There were five of us
Hello, my name is Petr Bajza. I start the 4th grade after the summer.
This is my brother Lado.
My father sold the Harley since he was short of money and facing bankruptcy.
My best friends are: Antonin Bejval, Cenek Jirak,
Edo Kemlink and Pepek Zilvar from the workhouse.
We boys, as we walk together through life, experience all kinds of adventures.
Part six A passge to India
- Hi. - Hi.
Are you still angry with me? Because of the circus performer?
I blew the whistle, and she fell.
If you want, I'll give you a ride.
- Lend me your bike, please. - No.
- Why? - You know why.
Then keep it.
You're not playing fair. Tell your dad to buy you a bike.
- I won't let you destroy my bike. - I'll remember this.
Get on.
- Hello. - Come on.
I'll never speak to Tonda again.
Are you surprised?
Tonda was always like that. I noticed it a long time ago.
Our Harley.
6 times 80.
The next day Cenek sent me a confidential message.
Written on it was: "We're establishing a secret society together. Want to join?"
And I wrote back to him: "Yes."
Cut it out! Is this how you behave?
- Give me the paper. - What paper?
- Jirsak started it. - Bejval, Jirsak. You here, you there.
Both of you stay after school today.
Continue with the problem.
- It's all your fault, you bum! - Who are you calling a bum?
- I didn't do it. - Get out of here!
You won't ignore me.
- Did you tell him anything? - No.
- But Edo said we should. - I don't know.
And Tonda saw the postcard from Calcutta, that made him angry.
And I said to him: "Who has seen the River Ganges, and who has not?"
And who has riden an elephant, and who has not?
And who just rides his bike and won't let anyone borrow it?
We're going to India, Mum.
This will give you strength for the journey.
Thank you.
If I were younger, I'd come as well. A young man should see the world.
Then he's worth more at home.
I will study the maps at home and lead the expedition.
There is no need to ask the way.
- Petr can procure the supplies. - I'll get sherbets from the store.
I'll take my bike and some guns.
What do you want? Are you talking to him?
- No. With who? - I'll lend you my bike when you want.
He speaks, even if no-one is listening.
- I've come up with the perfect idea. - I do not hear anything.
- You'll see. - Don't fall for it.
- How much would it earn? - Thousands.
- How many thousand? - What?
- Thousands. - It depends on how many we can tame.
And so we set off, and we were four. Then we met Zilvar.
- Where are you going, gentlemen? - Wouldn't you like to know.
- You'll soon be old. - Wait for me.
And so there were five of us.
There.
We need advice on how to vanquish it.
You'll think of something.
Crawl to the bushes, and then set fire to it.
This I gotta see.
But that would kill it, and we need it alive.
We need to smoke it out.
We'll dig into a nest with the young, and Petra can put them in his case.
Why me?
Watch out!
Don't irritate them with quick movements.
- Help. - Help.
Mum!
Pepek.
Petr, I've got it.
Don't worry, Pajda, I'll put some oil on it.
- You come up with some stupid ideas. - Do not!
Just give them a bump on the head.
St Florian, I have sinned greatly, I have wronged the wasps.
And I've been justly punished.
Let me see.
Good evening.
Where have you been?
With the violin.
So why do you have a crooked mouth?
Fortunately at home they didn't notice I was all wet.
But because I was cold, I went to bed.
- Why are you sitting like that? - What?
- Why are you sitting like that? - I took a direct hit here.
- Who is absent? - Eva Svoboda.
- Is she ill? - She's visiting her sick grandmother.
A wolf devoured her.
That's enough.
I wonder how well you have prepared for today's poem? Who will go first?
Bozenka, come up to the board.
Harley, our Harley!
Bajza! What is wrong with you?
In the corner!
Quickly!
Petr!
Come on. I'm in the pub! What do we wipe the board with?
Hey, boy!
You're burning up.
Harley.
I saw Christine.
Christine.
Hi, what have you done to make yourself sick?
Rampepurdo rampepurdacka.
Petr.
- I no longer have Eva. - She died?
No, she went to her grandmother's in Lomnica.
And she sent me this.
Post of India - but it is from India.
She didn't pay the postage.
She's trapped over there.
Aren't you asleep?
Have a drink.
Alright.
- Are you feeling better? - It's very hot here.
- The prisoner of the Maharaja. - Who?
- Eva, they kidnapped her. - You're just dreaming.
I don't know which city it is.
Dad, you know this city? I must now go there.
He's still out of it.
Excuse me, this is urgent.
Jumbo, tell me, what is this city?
That's an easy question. That's Calcutta.
Why have you concealed that you can speak the human language?
Sir, you would then have wanted me to learn to read and write.
- And you know Calcutta? - Yes, my mum is there.
And my dad was the the first elephant in the harbour.
- How are you, young man? - I just spoke with Jumbo.
- Is that the dog? - No, the elephant.
I'm going to India to rescue Eva.
I've straightened the handlebars. You won't fall off again.
It's frightening how people go about these days.
You should buy something with four wheels.
I'm not paid enough for that.
Goodbye, Mr Bajza.
You can pay me in goods.
- What have you got there? - Many things.
It's pneumonia.
He needs plenty of rest.
- I'll come back to check on him. - Thank you, doctor.
So what will you have?
Here, take this.
Thank you.
So what, you lazy bones.
As the Lord said, you should visit the sick.
- Now, stop faking. - He has a fever.
He's such a fraud.
You've spent so much money with the doctor again.
- Health is more important than money. - We won't skimp on a sick child.
He wouldn't be sick if he was better looked after.
And what do you mean by that?
If he hadn't eaten the fatty goose, he wouldn't be sick.
- I have to go to India. - You wanted to go to Africa.
Dad, can you get me on the express train to India?
- I will. Will it cost a lot? - Yes, it's far away.
- Never mind, you can go second class. - What about a plane?
- So much for your education. - Can't you see he has a fever?
And just go.
I don't have a child of my own, but it's no wonder you don't have any money.
- I don't understand. - But I do. Come on.
- Nothing but trouble. - When there's trouble, you leave.
Dad!
What is it?
If I hadn't come home for dinner, I'd have already left for India.
- Obviously. - I promised Mr Svoboda.
- That's enough talking. - I can't leave Eva there.
Feel free to go, I'll put some food aside.
- She's the light of my life. - We won't let it go out.
Candy, to protect against colds.
Give this to Mr Maharaja. Slippers.
Beer! Beer!
I don't know if I'll be able to go to confession there.
So write your sins in your notebook.
Soda.
I hope that I speak for everyone when I wish you all good luck.
Even in tropical countries, remember that you are children of this land.
And say hello to Mr Maharaja.
Safe journey.
Now boarding.
It's awfully hot.
Take care of yourself.
- Glory be to the sons of the homeland. - Thank you.
And be sure to greet them politely in India.
You must never forget your manners.
We won't greet them, and we'll tell them we are your relatives.
You are rude!
Hey, camels.
India, alight here!
Darling.
This medicine will make you feel better.
It's dreadfully hot, I can't stand it.
Wow.
Poor child.
In the India metropolis of Calcutta arrived five distinguished guests.
Those are my best pupils.
They responded to the journalist's questions in an unknown language.
- The case prevents creasing. - No, but it is useful.
Their visit is of a private nature.
There are staying in the Hotel Ritz.
Get them Pepane!
Bravo, Eduard! Bravo!
Then they went to the Maharaja's residence.
As long as nothing happens to him, he is seriously ill.
- What is the temperature? - 39.5 degrees.
Just like on the Riviera, in the shade. I go there with the orchestra.
- That's for sure. - Why shouldn't he go?
You paid for my trip to India, let him travel also.
Then, yes.
Now we boys go to the Maharaja.
How do you say "good day" in Indian?
The Czech guests.
Welcome.
How do you do. My name is Petr Bajza.
We have come from Czechoslovakia.
These are the boys that I travel with.
Handsome young men, particular clean young men.
Daddy wishes you his best and sends you a gift.
Doesn't it look comfortable.
The second slipper was stolen from me on the train.
The conditions on the train are terrible. Passengers do not know how to behave.
As I'm sure you know.
They feel like wearing wool. Have many of there are you?
Five boys.
Five soft drinks, and quickly!
We must not keep our guests waiting.
- Is the snow still falling? - Yes.
- It's that one. - No, it's the one next to her.
No, the one on the left.
These are my classmates.
Ladies, imagine in the country of our guests there still falls snow.
Can you believe this?
For us, here in India, snow never falls.
She is also your guardian angel here?
They all are.
Now where is your father?
Asking for alms, going begging.
When he comes he'll have a nice rupee.
Yes, he drinks nice rum.
He'll enjoy that.
- Now you. - My father wrote to the tax office.
- And we have our cart business. - How many horses do you have?
- Four, and two wagons. - And now for you.
- We have a store. - How many children are at your home?
- Two, but we are expecting a third. - It must be a struggle for your father.
The field is highly competitive.
Is it true you have competition?
When I'm better, I'll help you.
- We'll chase off the competitors. - Okay.
Listen to that, Mummy.
- Say that you'll never leave us. - Sure. Drink this.
Sleep.
Word has reached us that you are holding a certain girl against her will.
She is more than close to my heart.
As you can see, we have a lot of girls.
Each excels in different things.
Some of them are daughers, some are wives. But none are here by force.
- What, is he is married to her? - No, we would have known that already.
- It is Eva from the confectioners. - That's our protégée.
- She bakes us delicious cream horns. - That is Eva Svoboda.
We have come to save her.
Eva has been kidnapped, and is in a prison.
So what? We paid 1000 rupees for her. Now she's ours.
Seize them!
Let go of him!
He's a liar, just like his father.
This is not true! My father doesn't lie!
They say you are in debt and bankruptcy threatens you.
Just look at his hands, how much dirt is under his fingernails.
We still have soap, my dad sold the Harley, the crisis will soon pass.
But when a trader cheats, they also do not pay their debts.
Such a grocer deserves bankruptcy.
Dad, you're not lying after all that?
No, I'm not lying.
- He's lying! - You lie! Bajzas are all the same.
- That is not true. - Quiet! You can not fool us!
Get our protégée.
Then you will see who is telling the truth!
Call your doctor, our head hurts.
Let go! Let go! Let go.
How did you sleep?
Like in prison.
What did you do?
With Fajst it is horrible.
That's true, it is not the best.
The crisis will soon be over?
Yes, we hope so.
More rest.
Dad, the doctor must intercede for us before the sun dies.
We must be generous. Give those Czechs a chance.
Not for a suitcase of rupees. No!
I advise you to get rid of the confectioner.
It's for your health. Since the baking started, you've put on 35 kg.
You must get rid of her if you are to recover.
Hello.
- Where's Oto? He remained in India? - Yes.
- With his guardian angel. - Which one? He's got a whole harem.
- They still have harems? Where? - In Calcutta. Yes?
We could play that more often.
- You don't remember anything? - Yeah, what about it?
- We were all together in India. - Come on.
I'd better go.
- What's the matter? - Goodbye.
- What happened? - They are lying.
They didn't know anything about it. They are there with me.
My mentor will ask you three riddles.
If you answer incorrectly, you will be a head shorter.
Whoever solves all three questions, must take her as his wife.
Are you ready?
What is it? It has a stomach as big as its head, and is not for decoration.
- That's your question? - Yes, now what is your answer?
Please, there's three.
- Yes, but not used for decoration. - Three of morals.
You'd deserve it.
Second riddle! It runs and has no legs. What is it?
- It's a clock, right? - No, no.
- It's time. Only that runs. - I protest, it was a second attempt.
Never mind, there's a third riddle I'll give myself.
What is it?
I am from nothing, or something. I have, where many have, for what is, will be.
I am from nothing, or something. What is it?
It's like... it's on the tip of my tongue, I've just forgotten about it.
Does anyone know? What a thrill.
It is, of course, the "I'm from Kutna Hora" song.
I have three houses in Prague... (singing)
You win. You are free.
The confectioner's yours. Say hello to your Mr President.
- What now? - I don't know which one she is.
The smart boy doesn't know? He does not know.
So try to find her.
Search. Not you!
Or leave her here. And her baking will be the death of us.
- She's the left one? - I don't know.
- No, the one next to her. - No assistance!
- Can't anyone else choose? - No.
- If there were at least a sign. - Or if a wasp flew over her.
She's the second from the left.
Can you guess?
This one.
Pepek.
It's Eva - respond.
I found her, not him.
He plays nice, and then betrays you.
- It was you that saved her. - But Pepek has her.
He takes her from me.
But he said nothing.
He's hiding it.
But he was here with us yesterday, so they cannot get married in India.
He is cunning.
Wait. What is it? Come eat!
I want to see more in India, but I can't.
This is a good sign, you are getting better.
God rest his soul.
May God have mercy on him.
I don't have to be, it doesn't have to be.
Mr Fajst could not run like us, because he was old.
Dear God, for everyone I cursed, they could catch me.
Darling.
- This is the way the world works. - I know.
It will get better.
How did you know who I was in India?
I could always recognize you.
The beautiful smell of vanilla.
You're the smartest of them all.
- Good day. - Good day.
Darling, did I really get married in India?
- Yes. - And to whom? Tell me.
- No. - Why?
You'll never guess.
Mummy! Mummy!
Was the groom from the royal family?
Mum!
- Mum! - There you are, Petr.
Where were you?
Nowhere.
- Look, it's our Mansinka. - What do you say?
- God take her. - Bless.
- God bless. - And don't shout.
We're a big family, right?
There are five of us.
Perfect.
Come on.
- Good day. - Hello, citizen.
- I'm not a citizen. - So what are you?
I am me.
You're starting early, rebel.
Come on.
Subtitles: Quantum October 2014