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if Sandra broke some more... I not gonna k take no more out. you can't take them out anyway. you take them out 'n' you'll lose them. you come back with nothin'. everytime ya take anythin' out the door that's the end of it huh? all my crayons. [makes a noise] oh stupid. %add: herself color blue one xxx... that's not blu...
xxx what? no. that's you. c'me 'ere. you c'me 'ere. [enters]. I goin' to show somethin'. thought xxx dancing recital? uh the twenty eighth. yeah. is she getting all excited? seems pretty far away for xxx... not 'till really she goes down for the piano player 'n' everythin' you know. she thinks it's all a big joke. you ...
oh he saw that. they saw that. what was outside the window? a little bird... xxx down. from matches 'n' um... she put it in on the houses. she 'n' the man... I'm let it fall down. hm. [noise] 'n' her Mommy told her not to catch matches. that's very good. do you touch matches? hunm. do you ever have matches? [shakes her...
hm? yeah. hello. yeah. a yyy. yeah. oh let me go... let me go. oh I have a little girl. I have a little gir'... I have a little yyy too here it is. [makes noises] that's not an Easter egg. that's a dress. no this is. a ball game. what? hey. [makes a noise] [pants] Sarah do you have a grey crayon? yep. do you have one? ...
blue yellow silver... tell me which ones you have. what's that? white... [makes a noise] Mommy don't... yeah. yeah. this the one she had last year. [continue to discuss Sarah's dancing costume and Sarah's dancing number] this the one she had last year. that's in the picture... Mommy get the measles. he's got the measle...
let's hear the rest of the song. she was sing... [cut off by 4] little China children do not xxx and sing. little China children do not drive and swing. this is a family from the fr very nice to me. sea. 'n' you hope you like my dance about that ran across the sea. I hope so long right down to um... very nice to me. 'n...
sing my song... oh... can Sarah come out? no. she's goin' to dancin' school honey. okay. I goin' after I go out. [closes the door]. before you go out. I goin' out three times. Sarah you don't do that to crayons. why? because they get all gooey. you can't color with them when you do that. I'll hafta take them away. no. ...
does Daddy ever share yours? [shakes head no] no? I share Daddy's. [makes noises] hot huh? %add: GUE and MEL it was hot yesterday. %add: GUE and MEL you think it's really started for for the summer now. %add: GUE and MEL [aft Mother and Melissa discuss the weather] [makes noises] they're not all gooey. we're goin' to a...
that's gooey yeah. uhuh that's not in your mouth! I xxx. no. [makes a noise]. uhuh that's not in your mouth! what's that? a xxx stairs. [makes noises] xxx Beatles xxx Beatles. [makes a noise]. yeah. you're a Beatle alright. you're a Beatle. sometimes you look like the Beatles. I love you yeah yeah yes. no I love you uh...
you're goin' to hafta take that up ya know. [makes a noise,]. [makes a noise,] she knows that Shindig playing on television. Shindig? [Mother and Melissa discuss Shindig] Shindig? [Mother and Melissa discuss Shindig] I wanna yyy up. go up where? go up... where's up? go oh well. I go xxx. [makes noises] you better get i...
this is Milly. Mary who? Milly. sing that song super... what's that how do you sing that song you sing? supercalif'agilistic'alidocious. even knows a funny word... you could say it 'n' I couldn't. how do you say it? how do you say it? supercalif'agilistic'alidocious. 'alidocious. [prompts Mother] she could say it 'n' I...
[mumbles] chimchimidee. I'll hafta get her that album xxx. no I didn't see it. I didn't see the picture... you know but she likes all the songs. she... she xxx them on a record? yeah. xxx isn't the kid downstairs has the record. who? Jo Anne. doesn't she have Mary Poppins? who has Mary Poppins? Sheryl do. who? Sheryl. ...
no I meant to put a piece of towel inside the pan. oh. oh I see. is that better? oh the television broke down. oh what went wrong with that? couple o' tubes I guess. couple o' tubes I guess. that's gone out to be fixed. ge' tv in again? no it's not in again. no come out here Sarah. [exits to follow and retrieve Sarah] ...
[comes over to kitchen table and seats herself] what are you doing erasing? who came to see you last night? who came to see you? who was here? [points to Mother] me? what? I made it q. huh? I made it q. you don't mean ya made a q? dat a q. yeah. that's a q. that's a q. that's pretty good. uh dat a q. that looks like a ...
uhhuh. dis way. he make a Momma 'n' a baby 'n' sister. is that so? [in mock wonderment] now I make em. [drawing the breath in] uh sit dere Mother woof. [drawing the breath in] hey I can''. [drawing the breath in] sure ya can. [angry sound. angry sound,]. huh? where's your what? where's my mask? in the towel. the what? ...
wi' you ma'? oh I'm writing a story. you make uh s? you want me to write a s? one line here. 'n' one there. [knock at the door] one minute who is it? [rises to go to the door] Mommy I get it. [gets down from her chair and runs from the room] 'kay xxx. come on 'n' see how bad your God damned thing. what's this. it's jus...
in through here by the pipe. well she's gonna try 'n' get somebody. well it's upstairs. yeah that's what I said it's upstairs. oh I thought it was here 'n' I blew my xxx why duh I have a building with so many leaks. I don't make em. better go upstairs. she's not up there xxx. she must be. [starts to leave] [walks down ...
I guarantee it. des a yyy. it's leakin' again Mummy. n not here. oh. [exhale] what cha doin' honey? oh. you want some would ya like some Cocoa Puffs? no? what else? what d' ya want? I want... Cocoa pops? Cocoa Puffs. oh. up. you're not havin' Seven up for breakfast. up after ya had your cereal. xxx the refrigerator. Se...
oh she's going to say you weren't leaking? mhm. I'm the proof. she... where it? that's enough. you can drink that. then you can have milk. they didn't tell ya 'til Monday. Wednesday was the holiday. oh that's right yeah. I couldn't get it through my head for two weeks that yesterday was gonna be a holiday anyway. ya go...
well eat it nice. you know... oh. you look like an orphan. you had a good time last night. look it. let me see. oh it's all gone now. it's all healed up isn't it? she was restless all night. oh dear. oh dear. does that mean she's coming down with something? no. no. I think she was just over tired. Tressa... who? Tressa...
Tressa. Tressy you mean? Tressa. I want Tressa. I better send for that doll. I want Tressa. what's Tressa? it's a doll. oh. that's xxx doll. d' you have a picture of her? [to Sarah] huh? do you have a picture of Tressa? [sneezes] awoh. bless you. [gives sigh of relief. aft gives sigh of relief,]. what? I ge' 'ew pai' s...
it's on my... hm? [someone knocks at the door] uhoh the'e's a xxx man. let's see. who's that? let's see. who's that? can you tell? you got a leak? [agitated. a repair man arrives to fix leak] [aft exits to answer the door] where's the water comin' from? upstairs. oh. I believe xxx. xxx to look at it? yeah. Tressa red b...
show me. here're your bottles. whe''s my bottles? here they are. your bottles. I wan' pu' some milk in it. yeah well put your xxx. milk. two waters. the top onto this one. xxx slippers. I can't xxx. every time I go up there they're out o' them. and ya can't have anything but this kind. my pretty slippers. oh they are b...
xxx over here. 'kay. don('t) fo' so' fo' me. ge' some? better put a diaper on the baby. you put a diaper on? [2 Sarah and Mother have re-entered] okay. now you better put a diaper on the baby. xxx she go' no diaper on? no. here let's put some kleenex. oh Momma's going to diaper the baby. look at that. here's your xxx. ...
where'd I ever get you from? hm? where'd I get you from? he... [inhales] okay. [finishes the diapering job] yeah. is that bett'? show me. oh how nice. you better cradle her in your arms here. like this that's it. me. oh how nice. you better cradle her in your arms here. [squeals] is she drinking? see... oh my how nice....
how 'bout that. this thing all wet huh? just like a baby. babies get all wet too. don't they? I know it. I yyy yyy. look if your Mommy had fed you that way would you ever have collie. oh I see. oh you're squeezing the bottle aren't you. it dribbling. yeah. she's dribbling. mhm. here's another kleenex to wipe her off. [...
want a good dollie. ge' some more. [sing song] she stood up a little bit huh? yeah. yeah. well I hate to heck to have you feed me. you think you better burp her? yeah. come on. [irritated] come on. [irritated] [aft triumphant, agressive noises] you were... who d'op 'is? you were a little grouch the other day weren't yo...
it was one of the yyy. hey look it. well wipe it off. don't have look good lord. she got her bottle up on her forehead 'n' everything else. um yyy yyy. huh. a one um her bottles. those are bottles. [tired exasperation] those are bottles? what do ya? yes bottles. bottles. [sing song,] come in si' down. Tressa. hey this ...
Sarah. okay. Sarah. okay. I'll get her name? tha''s her name? mhm. little Sarah. yes. she's uh li'le one. I'm a big Sarah feed her. I'm feed her. I'm gonna feed her. hm. [rasping indicating irritation] uhoh. [as if just completed something requiring a great physical effort] I put it on 'er. this fo' my gang. that's you...
uhoh. i's all over uhoh. clean i' a' up Mommy. you clean i' all up? 'kay? it's a darn good baby if it doesn't wet. hm get some mo'e. hm hm. hey hm um. think... hey... still dry? still dry. what a good little doll. I wish you were that good when you were a baby. I know it. yeah you were a devil. weren't cha? a devil ove...
bring them both over. bring big Sarah over and little Sarah over. okay. oh there's little Sarah. okay. little Sarah you say what I say. may did xxx. yyy yyy xxx. oop nikdeepoing. oh we deetoing. yeah. yeah very good. ge' some mo'e water. I'll get the water. you listen to Gloria. ge' some mo'e water. alright. you listen...
here's a hard one. in toy goguh. oh gee ya. [loud rising sound] de ge' the bottle xxx. [loud rising sound] fainkomeh but. gaintoebita. hey how you get this xxx. let me try. 'kay. how get ow... let me get it out. do you want it out or do you want it in. no out. what d' ya want it out fo'? oh I'll hafta pull too hard. oh...
yeah that's the way it goes. ya wouldn't wanna break it. would cha? I wa' da'. will yyy? huh? ya will yyy up? you'll break it. can little Sarah say this? you uh be. let me see if I can fix this. you listen to Gloria okay. okay. okay. little Sarah. I'm a big Sarah. you're big car okay. big Sarah may but kengee. may be g...
little Sarah can't do that can she. big Sarah can. here's another one big Sarah. bainkoemehbuht. ainkoewaignike. very good big Sarah. okay. big Sarah here's another one that little Sarah can't do. doybigienpad. baakehniya. [rasping sound,] guessin'. [very low] that was very good big Sarah. you're gettin' better and bet...
ge' some mo'e water. oh ya got some water in it. de no' plenty water. hm? des not plenty water. uh des not plenty water. well let me see. see? see Mommy? oh there's plenty uh water in there. listen! can you try two more big Sarah? okay. de beepubnut. beegayguhpuhgay. [end of episode] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sar...
cuckoo. oh. [sighs] no. [sighs] see it goes inside like that. [sighs] like that see? [sighs] it has a trunk. [sighs] way down. [sighs] it's all white. [sighs] what is that? that's gonna be a bird with a trunk. [laughs,] 'n' he gets a costume on. [laughs,] le' me make... oh I can make sumpin. [whispers] you can't write ...
[makes horns with fingers on her head] where did you see that? well it... [gives her paper] [bef laughs] I saw some in barns. [gives her paper] can I have some paper? [gives her paper] whoops. whoops. here you go. see if you can write as fast as me. you can write fast? yeah. mhm. [talks on the telephone in the living r...
a bu... a what? a bull'seye. a bull'seye? that's his hair. huh? that's his hair. he has long hair y' know. see he has hair too. yeah. right here. 'n' here's his stones. there. 'n' here's his feet. dere. want me make a cow 'n' a horse in a barn? [laughs] yeah. alright. like dat. here's de barn. here's dis is de one dat ...
it's gonna be a blue one. barn. see? the monster. monsters are big huh? yep. like dis one. he can't sit on chairs 'cause dey dey big 'n' 'n' dey strong. yeah. does monsters have hands? I think so. hey. uhhuh? did you scribble on like dat? uhhuh. why? I made a mistake. oh. sometimes you hafta cross it out. do you ever m...
xxx bill. see the Wicked Witch? is she the Wicked Witch in the barn? yep. she has long hair. I have hair y' know. I know. d' you want it to be longer? yeah. like dis. d' you know the Wizard of Oz? did you ever see them? see who? Wizard of Oz on tv. who on tv. Wizard of Oz? wizard a boss? Wizard of Oz. oh Wizard of Oz. ...
right. alright. it's like de a huh? uhhuh. it's goin' be all hay. dat more like a witch. uhoh I forgot somethin' in dere. what d' you forget? a nose 'n' a mouth. eyebrows! oh. face! face? doesn't that have face? nope. [laughs] yes it does. [laughs] tell me what this is. a hat. a hat? wicked witches has hats do they? su...
a mistake? yep. you always make a mistake. aw that's not very nice. you always make a mistake. yep always do. why? just sloppy I guess. I'm not as neat as Gail is am I? no. she's very tidy. what dat spells? it says " no." all that? no just that. what all of it spells? that spells how. that spells made mistake again. d...
do you wanna see how you make it? y' just do like that. I can make a six. like dis. up 'n' down line. that's right. 'n' I can make r r 'n' a p. a what 'n' a p? r r. see. look it. that's very good. that's perfect. [laughs]. that's perfect. she can write pretty good. getting better. see I... dis how you make one. dat how...
dose are xxx. they good. I know how to make a d. let's see. this is a g? a d. oh a d. like a d. a d. see? uhhuh. see ya make it down 'n' around. I can make one of these easy. I just... but I can make one go 'cross. one go down. I can make a crisscross. make a what? crisscross. yep. easy. can you make one like this? oh ...
is that what you useta do? no. never did? uhhuh. when I was a baby huh? huh Mommy? oh sure when you were a baby you useta do a lot o' things. wanna see me play pattycake too? looks if you gonna make a mistake. yep pretty soon. oh you made a mistake. yeah I did. that's too bad. you you can still write on it. yeah. you c...
I gonna copy it. okay. what you do next? what you do to all that? what all that spell? it spells lots of words. lot o' lot? mhm. what dis spell all a them? that says crisscross make only can they. 'n' what a dat spell? there? yeah. well that was a mistake and I can't remember. I don't remember. [sighs]? what did I do f...
huh? what are ya writin'? dis? what is it? a g. a what? a g. a g? see? I can make it without puttin' it in dere. it's easy. what? the same right in dere right dere. oh. see? I can make a c like dat 'n' cut it out. that's not a c. oh. how dat? what is it? it's... [points to water heater] well what is that over there? [p...
huh what you think? hm. oh you made a mistake again. did I? 'cause you get a clean piece a paper. I'm gettin' my clean piece a paper. you want another one? mhm. do you have a back side? xxx messing it up. okay here we go. she's takin' a lot a paper from you. how come you like to write? a lot a snow's comin' down. do yo...
no it ain't. that's a j. it doesn't look like a j. mhm. what's that? a w. a w. 'posed to have a d in it. does it? what are ya tryin' a spell? tryin' a spell paper. 'n' you wrote war. paper. paper begins with a p. 'n' d-s too? no p. I know how to write somethin'. I did p. a. I did a in dere. well that's a different word...
you tell me. you're the one that's sposta be writin' it. you know. the one you said first. d. that's not a d. this is a d. uhoh I was wrong. um dis. let me see you write your name. it's a... see how fast you can write your name now. aw. [writes her name] you got it wrong. what? you got it s a r h a. it's a s a r a h. w...
cat. that spell cat? c a what? what? I'm askin' you. c a what? c a r? no that spells car c a r. oh I know how to spell car now huh? mhm. can you write it? alright. want me to write car? mhm. want me to have it with some glass over it? yeah. alright. see dis is how you make some go now like that. want me make it red? ok...
the red one. oh the red one's a red one. see the xxx go all over you. what? see the xxx go all over your face. boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo. [exits] are you gonna take Sarah when you go or do you put her in school this afternoon? oh I take her with me. I guess I forgot where you said you were going. ...
draw it for her. you mean to draw it? a car draw a car. how you draw a car? with glass over it. [phone rings] let me get it. can I get it? oh Sarah. hello. [talks on phone] uh yeah. [talks on phone] is that car is all finished? [talks on phone] it it what? is that car all finished? yeah. [laughs at pun] I think so. [ma...
oh. with babies in it? baby what? [Mother still on phone] yeah. [Mother still on phone] that she stop talking in the telephone. what kind a babies go in that nest? a bird babies. let me think. yeah yeah I would. [on phone] yeah. [on phone] um how you make a bird? I never make one. they sleepin'. she's asleep. I'm telli...
alright. they fly up in there huh? now there. how's it look? pretty good. it's pretty darn good. let me draw another one? mhm. alright. first you draw the tree alright? okay. a different order this time huh? yeah. [end of episode] now up now down. [end of episode] sometimes I can write on. [end of episode] = = = child...
[bef] [draws] you want me... [aft] [draws] what? look at dis. is that a butterfly too? [shakes head "no"]. a banana? it havin' a hand. what? havin' a hand. [goes to kitchen cabinet] see it's... see? it's this banana. [shows picture of animated banana on box of cornflakes with "instant" bananas] see it's that banana. se...
[laughs] what is that? a hand gettin' a match. what? a hand gettin' match. a hand getting a match? yeah. what's it gonna do with the match? it will blow up the house. [shouts] why? alright now... what would you do with a yyy? m m match xxx not yyy. what would you do with a match? well I will get dead. you will? [nods "...
he put the hose out. and what does the hose do? they spray water to take the fire out. and y' want me to make my daddy? [draws] sure. [laughs]. ash. he has eyeglasses on. does your daddy wear eyeglasses? yeah. oh. sunglasses. %int: high-pitched voice hello there. %int: high-pitched voice [circles each eye with thumb an...
xxx she says [shoebox is on table] " you wouldn't hit a girl with eye glasses." oh show her what's in the box. [shoebox is on table] alright. [Sarah's toe shoes are inside] oh how beautiful! are those for you? yep. don't pull the strings 'till we get em fixed. see? they're not fixed yet. what hasta happen to them? the...
ballets. yeah but what else? what's the other name? these? no what's the shoe got over here? to stand on? well you dance. what's the name of them? see? look. [sits on floor and puts toe protector on her heel] this ain't for your heel o' course. that isn't for your heel. uhuh. what's it for? up here. to cover your toes?...
dey fit me o' course. look at my sensible hat. [puts toe shoe on her head] look at your sensible hat? see. I like dese. don't get em dirty. dey fit me. do you know how to dance with them? uhhuh. can I show her? you can't put them on until next week after we get them all sewed. you hafta get the ribbons sewed on. you ha...
this is more. c'n I do this too xxx. Mommy can I put em on? dis de right thing? the right one? I don't know to be honest with ya. I can't remember. I think they go this way. alright now push your foot. see my heel pushes em in. will you sew them on today? Sarah I can't sew them on 'till I get the elastic. oh. [tries to...
it stands... alright now let me see. now don't forget to push your foot up. now put your foot down. [stands on one foot] go ahead. see? that's why they hafta be sewed. elastic here tie all the ribbon around tie it all around your leg so it won't go off. but the ribbon hurts me. the ribbon won't hurt. not when you stand...
a gypsy girl. yeah 'n' a total girl. a what? a total girl. I don't know where she gets this total girl. she's gonna sing a song " I'm a flirt." from a striptease act I think. [goes to phonograph in living room where dance records are]. you can't put the record on. why? 'cause the tape is on. [re-enters with a record] ...
not gonna go to the fireman's 'til Sunday. can I play with him? who? Daddy. Daddy? [tosses her pajama bottoms in the air] what did you do? xxx come back. Sarah it's gonna land right in the sink. now stop it. stop stop stop stop stop. Simon says don't stop. go fast go fast. never mind Simon says. hey big daddy. [sings] ...
[goes to bed+room] fine. what? fine. oh xxx. what are ya doin'? [calls] Sarah? I can't go out today. [calls from bed+room] [goes to bed+room]. c'me on there. what are ya doin'? I'm lookin' for a book. you got plenty o' them to look for. xxx your book. Mommy I can scribble on my books. [enters with a book] no you don't ...
you scribble on em 'n' I'll throw em away. then they're no good. I scribbled on it. you're gettin' ornery today. you can't get me. [clutches book and runs] [aft makes teasing noises] Sarah show me that book. Sarah show her the book. I didn't had a horsie. what? I didn't had a horsie book. you didn't have a horsie book?...
on an eyeglass kick today? yeah. first you make a head huh? then you make the eye. make... make de nose. does that look like you? then. I hafta go to a wake tonight. another one. seems there's nothin' to do but go to wakes. a man around the corner. this is my hand. he's been boardin' with my Grandmother for years. mhm....
mhm. how many fingers on your hand? one two... one two three four five. right. is that five? is it? well count them. count. one two three. [counts fingers on picture] yes? one two three four. did I did five in there? you'll hafta look and see. count em again. [shakes head] you need another finger. one two three four. o...
'cause I'm a big baboon. is that why? yeah. what can a big baboon do? [hits herself] what? now hit myself. that's bein' real stupid. stupid. yeah. Sarah say problem. problem. last night I don't know what she was talkin'. somethin' to Donny. 'n' she said " oh Daddy we have an awful big..." problem. 'n' she tried to say...
where's my alphabets? [exits] le' me look 'n' see. watch it. the alphabets. hey oodoodoo. what letter is dis? [re-enters with plastic letters] it has... you're gonna leave that here? are you taking it back with you? I'm taking it back. you didn't get the other one fixed yet huh? haven't got it back yet? yes but someone...
sposta go back to work next month. he died of uh no quick pneumonia. mhm. a blood vessel broke? mhm. 'n' went into the lungs? mhm. 'n' xxx. and they were trying four days to get him to go into the hospital 'n' he wouldn't go. I was on the phone trying to get him in. mhm. 'n' if he had gone he would've been alright. mhm...
what happened? he died. why? [shrugs shoulders] what happened to Danny Thomas? we buried him xxx. pardon? we buried him. where? out that way. uhhuh. didn't you have two turtles? one died. both of them? no only one. mhm. 'cause the other ate all the food. yeah and what happened to him? he just died. mhm that happens to ...
we do run out once in a while y' know. xxx cheese? huh? no Daddy didn't get any cheese. he didn't bring the cheese home. he bring some cheese home. no he didn't and I forgot to tell him. when we call him up we'll tell him alright? Mommy here's some cheese. yeah but that... not the hard one. yeah but you don't eat that ...
[cries out] not on that? [spits out cracker] you don't like em? no sir. xxx water. water water! [rushes to bath+room sink] you'd think she was on a desert. oh that one! water water. Don was here last night. he was with her for two hours. he hasn't seen her really since Sunday y' know. he said " I'm goin' out." Chantil...
what? can we have those? [another box of crackers] Mommy I like crackers on cheese. [another box of crackers] can I have crackers on cheese? [another box of crackers] crackers on cheese or cheese on crackers? I got one little piece a cheese. y' want that? she loves cheese. mhm. I like cheese on crackers. I thought you'...
[Sarah sits on the floor with coloring book and crayons] not... [turns pages of book] not that. [turns pages of book] and not that. [turns pages of book] not that. [turns pages of book] hey we saw this in the zoo. [turns pages of book] in the zoo. [turns pages of book] what is that? that. what's that called? what calle...
seal. seal. yeah. remember now? yeah. where'd ya see the seal? in the water swimming huh? yeah where? what was the name of the place we went? uh animal farm. we saw that on tv... nuh and you didn't see it uhhuh Daddy? no but I was up the animal farm with ya. and what... 'n' a... and remember all the fish he ate? huh? r...
the keeper was feedin' the fish kept makin' em sit and come back. what's your favorite animal Sarah? um a seal. that's my biggest. a seal? animal. that's my biggest animal. what's your favorite one? that's my biggest huh? I colored that but I didn't color the whole thing. that was too big for me. that hen was too big f...
there's the animal farmhouse. no that's a lighthouse. that's not the animal farmhouse. that's a silo. it looks like that huh? there's two doors. hm. do you know what a lighthouse is? uhuh. I saw one outside. d' you remember down the beach? remember when you useta go upstairs at night and the light useta be way up in th...
I don't have a turtle. oh yes I do. in the bathtub. there was soap in it. I used it all. now. how come he taked all his crayons out? hm? [laughs] what did you say? stupid elephant I said. why? because. he has a funny tail that's why. not that. [laughs] Lizzie? yeah. who's Lizzie? there's Bozo. mhm. he's only... xxx I h...
they singin' happy birthday. happy birthday to you. [sings] Christmas time. sing the rest of that happy birthday. sing the rest of the happy birthday song. happy birthday to you. [sings] happy... [sings] no the other one. the one Uncle Buster... you belong in the zoo? yeah start from the beginning. happy birthday to yo...
dubadubadubdumdum. I have a drum over my Nana's but I don't have two monkeys. [snaps fingers] [aft laughs] does he come when you snap? I snap a little. I bet it doesn't come. I couldn't hear you now. you sound better than last week. that was a big accomplishment. I never seen anyone so excited over over anything. eleve...
you get candy and everything? you get dressed up. yup. go out and scare everybody. yup. say trick or treat remember that? carry a pumpkin. yup. we didn't get a pumpkin last year. we didn't? we didn't get one last year. they were lousy. Mommy I caught a grasshopper before. he ate leaves. we useta buy one for Arthur all ...
and that darn thing lived for about four or five days in a jar. every place we went we hadta take Hippity with us. did you feed him? what did he eat Sarah? leaves and everything and flowers. did he? mhm. and what? flowers. flowers too. new flowers. they were pickin' all the flowers. and grasshopper. what was it Laurie ...
what the heck was it? she talks English. who talks English? Laurie. where's Laurie? down the beach. don't say it. don't say it there'll be a war. don't say it. I get the... those are new crayons aren't they? new crayons. I got em for my birthday. she's done wonderful keeping em in the box though. yeah it looks like a b...
she's a cute dog. and you're the... what is this Mommy? what? back scratch. Sarah you've got so many black and blue marks you look like I don't know what. Orphan Annie. yeah you do. I fell boom boom. Orphan Annie you look like Orphan Annie. I smell. did you th'ow the Chronicle away? yep it's in there. in the garbage. w...
who carried the umbrella though? I did. why? because it might rain later. oh. that's a pretty umbrella huh? uhhuh. no no. %add: dog 'cause you go out you'll go down the river and you'll stink when you come home. %add: dog what does she do wade in the river? yeah she goes down to the river. it's a beautiful swim. here's...
oh huh? I'm talking to the dog. I throwed up yesterday. oh yeah you were sick last night. c'me 'ere. I had a bellyache. where d' ya get the bellyache from? I had xxx. a what? what's a matter? I hafta be someplace at one o'clock so I've gotta go. oh. so long Sarah. y' gonna say goodbye? so long. see y' later. see y' lat...
down. down. hold it that way. xxx that way. then that way. and down this way. no this way. le' me get a piece of paper. that one's right. huh? that one's right. [Sarah and Mother exit, talk briefly in other room, then re-enter] we have piece of paper. we bought it. we bought all by ourselves. there that's a xxx. oh. st...
yeah. no that's the wrong way. is that a straight line? yeah but you want a straight line down. then up to the sky and down to the ground. that way down to the ground? yeah now make a line up to the sky over here in the middle. is that the middle? yeah up to the sky. now now down to the ground. that's a good girl. let'...
down like a tent. then cross it. oh looks like a tent. yeah. yeah now down down. no up to a point see? then down and over. then go on that line. now just cross it. just cross it. mhm. down there now down. no no don't take the pencil off the the paper. leave it down and over. that's an a. like that. down down up down. u...
you make an o and put a line on it. yes. make a xxx. doesn't stand up. watch this. guess what this is. I don't know. you tell me. it's a surprise. surprise? what is it now? I don't know what it is. commer. a comma? you say the rest eration. what? commeration. commeration? yeah. what's this? that's a commeration. [laugh...
[laughs]. that a p. put another... now over this side. now this side. no go this way. that's a p I mean that's d. b. a b. looks like a real b huh? yeah it looks like a real b. there no g in here. make an i. i... know how to make an i? hunm. xxx what's a matter with this? a space. a space! I don't how to make now. I got...
that's the middle huh? up. looks like a sled. yeah. then you go down and up. that's a k huh? that's very good. looks like a cloud. this is a storm. xxx looking for these xxx here it is. water see? this how you make water. you scribble like scribble see? oh that's water? yeah see? oh. I can make a k do I. make a line th...
yeah. it's a tree. a what? a tree. that's a tree? yeah. see you go like that huh. then like like that. know how to make a tree huh? Gilligan's Island tree. make a Gilligan's Island tree. a Gilligan's Island tree? yeah. what kind o' tree? Gilligan's Island. what's that? it's a program on television. oh. do you know Gill...
once you hurt yourself? yeah I know you did. ?[sneezes] I'm coming down with a cold. I know how to cut. I... I can open them on my fingers and they... oh I'm cold. you're cold? we'll hafta buy you a pair of little scissors. those are too long. they have the little xxx scissors xxx. yeah I'll hafta get the tin ones. the...
uh I got a tummyache now. stop it. you got a tummyache again? yeah. still there. where? where do you got your tummyache? in the same thing. I'm tired. you're tired? yeah. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/020718.cha = = = [Sarah is at the kitchen table eating cornflakes. Sarah's mike faces her on the table until sh...
what are you doing Sarah? [Michael starts to whine] what are you doing? [Michael starts to whine] [looks over at Michael and continues to eat] stop it! %add: dog [scolds the dog] what's Sarah doing? what are you doing honey? hm? what're you doing? [note of impatience] what're you doing? [more impatient] what'd you and ...
yeah. xxx good. xxx it cold. it's cold. xxx good. mm! eye. are you a good girl? yes. hm? yes. whyn't you say your piece for for uh Gloria. piece. alright " Sarah." my Sarah Barnes. " all." all world. " all the world..." rings. " rings with..." my fame. your fame. I dance. no " I sing." sing. I... I dance. yeah