| Tiger: |
|
Oh, are
you ok?
|
| Mac: |
|
Can't you
see, I'm in the ground I'm not ok, I'm hurt.
|
| Tiger: |
|
How
can I help you, or make you feel better? |
| Mac: |
|
What kind
of help can you give me?
|
| Tiger: |
|
Well I can
maybe take you to the computer repair shop.
|
| Mac: |
|
But
I don't think they can help me. |
| Tiger: |
|
Why
not? |
| Mac: |
|
Well maybe,
it wouldn't hurt to go and find out.
|
| Tiger: |
|
Ok
now I have to find a way to get there. The gas attendant
may know about a computer shop near by. Should I ask? |
| Mac: |
|
Yes,
yes please I'm in pain. |
| Tiger: |
|
Ok,
just wait a second I'm going inside to ask him.
(Tigers inside the gas station asking the attendant
about a computer repair shop near by, Mac is waiting for
tiger in pain. Tiger comes back with a big ol' smile.) |
| Mac: |
|
(thinking
aloud) I hope it's good news.
|
| Tiger: |
|
Yes!
We have to walk three blocks down. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
how can I walk when I'm in pain? |
| Tiger: |
|
You
can't walk three blocks down? You're in that much pain?
Well I got a great idea I can carry you on my back. |
| Mac: |
|
Yeah,
we never thought about that one. That's a good one.
(So Tiger gets down to the floor and helps Mac get
on top of him. He picks him up with his right arm and
he gets up and starts walking to the repair shop. And
as they walkin.) |
| Mac: |
|
Tiger, I
want to thank you so much for going out of your way
to help me when you didn't have to.
(They get to the repair shop.)
|
| Tiger: |
|
Mac,
come right on in - straight in to the door on your left. |
| Mac: |
|
I
can't walk once again. |
| Tiger: |
|
Oohhhh-
I forgot.
(Tiger walks right in to the room where they have all
the tools, machines
and all that.) |
| Mac: |
|
Wow
- this is pretty cool!
(Tiger puts Mac on the table. The repair guy starts
screwing, tightening up
the screws and replaces a couple a buttons. He gets a
bath.)
Ok, I'm ready to go. |
| Tiger: |
|
Mac,
would you like to go to the park? |
| Mac: |
|
Sure,
why not? |
| Tiger: |
|
Well
um, I'm a little scared to. |
| Mac: |
|
Why?
I thought you wanted to go. It was your idea. |
| Tiger: |
|
Well, um,
I haven't told you this. Earlier today I escaped from
the zoo and I'm afraid of getting caught by the animal
control.
|
| Mac: |
|
Huhhhhh...!
Why were you in the zoo? |
| Tiger: |
|
Well
ever since I was born, I was abandoned by my father. And
I had nowhere to go & I was taken by animal patrol
and they took me to the zoo. And I was there ever since
til my escape. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
I was taken from my family, the mouse and the table. I
was stolen by a thief. I felt sad that I couldn't do anything
about it and I wasn't taken by choice. It's lonely out
there without my family. |
| Tiger: |
|
Well
at least you're not the only one who feel that way. I
hope one day I may be able to get in contact with him
or find him. That would mean the most to me. I never really
got to be with my dad. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
maybe we could go try to find him. |
| Tiger: |
|
Where?
The world is so big I don't even know where to even start. |
| Mac: |
|
That's
the key. You don't know where to start. Maybe you should
go with your first intinct.the park. Do you believe in
instincts first of all? |
| Tiger: |
|
Well,
not really to tell you the truth. I just do as I go along. |
| Mac: |
|
Well,
I'd really like to give back to you for helping me when
I was in need of help. That meant a lot to me. |
| Tiger: |
|
You're
like the brother I never had & that makes me happy
to know that you're willing to help me. Some people don't
appreciate the help given to them and you're very appreciative. |
| Mac: |
|
So
where would you like to start? |
| Tiger: |
|
Well,
I don't know. Just thinking about it makes me very frustrated. |
| Mac: |
|
Well,
frustrated ain't gonna get you nothing. |
| Tiger: |
|
You
just don't know how I feel. |
| Mac: |
|
How
are you gonna tell me I don't know how you feel? |
| Tiger: |
|
Because
you don't. |
| Mac: |
|
Well,
I was taken from my loved ones so I know how you feel.
You're just hard-headed and now I don't know whether to
even help you. |
| Tiger: |
|
But
I helped you. |
| Mac: |
|
I
appreciate that. But if it was that important to you,
you would go to any length to find your dad. But instead
you're stuck on stupid. |
| Tiger: |
|
I'm
stuck on stupid? What do you mean? |
| Mac: |
|
Well,
first you want help, then you're stubborn and show no
effort & I can't do it all for you. You have to meet
me half way and I don't think you're there yet. I'm frustrated
with you. |
| Tiger: |
|
But
I would really like to find my dad. |
| Mac: |
|
I
said I would help you. |
| Tiger: |
|
But
the thing is I don't remember my dad's name, or how he
looks. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
we can just look out for other tigers that have features
like you. |
| Tiger: |
|
But
I'm scared too. |
| Mac: |
|
Why?
I think, no I know you're confused, but I don't get why
you scared. |
| Tiger: |
|
I
don't know how to explain exactly how I feel. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
all my life I've been neglected. |
| Tiger: |
|
What
do you mean neglected? |
| Mac: |
|
I
mean I was always the unpopular one and the outcast. |
| Tiger: |
|
But
I totally understand and feel where you coming from, I
was neglected and unpopular at the zoo. |
| Mac: |
|
What!
I would think you were popular cause you are beautiful
and have a nice personality |
| Tiger: |
|
Everyone has their side to them. |
| Mac: |
|
I
use to live in a library in a school and I would always
see others get used and I would just be the one watching,
sitting all alone while the others were having fun. |
| Tiger: |
|
I
love to have fun so maybe we can play together. |
| Mac: |
|
Sure
lets play. |
| Tiger: |
|
Play
what? |
| Mac: |
|
What's
you're favorite game? |
| Tiger: |
|
Whats
yours? |
| Mac: |
|
Well
I like to play hide and go seek. |
| Tiger: |
|
I
do too, how did you read my mind? |
| Mac: |
|
I
think is just that we have a lot of similarities and that's
the reason why we became so close. |
| Tiger: |
|
Yeah,
I agree. So do you want to start? |
| Mac: |
|
Ok,
but don't you think we need a bigger place, somewhere
where there's bushes and all that? |
| Tiger: |
|
What
about the park? |
| Mac: |
|
But
I thought you were scared to go. |
| Tiger: |
|
I
changed my mind. What park? |
| Mac: |
|
The
one by the San Francisco zoo. |
| Tiger: |
|
Oh
no not that one. |
| Mac: |
|
Why
not? |
| Tiger: |
|
I
don't think that one is a good idea. |
| Mac: |
|
But
why? |
| Tiger: |
|
I'm
happy but scared of getting caught. That is one of my
biggest fears. To go back to that misery. Being locked
in a cage, seeing other people free out there not being
able to do anything but eat and go in circles. It makes
me want to go insane & kill others which, because
of my insanity and crazy thoughts runnin' through my mind,
I decided to take my anger, and hunger, out on someone
else. I ate a little kid because the rat and animal crackers
weren't enough. I was really, really hungry. And that's
what that place made me do and that's what I don't want
to go back to. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
now I don't want to go. |
| Tiger: |
|
Fine. |
| Mac: |
|
I
want to go to the library, do you want to come? |
| Tiger: |
|
Ummmmmmmm
why not.
(they're walking) |
| Mac: |
|
You
see that computer over there? |
| Tiger: |
|
Yes. |
| Mac: |
|
Doesn't
it look like me? |
| Tiger: |
|
Ay
Mac, I'm going over to find a book about tricks. |
| Mac: |
|
Ok,
I'll be right here.
(A little boy goes over and starts playing with the
keyboard. And as soon as the little boy presses the letter
0/Zero, he starts to laugh, and giggle, because he's never
been used, so he didn't know how to react and the little
boy starts running away. Mac scared him with his crazy
laughter.) |
| Tiger: |
|
Why
you so happy? |
| Mac: |
|
Can't
I be happy for once? |
| Tiger: |
|
Its
just weird I leave for couple of minutes and I come back
and you have a big cheesy smile |
| Mac: |
|
This
little boy came over and started playing with me and I
started to laugh and giggle cause I wasn't used to it.
I've always been neglected and that was one of my biggest
wishes, TO BE USED! |
| Tiger: |
|
Well
that's nice to know. |
| Mac: |
|
Why
you say it like that, I thought you would be happy for
me. |
| Tiger: |
|
(Loud)
I , I am |
| Mac: |
|
I
never want to forget about that moment. |
| Tiger: |
|
What
about me, not everything is about you. |
| Mac: |
|
What?
(pause) what do you mean? |
| Tiger: |
|
I
said not everything is about you. |
| Mac: |
|
Why
are you mad? |
| Tiger: |
|
I'm
not, but I really want to find my dad. |
| Mac: |
|
Well
instead of talking, wont you do something about it, I
already told you I got you're back. |
| Tiger: |
|
Ok,
lets hit up the animal shelter. |
| Mac: |
|
That's
fine. Where ever you want to go first. |
|
|
|
| |
|
To
Be Continued. |
