The Blue Bird Page #6

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How could you?

You'd be fast asleep.

It'll be very helpful,

don't you think?

Oh, yes. Do hurry and get yourself born.

I will... soon.

Hello.

Hello.

Why are you so sad?

I was just thinking.

I'm going to Earth very soon now.

Almost any day.

- Don't you want to go?

- No, I'm afraid not.

You'll like it once you get there.

There's too much unhappiness.

Up here we are all free.

But we aren't born free, are we?

- Aren't we?

- Some are, perhaps.

But so many are born

into slavery and greed...

and injustice and cruelty.

That's what I'm going to fight.

I must tty to make them see that

people must be the same on

Earth as they are up here-

free, equal and united.

Then I should think

you'd want to go.

No. They won't listen.

But they will.

You must make them listen.

They'll destroy me.

What's that?

That's Time. This is the hour

when the children who are

born today go down to Earth.

- How do they get down? Are there ladders?

- You'll see.

- A ship.

- With silver sails.

- Aldrich.

Here.|

Allison.

- Allison!

- Come along, Allison.

- Heer.|

- Arnheim.

- Heer.|

- Armitage.

Armitage!

Baxter.

- Heer!

- Burning.

Burning, that's you!

Good-bye, everybody.

Don't give up your ideas.

Keep on working.

- You'll be coming to Earth soon.

- Good-bye!

Carter. Castle.

- Why are you crying?

- Because I'm afraid.

What of? What's the matter?

I'm afraid they won't call my name.

You mean you want to go?

Oh, yes. I've wanted to go for so long.

- But Mama and Papa haven't time for me.

- Don't they want you?

I'm sure they would if they

knew how happy we could all be.

Danfield. Deering.

That's me! He just called my name!

- That's me! That's me!

- You see?

They do want you. Go on now.

Go on. Hurry.

Go right along. Go along.

- My name is Deering.

- I know. Go right along.

Eggert.

Evans and Evans.

Evans and Evans.|

- Here!

- Here!

Elam. Everett.

Finklehoff.

All right. Run right along, right along.

Here, here, here. You can't deceive me.

Go back. It's not your turn.

You too, young man.

They didn't call your name.

Go back! Go back!

Faulkner.

- Ferguson.

- What? More salesmen?

There are too many already.

We're having complaints.

- Well, run along, run along.

- Flanagan.

- Where are the engineers?

Oh, there you are.

- Frobischer.

Hammond.

Humboldt.

Here, here, here, here! No, you don't.

Come here, come here.

This is the third time you've tried

to be born before your time.

Don't you let me

catch you at it again.

Now go along. Go along!

Your name was called. Come along.

You heard me. Come along.

What's the trouble here?

You're holding us up.

Please. Let me stay behind with her.

- Can't I go with him?

- Impossible.

- I'd rather not be born then.

- You cannot choose.

Please. We love each other,

and I shall be born too late.

I will be gone

before she comes down.

- I shall never see him again.

- That is no concern of mine.

Don't you understand?

We shall be alone in the world.

- I unite and part as I'm told. Come.

- Oh, no!

I won't be born! I won't!

Oh, leave him with me.

Leave him, please.

Come, come. He's not going

to die, but to live.

I shall be the saddest thing on Earth.

I shall love you always.

Come.

No! No!

No!

Come along.

Your name was called. Come along.

Come along. Come along there.

Come along.

Good luck.

Wayne.

- Young.

- Here.|

- Zimmerman.

- Come along, Zimmerman. Come along.

That is all for today.

- We're going!

- We're going!

Bye!

Who's that singing now?

Those are the voices of their mothers

coming out to meet them.

Hurry, Mytyl!

I want to see Mummy and Daddy.

I can't wait to tell them

all the places we've been.

But the blue bird-What do we do?

What do we say to Faity Betylune?

Tell her the truth.

We went everyplace she said-

looked everywhere.

That's what you must tell her.

You've done your best.

Maybe there isn't any blue bird.

That's what I've been saying

ever since we started.

You'd better go in now.

Aren't you coming in too,

so you can help us explain?

No, dear. I have many places to go.

Won't we see you anymore?

Of course you will.

I'll always be with you.

Not as you see me now...

but you will know me.

I'll be in every moonbeam,

in every star that shines...

in every dawn that rises...

and every lamp that's lit...

in every good and bright

thought of your soul.

You understand, don't you?

Yes, I think so.

Good-bye then, until we meet again.

- Good-bye.

- Bye.

Wake up! Wake up, Mytyl and Tyltyl,

you sleepy, heads.

Wake up!

I declare, you'd sleep the clock around

if I let you.

Mummy. Oh, Mummy!

It's Mummy, Tyltyl!

- Mummy! We're home!

- It is you!

Well, of course it's me.

Who did you think it was?

- Oh, I'm so glad, Mummy.

- What's the matter with you children?

- It's so good to see you again.

- It's been such a long time.

What nonsense.

You've been dreaming.

- Come, get dressed.

- It wasn't a dream.

We saw Granny and Grandpa,

didn't we, Tyltyl?

Yes, and Grandpa's still

carving those little whistlers.

What are you children talking about?

And Granny's just

the same as she was.

- Exactly,.

- What's this noise about?

Daddy!

Oh, Daddy, it's so good to see you.

There's something wrong

with these children.

They must have eaten something last night

that didn't agree with them.

- They look all right to me.

- They're talking such nonsense

about seeing their grandparents.

- We did, Daddy. We really did.

- But we're home now.

And we missed you so.

You mean you're going

to miss me when I go to war.

Oh, I forgot.

- Who's that now?

- I'll go.

Hop into your clothes now, both of you.

Hurry up.

Wilhelm. But you said we were

to assemble at noon at the village square.

That's right, we were.

But now you can spen

your Christmas at home.

- What? What happened?

- A truce was declared last night.

- A truce?

- The treaty is being signed today.

- Oh, praise God!

- A stroke of the pen is better

than a stroke of the sword, no?

Last night I felt like a demon

coming with such news.

Ah, but this morning

you're like Santa Claus.

- With the gift of peace.

- And that's a gift worth having.

They all say that when I tell them.

- Well, good-bye. Merry Christmas!

- Good-bye. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Daddy, is it true?

You don't have to go to war?

- Yes, dear, it's true.

- Isn't it wonderful news?

- Oh, I'm so glad, Daddy.

- We're all glad, dear.

- Me too, Daddy. Me too.

- Good old boy.

Look, even Tylo's trying to tell you

how glad he is, Daddy.

- Good old Tylo.

- He was wonderful.

As brave as anything.

He saved us from the fire.

- I tell you, there is something

wrong with them.

- What's that about a fire?

The forest. The trees were all burned up.

So was Tylette.

Oh, the poor thing.

Well, she seems to have

a very good appetite this morning.

But she lost her life in the fire.

- We couldn't save her.

- Is that so?

Well, cats do have nine lives.

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