Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' Page #5

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to do all the stuff you have to do.

And l can't.

l can't with her.

l picked that one

because they're in silhouette,

and you can almost imagine

what they would look like now.

Timothy looks guilty.

Thomas looks like a wild animal.

This one's funny.

Tommy looks so...

scared.

[ Waves Breaking ]

[ Children Shouting, Indistinct ]

l hope l'm not disturbing you.

Oh, no. No, not at all.

You can tell in this picture...

Timothy is more introspective,

like you.

And you know where this is?

What does it say?

''Come hither, boys, and become men. ''

Not pink with lilac.

Oh.

l wasn't thinking about the colors.

l don't know if they had sex.

Thomas, maybe. He was so popular.

But, Timothy, he was so shy.

That's all boys want, isn't it?

Yes.

Before l die.

Have you had sex, Eddie?

No.

Well, it's too hot in here,

so l hope you'll forgive me

if l don't wear the sweater.

[ Panting ]

You still really haven't had sex,

have you, Eddie?

Not really.

No, not really.

But l feel--

[ Car Alarm Blaring, Distant ]

l feel complete.

[ Alarm Stops ]

Come here.

[ Projector Clicks ] [ Ted ] ''There was a little

boy who didn't know if he wanted to be born.

''His mommy didn't know if

she wanted him to be born either.

''They lived in a cabin in the woods

on an island in a lake,

''and there was no one else around.

''And in the cabin

there was a door in the floor.

''The little boy was afraid of what

was under the door in the floor,

''and the mommy was afraid too.

''Once, long ago, other children had come

to visit the cabin for Christmas,

''but the children had opened

the door in the floor...

''and had disappeared down the hole.

''The mommy had tried

to look for the children,

''but when she opened the door in the

floor she heard such an awful sound...

''that her hair turned

completely white...

''like the hair of a ghost.

''And the mommy had

also seen some things,

''things so horrible

you can't imagine them.

''And so the mommy wondered...

''if she wanted to have a little boy,

''especially because of everything

that might be under the door in the floor.

''And then she thought, 'Why not?

''l'll just tell him not to open

the door in the floor.'

''Yet the little boy...

''still didn't know

if he wanted to be born...

''into a world where there was

a door in the floor.

''But there were some beautiful things

in the woods,

''on the island and in the lake.

'''Why not take a chance? he thought.

''And so the little boy was born

and he was happy,

''and his mommy was happy again too.

''Although she told the boy...

''at least once every day,

'''Don't ever, not ever,

'''never, never, never...

''open the door in the floor.'

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