بخش 07

The other side of what

lt’s a metaphor

My eye

That’s gonna heal right up

Sheriff

What are you going to do about Rattlesnake Jake

What

Where

Sorry about that

Word is you come against him once or twice

Yeah

Jake

You mean my brother

Your brother

That’s what l said

But he’s a snake and you’re a lizard

Well, Momma had an active social life

Did he ever bite you

Sure enough did Look at that baby

Go ahead, you can touch it

That’s interesting

That there’s a belly button

Luckily, l’m immune to his venom

Put some in my coffee just to give it a little tang

Is it true he’s only scared of them hawks

Them’s what we call his natural predator

All this talk of that serpentine devil is putting my quills on edge

I ain’t sleeping tonight

No, sir

Don’t you all worry about a thing

Come tomorrow, we’ll locate that water and return to a hero’s welcome

Friends, before we bunk down

l’d like us all to join hands for a moment, say a few words to the Spirit of the West

That’s a good idea

Ain’t always spoken rightly to you, Spirit of the West

But tonight l want to thank you for bringing Sheriff Rango into our lives

It’s a hard life we got

Sometimes l don’t know how we’re gonna make it

But somehow, Sheriff Rango makes me think we will

We needed a brave man and you sent us one

Nice to have someone to believe in again

Thank you, Spirit of the West

Amen

Amen

Just checking

It’s a little cold tonight

Thank you

You ever feel like those things are looking at you

That’s a Spanish dagger

But around here, we just call them the Walking Cactus

Walking

There’s an old legend they actually walk across the desert to find water

When l was a little girl, l’d stay up late watching them, to see if they’d move

l thought if l could follow them, they’d lead me to someplace wonderful

Someplace with enough water for everyone

Night after night, l watched them

l never saw them move

But you’re still watching

Who doesn’t want to find someplace wonderful

We’ll find the water, Beans

l promise you

That’s such a lonely sound

You ever get lonely

Sometimes

l can’t imagine it

You’re such a charmer and everyone likes you so much

l never made friends easy like that

No

No, we’re pretty isolated out there on the ranch, sort of like being sealed up in a little box Don’t really see a lot of folks

l wouldn’t know what that’s like

There someone special in your life, Rango

oh well There used to be

But she couldn’t keep her head

Besides, my life’s too dangerous for that kind of thing

You know, it’s an awful solitary existence out there on the prairie

Riding the ranges and the suchlike

Beans

Beans

l’m gonna skin you alive, boy

l’m gonna whup you like a red-headed stepchild

Choleric varmints, ain’t they

Dysfunctional family

Need intervention

What’s that coming

It’s the water

l have a plan, and each and every one of you has a part to play

What do l do

Spoons, you got the most important job of all

You stay up here on the ridge, and if anything goes wrong, you give the signal

Hey, Beans

What size dress you wearing

He got it

Hallelujah

He found the water

You did it, son

Well, actually

Why can’t you be all brainy like your brother

Pappy, about that water

There’s something I got to tell you

Hush up, now

Somebody’s coming

Good sirs, gracious good afternoon to thee and thee and thee

May l present Madame Lupone’s, Terpsichorean Troupe of Travelling Thespians

What is that

l think they’s thespians

Thespians

That’s illegal in seven states

The stage is set

The princess prepares to take her own life

l yearn for love

Meanwhile, the lone sentry stands watch at the castle gate

Stands watch at the castle gate

Hark

Who goes there

This plot is highly predictable

Quiet

This is my favourite part

Arriving to great fanfare ‘twas her aged father, strucketh by Cupid

Prithee, unhand my fair daughter and reach for the

Line

Reach for the sky

What was that

Must be that immersive theatre

We got you surrounded

You and your entire family get your hands up where l can see them

My entire family