 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 Mama, we better hurry these pictures of Fritz and Bertha and David will be here Well, the room's starting to look quite livable. I'm pleased to admit that the best you can say for our handy work I think it's stunning Fritz and Bertha love Just a couple of more tax and we can hang up the pictures. Claudia, you'll drive that wall down. Oh, I won't I like the view from this window. It faces the whole farm. Yes, that's for Fritz Poor Fritz having had to live in the city all this time. What he really wanted was a place of his own Do you think they'll ever get it? What? Place of their own. I doubt it Why do you say that? I just doubt it, but it's nice. They still have their hopes Hopes keep people young. Oh, I have so many hopes hang on to them. Oh, don't worry Probably so many of them are coming true so fast at this rate I'll run out of them. If you do I'll this own you There are these pictures straight. Well, they're pretty good for you That one there that tilts a little bit to the left Oh dear, there's nothing that makes me more nervous than a crooked picture. How's that better? Now, let's see. What else do we have to do? Let me see the curtains are up. Yeah, bedspreads are on the scatter rugs are down You dust it hangers in the closet. I put some there already paper in the drawers. That's done, too Mama, when'd you do all this? Oh while you were talking, you know, maybe I should try listening for a change Seems a person can get a lot more done that way. You wouldn't like it. Although. I don't think you've ever tried. Well, mama I hear a car look out the window No Now that everything's ready. I wish they'd come sit down and save your strength. I've been saving it for months I feel like King Midas I might as well sit down. Oh Do you realize it's almost time to feed the baby? Oh, I hope they get here before it's time to start Bobby Resents being interrupted. I resent he's having to wait. Well, I guess that's that guess tears Life is queer all of a sudden No, just all the time We rented an apartment in New York and what happens fritz is the superintendent and birth it turns out to be the most wonderful woman Then we move up to the farm Thank you mama. I was scared to death as to how we'd ever manage Next thing we know fritz and birthday come up to take over. Where do you keep the blondie stone in this house under your bed? Oh, I hope it won't be too much work for them up here I'll be around for a while longer if birth and let you do anything to help or me even You know how she is about it. She rolls up her sleeves and everything gets done. Poof like magic. It's system That's counts. I have system with me. It's not enough. Well, let's go downstairs. I wish they'd get here. So do I I'm dying to hear what they say when they see their room. Just a little patience, please or don't you have any? Of course, I have some I waited nine months for the baby to come didn't I you protested a good deal There they are. I'm going downstairs. Be careful. Yes. Yes. Claudia. Remember. I have dinner already I remember Britain's not going to do one bit of work tonight mama tonight. They're company David David, is that you? Everybody's home. You aren't alone. Are you I am not fritz and birth out for the car wonderful They're really here. I can hardly believe it. Hey, don't I even get a hello just a quick one fritz and birth. They're more important tonight Fred's birthday Welcome We have such a lovely driver The country is beautiful isn't it everything is so green so rich looking this house Can you believe this is where we are going to live for it? I try to believe I'm pinching myself Me too. I can hardly believe it's true. Are you talking to me? If you like the don't tickle They are like two children my wife is like two children yet I'm very adult when you're not around it. I think it's the air birth and the sky It's so big you you feel small like children up here on the farm I feel as if I own the sky as far as I can see and that is very far very far well Your room is all ready. We hope you're going to like it. We like it. We know we like it But it is not for the room we come it will be nice for it time to live with the family We love certainly. It's the only way to live the only way But the fields mr. North and they are hardly started all they've been waiting for you for it We had a handyman, but he wasn't very handy so we let him go His mistakes cost too much money. Well, don't worry. We will work the land and it will grow and give you very much Better had I'm sick and tired of it lying around not earning its key. How about coming inside now and getting sad? Yeah, I put away our things and change my clothes and we are ready. Yes, just put away your things You don't have to be ready for anything tonight The house it looks wonderful. Yeah, I do not think you need me at all Oh, we need you all right, but we don't want you here only for that. We want you here Because we want you here because we want you here You don't know how long we've been waiting for you not so long as we have waited to come I wonder why we didn't think of this months ago when we first moved up. Oh, we didn't dare think of it I guess that's it. Now come on your room is just down to the left Here I'll take the bags birth of put that one down Is a little what it is like I can put it down put it down Better do what he says David can be an awful bully. It's just this once then I put it down My this house the walls are full of happy. They're full of mortgages, too How's the baby since you are here happy as a duck in the water? I think he thinks he is a duck most of the time I Had him out under the apple tree this afternoon and he loved it. He didn't open his eyes. Well, that's how I knew Well This is your room this For Britain me for us. It's not very big, but it's the only extra one we had not very big Did it's enormous it's half as big as all of Connecticut with so many We hope you like it such of you our room With white organ decortons white beds with oh, you should not have taken such trouble We wanted to we would have been happy sleeping in the cellar or fritz in the barn We can hear roosters in the morning. Yes, and I hear angels in the night. Oh Fritz and I will be so happy here It is like we've come home like all our hopes at last but much better. I'm glad Well, we'll leave you now just make yourselves at home. Oh dinner will be ready in a half an hour dinner ready I must hurry then. Oh, there's not anything for you to do except take your time But I must help with dinner you must not oh just a little to make myself feel we are really here because you need it Don't you worry about that another week. You'll probably be sorry you ever came we will never be sorry, mr Norton, but tonight I was going to make you apple pancakes you were Celebration Apple pancakes David birthday is not to do one single solitary thing tonight, but enjoy her. Oh, then it is settled I make up a pancakes because then I enjoy myself more than any other way birthday You're terrible David where do I get you for this Claudia now? You wouldn't want me to deprive birth of her only pleasure with you Well, you are the greediest the most apple pancake hungry man. I ever knew not come on a pancake Well that birthday gets settled in my heart. I'm all settled. I'll be ready in a moment Now I didn't think two people could be so happy with so little you should have seen them in the car darling They were like children on Christmas morning. Oh, hey, where's Fritz go? He didn't come upstairs with us or I guess I guess he's getting acquainted with the outside Probably went to have a look at the barn. I think he wishes he could sleep there probably Now I'm going to go in and have a quick shower before dinner. I'll go tell mama about the apple pancakes So she won't start cutting up the grapefruit Mama I'm in the kitchen Claudia Well, did you like it said it was beautiful the curtains the view everything good She finds you down here in the kitchen. She'll be furious. She considers the kitchen all her own, but not tonight Oh, that's where you're wrong tonight is apple pancake night Claudia. I thought I told you Did you say apple I did apple pancakes? There was no point in arguing David has already melted Well it's against my principles, but I've nearly melted myself. Oh my it'll please both at least everything else is ready and the table is set You think Fritz any place? I guess he must be outside maybe. Oh I'm glad it wasn't raining when they came I Don't be a beautiful evening. I don't see fritz up around the barn any place Claudia It's not him there on the path to the hill where I don't see over there that gaunt man stooping over. Oh, yes I guess that must be fritz What's he doing mama seems to be picking up something Looks as if he's picking up a piece of earth Holding it his hands and smelling it Now he's standing up straight looking up towards the wall nut tree on the hill Mama he looks like a man who's had a very Great hunger for the earth Last he's found it. I didn't know a man could want so much for just plain good earth I guess that's what's in David, too Fritz is smelling the land and Bertha's rushing to our kitchen Now it's not a room. They wanted it's a Way of life Sometimes you astound me not so brilliant. It's just the way of life David's given to me the life that fritz finds and Just a clod of earth held in his hands Heavens mama, what are we doing here? You realize we're three minutes late for Bobby's dinner Claudia Claudia. Don't run I'll ring your neck if you fall and break it As I listened to a mother. I know the other day I couldn't help but admire the way she handled her teenage son He was begging to have a party Instead of complaining or denying him the fun. She simply smiled and said fine I'll order a case of coke. The rest is up to you Well, the boy went galloping off to the phone in a high state of glee and I'm willing to wager The party was a success on all counts The kids had fun and mom had very little trouble I hand you the tip those of you with youngsters because nothing makes such a party hit as ice-cold Coca-Cola especially with teenagers Well, I have walked all around the farm. Mr. King and fritz. What did you find? Oh, I? Can't put it in words, but it is such a beautiful place and the land is good No, I bet you can't wait to turn your hand at that land the first thing tomorrow morning. I will start It's a big job you have ahead of you. I'm glad with work and such a place to live Birthday and I we will be very happy. Well, we're all glad you found what you wanted It's never too late to live not as one hopes and needs That and lonesomeness are two terrible things you've tasted lonesomeness, too We all tasted no Even small boys do fritz and with them. It's a very special kind the worst as we'll find out on Monday when claudia and David have a surprise visitor. See you then fritz. I We will be here 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 all of war 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 These programs star kathryn bard is claudia and paul crab tree is david and the entire production is Supervised and directed by william brown maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola