Simon Birch Page #3

and had to have her leg removed,

Grandmother hired

two more maids,

one just to look

after Hildie.

Hildie never worked

another day in her life.

And as the years went on, she even

began to look like my grandmother...

- and not like a maid at all.

- That child is positively...

- unnatural.

- Most peculiar.

- And his voice like...

- A mouse.

More than one.

Like mice.

- Strangled mice.

- Strangled mice.

Very good, Hildie.

Hello, everyone!

What's wrong with you?

- There's nothing wrong with me.

- Hi, Mom.

- Somethin's goin' on.

- Yes, something's going on.

You look all... shiny.

Well, I met a man

on the train.

- The good 'ol Boston and Maine.

- You're pregnant?

Mother, I just met him.

The last time you met a man

on the Boston and Maine,

- you came home pregnant.

- Mother.

- Am I gonna have a little brother?

- Everyone, please.

I've only spoken with him,

but I like him very much.

So, when do we get to meet

this Mr. Wonderful?

Good Lord.

Yolanda!

Hey, wait up! Wait for me!

I wanna see too.

Simon Birch, get away

from there. You'll scare him off.

I can't see.

I can't see.

- Hello, Ben.

- Hello, Rebecca.

- We were just talking about you.

- Really?

- Come on in.

- Thank you.

You must be Simon...

and that would make

you Joe?

Nice to meet ya. I heard all about you

from your mom on the train.

- What's in the bag?

- Joseph!

Oh, no, no, that's okay. Uh, as

a matter of fact, Joe, this is

something that I bought for you.

My mother's dates

were always bringing me presents...

in their feeble attempts to win me over,

but it never worked.

- So, Joseph, what do you say?

- Nice bag.

I tell you what.

Um, why don't I take this...

and just put it right over here

on this table.

And then you can take a look

at it if you feel like.

It's probably

some stupid Legos or something.

Oh, um, could you guys

do me a favor?

Uh, just keep an eye

on the bag for me.

And, uh, give me a holler

if it moves.

Okay?

Thanks.

You're a drama teacher?

- They teach that?

- Well, what I try and do,

Mrs. Wenteworth,

is-is use the theater to get students

to express themselves...

- in ways they normally couldn't.

- How do you do that?

Well, one way that I found

works well is by introducing props.

- Young people seem to respond to that.

- What kind of props?

Well, kind of like the one

I just left out there in the hall.

Matter of fact, there could be a little

drama unfolding just as we speak.

We'll soon see.

Oh, boy, that's a lot of peas.

Why don't I just put

a few of these back here?

I don't need that

many peas.

- Did you see that?

- What?

- I think it moved.

- You're imagining it.

- Maybe it's a puppy.

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