Editing Winnie the Pooh Meets the Reluctant Dragon/Transcript (section)

== Opening ==

* (The film opens in the countryside. As the narrator speaks, we pan to see a little boy seated against a tree reading a red-covered book.)
* '''Narrator''': Long, long ago, in a faraway land across the sea, there lived a little boy who considered himself quite an authority on brave, fearless knights. And their mortal enemies, those horrible fire-breathing dragons that daily terrorize the countryside. One afternoon as the boy sat deeply engrossed in his favorite su...
* (The narrator stops short as a herd of sheep run past the tree as the boy looks up from his book. A shepherd runs past the tree where his son is reading; his hands are shaking and he looks afraid.)
* '''Boy''': Good afternoon, Father.
* '''Shepherd''': Oh, son, I seen it. Up on the bounds it was, all covered with scales and such. And a tail with a sort of a hook on it. Now wait until I catch my breath. It's horrible. That's what it is, horrible.
* '''Boy:''' (while his father talks, he flips through the pages of his book and looks at a page of a dragon) It's only a dragon, Father.
* '''Shepherd''': (sighs in relief; then realizes) Only a dragon?! Oh, the village! (runs away) Help! There's a dragon coming! Help!
* '''Boy''': Don't worry, Father. I'll have a look at him.
* (Meanwhile, Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit, and Eeyore; who were having a picnic near a tree, overheard the boy.)
* '''Piglet''': A d-d-dragon? Oh d-d-dear.
* '''Pooh''': I don't suppose we should help, perhaps?
* '''Rabbit''': I don't know Pooh; perhaps we should leave them to their own business and stay put.
* '''Tigger''': Aw come on, Long Ears, nothing says adventure better than defeating a dragon!! (bounces around the picnic) Hoo hoo hoo hoo!!
* '''Eeyore''': If you ask me, not that anybody is, I think we should help deal with this dragon.
* '''Tigger''': (sits down next to Eeyore) Hoo hoo hoo! That's the spirit donkey boy!!
* '''Rabbit''': (hesitantly) Oh alright. But as long as we don't do anything, ehem, out of the ordinary we should be fine.