A Folky Tale

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We hear the "folky tale" of Saddy Dumpington.

Cast (in order of appearance): Coach Z, Strong Sad, Saddy Dumpington, The Mayor, The Dancing Brothers, Bubs (Easter egg), Homsar (Easter egg)

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Date: August 22, 2005

Running Time: ---

Page Title: Folky Tales

Transcript

{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in The Field. A rope is dangling from above.}

COACH Z: Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just grab a little oomp-ah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no time!

STRONG SAD: Ugh. I'm going to ignore that "oomp-ah down my pants" comment. {turns head towards the rope}But I'm more concered about what that rope is attached to. {looks back at Coach Z}

COACH Z: Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!

STRONG SAD: Coach Z, ropes are for dopes.

COACH Z: What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' scripture?

STRONG SAD: No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up

COACH Z: Sounds kinda like a toilet {pronounced "terlet"} if you ask me.

{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tales - Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}

STRONG SAD: {off-scren} Hark to the Folky Tales of Saddy Dumpington! {The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides of the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.} He traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.

SADDY DUMPINGTON: I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm! They both died! Isn't that great!

{The girl starts crying. We cut to another area of the field, with a treestump and squirrel in it.}

SADDY DUMPINGTON: Oh, right! I do that all the time! I made some soup out of the rest of your family, just last night! Isn't that great?

{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}

STRONG SAD: But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles. Just sadness and misery.

{Cut to a town.}

SADDY DUMPINGTON: {playing his washboard} Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner! And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?

{Cut to a two-shot of Saddy and the Mayor.}

STRONG SAD: So one day, the Mayor ordered—

COACH Z: Oh, I know this part! {The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion} Then the mayor ordered the very intelligent Dancing Brothers {a paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS" to perform and the annual "Rocks and Round" Graves Festival! {music start playing, and the brothers start dancing}

STRONG SAD: But the Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately. {the aforementioned occurs. A cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen} The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its' citizens again.

SADDY DUMPINGTON: But, Mr. Mayor! Sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that gr— {The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy Dumpington with such force that he flies out of the town.} —eeeeeeaaaaattt? {Saddy falls tenderly on a hill.}

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Easter Eggs

• Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.

{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}

HOMSAR: {Muffled speech}

{His hat moves in a rectangle off his head and comes back}

• Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs.

Fun Facts

Inside References

• Saddy Dumpington is originally from an entry in Strong Sad's Lament.

Real-World References

• Joseph Carey Merrick (1862–1890), known as "The Elephant Man," gained the sympathy of Victorian Britain because of his extreme deformity.

External Links

• watch "Saddy Dumpington"
• view the flash file for "Saddy Dumpington"