Suddenly, Beatrice is heard screaming outside. The Apprentice tells Wirt to follow the "compass in your heart." When she says that the brothers are "more lost than ever", Wirt again asks for directions to Adelaide's. Since the Woodsman now carries the Dark Lantern, the Tavern Keeper mistakenly suggests to Wirt that he is the Beast. The Tavern Keeper then sings her song, explaining that the dishonest Beast seeks lost, hopeless children, turning them into trees of oil to burn in his lantern. This shocks the crowd into frightened silence. Wirt then tells about meeting the helpful Woodsman and his warnings about the Beast. Greg begins to tell the cheering crowd various things Wirt has done while in The Unknown. The Butcher declares him to be a Pilgrim on a Sacred Journey. They throw him on the stage and he proceeds to sing a terrible song explaining who he and Greg are and that they need directions. Wirt desperately tries to explain himself as the patrons demand he sings his Love Song. During the song, Beatrice sees that Wirt is failing at getting directions and flies off to find the Woodsman since he should "know these woods better than anyone." The Toymaker then proceeds to give Wirt courting advice in his song (which happens to focus on providing various tavern patrons with paid work). The Toymaker mistakenly assumes that Wirt is asking about a romantic interest and declares that he is actually the Young Lover. She hears the sound of a tree being chopped and a deep voice singing a melody about getting wood for a fire and wonders who would be out doing so at night in the rain.īack inside, Wirt approaches the delighted Toymaker intending to ask the way to Adelaide's pasture. Outside, Beatrice is talking to a horse in the stable. The Highway Man then introduces himself and sings his song. Wirt insists that he doesn't like labels, leaving the patrons to assume he is a simple-minded fool. The tavern keeper then explains that she is looking for Wirt's narrative archetype, introducing him to the Butcher, the Baker, the Midwife (who then inexplicably spits up whole fish), the Master and his Apprentice, the unhappy Tailor, and herself as the Tavern Keeper. She asks who they are and Wirt gives his name. They are initially greeted warmly by the tavern keeper until she notices Beatrice, declaring that bluebirds are bad luck and shoos her out of the tavern with her broom. After they are thrown off the wagon, they go to a nearby tavern to get directions to Adelaide's. The episode begins with Wirt, Gregory, and Beatrice riding in the back of a speeding hay wagon, the driver frantically screaming that "The Beast is upon me!" Beatrice complains that they have been taken far out of their way. He knocks the lantern over, and he, Greg, and Beatrice escape on a talking horse, who is leading them to Adelaide's. When he hears Beatrice in trouble, he rushes to help her and runs into the Woodsman again. The Tavern Keeper warns Wirt about The Beast through a song and tells him that whoever has the lantern must be The Beast, leading Wirt to believe that the Woodsman is actually The Beast. Wirt is supposed to be asking directions to Adelaide's house but instead, he gets caught up in a song by the Toymaker. Wirt, Gregory, and Beatrice come to a tavern and meet people from various professions.
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