 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday Why your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola? Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself have a coke And now Claudia Monday morning darling sleep. Well wonderful hear the church bells been listening to them One of the better sounds left in the world, you know, I never used to like Sundays before I found you I didn't either unless you play golf or something I think you have to have someone you love very much to really enjoy Sunday I think you have something there must be a very Sad long day for something but for others darling. It's a very short glad day Like us. Mm-hmm. Even taking a walk after lunch and feeding the pigeons is fun or watching the boats go by on the river. Yeah There's only one thing about Sunday. I don't like what? Since when don't you like breakfast as far as I can judge you look forward to it all night long It's only because I'm hungry Sundays. I'm also lazy the combination raises the most awful conflict Oh, why didn't you say so now you mean that you don't want to get up and fix it? That's what I mean. Well ring for the maid. Oh, I don't know. I don't like to disturb her on Sunday morning She likes to stand bed late too. Oh, you spoil her, but it's high time. She was up. I'll ring for her Well Cleopatra your name is Cleopatra isn't it? I'll have coffee toast cereal bacon eggs and omelette, please Omelette is eggs you dope Cleopatra I'll just have coffee toast and cereal. Yes, I miss nothing coming right up David where are you going to fix back to fix to fix breakfast make up your muscles and the new maid Come back here. You idiot. You lie still and act like a lady of luxury. You shall have a tray brought to you in bed My dad you dare David will you please stop all this not darling? I'm not that sort of lady I wouldn't know what to do with breakfast in bed. Well, you'll find out you'll find out Gloria what you left the top of the toothpaste again. I did. Oh Don't say so. Oh, yes. I do say so darling. Please come back. I forgive you Well, what believe me top of the toothpaste ain't no wait a minute. Listen. I mean you stay at bed I'll bring breakfast in bed to you now you fix mine every morning Why shouldn't I fix yours on Sunday because you work hard all week you deserve a rest on Sundays Are we unselfish though? I don't try to pull the wool over my eyes. You're not unselfish. You just think I can't do it Yes, dear, that's just what I think just the same as you think I can't drive a car I'll jump in the shower and have it ready in a different you're going to fix my breakfast in this shower Don't you do it? I'll be finished with breakfast for the time you get back here the strain of waiting is going to be dreadful Do you'll be surprised? Nothing nothing Oh Never mind never mind Claudia when the blazes do you hide the coffee? Where on the first child how much water do I put in I thought you knew oh, all right, I'll fill the whole darn pot Claudia where's the sugar next to the coffee, but I can't find the coffee Don't get upset dear. I'll be there in a minute Hey, Claudia, there's no cream in the ice box. Didn't you know the car every morning? No Claudia there's only one quart of milk here. I use the top of the bottle for cream. I have been robbed It's done in the best of family Oh Yeah, where's the sharp knife? Are you that desperate? Don't act so smug I want to cut the bread the bread comes already sliced. No, well, then there's nothing more to do Yes, there is you can set the table where the dishes you use for breakfast in the parlor underneath the sofa All right, did you move them? I thought you kept them on the piano. Oh, no No, no now come on out of my kitchen. I'll scat scat wasn't I help big yes Wonderful wonderful help. You've got enough water on the heat of bath. Run me the paper And I'll call you when everything's ready. I'd rather sit here and make eyes at you Must I put up with this on a Sunday to get off my stove David Hey, what'd you do the coffee? I mislated well find it. It won't have any breakfast. It is right in front of your nose What knows there are only two noses in this room you can see it's not front and mine Quite a competent little devil. Do you know that of course I knew it. This is a nice marriage It was before you started all this singing Oh David look there are three noses in this room look look look my little mouse as I live and breathe if it Isn't my old friend and colleague Goliath come in my boy. No, no, it isn't David. That isn't Goliath It's not as big as Goliath. It's a little Sunday mouse. Oh a church mouse here pussy pussy pussy pussy I don't call him pussy. Now see what you've done. You've scared him out of his wits Sunday afternoon sounds are different from every day aren't they? It's funny What I was just thinking I I love the call of that boat on the river just because we're walking together and Going along the street together and I love the sound of it, too What's funny about it? Well because if a person is alone and lonely The same sound could almost break your heart. Yeah, I know what you mean. I remember the Times in my life when a fog horn or a train whistle Even the sight of a lighted window looking down on a dark street made me sick with loneliness When Dave Well when my father died for one thing hardly remember your mother do you just barely Money's just the same with me only turned wrong Papa died when I was very young and that brought mom and me so close You must have been close to your father, weren't you? You bet I was Darling would you I mean Could we stop in and see mama for a minute on the way home? Sure, I was just going to ask if you didn't want to you were look here. We're right in front of a florist Let's stop in and buy some roses. Oh, no, don't don't let but mother loves flowers Yeah, but she'll think we were feeling sorry for us, honey. Look, I have a much better idea There's a little stationary store next door sits open on Sunday Oh, what would mother want with stationery? Don't you know you can buy anything in a stationary store It's like a drugstore. I bet they don't even sell stationary. What are you gonna get? Oh, just presents Kind of presents. Oh, nothing everything, you know lots of bits of little things wrapped up in lots of pieces of paper and string and Well, all right. Come on Do to come from well, that's a nice welcome, Mrs. Brahm. Come on, Claudia. Let's go home. I heard my feelings Go on go home both of you. All right. Come along David. Wait a minute. Not so fast What's in all those packages? Now should we go home presents for who for whom not who she's not very bright David takes after a daughter There's a trick in this somewhere. What's at the bottom of this divisit? Oh, we just came to wish you merry Christmas and a happy new year A lovely birthday to here's your first present opening. Well, they're wrapped like they came out of a store They did we've been shopping for you for almost an hour trying to think of what you like the most Why is that? Children just what I've been longing for you see I told you she'd like a cigar better than the bar of chocolate No comparison and open the next one mine. I am not a rush me Well, if it isn't a package of matches to life the cigar we think of everything dear thoughtful children and Bubblegum and the below. Oh, that's for burglars. Good Now, what can this box be? Well, why don't you open it and see that's one way of finding out. Oh How did you ever guess I needed it how many a hundred? No, a thousand rubber bands. Oh, you extravagant things Five hundred would have been enough. Oh, no, not for you mama. We don't want you to stint yourself Listen you imbeciles don't you ever act like sane grown-up people now How can this daughter of yours act sane and grown-up when she's not I don't see how you stand at David I'm thinking very seriously of getting rid of you are now you're talking sense for you to bound for We just came from someplace where no place what she means I presume his mother that we just went out and took a walk nice walk What'd you do all day mama? Oh, not the things that jazz now your business. That's the way to handle her mother What'd you have for lunch? What's bad to you because you don't eat properly when you're alone. I ate properly I don't believe it. I'm gonna go and see what's in the ice box. Claudia come back here. You're afraid to have me Nice obedient daughter you've raised Mrs. Brown David that child's worse than a detective I bet it's tough to live alone mother, isn't it? You could use to it must be pretty lonely though Well loneliness is a lesson. We all have to learn. I guess so the funny part of it is You have to learn it by yourself What's the joke? What are you eating? I thought it's a tomato. It's a nice little tomato. You want some David You know the only other thing in her ice box besides butter and milk was an old cooked Lamb chop on a plate and a little tiny piece of cheese. I took the cheese from the mouse. You don't mind you're welcome Thanks. Why didn't you eat the chop? What that too? No, we lost our dog. What are you having for supper? Dirtle soup broil scrub on toast and baked Alaska. I think I think we'll stay Claudia. I should say so We're only having leftover David Yes, dear you sleep. No Line so quietly So you Was thinking about what a beautiful day it was I was too really We didn't do any things that take a walk and have supper with mama No, I don't think she'd have eaten the morsel if you hadn't brought things in from the delicatessen Was darling of you to suggest staying David. Oh, I enjoyed it. I always enjoy it Besides I was just paying off a little debt of gratitude What do you mean for what? To mama We're having you as a daughter You know it has the same Sort of holy quality as a church bell Hasn't it David? I guess it's tracking 12 The end of a perfect day David yes dear Would you think I was very silly if I paid a little debt of gratitude to? No dear then Thank you God for everything all story material used on this broadcast of Claudia was under the supervision of Rose Franken and William Brown Maloney When you're shopping, it's always a pleasant surprise to meet up with a friend, isn't it? That's a good time to share the pause that refreshes with ice-cold coca-cola from the familiar red cooler It's natural and easy to pause there and go on your way refreshed 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 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