Your Coca-Cola Bottler presents Claudia. Claudia, based on the original stories by Rose Franken. Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola. Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a Coke. And now, Claudia. Doesn't the wind in your face feel good? Are you warm enough, darling? Me, I feel marvelous. And Bloss feels marvelous. Look at him dance around. Danes are winter dogs. They're built for cold weather. I hope he's not going to mind the summer. David, you are sweet to come walking in the park with me. I thought I'd give mama the afternoon off. Listen to the sounds, David. They're winter sounds, aren't they? I'd know it was January by the sounds in the park if I heard them piped into the middle of an African desert. David, you hear what I hear? Sounds like a herdy-gurdy. That's one on me. What is? Herdy-gurdies and hand organs, darling, are a spring sound. Not a winter one. I love them. And look, the children are skating in time to the music. Oh, David. Look at his droopy mustache. He's just the way he's supposed to be, isn't he? Exactly. Look at his silly hat. Say, I remember this fellow. He used to play up around the zoo, and he has a wonderful monkey. But he remember you, David? Me? I've got a different hat on. Hello there. I haven't seen you in a long time. Hello, mister. Where's your monkey? I miss her. I was telling my wife about her. I miss her, too. My monk, she died. Oh, what a shame. Recently? No. New morning. She catch a call, and next day the doctor, he say she got a pneumonia. Two days some more, my Josephine, she died. Oh, I didn't know monkeys could get pneumonia. Just like a human being is a monk. Only he's more smart. My Josie was just like a human being. When Dominic, he talk to Josie, she understand everything. She was a wonderful little monkey. I'm jealous. No, it's nothing left for me. I'm going to go back to Italy. I'm too sad to play a happy music with no Josie. And nobody is like the herdy-gurdy men no more. Oh, come now. That's not true. No, no. Don't tell Dominic. You know, the herdy-gurdy is out of style. People don't appreciate the art anymore. They think all you do is turn the handle and the music should come out. It's not true. Once it was music for kings. And today it's music for beggars. Well, that makes us all very rich beggars, Dominic. Still, it's lost art. You know, when my herdy-gurdy, she's get broke, it's almost impossible for me to find some new music for him. Nobody make the music no more. Nobody not to listen no more. Oh, mamma mia. Nobody want all Dominic anymore. So? Soon I'm go away. I come here today to make one less goodbye to Central Park, where my Josie, she was so happy, and all the little kids, they was so happy with my Josie. Well, how about you're getting another monkey? Wouldn't that sort of take care of things for you? No, no other monkey she can do. It's no other monkey in the whole world for me. That's the way I feel about you, darling. That's one of the nicest things you ever said to me, darling. No, it's no other monkey but Josie. You know, I'm not going to even sell the organ. Nobody will buy. And it's such a beautiful instrument, you're not going to throw them away, you know, or leave them under a tree to die. Somebody's got to have them. I must pass them along. Oh, you must be able to sell it. It's worth some money. It's the most beautiful organ in the whole world. Excuse me, I'm not going to talk about it no more. You're making me too sad. What is it play, Dominic? What is repertoire? Oh, such wonderful music. Oh, solo mio, and a swan river, and a Santa Roccia, and the most sweet song of all, e fallaccio. Josie, she used to dance in the streets, and now I can't even sell him. Dominic, if you were to sell this organ, how much would you want to sell it for? David! Well, it's all dependant on what is offered. Well, what would you expect to be offered to you? How much money you got with you, darling? About ten dollars. If my Josie was here, she would tell me. Such a little businesswoman, my Josie, when she dance around with a tin of cop, the money, she's a fallac from heaven. Dominic, why don't you make believe Josie is standing right here? Well, uh... Well, I'm still all right. My Josie and me, we think we sell it for, uh... 35 dollars. 35? Well, it's a lot of money, yes, but look at the seven beautiful musics inside, and then the two paintings, and look, it's big with the wheels like a wagon. We're not arguing about the price, but 35, David. I didn't expect that price, did you? I must say it took me by surprise. You see, nobody's who want to buy for only 35 a dollar. Well, I wouldn't think of buying it for a cent less than 50, would you, David? Not a cent less. It's absolutely ridiculous. Have we got enough money, David? Let me see. I'll empty out my pocket. Look, you know, think who to buy for you. Would you sell it to us? Sell it to you? Sure, you'll love my organ. I'll sell it to you. 49... Let's see, that's 52 dollars and, uh... 39 cents. 239 sales tax. Dominic, it's a deal. Santa Lucia, you pay 50 dollars for the organ? And, uh, 2 dollars and 39 cents sales tax. Not a cent less. And don't try to bargain with us, Dominic. It won't do you a bit of good. Santa Lucia, I know God of the words. So much money. I would dance with you. I would do anything for you. I wish you had more, Dominic. I think this hurty-gurty is worth ten times that. Oh, you have a soul. You have a heart. And now you are going to have the greatest happiness in the whole world. When you're sad, you turn to the little handle. And when you're happy, you turn to the little handle. When it's rain or the sun is shining, you have music all your life. Arriv adeci, arriv adeci. Sweet dreams and a sweet life to you. Dominic! And Josie, she said good night to you. Dominic, wait a minute. Grazie, grazie. He's gone. Well, looks like we're the proud parents of a hand organ. What have I done? What, David? What have you done? I've... We've... We've bought this thing. Oh, of course we've bought it. It's wonderful. It's mad. I never meant to... But we can use it as a table when we're not playing it. It'll make a beautiful table. And when the baby comes, darling, you won't have to sing to it. Babies love music. It's much better than a radio or a phonograph. Oh, David, I don't know where we could have gotten such a buy anywhere else, do you? Whatever it costs is worth it. I don't see what you're making such a fuss about, darling. To me, it's a perfectly normal thing that we have a hurdy-gurdy in the house. Me too, isn't it wonderful? David, look. The children on the pond are waiting for some music. And they shall have it. Why not? At least it'll postpone our processions through the street. David, if you do, how silly you look. You don't belong with a hurdy-gurdy at all. Oh, I don't, don't I? Now, listen to me. This is a hurdy-gurdy of mine. I love it. I love it. Here, let me fix your hat. I want to mash it in and make you look a little more like Dominic and a little less like you. Will you leave my hat out of this? How's this? I'll put it sideways. All right, yeah. I'm a very handsome man, you see. I walk through the world with my music. David, you fool. People are turning around and looking at you. Can't you behave? Behave? Oh, Dee Dee Shore, ah da da da da da. He's been quiet, honestly. I don't know you at all. Come on, Bluff. We never met him. Hey, wait a minute there, you two. Uh, yes, officer. I mean, yes, officer. What can I do for you? What are you doing with that thing? Playing it, of course. And where's Dominic? This is his, ain't it? Come on, Bluff. We don't answer when strange men talk to us, do we? No monkey business, please. Where's Dominic? Dominic just left, officer. Just this minute. Claudia, come back here. Honestly, officer, I don't know him. I never saw him before this minute. You know perfectly well you know me. How? Now, leave us keep this argument out of the question. I don't know who knows who around here. I've been letting old Dominic off easy. The kids like his music. But he ain't supposed to be playing it so near the street. Hurdy-gurdies are out of bounds with the law. So he ain't got a chance. Come on, Bluff. We've got to go home. If you leave me now, I won't speak to you as long as I live. Look, look, look. What's going on here? I bet you stole it from Dominic. I bet it ain't yours at all. Well, you bet all wrong. This beautiful instrument is mine. I just bought it. And from Dominic. Well, that's a laugh. Who buys one of these things these days? Oh, she does often. She's a little, you know... Claudia! Claudia, come back here! I'm halfway home, David. Now, come on, come on. Let's quit the kidding. Show me the bill of sale. And you can't play one of these things without a license. Come on, show me your license and tell me what happened to old Dominic. Well, look who's here if it isn't you, Dominic Norton. Wait till I get you home, Mrs. Dominic. Claudia, tell the nice officer that this hurdy-gurdy belongs to us. And we didn't buy it to play it. We bought it to take home and use it as a coffee table. Are you two nuts? I think we are. Officer, Dominic wanted to sell this. Josie, the monkey died and he wants to go home to Italy. Now, is that clear? Poor old Dominic. Okay, but well, I ain't having any trouble to see. If I catch you on the streets playing that hand organ, your goose is going to be cooked so fast... Officer, do we look like the kind of people who'd go out in the streets and play this thing? You don't look like the kind of people I would know anyway. Your hat's on crooked. David. No. Running around with your hat on crooked. I never heard of such a thing. Now get going, you two. Take that thing home or find a nice museum for it. And don't let me hear a peep out of you or else. Wasn't he nice? He loved Dominic, too. We think we could play it softly. When the cop's around the corner, he couldn't possibly hear. Let's see, which way is he going? There he goes, he's turned the corner now. But I'm not going to play with him. Oh, go on, darling, just a little. I know what you are. You're a scaredy cat. I'm a blithering idiot, that's what I am. Just crank the little thing once. That's the least we can do for Dominic and Josie. Don't you think? If you touch that handle, Claudia... Oh, David, let me crank it just a little bit. Well, just a little. Darling, if a hurdy-gurdy meets spring, it'll be spring in our house all the time. Not so loud, Claudia. Claudia, not so loud. Can't help it, David. Don't play any songs. It's a beautiful... This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney. Come on over to my house and have a Coke. 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