Little Man Tate Page #3

Really?

Dr Grierson played the violin for the Cleveland Philharmonic when she was .

Is the book about her or the kid?

Looks like a real bozo in that cape.

Quit it.

You got no sense of humour, you know that?

All right, you win. Come on, let's go. Put your shoes on. Come on!

Hi. Garth Emmerick. I'm Dr Grierson's assistant.

Dede Tate. The place is... It's nice.

You must be Fred. All set?

Dr Grierson likes to meet the children by themselves.

Feel free to wander around. The interview should take a while.

It's OK, Fred. I'll meet you right back down here when you get out.

All right? OK?

We wouldn't want him to come down with some ear infection and miss the test.

I'm sorry. I realise at some schools letters of recommendation carry influence...

...but here it's really test performance that determines admission.

Did Garth give you a copy of our pretest diet?

Well, you have to make sure he stays on that diet.

We'll see you in two weeks.

Hello, Fred.

I'm Jane Grierson. Do you know why you're here?

How do you feel about it?

I'm hot.

Dominum. Domino.

Now, Fred. What's wrong in this picture?

This?

- This? - I wake up in his paintings sometimes.

Van Gogh.

I wonder why he only painted one iris white.

Because he was lonely.

Let's look at May.

I like Sunflowers best.

I understand you're quite a pianist.

Check!

That was lovely.

Thank you very much. I really enjoyed that.

Hey, Fred. I gotta go to work. Come on.

Ms Tate. I'm Jane Grierson.

Please, come in. Sit down.

- Your son is very talented. - Yeah, I know.

Every year, I take five students to compete in "Odyssey of the Mind".

It's a kind of mental Olympics, if you will.

They're going to Disney World.

That's not the first thing I would have told you, but it's true.

We stop many places along the way, including my ranch in Virginia.

I like to pack as much learning experience into the three weeks as I can.

Yeah, well, I gotta go. Gettin' late.

Ms Tate. Ms Tate, please.

I didn't make myself clear.

I'm inviting your son to come with us.

If he enjoys himself, he'll be free to enrol in my school in the fall.

Wait a minute. Um... I don't even know you.

Why would I let you take my kid on some trip, let alone enrol him anywhere, huh?

I see.

Well, in this case, I'm sorry I wasted your time.

Goodbye, Fred.

You may keep this calendar since I won't be seeing you again.

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