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♪ Way back when in 1863, now
part of the American lore ♪

♪ a young family must
leave their home ♪

♪because of the civil war ♪

♪ living their lives
in a brand new town ♪

♪doing the best they can ♪

♪ four little women
are on their own ♪

♪ looking to make
their stand ♪

♪ 'fortunes of war can
change their way ♪

♪we imagine their
lives will be ♪

♪ the march family
are on their way ♪

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy ♪

Marmee accepted aunt
march's offer to stay with her

until we found our own
house, but I still

dreamed of staying in a hotel.

I guess aunt march isn't
as bad as I thought she

was, but she sure
does frown a lot.

Have you heard the news
about the march family?

They're back.

What's that?

Simply that madam
invited them to stay, and

to think that means you'll
have six more

mouths to feed.

This just won't do at all.

As if I don't have enough
work already, now I'm

meant to feed a
whole other family.

Ah, hi.

And just who might you be?

My name is Hannah.

I've been taking care
of housekeeping for the

marches for a lot of years now.

Oh, then you'll be
staying for a while?

Uh-huh, and you must be
miss dorothea, madam told

us that you might be
needing some help what

with all the new arrivals.

Oh, I'm so relieved.

I had absolutely no idea
how I was going to fulfill

madam's expectations.

Easy, I'm fixing to
do all the cooking here.

Now, let's get started.

I should have known
something was going on

when aunt march put me and
Beth in the same room.

That didn't make any
sense to me at first.

I mean, the house was
big enough to be

a small hotel.

There were empty rooms all
over the place, and we'd

been living there a long
time before we ever saw

the other wings.

If father had been there,
i know things would

have been different.

I missed him, and i
hated this stupid war.

Come in.

I've brought
you some blankets.

Thank you, Esther.

Miss Meg, how long are
you planning on

staying with madam?

We're not quite sure.

The reason I'm asking,
i think it would be more

comfortable if you all had
your own beds to sleep in.

Don't you worry,
we'll be fine.

I meant no harm,
just wondering.

If you don't me, miss,
I'll be leaving.

Thank you, Esther,
you've been a big help.

Thank you, miss.

So we're stuck here after all.

At least aunt could
have given us each

our own room.

Meg, shhh, she
may still be there.

Well, that suit me just
fine, and if she does

hear, she can pass the
information onto

our dear aunt.

It can't be helped, it
was marmee who

made the decision.

She said two rooms
would be fine.

She didn't want
to be ungrateful.

Do you really believe
you can sleep

on that thing?

Yes, it seems comfortable.

It may even change
what I dream about.

Anyway, it's far
superior to what

father's sleeping on.

I imagine the men at the
front are sleeping

on rocks tonight.

Josephine, you are strange.

I am?

Listen, I'm a darn sight
better off than being in

that room what with Amy's
snoring and

Beth having nightmares.

I'd never have a minute
of peace, really.

I'm certain, so why
didn't we stay

at the hotel?

It would have been
easier and so

much more comfortable.

Hmmm, you're right,
it makes no sense.

She must have something
else in mind.

I suppose it will take
a while before we finally

wear out our welcome.

I wonder if it would help
us at all if we asked aunt

march for some chores to do?

I guess it would be polite.

I don't understand
how she disappeared?

We've looked
everywhere, you know what?

I bet she's not
even in the room.

She must have gone
out exploring.

You're probably right.

I'll go see if i can find her.

What a beautiful sunset.

I do wish Frederick were
here to share it with me.

Mother? Mother?

Marmee?

Oh, Amy!

I don't want to live here.

I want to have our own house.

We all want that, Amy.

And will it have
lots and lots of rooms?

It won't have as
many as this house.

But do you think
it will have enough?

Oh, yes, as many
rooms as we need.

And beds? Will I have my
very own bed?

I don't want to have
to sleep next to Beth anymore.

No room in bed?

I guess my little
Amy's growing up.

Well, how does having your
own bed and your very own

room sound, hmmm?

It sounds like we better start

looking real hard.

I promise.

Hey, milky,
what have you done?

It belongs in this house.

Now clear are the stairs
and let him pass by.

Stop teasing him.

Auk, all people are stupid!

Polly, you silly bird, Polly?

Come here this instant.

Where are you, Polly?

Hey, diddle diddle, the
cat and the fiddle, the

cow jumps over the moon.

Well, there you
are you foolish bird.

Hmmm, who are you?

What are you doing?

My name is Beth.

Yes, hello.

Well, Beth, catch my Polly
before she gets away.

Oh, be glad to.

Catch my Polly,
catch my Polly.

Hold still.

Stupid bird!

Hey, leave milky
alone you old crow!

Come back here you coward!

Wooff!

What seems to be the
trouble, Elizabeth?

Polly keeps slipping away.

Stop it!

Polly be a good bird
and get back inside your

cage this minute.

Stupid dog, stupid
cat, stupid people.

Now, pretty Polly, we
all know how smart you are.

Why don't you show us by
coming back to

your little house?

Gotcha!

Thank you, my dear.

Now, back in your cage
like a good little bird.

Stupid people, stupid people!

Oh, yeah?

Well, you're nothing
but a bird brain.

Aunt march, you should
take her back to the shop

and have them refund your money.

Hmmm, but why?

Because her previous
owner didn't train her

very well.

She has terrible manners.

I'm sure it will only get worse.

Really? Didn't know.

I must give it
serious deliberation.

Good, hmmm.

Josephine, dear, it's
not the bird's fault,

aunt march is to blame.

It only repeats
what she's saying.

All it does is mimic.

I'm well aware of that.

Oh, you mean that was a joke?

- Of course.
- Oh.

How's the room, Beth?

It's quite nice.

And how does mother
feel about our new home?

Fine.

I don't think we should
stay here one day longer

than we have to.

Unless we find our own
place soon, we should

move to a hotel.

Auntie's just a mean old
crank who puts the fear of

god into everyone
including her own animals.

Besides, it bothers me
that Joe has to sleep on

that poor excuse for a sofa.

I don't mind, what seems to be

the problem, Meg?

I'll sleep on the sofa,
and you can

sleep with Beth.

Hey, don't you
love me anymore?

I love you but
not your nightmares.

Meg's right, we really do
need a place of our own.

It might take weeks,
dear, and where would we

live in the meantime?

I know, you and Hannah
could move over to the

hotel just temporarily.

Then Amy could sleep
in her own bed.

- Impossible.
- You'd be comfortable.

I know I'd be spending
money we could ill afford.

It's out of the question.

I wouldn't have
a moment's peace.

It's time for me to speak
plainly, but first you

must promise that whatever
i say to you will never

leave this room.

We no longer have the
family business

to support us.

What are you talking about?

You mean that father
sold his shoe factory?

I mean it doesn't
exist anymore.

When the confederate army
broke through and captured

our town, they confiscated
everything for their war

effort, and when they had
what they came for,

they burned it to the ground.

- All of it?
- That's horrible!

The factory's gone, our
home is gone, and what

little we have left must
be invested in a house.

Marmee, are you trying
to say that we're broke?

That we're surviving
through the good

graces of aunt march?

Not entirely.

Before father left, he
gave me enough money to

rent a house and stock it
with all the

necessary furnishings.

Thank goodness
for small favors.

But we'll have to be
very careful until I can

find some work.

So we're very lucky to
be here and we must never

complain about aunt
march's military rules.

What good would it do?

Besides, she's
been a great help.

Beth, she keeps staring at me.

- Shhh.
- Huh?

Aunt march certainly
liked things her own way.

I've never had to sit
through a dinner where I

wasn't even allowed
to say a single word.

She made all of these
funny noises when she ate,

but we had to be quiet as mice.

She made it very clear
that children should be

seen and not heard.

If only father were here,
i know we'd be a

whole lot happier.

Mary, I have
something to tell you.

I'm listening.

I'm pleased by your
daughters' table manners.

They've behaved quite well.

I'm delighted you're pleased.

But for my taste,
they talk too much.

I prefer to have absolute
silence while I dine.

It's a small privilege
that I lavish upon myself.

Yes, well, girls,
you've heard aunt march,

so please stop the chattering.

- Chattering?
- Meg?

Yes ma'am.

Just one thing. This is
not a hotel.

I expect all of you to
help with the chores as

long as you remain.

Like cleaning up?

Yes, and picking up
after themselves, drying

the dishes, and helping
Esther with the housework.

What does she want, a maid?

I don't know.

And my pets, they'll
need attention.

Maybe Amy could...

Mary, I think Beth
would be more responsible.

Beth, would you take
care of Harry and Polly?

Marmee, she wants know
tend to that silly bird.

Beth, Harry, too.
Humm

then it's firm.

Now I'll need someone to
read to me before my nap.

My goodness, Joe used
to read to the family

at home, hmmm?

Oh, I would love to do
it myself, but over the

past few years, my
eyesight has become bad.

I'll help you.

What kind of books are
you particularly fond of?

I'm just in the middle of one.

It's by a man named Victor
Hugo, a French man.

It's called the
hunchback of notre dame.

Have you ever heard of it?

Not the book, but
I've heard of him.

He wrote le
miserable, didn't he?

Quite right, quite right.

I'm very pleased that
you're so knowledgeable.

Aunt march, Joe's going
to be a famous novelist

when she grows up.

Amy, you're not
supposed to tell.

So you want to
be a writer, do you?

I hate them, a lot of
them are liars and fakes.

Most of them can't even
tell a good story.

That's a matter of opinion.

Well, that's my
opinion, young lady, and

mine is the one
that counts here.

Besides, they corrupt the
minds of young people.

Now, then, Esther will
explain your chores, and

I'll see you tomorrow
bright and early.

Sleep well.

By the by, Mary, what
do you have on your agenda

for tomorrow?

I was hoping to find a
permanent place for

our family to live.

Yes, of course, you must look.

With your permission, i
think we're all exhausted.

That train ride
was quite tiring.

We're going to bed, we'll
be able to get a fresh

start in the morning.

You're quite right.

A good night's sleep
will do you wonders.

Jo, are you sure
you'll be comfortable

on the sofa?

Don't worry about me, Meg.

I'll be asleep before you
put your head back

on the pillow.

If I can get to sleep.

Jo, I've decided I'm
going to look for a job.

A job, I wish I could.

Aunt march will probably
drive me like

a steam engine.

I mean it.

I'm want to try to
contribute something

to our family.

Why don't you help me?

Because we need the money.

And you think
she's a tight wad.

Jo, I think that
whatever you might earn

from reading to our aunt
march will barely be

enough to pay for your own
clothing,

and we're all going to need
new wardrobes.

We're in pretty
bad shape, aren't we?

That's true, we've
all seen better days.

Frederick my love, your
family really needs you.

We miss you so very much.

Ah haaa

Ahh ahhhh

Good night, darlings.

The girls will miss you
around the house, Meg.

We need the money, don't we?

When we find a home,
we won't be under such

financial pressure because
then I'll be contributing

to the family's welfare.

I know it's going to
work out for us, mother.

I hope so.

Consider yourself a
lucky person, Mrs. march.

There's a house that
just came on the market.

Looks like it matches
your specifications.

Golly, I've never seen
so many books in my life!

Oh, aunt march was right.

Now I'll be able to read
to my heart's content.

Whoa, there!

Is there anything in
particular that you're

looking for, Esther?

One of the girls seems
to have misplaced my

cleaning rag, sir.

My, my, it seems that
my dear aunt has decided

that she now needs more
than one maid to

do the cleaning up.

Yes, sir, the girls
are meant to do household

chores to pay for their keep.

I'll be, typical
of aunt march.

Well, how else could she
justify the situation?

Letting her poor relatives
stay in her home for free.

No sir, they're
not planning to stay.

They've gone out looking
for a place to

live as we speak.

Ha, I guess that means
they're not planning

to stay after all.

How fortunate.

Hello.

Hello!

Esther's been looking for you.

Something about finding a
misplaced cleaning rag

I believe she said.

Oh, I forgot! Excuse me.

I suggest you leave
the books right here.

Auntie wouldn't be happy
if she found them missing.

I was preparing to read
to her before her nap.

It's part of my
chores, you know.

Hmmm, now what should
i read to her today?

That's nice, my late
uncle was extremely proud

of his book collection.

It's fantastic.

I've never seen so many
books in one place before.

Our uncle was a
schooner captain.

His favorite hobby was
collecting books from

around the world.

Then why is it that
aunt march hates

reading so much?

Our uncle was a
romantic who lived in his

own dream world.

I guess auntie was jealous
because he never paid

her much attention.

And you, sir,
are you a romantic?

I'm afraid not.

I seem to be something of
a realist like our aunt.

Although I'm much more
like our uncle when

it comes to the
subject of romance.

I'm pursuing a dream
just like uncle march.

I'm going to be
a writer someday.

Interesting, well, life
certainly has

its little games.

By the way, have i got it right?

You're planning a short stay?

I've heard you'll be
here just temporarily.

Yes, why do you ask?

Because I want to
avoid complications.

My uncle made a great deal of
money in shipping,

and I'm the only surviving
relative left besides my aunt.

So you see, that makes me
the only beneficiary left.

Unless of course there are
others like some

long lost relative.

There are, my family.

Ah. It completely
slipped my mind.

We did find a nice,
a nice old house with a

widow's walk.

There were cherry trees
and apples in the

backyard, and the front
yard had a beautiful fountain.

The rooms were large,
and there were lots of

windows, but we didn't take it.

What displeases you
about the house, what?

It isn't a matter of
not liking the house.

Huh?

I only remarked that
the rent was high.

Now, wait a minute, the
rent is very reasonable,

well within your guidelines.

I know what my budget
is, and this is much too

much for us to pay.

Thank you, auntie.

David, are you really
going to use that

to buy cotton?

Yes, that I am,
aunt march, that I am.

But what can one buy
for $50 these days?

You may remember i
told you I would be

needing about $200.

Yes, i remember exactly.

Oh, you've cut
me to the quick.

Anyway, I promised you
that I would spend it only

on business matters.
Don't worry.

Listen to me, I mean it.

I won't give you anymore
money for gambling.

I absolutely agree.

My fervent wish is for
your lasting good health.

Is $50 a month that
difficult to pay?

I'm afraid it is,
at least for now.

It was a very beautiful home.

Yes, it was, but Meg,
dear, the war has caused

the price of housing
to sky rocket.

The rentals are
just too expensive.

I'm afraid we won't be
able to live on what

father gave us.

I'm certain the realtor
will be able to find us

something we can afford.

I hope you're right, Meg, I do

hope you're right.

The war was really
creating a lot of

problems for our family.

We didn't hear from father
from one month to the

next, and our money was
dwindling while

prices were rising.

We needed to have our own
home, and we

needed it soon.

Oh, stop moving so
much, Harry, or else I'll

never get finished.

♪ Fortunes of war can
change their way ♪

♪ we imagine their
lives will be ♪

♪ the march family
are on their way ♪

♪ Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy ♪