mr. fredricksen. it's me, russell. what are you doing out here, kid? i found the snipe and i followed it under your porch, but this snipe had a long tail and looked more like a large mousee... (panting) ...in. (swallows) (panting) huh. i've never been in a floating house before. (laughs) goggles. look at this stuff. wow! you're going on a trip? "paradise falls, a land lost in time." you're going to south america, mr. fredricksen? don't touch that! you'll soil it. you know, most people take a plane, but you're smart because you will have all your tv and clocks and stuff. whoa. is this how you steer your house? does it really work? (imitating airplane) kid, would you stop with the... this makes it go right. let go of that... and that way's left. knock it off! hey, look! buildings. that building's so close i could almost touch it. russell: wow! this is great! you should try this, mr. fredricksen. look, there's a bus that could take me home two blocks away! hey! i can see your house from here. don't jerk around so much, kid. whoa! (russell screaming) well, that's not gonna work. i know that cloud. it's a cumulonimbus. did you know that the cumulonimbus forms when warm air r