Corkscrew. Right! He will freeze or starve to death.
Khorkov. Lets go. Drag her into the car.
Khorkov and Corkscrew leave and take Greta with them. The titmouse flies after them. Yumi gets out of his hideaway in the bushes.
Yumi. What have I done! Why havent I listened to my mom and left the yard? Mom. Mommy! Where are you?
ACT II
Scene 4.
Daytime. Cat burglar gang hide-out.
Lord, Melisa, Toy.
Lord. Toy!
Toy. Yes, boss.
Lord. Where is the puppy?
Toy. I could not take him here. We were attacked.
Lord. Who dared to do it?
Toy. Khorkov with his animal tormentor gang.
Lord. Khorkov?
Toy. Yes. They threw a round-up.
Melisa. They got some nerve! As if we didnt pay them well!
Toy. Its the mayors order, to clean the city of stray animals.
Lord. We had an agreement with Khorkov, not to touch our guys, take dogs only.
Toy. They took five cat burglars: Syava, Honeypot, Chick, Demian and Desman.
Lord. Cats are not meant to be caged. Melisa! Reach out to our lawyer, have him post a bail.
Melisa. Ill get right on that.
Lord. Who else did they take in the round-up?
Toy. They caught some stray dogs and the puppys mother.
Lord. His mother? Greta? How about that!
Melisa. Now she wont be able to protect her son.
Toy. They were all sent to the animal control center.
Lord. And where is the puppy? What was his name again?
Toy. The puppys name is Yumi. I dont know where he is.
Lord. Then get to know. Find him! Time is money. Take the sausage while its still fresh.
Toy. I got you.
Lord. Go and take this black sheep of the dog family to me. Or else I will scrap you both.
Toy. I will do it, Lord. Yumi will be here soon.
Toy leaves
Melisa. You are too tough on my son, Lord.
Lord. Melisa. When Toy grows older, he is going to be my right hand cat, my consigliere. Hed better start temper his character now. Otherwise he will be destroyed.
Melisa. Why would you need this puppy?
Lord. Yumi is my only chance to take vengeance on his father for my brothers death.
Scene 5.
Daytime. Wasteland.
Yumi, Titmouse, little mice.
Yumi. How terrifying. Mom. It is so terrifying to be alone.
Yin. Yumi, dont you cry.
Yang. Dont you cry, Yumi.
Yumi. Bad people took my mom away.
Yin. They are Khorkov and Corkscrew. From the animal tormentor gang.
Yang. I recognized them at once as well.
Yumi. Where are you, mommy?
The titmouse comes flying.
Titmouse. They took your mother to the animal control center.
Yin. My, my!
Yang. Yes, Greta got the short straw.
Titmouse. Its a spine-chilling place. No one has ever returned from there alive.
Yin. Stop scaring him.
Yumi. Its my fault.
Yang. There is no telling, Yumi.
Yumi. I didnt obey my mom. I left the yard and we got into trouble.
Titmouse. When its done, its done.
Yumi. What am I supposed to do? Where am I supposed to go?
Titmouse. Crying will not mend matters.
Yang. We better do something! Here, help me.
The little mice, Titmouse and Yumi bring all their weight to bear on the stone, try to budge it and clear the entrance to Yumis home.
Yin. Oh.
Yang. Its heavy.
Titmouse. We will never be able to budge it.
Yumi. I have no home any longer. And I have no mother.
Titmouse. Stop crying.
Yang. We cant give up for nothing!
Yin. We will work it out somehow, Yumi.
Yang. I have an idea!
Titmouse. Go ahead, little mouse.
Yang. We should tunnel our way.
Yin. Tunnel our way! That is a great idea.
Yumi. What is a tunnel?
Yang. Let me show you.
Yang digs up the ground under the stone, Yin helps him, and then Yumi joins them too.
Yumi. Its no go.
Yin. Yes, what an upset.
Titmouse. The reason is that the ground is all frozen and hard in winter.
Yumi. What are we supposed to do now?
Toy comes in, the little mice run a safe distance off, the titmouse flies to the thickets of bushes. Toy steps up to Yumi.
Yumi. So They took my mom. I was left alone on the street.
Toy. You are not alone, Yumi. You have friends.
Yumi. Friends?
Toy(to the little mice). Hey, tadpoles! Come here.
The little mice come a little bit closer.
Yumi. Yin, Yang, dont be afraid. Its Toy. He knows where meat nuts grow.
The mice come even closer. The titmouse flies up to them.
Toy. Dont be afraid. A soldier will never hurt a child.
Yang. What kind of soldier are you? You are a cat burglar.
Yin. You steal food from supermarkets for Lord.
Yumi. Ah, now I see! So you wanted to teach me how to steal too?
Toy. Cards on the table. Yes, been there, done that. Guilty.
Pause.
Toy. I planned to rob the supermarket and then shift all the blame on you, Yumi.
Yin. I called it. Such a rascal.
Toy. Though I mend my ways.
Titmouse. A leopard cannot change its spots. Dont you get mixed up with him, Yumi! He has some bad genetics.
Yang. Now get out of here! We are not afraid of you.
Yin. Yes, Yumi! Kick him away. You are stronger.
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