madam dragon applauds tepidly)
Zog cheers, WOO-HOO!
WOO-WOO-WOO.
Zog bows.
(A horse whinnies)
A knight on horseback stands in the distance.
Madam Dragon says, RIGHT.
RIGHT.
HERE COMES A REAL LIVE KNIGHT.
The knight on horseback slowly approaches Zog.
(Armour clanks)
The knight puts his lance down against a rock, then steps off his horse. The knight stumbles and falls back over his horse.
(The knight grunts and sighs)
(Armor clanks)
The dragons look around confusedly at each other.
The knight says, GOOD DAY.
MY NAME IS GADABOUT.
SIR GADABOUT THE GREAT.
Gadabout presses the base of his lance onto a squirrel’s tail.
(The squirrel squeaks in pain)
The squirrel climbs up the lance and scurries inside Gadabout’s armor.
Gadabout says, I'VE COME TO, UM, RESCUE
PRINCESS PEARL.
I HOPE I'M NOT TOO LATE.
HMM.
Gadabout gently pokes his lance into Zog’s white belly.
The narrator says, ZOG BREATHED FIRE AND BEAT
HIS WINGS.
Zog says, YOU CAN'T.
SHE'S MINE...
The narrator says,
...HE ROARED.
(Zog roars loudly)
Gadabout says, OH, NO, SHE'S NOT...
The narrator says,
...YELLED GADABOUT, AND
WAVED HIS TRUSTY SWORD.
Gadabout says, HA-HA!
Gadabout points his sword at Zog. Zog rolls his eyes. Gadabout and Zog circle each other.
The narrator says, THE OTHER DRAGONS CROWDED
ROUND AND WATCHED THEM, ALL
AGOG.
WHO WAS GOING TO WIN THE FIGHT?
SIR GADABOUT OR ZOG?
(Gadabout shouts)
Gadabout thrusts his sword at Zog. Zog bites Gadabout’s arm and clamps the sword in his mouth. Gadabout punches Zog in the mouth. The sword falls to the ground.
Gadabout shakes his fist and says, OW.
(Zog roars loudly)
Gadabout tackles Zog. The yellow dragon covers his eyes with his wings. Gadabout punches at Zog. Zog clamps his mouth around gadabout’s head and flings him around. Gadabout jumps and lands on Zog’s belly. Inside the tower, Pearl tends to a frog in bed with a thermometer in its mouth.
Pearl says, HMM?
Pearl steps out of her tower.
(Shouting and grunting)
Gadabout and Zog continue to fight. Zog flings Gadabout several feet away.
The red and green dragon cheer, WOO-HOO!
Gadabout throws down his shield and lifts his sword with two hands. Zog takes a deep fiery breath and charges toward Gadabout. Pearl rushes forward. Madam Dragon holds her back. Gadabout charges toward Zog with his sword drawn. Zog races toward him.
The narrator says,
THEN PRINCESS PEARL STEPPED
FORWARD, CRYING...
Pearl says, STOP!
Zog breathes fire over Gadabout’s head. Pearl kneels between them.
Pearl says, YOU SILLY CHUMPS.
THE WORLD IS ALREADY FAR TOO
FULL OF CUTS AND BURNS AND
BUMPS.
Zog nuzzles his nose into Pearl. She pushes him away.
The other dragons look embarrassed.
Gadabout laughs, HA-HA!
Pearl says, DON'T RESCUE ME!
I WON'T GO BACK TO BEING A
PRINCESS AND PRANCING ROUND THE
PALACE IN A SILLY FRILLY DRESS.
Pearl tosses her crown onto the ground. Zog looks stunned.
Pearl says, I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR AND TRAVEL
HERE AND THERE, LISTENING TO
PEOPLE'S CHESTS AND GIVING THEM
MY CARE.
Pearl listens to Gadabout’s armor chest plate with her stethoscope.
(The squirrel squeaks)
(Pearl gasps)
Gadabout opens his armor. The squirrel scurries away.
(Gadabout chuckles)
Pearl bandages Zog’s arm.
Gadabout pulls off his helmet and says, ME, TOO...
The narrator says,
...EXCLAIMED THE KNIGHT, AND
TOOK HIS HELMET OFF HIS HEAD.
Gadabout says, I'D RATHER WEAR A NICE TWISTY
STETHOSCOPE INSTEAD.
Gadabout wears a stethoscope. He taps the chest piece.
Gadabout laughs, HA-HA.
The dragons stare at Gadabout. He cuts excess bandage from Zog’s arm with his sword.
Gadabout says, PERHAPS, PRINCESS, YOU'LL TRAIN
ME UP?
Gadabout kneels before Pearl.
The narrator says,
AND PEARL REPLIED...
Pearl says, UM, UH, OF COURSE.
Zog kicks Gadabout’s helmet and walks away sadly.
Pearl says, HMM.
BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THE TWO OF
US COULD FIT UPON YOUR HORSE.
Zog’s ears and wings perk up.
Zog says, FLYING DOCTORS.
(Pearl giggles)
Zog says, OOH!
I'D LOVE TO JOIN THE CREW.
IF YOU'LL LET ME BE YOUR
AMBULANCE, THEN I CAN CARRY YOU.
Pearl nods.
Madam Dragon says, BRAVO!
A DRAGON AMBULANCE.
AN EXCELLENT CAREER.
(Madam Dragon applauds)
The narrator says, AND ALL THE YEAR-FIVE
DRAGONS GAVE A LOUD RESOUNDING
CHEER.
(The dragons cheer)
(Armour clanks on the ground)
Gadabout takes off his armor. He wears full-body green underwear.
Gadabout says, AH.
(Gadabout hums happily)
(Gadabout’s horse snorts)
(Gadabout sighs)
Gadabout asks, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY TRUSTY STEED?
Madam Dragon approaches gadabout and his horse.
Madam Dragon says, AHHHH.
(The horse gulps)
Madam Dragon says, I REALLY HOPE YOU'LL STAY.
I'LL LET YOU BE MY PUPILS' PET,
AND FEED YOU LOTS OF HAY.
Madam Dragon carries the horse to the young dragons.
Zog says, WHAT A GOOD IDEA...
The narrator says,
...SAID ZOG.
Pearl and gadabout climb onto Zog’s back. Zog stands up.
Gadabout says, WHOA!
(Pearl giggles)
Zog runs toward the edge of a cliff.
The narrator says, THEN UP AND OFF THEY FLEW.
Pearl says, WOO-HOO!
(Gadabout screams)
Zog drops down the cliff.
(The young dragons gasp)
The dragons run to the edge of the cliff with looks of concern. Zog soars upward into a sky full of fluffy pink clouds.
(The dragons laugh)
The narrator says, THE FLYING DOCTORS WAVING,
AS THEY ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE
BLUE.
Zog flies above the clouds, soaring back and forth toward the sun.
(Triumphant orchestral music plays)
Directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon. Produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope. Based on the book “Zog” by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Voices (in order of first speaking), Narrator, Sir Lenny Henry. Madam Dragon / Governess, Tracey Ullman. Young Zog, Rocco Wright. Pearl, Patsy Ferran. Zog, Hugh Skinner. Gadabout, Kit Harrington. Guards, Horse, and other vocals, Rob Brydon.
Magic Lights Pictures presents an Orange Eyes Production in association with Triggerfish Animation. Copyright, Orange Eyes Limited 2018
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