00:24I'll give you a hint as to where we are going today, Sherman.
00:26What do I have in my hand?
00:27A pitcher of water.
00:28What do I have in my other hand?
00:30A pitcher of Uncle Louie.
00:31Correct.
00:31Now, I hold the pitcher over the picture.
00:33What am I going to do?
00:34Looks like you're going to water Uncle Louie.
00:36Almost, Sherman.
00:37We are going to water Louie.
00:40For the historic battle, you know, in which Napoleon was defeated by Wellington.
00:43The year 1815, the place of Belgium.
00:47When we arrived, the three-day battle was reaching a climax.
00:50The French troops were below in a valley, and there, on a hill to the north, was Wellington's army, poised
00:54to attack.
00:55What are they waiting for, Mr. Peabody?
00:56The command to attack.
00:57Who's supposed to give it?
00:59Obviously not that horse.
01:00The eyes of every soldier were focused on a lone steed standing in front, riderless.
01:04From the insignia on the saddle, that horse belonged to the Duke of Wellington.
01:07Well, where is he?
01:08The answer came from a sergeant standing nearby.
01:10We've been waiting for him for three days.
01:13He's the only one who can shout, charge.
01:15Did he receive orders to report to Waterloo?
01:17I gave them to him meself before we left Blighty.
01:20Then it's obvious what has happened.
01:21You see, there are two Waterloos.
01:23I instructed the sergeant to do nothing until we returned, and Sherman and I left for Waterloo, Denmark.
01:28And there we found the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo Hot Springs, taking a mineral bath.
01:32What a delightful way to spend a war.
01:35Hand me that bone, won't you?
01:36Your pardon, your lordship, but what are you doing?
01:39My orders were to come to Waterloo and take bone apart.
01:42So far, I've taken four bones apart.
01:45But, Mr. Wellington, I mean your duke ship.
01:47You're at the wrong Waterloo.
01:49We explained the error and urged that he return to the scene of the actual battle.
01:52Get my carriage immediately.
01:54Moments later, we were rolling back toward Belgium.
01:56Or so we thought.
01:57Gee, Mr. Peabody, look out the window.
01:59I didn't know there was an Eiffel Tower in Belgium.
02:01There isn't.
02:02Driver!
02:03Oui, monsieur.
02:04I was answered by a French accent holding a French pistol.
02:07What does this mean, Mr. Peabody?
02:09It means we are being duke-napped.
02:11The carriage didn't come to a stop until we reached the Louvre Museum.
02:14At gunpoint, we were forced into a large room containing famous paintings.
02:17The door was locked securely and a guard stationed outside.
02:20Charge!
02:21Not yet, your lordship.
02:22I'll tell you when.
02:23It was indeed a stroke of luck that we had been placed in that particular room
02:26for the paintings on the wall gave me an idea.
02:28I rapped on the door, it opened, and the guard entered.
02:31Sacre bleu!
02:32They are gone!
02:33So he thought.
02:34In reality, we had taken positions in a large picture frame,
02:37Sherman and I posing as Whistler and his dog,
02:39and Wellington as Blue Boy.
02:40After them!
02:42The way was clear, and we quickly made our departure.
02:44Once out in the street, we stopped to catch our breath.
02:47And so did a squad of guards who had just turned the corner.
02:50Look!
02:51A man, a boy, and a bow-wow!
02:52Quick, Sherman, pick up that stick, yell, fetch, and throw it!
02:55Sherman complied.
02:56Fetch, Mr. Peabody!
02:58I ran after the stick, picked it up, then I too yelled, fetch, and threw it.
03:02This time, Wellington retrieved it, yelled, fetch, and threw it.
03:05It was Sherman's turn, and in such a manner, we fetched our way out of danger.
03:09Very fetching.
03:10On the outskirts of Paris, we looked for a conveyance
03:12that would enable us to get to our destination.
03:14The only thing we saw was a hay wagon.
03:16Shall we get aboard, Mr. Peabody?
03:17Yes, we'd best make hay while the sun shines.
03:20Sherman took the reins while the Duke and myself sought concealment in the hay.
03:23We were making good time until we reached the Belgian border,
03:26and there we were stopped by French sentries.
03:28It was a terrible time for the Duke to come down with an attack of hay fever.
03:32Ha, ha, ha!
03:33I bring you!
03:36Spies after them!
03:38Sherman urged our horses onward while the sentries set off in pursuit of sleek, speedy chargers.
03:44They're gaining on us, Mr. Peabody.
03:46We'll never outrun them.
03:47Then we must slow them down.
03:48How are you at itching hay, Your Lordship?
03:51It wasn't very good, but all that mattered was that we'd left a trail of hay behind us,
03:54and the aforementioned sleek, speedy chargers,
03:56unable to resist their favorite fodder, gorged themselves.
04:00This is no time to stop and eat!
04:03Giddy up!
04:03But an army travels on its stomach, and so do sleek, speedy chargers.
04:08Two hours later, we were at the front, and Wellington was astride his mount.
04:11We made it! Now all he has to do is sound the charge.
04:14But it seemed the poor Duke was so unnerved by the recent events, he was speechless.
04:17If he won't speak, the army won't charge.
04:19Then he will speak.
04:20Your Lordship, I have just received word that your house in England has new wall-to-wall carpeting.
04:25How do you want it fastened to the floor? With glue or with a tack?
04:28A tack!
04:29That was the word we were waiting for!
04:33Well, there he goes, Mr. Peabody. What a great soldier.
04:36Not only that, Sherman, but after the war, he became a great playwright under the name of Arthur Wellington.
04:40Arthur Wellington, a playwright?
04:42Of course! You hear his name mentioned in theatres all over the world.
04:46At the conclusion of every play, the audience rises, applauds, and shouts,
04:50Arthur! Arthur!
04:51Arthur!
04:54Arthur!
04:55Arthur!
04:55Arthur!
04:58Arthur!
05:00Arthur!
05:00Arthur!
05:01Arthur!
05:01Arthur!
05:01Arthur!
05:01Arthur!
05:02Arthur!
05:02Arthur!
05:02Arthur!
05:02Arthur!
05:02Arthur!
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