Editing Tino Tonitini Sings The Song of the Sea/Transcript (section)

== Meeting The Great Seanachaí/The Great Seanachaí tells the story of Mac Lir to Ben, Tino and the others/The heroes learn that Saoirse was kidnapped by Macha ==
'''Fairy:''' (SINGING) 

Do-le-mon, do le...

Do-le-mon...

Do, do-le-mon...

(FAIRY GRUMBLING)

Dooo-le...

'''Fairy:''' Ah! Now then, what is it?

'''Ben:''' (SINGING) 

Do-la-mon, a-pena pwee 

Do-la-mon, manuela 

'''Fairy:''' Oh!

(RUSTLING)

(BOTH SCREAMING)

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' How do you know that song?

'''Ben:''' My mother taught it to me.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' And who are you, human child?

'''Ben:''' I'm nobody.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Nobody?

'''Ben:''' (STAMMERING) I mean, I'm Ben. (SCREAMS)

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (GASPS)

'''Ben:''' I'm looking for my sister. I lost her down here.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Hmm. Look at that. I could do with a little more light. Could you? (SPEAKING IRISH GAELIC) (LAUGHING) So good to see you again, my little sulcha.

'''Ben:''' Holy moly!

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (GASPS) (SCREAMING)

'''Ben:''' Whoa!

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Who are you?

'''Ben:''' I told you, I'm Ben. I'm just down here looking for my sister.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Oh, yes. That's right. Forgive me, I have no memory, except for what is in these hairs, you see.

'''Ben:''' Whoa! Is all of this growing out of you?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' It seems to be.

'''Ben:''' Are you the Great Seanachai?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Um... Yes. Yes! Whoa! I am the Great Seanachai! I'd almost forgotten.

'''Ben:''' My mum told me stories about you.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Careful, lad. You could snap a hair, you'll lose the story of me forever.

'''Ben:''' Whoa! Whoa, each hair holds a story?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Does it? Oh, that's right. That's right. Show us one here and let's have a look. Now, let's see... 

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'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (Voice) This is Mac Lir, the great giant. 

'''Mac Lir:''' (CRYING)

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (Voice) His heart was broken into pieces by a great, great tragedy. Such was his anguish that he cried a whole ocean. Higher and higher, it rose until we were all sure to drown in his tears.

'''Ben:''' (Voice) I know this.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (Voice) Macha sent her owls to take his suffering away.

'''Mac Lir:''' (CRYING STOPS)

'''Ben:''' (Voice) And he was turned to stone.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (Voice) That's right. 

(OWLS SCREECHING)

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' A sad story by anyone's estimations.

'''Ben:''' I've seen Macha's owls use those jars to turn the fairies to stone. And now they're after my sister. Can you help me?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' No.

'''Ben:''' But...

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Well, you see now... I wouldn't have a clue about human children.

'''Ben:''' (Voice) Why? 

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' I only know about my own kind.

'''Ben:''' But I think she is your kind. Or partly anyway. The fairies said she was a selkie.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Ooh! 

'''Ben:''' Whoa!

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' What did you say? A selkie? Really?

'''Ben:''' Yeah, they were talking about a coat and a song and now I've lost her.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Something is wrong. They've just been woken and are already fading? Oh!

'''Ben:''' Why?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' The sulcha and the selkie, all of us are connected. This is not good. Something must've happened to her.

'''Ben:''' That's what I'm trying to say. I lost her down here.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Did the selkie have her coat with her?

'''Ben:''' No, it's at home. My dad took it.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (GROANS) Blasted humans! They don't have a clue. You must get the coat back to her. Do you hear me?

'''Ben:''' But I don't know where she is.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Hold on a moment, laddie. Very few hairs still grow because very few of us are left. But the selkie's, hers still grows. Hmm.

'''Ben:''' That's her. That's when I lost her.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Let's see what happens then.

(OWLS HOOTING) 

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (GASPS)

'''Ben:''' What's wrong?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Macha has her now. She'll be turned to stone soon, no doubt. You see, without her coat, the selkie has no voice. And without her song, she'll not last the night. And we'll all share in her fate.

'''Ben:''' Oh, no. I've got to get out of here. I have to find her.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Wait now. You still have a chance.

'''Ben:''' (SCREAMS)

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Follow this, it will lead you through the tunnel. Mind, it won't be easy. Macha has lost all hope. And she will try and make you lose hope, too. The selkie will not last long beyond dawn without her coat. You must hurry.

'''Ben:''' Okay.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Oh. And be careful.

'''Ben:''' Why? What's down there?

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' Uh... (SINGING IN IRISH GAELIC) Lad go on with yourself. 

(SEANACHAI CONTINUES SINGING)

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (Voice) Not bad. (LAUGHS)

'''Ben:''' Bye.

'''The Great Seanachaí:''' (GASPS) Who said that?