 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken brought to you transcribe Monday through Friday By your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke Claudia. Oh mother. It's about time you got here mama. Did I miss anything? Nothing what say to miss except we missed you Come on in grandma and take a deep chair. I'm about to baptize the fireplace Say darling, I thought you went to get my pipe. Oh, so I did here. It is your silly old broken down pipe right in my pocket Say darling, this isn't my pipe isn't it? No, I haven't got a pipe like this. You haven't This is a new pipe really why don't you smoke it anyway? Nobody'll know Go on smoke it come over here darling What is it? All right, I'll come to you. I'm right here This is a very handsome pipe It's a wonderful straight grain. It's perfectly shaped. It is This is a pipe. I would have bought for myself. I Hope you don't mind getting a Christmas present, but your old pipe was broken and Mind getting a Christmas present of a pipe like this. What do you think I am? Darling Would you mind very much closing your eyes? Both of them tight now No, now open your hands not your eyes darling your hands Merry Christmas now open David Claudia is lovely, but it's only one dog only one David. What would I do with more than one pearl? Oh It's so beautiful so glowing and pure on its slender little platinum chain It's the first of a long string darling a pearl to remember To remember very important moments with I don't need anything to remember with David Oh David Darling This is the most beautiful the second most beautiful present. I ever got What's the first? you David hmm What about mama? What about me? Oh? Mama. Oh, of course mama if you two have gone out and done something silly I don't want to be not told you that a hundred times. It's not a very noticing person David Show him to her him. He's sitting right over there behind your left shoulder who is Good heaven, isn't he handsome mama? Oh He looked to me as if he had indigestion Solomon Solomon lovely name isn't it you mean to tell me he's been sitting here all this time Isn't he very quiet very but he'll talk soon. He's a very rare old duck. I mean parrot Years older than you are mother. He must be ancient. He is David I thought he'd be nice company for you now that I'm married and everything Don't you like him mama just a little bit. I love him. He looks so serious. Don't you wing at me? Solomon come on now say something now for this fire. I've been trying to light all morning There there how's that I make a good fire one of my hidden talents here darling put your head in my knees Comfortable. It's a good heavy snow The city will be all white tonight Christmas night David What are you thinking about I love you? I love you, too darling. That's good Of course he knows any bird of mine would know any bird of hers listen to all with you Mama David Suddenly so quiet Even the shovels of that crunchy This is if all the people in the whole world were waiting for something. They are They're waiting for a world that's complete in this room a world that's a Crackling fire and a heart a turkey simmering in the stove Sun squinting through the snow and a jungle bird that knows it's Christmas well, I Didn't know I was very nice mother. Don't you be embarrassed David? It would be awful if I left you and mama for a minute. Where are you going? I'd like to go downstairs and wish birth and fritz and leaves a little grandchild Merry Christmas I'll come with you. Mama. You want to come too? No, your children go right ahead I'll stay up here and watch the fire all by yourself. What do you mean all by myself? Solomon and I are going to get acquainted Let's go darling You know, they will be interrupting to you. I just felt I had to wish them. I know This is wonderful people This is not my boss just coming upstairs your presence is so lovely not half of what we'd have liked to have given you Bertha, we just came down to wish you Merry Christmas Bertha you too Fritz Merry Christmas to you both And my hands are wet with snow and will come in please come in We heard you from way upstairs shoveling away fritz. Yeah, snow is beautiful, but not where people can slip on it He's no longer here Lisa and the baby Lisa's husband He was supposed to come that when he became sick and Lisa had to go to him and there in Maryland and you're here alone Yeah, yes the day afternoon David isn't that awful just think this was to be their first Christmas all together Couldn't you have gone along Fritz you and Bertha? It wasn't possible Fritz had to be here to take care of the house Take care of it Do I look strong enough? You are very strong Claudia tell the man what a responsible fellow. I mean you really fit. He is very I don't know I do not understand You think you could trust me Fritz? But they said Fritz would you and Bertha do something for me for anything? Yes, if we can put on your best hat your best coat and rush right over to the station and grab the next train from Maryland Cannot Fritz now you leave everything to me tell the elevator elevator boy if anything goes wrong Just call me and I'll be home all day and then I can eat in comes in the snows heavy Mr. Norton and I will shovel it away. You mean that I Cannot accept no I cannot you can't Fritz. I wish you would you'd be giving us a great gift Don't even bother asking him Claudia. It's all settled isn't it Bertha? What do you think Bertha? I think such a wonderful Christmas I never had but since mr. And mrs. Norton came to live here the year it had many Christmases You cannot are you warm enough darling? I feel marvelous never felt so marvelous must be the air More than the air Fritz and Bertha being Maryland for their grandchild. It's a funny thing to say there in Maryland. We're in New York I don't see how that child of yours mother, but I wouldn't want her any different When she does something nice. She doesn't even know she's done it Darling you're the nicest kind of giver Oh you and mama you're always talking riddles. I'm giving anyone anything you won't even let me do the shoveling Look mama You can see the stars through the falling snow. It's almost a miracle But I was a little girl. I thought each star was an angel, but don't you still? Of course I do Don't you tonight? Good evening Fritz. Oh Hello, I'm not Fritz though. Oh, excuse me. I thought that The shoveling you know perfectly all right Fritz and Bertha went to visit their grandchild. Oh, that's good news And you're giving him a hand to keep things going while he's away. It's not doing very much But Christmas spirit, huh? If you want to give it a name. I guess that's as good as any The beautiful night. Yes, it is a night for same prayers Yes Listen to the bells Christmas night is almost over. Oh, I wish it could last forever Maybe someday it will maybe someday soon. Oh By the way, my name is Norton and this is my wife and her mother mrs. Brown. We're we're in 12c I'm Josephson I live upstairs too with my father So there are three of you On another night, there were three They searched for the way of peace in a troubled world And they found that in giving is the true happiness and the true brotherhood of man I'd be happy if you'd let me help For Fritz well, thank you. I'd be glad to have your help Thank you For to those who help There is the richest reward No, it's a matter of fact I could hardly see his face in the dark Yes, if you've heard it some place, it's a good voice I'm sure his face must be too Well, I'll be done in a minute I just want to get the other side of the entry shovel and then we'll go upstairs and dream by the fire David You're done now Sidewalk is all cleaned of snow as far as I can see the man is gone What did he say his name was? Josephson Joseph's son Funny isn't it almost as if yes, darling It's almost as if The whole world should be singing tonight Let's sing darling Maybe it'll join in Merry Christmas to you and your family from your Coca-Cola bottler and the cast of Claudia On this day, which is dedicated to the idea of peace on earth We hope as you do that goodwill prevails among all mankind 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 it war and remember Whoever you are Whatever you do Wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola For ice-cold Coca-Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes