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Hard to believe this was a parking lot six months ago.

Yeah, it shows you what a couple truckloads of concrete and steel can do.

All we got to do to keep the tenants happy is put in a parking lot.

You're right.

Well, I'm going to take one little look around up there, and then I'm going

home. Okay, watch your step.

I have a registered letter. Oh, good. I'll take it. I'll need a return

signature.

Oh, all right. I'll get my Uncle Bill.

It's for Buffy and Jody Davis.

It's for Buffy and Jody? Yes.

Would you sign here for him, please?

Thank you. Thank you.

Where are you from?

It's from Vestry, Vestry, Vestry and Thinlitter.

Sounds like a law firm.

I didn't do anything wrong. Did you, Jody?

No, not that I can think of.

Is somebody going to open it? The suspense is killing me.

Okay.

Master Jody David.

We're Master David.

Please have your guardian contact my office regarding an important matter,

truly, Martin J. Finletter, attorney at law.

Is that all?

Well, it's a little early. I'll call from the office.

Uncle Bill, I did do something wrong.

What? Last week, I found a dime in the money -back hole, in the telephone.

And I kept it.

No, Jody, the postage on the envelope's worth more than a dime. It can't be

that.

Then what could it be?

You're just going to have to wait and find out.

Yes?

Mr. Finletter.

Yeah, put him on.

Hello. Yeah, William Davis.

Ah, yes, Mr. Davis.

You received my letter?

When can you come in?

With the children?

Oh, four o 'clock in the afternoon, all right.

Fine. I'll see you then.

Uh, listen, can you tell me what this is all about?

It concerns an inheritance.

For Buffy and Jody?

If you don't mind, we'll go into the details this afternoon, Mr. Davis.

Goodbye.

client was Mr. Claude Graham.

Graham. Claude M.

Does that name mean anything to you kids?

Not me.

Nope. Nope?

Well, perhaps this picture will help you to recall him.

Hey, that's the man from the park.

The nice man who fed the birds with us.

We wondered why he didn't come to the park anymore.

We were looking for them all last week. So were the birds.

Mr. Graham left a very modest estate.

After the funeral expenses have been paid off, the remaining sum goes to the

children.

Why?

Mr. Graham told me that he looked forward to seeing Buffy and Jody each

the park.

They shared moments of happiness together.

He appreciated the time you spent being nice to an old man.

It didn't take any time. He was our friend.

You said a modest mistake, Mr. Finlater?

Yes. He was once a very important client.

We continued to manage his business affairs.

He left the children $52.

Buffy, we're millionaires.

Jody, I just thought of something else to put on the list. What?

A camera.

Hey, that's a neat idea. I'll put one on my list, too.

You can use mine.

But I want one of my own.

That's not how you spell camera.

Okay, I'll use yours.

It's sure nice to be able to buy anything you want.

Trouble is, there's so many things in the world that we'll never be able to

think of all of them.

We can try.

But I just know we're going to forget something.

Well, if there's any money left... We'll put it in the bank.

Or buy ice cream soda.

Let's put that down.

Bedtime.

We were writing things down we're going to buy on our list.

Gee, looks like you've got to buy some more paper.

We'll better put that down, too.

There's no more paper to write it on, though. Then they'll remember.

Boy, I just know I'm going to dream about more things to buy.

I'm very proud of you two.

What for, Uncle Bill?

For being so nice to Mr. Graham.

We didn't do anything special.

We were just us.

I know. That's why I'm proud.

Okay. But I still don't understand.

You will someday.

I'll be glad when the day comes we understand everything we don't

now.

Good night. Good night, Uncle Bill. Good night.

Buffy, I just remembered something else to buy.

What? A watch for Uncle Bill. The kind that tells what day it is.

We'll remember that, too.

Yeah.

All right.

I'll be, uh...

Children still cataloging the world's treasures, sir? Oh, yes, indeed. Fifty

-two dollars is a lot of money at that age.

Oh, I agree, sir.

Well, you might teach them a lesson.

If you say so, sir.

Now we'll see how much they learned about sharing.

Yep.

Buffy, we don't have a yard, remember?

Where are you going to put a swimming pool?

You don't have enough money to buy a yard.

On the terrace.

Buffy, I really think this pool is too small for you.

It doesn't matter how small it is if you never had a pool.

Do you really want to buy it?

I'll think about it. Let's look some more.

Yes, Jody, the audible quality is quite distinct.

No, Mr. French, you're supposed to say, I read you loud and clear.

Oh, I read you loud and clear.

Mr. French, would you start to count, please?

Why, Jody?

It says that you can hear up to a mile away.

I'll start walking.

Jody, where are you going?

Jody. Jody, come in.

Come in.

Jody, I demand that you come in.

Come in.

Oh, I'm afraid I seem to have lost contact.

Oh, it's only good up to a mile, you know.

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.

Jody. Hi, Mr. French.

Jody, where have you been?

I decided not to buy it, so I turned it off.

Oh.

Thank you, but I'm afraid we won't be purchasing these.

Good day, sir.

That's

very

good. I have to do it following the numbers, just like the paint sets.

It is also... $89.

Then we better look at the paint set.

Do you know how to play pool, Mr. French?

Well, three cushioned billiards is more my choice, but I have played pool, yes.

Would you show me how?

Well, perhaps, yes, some other time.

Please, Mr.

French. Jody, this is hardly the place.

Then how do I know if I want to buy it? Just show me how to hold the stick so I

can hit the ball.

Very well.

Well, first, you put these three fingers on the table. See, to form a firm base.

Then you make a circle with the thumb and forefinger, thus. It acts as a

you see?

And there we are.

Very good.

Come on, Mr. French, let's look around some more.

Yes.

Look,

Mr. French, I'm in orbit!

It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

My whole life, I wouldn't want anything else.

Mm -hmm.

It costs $40.

Well, we have $52.

I want this more than anything, Mr. French.

Well, the price is $34.

We have $52.

costs $34.

Mine costs $40.

We can both use mine. Mine's a telescope.

We can both use mine, too.

What's yours?

A dollhouse.

Now, kids, $34 and $40 is $74.

You have $52.

What will we do?

Well, may I suggest that we continue this discussion at home?

Oh, I'm for that. Let's go.

dollhouse a hundred more times than Jody wants that old telescope.

Oh, yeah, I want the telescope a zillion more times than you want that old

dollhouse. Okay, okay, hold it a minute.

Jody says the dollhouse costs $40, right? And the telescope costs $34.

Okay. Half of $52 is $26, right? Right, Uncle Bill. Gee, you're good at

arithmetic, Uncle Bill.

Okay, then how did you expect to spend $34?

Just the same way Buffy expects to spend $40, only mine's less.

And each one of you expects the other one to give up some of his share, huh?

Uncle Bill, who do you think should give up some of their money, Jody or me?

Well, that's something we'd have to settle between you.

But we've already tried to settle it out.

But it won't settle out.

How important is that telescope to you, Jody?

Well, I could look through it and learn about the moon and the stars and become

a planetarian man.

You mean an astronomer.

He was going to be an astronaut last week.

Well, astronauts have to learn about the moon and the stars and stuff because

someday he might go up there.

Okay. How about you and the dollhouse?

Well, I could play with it and learn to be a decorator and learn how to fix up

the house so I'll be ready when I grow up.

Well, you thought each of you got a pretty good case there.

I don't suppose either one of you wants to give in to the other, huh?

Well, that'd be pretty unselfish.

Okay, there's only one way we can settle it.

Give me that quarter I lent you.

We're going to do this heads or tails.

The one that wins gets his first choice, and the other one will have to settle

for less.

One of us has to lose.

That's right.

Okay, who's going to have what, heads or tails?

Tails.

Heads. All right.

I'm sorry, Buffy.

Yeah, me too.

But it's okay.

Wait until I tell Mr. French and Sissy.

Uncle Bill, did you know that having money was going to be such a problem?

Well, shall we tell the salesman, okay?

I guess so.

You guess so?

Now, Uncle Bill said to charge it to his account.

Could we just look at one more thing, Susie?

Oh, for heaven's sake, Jody. Now, I thought that you decided on this.

Just one more thing. I promise.

So that's it.

Uh -huh.

Why did you want to see it?

I wondered why Buffy thinks it's so neato.

Well, only a girl would understand that.

It looks like any other old dollhouse.

Well, come on, if we're going to get your telescope.

Wait a minute.

I guess I'll buy the dollhouse.

You're going to buy the dollhouse?

Well, Buffy wanted it so much, and I guess I can get something else with the

leftovers.

Well, that's the most unselfish thing I ever heard of.

I think so, too.

Does the water really work in the kitchen sink?

Mm -hmm.

If you take this roof off here and fill the tank in back, then the shower works,

too.

That's the first dollhouse I ever saw with plumbing.

Are you going to let Mrs. Beasley live in it?

She's too big, and besides, she doesn't know she's a doll. She thinks she's a

people.

Jody gave up part of his inheritance to buy it for Buffy.

Honest Buffy?

Mm -hmm.

My brother's never that good to me.

Mine is.

What did he ever buy you?

Nothing.

Then how is he so good to you?

He hardly ever sucks me.

That is being good, but not as good as Jody is too, Buffy.

You sure are lucky, Buffy.

I don't feel lucky.

What's the matter, Buffy?

I don't know. The dollhouse just looked better in the store.

Now, are you certain you wish to return to the dollhouse, Buffy?

Yes, Mr. Frank. Oh, you wish to see me? Oh, yes.

Are you the manager, sir?

I am.

What can I do for you?

I wish to return the doll's house.

May I inquire as to the reason?

Certainly, the young lady has changed her mind.

The sink is damp.

I didn't wash any toy dishes.

I just wanted to see the water run.

Yes, would you kindly credit Mr. Davis's account?

We want to buy a telescope.

Is

that

really Venus?

Uh -huh.

That's the brightest planet in the whole solar system.

I want to see the moon now.

Focus, of course.

There.

it brings everything up real close.

Sometimes when you see things up close, they're not so special anymore.

What's the matter with you? I thought you were all excited about that

I was.

Not anymore, huh?

I don't know. It was more fun before when I just wanted it.

Well, that happens.

Could I take it back?

Sure. You sure that's what you wanna do?

Uncle Bill, ever since we got the money, I don't know what I wanna do.

Same here.

Yes, I've come to return this telescope.

Did the little lady change her mind again?

No, the boy did.

But first I'll have to see if the telescope is still in good condition.

Well, I can assure you, sir, that this telescope was used but sparingly on

Saturday evening.

How do I know that?

If you would care to consult with your local conservatory meteorologist, you

will find that on that night there were very few stars out.

Let me have some more feed, Buffy.

Do you want to go sit over on the bench and feed the pigeons like we did with

Mr. Graham?

I don't think so.

I don't either. I just wondered if you did.

Jody, what are we going to do with the $52?

I don't know.

We're going to have to think of something.

Maybe we'll have to put it in our piggy banks.

All that money?

We'll have to get bigger piggies.

Being rich sure isn't easy.

We don't have to be rich.

What do you mean?

We could give the money back.

That's why we want to give back the money.

Somebody else that he loved could have it.

Incredible.

In my 25 years of practicing law, no one has ever given back an inheritance.

Well, I assume that legally it can't be done, can it not?

Yes.

But in this case, it raises a problem. You see, the money would have to revert

to the state.

You mean that Mr. Graham had no relatives?

None.

You mean he didn't have anybody who loved him?

In the whole world?

No. I'm sorry.

Then there's nobody who'll remember him.

Jody, now I know what we can do with the money.

You see, Uncle Bill, If Mr. Graham had nobody who loved him,

then there's nobody who'll remember him.

And if there's nobody who remembers him, there's nobody to feed the pigeons for

him.

Except us.

And that's why we want to buy lots and lots and lots of food for the pigeons.

Do you think Mr. Graham will like that?

I think he'd like it a lot.

As long as the money lasts.

I think $50 should buy tons and tons of breadcrumbs.

I think Mr. Graham knew how to pick his friends, too.