 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke and now Claudia, I'm at the brook David. What are you doing there? Meditating what should one do at a brook? How is the brook? I'm fine. How are you then? Not very brookie. Oh, I think it's running dry Come to think of it. It's hardly running at all That's because there hasn't been any rain for quite a while a rainy June a dry September Where did you hear that? I didn't I made it up. What a thought Just look at this poor sad little brook. It's not much of one, is it? Maybe we ought to damn it up Don't you blast Why the heart-rending sigh nothing Except I wish that today the brook was running a little more So hot a little more water here, and we could go waiting. I am not a waiter I'm a diver, but you like dunking donuts. Don't you too? Don't go hand-in-foot I'm suffocating. Aren't you? Yes, but more quietly. Oh, it's no fun that way You know looking at that little girdle of water is making my mouth water But if your mouth water is enough, maybe we can go waiting anything for a joke anything for a way You know, you're not very bright. I'm not you haven't suggested the one thing we could do Well, you haven't either, but I thought of it. What is it go jump in the lake? Well that is fine thing to say to me, and I mean every word of it You find it very refreshing in the lake you're enough refreshing for me darling I don't like my water fresh either. Thank you. Well, and go jump in the sound Yeah, did you serious really sure I am the lovely beautiful cool salty sound. Where is it? You know where the sound is between Connecticut and Long Island. I mean, where's the beach? How far is it from here? 15 20 miles, maybe what's the difference none to me? I've got all day to swim in the sound You stayed out in Eastbrook to work on the schoolhouse fans Work on them tonight. You sure you don't mind. We're making a difference if I did none at all Then what's stopping us? Not a thing. It's a wonderful idea You know, we haven't been swimming all summer. Hey, have you got a suit? Of course, I have a suit then quick say goodbye to this nasty brook And then we'll kiss mama goodbye and wave the baby and hop in the car and away Well Just as you said away we go you sure you have everything positive sunglasses suits tall sunburn lotion. That's my nose Combs bathing cap. That's where your hair and that is everything We've enough stuff to go on a safari the sound is safari enough for me Duck you for that one. Now that we're on our way. I can't wait even more David slow up. What's the matter that we're going by Jared Tucker's house You plug. I have just aged ten years. What for I mean, why? David stop stop stop I'd hit a dog or something. Oh, no, there's no dog around here. Just to answer my question Yes, did you have me stop this car just to tell me that that house is Jared Tucker's house Of course not silly. We want to go in and talk to him. We do. Yes. Well, what do we want to talk to him about? Ducks. Oh ducks. I don't look so blank. You remember mr. Tucker promises a few ducks Hey, there he is now Mr. Tucker See him David. He's up by his barn. Listen blow your horn Go on blow it. I don't know why we have to do this now now is as good a time as any blow Oh He sees as he's coming. He hears us. He's coming David. I hope you don't mind our stopping now Oh, I like to do things when I think of them or else. I don't think of them, and you don't do them That's right. Hello there, Mr. Tucker. That's it thinking about you folks good or bad thinking about you and ducks You and Tucker are soul mates ducks is what we're here about. Well, I ain't got around to hurting him yet Hurting them a crowning them. Oh But I aim to get to it right now there down the far end of the pond you'll come by in a little bit I'll have yours and ready. That'll be perfect. They're much more convenient as a matter of fact I've just been aching to have our own ducks. Well, they're pleasant little critters like to make a racket But what critters don't know you're so right now sit back little critter and we'll be on our way again We'll be back in a few hours. Mr. Tucker. Now blow your horn. I don't answer just come looking for me I'll be on the place somewhere good enough Right on all right He's a wonderful neighbor Isn't it though? You see you see Jared Tucker and you see what I'll be like when I'm near a hundred. Oh, I can't wait. I just can't wait David catch drive a little faster. I'm going 50 now He's so good to win lucky thing. He hadn't heard it those birds We've been taking them to the beach if I know you the most normal thing in the world We'd be leading the ducks to water David we're here Look, there's the song. Yep, there'd be Hardly took us any time at all to get here. It's not quite an hour. Looks nice, doesn't it? Blue there aren't many other people here are there pretty late in the season so much the better for us But I have to rent a bathhouse. Oh, I hate bathhouses. They're so so I know I know but it can't be helped It's the nature of the beach Now what you got? Air is completely different here. Just wait till you taste it Taste salty taste cooler Standing here is like Opening the door of a refrigerator Something just flew out of your refrigerator and flew into my eye Cinder darling bolder damn, I think oh dear It's pretty windy down here, isn't it? swell Isn't it though? Sound looks quite Rough doesn't it and very inviting. Oh, yes very inviting Well Should we get the bath house? No might as well. I guess Money I thought there'd be lots of people swimming today. Maybe it's not as hot as we thought it was I'm not hot anymore. Not not not a bit. That's good Say David, what are all those stones? Where? There on the beach What a sand is I thought it'd be either. Well, none of the beaches on the sound. Oh, I see I Like the sand better than stones It's in everything it's in everything now me too my shoes The tides out Very out that makes the water very shallow for a long ways You have to walk out in the bottoms full of shells Shells are sharp very sharp. I Don't like sharp shells neither do I I Brought a sweater. Well, I guess we might as well get into our suits. Yep. Guess we might only um Only you would rather not You? Well, I wouldn't want you to catch cold. Oh, I wouldn't want you to eat it and it is cool. Yes, it is David you want to know something You don't have to say another word then you agree personally I think it takes a lot more character not to go swimming than to go swim. Oh much more character loads of character Especially when you come all the way to the beach. Oh, especially David we're not sissies. Are we of course not we've been to the beach Have we why even have sand in my shoes to prove it and a freckle on your nose? That settles it. Let's go home. I'll take you to a delicious fish house on the way Then I'll really feel as if I've been swimming David it's wonderful when two people understand each other The sky it's getting darker. It's a good thing. We didn't stay at the beach. We've been caught in a fine storm We're very smart very and we're almost home too, which is even nicer Here's Jared Tucker's place. We promised to pick up the ducks. Perfect. We'll still get home ahead of the storm I don't see him around you. I don't Well, let's drive in he said he'd be home. Mr. Tucker We'll go up to the barn and look for him No, I certainly wouldn't want to be a duck David swimming around in this weather to last thing I'd want I bet he's up by the pond Herding in our docks. You sound very professional. I am about to be a duck owner. I should hey, mr. Tucker He's always telling us. He's not deaf. Mr. Tucker leave it to you Must be on the other side of the pond Not a very nice looking pond is it? sort of Scummy the ducks like it. That's ducky free leaning over into the water. I Can't see where the ducks are Claudia. Claudia be careful David it's so oaky on the bottom You're telling me David I'm all wet Say you are fine business. You had to pull me in David. I couldn't help it I feel as if I were swimming and warm hair lotion At least it's warm. Oh My beautiful dress my shoes. I Must look handsome too. You do Like seaweed all their folks in swimming. No, we just dropped in Well, that's fine welcome any time. Yeah, it's fine. All right. It's great Yeah, couldn't even wait to get your clothes off Well, you young folks will find it nicer swimming up the other end They're them. They're not so many ducks, you know As you go about the day's work or play as you drive or shop or take a stroll with friends You often pause at the red cooler for ice-cold Coca-Cola Now you may not think of it this way, but your own home refrigerator can serve as a white cooler for coke 24 hours a day Just see that there's a supply of coke in the house Keep plenty on ice and delicious refreshment will await you whenever you open the refrigerator door Hey, yeah, wait a minute, mr. King. Hold on there a minute. Yes, mr. Tucker. What's your hurry? Why don't you drop by my place here? Would you like a duck? Oh nice of you to ask but no duck Thank you, mr. And mrs. Norton been swimming. How about you? Oh, no ducking either. Thank you It's up to you, but I like to see young folks enjoying themselves Oh, then you must really like having claudia and david around yes, I do you know they have a capacity for enjoying themselves on Monday For instance just an evening at home. Nothing happens, but it's fall and there's a harvest moon and Well, it's just that kind of an evening. I'll be stopping a sure now. You won't change your mind about a duck positive All right, so long so long mr. Tucker Every day Monday through Friday claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again Monday at the same time And now this is joking saying or a voir and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere The parts of claudia and david on this program were played by catherine barred and paul crabtree and the entire production is supervised and directed by william brown maloney and Now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola