The Tiger and the Snow Page #7

Sir! Sir!

All for a pair of shoes that are too big!

Leave me alone!

Stop, that's a minefield!

You're scared!

Wimps!

Don't move!

Careful where you tread!

You want your wretched shoes!

Boom! Boom!

I'll give them back.

Here, have 'em!

The other one too? Want both?

So long as you leave me in peace.

There are mines!

Now what'll I do?

Mines!

Allah, do a friend a favor,

I'll never ask for another.

Help me.

Maybe if I tread where I trod before...

dead east,

Let's go.

There, just as I thought.

That's my footprint...

Would you believe it?

Stuck in the middle of a minefield!

There and there.

Oh Mamma Mia!

Thanks for your help,

I'll do the same for you.

Bye, thanks.

Fuad, can I come in?

Fuad?

It's Attilio, can I come in?

I've got some great news,

the best in the world!

What a wind!

You're losing all your papers.

However much poetry do you write?

It's all falling down,

shall I close the door?

Fuad...

Fuad...

What have you done?

Fuad...

What have you done?

Fuad...

First squad! Flush against the houses!

Clear the rooms! Move!

I'm Italian! I'm Italian!

I'm Italian!

I am Italian! I am Italian!

Shut up, will you!

You've been shouting for days!

Let me sleep!

I am Italian. I am Italian.

I am Italian! I am Italian!

I am Italian! I am Italian!

- You want a cigarette.

- No man.

Hey Pete, you want a cigarette?

No thanks.

I'm Italian!

I'm Italian!

I am Italian!

The poet.

I am Italian!

Good morning, I'm Italian.

I've got no papers,

they gave me this at the Consulate.

Attilio De Giovanni, that's me.

Thank you.

Come with me, nothing to worry about.

Nothing?

Just a check.

Attilio!

See who's here, your attorney!

They actually put me in prison!

Glad to help,

one night and I got you out, eh?

See what your attorney does?

I'll drive you home.

This damned pollen,

it won't let me sleep at night.

But that's a zebra!

Beautiful!

What's a zebra doing here?

That looks like an ostrich.

They've turned it into a zoo?

Could be, there's a cop, ask him.

Officer, what's with the zebra?

There's even a monkey in my garden,

what's going on?

There's a fire at the circus, back up!

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

- Open up!

- Rosa, let's go

I'm here!

- The door's locked.

- Why'd you always lock it?

I can't swim without my goggles.

- My red bathing cap?

- You always forget everything.

Papa!

What a coincidence! Where've you been?

Rosa too?

How pretty we are!

- Where've you been?

- Me? Where have you been!

Mamma's round the back!

Mamma, Daddy's back!

- Did you know Daddy was coming?

- No.

Are you happy?

I thought I'd give you a surprise.

I'm glad you did.

I've got a surprise for you, a great one.

We're going to be late for swimming.

Hang on!

Come here.

Mamma's looking well, isn't she?

Yes, but she was very sick,

she nearly died in Baghdad.

They don't know who saved her,

some unknown Italian doctor,

a medical genius.

First he disappears then back

he comes when it suits him.

- Dreadful, isn't he?

- Yes, he is just dreadful.

- You can't stand it any longer.

- Quite right.

- Can't live with someone like that.

- No.

So, you're madly in love with him?

Yes.

Open your eyes...two goldfinches.

- What do they do?

- Sing and fly.

Emilia and I got them in Perugia for you.

Beautiful, thanks.

I'll go and get the car.

- I wanted to...

- Stop it!

Goodbye Papa!

Goodbye!

I'll see lots of you later.

Sorry, I'm a bit tired.

- Something to drink?

- No, thanks.

It's lovely here, I haven't been here in a while.

How are the lectures?

Fine.

Nancy took off, you know.

She went back to England for good,

just quit and left.

I'm sorry.

There hadn't been anything

for a long time.

- I must say, you...

- I was upset.

- I'd rather not talk about it now.

- Nor me.

The girls are beauties,

Emilia's just like you,

tough, takes things hard.

I'd like to see more of them.

So you should, you just disappeared.

The girls asked about you, then I was away.

I haven't been very well,

I must take it easy.

It's a long story,

but I'll tell you some other time.

I have very sad news through, Fuad's dead,

he killed himself.

- Maybe you read it.

- Yes, I know.

- How's the book going?

- I haven't finished it.

Here...

You know,

I still dream about us getting

married every night.

Even if we don't that's fine.

- What?

- Would you like another cushion?

No, thank you.

I'll go, get some rest.

I'll see you soon, tomorrow,

the day after, I'll come often.

- Stay if you'd like.

- No, you look tired.

Goodbye, Vittoria.

Sorry, I took the wrong...

My jacket...

The birds!

They sing and fly...

Bye.

You don't by any chance know

where I left the car, do you?

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