 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 What are you leaning over like that for I'm tying my shoelace, but that is what I'm here for you're not supposed to lean over Can't I even tie my own little shoelace? No, you can't man who've had concussions. Don't sense when it's always Now sit up. Hmm. Can't even time on shoelace. Oh, shut up. That's a nice way to talk the man who's just out of the hospital Aha, now you're feeling sorry for your son, right? I am can't even tie my own shoelace No Sit back on the sofa. Mm-hmm. I am man cushions. All right, sir Oh, it's certainly a beautiful day out, isn't it? Mm-hmm. Look how bright the sun's shining Still it's not hot. It's fall First fall in Eastbrook darling. Yeah That bird right outside the window So cheerful. Oh, I hope they don't go soft till late this year. I miss the singing. They'll probably miss your chattering, too Wonder what he's so happy about. Oh, it's beautiful fall day, and he's out in it flying around The sky's the limit. That's been nice being a bird especially a love bird Say why? Why don't you go out darling? No, what do I want to go out for? I can go out anytime There'll be lots of perfect fall days to go out and there'll be lots of days when you won't be around for me to sit with But I'm staying right here beside you. All right, just as you like the side you in sconce didn't How do you like that word in sconce in sconce? That's a that's that's 75 step word With you in sconce right beside the open windows just like being out and in at the same time Do all of your silver linings have clouds miss non not today today? Everything is silver lining no clouds As you're home because you look a lot healthier than you did yesterday Because I thought you told me that I looked wonderful yesterday Well, maybe I exaggerated a little today. You look even more like you. I don't know how good that is Perfect. Oh David, I missed you so when you were in the hospital. I'm not ever going to be separated from you again. Is that final? Absolutely final fine after all took a car accident separators and since we're not gonna have another one. We're safe not wood It's awfully sweet of you darling to stay with me all all the time like this Don't you have something to do? You trying to get rid of you might be No, thanks. I had plenty of time to do all the things I had to do when you were at the hospital What about the baby? Oh mom is taking care of body. I'm giving him a vacation from me Probably needs it probably does David if you lean out the window a little ways you can watch the men at work on the barn Yeah, I was watching them this morning, but it's not comfortable leaning out the window, is it? It's not very comfortable either watching the barn go up without you Still feeling sorry for yourself more than ever Good. Why good? Because you wouldn't be enough man for me if you weren't impatient Look here comes fritz with the wheel bell. What's he doing? Well, I think he's gonna clear the soft matter. He said if the weather held he was going to do it today The way that man works He's worth six Hey fritz come on over here to the window a minute. Hello, Mrs. Norton. Hello, Mr. Norton. You're feeling better Oh, I'm feeling fine. Yes, you have the look of a man who is home again Hospitals may get you well, but they never get you healthy not the way the home does And I certainly wish I were out there cleaning that matter with you fritz. Oh, yes, you will be soon I'm not a minute too soon by the mistake your time One does not monkey with a concussion of the brain or else one has a great deal of trouble I know I wouldn't let myself be crippled like this. Well, I better be on my way the shadows are getting longer I'll take it easy fritz. Oh, yes when I work. I always take it easy. Oh, yes, your idea of taking it easy See you later. Well, I come in after dinner. We discussed the cow. Good. Good. Where's bertha fritz? She's hanging up the laundry in the back of the house. Thanks Everybody busy busy busy busy busy Mama's bathing Bobby fritz is clearing the south matter Paradiso Rebuilding my barn bertha hanging up the laundry and I can't even tie my own shoelace You're busy too darling. Oh up to my ears. You're not only busy getting well, but you're busy entertaining me That's a full-time job. You're funny Funny how funny attractive funny nicer funny peculiar funny funny Well, that's funny Would you like to play checkers or something? I would not I'd love to play checkers You always tell me when you had time you'd make an expert. Well, I don't have that much time I hope David can't you understand that even though you're not enjoying this? I am I always thought you were a fine little actress Oh, you're impossible Stubborn everything you say is so I never believed that a few days in the hospital had changed a man. So David, how'd you like a glass of milk? I would not like a glass of milk. Don't tell me it's good for me But it is it settles it. I'll not drink another glass of milk as long as I live It's a good thing that women aren't men They never have babies and say that again. Well, they just wouldn't be able to go through with it if they were men You can drop that left eyebrow mr. Norton, you know perfectly well what I mean. How right you are Wonder who that is Guess I better go see yes, you're better Well, why hello Jimmy, I'm glad to see you again. Mrs. Norton. Well, I'm glad to see you too, Jimmy I've come to visit mr. Norton Well, that's awfully nice of you, but is he home? Oh, yes, he's home. He's in the living room. Oh, that's well I was afraid he wouldn't be home. Well, he'll be home for a little while longer. Oh, can I see him? Well, I tell you you wait here and I'll go and see if he's busy. He might be busy. Hockey don't how's your little baby, Mrs. Norton. Oh, he's growing fast Jimmy Maybe someday he'll be old enough to play with you. Oh, he'll never catch up with me He's too little I'll be right back to me David, it's a visitor for you Who is it? Jimmy a little boy you went fishing with remember. What's he doing here? Well, he's come to visit with you. He was so pleased when I told him you were home. He's a nice kid How about seeing him? He's come all the way over here. Hmm. I suppose I should I'll tell him to come in He won't stay too long darling. I I can hint very subtly when I have to come on in Jimmy Mr. Norton's right here in the living room David you have a visitor as well. Hi there, Mr. Norton. It's your soil to see it Well, I'm going to leave you two for a minute. I've got and talk to Bertha Well, Jimmy, how come you're not out playing baseball with the boys? I come here here as a school starter Oh, sure school started for weeks already, but I'm not allowed to play baseball yet. Why not? What's matter? Oh, I had the measles and my mosses. I got to take it easy for a while. You know how women are Yes, I know how women are. I feel fine been up and around for a week already But my mom she says I'll get sick again if I get myself overheated or something women worry an awful lot So I figure it's easier just to do what my mom says. Of course the course of least resistance You've learned young say what are you doing home? Mr. Norton? I just came over here on a chance, but I didn't really expect that you'd be here Well, I'm following the course of least resistance to I was in a car accident a couple weeks ago. You were Gee ended up in the hospital say what do you know? Oh, I wasn't very sick or anything But I had to stay in the hospital for a little while gee willikers that sounds a lot more important than the measles You mean you were in a car accident and you live look that way my mom She always tells me to watch her all be killed, but say you must be awful strong Tell me about it. Oh, there's not much to tell my car got hit by another car the next thing I knew is in the hospital now. I'm home and that's all there is to it You have to take it easy to Gosh, that's well we can take it easy together. I've been looking for somebody like me, but gee I'm awful glad you're around. I've been kind of looking for something to do I've been trying to that way myself to me the days sure do seem awful long when there's so many things You can't do well the days go by and pretty soon you've forgotten that they even existed Well, I guess so trouble is I I guess I hate to miss so much of what's going on They'll still be going on when you're ready for them to be I hope so every now and then it's it's kind of good not to Be doing everything yourself. It is. How I don't seem to think it's so good I'll make sure appreciate them or look at this beautiful day for instance if I were out in it I'd be so busy working on the barn or in the fields I probably wouldn't have time to think about what a swell day it is, but sitting here and nothing else to do I can I can smell the air and look at the leaves rustling those trees and I have time to say to myself What a day And think of all your friends who are playing baseball. Do you like the boys? Oh? They're all right. What are their names? Well, there's Tom and there's Harry and Mike. Are they good friends of yours? I see them a lot, but you don't even think about them. Do you not much? But today you're wishing that you were out in a sandlot playing baseball with them, don't you now when you think of Mike He seems like a pretty good fellow to you, doesn't he he sure can hit that ball He plays third base and you see Mike tomorrow now. He'll be your power. I guess so That's what I meant about liking things more because you can't happen. Oh, I see So do I know You play ball used to what position first base. That's what I play say a really exciting thing happened to me once I was at the opening game at the Yankee Stadium a few years ago, and I caught a ball in the center field bleachers You did that's honest truth there. I was sitting right there in the center field Mining my own business When all of a sudden we down there at home plate Babe Ruth Babe Ruth The baby hits the ball and out at sales and and you caught the ball Well, I got the ball. Would you like to see it? What are you bet? I would party him Well, you know that baseball. It's in the top left hand drawer over there. You want to bring it over to him? Oh She mr. Norton Babe Ruth Can I touch it? Yeah, sure it can and here here. Thanks. I now here You can wrap your fingers around that one. You can tell your friends that they're shaking the hand that held the ball That broke up the game when the Bambino Swat knocked it into the bleachers. Holy mackerel Holy mackerel is right To me, you know, you're the best medicine in in the world for mr. Norton and because you're such good medicine We're going to give you that ball for your own very own to keep. Hmm a ball hit by Babe Ruth Gee well, I curse You've has its favorite tunes its favorite costumes its favorite books and when young people are out for a good time Ice-cold Coca-Cola is what they order Coke is what they like at home too for their own pleasure and as a hospitable greeting to their friends Keep plenty of coke on hand and your home is likely to rate high with a junior set It's well guy that mr. Norton, isn't he? Oh, I think he's the best Jimmy. Can you beat it? I'm going to get a ball hit by Babe Ruth. Oh, that's certainly is something boy. It sure is What did I do to get it? Oh, have you ever tried to explain something to somebody else and Inexplaining understood it better yourself. Yeah. Well, that's what you did for David. You let him understand better That's all I did. Oh, I got some present for doing a little well actually presents. Jimmy don't have to be deserved at all They're just forgiving But come again tomorrow David needs company or he'll get himself into trouble in a trouble so much time on his hands You know tomorrow for instance a little trouble with the telephone company boy. Well, we'll find out more about it tomorrow. So long Jimmy 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 a bar 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 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