Pete's Dragon Page #4

Are you hungry?

Let's go inside.

Let's go get something to eat.

I wanna go home.

I know.

Where's your home?

Can you tell me?

How about this...

If you come inside with me now,

and tomorrow I'll take you

back out to the woods

and you can show me exactly

where you live.

How does that sound?

You know, when I was a little girl...

...I wanted to live in the forest

more than anything.

I love being out there.

It was so fun, with the squirrels

and the birds and the trees...

So, when I grew up, I made it

my job to protect the woods,

and everything in them.

Which I supposed includes you.

- And Elliot?

- Who's Elliot?

JACK:
Grace?

You sure about this?

It's just until we find out where he belongs.

Who knows, maybe being around someone

his own age will help him open up.

- Maybe he'll tell us where he came from.

- You don't touch it, you eat it.

Like this.

I got to admit. Living out in the woods,

doing things his own way...

He's like a boy after your own heart.

You put the needle on and...

(PEGGY LEE - IT'S A GOOD DAY)

Yes, it's a good day for singing a song

(VOICE DISTORTED)

- and it's a good day for moving along

- Let it play.

Yes, it's a good day,

how could anything...

So that's me and that's my dad.

And that's his brother.

There's Grace.

- That's my family.

- Family...

That's what we are.

Everything to gain and nothing' to lose

A good day from morning' till night

Put your head here.

Scooch down.

And... Now you're 5 years old.

There's 6 and there's 7.

There's 8 and there's 9.

Now you're 10.

(VOICE MUFFLED)

(CHUCKLES)

So take a deep breath

and throw away the pills

'Cause it's a good day

from morning' till night

I was out here at the eastern path.

That's the last time I remember

having my compass.

- But that's...

- 50 miles east.

...from where we found him.

Good morning sun, good morning sun,

rise and shine today

You know you've gotta get going,

if you're gonna make a showin'

And you've got the right of way

Oh. I haven't read that book in forever.

Someone gave it to me when

I was learning how to read.

(PHONE RINGING, PETE GASPING)

- (PETE PANTING)

- It's okay, buddy.

It's just the phone.

Is this Elliot, Pete?

Is Elliot a person?

No.

- Well, what is he then?

- Grace, it's the Sheriff.

He wants to talk to you.

- Hello?

- Hey, Grace.

- How's our mystery boy?

- Still a mystery.

Any news?

Well, Pat went digging through

our missing person's files.

He had to go pretty far back, but...

It's not good news.

- Poor Pete.

- I know.

I just got off the phone

with social services.

They're gonna take custody

of him tomorrow morning.

Pete, is Elliot your imaginary friend?

What's imaginary?

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