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Carson, that's very good.

Johnny, do you see what Carson is doing?

She's trying to keep a nice straight line in her vowels.

Now that's very important.

Those of you who are writing, would you all try to keep a nice straight line?

Very good, Carson.

Could I have your attention for a minute, everyone?

I want you to look at what Carson has done over there.

She has written a capital A and a lowercase a beneath it.

Now Carson, could you do the same thing with the E?

Would you write a capital E and then on the next line would you put a lowercase e?

Do you know the difference?

Yes.

All right, we'll go back to the study room.

.

Take that gum out of your mouth right now.

All right, now I'm going to tell you one more time...

There is to be no more gum chewing in this classroom.

What are you doing with that gum?

He doesn't have to throw it away...

Let me see.

It's not funny, is it?

Did you get that gum...

No.

Where did you put it?

In a piece of paper?

Yes.

Well, put that piece of paper on the corner of your desk.

Why are you crying, Shea?

He hit me with his pencil.

Who hit you?

Philip.

Philip, why did you do that?

Why did you hit Shea with your pencil?

Why did you do that, Philip?

She had no reason to spank me.

Well, it didn't hurt you.

But you hurt me because you hit me with your pencil hard.

Well, I think you both should apologize to each other.

Did you spit all that gum out Seth?

Whatever do you have in your mouth?

Nothing.

Now are you going to chew any more gum in class?

What?

No.

Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

All right, let's get out our workbooks.

We'll work on our numbers now.

Matt, you are forever dropping your pencil.

All right Matt, here's an addition for you.

I'd like you to tell me what's five plus two minus one.

Five plus two minus one.

Five plus two minus one.

Who knows what it is too?

I know this.

Five plus two minus one.

Six.

Six.

Yes.

Someone told you that answer, Matt.

Oh, you're so...

Alright now...

What is four plus one minus three?

Two.

I knew you could do it.

I knew it.

I knew you could do it if you just concentrated.

All right, let's get back to work.

Now start working on your nouns.

[whispers] Miss Crocker... the bathroom...

Hey, Miss Crocker, can I go, too?

Please?

Please?

Yes, Chrissy.

Quiet.

Quiet.

I don't really have to go.

I really do.

Molly, wait for me!

Molly, Molly, wait for me!

[whispers]

What is that?

A urinal.

What's a urinal?

I think it's where a boy goes pee.

How do they do it?

I guess they just stand there.

Oh.

Instead come on in here and pee with me.

Hey, see that black spot right there?

- Yeah. - Bet you can't hit it.

Man, I made it. Two points for me!

Hey, look what I'm doing right here.

Move over.

Quit pushing.

Bet I can pee longer than you can.

- Bet you can't. - Bet I can.

- Bet you can't. - Bet I can.

Yours is really little, Matt.

Yours is a funny color, Philip.

No, Matt.

That soap's rough.

What's your favorite word?

Asshole. What's yours?

Ray.

You mean like rape?

No, it's a sunbeam.

Oh, that kind.

[girl giggling]

[giggling]

What are you laughing at?

Are you laughing because we're all in the same bathroom together?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Why?

'Cause you're not supposed to come in here.

- Yeah. - You should go in that other room.

-The girls. - Yeah.

Do you know what a little girl looks like?

No.

- Well? - Yes.

Why don't you show us?

Why don't you?

Ladies first.

- Sure, Philip. - Come on, ladies first.

I know you're brave and I know you're strong.

Little Philip.

I know that it's ladies first.

Are you scared?

No.

Then why don't you first?

If I show you mine, will you show yours?

I want to see the whole thing.

I showed you the whole thing.

Yeah.

- Why don't you take all of your clothes off? - I think you look beautiful.

Because you're fat.

I know why.

Because you're fat.

No.

Well why don't you then?

I don't want to.

I'm not going to.

- My mom's fat and I love her. - You can't talk me into it.

Don't try.

We're not talking you into it.

- Yeah. - You're trying to.

No, we're not.

Why don't you take off your clothes?

Don't you like your body?

Yeah.

Maybe it's alright to be fat.

Yeah, I know.

My mom's fat and she takes off her clothes.

I don't want to take off my clothes.

Why not?

Because I don't want to.

Give me a reason why.

I won't give you a reason until you tell...

- Give me a reason. - 'til you tell...

No.

"Tell me a reason."

I'll tell, I'll tell you a reason after, after you um you say I can't take off my clothes.

I CAN take off my clothes.

I'm not going to take off my clothes.

Why not?

Me and Philip can take off our clothes.

Can you, Molly?

- Well, Molly? - Well, Molly?

[whispers] Say yes... then maybe they will.

No.

Well, Molly?

[whispers] Say yes... then maybe they will.

No.

Why not?

Why not?

Because you're...

Because you're... - Skinny?

Are you scared?

Or you don't want to?

Why don't you?

Because I don't want to.

Tell us a reason.

Because I don't like to.

Because you... your body's ugly?

No.

You don't like your body?

I like it.

Then why don't you take off your clothes?

Because I don't like to take off my clothes in front of people.

Will you?

Ladies first.

Ladies first.

My dad always takes it off first.

So?

We're, we're all the same except we have different things.

That's right.

That's right.

- Then why don't we all take off our clothes? - But you've got the mark on.

Yeah.

We're waiting with your answer.

Who'll take half of their clothes off?

- I can't. - You mean my shirt?

Yeah, I mean your shirt.

Okay. I'll take off my shirt.

Why don't you take your clothes off now?

Why don't you now?

Okay, I'll be first, you'll be second.

Okay.

Got half of my shirt.

And half of your pants.

I'll start.

Put it, put it back in.

No!

Come on now.

Half of your clothes.

Okay.

- Now yours. - I'm waiting.

Weakling.

Chicken.

Four... three, four.

Okay.

Come on, Matt.

Matt!

.

Now why don't you? I did!

- Philip! - Good, is she ready?

- Yep. - [Matt shrieks]

.

You can look, you guys.

Matt!

Ugh!

[shrieks]

Well, we did it.

Don't you like a little girl's body?

Little boys are cute.

What is going on here?

What seems to be going on here, little ones?

Whose idea was this?

You better tell me now.

Hmm?

Who arranged this meeting?

Hmm?

Somebody say something!

Help!

You'll get help!

Wait 'til your mother and father hear about this!

You're the Galvin boy, aren't you? Hmm?

Did you instigate this again?

Hmm?

What's your name?

Philip.

Philip what?

Boyer.

Philip Boyer?

Boyer?

You sure it isn't Boyer?

Yeah.

Boyer?

What about you?

Molly... Goldman.

Molly who?

Goldman.

What's your mother's name?

Bonnie Goldman.

Bonnie Goldman?

How come you're the only one that doesn't have his pants down?

I didn't wanna.

Why?

I don't wanna.

Then what are you doing here?

Why aren't you all in class?

What is this, Halloween?

What is this?

What are you doing in here right now?

I came here to go to the bathroom.

Then why didn't you?

'Cause I saw these two.

These what?

These there.

And what were they doing?

Just tell me. You won't get in trouble.

Tell me what they were doing.

They were taking off their clothes.

Is that true?

Yeah.

Why are you standing like that?

Why don't you pull your pants up?

Then why did you come in here?

To go to the bathroom.

Then why didn't you go to the bathroom?

Who brought these girls in here? How did you get in here?

Hmm?

What is your name, Chrissy?

Yeah.

Chrissy Claiborne?

Clyborne.

Clyborne, what's it...

How did you get in here?

Get your hands off that urinal! It's germs there!

How did you get in here?

She told me to.

Who's she?

Her. Molly.

You know this is disgusting for children of your age to do this?

Are you aware of that?

Do you know that you can get sick from doing this?

Hmm?

Do you know what would happen to me at your age if I did this?

No.

I'd be in jail for the rest of my life.

Do you want that to happen?

- No. - No. - No. - No.

Do you know that's a sin?

Do you know that's a sin?

Do you know that if, that if God finds out about this, do you know that's a sin?

Now what did you do with your... with your thing?

Did you do anything with your thing to Molly?

No.

Or to Chrissy?

No.

What did you do with it?

You were just standing here with it out when I came in.

What did you do with it?

Showed them.

Why?

Why did you have to show them?

Hmm?

Was he showing them?

No.

Well then why did you have to?

Because we wanted to know what it looked like.

You could have asked me. I'm your principal.

I would have told you what it looked like. You don't have to see it.

I would have...

Why don't you ask your parents?

Aren't you all ashamed?

- Yeah.- Yeah.- Yeah.

Now I would not have believed that you four children would have been doing this. I mean...

Did you let her touch it or anything like that?

- No. - No?

Did you touch her?

No.

Then what were you doing here with no clothes on?

You're, you're just looking at each other?

Now... I'm telling you all right now...

That I'm going to have all of your parents in here.

You're aware of that, right?

Yeah.

And you're probably all going to get a very good spanking at home?

I know.

Now we're going to walk out of here as if nothing happened.

Who's dressed first? Molly?

You're not dressed yet, are you, Molly?

- Why... - Because it's hard to get on.

I understand. Chrissy, help your little friend get dressed.

Don't touch her. Just help her get dressed.

How am I to help her without touching her?

Well, don't get familiar with her.

Just... just help her on with her shirt.

Okay.

You? Are you all... you're all fixed?

You know where my office is?

Wait right outside this boys' room.

And you... spent as much time... as much time...

Why are you always the instigator?

Hmm?

Now wait.

Go on. Get... get... wait outside with Philip.

You still think this is funny, Chrissy?

No.

I hope not.

Can you stand outside there and keep the boys quiet?

Yes.

Okay.

Wait right outside the door.

What does your father do for a living?

He's a meat cutter.

A meat cutter?

What's his first name?

Harvey.

Harvey Goldman.

You know, I think I know your daddy.

You think your daddy is going to like what he hears when he hears about this?

Who do you think is going to get a spanking when he hears?

Me.

That's right.

Are you going to do anything like this again?

You promise?

Okay, you can go now.

Wait outside.

What's going on here?

Why are you standing in a row like...?

Oh.

Miss Crocker.

Mr. Simon.

Miss Crocker, are you cold?

Well... No, I'm just puzzled.

These children standing here like they were... outside the boys', the boys' bathroom.

Oh, they're beautiful. These are four of our prize students.

Molly.

Chrissy, I don't have to introduce them to you.

Shouldn't you be back in 208?

Well, what are they doing here, Mr. Simon?

They're waiting for me. I told them I had to go and wash my hands.

All right, children. What do you say? Hmm?

But they've been gone a very long time, Mr. Simon.

All right, children.

Straight ahead.

Right to my office. Come along.

Mr. Simon, why were they standing in a line?

Because I told them to, Miss Crocker.

... didn't bother you. You have a little ... alright.

What have they done to make them stand in a line?

They haven't done anything but we're going to get to the bottom of it.

To the bottom of what, Mr. Simon?

The bottom of nothing.

And I'm surprised four people from your class are out, and not five or so...

Well, four people had to go, Mr. Simon.

That's very... told me that they could go at the same time...

Well, I have been with the children and I...

Well having them, having this obsession with their bodily evacuation matters...

- Well, frankly... - All right children...

The bottom of this... There's a problem here. Admit that there is a problem...

Hey, look I, I hate...

The girl has to be punished, you understand that?

I have to strap... this girl has to be... She's lying to me, I hate it.

No, I... ...without you again.

I can't talk to her.

Talking does not do any good, you understand that? I... -No, don't you...!

Now wait a minute, just, just take it easy.

I'm not going to get emotional. I'm not getting emotional at all about this.

- You ARE getting emotional! - I mean it, no tears, and I'm...

We've gone through this crying... I'm sick of this crying.

I don't at... this cry... do you, do you understand, what...?

I'm called to the office by a, by a principal.

You call me, I can't leave. And you... And, and she is...

You know I... I don't like... take every... care. [hysterical woman]

The girl hate ... I'm stuck, I didn't... [smack]

Aagh! You stop it!

- This girl... - [more hysterics]

- Did you understand... ? - ... your little baby...

She's five entire years old and not a little baby.

She's five years old and old enough to know what is right.

- She's a little baby! - She is not a little baby.

- I'll wait. - Get out of my way, the girl has to be punished.

No, no you bastard! Don't you hurt Molly either!

I'm staying right here! No!!

She took off her clothes first.

- She did? - Mm-hmm.

What did you do?

Did you take yours off right away? - Yeah.

Right away you took them off?

Did you laugh?

No.

How come you didn't laugh?

Wasn't funny.

Did they uh, look different than you?

Yeah.

How? I mean, where? I mean, how... I mean, I...

What I mean is, did you look the same?

I mean, did you look, did the two of you look different from each other?

Different.

Well what did they look like to you?

They had different parts.

What do you mean, different parts?

Her parts, some of her parts are different.

What do you mean?

They're not the same as us.

Yeah, at least you're on to it.

Oh. Well, what did you think about the difference?

Hm?

You must have had some feelings about it.

Yeah.

You did?

Mm-hmm.

What did you feel?

Nice.

Nice?

I'll tell you, when I was in the Army, guys were even afraid to take off their clothes.

No kidding.

You guys let me in there!

I've been trying to get in there for ages!

What are you doing in there?

What are you doing in there?

What are you doing in there?

What are you doing in there?

What are you doing in there?

What are you doing in there?

What are you doing in there?

...doing in there?

...doing in there?

Nice and hot.

- You want some of these then? - Mm-hmm.

I talked to Schmechtig.

Such a creep. I think those are very nice and hot.

There's a job opening up in the sales department and I'm up for it.

No kidding.

- What do you got? - Is it you're like goldfish?

They're over here. - Mm.

You want more of those?

Yeah.

There's another guy up for it, but he thinks I've got a better shot at it.

Watch the, uh... potatoes there.

- All right, wait a minute. - I like the other stuff.

Here comes the best part.

What do you mean the best part?

Mm-hmm.

There'll be a lot of traveling if I get it.

No, no, no! What is that?

What is that?

Liver.

I'm just tired of working in that plant.

People are driving me nuts.

I spent the whole morning stealing parts for the job.

Do you believe that?

Oh! ... Let me tell you what went on here today.

In a day, I can't go over.

I can't get anyone to come in here and help me clean.

Do you have a knife here? Cut this meat. Now start eating your meat.

I don't want to hear one word from you.

I want you to eat every bite on your plate.

... to anything?

I had to steal parts from Johnson's job to try to get my job out, right?

Purchasing promised me the parts a week ago.

When I get down to engineering and that snot-nosed Martin says look...

- Now eat. - I can't use the parts without the right paperwork.

I grabbed the parts up, I took them into his boss's office

and I threw them on the desk and I walked out.

- Do you want some bread? - Mm -hmm.

Honey, I'm so tired of hearing about a job at the dinner table.

Could we just have finally a little... ?

Well, the job does concern you, and it does concern all of us, doesn't it?

Yeah I know, but what I'm really tired of hearing at the table all the time...

...is the job, job, job. Let's...

Why can't I talk about the job?

No, I'm tired of hearing about the job.

One night at the dinner table, tell me about it after dinner.

That's all I want to talk about it now.

Do you want some bread?

Would you like that this time?

Yeah.

Oh, here's the...

Why aren't you eating?

Eat!

See, I don't like anything controversial at the dinner table.

I don't like anything controversial.

I like our stomachs to be able to digest our food.

Why aren't you eating?

You cooked the vegetables too much.

Why, are they too soft?

Mm-hmm. I like them crunchy.

Well, would you like to tell your father about

what happened at school today, or shall I?

You.

I'd like it to come from your mouth.

Why aren't you eating?

Because I don't like liver.

Eat it.

Okay.

You know what your son did today?

He exposed himself, showed it to two little girls.

Who's the other kids?

Answer your father.

What?

I said, who's the other... Who's the other kids?

Philip, Chrissy, and Molly.

Why aren't you eating?

I'm eating!

I told you not to put him in that school.

He could have gone to the other school. He didn't have to go there.

I can't take much more of this. Now, I mean it.

You talk about your job like it's...

I get calls from the principal about penises. I can't handle it.

I told you not to put him in that school in the first place.

Why aren't you eating?

He could have gone to the public school. He didn't have to go there.

He's a good boy. He does what we tell him. He eats.

He takes care of himself.

What's wrong with your body?

Why couldn't you take off all your clothes?

I didn't feel like it.

Why not?

I just didn't...

Then why did you unbutton your pants and show your penis?

Why are you asking him that?

Why did you show your penis to those girls?

Your body, your beautiful body,

you're ashamed to show, but you take out a penis and show it?

They told me to.

Who told you to?

The girls.

Why don't you talk to your son?

Why?

At the table, we don't discuss anything that's controversial.

We're discussing penises and we can't discuss my job.

What do you mean to tell me...?

No, no job. Penises is different.

It's not controversial.

Why don't you eat these?

I'm eating.

Will you please watch him?

He's dropping it all over the floor.

Don't drop it on the floor, Matt.

Christ, he's sloppy.

His liver's getting cold.

Will you make him eat his liver?

Eat your liver, Matt.

- I can't take... - What are you doing now?

I can't.

I really can't.

I have had it.

I can't take much more of this.

He doesn't eat.

You talk about your job.

Oh come on.

Is there any more vegetables?

Eat!

Why don't you eat?

Uh-huh.

Yeah.

Oh!

Here.

Honey, will you cut that out, please?

What's going to happen at school?

Hmm?

What's going to happen to him at school?

Tell your father what's going to happen to you at school.

You tell me what's going to happen to him at school.

Tell him, Matt.

Tell your father.

He can't hear me.

You tell your father, Matt.

I'm not going to get in trouble anymore.

What do you mean you're not going to get in any trouble anymore?

I'm not going to get in any more trouble.

Why did you do it in the first place?

Don't you yell at your son.

Don't you yell at him.

You dare yell at him.

Eat your dinner.

What's the matter with him now?

[sobs]

- I wasn't... - What's the matter with him?

It's all right Matt, eat your dinner..

It's all right.

You don't have to eat your liver.

Okay. No liver.

He should eat that liver.

- No, he doesn't... - He should eat that liver.

All right. One more bite. That's all.

Here, baby. You can have some more mashed potatoes.

Here's some more mashed potatoes.

Put the liver back on his plate.

He can have mashed potatoes.

He can eat the liver.

Stop it.

You can have mashed potatoes.

Put the liver back on his plate please.

Ohh!!

Look what you did to me!

Well, you should have put the liver back on the plate!

Stop it.

Look what you did to me.

Eat your dinner, Matt.

Eat that liver.

- You don't have to eat your liver. - Eat all of that liver.

- He doesn't have to eat his liver. - He's got to eat that liver.

No, he doesn't.

You don't have to eat your liver.

Put that liver down.

He's got to eat that liver.

No, Matt. You don't have to eat your liver.

He, he doesn't have to eat his liver.

Eat that liver.

You don't have to eat your liver.

Want some more vegetables, baby?

The potatoes okay?

Will you... will you stop him?

Will you stop him, please?

Will you stop him from crying, please?

[father muttering]

That's it. That's it.

- Bitch, bitch, bitch. Bitch! - That's exactly right. That's exactly right.

- Bitch! Bitch! - I'm going to take that job and I'll move aways.

[sobbing]

Here, sweetheart. Eat some bread.

It'll make you feel much better, hon.

Come on, darling.

Bread will make you feel better.

It'll make you feel better.

Have a piece of bread, hon.

Oh...

Is there any more beer?

Is there any more beer?

Get it yourself.

It's alright, sweetheart.

It's alright.

You don't ever have to eat liver again.

I promise.

You never have to eat liver again. Mm-mm.

No more liver.

No more liver.

No more liver.

Stop it!

[long fart sound]

- [laughter] - I didn't do it.

I'll have no more disturbances.

I want those workbooks out now.

.

Matthew, would you stand up, please?

Yes, I think if you are going to be noisy you might as well entertain the whole class.

Just sing a song for all of us.

A nice, cheery song.

Okay.

Yeah.

Daniel Boone was a man.

He was a real man.

Such a big cocksucker and a mean motherfucker, was he.

I would like you to leave, Matt.

Now we will start our day right.

The right way.

Matt.

Alright, everyone stand.

Up.

Do you see?

I pledge allegiance

to the flag

of the United States of America

and to the republic

for which it stands

one nation, under God

indivisible

with liberty and justice for all.

Very good.

Thank you Matt.

Now would you all open your books to the workpage on vowels.

.

Johnny.

What are you whispering about?

Nothing.

...Johnny. Come on now.

What were you talking about?

Nothing.

Johnny, I'd like to know.

Johnny.

Well, I was just wondering.

What bathroom does God go to?

The little boys' bathroom or the little girls'?

Oh... Who wants to answer that question?

Oh, do you have an answer?

Both.

Both?

Yeah.

Why?

Why shouldn't he?

Shea, do you have an answer?

Not yet.

Oh, do you have an answer?

We don't know whether God is a boy or a girl...

...or an animal. - What if God is both?

Then they could go just to either bathroom.

Or if he were an animal?

Then he'd just go on the floor.

[laughter]

Maybe there is no God.

Well that's... That's a pretty hard question to answer because God could be anything.

First of all, how do you know if he does go to the bathroom?

I know what bathroom he uses. Yeah, I do.

You know the story of Jesus?

That when Jesus gets to be Jesus...

See, umm...

When He goes out into the desert...

and then...

'cause Jesus, His Father was God.

And if it wasn't his Father, He was a boy.

I think, the girls' room.

Jackie?

Both, because I think that he might see...

no one knows if he is a boy or a girl.

Both.

Both?

Why? Why both?

Well why because He should just go to the closest one.

Why should He go into one that... is far?

To the furthest?

Shea?

Thinking about it.