Sweet Land Page #4

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the Kodak dingus. You know it won't work for me.

It's just here. You got it?

We're gonna make a photo. Uh

- Fotographie?

- Yeah, yeah. Come on, Olaf.

Come on.

Here.

- Uh

- Move your hands, Frandsen.

Here. I want your mug, Olaf.

- [Norwegian]

- Those fancy shoes are not for traveling.

Uh, be happy.

Uh, Olaf, how do you

- Lykkelig.

- "Lykkelig" is happy?

- Yeah.

- I thought "glede"was happy.

Uh, that's more like "delighted."

Oh. Happy. Delighted, eh?

- Happy. Delighted.

- What's the difference?

- There's no difference.

- So, why have two words then?

Hmm?

[Inge]

Happy. Delighted.

What about "ducky"?

That's a good word.

- Ducky? Ja.

- Ducky. [Chuckles]

Uh, now, Olaf, put your mug here.

[Film Clattering]

[Groans]

You balled up. I only have one piece of film.

Yeah.

- Not ducky.

- Not ducky?

No. Come on.

No, no, no.

[Norwegian]

Uh, no. You, uh, sleep.

Olaf, tell her.

- [Norwegian]

- Frandsen? No.

- Olaf, no.

- [Norwegian]

Are you sure you want

to marry this one?

Maybe she's right. She just wants a bathroom.

What difference does it make?

Do you have any idea

what your neighbors would say?

Where will you go to church? You'd have to

drive clear to Minneapolis to buy your seed.

Goddamn this whole goddamn mess!

Until we get married, you go with Frandsen.

[Norwegian]

[Norwegian]

You are, uh

- You are [Norwegian]

- [Norwegian]

- Behaving badly.

- You are behaving badly.

You are the one who is doing that thing

that you are telling me I am doing.

- Okay, okay, okay.

- [Both Shouting]

Okay, okay.

Olaf! You gotta start my car!

[Engine Starts]

[Olaf Shouts]

Inge, come on.

Come on.

[Whistle Blows]

[Tractor Engine Rumbling]

[Woman Shouting]

Inge from Snsa!

Welcome, Inge. Oh!

I'm Marta, Frandsen's wife.

Call me Brownie.

- Brownie.

- Brownie. Welcome.

I'll bet you need

a bath.

- Bad?

- Bath.

- Bad.

- Hey! It's a hot day. We all need a bath bad.

Especially after all you've been through.

Uh, Inge, a bigger, better,

faster way to farm.

- Big

- Bigger, better, faster.

- Bigger, better, faster.

- That's right.

You hungry?

- Hungry?

- I could eat a horse.

- [Chuckles]

- We can find that.

- After you.

- Where's Olaf?

[Frandsen]

Uh, Inge.

Her mother's mother, uh German.

- Uh, Tysk.

- Deutsch?

No. No. I'm an American.

My mother's mother was German.

My mother's father was Irish.

My father had Ojibwa blood.

But l I'm an American.

Mmm... tysk?

No, no. All clean. All clean.

American. Uh, her mother's mother

Yeah, mother's

American.

American.

Okay. Who would like

a ride on the tractor?

[Children]

Me! Me!

[Laughing]

- Brownie, will ya

- Yeah. Start the tractor? Sure.

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