Bright Road (1953) - full transcript

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Woman, voice-over:
I'M DOROTHY DANDRIDGE.

I PLAY THE ROLE
OF JANE RICHARDS, A TEACHER,

AND I WASN'T SURE HOW
IT WAS ALL GOING TO WORK OUT.

THIS WAS MY FIRST DAY.

THIS IS PHILIP HEPBURN,
WHO PLAYS C.T.,

THE BOY WHO NEVER DID SEE
MUCH SENSE IN GOING TO SCHOOL.

AND THIS IS HARRY BELAFONTE,

WHO PLAYS
THE PART OF MR. WILLIAMS
THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,

WHO FOUND C.T. THE MOST
DIFFICULT BOY HE'D EVER KNOWN.

BUT IT WASN'T PUNISHMENT
THAT C.T. NEEDED.



IT WAS LOVE--
A LOVE LIKE TANYA'S.

AND TANYA IS PLAYED
BY BARBARA SANDERS.

OF COURSE, C.T. NEVER LET ON
THAT TANYA OCCUPIED A SPECIAL
PLACE IN HIS HEART,

BUT YOU COULDN'T FOOL
THE CHILDREN.

IT WAS JUST A GAME,
A BIT OF MAKE-BELIEVE,

LIKE THE STORY WE CALL...

* 3 BLIND MICE

* 3 BLIND MICE

* SEE HOW THEY RUN

* SEE HOW THEY RUN

* THEY ALL RAN AFTER
THE FARMER'S WIFE *

* SHE CUT OFF THEIR TAILS
WITH A CARVING KNIFE *

* DID EVER YOU SEE SUCH
A SIGHT IN YOUR LIFE *

* AS 3 BLIND MICE?



* 3 BLIND MICE

* 3 BLIND MICE

* SEE HOW THEY RUN

[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]

OK, CATERPILLAR,
SPIN YOUR COCOON.

[DOG BARKING]

OK, OK, I'M GOING,

BUT DON'T TELL ANYBODY
ABOUT THIS, UNDERSTAND?

THIS IS OUR SECRET,

AND WHEN I SAY "SECRET,"
I MEAN SECRET.

GO ON! GO ON HOME!

[BELL RINGING]

[DOG BARKING]

[THINKING]
MY FIRST DAY AND
MY FIRST CLASS.

I WONDER IF YOU'RE
AS SCARED AS I AM.

WELL, THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

HELLO. YOU'RE LATE.

I'M ALWAYS LATE
THE FIRST DAY.

SOMETIMES I'M LATE
THE SECOND DAY, TOO.

[CLASS LAUGHING]

I SEE. WELL, WE'LL
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT
THAT, WON'T WE?

PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

HERE'S ONE
RIGHT DOWN HERE
IN THE FRONT ROW.

RIGHT HERE.

NOW, IF YOU'LL ALL RISE,
WE'LL BEGIN THE SCHOOL YEAR

BY PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG.

WILL YOU LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE?

YOU, YES. COME ON.

READY, BEGIN.

Class: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG

OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA,

AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS--

ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE,

WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

BE SEATED.

WELL, I GUESS IT'S ABOUT TIME
WE BECAME ACQUAINTED.

SUPPOSE I SKIP
AROUND THE ROOM A BIT,
AND AS I CALL YOUR NAME,

WILL YOU PLEASE STAND
AND TELL ME SOMETHING
ABOUT YOURSELF--

HOW OLD YOU ARE,
WHERE YOU LIVE,

WHAT YOU DID DURING
THE SUMMER--ANYTHING.

BOOKER T. JONES.

MY NAME'S
BOOKER T. JONES.

I IS 10 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE ON PAINTER'S PATH.

I DIDN'T DO NOTHIN'
IN THE SUMMER.

[CLASS LAUGHING]

FRANKLIN CALDWELL.

I'M FRANKLIN
DELANO CALDWELL.

I'M ABRAHAM LINCOLN
CALDWELL.

WE'RE BROTHERS.

[THINKING]
BOOKER T., FRANKLIN DELANO,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN...

I HAVE ALL THE GREAT NAMES
OF HISTORY.

WE'VE LIVED HERE
5 YEARS.

THEY CALL ME BOYD.
THEY CALL ME LLOYD.

I WENT SWIMMING.
I CAUGHT
A LOT OF FISH.

I COOKED A FISH.
YEAH, AND YOU
ATE HIM, TOO.

[CLASS LAUGHING]

THANK YOU, BOYD.
YOU, TOO, LLOYD.

WE'LL HAVE TO
GO INTO THAT AGAIN
SOMETIME.

RACHEL SMITH.

MY NAME IS
RACHEL VERONICA SMITH.
I AM 9 YEARS OLD.

MY FATHER IS
THE METHODIST MINISTER,

AND MY MOTHER
IS A HOUSEWIFE.

LAST SUMMER,
DADDY TOOK US TO NEW YORK
TO VISIT MY AUNT JEN.

THERE ARE MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
IN NEW YORK,

AND THE BUILDINGS
ARE SO TALL,
THEY TOUCH THE SKY.

AW!

THEY ARE TOO
TALL AS THE SKY,

AREN'T THEY,
MISS RICHARDS?

WELL, AS A MATTER
OF FACT, RACHEL...

[THINKING]
EASY, JANE. ENCOURAGE
DISCUSSION IF YOU CAN.

[SPEAKING ALOUD]
NOW, LET'S SEE...

IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU WANTED TO SAY?

WHAT WAS IT YOU SAID?

DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY
NOTHIN'.

[MUTTERING]
BUILDINGS AS TALL
AS THE SKY!

WELL, AS A MATTER
OF FACT,

THE BUILDINGS
IN NEW YORK ARE
VERY, VERY TALL.

IT'S AS IF YOU TOOK
ONE BUILDING AND PUT IT
ON TOP OF ANOTHER,

AND ANOTHER
ON TOP OF ANOTHER,
UNTIL IT DOES SEEM--

AW!

SUPPOSE WE LEAVE IT
TO THE CLASS.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
EVER BEEN TO NEW YORK?

FINE. AND HOW TALL
WOULD YOU SAY
THE BUILDINGS ARE?

IT LOOKED AS THOUGH
I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN.

TOO HIGH FOR ME,
MISS RICHARDS.

I GOT DIZZY
LOOKING DOWN.

WELL, I GUESS THAT
GIVES US A PRETTY GOOD
IDEA, DOESN'T IT?

DO I HAVE
YOUR NAME HERE?

MY NAME IS C.T.
C.T. YOUNG.

MAY I HAVE YOUR
FULL NAME, PLEASE?

WHAT DO THE INITIALS
"C.T." STAND FOR?

DON'T STAND FOR NOTHIN'.
JUST C.T.

OH, I SEE.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO GIVE US A REPORT
ON YOUR SUMMER?

NO, MA'AM,
DON'T THINK I WOULD.

YOU MAY SIT DOWN.

I GUESS WE'VE HAD
ENOUGH REPORTS FOR
A WHILE, ANYWAY.

[DOG BARKING]

[CHILDREN SAYING GOOD-BYE]

BYE, JUNIOR!
BYE, JUNIOR!

BYE, RACHEL.

BYE. SEE YOU!

C.T., I DON'T LIKE
KEEPING CHILDREN
AFTER SCHOOL,

BUT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND I
UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

YOU DIDN'T MAKE
A VERY GOOD START FOR
YOUR FIRST DAY, DID YOU?

FIRST YOU WERE LATE,

THEN YOU WEREN'T
VERY HELPFUL IN CLASS,
WERE YOU?

WERE YOU?

NO, MA'AM. I AIN'T
NEVER BEEN TO NEW YORK,

BUT I KNOW ONE THING
SILLY OLD RACHEL DON'T KNOW:

AIN'T NOTHIN' IN THE WORLD
AS TALL AS THE SKY--NOTHIN'!

HOW MANY YEARS
DID YOU SPEND IN
THE SECOND GRADE, C.T.?

TWO.

AND IN THE THIRD?

TWO.

AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST
YEAR IN THIS GRADE?

YES. I ALWAYS SPEND
TWO YEARS IN EACH GRADE.

HOW MANY CHILDREN
IN YOUR FAMILY?

9.

AND YOU'RE
THE OLDEST?

NO, MA'AM. I'M SORT OF
IN THE MIDDLE.

IS YOUR FATHER WORKING?

YES'M. HE HAS A BIG JOB

AT THE MILL.

DID YOU BRING YOUR LUNCH
TO SCHOOL WITH YOU
THIS MORNING, C.T.?

NO, MA'AM. I ATE
SUCH A BIG BREAKFAST,
I DIDN'T NEED NO LUNCH.

OH, I SEE. AND JUST
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR
BREAKFAST THIS MORNING?

WHAT I HAVE EVERY MORNING--
FRIED CHICKEN AND GRAVY

AND SWEET POTATOES
AND RICE AND COFFEE...

[THINKING]
WHAT A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL LIE.

WELL, I GUESS...
I GUESS THAT'S ENOUGH.

YES, THAT
CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE
A WONDERFUL BREAKFAST,

BUT FROM NOW ON,
I WANT YOU TO HAVE

A SCHOOL LUNCH
EVERY NOON, AND
I'LL ARRANGE FOR IT.

YOU BE ON TIME TOMORROW.
YOU MAY GO NOW.

OH, JUST ONE MORE
THING, C.T.

YES'M?

JUST WHAT IS IT
YOU HAVE AGAINST SCHOOL?

WHO, ME? OH, I GOT
NOTHIN' AGAINST SCHOOL,

BUT I GOT NOTHIN'
FOR IT, EITHER.

* CAME A BIRDIE
A-FLYING *

* ON MY FOOT
HE DID LIGHT *

* IN HIS BILL
HE'D A LETTER *

* WITH A GREETING
SO BRIGHT *

[WHISTLING]
* DEAR BIRDIE,
FLY BACK NOW *

* WITH A MESSAGE
AND KISS *

* FOR I MAY NOT
GO, TOO *

* LEST ME
THEY SHOULD MISS *

[BARKING]

ATTA GIRL, COME-HERE.
ATTA GIRL! NOW AGAIN.

READY, SET...
GO GET IT, COME-HERE!

GO GET IT!
COME-HERE, GO ON!

[LAUGHING]

SHE'S A FUNNY DOG.

SHE'S A GOOD DOG.

WHY DO YOU CALL HER
"COME-HERE"?

'CAUSE SHE ALWAYS COMES
WHEN I CALL HER.

WELL, MOST ALWAYS.

I LIKE
THE NEW TEACHER.

HMM.

I THINK
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL?!

I LOVE HER.

AW, YOU TALK
JUST LIKE A GIRL.

[LAUGHS]

[BIRD SINGING]

[MIMICKING BIRD'S TUNE]
* HEL-LO, HEL-LO

[BIRD SINGING]

[MIMICKING BIRD]
* BE HAP-PY, BE HAP-PY

[BIRD SINGING]

[MIMICKING BIRD]
* HOW ARE YOU?

[BIRD SINGING]

[MIMICKING BIRD]
* PETER, EAT YOUR COOKIE

[BIRD SINGING]

* PETER, EAT YOUR COOKIE

[COME-HERE BARKING]

LOOK AT THAT SILLY OLD DOG
CHASIN' BIRDS.

BIRDS GOT A RIGHT
TO LIVE, TOO,

SO DON'T YOU GO AROUND
TRYING TO SCARE 'EM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CHASE ONE
ONCE IN A WHILE,

BUT IF YOU CATCH ONE,
THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE.

SURE ENOUGH, TROUBLE!

[LAUGHING]

* CAME A BIRDIE
A-FLYING *

* ON MY FOOT
HE DID LIGHT *

* IN HIS BILL
HE'D A LETTER *

* WITH A GREETING
SO BRIGHT *

* DEAR BIRDIE,
FLY BACK NOW *

* WITH A MESSAGE
AND KISS *

* FOR I MAY NOT GO, TOO

* LEST ME
THEY SHOULD MISS *

[WHISTLING]

[HORN HONKS]

BYE, NOW.

BYE.

OH, C.T....

YEAH?

ARE YOU GOING TO BE
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL
THIS YEAR?

NAH.

DON'T YOU WANT TO GO
TO HEAVEN?

NOPE. THIS PLACE RIGHT HERE
LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

OH, C.T.!

WELL, I'LL BE
LOOKING FOR YOU
JUST THE SAME.

BYE, NOW.

BYE!

[BARKING]

HEY, SAM!

STOP MESSIN' AROUND
WITH THOSE BEES.

YOU'LL GET STUNG.

GO ON AND PLAY
IN THE YARD.

HI, JOE! SAY,
WHAT'S THE BIG NEWS
TODAY, EH?

COWBOYS
STILL HOLDING OFF
THE INDIANS?

OH, YEAH.

HI, CANDY LEE!

SAY, YOU'RE GETTIN'
PRETTIER EVERY DAY.

BOY, DO YOU KNOW IT!

HELLO, SWEETHEART.

HI, MA.

WHOOPS!

COMIN' RIGHT AWAY!

[BARKING]

* COME TO THE CHURCH
IN THE WILD WOOD *

* OH, COME TO THE CHURCH
IN THE VALE *

* NO SPOT IS SO DEAR
TO MY CHILDHOOD *

* AS THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH
IN THE VALE *

* HOW SWEET ON
A CLEAR SABBATH MORNING *

* TO LIST' TO
THE CLEAR RINGING BELL *

* ITS TONES SO SWEETLY
ARE CALLING *

* OH, COME TO THE CHURCH
IN THE VALE *

* OH, COME,
COME, COME, COME *

* COME TO THE CHURCH
IN THE WILD WOOD *

* OH, COME TO THE CHURCH
IN THE VALE *

* NO SPOT IS SO DEAR
TO MY CHILDHOOD *

* AS THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH
IN THE VALE *

WELL, THAT WAS VERY NICE.

NOW, LET'S SEE...

SUPPOSE WE BEGIN
AT THE BEGINNING.

"IN THE BEGINNING
WAS THE WORD...

AND THE WORD
WAS WITH GOD."

NOW, WHO CAN TELL US
WHO GOD IS?

All: GOD IS OUR FATHER.

OUR FATHER
WHO ART IN HEAVEN.

VERY GOOD.

NOW, WHY DID GOD MAKE US?
SARAHLENE?

HE MADE US TO SERVE HIM
IN THIS WORLD

AND TO BE HAPPY
WITH HIM FOREVER
IN THE NEXT WORLD.

HOW DID GOD MAKE US?
IN WHAT WAY DID HE MAKE US?
MARY LOUISE?

GOD CREATED US
IN HIS IMAGE. WE'RE
ALL CHILDREN OF GOD.

VERY GOOD, MARY LOUISE.
GOD CREATED US ALL IN HIS IMAGE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, C.T.?

DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN'.

BUT YOU WERE THINKING
SOMETHING, WEREN'T YOU?

SUPPOSE YOU STAND UP
AND TELL US HOW YOU
FEEL ABOUT THIS.

CAN'T SEE
HOW EVERYBODY
LOOKS LIKE GOD

WHEN SOME'S BLACK
AND SOME'S WHITE.

[THINKING]
UH-OH. I WALKED RIGHT INTO
THAT ONE, DIDN'T I?

WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE ANSWER.
I HOPE HE'LL UNDERSTAND IT.

YES, C.T., GOD CREATED
EVERYBODY IN HIS IMAGE,

BLACK AND WHITE.

HOW COME?

WHAT COLOR
IS GOD, ANYWAY?

WELL, IT ISN'T A MATTER
OF COLOR AT ALL.

WHEN GOD MADE US
IN HIS IMAGE,

HE PUT A BIT OF HIMSELF
IN EACH ONE OF US.

HE LOVES US,
JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER
AND FATHER LOVE YOU.

WE'RE ALL BROTHERS
TOGETHER.

IF WHITE PEOPLE
AND BLACK PEOPLE
ARE BROTHERS,

HOW COME THEY DON'T
ACT LIKE BROTHERS?

[THINKING]
OH, LORD, LET ME SAY

THE RIGHT WORD
JUST THIS ONCE.

C.T., IT ISN'T GOD'S FAULT
WHEN PEOPLE DON'T ACT
LIKE BROTHERS.

IT ISN'T AN EASY THING TO DO,
BUT WE CAN LEARN

BECAUSE GOD IS ALWAYS WILLING
TO HELP US WHEN WE ASK HIM.

Man: I NOTICE,
FOR INSTANCE,

THAT IN THE MATTER OF
EXTRA SCHOOL LUNCHES, WE'RE
SOMEWHAT OVER THE BUDGET,

PARTICULARLY IN YOUR GRADE,
MISS RICHARDS.

LET'S GO OVER
SOME OF THESE NAMES.

WE'LL START WITH THE LAST ONE
YOU ADDED--C.T. YOUNG.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

C.T.? I HAD HIM LAST
YEAR AND THE YEAR
BEFORE THAT,

BUT I NEVER PUT HIM
ON THE LUNCH LIST.

I REMEMBER THE BOY.
HE'S DEFINITELY
A BACKWARD CHILD.

DOES THAT MAKE HIM
ANY LESS HUNGRY?

IT'S JUST NOT FAIR
TO THE SCHOOL.

IT'S A PITY WE CAN'T
TRANSFER HIM SOMEWHERE.

TRANSFER HIM? WHERE?

YES, IT ISN'T AS IF
WE HAD A SCHOOL FOR
BACKWARD CHILDREN.

IF WE DID, OF COURSE,
THE PROBLEM WOULD BE
A SIMPLE ONE.

BUT, MR. WILLIAMS,
I'M NOT SURE THIS IS
A BACKWARD CHILD.

HE MAY NOT BE
A BACKWARD CHILD,
MISS RICHARDS,

BUT HE CERTAINLY
ACTS LIKE ONE.

MR. WILLIAMS, I KNOW
I'M A NEW TEACHER,

AND I HAVEN'T HAD
MUCH EXPERIENCE,

BUT THIS BOY, THIS
C.T., WELL, I KNOW
HE ISN'T INTERESTED

IN ANYTHING
WE DO OR SAY,

BUT HE'S MY PUPIL
NOW, AND IT'S UP TO
ME TO WORK IT OUT.

[BELL RINGS]

I THINK WE CAN
TAKE THIS UP LATER.

WE'LL HAVE TO ADJOURN NOW,
AND THANK YOU.

HONEY, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU COULD TALK LIKE THAT.

YOU SURE TOLD HIM.
YOU WERE WONDERFUL.

I DON'T FEEL SO
WONDERFUL RIGHT NOW.

Mr. Williams:
MISS RICHARDS?

YES, MR. WILLIAMS?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN TEACHING SCHOOL,
MISS RICHARDS?

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR.

DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU
THAT THE OTHERS MIGHT BE
RIGHT ABOUT C.T.?

MAYBE THEY ARE.
I JUST DON'T KNOW YET.

WELL, SINCE YOU FEEL
SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT,

I'LL KEEP C.T.'s NAME
ON THE LUNCH LIST.

OH, THANK YOU,
MR. WILLIAMS.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
MISS RICHARDS.
GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. WILLIAMS.

SHE'S YOUNG.
SHE'LL LEARN.

I LIKE ENTHUSIASM
IN A TEACHER.

I THINK SOME OF US
LOSE IT TOO SOON.

8 TIMES 8?
All: 64.

9 TIMES 9?
81.

10 TIMES 10?
100.

4 TIMES 3?
12.

7 TIMES 7?
49.

8 TIMES 8?

All: 64.

9 TIMES 9?
81.

[BELL RINGING]

SUPPOSE WE LET C.T.
ANSWER THIS ONE.

9 TIMES 9.

WELL, C.T.?

I'LL ASK C.T. TO REMAIN.

THE REST OF YOU MAY TAKE
THE USUAL RECESS.

[CHILDREN SHOUTING]

MAY I HAVE
THAT PIECE OF PAPER
YOU WERE WORKING ON?

YOU REMEMBER--WHILE
THE REST OF US WERE
DOING ARITHMETIC.

COME ON, LET ME
HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S NOT BAD.

TELL ME, C.T.,
DID YOU HAVE ANY
DRAWING LAST YEAR?

A LITTLE. NOT MUCH.

LET ME SHOW YOU
SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
A LOT OF THINGS

YOU CAN LEARN
FROM BOOKS
BESIDES ARITHMETIC.

THERE, NOW. WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF THAT?

I LIKE MINE BETTER.

YOURS IS VERY GOOD,

BUT YOU COULD DO
A LOT BETTER IF YOU HAD
THE RIGHT BOOKS.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE TO
LEARN FROM SOMEONE WHO
KNOWS MORE THAN WE DO,

AND IT ALL HAS TO BE
WRITTEN DOWN IN BOOKS

SO THAT IT CAN BE
PASSED ON TO THE REST
OF US, SO THAT WE--

ARE YOU LISTENING
TO ME, C.T.?

NO, MA'AM,
DON'T THINK I AM.

Children:
* 3 BLIND MICE

* SEE HOW THEY RUN

* SEE HOW THEY RUN

* THEY ALL RAN AFTER
THE FARMER'S WIFE *

* SHE CUT OFF THEIR TAILS
WITH A CARVING KNIFE *

* DID EVER YOU SEE SUCH
A SIGHT IN YOUR LIFE *

* AS 3 BLIND MICE?

ALL RIGHT, C.T., IF
YOU JUST WON'T LISTEN,

TAKE YOUR DRAWING
AND GO ON OUT AND PLAY
WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN.

* SEE HOW THEY RUN

DON'T WANT TO PLAY
THAT GAME.

I AIN'T NO MOUSE.

VERY WELL,
SUIT YOURSELF.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID I DON'T WANT
TO PLAY THAT GAME.

DON'T WANT TO SING
THAT SONG.

IT'S A MEAN THING TO DO,
CUT OFF A MOUSE'S TAIL.

YOU KNOW,
THAT'S JUST THE WAY

I'VE ALWAYS FELT
ABOUT THAT SONG, TOO.

SURE ENOUGH?
SURE ENOUGH.

SURE ENOUGH!

[CLOCK TICKING]

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

[GUITAR PLAYING]

Mr. Williams:
* EVERY NIGHT

* WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

* EVERY NIGHT

* WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

* EVERY NIGHT

* WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

* HANG MY HEAD

* IN MOURNFUL CRYIN'

* SUZANNE

* SUZANNE

* SUZANNE

* YOU'RE GONE

* TRUE LOVE DON'T WEEP

* TRUE LOVE DON'T MOURN

* TRUE LOVE DON'T WEEP

* TRUE LOVE DON'T MOURN

* TRUE LOVE DON'T WEEP

* OR MOURN TO ME

* GOIN' BACK

* TO MOBILE TOWN

* SOMEDAY, I PRAY

* MY TRAIN WILL COME

* SOMEDAY, I PRAY

* MY TRAIN WILL COME

* SOMEDAY, I PRAY

* MY TRAIN WILL COME

* THEN I CAN GO BACK

* WHERE I COME FROM

* SUZANNE

* SUZANNE

* SUZANNE

* YOU'RE GONE

* EVERY NIGHT

* WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

* EVERY NIGHT

* WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

* EVERY NIGHT

* WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

* HANG MY HEAD

* IN MOURNFUL CRYIN'

GOOD EVENING,
MISS RICHARDS.

GOOD EVENING.

JUST RELAXING AFTER
A HARD DAY'S WORK.

THAT WAS
A LOVELY BALLAD.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

UH, MISS RICHARDS...

YES?

YOU LOOK TIRED.

I AM.

THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE A PICK-ME-UP
WHEN YOU'RE TIRED.

WHY DON'T I WALK YOU DOWN
FOR AN ICE CREAM SODA?

WHY DON'T YOU?

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

[THINKING]
OPEN IT. LOOK AT IT.

YOU HAVE A PASSING "C,"
THE FIRST "C" YOU'VE EVER HAD.

Girls:
* TANYA HAS A FELLA

* TANYA HAS A FELLA

* TANYA HAS A FELLA

* TANYA HAS A FELLA

* C.T. HAS A GIRL

* C.T. HAS A GIRL

[SINGING CONTINUES]

[COME-HERE BARKING]

[CHILDREN SCREAMING]

C.T., WHAT
AM I GOING TO
DO WITH YOU?

AND ON THE VERY DAY
I GAVE YOU YOUR
FIRST GOOD MARK.

GOOD MARK?

DIDN'T YOU EVEN READ
YOUR REPORT CARD?

WELL,
TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT IT RIGHT NOW.

I AIN'T NEVER PASSED
NOTHIN' BEFORE.

[COME-HERE BARKING]

YOU WON'T TOUCH
A HAIR ON HER HEAD!

SHH.

COME ON.

[BARKS]

SHH.

COME ON, COME-HERE.

THAT'S VERY
INTERESTING, ROGER,
BUT WHAT IS IT?

THAT'S THE WAY
I GO HOME.

[LAUGHS]

DO YOU LIKE IT,
MISS RICHARDS?

OH, YES, C.T.,
I CERTAINLY DO.

YOUR DRAWING IS GETTING
BETTER ALL THE TIME.

BUT WHERE WOULD YOU EVER
SEE A BEE LIKE THAT

IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE WINTER?

OH, I HAVE LOTS
OF THEM AT HOME.

ME AND THEM, WE'RE
SORT OF IN BUSINESS.

THEY MAKE A LITTLE
HONEY, I SELL IT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL!
IF YOU KEEP THAT UP,

I'LL HAVE
TO GIVE YOU A "B,"
AT LEAST IN DRAWING.

OH, BY THE WAY, C.T.,
WILL YOU HELP US WITH
THE CHRISTMAS POSTER?

WHAT KIND OF POSTER?

OH, SOMETHING IN A NICE,
BIG SANTA CLAUS.

AIN'T NO
SANTA CLAUS.

OH, REALLY, C.T.

ALL RIGHT, I WON'T
ARGUE WITH YOU ABOUT
SANTA CLAUS, BUT--

[BELL RINGS]

WELL, NEVER MIND.

CHILDREN, IT'S TIME
FOR OUR MUSIC PERIOD.

WILL YOU HELP THEM WITH
THE WORK TABLE, PLEASE?

[COUGHS]

[COUGHS]

[WHISPERING]
Merry Christmas.

THOU ART GREAT,
THOU ART GOOD,

AND WE THANK THEE
FOR THIS FOOD.

BY THY HAND
MUST ALL BE FED.

GIVE US, LORD,
OUR DAILY BREAD.

AMEN.

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS,
EVERYBODY!

Children: MERRY CHRISTMAS,
MAMA AND PAPA!

MERRY CHRISTMAS,
CHILDREN,
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

JIMMY! JIMMY,
COME ON, EAT NOW.

ISN'T THIS NICE?

ENJOYING IT?
ALL RIGHT, THEN.

OH, BOY!

OH, BOY!

LOOK WHAT
YOUR MOTHER HAS
FOR YOU, CHILDREN.

ISN'T THAT LOVELY?
ISN'T IT NICE?

[CHUCKLES]

HE SHOULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT, JAKE.

HE CAN'T AFFORD
TO GIVE HIS HONEY AWAY.

IT'S THE ONLY MONEY
HE EVER GETS.

I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT, MOTHER.

I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

[BABY CRYING]

[BELL RINGING]

[BELL RINGING]

[COME-HERE BARKING]

OK, OK. I AIN'T
GONNA BE LATE.

BUT DON'T TELL
ANYONE ABOUT THIS,
UNDERSTAND?

GOOD MORNING,
MISS RICHARDS.

DID YOU HAVE
A PLEASANT CHRISTMAS?

OH, YES, THANK YOU.

I HAD A FINE VISIT
WITH MY FAMILY
DOWN IN MOBILE,

BUT IT REALLY
FEELS GOOD TO GET
BACK TO WORK AGAIN.

OH, YES, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT LOVELY GIFT.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS AFRAID
YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT
IT WAS A BIT TOO...

TOO GAY?
NO, I LIKE TO BE GAY
ONCE IN A WHILE.

WELL, THAT'S, UH...
THAT'S FINE, JUST FINE.

IT IS?

YOU KNOW, MISS RICHARDS,
YOUR CLASS IS DOING
VERY, VERY WELL.

EVEN THAT BOY C.T.
IS PICKING UP
QUITE A BIT, ISN'T HE?

YES, BUT HE'S
NOT DOING AS WELL
AS HE COULD.

I SEE YOU STILL HAVE
HIGH HOPES FOR HIM.

YES, VERY HIGH.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE'S NO HARM IN HOPING.

[BELL RINGS]

Boyd:
COME HERE, JUNIOR!

MY NAME'S NOT JUNIOR!
IT'S GEORGE JR.

NOT WHAT YOUR MAMMY
CALLED YOU TODAY.

All:
* OH, JUNIOR!

* YOU HEAR ME, JUNIOR?

Child:
JIGGERS! MISS RICHARDS!

GOOD MORNING,
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Class: GOOD MORNING,
MISS RICHARDS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR,
MISS RICHARDS.

IT'S GOOD TO BE
WITH YOU AGAIN.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD
A VERY NICE CHRISTMAS.

IT'S BEEN
QUITE A LONG TIME
SINCE WE LAST MET.

I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE
A LOT TO TALK ABOUT...
AND THINK ABOUT, TOO.

SUPPOSE WE START OFF
THE NEW YEAR

BY COMBINING
ORAL ENGLISH WITH ONE
OF OUR THOUGHT PERIODS.

NOW, LET'S SEE...
WHAT SHALL WE
THINK ABOUT TODAY?

BOOKER?

DON'T WANNA THINK
ABOUT NOTHIN'.
DON'T WANNA.

NOT "WANNA,"
"WANT TO."

DON'T WANT TO THINK
ABOUT NOTHIN'.

HE SHOULDN'T SAY
"NOTHIN'."

THE RIGHT WORD
IS "ANYTHING."

DON'T WANT TO THINK
ABOUT ANYTHING.

Miss Richards:
VERY GOOD, BOOKER.
THAT WAS VERY WELL SAID.

BUT WE SHOULD THINK
ABOUT SOMETHING.

NOW, HANDS ON DESK...

EYES SHUT...

NOW, LET'S ALL
THINK OF THE THING

MOST BEAUTIFUL
TO EACH ONE OF US.

[THINKING]
WELL, MY FRIEND,
WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW?

COME ON, TRY HARD.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
WORTH REMEMBERING,

EVEN IF THERE IS
NO SANTA CLAUS.

ALL RIGHT, SUPPOSE
WE COMPARE NOTES NOW.

GEORGE,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
IN THE WORLD?

A 16-CYLINDER AUTOMOBILE
WITH THE TOP DOWN!

BOYD?

BASEBALL!
SEVENTH INNING.

BASES LOADED.
SOCK!

OVER THE FENCE!

ROGER.

MISS RICHARDS,
I CAN'T THINK OF
ANYTHING BEAUTIFUL.

I JUST KEEP THINKING
OF JOEY.

JOEY? WHO'S JOEY?

JOEY IS A BIG BOY
IN THE FIFTH GRADE.

I PLAYED MARBLES WITH HIM
YESTERDAY, AND I WON.

BUT JOEY WON'T GIVE ME
THE MARBLES, SO I JUST
KEEP THINKING OF JOEY.

I SEE. WELL, THANK YOU
JUST THE SAME, ROGER.

RACHEL?

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING,
AS I REMEMBER IT,
IS MY CHRISTMAS.

[CLASS GROANS]

IN THE MORNING,
MY FATHER PREACHED
A BEAUTIFUL SERMON,

AND AT NOON, WE HAD
A BEAUTIFUL DINNER,

AND I GOT A BEAUTIFUL DOLL
AND A BEAUTIFUL CARRIAGE

AND BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES,
AND THAT WASN'T ALL.

I GOT A DOLL, TOO,
AND IT REALLY TALK!

I GOT A BABY CARRIAGE
AND A MUSIC BOX, TOO.

I GOT A POCKET KNIFE!
I GOT SOME NEW SHOES!

I GOT A BIKE...
AND A BASEBALL!

[THINKING]
"I GOT, I GOT, I GOT."

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

C.T., WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
THING IN THE WORLD?

WHAT DID YOU DO
DURING CHRISTMAS
VACATION, C.T.?

I DIDN'T DO NOTHIN' MUCH.

Children: MISS RICHARDS!
MISS RICHARDS!

I MEAN, ANYTHING MUCH.

I...I...WELL...

I JUST HELPED
AROUND THE HOUSE,

TOOK CARE OF MY BEES.

SOLD SOME HONEY AND BOUGHT
SOME PAINT FOR THE HOUSE.

FIXED UP THE PORCH
REAL NICE.

[THINKING]
BLESSINGS ON YOU, C.T.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU DIDN'T GET,
YOU GAVE.

I GUESS THAT'S ALL.
OH, YEAH, EXCEPT
FOR MISS SMITH,

THE WHITE LADY
MAMA WORKS FOR.

SHE WAS SICK A BIT.
TOOK CARE OF HER CHICKENS.

I THOUGHT SHE'D
GIVE ME ONE MAYBE,
BUT SHE DIDN'T.

I WAS GOING TO TAKE ONE,
BUT I DIDN'T.

WELL, THAT'S ALL.

Class: MISS RICHARDS!
MISS RICHARDS!

I'M SORRY,
BUT I THINK THAT'LL
HAVE TO BE ALL FOR NOW.

WELL, MAYBE THERE'S
TIME FOR JUST
ONE MORE, TANYA.

WHAT'S THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL THING
YOU THOUGHT OF?

[COUGHS]
A PRINCESS.

A PRINCESS?!

YES, A PRINCESS
IN A FAIRY TALE.

A FAIRY TALE!
PLEASE READ US
A FAIRY TALE!

[ALL SHOUTING
NAMES OF FAIRY TALES]

A FAIRY TALE!

VERY WELL.

[SIGHS]

IF YOU WANT
A FAIRY TALE, YOU SHALL
HAVE ONE, BY ALL MEANS.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO
TELL YOU A FAIRY TALE,

YOU'RE GOING
TO TELL ME ONE.

OUR FEBRUARY
PROJECT WILL BE
A FAIRY TALE PLAY--

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

NOW, REMEMBER,
YOU'RE THE AUDIENCE.

ROSES, FORM YOUR HEDGE.

IN YOUR PLACES, GUARDS.

READY?

NOW, REMEMBER,
EVERYBODY IN THE PALACE

HAS BEEN ASLEEP
FOR 100 YEARS.

[PIANO PLAYING
ONCE UPON A DREAM]

JIGGERS!
THE WICKED FAIRY!

DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING WILL
WORK OUT ALL RIGHT.
I'M THE GOOD FAIRY.

NO, IT WON'T,
NOT IF I CAN HELP IT.
I'M THE WICKED FAIRY.

YOU'LL SEE. AS SOON AS
PRINCE CHARMING COMES,

THE PRINCESS WILL
WAKE UP, AND WE'LL ALL
HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTY.

PRINCE CHARMING, EH?
HE'LL NEVER GET THROUGH
THOSE ROSES,

AND EVEN IF HE DOES,
HE WON'T WAKE THEM UP.

THEY'VE BEEN ASLEEP
FOR 100 YEARS.

LOOK, LOOK! HERE COMES
PRINCE CHARMING NOW!

GO GET 'EM,
PRINCE CHARMING!
ATTA BOY!

OPEN UP FOR
PRINCE CHARMING!

GEORGE? GEORGE!

GEORGE,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

BOYD, WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO?

IT SAYS IN THE BOOK
THE ROSES CHOKED
THE PRINCE,

AND THAT'S WHAT
US ROSES DID--
WE CHOKED HIM.

WAKE UP, FAIR ONE.

IT IS I,
PRINCE CHARMING.

WAKE UP, FAIR ONE.

IT IS I,
PRINCE CHARMING.

AW, TANYA, I SAID WHAT
I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY.

TANYA!

TANYA!

MISS RICHARDS,
SHE'S SURE ENOUGH
SLEEPING.

I CAN'T WAKE HER.

TANYA?

TANYA?

MISS RICHARDS,
THIS GIRL IS SICK.

VERY SICK.

FEELS LIKE A FEVER.
I'D BETTER GET
DR. MITCHELL.

I'LL GET SOMEONE
TO TAKE HER HOME.

I BROUGHT YOU
SOME FRESH COFFEE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MRS. HAMILTON.

COFFEE, DR. MITCHELL?

DOCTOR,
I WANT YOU TO KNOW

HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE
ALL YOU'VE DONE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I ONLY WISH
I COULD DO MORE.

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CHILD.

IF ONLY WE'D HAD
SOME WARNING OF THIS.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE
WITH VIRUS PNEUMONIA.

IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU
ANY WARNING, DOESN'T
GIVE YOU ANY TIME.

IT STRIKES LIKE
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT,
AND IT STRIKES HARD.

IS THERE ANY HOPE?

THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE,
MISS RICHARDS.

I'VE SENT FOR THE SERUM.
I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN.

GOD BLESS YOU, DOCTOR.

I THINK YOU BETTER
GET SOME REST.

I'M GOING TO STAY HERE
FOR A WHILE.

GOOD NIGHT, DOCTOR.

GOOD NIGHT.

I HAVE TO LEAVE NOW,
MRS. HAMILTON.

I'LL BE OUT AGAIN
TOMORROW.

TOMORROW...

YES...TOMORROW.

DON'T WORRY,
MRS. HAMILTON.

WORRY...NO.

GOOD NIGHT,
MISS RICHARDS.

I WISH I KNEW
HOW TO THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO THANK ME FOR.

WE ALL LOVE TANYA.

EVERYTHING LASTS
SUCH A LITTLE WHILE.

WHY, MISS RICHARDS?

WHY CAN'T THINGS LAST
JUST A BIT LONGER?

WHY? SHE'S SO LITTLE.

GOOD NIGHT,
MRS. HAMILTON.

HELLO, C.T.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO WALK AS FAR AS
THE CORNER WITH ME?

YES'M, I SURE WOULD.

TANYA AIN'T GONNA DIE,
IS SHE?

NOW, NOW, C.T.,
WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT DYING?

IS SHE?

WE DON'T KNOW
FOR SURE, C.T.

ALL WE KNOW IS,
THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE.

WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN PEOPLE DIE?

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THAT, C.T.

WE HAD IT
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.

YES'M, I KNOW,
BUT WHAT I MEAN IS,

IF--IF TANYA DOES DIE,
WON'T I NEVER
SEE HER AGAIN?

WON'T SHE NEVER
COME BACK?

OH, C.T.!

I DON'T WANT TANYA TO DIE.
I DON'T, I DON'T!

IF THERE'S FOR SURE A GOD,
HE WON'T LET HER DIE!

HERE, TANYA.

HEY, FELLAS,
LOOK WHO'S HERE!

HEY, C.T.,
WHERE YOU BEEN?
WHERE YOU RUN OFF TO?

OLD MAN TROUBLE
HIMSELF.

WHERE YOU BEEN, BOY?
SEEIN' THE WORLD?

MAN, ARE YOU
GONNA GET IT!

Children:
* SEE HOW THEY RUN,
SEE HOW THEY RUN *

* THEY ALL RAN AFTER
THE FARMER'S WIFE *

* SHE CUT OFF THEIR TAILS
WITH A CARVING KNIFE *

* DID EVER YOU SEE SUCH
A SIGHT IN YOUR LIFE *

* AS 3 BLIND MICE?

* 3 BLIND MICE

C.T.: STOP SINGING
THAT SONG!

DON'T SING THAT SONG!

STOP SINGING THAT SONG,
YOU HEAR ME?

* THEY ALL RAN AFTER
THE FARMER'S WIFE *

* SHE CUT OFF THEIR TAILS
WITH A CARVING KNIFE *

* DID EVER YOU SEE SUCH
A SIGHT IN YOUR LIFE-- *

[CHILDREN SCREAMING]

GIVE 'EM ROOM.
GIVE 'EM ROOM.

COME ON, C.T.,
COME ON!

YOU'LL ALL REMAIN
AFTER SCHOOL.

REPORT TO YOUR CLASSES
IMMEDIATELY.

C.T., I'LL SEE YOU
IN MY OFFICE NOW.

[BOY CRYING]

ALL RIGHT, BOOKER,
ALL RIGHT.
STOP YOUR CRYING.

WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF THAT CUT.

MISS RICHARDS,
THIS BOY WILL HAVE
TO BE PUNISHED.

I KNOW HE'S BEEN
HURT--DEEPLY HURT.

BUT BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN HURT,

HE CAN'T
GO AROUND HURTING
OTHER PEOPLE.

YES, MR. WILLIAMS,
AND HOW WILL YOU
PUNISH HIM?

WELL, C.T.?

YES, SIR?

RUNNING AWAY
FROM SCHOOL,
STAYING AWAY,

FIGHTING AS SOON
AS YOU GET BACK...

WHAT WOULD YOU
RECOMMEND I DO?

WHAT ELSE IS THERE
BUT A WHIPPIN'?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL,
MIGHT AS WELL WHIP.

YOU GAVE ME 6
LAST TIME.

DON'T YOU TELL ME
HOW TO DO MY JOB.

AND I HOPE THIS WHIPPING
TAKES EFFECT,

AND I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOU
IN HERE IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

SEEMS LIKE
TROUBLE JUST
KEEPS HAPPENING.

THERE MUST BE
A FAR MORE EFFECTIVE
WAY OF PUNISHING YOU.

THERE MUST BE SOME WAY.

AND SO YOU'RE NOT
TO TALK TO C.T.,

AND HE'S NOT
TO TALK TO YOU.

HE'S TO WORK BY HIMSELF
AND PLAY BY HIMSELF,

AND ANYONE WHO DOES
TALK TO HIM WILL RECEIVE
THE SAME PUNISHMENT.

WHENEVER C.T. DECIDES
TO TELL US HE'S SORRY
FOR WHAT HE DID,

THE PUNISHMENT
WILL BE OVER.

I'M NEVER GONNA
SAY I'M SORRY.

[CHILDREN PLAYING]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE

WHO HAS THE CORRECT ANSWER
TO THE FIRST PROBLEM.

C.T.?

C.T.?

MAN,
YOU SURE NEED HELP.

YOU AIN'T NO BETTER
NOW THAN YOU WERE
AT CHRISTMAS.

SHUT UP.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO TALK TO YOU.

NOBODY'S SUPPOSED
TO TALK TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN,
DON'T TALK TO ME.

AW, HECK, YOU DON'T KNOW
THE ANSWERS, ANYWAY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU
AND THAT OLD TEACHER
THINK.

SHUT UP. I SAID NOBODY'S
SUPPOSED TO TALK TO YOU.

BUT I SURE COULD USE
THE ANSWERS.

YOU AIN'T GONNA TALK
TO ME, AND I AIN'T
GONNA TALK TO YOU.

I'M JUST GONNA
HAPPEN TO MENTION
SOME NUMBERS,

AND YOU'RE
JUST GONNA HAPPEN
TO WRITE 'EM DOWN.

9 TIMES 5 IS 45.

9 TIMES 5 ARE 45.

IS, BOY, IS.

3 TIMES 8 IS 24.

3 TIMES 8 ARE 24.

7 TIMES 2 IS 14.

7 TIMES 2 ARE 14.

4 TIMES 7 IS 28.

[THINKING]
SO THAT'S HOW IT IS.

YOU WON'T DO
THE ARITHMETIC FOR ME,
BUT YOU WILL DO IT FOR ROGER.

YOU KNOW, I OUGHT
TO PUNISH YOU BOTH FOR THIS...

BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL.

C.T:
8 TIMES 6 IS 48.

8 TIMES 6 ARE 48.

IS, BOY, IS.

[CARNIVAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[HORN HONKING]

[DOG BARKING]

NOW, JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE.

BEFORE WE DISMISS
FOR LUNCH,

SARAHLENE HAS
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TO MAKE.

IT'S A CIRCUS!
MAYBE IT'S A PARADE!

BOY, OH, BOY,
LET ME OUTTA HERE!

IT'S ONLY A CALLIOPE,
AND YOU CAN ALL LOOK
AT IT DURING LUNCH HOUR.

NOW, LISTEN, PLEASE,
FOR JUST A MOMENT.
SARAHLENE?

MY FATHER HAS BOUGHT US ALL
TICKETS FOR THE CIRCUS,

AND MISS RICHARDS SAYS,
SHE SAYS THE WHOLE SCHOOL
IS GETTING OUT EARLY

SO WE WON'T MISS A THING,
NOT A THING.

[BELL RINGING]

YES, BOOKER?

MISS RICHARDS,
IS C.T. GOING
WITH US, TOO?

THAT'S ENTIRELY
UP TO C.T.

BUT IF HE DOESN'T
WANT TO,

I'LL ARRANGE FOR
SOMEONE TO STAY
WITH HIM HERE.

[THINKING]
WELL, C.T., HOW LONG
CAN YOU KEEP THIS UP?

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HURT,
BUT PLEASE COME OUT
OF YOUR SHELL.

[HORN HONKS]

TELL HER
YOU'RE SORRY, C.T.

NO. NEVER GONNA
SAY I'M SORRY.

BUT WHEN ARE YOU
EVER GONNA SEE
A CIRCUS AGAIN?

WHO CARES ABOUT
AN OLD CIRCUS?

[HORN HONKS]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING
ON SPENDING YOUR VACATION?

IN MOBILE.

YOU DON'T SEEM
VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

OH, YES, I AM.
IT'S NOT THAT.
IT'S...

IT'S C.T.

YES. IT SEEMS
I'VE FAILED.

I THOUGHT THAT
MINE WOULD BE
THE ONE CLASS

IN WHICH HE
WOULDN'T HAVE TO
SPEND TWO YEARS.

BE CAREFUL, JANE.

A GOOD TEACHER LOVES
THE CHILDREN IN HER CLASS,

BUT SHE DOESN'T LET THEM
BREAK HER HEART.

SHE NEEDS HER HEART
FOR NEXT SEMESTER.

YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR
HEART, BUT HOW CAN
YOU MAKE IT LISTEN?

[HUMMING LULLABY]

* SLEEP

* MY LITTLE ONE

* SLEEP

* MY PRETTY ONE

* SLEEP

[HUMMING]

[BUZZING]

[SCREAMING]

C.T.: NO, NO!

NO, NO,
DON'T HIT THEM!

THAT AIN'T THE WAY!
DON'T HIT THEM!

YOU GOT TO GET THE QUEEN,
THE QUEEN!

I'LL GET HER!

NOW, YOU ALL STAY
WHERE YOU ARE!

[BUZZING]

OK, QUEEN--
TELL THEM TO FOLLOW!

TELL THEM TO FOLLOW!

[BUZZING]

GOOD DAY, SIR.

C.T.?

YES, SIR?

I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE'RE ALL VERY
PROUD OF YOU, C.T.

YOU ARE?

YOU'LL FIND THE REST
OF YOUR CLASS IN
THE AUDITORIUM.

OH, UH,

COULD I LEAVE THIS
FOR MISS RICHARDS
IN OUR ROOM?

CERTAINLY. GO AHEAD.

C.T., THE OTHERS ARE
IN THE AUDITORIUM.

WHY, IS THAT
YOUR CATERPILLAR?

THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN
DRAWING ALL WINTER?

IT'S ALMOST READY
TO BE A BUTTERFLY.

C.T., HOW WONDERFUL!

I WAS SAVING IT
FOR TANYA.

WOULD YOU LIKE IT,
MISS RICHARDS?

WHY, C.T.,
I'D LOVE IT.

WOULD IT BE
ALL RIGHT

IF I SHARED THIS
WITH THE CLASS?

SURE ENOUGH.

FINE, YOU CALL
THE CLASS

AND I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THINGS HERE.

OH, C.T.?

YES, MISS RICHARDS?

I NEVER SAID
THANK YOU, DID I?

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
MISS RICHARDS.

I NEVER SAID
I WAS SORRY, EITHER.

Jane: THINK OF IT--

LAST SEPTEMBER HE WAS JUST
A LITTLE OLD CATERPILLAR,

CRAWLING ALONG
ON THE GROUND.

NOW HE'S COMING AWAKE
AFTER A LONG WINTER'S SLEEP.

A BEAUTIFUL CHANGE
IS TAKING PLACE.

HE'S BEING BORN
ALL OVER AGAIN.

JUST AS YOU AND I WILL BE
BORN AGAIN SOMEDAY.

AND EVERYONE WE'VE
EVER KNOWN OR LOVED.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT'LL BE LIKE

ANY MORE THAN
THE CATERPILLAR DID.

AND SO, WHEN THE BUTTERFLY
SPREADS ITS WINGS

AND FLIES AWAY,

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT
WE'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY.

FOR HERE TODAY WE HAVE
A WONDERFUL PROMISE
OF THINGS TO COME.

Children: OOH!

[EXCITED SHOUTS]

YOU MUSTN'T!

MR. WILLIAMS,
C.T. HIT ME!

C.T. WAS RIGHT,
SARAHLENE.

EVEN A BUTTERFLY
MUST HAVE ITS FREEDOM.

I HOPE YOU BOTH HAVE
A PLEASANT VACATION.

OH, MISS RICHARDS,

YOU KNOW WHAT...

WHAT, C.T.?

I LOVE YOU.

[BARKING]

[COME-HERE BARKS]

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