American Fable Page #3

Well, if there was one thing

that you wanted in the whole

world, wh... what would it be?

- Do you know any good stories?

- A story?

You want a story?

- Well..

My dad tells

really good stories.

- Huh..

Do you know the story

of the lion and the mouse?

- No.

- Oh, it's a very good story.

Okay, there was this lion

and, um, he lived in the jungle

and he was very, very strong

and very powerful.

And one night, he's sleeping

and, um, and a mouse comes out

of his hole

and it's very dark...

- Gitty, come on!

Come on! You're so slow.

- Hey!

Hey, Gitty, come back!

Gitty, please! I, uh..

Oh, god, I can tell it..

Better..

- and so the man lived there

for many years

paying for all the bad things

he had done.

Until one day

a Princess came and found out

his secret, and together..

Hello?

Who's there?

- What are you doing?

- Can I have a Popsicle?

May I please have a Popsicle?

- If you eat it at the table.

- Why do you do that every day?

- The metal pieces

I check at work every day

are these really fine wires

that go under the locks

on our cars.

And they're really sharp.

You want to try?

- No, thanks. I'm never gonna

work in a factory.

- Oh, yeah?

- I'm special.

- You know, Gitty..

Some people think they are

hot sh*t on a silver platter

when really, they're just

cold turd on a paper plate.

- What does that even mean, mom?

- It means special people

don't have to tell you

they're special.

- Mum..

If someone asks you

to keep a secret..

Should you keep it?

- Why do they want you

to keep a secret?

- I don't know.

I think they need a friend.

- Do you wanna keep the secret?

- Yeah.

- You should probably

keep it then.

Get over here,

let me do your hair.

- Hi, dad.

- What are you doing

in my kitchen, mister?

- Well, I'm gonna make my grandma's

rhubarb pie for the Hansens.

- Mm. You need any help?

- No, I got it all up here.

I mean, unless, Gitty,

you want to help?

- Yeah!

- Oh..

- Sorry.

Okay, now go out there

and get the butter.

Go on. Should I..

- "For I was thirsty, and you

gave me something to drink.

"I was a stranger

and you invited me in.

"I was in prison

and you came to me.

"And the king will answer them..

"Truly, I say to you,

as you did it

"to one of the least

of these my brothers

"you did it to me.

The word of our lord."

- Thanks be to god.

- Thanks be to god.

- In the name of the father,

the son

and the holy spirit, amen.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- I'm Ethel.

Hank and I just moved into town.

- Hi.

- I've been doing

the paper route

just to get an idea of the area

so if you see me,

just say hello.

Alright?

- Okay.

- Oh, um, and if you

see the police car..

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