Red Dog: True Blue Page #6

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the sisters look like goannas.

Yeah, I bet she has warts.

Hair growing out of them.

On her nose.

I don't even want an education.

I remember this one boy

that the nuns had taught

a thousand lines of the Bible

all up in his head.

So?

He become an idiot, he did.

No worries.

Between you and your dog,

you're already halfway there.

- Hello, Doctor.

- Mick.

Have a vaccination for the lads.

Gonna need to

gather them all up.

I was told to meet my new tutor.

Mrs Marble. ls she in there?

Supposed to help her

get situated.

Was she old and horrible

and hairy, Dad?

Uh... no.

Did she have those big

nose warts?

No. No nose warts.

But she looked like

a big goanna lizard, right?

No.

Ugh! Then what was she like?

Sh-she was, uh... pretty...

nice-looking.

I thought.

Mick. This is Miss Marble.

Hello, Mick.

Please, call me Betty.

Mick will see you situated.

And Who's this?

Blue, Mrs...

Miss Marb...

Bet... Marble.

Just Betty.

Do you have bags... Betty?

Two. But they are quite heavy.

Oh, I'm stronger than I look.

Oh.

Come on. What are you doing'?

Doctor's giving shots.

It's enough

to make one a believer

in our educational system, eh?

It's gonna be

pretty embarrassing for you.

What?

- Taking a shot in the bum.

- No way.

Look, mate,

men take shots in the arm,

children take shots in the bum.

It's the way it is.

- I'm not a child.

- So you'd like to believe.

Roll up your sleeve.

Yeah, it's just a bit tight,

Doc. This might help.

G'day.

Don't think we've met.

Uh, Bill Stemple.

Hello. Betty.

Betty.

G'day, Betty.

Welcome to Warndurala.

Have to give you a tour

round the station sometime.

Course, the best way to see it

is from the air.

You ever taken a ride

in a helic...

helicopter?

Next.

Not in the bum.

Can't hear you.

Not in the bum!

For God's sake, speak up!

He said not in the bum!

Eeeh!

Just use them

when you need them.

And give us a holler

if it gets worse, Ron.

Will do.

- Make sure you take 'em.

- Yeah, yeah.

The sun on the red dirt.

Beautiful. You'll love it.

I'll have to check my schedule.

Betty. Walk with me.

Ron's a good man,

but if I could give you

a piece of advice?

What would that be?

Avoid helicopter rides.

I'll try to remember.

When I see your parents,

I'll tell them you're fine.

It's going to be fun.

- You're not afraid'?

- Of what?

Lonely men on a lonely land.

I like lonely.

Yeah.

- Boys.

- Thanks for the shots, Doc.

Out!

Good morning, Mick.

Good morning, Betty.

Ready for a brilliant day

of education?

You bet.

What's that...

awful smell?

Oh, Blue has digestion issues.

Don't worry, you get used to it.

There's no way

to get used to that.

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