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Aniki-Bobo.

Keep still.

Keep still!

Come on. It's time for school.

Butters fingers! - It wasn't my fault.

You're always fidgeting.

Carlitos! Dear God, you're always the same.

What a boy!

You will never change.

ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE

Clumsy! You will never change, Bonifacio.

You're a born idiot. - Thank you very much.

Not at all. Be a man.

Look at those little rascals over there.

That makes you feel like being a father.

Father of all that lot?

Better to be a father of all of them rather than of a half-wit like you.

You can take out your books.

Right now, we left off in the last lesson at page...

page 27.

As I was saying... page 27.

John Dimwit.

Be quiet! You're in class.

You seem to want to have fun, eh?

Tattykins!

Pay attention.

Eduardo, you read.

Joan Dimwit...

What?

Joan Dimwit...

You're the sissy Dimwit! Someone else.

You, Pompeu. Show these dunces how you should read.

"Once upon a time there was a widow

who had a son called John Dimwit.

One day she said to him: My boy,

if you go around looking at people and things, you'll become a very smart young man.

'Yes, you're right mother. '

John Dimwit went off to the village

with his eyes wide open so he could see everything.

Then he met a man

and he looked him up and down

from head to toe very carefully.

'What are you looking at? '

'I'm looking at the world. '

The man thinking he was making fun of him,

hit him. "

Silence!

Always giggling. Crowd of duds!

Silence, silence!

When I'm feeling sad And you see me looking blue.

I sit in the church yard On a festival Sunday through.

When you open your window Life becomes lovelier.

The hours without A B C And three times nine, twenty seven.

Are like the sun way up there And everyone is in heaven.

When you open the school door The sparrow flies out of his cage.

When you open the school door!

I want more music.

It's over, look at this rascal! Out of there, go on.

Do you want to play with me?

I'll give you my apple.

Well! Either you've shrunk or this has grown.

Cheeky!

Shall we have a chat?

I must go home. My mother needs me.

I can't chat today.

Tomorrow.

Beside the boat?

Aren't you going to have a swim?

Come on in. Forget about that.

Hey, Titchy, come on into the water. Fancy pants!

I'm a bit too weak for that. I only have a bath at home in the tub.

We'll send for a bath.

And a rubber ring!

Come on or will I come and get you? - I don't want to, I'm afraid.

Afraid my foot! Into the water!

Leave him alone. Don't force him if he doesn't want to.

What's it to you? Stick your nose somewhere else.

Stop bothering me.

You're bothering Titchy.

Get out of it. Else you'll get it as well as him.

I want to see you try.

Police!

If I catch one he'll go to prison.

Gang of kids!

And you, you'll be the first!

Cheeky brats!

Good afternoon.

5 pennies' worth of pegs, a pack of pins

and 2 reels of white thread. Quick, I'm in a hurry.

That's the way. Short and sweet.

50 pence of pegs, a pack of pins and 2 reels of white threat.

Quick. She's in a hurry.

Did you hear?

50 pence of pegs, a packet of pins and 2 reels of white thread.

Get it?

Who hurt you?

I fell down.

I was running away from a policeman.

And I hurt myself.

Do you like the doll?

She's lovely!

STORE OF TEMPTATIONS

3 times 1 is 3... 3 times 2 is 6... 3 times 3 is 9...

4 times 1 is 4... 4 times 2 is 8... 4 times 3 is 12...

Eduardo's pushing his weight around.

But one day I'll get my own back.

Is that what's making you sad?

No. Let him get lost.

You look as though you are at a funeral. What's up?

Is it because of the doll?

Buy it.

And the dough?

It must be very expensive.

Break your piggy bank.

I haven't got one.

How much is it?

What did you say? - You're the one who spoke.

How much is that?

Well, well, a big customer!

Damn it, you'd think you were deaf!

How much is that? - What?

The doll.

A bit expensive, lad, 30 escudos.

Break the piggy bank but not the counter.

That's not enough. Buy some sweets.

That's just what you want, you sucker!

Outside, get out of my shop!

Scram!

Giraffe!

And you hit me?

Well, I can't hit the customers!

Take away this junk, idiot!

Excuse me, it's my employee.

Have you got... - Yes, of course, Sir.

I'd like to see... - What?

Some suiting material. - To see and to buy, of course.

I've got just the thing.

It must be nice to have lots of money and be rich.

What if we were really rich?

Millionaires!

If I were rich I'd buy the school.

What for?

Just to close it down.

And I'd buy a car,

and I'd live on steak and butter.

Wow, what a life!

What about you?

What would you buy?

The doll.

But you can't. It costs 30 escudos.

I asked, just to find out.

The worst is the piggy bank's broken.

Never mind. I can buy a new spinning top.

Piggy bank! A new top!

Just as I'm telling you, still the old price,

and you won't find it elsewhere.

And this one?

I'll cut it right away.

I don't like it either. I want something more...

I know. Something a bit more...

Bring me the cloth from the window.

Very fine cloth. - How much?

The yard sticker's not for sale. - No, the yard of material.

Oh, it's a gift; 90 escudos, old price.

No, that's too much.

You don't need 4 yards, 3 and a half will do.

Bonifacio, bring the cloth.

No, I don't want it.

You'll never find the likes elsewhere.

I quite like it but I'm in mourning.

For a long time?

Now, in black, I have just the thing.

Are you in deep or superficial mourning?

In between. Perfect.

This is excellent, a very good cloth.

And it's foreign made.

Foreign? Ah, then, I don't want it.

Excuse me?

He didn't get anything.

No, but you are going to!

Oh, the water was so good!

I did one of those dives! The others just gaped at me.

I'm the greatest. By the way, have you seen Carlitos?

Why?

What about his eye? Looks like he's got a monocle!

Don't make fun like that.

He was running away from a policeman and he fell and hurt himself.

Some story that is!

I gave him a real punch in the eye.

He's skinny, he's not tough.

But I am! Look, this is all muscle!

Don't hurt him.

If you ask me not to. But he'd better not bother me,

or else...

Or else he's going to get it!

It's your fault. When a customer comes in you say nothing.

Foreign, foreign!

Do you realize the harm you've done me?

You don't know anything, you can't even count.

I was going to sell the rest of the bale for 315 escudos.

Do you realize how much I was going to make?

No, you don't. 190 escudos.

Old price.

Bonifacio have you sold the doll? - Not me.

Me neither.

So it was the cat.

Cat? What cat, Sir?

Don't be an idiot.

No doubt about it. Something odd here.

Where have you been?

Home to leave my bag.

Have you seen Terezinha?

She must be flirting around.

Come with me.

Tomorrow morning I'm delivering some work.

And as I have nothing in the afternoon...

Nothing? So we can go for a walk.

No. We can go fishing.

No, again.

We're going to fly a kite.

What about school?

We'll play truant.

No, you may be punished.

Don't be afraid. I know how to fix things.

I'll speak to the gang, they're all OK.

Nobody'll say anything.

I fancy a bit of fun.

What about the teacher?

There you go about the teacher again.

He can go home if he wants to.

Otherwise he can teach the flies,

and dear little Pompeu!

It's all fixed then.

Tomorrow afternoon down by the river.

He can bring the bamboos, you the string and you the paper.

And not a word to anyone. ANIKI

BOBO.

Who wants to play at cops and robbers?

Me, me, me.

Right. Cops and robbers.

Aniki baby, aniki bobo Catch the birdie by the toe.

Soldier, sailor,

rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief.

Thief.

I don't want to be a thief.

I give the orders around here. I told you, you're a thief.

Police! Police!

These kids!

Pack of ruffians!

Thlef, you're a thlefl

You're caught.

Got you.

Terezinha, Terezinha!

It's me.

Oh, Carlitos!

What are you doing here?

I came over the roof and... - And what?

I've got something for you.

Something for me? What is it?

You'll see, close your eyes.

Don't open them 'til I tell you.

How lovely!

How did you get her?

I bought her out of my piggy bank.

I had 30 escudos in it.

Watch out!

Go home now. You may fall.

Let me stay a little bit more.

We'll speak tomorrow, on our outing.

You're playing truant too, aren't you?

Tomorrow? No one told me anything. - We're going to fly a kite.

Now, go home. They may hear us.

Come down to the river tomorrow.

Then we'll speak more.

And they didn't tell me anything!

And the paper? There's no paper. - That's right. What shall we do?

I forgot. I'll go home for it.

You're crazy.

They'll know we played truant.

Let's collect up and then we can buy it.

I've got a ha'penny. - I've got a penny.

That's enough. Who's going to buy it?

Carlitos.

Me? No, no, not me. Someone else can go.

You're afraid. I'll go, I'm not afraid to.

Give me the dough.

This guy's good for nothing.

Aren't you coming with us?

If I feel like it I'll go. It's nothing to do with you.

A sheet of tissue paper.

Not like that. I want a red one.

You could have said that before. Have you got a holiday from school.

Is that your business? - Perhaps.

Is this to wrap something up?

The teacher asked me to buy it.

The teacher? - Yes, so what!

So many questions! You're just like a policeman.

Here's your paper. A penny ha'penny.

Put the money down gently.

Just you wait you old scarecrow.

When you die, I'll go to your funeral.

Ruffian!

Perhaps he was the one...

The paper.

Quick.

I think the guy in the shop suspected.

Here he comes.

ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE

I notice some pupils are absent.

Can something have happened to them?

Or have they simply decided to play truant?

Not me.

Not you? Oh, fiddlesticks!

Aniki baby, aniki bobo Catch the birdie by the toe.

Soldier, sailor, Rich man, poor man,

Policeman! Thief!

Out thief. Catch the birdie's tail, I'm afraid of jail.

Aniki baby, aniki bobo

Catch the birdie by the toe. Soldier, Sailor,

Rich man, poor man, Beggar man, thief!

Aniki baby, aniki bobo

Catch the birdie by the toe Soldier, sailor,

Rich man, poor man, Beggar man, thief!

What if they catch us?

It's not our fault. It was Carlitos.

Carlitos is a coward. I'm not speaking to him again.

Me neither.

Nobody's speaking to him again.

You too, Terezinha, do you blame me too?

But it wasn't my fault. I'm not to blame.

Poor kid! - Poor little thing!

To think he just told me he'd be going to my funeral.

And now look at this! - It's the devil's mischief.

Who lights up the stars?

Who do you think?

It's the lamplighter up in Heaven.

They say that when someone dies a star is born,

and that souls are butterflies that fly up to Heaven.

Ah, so that's why there are so many butterflies in the cemeteries.

You've got butterflies on the brain.

Who knows if Eduardito isn't on his way up to Heaven right now.

On his way up to Heaven?

Only if he was riding on a broomstick!

Aren't you afraid of talking like that? The Devil may hear you.

What Devil? Is there a Devil? You're dreaming.

But there is one.

He goes around in the dark, picking up bad people.

Have you seen him?

No, but I know he looks like a very tall, dark man.

He has horns.

He spits fire.

He only comes out at night.

When I go to bed I hide myself under the covers

so as not to see him!

Sometimes I even feel he's got hold of me.

Oh, come on! Fiddlesticks! There's no Devil. Use your head.

I feel sorry for Eduardo.

Perhaps he's already become one of those stars.

"He's a coward, I'm not speaklng to hlm agaln. "

"Me nelther. Me nelther. Nobody's speaklng to hlm agaln. "

My doll!

Stealing is a mortal sin.

Carlitos!

Carlitos!

Carlitos, it's time to go to school.

Didn't you get undressed?

Good God, always the same, you'll never change.

"I will never play truant again. "

You've copied out this sentence all morning

so that the wrong you did

will be well fixed in your heads.

I don't know who the guilty one was.

Perhaps all of you.

Perhaps only one.

If it was only one,

then he'd better think about the wrong he's done

and improve in future.

If the guilty one had done his duty

then no harm would have been done.

When the harm is already done then it's useless getting angry.

Today is visiting day.

You can go and see Eduardo in hospital.

School's over.

Well?

They won't let us see him.

Is he very bad?

It can't be that bad.

What a naughty boy! I don't want to see him again, nor his doll.

What doll? - The doll he gave me.

I'm beginning to understand. So, it was him?

He shoved him. - Shoved him?

Yes, they were fighting. Carlitos wanted me to just like him.

He bought me the doll with the money from his piggy bank.

Who bought it? Carlitos or Eduardo?

Carlitos.

And then?

Then we went on our outing.

They had a fight and when the train passed,

Carlitos pushed him.

So, wasn't it Carlitos?

No, I saw everything, I was watching you all.

I was suspicious of something!

Eduardo slipped and nothing more.

Do you understand that?

But the others, all the others blame him!

Carlitos may not be perfect, but in this he's innocent.

Come on, little one, let's go and see the others.

We'll tell them.

Hey, kid, out of there quick!

Don't hurt me. - What are you doing here, you rogue?

I'm sorry, don't hurt me.

I came to hide.

Don't give me any of your fibs.

I wanted to escape from here.

Are you the captain? Let me go out with the boat.

So your a fresh water sailor then?

Let me go with you, I'll go in the hold.

It's the police that'll hold you.

I'm going. I didn't mean any harm.

I just wanted to get far away from here.

The kid must have thought this was some cr�che here!

It wasn't Carlitos, it wasn't Carlitos!

ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE

Well, what have we now?

I've come to give you back the doll and to say I'm sorry.

But it was Terezinha who had the doll.

I told her everything.

Here you are.

Now it's me that's going to give Terezinha the doll.

But you're going to take it to her.

You're very kind. I'll never forget it.

Take the doll, off you go...

I wanted, I wanted to...

I wanted to say I'm sorry as well

for having called you a giraffe.

That's all over. Now we're all friends.

You've dug into your conscience, now you can dig into the jar.

How are these for suckers? - Sucker yourself!

You're a good guy.

You're OK for little guys.

When Eduardo comes out of hospital see you make peace with him.

You're still a bit small to know all about life.

Rows and fights aren't worth while.

You're right, boss, not worth while.

So why do you hit me and wear yourself out?

I know I'm dumb.

You know it all right.

You know you're dumb. Fine.

They've cleaned out their conscience and the jar as well.

I always said there was a cat in here.

You did, and there is. I found it,

so now you can raise my pay.

Yes, and right away!

END