In the Family Page #6

Have you seen these things?

Well he can definitely spell

some really strange words now.

You know, since Chip started school,

he wasn't so thrilled about Mondays.

So, Monday morning he'd get a new block, you

know, give him something to look forward to.

I guess I just kinda forgot since Cody...

I mean look at this.

Oh yeah, that's Fafnir.

Aaah... Norse. Helmet and heart.

I went through a dragon phase myself.

Oh Gloria, you are full of surprises.

This was Chip's thing.

Man, of all the things to forget.

So make it.

Make him his P-, Pie-, Paste, Pasta...

Paiste.

Ill give it to him.

No, I can't ask you to-

You're not. Im telling you, do it.

Im telling you,

she should have gotten one for me.

Okay.

Okay? Okay, good.

Would you mind also uh...

Yeah.

Hey. Chip's not feeling so well today.

Let's let him rest a little, okay?

Okay. Come on, Blake.

Hey Chipmunk. So...

I know it's been a while, but guess what?

Daddy's got another dragon story for you. Yeah?

This is a story about a dragon named Paiste.

And the dragon was old, really old.

You know, they say Paiste was left

over from the beginning of time.

And the beginning of time must have been a pretty

scary place if everyone looked like him. Yeah?

He had these horns shooting out from his head,

and each year they got stronger and sharper.

His body was long and huge.

His scales were like an armor he never took off.

He always lived with all his horrible parts.

And he was the original fire-breathing dragon.

In a single afternoon your whole village

could disappear. Yeah, just gone to ashes.

Well, there was this one village,

a village with a funny name

Daddy can't pronounce, so...

we're just going to call it the East Village.

And the people of the East Village,

they saw how every year the fires were getting

closer and closer, and so they thought,

Man, we better do something about this dragon,

or the East Village is going to be burned to ashes.

Now, there happened to live

up in the mountains near the East Village...

an old Saint.

The people thought,

Well, if anyone will know

what to do, it'll be this guy.

So they went up the mountain and

they begged the Saint and said,

Please help us, or the East Village

is going to be burned to ashes.

And the Saint, well he said,

Sure. Why not?

So, you know, the Saint goes to see Paiste.

And, the dragon sees him coming, and he thought,

Great, the food's coming to me now. This is the life.

The dragon says to the Saint,

Are you a sacrifice? May I eat you now?

Dragons can be polite when

they're pleased, you know.

And the Saint lied and said, 'Yes.''

Well the dragon opened its mouth to

eat the Saint and the Saint shouted,

Wait! Your sacrifice needs to be properly prepared.

And the Saint started to do a dance.

Oh it wasn't a very good dance, but

the dragon waited, patiently.

The Saint then started shaking some sticks in the air,

and the dragon waited, you know, patiently.

The Saint then, he dropped

the sticks along the dragon's back.

And the dragon waited patiently.

The Saint then started to sing

and finally the dragon said,

Are you done yet?

And the Saint cried, 'Yes!'' you know.

He clapped his hands,

and those sticks he dropped

along the dragon's back,

they turned into huge ropes that twisted

around the dragon and trapped him.

Oh Paiste struggled, but he couldn't break free.

The Saint then yelled, ''To the sea!''

And the ropes carried the

dragon to the bottom of the sea.

And there he is, even today.

Yeah, still alive at the bottom of the sea.

They say he's going to

live there until Judgement Day,

when they decide whether he was

really evil or just a misunderstood dragon.

And uh, even though he's really old, and

even though the ropes are really tight,

Paiste will still try to break free sometimes.

Oh yeah, he struggles and struggles and

splashes around at the bottom of the sea.

That's why sometimes, when you go to the beach,

after a lot of little waves,

you'll get that one really big one.

Hey that's Paiste, trying to break free.

Hey Chipmunk.

Hey Chipmunk.

Mr. Williams?

Yes, Im Joey Williams.

Its good to meet you.

Okay. Come in.

Yeah, Gloria had a lot of good things to say about you.

Well, they don't make 'em like Gloria anymore.

We've been through some times.

You from around here, Joey?

Yeah, I grew up here in Martin.

Huh. You don't say.

So, Im sorry about the formality,

we get so many folks in here,

it just helps to keep things straight.

Sure, sure.

So it says here this is a child custody case?

Well you want to tell me a little

about what's going on, Joey?

Yeah, sure um... so my kid Chip,

he's six now. His mom died when he was born,

and Cody and I raised him together all this time.

And we did-

Im sorry, who's Cody?

Cody is Chip's dad.

I thought you were Chip's dad.

Yeah, what is it they say, Chip has two daddies.

So when Cody died, um,

things were fine for a while.

I mean, they weren't fine, but

there weren't any problems with Chip.

You know, we kept on the way we'd been doing.

And then, Eileen, now that's Cody's sister,

tells me weeks later that Cody's

will made her Chip's guardian.

They took him away,

you know didn't let me see him.

A couple of days later I get this

restraining order that tells me-

Now let me stop you there, Mr. Williams.

Now, Mr. Williams, you wrote on this

sheet that this is a child custody case.

But I will tell you frankly,

you do not have a child custody case.

Let me guess, Im not the

first lawyer you've talked to.

No, sir.

And my guess is they pretty much all stop

you at this point and with good reason.

Mr. Williams, you do not have a child custody case.

Now, you may be able to dig and find some crackpot

who will throw around some hallelujah phrases like

psychological parent or

''presumed parent'' or sh*t like that.

And he'll feed you these words

while happily cashing your checks.

But uh, Im a moral man, Mr. Williams.

I cannot take your money to say to the

world that you are really this kid's father.

Now, because you're Gloria's friend,

let me give you this advice.

Even if you find your lawyer,

you will never find a judge around here

who will legitimize that kind of stuff.

Alright?

Its the truth.

Im sorry you had to come

all the way down here to hear it.

You uh, you give my best to Gloria now.

Joey? Are you still here?

Yeah, uh, wanted to finish

up a couple little things.

Is Ed still here?

No, he went home for the day.

Just you?

Yeah.

Did you need something?

No. No.

Good night, Joey.

Good night, Marge.

Yeah, no I understand.

I appreciate you taking the time.

Yeah, uh, I definitely will.

Hey Joey?

Yeah Ed.

Ready for you.

Alright.

Im sorry.

Hello?

Gloria, hey, this is Anne!

Hey Anne, it's Joey. I think you dialed

the wrong number or something.

I know, Gloria, I know.

Anne, is everything okay?

Oh yeah, absolutely. Look, Gloria,

please don't say anything.

I feel bad enough already. I know, I owe you. Just

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