Miracle On 34th Street Page #5

and thank you very much.

- Bye, Doctor.

- Bye.

I'm sure

you made a wise decision.

Now, let's see...

who could rent him a room?

You.

Your son's away at school.

What about his room?

Well, I don't mind.

I'd be glad to.

I'm positive Mrs. Shellhammer

wouldn't like it.

She's a little...

Say, I have an idea.

We always have martinis

before dinner.

I'll make them

double-strength tonight.

I'll bet after a couple of them,

she'll be more receptive.

But Kris is through work

at 6:
00.

What about

the in-between time?

Take him home to dinner.

I'll call soon as my wife's

plastered... feeling gay.

Oh, no.

If I'm willing

to let my wife...

have a big headache

in the morning...

you can have

a little headache tonight.

All right.

Won't take an hour.

Everything will be OK.

Good. Very good.

What sort of games do you play

with the other children?

I don't play much with them.

They play silly games.

They do?

Like today. They were

in the basement playing zoo...

and all of them were animals.

When I came down, Homer...

he was the zookeeper...

he said, "What animal are you?"

I said,

"I'm not an animal, I'm a girl."

And he said,

"Only animals allowed."

So I came upstairs.

Why didn't you tell him

you were a lion or a bear?

Because

I'm not a bear or a lion.

But the other children

were only children...

and they were pretending

to be animals.

That's what makes

the game so silly.

I don't think so.

Sounds like

a wonderful game to me.

Of course, in order to play it,

you need an imagination.

Do you know

what the imagination is?

Oh, sure.

That's when you see things,

but they're not really there.

That can be caused

by other things, too.

No, to me the imagination

is a place all by itself...

a separate country.

You've heard of the French

or the British nation.

Well, this is

the Imagine nation.

It's a wonderful place.

How would you like to make

snowballs in the summertime?

Or drive a big bus

right down 5th Avenue?

How would you like to have

a ship all to yourself...

that makes daily trips

to China and Australia?

How would you like to be

the Statue of Liberty...

in the morning,

and in the afternoon...

fly south with a flock of geese?

It's very simple.

Of course, it takes practice.

The first thing you've got

to learn is how to pretend.

And the next time Homer says,

"What kind of animal are you?"

Tell him you're a monkey.

I don't know how to be a monkey.

Sure you do.

Here, I'll show you.

Now just bend

your body over a little.

Let your arms hang loose, see?

Now put your right hand

up here... under here.

Now scratch yourself, see?

That's right.

Put your tongue under your lips,

over your teeth.

- Like this?

- That's right.

Now scratch yourself

and chatter, see?

- Bla bla bla!

- Eeek!

Eeek erp!

Haislip, Haislip, Sherman,

Mackenzie, and Haislip...

have been very kind to me.

But being an exceptional lawyer,

I want to open my own office.

Put this in

Susan's place for me, please.

Take the meat out.

It should be done.

Don't forget to scratch.

Put your tongue up

in front of your teeth.

Talk to the other monkeys.

What's going on here?

We're having

our first lesson in pretending.

Doing quite well at it, too.

That's right.

Call the other monkeys.

No. You mustn't be a goose.

Be a monkey.

- Mr. Kringle...

- Yes?

Mrs. Walker

just happened to mention...

that they're looking

for a room for you.

That's right.

Dr. Pierce doesn't want me

making the long trip daily.

I was just thinking.

I'm all alone in my apartment.

Twin beds, plenty of room.

If you'd like

to move in with me...

I'd be only too happy

to have you.

That's awfully nice of you.

You could ride to and from

work with Mrs. Walker.

Yes. That would

give me a chance...

to really talk things

over with her.

Don't forget to scratch.

You're not scratching.

Besides, I could see

Suzie now and then.

Mr. Gailey, it's a deal.

Good!

We'll get your things

after dinner.

Hello.

Oh, yes, just a moment.

It's a Mr. Shellhammer.

Thanks.

Hello, Mr. Shellhammer.

Yes. Just a moment.

Mrs. Shellhammer

wants to talk to you.

I made the martinis

triple-strength...

and she feels wonderful.

Here, my pet.

Ha ha.

Hello?

Hello?

No, no. No, dear.

Thank you, darling.

Hello?

No, no, dear. There.

Oh, darling, how silly of me!

Hello!

We'd love to have Santa Claus

come and stay with us.

I think it would be

simply charming.

Oh, and so do I,

Mrs. Shellhammer.

Just a moment.

It's Mrs. Shellhammer.

They have the loveliest room.

They'd be so happy

if you'd stay with them.

That's very sweet of them.

Please thank them very much...

but I'm going to stay

with Mr. Gailey.

Mr. Gailey.

I think

I'd better get the meat.

Yes, I understand that...

but there must be something

you want for Christmas...

something you haven't

even told your mother.

Oh, come on, now.

Why don't you give me a chance?

Well...

That's what

I want for Christmas.

A doll's house like this?

No, a real house.

If you're really Santa Claus,

you can get it for me.

And if you can't...

you're only a nice man with

a white beard, like mother said.

Now wait a minute, Suzie.

Just because every child

can't get his wish...

doesn't mean

there isn't a Santa Claus.

That's what I thought you'd say.

But don't you see, dear?

Some children wish for things

they couldn't possibly use...

like real locomotives

or B-29s.

But this isn't like

a locomotive or a B-29.

It's awful big

for a little girl like you.

What could you do

with a house like this?

Live in it with my mother.

But you've got

this lovely apartment.

I don't think it's lovely.

I want a backyard with a great

big tree to put a swing on...

I guess you can't get it, huh?

I didn't say that.

Well...

Well, it's a tall order...

but I'll do my best.

May I keep this picture?

Mm-hmm.

Thank you. Good night, Susan.

Good night, Mr. Kringle.

Nice place you've got here.

Was I lucky to get it!

You like living

in Manhattan?

It's all right.

Someday I'd like to get

a place on Long Island.

Not a big house.

One of those junior-partner

deals around Manhasset.

I know just

the kind of place you mean.

One of those

little Colonial houses.

Either that or Cape Cod.

You're right about Mrs. Walker.

A little more effort

on your part...

and she might crawl out

of that shell.

Take her to dinner, the theater.

I've tried that.

She's always too busy

with her job.

Try a little harder.

Those two are lost souls.

It's up to us to help them.

I'll take care of Suzie

if you take care of her mother.

- It's a deal.

- Ready?

Oh, no, you don't.

I'm not gonna be cheated.

All my life

I've wondered something.

Now's my chance to find out.

It's a question that's puzzled

the world for centuries.

Does Santa Claus sleep

with his whiskers outside or in?

Always sleep with them out.

Cold air makes them grow.

Joe, we're running

out of books.

I'll get some right away.

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