Bertil! If you are bored, you and I can play Ludo.
Did you hear me? Ludo!
- Morning, morning! - Good morning! - Hi Bertil.
- Oh, time is running. - It always is, my dear woman.
Dad? Do you have to work when you grow up?
Yes, you have to.
I can see that you are bored to be alone. But what can we do?
Taste and smell this one! World Champion!
- Here you have meatballs. - Thanks a lot!
If you are worried about something you can go to aunt Hulda.
No, I rather be worried at home. It is so boring at aunt Hulda’s.
- Yes, it is. - Is it?
She only wants to play Ludo and if she loses she becomes moody.
- Yes, she does. - Play with Märtas dollhouse, then?
- We can throw that away! - You used to play with it, you and Märta.
- But then we were two. That is different. - Yes, then you were two, yes.
Why did she have to become so very ill?
My little fellow. It is hard to leave you, it really is
and to know that you are home alone. Bertil, you...!
- We must hurry now! - Yes, yes.
- On Sunday! - Do not forget the meatballs. Bye!
Bye!
Bertil! Why do you not come to me and play some Ludo?
No.
Come back home now! I do not want to be alone!
"Do you have to work when you grow up?"
"Yes, you have to. "
[Sounds coming from the radio]
No, Tusse.
- We are always late. - What shall we do?
- We will be scolded as usual. - We have those in our kitchen.
Rats are not dangerous.
Late as usual
[Rustling]
You are foolish Lotta. Do you know? Foolish!
Tusse!
Little Tusse. I wish you were my cat.
- Bertil! Is Tusse with you? - Yes, aunt Hulda. He just came here.
- He should not run around in other homes. - Why not?
I do not want him to! He must now where his home is.
- Then we can play some Ludo too. - You wish.
- What did you say? - Take the cat, I said.
[Whistling]
Hi!
Hi! Who are you?
My name is Nils Karlsson Pyssling.
- Nils Karlsson Pyssling? - Yes, what is your name?
- Bertil. What are you doing under my bed? - I live downstairs, in the cellar.
There is the entrance.
- Do you mean that rat hole? - Yes.
I lived in the park before but now it is so darned cold.
Oh yes, it is pretty cold here too.
It is even colder at my place But I have a roof over my head.
I was lucky to rent this room from Tjoffsan.
- Who is Tjoffsan? - If she hear me say that name, she will bite me.
- Bite you? Who is she? - A big and mean rat.
But she has moved to another house. That’s why I could rent this room.
- Great! - What do you do during the day?
- Well, nothing special. - Me neither.
Don�t you find it boring to be alone?
- Yes, extremely boring. - Why don't you come to my place for a while?
[Laughing]
- What are you laughing at? - Do you think I can get through that hole?
Yes, I can fix that. It is easy as a piece of cake.
Help!
- Hush! - What is it?
- Tjoffsan. - Are you afraid of her?
Yes I am.
Good, she went away.
I have not paid the rent. Tjoffsan said that if I don�t pay within a week…
How mean can you be?
I have not managed to pay. Tjoffsan says she demands it.
It does not matter what you say. It is hard on the ones that are poor.
- That is what my mother says too. - If you come I can teach you the trick.
- What trick? - To become small.
- You think you can make me believe that! - Can you see the nail there?
Push it and say "teeny weenie" then you will shrink to my size.
No, you are crazy.
What would mother and father say if I turned into a midget?
Becoming a midget, a piece of cake.
Do you want to come down to my place or not? I am leaving now.
Can I grow big again when I wish to?
Yes, it is a piece of cake with the magic nail.
Come on, then!
- What did I have to say? - Teeny weenie.
- I do not believe you. - Try and you will see.
Teeny weenie. Oh!
- Maybe I am dreaming? Ouch! Don�t pinch me - Then you know it is not a dream
Oh, such a big clog.
- Here is where I live - Do you really live here in the cellar?
"Nils Karlsson Pyssling. "
Please enter!
It is not that cozy of course.
No furniture and so cold you turn blue.
Then we will have to warm ourselves. Do like this!
- Now I am warm anyway. - Me too but not for long.
- Where do you sleep at night? - On the floor.
That must be very cold?
I must rise and run every hour to keep warm.
I can get firewood for the fireplace.
- Oh, you can? - Yes
- Nisse what do you eat? - Whatever I can get my hands on.
- Have you had anything today? - Today?
Today I have had nothing.
Then you must be very hungry? - Yes, I am very hungry.
Why did you not say that? I will get you food.
If you get me something to eat, I will love you for as long as I live.
Wait here. I will go and get something.
- You will return, will you not? - Of course.
I am afraid you will change your mind.
- Nils Karlsson Pyssling, do you believe that? - No.
Well, then.
Bertil, you are the best that ever happened to me.
In all my life.
- What should I say to grow big again? - Killevippen, of course
- Killevippen, of course. - No you just say killevippen.
You must not say anything else than killevippen. Don�t you understand?
Killevippen. Ouch!
It worked!
- Pyssling! Are you there? - I am coming.
- What kind of ball is that? - A meatball.
- Meatball? And what is this? - Used matches. As firewood.
- What is it? - I thought I heard Tjoffsan.
- What is it? - I am wondering how Bertil is.
You are kind, Bertil. What if you were not here...
and what if you were not here.
- Now it is time to eat. - Let us light the firewood first.
- How can we do that? - A piece of cake, my way.
How nice.
- Oh, how nice. - Eat now!
- Meatballs are nice! - Maybe Tjoffsan likes them too.
Do not mention her!
- Ok, ok. - Where are you going, Bertil?
Cheese!
[Scratching]
That is Tjoffsan.
She demands a pound of cheese a month as rent and I can never pay her.
She is mean.
Come!
A pound. That is a cheese as big as a house. Down here.
Can I save the cheese for the rent? Oh!
- Eat your cheese, I can get more. - Can you really?
Tonight I will lie in front of the fire. Then I will not feel so cold.
- I know! - What?
It will be a surprise.
You will be back, won�t you?
Of course I will.
Nisse! Come and help me with the bed!
The bed...?
Oh, oh, oh!
- Where did you find the bed? - In Märtas dollhouse.
- By the way, who is Märta? - My sister. She died last year.
- You can have it. - Can I really?
Pinch me.
Ouch! No, I am not dreaming.
I am so scared. Tjoffsan has said that she will bite me to death.
You never know when she comes. That is the worst of it.
- I will help you. - But if she comes at night.
- We will find a way that works... - That would be very good.
Is it okay if I have a little cheese tonight, in case I am hungry.
- You do not have to ask me. - I am not used to be given food.
Just eat!
But now I am completely full, thanks to you.
And all warm, thanks to you.
And very, very sleepy, thanks to me.
- I will stay until you fall asleep. - I am happy to have you.
- And I am happy to have you. - We are happy to have each other.
- Don�t want to be alone. - Good words. You can sing them.
[Nisse sings] It feels so good to have you.
[Bertil sings] It feels so good to have you.
[Both sing] It feels so good to have each other.
And fantastic of course
to be together every day.
To be together you and me.
No one, no no one wants to be alone.
It feels so good to have you.
It feels so good to have each other.
And fantastic of course
to be together every day.
To be together you and me.
No one, no no one wants to be alone.
[Sounds coming from Tjoffsan]
- Hurry so that you will not be too late. - Are we in such a hurry?
We can be together a little longer.
But what if you will be too late.
- I think you should leave now! - But... Bertil!
Yes maybe, yes.
My boy. What will you do today?
- Something funny With aunt Hulda?
One thing is certain: I will not have fun with aunt Hulda.
- Out! - Do you want to get rid of us?
- Good bye! - Off you go! Off you go!
Breakfast and dinner for the midget.
- Bertil? Bertil! - Killevippen
Aunt Hulda? Where did he go? Odd.
Now Nisse will be happy. - Nisse!
Nisse!
- What is it? - Tjoffsan.
- What has she done? - She took my meatball during the night.
- You did not awake? - No, I was sleeping deeply.
- But she did not bite you anyway. - No, I suppose she will next time.
Next time she will get so beaten that her whiskers fall off.
Feel this one and taste this one! Old rat!
- You are so brave, Bertil. - If we are together we will make it.
- Do you think so? - Yes I do. Come!
[Alarm clock ringing]
Are you coming, Nisse?
- What is this for? - I will show you.
If Tjoffsan comes during the night, you just pull this string.
- What is it? - Tjoffsan may eat us both.
We trick Tjoffsan to push the nail and say Killevippen.
- Killevippen. - Tjoffsan!
- Tjoffsan! Tjoffsan! - Help!
Where did you go? - Where is he?
- Oh, such a dirty floor. - Yes I do not know how to clean it.
- What is this? - My mother’s thimble
- What is this then? - My mother and my toothbrush.
- No, first thing is to sweep. - O Hey! Oh Hey!
Yes, maybe someone has taken aunt Huldas Ludo.
Your turn, Tusse.
- Now it is as clean as it can be. - But I am as dirty as usual.
Oh my, when did you have a bath?
This summer. In a puddle in the park after a rain.
- No wonder you are dirty. - No, no wonder!
- We can have a bath! - A bath? Do I have to?
- Yes you have to. - In what?
Stop! Stop!
But from where do we get water?
- Are you ready, Nisse? - Yes I am ready.
Stop! Stop!
Stop!
Take your clothes off!
[Singing] We are so happy to have a bath
so that the dirt falls off. Now we are so clean.
Even our legs are although they were all black.
There was a rat here but now she is gone.
And that is so wonderful but you should know.
You can tease rats but that will make them angry.
So angry that they can burst. So angry that they can hiccup.
[Little Tjoffsan then] But you must understand
That you start to laugh when her tail falls off
Maybe she will think I have moved on. "Who is that clean boy?"
- "and where is that dirty Nils Karlsson Pyssling?"
"He should know better. How can I get my rent now?"
Never, Tjoffsan! But here you have!
- And this is all the rent you get. - Stop! The water will run out!
- What was that? - What?
- It felt as if Tjoffsan was looking at me.
- No, from where? - Over there.
There is nothing.
- A lovely big towel! - It is a handkerchief.
- Did someone blow his nose in it? - No, no.
Oh, look at your hair. Come!
- Oh yes, the sugar bowl. And... - And what?
[Playing and singing]
[A crash is heard] It is Tjoffsan!
- From where is that? - Märtas dollhouse.
- How are you, Bertil? - Just fine.
Open up!
- Bertil was so happy this morning. - What?
Bertil was so happy this morning. Hello! As usual...
Bye!
[Laughing] Oh my, oh my...
Now I have it almost as tidied as a king.
What if Tjoffsan wants to move back in when she sees how clean and nice it is.
- We will teach her not to. - If only we can...
Pull the rope and I will come.
Now I have to wash up the sugar bowl before mother and father return.
- But what if Tjoffsan comes? - Then you know what to do.
- See you tomorrow! - Yes, see you.
Tusse, are you here?
Tusse!
Tusse, where are you? You must not be out chasing rats in the evenings.
Tusse! Where are you?
- Good night then, Bertil - Good night.
- But your hair is wet. - Yes, I had a bath.
- You had a bath? Where? - In the sugar bowl.
- In the sugar bowl? - Yes.
- You are funny. - Did you hear that?
Bertil had a bath. - In the sugar bowl.
That is great, Bertil. Go on like that.
What have you done with your clothes? What happened to the doll furniture?
- They… Hmm, they... - Yes?
- Have you seen Tusse? - No.
- Then he is out hunting rats again. - Hunting rats?
Yes, he brings rats back home and leave them on the kitchen floor.
- Anyone that wants to play Ludo? - No, we are going to bed now.
But Ludo?
Good night, Hulda.
- Good night, Bertil - Good night, my boy.
Tusse!
[Sniffing]
[Whining during sleep]
[Alarm clock ringing]
Yes, Nisse, I am coming!
Bertil, help me! Bertil, help me! Tjoffsan is coming!
Help me, Bertil! Bertil! Bertil!
Oh, the key!
Bertil, help me! Bertil help me!
Bertil! Come here, Bertil! Bertil!
- Tjoffsan wants her rent. - She will have nothing.
Come here and take a hold!
Now I will tickle Tjoffsan on her nose.
Let us do what we agreed to do.
- There is a piece of cheese under my bed. - A small piece of cheese.
If you press the nose against the nail and say Killevippen...
Then it turns into a giant piece. A pound, that you wanted.
It is true. Try and you will see.
We succeeded.
Into the cupboard!
Tjoffsan is coming to bite us to death.
- Tusse! Tusse, come and help us!
- Help us Tusse, come and help us! - Tusse! Help us!
[Growling]
- Help! Tusse! - Help!
[Tusse miows]
[Tusse takes Tjoffsan]
Now I may live here in piece and quite.
Yes, I must return upstairs before mother and father awake.
I understand that.
Why do you not come with me?
- Can I? - Of course! It will be fun! Come!
Kajsa, have you seen my shaving mirror? The comb is gone too.
Bertil seems to be very tired today.
- Have you seen my toothbrush? - No. Odd.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Bertil! We have to wake you up.
Are you leaving already?
We have tried to awake you. We won�t leave without saying bye.
- Where is my toothbrush gone? - And my shaving mirror.
- It can�t be Bertil, can it... - Why would he need a shaving mirror?
Am I properly shaved? Good. Time runs. We have to hurry.
Go to aunt Hulda if you feel alone.
- I don�t feel alone - Now we have to hurry.
- Are we late? - Bye then.
Bye then!
How many times have I told you not to play with matches?
- Bye then. - Bye then.
- Now they left. - But I am still here.
Goodbye!
It is high!
Goodbye!
Bertil! Tusse has been hunting rats again. Bertil!
This little mouse he brought back home tonight and put on the kitchen floor.
Maybe we should play a game of Ludo?