"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