Mulan:[Using chopsticks to balance a grain of rice]
Quiet and demure ... graceful, polite, delicate, refined, poised ...
[she picks up a paintbrush and makes a mark on her arm] ... punctual!
[A rooster crows] Aaiee!
[Blowing on her arm] Little brother! Little brother! Little-- [she glances down at a sleeping dog on the floor]
Ah! There you are! [The dog wakes up]
Who's the smartest doggy in the world? C'mon, smart boy! Can you help me with my chores today? [she ties a sack of chicken feed to his back, complete with a pole and a bone attached. Little Brother immediately chases the bone, running promptly into a wall and then out the door, scattering grain everywhere.]

Fa Zu:[praying] Honorable Ancestors ... please help Mulan impress the Matchmaker today. [Little Brother, followed by a herd of chickens, bursts into the family temple.]Please, please help her.

Mulan:Father, I brought you some ... Whoop! [bangs into Fa Zu, he catches the tea pot on his cane while the cups hit the ground and shatter]

Fa Zu:Mulan ...

Mulan:I brought a spare!

Fa Zu:Mulan ..

Mulan:Remember, the doctor said three cups of tea in the morning ...

Fa Zu:Mulan.

Mulan:... and three at night.

Fa Zu:Mulan. You should already be in town. We're counting on you to ..

Mulan:Uphold the family honor. Don't worry, Father. I won't let you down. Wish me luck!

Fa Zu:Hurry! I'm going to ... pray some more.

In town

Woman #1:Fa Li, where is your daughter? The Matchmaker is not a patient woman.

Fa Li:Of all the days to be late! I should have prayed to the ancestors for luck.

Granny Fa:How lucky can they be? They're dead. Besides, I've got all the luck we'll need. [Holds up a wicker cage with a cricket inside.] This is your chance to prove yourself. [She closes her eyes and steps off the sidewalk.]

Fa Li:Grandma! No!

Granny Fa walks across the street; vehicles crash, but she emerges unharmed.

Granny Fa:Yup! This cricket's a lucky one! [Fa Li sighs.]

Mulan comes riding up on Khan, and hops off.

Mulan:I'm here! [looks at her mother] What? But, Mama, I had to--.

Fa Li:None of your excuses. Now, let's get you cleaned up.

Woman #1:This is what you give me to work with?
Well, honey, I've seen worse.
We're going to turn this sow's ear
Into a silk purse.

Mulan:It's freezing!

Fa Li:It would've been warm, if you were here on time.

Woman #1:We'll have you, washed and dried

Primped and polished till you glow with pride

Just my recipe for instant bride
You'll bring honor to us all.

Fa Li:Mulan, what's this?

Mulan:Uh ... notes ... in case I forget something.

Granny Fa:Hold this. [Hands Crickee to Fa Li] We're going to need more luck than I thought.

Woman #2:Wait and see, when we're through

Woman #3:Boys will gladly go to war for you

Woman #2:With good fortune

Woman #3:And a great hairdo

Both:You'll bring honor to us all.

A girl can bring her family
Great honor in one way
By striking a good match
And this might be the day

Woman #4:Men want girls with good taste

Woman #5:Calm

Fa Li:Obedient

Woman #5:Who work fast-paced

Fa Li:With good breeding

Woman #5:And a tiny waist

All:You'll bring honor to us all.

We all must serve our Emperor
Who guards us from the Huns
A man by bearing arms
A girl by bearing sons

Woman #6:When we're through,
You can't fail
Like a lotus blossom, soft and pale
How could any fellow say, "No sale"?
You'll bring honor to us all!

Fa Li:There, you're ready.

Granny Fa: Not yet! An apple for serenity
A pendant for balance
Beads of jade for beauty
You must proudly show it
Now, add a cricket, just for luck,
And even you can't blow it!
Mulan:Ancestors, hear my plea,
Please don't let me make a fool of me
And to not uproot my family tree
Keep my father standing tall.

Scarier than the Undertaker,
We are meeting our matchmaker!
Destiny, guard our girls,
Help our future as it fast unfurls
Please look kindly on these cultured pearls
Each a perfect porcelain doll ...

Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us
Please bring honor to us all!