The Velveteen Rabbit Page #5

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438

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You can help me!

439

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( banging on door )

Please please please.

440

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Why don't you let me

do that, Mrs. Morgan?

441

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No, you go back to

that tree lot

442

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and see if you can find

that ridiculous little rabbit.

443

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54:05,740 -- 00:54:03,772

And while you're in town,

444

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telegraph John.

445

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Tell him to get back here

immediately.

446

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I will not put up with

an uncontrollable child.

447

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Toby?

448

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Toby?

449

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- ( wolf howling )

- ( gasps )

450

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( howling continues )

451

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- ( footsteps )

- ( gasps )

452

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( door opens )

453

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( door closes )

454

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- ( whimpers )

- ( howling resumes )

455

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I couldn't find it anywhere.

456

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Did you wire John?

457

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Yes, ma'am.

458

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All this commotion over a toy.

459

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Henry:

Ah, the tree. Bring it in.

460

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Toby lost his rabbit in the lot.

461

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- Neal:
I'll keep my eyes open for it.

- Neal?

462

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Henry:

Careful now.

463

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Mrs. Morgan won't appreciate

needles and dirt over her fine floor.

464

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The boy-- really good kid.

465

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Would you like me

to cut the twine, madam?

466

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No, I'll do it.

Give it here.

467

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Ahem.

468

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If you don't mind my saying so,

469

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it would be a real shame

to see Master Toby go.

470

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( door unlocks )

471

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Your tree has arrived.

472

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Rabbit?

473

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Rabbit, oh, I'm so sorry!

I didn't mean to leave you!

474

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I'll never leave you behind

ever again!

475

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I know what it feels like

to be left behind.

476

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You're my best friend.

477

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Does he have to go

back to the attic?

478

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Can he stay with me

for tonight, please?

479

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Thank you, Grandmother.

Thank you so much.

480

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Well...

481

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And then they went

over the hill like this...

482

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Ah! Er! Oof!

483

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Horse:

That was hopping.

484

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Those were real rabbits, son.

485

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Real? But we're real,

aren't we?

486

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Ha!

487

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We're just toys--

488

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a shadow of reality

489

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that's been

created in a child's mind.

490

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As soon as Toby

forgets about us,

491

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it's back to some dusty box

in a forgotten attic.

492

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Toby won't forget about me.

493

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Cherish your time

with Toby.

494

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He'll grow up

before you even know it.

495

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So I can never be real

like those other rabbits?

496

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Well, there is one way:

497

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You're Toby's toy.

498

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If he grows to love you enough,

you'll become real. Real--

499

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Oh, not that silly fable again.

500

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The legend of toys is not silly.

501

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It doesn't happen

to everyone,

502

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but it can happen.

503

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Toby's love can make you real.

504

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- Yeah?

- Yeah.

505

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Oh! What?

506

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We need to talk.

507

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Don't tell him that.

He won't want Toby to leave.

508

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Maybe he should stay.

509

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The kid has had enough of

the real world for a lifetime.

510

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And besides, if he stays here

he'll never leave.

511

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And we can be alive forever.

512

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That's not how it works!

513

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Our job is to help children

deal with the real world,

514

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not run away from it.

515

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But Swan, if we can just

get him to love us enough...

516

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I came so close

with Johnny.

517

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And now where is he?

518

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We've spent too much time

519

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trying to become real with

our children. And now--

520

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They don't even

think about us anymore.

521

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Quit feeling sorry

for yourself.

522

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This is about Toby,

not us.

523

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- But--

- One two three!

524

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Oof!

525

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Aw! I love Toby being here

just as much as anyone,

526

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but we have to

make Rabbit understand.

527

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( sighs )

528

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I was just sorting

the decorations.

529

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I-- I thought we might

trim the tree.

530

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Maybe you'd like to help?

531

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I don't know how.

532

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Well, I guess we can

both learn together.

533

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It's been some time for me too.

534

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But if my memory

serves me correctly,

535

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it's not all that hard.

536

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What sort of decorations

do you have at home?

537

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We don't have any.

538

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Well, what do you put

on your Christmas tree?

539

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We don't put up a tree anymore.

540

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Father hasn't been home

for Christmas since Mother died.

541

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