 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories 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 Good morning, darling. I Said good morning sleepyhead Claudia Claudia Where are you? Claudia I'm in here on the sofa. Good morning. Good morning, Mrs. Norton. Did you spend a pleasant night on the sofa? I like my own bed better. Thank you, but the kittens kittens enjoyed it here They just simply refused to go to sleep unless I stayed with them every time I left them to go back to bed They just started crying all over again. Yes, I heard them I tried everything to keep them quiet hat box that deep chair over there a pillow under the stove So you left your bed and board to sleep on the sofa with a couple of kittens something new and trying had Husband wife and kittens Well, you're the one that brought them home. Oh look at them. Aren't they sweet? They move over move over Hey, be careful. You practically sat on them and you their father I suppose you think these kittens look upon you as their mother. Well, I haven't got any other mother now Well, don't let it go to your head I think they show wonderful taste in adopting me. Don't you I do or just remember I showed it first Oh, so you did I guess I'll have to come back to you tonight. By the way, how's your cold? Oh much better. Oh, it is Good. Hey David, you'll have to lean over and kiss me because I can't lean over to kiss you on a cat of I'm awful of cats Hello, David. Hello You look like the feline version of whistler's mother. Hey, don't pull away. Let me feel your foil I should have known that kiss was nothing but a decoy. I meant the kiss darling Forehead was an afterthought. Well, I fooled you. I haven't got a fever. Who said you did you had that look in your eyes You're getting a complex about that look in my eyes. No wonder for the past few days every time you've looked at me I felt as though I was getting a complete medical examination. You probably should get one. I'm sorry. I brought it up I should have known better Don't bother about breakfast darling. I'll catch you bite on the way up to redberry redberry David, you're not planning to go all the way up to Connecticut today. I am why shouldn't I? In this weather, I wouldn't think of it. Why you you've hardly gotten over your cold. Darling, I am going to redberry I am driving out there this morning. I have to. Who says you have to? I says I have to. And I says you don't I may I say I only may that you go to the office, but not to redberry See the kitten says so too. He did not that kitten distinctly said stick to your gun's old boy He didn't he said catch you two people shut up and let me sleep Oh David won't you listen to reason about going to redberry? No, won't you even listen to me? No But I'm glad to see that you don't mention reason and yourself in the same breath shows progress very clever Darling, I love you, but there are things I have to do David Then will you wear your sweater under your jacket? I will wear two sweaters under my jacket And don't forget your jacket darling. You better warm some milk for your little angels Come on stay for dinner mama. David'll be home in a little while I'm having dinner with aunt louisa and don't tell me I won't have as good a time as if I stayed here. You won't Oh, aren't they the cutest little kittens you ever saw? I'll have to admit it, but it's too bad about kittens What's too bad about kittens, but they have to grow up into cats. Oh, nothing in life is perfect, I guess We haven't named them yet. Have you any ideas? I've only just met them I guess we ought to wait until they've developed their personalities Oh, what are they? You have to know before you name them. Oh that their boys david said At least the man in the pet shop promised him they were well I hope the man in the pet shop keeps his promise What happens to girl kittens doesn't anybody want them for somebody must with all the cats in the world Must be very hard to be born one with all this prejudice Here, mommy. You want to hold on? I do not go on. He won't hurt you go on Oh, well hand me the pillow first so I can put him on top. Oh really mama little cat fuzz is healthy for cats But not for my good black wool by the way, how's david's cold? He said fine He went off to redberry with a sweater under his jacket looking like the cat had eaten the canary Which cat one of these and what canary the one at eight? Oh, so you have a canary too How could we if he ate it feathers with I suppose no he stuck those in his hand a minute you'll have me eating my hat Oh, listen to him He's purring those mine You know mom animals are really most extraordinary These are lorange kittens. They're only a week old And they talk and cry and purr and and stumble around you stood up at 10 months without any help Well, I should hope so lying around for 10 months is a pretty long time to lie around. Oh, kitty You like to have your tummy rubbed do you? Well, I'm not going to stay here all night to rub it mama You know, I think maybe there's something to matter with this one Feel his noses. He's boiling nonsense. Do you have to have something to worry about? No, really. I've been noticing it for the past half hour. He's he's been acting funny Pooches in the pillow mama come on over here. All right, but there's nothing the matter with him. Feel his nose Claudia feeling noses is for dogs. No cats too. How else could you tell about their temperature? They haven't any foreheads But it does feel warm. Look his little pauser coat. Is that bad? I wouldn't know I've had practically no experience playing mother to a kitten. What do you think we ought to do? Maybe he's just tired. What'd he do to make him tired? The other one, isn't No, did you hear that? He doesn't act right Oh, I I think I've been called a pet shop where David bought them see what to do Here mama you hold him. We now kiddie take it easy Everything is going to be all right Oh, uh tell the man he's sort of choking Claudia. Oh he is two one seven four How's he now mama Shivering poor little rascal cover him with your hand mama. Oh the other one just fell off his pillow. You better pick him up I've only got two hands. They are a handful aren't they? I mean two handful Oh, hello Oh, hello, mr. Flannery. This is mrs. Norton You know the kittens the two little kittens you so that that's right. That's the one Oh, yes, I love them, but one of them is sick and and Well, I don't know what's the matter Could you I hate to ask you, but could you come up here? I'd come to you, but Oh, that's wonderful, mr. Flannery. Thank you. Thank you have the address All right. Goodbye He said he'd be right up on his way home. Good. Now stop petting him so much put him down I'll cover him with my angora sweater your best sweater. Yeah here use my scarf You're the dog man. I mean the man about the cat. Oh, how do you do lady? You're mrs. Norton's mother, aren't you? Yes, come right in in the living room Uh, I came as soon as I closed up the shop very kind of you not at all I know what it means to someone like mrs. Norton. Oh, hello, mr. Flannery. It's so nice of you He's right here. He looks awful sick to me Well, what do you think do you think you'll be all right? Well, no, that's not easy to say Maybe it's something he ate but he shouldn't have eaten anything. He didn't I gave him nothing but warm milk Then that can't be the reason. Oh, come here buster Turn over now make a good boy. Are you sure that's all you gave him? Of course, I'm sure a little warm milk with a tiny bit of egg in it raw egg Oh, just as I thought for nourishment couldn't possibly hurt him could could it mr. Flannery? Well, well, perhaps it's a little more than his own mother would have given him Oh, that's what did it. I'll never forgive myself I just thought feeding him up a little After all babies have formulas which are more than just milk. So why shouldn't baby kittens? Maybe this will cure you of the habit of slipping health potions into everybody's food mr. Flannery What do you think? Well, no, mrs. Norton. It's hard to tell with such a little fellow what the batter is Uh, it's plan to say something is wrong. You're right there Could be a stomach or his lungs or something else And I wouldn't know just how to know which I can understand that mr. Flannery All his apparatus is such a small space But what can we do well a very little more than nothing mother nature knows a way around though Better than we do with things as small as kittens I tell you I'll put him right on top of a warm hot water bottle Oh now it's a good idea and he will take a little milk with the chill off it Give it to him and give it to him slowly and give it to him straight claudia mama really this is no time for jokes I wasn't joking. Well, that's about all I can suggest You know taking these babies away from their mother's risky business, you know Oh, yes indeed very risky business But mr. Norton seemed to Think it was very very important. Well, he was just trying to be sweet. He knows how I love kittens But mr. Flannery if you think this one needs his mother, I'll I'll return him to you for the time being I don't think it would make a particle a bit of difference, you know You have a lot more to offer than mrs. Mother cat. That's awful nice of you, mr. Flannery, but I don't know The mother's something sort of special Particularly when you're sick. Thank you Now we'll just leave buster here and like is not by morning. He'll be as frisky as he ever was I hope so now cheer up young lady kittens may be awfully small, but they don't give up quick Why I've seen them a lot worse often this and the next day Play like nothing at all. It happened Everybody home Hey Hey, how the kitten david. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. It's a convention. Hello, mother. Hello, david David what one of the kittens got sick so mr. Flannery came over to help Oh, that's that's very kind of you mr. Flannery. Do you know what's the matter with him? I he's going to be all right and so is mrs. Norton and we're running along now Good night, everybody. Now be sure and calm if you need to Well, but I hope we won't have to well call away having a sick kittens like having a sick child in the house Good night. Good night, mr. Flannery. Oh david There isn't anything we can do and he can't even tell us where it hurts. You know, I'd I really forgotten how small he was he looks even smaller than he did I've got to get him a hot water bottle. Oh david. How's your cold? Oh all better And see I'm back from redberry safe and sound. I'm glad you don't look very glad Hey Hey, come here darling. I haven't got time now later. I'll show you how glad Oh david. He will get better. Won't he tell me you will I hope so darling. He's just got to Come on kitty. We'll go in the bedroom She gets attached to things david It's never been easy for her to let go. Oh, she'll learn mother It's one of the lessons in life. We can't escape But I'd be very sorry if one of my little red herrings is the one to teach you Your little red what david My little red herrings. That's what I thought you said And I think I know what you mean I suppose if it hadn't been for them taking up claudia's energies You'd never have been allowed out of bed today. You're a pretty wise old duck mrs. Brown Did I hear you call mama a doctor again? Oh, she has ears in the back of her head that child All story material used on this broadcast of claudia was under the supervision of rose franken and william brown meloni Strange how that friendly phrase have a coke makes people feel at home It's as though you said come relax refresh yourself And while we're on that subject, why not work refreshed? Why not enjoy the pause that refreshes before you pick up that mop or dishcloth again? It's a pleasant custom that makes work hours easier Try it 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 tomorrow at the same time And now this is joe king saying or if war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or ice cold coca-cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes