Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Page #2

GOT THE TOOLS:

IN PA'S OLD TOOL CHEST.

HEY! IF YOU COULD HELP,

MAYBE WE COULD SPLIT THE MONEY.

SURE THING!

I'LL BE

RIGHT WITH YOU.

GOOD!

OH, LET'S SEE...

UM, HALF OF 50...

HALF OF 50...

OH, MORNING,

MRS. MUSKRAT.

MORNING, EMMET.

IS YOUR MA HOME?

SHE SURE IS.

OH, LET ME GE THE DOOR FOR YA.

OH, THANK YOU.

COMPANY, MA!

HETTY!

COME IN,

COME IN.

OH, DON'T FUSS, ALICE.

I'M JUST HERE

TO USE THE SPINNING WHEEL

YOU KEEP BORROWIN' FROM ME.

SIT DOWN.

( Gasp! )

MERCY!

I DON'T EVEN HAVE

WATER ON FOR TEA!

Ma:

GOODNESS GRACIOUS!

MA, ME 'N WENDELL GOT A JOB.

REAL MONEY THIS TIME.

SEE YA!

WATCH OUT FOR THIN ICE

ALONG THE RIVERBANK.

OKAY,

BYE, MA.

( Slam! )

WHOO, CAN THAT BOY

MOVE FAST.

NOW, WHERE'D

I PUT THE TEAPOT?

WELL, EMMET, ARE YA

GOING TO ENTER?

ENTER WHAT?

THE CONTEST.

I DON'T KNOW ABOU ANY CONTEST.

GOLLY, IT'S

A TALENT CONTEST...

AT THE TOWN HALL...

ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

NO KIDDIN'.

AND FIRST PRIZE:

IS$50!

$50?!

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY,

HETTY.

YOU SURE:

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT?

$50 CASH!

THAT'S THE PRIZE!

LOTTA MONEY...

I THOUGHT YOU MIGH BE INTERESTED, ALICE.

YOU DO HAVE:

A MIGHTY FINE SINGING VOICE.

HMM...HMM.

ANYBODY'D BE INTERESTED

IN $50...

HEY, WHY DON' YOU ENTER, EMMET?

YOU'RE A GOOD SINGER...

I:

ARE YOU KIDDING?

COULDN'T GET UP THERE

AND SING ALL BY MYSELF.

IT'D BE EMBARRASSING!

HI, HARVEY.

HI, CHARLEY.

HEY, EMMET...

WENDELL,

HEY, LISTEN,

YOU TWO ARE JUST WHO

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

YOU BET.

OH, YEAH?

WHAT'S UP, HARVEY?

WELL, YOU KNOW ABOU THE WATERVILLE TALENT CONTEST?

SURE, EVERYBODY'S

HEARD OF THAT.

RIGHT, EMMET?

WELL, YOU SEE,

CHARLIE AND ME:

WERE JUST TALKING ABOU WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS

ORGANIZE A JUG-BAND.

YEAH, WOULDN' THAT BE SWELL?!

SEE, I PLAY KAZOO

AND WASHBOARD:

AND CHARLIE HERE PLAYS

A GOOD CIGAR BOX BANJO.

I REALLY DO...

UH...MY MA SAYS.

MM-HMM.

SO ALLS WE NEED IS

A COUPLE OF OTHER GUYS

TO FILL OUT THE BAND.

WELL, HOW COME US?

WELL, YOU SEE,

YOU CAN BLOW:

A JUG, WENDELL.

YEAH!

HEY, THIS IS

A GOOD IDEA, EMMET.

MAYBE.

WHAT WOULD I PLAY?

WHAT ELSE?

YOU GET TO PLAY:

WASHTUB BASS.

WHY ME?

WELL, BECAUSE YOUR

MA'S GOT THE WASHTUB!

OH, NO!

FORGET IT,

COUNT ME OUT!

I'M NOT IN YOUR BAND,

AND THAT'SFINAL!

All:

AWWWWW.

CO:

ME ON,

WHY NOT, EMMET?

BECAUSE, TO MAKE

A WASHTUB BASS,

YOU HAVE TO PU A HOLE IN THE WASHTUB!!

HMM...I DON'T EVEN HAVE

A PROPER COSTUME.

HETTY, I CAN'T POSSIBLY

ENTER THAT CONTEST!

YOU'RE RIGHT, ALICE.

FORGET THE WHOLE THING.

HETTY MUSKRAT, YOU STOP TRYING

TO SWEET-TALK ME INTO THIS!

THIS IS THE FENCE

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MEND?

WELL...

YEAH.

THAT'S NOT REPAIRING,

THAT'S REBUILDING.

DON'T JUS STAND AROUND, BOYS.

YA GOT WORK TO DO.

( Banjo )

( Thinking )

JUST ONCE I'D LIKE TO GIVE

A FINE STORE-BOUGHT PRESEN TO EMMET FOR CHRISTMAS.

AND WITH $50...

( Tap! Tap! Tap... )

( Thinking )

I'VE NEVER GIVEN MA

A NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

NEVER GAVE ONE TO PA, EITHER...

AND...NOW IT'S TOO LATE.

HARVEY SAYS $50

SPLIT FOUR WAYS IS $12.50.

LOTTA MONEY.

THAT GUITAR WE SAW IN TOWN...

THE ONE WITH:

THE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAYS...

EMMET REALLYWANTS IT.

BUT...$40!

I CAN'T BUY A PIANO

FOR $12.50 ANYWAY...

BUT YOU COULDPU A DOWN PAYMENT ON A USED ONE.

BUT IF I DO ENTER,

I GOTTA HAVE A COSTUME.

AND TO BUY A COSTUME,

I'D HAVE TO HOCK SOMETHING.

HMM...

NOTHING LEFT TO HOCK.

OF COURSE, THERE'S

PA'S OLD TOOL CHEST.

BUT EMMET USES THA FOR ODD JOBS!

WE WOULDMAKE:

A GOOD JUG-BAND...

BUT TO PUT A HOLE

IN MA'S WASHTUB...

HE SURE WOULD:

LIKE THAT GUITAR.

NOTHIN' WOULD MAKE HER HAPPIER

THAN HAVING:

A GOOD OL' PIANO AGAIN.

I JUST DON'T KNOW...

( Sigh! )

I JUST CAN'T DECIDE...

MA...

I'M HOME!

I CUT THE CHRISTMAS BRANCH.

OH, I SEE YOU DID.

WELL, AFTER ALL,

TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS EVE

AND EVEN IF WE:

DON'T HAVE PRESENTS,

AT LEAST WE CAN:

HAVE THE BRANCH.

IT'S A NICE ONE, EMMET.

JUST LIKE:

PA USED TO BRING HOME.

YUP.

EVERY YEAR HE'D GO OUT VOWING

HE WAS GOING TO BRING HOME

AREALWHOLE CHRISTMAS TREE.

HA! BUT HE NEVER HAD

THE HEART TO DO IT.

AND EVERY YEAR HE'D SAY...

( Big, Deep Voice )

"BECAUSE I DIDN'T CUT IT DOWN,"

"THE REST OF THAT TREE WILL

STILL BE ALIVE IN 100 YEARS."

( Laughing )

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES

YOU EVEN SOUND LIKE YOUR PA!

MA, DO YOU SUPPOSE IT'D BE

SAFE TO USE PA'S SLIDE NOW?

OH, I SHOULD

THINK SO!

THE ICE MUST BE SOLID

BY THIS TIME.

RACE YA TO HER!

HEY, WAIT FOR ME NOW...

FIRST SLIDE OF THE YEAR...

WHOOPEE!

( Laughing )

WOW!

I FORGO HOW MUCH FUN

THAT IS!

( Laughing )

WELL, STAND BACK!

IT'S MY TURN!

WHOOOO!

( Laughing )

WOW, WASN' THAT GREAT?

IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

GOOD ENOUGH:

FOR WHAT?

GOOD ENOUGH:

TO DO AGAIN!

( Laughing )

HEY, NOW,

MY TURN NEXT!

( Laughing )

WATCH, EMMET,

IT'S MY TURN AGAIN.

( Laughing )

WHHHEEEEE!

( Laughing )

OH, BOY!

OH, WATCH

THIS ONE, MA.

OHHHHHH!

( Laughing )

OH, BOY.

THAT OLD SLIDE'S JUST ABOU THE BEST THING PA EVER BUILT.

YEAH, HE MAY NO HAVE LEFT US MUCH,

BUT THAT OLD SLIDE

IS JUST ABOUT ENOUGH.

GEE, I THINK

HE LEFT US A LOT.

WELL, HE LEF WHAT HE COULD.

PA USED TO SAY,

"A PERSON'S GO TO TAKE SOME CHANCES

"OR LIFE WILL NEVER

COME TO NOTHIN'."

HE TOOK HIS CHANCES

ON SNAKE OIL.

FACT THAT IT DIDN' COME TO MUCH HARDLY MATTERS.

PA WOULD HOCK:

THAT TOOL CHEST.

PA WOULD PUT A HOLE

IN THAT WASHTUB.

MA, REMEMBER

PA'S FAVORITE SONG?

HMM...

WHEN THE MOUNTAIN

TOUCHES THE VALLEY

ALL THE CLOUDS:

ARE TAUGHT TO FLY.

THUS OUR SOULS SHALL LEAVE

THIS LAND MOST PEACEFULLY.

Together:

THOUGH OUR MINDS

BE FILLED WITH QUESTIONS,

IN OUR HEARTS:

WE'LL UNDERSTAND

WHEN THE RIVER:

MEETS THE SEA.

LIKE A FLOWER:

THAT HAS BLOSSOMED

IN THE DRY:

AND BARREN SAND,

WE ARE BORN AND BORN AGAIN

MOST GRACEFULLY.

THUS THE WINDS OF TIME

SHALL TAKE US:

WITH A SURE:

AND STEADY HAND:

Together:

WHEN THE RIVER:

MEETS THE SEA.

PATIENCE, MY BROTHERS,

AND PATIENCE, MY SONS,

IN THAT SWEE AND FINAL HOUR

TRUTH AND JUSTICE

WILL BE DONE.

Ma:

LIKE A BABY:

WHEN IT IS SLEEPING

IN ITS LOVING MOTHER'S ARMS

WHAT A NEWBORN BABY DREAMS

IS A MYSTERY,

BUT HIS LIFE:

WILL FIND A PURPOSE

AND IN TIME HE'LL UNDERSTAND

WHEN THE RIVER:

MEETS THE SEA,

WHEN THE RIVER:

MEETS THE ALMIGHTY SEA.

HOOT! HOOT!

( Music )

( Music Continues )

Emmet:

DEAR MA,

I'LL BE GONE ALL DAY.

I'LL EXPLAIN ABOUT THE WASHTUB

WHEN I SEE YOU LATE TONIGHT.

LOVE, EMME Ma:

DEAR EMMET,

I'LL BE HOME LATE TONIGH AND I'LL EXPLAIN ABOU THE TOOL CHEST WHEN I SEE YOU.

LOVE, MA.

( Thud! )

( Jug-Band Plays "Bar-B-Que" )

All:

WHEN YOU MEET SOMEBODY

THAT DON'T LIKE SOUL FOOD

THEY'VE STILL GOT A SOUL.

AND IT DON'T MEAN THA YOU'VE GOT NO RHYTHM

IF YOU DON'T LIKE

ROCK AND ROLL.

BUT IF YOUR TASTE'S

LIKE MINE,

YOU LIKE CIDER,

NOT WINE.

AND YOUR VERY FAVORITE THING

TO DO:

IS GET A PRETTY GIRL

DANCIN'

TO JUG-BAND MUSIC

AND A MESS:

OF MAMA'S BAR-B-QUE.

BAR-B-QUE...

LIFTS MY SPIRIT.

I SWEAR IT NEVER FAILS.

AND THE SAUCE MAMA MAKES

JUST STAYS THERE FOREVER

IF YOU DARE TO GET I UNDER YOUR NAILS.

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