Beethoven's 2nd Page #3

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- No.

It's just that with less than

eight weeks of school left...

and her missing classes

to get her allergy shots...

she might have a problem

catching up.

Allergy shots?

Come on in.

- Hi.

- Hi.

I just got off the phone

with Miss Anderson.

You wanna tell me

what's goin' on, Ryce?

I can't.

You can't?

Oh, honey, yes, you can.

We've always been very honest

with each other, haven't we?

Are you skipping school

to spend time with boys?

Because if you are,

there was a time...

No, Mom. No. I'm not using drugs

and I'm not pregnant.

What's goin' on?

Ted, Emily and I have been hiding

four puppies in the basement.

Honey, I'm home!

Don't tell your dad.

I show him the hockey player. He flips

for the mahogany vanilla. He loved it.

He wants to smell the rest of the line

right away. The buzz is really starting.

There's a buzz.

Did you hear that, kids?

Now, now, now, on another front,

this is a big one.

Due to a special request

from your mother...

I have found the perfect vacation spot

for a family with a limited cash flow.

Wait a minute. We can't

afford anything right now.

No. This we can afford.

Our Velcro supplier,

Fred Serbiak...

has been offering us his cottage

in the mountains for years.

Well, it's empty this Fourth ofJuly,

and since you have told me...

that there'll be no business

this Fourth ofJuly, I said yes.

So, this Fourth ofJuly...

we are going to spend four

fun-filled days at Fred Serbiak's...

- mountain getaway absolutely free!

- Oh, my God.

- Honey, this is gonna be great.

- Yeah.

Fred was a little concerned

that we had a dog...

but I said our guy

wouldn't be any trouble.

Isn't that right,

you little Chihuahua, you?

Bless you. I mean no business,

no phones, no nothing.

Bless you. I mean no business,

no phones, no nothing.

I'm gonna run a load

through the dishwasher.

Isn't it customary to do that

after we have dinner?

- Uh... yeah.

- I don't know about you guys...

but I really need a break.

Just a few days to get away.

Are those sounds coming

from outside or in the basement?

Outside.

I think I'm hearing something

from the basement.

Oh, no!

Roll, anyone?

No, no, no, no!

Look, this is not one dog. This is

five dogs. I know they're cute now.

But pretty soon

they're gonna be monster dogs.

They'll destroy our house...

they'll ruin the Serbiak cottage,

and they'll drive me out of my mind.

Hygienically, emotionally, financially,

we cannot afford these dogs.

Do you think I'm crazy?

Don't give me those looks.

The answer is no!

They would be a lot of trouble,

wouldn't they?

Trouble? Four puppies?

Five Saint Bernards?

It's beyond trouble.

Well, was I a lot of trouble

when I was a baby?

No.

- What about when there were three of us?

- Yes.

Well, would you rather have had less

trouble and stopped after you had me?

- You're our children. These are dogs.

- These are our children.

I don't want to be responsible

for five dogs.

You don't have

to be responsible.

We've been responsible.

We've gone through hell for these dogs.

And if being responsible means

that we have to lose them now...

then I hate responsibility.

Dad, we kept them alive just

like you and Mom kept us alive.

And you're not gonna

take them away from us.

Look. If we keep them now, when they're

bigger we can find them new homes.

But this should be a situation

the whole family can live with.

Look!

- Yea!

- Oh, thank you so much, Dad.

No! Don't bring them over to me.

This is a mistake!

Now that the puppies are part of

the family, we should give them names.

Well, this one's a girl,

so how about if we call her Morgan?

- No, she looks more like a Dolly.

- What does a Dolly look like?

- Like her.

- Okay.

Then I get to name this one.

Since his dad's name is Beethoven...

then his name should be...

Tchaikovsky.

I like it, but it

sounds kinda goofy.

What should we name him, hmm?

He looks like a Chubby.

Definitely a Chubby.

You're cool. You're the coolest one

in the whole family.

I'm gonna name you Mo.

- Mo, like in Mozart?

- No, Mo like in Mohawk.

Look at his hair.

Mo. Cool. Hey, Mo.

What do ya know?

Stay in there. No!

No, no!

Puppy!

Puppy!

Was it a fish filet?

It was burgers, right?

I need a large fry and...

Hi. May I have your order, please?

And would you like fries

with your cheeseburger? Thank you.

Look, it has a dock!

And a motorboat!

- Hold on.

- Dad, look at this. Watch.

Oh, this is beautiful.

Wow. Fred has some place.

I hadn't realized there was

that kind of money in Velcro.

This was a great idea.

Hi.

There's some hot chocolate,

if you want some.

Oh, thanks.

Trouble sleeping?

Yeah. New bed.

- What's that?

- The Serbiak's family album.

Oh, yeah?

Here you go.

- Hey, that's Mr. Serbiak, right?

- Right.

Who's that guy

with the mustache next to him?

That's Mrs. Serbiak.

They must have been dating

at this time.

How come you and Mom don't have any

pictures from when you were this age?

Well, you know, after high school,

she went off to college and...

we really didn't see each other

that much for about four years.

So how did you keep it together?

- Letters.

- Letters? That's it?

I wrote two, three letters a day.

I write a very nice letter.

Must have been hard.

I mean, being away

from someone you love.

Being away from someone you love is one

of the hardest things in the world.

I mean, there were times that I wondered

if I'd even see her again.

You could have the dog

just as soon as I get my check.

Yes. Look, you have my word.

Yes. Okay, bye-bye.

Ha! He took out a loan.

He sold some bonds.

I knew he couldn't live

without that dog.

Good.

If I have to put up with much more

of these birds and these trees...

and all this nature crap,

I'm gonna puke.

What's the matter with her?

I don't know.

Maybe she's hungry.

Hungry? Just... Ow!

I just fed her yesterday, for cryin'

out loud. She gotta eat every day?

Don't start with the "I wants."

We're just getting basic groceries,

no silly stuff.

- 'Cause we're not millionaires, right?

- Right.

- Are we thousandaires?

- Well, not exactly.

- Maybe by Christmas?

- Maybe.

Hope nobody thinks Beethoven's

on sale for 50 cents, huh?

- Very funny, Mom.

- Oh, come on now.

I don't criticize your jokes, do I?

Can you believe they don't sell

Evian water in there?

And they look at me

like I'm a weirdo.

And you try talkin' to 'em,

it's like nothin's goin' through.

- Come on.

- Yes, dear.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- You're new here, right?

- Yeah.

- What's your name?

- Ryce.

- Ryce? Like the food?

- Yeah.

I'm Seth. It's not a food group

or anything, but it works.

You know, "Seth, get up. Seth,

fix the boat. Seth, you're grounded."

It's fairly basic.

Are you gonna be around for a while?

Actually, I was looking

for the Devereauxs.

You know.

Um, Taylor Devereaux?

- Do you know where he lives?

- Yeah. Um.

My dad and I sell 'em firewood.

He lives over on the west shore.

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