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Excuse me.

Don't erase, Jody. It has to be me.

It's hard to think and be me at the same time.

French. Oh, look, I'll call you from Tampa. I won't be more than a couple of

days if anybody calls.

I'll still be back in harness.

No, it's as if I've never been away, sir.

Well, now, look at that. No wonder I got the smartest kids in town doing their

homework at the breakfast table.

No, Uncle Bill. This isn't homework.

What are you writing there?

A fan letter to the Velvet Vultures.

Well, they're the epitome of folk jazz.

You kids doing your spelling?

We spelt last night, Uncle Bill. This is about the houseboat we're gonna win.

Very interesting. How are you going to do that?

Well, we already collected 50 box tops of crispy flakes.

Now all we got to do is write them by we like them. And we don't need lots of

words. Only 10.

Well, that's a mighty fine -looking houseboat they're giving away, too.

After we win, we could go around the world on it. You and us and Mr. French.

Time to get ready, you guys, for school.

You've been invited on this around the world household trip?

Oh, indeed I have, sir.

Little do they realize that millions of other youngsters will be competing

against them.

Their chances are infinitesimal, sir.

Yeah, but in the meantime, they're having a ball.

reason, Jody.

Because why?

Because I want to win a house bowl.

It's got to be about crispy flakes.

Because they're good.

More, Mr. Smith. Well, this does it.

The winner of the last prize, the 150th.

Huh. A double winner.

Twins. Buffy and Jody Davis.

I'd like to speak to Buffy or Jody Davis, please.

This is us.

Come on.

This is the Crispy Flakes contest, man, and I have a big surprise for you.

We won! We won!

When do we get the houseboat?

Well, I'm afraid you haven't won first place, but you two bright little

youngsters have won a prize.

Now there's a choice.

A child's encyclopedia or a baby lamb?

Now, which shall it be?

What's encyclopedia?

I don't know, but I sure like baby lamb.

Me, too.

We'll take the lamb, mister. Thanks.

Man, are you certain you have the right address?

Buffy and Jody Davis live here?

They do?

Then this is the right address.

Here you are, mister.

Just a moment, young man. Nobody here purchased a lamb.

They won it in the crispy flakes contest.

And just where do you propose to keep your little friend?

I thought he could sleep in my room.

Absolutely out of the question.

You want him to sleep in yours?

I most certainly do not.

That lamb shouldn't be inside this apartment at all.

Here, Jody.

We'll take him out on the terrace.

No, no, that's not what I meant.

Oh, Jimmy, I do hope it's the...

Crispy Flakes people advising me of a mistake.

Oh, Bauderis residence here.

Aye, French.

Listen, I'll be your fine home on the afternoon plane.

Everything okay on the home front?

Well, it was, sir, until a few moments ago.

What's the problem?

What's that?

That, sir, is the problem.

A lamb.

What's a lamb doing in the apartment?

Well, it arrived courtesy of Crispy Flakes, sir.

Instead of a houseboat, it seems that Buffy and Jody have won themselves a

Okay, I'll take care of it when I get home.

Goodbye.

Could have been an elephant.

I'll be glad to drop the twins off at school for you today, Mr. French.

That would be most convenient, Susie. It appears that I am to be the custodian

of a lamb today.

A lamb?

What lamb?

That lamb.

Not exactly wonderful.

You know, a little baby lamb can be a lot of trouble.

No trouble.

Can we take him to school, Mr. French?

Most decidedly not.

Mary had a little lamb and she took hers to school.

But you're Buffy and this lamb stays here.

And that is exactly the way I feel about you.

He likes it.

What else was in the refrigerator?

I saw some apples.

Snowball has arrived.

That's what they're calling him, huh?

Where'd you get the corral?

Oh, it's a baby's playpen, sir. Miss Faversham was kind enough to loan it to

Well, maybe we're starting a new trend.

Sheep ranch on the 27th floor of a Manhattan building.

Well, have you arrived at any conclusions, sir?

Yep.

The kids are going to donate the lamb to the children's zoo.

Oh, that may be rather difficult, Chuck.

No, I think I can handle it.

It's got to be done, French, and it's got to be done now.

Hi, Uncle Bill. Hi, kids.

Hi, hi.

This is our lamby one.

His name is Snowball.

Someday he's going to be a she.

Kids, I want to talk to you about Snowball.

Isn't he pretty?

We're going to take care of him forever and ever.

Just the way you take care of us.

What did you want to tell us about Snowball, Uncle Bill?

Oh, I just think it's a pretty name you picked out.

Snowball, that's real nice.

Please, Snowball.

Well, sir, you handle that matter rather well. I hear no crying.

Well, I didn't tell them.

You didn't tell them, sir?

No, I think we'll keep Snowball till tomorrow.

All the way I look at it, what's...

I always put it this way, French. I chickened out.

with this pillow under it, Snowball.

You can use Mrs.

Beasley's blanket tonight.

She won't mind.

French?

Hey, it's getting kind of late. Isn't it time those kids went to bed?

Oh, yes, sir, but they didn't wish to retire until Snowball was asleep.

Oh, well, they need sleep more than he does. Now get them in there to bed.

Yes, sir.

Now, Master Judy.

Shh.

Well, a lamb does not require one of our very best sofa pillars upon which to

sleep.

Just for tonight?

Oh.

All right, just for tonight.

You love Snowball, too, don't you, Mr. French?

Enough of that silly talk. Now to bed, both of you.

gonna be lonely out there.

I hope he's comfortable.

Jody, I guarantee no other lamb in the whole world has got better sleeping

accommodations than Snowball has tonight, and he will not be lonely.

All right. If you say so, Uncle Bill.

Snowball goes tomorrow morning, eh, sir?

Oh, first thing, first thing.

It's all in the tone of voice, with lambs as with children.

Well, I can't be a burglar on the 28th floor.

Did you hear that?

It sounds like there's a lamb out there.

I've never heard of a flying lamb.

George,

go see what it is.

Okay.

Okay. Maybe it's a duck flying south.

Ducks don't go back.

It's a lamb.

That's what I said.

On the Davis Terrace.

Honestly, George, you go right down there and tell that Mr. Davis his lamb

keeping us awake. You're darn right I will. That guy's a cook.

Look, I promise you it'll be out of here in the morning.

Oh, dear me.

Oh, Mr. Davis, sir, I thought I heard the bell. You heard. You heard a lamb.

Mr. Mayfield, I'm sorry. I'll see that he's kept quiet the rest of the night.

Oh, you'd better.

You'd better. There must be something in law books that says something about

lambs keeping people awake.

Well, kids are right. He

probably is lonesome out there all by himself.

Yes, sir.

Well, we've got to do something about it.

It'll be rather difficult to find another lamb to keep him company this

night, sir.

buying for tonight.

Well, let's go back to bed.

He likes you.

So it would appear, sir.

French, I don't know how to ask you this.

I know, sir.

You'd... Like me to babysit with Snowball till he falls off to sleep.

Well, thanks. I sure appreciate it.

I'm glad, Nanny.

There's Mr.

French.

I wonder why he isn't in his room.

Maybe he walks in his sleep.

Maybe. Come on, Snowball.

We're going to take you out for a walk.

I'll leave this here so they'll know where we are.

Yeah. Well, thanks, Sergeant. Yeah, we'll keep checking with you.

What time is it?

Ten o 'clock, sir.

Two hours, you know. They could have walked that lamb to Chicago by now. May

suggest that we initiate a lamb and child roundup, sir?

Yeah, come on.

It's a good thing they didn't win that houseboat. They'd be sailing down to

Mississippi.

Hello, yes. Davis residence here.

Huh?

Oh, yes, uh, excuse me, it's for you, sir. It's the Humane Society.

The what? Oh, yeah, hello.

Yeah, this is Mr. Davis.

Huh? Oh, you found him, huh?

Yeah, Snowball, that's his name. How'd you... Oh, yeah, oh, the address tag on

his collar, yeah.

Yeah, thank you. Well, uh, are the kids all right?

The kids, uh, little boy and little girl, uh, you know, twins, they're with

aren't they?

Well, what'd the officer say?

Oh,

I see.

Well, yeah, we'll be down. Yeah, we'll come down and get him. Thank you.

Now, where have you been?

Snowball runned away.

We waited and waited and he didn't come back.

Now, don't you worry, kids. I know where he is.

Where, Uncle Bill?

Well, he was in the park, and a policeman found him eating flowers.

I hope he didn't arrest him.

Now, you know the policeman wouldn't arrest a little lamb.

He took him to the Humane Society. Now, that's a real nice place where they look

after little animals when they get lost.

And we're going to go down there and get him right now.

Let's go!

Come on!

Sir, I'd hate to spend another night on that couch.

You don't have to, French.

Snowball goes to the children's zoo, sir?

Right straight from the Humane Society.

I'm coming.

I lost it again.

And don't cross streets alone.

Mr. Davis?

You're too small, like we are.

I just spoke to the children's zoo.

They'll be glad to accept the lamb.

Well,

I'm going to break the news to the kids.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.

Neither would I, but it looks like I am.

He'll be a good lamb from now on.

Well, I'm sure he will.

Snowball isn't very happy here.

He wants to go home and live with us.

I don't know about that.

We're all people at our house, and lambs kind of like to be around with other

lambs.

wouldn't be able to get them all out on the terrace.

That's right, Jody. It's pretty small.

Then where's Snowball gonna meet other baby lambs?

Yeah, where?

That's the trouble with living in the city. There's no place for lambs to meet

other lambs.

Well, let's think about it.

Baby goats go to meet other baby goats.

Yeah, where's that?

The children's zoo.

Hmm.

Too bad they don't have lambs at the children's zoo.

Oh, they have lambs, Uncle Bill.

We saw five of them.

Oh, yeah?

That many, huh?

Well, they probably wouldn't have room for a snowball.

Sure they would. They'd have lots of room.

lonely there.

You kids came up with a great idea.

Great idea.

Is that Snowball?

Why, sure.

You kids can go see Snowball anytime you want.