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Puss Learns He Has Died, Explained: lands on his feet
Puss wakes up in the care of a village doctor who is also the barber, vet, dentist and witchfinder. The check-up ends with a flat diagnosis - "You died." Puss laughs it off and insists he has nine lives, until he is asked how many times he has already died.
What happens
After collapsing at a show, Puss wakes up in a village clinic. The doctor, who is also a barber, vet, dentist and witchfinder, checks his reflexes and temperature, offers leeches, and then tells him plainly that he died. Puss refuses to believe it and argues that he has nine lives, until the doctor asks how many he has used.
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in good handsSuit yourselflands on his feetrun hot
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Phrase of the scene
lands on his feet
总能化险为夷；总能站稳脚跟
穿靴子的猫向医生证明自己命大，说猫不管怎么摔都能四脚落地，紧接着还当场表演，把歪理说得像真理。
He lost his job twice but always landed on his feet.
Also in this scene
- in good hands
在可靠的人手里；有人妥善照看
- Suit yourself
随你便；你爱怎样就怎样
- run hot
to be warmer than usual, or to keep running at an intense level
- evil humors
bad bodily fluids once thought to cause disease
Everything marked in this scene
28 notes across 56 lines
-Get home safely. -[clucks]One more number.I call this one "The Legend Will Never Die..."Not to worry. You're in good hands.liaison
Not to worry. You're in good hands.And in my professional opinion, you need a wash, a blowout and a little trim around the hindquarters.But, putting on my doctor's hat,participle clause
But, putting on my doctor's hat,I think we need to run a few tests.to be warmer than usual, or to keep running at an intense level
Trust me, I run hot. Yep.Trust me, I run hot. Yep.Then how about the latest in modern medical technology?To draw out the evil humors.Suit yourself. More for me.liaison
Suit yourself. More for me.embedded question
Now, do you know a good place to get some gazpacho?I laugh at death.I have nine lives.And how many times have you died already?present perfect question
And how many times have you died already?I am not really a math guy, you know?-[speaks in Spanish] -Take it easy, Doctor.liaison
-[speaks in Spanish] -Take it easy, Doctor.Let's see, uh... [chuckles] There was the running of the bulls in Pamplona.Guess it's not your night, huh, fellas?Guess it's not your night, huh, fellas?I am telling you, a cat always lands on his feet.Puss Learns He Has Died, explained
What's really going on
The gag is that Puss's legend keeps running into ordinary reality. He is the swashbuckler who laughs at death, and he wakes up in a clinic run by a man who is somehow a barber, a vet, a dentist and a witchfinder. The comedy comes from the flat, practical voice: "You died." Puss's defence is his own mythology - he is a cat, he has nine lives - and the doctor quietly dismantles it by asking how many lives he has spent. The answer is the punchline and the turn of the film: "I am not really a math guy, you know?" For the first time, being larger than life is a liability, and the hero who never counted starts to look mortal.
Theme
SurvivalA hero who never counted his deaths is forced to confront how many lives he has left.
IdentityPuss clings to his legend, and the plain diagnosis begins to strip it away.
Listen for
- good hands — liaison
- Suit yourself — liaison
- Take it easy — liaison
I am not really a math guy, you know?A joke that dodges the real question: he has never counted his deaths, so he cannot face the number.
I am telling you, a cat always lands on his feet.His boast of invincibility, repeated as if saying it makes it true.
Not to worry. You're in good hands.A reassuring line from the doctor that turns out to be anything but comforting.
No. Puss in Boots doesn't need a spotter.His refusal of help, a sign of the pride that has left him careless.
I am also the village barber, veterinarian, dentist and witchfinder.A running joke about the doctor's many dubious trades, setting the scene's deadpan tone.
Questions about this scene
Why does the doctor tell Puss he died?
Because the examination shows that Puss really did die during the performance. The doctor is delivering a diagnosis, not making a joke.
How does Puss react to the news?
He laughs it off, says he is a cat with nine lives, and insists he is strong and fine. He only falters when asked how many times he has already died.
What does "lands on his feet" mean?
It means to always come out of trouble unharmed, and it comes from the idea that cats land safely on their feet.
Why can't Puss answer the doctor's question?
Because he has never counted his deaths, so he genuinely does not know how many lives he has left, which is the joke and the warning of the scene.
What is strange about the doctor?
He is the village doctor but also the barber, veterinarian, dentist and witchfinder, and he treats Puss with leeches and old medical ideas.
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Chapter 3bedside mannerThe Doctor Gives Puss His Last Life
Chapter 4laugh in the face of deathPuss Loses to the Bounty Hunter
Chapter 5where dignity goes to diePuss Becomes a House Cat
Chapter 6Hard passA Dog Disguised as a Cat
Chapter 7bag of bonesStealing the Map to the Wishing Star
Chapter 8the Midas touchThe Fight in Jack Horner's Lair
Chapter 9rip someone offPuss and Kitty Race for the Map
Chapter 10believe in yourselfMeeting the Nameless Dog
Chapter 11stop and smell the rosesThe Map Gives Everyone a Bad Path
Chapter 12the joke's on themPerrito Tells His Sad Story
Chapter 13let one's guard downNever Trust Anyone, Take It from Me
Chapter 14had it comingThe Fight for the Map
Chapter 15left her at the altarPuss Confesses to Perrito
Chapter 16had cold feetKitty Brings Up Cold Feet
Chapter 17play one's cards rightThe Map Goes Missing
Chapter 18larger than lifePuss Meets His Past Lives
Chapter 19scaredy-catDeath Comes for Puss
Chapter 20too good to lastKitty Confronts Puss
Chapter 21bury the hatchetPuss Stops Running From Death
Chapter 22a chip off the old blockPuss Gives Up the WishChapter 2 of 22 · about 81 min to go