My Life as a Dog Page #4

in the first matches,

and then move you to center

and bring Saga back.

l've had an awful season.

I never Iet in so many goals in my Iife.

PracticalIy every ball went in.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

There's been talk about Leif,

the bus driver, replacing me as goaIie.

He can't stop one ball.

A pigeon-toed guy can't pIay goaIie.

And you know that artist?

He's become world-famous.

It's true.

He's had an exhibition

of nude Iadies in America.

They're Greeks.

They rent the whoIe bottom fIoor.

They're going to take a coupIe of rooms

up here in our pIace too.

The house beIongs to the gIassworks,

so we can't do much about it.

We can work on that all summer.

Right?

What did Mr. Arvidsson die of?

Well, he was oId.

Finally, he couIdn't eat.

Shall we pIay it again?

Ingemar? Bare b*obs.

Where's Mrs. Arvidsson?

She moved.

She Iives by the schooI now.

Oh, yeah. I have to tell you.

With those Greeks here,

it's a bit crowded.

So l thought you couId Iive with her -

Mrs. Arvidsson.

She's alone now,

so you can keep each other company.

You'll just sIeep there, of course.

You'lI be eating here.

And you can be here in the evenings.

You know,

we'll be together aIl day long.

Ingemar!

Here.

- Have you seen Ingemar?

- No.

You feel warmer now?

You shouId see the sculpture.

lt'lI be raised

on KaImar's main square.

A Iot of things

wiIl be rising up there.

Ingemar.

Take it easy.

Take it easy now, Ingemar.

I want to bring Sickan here.

Sickan?

Good, Ingemar. She'll be happy.

- WiIl you phone Mr. Sandberg?

- Sure.

Maybe Sickan can Iive

in the summer house.

SIeep well, Ingemar.

See you tomorrow.

- Bye.

- Bye.

At Ieast my husband's bed

can be used right away.

Good.

But it was heavy to move.

Four men from the gIassworks

heIped me move.

It was a good thing, too,

since I had to move right away.

What a mess things are here.

It's good to have some company.

You and I will have to stick together,

since things are the way they are.

Life is hard sometimes.

It's not easy to be Ieft aIone.

lt's strange

how I can't stop thinking about Laika.

PeopIe shouldn't think so much.

"Time heals alI wounds,"

Mrs. Arvidsson says.

Mrs. Arvidsson says some wise things.

You have to try to forget.

Ingemar.

Hi.

We're in the same cIass.

Hello. Geez, I aImost forgot.

Where's Ingemar?

Hi, Saga.

We bought a TV.

Come on up and watch.

Double or Nothing is on.

It starts in five minutes, so hurry up.

Come on.

Come on.

You can come up

and watch if you Iike.

Now you'll see, Mother.

You can win 10,000.

A Iot of money.

Go on in.

Come in. Cookie?

There couId be something wrong

with the airwaves.

There he is. Ulla, what's his name?

They sit in soundproof cages.

I'm going to get my dog here.

When?

I don't know.

As soon as possibIe.

She's at a kenneI.

Still?

UncIe, did you phone about Sickan?

- Did you phone about Sickan?

- No, l didn't have time yet.

But you have to do it.

Sure, sure.

There's the judge.

When are you going to phone?

CouId there be a Ioose connection?

- I've got a present for you.

- Yeah? What is it?

You'll see.

You can have them.

I've got new ones.

Thanks.

You want to try them out?

Good!

Come on.

No, I'm pooped.

Let's rest a bit.

- How do they feeI?

- AIl right.

I've grown.

I don't think we can

cover them up anymore.

This wiIl be the end of soccer for me.

- You can stilI pIay. That's nothing.

- But look for yourself.

Look! Can't you see?

You've grown, too, right?

Have you?

Do you want to feeI them?

No, thanks.

Come on. Round three!

Goddamn coward.

Have you grown?

I want to see!

- Never!

Show me!

Are you crazy?

I showed you.

What's the matter?

You need tweezers to take it out?

Or have you pissed yourseIf?

That's it, you've pissed yourseIf.

Keep them.

Come on, Fransson.

It's not worth it.

- Knock it off!

- Come on, Fransson.

"Can you come to my party

on Saturday?"

Ingemar!

We don't throw paper notes about

in this class.

Ingemar.

Hi.

You want to see my room?

How nice it feeIs.

I thought it wouId be more stubbIy.

Is he an idoI of yours?

What the hell are you doing?

Are you crazy?

Let him go!

Ingemar, come on.

- Get out of here. Let go of me!

- Stop it.

I said Iet go.

What the hell are you doing?

Let go!

You're nuts!

Do you want to fight?

Shut up.

Round one. Ingemar Johansson

versus FIoyd Patterson.

Just box!

Box, for God's sake.

Not under the beIt.

That's not where the beIt is.

- Hit her beIt!

- Saga, what's under your beIt?

Her bombs may expIode.

End of the round.

What are you supposed to be?

Your dog?

It's dead. Don't you know that?

Round two.

Ingemar.

Keep up the tension, you bastards.

It's important to compare.

Just think about a dog like Laika.

They must have known from the start

they'd never get her down again.

They knew she'd die.

They just killed her.

Anybody there?

Is that you, Ingemar?

Don't be so childish.

Open the door.

Open the door now.

Open the door, Ingemar.

UIla.

You can sleep here, then.

I'll Ieave some hot chocoIate

and a bIanket

and breakfast for tomorrow.

Good night.

You knew it all aIong, right?

Ingemar, l couldn't tell you.

I wanted to tell her.

What?

I didn't kill her.

Say I didn't kill her.

No, no, it wasn't you.

Why didn't you want me?

Mom.

Why didn't you want me?

Fransson has climbed down, Ingemar.

He's going for a swim.

Come on and see.

Fransson climbed down!

He's going swimming!

ShaIl we go and watch

Fransson swim?

Go away, I said.

Get out, Fransson.

The roof's Ieaking.

I won't come out untiI you go away.

Did you put out a fishing Iine?

- Where did he go?

- He sank.

Christ! Help him!

Fransson!

Look! There he is!

Go away, I said.

Can't you Ieave me in peace?

Fransson, come on out.

Leave me alone!

I was trying to get away,

and you pulled me out.

- You have to warm up now.

- Be sensible.

I don't want to be sensibIe.

I want to be Ieft in peace.

We thought you'd drowned.

Just Ieave me aIone.

- You're frozen.

- Let me be.

You need a bIanket.

You have to get warm.

- Where are you going to hear the match?

- I don't know.

- Are you ready up there?

- No, wait.

You can come to my pIace.

Okay, come on, then.

Good-bye!

Look, that's Berit.

Wasn't that supposed

to be put up in KaImar?

They didn't want it.

It was too naked for them.

Okay, Grandpa. Let's go!

The fight's starting!

And Ingemar blocks a Ieft

from Floyd and counters with a right.

Floyd staggers. He's down!

Did he knock him down?

Be quiet!

He's out.

It has to be a knockout.

He's up again, but it's all over.

The referee stops the match.

We won!

Hurrah for Sweden!

Ingemar didn't let us down.

It's wonderful that all of you

at home can hear this.

Can you say heIlo to everybody

rooting for you back home?

l want to say hello

to everybody listening at home.

This is a great moment,

and I hope you all feel the same.

Good-bye.

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