 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose prankin 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 David Darling is nearly midnight wake up and wish me Merry Christmas David, how can you be so sound asleep on Christmas Eve? David Hey, David, where are you stop playing possum? Oh, where's that light? Oh Right David David, where did you go when you got out of bed darling? You all right? Where are you? Oh? Oh David you go downstairs. Oh Shakespeare, did you see David get up where'd he go? He left the light on the hall. Well, that's funny David you downstairs David Claudia, is that you? Mama. What are you doing up at this hour? What are you doing up at this hour? Well, I'm looking for David fine time a night to lose a husband Imagine where I woke up and he wasn't there. Maybe he's downstairs having a glass of milk Oh poor glass of milk. I didn't think you'd swallow that Maybe he's down having a smoke knows he can smoke in the bedroom Mama I called him and he didn't answer me. We wake up mr. Killian now who is mr. Killian? You know perfectly well, you mean Roger Paul and Roger. I try to but he's He's so correct. Oh, he's David's partner, too And he's a wonderful man so you can call him Roger Besides he gets furious when you don't I Just felt it when I was asleep that David had left. Why didn't you put on your slippers? You'll catch your death Mama is that all you can think of at a time like that it? Sort of not like David. I'm worried come into my room. You're shivering Mama stop frightening me like that. What is it the barn? What about the barn? I am a dope of it's 10 cents. That's where David is. What would he be doing on the barn at midnight taking majesty's pulse? What do you think? I'll say the thought never occurred to me. See I Was right look here out of your window. I can see a light in the barn. I hope he put on his overcoat All day. He's been jumpy. You know, I think he's more excited about majesty having a calf than he was about becoming a father I wonder if she really is freshening her David made a wild goose chase too bad that husband of yours Couldn't have been a doctor as well as an architect. I guess I better go get him Then the whole night they're waiting Fritz said it to be any day now you go back to bed mama if you're going I'm coming to you have a cold beginning that calf will not be born without me No, he might not be born at all mama go back to bed bossing me You're not my mother. Oh, but you're mine. So do what I say go back to bed and don't argue Then you go back to bed, too. Oh, no, it's too lonesome without David. I just toss oh creature of habit I give in but put on something warm. It's dark and windy out Maybe isn't cause the way it's with people. Maybe what is having their babies at night? Oh mama pray It's a heifer. Why? Because farmers always kill veils and it's a heifer We'll practically be able to go in the milk business of counting your quotes before your calf's born Oh, I better go over to the barn. So good night mama sweet dreams If anything important happens, you will be the first to know grandma. I better be David You you're here in the barn David what's going on? Where is she she's not in her stanchion. She's on a bed of hay in the corner Is everything all right? Could I see her? Yeah, sure. Come on Just sweet animal smell in the barn the night outside so windy and cold there David the cow Just born it's here. You like it. Oh, why didn't you talk? I am furious that you can he talk how it Never saw a newborn calf mother and child are doing fine. Thank you. It's simply beautiful. Oh I wish I'd been here mama, too. You uh, you approve of majesty's offspring David I had no idea it'd be this way So so perfect-looking Say majesty doesn't mind our being here. Oh, majesty is a pretty proud calf. She doesn't mind visitors. Hello, ma'am Congratulations. Oh David she She makes me feel so inadequate Hey, look the calf standing up. Oh look at it trying to stand on its legs. There is no fooling around with animals Well, they're born. They're just born Hey majesty so soft and damp Oh David, it's such a miracle Next time I want to come earlier. Oh, why didn't you call? Yeah, I was kind of busy. I guess Listen Ruby knows knows she's been giving me advice all evening. Yes Was it bad? How'd you know what to do? I don't know. Just knew you're wonderful Is she all right? Oh, yeah, yeah, she's fine. She behaved beautifully. She looks so peaceful and quiet David is it a heifer? It's a heifer You know, we can practically start a dairy farm now. We are so blessed Everything comes out right. Look at it. Look at it. Wow For a two-minute old lady that's pretty good walking. Yes, he looks like a great mascara of beauty What's majesty say she all right? Oh, sure. She's fine. She's just giving her calf some advice She also gave her a push Look now. She's walking away from it David doesn't she want it? Of course she wants it. Well, she doesn't look like she just wants to make it strong She she wants it to come after you see No, I I feel as if I'd been let in on some profound secret Is if I hadn't loved you before I didn't even know what Bobby meant before We'll raise this heifer and put out the pastor in a couple of years. She'll She'll be giving us a calf of her own life is very generous, isn't it? If she's allowed to be David or other cows is superior as majesty. I guess they're all pretty swell Hello, you darling you lovely girl Congratulations Roger, what are you doing up? I heard some noise in the hall a while back and saw the light in the barn Majesty is open for congratulations, Roger. Well, I'll be What a beautiful cat no heifer a heifer at that Well, David, you must be very pleased. Oh, I am she looks like she'll grow into be a fine cow Doesn't look who her mother is and her godparents. You're very impressive a new calf It's almost religious not almost. I think it is. I'm sorry. I came so late Well, it's David's fault. He's all the way into the night kept it all to himself Not a very nice way to behave and Majesty agrees Put on your jacket. You'll be freezing. All right. I'm fine Long leg. She has look at it. She's a little bit not me, but so beautiful Hey, yeah, what's going on here something going on? I don't know how well just had a heifer mr. Tucker Come on in say I always know you could depend on a cow like majesty. She's from good stock Oh, where'd you come from at this hour, mr. Tucker from over my house Where'd you think well son if you ain't a lucky beginner a heifer you say yeah, there she be God dang The heifer's all right What a heifer she'll be good you son shacks like her mother. Yeah, you'll be floating in cream and no time Hello, mr. Tucker. Oh, you here to mr. Killian any reason why should not be Ain't it a barn at midnight a strange place for a city man Isn't it a strange place for anyone except a cow? I wouldn't say this was Mr. Tucker, how'd you happen to well? I've seen the light in the barn don't you sleep at night Oh, not as much as you young and still when you've got less life ahead of you not the dying cut a lot You you don't need so much sleep to tussle with it So when I seen the light knowing majesty was getting set to freshen why I my comma running Well, it was a pretty nice thing for you to do mr. Tucker. I'm your neighbor ain't I what goes on in your barn Is as much my business as yours and vice versa look at her nuzzling up to majesty Majesty's so motherlike Animals just know more than we do don't they their instincts are so much righter Our instincts are all right, but it's what we put on top of them that gets all mixed up David, I think you're a selfish monster not to have called us sooner. Mama'll be furious. So am I well? Now don't you think that majesty deserves some privacy frankly? No a birth in the barn is too special an event a birth in the Say what time is it somebody um just about midnight is well, then it's just about Christmas So it is With all the excitement. I almost forgot here. We all are in the barn. I Would rather see Christmas come in from here than any other place and you're not the first darling That's true Roger mr. Tucker and David Three men came to a barn Yes, many many hundred years ago Christmas came to a manger a child was born I Wish we were the three wise men the world sure could use him today. Yes The next morning there was a new light the world They've always been some men who've been Trying to put it out ever since Oh David look at the calf nuzzling up to majesty Majesty licking her is if the whole Time and heart of the world were hers. I Wish I were majesty What's the matter with life anyway? Look how beautiful Majesty she knows it's not life. I'm afraid Life keeps right on giving times. It does seem like it's been wasted on a troop idiots. Oh, but we're learning Maybe if someday they there were to be another birth in a barn, why? Maybe we'd be ready for it Get some rest majesty girl and when Christmas morning comes. I'll bring you special lick of salt girl For you the salt of the earth But if the salt have lost its savor Wherewith? Shall it be salted? Oh good night girl Mmm-hmm winds died down Nights clear all the stars See the bright one in the east Well Merry Christmas everybody Merry Merry Christmas Merry Christmas and thanks for coming mr. Talker. Oh any time any time I'd be your neighbor, man Oh Oh While st. Nick is harnessing his reindeer for the famous midnight ride your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola and the cast of Claudia Welcome this opportunity of saying Merry Christmas to you and your family I'll never forgive those children mr. King Because David didn't call you for the big event imagine majesty having her heifer and I wasn't even there well better luck next time Small consolation Good heavens. I've forgotten to wish you a Merry Christmas and the same to you Mrs. Brown and many many more. I hope so Look it started to snow snow Isn't that one of just what we hope for? It'll be a white Christmas. Well, I guess I'd better hustle back to bed. Yes, uh, Claudia mentioned that you were catching coal I hope it's nothing serious. I just hope I don't pass it down to the children Well, we'll find out more about that on Monday. See you then mrs. Brown Merry Christmas to your family Joe 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 Joe King 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 coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and Ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere The parts of Claudia and David on this program were played by Catherine Bard and Paul Crabtree 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