THE PRINCESS’S DIARY HELEN: Time for school! Stop daydreaming. You’ll be late for school. (Sings): sometimes I have dreams. I picture myself flying. Though the cloud hang in the sky conquering the world with my magic piano. Never being scared .but then I realize. I’m super girl, and I’m here to save the world, but I wanna to know who is gonna save me? MIA: Hey, Louie. Come on. It’s time to go to school. HELEN: are you feeling confident? MIA: Not really. HELEN: Ok, now just remember, when you make your speech, don’t look at the people. Pick a spot on the back wall; don’t take your eyes off of it and speak loudly. MIA: thanks, mom, bye, mom HELEN: good luck. MIA: Good morning, Buttons. Man: be nice, Buttons. MIA: sorry, Mr. Robutusen. Have a nice day. Robutusen: I doubt it. CHEERLEADERS: Hey, there, ho there. How do you do? This is Grove Lions sayin' hi to you. Go Lions! ANNA: Josh! What are you doing on? He’s such a show-off. Miss Gupta: Josh, off the wall, please. Come on. You know better than that. MIA: Good morning, Miss Gupta. Miss Guptor: morning, Lilly...Lilly's friend. Man: you know, as manager of the team, I really think you should be a part of the team. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you. I was thinking... MIA: Somebody sat on me again. Lilly: really? MIA: yeah. I don’t know what happened. I was just sitting there; working on my speech...It's really a dumb class-Lilly: Jerk and jerkette sighting. MIA: Hmm? (Sings): Soft kisses on a summer's day laughing all our cares away. And dream of you… Lilly: You never saw two idiots exchange saliva before? MIA: oh, Yeah.They are so rude. Lilly: Good .You know, for a second there I thought you were going A-crowd on me. MIA: Oh, heh.Negative. LILLY: Ready for debate? MIA: I'm never ready for debate. BOY: Go, Josh! Josh: so this is not a debate. This is a control issue, Grove controls our minds with what they teach us, but you know what? They’re not satisfied with that. I think grove should dump the uniforms and we have casual dress all yeas round! MR.O'CONNELL: All right, all right. OK, girls, settle down. Settle down. This is a debate, and after it's over, I want you back in your school uniform. JOSH: Hey, boss, whatever you say. O'CONNELL: ok, down, down, make your point. Ok, so, now we've all heard from Josh Bryant for the affirmative... I love that sound. MIA: What's my point again? LILLY: You like our uniforms. They're equalizers. O'CHNNELL: Now we'll hear the rebuttal from Mia Thermopolis who will present the negative argument against our proposition. GIRL: Come on, MIA! MIA: um...I think...um... FONTANA: What a frizz-ball. ANNA: Look at her hair. BOY: We're waiting. Say something! MIA: See, casual...uh... GIRL: Are you OK? She’s gonna barf. Oh, God! She’s gonna hurl! Cover the rumba! MANAGER: MIA! Finish up with Mrs.Taubman and then you can take a break. WOMAN: Another huge tip from Mrs Hersh. MIA: I got one from Mrs. Taubman. We're doing all right today. MAN: Mr.Walsh's ropes are twisted. Stop twisting! You’ll strangle yourself! MIA: hi, mom. HELEN: YOU threw up, huh? And you run away. MIA: I’m trying to forget about it. Can I have some shoes and chalk, please? HELEN: Anyway, I'll go talk to your debate teacher. What’s his name? Mr.O'CONNELL.And straighten it all out. MIA: Mom, I am never going to be a good public speaker. Just call him and tell him I want to be a mime. HELEN: I can do that. Oh, your grandmother called. MIA: What? HELEN: The live one who lives in Genovia, Clarisse. MIA: This is the first time she's ever contacted us. What'd she want? HELLEN: She's in town. She wants to have tea. MIA: Tea? She came all the way from Europe to have tea? HELEN; I think I'm gonna climb a little bit. MIA: Isn't this the grandmother who made you get a divorce? HELEN: Well, she didn't approve of me, but Phillip and I made the decision to divorce on our own. MIA: Why should I go see this snobby lady who ignores us? HELEN: MIA, she’s your father's mother. Just go see her tomorrow. Please? WoMan: Tension. HELEN: She said your father hoped that you two would meet someday. MIA: All right, I'll go. TEACHER: Ok, I win. Band practice is over. I have a music class here. Out! Let’s have the third group try” Catch a Falling." MIA: Charles, you want to be in the front? LILLY: Are you sure you can help me with my Spotted Owl petition today? MIA: not today. I’m meeting my grandmother after school. LILLY: oh, all right (Sings): Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket. Never let it fade away. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, save it for a rainy day .For love may come and tap you on the shoulder. Some starless night... SPEAKER: School tours are on Saturday, young lady. MIA: I’m here for a meeting with my grandmother. SPEAKER: NAME? MIA: Clarisse SPEAKER: Oh. Please come to the front door. MIA: thank you very much. JOE: Welcome, Miss Thermopolis. We’ve been expecting you. MIA: Oh, be careful. Please don't crush my soy nuts. SPEAKER: Your soy nuts are safe. JOE: Right this way...Please, make yourself comfortable. CHARLOTTE: ...for their daughter Marissa. She’s allergic to peanuts. And we need new pillows for the prime minister's wife. She’s allergic to goose feathers. Hello, Amelia. I’m Charlotte, from the Geneva attaché corps. MIA: Hi. It's nice to meet you. Um, where am I? CHARLOTTE: The Genovian Consulate. MIA: You've got pears in your flowers. CHARLOTTE: Genovian pears. We're famous for them. Now, if you'll sit down, she’ll be with you in a moment. Clarisse: No, I don't need a moment. I'm here. Amelia, I'm so glad you could come. MIA: hi, you’ve got a great place. Clarisse: Thank you. Well, let me look at you. You look so...young. MIA: Thank you and you look so...clean. Clarisse: Charlotte, would you check on tea in the garden? Please, sit. MIA: WO, my mom said you wanted to talk to me about something. Shoot. Classis: oh, before I "shoot" I have something I want to give you. Here. MIA: oh, um, thank you Classis: it’s the Genovian crest. It was mine when I was young. And that was my great-grandmother's. MIA: heh. I'll keep this safe. I will take good care of it. Now, what did you want to tell me? Clariss: something that I think will have a very big impact upon your life.