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(light music)

(laughing)

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♫ Now listen here folks

♫ My name is Tom Sawyer

♫ I don't be wanna be no doctor

♫ Or no lawyer

♫ Fishing by the river, that's the only place to be

♫ That I wanna be free sitting under a tree

♫ That's me

(light music)

(laughing)

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♫ These are the stories of

♫ Tom Sawyer

♫ Me and Huck Finn just playing by the river

♫ Chasing that steamboat

♫ Teacher let me be

♫ I wanna be free sitting under a tree

♫ That's me

(laughing)

(light music)

(funky music)

- Hey, Becky, wait up!

- Hurry up!

- Well, you don't have to get all out of breath.

The boat ain't even there yet.

- Oh, don't talk about what you don't know, Tom.

- [Tom] I ain't never heard of a St. Louis riverboat

that came in smack dab on time.

- [Becky] I just don't wanna be late

for meeting my Aunt Katie.

- [Tom] Well, she must be a pretty great aunt

to get you so fired up about meeting her.

- [Becky] Actually, she is my mother's aunt

and my great-aunt.

- [Tom] Nah, I think that makes her your grand-aunt.

- [Becky] Well, she might be my great-grand-aunt.

- [Tom] Reckon they're pretty much the same thing.

(light music)

- Here I am, Mama, I'm sorry I'm late.

- I'd just about given up on you.

- Tom made me walk when I wanted to run, hey look!

- I'm glad to hear that Tom Sawyer

has a little sense in him.

(boat horn blowing)

- Oh golly, where's Aunt Katie?

- [Man] Saul!

- [Saul] I got it, I got it.

There you go, she's secure.

- [Man] King plank away!

- [Man] Come on, men, keep it moving.

Keep it moving over there. - Yeah, I got it!

(light music)

- Look, Mama, there she is over there!

Here we are over here, Aunt Katie!

Hey!

I'm so happy to see you.

It's me, Becky!

- Becky, you're so grown up, I hardly recognized you.

- [Mrs. Thatcher] Hello, Aunt Katie, how was your trip?

- Oh, it was quite comfortable.

Thank you, dear.

I can't believe what a lovely young lady

our little Becky has become.

- Well, let's get you home,

so we can have a nice, hot cup of tea.

- Let's go!

- Thank you very much, Becky.

I must admit, I was worried

when I didn't hear from you for so long.

- [Mrs. Thatcher] I'm such a poor letter writer.

- Hi, Huck.

- Who's that old Parson's wife

the Thatchers have with them?

- That there ain't no Parson's wife,

that's Becky's great-grand-aunt, Katie,

all the way from St. Louis.

- Bye!

- So long, Becky, Mrs. Thatcher!

(horse galloping)

(gasping)

- Oh.

Sometimes I wish it was like this all year round,

but summer vacation can get a little boring.

- [Huck] It ain't all that boring to me.

- Well, you're luckier than most kids, Huck.

You're on vacation just about every day of the year.

Nobody's bossing you and making you go to school.

- Yeah, but I don't get three square meals a day, neither.

- You don't wanna get spoiled now, do you?

- Every now and then, I think it wouldn't hurt me none

to lead a luxury life.

Living on dainty dishes like steak

and potatoes and cherry pie.

Mmm, mmm.

- Hey, what do you know about all that?

You ain't had steak and taters and cherry pie

in at least a year!

- Oh, yes I did, Tom,

and I've even had some fine French food, on occasion.

I get the leftovers from the hotel.

- Really?

- [Huck] Yup, I'm especially partial

to them there creepy Suzettes.

(light music)

- Sorry I'm late, everybody!

I went down and met the riverboat this morning.

- Well, please try not to be so late for dinner next time.

- I tried not to, Mary.

I ran as fast I could.

- Tom?

- Yeah?

- Were you down at the river all morning?

- Well, no, I hung around town a while.

- It's no use lying.

You were with Huckleberry Finn, weren't you?

- Huck?

No, I haven't seen Huck in a couple of days.

When I got back from the river,

I went and played at Becky Thatcher's house.

- [Polly] I saw you with him!

- Oh, uhh.

- You shouldn't tell lies, young man.

It's a little sin, but it leads to bigger ones.

- Why, Aunt Polly, I believe you've been spying on me.

And then you turn around and pretend

like you didn't know what I was doing.

That's the next best thing to telling a lie.

- Don't take that tone of voice with me.

Oh, honestly Tom, what do you see

in that Huckleberry Finn, anyway?

- Nothing special, he's just my friend.

- [Polly] But he doesn't even go to school, Tom!

- Well, shucks, I don't rightly see

what reading and writing has to do

with being a good friend.

Grown ups just don't like Huck

because he lives in a tree house,

but that don't make him a bad person, you know?

After all, it ain't Huck's fault

his no-good daddy ran off and left him.

- That's right.

Perhaps we should have more of a spirit

of Christian charity towards Huck, don't you think?

- I know, but I worry about Tom.

- You don't have to, he's a good boy, and so is Huck.

Everybody in town is always making fun of poor Huck,

but I think it's very courageous to live on his own

and fend for himself the way he does

without any friends or family to take care of him.

- That's how I feel about it, Mary.

And I learn a whole lot of real important stuff

talking to Huck, like how to get by

if I should end up being on my own one day.

- Don't worry about that, Tom,

I think you can count on me to take good care of you.

- I didn't mean it like that, ma'am.

I just get along with Huck,

and I think he should be allowed to have friends

like everybody else.

He ain't really a bad sort.

- Young man, I think this conversation's

gone on long enough.

Now, let's just say grace

and enjoy the fine meal Mary's made for us.

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- How long will we be having

the pleasure of your company, Aunt Kate?

- Well, I'd like to arrange a charity function

with your local church here,

but I won't be imposing on your hospitality

for more than a week or so.

Becky, would you be willing to perform as my guide

and show me around town tomorrow?

- Mm-hmm.

- I'd like to look at your new school if I could.

- Sure!

And then you can meet my friend, Tom!

- I look forward to it.

- [Becky] I think he's the nicest boy in the whole world.

(crickets chirping)

(groaning)

- I'd just have me a little extra helping of cake.

And a little ice cream on the side, yup.

(crickets chirping)

- [Aunt Polly] Now, don't let Tom get into any mischief.

- [Mary] I won't.

- I should be back by six.

- Alright.

- [Jim] Watch your step now, Ms. Polly.

Here, let me help you up.

- [Aunt Polly] Thank you, Jim.

- And don't worry about Tom!

- [Aunt Polly] I'll never stop worrying about Tom!

(footsteps)

- Hey. Sid, guess what?

Aunt Polly's gone for the whole day!

- Hey, wanna read out loud to each other, Tom?

- I don't wanna be looking at books

when I could be going for a swim!

(funky whooshing)

Come on, Sid, the water's warm!

- Aunt Polly said you weren't supposed to.

You're gonna get a licking, Tom!

- Hee hee, what Aunt Polly don't know won't hurt her!

(whistling)

(humming)

- Something tells me you're trying

to get out of your chores and go swimming.

- I am not.

Well, actually I am, but how'd you know that?

- Well, let's just call it a case of cousin's intuition.

- I never heard of it.

Would you let me go if I brung you back

a big ol' bullfrog?

- No, your Aunt Polly wants you to stay home.

- Alright.

In that case, I won't be any more trouble to you, Mary.

I'll just go clean my room

and maybe I'll find a good book to read.

(light music)

(giggling)

(shouting)

- [Mary] Going someplace?

- [Tom] Why, no, Mary, I was just-

- Just climbing out the window

so you could go to the swimming hole with Huck!

Now, you go right back into your room

the same way you came out!

- Gee, Tom, aren't you going out?

(groaning)

- No.

Ain't there nothing else to do around here?

- Nope.

I thought you were going out for a swim?

- Well, I was, Sid,

but suddenly I heard a strange, deep voice

from out of nowhere call my name.

- What did it say?

- It said, "Good fortune will surely come to you today

"if you just stay home and wait for it, Tom."

- Phooey!

- I bet it was the voice of a heavenly angel, Sid.

(groaning)

- [Sid] Angel, huh?

Mary, you mean. - Oh, nuts!

(birds chirping)

- [Becky] And that's our church over there up on the hill.

I go to Sunday School every week.

- My, what a lovely church.

Let's go together on Sunday, shall we, Becky?

- Mm-hmm!

(horse galloping)

I wonder who that is?

(horse galloping)

Aunt Polly!

What's she doing out here?

Hi there, Aunt Polly!

It's me, Becky Thatcher!

- Good morning, dear, how are you?

(horse galloping)

- Who was that?

- That's my friend, Tom's, Aunt Polly!

- How lovely.

- Yeah, she is very nice.

Ever since Tom's parents passed away,

she takes care of him and his little brother, Sid, too.

- I hope your friend, Tom,

doesn't miss his parents too terribly.

- Not anymore because Aunt Polly's so nice.

She's just like another mother to them!

She treats Tom and Sid just like

they were her very own two sons.

Isn't that wonderful?

- Does she?

Hmm, I would love to hear all about

the rest of your little playmates,

Becky, my dear, come along.

- [Becky] Where should I start?

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- [Tom] Hey, Sid, um, how do you spell heavenly?

- It's H-E-A-V-E-N-L-Y.

- Thanks, Sid.

Just wanna make sure my diary's spelled right.

- You're keep a diary?

- [Tom] Yup!

- You know you're not supposed to write

in your diary in the morning.

- [Tom] Really, why not?

- You gotta wait until the night time to write in it

because you're trying to record all of the events

that happened to you during the day.

- Lots of stuff's already happened today.

"July 1st, today my Aunt Polly went away to check the farm,

"and since it was such a bright and sunny day outside,

"I thought I'd run off from the house

"and have myself a swim.

"At first, I was stopped by Mary,

"and then I was stopped again

"by the voice of a heavenly angel who told me

"to wait at home for good fortune to come to me

"in its own good time."

That's what I wrote so far.

What do you think of it, Sid.

- I think that heavenly angel lied to you.

- No, angels would never lie.

- [Sid] Maybe angels don't, but you sure do sometimes.

(light music)

- [Becky] Tom, Tom, can you hear me?

- Hey, that's Becky!

- Huh?

- Well, what do you know, my luck's turned around already.

I got me somebody to play with!

- [Becky] Tom, can you hear me?

It's me, Becky!

- Here I am, Becky, upstairs here!

What are so excited about?

- Tom, can I please talk to you in private for a minute?

I need your advice.

- Whatever's bothering you,

it's sure got you in a tizzy, don't it?

- Uh-huh.

It's about Huck!

There been a real big turn of events,

and Huck has an awful important decision to make!

(light music)

(upbeat music)

Well, I know this all kind of sudden,

but my great Aunt Katie wants to meet Huckleberry Finn

as soon as possible.

- Well, that's real nice of her, but why?

(clears throat)

- Well, Aunt Katie's got it into her mind

that she might wanna adopt Huck!

- But what if Huck doesn't want to adopt her?

- I think he'd like her well enough

once he got to know her, Tom.

My Aunt Katie's really a good natured person,

and when she heard he was an orphan,

her heart went out to him.

She said that she would like Huckleberry to be her son.

- Huck might be a tad too much trouble for her.

- Oh, but he's a good boy at heart.

I'm sure Becky's Aunt Katie would like him.

- I know she'd like him!

She's wanted to have a little boy of her own.

- I sure hope they get along.

Wouldn't it be great if old Huck finally had a home?

- This could be what we've all been praying for.

- I didn't go straight to Huck myself

because I thought you could help me think of a way

to put it to him, Tom.

After all, we don't wanna scare him off.

- Maybe Huck don't want a real home.

- [Becky] But don't you think he should at least meet her

and decide for himself?

- Well, yeah, but what are we gonna do?

Invite her over to Huck's tree house for cookies?

- Why don't you just go get Huck

and bring him over to my house later on this afternoon?

- Yeah, but, hmm.

- [Becky] I know he's never been there before,

but they say there's a first time for everything.

- I know how we can fix him up.

- [Becky] How, Tom?

- Huck Finn will go just about any place

for something real good to eat.

- [Becky] Everybody in town knows that.

- Let's ask your mom to bake one of her cherry cakes!

And then leave the rest to Tom.

- Getting Huck over there will only be

half of the battle though, Tom.

The other half will be making him look

like the respectable boy Aunt Katie would want as a son.

- Yup.

Huck ain't got a very fashionable wardrobe,

that's true enough, Mary.

- Why don't we start by getting him some new clothes?

(groaning)

(snoring)

- [Tom] Huck, Huck, are you there?!

Huck, I wanna talk to you!

(groaning)

- Who is it?

- [Tom] It's me, Tom, down here!

- I was having a wonderful dream.

What'd you go and wake me up for?

- You've been invited to a party this afternoon,

so wake up and get down here.

- [Huck] What kinda party?

- It's just a cherry cake party,

but it'll be a whole lot of fun!

- Well, that there's a downright appealing idea.

But I don't have to wear shoes or nothing, do I, Tom?

Hey, I got a good idea, Tom.

Why don't we just steal the cherry cake,

take it back to my place,

and have the party up there?

- We can't because Becky's mother

has everything all set up already.

- Hey, hold on!

You never said nothing about going to her place, Tom.

- [Tom] Oh, didn't I?

- [Huck] No, you didn't.

And I reckon I ain't quite respectable enough

for Judge Thatcher's house.

- You don't have to worry about that.

(groaning)

I even got me a fine suit of brand new clothes

I could let you borrow.

Come on!

- What?

Why in the world would I wanna sacrifice my comfort?

- [Tom] Cherry cake!

- Ah, jumpin' Jehosaphat, Tom!

A man has to keep his pride, you know?

(light music)

- Hello there, Huck, how are you today?

- Ain't decided yet.

- Is everything set and ready to go?

- [Mary] We've got plenty of hot water on the stove.

- Mm, and how about the lye soap?

- Mm-hmm. - What?

Uh, say listen, I don't, I don't-

- Alright, come along with us, Huck.

- Just gimme a slice of cherry cake

and let me take it home.

- You'll get your cake in just a little while, Huck.

Don't worry.

- We'll have to worry if we're going to get

to Becky's house on time, Tom.

- It'll take more than you two to get me into a bathtub.

Leave me be, I'm not taking no bath!

- It's been hard for him.

You see, Huck's father was a drunk,

and one day he just abandoned the poor little boy.

- Then if I decide to take him on,

there's no one to complain, is there?

I've always wanted to have a son of my own

to carry on the family name.

- Aunt Katie, it's only fair to warn you

that Huck's been on his own for a long time now,

and he's an extremely undisciplined boy.

I think you should be prepared for that.

- My dear, even undisciplined boys have a right

to pursue a decent life.

I think I can decide for myself

whether Huck is suitable or not.

- Mom?

Hi!

Well, we finally found Huck,

and he should be coming over for tea and cake

in about an hour or so.

- I look forward to it.

- Can Tom Sawyer come along, too?

He's the boy I told you about.

- Oh, that would be lovely.

That way I can see how Huckleberry behaves

when he's around other little boys of his own age.

- I'm sorry, Huck, there's just so much dirt to scrub off.

Settle down!

Is that water ready yet, Tom?

- I reckon it's as hot as it's gonna get.

- [Huck] Dag-burnit!

- [Mary] Well, hurry up, we only have 20 minutes

to get him dressed and ready.

You both have to be over there in half an hour.

- [Huck] Oh, don't scrub so hard!

You're taking my skin off!

Ow, ow!

You got soap in my eyes, Mary!

- [Mary] Just pour it over his head.

(shouting)

It's too hot!

- You scalded me!

(shouting)

I'm freezing!

- Alright now, I've got the white shirt.

(light music)

Now, you go get the shoes, Tom.

(light music)

- [Huck] I feel like a hunk of boiled catfish.

- [Tom] Sit down, Huck, we gotta get these shoes on you.

(light music)

- [Huck] Ow!

- [Tom] There you go!

(light music)

(groaning)

- Mary, if I don't leave this top one unbuttoned,

I'm liable to get choked half to death.

- No, I'm afraid you'll have to button it all the way up.

After all, you are wearing Tom's best necktie.

Sit still, Huck, sit still!

(coughing)

Here we go!

Don't put your finger in your collar like that, Huck.

Don't you know it's bad manners?

- I'm sorry, Mary, but I gotta breathe.

- Well, there you are, Huck!

What do you think?

- Who's that silly looking freak?

- [Tom] It's you!

(gasping)

- [Huck] How much further is it, Tom?

These shoes are killing me.

- Just a little bit more and you can have yourself

all the cherry cake you want.

- How am I supposed to eat

when I can't even breathe or talk.

(coughing)

- You can do it.

- No, I can't.

- Aw, come on, Huck. - And maybe you can tell me

how come I gotta wear shoes and a necktie and you don't.

- That's the only shoes and necktie I got,

so I thought for once I'd just be neighborly

and let you wear them.

- [Huck] Well, next time don't do me no favors.

(light music)

(dog barking)

(light music)

- Now, Caesar, we were invited here today

specially by Becky's Aunt Katie for a cherry cake party,

so you'd better not try and bite us

or you'll get a licking, you got that?

(growling)

Don't worry, Huck, he's just a good ol' guard dog.

- It ain't the guard dog I'm worried about.

It's going inside such a fancy, big house.

I'm scared.

- You'll do fine, Huck. - Hello.

I was just on my way to go looking for you two.

Come on in!

I want you to meet my Aunt Katie.

(light music)

Mom, Aunt Katie!

Well, come on in!

They're not gonna bite you.

(light music)

Allow me to introduce my friends, Huck and Tom.

- [Tom and Huck] Pleased to meet you!

- Oh, I'm so glad you young men could come to visit.

- It's nice of you to have us, ma'am.

I supposed Becky told you how much

we both enjoy cherry cake.

- [Huck] There it is!

(excited laughing)

- Let's talk a little before we eat.

And you must be poor, little Huckleberry Finn.

Oh!

- Uh.

- My dear boy, I'm sure we can get along

very well together, huh?

- I think you made a little mistake, ma'am.

- Aunt Kate, that's Tom!

He's the wrong one!

- Huh?

Oh, I'm sorry, young man.

I just assumed.

It's just that I wasn't expecting a homeless boy

to be quite as well-dressed as this handsome fellow is.

- Don't worry about it, ma'am.

It was an understandable mistake.

This here scrubbed up and polished boy

is the real Huckleberry Finn.

- Let's shake hands.

I won't try to hug the breath out of you.

- Hello.

(gasps)

(sighs)

- Well now, children, let's sit down together

and have some cake, shall we?

- [All] Yeah, let's!

- [Mrs. Thatcher] Don't run in the house, boys.

(exhales)

(exited moans)

- Do you want me to cut the cake, Mama?

(pouring)

- No thank you, Becky dear, I'll be the hostess.

I hope you all like sugar in your tea.

(rustling)

There you are, Tom.

- [Huck] Mmm!

Dag-blamit!

- [Aunt Katie] My, my, what language!

- [Huck] Well, he hit my hand!

- I seem to remember you wanted to talk to Huckleberry.

- Yes, you're right, dear.

I've heard from my family

that you're practically an orphan, Huck.

- Well, no, I'm not a real orphan,

but my pa's a drunken bum.

He's probably passed out in a cornfield

someplace right now.

- You shouldn't talk that way about your father, Huck.

- Aunt Katie, you have to pardon Huck's language.

You see, he's never been to school,

and sometimes it shows a little.

- Hmm.

I see.

If you were to stay with me,

you could go to school every day,

and I'm sure with your quick mind,

you'd find your studies very interesting.

- I hope you like it.

- You bet, we will!

- Let's have at it.

- The school's just a quarter mile from my house,

and I'm sure you'd like it very much

once you got to know all the other children.

- Boy.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I've seen them during school,

springing up all over the state like a bunch of weeds.

I never saw the point in going and I never will.

Am I right, Tom?

- [Tom] Eat your cake!

- Oh, my!

You really should start thinking more wisely

about your future, Huck.

School is very important for a boy your age.

- No it ain't, ma'am.

Hmm?

- But if you wanna get anywhere in life,

you'd better acquire some self-discipline.

- Discipline?

What do you care if I got that or not?

- [Tom] Listen to her, Huck!

- Well, I care very much about it.

After all, I can't have a completely

undisciplined little boy running amok

around my house, now can I?

- Huh?

Why am I going to your house?

- To live.

When you come to live with me in St. Louis,

you'll have lots of toys.

- Uh.

- Hey, Tom, she must be a lunatic.

- Uh.

No she ain't, Huck.

Just give her a chance.

- Um, I really don't think that Huck knows

anything about your plan, Aunt Katie.

- Well, then I imagine it's a bit of a surprise to him.

Huck, I want to adopt you as my only son and heir.

- What?!

- Huck, sit down and shut up.

- Did you know about this, Tom?

- Well, of course I knew.

Aunt Katie's got a lot of money,

and she lives in a real big house.

When she kicks off, you could be a millionaire.

- You call yourself a friend?

I'm getting outta here, Becky.

- Hey, what about your food? - Wait a minute!

- [Huck] Forget the cake!

- [Aunt Katie] Well, he certainly has a mind of his own,

doesn't he?

(water rustling)

- As good as I knew Huck,

I should've figured he'd take to being adopted

about as much as he took to being bathed and scrubbed.

(light music)

Huck!

Hey, where the heck are you?

(grunting)

(light music)

Huck!

There you are, old pal!

I've been looking all over for you!

I'm real sorry I played that trick on you, Huck.

(coughing)

- This thing is choking me, Tom!

Can you undo it?

- Sure. - I ain't never gonna

forgive you for that as long as I live.

(groaning)

- [Tom] I just wanted you to have a good life.

- But I got me a good life, right here on the river.

Dang, I hate neckties!

- [Tom] Well, I guess the morals of the story is,

you can lead somebody to a piece of cake,

but ain't no way you can force them to eat it.

(light music)

(upbeat music)

♫ These are the stories of

♫ Tom Sawyer

♫ Me and Huck Finn just playing by the river

♫ Chasing that steamboat

♫ Teacher let me be

♫ I wanna be free sitting under a tree

♫ That's me

(laughing)

(light music)