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IF YOUR DADDY CATCHES US-

ALICE?

IF YOUR DADDY CATCHES US, YOU'LL

GET IN TROUBLE. DADDY NO HOME.

WELL.

YOU SMELL. SMELL.

THAT'S NICE. NOW, ALICE,

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

ALICE, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND

THE DANGER WE PUT YOU IN.

WHAT?

D- WHAT?

DANGER.

"DAN-JUH!"

YEAH.

OOH.

ALICE, NOW, COME ON.

HUH? OOH. WHAT THIS?

THAT'S A BOOK.

OOH! WHAT IS THIS?

THIS HERE'S A BOOK. HAVEN'T YOU

EVER SEEN A BOOK BEFORE? WHAT IT DO?

YOU DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

YOU JUST SHOW ME.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

"I THINK THAT I SHALL

NEVER SEE...

"A POEM LOVELY AS A TREE.

"A TREE WHOSE HUNGRY MOUTH

IS PRESSED...

AGAINST THE EARTH'S

SWEET FLOWIN', UH, BREAST."

- BREAST? BREAST?

- MM-HMM. UH-HUH.

GO ON. ALL RIGHT! "A TREE THA - " YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

"A TREE THAT LOOKS AT GOD ALL DAY

- " COME ON. MORE.

"AND LIFTS HER LEAFY ARMS

TO PRAY."

"UPON WHOSE BOSOM SNOW HAS LAIN,

WHO INTIMATELY LIVES WITH RAIN.

POEMS ARE MADE BY FOOLS LIKE

ME. ONLY GOD CAN MAKE A TREE."

AGAIN, SAMMY. AGAIN! ALICE,

I READ IT FOUR TIMES THROUGH.

AGAIN! SEE, SHE DON' HAVE ANY SCHOOLIN' AT ALL.

OH!

ALICE! ALICE. NO.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO A BOOK.

ME, SAMMY. ME!

SHE WANTS TO KNOW ALL THE THINGS

SHE DON'T KNOW. IT'S AWFUL BIG-

ALICE, YOU GO AHEAD

AND KEEP THAT POEM.

HOP OVER.

COME ON.

WHAT IF WE TOLD GRANNY HOW SMAR SHE IS? MAYBE SHE'D TEACH HER PROPER.

YOU KNOW GRANNY DON'T BELIEVE NOTHIN'

UNLESS SHE SEES IT WITH HER OWN EYES, SAMMY.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SHOW HER. YOU

KNOW THAT POEM ALICE LOVES? YEAH.

THAT'S ONE OF GRANNY'S FAVORITES.

IF WE CAN GET HER TO MEMORIZE IT-

SHE COULD NEVER MEMORIZE THA WHOLE POEM, SAMMY. YOU'RE DREAMIN'.

JUST 'CAUSE SHE NEVER LEARNED

BEFORE DOESN'T MEAN SHE CAN'T.

SHE JUST NEVER HAD ANYONE TO HELP HER. I COULD GIVE HER A CHANCE AT A NORMAL LIFE.

HEY!

"A TREE THAT MAY

IN SUMMER WEAR."

YOU GO AHEAD:

AND SAY IT, ALICE.

WEAR A TREE. WEAR.

THAT'S CLOSE.

A TREE-

A TREE THAT LOOKS

AT GOD ALL DAY.

AND- AND-

AND-

AND LIFTS HER LEAFY ARMS

TO PRAY!

ALICE! ALL RIGHT, COME

HERE. GET BACK DOWN.

COME ON. BE CAREFUL. COME ON DOWN!

IT'S DANGEROUS.

YOU BE GOOD.

ALICE! ALICE, YOU DONE IT.

YOU LEARNED HALF THE POEM!

GRANNY WILL BE SO PROUD OF

YOU. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DID GOOD.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

HI!

I... THINKIN'-

I READ-

I THINKIN'- I-

ALICE.

COME ON, ALICE. LET'S GO

IN. I SHALL NEVER, NEVER SEE-

I THINK:

- HEY, ALICE. THE WATER FEELS REAL GOOD.

AND TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN TO GRANNY'S,

AND YOU'RE GONNA RECITE THAT POEM FOR HER.

AND TONIGHT I WAS GONNA

BRING YOU ONE OF MAMA'S DRESSES,

AND IT'S GONNA LOOK REAL PRETTY

ON YOU, OKAY?

SO COME ON.

LET'S GO IN.

NO!

OH, SEE, THAT'S YOUR

REFLECTION. REFLECTION?

REFLECTION? YEAH. LOOK AT IT. SEE?

AAH! 'FLECTION GO!

I GO.

NO, NO, NO. IT'LL COME

BACK. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

SEE, LOOK. DON'T THE WATER

- NO! NO.

ALICE. WHY DON'T YOU

WANNA BATHE?

OKAY, LOOK. I'M GONNA SHOW

YOU. YOU JUST WATCH ME.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU, OKAY?

REFLECTION.

I DONE-

THIS... ME. HEY, ALICE. ALICE.

ALICE. I'LL SHOW YOU, OKAY?

WATCH THIS. I'M GONNA GO NOW.

OKAY.

NO.

OKAY. NOW.

YOU SEE MY REFLECTION HERE?

SEE IT?

NO, NO, DON'T TOUCH IT.

OKAY? WATCH THIS.

[ Screams ]

ELLIE! ELLIE, COME BACK! NO!

SEE, I'M STILL HERE. MY REFLECTION

DIDN'T GO AWAY AND NEITHER DID I. OKAY?

SO NOW YOU WANNA COME IN?

[ Laughing, Squealing ]

COLD!

[ Laughing ]

OH!

[ Crooning ]

[ Ellie ] THAT DRESS SURE

DOES LOOK PRETTY ON YA, ALICE.

SAMMY, YOU LIKE?

YOU LIKE MY DRESS?

YES, I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.

NOW COME ON OUT.

YOU NO LOOK AT ME.

COME ON OUT.

NO. NO, NO. [ Laughing ] COME ON!

I THINK SHE'S KIND OF SHY. ALICE,

COME ON. YOU'RE VERY PRETTY.

YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL

IN DILMONT.

MOST BEAUTIFUL...

GIRL IN DILMONT?

YES. ALICE, IT'S TIME TO GO MEET GRANNY.

OH, NO, NO.

I NOT- NO.

DON'T BE AFRAID OF GRANNY.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

COME ON.

IT'S REALLY TIME TO GO.

ELLIE, NOT SO FAST.

OH, GRANNY.

I'LL FALL, AND I'LL BREAK MY HIP. SOMEBODY

AS SPRY AS YOU, GRANNY? I DOUBT IT.

I DO NOT KNOW WHY I LET YOU

DO THIS TO ME.

THIS BETTER BE A GOOD

SURPRISE. DON'T WORRY, GRANNY.

I KNOW YOU'LL LOVE IT. OKAY?

NOW, HERE'S THE COUCH.

ELLIE, I'M NOT A BAG

OF GROCERIES. SAMMY?

HONEY, TAKE THIS THING OFF NOW.

OKAY. IT'S COMIN' OFF, GRANNY.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE YOU GO.

I THINK-

I- I THINKIN'-

I SHALL NEVER SEE...

A POEM...

AS LOVELY AS A TREE.

A TREE WHOSE HUNGRY MOUTH

IS PRESSED...

AGAINST THE EARTH'S SWEE FLOWING BREAST.

A TREE THAT LOOKS AT GOD

ALL DAY, AND LIFTS HER LEAFY-

[ Vase Hits Floor ]

OH!

[ Ellie ] IT'S OKAY, ALICE. OH!

[ Crying ]

I'LL GET HER.

ALICE! ALICE!

SHE KNOWS IT REAL WELL.

WE TAUGHT HER.

SHE'S JUST KINDA NERVOUS,

THAT'S ALL.

SO GRANNY, WILL YOU TUTOR

HER, PLEASE? TUTOR HER!

CHILD, I DON'T THINK MY HOUSE

WOULD SURVIVE TUTORING HER.

WHO IS SHE? WHAT'S WRONG

WITH HER? LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

WHAT DO HER FOLKS SAY ABOUT ALL

THIS TEACHING YOU TWO BEEN DOIN'?

WELL, THEY THINK IT'S FINE. IT'S

JUST SHE COULD REALLY USE THE HELP...

FROM SOMEBODY WHO CAN TEACH

AS GOOD AS YOU, GRANNY.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, ALL

RIGHT. MAYBE I CAN TUTOR HER-

SIT DOWN, MISSY.

IF YOU BRING ME WRITTEN PERMISSION

FROM HER FOLKS, YOU HEAR?

OH.

OKAY. BUT WILL YOU JUST NO MENTION THIS TO DADDY JUST YET?

ALICE! ALICE, STOP!

ALICE! ALICE!

OW. ALICE, WHAT? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I NOT SMART!

I NOT KNOW POEM.

COURSE YOU ARE.

YOU'RE SMART AS ANYBODY ELSE.

NO.

YES. YES, YOU ARE.

WHY? WHY I NOT LIKE

EVERYBODY ELSE?

I WANNA BE.

WHAT? WHAT YOU WANNA BE?

I WANNA BE-

I WANNA BE REAL GIRL.

I WANNA BE REAL GIRL. YOU ARE A REAL

GIRL. YOU ARE A REAL GIRL, ALICE.

ALICE, WHAT'S WRONG?

ALICE, WHAT'S WRONG? ALICE!

ALICE. ALICE,

WHAT'S WRONG?

ALICE, WHAT'S WRONG?

ALICE?

SAMMY?

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,

ELLIE! WE WERE TALKING, ALL CALM!

RUN AND GET DOC! RUN AND

GET DOC! GO AHEAD, GET HIM!

IT'S ALL RIGHT, ALICE. IT'S ALL

RIGHT. ALICE, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ Moans ]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DOC, IT WAS SO SCARY. SHE WAS SHAKIN' ALL OVER,

AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA CHOKE TO DEATH.

YOU DON'T SUPPOSE ALL THAT SHAKIN' IS

CAUSED BY HER BEIN' HARD OF HEARIN', DO YA?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

YET, ELLIE. COME ON.

ALL I KNOW IS I LEFT A PAYIN'

CUSTOMER UP THERE IN THE PARLOR.

I DON'T SUPPOSE THIS IS

A PAYIN' CUSTOMER, NOW IS IT?

COME ON.

SHE'S RIGHT OVER HERE, DOC.

SAMMY, PUT HER HEAD UP HERE A LITTLE

BIT FOR ME. ALICE, GONNA SIT UP.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

YEAH.

OKAY. NOW-

SHE SEEMS OKAY, BUT-

[ Moans ]

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S A BIT TIRED THOUGH.

AS SOON AS SHE FEELS UP TO IT, YOU

TRY TO GET HER HOME AND GET INTO BED.

WHAT IS IT, DOC?

WHAT HAPPENED?

FROM WHAT YOU SAY,

IT SOUNDS LIKE A SEIZURE.

COULD BE EPILEPSY. EPILEPSY.

WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT BAD?

WELL, THERE'S NO CURE FOR IT, BUT THERE

IS SOME NEW MEDICINE I CAN GIVE HER...

SO SHE WON'T HAVE SO MANY OF 'EM

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