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We all know living here in New York City that to our east is the Atlantic Ocean.

And a few seconds ago, John just told us that to the south is Mexico.

Buffy, can you tell me what is south of Mexico?

South America.

Very good.

Now, there are some countries between Mexico and South America.

Do you know what that area is called?

Central America.

Very good.

My uncle built a bridge there.

Oh.

Well, do you know the names of those countries in Central America?

No, I'm sorry, Miss Cummings.

All right.

Can anybody tell me? Anybody?

Miss Cummings?

Oh, yes, Eve.

Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, and British Honduras, and Costa

Rica.

Very good, but you left one of them out. Do you know which one it is?

No.

El... El Salvador.

Very good, Eve.

All right, children. Those are the seven countries in Central America.

And those are the countries that we're going to be studying about in our new

books. All right, children, class dismissed.

Oh, that's all for today, Eve.

Bye, Carol.

Buffy.

Yes, Miss Cummings? I understand that you live just around the corner from

I wonder if you'd drop by our new book for her.

Yes, ma 'am.

Miss Cummings, have you ever seen her?

Oh, yes, I have. I've stopped by to visit her a few times.

Why?

Well, we all wonder what she looks like and stuff.

She's just a funny electric box to us and a voice.

Well, I suppose she is.

But I tell you, you're going to get to meet her this afternoon, and I'm sure

you're going to like her.

Yes, ma 'am.

You say that as if you didn't really believe it.

Well, it's hard to like somebody who knows all the answers.

Bye, Mr. Means.

Bye.

Yes?

I'm Buffy Davis. I live around the corner.

I'm one of Eve's classmates.

Miss Cummings asked me to take her to this book.

Thank you.

Mr. French didn't even have to wait for me outside.

I can walk home right afterwards.

Would you like to meet Eve?

Oh, yes.

We hear her all the time, but we don't know what she looks like.

I'm sure she'd love to meet one of her classmates.

Eve, darling, this is a classmate of yours. Miss Cummings asked her to bring

a new textbook.

Hi. Hi.

I live around the corner.

My name is, let me guess... Guess? Guess how?

I sort of know everyone in the class by their voice.

Say some more.

What?

Anything.

Okay. I'll tell you about my doll, Mrs. Beasley.

Buffy Davis.

Hi.

I thought it might be you when I first heard you talk, but I knew for sure when

you mentioned Mrs. Beasley.

Well, I guess I better go.

It was nice to have met you. I hope you get well soon so you can come to school.

Miss Cummings is a neat old boss -o.

Well, goodbye for now.

Mother, could Buffy stay for a while?

Do you feel strong enough?

Oh, yes.

Could you stay for a while, please?

I'd like to.

I'll call Mr. French and ask him.

Who's he?

Well, he's not exactly our butler, and he's not exactly our nanny, and he's not

exactly our relative.

Oh.

Oh, what?

I don't know who he is.

Oh.

Oh, what?

You'll have to call whoever you are.

Can I please use the phone?

Of course you may. Come on.

Something that makes you laugh and a rabbit.

Something that makes you laugh and a rabbit?

Another word for rabbit.

Oh, bunny.

I know, a funny bunny.

Right.

Now you make one up.

Okay.

Something that wiggles and something that crawls.

Is it something that crawls? A snake?

No. A worm?

Yes.

I know, squirmy wormy.

Right.

That's very good, Buffy.

That game is fun.

Where did you learn it?

My mother taught it to me.

She tries to find games that I can play in bed.

You like to stay in bed all the time?

Sure. I get tired.

The doctors try, but they can't do much about it.

Oh.

Well, don't worry. I'll tell my Uncle Bill. He can do anything.

Can?

Really?

Uh -huh.

Buffy, it's almost 5 .30.

Oh, then I'd better go.

Mr. French doesn't allow me to be late.

Come again soon, Buffy.

It was so much fun.

May I?

Of course you may, Buffy.

Then I will.

It's too nice to know you're not just a voice coming out of a box.

Well, bye.

Goodbye, Buffy.

Don't forget your books.

Okay.

A real friend at last.

Uncle Bill, remember I told you about that girl, Eve, who's a box on the

teacher's desk?

A box on the... Yeah, I remember something about that.

Well, it turns out she lives right around the corner. And Miss Cummings

to bring her a book.

Oh, that's nice.

She up and around now?

No, she has to stay in bed all day.

Oh, I see.

She said the doctors couldn't make her better, but I told her you would make

well, because you can do anything.

Well, I'm glad that you feel that way, honey, but it's not true.

Sure it's true.

Can I take you over and you can meet Eve? Then she'll be all better.

Mrs.

Bowers? Yes?

I'm Bill Davis.

I understand my kids are here.

Oh, yes, Mr. Davis. Please come in. Thank you.

I'll get them.

Mr. Davis, Buffy has been telling Eve that you're some sort of a superman who

can do what the doctors can't.

Oh, boy.

I'm sorry about that.

But I'm very grateful for Buffy and Jody's friendship to Eve.

Thank you.

She just loves them.

Would you like to meet Eve?

Sure.

Oh, boy, a six. I'm out of the cave.

Let's pick another card. Yeah, now I have a chance to win.

Go back to the cave.

Hi, Uncle Bill.

Hi, kids.

Uncle Bill, this is Eve. Eve, this is my Uncle Bill.

Hi.

Hello, Eve.

Eve has to stay in bed.

But she's very good at games.

Listen,

I told Mr. French I was going to pick you guys up and take you out to dinner.

Eve, you won't have to stay in bed for long now that Uncle Bill's here.

Did you finish your game?

We don't have to finish Uncle Bill. That's because he's losing.

Dr. Flanders, please.

Oh, this is Bill Davis.

I'm fine. How are you?

Good. Look, there's a little girl in my daughter's class in school, and she's

got one of those teleclass school -at -home setups, you know.

Yeah, yeah, right in your line.

Well,

I thought as a... Well, she's been to all kind of doctors, but I thought as a

favor, maybe you could check her out for me.

Yeah,

well, if you can.

Well... I want everything done that, whatever you do, you know, tests,

medications, anything like that, just bill me and then tell her parents that

it's being paid for out of a, what, research?

Yeah, a research grant or something. Okay.

Yeah, her name is Eve Bowers.

Uncle Bill!

Somebody's calling. Wait just a second.

Yeah, shh.

Okay.

Can you take care of it for me?

Oh, that's great. I sure appreciate it.

Bye -bye.

What? We're ready to go out for dinner, Uncle Bill, but there's a problem.

What's that?

I want Italian food.

And I want Chinese.

Oh, well, that's easy. I know a place that serves pizza and chow mein, both.

See? Like I told Eve, Uncle Bill can do anything.

Okay. Come on.

We can't thank you enough.

I mean, I... I just call a friend.

Dr. Flanders is a wonderful man.

He gives us new hope.

But, Mr.

Davis...

Here they are.

To have a little hope again is a wonderful thing.

Hi, Eve.

Hi, Dad.

Mom. Mr. Davis. Hello.

Mrs.

Bowers. Mr. Bowers. Hello, Bill.

Take Eve to her bedroom, please.

I... Wish I could say what you want to hear.

Doctor, would you like some coffee?

No, thank you.

Doctor, how... How long?

No one can say, but...

So then the giant stood there and he held the two ends of the bridge together

like that, see, till the people all got off to the other side.

And then they knew that he was their friend and they weren't scared of him

anymore.

That's the end?

Yes, that's the end.

If I ever meet a giant, I hope it's one of the nice ones.

Oh, pardon me, sir. Mrs. Bowers is here.

Oh, well, tell her I'll be right there. Hey.

Are you his mother?

Yep. What does she want?

I don't know.

Now go on to bed, will you?

Jody, go on.

All right.

I'll look in on you, Jody.

Good night.

Good night.

Mrs.

Bowers?

Hello.

Please forgive me for...

Stopping by, Mr. Davis. I told Mr. Bower and Eve I was going for a walk.

Who's telling?

Thank you.

I can't tell you how much we've appreciated Buffy coming over to play

Well, Eve's her friend.

I know.

But I... I think it's time she stopped coming over.

I don't think I understand.

Well, Eve is...

Getting noticeably weaker.

She's, uh... Well, she... I know Buffy loves Eve.

And a child has a difficult enough time trying to understand life.

I wouldn't want this to... You're worried about Buffy?

Perhaps you know how to explain it to her.

Well, I'll try.

Is there anything we can do?

No.

Nothing.

Not anymore.

Bye, Mr. Davis.

Good.

I'm awake, Uncle Bill. Did Mrs. Bowers go home already?

Mm -hmm.

I want to talk to you if you're not too sleepy.

Good.

She just wanted to tell me how nice she thinks you are.

She made an extra trip for that?

No, but they appreciate how you come over there every day.

For what?

Well, Eve gets pretty tired now.

And she just got too tired from playing with you and Jody.

Eve is so sick, isn't she?

Sure. But you're going to make her better.

No. Honey, there's some things that all the doctors in the world can't fix.

Neither can I.

Then I shouldn't go over and visit her anymore?

Well, I guess not.

But if she's so sick, she needs a good friend.

I'm sure everybody needs a good friend.

If I didn't feel good, she would still come and visit me.

I guess she will.

Then I have to go and play with her.

Maybe you should.

Even I have a lot of fun together.

Okay.

I'll ask her mother.

Now listen, this is going to be a secret between you and me, what we know. You

don't tell anybody.

Especially Eve, okay?

I wouldn't have told Eve even if you didn't tell me not to tell her.

Yep. I've got a little surprise for you.

What kind of a surprise?

Well, I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going to go Christmas

shopping. Christmas shopping?

Now? Yep.

Boy, that is a surprise.

Yeah. In fact, I don't understand it.

This isn't Christmas.

Well, it goes like this, see.

My company's got this contract to build a bridge down in Venezuela. That's in

South America.

And I might have to go down there and supervise it, see?

When? Well, that's just it. Could be any time. Maybe next week, and I might not

be back in time for Christmas.

Christmas wouldn't be any fun without you, Uncle Bill.

How about the Fourth of July? Can we stick that in there somewhere?

You mean we're going to celebrate Christmas way before Christmas?

That's what we're going to do.

And if you want to ask your friend Eve, you can, if you want to.

Yeah, that would be nice.

But she can't leave her house.

Well, we don't have to have a Christmas party at our house. We could have it

over at her house if it's all right with her folks.

Yeah, that would be great.

Then Eve could have two Christmases this year.

Ours and hers.

That's right.

Let's go. Come on.

Come on.

Christmas? You're really going to have Christmas this week?

Sure. We have to.

My Uncle Bill doesn't know when he'll be back home.

But why do you want your Christmas party here?

Because you're my friend. And your mom says you won't be able to come to our

house.

Could we, Mom?

Could we have the party here, please?

Yes, darling.

Good. Then we'll pretend like it's December and have a real nice party.

Here, Uncle Bill. That way.

Okay.

Fine.

Well,

the lights are up.

Okay. Jody, you want to plug them in?

Okay.

That's the most beautiful, the most wonderful Christmas tree I've ever seen.

It doesn't look so good to me.

Jody, how can you say that?

Where are the presents?

from the Davis family telling me about an early holiday they want to hold at

house of their friend.

Now, is there somebody here named Eve?

I'm Eve.

Ah, good, good, good. I'm glad. Because sometimes I tend to lose my direction if

there's no snow on the ground.

Now, let's see.

What have we in here?

Ah, yes. Now, who is this for?

Why, it's for a little girl named Eve.

We can't tell you how pleased we are, sir, that we made a suitable Santa

Oh, you were great.

Thank you, sir.

I'm sure our children thought that the party was arranged so that you could

spend Christmas with them.

I think you're right.

They seemed to go for it completely. They were carrying on just like it was

Christmas Day.

I'm just glad they're too young to understand.

Thank heavens for that, sir.

Yes, they'd know what was really going on. I don't think they could have gone

through with it.

Well, good night, Frank.

Good night.