- Whoa!
Gather around, everyone.
It's time to give Huitzi his birthday present
to thank him for all the good luck and prosperity
he gave us through the year,
and especially for putting me
on my recent Suerte winning streak,
which has made Maria Teresa very unhappy.
Luck? Oh, boy, this is silly.
Shh, Val. Enough of your negativity.
I need Huitzi's luck to win Crypt Keeper.
Thank you, Huitzi.
Huitzi, I offer you...
...my sweet, sweet Selena Junior Junior.
Thank you for the meaningful gift, Victor.
Ugh, seriously?
Please give her a good home.
Happy Birthday, Huitzi.
I offer you my favorite bug net.
It used to be my grandfather's,
it was passed on to me, and now it's yours.
Thank you, Rosita.
Huitzi appreciates your heartfelt gift.
I brought you this special offering.
What is this? A light bulb?
It is my beloved's fifth eyeball.
Since Huitzi watches over us all,
she thought it would be fitting to watch him, as well.
Ay, how thoughtful.
I know.
The depth of her selflessness frightens me.
Can't believe I'm doing this.
Here ya go, Huitzi.
Happy Birthday.
Wow, Val. Wait. Isn't that that book you never read
that sits on the floor to prop up your wobbly desk?
Valentino, you know the most important part of this tradition
is to give Huitzi something that holds personal value for you.
Personal value?
To a bird?
How does that even make sense?
This is superstitious nonsense.
How dare you question Huitzi's powers.
It's not too late, Val. Just give him one of those
weird jazz records you care so much about.
As if Huitzi would even begin to understand
the complexities of modal jazz.
You should be careful, Valentino.
If you do not respect this tradition,
you may have a terrible year full of misfortune.
Do you really believe Huitzi has powers?
He's just a bird.
He can't tell if the gifts are heartfelt or not.
There's a reason "bird-brain" isn't flattering.
How can you say that?
Just listen to Huitzi admiring Guillermo's gift.
He's just pecking at it like any bird would.
Aw, look. He's appreciating
my sweet, sweet Selena Junior Junior.
No, he probably just thinks it's an oversized egg.
And there's no logical reason to give a hummingbird a bug net.
Especially since it's about 80 times bigger
than his whole body.
He'll grow into it, genius.
I'm sure Huitzi loves his new net.
Birds don't use nets!!
Did you just yell at your abuela?
Sorry, Grandma.
I think you need to think about your attitude.
Clean up this mess. It's the least you can do
for Huitzi on his special day.
I can't believe this.
Stupid bird. Everyone's lost their minds.
It's as if logic doesn't matter to anyone but me.
Oh. I didn't know a new business had moved in here.
Maybe I'll take a little peek inside.
Clear my head.
Hello? Is that...?
An authentic 19th century penny-farthing?
With the original tires.
Oh, a fine patina on the pedals.
Leather seat.
And a traditional horn!
I couldn't help but notice you admiring
this fine piece of total garbage -- I mean fine antique.
Yeah, I would love to have one like this.
What would it take to cheat you out of --
I mean sell you this rarity?
Uh... I-I really don't think I can afford it.
That's no problem.
Huh?
for stolen -- I mean legally acquired items.
I can bring in anything to trade?
Like, say, a quality bug net or a functioning light bulb?
Of course! As long as they can't be traced --
I mean can be appraised to have a reasonable value.
I feel my luck changing.
Thank you, Huitzi.
Ah, so close.
Come on. Come on.
Yes!
Hey, Vic.
So, what do you think of my vintage penny-farthing?
Uh, I can't decide if the front wheel is too big,
or the back wheel is too small.
It's both, actually.
That's what makes it so special and unique.
So. Where'd you get the money for it?
I didn't need money.
Let's just say that someone took some things
that were given to somebody that couldn't possibly use them
and then traded them in for something
that someone else could actually use.
Right, right, right, right...
Good luck with your plenty-barfing.
Penny-farthing.
Back to my game.
Was that a unicycle with a training wheel?
Intermission already?
Hi, Guillermo.
Are you also going to greet Ripley?
Oh, hi, Ripley. What are you guys up to?
Just listening to beautiful birdsong.
Too bad they suddenly stopped.
Perhaps it's because you gave Huitzi such a terrible gift.
That's just a silly superstition.
The birds probably just left to find some food.
Oh, Ripley says that you have a dark cloud of doom
hanging over you.
That's absurd.
I can't believe everybody in this town's
fallen for this load of hooey.
Wow, what a find.
Hi, Rosita, what do you have there?
It's a Hercules beetle.
I can't believe how lucky I am.
I'm so glad Huitzi liked my gift.
Oh, I don't believe in luck.
Good things happen with hard work,
and bad things happen when you're being careless.
Hard work is important,
but you shouldn't discount the importance of random chance.
That's nice, but I make my own luck.
So you meant to fall?
Huh?
Well, I'm gonna add this fella to my terrarium.
Good luck making your own luck.
Thanks, but I won't need it.
Huh? That's strange.
Where's my -- Huh?
Maybe they...
No, that's impossible.
You're imagining things.
Just calm down, Valentino.
They're just normal crows doing normal crow things.
You went paint-balling without me?
Nice eagle...?
Valentino.
You were pillow-fighting without me?
Hey, Victor?
Eh, say wah?
C-Can we turn on the night-light?
Sure, whatever.
Ow! That's not the night-light, that's the light-light.
I know this sounds crazy, but I think
that all the birds in town might be out to get me.
It's totally illogical, and I'm probably just imagining things,
but I just can't shake this feeling.
I don't know what to do.
It's fine. I can't lose sight of logic.
Just because I've experienced some atypical birds
doesn't mean all the birds in town are out to get me.
Aah!
Why did it have to be a murder of crows?
Why couldn't it have been a chattering of starlings
or a charm of finches?
Whoa!
As a respected amateur ornithologist,
I insist you put me
d-o-o-o-o-w-w-w-w-n-n-n!
My hat?
And Huitzi?
Uh... This really isn't necessary.
Uh, hi, Huitzi...
and friends?
Oh, come on. You're -- You're not really
that upset with me, are you?
If that pre-calculus book wasn't to your liking,
maybe you'd like my old differential equations textbook.
It was one of my favorite subjects.
Okay. Okay! I get it! No more math books!
Aah!
Huitzi, I'm sorry for stealing your gifts!
I should have been more respectful of your tradition.
Please give me another chance to make it right.
Huitzi, I offer you
a cool but also outmoded means of transportation.
Happy Birthday, Huitzi.
So, can I at least have my hat back?
Right, right. Okay, well, I'll see you at home then --
Aah!
Ow.
Ohh. Ow.
I thought that was supposed to give me good luck!
Mark my words, Valentino.
This year, you'll be a very lucky niño.
Yeah, lucky to be alive.
Valentino.
Did you go wrestling without me?