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COCK-A-DOODLE-DO, MR CHICKEN!

- That'll be 1000 francs. - A thousand?

The traffic's too heavy and I've no brakes.

I ran the red light.

- Because of that? - Yes.

Damour�.

Look. Lam's coming.

My friend Lam?

Yes. Your friend.

That's wonderful.

We overshot.

How are you?

- OK, Idrissa? - How are you?

How's it going, Lam?

- What are you up to? - I'm fishing... Look!

Look what you win. Do you like it?

It's a bargain. Very good.

Where are you going with that crap?

I'm being a chicken seller.

Oh yeah? Interesting.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo, Mr Chicken."

Yes. Right.

Stand on the other side. I'll come

and we'll have a little chat.

Or the police will come. And they're nasty.

Even we fishermen...

Eat the fish.

Just going with him. Be right back.

I'll wait.

You put on airs to con him

because the Peul's not stupid.

So if he comes, watch yourself.

Watch him, because I know him.

- He steals! - I know him.

He steals chicken. And steals others' wives.

I know him.

Him, there? With the fat belly?

Fatbelly, there?

Hey.

What are you up to now?

This fat belly?

Who is this guy?

You can't come with us.

Clear off.

What's up?

Right, then...

He's mad. Leave him be.

- Is he your apprentice? - Yes.

"Headless man".

So... You're being a chicken vendor.

I am a chicken vendor.

Is it worthwhile?

Yes. It's worth my while.

I do the bush. And that's good for me.

Right. I'll come with you

and I'll see if it works,

we'll found a new company.

Yes. We have to see if it works first.

- You're heavy. - Yeah.

Anyway... So, then... I put my foot like this?

No. You put it inside. And you put that one there.

And when you want to brake, it brakes.

I do like this.

That's it.

Funny car!

It's not made in France!

You get in behind.

You've taken my place.

Climb in behind.

- How are you? - Fine.

- Not me, him. - Where are you going?

I'm the driver. I'm going to buy chickens.

I'll need to see your papers first.

There are no papers.

I built this from parts. How could I have papers?

Park up behind, go and fetch the papers

so you can carry on. And then it's over.

It's over.

We'll find papers.

Of course we will.

Thank you, officer.

Insurance, the lot.

We'll park.

The law is the law.

The law always asks for papers.

This car doesn't fall within the law.

You need money for papers.

It's the law that demands money.

To fill their coffers.

Stop somewhere.

Stop. Something's wrong.

What is all this?

It always does that.

It works... and then stops like that?

When it does that, it's the signal. Like now.

So I stop for an hour or so. It's too hot.

There's no water here.

We'll sleep here.

We'll sleep here. There's water nearby.

I'll go and fetch water. I'm an apprentice.

- That's my job. - Right.

Your friend isn't happy.

That's right, I'm not.

There's nothing in the bush.

You can go to bed without eating chicken.

You'll see why you came.

I'll fetch water.

We'll move on a little.

We'll wait 15 minutes then go.

Oh, my God!

In this fine scrapheap.

Instead of helping, your friend's sitting down.

I'm not a mechanic.

I'm not a mechanic.

We'll manage and then we'll start.

It's full of...

Lam.

It might catch fire.

There are rags inside.

Tallou.

- Is that your car? - Yes.

Right. We'll give it a try.

- Lam. - Yes?

There's no point in taking the thing out now.

That's no business of yours. It's not your job.

It doesn't concern the fish. That's my job.

You came because of that.

You shouldn't get angry.

Next time I won't come.

I won't come any more.

If you're not happy, I'll go and I won't come again.

If you want you sit in front. And he can stay behind.

I'll stay behind. It's the same thing.

That's all.

He'll stay behind and you stay in front.

All right, then.

Not now. On the way back.

I'm still in front because my foot is the brake.

Are you OK?

Oh, you mustn't.

Is it always Tallou who cooks?

He does all the cooking.

Tallou. Is your cooking good?

Yes. It's good.

Sometimes...

we cook both meals at once.

But tonight,

do you think we'll earn anything?

We'll earn...

That's good.

If we earn a chicken to eat, it's good.

If we cook, I eat. If we don't, I don't.

It's very good. If we go for milk...

We don't run around after milk. Chicken earns us money.

That's why I love the bush.

The bush is better.

The big towns are always noisy.

You get thieves, trouble, everything.

People are always shouting. Here it's good.

It's good.

You sleep well, the air's good.

That's true.

It's peaceful.

So, are you well?

I'm OK.

We'll go for help.

But say...

Say, Lam...

The village is weird.

Where's the village?

Last night, there were people.

But now they're gone.

Do they wait till we're asleep to go in the night?

It's nothing to do with us.

Someone gave me water yesterday, here in the concession.

There.

But today there's nothing.

They gave me a drink.

Now they've moved house.

I know where they are.

I know.

- Where? - Not far from here.

Those people are going to annoy me.

Peul are like that.

They're not bad.

What a race!

What a race!

So...

I reckon that, in the end,

we set out for a day of your chicken business

but we might be gone a year.

What do you mean? Not necessarily.

If we come to a village at night,

before morning, the people clear off.

There are no chickens, no donkeys even.

I know where they are.

You are not forced to come, you must be patient.

And our friend,

Idrissa, the fisherman we left at the bridge.

He's very young.

Before we return, with your chicken business,

he'll have grown a white beard.

Why?

I wouldn't have come if I'd known. I came for one day.

If that turns into one year...

You bother me. And so does he.

I don't want you criticising the car.

It does me favours.

The car, my boy...

The car is called Patience.

Patience?

Yes, Patience.

Here.

Shall we push? From the front or the back?

It doesn't matter.

In front. Behind, behind.

What's that?

What is it?

I'm surprised. It's the first time I've seen that.

- There's no one in the forest. - No one.

- What's that? - Tallou!

- What's that? - The wedge!

That's scary.

Hey, driver! Have you seen my elephant?

Elephant?

We're looking for it. It's been wounded.

We've been searching all day. I can't leave it.

Come and have a look at that. Since this morning.

Will you take me?

- Listen, an elephant... - Listen to what?

Yes, but...

Are you a man? Because the magic forest...

You must take me. That's what I'm asking for.

I'm starting to be scared.

Scared?

- Take me. - Where?

- To find my elephant. - Where?

We've been searching all day!

What now?

Will you take me?

You will take me?

Yes. Get in.

There's no room.

I'll have a quick pee first...

There's no way we can take him.

Aren't you scared?

Do you know him?

He's a bad devil.

He's not a man. There's nobody here.

He wants to come with us. What can we do?

- What can we do? - But why take him?

If we don't, the car won't work.

- It won't work. - There's no room, anyway.

Clear off. You're a kid, you know nothing.

- Have you seen anyone like that? - There's nobody here.

I know this forest. There's nothing here.

There's a current in there.

Touch it and see.

- Have you finished, hunter? - Yes, let's go.

But first I want a drink of water.

- One drink? - Yes.

Not from the gourd. Wait.

- More. - More?

More. More.

Since this morning.

Look, are you alone?

Take me with you.

- In front or behind? - Get in the front.

Is there enough room?

Yes, there's room.

Get in.

Well, old chap. That scares us.

That scares you?

I've never seen a woman hunter.

- Oh? - Yes.

- There are lots now. - Oh.

Where I come from, anyway.

How far will you follow the elephant?

Until I find it.

Or my father won't be happy when I come home.

I have to take the elephant back.

- There's no room. - There is.

- There's no room. - I said there is.

A puncture.

Out of the question. Carry on looking for my elephant.

You will look for my elephant. Won't you?

Get out with the wedges.

Get out.

- I have to find my elephant. - OK.

Come on.

Lam!

Come and see the tyre.

- I don't believe it. - Knackered!

So, what's the matter?

The matter is, there's no spare tyre.

And we have to...

My assistant will return and repair the tyre.

He'll meet us back here.

That's all I can see. We've no piece to stick on.

And my elephant?

Look...

you can look for your elephant in the meantime.

When you see your elephant, come and tell us.

We have to wait

till the tyre is taken to the nearest garage.

For repairs.

Here.

Wait...

Bye!

Be quick, won't you? I'm waiting.

- And bring some drinking water. - OK.

- That's a song from back home. - What is it?

I told you, it's a song from back home.

When we go hunting,

we sing it to bring us luck finding elephants.

You had the elephant but he's gone. You were unlucky.

If we don't find him, you won't be going home either.

- Oh? Why? - That's how it is.

Our paths are different.

Now yours is the same as mine.

What's wrong?

Is it Damour�?

Something's wrong?

Have you seen the elephants?

I haven't time to look at the elephants.

The elephants... You haven't seen them?

My tyre!

- The elephants! - I understand.

- The elephants! - We broke down.

I left my boss in the bush.

Look for the elephants.

- Why? - The elephants!

Leave me alone.

- The elephants. - I'm working.

Lam.

Lam!

- You came back? - Yes. I came back.

Here's the tyre.

- Were you asleep? - Yes.

Where are the others?

On the road. I passed Damour�.

- On the road? - I asked him where he was going.

He kept saying "The elephants!" To himself. Or else he's mad.

- Talking to himself? - That's right.

He vomited...

- What's that? - How does he do it?

What's all that?

Have you seen the girl?

I didn't see her. I left her here. Where did she go?

Oh hell. What a bloody mess.

The girl has gone.

We don't know where. Damour� too. It's surprising.

So Damour� will go mad.

He'll go mad.

Maybe he's gone with the devil.

The devil will take him away.

The devil will take him away.

We're on our own journey. There's no breakdown, nothing.

Since Damour� has been with us,

we've suffered too much. We haven't earned a thing.

It's not good.

You warned me.

I told you not to bring the fat belly.

- Yes. - We're not sleeping here.

No, we won't sleep.

It's not good in the bush.

More...

Let's go home.

The rain is coming. What shall we do?

It doesn't matter. That's what wagons are for.

If we get inside, there's no rain.

What shall we do?

The elephants!

Lam!

Lam, the elephants!

The elephants!

Lam. The elephants are here.

Over there!

There are two elephants.

Lam, look at the elephants.

Lam, look at the elephants.

The elephants!

The elephants!

Lam! The elephants!

The elephants!

Lam, look.

His arm goes like that. Like that.

That's his mouth.

Where is he? Is he here?

There are none.

- The elephants. - He's gone mad.

- There are no elephants? - No. There are none.

OK, then.

- I'm not leaving. - Here's a good place.

No. The elephants are everywhere now.

You're going to sleep here?

Here, drink. You're thirsty.

- Drink a little. - The elephants!

Drink a little.

- There are no elephants in this? - No.

Like that.

Lam, how are you?

Tallou.

Say...

I haven't seen you in ten days.

You know, the woman there.

I don't know where she took me.

Are you with the woman?

So is she a devil?

More than a devil.

Right. Let's go.

That woman there, Lam,

well, old chap... I followed her.

I don't know.

- Like that? - Like that.

Then I don't know where I was. I slept.

We walked together and I slept.

Lam, did you hear what this gentleman said?

No.

He said there are no chickens here.

We must cross over.

You know, last time, we went that way.

The gendarme asks for everyone's papers.

If we go that way, he won't let us pass.

It's best to cross.

Tallou! Do you agree we should put the car in the water?

I've never seen that.

The car can't swim. It's not a fish.

- Let's try, then. - Yes. We'll try.

We'll try.

- Have you tried before? - No.

There's oil coming out, Lam!

What about the song?

We're tired.

We're tired. We must fall in the water.

Almost there!

Tallou, turn the ignition to see if there's any current.

The battery took a bath.

- Did you turn it? - Yes.

There is a current.

Is it easy to start the engine?

Spark-plug spanner, Tallou.

No. Don't take it out.

What's that?

They're spanners, old chap.

That's the bolt that's in the engine.

- For the oil. - Why ask me? You know that.

- He's stupid. - Have you seen my hippos?

Hippos?

I harpooned two hippos.

Isn't this the girl from the other day, Lam?

- I think it's him. - What?

Look for my hippos.

Hippos!

He's mad again.

Yes, he's mad.

Hippos.

- Is he mad again? - Yes.

He went mad in the water. He fell in.

He's heavy. Help me.

Hey, you there.

This is the second time you refuse to help me.

We do favours. What do you want?

You're always after us.

You see, your friend is mad. You want to cure him?

I do. The first time, I didn't know what to do.

And he's mad again.

You help me find my hippos.

I'll give you something to cure him.

Yes, I'll go with that.

OK, then. There.

If you make this music, call me and he will be healed.

How can I do that?

That's up to you.

- How do you play this? - You sort it out.

Hippos!

Hippos!

The big hippo.

Don't forget what I told you!

What?

Don't forget what I told you!

Hippos!

- He's mad again. - Hippos!

Leave him. Come on.

Hippos!

Come here.

Shake that.

Next to him.

There.

- That's it. - There. Bravo.

- That's it. - More.

There you are. Bravo, dear chap.

Lam, where did the fool get that?

Right, then...

Why am I in the water?

Wow, that's wonderful.

That's good.

Now that's what I call music!

Stop that. We'll work on the car.

You were wonderful.

- So, does it work? - Yes.

I'm glad.

I made music to heal the insane.

Heal the insane?

There are no madmen here.

Look at those shoes. Being them here quick.

- What's that? - Hurry.

Come on. The engine.

- Remember when you went off? - No more jokes.

Went off where? I'm here.

- We'll push. - We'll push.

- Ready? - Yes.

Pump...

The devil we saw the other day, we saw him down there.

We saw him today too.

The devil.

- Didn't you see him? - I saw him.

I was scared when I saw the devil. I've never seen the devil like that.

Stop talking about the devil. I didn't see a thing.

I know we crossed.

No one ever put their car in the water. But we did.

We won. Why do you speak of the devil?

Didn't you see the devil?

And the hippos?

The hippopotamuses?

- There are no hippopotamuses. - No way...

- Didn't you fall in the water? - In the water?

We all went in with the car.

That's rubbish.

Rubbish? What are you calling rubbish?

Is he normal?

Yes. I'm normal.

I don't think so.

Go on, clear off.

They say there are no chickens.

- We have to carry on. - Yes.

But we must... We'll just sleep here.

Tallou!

Tallou!

What does he say, Lam?

He says he found Tallou in a room with a woman...

a married woman. The husband wasn't there.

Right.

Tell him to calm down.

I understood what he said. He'll have to go.

I'll sort it all out.

That's what I said to him.

You can say thank you to them.

Right.

Tallou.

Sit down.

Lam, down here.

Tallou.

So you went into the hut.

Yes.

Is that true?

It's true. I went in.

- With a woman? - Yes.

- To do what? - To do business.

- You did the business? - Yes.

Mind you it's not bad, doing business.

This is going to cause us more trouble.

Yes, trouble. Because this is serious.

We have to pay something. But what we'll do...

- Pay what? - We'll clear off.

Hello.

Hello. OK?

Sir...

- All right? - Very well.

Damour� Zika.

Good. I'm Georges Bontemps.

An expert in development.

Expert in development.

Rural development...

Yes, that's right.

Congratulations. Your village was chosen for an investigation.

- Investigation? - Yes.

We're not thieves.

We must pay something but we have nothing.

To be precise...

What are the ambitions and objectives of the peasants

as far as making sure an integrated development policy

contains a healthy promotion

of the values and objectives of development?

Lam.

This gentleman came to see if there was a table here.

He'll sit down and then...

I don't know what he said, his French is too strong.

We'll take you with us.

Please, the boots for the rice fields.

OK, boss.

You know, the leadership should work closely with the other departments.

Right. The rice fields.

- Is it this way? - This way.

Let's go...

When did you sow the rice?

Right. I'll give you some petrol.

Or a tarpaulin.

Tarpaulin or petrol? We want petrol.

Petrol? How many litres?

Five. That's enough. Is that it, boss?

If you want 20 litres...

You see, this rice should have been planted further apart.

You've only left 25 cm.

- Damour�! - What?

We've got the petrol.

- The business? - Yes.

Right. Well, then...

This rice is brand new.

How hot it is!

Yes. It's that time again.

Bring me some water, because...

It's all very well, but...

It's hot.

Right. You see,

Damour�, now, you call the people and they'll help us to push.

Do you want to go home to Niamey with the driver or not?

No. I want to go with you.

Where's he going?

Those are traders.

- Isn't he the head of the village? - Not at all.

Where's the chief?

In the village.

Then who are they?

They're chicken merchants.

Everything's fine!

We meet again.

- All right? - Very well.

We'll cross again.

Like we did before.

He says that

the water has risen and we must find another way.

We'll dismantle the engine

and put it in the pirogue.

With the gearbox.

Then we'll see how to take the car.

- See if it floats. - Yes. Give me that.

Yes. It floats.

This thing's heavy, isn't it?

Lam!

It's the only way to avoid the police on the bridge.

You don't think... Damour�...

He's been told to go back with the white man. He doesn't want to.

- Where is he? - What do you think?

Sleeping over there, in the garden.

He doesn't do a thing. We tell him to go but he won't.

- What do you think? - Oh, yes.

I'm lucky. It was he who saved me in Abadagougou.

He saved you, but you have to remind him of the devil.

To do business with the devil?

You must say: "Where is the devil?"

Where is the devil?

The devil!

He's coming right away.

Give me a number 12.

Yes. It's serious. If you marry a woman devil

you can do nothing with another woman.

Yes, that's true.

Have you seen that?

It's true. I know it.

He can't do a thing with another woman.

That's why he's always asleep.

Or else he's mad too.

You tired me out.

I'm going to bathe.

But the bike wants to bathe with me.

It's just not done.

That's perfect.

Right, you...

I want to bathe, not the bike.

That's good.

Since Tallou and I have been travelling,

we've seen nothing astounding. Except...

Do you remember anything?

You remember?

I've seen so much I hardly remember.

What have you seen that's astounding?

Things I have never seen, I saw for the first time with you.

What, for example?

The devil that follows us all over. We've never seen that.

Are you in love with him? I don't know.

That's what always annoys us.

Each time you're here, we see the devil.

And the devil is always a woman.

You want to carry on with us?

Yes, certainly.

With our Patience.

Oh yes. Every day.

You know...

With patience,

we come to the end of everything.

Oh, yes.

It's hard in winter.

Even without windscreen wipers, this works.

You see, that's why I call her Patience.

Yes. But look at the state of me.

I'm a chicken-in-the-basket case!

You are like a pig!

A pig? Who's stuck in the mud.

That's the bush for you.

I hope we find these chickens. Look at me. You see?

Tallou!

- Where are you going? - For a crap.

Don't go far, this is the bush.

Lam!

Lam!

Come and see the buffalo that stopped me from crapping.

- Is that true? - Yes!

Come and see. You're there too.

It's like yesterday.

Like yesterday.

It's the points that are wet.

Oh yes. The spark plug is boiling.

Tallou, look.

- It's nice here. - Allah! It's very nice.

Very good.

Gently. Gently.

Put them in straight, Lam.

So that at the end...

There.

Now we have to get our money.

There we are.

Say thank you to him.

Look, Lam.

You see, Patience... If we transport millet...

It's better than chicken.

Transporting millet takes a lot of time.

I think you are mad.

With four little trips we'll earn a big banknote.

We can buy petrol, we can eat,

we can give some to Tallou

to go and see the girls.

You see, Damour� is right.

We did one and a half years,

we looked for chicken and found nothing.

Now we've found a few places

to see the millet transporter

to get money to do business.

You promised me I could get married with this money.

He's right. Because of that, we've no more rain.

You see, he's right.

He's my boss.

And am I not your boss?

No. Now you're no longer my boss.

Damour� is my boss. You are disheartened.

Right, then.

We won't argue about who is boss.

Lam is your boss.

There are no more bosses or subordinates. We're independent.

- No captives now? - No.

Everyone is a boss.

OK, OK.

Even if there are no captives, I'm your boss. I pay you.

I am not your subordinate boss.

I don't understand. What did he say?

He said we talk too much.

Tell him this is young men's business.

He'll give us a chicken.

A chicken? That's nice.

- Where? - This is a good start.

There.

There, Tallou.

- The chicken he promised. - Thank you very much.

It's nice here, Tallou!

Get out. We'll spend the night here.

Yes?

We'll spend the night here, there are no headlights.

Oh, there are no headlights...

Tallou!

Come out of the wood. Put it there.

It's there.

Hurry up.

We're hungry.

We mustn't follow him. Eh, boss?

We have to eat.

If we've no food...

Damour�,

your law is assured

on whatever you want.

You have no fixed law.

It's not money you're after.

You just want something to eat.

You have no fixed place.

If you don't, you see a chicken and you kill it.

Why are you talking with that voice? What's wrong?

The cold has caught my voice.

Because we always sleep outside.

Come on, Tallou. Pass me a leg.

There. Eat.

You talk about interest.

You talk about home.

Your home is your stomach.

You keep asking Tallou why he eats.

Just take your chicken and eat.

There, Lam.

You're not a Syrian who seeks money but eats nothing.

We don't always eat.

- It's too much. - What shall we do?

We have to find money.

And go where?

What is money?

You're right. Eating is the best.

If you need to see money, go to the bank.

You can see banknotes.

- What's the point? - None.

And if the warder helps himself to money, he's thrown in jail.

But if you eat that, you won't go to jail.

There's no chicken leg at the bank.

Now we have to go home.

Go home empty-handed?

Yes.

You're happy to go home empty-handed?

If I'm tired...

Look. All the clothes are old. Look.

Look at the state of my bonnet.

How can we go home with that?

Your clothes are old, Lam.

It's not you who are old, it's your clothes.

And I know you.

Well enough.

You're tired because you can't find a wife in the bush.

Right now, women are the economy.

Right now, taxes are the economy.

How can you get any savings?

You must work to get money. To have savings.

If you work, your wife asks for more than you earn.

I'm married. With two children in school.

In October, my eldest brings me a paper for supplies

asking for 2000 francs.

The second brings another paper. Supplies, books, notebooks.

2500. That makes 4500.

My wife wants millet.

The girl I meet in town wants 2 metres of Terylene.

What's the use of working?

That's a real mess.

You're right it's a mess.

So you're happy in the bush.

- You're free. - Now I'm free.

So we'll summon our courage and carry on.

So we carry on.

We'll look for chickens and we'll find them.

We'll try. It's like tombola.

OK, boss men.

I'm going. You're a pain. I'll take my part and go.

You're annoying!

Where's Tallou going?

Now we've some money, what shall we do?

Well, I heard tell of a devil.

A devil of red mountain.

Devils again?

It's always devils.

So let's ask these devils

and see if the road is good.

He's going to...

bang the ground to show us the way,

to see which path to take to have lots of happiness.

Damour�!

Take these glasses. You'll see a little.

Now fetch me some water.

What's that?

Look what he's like now.

Put that in there.

You don't recognise him.

Look into the water. What do you see?

I see

a car that looks like ours

coming the other way.

I can see Damour� in it.

I can see Lam in it and Tallou in it.

Now the two cars are facing each other.

They get out and greet each other.

That's what I see.

You want to stay with me?

Oh, yes.

Come closer.

Goodbye, devil of red mountain.

Aren't you staying?

He's mad.

Aren't you staying?

I'm surprised. We always have difficulties.

- Don't you recognise me? - No.

I saw you once at the river when you were broken down.

And once when I was looking for my elephants.

That was you?

That's true, it was him.

You know...

He says he recognises us. But we've not met him like this.

No.

We see him each time.

Why does he follow us?

Why do you follow us?

You see, your friend wasn't troubled any more.

Now he's fine.

He might be fine but we're not.

You see, every moment is with you. Always.

But as you paid for the black chicken, it's OK.

- Are we free? - Yes.

- We won't see you? - No.

- You mustn't follow us. - It's over.

Right. Can we go?

Yes.

Can I take the chicken?

Yes. You can take it.

Goodbye.

Don't waste your time. It won't work.

There's no way. He can't make it.

White people's business...

I'm sick of eating this. It's rotten.

I'll have stomach ache all night.

- Diarrhoea in the morning. - Diarrhoea at night.

Diarrhoea at night.

Tallou, come here.

Are you OK?

The chicken...

Tallou!

Tallou!

Quick.

Pick our basket up.

You saw nothing, you heard nothing.

So we break down, our car's had it...

Then three devils came in their car, the same as us.

What for? Looking for chickens, like us?

We don't know. But you see, we were clever.

- Their car is very good. - Yes.

There are always devils.

Why are there devils? Why?

It's over.

It was just to get us a car that worked properly.

One that's right for us.

Yes!

The devils are mad.

- But we conned them! - Yes.

This car goes anywhere.

Bravo!

Devils

are doomed

Devils

Devils

are doomed

We beat them

Devils

We beat them

We beat them as we always do

There are chickens here, Lam.

And guinea fowl too.

Five.

Six.

Seven...

Right, goodbye.

Goodbye. Goodbye, everyone.

Business went well. We got our chickens.

Goodbye!

Turn off the engine.

It says:

"Beware. Following an epidemic, Gourma chickens

"are banned in Niamey."

So what now?

We must try to do what we did at the start.

Yes.

Get the car across.

To the other side. And then go home. Come on...

There.

- You see all that? - Yes.

That's a good idea.

We'll borrow this, inflate it, and get our car across.

- This belongs here. - Never mind.

We'll give you something.

It's not that. What will you give me?

You see the police down there...

We won't get past them with Gourma chickens.

They're down there.

You see? They're stopping cars.

More. More.

Wait a little.

We want to avoid a puncture.

One of them's ill.

- Seriously? - A little.

It's not serious.

- Shall we kill him? - No.

You mustn't say that.

You mustn't say the chickens are ill.

Talk about ill chickens and we've had it.

We let the inner tubes down. That's all.

Right, then.

More.

Bravo, we did it!

Bye-bye, policemen!

They're Gourma chickens. Worth a lot.

That's 1000 francs.

- These are Gourma chickens. - How much?

1000 francs.

We buy chickens at 50 francs. And sell them here at 500 or 1000

in the market...

People there don't know money.

They're stupid.

500 francs a chicken.

1000 francs instead of 50 francs.

That's marvellous.

Truly marvellous!

450 profit per chicken.

There are no chickens where we used to get them.

We'll have to look elsewhere. Will you come with me?

Where will you look for your chicken now?

Are you coming?

- Where? - To the sky.

- To the sky? - Yes.

To the sky? Best go to the river.

I know the way. It's not far.

Cock-a-doodle-doo, chicken, chicken

Cock-a-doodle-doo, Mr Chicken

We can carry on now. Let's go.

We've dawdled long enough!

Subtitles by Henry Moon

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