You think this scruffy, geriatric bag of bones looks like a legend?Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022 — Chapter 7 of 22 · 4'05" · B2
Stealing the Map to the Wishing Star, Explained: bag of bones
The Goldilocks family plan to steal the map to the Wishing Star, and the trail leads them to a grave marked Puss in Boots. Then the grave's occupant introduces himself: "Not yet, but I will be." Elsewhere, Jack Horner takes delivery of the map and has it sent to his trophy room.
What happens
The bears and Goldilocks hunt the map to the Wishing Star, which grants a single wish, and dig up the grave of Puss in Boots. Out climbs the cat himself, who refuses to be written off. Meanwhile Jack Horner receives the stolen map and orders it locked in his trophy room.
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in the first placeHands offbag of bonesnick
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Phrase of the scene
bag of bones
瘦得像一把骨头（贬义/调侃）
金凤花看到又瘦又老又邋遢的穿靴子的猫，根本不信他就是传说中的英雄，直接把他形容成一把骨头。
After the long illness, he was a bag of bones.
Also in this scene
- in the first place
当初；一开始（用来追问或反驳）
- Hands off
别碰；放手
- nick
to steal something, in British slang
- easy peasy
very easy, a piece of cake
Everything marked in this scene
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Puss in Boots, dead and buried.liaison
Puss in Boots, dead and buried.Yep. The nose never lies.What say we go and hibernate, huh?present continuous passive
The map is being delivered tonight, and we have one chance to steal it.emphatic do
It does exist.Puss in Boots in the first place.Ugh. Because nobody steals from Big Jack Horner.Yeah, because I've got a plan.I can nick a map as good as any old cat.as ... as comparison
I can nick a map as good as any old cat.What? I'm smart, ain't I? Ain't I, Papa?No, you ain't well-fixed for brains.But that wish could get me my lives back.But if this Puss in Boots is such a big deal, maybe we shouldn't be desecrating his grave.negative transfer
No, I don't think he would mind, because he...It's like a whole thing, you know?Puss in Boots walks alone!Hands off the merchandise. We got this.Okay. Just get in and get out.very easy, a piece of cake
-Easy peasy. -Lemon squeezy.liaison
-Easy peasy. -Lemon squeezy.-Rub for luck? -[scoffs]flap
-Rub for luck? -[scoffs]I am a highly skilled master cat thief.Ship 'em out.The Serpent Sisters got the goods.Stop everything. You two, come with me.We must get this to the trophy room.Yes, I collect enchanted objects, magical icons, bobbles and geegaws and la-di-da and blah-blah-blah.Yes, I collect enchanted objects, magical icons, bobbles and geegaws and la-di-da and blah-blah-blah.Stealing the Map to the Wishing Star, explained
What's really going on
The opening scene is a heist setup built on a joke about fame. Everyone wants the one wish the star can grant — "That star has one wish to grant" — and to get it they need the map, which brings them to the grave of a legend. The gag is that Puss is not dead at all; the cat in the grave insists, "Not yet, but I will be," claiming a title before he has earned it. His line "Puss in Boots walks alone" is the pose he is still learning to strike. In the parallel thread, Jack Horner treats the same map as a collector's prize, ordering it to the trophy room, which sets up the race between people who want to live and a man who just wants to own things.
Theme
DreamsEveryone chases the star that grants a single wish, betting a hard life on one impossible chance.
IdentityA young cat claims the name Puss in Boots before earning it, treating a legend as a title to inherit.
Listen for
- dead and buried — liaison
- Easy peasy — liaison
- Rub for luck — flap
Not yet, but I will be.The claim of a title not yet earned, said by the cat who will take on the name.
Without it, we'll never find the Wishing Star.The map is the only way to the star, which is why everyone is after it.
That star has one wish to grant.The rule of the prize: a single wish, so only one wish can be answered.
Well, my home is where my friends are.A soft answer that redefines home as people rather than a place.
Questions about this scene
What does 'nick' mean here?
It is a British slang word meaning to steal. The speaker boasts that he can nick a map as well as any old cat.
What is the Wishing Star?
A star that can grant a single wish, and everyone is racing to reach it. Whoever gets there first can have one wish answered.
Why do they dig up Puss in Boots's grave?
They believe the map is buried with him, and they want it to find the Wishing Star. They are surprised to find the cat alive.
What does Jack Horner want with the map?
He collects enchanted objects and prizes, so he has the map brought to his trophy room, treating it as another item to own.
Who is the cat in the grave?
A young cat who claims the name Puss in Boots, insisting he will be the legend one day even though he has not earned it yet.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 22 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 8the Midas touchThe Fight in Jack Horner's Lair
Chapter 1play double timePuss Crashes His Own Fiesta
Chapter 2lands on his feetPuss Learns He Has Died
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
Watching · 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 7 of 22 · about 60 min to go