Whistle Down the Wind Page #2

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- Who, then?

I'm not gonna tell you.

I'm gonna keep it to meself.

Shan't tell you anything ever again.

Eddie! Eddie, what are you doing?

- Doing?

- I thought I told you to shift that calf.

Yes, well, I was waiting on you, you see.

I told you to shift her yesterday.

It's draughty in that pen, she's worse.

Well, I was on me way to shift her.

I was waiting for you to look at her.

I've looked at her,

so shift her up to the big barn.

We'll get Weaver in to have a look at her.

And another time, don't wait for me,

just do what I say when I say it.

Right, I'll do that now, then.

Right.

What are we doing?

Are we playing with Jackie Greenwood?

One of us might be, two of us aren't.

You rotten cows, what are you doing?

Ask no questions, get no lies told.

- You rotten cows, you're nothing else.

- You watch your tongue.

It's always me. I always get it.

I'm off to hide, then.

- And no following.

- We don't want to follow you.

Well you'd better not, then.

Rotten cows.

What else?

Shouldn't we have some fishes?

- No, that's only in the miracle.

- Oh, I thought He had to have fishes.

- What about some vinegar?

- Wine. He has bread and wine.

Oh, Kathy, that's me dad's,

for after Christmas, after the Queen.

Eddie?

Eddie?

Eddie!

- Well, what are you doing?

- What does it look like?

- Thought the house was on fire.

- Isn't she any better?

Nah, she eats too much,

like somebody I know.

- Can I put her in t'barn?

- Trying to get my job or something?

No but me dad says

I've got to help more.

He says I'm useless and I'm not, see.

It's just that nobody lets me.

Will you let me?

Please, then I can tell me dad.

I don't know. Do you know how?

Yes, I've seen how you do it,

seen how clever you are.

Then you could go and look at your trap.

There's something in it.

I saw as I come along.

- Trap?

- Aye.

That wood pigeon,

the one you've been after.

Right. That's right.

Long as you know how.

In the trap now, is he?

Right. I'll 'ave him.

Does He always sleep?

He doesn't look well, does He?

He looks poorly.

He's got a nice face, though.

Is He like what you thought?

I'm glad He came to our barn, aren't you?

He could have gone

to Jackie Greenwood's.

Shh. Go on. Go on out of here.

Why should I?

It's my barn as much as yours.

Any road, I wanna see my kitten.

Who's that? Who's that fella?

It's not a fella. It's Jesus.

- Is he dead?

- Course not.

- That isn't Jesus.

- Well it is, then, Mr clever Dick.

Jesus wore a long dress.

Well, that was in them days.

Is it? Is it really Him?

And listen, it's a secret.

You're not to tell anyone

because we don't know yet

what He wants us to do.

And we've got to look after Him.

Oh, gentle Jesus, boom...

When you're looking

for a murderer, you've got to move fast,

especially with children around,

you've got to close in quickly.

They were slow off the mark for a start.

They should have closed in

but they didn't.

- No, no.

- It puts the onus on us, you see.

Course, your superintendent Teesdale's

a very good man.

Detective sergeant Wilcox

hasn't been to bed for three nights.

Yes, yes, Wilcox, yes.

I'm still waiting to hear from him

about the guttering that went missing.

Get out of that puddle, boy.

When you're warning them, you see,

the thing is not to alarm too much.

Not to alarm them, yes.

Six yards of guttering stolen, two

dustbin lids to my certain knowledge,

notice boards, they've walked,

wire netting.

Not to alarm them. Yes.

Right now, everybody, close your books.

- Now, put your hands up. Wait a minute.

- Miss, Miss.

Don't all shout at once.

Now, was the Samaritan

a good person or a bad person?

- Me, me.

- Miss, Miss...

Yes, Pam.

Please, Miss,

David Edwards has just come in.

Hello, David.

He looks like another person

who's been crossing the road.

Only you're not a good Samaritan,

are you, David?

No, M... No, Mrs... Miss Lodge.

You'd better go and find

Mrs Reeves and get those clothes dried.

Go on, hurry up.

Right, now let's all pay attention.

Jenny, Robert, this way.

We'll have question time now, shall we?

Has anybody got any questions?

About today's lesson?

- Or anything else?

- Miss?

Yes, Kathy?

What would happen if Jesus came back?

Well, Kathy, of course,

Jesus has never really left us, has He?

He's with us all the time.

Here, in this room,

at home,

everywhere.

- Isn't He?

- Yes, Miss.

Only I mean if He came back

in t'person, like.

Well, for one thing, He'd find a great

many changes, wouldn't He?

Now that's a good one. What sort

of changes would He find? Mm?

- Telly, Wagon Train.

- Beat The Clock.

That's right.

There wasn't any televisin, of course.

But I was meaning other things.

What else can you think of?

- ... final.

- What's that, Jackie? Speak up.

Cup final.

Anybody else?

Cup final, cloth ears.

But what would they do to Him

if He did come back?

If Jesus came back?

I'm afraid the worid hasn't changed

all that much.

There are still bad people

as well as good.

But would they crucify Him?

I suppose some of the bad people

might try.

But this time, all the good people would

have to try even harder to stop them.

We know what we'd do, don't we?

What would we do

if Jesus came back on earth?

What would we do?

Mm?

We'd praise Him, wouldn't we?

What would we do?

Praise Him, Miss.

- Praise Him.

- Praise Him.

It's stopped raining.

Do you think He stopped it, Kathy?

Yes, He could do anything, Jesus.

Do you think He could make me a nice

chocolate cake for me birthday?

- And some chocolate logs, eh?

- No, you mustn't.

Miss Lodge says you've only

to ask Jesus for love and not for things.

Oh, she talks out of t'back

of her neck, she does.

I'd like to see her face when she

knows we've got Jesus in our barn.

- Are we going to tell her?

- No, not till He's ready and better.

Then everybody'll know.

They'll all come and see Him.

- Who?

- Oh, everybody.

Shepherds, wise men, lords, ladies,

bishops and people.

The Mayor of Burnley.

There'll be thousands around

our barn before He's finished.

You just wait and see.

I'll bet you anything you like...

Come on, Charlie.

Don't be so slow.

Hello.

Are you feeling any better, then?

Oh, you've broken your wine.

We brought you that.

And the bread.

Did you?

Mm.

Sorry it wasn't very much.

I didn't bring you any dinner

but I brought you my kitten.

It's name's Spider.

We've not told anyone.

You don't want us to tell nobody,

do you, till you're better?

No. Don't tell nobody.

We know who you are.

And we're going to look after you.

We'll try and get you

some better stuff next time.

Good night, gentle Jesus.

Sleep well.

Did you come straight home

from Sunday school today, Kathy?

Yes, Dad.

- You didn't hang about anywhere?

- No, Dad.

No, well that's right.

I don't want you hanging around,

talking to people and that.

You didn't talk to anyone, did you?

No, Dad, only the vicar.

No, I mean strangers, like.

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