 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday while your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke and now Claudia You're not asleep. Don't pretend. I am sleeping now. Shh. Don't wake me. It is again I don't hear you or look it's the day. I know it's the dame. It's been the dame all night What's he doing now? That's great. Oh David he's so sweet look at him. He's sound asleep Probably having the most beautiful dreams and thumbing the floor with his tail. I wish I was sound asleep It's been a beautiful night. Hasn't it beautiful? I never want to live through such a night again I'm exhausted. I got about five minutes sleep all because of that dog, and I'm exhausted I'm exhausted too, but I love it after all darling. What do you expect it this first night in the house? You can't expect having take it lying down. I suppose that would be asking too much But did you have to keep leaping across my bed as if I were a fence and a steeple chain? He was just trying to get acquainted and I noticed each time he left it you you too had a wrestling I just thought I could tire him out, but it worked in reverse It was a dog of a night wasn't it sweet the way you pointed himself watch dog for the neighborhood adorable We'll probably be evicted by noon. This could be barked a little. Don't be silly Hearing a dog bark gives people a nice safe feeling. Oh Look at him now. Look at the way his upper lip jiggles when he breathes. Oh, he's nothing to be so proud of When he looks as if he's going to be quiet for a little while Do you like to try and get some sleep darling? What's the use the minute my eyes close? He would he would take it as his cue to turn a somersault. No Where as I am I might as well get up. Maybe you can take a little nap at the office. Oh, sure Now that I've got an extra mouth to keep in stakes. I I suppose I can just quit working completely Darling, let's try to do this quietly. I don't want that monster to wake up any sooner than he has to David don't run around without your bathroom. You'll catch cold. I'd catch the measles today if they came my way I feel as if I've been climbing mountains and ski clothes. Where is my bathroom? I thought I left it on the chair. Don't you remember the dog played with it during the night. It's under your bed Yes, I've got it. You think he was trying to put it on I'll go make breakfast darling. We'll dress in the other room so we won't wake him There's nothing like playing second fiddle to a great day And I always say it's like playing second fiddle to a big base Where are you going going to get the newspapers mine? No, I don't mind But David don't let Shakespeare out of the spare room. Why not? Because Shakespeare and the Dane haven't met yet And I don't feel strong enough this morning to witness a cat and dog fight now darling You can't go on isolating the two of them in different rooms for the rest of their lives Why can't I how long can two animals live in a four-room apartment without meeting or? At least nodding in the hall till we get to know the Dane better and train him to take care of Shakespeare We haven't even given him a name you realize of course that this dog is perfectly aware that there's a cat in the house Of course, I do I don't agree with your methods of handling these two bees But I don't feel up to arguing with you this morning. I'll just go and get the papers Gratitude for the lovely night. We let you spare Doesn't mind he doesn't he's an awful big dog, isn't he you'll be that that big someday What's his name? He hasn't got a name yet. He all without a name. Everybody's got a name We just got him yesterday, son. He'll he'll have a name. All right. What do you think we should call him? Yeah, I don't know. He sure is beautiful over. I read a book once about a dog called over over Rover's a nice name, but not nice enough for a dog like this. Do you think? No, I guess not afraid of him Why should I be afraid of him? No reason at all. This dog wants to be your friend. He does Gee, I never had a dog for a friend before you didn't well. That's terrible. My mother. She doesn't like dogs She won't let me have a dog not even a little one Well, maybe she's not she's never known a nice dog like this. I guess not He's a swirl dog nicer than any dog. I've ever met we think so Well, I guess we better be getting back to our apartment David. Look all these silly standing around in our bathroom Like like an Indian or something. I'd forgotten about that. Well, that's so long son You going already we have to we have to have breakfast. We have to get breakfast to our dog, too. Oh Yeah, that's too bad What do you feed him large quantities of meat for breakfast? That's because he's such a large dog. Well Are you busy right now? Are you going any place Christmas vacation? I'm just wondering about Would you like to see the dog have breakfast? Your mother won't worry about you if you don't go upstairs. Oh, no, she sent me out to play Gee, can I watch the dog have breakfast? You bet you can. Come on Don't worry ours will we will have a dog for each one of them David six dogs Hey, wait a minute. Hold on hold on hold on first things first Yeah, that's it the door David you won't run away He likes it here. I hope so all right go on you can play with him. He won't hurt you I know he won't he likes me too. I thought he had meat for breakfast He does Then what's that milk in the saucer for milk is for cats. We have a cat too. You have a This is some place you've got Gee, I sure wish I lived up here with you you can come up anytime you like Did you hear that well darling? I guess I'd better get the coffee on me. Yeah, I guess I'd better get dressed Together we don't know yet. Oh as a matter of fact, they haven't met yet. We we only got the dog yesterday I guess maybe they'd fight. I guess maybe they would now that just goes to show how much you two know about cats and dogs You know what I think I think they would get along swell you do Is he an awful little cat still a kitten and David whatever is in your mind you better go and get dressed Say wait a minute How would you like to see the cat and dog meet for the first time? David no, please no look now look darling this game of hide-and-seek can't go on forever Why not buggy? How'd you like to meet a cat he'd like no he'd like it But what about Shakespeare somebody's got to think of Shakespeare, you know Shakespeare needs a good watch dog Doesn't need in this minute this minute is as good as any other Nothing's going to happen to anybody now son you keep right on playing with the dog and we'll go David I'm not going to be responsible for anything that happens. That's fine now darling You go right ahead and let the cat out of the bank You're not even making sense. He means out of the bedroom. Oh, oh you mean you're gonna make them meet now I am go on darling. Go get Shakespeare. David. I'll never forgive you now fella. You're going to meet Shakespeare I want you to behave see does he understand when you talk to him sure he understands. Don't you boy? Well, he looks as if he understood You're going to behave remember no barking no growling You're not going to take one swipe at that poor helpless cat. Do you hear me? No, thank you. I'll just use my hip nutty car and remember I warned you Just put Shakespeare on the floor And you son you come over here and stand next to me This is going to be fun. Isn't it bad? It is. All right, Claudia put him on the floor So far so good Nothing to be afraid of now Shakespeare no funny business Come over here. Come on. I'm ashamed if you don't know a friend when you see one And who was supposed to be afraid of who why that dog is a big and a small he's so big He doesn't have to bother with anything small Except to take care of it. He's a wonderful dog Even a mouse should be safe with him Shakespeare. You ought to be ashamed of yourself fighting like that I'm exhausted. I'm here. You block them over here. I'll scratch your ears for you David I guess you won Guess maybe the dog's too much of a gentleman to fight back Shakespeare's all right now relax that dog is a gentleman We could have had a little boy that old if we'd met sooner when you were about seven And I guess the dog has got a name after all looks like it pick your answer to it. Let's try and see Come here bluff. Let's go This broadcast of Claudia were supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney What's better than a congenial evening at home surrounded by good friends? Whether it's New Year's Eve or any evening when they come in and settle down for a chat when you bring out the frosty bottles and say Have a coke life is good Be ready for such evenings expected and unexpected By Coca-Cola by the case so there's always a supply on hand for the pause that refreshes 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