 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 oh David This restaurant's eyes are bigger than my stomach. Not a bad steak. Is it a steak all right, sir? enormous Every mouthful I take it gets bigger. Say darling. Are you feeling all right? I'm feeling stuffed That's all the people don't usually complain about how much food they've been given steak it's a whole side of a Cattle or a farmer's wife, you know sad little about a cattle. That was the architect's wife in me talking Go on eat some more. Don't talk so much Mmm Don't you get tired of chewing or don't you get tired of talking I guess you don't get tired of chewing Trouble with steak is all Steak a brilliant observation. What I mean is that after the first mouthful The rest is exactly the same Goes right on being a steak to the bitter end Only it isn't bitter I suppose you would prefer it if the first bite was staking on the second Veal and the third lamb and the fourth kidney in the fifth liver get the kidney Otherwise, I think you've got something each mouthful would be different very interesting Re-past for a gourmet. What was that? Mm-hmm eat your steak Are you really finishing yours? I am So delicious, I hope I can too so you like my backwood steak restaurant. I love it I actually think these steaks are cooked on charcoal. Of course. They are it says so right there. Oh, you're so naive You believe everything you read Oh, I hope I can finish this. I certainly hate to waste it I'll never finish chewing It's new what a little piece of a David just a little I most certainly do not it's a crime to leave it behind Then he didn't be quiet. I like eating out. Don't you? Wonder how the baby is you just left him an hour ago that keep me from wondering how he is No, I suppose not funny how I always think of him first After you are now my feelings aren't hurt for years and years. I didn't have any baby at all I didn't even have a husband. You don't say now. They're both second nature Can't imagine myself without them. I Don't even want to imagine myself without them Oh David how can one person have so much? No, you have too much young woman. I know but I mean steak Just can't be serious not even about serious things most especially not about serious things. I Don't want to get solemn. It's just that every now and then I know I know I know me too David I wish you weren't sitting all the way across the table from me good thing that I am have you forgotten We're in a public restaurant. I love restaurants, but now all of a sudden. I wish we were home You don't get a steak like this at home. I don't mean for steak Are you complaining about Bertha's cooking? I am not but there's some things That are better eaten out than in like what now steak happens to be one up It's the charcoal David you realize that you're paying at least two dollars for the privilege of having one steak cooked on charcoal I realize an awful lot of money for a few burned out pieces of coal or wood or What is charcoal made of? Nothing that you would understand Anyway, it's very expensive you ever think of anything but money and how expensive everything is I told you I think of the baby and you some of the time How am I doing on my steak haven't eaten it yet, but you're coming along Look says he don't don't force yourself. I will finish this steak or bust You finish that steak and bust anything you say darling You know, I sort of feel that all the time we spend living not on our farm is Time wasted you've certainly changed your tune in the six months of farm living haven't I though When you grow as big a family as we are David, we simply have to live on a farm Well, look at bluff. He's twice the size. He was when we first bought him in New York. Don't blame his size on New York He was just a puppy when we first got him. He's a he's still a puppy as a matter of fact David, you don't suppose he's gonna grow any more. Do you he certainly is Love is going to be the biggest darn great day, and you ever saw he is already He's at least twice as expensive to feed as you are sometimes. I think I get scraps He is a sweet dog a man should never be without a dog, you know nor a wife What about a man shouldn't be without her either a dog's more important. Oh, thanks a dog can't talk back How are you doing that state you're being so cruel my stake is sticking in my throat. I get blamed for everything That's what you're for my man. Oh David I cannot eat another mouthful You want a dessert dessert if I could eat dessert I'd finish up this steak. I Hate not to David you sure you don't want a little bite. Take it away. Take it away from me All right. All right. All right. You need to get so huffy about it. I mean stuffy. I am stuffy Well, and that's all we want for dinner Make up your mind absolutely Look at your plate. It's so clean My conscience is hurting me not your conscience at your purse You're right. You just feel it if you don't eat every last scrap of steak. You're not getting your money's worth Getting indigestion. That's what I'm getting waiter waiter Waiter if you wanted to wait or not darling, you should have started calling him a half an hour ago Don't you know in steak restaurants waiters are always looking the other way in any restaurant. Oh, anyway We're not in much of a hurry. Mom is a very undemanding babysitter. She's all alone in the house though She doesn't mind. Well, I I don't think we ought to be away too long You know sometimes I think I'm married you because you're so sweet to my mother That's why I'm sweet to her waiter waiter Thank you've caught his eye Goodness he looks angry at being disturbed Isn't that I hate leaving the steak behind it'll get so lonesome look at that bone Listen, I'll bet you that at midnight just before I go to bed. I'll be so hungry I'll wish I had this lovely cold steak bone to chew on I Love cold steak get that look out of your eye, Claudia What look you are not going to drop that steak bone into your pocketbook and walk out of here like a thief It's my steak. You bought it for me. You're paying for it I wouldn't drop it in my pocketbook anywhere. Some manners. I resent your implying that I would well I wouldn't put it past you. What if I get hungry at midnight? You'll eat a graham cracker I like steak better and this is mine. I wish I could I know if you have an idea forget it all your check sir. Yeah, yeah, that'll be all thanks. Oh no dessert sir No, no, thanks. The steaks were enormous. Oh madam. Was there anything to matter with yours? No, nothing Except it's too big. I notice you haven't finished it. I wish I could but I just can't You know, it really is an awful shame to waste it, isn't it? Well, it can't be helped sometimes Look, I wonder if you could do me a favor. Claudia. Yes, ma'am. I wonder if you could just Just wrap this steak and bone up for me. You see I have a dog and he's very big dog And why of course madam. I'll be happy to wrap this steak and bone up for you Oh, that'll be fine bluff simply loves steak But we just don't like to buy it for him. Why of course not I have a dog too. So I understand Oh, I'm so glad I'll be back in a moment madam, and I'll bring the check Now Are you satisfied? It's very sweet and thoughtful about it. Wasn't he? I guess people do this all the time. It's just that you're too hoity. I think that is the lowest of the low What blaming your weakness for not being willing to part with a thing on your poor defenseless dog? Well, I thought you'd be embarrassed if I told the waiter it was for me You have no conscience absolutely no conscience blaming bluff. Well, it worked So what's the difference? We should have told the waiter to wrap up a few french-fried potatoes dogs don't eat french fries Dogs don't but I do. Oh Darling now just for that before we go to bed if you're hungry I'll be happy to share my steak and bone. I guess we better go up to bed. Oh Oh I have a 12-stop yawning we sleepy stop yourself mildly I'm hungry you aren't I am I Knew I was going to be too. I told you so early remember I've been waiting all evening to get hungry Well, I don't see how you can possibly be hungry forget. I didn't eat my whole steak. Oh, oh Anyway, why should I make excuses to you? I'm hungry and that's what are you going to do about it? Eat of course. Oh, I'm going to eat my steak. I'm gonna nibble on that lovely bone. That will be attractive I'm going to the kitchen. Hey, don't you at least want a glass of milk with me? I hate eating alone. All right. All right I'm coming in at least you could do is invite bluff to watch you eating his steak. It's not his it's mine Steaks are too good for dogs. I know you you'd probably charge admission Oh, I think dogs are too good to be used to excuses Dogs aren't good for anything except to be man's best friend Where did I put my bundle my loot my treasure trove? It's in the back of the ice box long John Silver where you told me to put it when we came in Starving just thinking about it You know, it's a good thing. I had so much hindsight beforehand. Pass me a bottle of milk. Thank you, ma'am He's certainly wrapped my poor little piece of meat up in a lot of paper Look at the size of the bag. It's in you think it was a whole turkey or something Wasn't he a sweet waiter anyone is sweet who does what you want him to do Well, that's as good a definition as any. How are you going to eat any more steak? I'll never know Hey pour me a glass of milk to to go with my steak You know I Think eating any other time but mealtime is the best Wait, I just can't wait my mouth is absolutely drooling David what's the matter? Oh? David look where where where where well for a lot of bones Seven of them one two three four five six seven look at them all oh I could murder that waiter cheerfulness that sweet generous Adorable thoughtful waiter you be eating these bones for a week. I won't be eating them at all He's given me everybody else's bones. I can't recognize mine As you go from bed making to vacuum cleaning you sometimes stop long enough to switch the radio dial Next time stop just a little longer go to the refrigerator get yourself an ice-cold bottle of coca-cola and enjoy the pause That refreshes Coke offers a pleasant break in your housework routine. It enables you to work refreshed Hi fellow just a moment. You're speaking to me. Yeah You're a friend of that ladies who was here for dinner tonight the one with the pause Indeed I'm her friend. Maybe you'll be seeing her again, so I'll be seeing her again tomorrow. Give her this for me It's an awfully large package bones full of bones for a dog. Oh, this is very kind of you I forget it. We dog lovers got to stick together Well, I'll give Claudia the bones, but it'll be a little like rubbing it in Huh? Well, the fact that things didn't turn out quite the way she expected But then they rarely do like tomorrow. Claudia and David go to the beach for a swim and what do they get? Ducks just like bones. Are you feeling all right fellow? I feel fine and thanks for the bones so long Yeah, so long 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 wire 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