Taking Without Asking | Ghibli's Ronja | Episode 6

Hey, Robert's daughter. I know you. Yes, I do. And I know we're going to throw you off this earth. In all her years, Ronya had never met another child in the forest. And then suddenly she found Birk right on top of the fort across the treacherous Hell's Gap. He was the son of Borca, her father's most hated rival. And to make matters worse, his whole family had moved in next door. Hey, wake up, Teggy. Is it my time to take over? Ages ago, why were you sleeping, eh? Whole point of God's duty is to be our God. I was just resting my eyelids. Also known as sleeping. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, just get up. I said I wasn't sleeping. Oi, there are people over there. Chief! Your chief! Got trouble. Borca wants you. He says he wants to talk to you. He's waiting up on the roof. You do know you're going to have to clean that up yourself. Borca wants to talk to me. Is that so? How dare he send me a message like this? Oh, sure, I'll go talk to him. I can hardly wait. And he'll never speak again! Are you all right? We heard shouting. What happened? All right! Eat up and gather your strength, gentlemen. I want to take this bull by the horns. We will finally put an end to Borca! That's the worst part about getting old. Don't get to join in any of the fun. No matter. Too many stairs anyway. Borca's robbers don't look so scary to me. I mean, what are we up against? They don't look like much at all. But, oh. That's Borca. Good morning, Mattis. Thank you very much for coming up here so quickly. Well, and a good morning to you too, Borca. I would have come here sooner, but I had something to do first. I was composing a poem called Lament for a Dead Borca. Maybe I will read it out to your poor widow, Undis, after we have thrown you and your lamentable crew into the abyss. She might at least get a bit of comfort from the poem. Oh, that is classic. Yeah, but would Undis ever read a poem? True, Borca's wife wouldn't have such a fancy little hobby. I'll give them a poem. But I told you, they simply won't listen to reason. We're wasting our time here with these animals. Are you even listening to me? It seems you're right. Hey, Mattis. Before you worry about us, you should be thinking more about comforting Lovis. Why? Lovis has the worst deal. She'll have to put up with you and your big stupid mouth forever. We should probably all just leave and let them two go at it. Now you listen to me, Mattis. We couldn't stay in Borca's woods for any longer. The governor's soldiers are there swarming around like flies. I have to take my wife and my child and my men and find a new safe home for them all. You miserable thief! How dare you come and live here without asking me? You are utterly shameless, huh? So you accuse me of being a thief, then? Well, that's very rich. You, all your rubber life. You have taken everything you've ever wanted without asking. Huh? Have you taken things without asking? Well, it's complicated. We'll talk later. Anyway, how on earth did you get in here? Why, was it you? I'd like to know, so I can throw you sneaky little thieves out the way you came in. You won't be able to throw us out. You want to know how we got in? See my boy here? Vic Walkerson. He will be a robber chief, just like me. Oh yes, he's going places in this world. Mostly up. Right, you pumps, let's go. So now you see? You are lying! There is no such entrance on the north side! You lived here your whole life, but you'd still get lost, or you remember nothing. We were even close friends. Oh, did you forget that as well? Huh? When we were kids, where was the pigsty, eh? The pigsty? Way back then, I hadn't realized that you and I were in different clans. I didn't know either. I used to invite you to our castle, to think I was actually friends with you. Hmm, there's a small one. Yeah! So your father, he took me outside and he beat me. He showed me absolutely no mercy that day. Of course, if he stumbled across any of you sly porker foxes, he showed you no mercy. My father was a great man, who taught me all I know today. Now you listen to me, my dear old friend. Your so-called great man of a father taught me a very valuable lesson. That you will be my enemy always. In that case, you've got two choices. Poor Undys can read my poem of your sad demise. Or if you can't handle a fight, you can get out of here straight away! One or the other! Neither is gonna happen. This is Borker's Keep. We've made a home here. And we have no intention of leaving. You must see that you can't fight them way up here. Why not? What do you really think's gonna happen? You'll all fall down into that pit! You really want to do this right now? Lovis, what choice do I have? Well, you could pick a better place and time. And I, for one, don't want to have to clean up after all of this. Listen, I'm in no mood for this today. You may go. You're a foolish wild bull. But this fort is mine. And one day I'll throw you over the edge! I look forward to that. But if I am a bull, then you had better watch out for my sharp bull horns as I will use them on you and drag you down there with me! Hey, father. Father, what did Borker mean you take with that asking? And I suppose that wild bull that you grabbed by the horns today made a crashing noise. I imagine you could hear the noise rumbling everywhere. Eat your porridge. That is, if you can even chew it. You don't know. So please, don't say one more word about it. All right, old man? It's just like swimming in ice. At times like these, you've got to move around a lot to keep warm. Robber's daughter. Ronya looked up at Birk and thought, I can no longer live in peace. Not in my own fort and not even in my own beautiful forest. Her anger welled up inside. Next time on Ronya the Robber's Daughter. Song in the Mist. Don't miss it.