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Pups of Liberty:The Boston Tea-Bone PartyTranscriptFor a list of additional resources to use with this video go towww.izzit.org/products and click on the Pups of Liberty: The Boston Tea-Bone Party video.ANNE KENNEL: Hi, I’m Anne Kennel, and the episode of Pups of Liberty you are about to see is basedon the true story of the Boston Tea Party. However, in this version all of the real people of history will beportrayed by cats and dogs. For example, you will see Spaniel Adams, a dog like me, representing SamuelAdams, who was a real living person like you. Then we have Paul Ruffere, who is based on Paul Revere.See how that works?PAUL RUFFERE: Well, they do say people look like their dogs.ANNE: In 1773, Boston was a trade center, where thousands of people did every kind of work you canimagine. Even though the Colonies had been here for more than one hundred years, they were stillcontrolled by, and considered themselves as part of England. But they did not have the right to vote, orelect their own representatives. When the King and Parliament in England started adding new taxes, agroup of Colonists banded together and called themselves the Sons of Liberty.That’s Pups of Liberty for us dogs. They began a movement which led to the American Revolution, withthe rallying cry of: “No Taxation without Representation.” Or in our case: “No Laws without Paws.”Well, that’s the end of our lesson. I hope you enjoy, The Pups of Liberty: The Boston Tea-Bone Party.NARRATOR: Long ago, in the dog year 1773, the United Packs of America was a colony of Catland,across the sea. This meant that the Royal Tomcat ruled everyone and everything. It also meant that even ifdogs were born and bred in the Colonies, they were not allowed to vote or help make any laws.ANNE: C’mon Papa, we’ll be late.JOHN KENNEL: Late? Us? Never. Remember that Mrs. Dalmatia Spot would like a paper today. Uh,and Pug Wilson is out of town.ANNE: Yes, Papa.LENDALL PITTBULL: Thanks, Anne.CHIEF: Squawk.MRS. DALMATIA SPOT: Thank you, Anne.ANNE: You’re welcome. See you tomorrow. Look Papa, I’m nearly sold out today.JOHN: Well then, how would you like a tea-bone for breakfast?ANNE: Tea-bones? My favorite!JACK: Anne! Anne! The catships are coming in, and they’re loaded with tea-bones.Come see them with me.1

ANNE: Sorry, Jack.MAJOR MEW: By order of the Royal Tomcat, and the Felines of Parliament, a new tax has been put onthe following items, tea-bones and newspapers. This means that when you buy these things, you must alsopay the Royal Tomcat.FARMDOG: Ah, I never had a say in this. I don’t have enough money to pay taxes as, as big as these.MAJOR MEW: Stop your barking. This tax is to pay for the defense and support of you dogs here in theTerritories. The Royal Tomcat decrees it is for your own good. God save the Cat!FARMDOG: The Royal Tomcat, that old flea bag. He’s an ocean away. How would he know what’sgood for us dogs?LENDALL: Sorry, Anne, no paper today, tax.MRS. SPOT: Sorry, Anne, it’s the tax.CHIEF: Squawk.ANNE: (Sighs) These new taxes are awful! We didn’t sell a thing. Isn’t there anything we can do, Papa?JOHN: To change the tax, we would need to vote, and we can’t vote. We’re dogs. The cats won’t listen tojust two dogs.ANNE: Well, I wish there was something we could do. What if we did do something to help changethings? Papa, if we got all the dogs together; it wouldn’t just be the two of us. It would be all of us, thewhole pack!JOHN: Alright, let’s do it!MAJOR MEW: You should be more careful, pup!JOHN: My thanks to you all for coming tonight, especially to Mr. Paul Ruffere and Mr. Spaniel Adams. Iknow what it means for you to be here. Friends, it is time to bring the packs together. We cannot let thecats meow for us any longer.MRS. SPOT: We must make them hear us!CHIEF: Squawk.JOHN: Tonight, we are the Pups of Liberty. Together we will be heard!ANNE: No laws without paws!JOHN: No laws without paws!ALL: No laws without paws! (Howl)NARRATOR: The Pups of Liberty organized three steps towards equality. First, they made a formalrequest to the Governor.GOVERNOR: (Laughs) Foolish dog!NARRATOR: Second, a boycott on the cats’ tea-bones.2

ANNE: Boycott the cats’ tea-bones. Eat liberty bones instead.SAILOR CAT 1: Boycott? What’s that?SAILOR CAT 2: Means they won’t buy our tea-bones.SAILOR CAT 1: So we’ll be sitting here forever, ay?NARRATOR: Thirdly, the Pups called the entire pack to the Governor’s Square, to make sure the catsheard them.DOGS: No laws without paws! No laws without paws! No laws without paws! No laws without paws!No laws without paws! No laws without paws! No . . .ANNE: Papa, we have to go back.JOHN: No, Anne, that’s it. At least we’re safe. I hope the others are, too.ANNE: But Papa, what about, no laws without paws? What about the fight for liberty?JOHN: Anne! Anne, I can’t. Some things, c’mon, let’s get cleaned up.GOVERNOR: Oh, this isn’t very helpful. One cannot tell who printed it, rather ratty piece of string, too.MAJOR MEW: I’ve seen this before. This string, it’s from that whelp that delivers the papers of JohnKennel.GOVERNOR: Oh, you don’t say? Arrest him!MAJOR MEW: John Kennel, you are under arrest for leading the dogs to riot.JOHN KENNEL: Leading? I am not their leader.ANNE: They are led by liberty! Papa!JOHN: Liberty! Liberty! Liberty! (Howling)ANNE: I’ll climb up to his window and, and I’ll saw off the bars and, and . . . (Cries)SPANIEL ADAMS: Miss Kennel, the Pups of Liberty are looking for you.ANNE: Oh, Mr. Adams, I, I can’t. I’m all alone. They have Papa. I can’t fight without him.ADAMS: (Whistle)JACK: No laws without paws!ANNE: Mr. Adams, what’s this?ADAMS: One more try, Anne, one more chance to be heard. (Howls)JOHN: Anne, remember who thought of all of this in the first place.ANNE: Now you’re in trouble for it.JOHN: I’ll be fine. I’ll get out of this somehow. Anne, lead the pack. Do not give up.3

ANNE: Yes, Papa. The cats will listen this time.These ships are filled with tea-bones that are taxed by the cats. In protest we will throw all of them into theharbor. We will not pay unfair taxes. No laws without paws! This is the night the cats will hear us. Theycannot ignore us any longer.NARRATOR: Within hours the other territories heard what the Pups of Liberty had done, thanks to thespeed of Paul Ruffere. The cats, however, did not think the event so wonderful.GOVERNOR: Oh, these dogs grow tiresome. They will suffer for this! The new disobedience laws arebeing announced this afternoon. (Laughs) (Purrs)MAJOR MEW: Shall we release the printer, sir? He’s just a newspaper dog. He didn’t lead last night.GOVERNOR: Oh, I suppose. Besides, I want the true leader of all of this.ANNE: C’mon, Papa, we’ll be late.JOHN: Late? Us? Never!NARRATOR: The cats’ cruelty convinced the dogs that there was only one way to be free. They mustunite all of the dog colonies as one pack, and mark a new territory led by dogs. This was the beginning ofthe Americanine Revolution.For a list of additional resources to use with this video go towww.izzit.org/products and click on the Pups of Liberty: The Boston Tea-Bone Party video.4

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