 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 Well now What can I do for you miss well, I see you have a sign out fresh air That's right, and the store in the village is closed. So if you could let me have a dozen be glad to 67 cents for the large and 61 for the medium. Sometimes I have colored eggs, but I ain't got any today. I'm sorry Late this morning quite a brown take a choice. Well, how much are the brown eggs? Brown were same prices the white ones miss. Oh, well in New York brown eggs are quite a lot cheaper In Boston, they're quite a lot more expensive. Oh, and in Connecticut. They're the same price Connecticut's about halfway between Be that as it may eggs is eggs to them as nosing the hands get the same feed They're treated just the same so there's absolutely no reason for brown eggs to be cheaper No, I suppose you're right about that Besides once they're fried nobody'd know whether they're brown or white in the first place anyway free size free size Superstition so to speak. Yeah How many dozen did you say you wanted one will be fine one all right? There you are, ma'am They're all done up and ready you Here you are Come again ma'am and say Ain't you the people bought the Tucker place spell down the road? Yes, we are So near we hear your roosters crowing in every morning. Huh talking of roosters What about some chickens got some fine broilers roasters fry as well if you can broil a fryer I could have it for dinner tonight broilers is fry as miss 44 a pound. Oh, well, that's very reasonable. They're 59 at Franco's Self-same broilers. I sell my chickens to Franco. You mean there's that much difference in price Well, Franco certainly has a nerve precise precise should have known it'd be cheaper to buy off a farm Than all of a butcher How many ma'am broiler rooster fryer fryer, please and one will do thank you if it's large enough that is right, right? I'll fetch him. Will he be nice and fresh. Huh, so fresh you'll be crowing Come along. You can take your pick. Oh Careful of that wire there. I don't want you to cook now. Oh, I'm getting used to fine I want a lot of chicken. Yeah They all look like little fat old ladies and gingham aprons. That's the Plymouth Rock nice tender eatin Hey, hey, there's a nice young fella there. Oh, he's lovely. All right. I'll see if I can get it for you But he's alive Well certainly We want him to I mean you see we don't want a pet We want him for dinner Well, yeah, sure thing You buy a chicken on a chicken farm around here and you buy him alive. Oh, well, then I'm sorry I don't think I'm interested. It's up to you ma'am, but this is the freshest kind of chicken you can buy Well, I think maybe he's just a little too fresh for me. Yeah, have it your own way ma'am Guess you're a city folk all right You mean to say it's only city folk who buy dead chickens. Yep. That's what I mean Oh, I see. Of course sir, if you want to go down to Franco's if it was open Waste the gas in your car and spend 15 cents a pound more for the same bird Well, it's up to you. Well, I must say everything you say makes sense Except he's alive Well, like I say ma'am, it's up to you, but look here look here now Just see how nice and fat this broiler is. He's not a broiler yet I think we ought to call him a rooster to his face anyway Yeah, just look just look there's lots of fine white meat tenders butter and just a sweet 44 cents instead of 59 three pounds three ounces Tell you what I'll let you have him for a dollar thirty five Maybe you'd you'd do it for me. Huh do it. Oh Sorry ma'am. We just sell them live that way even the feathers That's car here ma'am Yes, well, I'll just tie the little fellas feet together. So it'll be easy to tow them along with it Look, I don't think he likes being held upside down like that He don't mind birds don't get dizzy. How can you be so sure and look here ma'am? This is the way you hang him after you've chopped off his head I've changed my mind. Please untie him. Well, you jump out of the car What I mean is I'll just take the eggs, but after I got him all fixed up. Lookie here miss You're making a big mistake because once you get the habit of buying poultry fresh off the farm Well, you just don't go back to the other way and that's the truth I won't you sure I'll put him right in the car for you ma'am Sit him down right next to you in the front seat Or if you don't mind I'd rather not get so well acquainted if it's all the same of you well Now look at my wife. She don't think twice about it now Just remember chop his head off I wish I could forget so does he You better have the omelette then did you bring the eggs? Yes, I brought the eggs But mama listen who likes an omelette really it's just an Unformulated mess of chicken. That's all. What are you talking about? What isn't he pretty though, where'd you get him where I got the eggs? He's just a very precocious egg. That's all what for where do you get him? I got him for dinner? He's a broiler three pounds three ounces But he's alive and kicking even tied up. Oh, I had an awful time in the car with him Oh, why did you do it? You crazy child mama country people always buy poultry on the hoof who said so The man I bought him from well, he didn't say on the hoof exactly, but but that's what it amounts to I Think I ought to untie his hooves. Don't you he doesn't seem very comfortable That's nothing to what he's going to be mama stop making such a face. Do you know how much I save? 15 cents a pound that's a lot when the chicken is plucked and cleaned He'll end up a lot more expensive than if you'd bought him at the butcher. Oh nonsense. You're a killjoy Which is rather fortunate on the whole because all you have to do is just chop his head Oh, I have to do oh very simple the man says his wife does it all the time And if his wife does it surely my mother is just as smart what your mother is leaving this kitchen immediately Mommy, you can't do this to me in my condition. Well, you should have thought of that before before what oh Mama, it was like a bad dream. All I could think of was the 15 cents a pile Oh you and your bargains here put him on the table and I'll get the scissors I just want to untie his legs. Oh Then what well, and I think we should let him walk around and stretch himself. That's a good idea Mrs. Brown I'm an active little rooster, isn't he better close that door so he doesn't get in the living room He has black eyes just like little beads. I Never knew a simple rooster could have so much personality. I do wish you'd never brought him home I guess that means we better wait for David to Do it after all it's man's word and David is so manly about man's work. He won't mind Well, he don't ask me. He's your husband. Yes. He's my husband But he never was my husband with a rooster in the kitchen before. Oh, I wish he'd come. Oh Shut up shut up shut up You're supposed to wish he wouldn't longer. I watch this rooster less. I think of him as a broiler me too Well, I better get ready to go to the station. It's almost time and leave me alone with this this What's that? It's a car It's a taxi pulling away from the house. What's the matter? Nothing's matter caught the early train and I didn't want you to drive down to the station in a hurry There is sensible and we're very glad to see you. You haven't any idea What was that? What was that? Sounded like a rooster crowing rooster crowing mama. He's been drinking again. Oh I suppose he thinks he hears it again. Hey now what's got into you to nothing yet Where is it? It's under the stove and the trick is to get it in the stove. Here he comes Oh Smart how he answers to kitty always me smart. I'm seeing things Call a doctor immediately. We'd prefer a butcher mama. Stop saying that in front of him Nervous him who the rooster not you. Oh, he's well you see he's your your dinner David Oh Which uh, which of you two women is responsible for this me? He was a bargain. I see we get the feathers and everything and when you bought by broilers this way David You're sure they're fresh Well, he might be fresh, but he looks Skinny. Oh, he isn't though. He's three pounds three ounces and very tender No, then why isn't he cooking? He will be any minute now. I see Do you want to use a knife or a hatchet? What's the matter so that's it You do sissy's you know, we've known him longer than you besides you're a man and you're always bragging about it There are times when I could cheerfully ring your two necks In front of him. He's very sensitive. Oh, sorry old boy Come here mama. Come in closer. I Have an idea what I won't use the axe. I will use a hatchet I'm leaving now come here old boy Rooster David unhand that bird unhandy. Yes Well, I thought you wanted me to chop off his well, I Love animals around the house and looks an awful skinny animals. That's right. Mommy. He's a mace. He had a positive You may see he wouldn't be enough for three people. I'm sure of that size all those feathers. Oh David I think he's much too old to be a broiler. He's tough as anything. Where'd you buy him from just down the road David you're gonna take him back. No darling. I'm just going to buy my hand Now that shortages are almost over you'll find lots of improvements in your favorite shops One of the most welcome modern services is the Coca-Cola cooler you see installed in your market department store and service station It's mighty nice to be able to stop in the midst of marketing for the pause that refreshes Especially since Coca-Cola is only five cents Well, it looks like there's a new member in the family of Plymouth Rock Rooster Well, they're nice to have around. I don't think any of us are going to be able to eat broilers again However, we're too closely related. I know what you mean at any rate We won't be faced with a problem tomorrow night David's planning to take us all out to dinner Well, that'll be nice if you get to where you're going. Why shouldn't we? Well, it could be that you'll have a little trouble with the tire on the way And when you have a flat tire the same day that your back porch caves in and the back porch has to be jacked up Well, anyway, I'm just warning you Mrs. Brown. Eat a hearty lunch. I'll take your advice Joe And I'll also be back tomorrow to find out what happens to us with a flat tire and without a jack Goodbye. Goodbye, Mrs. Brown as I was about to 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 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