The Polar Express Page #5

[TRAIN CHUGGING]

It's too late.

Gee, that's really too bad.

Really.

I'm sorry.

CONDUCTOR:
11 344 Edbrooke.

Next stop, 11 344 Edbrooke.

Hey, where you going?

Home.

Oh, okay. Merry Christmas.

Thanks for stopping the train for me.

Have a wonderful Christmas.

Watch your step, please.

And merry Christmas.

Look.

[TRAIN SHUDDERS]

Santa got to Billy's house already.

Look, look! Santa got here!

Isn't that amazing?

It is amazing.

It is amazing.

I'm sorry about the bell.

It was a really special present.

Well, you know what they say.

It's the thought that counts.

Yeah.

Well, see you.

Well...

...see you.

See you.

Watch your step, please.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

One thing about trains:

It doesn't matter where they're going.

What matters is deciding to get on.

CONDUCTOR [MUFFLED]: Merry Christmas!

What?

Merry Christmas!

Wake up. Wake up. Santa's been here. Santa's been here.

Hurry up. Hurry up!

Mom, Dad, wake up. Wake up!

Santa's been here! Santa's been here!

Mom, Dad, look! He brought us all kinds of stuff!

Look, a train!

SARAH:
This is the most beautiful-est, most wonderful-est Christmas ever.

Wait. Look.

Here's one more.

Has your name on it.

[BELL RINGS]

[BELL RINGS]

SANTA:
Found this on the seat of my sleigh.

Better fix that hole in your pocket.

Mr. C.

[BELL RINGS]

MOM:
Oh, what a beautiful bell. Who's it from?

Santa. Santa?

Really?

Oh, that's too bad. DAD: - What's this?

Broken. Huh?

Sorry about that, sport.

[BELL RINGS]

MOM:
Come on, kids. We don't wanna be late.

NARRATOR:
At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell.

But as years passed, it fell silent for all of them.

Even Sarah found, one Christmas, that she could no longer hear its sweet sound.

Though I've grown old...

...the bell still rings for me.

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