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I don't like to answer the door. alright. she's sleepin'. who is? the girl. she is. can't you wake her up? no. I better pinch her eyes. oh. would you like to take the part of the alligator now? you be the alligator alright? I'll be whatever this is. Mister Alligator. what? would you ask the old lady what she likes to d...
right here in my mouth. take it from my mouth. Mr Alligator. what? will you ask the old lady what she can eat? here. ask her okay? ask her what she can eat. but what is it? it's peaches and pears. [offers imaginary food to Old Lady] oh thank you. that's good. I better put it over here. is the basket all full? yep. how ...
there's blue right here huh? what else? and there's white right here. and what else? there's white right here. and what else? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/040711.cha = = = [Mother is talking on the telephone in the living room as Sarah talks into microphone] hello there. hello. operator? will you give me two n...
oh they cut it out of the metal. but how the names get on it? how? maybe that was the name of the man who made this. hullo. how 'nd xxx are you coming here you. [Chanted. aft Chanted] who's this? [points to doll] I didn't name her. what do you call her? um see Sue Sue um Susie. Susie yeah yeah. what about that great bi...
uhhuh. hello. what'd he say? he said " hi." can he whisper? [shuts off mike] I like to shut it on 'n' off. what this say? ["Wollensak" on microphone] this. that says the same thing this says. do you know what the letters are? what? w o l um... t t. no this is the same isn't it? yeah I said both of them. oh okay. this ...
yep good. um n? s a k. very good. Elvis. Pinnochio Elvis. Pinnochio Elvis? snoop a poop vash toopa. problems problems problems. [makes screeching noise]? uhuh. can he see that it's dollie? hmhm he can only hear. oh. where's his ear? that's his ear. [makes blowing sound into microphone]? yeah. don't yell in it. [enters ...
what no Bosco? heavens. d' you have no Bosco? [washes Sarah's hands] boom. %int: Last boom is the loudest that was Aunt Dot. does Aunt Dot have some? boom boom. c'me 'ere. it must be funny not to be able to wash your hands when you wanna because you can't reach the sink. huh? it must seem funny not to be able to wash y...
twenty mule... what is it twenty mule team? [shouts]. I think that's Mister Gtalking on the telephone. it wasn't Mister G. that was Aunt Dot. is that really Aunt Dot? yup. was it? guess so. want a drink of milk? yeah yeah. look it the funny face. [on cookie box] a cookie with a bow. with a smile. with a eye. with hair....
mhm. no sir. no sir not me. somebody else did. it was already open easy. [interrupted by a sneezing fit] what? can we go down that store again? down near the firehouse? yeah. when you need somethin'? guess so. is it a nice store? huh? is it a nice store? um it's Phil's. [talking with cookies in her mouth] huh? it's fil...
do you think? that's what my mother always told me so. I guess it must be a good rule. do you think it is? uhhuh. good. I think dis is de bowl. [Again with mouth full of cookies] xxx there for. [Again with mouth full of cookies] hm? I said that's the washin'_machine. [points to glass of milk] why do you think what you'...
why do you do that Sarah? some boys and girls do that. some boys and girls do that? uhhuh. I got another school. when do you go there? every day. what's it like? it's um um what's that now the Children Haven. what do you do there? I... know what I do? what? I thought I was goin' color uh... I mean that teacher was gonn...
are you naughty? uh no but I ask her all questions she knows. what do you ask her? um are you the teacher? and what else? ?[laughs] and... this is what goes on at school? and do you lose your mind Missus Griffith? you say do you lost your mine Missus Griffith? yeah. what does she say to you? she says " hello Mister An...
what? um d' ya go pig oink oink did? make funny noises? yeah. I don't know. d' you? d' you know what a mind is? what? I don't know. do you know? nope. do you have a mind? yep. d' you? I think so. where's yours? right here. [points to her chest] right here? yeah. right. hm? I said where is yours? [points to her head] I ...
my heart's here. [Again eating a cookie as she talks] your heart and your brain are both there? yeah whoops. where's your stomach? up here. [points to head] oh I think you're kidding. you're pulling our leg. [looks under the table] did you check under the table to be sure? [laughs] oh you're a winner Sarah Marie. d' yo...
buhbuhbuhbuhbahbah. [sung. aft sung] Sarah! what did you do yesterday? tell Melissa what you did yesterday. [opens mouth wide] [aft points to cookie inside] I see. ah. [opens mouth wide] xxx what's going on around you. yeah. did you do something fun yesterday? nope. who did you play with? who did I play with? yeah. uh ...
the kitchen flewed away. oh. the kitchen flew away? was it scary? yeah. were you in the kitchen? nope. where were you? in bed. you know dreams are in bed. oh I know but in your dream were you in bed? yup. do you every have a dream where you're outside? do you dream that you're playing outside? I don't got a plane. play...
what do you think? I think um yes. will it? how will it fly away? it don't have no wings! [laughs] Sarah I think you're a big dreamer. how's your cold today? huh? why don't you hold off on the cookies for a while huh? go way. well goodbye. I am so thirsty. I'm not. you're not? want a cup a tea? yeah that'll be fine tha...
and I didn't know y' know that they were there. I kept saying seemed like every time I went to that cabinet y' know it was gettin' less 'n' less dishes. then finally the other day I found them. yeah. I was blamin' her. I put em there. no you didn't put em there. I could reach it. whoops. when you grow up Sarah how tall...
what if you were this much taller than your mother? I would be this tall. do you wanna be taller than her? I wanna be taller than her. 'cause I wanna be... that's not very hard either. no. what'd you get? you must have the same problem I have except yours is the opposite. oh devil dog. how tall are you? five one. just ...
[Mother and Melissa continue discussing height and size] it must be delicious. yeah. 'n' a top on it. and a top on it? mhm. like a sandwich? yeah. see now? you wanna open it? you wanna have it? no it's for you. how'd you know? y' like I think I like it though. [eats "Devil Dog"] what are ya doing? open it up. you're so...
birthday that makes your legs beautiful somethin'. you had Ann Marie's what? things. things that make your legs beautiful? yeah. what kind of things? uh it's not at this house but somethin' white that make your your legs beautiful. what do you do with it? [pants] tell her what you made the other day what we made in the...
what does it taste like? [eats] you asked for that one. whoops. Sarah why do you think a dog is called a dog? um it's a real dog. [mouth full of devil dog] 'cause what? it's a real dog? hunm. Sarah stop talkin' with your mouth full. now say it. [swallows]. yyy jog. what? can't understand you. g i k... are you spelling ...
I said " oh gee I'll let it dry and then I'll scrape it up." 'n' just let it y' know xxx. I thought that was the logical thing to do. but that doesn't work. it gets worse 'n' worse. it gets hard 'n' oh it was horrible. I spent 'till about ten o'clock last night tryin' 'a get it up off the floor. the floor oughta be cl...
Mommy I want jelly in it. we don't have any jelly. oh I did break that glass didn't I. Mommy can I have marshmallow in it? I don't have any marshmallow either. um we haven't got peanut butter 'n' salad jelly and slop mush 'ush. Sarah don't eat it that way. we have xxx... right between the... huh? does Sarah have the sa...
[coughs] whoops take it easy. I have xxx. I know you don't xxx. don't spill it. not. no I won't. see I didn't spilled it. no you didn't spilled it. was right up here. watch your arm. you're going to put your elbow right in it. yeah. you hungry Robin? is the swimming pool is open? yep. how do you know? how do I know? oh...
what do ya mean? %add: JOA is my dog got lost? %add: JOA well he'd be lost together. xxx lost together? yes they would. he was over here this morning. yeah I know... my dog. my dog was over here this morning. your dog was? seven o'clock. 'n' my dog was over here this morning. you goin' cry again? huh? you going to cry ...
hey don't cha like me? [1. laughs] aw. don't cha like me? this is the house of kids this week. all the confusion too. I'm not useta having two. 'n' you know 'n' they're both xxx. me too. you. you're the worst of all. she loves me when I'm sleepin'. I'm a pest but she can't resist loving me. you're goin' to miss us when...
after you eat your lunch. eat eat eat go ahead. take a drink of milk. you got an awful lot in my mouth. want me to unbutton this for a minute while ya eat. Sarah drink it right. [drinks]. now how do you write that down? %add: MEL alright you're goin' to make yourself sick xxx that... I told told ya doin' that. [comfort...
yes you did. no I didn't. yes you did. [laughs] yes you did. I mean no you did it. I mean no you didn't. that's a nice hair out. [makes cutting sounds] it hasn't even... it's over. this hasn't grown in yet. [Mother and JoAnne continue to discuss hair cuts] [shakes her head no] Sarah do you like summer squash? she doesn...
come on ge'... you won't be able to go to the pool if ya don't eat all your lunch. get up. get up. ya can't go swimmin' if ya don't eat your lunch. 'n' I have somethin' special for dessert. oh boy! oh boy! I'll help you eat. you get... %add: JOA did you dry your hands? %add: JOA I gotta sit down yeah. wet. cool you off...
you're cousins? Sarah? what's the matter with you today? the cat got your tongue? she's not talkin' at all today. you think Robin 'n' you look alike? do you think you look alike? huh? do ya? yeah! [Mother and JoAnne talk] [makes a noise]. oh boy! Cherry oh I'm goin' to have a feast. Sarah... eat... what's the matter wi...
all you're doin' is foolin'. Sarah close your mouth. why? because that's not nice. oh. come on. that's it. now cut it out. [curtly] I'm gettin' severed. [curtly] [3 unclear pronunciation and meaning /sEv3rd/ or /s6vird/] [coughs] don't cough on the table. you're not bein' very good today at all. um. do you like jello R...
[JoAnne continues to talk about Sarah and Robin] you through eatin' Sarah? want some cookies? Robin do you you want some cookies? huh? want some milk? hey her [ROBin's] sandwich bigger. you mean her sandwich is bigger. bigger xxx. oh look what Mummy's got. look what Mummy's got. doesn't that look good? golly that looks...
oh now I'm goin' put the milk on the cookie. close your mouth. no. [crumbles a cookie] Sarah. what is the xxx? xxx you could eat. don't xxx cookie Sarah. tell me what's the matter with you today? ah! didn't ya have enough sleep last night or what? huh? [crumbles cookie] now that's not... what're ya doin' that for? ther...
don't go swimming. I don't care. you can stay home all by yourself. I'm not I'm gonna go over Donna's house. [crying] you're goin' go over Donna's house? they don't want bad little girls. [cries] what? if ya don't stop it you'll get another one. I think you should go to bed for the afternoon. think you should go to bed...
be more talkative. c'me 'ere. stop whining! well stop it. you tired? [takes Sarah on her lap] no. [cries] huh? no. what well somethin''s the matter with ya. what's the matter? hungry? don't ya have some cookies? see now ya got Robin afraid. don't you like the cookies? what's the matter with you is you just haven't got ...
yeah. yeah. get me a kleenex Jo Anne in the bathroom. where? oh poor baby. another one of the fan club. [knock at the door] who is it? somebody at the door? yeah. [talks with neighbor while Sarah is on Mother's knee] I wanna go to xxx. what? I don't know what you're sayin'. I can't hear you. I wanna go to Margerie... I...
why am I warmed up? do you know. no. are you hot? no. are you cold? no. I'm just right. are ya a cool. no. just right. are ya hot? hm? are ya hot? nope. she's a fakerface Mummy. are ya cool? cool? are ya cool? cool? are ya cold? cool? ya know we hafta go find Chantilly today too. where is he? I don't know. he's down th...
they're heavin' one of those in the river. no. no. no. I don't know where xxx. you know where my dog is huh? well if I did ya think I'd be standin' here? [sighs] you feel better now that you've had your cry for the day? hm? who's that downstairs? rats. nobody I guess. [JoAnne and Mother talk] yeah. [speaks] who is that...
[Melissa and Sarah drowned out in the background] Sarah's havin' a big party Sunday... a lion? yeah. it is? yeah. is it a dog? is a dog a lion? is a cat? a cat? down there? who's that? I don't know. well if it is a cat I hope it doesn't chase my dog out of the the house. my dog in the house. she xxx? chases. going to h...
'n' you. yes. 'n' Jo Anne 'n' Robin 'n' Ann Marie 'n' Diane 'n' uh... who's Diane? she another cousin? do you know Ann? I don't know Ann. let's see that... bunch of girl. she's a girl? yeah. boy or girl. either one. [Mother and Melissa laughs] I don't know which one. girl or a boy. what color hair does she have? uh xxx...
none of the kids except for you 'n' Robin 'n' Jo Anne. that's all. 'n' me? yes. I know you the best. huh? yeah. Sarah... what's Sarah like? whoopee! what's who like? Sarah. what are you like? %add: SAR oh no. hm? no white. no one. you're like no one huh? you invisible? can ya come 'n' go? he isn't on yet. you're havin'...
now ya hafta be nice. I better have both o' them. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/030223.cha = = = [Sarah in the midst of lunch when Kent arrived, as the recording starts, Sarah has finished lunch and has started to draw at the kitchen table work] hey I do work. what work? look it. I'm working. are you writin'? m...
let's stay here. what color is the piece of paper? pink? pink. [nibbles on unfinished peanut butter sandwich] what color? I'm no like color. you know what color it is. huh? what is it? pink. it is not. you're teasin' me. you're teasin' me? hm? hey whose girl are you? huh? I yyy. you got xxx on the floor. I drop it. yea...
whose girl are you? it's cold. it is not. whose girl are you? [Sarah plays with and tugs at Mother] huh? ya didn't answer me. answer me. whose girl are you? you a'. you a'. you. oh yeah? hey is Jo ann my girl? hey yeah. that's my Jo ann huh? Jo ann. yeah is that my Jo ann? yeah my Jo ann. no that's my Jo ann. my Jo ann...
[a bouncing toy] I fa' down. do hopperoos fall down? bum bum... [2 continues to hop about] Sarah did you see Flintstone's this week? no ya didn't. they don't come on 'til tonight. Fred's on tonight. this is Thursday. I saw em on tv. [nods yes] at night. oh that's right. you're right. there was an advertisement. you're ...
yyy a dairy. huh? oh I gonna ge' a yyy. [6 fudgsicle?] get a what? whee I gonna. [has hopped to the refrigerator she opens the top compartment and then the freezer, she immediately attempts to yank a fudgsicle free] [2 sing song] wait a minute ya got that thing on. [rises and goes to the refrigerator to get a fudgicle ...
not Skippy. yes it is Skippy. Skippy peanut butter. what kind do you want? don't you like Skippy peanut butter anyways? huh? yeah? oodeyehyeh. Sarah... gi' me peanut butter. gi' me one. Sarah tell me a story about the hopperoo. hopperoo hop. where did he hop to? bri' ou' Bam bam and Pebbles. oh he went to see Bam bam a...
wait a minute. wait a minute? I'll think about it. do hopbang. [a dance step, the "hop+bang" where the party jumps to one foot and bangs the other down behind it] oh. do hopbang. show Kent how you can do hopbang. let me see. [executes step] that's it. I took a big bite. ya did. yeah I know it. I can see it. is that col...
the where? the show. [whispers] the show. yeah. tha''s wha' ya tol' me las' night. who did? you. I told ya I was goin' to take ya to the show? ya must 'a' been dreamin'. you wan' have bite? [offers fudgicle to both Mother and Kent] you? no thank you. what you had? hm? what you had. you ge' popsi'les? sometimes. I like ...
not at the moment. you had Loop loops. an' cereal. yeah. eeobeeo yyy ya better idea. all over my dress and I had ta iron it yeah. I still wanna know. why does a hopperoo hop? does he like to hop? does he chase bunnies? [shakes head no] no why not? who does he play with? who does the hopperoo play with? I'm a pill. [nod...
how's Bugs this week? [hops]. has he been eating carrots? what kind? I 'n('t) know. look it. [standing in front of Mother and pulls forward her shirt to expose bump on her throat] oh yeah. hey. come here. what? yyy my bump. oh yeah she's got a big bump. um what happened? my yyy did it. what? how did Sarah get the bump?...
[coughs] oh. I ma' Cindy. [I'm mad at Cindy] where ya goin'? I goin' ta get ta come here xxx. [exits to the bath+room] what're ya lookin' fo'? I ge' xxx though. I poke in jar. vitamins. oh you want your vitamin? yeah. oh 'cause I got em out here. come here I'll give you one. come here I'll give ya your vitamin. you're ...
[hops about] I'm hopper. my bit it. I'm wanna ge' some water. alright. chew that first. does Bugs take vitamins? I know that my hill one. you have one. where's my vitamin. xxx I'm a fall off. you almost fell off. hopbang. [makes sing song noises as she hops] [does a series of the hop+bang dance steps] hopbang. I fa' do...
[sits, looks at foot, takes off shoe] oh. Donna won('t) le' go. hol' me back and xxx push. sheep a Jane. she what? oh 'cause. leave your slippers on. I shine a... you're tryin' what? I like moccasins. oh we'll ge' xxx moccasins. hey I wo'e that in bed. what? see my new bathrobe? that's not... what? [exits to the hall w...
[exits and helps Sarah get the robe down from the peg Sarah runs in] uh Nana gave it to me. wanna put it on? now we'll get this a'. I'm cold. hop. [helps Sarah into her bathrobe] [hops about] Sarah. I goin' ge' my moccasins. Sarah... I going to get my moccasins. [exits] hey where's my udder one. [exits] it's right on t...
huh? I have xxx. [enters with her moccasins] hey I'm a dope dope. hey my mocca. in. xxx them. I took some a okay. I took some a... okay. Sarah how long have you had those? where'd you get these? hm? how's this for pretty? Bugs... I bought these in Canada. does that make you a real Indian Sarah? yup. it does. that's on ...
I wanna see Bugs. an' Mi'san'y. yeah. okay these are my xxx. [exits to get the animals, enters with Bugs and Millisandy, exits immediately] the baby. oh I bring em out. huh xxx. uh I b'ing more. oh. hey. think we could have a conversation between Bugs and Millisandy? oh I want Millisandy then. Sarah. Millisandy's falli...
does Mr Ears know the hopperoo? yep. are they good friends? yep. how good? this way. [holds out several fingers] how many 's that? two. [holds out seven fingers] oh. I'm gonna put em on the lady. [lays Mr Ears to rest on the kitchen floor] him lay down. tha''s it. hey now way ge' this one. is it time for him to take a ...
alright. le' me see. he xxx he kind. [Bugs Bunny, "what's up, what's up doc."] what was that? [pulling the string that animates Bugs] tha''s you. what? tha''s you. tha''s you. not me. [Bugs Bunny, "hey, what's up doc?"] Judy has knock. she does. watch your arm. knock em over. what's his name? [holds the little monkey a...
how old is that? three. I gonna get a hm I put rug on 'im. put ri' here. [lays two dolls next to Mr Ears who is already lying on the floor] uh there. are those Mister Ears' children? xxx gi' me him. okay. what do ya say? please. he's goin' right there. an' ache he ti'ed. is he? yeah yyy pu' you wi' here on bed. do they...
[exits to get Sarah down] ow. hm? Sarah. Sarah Kent's talkin' to you. what color blanket? awoh. [exits] she gets every towel in the house. every one. turn around an' ya can't find a towel. he'e's a piece o' blanket. 'kay? yeah. oh Millisandy says " I'm cold." " Sarah I'm cold." I cover you up. oh says Millisandy " Sa...
[enters] yyy oh blockins. we cover you up. did you know that Millisandy was yelling about the cold. whoop hee' wait a minute. there. [covers Millisandy and adjusts the blanket] " thank you Sarah." [as Millisandy] oh. what do you say when Millisandy says thank you like that? wait a minute. we're gonna play games. we. we...
[throws little monkey to the floor] oh you need a blankie. pu' a oh there. ah okay I wanna go an' shower. you can goin' shave. where ya gettin' this business about the show? you didn't tell Kent you went to church last Sunday. oh first time? no she's gone befo' but she was very good. except when they came around with t...
were you here when she went to the circus? no. tell me about it. the lion on the tiger. what? two pounds. a lion on... a lion on the tiger. oh? is it? y' mean the lion that was on the horse? [nods "yes"] the one that jumped up on top of the horse? [nods "yes"] 'n' rode around on the horse? yeah. the lion yeah. uhhuh. w...
mhm. and horsies. mhm. and lions and tigers and... and dogs and elephants and and donkeys. what did the elephants do? [demonstrates elephant walk] oh they just marched around? yeah and this... and they sitted down. and they put their feet up and walked around. oh. that must've been funny. huh? yeah we had a lot of fun ...
the man gave me a broken one. and what'd you tell him? nothin'. I couldn't have time to tell him. oh goodness. so you hadta take home a broken toy? yeah. mhm. what were you gonna do? not goin' tell. [touches microphone] take your hand off there. I thought you were gonna call the police. that's all she yelled xxx all th...
mhm I don't think so. where would you sleep? I will bring my bed. with you? how would you get there? by train. mhm. [takes elastic off Sarah's "pony tail"] ow. I know it. who put this in? me. let me get it out. oh you get it out. there it is. that wasn't too hard was it? that was you. hm? you put in that elastic. aren'...
we don't sing or dance. no? we play games. with Bozo? no. with the friends. the who? the cousins and friends. whose cousin? you know cousins and friends. cousins and friends huh? yeah. are you going to be there by yourself? no. who are you goin' with? I'm goin' with... with who? um I forget their name. Darleen. and... ...
yeah. oh. why is that? 'cause she was up late last night and was up early this mornin' so she hasta take a nap. [tries to get elastic around her wrist] no? oh it's hard. I told you it stops the circulation. from who? from anybody. what do you want lost your arm? 'n' we hafta go to Boston today and change your costume. ...
it looks like all colors. it's all colors. [sets Sarah's hair] uhhuh. what about the other one? what? hm? don't you have another one? [nods "yes"]. yeah. but we don't got that one in do we? it's over Nana's house. the star ballerina is over Nana's house. and what else do you do? Charm waltz. huh? Charm waltz. Charm wal...
will you be here at night? no. ask her if she wants to go. wanna go? I would love to go except that I hafta teach at night on Monday. where do you teach in town? at Bu. oh. at Bu. right. the show's at um... what time does the show start? seven thirty? seven thirty. no it's two o'clock. two o'clock. you're a star. you'r...
oh you're a card xxx. you've got an answer for everything haven't ya? yeah. huh? yeah. whose girl are you? Mama's. Mama's girl. 'n' Auntie Marion's. Auntie Marion's? 'n' yours. yeah. have you been down to the beach yet Sarah? wait 'till I fix your hair. well le' me put the rest of the pin curls in. Bozo'll take one loo...
you'll be wide awake after your nap and you'll have such a good time. and next Monday she's gotta sleep half of the day because she hasta be real chipper to do her dance. mhm. I'm not gonna. you're not gonna do your dance? mm no. on the stage with all the makeup on 'n' everything? [shakes head "no"] whoopee. look at Ju...
her mother's got three costumes all bought 'n' everything. they're havin' an awful time with her. huh? yeah. yeah. 'n' she's doin' the dance that you did a couple of years ago when you were little. yeah. I did my dance when I was little. yeah. but she didn't do her dance when she's little. no. you always did your dance...
how are all your friends Donna and Ann Marie? good. Donna's awful but Ann Marie's good. what's wrong with Donna? she fights. oh. so do you stay away from her? [nods "yes"]. not what? not she... Donna teases all the time 'n' Donna has false teeth. Donna teases all the time. she has what? false teeth? [Telephone rings, S...
don't you remember? about two weeks ago? about a week ago? last week it was. what is the postcard for? what's it for? yeah. it was just a picture I sent you. oh. you saw it. you had it out in the yard playin'. remember you took it out and showed Donna and Betty and Ann Marie when you got it? [goes to refrigerator]. wha...
my hair's gettin' long. that's true. isn't it? do you want it to get long? yeah. how long? dis long. why? because. what will you do with it then? I will comb it down. doesn't it get snarls when it's long? yeah and sometimes smooth. y' know that. did you tell me you went to the circus two times? [nods "yes"] was it the ...
[nods "yes"] oh that was just like a little carnival not the circus. that was different from the big circus wasn't it? yeah. what did they have there? they had elephants 'n' circus. up the street they had an elephant? yeah. are you sure? yeah. I think you're... I don't know... Sarah I think you're dreamin'. there. your...
?[brings pen to Gloria] what should I do? give me a piece of paper. please. please pretty please. with sugar on it? [draws] hey. a cup of tea? you bumped me. were burrer erer erer erer erer. what are you making? a father toy. a father toy? yeah. hey this week is Father's Day isn't it? yeah. oh next Sunday Father's Day?...
pigtails? I just put your hair up in pin curls? pin curls? yeah. xxx awful funny to... you can't set her hair in rollers. it won't come out at all. there. now I will make a little head. want me to make a bunny? sure. 'kay. [draws] what are ya makin'? a bunny. oh a bunny. what is that? a bunny. there. now I make the hea...
and make his head down here. oh. [draws] like that? [draws] do I forget somethin'? [draws] what about whiskers? oh yeah. [hums] [Chantilly is barking] wowwowwowwowwowwowwowwow. wow. there make a moustache. mhm you made a moustache? [nods "yes"]. what else does a bunny have? um more ears. how many? seven. really. 'n' a ...
[exits] you. no I already went. I just came home. just came home xxx. [re-enters with teddy bear]. see? he doesn't talk. hi Millisandy. doesn't talk. what would he say if he knew how to talk? I don't know. say uhuh. [directs teddy bear to talk] what would you say if you were him? [laughs] like how? [snaps fingers] oh I...
I can... yeah. I could snap now because I'm a big girl. mhm. Nana can't lift me up. I'm big. you are getting bigger. [laughs] how high do you wanna be? that big. do you wanna be that big? are you up to that big? huh? uhuh. most people go down to that big. are you gonna go to that big? ?[makes straining noises] [aft as ...
put it down easy. she's gonna be a lady wrestler. I think she is. I'm big and strong as the piggie bank. be careful now. there's people downstairs y' know. that sounds like a truck coming across. truck. sleepy? [exits then returns with plastic scissors]. scissors. I found em in my drawer. scissors. mine. make snap nois...
see. look at... gi' me a pencil too. yeah. here's another pen. and don't bite it. what? you got the pen all bit. who? you. oh. Mommy how you cut? I wanna cut the corners off. Mommy. yeah. [shows Sarah how to use scissors] this way. [shows Sarah how to use scissors] you hafta hold the paper. [shows Sarah how to use scis...
huh? it doesn't cut very good. can I cut all the way like that? you can try first. you got it backward. not side ways frontward. that's right. these aren't very good. you cut it off for me alright? there. cut some of it off. hold the pencil. see she got some of it off. mhm. two corners. see you make a line like... this...
uh look it Mommy. uhhuh. a pencil. [tries to cut with plastic scissors] [brings metal scissors] these ones are better. try these. anything'd be an improvement. don't cut your finger. I cut some of it off. see? I made a tent. a tent? it's only a little piece huh? mhm. [sighs]. what are you writing Sarah? a tent. a tent?...
yup. [laughs] you never go to my car do ya? to where? in the car. yeah I go in the car. not in your car. no. I'm gonna throw this in the bucket. it's already full. yeah. these cut. watch your eyes. ["catches" paper in scissors]. a whale? a whale? no. where do whales live? I don't know in the sea. in the sea. yup. in th...
whale the sea. the sea whales the sea. the man took him out. I saw froggie there now. cut a froggie. [laughs, then coughs]. cover your mouth. I must be comin' down with a cold. Sarah what did you do to your cheek? a mosquito bit me. does it itch? no. I got some of it out. is that the beginning of a froggie? yeah the fr...
I caught some. we had no intentions of going anywhere after the wake. we come out we walked y' know all around and I figured it's so beautiful up there the fountain. I keep meaning to go up there. oh it's swell. we come out... I had taken the Mass Turnpike in... as you come up from the Mass Turnpike it said no parking....
[continues cutting throughout Mother's monologuea] he said " I wondered what you three were laughing about." we lost the car y' know. finally he said " I don't know where you could've put it." there's a little parking lot way down behind there you go down then you go up and down. he said " the cars always get towed ...
huh this is a drum. that's the drum. everytime I think about last I start laughing. what? every time I think of last night can kill myself laughing. three idiots walkin' up and down the sidewalk. oh. you feel so silly and helpless. we didn't know whether to go right or to go left. nothing looked familiar. we didn't kno...
" I don't want the dime." " but I put the dime in." she said. well she was right. that's terrible. she's not fresh. they lose more money that way than by giving out a few dimes to people who put things in just as a matter of principle. yeah Eleanor says " I don't care about the old stinking dime but it was the only on...
it was the emergency button and bells were goin' all over the place. we took off and left him standing there. then we got locked in one of the rooms upstairs near the pool. oh dear. everything happens. xxx I'm not goin' anywhere with you. her and her bright ideas. um. Sarah try holding it here and here and then you can...
I know how to cut. there. you want a cup of tea? uh yeah I'd like... would you like some? okay thanks. cup a tea. I'm going to New York the week after the twelfth. oh that whole week? no I'm going Thursday afternoon and will be back... um. the twelfth of October? yeah the week after the twelfth. know what? [laughs] the...
what? [laughs] the what? popped out the Romper Room. pop out the Romper Room? ow. burned yourself? yeah. I'm gettin' like you. I'm gonna cut a big piece off. ow. [Sarah laughs] you cut... I don't know what you go wrong. psh psh psh. wsh. put it right there. [Sarah exits, returns with tiger] here's a tiger. you forget t...
to it? mhm. look at a tiger. he doesn't bite. what's that? a tiger. now what's this? [points to parts of tiger] tiger hair. mouth. his mouth? no. dis is his whiskers. dis is his mouth. his other whiskers are gone. tiger hair! why you didn't put the top on? [refers to garbage pail] because there's too much rubbish in it...
ow. I... Kent started calling me Millisandy. [exits] Mommy. what? I keep forgettin' I put the tea bags over here. I'm gonna change them back. what? [returns with clown doll]. what? here's Bozo the clown. he doesn't talk. doesn't Bozo talk? he. he walked on the paper. [makes Bozo walk on the table] he didn't want what? ...
[Sarah exits, returns with other clown doll] a talkin' Bozo? a talkin' Bozo. here's another Bozo. huh he talks. [pulls string making Bozo "talk"] [aft Sarah laughs] tell me what he said. that's a rootin' tootin' trick huh? a rootin' tootin' what? trick. trick. trick. real cool clown xxx. that. [serves tea]. okay. there...