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Dear wonderful yara happening, how the weeks bed by, and we didn't even notice, we had all been so immersed in our own lives. Poor Meg falling in and out of love, pip growing up so suddenly, Judy beginning to feel left behind.

All our little dramas, to me they seem such small shadows in their joyous sunshine. But now with the spring, I think we are all feeling a little homesick. Soon we must go home to miss rule.

I'm going to ask the long girl, is this Florida Polish, remember? I don't know, anyone I think the Queen of Sheba lived here instead of the bunch of kids. That's enough sauce, now git. Queen of Sheba, I'll give you a few more Sheba.

Why I ask what in the name of Blazers? They're coming back, I want this place butler's.

Good grief woman, they're not you back for three or four days, do you expect me to live in a state of chaos?

There's only Carl Martin for dinner tonight, so don't say I didn't warn you.

Cold mutton? On account of those curtains in Judy's room or disgrace, now we'll run up some more.

Ah. That'll be too important, hopefully, out of house keeping that all right.

Two and four? Well, what are you making them up? Cloth of gold?

You might see about a new bed spread for her too. Do the room out, make it fresh and bright, you know?

Take an extra two shillings from house keeping if you must, but only if you must.

Very good sir, I'll do my best.

I wonder if they miss him as much as he misses them. He missed them?

I sometimes think my girl, but if I took off the top of your head I'd find nothing but hot hair like a balloon.

I'm not a girl, I'm not a girl.

Show us again, please, Sissy, hold it up. You look like a fairy princess.

It's not too young. Oh, don't be ridiculous, it's lovely.

Is everyone going to be dressed up way out here? Of course. I promise next time I'll take all of you.

Oh, a picnic's much more fun than a ball, especially when we're all together.

Judy, I don't think the general should go. Why not?

He's far too young and all day is too much for him. He'd better stay here with grandma.

But this will probably be our last one if you're happy and he won't it?

Yes, I'm afraid so. Your father wants us to come back on the next train.

Only two and a half days.

Poor old father. I suppose he's been missing us.

It's time we went home.

Sissy, we must be together for our last picnic. Please let me take dear old Jenny when.

All right, go.

Buddy, froggy.

Come on, you guys. Hurry up.

We are hurry up.

Come on, I'll come on.

Pass off the hamper, will you please, Meg?

Give it to me.

Come on, Meg will never get there.

I want to raise her home.

Give it to me.

Do you want to be here?

You won't you please.

Come on, baby.

Very, very fierce.

They want her to fly.

Put her in the middle and hold tight.

Come on, kids, it ought to be too late, starting.

Come on, Noah, what place is this?

Okay, come on, general.

Sit on the basket.

No, you don't. Just sit down and shut up.

He just wants to eat something when nobody's looking.

Go and eat her.

Go and already a cell.

No, no, children.

All set.

You got it, Bob.

Judy, you're cut.

Owl.

Meg, make sure she puts it on if it gets cold this evening.

Now, remain seated, everybody.

Get a moving, bird.

Come on.

You need to walk, walk, walk.

Don't be careful.

All of you.

Don't pass us.

Of course they'll be careful.

Look after them.

Everyone, I speak, Nick.

And you have a spare different sport.

And don't worry, I see all the dogs in the general.

And don't go wandering away.

They say there are vanyups in the galley.

Who's scared of vanyups?

I have.

Thank you.

Bye, bye.

Have a lovely time.

I hope they'll be all right.

It's a long day for the little ones.

Don't worry about them.

They'll have the time of their lives.

All set.

Give my love to the cosgroves and the econnals and mord

and Edith and everyone.

Goodbye, Mama.

Goodbye.

I wish you a coming.

Too much to do.

Look after yourselves.

Be back tomorrow afternoon.

Unless I decide to run off with Edie Musgrove.

Oh, I'll watch him, Mama.

Get up, Sammy.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Where's my darling?

Where are my darling?

Maybe we must have left it behind.

Come on, get sick of me.

That's the girl.

Banti, don't be here to be late.

You can't start eating now.

We've only just started.

We'll learn how to agree.

Leave it alone.

Hey, do you reckon the really are, Baniops?

Daddy says they're out.

They live in the bill of bomb.

They come out at night and eat you up.

Banti, stop it.

It'll be fun coming back in the dark, Baniops and all.

How are we going to get back?

If it's dark.

The bullocks know the way.

Stupid.

I hope so.

Old Macdonald had a bomb.

E-I-E-E-O.

And on that far, me had a...

Dad, you're not going to be here.

And on that far, me had a...

Dad, E-I-E-E-O.

We're going to crack you in a crack, crack that.

You're a crack, you're a crack, everywhere.

Go, McDonald had a bomb.

E-I-E-E-O.

And on that far, me had a...

Dad, E-I-E-E-O.

We're going to move from here, and move from there.

Here, we'll stay here, we'll move from there.

On that far, me had a bomb.

E-I-E-E-E-O.

This holiday's done you the world of good, E-C.

You're getting to look yourself again.

How do you realize how tired I was?

Well, six children's, a bigger responsibility.

Especially when you're not much more than when yourself.

And then you added to the score.

I'm very happy, Dad, truly.

I know you are.

You must bring them all back again, whenever you can.

I know you are.

I know you are.

I know you are.

I know you are.

I know you are.

I know you are.

I know you are.

I know you are.

A beautiful, beautiful sky.

I wish I could fly straight up into it.

You all fly straight onto the track if you don't watch out.

Sit down.

How would I be as a poet?

I wish I could fly way up high like a fly.

How's that, Mr. Gillett?

What was that?

You weren't listening.

You were quoting poetry to yourself.

Certainly not.

I can hear it distinctly.

Really?

Your eyes are saying it.

Your left ear is saying it.

In the end of your moustache are saying it.

Judy.

Good heavens.

Can I keep no secret?

I always would be.

I always would be.

I always would be.

I always would be.

Judy.

Why are you making those faces?

Sit down.

I'm going to walk.

My legs are stiff.

That's not loud.

Maxie, Maxie, you can live behind.

Oh, don't be silly, baby.

I can walk faster than you're going.

Maxie, walking when you can ride.

Let's play I spy.

What's the matter with old Meg?

My gosh.

She's still stuck on Gillett.

Hey, there's some wild flowers coming out already.

Shall we pick some?

If you like.

Maxie, don't be so upset about Mr. Gillett.

I don't want to talk about it.

I don't see why you have to go all weepy just because you

were discovered he boozes.

Judy.

Lots of gentlemen do.

How did you know about Mr. Gillett?

Everybody was talking about him.

You were just too mooney to hear.

It was terrible.

I hate him.

I thought I could help him.

I believed in him.

I thought Judy thought he was the most brilliant

and noble man in the world.

And he's just a drunkard.

Paul, Maxie, don't cry.

You know, I think the trouble is you always expect people

to be as nice as you are.

It's like the end of the world.

That's what I thought and father sent me away to school.

It wasn't.

Hey, you too.

Come on.

Keep up with us, will you?

I don't want him Mr. Gillett to see me like this.

Gillett sent me back to find you.

Oh, Meg, I'm sorry.

I suppose you knew too.

Everybody knew but me.

I still think he's a very decent bloke.

Don't have a down on him old girl.

He's feeling pretty bad about it too.

And anyway, you're silly going on with all that grown up stuff

about getting married and that rot.

It's not rot.

People don't grow up and get married.

They can't stay the same forever.

Do you think if we're not at home we're still us?

What?

I always think of us at Miss Rule.

That's when we're really us, isn't it?

When I was at that awful school I didn't feel me at all.

Perhaps when we're not at Miss Rule we're somebody else.

Oh, Judy.

What a lot of rot.

It's not rot.

I only feel me when we're together.

I'm nothing at all when I'm by myself or we're all together now.

And that's how we're jolly while going to stay.

Doesn't seem real, does it?

In two more days we're back home and back to normal.

I'm glad, aren't you?

Yes.

Yes, I suppose I am.

It's poor our father who have to work out all over again what to do with me.

I wonder why?

Thank you, Meg.

Thank you.

Please, I get not make things.

Come on.

I'll raise you.

You better not lose you.

Let me help you up, let's make it.

Thank you.

I spy with my little eyes something starting with me.

A.

A.

A.

You can't see air, silly.

Anti-flogestion plaster.

Anti-flogestion, nobody's got a plaster on.

Mr Gillard might.

It's good for all sorts of things.

I'll shut up, Fizz.

Anyway, it's add and it's a whole line I've been going into the picnic basket.

Oh, oh, no.

Sleep on my.

Let's sing, Sleep on my.

All right, your stuff is off, baby.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

The whole of the world is happy.

The whole of the world is happy.

The whole of the world is happy.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

Sleep on my.

I can see a hat.

Where?

Look over there.

Where is it?

This is it.

Cranghibatou.

It's beautiful.

It's a javis in that water.

Anybody home?

He's probably inside.

I don't know what he doesn't think of you, lot.

What?

Weird honey, right?

He doesn't get many visitors.

He probably hasn't seen any children in ages.

He's lived here alone for seven years.

He's gone.

I suppose now he prefers it.

He used to be a boundary rider on the far boundaries.

They become very solitary fellows.

Up there.

Here they are.

I didn't meet you.

Uh...

Warp.

Neither wagon here, boat, I'll have a word with Brown.

You could start unpacking.

I could jump first, right?

I need general check.

That big gun.

King Cory?

Well, the wind must have knocked it over.

Mr. Hassel wants to drag the over to the dam.

Down the creek.

You like it to go with birds and give them a hand?

Is it true that you've lived here for seven years?

In.

But isn't it lonely?

Not to mention.

I adore it a lot.

What do you do with yourself when you're not outside?

Schmack.

But on Sundays, on all through the evenings.

Schmack.

Oh, Christmas Day.

Then what does you do?

Schmack.

But don't you forget how to talk?

Yeah.

You'll get the team back before sundown, but...

There'll be men at the creek to help.

Guess that.

They've ordered in the tub, flowers in the creek.

There might be snakes in there, could be early this year.

We'll watch out.

They will be back to late afternoon.

I'm going to see if there's any yabbies in the creek.

Hey, what about the fire?

I light a fire. Let them play.

Why be long?

Shall I help you, Maxie?

No, you run along too.

Come on, baby. Let's go and pick water up.

I can do this. Thank you.

Who's everyone?

My chops are nearly done.

You can have this one, Meg.

We used to do this every night when I was mustering sheep.

I'd rather have some foul.

And now, for the pierced through the distance?

Good on you made a damper.

We're not going to eat that. It's filthy.

It's only ashes. It's very good for the digestion.

Wait until you taste it.

A bit I like, damper. You'd like anything.

To be eaten, a great wallop of butter.

Here we are. It's hot.

It's a beauty.

Pip.

Thanks.

What are you thinking about, Maxie?

Going home tomorrow?

No.

I was thinking how beautiful Esther looked.

I'd like to have gone to that ball.

Who'd want a dreary old ball? We can have all this.

Fancy giving up chops and damper for fat old men training over your totes.

No thanks.

Have a piece of damper, Meg.

Oh, Sam.

The dogs. Remember them? My wheel going away.

Oh, Dad, I'm sorry.

You look seven-dine again.

Tom, come on.

You remember my daughter, Esther?

Tom and Tom are really down.

Of course I remember. How are you?

The last time I saw you was when you played at that Wushed Ball before I was married.

That's right. An army man, wasn't he?

Must be five years back.

Well, I suppose you have a little nap with my now too.

I have seven.

It's going to be a pig, Funt. You can't eat anymore.

Mmm, gorgeous.

Actually, that damper is rather delicious, isn't it?

Isn't it, except there wasn't enough?

What about a game of hiding, Pip?

I'm too full, Fizz. That fruit salad did for me.

I bet if Ringer Mulligan asked you to play, you'd break your leg jumping up.

Mulligan wouldn't ask.

Why?

Because he's a man, and men don't play children's games.

Who? You're only a boy anyway.

Pip?

Oh, come on, Pip.

We haven't played together much this holiday.

You spent most of your time with sheep and cows and things.

I don't know. You'll have to stop it soon.

Stop what?

All this dashing around like a bushplac.

Why?

Well, crikey, you'll be wearing long skirt soon.

You'll have to change then.

I won't. If I don't want to, I don't have to.

I'm going to stay free as a bushplac and dash around where I like.

So is there.

Hey, who's regained with Heidi?

Miss and Brown's have come to me with me.

I begs ring, hey.

Oh, come on, Pip.

I'm riding on top of the hill.

I'll take the journey.

What about the clearing up?

You'll do it, won't you, darling, Miggsy?

We'll watch the plates later, promise.

All right. Come on, General.

Be careful with the general.

You look hotness, Migg. Rest in the shade. I'll do this.

No, thank you. I prefer to do it myself.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Don't tell where I've gone.

Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.

It seems we ought to say goodbye on a sour note.

Here. Here is your ribbon.

I had hoped you might take keep it in spite of everything.

Just as a talisman against the future.

It would be as useless as it has been.

Then I'm not to be given a second chance.

Of what use would it be?

If I begged you.

If my influence is so useless, I don't see how a piece of ribbon

is going to make any difference to your future.

I'd say you're right.

Of course.

If you really wanted it.

Keep it.

To tie up your hair with little girl.

After all, I suppose you're quite right.

What use would it be?

It's a non-thing.

How the gentlest looking woman and nearly always the hardest.

You've no right to say that.

I'm miss Meng.

You have given me so much in the past few weeks.

May I, in poor return, give you a little advice.

If you like.

You have brothers.

Someday they may go a little straight.

Don't be too hard on them.

They can see it for themselves right enough.

The whole world has a beautiful frown all its own.

And an endless vocabulary of cold words for the backsliders.

Without you having to add to them.

Seeing you like that.

After all, you said.

All men aren't heroes, Miss Meng.

Mealy human.

Think of Pip.

Suppose he did something wrong.

And the world in its usual fashion through stones at him.

So he came home, feeling pretty wretched and lonely.

And make.

Because she wants everyone to be so perfect.

She, through stones, had him too.

To teach him a sharp lesson.

But Judy.

Because she loved him.

And he was in trouble and needed her strength.

She flung her arms around him and helped him to fight the world again.

Which sister's influence would be the greater do you think?

Who would be the kinder?

I'm sorry.

I believed in you so much.

And I failed you.

Forgive me for talking to you like this.

I had no right.

Except that I couldn't bear the thought of you growing hard as my sister did.

You agree I have no right.

My life having been what it was.

No. Please, I don't think that.

I was just thinking how horrible I've been.

The a little Miss Meg.

Don't.

Will you please take it again?

Thank you.

Judy, be careful. Do you want to break your neck?

Oh, poo.

The general's dying for a banana.

And it's a dead body I shall live to see myself if you've eaten all the oranges.

And what happened to the game of hide and seek?

Given up on account of the general cheating and knowing where everyone was.

I suppose you've been reading stupid poetry and making me cry.

Such behavior on a picture.

Such behavior on a picnic.

Saving in oranges though I met the blessing.

You are grubby.

Hey, I found a terrific place for yabbies.

No, no.

Oh, all right.

Don't eat it all at once.

Just wait till I catch you. Just wait.

Hey, I've got a tick.

Peerb, this is enormous great tick burrowing into my wrist.

We'll pull it out, you dope.

This block.

Jenny!

This!

This is a real

game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real

game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.

I'm not a real game of hide and seek.