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00:00♫ sad music ♫
00:14Alright kids, get everything ready for the move.
00:16Lassie! Come home!
00:23I told you not to look at that crap.
00:25I like Lassie.
00:27Jennifer!
00:29You'll be grateful to me later.
00:32Jennifer, come have breakfast, honey. We have to hurry.
00:36Our story begins in Baltimore.
00:39A big city in the east of the United States of America.
00:43Today is an important day for the Turner family.
00:46Because father Steve and the family have decided to start a new life in the country.
00:53And so it's time for wife Laura, son Matt and daughter Jennifer to say goodbye and leave the hometown.
01:02Matt! It's half past three. Let's go!
01:08Steve, I'm looking for the brown suitcase. Is it already in the car?
01:10Yes, darling. It's under four other suitcases.
01:12Oh no, Jennifer's books are in there. She needs them for the trip.
01:15Why did you pack them then?
01:18I'm sorry, I...
01:21Laura...
01:30I'm so nervous.
01:32I am too.
01:34Is this move sensible?
01:36Yes.
01:38We'll live in the house where Ellen grew up.
01:43I'll make it.
01:48I'm sure of it.
01:56It's evening.
01:58The Turners are on a wet country road with the car on their way to their new home.
02:03A few miles ahead of them, a man steers his cattle truck over the asphalt, loaded with sheep.
02:10The shepherd dog next to him on the passenger seat looks attentively into the darkness of the night.
02:17We still have a long drive ahead of us.
02:20Suddenly, like out of nowhere, the taillights of another vehicle light up in the darkness.
02:28Frightened, the driver of the feed truck tries to brake in time, but too late.
02:33It leads to a serious accident.
02:40The driver of the feed truck is killed.
03:06Matt, shall we stop and have something to eat?
03:10Hey, Matt!
03:13Matt!
03:17This is terrible.
03:21At the very last moment, Steve was able to stop the car.
03:25The accident site gave them a terrible picture.
03:29All right.
03:31Come on, lift him up.
03:33Lift him up.
03:35There's another one back there.
03:40Let's go, John.
03:51There's nothing to do. He's dead.
03:59Drive the sheep off the road.
04:03All right, you can go on.
04:06Okay, let's get back in. Let's go on.
04:09Look, that's Lessie.
04:12Jennifer, please. You know that Lessie doesn't exist.
04:15He's the Santa Claus, and now...
04:17That can't be true.
04:19I told you, it's Lessie.
04:21Jennifer.
04:23It's Lessie.
04:25Jennifer, you shouldn't touch strangers' dogs.
04:27She's hurt.
04:29Jen, Jen, it's nothing to do with him. Come on.
04:31It's a sheep.
04:33We can't just leave her here.
04:35Yes, you can.
04:37But she's all alone.
04:40Come on.
05:06Can I make music? I take my own money.
05:09Do you have a cello?
05:11Yes, thank you.
05:13Can't you see?
05:15I'm not hungry.
05:17Then why did you order it?
05:19When Jennifer looks at the parking lot, she doesn't trust her eyes.
05:25Lessie's back. Look.
05:28Jennifer, that's not Lessie.
05:30How do you know that?
05:32Because Lessie doesn't exist.
05:34It doesn't matter if she exists or not. She followed us.
05:36Can we keep her?
05:37That's out of the question.
05:39Why not?
05:41Because the dog belongs to someone.
05:43Besides, we don't have a place.
05:55There she is.
05:57How did you find us?
05:59Jen, be careful.
06:01I think she likes us.
06:03She wants to stay with us.
06:04She just wants to eat.
06:08But children are supposed to grow up with animals.
06:11Jennifer.
06:13That's a very nice dog.
06:15Laura, you too?
06:17We're in chaos anyway.
06:19Why not a dog?
06:21Why not?
06:23Please, Dad.
06:25Nonsense.
06:27How about the back seat?
06:29Come on, say yes.
06:31Please, Dad.
06:34All right, get in the back seat.
06:43Get in, Matt.
06:50Hey, what are you doing?
06:52Leave me alone.
06:54I'll be right back.
06:56Make way.
07:04Make way.
07:19The dog stinks.
07:21That's what you have to say.
07:23I don't have a fur.
07:28After a long journey, the family finally reaches their destination.
07:31But Matt doesn't seem to like the new surroundings.
07:37Come on, Matt.
07:39Jen.
07:41Where are we?
07:44Franklin Falls.
07:46148 inhabitants?
07:48We're on the countryside. There aren't that many people.
07:51148? You'll meet more people at the supermarket.
07:54Thanks.
07:56Or at the subway.
07:58You've never been on the subway.
07:59I know how long it takes to get there.
08:01We're in the desert.
08:03You took us to the desert.
08:05It won't take long.
08:07Then I'll take the bus back to Baltimore.
08:10These are my grandchildren.
08:12Hello, princess.
08:14I missed you so much.
08:16I missed you too, darling.
08:18How are you, my boy?
08:20Are you wearing your earring?
08:22Yes.
08:24Hello, Len.
08:26Hello, Steve.
08:27Len, I'd like to introduce you to my wife, Laura.
08:30It's a pleasure to meet you.
08:32The pleasure is all mine.
08:34I can't tell you how nice it is to have the children back with me.
08:40Hey, who's that?
08:42That's our dog.
08:44It's just a stray dog.
08:46We gave him up.
08:48Just a stray dog?
08:50Oh, he's beautiful.
08:52I bet he has a good family tree.
08:54See?
08:56Well, I guess you're going home before it gets dark, right?
09:01I'll get my car.
09:03No, I know the way.
09:06Well, take care.
09:08See you tomorrow.
09:10Goodbye, grandfather.
09:12It's nice to have you here.
09:14Goodbye.
09:16Matt, get in.
09:26The next day
09:40It started raining again
09:42when the turners drove up to the little farm in the dark.
09:47Matt couldn't believe his eyes
09:50when he saw the farm in the headlights.
09:55It can't be true.
09:57Don't worry.
09:59It'll be better down there.
10:26The next day
10:32Wait, I'll turn on the light.
10:37Great.
10:39It doesn't work.
10:41Be careful, Matt.
10:43Oh, there's a message.
10:45Show me.
10:48From Len.
10:50The power line was interrupted by a heavy storm.
10:52I hope it'll be fixed soon.
10:54Sorry for the mess.
10:56I cleaned up as best I could.
10:58Len.
11:00We can't even watch TV?
11:02No, Matt, no TV.
11:04That means no MTV.
11:06Great, really great.
11:08We could all kill each other.
11:10Matt.
11:14Give me your hand, honey.
11:16Careful, don't hurt yourself.
11:19Come on, let's go upstairs.
11:22Let's go.
11:52That's not bad at all.
11:54We'll take our sleeping bags
11:56until the bedding is unpacked.
11:58What's the hurry?
12:00Hey, we'll get the things in now.
12:02What child would want to live here voluntarily?
12:05Your mother loved it, Matt.
12:08Can I have this room, Laura?
12:10No one will argue with you about it.
12:15Which room do you want, Matt?
12:22This one.
12:28For Matt, the unfamiliar surroundings
12:31and the move to the country
12:33are not the only reasons for his bad mood.
12:36Father Steve suspects this.
12:38That's why he tries to talk to his son about his problems.
12:47It's still raining.
12:49Listen, what I just said in the car
12:52forget it, it's all right.
12:54Oh, yeah?
12:58You know...
13:02Shortly after your mother died
13:04I tried not to talk about her anymore
13:07because I realized that it hurts you very much.
13:10I don't know if that was right.
13:13Matt, we can't bring her back to life.
13:16But we don't have to forget her either.
13:23Good night, my son.
13:38When the next morning comes
13:41the family has a whole new picture.
13:45Even Matt is excited about the wonderful surroundings
13:48around the little farm.
13:50In the kitchen, Jennifer and Laura
13:53are preparing the first breakfast in the new house.
13:58Here are potatoes and bread.
14:00Well, who says? It's just the beginning.
14:02I have to go.
14:04Honey, I'll pick you up later, then we'll go shopping.
14:07Good, good luck with the meeting.
14:09Do you have anything for breakfast?
14:11Yes.
14:13We don't have electricity.
14:15Steve, go now.
14:17I'll call you later and tell you how it was.
14:19The phone doesn't work either.
14:22Honey, we'll be fine.
14:24I know.
14:26See you later.
14:32Are you coming with us?
14:34We're going for a walk.
14:38It's different here than in the city, you know.
14:41We won't have many friends.
14:50The next morning
14:56Lassie, as she was baptized by Jennifer,
14:59is eager to lure the fluffy Matt into the open.
15:02With all means possible,
15:04she tries to get his attention.
15:07When all the begging is in vain,
15:10the smart dog grabs the boy's headphones
15:13and runs away with them.
15:15What do you want?
15:17Come on, stop it!
15:19Didn't you hear me?
15:21You should stop!
15:23Hey!
15:25Hey!
15:27Come back!
15:30Give me the headphones back!
15:35Let him fall!
15:37Let him fall right now!
15:39I'll kill you!
15:41Give me the headphones back!
15:42I'll kill you!
15:44Give me the headphones back!
15:49Stop!
15:51Stop!
15:53Stop!
15:55My foot!
15:58Give it to me!
16:00If you don't let him fall right now!
16:02Give it to me!
16:20How did you find this?
16:21I don't know.
16:31There's even a rope here.
16:33Great!
16:38Let's go!
16:52Wow, that was amazing!
16:54Absolute madness!
16:56That's unbelievable!
17:00While Matt is having a great time in the water,
17:04Father Steve doesn't find anything exciting at the same time.
17:10Would you like some milk and sugar?
17:12No, I'll drink black.
17:16So, Mr. Jarman, after our last conversation,
17:19I made three different drafts.
17:21It depends on how much you want to keep from the old structure of the house.
17:24With what you can spend...
17:26I have to tell you something.
17:30Yes?
17:45Hello, Steve. How was it?
17:48They don't want to.
17:50What don't they want?
17:52No new house, no renovation, nothing.
17:54Why not?
17:56He says he has debts at the bank.
17:58Besides, he just lost half his land,
18:00and the insurance doesn't pay for it.
18:04I took my children out of school for this job,
18:07and fed them for six or nine months.
18:09That's really bad luck.
18:11Damn bad luck.
18:13But you got a job.
18:15You'll get another one.
18:16Or maybe you'll find another job.
18:18What kind of job?
18:20Well, here in the business.
18:22Often, here and there, something has to be repaired.
18:25You mean an assistant?
18:27I'm an entrepreneur.
18:29I build houses.
18:37Soon, there was a friendship between Matt and Lassie.
18:41The smart dog succeeded
18:43in drawing attention to the beauty of nature.
18:47One day, during one of their patrols,
18:50a rider suddenly appeared,
18:52who caught Lassie's attention.
18:54With his rifle, he aimed at the dogs.
19:05No, don't shoot!
19:07The dog is mine!
19:09Don't be afraid, my boy!
19:10I can distinguish a collie from a coyote.
19:18But with children, that's something else.
19:21I don't see a boy in my country that I don't know.
19:24Did you run away?
19:26No, I didn't.
19:28I live down on Collins Farm.
19:30Collins, huh?
19:32I bet you had to free the house from cobwebs first.
19:35Yes, that's right.
19:36Well then, I wish you a nice vacation.
19:39Thanks, but we're not on vacation.
19:41We live there.
19:43What? You live there?
19:45That's news to me.
19:47I have two boys.
19:49They're about your age.
19:51I'll send them to you.
19:53Tell your people, Mr. Garland welcomes them.
20:01At dinner, the strict Mr. Garland
20:03tells about his meeting with the new neighbor.
20:34Sam, you shouldn't encourage the boys to do anything bad.
20:37But Mildred...
20:39Who says they should do anything bad?
20:42I just want the boys to be careful.
20:45We need the pasture.
20:47You know what I mean, right, Jim?
20:49Yes, sir.
20:51Josh, do you know what I mean?
20:53Yes, sir.
20:57Mildred, you cook wonderfully.
21:03Steve Turner is discouraged.
21:05Everything should have gone differently.
21:08But his wife Laura tries to cheer him up again.
21:13I don't understand.
21:15It's quite simple.
21:17They're broke.
21:19And you still want to stay here?
21:21Where should we go, Laura?
21:23Home.
21:25This is our home now.
21:27I could work in the bank again.
21:29I could look for another job here.
21:31And what kind of one?
21:33Laura, I don't want the kids to grow up in the city.
21:36I want them to see the sky and hear the birds,
21:39not to learn all the time.
21:41And they should be able to go home at night
21:43without being afraid of being followed.
21:45Do you think that's so wrong?
21:47No, of course not.
21:57Even for Matt and his younger sister Jennifer,
22:00the new start here on the farm is not easy.
22:03The first contact with the children in the school
22:06costs them a lot of effort.
22:11Don't worry, they'll think I'm cool.
22:13Can you?
22:15Yes.
22:17Children, we have a new student in our class
22:20who recently moved into this area.
22:22Matt Turner hasn't found any friends here yet,
22:25so we'll welcome you all.
22:28Hello, Matt.
22:30Nice to have you here.
22:32And now April will present something
22:35under the motto of 4H.
22:37April.
22:39Jim, Josh, stop it.
22:44This is Charlie,
22:46a six-month-old Toggenburg goat.
22:48I keep an eye on her when she gives birth
22:50and when I remove the horn.
22:52The Toggenburg goats are the oldest
22:54registered breed of animals in the world.
22:55They are always light brown with white spots
22:57and they are excellent milk producers.
23:01Thank you, April.
23:03That was a very insightful lecture.
23:05It would be nice if you all did the same.
23:08Add your biology lectures like April
23:10with practical examples
23:12and now open your books.
23:14Chapter 17.
23:16When the lesson is over
23:18and Matt leaves the school grounds,
23:20his new friend Lessie is already waiting impatiently
23:22to take him home.
23:27How are you?
23:29Can you imagine?
23:31A lecture with a goat?
23:33That can't be true.
23:35Do you know what would have happened
23:37if I had put a goat on the table
23:39in my old school?
23:41Hey, not so fast.
23:43I'm not a dog.
23:48Is this the right way?
23:49Yes, it could be.
23:51Maybe past those trees.
23:54Oh, come on.
23:56That's not funny.
23:58Can't you think of anything better?
24:00Give me my backpack back.
24:04Hey, wait a minute.
24:06Stop!
24:08But Lessie doesn't even think
24:10to stop.
24:12With Matt's backpack in her mouth,
24:14she runs aimlessly
24:16and leads the boy over a hill
24:17to a place
24:19from which the house
24:21and the surrounding land
24:23are clearly visible.
24:28I really don't think that's funny.
24:30Give it to me.
24:32You think it's great
24:34when I run after you, don't you?
24:40Stop it.
24:44There's our house.
24:48It doesn't look bad from up here.
24:56AC.
24:59My mom.
25:02AC, that's what my mom's name was.
25:04Ann Collins.
25:06Lessie had led Matt to this place.
25:09There, the boy discovers
25:11the initials of his deceased mother
25:13carved into the bark of a tree.
25:18Where was this at?
25:20Here?
25:48AC.
25:50AC.
25:52AC.
25:54AC.
25:56AC.
25:58AC.
26:00AC.
26:02AC.
26:04AC.
26:06AC.
26:08AC.
26:10AC.
26:12AC.
26:14AC.
26:16AC.
26:18AC.
26:19Matt is very thoughtful on this evening and also Lassie feels that something is oppressing her.
26:26Suddenly the smart dog starts to whine.
26:29Lassie has discovered a hidden object in a niche of the room.
26:34This is the diary of my mother.
26:38Thank you, Lassie.
26:39Lassie.
26:44April 23rd.
26:46Today I got up very early and rode to the mountain lake with Lucky across the meadow.
26:51It was too cold to swim, so we just rested a little.
26:55I would have come to school almost too late because I didn't pay attention to the time.
27:00On Sunday evening I was allowed to help Dad with the woodpecker.
27:03He also showed me how to improve the goat pond and tie a wire fence around the chicken coop.
27:09Mom came out and said,
27:10Len, why do you teach her how to handle hammer and ax?
27:13And Daddy said,
27:15So she can take over the farm one day if she wants.
27:18Maybe she wants her children to grow up here.
27:23I didn't tell Mom about it, but it's my biggest wish to have a sheep farm one day.
27:28Right here.
27:29After all, we own the best pasture in the whole area.
27:33And then I need a guard dog.
27:36I already know what kind.
27:38A collie.
27:39I think I'll call him Lassie.
28:01The next day Matt is at the lake with Lassie
28:05and introduces his pieces of art to the amazing dog.
28:08The two don't notice that they are being watched.
28:15How did you like that, Lassie? Not bad, huh?
28:18Not bad? That was great!
28:20Where did you learn that?
28:22That's nothing special.
28:24I bet you didn't know that.
28:26How do you want to know that, you idiot?
28:28Because you're totally immobile.
28:30You're Matt, aren't you?
28:32Let's welcome Matt, since he hasn't found any friends yet.
28:37Stop it, Jim.
28:38What?
28:39I'm April Potter.
28:41These are Jim and Josh Garland.
28:44You live on the Collins Farm, don't you?
28:47Yes.
28:48Such a stinking hole.
28:50We like it a lot.
28:52Can you make a side backwards?
28:55Sure.
28:56Lassie!
28:57Not now, maybe another time.
29:00Come on, do it.
29:02He can't do it.
29:03Yes, I can. But I don't want to.
29:05Yes, exactly. He just doesn't want to.
29:09Matt doesn't want to admit it, but Jim Garland urges him to do it.
29:14With a sentence out of the book, Matt does a side backwards.
29:19He receives admiring glances.
29:22We have the biggest sheep herd in the whole state.
29:25Yes?
29:26My parents are leaving over the weekend.
29:29Come over on Sunday.
29:31We'll make some cool videos.
29:33I can't do that, Josh.
29:35My parents have other plans.
29:37I'm curious how you like our house.
30:00This is a real grand.
30:08Come in. Make yourself comfortable.
30:18I have a swimming pool in the living room.
30:21Do you like rifles?
30:23Yes, yes.
30:25Look at this.
30:27A bolt-action rifle of the 22nd is mine.
30:31You can earn that much with sheep?
30:34Of course. Durable, warm, American wool.
30:37We know the saying, Jim.
30:39Not yet.
30:43I'm coming.
30:49Lassie!
30:51Where is she?
30:53Lassie!
30:57There she is.
31:00She's driving a lost sheep back. Like a good guard dog.
31:05Good dog, Lassie!
31:07Hey, Matt! Have you ever seen so many lamb chops on one loaf?
31:11Josh, April is too sensitive.
31:13They're not slimy animals, April.
31:15This is wool and good food.
31:18I have to go.
31:20Goodbye.
31:23See you. Take care.
31:25Yes, see you.
31:27Come, Lassie!
31:31Come here!
31:34Lassie had proven that she is a good shepherd dog.
31:37Matt is very proud
31:39when he leaves the farm of the Garlands with April.
31:46There comes a stand-in and you are his friend.
31:49Shut up!
31:51I'm listening.
31:55I'm listening.
32:08Tell me, what is the 4H motto?
32:11Oh, that means...
32:13trade, help, lift and heal.
32:15Trade, help, lift and...
32:18Well, see you.
32:19Goodbye.
32:20Goodbye.
32:21Goodbye.
32:22Goodbye.
32:25Goodbye.
32:56For Matt, a lot began to change.
32:59The friendship with April
33:01has aroused his interest in the life of a farmer.
33:04And also the diaries of his deceased mother
33:07bring him to other thoughts.
33:10Matt has now decided to live in the country.
33:14A few hours later...
33:23Here are the borders, yes?
33:26And right here in the middle there is our house.
33:28I don't know how to read a map.
33:30Yes, of course, sorry.
33:31In any case here is the ranch of the Garlands.
33:33Yes, I saw it.
33:34Guess whose land you use.
33:36Ours is their sheep grazing everywhere
33:37and they make a lot of money with it.
33:39That's the best pastureland in the whole area here.
33:42If we do it right, we'll earn a fortune.
33:44By the end of next year, we could have 450 sheep.
33:47We only need 300 mother-sheep and 20 cows.
33:49What's going on?
33:51Your brother is losing his mind.
33:52Dad, the Gardens even have a swimming pool in the yard.
33:54I'm a contractor.
33:56I know absolutely nothing about sheep, and neither do you.
33:59But grandfather...
34:00I'm not an expert, but I understand a little bit of it.
34:04The purchase of the animals and the sheep may cost us 30,000 to 35,000 dollars,
34:11if we do the work ourselves.
34:13I'm sorry, Matt.
34:15I could just bring up half of it.
34:17If you don't mind, I'd like to put the other half on it.
34:20That's very generous of you, but we can't accept that.
34:22That has nothing to do with being generous.
34:24Obviously, I'm only thinking of myself.
34:28For example, that I want to have my grandchildren here.
34:33Do you want to live here?
34:36Yes.
34:38Yes, I do.
34:42What do you think, Laura?
34:47I don't know.
34:51The next day, the Törners set out to implement their plan to become sheep breeders into practice.
34:59Well, that's the herd.
35:02I brought them down from the highlands on Friday.
35:05And how many are there?
35:08380 mother sheep and 34 calves.
35:11380 and 34, that's exactly what we wanted.
35:16How many?
35:18Well, I don't know exactly.
35:20I already said on the phone that Sam Garland is interested in the whole herd.
35:25So are we. How much did he offer?
35:29Well, 57 dollars for a mother sheep.
35:32We offer 60 dollars for the herd, Pete.
35:35Well, 60 sounds fair.
35:38I would say that too.
35:40It's more than fair.
35:42But, but, Garland was here before you.
35:44Where's the problem, Pete?
35:46We want the whole herd and offer him 3 dollars more than...
35:48Steve, Steve, it's all right, Mr. Jarman.
35:50We, we respect your behavior.
35:52You and Sam Garland are certainly looking back on a long friendship.
35:55And he wouldn't let you down either.
35:57I hope we didn't take your time too long.
36:02Come.
36:06Come, eat.
36:11I'm sorry it didn't work out, Pete.
36:17Darling.
36:19Darling.
36:21What's the matter?
36:22Don't worry. He's putting more pressure on himself than we could ever do.
36:26Hey, wait a minute.
36:30You have the herd if you can pay today.
36:35Pete, you'll get the money at 5 o'clock.
36:38All right.
36:43Oh, one more thing.
36:45I can only keep the herd here for 10 days.
36:47Will you be able to do that?
36:56Now there was a lot to do for the Törners.
37:00But together with the help of their grandfather and April,
37:05it was actually done after 10 hard working days.
37:09Well, that's it.
37:11This is our ranch.
37:15In a small town, a lot of things happen quickly.
37:18And so did the Garlands learn from the Törners' plan to raise sheep.
37:26Good horse.
37:28Keep on running.
37:30Keep on running.
37:32That's good.
37:34What do you think, is there something wrong with this horse, Jim?
37:37I don't know, sir.
37:38What?
37:39No, no, sir.
37:40It's running very well.
37:42But there's something else wrong.
37:45With the sheep.
37:46With the sheep?
37:47The new owners of the Garlands farm have...
37:50...hunted their collie for our sheep.
37:52There's not a single one left in the south pasture.
37:55We can stand here and talk about it and do nothing.
37:58Or we take our hands out of our pockets and drive the sheep back where they belong.
38:04Well, we would have done that, sir.
38:06But...
38:07But we can't.
38:09They set up a fence.
38:11All along the pasture.
38:13A fence?
38:14Look at that.
38:25Tell me, where do you want to go with my sheep?
38:29I thought we agreed, Pete.
38:32Yes.
38:33But you pay more.
38:35Very simple business.
38:39It's easy to buy sheep.
38:41But it's not so easy to live off them.
38:43Am I right, Pete?
38:45Don't get me wrong.
38:47I can buy sheep anywhere.
38:49Anywhere.
38:50You can believe me.
38:51The sheep belong to you.
38:54I'm only here in case you change your mind.
38:56Change my mind?
38:58Why should we?
39:00Pete is a farmer. He won't be able to see the sheep.
39:02Have you ever thought about that?
39:04We know it's a risk.
39:06Then it's good.
39:07Because you must have done a lot for it.
39:11Shall I tell them about your business?
39:14You use sheep that don't belong to you.
39:16You know, Pete.
39:18Since you don't work for me anymore, you've become very brave.
39:21I don't like to interrupt your conversation, gentlemen.
39:24But we don't have much time.
39:26Oh, and thank you for your concern.
39:29Not at all.
39:30It was nice to meet you.
39:33Come on, guys. Let's get this rancher to work.
39:44Well, we're ranchers now.
39:51You know, I wanted to tell you that I'm very proud of you.
39:57Not only because of the ranch and the sheep, but I'm just proud.
40:03And your mom would be very proud of you, too.
40:11Dad?
40:12Yes?
40:14Do you miss her?
40:17Yes, of course.
40:20You... I mean, you...
40:23You have Laura now.
40:26I love Laura.
40:28But that's why I don't have to stop loving your mom.
40:33I don't know if I...
40:36What?
40:38...still love her.
40:42I... I mean, I try.
40:45Again and again.
40:47I can only remember so little.
40:52And even that is fading.
41:02I'm glad we're here, Dad.
41:07Me, too.
41:17I love you, Dad.
41:28Come on! We still have a lot to do.
41:32Jump in, Lassie.
41:47THE NEIGHBORS
41:53Following the example of the Turner family, the neighbors also start to act.
41:59The Garlands are not particularly enthusiastic about this.
42:04Hey! What the hell is this supposed to be?
42:07A fence.
42:09We once talked about your sheep always running over the meadows.
42:13You wanted to take care of it, but when I saw the fence from the Collins Ranch,
42:16I thought to myself, I'll do it myself and save you the trouble.
42:32Hello, Derbert? Sam Garlands.
42:35Listen, I need a pick-up the day after tomorrow, before sunrise.
42:39Aha, yes, back to the flea market.
42:42Okay.
42:44But I want you to take him somewhere else this time, to the other side of the mountain.
42:51When Matt wakes up in the morning, he has no idea what happened that night.
42:56Sam Garland had torn down the cattle barn of the Collins Ranch with his sons and some of his men,
43:02and carried the sheep to his own land.
43:06What is this?
43:12Where are our sheep? Where are they?
43:21Now Matt and Lessie go in search of the stolen sheep.
43:26They follow them along the river to the farmland of the Garlands.
43:31Nobody on the Collins Ranch knew what had happened.
43:36There they are again.
43:37Hey, is your brother still up there? He'll miss the bus.
43:41Have a nice day.
43:42Yes.
43:44Matt!
43:45He's not in the house.
43:48Hey, Matt!
43:52Matt!
43:57Oh, my God.
43:59Oh, my God.
44:01Honey!
44:03The sheep are gone!
44:05Matt!
44:08Matt!
44:11Consciously, Lessie leads her friend Matt to the hidden pasture,
44:15where the Garlands keep the stolen sheep hidden.
44:19Without hesitation and with Lessie's help, Matt frees the herd to drive them home again.
44:29Good, Lessie. Slowly, slowly.
44:34What are you doing with our sheep?
44:38These are not your sheep.
44:42They are on our land.
44:45Bring them back.
44:47Go.
44:50Go on. Go home, Lessie.
44:56No!
44:57But Matt cannot be stopped by Josh, who threatens him with a rifle.
45:02When Josh approaches him, Matt tears the rifle from him
45:06and throws it in a high arc into the rippling current of the river.
45:11Bastard!
45:19This is the best rifle of my father!
45:22Yes!
45:24And while Josh desperately tries to dive for the rifle,
45:28Jim, Josh's younger brother, suddenly rushes to Matt and tears him apart.
45:35The two fight with each other.
45:37And so they don't want the current to catch up to Josh and put him under water.
45:42Go home, Lessie! Go home!
45:47Help!
45:50Help me!
45:52Help!
45:56Help me!
45:58Help him!
46:01Matt manages to free himself from Jim.
46:04He has to watch with disbelief how his brother is helplessly supplied with the current of the river.
46:10But!
46:11Matt desperately dives into the river to save Josh from the water.
46:16But in vain.
46:17The current is so strong that both boys are eaten alive.
46:22Dad!
46:25Dad!
46:36Take my hand!
46:39With all his strength, Josh manages to save himself on a rock.
46:43And desperately tries to hold on to Matt.
46:46But his strength is no longer enough to pull Matt onto the rescuing rock.
46:51Matt is torn apart by the current.
46:57Matt!
47:00Lessie!
47:02Matt!
47:08Lessie, swim to the tree!
47:15Lessie!
47:16No!
47:18Swim, Lessie!
47:21Swim!
47:25Lessie!
47:29Swim, Lessie!
47:32With great effort, Lessie had pulled her friend Matt out of the cold water.
47:37But then she sank into the currents.
47:40Lessie's deadly rescue mission had in the end become her own downfall.
47:51Come here.
47:53Come.
47:56Lessie!
48:00Josh!
48:02Jim!
48:05Oh, Dad!
48:09My boy!
48:11Matt saved Josh's life!
48:21Dad!
48:28I can't even tell you how sorry I am.
48:44None of the Terners can understand that Lessie is no longer alive.
48:49Everyone is missing their happy little baby on the little farm,
48:52which seems to have become poorer without Lessie.
48:55No one will ever be able to forget Lessie.
48:58Especially Matt can't forget the death of his beloved Lessie.
49:03And so he tears his eyes out,
49:05tearing the name of Lessie into the tree,
49:08which already bears the initials of his deceased mother.
49:19I can't even bury her.
49:21I know.
49:25But somehow she will always be here.
49:28And every time you come here and see her name, you think of her.
49:33She was a great dog.
49:35And beautiful.
49:37I discovered her back then.
49:39Do you remember?
49:42She was standing on the side of the road.
49:46She was standing on the side of the road.
49:51Well, the dog was...
49:54He was...
49:55A hero.
49:57Yes.
49:59It's hard to imagine, Matt, but...
50:02You will have another dog.
50:04And love him just as much.
50:08No, I don't think so.
50:09But we need a dog. For the sheep.
50:13Then we'll take a Labrador.
50:15Or a Sheepdog.
50:18No Collie.
50:20We don't have to decide that today.
50:26Matt doesn't manage to concentrate on his lessons.
50:30Again and again, his thoughts wander to Lessie.
50:33Lessie.
50:34The faithful Collie dog that he had won so dearly.
50:38Thomas Jefferson
50:40Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776,
50:45was elected as the third president of the United States in 1801
50:49and remained so until 1809.
50:52He was a famous citizen of Virginia and a great president.
50:56He was an architect and passionate gardener and a world-renowned statesman.
51:01George Washington is known as the father of our nation.
51:06Thomas Jefferson as the father of the state of Virginia.
51:09He was born in 1743 and died in 1826.
51:13In the spring we will make a class trip to Monticello.
51:17To the house of Thomas Jefferson.
51:19Mr. Jefferson designed this house himself.
51:22And I'm convinced it's right.
51:25Sad and lost in thought, Matt looked outside.
51:29But there!
51:31Matt didn't dare to look in his eyes.
51:33That couldn't be true!
51:35Outside in front of the window, proud of his head, Lessie sat waiting.
51:43Oh, Lessie!
51:55Lessie!
52:05I love you!