General Li: Shun-Yu is leading them. Well set up defenses around yourpalace immediately.
Guard [yelling]: Were under attack! Light the signal!
Matchmaker: And silent! [Matchmaker sniffs the tea]
Fa Li [spoken]: It would have been warm if you were here on time.
Chorus: [Mulan follows Fa Liand sees boy stealing a doll from a girl. Mulangrabs the doll from the boy and returns it to its owner]We all must serve our EmperorWho guards us from the HunsA man by bearing armsA girl by bearing sons
Little Brother [running into the temple and around Fa Zhou scattering grainaround the floor]: Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark.
Both:Youll bring honor to us all
[Cut to the hair dressers]
Grandma Fa [spoken]: Here, hold this [hands the cricket to Fa Li]. Wellneed more luck than I thought. [Mulan looks on with an air of disappointment]
Mulan [reaching and grabbing the teacup]: Could I just take that back...onemoment.
Grandma Fa [walking in with a Cri-Kee in a cage]: How lucky can they be,theyre dead. Besides, Ive got all the luck well need. [Speaking toCri-Kee] This is your chance to prove yourself. [Cri-Kee chirps approvingly. Grandma Fa covers her eyes steps into a busy street]
Fa Zhou: Mulan--
Fa Li:Obedient
Grandma Fa [to Fa Li]: Who spit in her bean curd?
Fa Li and others: [Mulan following her Mother passes a xiangqi game andpauses to make an impressive move. Mulan has a smug look on her face when FaLi comes back and drags Mulan away]A girl can bring her familyGreat honor in one wayBy striking a good matchAnd this could be the day
Hair Dresser 1 [Brushing and combing Mulans hair much to Mulans chagrin]:Wait and seeWhen were through
Mulan: And three at night.
Chi Fu: Yes, your highness.
[Mulan arrives on Khan jumping over the recent accident in the street andjumps off with hay stuck in her hair]
Mulan: Quiet and demure...graceful...polite...[picking up some rice with herchopsticks and eating a mouthful] delicate...refined...poised... [She setsdown her chopsticks and writes down a final word on her right arm] punctual.[A cock crows] Aiya. [Calling out] Little brother. Little brother. Lit-ahhh, there you are. Whos the smartest doggie in the world? Come on smartboy, can you help me with my chores today?
[All Girls and Mulan arrive before the Matchmaker crouched down behind theirparasols. End of song]
Fa Zhou: Mulan--
Mulan [Jumping up and raising her hand]: Present.
Fa Zhou: Honorable ancestors, please help Mulan impress the matchmaker today.
Make-up Lady/Fa Li: [Putting on Mulans face, powder, lipstick and eye liner][in a 3 person round] When were through you cant failLike a lotus blossom soft and paleHow could any fellow say "No sale"Youll bring honor to us all[Make-Up Lady holds a mirror so Mulan can see her reflection. Not lookingpleased, Mulan takes her single, short bang and brings it down in front of herforehead and smiles]
Matchmaker [looking at her clipboard]: Fa Mulan
Mulan: [Walking to catch up with the other maidens]AncestorsHear my pleaHelp me not to make a fool of meAnd to not uproot my famly treeKeep my father standing tall
[Song: Honor to us all]
Grandma Fa: Yep, this crickets a lucky one. [Cri-Kee falls over out offright]
Fa Zhou: Please, PLEASE, help her.
Fa Li [excitedly]: Grandma No!
Bath Lady [poking out of her building]: Fa Li, is your daughter here yet? The matchmaker is not a patient woman. [She goes back into the building]
[The chickens follow Little Brother into the temple and begin to feed on thegrain]
Fa Li: Of all days to be late. I should have prayed to the ancestors forluck.
Dresser 2 [Pulling the dress tight around her waist]:And a tiny waist
Mulan: I brought a spare. [Mulan pulls out a cup from underneath the back ofher dress and begins to pour the tea]
Dresser 1:Who work fast-paced
Mulan [nodding and smiling]: Mmm-Hmm. [Takes out fan and covers her mouth asshe spits out Cri-Kee] Ptu
Emperor: Deliver conscription notices throughout all the provinces. Call upreserves and as many new recruits as possible.
Shan-Yu [taking the flag and holding it over the fire]: Perfect.
Beads of jade for beauty [putting beads around Mulans neck]You must proudly show it [Grandma Fa raises her chin high with her hand]Now add a cricket just for luck [putting the cage with Cri-Kee under Mulanssash in the back. Cri-Kee doesnt look pleased]And even you cant blow it
Chi Fu: Impossible! No one can get through The Great Wall. [The Emperormotions for Chi Fus silence]
Matchmaker: Speaking without permission.
[Cut to the town with Fa Li looking worried]
Mulan [quiet and timid]: Um, pardon me.
Hair Dresser 2 [Finalizing the hairdo to look exactly like hers]:And a great hairdo
Matchmaker: Well...
Mulan [with dignity]: Fulfill your duties calmly and re...f--[looking at herarm with smeared writing] spectfully. Reflect before you snack [surprised,Mulan looks at her arm again] act. [now rapidly] This shall bring you honorand glory. [Fanning herself rapidly and sighing in relief] Huh.
[Chinese guard is seen walking on The Great Wall. Shan-Yus falcon swoopsdown and hits the guard on the head knocking his helmet off. The falcon landson top of a flag pole in front of a full moon and lets out a large cry. Onegrappling hook comes over The Great Wall. The guard walks over to the edgeand sees many grappling hooks coming towards him]
Fa Li [spoken. Fa Li places a hair comb in Mulans hair]: There, youreready.
All Three:Youll bring honor to us all
Fa Zhou: Mulan--
Matchmaker: Why you clumsy--[Matchmaker feels Cri-Kee in her dress and dancesaround] Wooo, woooo, wooooooo, [Matchmaker knocks over her pot of coals, andsits down on the coals. Matchmaker jumps around screaming] Ahhhhhhhhhhh [Mulan grabs her fan and briskly fans the charred area on Matchmakers behindcausing it to flame up. Mulan looks surprised about her mistake]
Hair Dresser 2:Boys will gladly go to war for you
[Mulan ties a sack of grain around Little Brothers waist. She ties a stickonto Little brother so that end of it is in front of Little Brothers face. She ties the bone on the end of the stick just out of reach. Little Brotherbegins to run after the bone which he cannot reach. Mulan opens the door forLittle Brother and he runs into the door frame, then out the open door. Little brother runs by the chickens and Khan - the family horse]
Mulan [Drawing her arm back and batting her eyelashes] [spoken]: Ahh, notes,in case I forget something?
Matchmaker [looking over Mulan]: Huh, Hmm, too skinny. [Cri-Kee escapes fromhis cage. Mulan struggles to catch him] Hmph, not good for bearing sons. [Mulan puts Cri-Kee in her mouth when Matchmaker turns around to face her]Recite the final admonition.
[Cut to the palace. The large doors to the central chamber open as General Liwalks in flanked on his left and right by soldiers and approaches the Emperor. He bows, then looks up]
Fa Li:With good breeding
Mulan: Oops.
Fa Li [grabbing a sponge and Mulans right arm to start cleaning her. Shenotices the writing] [spoken]: Mulan, whats this?
Guard [sternly]: Now all of China knows youre here.
Maidens and Mulan: [Mulan taking the parasol from Fal Li and running to fallin line with the other 4 maidens]Scarier than the undertakerWe are meeting our matchmaker
Maiden #1: Please bring honor to usMaiden #2: Please bring honor to usMaiden #3: Please bring honor to usMaiden #4: Please bring honor to usMulan and Maidens: Please bring honor to us all!
Fa Li: None of your xcuses. Now lets get you cleaned up. [They walktogether into the preparation area]
Mulan: --uphold the family honor. Dont worry father. I wont let you down. [Mulan covers over the writing on her arm with here sleeve] Wish me luck. [Mulan hurries down the stairs]
Hair Dresser 1:With good fortune
All Townspeople:DestinyGuard our girlsAnd our future as it fast unfurlsPlease look kindly on these cultured pearlsEach a perfect porcelain doll
Grandma Fa [spoken]: Not yet! An apple for serenity [putting an apple inMulans mouth]...A pendant for balance [places a yin-yang pendant under hersash] [sings]
General Li: Your Majesty, the Huns have crossed our Northern border.
[Cut to outside Matchmakers building showing Grandma Fa with much noise comingfrom Matchmakers building]
General Li: Forgive me your Majesty, but I believe my troops can stop him.
Bath Lady [washing Mulans hair]:Well have youWashed and driedPrimped and polished till you glow with prideTrust my recipe for instant brideYoull bring honor to us all
[Mulan steps up to the temple seeing Little Brother on his hind legs trying toget the bone. Mulan bends the stick down so that Little brother can reach thebone. Little brother gnaws on the bone happily. Mulan continues toward thetemple]
Emperor: I wont take any chances, General. A single grain of rice can tipthe scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.
[Mulan walks into the Matchmakers building with the Matchmaker followingbehind and closing the door]
Mulan: Im here. [Seeing a stern look from her mother] What? But Mama I hadto--
[The traffic barely misses Grandma Fa as she crosses the busy street. But twohorse and carriage collide causing a big accident. She arrives at the otherside of the street, uncovers here eyes and looks at Cri-Kee]
Fa Zhou [calling out]: Hurry! [to himself] Im going to...pray some more.[Fa Zhou turns and walks back into the temple]
Emperor [forcefully]: No! Send your troops to protect my people. Chi Fu,
Fa Li [sighing in relief]: Hai.
Bath Lady: [all the while Bath Lady undresses Mulan and pushes her into theBath]This is what you give me to work with?Well, honey, Iveseen worse.Were gonna turn this sows earInto a silk purse. [Bath Lady moves the silk partition aside showing Mulan inthe bath]
[Cut to Mulans Father, Fa Zhou, kneeling and praying before the Fa familysancestors]
Dresser 1 [Dresser 1, Dresser 2, and Fa Li dress Mulan]:Men want girls with good taste
[They struggle for the teacup and it turns over on Matchmaker and Cri-keejumps down matchmakers dress]
Mulan [calling out]: Father I brought your--whoop! [Fa Zhou bumps into Mulan. The cup falls to the ground and Fa Zhou catches the teapot with the handle ofhis cane]
Mulan [expressing her waist being squeezed tight] [spoken]: huh.
Mulan [spoken]: Its freezing.
[Cut to Mulan using her chopsticks to single out a grain of rice on top of themound of rice]
Fa Zhou: Mulan, you should already be in town. Were counting on you to up--
Mulan [hurried]: Remember, the doctor said three cups of tea in the morning--
[Guard runs to the tower and up the ladder as Hun Bald Man #1 and Hun LongHair Man appear trying to stop him. Hun Bald Man #1 breaks the ladder withhis sword just as Guard reaches the top. The guard picks up the torch tolight the fire and sees Shan-Yu jump over the edge of the tower and looks athim across from the caldron. The guard throws the torch into the caldronlighting a large fire. Shan-Yu watches as each tower lights their caldronsone by one]
Dresser 2:Calm
Matchmaker [snatches the fan and looks at it on both sides looking for notesnot finding any. Mulan smiles big when Matchmaker looks at her. Matchmakergrabs Mulans right arm pulling her along while smearing the writing andleaving some ink on her hand] Hmmm, this way. Now, pour the tea [Pushing ateapot towards Mulan]. To please your future in-laws you must demonstrate asense of dignity [Matchmaker smears ink around her mouth. Mulan staring atMatchmaker pours some tea onto the table then notices her mistake and poursthe tea into the cup] and refinement. You must also be poised. [Mulannotices Cri-kee in the tea-cup as Matchmaker takes the cup]
