Once Upon a Forest (1993)

Ellen Blain: Abigail

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Quotes 

• Michelle : [speaking really fast]  Guess what? You'll never guess what, I'll betcha! Uncle Cornelius said I could go with you on your ramble today, but I'll betcha he's forgotten all about it, & I'll never, EVER get to see what the big surprise is!

  [inhales deeply] 

  Michelle : What took you so long?

  Abigail : My dad!

  Edgar : My mother!

  Russell : No breakfast!

• Abigail : You were right, Edgar. I was wrong. Thanks for coming to my rescue!

  [sniffles] 

  Russell : What about me? I broke your fall!

  Abigail : You too, Russell!

• Russell : [pushing the tiller of a reed boat]  I get to steer!

  Abigail : [pushing the tiller back]  Don't be silly, you'll sink us!

  Russell : [pushing back]  Will NOT! Give me a chance!

• Abigail : This isn't a picnic! Here! Pack something useful!

  [Abigail tosses Russell a rope] 

  Russell : Boy, I've been working up an appetite!

• Edgar : You know, Abigail, sometimes I wish I was brave... like you.

  Abigail : You are.

• Edgar : How are we gonna get anybody to help us find the herbs?

  Russell : Maybe these guys won't be so grouchy after they eat.

  Abigail : Well, we can't wait that long!

• Michelle : What's that?

  Cornelius : Great Honk!

  [sees the Flapper-Wing-A-Ma-Thing] 

  Cornelius : My Flapper-Wing-A-Ma-Thing! But how did you get it here?

  Abigail : We built it.

  Russell : And we flew it!

  Cornelius : Marvelous! Magnificent! Stupendous! You three have changed so much these past few days, I hardly recognize you.

  [happily] 

  Cornelius : You're no longer my Furlings. You've grown up.

• Abigail's Father : I'll have you know that when I was a Furling, I couldn't WAIT to get to Cornelius' class!

  Abigail : Yes, daddy!

  Abigail's Father : Well, at least he's taught you to behave! But you never stop climbing trees!

  Abigail : Yes, daddy!

• Abigail : You'll find some more, Russell. That's never been a problem for you!

  Russell : That's true...

• Willy : Gosh, I hope I didn't hurt you.

  Abigail : Me? No, I'm fine.

  Willy : You're not from around here, are you?

  Abigail : [shakes her head no] 

• Abigail : I can hardly see him behind his papers. He must be working on an experiment.

  Edgar : Good. Maybe he won't notice we're late.

  Michelle : I bet he's working on the big surprise, I'll betcha!

  Russell : Oh, I LOVE surprises! Let's have a look!

• Cornelius : Russell, your mouth is hanging open!

  Russell : Oh, I want to fly it! PLEASE?

  Abigail : Don't be silly, you'll crash it!

  Cornelius : Correct, Abigail. It's far too delicate for Furlings.

  Abigail : Huh? I didn't mean me!

• Abigail : My friends & I are lost, and...

  Phineas : Say no more, child! We, too, are lost! Lost in our grief!

• Russell : You've been leading long enough, now it's MY turn!

  Abigail : You probably don't even know where you're going!

  Russell : Maybe YOU don't know where you're going, but I do!

  [falls onto a road] 

• Cornelius : There was nothing... I could do for my mother or father.

  [Michelle coughs and moans; Cornelius puts a wet cloth on her head] 

  Cornelius : But there is something you can do for Michelle.

  Edgar : Us, Cornelius?

  Cornelius : [opens a book]  I need special plants. Eye Bright, to soothe the burns on her eyes. And her lungs are badly damaged, so you must collect plenty of Lung Wort.

  Abigail : But everything in our meadow is dead.

  Cornelius : Then you must find another!

  Russell : Another meadow?

  Cornelius : There's no choice! You only have two days' time! The herbs *must* be applied before the moon waxes full, or it will be too late for Michelle!

  Russell : You-- You're coming with us, right?

  Cornelius : I wish I could, but I dare not leave her side.

  Edgar : We'll be by ourselves?

  Cornelius : No. You'll have each other. You'll want an early start. Get some sleep. And if you dream, dream of better times for Michelle and Dapplewood.