 Your coca-cola bottler presents, Claudia, based on the famous play and novels by Rose Frankin 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 number 45 Number 45 45 45 Well should be right down the street on the left. No Claudia. I should never have let you come Why for heaven's sake mama? I don't like this business. Oh, honestly mama You make it sound as if I were doing something wrong Stealing into New York without David's knowledge to beg for a great day in from two Strangers that doesn't sound like an everyday occurrence. Where is your wild spirit of adventure mama? Not going to waste my wild spirit of adventure on this sort of thing and in the second place Betty and George Pringle are not strangers to my mind strangers are people whom you don't know personally Well, I feel as if I know the Pringles very personally Well, I listen to them every morning on the radio what they eat what they do where they go what they see what they like So they're not strangers to me. You've never met them. That's that and it's for David not knowing Well, what's the use in telling him till I pass muster pass muster sure Claudia you sure you told me everything Yep, I'm sure I Told you that George and Betty Pringle are going to interview me To find out whether we have a satisfactory home for the great day and they're trying to place Oh, they won't let him go into just any home It's a good enough home for me and a good enough home for David and a good enough home for your son It better be good enough for a great day. Well, I hope so The great day is something special sides the farms already good enough for bluff. He's very much of a great day Yeah, I know bluff's my biggest asset Oh, I'm sure when I tell the Pringles that we live on a farm and that we already have one great day Oh, they'll certainly give him to me mama either that or they think you're mad, you know Maybe he'll be a her That'd be nice Species it's bluff's a heat. Oh dear and just see the farm overrun with a litter of small day Wouldn't it be lovely unfortunately dates are never small. That's a so nice about to make some a man's dog I should never have let you come now. Listen to me mama. Now you listen to me Yesterday when David and I heard the Pringles talking about that day on their radio program. I looked at David and Mama he wants that day. He may not know it, but he wants that day Poor David he gets blamed for everything you want Dogs shouldn't be single any more than people David knows that and that's why he wants today. Oh Number 45 Well, here we are. Here's where I leave you. You'll be sorry never Don't you don't you want to really no, thank you besides. I promised I'm Louisa I'd be over a 10 30 and it's past that now stubborn That's what you are and get it from you say mama what now Watch the lights before you cross look who's telling who well, I'll call you that Louisa's later Cross your fingers mama a bin cross ever since you proposed this while scheme to me last night But for private reasons. No, I think you're taking your responsibilities as a mother much too serious. You're right So goodbye. Goodbye. Hello there. Hello. I'm Claudia Norton. Hello, Mrs. Pringles Come right in. Why don't you well? I'm here about the Dane. You're giving away. I knew it right off You had that look Have many people been here before me just one oh Don't look so worried. They didn't get the Dane They lived in a two-room apartment right here in town no place for a day I know what to do bad, too. He was a nice little boy Well, little boys should have dogs shouldn't they hello there. How are you? Hello, mr. Pringles. Yes, this is Mrs. Norton Oh, I see about the day about the day I feel as if we're being interviewed for a job. Well in a way you are oh Before we talk business, I think I ought to tell you that I like you on the radio very much Oh, nice of you. Thank you. I listened after my husband leaves for the office Most wives do well. It's not his fault. You see we live in Connecticut and he leaves early. Oh You live in the country Yeah on a farm. It's perfect for Dane Yes, it's perfect the one we have he likes it very much. Oh, so you have a Dane already They have a Dane already Please don't think because I have one that I don't deserve another Deserve you see I don't think it's fair to have only one Dane. Do you well? That depends on whom you have in mind the Dane or yourself. Well both I see. I have you any other animals. Oh, yeah, call rooster Pig and a cat of course. Oh quite a menagerie More of a farm really the beginning of one a cow and a pig and a rooster and a cat and a Dane No children. Oh, of course just one the beginning to It's a quite a little household. You're running without another Dane We've just been craving for another one, but well as you know They're they're upkeep is so high that we get a little reluctant about making the initial investment There's no charge for this Dane. He's from a very good line and just a year old That makes bluffing this one almost wins. You see your his mistress is very sorry to part with him But she has to is yours a male or a female male What's yours female fortunately? They won't fight. No, they won't and we can practically go into business practically Well, you see this dog is going to be a surprise for my husband You see bluff was a surprise from him to me Well Betty, what do you think? I think that maybe I'd like to live on a farm George. Hmm You you don't know a pig from a cow Neither did I I could learn I did No, I love it. I wouldn't live any place else and I wouldn't ask a dog to either You know, it's funny George. I have a feeling that it's all right You mean you oh the doorbelly probably somebody else after the dog doesn't look like it's gonna be hard to give this dog away Oh, tell them you've given it away already. Oh, what will we do George? Well, I'm afraid we'll have to give whoever it is a looksie Betty at least I'm afraid so but I I tell you what mrs. Norton You go into that bedroom and close the door while we interview whoever is next. Yes, do Please don't give the dog to anyone else. Well, we'll we'll try not I think you'd better answer the door Betty Now mrs. Norton you step right in here and we'll call you now. Remember now. I'm trust. Oh, don't worry. Don't worry Well, she sure wants that dog doesn't she honey George what let's get rid of whoever that is Well, come on. Well, we'll see Come I always say Yes, I am you're here about the dog Yes, as a matter of fact, I am come in. Thank you My name is my husband mr. Pringle. Hello there for the heart. Hello, mr. Pringle Yesterday, I heard your program for the first time. Did you yes? I usually take the 804 But yesterday I had an appointment at Grand Central and I happened to take the 915 and my wife was in the other room and she just happened to turn it on I don't usually listen to the morning programs you understand Oh, you don't my wife turned that one on and you had that business on about the police department and the Oh, yeah, that's pretty lucky right at the end of the program. You happen to be Talking about the dog. Oh the dog. Yes. He's there Not giving away yet. Is he is he George? Well, is he after all is he a good dog? The best out of hex and gold and long metal Tigris Pretty fine. I know the breed very well. Oh, yeah, no dog. How old is the dog George? Why do we now Betty just one year old? Well, mr. Pringle, that's Really all I have to know but what you said on the radio you need to know quite a bit about the people are going to get the dog We can't just give it to anybody you understand that sort of like adopting a baby, isn't it? Well, I guess you could call it that we've never done it before, you know, I'm a I'm an architect and Maybe you'd like to know that we have a hundred acre farm up in Connecticut Connecticut Sounds like door country Connecticut. Oh, it is it is Danes need space, you know, there's nothing worse than bottling them up. No, no Dog or for the people who live with him. Yeah, I know because George Remember what I told you just before first come I my wife says her mind's made up. Oh, no, and not exactly You see there's a lady in the other room A lady wants a day for a husband. You see you're not quite the first I was afraid of that This lady in the other room. She has a lot of space, too And it so happens in Connecticut and her husband's very nice. Yeah, Betty. How do you know? Well, he must be nice. What makes you think so because she's nice. Oh fiddlesticks. Isn't that a woman for you? That doesn't prove anything. I'll bet he's a no good or he'd have come here himself Well, that kind of man lets his wife choose a dog. I Think your husband's right, Mrs. Pringle. You really ought to reconsider the Responsibility of a great day. There's really a man's job there. Exactly what I'm telling my wife Oh, no, you know, well, at least you should investigate this unknown quantity of this lady's husband We've promised now look Betty 10 to 1. He's a he's a little guy not worthy of a dain at all now this gentleman really knows dog Oh George is getting complicated. Well, why shouldn't it be complicated? Yes, why shouldn't it be cause? Because well, that's a good reason then Let's do what you said in the first place. What did I say in the first place? First come first serve. Oh, I see then that means that you tell him Betty. You don't have to I was too late, right? We're sorry. Yeah, we are. Well, I guess that's that. Oh, don't be so disappointed. Shouldn't it be you don't get off with a great dain every day. That's right, Betty Don't tell him not to be disappointed. It's his right. No, thanks. Anyway, well, I'm certainly glad I didn't tell my wife I was coming down here. She'd be awfully disappointed if I came home empty dain. Oh Goodbye, Mrs. Pringle, Mr. Pringle. Bye. I listen to your program anyway That's very nice of you so long color Well, he was a nice guy She's nice too though, so don't get feeling guilty. Yeah, let's go in and tell her Betty I'm thinking You know what? What? He was such a nice guy. Maybe we ought to find him a dain too Some days you seem to accomplish a great deal very easily and other times you've put in lots of effort without much result One secret of easy accomplishment is to work refreshed Take it easy pause for ice-cold coca-cola. Let that delicious refreshment relax you Have a coke and you'll go back to the job with more zest whether you work with your hands or your head Mr. King Excuse me, but if you've been George and I What would you have done given the dog to the man and the lady to But we didn't I mean the man is quite dogless and not as dogless as you think he already has one dain Now he has another but the second one is a surprise Then it's a surprise to me too Well that it is you see Claudia and David are married Claudia and What did you say those two young people are husband and wife giving the dain to her meant giving the dain to him Oh my gosh, wait'll I tell George? I'm not too loud David's not supposed to know not the day anyway George 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 joking saying or a foyer and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and Ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney and now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola