Chapter 4: Sing and Dance with Baloo
Mishti sits on the side of the rock as she feels very down. Suddenly, Mishti can sense something coming her way.
Singer:
Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee-dee-doo
Coming out of the trees is a large grayish color sloth bear with a light stomach, a light color mouth a a large nose, with claws on his paws. The bear is singing and dancing as it walks by.
Singer:
Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo
Yes, its a doo-bah-dee-doo
I mean a doo-bee doo-bee, doo-bee doo-bee, doo-bee-dee-doo
The bear continues to sing and dance as he walks by Mishti.
Bear:
And with…
Just the bear stops to see Mishti, "Well, now. What have we here?"
The bear leans to Mishti to take a close look at her. He then sniffs her causing her hair to rise up. Mishti grabs her hair as he sniffs her.
"Hey, what a funny little bit of a…" The bear says.
But Mishti swats him by the nose
"Oh!" The bear replies, holding his nose.
"Go away!" Mishti says.
"Oh, boy, I've seen everything in these woods." The bear says, them puts his hand together.
The he says, "Hoo! What have I run on? What a pretty thing this is."
Mishti turns herself away with her knees close to her knees, "Leave me alone."
"Well, now. That's pretty big talk, little britches," The bear say, giving her a pat on the back.
"I'm big enough," Mishit says.
She gets up and then punching him on the stomach.
The bear look at her and says, "Pitiful."
"Hey, kid, you need help," He grabs hold of her and lifts her in the air. The girl struggles to escape from his hand.
"And old Baloo's gonna learn you to fight like a bear," the bear Baloo says, putting her down.
Hearing the statement, make mishti curious.
"Now come on, I'm gonna show you," Baloo says, having his paws at front.
Mishti comes over making her hands form fists
"Yeah! All right, now, kid, loosen up," Baloo says.
Mishti continues to hold her fist and in a fighting mode.
"Get real loose and then start to weave. Weave a little. Now move! " Baloo says.
Mishti continues to follow Baloo's instruction. They two continue to move around in circles.
Then Baloo says, "That's it! Now give me a big bear growl. Scare me."
Mishit then begins to growl, but it's not very loud
"Oh, boy," Baloo says, dumbfounded.
Then he says, "I'm talkin' about like a big bear."
He then lets out a ferocious growl. That cause Mishti to be pushed back a little.
Back in the high tree, Bagheera is giving Mishit a little time alone. That is until he hears a loud growl and it's in the direction Mishit stomp off to.
He realizes, "She's in trouble! Why, I-I shouldn't have left her alone."
Thinking that she's endanger, Bagheera run and jump over the tree branches to save Mishti.
Meanwhile, Baloo is giving mishit lessons on how to growl loud.
Mishti growl louder.
Then Baloo lets out his growl
Mishti growls louder as Baloo says, "A big one. Right from your toes."
"How's that?" Mishti asks.
Bagheera continues to rush through the top of the trees to rescue Mishti. He stops to catch his breath and hear Mishti growling.
And a familiar voice,Yeah, you're gettin' it, kid.
Bagheera groans as he lay his head on the branch, "Oh, no! It's Baloo. That shiftless, stupid jungle bum."
Baloo is still teaching Mishit how to fight like a bear.
"Weave about now and look for an opening," Baloo says.
Mishti then tries to give him a punch on the nose.
"Keep movin'. Keep...Yeah, you're gettin' it, kid," Baloo says.
Mishti continues to has her fists up and tries to fight like how Baloo does it.
"Come on, that's it," Baloo says.
Mishti then jumps and gives him a slight punch on the nose
"She's a dandy," Baloo says, giving her a strong push on her.
She ends up doing cartwheels to the large fallen log. She hits her back and is upside down.
"Fine teacher you are, old iron paws," Bagheera says with a chuckle.
Baloo looks up, and says, "Oh, thanks, Bagheera."
"Eh, tell me, tell me, uh... after you knock your pupil senseless, uh, how do you expect him to remember the lesson?" Bagheera questions.
Mishti sits up and shakes her head after the spin she has.
Realizing his mistake, Baloo says, "Hmm? Well, I... I, uh... Well, I didn't mean to lay it on him so hard."
Mishit gets up and her legs are a little wobbly, I'm not hurt. I'm all right.
"I'm a lot tougher than some people think," Mishit adds walking forward, getting his legs stable
"You better believe it. Now let's go once more," Baloo says.
Mishti walks back to Baloo and holding her fists up
"Now I want you to keep circlin' or I'm gonna knock your roof in again," Baloo says as he and Mishit practice.
Baloo says, "You better keep movin'."
Mishti winds up her fist, and punches him right under the mouth and nose.
"Hey! Right on the button," Baloo says.
He then fakely moves around and then falls right on his stomach. Mishti giggles in reply, and has an idea. She climbs on his back, and tickles him
Baloo starts laughing as Mishit tickles him, "No, no-no, no-no. Now you're ticklin'. No! No. N-N-Now, now we don't do that here in the jungle. No, you're ticklin'. I-I can't stand that ticklin'.
Baloo continues laughing until he is laying on his back. Mishti continues to tickle him and is able to get on his stomach and tickle him there.
"Help, Bagheera!" Baloo calls out.
Bagheera shakes his head with a calm smile, and says, "Oh, boy, that's all she needs. More confidence."
Mishti continues to tickle Baloo as he continues to laugh.
"Give up, Baloo?" Mishti asks.
"I give up, I told ya. Ooh! I give…" Baloo says.
He stops and begins to sit up.
Baloo says, "Hey!"
He laughs, and says, You know somethin'?"
"You're all right, kid. What do they call you?" Baloo replies, giving him a sligh brush on his cheek. Mishti holds a smile on her face.
"Mishti. And she's going back to the man village right now, "Bagheera says, and begins to walk away on the branch.
"Man village? Why would want to take her there?" Baloo asks.
"Because it's dangerous for her. Nothing she can't handle herself, but there are still many dangers that she can't handle on her own," Bagheera says.
"Sure I can handle living in the jungle on my own. I'm a big girl," Mishti says, feeling confident.
"Certainly you do," Baloo agrees, rubbing her head.
"Oh? And just how do you think she will survive?" Bagheera questions.
"How do you think she will…" Baloo mimics looking annout.
Then Baloo says, "What do you mean, "How do you think she..." She's with me, ain't she? And I'll learn her all I know. "
"Well, that shouldn't take too long," Bagheera says, not feeling confident about Baloo's teaching.
Baloo turns down to Mishti, and says, "Look, now it's like this, little britches. All you've gotta do is…"
He slaps his paws together, and starts to show Mishti the way of the bear.
Baloo:
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Bagheera becomes a bit confused to see Baloo singing and dancing.
Baloo:
Forget about your worries
And your strife
Mishti gets up and join Baloo mimicking what he does
Baloo:
I mean the bare necessities are Mother Nature's recipes
That bring the bare necessities of life
Baloo and Mishti continue to dance together. Baloo then picks a coconut from the tree.
Baloo:
Wherever I wander
Wherever I roam
He then passes one to Mishti and takes one from himself. Baloo then uses his head to crack the coconut.
Baloo:
I couldn't be fonder
Of my big home
Baloo then open the coconut that has been splitted in half. Mishti tries to do the same, but it's too hard for ehr to creak. She rubs her head from the pain
Baloo:
The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me
Baloo continues to dance to his song. Mishti imitates his dance step
Baloo:
When you look under the rocks and plants
Baloo lifts a giant rock up with his paw.
Baloo:
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few
Mishti comes over to where the rock is to see many ants under it. She turns to see Baloo licking the ants into his mouth.
"You eat ants?" Mishti asks.
"You better believe it. And you're gonna love the way they tickle," Baloo says.
Mishti then decides to grab the ants, Baloo lets go of the rock and is going to fall on her.
Bagheera panics, "Mishti, look out!"
Mishti begins to move out of the way not aware the rock is falling. Luckily, Mishti is out of the way and is unharm.
Baloo:
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Mishti looks to see that an ant is crawling on her, she tries to eat is. But the ant is getting away.
"But when?" Mishti asks.
Baloo:
They'll come to you
Baloo shimmy over to one of the palm trees close by.
Baloo:
Look for the bare necessities
Baloo uses his rump to hit the palm tree and a bunch of bananas fall down. Baloo takes out a banana out, and toss the rest away.
Baloo:
The simple bare necessities
He then squeezes the banana from the peel and it flies into his mouth.
Baloo:
Forget about your worries
And your strife
Baloo then pulls the palm tree down with another bush of bananas. Mishti grabs one and pulls it.
Baloo:
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
But the peel open up to reveal the banana is not in it. She looks up to see the banana tree shaking and a banana is falling down.
Baloo:
With just the bare necessities
Of life
The banana lands on the ground, and mishti takes it. But then, a bunch of banana fallen on her.
Baloo:
Now when you pick a paw paw
Or a prickly pear
Baloo then comes across a prickly pear plant and uses his claw to pick them up.
Baloo:
And you prick a raw paw
Mishti tries to pick one too, but the thorns on the prickle hair hurts her finger, "Ow!"
She then sucks on her finger because of the sting she receives.
Baloo:
Well, next time, beware
Baloo continues to pick the prickly pears from the bushes.
Don't pick the prickly pear
By the paw
Baloo then picks a few leaves and a banana. Then puts them in the same stack
Baloo:
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
Baloo then swallows the food he has in one gulp.
Baloo:
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big paw paw
Baloo then uses his rump to hit a tree causing two big fruits to fall. He catches on behind him with one paw and catches the other one. He then throws one to Mishti. Mishti catches it, but is pushed to the ground.
Baloo:
Have I given you a clue?
Mishti giggles, and says, "Golly. Thanks, Baloo."
"Pawpaw. Of all the silly gibberish," Bagheera says, annoyed with Baloo's method of teaching.
Baloo comes over and tugs Bagheera's tail, "Come on, Baghee, get with the beat."
Baloo:
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Baloo then goes on fours and walks away. Mishti comes over and climbs on his back.
Mishti:
They'll come to me!
Baloo:
They'll come to you
Baloo turns his head toward mishti, and asks, "How 'bout scratchin' that ol' left shoulder while you're up there, Mishti?"
Mishti then begins to scratch Baloo's back.
He says to her feeling relaxed, "Now just a hair lower… There. Right there… That's it… Oh! This is beautiful."
Baloo stands up as Mishti gets off his back
"That's good. Kid, we've got to get to a tree. This calls for some big scratchin'," Baloo says.
Mishti laughs, and says, "You're lots of fun, Baloo."
Baloo begins to scratch his back with the tree, and is feeling relaxed. Mishti then begins to scratch her back on a tree. Baloo then pulls the tree out of the ground and begins to scratch his back with it. He then scratches his stomach, his cheeks, and under his chin. Baloo then scratch the top of his head with a branch. Then begins to scratch his back on the rock. Finally, he feels satisfied from the scratching he gives himself.
Baloo:
Yeah. Oh, man, this is really livin'.
Balo slides down and goes into the water. Soon he begins to float down the river.
Baloo:
So just try and relax.
Baloo feels relaxed floating on his back in the river.
Baloo:
Yeah. Cool it.
Fall apart in my backyard.
Mishti slides down from the rocks, and is able to land close to Baloo. She then climbs on Baloo's stomach and ride on him like a raft.
Baloo:
'Cause let me tell you somethin', little britches.
If you act like that bee acts...
uh-uh, you're workin' too hard.
Baloo and mishti looks to see a bumble bee flying to a water flower.
Baloo:
And don't spend your time lookin' around...
Bagheera follows the two from the land, and climbs on a large branch of the tree to see them relaxing on the river.
for something you want that can't be found.
Baloo then stands up, and Mishti goes into the water. Mishti then swims up and they continue to float into the water.
Baloo:
When you find out you can live without it and go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you somethin' true
Baloo and Mishti continue to float in the river. Baloo then turns forward and slides down a river like a water slide.
Baloo:
The bare necessities
Baloo jumps to the water below after sliding and Mishti does the same. They both resurfaced and swim together.
Up in the tree, Bagheera can see that the two are having so much fun
Bagheera walks away as he says, "Of life will come to you I give up. Well, I hope his luck holds out."
"Mowgli, how 'bout you sing? " Baloo asks.
Baloo and Mishti:
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
Baloo lays down on hac back while mishti is sitting on his tummy. Soon they're both floating down the river.
Mishti:
Yeah, man.
Baloo and Mishti:
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
As they float down the river, monkeys are watching the two signing and having fun.
Baloo and Mishti:
With just the bare necessities
Of life
Baloo:
Yeah!
Baloo and Mishti:
With just the bare necessities of life
Mishti:
Yeah, man!
Baloo laughs, and says, "Beautiful! That's real jungle harmony."
"I like being a bear," Mishti says, laying down on Baloo's stomach.
She then turns to Baloo.
"That's my girl. And you're gonna make one swell bear. Why, you even sing like one," Baloo says, giving Mishti a rub on the head.
But unaware to Baloo and Mishti, the monkeys continue to follow them and know who they want.
Baloo lets out a yawn and has his eyes closed as he floats down the river. Mishti is laying down on her stomach with her eyes close unaware that the monkey lowers himself down to here. Before Mishti can say anything or move, the monkey snatches her up and take her into the tree. Then a different monkey takes her place. The monkey watches Baloo let out a yawn and a fly lands on his nose.
"Hey, Mishti, how 'bout you flickin' that old, mean fly... of fo' your papa bear's nose?" Baloo asks, thinking Mishit is still here.
But the Monkey uses the stick he is holding and hits Baloo in the face, making the fly leave.
Baloo lets out, "Ouch!"
"Boy, when you flick a fly, you really…" Baloo says, and moves his nose.
When he looks up, he can see a monkey and not Mishit
Baloo becomes angry and tries to grab the money, but the others help him back on the tree.
"Why you flat-nosed, little-eyed, flaky creep!" Baloo says in anger. The monkey teases Baloo by sticking his tongue out at him.
Meanwhile, Mishit has been captured by monkeys. One of them has her by the wrist and the other is on her covering her mouth. He jumps off and the monkeys start laughing.
Mishti angrily shouts, "Hey! Let go of me!"
The monkey lets her go, but grabs her by the legs.
Seeing what is happening, Baloo demands, "Take your flea-pickin' hands Of fo' my cub!
"Come on and get her, champ!" A orange monkey says.
The brown one comes over, and says, "He ain't no champ. He's a chump!"
"Baloo!" Mishti screams as the money swings her in the tree.
"Yeah! A big hothead!" The monkey mocks.
Unamused, Baloo says, "Okay, you guys asked for it. I'll…" But he falls into the water.
His head resurfaced in anger.
"That'll cool him off," One of the monkeys say, and starts laughing.
Baloo gets out of the river and chase after the monkeys."Gimme back my girl cub!"
The monkeys lower Mishti down to where a large tree is.
"Here she is. Come and get her!" the monkey says.
But the monkeys pull Mishit up and makes Baloo rams into the tree. Baloo becomes dizzy and falls to the ground.
The monkey lowers himself down, and teases Baloo, "That's how a bear can rest at ease.
"Here's some bare necessities," the other monkey says.
Soon the monkeys are throwing fruits at him. Some hit him in the face and the stomach.
"Now just try that again, you…" Baloo angrily says, but interrupted when a big fruit hit him on the nose.
"What's that you hit him with, son?" The monkey says.
The other one says, "That was a bare necessity."
"Look, monk, you turn him loose or I'll jerk a knot in your tail…" Baloo angrily shouts, chasing them on the ground.
"We give up! Here she comes!" the monkey says.
The monkeys from a chain and swings back with mishti on the bottom. They swing forward and lets her go causing her to fly and do circles in the air.
"Baloo! Catch me!" Mishti cries out.
Baloo looks to see Mishti is flying, he runs backwards and has his paws out ready to catch her.
"Baloo!" Mishti screams, and the other monkey chain catches her.
"Back up! Back up! Faster! Faster! Faster!" The money calls out to Baloo.
Baloo is running backwards so fast that he doesn't notices the monkeys are waiting with a vine and at the edge of a cliff. When Baloo comes close they both pull the vine, and trip him into falling down. As he falls Baloo hits the rock, and it begins to fall
"A rolling bear gathers no hair!" The monkey teases.
Baloo falls to the bottom of the cliff and is alright, until he gets a bad hit from the rock that splits in two.
Up in the trees Mishti cries out, "Baloo! Help me!"
The monkeys swing her by the leg and is catch by the wrist by a other.
"Baloo, they're carrying me away!" Mishti screams.
At the bottom of the cliff, Baloo can see Mishti is being carried away, and knows he needs help.
He calls out the only one who can, "Bagheera!"
Walking over the rocks Bagheera begin to hear Baloo screaming, "Bagheera!
"Well, it's happened. Took a little longer than I thought, but it's happened" Bagheera says, suspecting something might have happen.
He then runs to where he hears Baloo screaming. At the same time, Baloo is climbing up the cliff he has fallen down from.
When Bagheera reaches the end, Baloo is up, and screams into Bagheera ears, "Bagheera!"
Bagheera's head shake after getting screamed at by the ear. Once his head stops shaking he looks at Baloo with a stern look.
"Oh, you heard me, huh?" Baloo says with a sheepish smile to see the panther.
Bagheera comes to realize that Mishti is not here.
He looks over Baloo and calls out, "Misht."
"Mishti!" Bagheera calls out looking behind him
he turns to Baloo and grab him by the head, "Alright, what happened? Where's Mowgli?
"They ambushed me," Baloo answering, getting Bagheera to let go of his face.
"Thousands of 'em. I jabbed with my left. Then I swung with a right. And then I let…" Baloo says, trying to explain the situation
But Bagheera asks, "Oh, for the last time, what happened to Mishti?
"Like I told ya, them mangy monkeys carried her off," Baloo answers.
Realizing this, he knows exactly where the monkeys are heading, "The ancient ruins"
"Oh, I hate to think what'll happen when she meets that king of theirs," Bagheera adds, knowing what a waits for Mishti.
One thing Bagheera does know, he and Baloo need to rescue Mishti and fast.