Bee Season Page #2

[ Aaron ]|Let me see.

- That's great. I'm proud of you.|- ''Naumann casts a spell.''

- You know, you've always been good at spelling.|- Yeah, but not this good.

- It's not important.|- [ Mr. Naumann ] Of course it's important.

You know, there are people|who believe...

that letters are expression|of a very special primal energy...

and when they combine|to make words, they-

they hold all the secrets|of the universe.

- You remember the Vikings?|- [ Phone Ringing ]

Okay, the Vikings|called this epli.

Now, when they took it across the sea|in their ships, it became apfel.

Across another border,|it became appel.

By the time it got to us,|it was ''apple.''

A-P-P-L-E. Its spelling|contains all of that.

It holds its history inside it.

Yeah, but that's not the secret|of the universe.

- Isn't it?|- [ Mrs. Naumann ] Yes, thanks.

"Miss Naumann,youngest district|spelling champion ever. "

- You know that?|- Mm-mmm.

Wow. Mimi?

Mim, we"re all going to Sacramento|next month.

[ Aaron ] We came here for|the science fair. Remember?

Yeah.

Come on. Let's take a picture.|Excuse me. Could you hold this?

- Everybody.|- All right.

- Smile.|- [ Camera Shutter Clicks ]

- There you go.|- Thanks. Thanks a lot.

[ Applause ]

[ Applause Fades ]

- ''Lorgnette.''|- ''Lorgnette.''

L-O-R-G...

N-E-T...

- T-E?|- [ Man ] Correct.

[ Man Coughs ]

[ Sighs ]

- ''Dandelion.''|- ''Dandelion.''

D...

A...

N...

D...

E-L-I...

O...

N.

- ''Dandelion.''|- [ Man ] Correct.

[ Applause ]

- [ Woman ] "Daguerreotype. "|- [ Boy ] "Daguerreotype. "

- [ Bell Dings ]|- [ Man ] Incorrect.

- [ Applause ]|- [ Woman Coughing ]

- ''Chiliastic.''|- ''Chiliastic.''

- [ Woman ] "Inchoate. "|- ''Inchoate.''

Correct.

[ Woman ]|"Suture. " "Iridium. " "Nomic. "

"Staccato. " "Pharmacopoeia. "

- ''Glissando.''|- ''Glissando.''

[ Man Coughs ]

G-L-I-

[ Whispering ]|''Glissando.''

S...

A-N-D-O. "Glissando. "

I'm afraid that's incorrect,|but don't leave the stage.

If number 26 misspells her word,|the bee will continue.

If she spells it correctly,|she"ll be the winner.

Number 26,your word is "batik. "

- ''Batik''?|- "Batik. "

''Batik.''|[ Sighs ]

- [ Applause ]|- [ Mr. Naumann ] Wow.!

Yes!

That's my girl! I can't believe it.|Oh, that's great!

I brought you a glass of water.

- Thanks.|- Here you go.

Hmm. Is that my old suitcase?

Dad gave it to me|for the state bee.

[ Chuckles ]|I didn't know we still had it.

My parents bought it for me|when I went to boarding school.

Were you scared?

At boarding school?

Um- No. Uh-

I was already about your age.

There was nothing|to be scared of.

- Why'd they send you?|- Hmm.

That's what people did.

Were you there...

when they died?

Uh... yeah. Um, yeah.|I was at school.

Mm-hmm.

This is for you, Elly.

It was mine.|My mother gave it to me.

- What is it?|- [ Gasps ]

Oh, no, no, no. Oh, no.|Don't- Don't-

It doesn't come apart.|It's a- It's a kaleidoscope.

You look through it|and see things.

Hold it towards the light.

- Hmm?|- Like that, yeah.

- Oh.|- Turn it.

I used to carry it with me.

Mmm. I loved the way|it holds the light.

Do you see that?

Elly?

Um-

When you're trying|to spell a word...

what happens... to you?

I mean, when|you close your eyes?

I start out hearing it|in my head...

in the voice|of whoever said it.

Then the voice changes...|into something else.

The word's voice.

And then I can see it.

- What?|- The word.

I can see the word.

- Mom?|- Go to sleep.

Mmm.|[ Kisses ]

Good night, Mom.

What you did today|at the bee...

it was, uh...

remarkable.

Good night.

- [ Sighs ]|- [ Glass Cracking ]

[ Eliza ] Were you there...|when they died?

[ Mrs. Naumann ]|Were you there... when they died?

[ Eliza ]|Were you scared?

[ Muttering ]

[ Singing ]

[ Whispers ]|I'm tired. I'm tired.

[ Sighs ]

You know, Elly's never|had anything like this.

[ Mrs. Naumann"s Voice ]|I used to carry it with me.

[ Woman ]|Mimi? Mimi?

On y va maintenant,|ma douce.

[ Birds Chirping ]

- [ Dog Barking In Distance ]|- [ Door Opens ]

Hey, sweetheart.

[ Sighs ]

You look like you|could use a snack.

I cut up some cheese or you can have|a cookie if you want, but...

all that sugar,|you"ll probably crash later on.

- Protein"s better.|- How come you're home?

I came home|to be with you.

Come on in. Come on.

Come on in.

You know, I thought this|could be our study area, right here.

Now, we don't have|as much time as I'd like...

but I think we can get through|a lot before the state bee...

and then, hopefully...

we'll have another chance|for the nationals.

What do you think?

You know, it'd be like|you were one of my students.

[ Sighs ]

I'm pretty good|at this kind of thing, you know.

- [ Phone Ringing ]|- That's Mom.

- Hi.|- Hi, honey. Are you okay?

Dad's here. We're in his room.

- Dad?|- He's gonna help me study.

- [ Snaps Fingers ]|- He wants to talk to you.

- I'll see you later.|- Okay.

- Bye.|- Bye.

- Okay. Hey.|- Hi. What"s going on?

- I rearranged some office hours|so you don't have to rush home.|- Oh.

- Anything wrong?|- No, I'm-

I'm-I'm fine. I'm just-|[ Chuckles, Sighs ]

- Uh, make sure-|- Mimi.

- It's okay. We're having a good time.|- Okay.

Okay. Bye.

[ Mrs. Naumann"s Voice ] What happens|to you when you close your eyes?

[ Eliza"s Voice ]|...when you close your eyes?

[ Mrs. Naumann"s Voice ]|Do you see what I see?

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Mrs. Naumann"s Voice ]|What happens to you, Elly...

when you close your eyes?

- Do you see what I see?|- [ Eliza"s Voice ]...what I see?

[ Mrs. Naumann"s Voice ]|In the world.

- In the light.|- [ Eliza"s Voice ]...light-

[ Mrs. Naumann"s Voice ]|In everything around us.

[ Sighs ]

Here.

- [ Door Opens ]|- Hey!

[ Water Running, Shuts Off]

- You all right?|- I'm fine.

Yeah? I expected you hours ago.|Where you been?

- [ Sighs ]|- [ Cello, Classical ]

I was starting to worry.|Called your cell. You didn't answer.

- Oh, I forgot to charge it.|- Oh, right.

Uh, Phil asked me to coauthor|the Lancet paper.

I guess he wants someone|to wash his petri dishes.

I thought you|only washed my dishes.

- [ Continues ]|- Hmm?

- There's food here.|- Thanks. I got something.

All right. Aaron?

- Aaron!|- [ Stops ]

Not so loud. Elly's studying.

[ Metronome Clicking ]

[ Water Running ]

I want you to write|the letters. All right.

I'm gonna start you off here now,|but you gotta keep your eyes closed, okay?

- Take a deep breath.|- [ Breathes Deeply ]

- [ Whispering ]|- And just say the letters to yourself.

The whole thing,|backwards and forwards.

- [ Continues ]|- Uh-huh. Relax.

Just-Just concentrate|on the letters.

- [ Murmuring ]|- Good. Good, keep going.

[ Whispering ]|V-W-X-Y-Z-Y-X-W-V-U...

T-S-R-QP-O-N-M-L-K-

- [ Continues, Indistinct ]|- Open your mind to the letters, Elly. Concentrate.

Put each one in your mind.|Let them flow through you...

from your hand to the pad.

[ Murmuring ]

[ Continues ]

Okay. You can stop.

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