Children Of A Lesser God Page #2

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to mop the floor.

Gee, that was quick.

And you don't

want to speak.

Brilliant.

Schmuck.

It's a damn shame.

Costly, too.

Resodding

is damn costly.

No. I'm talking

about Sarah Norman.

Right. Sarah.

Look at this, will you?

What a mess.

Has she ever

tried speaking?

Sarah's not

hard of hearing.

She's totally deaf.

Born that way.

That makes it tough.

The rain's

lousing up the fields.

It's a shame

that a bright woman

is stuck here

cleaning toilets.

Doesn't bother her.

Oh, no?

Look, hotshot,

not everyone

wants to be a star.

Sarah is content.

She had

a rotten childhood.

She was diagnosed

as retarded

until she was 7.

We let her know

how smart she was.

For what?

She's productive.

Pays taxes.

Oh, brother.

All right.

You want to try?

I'll talk to her.

Huh?

I'll talk to her.

Look at this.

Will you look at this?

Damn!

It's going to cost

$2,000 or $3,000 at least.

Oh, brother.

S-S-Sat.

Sat.

All right.

[Bell Rings]

That's good.

You have to work

on S's, though.

O.K.? Go. Out.

James, Sarah has agreed

to give you an hour.

She's really

looking forward to it.

You're really looking

forward to it, aren't you?

What did I tell you?

Well, uh...

have fun, Jim...

as usual.

Well, Sarah, uh...

yeah. I do mind, actually.

Fire laws and all that,

but you go right ahead.

Listen...

how would you like

to fake out Franklin,

make me look real good?

I'm sorry.

I didn't get that.

Uh...

if...

I...

don't...

sign... faster...

the hour will be over

before I finish

my opening speech.

No. I'm all out of jokes.

Good.

I'm not funny.

Oh, yeah?

If you could hear, you'd

think I was a scream.

You're deaf? Well, I'll

try to remember that.

I'll forget?

No, I won't.

Listen, um... why don't we

get this thing started here?

Well, thank you

for stopping by.

The pleasure was mine.

God.

My mama.

Your mama.

Great. Go.

Glen, who's your

favorite person?

Twisted Sister?

Twisted Sister?

It's the name

of the rock group.

Oh. Oh.

Try saying that.

Twisted Sister.

Glen, it takes courage.

I know.

Just give me

one sound.

One. "T."

"T."

Try.

"T."

"T."

Tweeh...

That's great.

That's great.

Yeah. Out of here.

Go.

Great.

Johnny?

Who's your

favorite person?

Princess Di?

Benji?

No.

Terminator?

Uh...

[Bell Rings]

Hey.

Hey, you want to play

stand up, sit down again?

Whoa, careful,

you almost smiled.

Ah, that's a girl.

That's the Sarah Norman

we all know and love.

If my jokes

are terrible

and my signing

is boring,

what are you

doing here?

There's a whole

empty beach.

Unbelievable.

I tried to call

your mother.

Hey. Hold it.

Wait. Wait.

I can't...

I didn't even talk to her.

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