Mel-O-Toons presents
Tom Sawyer
Along the banks of the Mississippi river,
there once lived a boy named Tom Sawyer,
who caused his Aunt Polly more trouble
than a barrel of cat fish.
Tom Sawyer, you broke Judge Thatcher's
window today.
That toe's not sore, Tom.
Get up and go to school.
[breaking glass] Tom Sawyer!
Stop where you are, or I'll box your ears.
Tom!
You called me, Aunt Polly?
You broke the cookie jar.
Truth was, Tom's mind was on other things,
which he soon told to Bill Harper.
Bill, meet me tonight down at the river front.
What do you aim to do, Tom?
I'm not Tom anymore.
I'm the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main.
You'll be the Terror of the Seas.
We're bold, brave river pirates,
starting tonight at midnight!
Look! A campfire on the island.
Somebody's here!
Run for it Tom, back to boat!
Pirates don't run from trouble, Bill.
Come on, let's find out who's
at that camp fire.
Creeping to the camp fire,
the pirates came upon two men,
quarreling with each other,
Dr. Robinson and Injun Joe.
A third man, a tramp named Muff Potter,
was asleep nearby.
Suddenly, the Injun drew his knife
and struck the doctor down!
Quickly, the Injun put the knife in the hand
of the third man dozing near the fire.
Why the Injun's gonna blame someone else.
That tramp, Muff Potter,
he'll be arrested for sure.
Like startled deer, the pirates sped back
to their boat and swore each other to secrecy.
Only three of us know the truth, Bill.
If we talk, that Injun will scalp us.
Muff Potter was arrested and it looked
as though the truth would never come out.
Then one day, Muff Potter's lawyer
hauled Tom Sawyer to court
and dragged the truth out of him.
Now, under oath, point to the man who used
this knife that knife on Jackson's Island.
Point him out!
It was him! There by the window, Injun Joe.
You're in a peck of trouble now, Tom Sawyer.
Injun Joe's free, and he'll be after you.
'Cause now he knows you saw that fight
on Jackson's Island.
Weeks passed, and when Injun Joe
failed to return, Tom Sawyer grew braver.
Then, one day he confided to his girl,
Becky Thatcher.
It was a black box, full of money,
a real treasure box.
Well that's what Doc Robinson and Injun Joe
quarreled over.
I heard them, so I know, Becky.
Where is the treasure buried?
There's an old barn on Jackson's Island.
Must be buried in there.
Let me go with you.
Nope. Girl's bad luck on treasure hunts.
You're just scared.
I am not. I'm hunting for that
treasure tonight, with Bill Harper.
Ready, Terror?
Ready, Black Avenger.
Start digging in that corner,
where the floorboard's loose.
Treasure might be there.
I'll stand guard.
No sooner had Bill started digging
then he struck something hard.
Tom, I found the treasure! I found it!
But just then, Tom ran back from the doorway.
Bill, let it be!
Quick, up the ladder to the loft!
Somebody's coming and I think it's Injun Joe!
[laughs] Somebody try steal my... I fix!
Carefully, Tom spliced their pants and
shirts together, then tied one end to a beam.
Soon, they lowered themselves to the floor.
Leg it for the river now, Tom.
Wait a minute, Injun Joe must have headed
for the cave on the other side of the Island.
He's gonna rebury the treasure there.
Let's go after him.
Not me. I'm going home!
Not long after, a ferry boat took a
picnic crowd to Jackson's Island,
and Tom invited Becky Thatcher along.
Do you really think Injun Joe hid
the treasure in the cave, Tom?
I'm not sure, but it would be a good place.
Why don't we explore it? Right now!
Suddenly, Tom tripped over something,
fell to his knees.
Becky, look what I tripped over.
The treasure!
That's wonderful! Now let's go back.
Wait! I can't see the entrance
to the cave anymore.
Becky, we're lost!
Grimly, Tom and Becky wandered underground.
They had almost given up, when they made
a turn in the passageway and then,
Look! A light. There's the entrance.
We're safe!
Later on, Tom told the townspeople
about the cave.
They were sure Injun Joe would return
to get his treasure.
So, they set up a guard and waited.
One day, he returned and was caught.
I give up. I go, peaceful.
Tom had help catch Injun Joe,
so he was a hero.
And he had his share of the treasure, too.
But all the money in the world
couldn't keep him out of trouble,
nor keep him from having more adventures.
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