Kiss the Girl (Rabbit version)

Later that evening, Crane and Viper rode in a wooden rowboat down a quiet blue lagoon. By now, the two of them had enjoyed a wonderful time while doing the tour. However, Crane still didn’t kiss Viper out of love. So now, Viper was close to one day remaining. Nearby, Pixie, Dixie, and Buster watched from a safe distance.

"Move over," Pixie whispered. "Move your big ears."

"Pixie and I can't see a thing." added Dixie, whispering.

Buster looked downcast. "Nothing is happening." he said, "Only one day left, and that bird ain't puckered up once. O.K. All right, this calls for a little vocal romantic stimulation."

He hopped up to an overhead branch and landed, scattering some bluebirds who were enjoying Crane and Viper being together.

"Stand back." said the bunny. After clearing his throat, Buster started singing, but his singing was not very good, nor was it romantic like he perceived.

Below him, Crane and Viper continued their ride in the boat. Crane heard Buster's poor singing voice. "Wow," he said. "Somebody should find that poor animal and put it out of its misery."

Viper heard Buster singing above them and felt embarrassed. Buster winked at the female snake, but she did not feel comfortable at all with the bunny's singing she just gave him an uncomfortable smile and looked away, hiding her face in her tail.

Rabbit was also on the boat and, he didn’t like Buster's singing either. Rabbit was covering his ears and glaring at Buster. "Jeez, man," said the older rabbit, rolling his eyes. "I'm surrounded by amateurs!"

Annoyed with Buster and knowing how to handle romantic music properly, Rabbit got into the water and grabbed a small petal of underwater reed grass, saying, "You want something done, you've got to do it yourself."

He came back a few seconds later with several ducks and turtles. He held the reed like a baton, announcing, "First, we got to create the mood. Percussion. . . ."

Knowing what to do, the turtles flipped on their backs, allowing the ducks to tap their bellies like they were playing drums.

"Strings. . . ." the rabbit said, as he directed towards some crickets.

"Winds. . . ." Rabbit said, as cattails rustled in the wind, creating a flute-like sound.

"Words. . . ." Rabbit finished, and he began to serenade the young couple.

With everyone ready and playing the quiet romantic tune, Rabbit started singing.

Rabbit: *There, you see her*
*Sitting there across the way*
*She don't got a lot to say*
*But there's something about her*

Crane perked up a bit at the mention of Rabbit's words. Viper looked around, and her eyes widened when she slightly turned to be met with Rabbit and became worried.

Rabbit: *And you don't know why*
*But you're dying to try*
*You wanna kiss the girl*

Rabbit whispered the last line into the bird's "ear" before he flew away. Crane quickly turned his head to see what he had heard. "Did you hear something?" he asked.

Viper just shrugged her shoulders innocently and shook her head. Soon after, Rabbit resumed his singing with the ducks and turtles now joining him.

Rabbit: *Yes, you want her*
*Look at her, you know you do*

Crane looked at the female snake, who was twirling her tail. She looked sad. When she caught him looking at her, he smiled, and all sadness disappeared from her face. She smiled back.

Rabbit: *Possible she wants you, too*
*There is one way to ask her*

Rabbit's choir continued to grow with the addition of some flamingoes.

Rabbit: *You don't take a word*
*Not a single word*
*Go on and kiss the girl*

Viper leaned in with her full lips puckered, hoping that Crane would kiss her. Just before their lips touched, Crane pulled back.

Rabbit, on a lily pad, poked his head underwater and directed towards some underwater locals.

Rabbit: (*spoken*) Sing with me now.

Some frogs, riding on the boat oars, sang along as well.

Rabbit and Frogs: *Sha la la la la la*
*My, oh my*
*Looks like the boy's too shy*
*Ain't gonna kiss the girl*

Viper placed her tail on her face in boredom.

Frogs: *Sha la la la la la*

Rabbit came in, surrounded by two pelicans and an old turtle, and sang for the frogs.

Rabbit: *Ain't that sad?*
*Ain't it a shame? Too bad!*
*He's gonna miss the girl*

As the tune went on, Crane spoke to Viper.

"You know, I feel really bad not knowing your name." he said, "Hey, maybe I could guess."

He laid back calmly and started brainstorming ideas. "Is it...err...Ah Lam?"

Viper pulled a face and stuck out her tongue in disgust, making Crane laugh. "O.K., no." he said. Then he suggested some other names.

"How about...Ehuang?"

Viper shook her head no.

"Xiang?"

"Viper. Her name is Viper." Rabbit whispered from underneath the side of the boat.

"Viper?" the bird responded to the voice, but the female snake across from him began nodding her head excitedly.

"Viper?" Crane asked in an excited, yet quiet, tone of voice.

Viper grabbed his wing and nodded more.

"Well, that's kinda pretty." the bird smiled. He had no desire to pull his wing away from her tail and he placed his other wing on top of her tail.

"OK," said Crane. "Viper."

Satisfied that he now knew her name, Crane resumed in staring at her. By now, Crane stopped rowing the boat and allowed the current flowing in the lake to move it. The rowboat rode under a willow tree as two storks pulled some of the vegetation out of the way so they could get into it.

Rabbit: *Now's your moment*
(***Ya, ya, ya***)
*Floating in a blue lagoon*
(***Ya, ya, ya***)
*Boy, you'd better do it soon*
*No time will be better*
(***Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya***)

Rabbit appeared from underwater while singing his verse. A group of small fish jumped out of the water, each singing a note above his head.

Rabbit: *She don't say a word*
*And she won't say a word*
*Until you kiss the girl*

Soon, a large group of crocodiles, including a frog, some fish, and a turtle, swam up to the boat and started circling around the boat and began to sing along with Rabbit.

Rabbit and Lagoonfolk: *Sha la la la la la*
*Don't be scared*
*You got the mood prepared*
*Go on and kiss the girl*
(***Whoa, whoa!***)

Fireflies were flying around the couple and brightening their lights much brighter than ever before. A smile grew from both Crane and Viper's faces as they stared at each other. Even though she couldn't talk, Crane could tell that she really liked him just as much as he liked her.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *Sha la la la la la*
*Don't stop now*
*Don't try to hide it how*
*You wanna kiss the girl*
(***Whoa, whoa!***)

Some pelicans and some fish were singing the song,

As the flamingoes were dancing and singing, Buster hopped right in front of them and cut them off by singing his terrible croaking song from earlier. They grabbed his mouth to shut him up, and they resumed singing.

Flamingoes: *Sha la la la la la*
*Float along*
*And listen to the song*
*The song say kiss the girl*
(***Whoa, whoa!***)

A group of fish, Pixie, and Dixie tagging along, came from underneath the boat and started to squirt water like a fountain from out of their mouths. Crane and Viper stared at each other even harder than before. Neither of them could deny that they had developed feelings for each other. He liked her, and she liked him.

Rabbit and Lagoonfolk: *Sha la la la la*
*The music play*
*Do what the music say*
*You gotta kiss the girl*

By now, Crane and Viper started slowly moving towards each other. Some frogs whispered.

Rabbit and Lagoonfolk: *Kiss the girl*

Some bluebirds chirped excitedly as the two got closer.

Rabbit and Lagoonfolk: *You wanna kiss the girl*

Some frogs on a turtle and some flamingoes puckered their lips.

Rabbit and Lagoonfolk: *You've gotta kiss the girl*

Some ducks waited anxiously for the two to kiss as Rabbit grabbed Buster's neck and started shaking it watched with much anticipation.

Rabbit: *GO ON AND-*

All: *Kiss the girl*

But just as it seemed the two were going to kiss, the boat suddenly flipped over, sending the two into the water. Rabbit slapped himself in the face with his palm and groaned in frustration, and Buster's mouth fell open as the birds squawked awkwardly as they flew away from the wreck. The frogs and flamingoes retreated, as if all of their work was ruined before them.

"Whoa! Hang on!" Crane called, lifting Viper up out of the water, "I've gotcha!"