| [Chinese guard is seen walking on The Great Wall. Shan-Yu's falcon
swoopsdown and hits the guard on the head knocking his helmet off.
The falcon landson top of a flag pole in front of a full moon and
lets out a large cry. Onegrappling hook comes over The Great Wall.
The guard walks over to the edgeand sees many grappling hooks coming
towards him]
Guard [yelling]: We're under attack! Light the signal!
[Guard runs to the tower and up the ladder as Hun Bald Man #1
and Hun LongHair Man appear trying to stop him. Hun Bald Man #1
breaks the ladder withhis sword just as Guard reaches the top.
The guard picks up the torch tolight the fire and sees Shan-Yu
jump over the edge of the tower and looks athim across from the
caldron. The guard throws the torch into the caldronlighting a
large fire. Shan-Yu watches as each tower lights their caldronsone
by one]
Guard [sternly]: Now all of China knows you're here.
Shan-Yu [taking the flag and holding it over the fire]: Perfect.
[Cut to the palace. The large doors to the central chamber open
as General Liwalks in flanked on his left and right by soldiers
and approaches the Emperor. He bows, then looks up]
General Li: Your Majesty, the Huns have crossed our Northern
border.
Chi Fu: Impossible! No one can get through The Great Wall. [The
Emperormotions for Chi Fu's silence]
General Li: Shun-Yu is leading them. We'll set up defenses around
yourpalace immediately.
Emperor [forcefully]: No! Send your troops to protect my people.
Chi Fu,
Chi Fu: Yes, your highness.
Emperor: Deliver conscription notices throughout all the provinces.
Call upreserves and as many new recruits as possible.
General Li: Forgive me your Majesty, but I believe my troops
can stop him.
Emperor: I wont take any chances, General. A single grain of
rice can tipthe scale. One man may be the difference between victory
and defeat.
[Cut to Mulan using her chopsticks to single out a grain of rice
on top of themound of rice]
Mulan: Quiet and demure...graceful...polite...[picking up some
rice with herchopsticks and eating a mouthful] delicate...refined...poised...
[She setsdown her chopsticks and writes down a final word on her
right arm] punctual.[A cock crows] Aiya. [Calling out] Little
brother. Little brother. Lit-ahhh, there you are. Who's the smartest
doggie in the world? Come on smartboy, can you help me with my
chores today?
[Mulan ties a sack of grain around Little Brother's waist. She
ties a stickonto Little brother so that end of it is in front
of Little Brother's face. She ties the bone on the end of the
stick just out of reach. Little Brotherbegins to run after the
bone which he cannot reach. Mulan opens the door forLittle Brother
and he runs into the door frame, then out the open door. Little
brother runs by the chickens and Khan - the family horse]
[Cut to Mulan's Father, Fa Zhou, kneeling and praying before
the Fa family'sancestors]
Fa Zhou: Honorable ancestors, please help Mulan impress the matchmaker
today.
Little Brother [running into the temple and around Fa Zhou scattering
grainaround the floor]: Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark.
[The chickens follow Little Brother into the temple and begin
to feed on thegrain]
Fa Zhou: Please, PLEASE, help her.
[Mulan steps up to the temple seeing Little Brother on his hind
legs trying toget the bone. Mulan bends the stick down so that
Little brother can reach thebone. Little brother gnaws on the
bone happily. Mulan continues toward thetemple]
Mulan [calling out]: Father I brought your--whoop! [Fa Zhou bumps
into Mulan. The cup falls to the ground and Fa Zhou catches the
teapot with the handle ofhis cane]
Fa Zhou: Mulan--
Mulan: I brought a spare. [Mulan pulls out a cup from underneath
the back ofher dress and begins to pour the tea]
Fa Zhou: Mulan--
Mulan [hurried]: Remember, the doctor said three cups of tea
in the morning--
Fa Zhou: Mulan--
Mulan: And three at night.
Fa Zhou: Mulan, you should already be in town. We're counting
on you to up--
Mulan: --uphold the family honor. Don't worry father. I wont
let you down. [Mulan covers over the writing on her arm with here
sleeve] Wish me luck. [Mulan hurries down the stairs]
Fa Zhou [calling out]: Hurry! [to himself] I'm going to...pray
some more.[Fa Zhou turns and walks back into the temple]
[Cut to the town with Fa Li looking worried]
Bath Lady [poking out of her building]: Fa Li, is your daughter
here yet? The matchmaker is not a patient woman. [She goes back
into the building]
Fa Li: Of all days to be late. I should have prayed to the ancestors
forluck.
Grandma Fa [walking in with a Cri-Kee in a cage]: How lucky can
they be,they're dead. Besides, I've got all the luck we'll need.
[Speaking toCri-Kee] This is your chance to prove yourself. [Cri-Kee
chirps approvingly. Grandma Fa covers her eyes steps into a busy
street]
Fa Li [excitedly]: Grandma No!
[The traffic barely misses Grandma Fa as she crosses the busy
street. But twohorse and carriage collide causing a big accident.
She arrives at the otherside of the street, uncovers here eyes
and looks at Cri-Kee]
Grandma Fa: Yep, this cricket's a lucky one. [Cri-Kee falls over
out offright]
Fa Li [sighing in relief]: Hai.
[Mulan arrives on Khan jumping over the recent accident in the
street andjumps off with hay stuck in her hair]
Mulan: I'm here. [Seeing a stern look from her mother] What?
But Mama I hadto--
Fa Li: None of your 'xcuses. Now let's get you cleaned up. [They
walktogether into the preparation area]
[Song: Honor to us all]
Bath Lady: [all the while Bath Lady undresses Mulan and pushes
her into theBath]This is what you give me to work with?Well, honey,
I've seen worse.We're gonna turn this sow's earInto a silk purse.
[Bath Lady moves the silk partition aside showing Mulan inthe
bath]
Mulan [spoken]: It's freezing.
Fa Li [spoken]: It would have been warm if you were here on time.
Bath Lady [washing Mulan's hair]:We'll have youWashed and driedPrimped
and polished till you glow with prideTrust my recipe for instant
brideYou'll bring honor to us all
Fa Li [grabbing a sponge and Mulan's right arm to start cleaning
her. Shenotices the writing] [spoken]: Mulan, what's this?
Mulan [Drawing her arm back and batting her eyelashes] [spoken]:
Ahh, notes,in case I forget something?
Grandma Fa [spoken]: Here, hold this [hands the cricket to Fa
Li]. We'llneed more luck than I thought. [Mulan looks on with
an air of disappointment]
[Cut to the hair dressers]
Hair Dresser 1 [Brushing and combing Mulan's hair much to Mulan's
chagrin]:Wait and seeWhen we're through
Hair Dresser 2:Boys will gladly go to war for you
Hair Dresser 1:With good fortune
Hair Dresser 2 [Finalizing the hairdo to look exactly like hers]:And
a great hairdo
Both:You'll bring honor to us all
Fa Li and others: [Mulan following her Mother passes a xiangqi
game andpauses to make an impressive move. Mulan has a smug look
on her face when FaLi comes back and drags Mulan away]A girl can
bring her familyGreat honor in one wayBy striking a good matchAnd
this could be the day
Dresser 1 [Dresser 1, Dresser 2, and Fa Li dress Mulan]:Men want
girls with good taste
Dresser 2:Calm
Fa Li:Obedient
Dresser 1:Who work fast-paced
Fa Li:With good breeding
Dresser 2 [Pulling the dress tight around her waist]:And a tiny
waist
Mulan [expressing her waist being squeezed tight] [spoken]: huh.
All Three:You'll bring honor to us all
Chorus: [Mulan follows Fa Li and sees boy stealing a doll from
a girl. Mulangrabs the doll from the boy and returns it to its
owner]We all must serve our EmperorWho guards us from the HunsA
man by bearing armsA girl by bearing sons
Make-up Lady/Fa Li: [Putting on Mulan's face, powder, lipstick
and eye liner][in a 3 person round] When we're through you can't
failLike a lotus blossom soft and paleHow could any fellow say
"No sale"You'll bring honor to us all[Make-Up Lady holds
a mirror so Mulan can see her reflection. Not lookingpleased,
Mulan takes her single, short bang and brings it down in front
of herforehead and smiles]
Fa Li [spoken. Fa Li places a hair comb in Mulan's hair]: There,
you'reready.
Grandma Fa [spoken]: Not yet! An apple for serenity [putting
an apple inMulan's mouth]...A pendant for balance [places a yin-yang
pendant under hersash] [sings]
Beads of jade for beauty [putting beads around Mulan's neck]You
must proudly show it [Grandma Fa raises her chin high with her
hand]Now add a cricket just for luck [putting the cage with Cri-Kee
under Mulan'ssash in the back. Cri-Kee doesn't look pleased]And
even you can't blow it
Mulan: [Walking to catch up with the other maidens]AncestorsHear
my pleaHelp me not to make a fool of meAnd to not uproot my fam'ly
treeKeep my father standing tall
Maidens and Mulan: [Mulan taking the parasol from Fal Li and
running to fallin line with the other 4 maidens]Scarier than the
undertakerWe are meeting our matchmaker
All Townspeople:DestinyGuard our girlsAnd our future as it fast
unfurlsPlease look kindly on these cultured pearlsEach a perfect
porcelain doll
Maiden #1: Please bring honor to usMaiden #2: Please bring honor
to usMaiden #3: Please bring honor to usMaiden #4: Please bring
honor to usMulan and Maidens: Please bring honor to us all!
[All Girls and Mulan arrive before the Matchmaker crouched down
behind theirparasols. End of song]
Matchmaker [looking at her clipboard]: Fa Mulan
Mulan [Jumping up and raising her hand]: Present.
Matchmaker: Speaking without permission.
Mulan: Oops.
Grandma Fa [to Fa Li]: Who spit in her bean curd?
[Mulan walks into the Matchmaker's building with the Matchmaker
followingbehind and closing the door]
Matchmaker [looking over Mulan]: Huh, Hmm, too skinny. [Cri-Kee
escapes fromhis cage. Mulan struggles to catch him] Hmph, not
good for bearing sons. [Mulan puts Cri-Kee in her mouth when Matchmaker
turns around to face her]Recite the final admonition.
Mulan [nodding and smiling]: Mmm-Hmm. [Takes out fan and covers
her mouth asshe spits out Cri-Kee] Ptu
Matchmaker: Well...
Mulan [with dignity]: Fulfill your duties calmly and re...f--[looking
at herarm with smeared writing] spectfully. Reflect before you
snack [surprised,Mulan looks at her arm again] act. [now rapidly]
This shall bring you honorand glory. [Fanning herself rapidly
and sighing in relief] Huh.
Matchmaker [snatches the fan and looks at it on both sides looking
for notesnot finding any. Mulan smiles big when Matchmaker looks
at her. Matchmakergrabs Mulan's right arm pulling her along while
smearing the writing andleaving some ink on her hand] Hmmm, this
way. Now, pour the tea [Pushing ateapot towards Mulan]. To please
your future in-laws you must demonstrate asense of dignity [Matchmaker
smears ink around her mouth. Mulan staring atMatchmaker pours
some tea onto the table then notices her mistake and poursthe
tea into the cup] and refinement. You must also be poised. [Mulannotices
Cri-kee in the tea-cup as Matchmaker takes the cup]
Mulan [quiet and timid]: Um, pardon me.
Matchmaker: And silent! [Matchmaker sniffs the tea]
Mulan [reaching and grabbing the teacup]: Could I just take that
back...onemoment.
[They struggle for the teacup and it turns over on Matchmaker
and Cri-keejumps down matchmaker's dress]
Matchmaker: Why you clumsy--[Matchmaker feels Cri-Kee in her
dress and dancesaround] Wooo, woooo, wooooooo, [Matchmaker knocks
over her pot of coals, andsits down on the coals. Matchmaker jumps
around screaming] Ahhhhhhhhhhh [Mulan grabs her fan and briskly
fans the charred area on Matchmaker's behindcausing it to flame
up. Mulan looks surprised about her mistake]
[Cut to outside Matchmakers building showing Grandma Fa with
much noise comingfrom Matchmaker's building]
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