ANNIE, BEN & MANGO
You never know where they're gonna go!
I SEE AN ISLAND!
Straight ahead, Captain Mango!
We have to get out of this storm before it gets worse.
Don’t worry Ben, we’ll wait out the storm on that little beach.
Okay, everybody down below until it stops raining
Hey, the storm’s over.
And we’ve got a beach all to ourselves!
You guys go play, I’m going to figure out where we are.
Come on, Mango, let’s make a sand dog house!
I don’t know what it is, Mango. But it sounds BIG!
Don’t worry, guys.
I know where we are,
and it’s not something big, it’s just lots of --
BUNNIES!!!
We landed on Okunoshima Island, just south of Japan.
It’s also called Rabbit Island.
I’ve read about it!
About 45 years ago some school kids brought 8 bunnies to this island.
Now there are thousands!
There’s also a city on the other side of the island.
Whoa -- this looks important.
It is important.
Wow! You speak!
Why are you surprised? Your dog speaks.
IT IS TRUE! HE IS A DOG!!!
This is a kid’s drawing.
Were you one of the original 8 bunnies the school kids brought here?
I was!
The little girl who drew this picture was smart like you
Oh, yes, I forgot.
Will the dog --
My name’s Ben. And this is Annie and Mango.
Oh, pleased to meet you all
Will Ben play the chase game our king?
You WANT Ben to chase your king?
Like he said Annie,
It's just a game
Dogs chasing rabbits is kind of like humans playing tag, Annie.
Our king, Jiro, is the fastest of all bunnies on Rabbit Island --
but he has NEVER been chased by a dog.
He has dreamed of this ever since I told him about dogs and showed him my picture.
Can I, Annie?
The chase will begin here!
You will chase through the jungle path.
If Jiro returns first, Jiro WINS!
However, if Ben tags Jiro before he crosses the line, Ben wins.
Could you take me with you?
I’m not as fast as I used to be.
Sure. The more the merrier.
THEN LET THE CHASE BEGIN!!!
Would you do me the honor of starting the chase?
Sure! On your marks --
-- get set!
GOOOOOOO!!!
WOW! That’s the fastest bunny I’ve ever seen!
Let’s go! They’re waaaay ahead of us!
WOOF! WOOF! I’m coming for you Jiro!
Where’d they go!?
MANGO! DID YOU SEE WHERE THEY WENT!?
I see you!
Whup!?
Where’d he go!?
I’ve got you now!
Ohmygosh! This is the biggest chase Ben has ever had!
It is truly a chase fit for our king.
Ben?
Annie? Why are you guys all wavy?
Ben, you caught Jiro!
But... but...
No one has ever caught Jiro!
BEHOLD!!!
BEN HAS WON THE CHASE!!!
What’s Jiro doing?
Jiro has decided the swift Ben should be King of the Rabbits.
But I’m a dog!
And I didn’t catch Jiro --
-- I tripped on a branch and fell on you!
It was an accident!
Truly?
Ben always tells the truth.
Then Jiro is still KING OF THE BUNNIES!
Jiro wants you to keep the crown,
we have lots of them.
Gee, thanks.
And he wants to grant you one favor --
whatever you would like.
I want to finish the chase!
I’M COMING FOR YOU, JIRO!!!
Go Ben! Go Jiro!