The Bushbaby (1969)
Margaret Leclere: Jackie
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Quotes
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Jackie : That was a wonderful supper, Tembo. I'm full and happy, and not afraid anymore.
Tembo : To be not afraid is to be careless.
Jackie : [to Komba the bushbaby] What is there to fear, eh, Komba?
Tembo : The galago fears little because he knows little. The lion is wise and fears much because he knows much.
Jackie : [to Komba] Did you hear what he said? He thinks you're stupid. You're not stupid, are you, Komba?
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Steward : [after walking into Jackie's cabin and discovering something moving inside a basket] Blimey!
Jackie : It's alright, I can make up my own bed.
Steward : What in heaven's name you got in there, miss?
Jackie : Nothing...
Steward : Well, a bit noisy for nothing.
Jackie : I'll show you if you promise not to say anything.
Steward : It ain't a snake, is it?
Jackie : No.
[pulls out Komba the galago]
Jackie : Bushbaby!
Steward : Queer, ain't it? It looks a bit like a monkey!
Jackie : Would you like to hold him? He's very gentle.
Steward : [hesitatingly] I'll take your word for it, miss.
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John Leeds : [Jackie and her father are standing next to a gravestone marked "In loving memory of Penelope Leeds, who died in the uprising of 1961"] I've arranged for Tembo to keep the flowers watered.
Jackie : I wish Tembo were coming with us.
John Leeds : He'll be at the boat to see us off.
[noticing Jackie's discontentment]
John Leeds : Jackie... Tembo belongs in Africa.
Jackie : Like Komba?
[she walks away from her father]
Jackie : I belong here, too. I was born here. I don't want to go away.
John Leeds : It can't be helped Jackie. I don't want to leave Africa any more than you do.
Jackie : It isn't only Africa, I have to leave everything!
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Tembo : [after Jackie wakes up] Do you feel better, mtoto?
Jackie : Mm, much better. I'm not hot anymore.
Tembo : [in approval] Hm.
Jackie : The pain in my arm's gone.
Tembo : [again in approval] Hmm!
Jackie : Oh, where's Cranky?
Tembo : Do not be angry, but I could not let him take you in his airship because many times I've heard your father say that it is not safe. So I took you from that place when he was not looking.
Jackie : [with surprise at the object Tembo is now carrying] Where did you get the gun?
Tembo : I took it from the bwana doctor.
Jackie : Why I hope you didn't hurt poor old Cranky.
Tembo : Why should I hurt him? He's only a foolish old man. I only took the gun so he would not hurt me.
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[last lines]
Jackie : Kwaheri, Komba!
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[first lines]
Jackie : [Jackie and Tembo are chasing a small galago around a baobab tree] Where is he?
Tembo : Sshh!
Jackie : [after Tembo catches the creature he hands it to Jackie] Oh! Oh, he's so tiny!
Tembo : He's a young one.
Jackie : What shall I call him?
Tembo : He has many names: bushbaby, galago... In Swahili he's called "Komba."
Jackie : Komba! That's marvelous.
[to Komba]
Jackie : Hey Komba, Komba...!
[to Tembo]
Jackie : Oh, thank you, Tembo. Asante sana!
Tembo : Stahere, mtoto.