 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 Guess I was You're awake. No, sure. I'm up running around the block This is a funny thing. I was I was dreaming about a fire and all of a sudden the engines sort of let out a Big whale like a baby crying. You were dreaming No, quiet it's the middle of the night heaven's sakes. Let me go back to sleep. I will Certainly You know, maybe it's something I ate dreams can be something you eat. I guess can't be Well, I'll sleep on my left side I think I dream when I sleep on my back Whenever I sleep on my back, I wake up dreaming in a moment. I wake up screaming All right, don't bother. I'll look at the clock. Oh My golly quarter of two. Oh, no, I'm sleepy. Good night, darling It wasn't a fire engine this time. It's the baby and I better get up and see what's the matter with it darling You can't run to him every time he cries who says I can't you know, there's nothing the matter He probably just woke up in a minute. He'll cry himself back to sleep. I just want to make sure that that's all it is He'll spoil him He'll start crying every night in the middle of the night just to get you to pick him up Bobby is not that kind of a baby. Hey put on your bathrobe. Oh, I'll catch cold Where is it? Say David you mind if I put the light on I'm wide awake now worse luck. I wake up right away. I stopped sleeping the minute I wake up miraculous How clever of you? Maybe Bobby's wet maybe that's why he's crying I don't see why he should cry about that of all things all of a sudden he should be used to it by now I think he'll be all right. I'm sure there's nothing the matter, but I just want to be sure why I'm sure that makes great sense I've been such a racket you wake up the whole neighborhood. What's the matter with you goop? I'm so sure the middle of the night's no time for tantrums. Oh Oh, honey, I see all you want is for me just to pick you up was that it well now that's real sweet of you Bobby I am insulted Goodness you're in a state you're gonna grow up and be a man All right. All right. I don't get excited. I'm gonna change it just as fast as I can You just lie down there and be still Oh you heard him crying all right anything the matter I don't know he stopped crying for a minute and then when I came in he started yelling all over again. I'm changing That's probably what it is. He doesn't usually cry at night And he's always wet as David says let me look at him. Oh, he looks fine. Yeah, nothing the matter with him is the big boy He doesn't seem to agree with you come over here and let grandma hold you. That's what you want He's only red in the face, isn't he mom? You would be too if you just screamed like that Where's he get all that strength? I think everything he eats goes into his lungs Yeah Maybe he had a bad dream. I had a bad dream about a fire. The babies dream though, of course they dream Well, then that's probably it Well, I'll get him fresh change my mama might as well do him while we're here Wake up your father Bobby Kicking plenty The middle of the night and baby I guess Bobby just hasn't learned how to tell time yet. Is that it Bobby? Now you better stop talking to him every time you open your mouth. He shrieks just answering my questions You know being a grandmother certainly softened you I think this one small baby could twist you around his finger Let him try put him down mom. I'll change it. Oh Oh Down to here and cry like that. You better get used to it. He's just getting into his full stride Well, I guess we really shouldn't complain. We hadn't had much of this sort of thing. Have we? Say mama, maybe he's teasing open your mouth Bobby. Let me see now Catch him on the next yell mama He could be teething. Do you realize he's almost let me see July 5th August 5th September 5th I told this November 5th. He's almost five months old. You cut your first tooth of five months Well, maybe it runs in the family. Yes, he's definitely teething. Yes, four and a half months. I doubt it Why not they say the younger generation's always a step ahead of the older generation Mama what now? Do you know I just call myself the older generation? Quick look in his mouth while he's crying Hey, why are you two women smothering that helpless little child a tooth tooth we're looking for a tooth Tooth for a tooth Thank you both gone mad you You won't find a tooth down Bobby's throat with you No, but we might find one under one of those gums peeping through like a flower in the spring What's so funny about a flower peeping through in the middle of the night David come over here. Have a look Maybe you can find it. You're his father. Yes, David They say the father's can see many things in their sons that no one else can see not my kind of father I'm so sleepy. I can't even see the baby. Oh you tiresome man Where's this tooth supposed to be in his mouth Papa That does sound like a tooth kind of a cry. Oh, baby. Does it hurt you very bad? If you start talking baby talk to that son of mine out of my house, but then you ask and see if the answer is you Now boy What's bothering you? That's a language. He'll understand is the tooth Tell your father I don't intend to stand around here all night walking up and down with you in my arm The baby in his arms is very becoming to David isn't it mama? He wears fatherhood well You see not a peep out of He knows who his friend is oh David you disturbed him talking really sounds like a teething kind of me On the yesterday when I suggested the baby's getting a tooth you laughed in my face. I'm still not certain But well if he's getting a tooth he should cry it's normal So we can all go back to sleep and let him cry What a happy solution. Do you heartless females think that I'm going back to bed and leave my son here crying his head off When he's tired of crying he'll stop I'll be tired of his crying long before he is Now Mrs. Brown Dig deep into the depth of your memory and tell us what does one do for a teething child? Not very much. What did you do for me? You didn't cry very much I must have been a beautiful baby. You weren't bad So I never thought you'd grow up to be what you are proves one just can't tell yeah, it's the old story the oak and the acorn enough Palaver What about the not north spring here? Well some babies react well to a little hot water Hot water don't look so horrified David. I don't intend for you to drop him into it mama means a drink What mama means I'm not a moron all first father's morons while you two argue I'll go down and set the kettle off. No, no, no Both of you get out of my way because I'm going darling and after all I'm his mother Well, it doesn't mean you have to kill yourself. I'm not killing myself. I get back to bed going back to bed you too Well, I'll attend to this. I'll do it David I don't have to go to work in the morning and you probably have the crying baby on your hands all day tomorrow Mrs. Brown, so I think you'd better go and sleep while you can David now really stop acting as if you think I don't know how to boil water Now won't get to bed. Well, are you sure you don't mind? I only takes a second for kettle to boil. I'm Say David don't watch it while it's boring it takes twice as long that way His eyes are closing he's tired There we are We just stay here until David comes back Isn't he sweet how he hates to admit he loves being a father Just give him half a chance to do something. He's all over smile. Well, Bob is not a difficult baby to be proud of I Wonder what the others will be like the other what the other babies were gonna have Well, you certainly don't think I'm gonna let David waste his fatherhood on one small son He's worth at least four don't forget if David's gonna be their father. You're gonna be the mother. Mmm. That's almost the nicest part of it Mama, let's go down where kitchen. What for? David's boiling the water. Oh, well, I think it's a shame to let him boil it all by himself Come on, let's creep out of here baby seems to be going to sleep. Come on. All right. All right water should be boiled by this time I don't know what's taking so long Funny, I don't I don't hear anything in the kitchen. Do you what do you expect to hear tea cattle whistling, of course Maybe David used a pan. Oh, yeah, probably just a little bit of water. We need it You know, I just can't believe it's the middle of the night. Why not? We're all awake You know, I don't see why people are so prejudiced against the middle of the night I think it's a pretty nice hour for families to get together Claudia look oh Look at David Dosing in his chair He looks just like Bobby. I don't mean that look at the kettle Mama, it's not boiling. Of course. It's not boiling. It's not even sitting on the gas. Oh mama David put it down on one burner and then he let the other It's a sure thing. It'll never boil that way. He's sitting there waiting for it to whistle You'll have to wait all night. He was so sure he knew how to boil water When it's your night out and the neighborhood babysitter comes in to keep an eye on junior she'll beam if you tell her there's coke in the ice box She'll appreciate the pause that refreshes just as you do while she reads or listens to the radio And you'll have won a great big H for hospitality Better get coca-cola tomorrow. So there's plenty on hand Joe Joe what on earth happened to me nothing Except that you fell asleep. Yeah, I guess that's what did happen But why didn't the water boiling in the kettle wake me up because the water didn't boil in the kettle You were very carefully placed the kettle on the wrong burner Say listen do me a favor and don't tell Claudia. I'll never hear the end I don't have to tell Claudia She and mama are giggling upstairs waiting for you to wake up and I think I'll just let them wait We'll see who laughs last, huh? I have a feeling that the Noughton household is going to be waiting for each other to laugh last until the wee hours of the dawn You have nothing important scheduled for tomorrow. I hope Rodgers coming out And I dare say Jared Tucker will be around to make him feel old and decrepit and Jared's the old man who can do that Even to us young ins well back to my kettle Joe while you say 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 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 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