The River Why Page #3

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Like a train

Let me run

like I'm a river

Let me travel

Like a train

Let me run

like I'm a river

Let me travel

Travel like a train

[soft cheerful music]

(Gus, off) There's just

nothing like the feel...

of a trout dancing

through the river...

making the pole pulse

like a heart in your hands.

It does to your hands...

what dreams of eternity

do to your heart.

And yet, I killed the trout.

It's strange to kill

your dance partner...

but that's what I did.

I did it because the world

is strange.

Because the world does not allow

you to make up your own rules...

based on how you would

wish things to be.

Because this is a world

where no matter who you are...

your happiness,

your survival...

is based on sacrifice.

Sweet, bleeding sacrifice.

Nice work, son.

[blows]

Very nice.

How many you got?

About a hundred.

I'll take 'em all.

Great!

[children shouting]

(man)

Hey! Stop!

Hey.

Howdy there.

(Gus)

Howdy.

Hi. My

name's Kernie.

And, uh,

this is Bernie...

and Marlene and Charlene and Darlene...

and this one right

here is Ernie...

except we call him

Hemingway for short.

I'm Gus.

Oh, yeah. Yeah,

yeah, we know.

Yeah, you live right up there, upstream

by the reef forest.

Hey, uh...

maybe,

do you guys...

want some fish,

smoked fish-

(kids)

Yeah! Yeah!

No, no, no. Don't grab, don't grab.

Well, while you guys

pick at that, I'm gonna...

move on

down the road.

Oh, wait.

No, no, no.

We got some stuff for

you. Just wait right here.

Hey, you like fishing?

If you ever want a lesson

or anything, you know...

you can just

come by my cabin.

[footsteps]

Here you go.

Oh, whoa.

These are brand-new,

so they're really good.

Wow, thank you.

Okay. Wow.

Hello.

Wow. This is really-

I don't- I can't-

Oh, no, no, no. It's good, it's good.

It's great.

You're fine.

Hi, I'm Gus.

Yeah, I know.

Thank you.

[engine starting]

(all)

Bye.

(Gus) Thank you. Nice meeting you.

[cow mooing]

Nice job, Rodney.

Alfred

I promise...

I'll eat

something else tomorrow.

[soft guitar music]

[engine humming]

[man, shouting]

Abe, are you out there?

Abe! Are you all right?

Hey, have you seen

a lone fisherman?

(Gus) Sorry. I haven't seen anyone.

Abe!

[indistinct shouting]

Abe!

(man 2)

Abe, where are you?

(man 1 )

Abe, come on!

[far away]

Abe!

[eerie music]

(Gus)

Oh!

[Gus, grunting]

(Gus) Oh! [splash]

[gasping]

[panting]

[coughing and panting]

[soft guitar music]

[panting]

(Gus, off) There's one thing

you can say about nature.

If you make one lousy rule

to describe it...

it'll contradict you even if

it has to bust its ass to do so.

And so what? If anybody ever

discovered the real laws of nature...

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