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DON'T EAT SO FAST. YOU'LL GET INDIGESTION.

WELL, ARNOLD WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

HOW DOES ARNOLD LIKE MAYBERRY, OPIE?

OH, FINE.

OH, OPIE, TURN THAT THING OFF.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT

WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE.

SHH! KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN. YOU'LL WAKE YOUR FATHER.

OKAY.

I DON'T SEE WHY IT'S ALWAYS SO IMPORTANT

TO START SO EARLY WHEN YOU GO FISHING.

BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO CATCH THEM,

WHEN THEY COME UP TO EAT.

WELL, I'M SURE SOME FISH MUST EAT LATER THAN THIS.

WELL, MAYBE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

ANDY, I'M SO SORRY WE WOKE YOU. OPIE'S GOING FISHING.

MORNING, PAW.

YEAH.

DID YOU SLEEP WELL?

GOOD MORNING. ARE YOU READY, OPIE?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GROW UP, I'M GOING TO BE

A SHERIFF, JUST LIKE YOU.

GOOD.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO CARRY A GUN EITHER.

GOOD.

I'LL CARRY AN AUSTRALIAN BULLWHIP

AND, WHEN I WANT TO CAPTURE A BAD MAN,

I'LL TWIST THE WHIP AROUND HIM

AND DRAG HIM TO JAIL.

THEN I'LL LOCK HIM UP AND SWALLOW THE KEY.

GOOD.

ARNOLD, I THINK WE'D BETTER GO NOW.

BYE, EVERYBODY!

DON'T BE TOO LATE, OPIE!

I WON'T!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, ANDY?

DON'T YOU THINK 6:30 IN THE MORNING

IS A LITTLE EARLY FOR ARNOLD?

BOY, I SURE HOPE WE CATCH SOMETHING TODAY.

OH, WE WILL. I ALWAYS CATCH SOMETHING.

LAST TIME I WENT FISHING WITH MY POP,

I ALMOST CAUGHT A SHARK.

A SHARK

YEAH. RIGHT IN HOPKINS CREEK.

HE MUST HAVE BEEN THIS LONG.

TEETH LIKE THAT, AND HE SNARLED.

ARNOLD, THERE ARE NO SHARKS HERE.

YOU ONLY FIND SHARKS IN THE OCEAN.

SOMETIMES THEY GET LOST.

I READ A BOOK ONCE, ALL ABOUT SHARKS.

HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?

HEY, ARNOLD, LOOK.

IT'S A BABY.

A BABY BOY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S A BOY?

IT'S GOT A BLUE BLANKET.

OH.

WHAT DOES IT SAY?

"PLEASE TAKE CARE OF MY BABY."

SOMEBODY DESERTED HIM.

I BETTER TAKE HIM HOME TO MY PAW.

NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, OPIE.

WHY NOT?

YOUR PAW WOULD HAVE TO SEND HIM

TO AN ORPHAN ASYLUM.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN ORPHAN ASYLUM IS LIKE?

NO.

I DO.

I READ ALL ABOUT 'EM IN A BOOK ONCE.

THE NAME OF IT WAS OLIVER TWIST,

AND HE WAS IN AN ORPHAN ASYLUM

AND HE GOT TREATED REAL BAD.

HE DID?

YEAH. THEY DIDN'T GIVE HIM

ANYTHING BUT BREAD AND WATER.

THEY HAD BARS ON THE WINDOWS.

OH, ARNOLD... IT'S TRUE.

WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE ORPHANAGES ARE LIKE THAT TODAY.

BESIDES, THEY'LL PROBABLY GIVE HIM TO SOME PEOPLE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY'D BE NICE PEOPLE?

THEY MIGHT BE BAD.

WELL, THEY WOULDN'T GIVE HIM TO BAD PEOPLE.

THEY MIGHT, AND THAT'D BE AWFUL

FOR A LITTLE BABY LIKE THIS.

YOU MEAN WE OUGHT TO TRY TO FIND HIM

A HOME IN MAYBERRY?

YEAH. NICE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON, OPIE. WE'VE GOT TO TRY.

WELL... WE CAN TRY, BUT IF WE DON'T FIND SOMEBODY,

THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TELL MY PAW.

WE'LL FIND SOMEBODY.

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO KEEP HIM, IN THE MEANTIME?

WELL, WE COULD...

HEY! HOW ABOUT THE CLUBHOUSE?

MY PAW WOULD SEE US CARRY HIM IN.

YEAH.

YOU WAIT HERE.

I HAVE AN IDEA.

MMM.

FEEL BETTER?

YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE A NICE MORNING.

THEY DIDN'T GO FISHING.

WHAT?

NO. THEY JUST WENT IN THE CLUBHOUSE

WITH A MARKET BASKET.

WELL, THAT'S PECULIAR.

HMM.

HEY, UH...

WHAT'S, UH...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

UH, WE DECIDED NOT TO GO FISHING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SECRET MEETING INSTEAD.

WELL, DIDN'T THIS COME FROM FOLEY'S?

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT BACK.

WE HAD TO BRING SOME SECRET STUFF

FOR THE MEETING.

WHAT'D YOU HAVE IN THERE? BLANKETS?

UH, YEAH. UM...

THEY'RE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED

AND THROW OFF A RADIOACTIVE POISON GAS.

IF ANYONE TRIES TO ENTER THE SECRET MEETING,

PFFT! THEY'RE DEAD.

WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO GET TANGLED UP

WITH A THING LIKE THAT.

IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU

I'LL JUST TURN ON MY INVISIBLE RAY

AND GO BACK IN THE HOUSE, OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH.

IT'S A GOOD THING HIS MOTHER LEFT THIS BOTTLE OF MILK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT FOR?

YOU HAVE TO.

MY MOTHER ALWAYS DID IT WITH MY LITTLE BROTHER.

HERE WE GO.

MMM.

BOY, HE SURE IS HUNGRY.

YEAH.

LOOK.

HIS MOTHER LEFT THESE, TOO.

OH, YEAH.

HEY, ARNOLD.

WHAT?

WHO'S GONNA DO...

YOU-KNOW-WHAT WHEN IT HAS TO BE DONE?

YEAH. WE BETTER FIND A HOME FOR HIM IN A HURRY.

I'M GOING TO GO OUT AND START ASKING PEOPLE

RIGHT NOW.

AND IT BETTER BE SOMEBODY WHO'S RICH.

I READ IN A BOOK ONCE

THAT FROM THE TIME A BABY IS BORN

UNTIL HE GOES THROUGH COLLEGE

IT COSTS $26,000!

GEE!

IF HE WANTS TO BE

A DOCTOR, IT'S EVEN MORE.

WELL, YOU STAY HERE, AND I'LL ASK AROUND.

AND DON'T LET ANYBODY KNOW WE HAVE THE BABY

UNTIL THEY SAY YES.

OTHERWISE, THEY'LL TELL YOUR FATHER.

AND IF YOU DON'T FIND ANYBODY,

THEN I'LL TRY.

OKAY.

COME HERE, BABY.

OPIE.

HI, MISS CRUMP.

WELL, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, OPIE?

WELL, I WAS JUST PASSING BY.

WELL, I'M SO GLAD YOU STOPPED BY.

BABIES ARE NICE, AREN'T THEY?

WELL, YES, VERY NICE.

DO YOU LIKE BABIES, MISS CRUMP?

YES, I LIKE THEM.

THEY COST $26,000.

WHAT?

I JUST THOUGHT

YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW.

OPIE, I'M NOT QUITE SURE I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A BABY, MISS CRUMP?

WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT, OPIE?!

WELL, WOULD YOU?

UH...

WELL, UH...

WHEN I GET MARRIED

YES, CERTAINLY I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BABY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ONE BEFORE YOU'RE MARRIED?

OPIE, YOU JUST BETTER RUN ALONG!

I'M NOT FINISHED YET.

I HAVE THINGS TO DO.

BUT...

OKAY.

BYE.

A BABY?

YEAH. WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO HAVE ONE?

GOSH, I NEVER GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT, ARNOLD.

WELL, DON'T YOU LIKE BABIES?

WELL, SURE, I LOVE BABIES.

I MEAN, THEY'RE CUTE, AND ALL THAT.

YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT BABIES, DON'T YOU?

LOOK, ARNOLD, I'D RATHER NOT DISCUSS IT.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO AROUND HERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW

HOW YOU COULD GET A BABY, GOOBER?

ARNOLD, I THINK YOU BETTER GO HOME.

IF YOU WANT ONE, I CAN TELL YOU...

ARNOLD, I SAID GO HOME.

OH, H-HELLO, ANDY.

HI.

SOMETHING THE MATTER?

ANDY, OPIE'S BEEN OVER TO HELEN'S,

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT?

WHAT?!

THAT'S RIGHT, ANDY.

WELL, UH...

ANDY, I GOT TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.

HEY, AUNT BEE. HEY, HELEN.

WHAT IS IT, GOOB?

WELL... UH...

I DON'T KNOW IF I OUGHT TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN FRONT OF...

LADIES. I...

WELL, WHAT IS IT, GOOB?

WELL, IT'S ABOUT OPIE AND THAT FRIEND OF HIS, ARNOLD.

DID OPIE COME OVER THERE

AND TALK TO YOU, TOO, GOOBER?

NO, BUT THAT ARNOLD DID.

I DON'T THINK OPIE OUGHT TO BE PLAYING WITH THAT BOY.

WELL, I KNOW ARNOLD'S GOT AN IMAGINATION.

THIS HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IMAGINATION.

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HE WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT.

EMBARRASSED ME SOMETHING AWFUL.

WAS IT ABOUT BABIES, GOOBER?

YES.

ANDY, THIS IS WHY THEY DIDN'T GO FISHING.

THEY GOT ON THE SUBJECT, AND THEY CAME BACK

AND STARTED ASKING PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

ANDY, I THINK IT'S TIME YOU DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT

BEFORE THEY EMBARRASS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

"DID SOMETHING"?

YES.

IT SEEMS VERY CLEAR.

WELL...

WHAT, WHAT CAN I DO?

WELL, ANDY, IT'S OBVIOUS

THAT OPIE'S CURIOSITY HAS BEEN AROUSED

JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER YOUNG BOY HIS AGE

AND ANDY, IT'S TIME THAT YOU, AS HIS FATHER

TOLD HIM THE FACTS OF LIFE.

ME?!

OF COURSE.

WHO ELSE BUT YOU?

THAT'S THE WAY.

I THINK HE FEELS BETTER NOW, DON'T YOU?

JUST HAD SOME GAS ON HIS CHEST.

YOU CAN PUT HIM BACK IN THE BASKET.

ALL RIGHT.

I STILL THINK I OUGHT TO TELL MY PAW ABOUT HIM.

YOU WANT HIM TO END UP WITH BAD PEOPLE?

WE CAN'T KEEP HIM HERE MUCH LONGER,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'LL FIND HIM A HOME.

WE HAVE TO ASK MORE PEOPLE.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

MISS CRUMP LOOKED AT ME REAL FUNNY.

WE GOT TO THINK OF THE BABY.

PRETTY SOON, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TELL MY PAW...

BUT I'LL ASK SOME MORE.

ANDY, I WOULDN'T WASTE NO TIME TELLING HIM.

I WON'T, GOOB.

I'LL TELL HIM, BUT THERE'S

A PROPER TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING.

I REMEMBER WHEN DADDY TOLD ME ABOUT IT

HE USED THE BIRDS AND THE BEES AS AN EXAMPLE.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S A LITTLE OUTDATED?

OF COURSE, YOU COULD ALWAYS TELL HIM

ABOUT THE MACKEREL SWIMMING DOWNSTREAM.

THAT'S SALMON, GOOB, AND THEY SWIM UPSTREAM.

AS LONG AS HE LEARNS THE REASON THEY'RE SWIMMING.

I'LL SEE YOU.

I'LL TAKE THOSE, AUNT BEE.

THANK YOU.

LUNCH WILL BE READY VERY SOON.

GOOD.

I THINK THE BOY SHOULD BE TOLD THESE THINGS

BEFORE HE BECOMES CURIOUS.

I'LL GET TO IT, AUNT BEE, I'LL GET TO IT.

WELL, WHEN?

WHEN I THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT.

WELL, WHEN WILL THAT BE?

WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY GREAT RUSH.

ANDY, DO YOU WANT HIM TO HEAR IT

FROM STRANGERS?

WELL...

ANDY!

WELL, IS THERE... IS THERE ANY LAW

THAT SAYS IT HAS TO COME FROM THE FATHER?

ANDY...

I'M GONNA DO IT.

I-I DEFINITELY AM GONNA DO IT.

Andy: I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED BY, LOU.

: I...

I WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE... A LITTLE CHAT WITH YOU.

OH, IS ARNOLD ACTING UP?

I KNOW HE WAS OVER AT YOUR PLACE TODAY.

OH, NO. HE'S FINE.

HE'S A GOOD BOY.

YES, HE IS.

HE'S GOT A LITTLE WILD IMAGINATION.

OH, THAT HE HAS.

YEAH.

NO, I-I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

UH, YOU AND ARNOLD ARE-ARE PALS...

I MEAN, BUDDIES, AREN'T YOU?

OH, I LIKE TO THINK SO, ANDY.

YEAH, IT'S-IT'S A GOOD WAY.

IT'S A GOOD WAY, YEAH.

HOW'D YOU TELL HIM THE FACTS OF LIFE?

I DIDN'T.

I WAS HOPING YOU'D TELL OPIE

AND THEN ARNOLD COULD GET IT FROM HIM.

IT'S TIME.

GOOD. THAT LETS ME OFF THE HOOK.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

DID YOU EVER GIVE IT ANY THOUGHT--

HOW TO GO ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING?

OH, YES.

LOTS AND LOTS OF TIMES, BUT IT-IT JUST...

IT JUST SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.

WELL, IT SCARES ME, TOO.

( sniffs and clears throat )

UH, I SUPPOSE THE, UH, THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

WOULD BE A LITTLE OLD-FASHIONED.

OH, YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE ANIMALS.

WHAT LITTLE I KNOW

YOU GOT TO PUT IT RIGHT ON THE LINE.

RIGHT ON THE LINE, HUH?

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY--

NO MORE FAIRY TALES, NO STORKS, NO DOCTORS' BAGS.

JUST RIGHT ON THE LINE?

RIGHT ON THE LINE.

WELL, I JUST WANTED

TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT, LOU.

WELL, YOU GOT 'EM.

I'LL SEE YOU, ANDY.

THANKS.

I'M VERY SORRY, MISS CRIPPS.

IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

ANDY'S PLANNING TO HAVE A TALK WITH HIM.

YES.

YES. GOOD-BYE.

SARAH, WOULD YOU GET ME ANDY, PLEASE?

I KNOW, SARAH.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

ANDY...

ANDY, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO OPIE RIGHT AWAY.

HE'S GOING ALL OVER TOWN!

A HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ALREADY!

ALL RIGHT.

ALL-ALL RIGHT, JUST-JUST SEND HIM

OVER TO THE COURTHOUSE, AS SOON AS YOU SEE HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

OPIE? OPIE!

YES, AUNT BEE?

YOUR FATHER WANTS YOU AT THE COURTHOUSE.

BUT AUNT BEE... RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

OKAY.

AND WHEN YOUR FATHER SPEAKS TO YOU,

I WANT YOU TO BE VERY ALERT.

MY AUNT BEE SAYS I GOT TO GO DOWN AND SEE MY FATHER.

DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS ABOUT THE BABY?

I DON'T KNOW IF HE DOES,

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL HIM, ANYWAY.

NOBODY WANTS HIM

AND WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF HIM ANYMORE.

WELL, I GOT TO GO HOME.

ARNOLD.

BUT MY MOTHER WANTS ME.

YOU'RE GOING DOWN THERE WITH ME!

IT WAS YOUR IDEA, IN THE FIRST PLACE!

ARNOLD!

OKAY.

WE TRIED OUR BEST.

COME ON.

OKAY, YOU GO IN AND TELL HIM,

WHILE I STAY OUTSIDE HERE WITH THE BABY.

WHY DON'T WE ALL GO IN TOGETHER?

THE BABY'S BEEN COOPED UP ALL DAY.

IT NEEDS A LOT OF FRESH AIR.

I READ THAT IN A BOOK.

HI, PAW.

OH, HI, OPE.

HEY, I'M-I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED BY.

I GOT... I GOT SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT

WHILE I GOT IT FRESH ON MY MIND.

WELL, I GOT SOMETHING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, TOO, PAW.

WELL, N-NO, THIS IS... THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT.

UH, WHY DON'T WE JUST, UH, SIT DOWN OVER HERE?

HERE, YOU-YOU SIT RIGHT THERE IN THE BIG CHAIR.

I'LL JUST TAKE THIS ONE, AND, UH...

NOW, UM...

OPE, UH... WHEN, UH

WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR...WITH YOUR FRIENDS,

UH, DO YOU EVER TALK ABOUT, UH, GIRLS?

WHAT FOR?

WELL, THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S, UH, WHAT I WANTED TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT, OPE.

UM...AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW

THERE ARE, UH, TWO, UH...SEXES--

MALE AND FEMALE, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

AND, UH, THESE TWO SEXES

GET MARRIED LOTS OF TIMES, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

NOW... NOW, WE'RE GETTING TO THE MEAT OF, UH

WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

UH, SEE, UH, UH...

A MAN MEETS A WOMAN...

AND THEY START GOING TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I MEAN, YOU KNOW

TO MOVIES AND BOWLING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

YEAH.

AND...

FINALLY, THEY GET

TO WHERE THEY-THEY LIKE ONE ANOTHER REAL GOOD

AND THEY GET MARRIED.

RIGHT.

AND THEN THEY'RE, UH

THEY'RE LIVING IN THE S-SAME HOUSE.

I MEAN, RIGHT-RIGHT THERE IN THE SAME HOUSE.

UM...

AND THE WOMAN COOKS AND THE MAN GOES TO WORK.

WELL, NATURALLY, THIS MAKES 'EM PRETTY FRIENDLY.

YES, PAW.

VERY FRIENDLY, I MIGHT SAY.

YOU MEAN THIS IS WHERE YOU LEFT HIM?

WELL, I WAS DRIVING AROUND HERE THIS MORNING.

I WAS DESPERATE, I GUESS, AFTER THE FIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I BLEW MY TOP.

I'M SORRY, BUT LET'S JUST HOPE

THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF HIM, ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

ARE YOU THE SHERIFF?

THAT'S RIGHT.

LOOK, MY WIFE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

WE LEFT OUR BABY OUTSIDE -- AND WE'D LIKE HIM BACK.

A BABY?

YOU FOUND HIM, DIDN'T YOU?

I DIDN'T FIND A BABY.

I FOUND HIM.

WHERE IS HE? WHERE IS HE?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WE FOUND HIM WHEN WE WERE GOING FISHING.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU.

WE BEEN TRYING TO FIND HIM A HOME.

WELL, SON, WHERE IS HE?

MY FRIEND ARNOLD'S GOT HIM. HE'S OKAY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING HIM TO ME?

WELL...WE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT SEND HIM

TO A BAD HOME.

I'LL GO GET HIM.

I'LL GO WITH YOU. YOU STAY HERE.

GO GET THE BABY, OPE.

YOU PEOPLE SEEM AWFUL ANXIOUS TO GET THE BABY,

AND THIS MORNING

YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

OH, SHERIFF, I CAN'T TELL YOU

HOW BADLY I FEEL ABOUT THIS.

IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE.

YOU BETTER KNOW IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE.

THE QUESTION IN MY MIND

IS WHETHER YOU PEOPLE COULD MAKE ANOTHER BIG MISTAKE.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

WE GOT TO TAKE THE BABY INSIDE.

THE PARENTS ARE BACK.

THEY ARE?

YEAH, THEY CAME BACK FOR HIM.

AW...

I KNEW THEY WOULD.

I READ IN A BOOK ONCE-- HAD A BLUE COVER--

IT WAS A STORY...

ARNOLD, WILL YOU QUIT TALKING TO ME

ABOUT READING IN A BOOK?

AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE--

I KNOW THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN MT. PILOT.

NOW, I'M SORRY AS I CAN BE

BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL THEM ABOUT THIS,

AND IF IT EVER HAPPENS AGAIN-- WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

NEVER.

IT BETTER NOT.

OH... THERE.

THANKS, BOYS.

THAT'S OKAY.

HE ALREADY HAD HIS 1:00 FEEDING.

FINE.

THANKS AGAIN... ALL OF YOU.

THANKS.

THAT'S WHY ALL THE TALK ABOUT BABIES.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

TRYING TO FIND A HOME FOR THAT ONE.

WE THOUGHT WE WERE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

NOW YOU KNOW BETTER.

YES, PAW.

YES, SIR.

CAN WE GO NOW?

YEAH.

UH...

OPE, UM...

WAIT A MINUTE.

ARNOLD, YOU WAIT OUTSIDE.

UH...

LET'S, UH, LET'S FINISH WHAT WE STARTED, OPE.

SEE, UH...

WHEN A MAN AND WOMAN ARE IN LOVE,

THEY GET MARRIED,

AND PRETTY SOON THEY WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY, SEE?

SO, THEY DECIDE TO HAVE A BABY...

AND IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW?

NO, PAW.

OH.

PARDON ME, I DIDN'T MEAN

TO INTERRUPT ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT INTERRUPTING A THING.

OPE WAS JUST LEAVING, RIGHT, OPE?

THANKS, PAW.

THAT SURE WAS INTERESTING.

BYE, MISS CRUMP.

BYE, OPIE.

HMM...

DID YOU TELL HIM?

YEP.

HOW'D HE TAKE IT?

I THINK HE TOOK IT PRETTY WELL

CONSIDERING IT WAS ALL SO NEW TO HIM.

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

YOUR PAW BAWL YOU OUT?

NO. HE SAT ME DOWN AND GAVE ME A TALK

ABOUT THE FACTS OF LIFE.

DID YOU TELL HIM YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT IT?

NO. I DIDN'T WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR HIM.

YEAH.

WELL, IT WASN'T SUCH A PROBLEM, AFTER ALL.

NO, NOT ONCE I GOT STARTED.

MATTER OF FACT, I WAS KIND OF

PROUD OF MYSELF, THE WAY I HANDLED IT.

WELL, I'M GLAD.

YEAH, I HANDLED IT WITH DELICACY,

YET I DIDN'T EVADE THE ISSUE,

I JUST PUT IT RIGHT ON THE LINE.

WELL, IT'S THE ONLY WAY, AND NOW HE KNOWS,

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT WAS INTERESTING,

TO SEE HIS LITTLE EYES OPEN UP,

AS I WAS TELLING IT TO HIM.

WELL, OF COURSE.

HE JUST HUNG ON EVERY WORD.

YEAH, IF I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE, I KNOW IT NOW.

A BOY SHOULD GET THESE THINGS FROM HIS FATHER

AND NOBODY ELSE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I GOT A LOT OF SATISFACTION

OUT OF THAT.