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no I'm not. hm? what's wrong with you? Gabriella looks yucky! no. she does not look, she does not look yucky. only pretending. pretending! right? right. oh, you're only pretending she does. okay. I but I'm beautiful. I know what. [refers to her play+dough] it's flat! I think you're very, really neat. huh? right! what are you making, Lenita? look! she's going look! okay, looks like Julia, needs a slight bit of flour on that. okay? I need this playdough xxx. to pick all that up! just a slight bit. me too! Debbie I need some flour! me too.
Debbie have you got some playdough? xxx six, xxx let's see now, we've got ten people working and we don't have any left. [loud undercurrent of childrens' voices in background] please give some xxx I know you xxx now see if you can get this off. xxx them they won't get together. okay, pick that all up. [refers to dough that has stuck to the table] I can't pick it all up. not coming all off. here, let me try. see? don't touch it! don't touch it. okay now just go like that. I need more flour. how's it going over there? I'm gonna get to xxx you've gotta pull your sleeves up Julie. there you go now you should be able to xxx. I'm asking for the xxx. will you pull my sweater sleeves? then take your... [Lenita interrupts] xxx then take your sweater off! that's a beautiful sweater! oh look, there's another red sweater here. you have a red sweater too. teacher! some one's xxx. whose is... [Gabe takes Sarah's play+dough]
let's make, let's make sure about that first. where's Sarah? behind um, behind you. Sarah, you're not, you're not finished are you? [teacher goes around the table taking a little dough from, each child] okay. listen you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna take a little slight bit from everyone to give to Gabe. just a slight bit, for Gabe... no. I need I got a little one. so that he can, so the he can have... don't take mine xxx. [she takes some from gabby] a little bit, to work with while some one... see she has... a slight bit from everybody. I'm taking a slight bit from every body, to give to Gabriel. [teacher collects some dough from the other table] he would like some playdough to work with. I must have a piece xxx. what are you eating? okay Gabe, here you go. now it's hander for me to 'cause people took the old skinny pie away from me! oh no, hardly. okay Sarah, mix them up properly. [several children shout] I need the flour! Gabe! did you get enough to work with?
yours looks yucky too. no it doesn't. dere you're making it. and then I make it after you. this is playdough. right? playdough well that's what I said! playdough. play dough. [says softly] you didn't and I said what are these xxx? now I got a xxx. you naughty, naughty girl. well I xxx you know what I got at my home? I got three guineas. I got xxx. could I have... do you have any xxx? I have it. I have a xxx too! let's get another chair, right? let's get another chair. I did a hamburger. I did my elepha'! two skinny heads. this is a big chair! look how strong this is. see, you know what's good about them now, is that you're going, no, you've got too much flour. [teacher talks to the children at the next table] right?
Matthew, this is too much. take this and put it back. now when you get too much of it you're going to have the same problem you had before. I need some flour! I can see you Lenita! you hafta xxx. [gabby and Lenita talk to each other while teacher talks] look. first I gotta make a thin part, and then I roll it, then xxx I just break it xxx. you don't need any more ash. there's one that I put, on, on the table here, which, was just, was just to take away some of the moisture. I took it. here's some water. he took yours. when we add some water, what happens when we add a lot of water to the playdough? [ash is banging loudly on his dough] hey ash, cool it. I need some flour! [Gabe takes some dough from Lenita. Sarah takes some from, Gabe] he didn't, no, he didn't take, he didn't take it. yes he did! xxx no he didn't. and it you add too much flour it's going to get very um... I can see you Gabriella! [Perri looks through a hole she made in her dough] very... I can see you too. no you can't. yeah, I can see you, I can see you I can see you I can see you, he he he. [giggles]
teacher! they're gonna break the ladder! I xxx this. you can use this, Gabriella. Gabriella! [Gabriella and Perri leave the table and go to the, dinosaur where Tony is still playing] you're the one I've been looking for. you get in first. hey, let's drive her car. [they go into dinosaur] no this is a, this is a pet d. [Perri interrupts] there's only there's only two people in there, can I come in? [Perri enters dinosaur] yeah. hey, don't close it on my leg. get out. you forgot my pet Tigger. [refers to her doll] we don't wanna leave our pet Tigger outside. I'll hold this here for you. we got xxx he hurt his xxx. [Perri gets out to get her doll. she holds the doll] we're gotta take care of him. it's very hard for him. well we needta take care of him. look it! it's started to move! it's walking. wah!
[they all fall down] watch. it's raining? it's raining, look! it's raining xxx. wah! oh I'm killed. we're not runned over. right? I'm killed. we're not runned over because keep your head down here 'cause another train's coming over. it won't, it won't, keep our head on. hey wait, I got a good idea! what? what? pretend that I was a monster and you wanted to hide from the monster. yeah. yeah. how is it going in there? [teacher comes over, and leaves after a few seconds] pretend that you, you we're tied up. yeah. and you said, “what's that noise”? what's that noise? xxx it's a monster. it's monster! oh what's that noise? and stand like, like this. [Tony threatens to throw the doll at Perri] it's a monster!
look out oh, oh you. ah. put my doll away xxx where did he live? [Christopher comes over] ahhah. he left? over there! xxx ah, haha. [Tony throws the doll] these are my shoes? hello, I'm Chris. get out of here. why? he's looking for the monster. xxx ah! [Chris squeals] pretend you were a friendly one. ah, get out of here. ah! [squeals] ah! pretend you were a nice monster. can I go in the dinosaur. hey, he's gonna get me. how many people are in there now? [Perri gets back in dinosaur] pretend that I was your pet baby doll, xxx. three. well let's play house! four people at a time.
ah, ha, haw. [sobs] I'm your brother. what's the matter? you say " what's the matter baby?" ahhah, ha. what's the matter baby? xxx say what's the matter baby? what d' you say? what's the matter Gabriella? some body ss, somebody shot my friend. [high voice] oh! [Chris leaves and Todd enters] Chris went outside. Tony, Chris went out alright. let's be brothers. yeah we're two brothers, and you xxx. go, goo, gae, gae. who's... goo, goo, gae, gae, goo, goo, gee. [Perri interrupts] are you da baby? doo, doo, doo, doo dee dee. are you da mommy? I'm Mrs xxx I was xxx then. [Tony has his arm around Gabriella] I I'm Mrs xxx. let's shake then hey let's play Oscar the Grouch!
[oscar the grouch is a tv puppet character. they rock, the box from side to side] yeah! yeah! haha. yeah! haha, knock, knock! xxx what? [grouch voice] do you want? xxx what do you want? oh look! ah! hey. [they begin to kick vigorously inside the box. gb cautions, them not to destroy it. they ignore him] hey, this is xxx. let's go back in our shop! take it easy. I hafta go and get the groceries. me too! no you hafta stay in. yeah, you got xxx. I hafta go the store you hafta stay in! I made up xxx. hey come back here! [Tony and Perri get out] [Perri gets back in again] come back! [Tony picks up his milk carton with toilet roll stuck on, it] come back xxx let's get him! xxx Graeme over there, let's get him.
ah, kich. [Chris attacks gb] yeah? what do you want? huh? ow! he he, he, he ah, ha, hee, hee. [Tony hits Perri with his carton and giggles] haha he. [giggles, still attacking gb, joined by Tony and Perri] hee. uhuh uhuh uhuh, don't hit me Perri, don't hit me Perri. no! he was at my house. don't do it. thank you, thank you Gabriella, thank you. ah! [Perri crawls around on the floor making noises] ah! he get 'im! ah! ow! ah, haha. [giggles, as she goes back into the dinosaur] let me, let me get in! ah, a xxx. haha he he he. he he he he. [they giggle, and kick the inside of the box vigorously] just close the door!
I did! [gb approaches the dinosaur] he's coming! he's coming. hey, hey, hey, be, be careful if you do you wanna destroy the dinosaur? yeah. hey he's coming! you know you've gotta be careful with it or you're going to break it. let's get him! you're da giant! let's get the giant! you're the horrible thing! we're hiding from the giant. ah, the horrible thing! look out! [the head of the dinosaur falls off] wow! yipes! it fell down. the head fell down. let's get him! let's go over there now. [Tony puts the head back on] let's get the horrible thing! he's got ya. you're the horrible thing! [gabby and Chris run over to where gb is sitting. gabby, grabs gb's hand] I am the horrible thing? no I don't wanna be the horrible thing. you be the horrible thing.
no! you... no! no! no. I'm not going to be the horrible thing today. he sit on the table. you are the xxx las' week. on the roof. would anybody care to put a bone on the dinosaur? [teacher comes over with a "dinosaur bone" made from, rolled newspaper] come on, you're the horrible thing. me! ah, Todd. oh, okay Gabriella. [she gives the "bone" to gabby] here. oops, here. what is that? a dinosaur bone. wanna make one? yeah. no how do you do that? don't either! [in background] just, with a piece of newspaper. a bone. gimme. look behind you for a minute. [t2 shows Todd how to make a bone in background]
it's a bone. this? [Tony takes the bone off the side of the dinosaur] no! [gabby tries to get it from him but he won't give it to, her] it goes there! it goes there. no it goes there! yes. it shouldn't even be put in there. did you put it there? no it doesn't go there. I'm telling. Bernice. [approaches Bernice teacher] yes? Tony took that bone off. I'm putting some on. I'm putting xxx I put a bone and he took it. I got another one! hey Tony, we're putting up dinosaur bones. could you give it to Gabriella so she could put it up? thank you. I wanna do it too. Christopher! I wanna do it. wanna do it? come on down. okay? I mean just get off the...
terrific. here. I'm gonna stick mine, up here. okay roll it up. here, I'll show you how I do it. I wanna. make mine... you can do it my way or you can do it your own way if you can figure it out. okay? Tony xxx okay? I wanna do one too. okay. [teacher tapes a bone to the side of the dinosaur] see? no, like this. I want that one. well you can make one. here, see? I want that one. okay, here. but I don't know how to make one. [whine] well look, watch me, see? I want that one. is that for, is that for me? [Tony cuts in] I want... I'm getting back in it. no, it's for me! no it's for me.
no, for me. here's newspaper, you guys can use your own. I wanna have that. I wanna have it. here. [teacher gives paper to gabby] here. [gb gives Tony some paper] okay now you finish it. I wanna take this paper, and tape it. terrific. um, um. roll it a little tighter Tony. no, leave it, Graeme. um make it a little tighter. like this. are you finished rolling this? I'll carry the tape. hm? come on. you can finish it now. it won't fit in, you do it. can you fold this one in? I'll start it. no you finish it. come on. I don't know how to do it. [whine to gb] yes you do, come on. okay.
here. just like Bernice is doing. I don't wanna do it. [whine] you said you did wanna do it before. he... wait a minute, finish rolling it up all the way. [teacher cuts in] but I don't know how to. like this. like this. put your hands on it. no. yes. I doing all the tape for you doing it. there. I know how to tape it. I need some tape. hey, get off of it. [gabby tapes her bone to box. Tony goes to tape his also. says this to her tape which has stuck together] here Tony. gimme another tape. to hang it up. this is for me? can ee have another tape? this is for me. hold on. okay let's put this one, right here like this. look I bought new shoe laces, I bought new shoe laces. [teacher is about to make butter from some cream. Greg, addresses teacher]
see? oh wow, yeah. Bernice! [teacher, cuts in] don't let, don't let Gregory and Todd have bread and butter, 'cause they, because they... called me cry baby up on the loft! don't let them have... use this. you may get one cup out well are you a cry baby? no. well as long as you know. do you believe it? are you a cry baby up on the loft? do you believe it? you don't believe are you a cry baby? no. do you believe that you're not a cry baby? yes. hi guys! xxx you ready? well then that's the most important thing. could I play? could I go? will you give it to me? in there? yeah. sure. can I? could I, go in there? ah, come here, come and watch Bernice.
[gb tries to get gabby interested in an experiment] come and watch Bernice. I wanna go in there. no Gabriella. I want... no, no no, later, do that later. no, ah ah. Bernice... I want that. here, stupid. b, Bernice is gonna show you something interesting. [gabby pays no attention to gb] here stupid! really. one, none! one, two, three. you're one none. naw! come on, come on Gabriella. [gb takes gabby's hand to lead her back to the butter, manufacturing] help Zoe! Zoe! yes, Bernice is gonna show you something interesting. really, really, very interesting. ah! ah! help Zoe! [gb leads her firmly back to the table] Zoe! haha, ha.
you can come back here in a little while, but Bernice has something interesting to show you. no! [as if being kidnapped] wait! help! Zoe! hey! Zoe! no, no you can come back... now, now... Joey, you going to shake some? y, you see what Bernice is doing here? Gabriella we're making butter this morning. because we're making bread and butter for snack. [Zoe comes over] I know that! Zoe, Zoe, Bernice is doing something interesting here. [also at the table is Perri, and Joey] yeah we're making bread and butter for snack. that's why I was xxx every day xxx. [they take turns to shake a jar of heavy cream] ten shakes, okay. ten shakes Gabriella. bread and butter is a meal. counting? one, two... five, six... ah, ha, five... four, five, six... seven, eight, nine, ten, okay.
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten my turn. [Zoe counts rapidly] let's see how long it's gonna take us. I think it's going to take a while. I think it's xxx... [t2 interrupts] did you ever make butter before? it's xxx. yes. [Zoe drowns out Joey] I made butter in my other school. [Perri talks to t2] what? xxx I made butter in my other school. one, two, three. here, watch, watch Bernice. oh yeah? xxx four... watch this... it did. they're making some butter. five... Graeme, will you help us close our umbrellas? six, seven... six, seven... those are the phones. right? what do you, what do you need? [gb talks to Gabe] eight, nine, ten.
eight, nine, ten. let's get Sarah. Sarah, ten shakes. where did you make butter before? look. at my house. at my other school. yeah? how did you make it? like we are, we make it here? like this? Bernice! look! guess what this is a magenit. oh, wow. okay good, let Sarah have some shakes. Bernice! [refers to a bone which they made for the dinosaur, yesterday] this fell down. well just tape it back up. xxx why do you put it on Dino? ah. what's this tape for? now Joey wants so you made butter before? who did you made butter with? she did it sixteen times. I did it for you. okay, Asher! [t2 calls to Asher up in the loft] give it to me now.
there's a rule. you cannot go on top of the box... inside the box only. you had a turn. no, she had a another... you can't take another turn. please push the box against the wall. Bernice! okay? give it to me. they're Tony's putting the box inside the, dinosaur. otherwise the box is gonna collapse. there's not enough room tone. okay, there's not enough room. just people inside the dinosaur. I dropped some trucks. what's happening with this? I wanna shake it. they put trucks in the dinosaur! huh? can I have my xxx. you silly Bernice. [gabby gets up from her hair, t2 passes her the jar to, shake. she sits and begins to shake it] okay. so who did you make butter with again? with daddy. Steven, wanna make some butter? I made butter! we're having bread and butter for snack this morning morning... we're making the butter.
I made... Deb Bernice! we're making the butter from heavy cream... Bernice! and we're putting it in a jar, and we're shakin'. [Steve comes over. sits next to gabby and Zoe] Bernice I wanna help. okay, wanna help? have a seat next to Gabriella. Bernice! I go after Gabriella. I wanna have a turn! huh? I go after Gabriella. well we can have Steven have a turn too, we're all gonna have a turn because we're gonna need a lot of shakes. [Zoe is about to pick up the jar but gabby takes it and, gives it to Steven] no it's Steven's. it's... I'm playing with it. okay Steven and then Zoe. tens turn. that's it, ten shakes, ready? one... I get the xxx. one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen, seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty. he's doing it... eighteen nineteen twenty. okay, do we have butter yet? [t2 opens the jar] does it look like butter yet?
let's see. does it look like butter yet? too much. yes. no. no. looks like milk. yes. butter yet? milk. does it look like the butter you get at the store? let, let me smell. it looks like milk. I want xxx. let me smell! okay, Zoe, ten shakes. [t2 gives it to Zoe] why is it, it's not yellow! you know why? butter that's yellow, they put food coloring in it. it's xxx. maybe, you oughta put some food coloring in ours? yeah. yeah. yeah. put yellow! yellow food coloring. this is natural butter. natural butter is white but they put food coloring in it. calls yellow...
to make it yellow? uhhuh. they xxx. then maybe we hafta throw in a little. do they shake it up Bernice? ten shakes Zoe and then after that Sarah ten shakes and you xxx okay? [t2 goes to get the food coloring] one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen. [gabby counts with Zoe bu with very indistinct, articulation] you pass! I did it too much xxx. you did! shit! she went one, she went one too many. [all the children are talking at once, Sarah is shaking, the jar. she gives it to t2. loud screams in background] and I let you and you went twenty, twenty, twenty. eleven, eleven, eleven. Gregory! Gregory just knocked Robbie with a pillow. s, ah, Lisa? it should be hurting. I wanna put the food coloring in. [t2 puts a little food coloring in jar] okay. eleven! I wanna. [t2 gives the jar to, Lisa and she shakes it] jello! let's see if it's gonna change the coloring. look I'm shaking...
[Joey may be shaking something] now let's see. keep on shaking, let's see what happens. stay there. I want, I want you to take xxx. Bernice, can you tie my shoe? [Greg goes to Bernice, who ties his shoe] yes. l Lisa take twenty... okay, Joey's turn. take twenty one shakes. Joey's turn. Joey's turn! good morning. [Chris and his mother arrive] hi Christopher! do it five seconds. one, two, three, four, five xxx. he could, he could do it just one. xxx can I shake the pitcher? [Zoe mumbles nonsense, he may be counting] okay. wait a minute, after Joe, okay Sarah's. the next xxx. now my turn. he just gets four. okay, my turn? I wannu! I wanna. here, has this changed the color any?
let's take a look. let me see! no. it did! let me see. [gabby looks into the jar] I wanna see! no! maybe we should add some more yellow to it. yes! I wanna! I wanna. yeah! okay. but Lisa you already... [Lisa cuts in] I wanna add a little! [Zoe adds a few drops of coloring] okay I think that's enough. Bernice, I want a add a little. it's orange. you can't add too much, here. [Steve adds a little] my turn. I wanna! that's sposta be yellow 'cause that's the color. she's had her turn! I want a turn. okay. you can't add too much.
just a little squeeze because the food coloring is very concentrated. [Sarah adds some] can I try Bernice? okay Sal. okay. can I try? Sarah! stop it! okay is okay. can I... me! oh good idea! [another teacher comes by the table] Lisa. you wanna squeeze a little in? okay. I done more. and everybody's just comes in drops. okay, just one drop. I wanna shake it though. Gabriella shakes next. and then me. Lisa! ah, Gregory, you wanna shake some? Lisa's last. and then you. Steven, xxx. okay, one drop, that's all we need, for Joey now. this one's bigger though. you said...
a bigger seed? looks like that, that it xxx. one drop. squeeze with two hands Joey. Zoey, switch, right? okay. high Bernice! Bernice went whoops. well wipe it up. Bernice! hey Steven xxx. here's a paper towel. xxx where? I'm shakin' it? what's that Chris? could we have some paper towels, please? hey! xxx purple! purple, purple, purple! they think you're xxx. purple butter, purple butter, purple butter! okay, take one. take one. what is it? Lisa's doing xxx. it's a xxx that goes up and down. okay. mine. Greg? ten.
oh! wow! shoot Graeme... what? ten shakes. dead. one two three four five six seven... two three four... I wanna do it myself! one. no, I wanna do it myself. seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen. one. what? she's doing it past! Steve! Bernice it's past ten! it'll come out when you wet it, I wrung it out already. it's past ten she did! no, eight! and I'm still g... hey. is it yellow? it's getting to be yellow Bernice! yeah? [gabby shakes the jar then gives it to Zoe] too yellow. okay. how come you're talking on there? what?
why not? what? xxx it's on. what's inside there? no one, it goes... yeah, okay. it's, there, it's all yellow. it goes to my taperecorder. it did? could I see it row? Steven? is it changing color? yeah. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven... ah, haha, ha. [some cream leaks out and splashes Steve in the eye] haha, haha, look! yellow pee pee. that's okay, quickly, wipe it up. Sarah, are you gonna shake? yeah, when he's finished. yellow butter! let me see. let me see can we taste? well is it butter yet? does it float? it's I think it's still very heavy cream. yeah! it's still heavy cream! put in more yellow!
heavy cream's white! Lisa? oh wow! it's shaked around the xxx. you know, it would be easier if you held it like this and shook it. Lisa, it gotcha right over here. that's it Joe, terrific. ten shakes. one, one, xxx. two, one xxx. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight nine ten, my turn right? the tape's gone! [refers to dinosaur bone] now one two three four five six, seven eight nine ten, eleven xxx you're doing it more than ten. [counts rapidly, trying to keep up with Bernice's shaking] Bernice you've got strong muscles. hey! [t2 gives the jar to gabby] give it back here. what? you've got two... Bernice, know what you did? what's happening to the bones? [t2's attention is diverted to a commotion at the, dinosaur] you gave it to Gabriella. now give it to Zoe. and Zoe's xxx... here's a piece of tape. [gabby gives the jar to Zoe] u it's coming out!
it's coming out. it's my turn though, it's my turn. look at, look at this xxx. it isn't your turn. my turn. yes. wait a minute, you just has a turn. it's Steven's turn. no, no she just gave it to me. oh okay. except that I saw all that. [Zoe shakes the jar] and Zoe after you then it's my turn. xxx right? it's yellow, coming up xxx it went over there. don't drop it. I thought that it was white. it's a stop watch. xxx young boy's shoes. one two three four five. one more time around. how's it going Steve? where every you're gonna be sitting. how's the butter making? can we taste it? Todd and Asher! cool it please. pillows down, thank you. do you think this yellow butter is gonna taste different, than the white butter? no!
let me see the xxx. yeah. huh? I I turned into Lisa. yeah. they'll taste the same. different. it's gonna taste different. how's it, how's it gonna taste different? because that's one's white and this one's yellow so that means it tastes good. I took, I took twenty seven. think so? know what? maybe we can test it out. when the butter's hard. Joe? this is orange. no, it's yellow. yeah, but it looks orange on the water, right? [refers to butter milk in the jar, which is a bright, orange, while the butter lemon colored] Joe can't even do it Lisa. well the food coloring is on it, but once it's combined, with something else it's yellow. right? he can't do it, Zoe, here. it's more this color than this color. [Karen comes into the room] hi Karen, my turn? here's my seven up. that's my... here's my milk.
she, she's making poison. [t2 gets up to investigate a commotion in the dinosaur] I finished. mm, delicious. [Zoe tastes the food coloring] she's drinking it. Zoe can I have a sip? open. don't, don't eat that. ah, ha. they were taste it! [t2 returns] xxx breaking it. wait, let's see, ten shakes, right? one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. three, four, five, six ten! they, were tasting that! ten! [t2 is shaking the jar] ten ten! ten ten, ten! arhh. I didn't do that. now it looks like mustard. my turn! I didn't do that. who did? [giggles] ahhah, he, he, he, ha. Lisa, now it looks like mustard.
u! that's mayonnaise! mustard! xxx alright? ah, haha. [giggles] mayonnaise... what happened? too! mm! twenty shakes, right. it looks like both. that looks like mayonnaise. and it looks like also, mustard. we wanna taste. okay let me get, ah... [the cream has turned into butter] it's gonna get to be taste! we're gonna have taste. look at it's leaking! leaking so we can have a taste! look, hey, look, oh. okay tell you what... it's leaking. [Perri comes back and stands next to gabby and t2] when we've finished shaking, let's pour the butter milk in here... so we can have a taste? yes, okay? yeah! it, it's yellow!
what color is the butter milk? [t2 pours off the butter milk] yellow! yellow jello! uu! put all of it. what? Bernice, will you put all of it? hey! look! there's the butter! [Lisa points to the butter in the jar] butter. no, it isn't white. yeah. Bernice! can I help? yeah. we're all finished! let's pour out the milk and then we can check out the butter. okay? we're all finished. I wanna taste the milk. can I pour it in here? [refers to first batch of butter without the coloring] what? can I pour it in here? well let's just leave it in two separate containers, 'cause we have the yellow, and then we have the natural. one with food coloring, and we have the natural. Matthew's over here and he wants to help.
grey? he can have a taste now. Perri, please. [Perri tries to sit on t2's lap] I want sit... you can't have any more. no, I don't need anybody sitting on my lap right now. finished, Matthew. I want... I could help. I wanna. have a taste! no were finished. I can watch! no, we're all finished. xxx just watch. I wanna have a taste. okay, we'll have a taste just let me pour out all the buttermilk. okay? but we're finished with the other one. no you didn't. these are running shoes, right? it's finished. what? running shoes. that's Bernice's. yeah sneakers. yeah, sneakers are worse than running shoes. could I help? okay, we're pouring the milk out.
look. me too. xxx xxx. are we gonna go to the gym? 'cause it's raining, and snowing. no it's just snowing. we wanna go to gym. that's the best thing we like. right? and I'm gonna keep my shoes on 'cause I'm wearing sneakers on my feet! I'm wearing... shall we check this butter out? I'm wearing sneak sneakers! yeah, I! ah could I have a taste? hey, but I wanna taste it! then you can't go. take them off... no I, I have sneakers. in the gym! okay here, who wants a taste, of the butter? no. let me see. me. [she tastes a little butter] me! how is it? I wanna see. good. let me taste.
they aren't sneakers! Matthew. I didn't have a taste! yes they are! I, I can't wear the sneakers. want a taste of the butter? me. taste of the butter anyone? [arriving home from school] okay, should we make a hardboiled egg? don't you make it with duhs? [gabr. has arrived home. she and mrs are in kitchen] should we make a hardboiled egg? yes or no? yes. [excitedly nor to first question] really good. could you get me a stork? and I'll do it myself then. okay. there now and now! okay, so you're doing it yourself. [must be reacting to some expression or gesture by gabr. starts as mrs says "it" above. g is quite excited] I xxx you said the stor', and I had tuh do it then. okay. [mumbles to self, mrs runs water at sink] maybe we should make two hardboiled eggs. well I'll get two. [gabr goes to refrigerator and looks in it. mrs comes to, refrigerator] hi.
okay, ge... [refers to a tv dinner] I want this one to go. you what? [closes refrigerator door] and then... oh, wait. now let me read the directions. you hafta remove this lid, Gabriella. I will. okay, you wanna open the things and then take it out? [refers to tv dinner] look it. [g is opening the package] yeah I see. the noodles. and then... noodle, where's the noodles? [says this as missus pauses above g is looking at the frozen, dinner] they're underneath the cheese. it hasta cook first. oh derz the cheese. okay, put it in. [refers to putting dinner in oven] okay, you put it in. okay. [puts dinner in oven] I'm gonna keep dis for a collage. [refers to cardboard cover from tv dinner] you're gonna keep it for a collage?
yeah. oooo. I wanna go 's' gonna get dis off. [probably refers to food stuck to the cover] okay. [gabr chews something] you're gonna keep it for a collage, huh? yeah? I wanna wash dis. oh, you're gonna wash it? [gabr walks to bath+room, unclear whether nor or nvr. mrs in bath+room with g who turns on the water] well, I'll turn on the light, and you can get the chair. mom, I don't need the chair now. you don't need the chair anymore? no. [refers to food on cover] look it? comin' off. look. look what's comin' off. this is gook. it's all coming off, huh? yeah, it kawl comin' off, kawz I don't want it to be yuhk. okay. [water is turned off. nvr] you were gonna save it for a collage? so why don't you put it on the kitchen counter and then bring it to school tomorrow with you. let me, dry it no. what, what are you gonna make your collage here at home? yeah.
okay, then put it on your table xxx. later. [plans to make collage later drowns out mrs last word, above] okay, how about something to drink? [mrs and g now back in kitchen] no. you're not, thirsty? nope he, ho o, ho. [missus leaves kitchen, begins conversation with gb, at, first barely audible on g's channel then inaudible, g is not involved with conversation. she's looking around, kitchen for some food. talks to herself and to items in, cupboards as she looks around. her speech here is very, unclear. g is heard playing with food wrapping paper. she wraps something up. still talking to food containers, it seems. she starts eating a cracker] back in der. back in deer. excuse me. back in your room. oo, oo, oo, oo. go back in your room? back in your room? you want some room? xxx uh, hoo. o o. go back in your room. go back in with this, back in de e, e, oo, e, oo oo. back to your room. I really like old things. [missus returning to kitchen, speaks to gb] so do I. and modern things too. I... you know I like the look combined. what? [probably to g after pause. gabr probably silently asking, if it's alright for her to eat cracker]
okay. oooo, o. [makes a small sound] you don't want anything? but Graeme, can I make you your coffee or anything? no thanks. no. and I should just, follow my natural routines? I'm going to make myself coffee. uh, okay. right, yeah oh, well if you're gonna make yourself coffee, I'll have s I'll have some. it's instant, and horrible. that's fine. it's uhlek uh, huh, okay. [chuckles a bit at end] uh. but, otherwise you hafta pretend that I'm not here. it's just... okay I will. do you wanna do this? [gabr swings on refrigerator door eats cracker] you wanna wash this pat for me xxx? no? what do you wanna get now? oo, no. I wanna get, sahmin tuh eat. huh? I wanna get something to eat. something to eat before your macaroni? yeah.
well how b... that hardboiled egg is gonna be finished in a minute. how about that? okay. how about... or some salad? mm xxx. no thanks. okay, well why don't you look, and decide. [as suggestion not question] a boiled egg. [climbs a chair next to the stove, looks at stove] a boiled egg. huh? boiled egg. they're not boiled yet. they still have a little way to go. oo look it. [refers to something on egg] look at... yeah. brown stuff. well I wonder do you know what that's from? what? I think that it's from this. I had, that on my finger, and when I went to touch the egg it boiled onto the eggshell. let me turn it down a little bit. I'm a' help yuh. wait. okay?
[very softly] okay that... [g turns down the burner] no see that's too much. okay. I want you to put me on di counter. okay. oo, ee. [g now sits on kitchen counter] I want somethin' to eat. uhhum let's see. I know, I'll help close it? would you like a little, cereal? [nvr] a little chocolate milk? I want daet cereal, duh corn flakes so eat it to eat it on... so eat it out of the box? [helps g express herself, starts as g says 2nd "eat" above, cause g to stop] yeah. give it to me. okay. give it to me then? here you go. [gives box of cereal to gabr, she eats the cereal from box] so what was today in school? was it recipe day, or what? uhuh. no? [nvr to "nothing?"] nothing?
what? playdough day. purple playdough day. you made it, yourself? and then you put purple... is that, what color was on your hands? purple, they xxx the playdough? ah... [probably starts to respond here] who made it was uh debby. huh? [nor to first question] debby made it? uh. [answers second question after missus finishes above] uhhuh. or you helped her? I, uh, didn't help her very much. [continues eating the dry cereal] you know we could go in duh dinosaur now. because der having another dawr? she one that you made in school. yeah. did you help to make that? I could get it xxx. [does not answer mrs' question] because that was really pretty. [drowns out g at end above] I liked that. I helped.
yeah? it must have been fun. what did you put inside of it? and we put a bone in, and nothing else. hm? nothing. we have not a thing. you made it out of bags. alright. and then, you, painted it. right? and what did you put inside of those bags to made it big, like a dinosaur? oo, oo, oo. [continues eating the cereal] newspaper. you are hungry, Gabriella. I need something to drink with this. xxx okay, how about some milk? hunm. [wants strawberry milk] strawberry would be all put it in the cabinet! xxx strawberry milk? [this is cereal nvr] you don't want anymore of this? okay. watch out, Ma. [closes cupboard door] watch out for your head. look it, Ma, how I've closed the hawr. [closes door again it seems]
huh? this is always open when it... [very emphatic before, quietly after] duh strawberry's milk on der. in this one? yeah, I see it. okay. I'm mak' it. [refers to strawberry milk] I'm gonna make it. come on over. no, you hafta come over here. no, you hafta come over here, and stand on your chair. but I can't get off. [refers to getting down from the counter where she has, been sitting] well I'll help you. [helps g down from counter] oo, uh. [makes sound as she gets down] and... [g is preparing to mix the strawberry milk] uh oh. what? save a little milk, for coffee, okay? because there's not too much milk left. don't worry, you won't have xxx. what's in there? [not really directing. question to gabr] oo. [makes small noise]
oh, it's that cherry cake, that Joyce made. lick it. [refers to mix for milk] stir? it like dis. could I put a little more? alright, a little more. I wanna pour it into uh it? [refers to mix] okay but let me help you kawz I wanna save a little. this is for a aempee with the aembee. okay, let me... okay, that's enough to save. you can have that. hey. it's delicious. [refers to strawberry milk which is now ready] deeeelishuhs. go 'n' get Graeme. good, good, good. look at... [referring to strawberry mix] how do they make it? what do you mean, how do they make it? how do... no uh. don't you want me to read the recipe? [in response to g's "no" above] yeah. well let's see what's in here, sugar, citric acid, salt, imitation strawberry,...
[reads ingredients from box. g drinks the milk] uhhuh. and artificial coloring. delicious. mom, but who made it? Nestle's, quick. [gives the mix's brand name] I know who made it. hm? he's Nestle's quick. [refers to picture on container mrs must appear skeptical] yes he is. uh uh, oo oo. [skeptical sounds. g drinks more milk] but they just put him on the box because he looked so xxx. see? he got in to? see the strawberry. he has a strawberry hat, and a red nose. where? [missus probably shows picture to g in response to "where?"] and, he's xxx daet. and he has whipped cream on top, and a straw. only in his name? you know something? what? I think it's ready. ready to be pu... which, is ready? [causes g to stop above, doesn't pause after first, question]
the eggs? yeah. why, because you're ready to eat one? mm? are they ready? are you ready? yeah are they ready? they're almost ready. I think they're ready now. okay, well, let's get it. [refers to egg] I'll put it under the cold water, for yuh. do you wanna run the water on it? yeah. [g pulls her chair to the sink, climbs on chair, runs cold, water over egg which mother holds in spoon. egg falls off, spoon "upz"] yeah, I want water on, and cold water. I'll turn the cold water on it. okay. do you need... whoops. do you want me to take the shell off? it's, broke I want this? the shell hasta break anyhow. I'm going to. okay, want you can break the shell right on here, gahb. huh? right on here. I wanna break it in duh... [whining, apparently wants to peel egg over garbage bag] I wan'...
there, and then you can throw it in the garbage. no, I wanna do what you do. [in a bratty tone] I don't wan' to, throw it. I'm gonna do what you do. hei. okay, do what I do. [refers to a bag g has for the eggshell] come over here. that's not a very big one. get a big one. xxx clothes? [mother brings a shopping bag to gabr. g is peeling the, eggs breathing quite heavely in 16 seconds pause] here's a big one. there, that's bigger than big and now you can xxx that one. it's definitely workin' xxx. [says this under her breath as she peels egg] oo, oo, oo part of the egg is coming off. oh, is that hard to do, gahb? no. no? sometimes it hurts my hands. how come? kuhz of the shell? yeah. the shell is sharp? no it's, hot. it's hot? it doesn't... [last part of utterance is spoken under her breath, g is involved peeling the egg breathes heavily at times, during 2 seconds pause]
it doesn't hurt me me a little bit. it hurt me a little, just a little. and, the salt is inside on the table, when you're through, okay? 'kay. [whispers this] it's where the plants are. [g continues peeling egg, breathes heavily] deer. uh, ee look, it's comin' off, look. oh oh, I xxx broke. I'll hafta eat it in dis side because it broke. broken? oh, Gabriella, you want my help? [g has not been successful in her peeling efforts] kuhz it's all coming off. maybe, maybe if I start it for you... sometimes they're not easy. see sometimes, daet happens to them, but they still taste good. yeah. and it's alright. let me give you a napkin. no thanks, I could eat them. okay, go and get the salt on the table then. [g goes to the table in the living room] salt. [under her breath as she prepares to eat her egg, g eats, her egg at table missus is in kitchen] now I've found xxx. I need a plate. you need a plate, huh? [mrs goes to kitchen to get plate during first pause, returns to g during second pause]
well let me get you one. here's a plate. thank you. I want a chair. you want a chair? uhhuh. well, uh, there's your chair. you want me to move it over? no, I want dis one. [wants to use the piano stool probably starts to move it] no, the piano stool doesn't get moved all over the place. [puts stool under the piano brings a chair to the table, for gabr] this chair, okay? I never use daet chair. [refers to chair missus brings her] oh but... [nor] huh? that's your chair. uh, uh uh. [makes small sounds] isn't it? yeah. [drinks something] it is, so I know that, but... so you don't have any school tomorrow? uh, home. that mean you stay with mommy tomorrow? oh, it will be. [gabr has arrived home from school, she is having a snack]
oo dil kelz. [unclear what she says, or refers to, maybe dill pickles] Gabriella, de you wanna open your dinner, and put it in the oven? [refers to her previous question] uhhuh. I didn't have, uh we we didn't have this for a long time. [continues previous utterance without sauce. refers to, applesauce. gabr looks into the refrigerator] hoo? oh. but, okay, you can have some applesauce before dinner but first you wanna put your dinner in the oven. what? you wanna put your dinner in the oven. mom, could I have, could I have one more bologna? yeah. and that's all. mom, where is that? where is it? what? she bologna. with? [refers to package with frozen dinner in it] your dinner. inside of this. oh, deres duh bologna. open it. [refers to package has mouth full, eats during pause, hums and speaks to himself. tears open dinner package] I don't xxx oo, hoo, oo, oo, oo crack, crack? I xxx this off? okay, let me see I think I hafta have a, I think I hafta, to... [refers to dinner out of package]
let's see. yes, I hafta cut, it here. I wanna do it with you. [in a whining voice] okay, come on. you cut it. cut... [cuts foil during pause] deres the lasagna. I'm eating it! yuhmee, yuhmee. can I have a taste of the cheese? [wants some of frozen dinner] I think it's still too cold. okay, we don't wanna make the same mistake we made last time, when we didn't turn on the oven, okay, why don't you put it in? go on. where? right there. where? aen, I don't know where. okay, I'll put it in. mom, I wanna. [in a pouting voice oven is opened, g puts dinner in oven] okay, go on. [gabr closes oven] on the top shelf. okay, you want me to close that? now you hafta do dis one, because dis goes down. [not clear just what gabr refers to] I did it already.
[doorbell rings, mrs goes to door] who did daet? who heard daet doorbell? oo, oo, oo who? let me see who it is. who's this? the mailman. [mrs opens door] mailman. [gabr repeats what she hears] good evening. we're going around tonight. you know we're the letter carriers. we're on our drive tonight. we're selling our tickets to help with the letter carriers' benefit show. uhhuh. they're a... uh, we go around once a year selling tickets to everybody. they're a dollar a piece. oh, fine. thank you very much. okay. [missus closes door, comes to get money for a ticket] who ringed the doorbell? it was the mailman. who is it? he's selling a ticket. is he gonna give you a ticket? no, I'm gonna buy a ticket from him. [gets money from purse]
you better not buy a ticket. yes, I am. I'll break their ticket. [mrs walks back to door] I'm not teasin'. alright. thank you very much. thank you. good night. good night. how come you, closid the door? let me see. a ah. it's a ticket to a dance, Gabriella. a ticket to a dance, wanna see? yeah, thank you. [g gives ticket to gb he reads from ticket] New York letter carriers' association. uh hu, hu. [chuckles] entertainment. [reading from ticket] uh, yeah. you better not dance! dancing uh, huh, huh. [chuckles a bit at reading this after g's utterance above] no, I don't want you to dance. do you wanna go? oo, n yes. okay, I'll loan you my purse...
and I'll give you fifty or fifteen? cents for the, bus. uh hi. [chuckles as mother pauses briefly] hi. [chuckles] I, si, si. then you can go. I, hi, hi. [chuckles as missus makes utterance above] mom, I n wanna go. alright. [amused] you fighead. why? I, hi. fighead. no, Gabriella. [mild admonition] mommy, you forgot to turn on 'is. [refers to oven, which she opens] you're not being a nice girl. you fur... [begins to repeat sentiment of her previous utterance, interrupts g, closes oven] you hafta keep it closed. otherwise it doesn't cook. I ei, who wants to eat dis macaroni? what macaroni? me. [answer her own question]
what macaroni, Gabriella? dis macaron'. [holds up some uncooked macaroni] you do. you wanna eat it. I like duh smell of this macaroni, mommy. [gabr eats the macaroni] hoo oo, hoo, hoo oo. [hums, g still eating the macaroni] ooooo mom, mm, mah umh, mak umh mak. [mouth is full and is very excited. doesn't want mother to, have any macaroni] I just took a taste. [refers to milk for pat on stove nor unclear what she, offers gabr] here, you wanna pour this in for me? do you want a bite? m I don't want any tokay. okay. [apparently starts to pour milk herself] and I wanna pour the xxx in! [wants to pour it herself. g pulls chair to stove, and, stands on it] okay. [g pours milk in] I hafta help you 'cause it's full okay, thanks. you better put the top on. [brings missus a lid for a coffee can] you forgot duh top. on what? um duh coffee. oh xxx yeah, I know I did. I want I wanna see my Mickey Mouse wonder bread.
your Mickey Mouse wonder bread. hah ah, Mickey moo. [mrs hands g the bread handles loaf] do you wanna make toast? yeah! [apparently offering slices of bread to mrs looks at bread, package] here, here. here, Ma. now let's see Mickey Mouse. do you want toast? mhm. [/&ah hu/ is a simulated biting sound to gb] Mickey Mouse, I'm gonna eat you. ahhu. nobody else can see my Mickey Mouse. is that Mickey Mouse? guess where he is. I have no idea. let's see. [looks for Mickey Mouse on package] dei. where? [nvr] I don't oh is that the... is that the Mickey Mouse? where? I can't see him. oh, yes. there he is, on the, label of the bread. yes?
[asking if g b sees it says this as gb says "is that the", causing gb to stop] mom, could you put that back up there? [refers to bread on top of refrigerator. tries to put it, there herself] sure. o yeuh I kae hii there. [isn't able to reach top of refrigerator she's too short. a bit disgustedly] Gabriella, you know that you can always climb up the chair. [is saying maybe g should have used a chair to reach, higher] no, I don't want uh climb on di chair, wobble head. yes you do. [missus works in kitchen, Gab plays with the piano] hi, deres a Mickey Mouse hat here too. [nvr, looks through a book] you wanna see? well? okay. oh, a... daet belongs to a cat in that. Mickey Mouse, on here. [refers to something which fell out of the book] it doesn't stick. oh, yes. it doesn't belong in this book? yes it does. oh, it does? oh yes, it does. it goes in here. [pages through look] it's a Walt Disney book. dis is xxx before you know it, here he is I close them up.
[g picks up her look, goes over to missus] we're home? Ma. what Gabriella? how how did they put Mickey Mouse in this book? where is he? I'll show yuh. [in a disgusted voice] oh, because it's a book about, the movies. movie! oh clothes in the movies. [starts just as g does] don't tell me about movie. say, why don't you show him Mickey Mouse's, beautiful jacket? [refers to gb] do you wanna get some butter, Gabriella, for you bread? what? do you wanna get some butter for your bread? sure. please. [g brings butter to missus] thank you. I want tuh pu... bring your chair over here. [interrupts gabr] alright, Debbie? [in a silly voice] here's a knife. o pau pah ah. I think the kuhlahj.
do you want half? what? [do you. is to gb probably what? is to gabr] moooo. what are you doing? uh, I'm singing. you're singing? [nvr probably] uh. [random sound] you have wires coming out of here. [refers to antenna on g's back] what? you had wires coming out of you. no I don't. yes you do. [in funny nasal voice] no, I don't. yes you do. see it would make this kind of butter, right? [has butter in front of her on table refers to butter] is this white? it's a little bit yellow. [g breathes heavily refers to the butter] but, if dei didn't put food coloring in it, it would be all white, and just like Debbie showed you today. smell it. [g smells butter] well dah... it smells good. we made white in...
[refers to school] woo, oo, we made white. you made white? and we made, yellow too. [g butters her toast, and has problems doing so] hey! and you made yellow too? [nor? refers to butter] okay, take a little, and put it on the bread. ae ae. [sighs, still having difficulty butting her toast, breathes heavily] dei stay? it still won't. could you help do it? could I help you? uhhuh. okay. just a minute. could I have a teik of the tuna fish? ["um" as if to say she thinks tuna fish is a delicious, dish] um. yes, you can. you know why I wanted to taste of the tuna fish everyday? why? because I love it. you love it. [mimics manner in which grab says "love" in turn mimics, missus] yeah, I love uht. [refers to tuna fish] you have ti you hafta save it for, for...
you know what you hafta save some for? what? you want it for lunch? lunch. oomah. [may be chewing tuna fish at begining, then refers to, toast eats toast] nyah. oon, yaeuh 'om I'm gonna bite it. look. good for you. I want a plate. you wanna play? [misunderstands Gabriella] yeah. what do you wanna play? late! [corrects mrs in an annoyed fashion] a plate. there's your plate, Gabriella. where? [g points at something during pause] right on the counter. [eats toast] I know that's for my tuna fish later. I'm making creamed tuna fish. my Mickey Mouse is in heeae. [alluding again to her "mickey mouse wonder bread"] uh, right. that's your Mickey... and I'm laikee I caught him now, because he's leakin', and then I bite him, and, and then I ate him.
it's your Mickey Mouse bread. Mickey Mouse went down my throat. [g continues eating her toast, g gets up. goes to dining, room table, puts plate down. continues playing her game, with the toast as she eats it speaks to gb, nvr] now. Minnie mouse. I ate mimmie mouse. and now I'm gonna eat Pluto. ooom [coughs] I love yellow dog. ah. I ate Pluto. I forgot somethin'. I forgot tuh draw my marbles. aen, and I got morbles. you wanna see? I brought 'em here last night, when you weren't here, and look. oom beautiful. [apparently g has drawn something using the marbles to, help unclear what "me" refers to] beautiful drawing. me. [refers to a ball] and, look at my daddy bought me. uhhuh. you do you know what his name is? what, this ball? or your daddy? you know what my daddy's names is? whose name? no. Edward. [chuckles]
ee, hee. Edward. [says this as g chuckles] you know what he does? [starts just as gb says "no" her ball falls on floor] he tickled me. no. he tickled you. yeah. [addresses the ball] come back here! you like that? [refers to tickling] no, I don't, and and my mommy too. my mom tickles me. ee, hee, hee. here. [not clear what gb refers to. nor apparently] would you like to put that back? mommy, look what I made for you. [refers to what she showed gb earlier] look. momper moom? wiz. when did you make that? last... last night. this morning. [mother interrupts gabr] it, looks like a robot.
it ain't guh robot. [chuckles at end] it's, marbles. I, hi, I. it's what? marbles! it's marbles? [mrs points to circles. perhaps drawn with marbles on, envelop] oh, that's right. over here. these are marbles, right? yeah. mawmee. what? oom I want some juice. okay. you know what kind of juice? what kind? dis kind, look. [something falls] tooroo toot. the new kind, right? [nor] I, hi, hi. [chuckles, perhaps mrs is putting away the bread] I hi, I, hi, hi. i, I don't dahp the loaf on my hand, mommy. Gabriella is silly. but, everyone tah... you know we drank all of this juice up.
[interrupts Gabriella, g has some juice now] and you didn't even wanna buy it. it just goes to show you. I, drink some of it here. my toast. okay? [wants toast which she left on dining room table, continuing directly from previous utterance] drink some of it here. and then come back for it. my toast. where is it? where'd you put it? over in der. [refers to dining room apparently] I ate Pluto... no, it's in there. [quietly to mrs, during very brief pause by gabr. finishes, utterance after her brief pause] and I had, to leave it there. now, let them, p sleep. I want them to sleep. here it is. [sees toast, makes utterance as g speaks above] eat it. what do you want what to sleep, Gabriella? oo Pluto! Pluto? yeah. Pluto? where is Pluto? dis uhnee.
[has been drinking her juice, puts glass down before, responding] oh, your toast? yeah, my toas'. [is amused] my toast is named Mickey mouse. hee, ee. alright now, ah. um, um, um, maw mawmoo. okay, let's, switch you off for a second. [g goes to dining room table to gets her toast, takes a, bite. g continues chewing toast. turns off g's channel, comes in with food or drink for gb] here you go, Graeme. oh, thank you very much. well, that was fifteen minutes there. [refers to turning of situation on tape] oh, ah so now it's what? until bedtime? no. [chuckles at end] for fifteen huh huh. you have just fifteen minutes. [refers to turn for "before dinner" taping. amused] that's about it? that's about it. oh, okay. [refers to g's channel] maybe I'll turn it on again. huh, uh. [chuckles, refers to her being so prominent on the tape, amused] don't feel that bad, having a working mother, as a day's subject. e uh, that's okay.
[chuckles] play with mom's then? [missus and gabr. are sitting in living room before dinner. g. is playing with some marbles] oo wuh. [probably has a marble in mouth refers to marble] [before dinner] hm? don't put that in your mouth gahb. I'm not doing daet I just. sorry. I'll take it away. I'm not put 'n my mouth I just do... [spoken rapidly and unclearly] it seems that they go. I know, but that... no, you can't put marbles in your mouth. I'm not puttin' marbles in my mouth. [speaks rapidly. g. rattles marbles. missus doesn't respond, during pause. the light g. speaks of does not exist] I'm just taking xxx, and I'll 'pit 'em out. could you turn on the light? pretend. okay, I'll pretend. we hafta get a lamp, for in here. hey, come here. [speaks very softly in first utterance. g. makes a slurping, sound whistling is heard both missus and g. whistle some] come 'ere. feefee head. did, you whistle? yes, I did. xxx me?
[softly g. starts to whistle during pause] what was that whistle uncle frank was showing you last time? [g. whistles as missus speaks, nor. g. continues whistling g. gives a short whistle in, reponse to missus question. then they both whistle] the one, to call, the doggy with? that's right. you remember it. are you just whistling into this thing on here? [refers to microphone. g. whistle into microphone. missus also, whistles a bit, sentence drowned out at end by sound of a chair being, moved] so what'll we do tomorrow? maybe your mommy will take you in to work xxx. what? to get check. [g. continues whistling] maybe I'll take you over to there, so we go to the bank together. okay? well there's a new bank across the street next to next tuh duh, uh the... the next street? a and p. let's go de r, kuhz daetz right on the corner. what, the one down here? the one that we pass on our way from the bus? yeah. that's one right in the neighborhood, but they have my checks at work. oh. so if we go there, then we hafta go all the way uptown, and then there's a bank right across the street... uh, oo, ho ho. [slight whine] where they could cash my check. so? do you like this bank down here?
uh, he, uh yeah. there's one right across the street here too. and you lik' duh the other bank better but? [not clear what she refers to g. whistles to show how, "it will go". g. and missus whistle during pause. g. wants missus] hate? it. you know if you tied this into a, big big, knot, then it will go... let me see this? now oooo, kuh you can? stop. you can't whistle more. you can't whistle. I can. I can't, and you can. alright? watch I could get off from your leg. uh oh uh, oh. [probably as g. readys to get down from missus leg] ee, hee, hee, hee. [chuckles] uh, huh, huh, huh, huh. [mother chuckles. says /av av/as g. gets off her lap. g. whistles a bit then goes to piano and plays a few notes] uh uh. auau do you wanna get out your piano book? kuh, huh? mm? what? do you wanna get out your piano book? hunm. [softly]
no? no. [softly again] come into my small hole said the spider to the fly. [in a haunting voice] no no. hm? no, don't say that. no, don't say that. [imitates g] uh, e e. [g. is getting back on mrs' lap apparently] you sound like Danny Bernstein. [refers to way g. spoke saying "no don't say that", chuckles nor] no, don't say that. uhhuh. uh, uh, uh you? remember at Julia's birthday party? Danny gets mad if you look at him, or laugh, when he does something funny. I didn't laugh at him. no, you were good. you were ree... you really like him. and who was bad? [refers to people at party] nobody was bad, but you were extra special. [g. grunts a bit not in response to anything missus says, small problem with the recording at one point] you played all of the games, and you had fun. and you laughed. and you were nice to everybody.
it was a lot of fun. and they had good cake. and? I had two pieces. what do you think of Julia's birthday cake? no, you didn't. no it was, banana... and whipped, cream. banana. and duh flowers. yeah, pink flowers. and green. and green leaves. well I could get over you. [probably climbing around on missus lap] and vanilla ice cream. nope, white ice brown ice cream. uhuh, Gabriella. yeah it is. uhuh. [a bit amused here] yes. brown ice cream is chocolate. no. [has trouble verbalizing thought] white, aw, ee, ice k, white i'. it had little black spots in it. it was vanilla. daet means it's chocolate, inside. no it doesn't.
vanilla beans, are black. and when they grind them up to make vanilla ice cream, they put little black specks in the ice cream. oo oo, because I wanna eat mine. [refers to her macaroni dinner] I think it's ready. come on, let's see if it's ready. if it's ready. [g. steps on mrs foot, missus is amused] au, Gabriella. e, he, he. [chuckles] hi. au. ah ah ah uh uh my foot hurts. you hurt my foot. e. [chuckles some more] uh hoo hoo, gi, gi. come? [mrs and g. go to kitchen, chuckles] e, hi, hi. hi, hee, hee. oo, hoo, hoo. I don't think it's ready. it's. feel the middle. be careful not to get burned with that thing? hey, it's ready. [missus opens oven] no, I want you to xxx.
[in a pouting voice] okay. feefee head. [calls missus a name] e. no. feel the middle. it's still cold, so it's staying in there. the middle? yeah. but I don't wanna. [doesn't want to feel macaroni while is in oven] okay I'll pull it out then you can feel it. I don't wanna xxx. [missus pulls dinner from oven g. whimpers here] go on. feel it. it's cold. it hasta get hot and bubbly. and then we'll take it out when we eat it. so why don't you inspect that xxx. ist. we won't eat dis one. oh, Gabriella. you can have some mayonnaise on that. okay, I'll have some mayonnaise then. I don't want it to to be no, I don't want it to be egg salad. no. I only want it to be mayonnaise. I'll get the mayonnaise.
okay. yish, yish, yuhsh. [question is spoken softly not really directed to missus] sh where is it? I want tuh spread the mayonnaise on it. okay. you get to spread the mayonnaise. oo oo hahlo haelo, hae xxx. [mumbles to herself gets mayonnaise from refrigerator] are you gonna wash the salad, Gab do you want a salad? not today. not today. people see me. [struggles to get lid off mayonnaise] ee e. people what? people see me. [does not pause between questions gets lid off and offers, mayonnaise to missus] remember what I said? you wanna have a taste? no. no. [puts finger in mayonnaise and tastes the mayonnaise from, finger] so I'm, now I'm gonna have tuh buy new mayonnaise. you're not sposta stick your fingers in it. gahb. stop it. cardboards and nickel do a nickel? wait, wait can you get that plate, on the bottom there? I'll get it in.
kahs spoo ood xxx. I get half, and I'll hafta share it? [refers to the hardboiled egg] I'm gonna cut it! you get half and I... okay. I'm gonna cut it... okay. be careful with the knife. don't cut your finger. okay, now you get half and I get half. which half do you want? by myself. [concludes previous utterance] I did it! the big half. well, that's pretty good. what was? [softly] you know it's really better to use a thick knife to spread out the mayonnaise. no. oo I get it clean dis. well you put that on the egg, and then try the other knife. well first I put some on your egg. that's a good idea. now let me kruhg the geido egg open? [in an upset manner] a big egg. I forget tuh, bring di xxx do you like dis on? hey dis is too much.
I'm not finished with mine. let di doo ooeen doing? what? zzz Gabriella, that's a lot of mayonnaise. don't. oo, oo Gabriella then then you hafta use the other knife. e you fawt I had mine. ow. [something falls just prior to mrs' speaking] I, hee, hee, you. [laughs] huh, you, hi. I I. oh, Gabriella, yick. [g. has made quite a mess with the mayonnaise it seems] hee. Gabriella, yick. I, hee, hee, hi, hi, hi, I. hi, hi, hi I. I. I think you need a napkin oooom and? [amused, tastes the egg] what's yuhkee? it's delicious. it might look yikee but it tastes good. here's a little of your mayonnaise. no thank you. I, hee, hee, hee, hi, hi, ah ah get me a napkin. [laughs] here.
[gives g. a napkin] get me a napkin so I could put did on. deeeflishuh isn't it? [offers missus some mayonnaise which g. has end of her finger, eats her egg. apparently g. points to, herself missus is, amused] who makes the best eggs? me. ee, ee. no? me, ee, ee. e. me. me. uhuh. silly. here. so what else did you in school today? mm? uh, nothin'. nothin'. [nor g. is taking a drink] what about gym? you went to the gym today kutz it was raining, right? uhuh, we went down to the roof. down to the roof? how come you told me you were in the gym? um, because I forgot. because you forgot. oh, I'm gonna finish that egg. oo. [whimpers a bit at end]
I wanting it, and now I don't want it any'. oo, oo. now what? well, I hafta get a little more of brach cookie. my only xxx is duh daet cookie could buy a new xxx. you could buy a different cookie. you want some? here. no thank you. this is Hydrox. hunm. Hydrox. [has cookie in mouth] Hydrox. but not before dinner. I don't want any. well I am. [cookie falls on floor or table] eat it. put it back, gahb. oo. they're good still. and if you won't eat 'em, I'll eat 'em. mhm. you don't know how many toes der are. uh, hey this oven is hot. [opens oven, then closes it] you don't know where my elephant is. it's hiding behind the refrigerator. no it ain't.
where is it? he's? up in der. in the cabbage patch? I, no look in der. look in dis. look inside. there it is. I see it. do you want it back? mm? do you want it back? oo i i fawawld you, I fooled yuh. come on. [missus is going to another area of the apartment] come on? why don't you, get me too. [g. sits on the floor] uh uh, uh, uh. [chuckles, walk back to where g. sits] what do you want? oh, you wanted to walk on my legs? ah ah no, I didn't wanna do that. I wanted you to give me a ride like dis, to pull me. to pull you? you hafta get up, and you hafta stand up, and then you can slide across the floor. no, no you hafta lay down xxx? hm? you could do it different ways? different ways?
yeah xxx. go ahead. okay. [grabs g. by her legs] are you ready? yeah, but just? do. are you set? [stands g. on her head interrupts g] go. not like daeaet! uh, oh, I better be careful. and not like that. [g. wants missus to pull her across the floor by the ankles] I want 'em to be pulled. you want them pit like this? what do where do you get pulled like that Gabriella? yeah. I like it. der a jur... yeah but this is a wood floor. you might get splinters. no I wont. yes you will. no I want you... no. I, hi, hi, I I yes. [chuckles] yes, yes, yes. do it do it.
do it. [moves some chairs around] do it. okay, wait. I'll play... well let's see what game I can play. okay. what? no, I'm. you can come in and sit on my legs, Gabriella. [interrupts g] no. [whimpering] oh, come on. sit on my legs? no no, I want dis chair. okay. I wanna ss, play pawl. pull? yeah and follow them. and see who... we have tuh pull on the floor. whoever get' a marble, they have tuh get it. let me get a marble from my... they lost it. you get a marble from your room. go on. hurry up. two. [runs to her bed+room]
three. two. one. two. I got two marbles. [gets a couple of marbles returns to living room] now let me put them in duh middle. of where? the room? oo. [puts 2 marbles on floor about 8 seconds apart] over here. well what kind of a game are we playing? [chuckles] a marbles game. [runs for the marbles on floor] whoever catches it, the winner. whoever catch, one or two, they'll win. whoever catch one, dei won't be the winner. you mean, you want me to race there. yeah, an' me too. and, what happens is I get both the marbles? you win, bit if I get both marb', I win. so, let's do it now. yeah, but what if I only get one marble? you won't win. come on, let's do it. and what if you get one marble? I don't want duh one. he.
[laughs] he, he, he, huh uh. uh. hi, hi hi, hi. uh, uh. come on. uh, hu, hi, hi. [laughs] I I. and I'll get more. come on. you had a head start, Gabriella. come with me. [goes to bed+room] uh uh. [still amused] and I'll get some marbles. uh, huh, huh, huh, huh. [laughs] all of them. [under her breath] then you're gonna hafta count them. well I'm gonna have all. we're gonna share. okay. so we have... oo wanna help me? yeah. take some. [prevents missus from picking up a marble she was about to, pick up]
xxx no, no! no wait, dis goes here, think. that's it. hey, get over here. stay. ei. okay. one... two. okay, now what are we gonna do? we're gonna eat? let's see who'll get three marbles. no. oo. uh. let's see who can role the marble across the room, and hit the table leg. okay, but today we're, playing dis. or what about the bottom of the chair? it's closer. alright, now, put dis in the fire. and you hafta hit the marbles like this. no, let's don't. no, give this to me, give this to me. it's right there. I didn't take it. and one, tee? [starts counting marbles smacks lips at end here, runs over to chair on other side of room] come 'ere. come here xxx. uh, come over to the chair.
let's see who wins to your chair. I win to my chair. okay. uh, now, and I'm all set. well you hafta say on your mark... uh, no, uh, no, I can't say it. when we do it, let's see who takes the... di, dit, di, dit, di, dit, di, dit. he, he, he. e, he, hae, hae. uh, ho, ho, ho, ho, huh. [missus and g. runs to the pile of marbles. missus chuckles a, bit as g. laughs more vigorously. the marbles, have rolled under the sofa] I, he, he, huh. uh, huh, huh, huh, huh. o o, ah ah ah, hi, ah I wan' it. Gabriella, uh, uh, huh, huh, uh, they went under the sofa. he, e I want them. okay, babe. but, if we play this game, then we should put them over there so we don't hafta move the sofa everytime. I want them. [marbles are being collected from floor by missus] okay? okay, I'll move the sofa for you. an' let's throw xxx. wait, you have one more marble here. I'll take it, and put it... there's, three. [missus moves the sofa refers to marbles which were hidden, under sofa] and one it went under der? huh?
and one it went underneath? no, I think that's it. no that eink. dei xxx. do you wanna have a look? uhuh. [situation immediately follows "arriving home" g. sits at, dining room table and eats her toast. sighs, turns on g's, channel missus walks into dining room] Gabriella. are you enjoying that? hm? a snack before dinnertime. [g. points out something to missus who is lighting a, cigarette most likely refers to mrs' cigarette] what? you're holdin' it upside down. oh, thank you. and you're holdin' the match upside down. these plants sure drink up a lot of water. mommy, let me see Morey? [apparently they have a plant named Morey] if he drink up. well they're getting... we hafta buy some new ones now. let's get some daffodils and some pussywillows. how about some d doggie willows? you know once you cut flowers they don't last long. so now we hafta replace them. maybe this week, and maybe even tomorrow, if we see a place... that my chair! [interrupts missus objects to missus sitting in the chair she, did] okay.
[gets up sits in another chair, chewing her toast] if we see a place, we can buy some. aieein e, oo, oo, oo you got a little chair mai, o, mai, o, nahm, nuh I'm gonna do a hundred pieces. [refers to eating pieces of toast or perhaps to buttering, them] so what have you? I think today is your butter day, huh? I'm gonna do a hundred pieces. does this butter taste as good as the butter you made, Gabriella, with Aunt Betty? [g. takes a bite of toast] take a taste. now tell me, whether the other butter tasted different, or better. like it? this taste different. it does? it tastes different! did the other have salt in it? no! it didn't? you didn't put any salt in it? it was just sweet butter? yeah. sweet? you know where this belongs, Gabriella. [refers to g's lunchbox] xxx put it where it belongs. oo, hoo, mommy. come on. you know where it belongs. wait till I've finished put it down on the floor. I think you should put it back where it belongs.
[nor, then nvr] you're sposta bring it there when you come home from school, right? right? well, you put your coat away. that's pretty good. did you? uh, uh. [coughs] keuh. did you put it away? [nvr, nvr] in your room? no, o, o, o okay, I'll let you finish your toast, and you can put it away. that's fair. go over heeah. [may be saying "come" instead of "go"] come what? uh, huh, huh. [chuckles] he. uh, huh. uhh, huh, uh. [chuckles] uh? come what? remember you useta fro. k you climbed in front that juice, and then you tumpled to the ground. you were sittin' on up on the end of duh edge. oh, remember when I was sitting on the edge of the chair and I tumbled? [nor]
I almost tumbled. I, hi, hi,. [chuckles] ti, hi, hi. [chuckling again] I didn't really fall, did I? [nor] uh, uh, uh uh. [chuckles in a "squeaky" manner] uh, uh, uh. you like that, huh? uhuh. I want you to do that uhgaeae. if I did it again, I'd really fall. uh, huh iu do it over here. [chuckles] you can't do things exactly the same time. if you did one over here, I'll, I'll hold you. s hm? you'll what? I'll hold you. come on, do it. no, you do it. let's see you do it. okay! but I won't fall down. yes you will. no I won't. okay well be careful. don't...
I've gone back. oh, you changed your mind, huh? uh. [eats and breathes heavily before speaking] hey, you know suhmin? what? if you sit in that ch', you know what happen'? what happens? [g. hits missus with a rope pot holder] uh, huh, huh. I shouldn't sit in this chair? I, hi, I. [chuckles] I, ti. no, well like? [chuckles] daimuhn. uh your gonna get it. you better get daiai. hee, hee, hee, ee. I don't know where I'm gonna sit. I don't know where I'm gonna sit if I sit on that chair, I fall. if I sit on this chair, I'm in trouble. an' if you dit on dis chair you won't be in trouble. [g. has knocked something to the floor with the rope, chuckles] I, hi, hi. you hafta pick it up, Gabriella. what? you hafta pick that up. okay?
mommy? do that again? hm? wanna do that again? [has some toast in mouth] no. you hafta pick it up. ha ha, m... [g. has cardboard picture frame of sorts, which missus holds, around her head, making a "picture"] I think I'll, let mommy be a picture. you're a picture Ed. I'm gonna go, on skoobee doo. uh, hae they'll think I'm picture. yes gouh... what kind of a picture is that when the frame folds? [starts as g. starts above, causes g. to stop. refers to] I, it say " oh snore." " oh s..." and here she is. [frame is mow around g's head interrupts gabr] oh xxx heads. there she is ladies and gentlemen. wuheieiei. [amused, playfully objects to frame around her head] huh, huh, here she is. [chuckling] I, hi, hi, i uh here she is. [very amused] e uh where'd you get this picture frame?
[nor] come on. let me get an, ashtray. I, hi. o, ah, nyah, nyah, nyae,. [plays with the frame still chews on toast some moves, frame around her body speaks in a singing manner, to, herself put frame around back of her chair] I, hi, hi. oooo, alright xxx just dis around muh knees? I. I just turn dis around nee, aroun' nee ei come on over here huf. bau boooooo boo book, book. boooo. mommy. [missus returns to dining room g. rattles some marbles] wanna see my marbles? yeah. do you still have that one you found at gramma's house? that really old one. no. remember the old one you found? dis is duh one I old found one. oh, those you got at aunt's party. no. wanna see which I found at the other? ones? yeah. I found this at, her house. [making up a game to play on table with the marbles] see that. it dis.
we're playing a game. now let me see deez up. okay you set them up. whoever gets hit with the... whoever takes a brush, to play wi', and the marbles go in the brush... boom, tiduh ldi, duh, tuh, tuh. the marbles go in the brush xxx? and when they say it daet, well then we do that. [as if quoting from some direction for game she remembers] we hafta take a brush. you remember what it says? " take, a, brush." yeah. let's let's see who will take the brush. [there is a brush on table someplace between g and missus] mhm. let's see who takes the brush. let's see. you hafta put it in the center. oh. oh, no. here. oo, oo, no, you'd leave it here. you hafta make it halfway between us. [g. drops marbles on the floor missus chuckles faintly in, background refers to another marble] o, eek. [quite amused as g. finishes chuckling above] hee, hee. give one to me. the other one.