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00:57Ah
01:02Ah
01:05Yeah
01:43I always thought that going to school at any time was bad enough, but in the spring it's purely torture.
01:50Now I know that a feller has to get educated and all that, but when the weather gets warm and
01:54the river starts to swell with the spring thaw, it gets awful hard to ignore the sound of that old
02:00side wheeler's whistle.
02:06Jiminy's, that sure makes a feller hanker for adventure.
02:11By jingo, Tom, I think you got old warrior. That's it, keep his head up. Yeah, yeah, yay! That's him,
02:20all right. That's old warrior for sure.
02:27Here, pull him up closer to the bank. Uh-oh, where is he?
02:32That's it. Get him in your house. Look out, you're going to lose him.
02:35Stop, Sawyer!
02:37He's sleeping again. He's going to get it.
02:40Well, just what did you think you were doing?
02:43Uh, well, uh, I thought I was fishing, sir.
02:48Step up here, young man, this very instant.
02:51Don't let him buffalo you, Tom.
02:53Never!
03:12Well, I reckon you deserve to get a-whooping when you fall asleep in school, but it sure is hard
03:17to stay awake when the teacher's talking about arithmetic and Summer's winking at you right around the corner.
03:23It's even worse when you know Huck Finn is waiting for you to go out and tangle with old warrior.
03:30Tom, oh, Tom, wait for me.
03:32Won't you come over to my house today?
03:36Hmm, Jiminy.
03:38I'd like to, Becky, but I promised Aunt Polly I'd come right home after school and do my chores.
03:43Oh, but isn't it terribly hot for working?
03:45Hmm, maybe, but I don't mind doing my chores in the bad heat, really.
03:49After all, you see, my aunt counts on me.
03:53You're sweet.
03:54I sure hated to lie to Becky like that, but there's one thing I found out in this life.
04:00You just can't explain to a girl about fishing.
04:02Every time you try, they just pester you to death.
04:05They can't seem to help going on about it.
04:08Even nice girls like Becky.
04:10Huck!
04:11Hey, Huck, it's Tom.
04:13Come on down.
04:14Get a move on.
04:15Are we going fishing or not?
04:17Mm-mm.
04:19Well, what's the matter?
04:21Never knowed you to want to pass up fishing.
04:23I can't, Tom.
04:24I'm really feeling out of sorts today.
04:27I'm coming up.
04:38What's wrong, Huck?
04:39Tom?
04:40Yes, Huck?
04:41I'm dying.
04:43You have a fever?
04:44Mm-hmm.
04:46My, you're almost burning up.
04:48Must be catching.
04:50So am I.
04:50You feeling poorly, too?
04:52Nope.
04:53Well, how come you've got as much fever as I have then?
04:56Maybe it's because the weather's so hot.
04:58Everybody's got a fever.
04:59But I still don't feel good enough to go fishing.
05:02Sure enough.
05:03Maybe I'm not dying, Tom.
05:05But I'm sure enough sick.
05:06Maybe you better go fishing along.
05:09I've got an idea.
05:10Let's go for a walk, Huck.
05:12Maybe the fresh air will make you feel better and you'll want to go fishing after all.
05:16Wouldn't that be better than just lying around in bed feeling sorry for yourself?
05:20That's probably true, Tom.
05:22Does that mean you're coming along, then?
05:25I reckon not.
05:27Say, maybe what you need is some elixir.
05:30Beg pardon?
05:31Aunt Polly's painkiller can cure anything.
05:34What?
05:34Cured sit of the collywobbles overnight.
05:37Uh, uh, uh, maybe we'd better talk it over.
05:40Yeah, I'll be right back.
05:43Aunt Polly's painkiller was just the ticket to bring old Huck around.
05:46And I knew just where she kept it.
05:48There's no way a body can stay sick after taking a swallow of that.
05:51It tastes horrible.
05:53Hi, Tom.
05:54What are you doing, huh?
05:56Uh-oh.
06:02Tom's home from school, Mary.
06:04Thanks, Cid.
06:04I've got to tell him not to leave the house today.
06:09I was sure she kept it up here.
06:12What are you looking for, Tom?
06:14I've got to find the painkiller.
06:16The painkiller?
06:17Are you sick, Tom?
06:18No, I'm not.
06:20Why do you need the painkiller, then?
06:22Oh, just because.
06:23Oh, Tom, if you're feeling sick enough for medicine, maybe we'd better have the doctor come.
06:29I told you I'm not sick.
06:30Well, then what in the world do you want it for?
06:33Well, Tom?
06:34Hmm.
06:36Yep.
06:36I think I found it.
06:38Tom, you stay away from Peter with that medicine.
06:41You're not going to give it to him again.
06:43Tom, you tell me this minute who you intend to give that painkiller to.
06:47Tom Sawyer, are you listening to me?
06:49Mother said to tell you that you're not to go outside after school today.
06:53But I've got to go outside, Mary.
06:54Well, maybe if you told me where you were going with that painkiller, I could be more understanding.
06:59I'm just taking it over to a sick friend.
07:01Well, why are you being so mysterious about it, Tom?
07:03Would that sick friend be Huckleberry Finn by any chance?
07:06Mm-hmm.
07:07You keep out of this, snitch.
07:09Stop it!
07:09Tom!
07:12Sometimes a filler just has to take matters into his own hands, especially when he's got a friend who's ailing.
07:18And I reckon this was one of those times.
07:21It's me, Huck.
07:22Huh?
07:23You're wasting your time, Tom.
07:24I ain't going to take it.
07:26This medicine is just great.
07:28It'll have you up and hopping in no time at all.
07:31Yeah?
07:31Well, I don't want it.
07:33Now, I wouldn't give you nothing that was bad for you, Huck.
07:36Just open your mouth and swallow.
07:38What's it taste like?
07:39It's tolerable.
07:40If you swallow it real fast.
07:42I'm not a fast swallower.
07:44Hmm.
07:45How would you like me to just show you then?
07:47I'll take a swallow myself.
07:49Mmm.
07:50Mmm.
07:55Now, there's a right and a wrong way to do this.
07:58Here's the best way.
07:59Down the hatch!
08:00Oh.
08:06That's the best.
08:08It's delicious!
08:11Well, now, that wasn't really so bad.
08:14Reckon, it's your turn now.
08:15You know, I think I'm feeling better already.
08:18Here, try it.
08:19Well, it's great.
08:21Watching you take it made me all well again.
08:24I'm only thinking about what's best for you.
08:27Bye, Jiminy.
08:28I never felt better in my whole life, Tom.
08:30Let's go fishing.
08:34I don't think so.
08:38I'm feeling a little poorly for some strange reason.
08:42ın'
08:51about the time all this was going on, Aunt Polly was coming home from the church hall with a hard
08:56man Jim.
08:56She'd been helping to decorate the hall for the social Saturday night, and what with the heat and all, I
09:02reckon she felt a little poorly herself.
09:06You came home early, Mother. Are you feeling all right?
09:09Of course I'm all right, dear. I just feel a little tired from this heat.
09:17Mother, what is it?
09:19Oh, it's nothing, dear. Just let me sit down.
09:23You never should have gone out in this heat.
09:25Hey, there, Aunt Polly. You know what Tom did?
09:28Where's Tom?
09:29He's outside playing.
09:30That's not quite right. He's gone to look after a friend who's been feeling poorly.
09:34Oh? Who is this sick friend?
09:37I don't seem to remember. Tom has so many friends, you know.
09:41I remember, Mary. Ask me.
09:43Well, who is it?
09:45Huckleberry Finn.
09:46Oh, I don't think so.
09:48Oh, you don't have to cover up for him, Mary. I know that Tom keeps company with Huckleberry Finn the
09:53minute my back is turned.
09:54I'm sorry. It's just that poor Tom was so concerned about his friend, Mother.
09:59I wonder if it's true.
10:01I'm sure it must be true, Mother, because he took the painkiller along with him.
10:05Oh, my.
10:07Mary?
10:08Yes?
10:08Would you mind fetching Dr. Mitchell for me? I'm not feeling very well at all today.
10:13Yes, Mother.
10:15Say, you know what?
10:18Why don't I go get Dr. Robinson instead?
10:21Dr. Robinson?
10:23I've heard that his methods are very modern and up-to-date.
10:26Dr. Mitchell's always been up-to-date enough for the Sawyer family.
10:30Maybe we could just talk about it a little bit more, Mother.
10:32There's nothing more to talk about, Mary. Dr. Mitchell's been our family doctor ever since you were born.
10:38I can't imagine why you'd want me to change to that young Dr. Robinson.
10:42While laying to Goshen, he's not much older than you are.
10:45Everybody knows that Dr. Mitchell's been drinking too much lately.
10:49That's enough.
10:49I'm surprised that a daughter of mine would repeat such a story about anybody.
10:58My poor stomach.
11:06Dr. Mitchell can help me.
11:09Hey, Dr. Mitchell, wait.
11:11Well, Thomas, how good of you to want to carry my bag?
11:14Sure.
11:16Fine, boy.
11:19Dr. Mitchell, you mind if I ask you something?
11:22Of course not, my boy.
11:23If somebody took painkiller when they weren't really sick, do you think it would be dangerous to their health?
11:28Oh, I don't think it'd be very dangerous unless this fellow were to drink a whole bottle of the stuff.
11:34It was just an ounce.
11:35That's nothing to worry about, Tom.
11:37It sure makes me feel awful sick whenever I take it.
11:40That's perfectly natural.
11:42Anybody who takes something that tastes as bad as painkiller is bound to feel a little sick from it.
11:47Always remember, my boy, that the worse a medicine tastes, the better it is for you.
11:53Seems to me if you take medicine when you're well and it makes you sick, the same medicine would make
11:57you sicker if you were already sick when you took it.
11:59Only a doctor can understand such things.
12:02Yeah? Gee.
12:04Well, thanks. See you later, my boy.
12:07I don't think you know what you're talking about.
12:09How can you mistrust a doctor on his way to visit a suffering patient?
12:14What suffering patient do you mean?
12:17What?
12:18Do you mean to tell me that you haven't heard about it yet?
12:21Haven't heard about what?
12:23Your Aunt Polly is very ill and her hired man Jim came to fetch me.
12:27Huh? Aunt Polly?
12:39Come in, Dr. Mitchell.
12:40Thank you, Tom.
12:45Where's Aunt Polly, Sid?
12:46She's in bed.
12:48Now just relax, Mother.
12:55I heard you were sick, Aunt Polly.
12:57No, I'm only suffering from the heat, Tom.
13:02Well, you're gonna be just fine now that Dr. Mitchell is here.
13:07I came just as soon as I got your message, Miss Polly.
13:10Now what seems to be the trouble?
13:11Just heat prostration, Doctor.
13:13We'll see.
13:16Will you two please wait outside for a few minutes?
13:19Of course. Come on, Tom.
13:20Can you sit up for a moment, Miss Polly?
13:23Yes, Doctor.
13:24When did you first start feeling poorly?
13:27I felt a bit unsettled ever since morning, but I've promised to help decorate the church hall for the social
13:32coming up next Saturday.
13:34I guess it happened then.
13:37This is the first time I've ever seen Aunt Polly sick, Mary. I sure hope she gets well soon.
13:42I know. We'll just have to wait to hear what Dr. Mitchell has to say.
13:45Gee, Mary, who's gonna cook her supper for us?
13:49That's right. Aunt Polly won't be able to.
13:52I will. I intended to anyway because Mother was supposed to be working at the church all day.
13:58I like the way you cook.
13:59Are you gonna make our breakfast as well?
14:02I suppose so if Mother isn't any better.
14:04Good. Will you make pancakes for breakfast, Mary?
14:06Of course, if that's what you want.
14:08I like sour milk pancakes with lots of butter and blackstrap molasses.
14:13All right, Tom.
14:14Maybe you can even make us some strawberry shortcake for dessert tomorrow night.
14:18That'll be nice.
14:20We could even have chicken and dumplings with gravy.
14:23Wow!
14:24Don't you think we should check with Mother about that first?
14:26Well, sure. When she gets well, that is.
14:30But, gee, as long as she's still sick, we can have whatever we want.
14:34Tom!
14:35Oh, boy! What's wrong?
14:38Doesn't it mean anything to you that Mother loves you and Sid as much as she would if you were
14:42her own sons?
14:43Yeah, sure, Mary.
14:44Then how can you be so happy when she's so sick? Don't you even care, Tom?
14:49Well, yeah. I care an awful lot about Aunt Polly.
14:54Well, I don't believe you, Tom, because it's your fault that Aunt Polly's sick to begin with.
14:58Why my fault?
14:59You know it's true. You're the one she's always worrying about just because you get into trouble all the time.
15:05You don't see me or Mary sneaking up to go fishing with Huck Finn or falling asleep in school or
15:10chucking cornbread at Miss Watkins' goat.
15:13Hmm. Well, I'm afraid I'll have to agree with Sid this time, Tom.
15:20Oh, Dr. Mitchell.
15:27Mary, your mother's illness is worse than I'd expected.
15:31Oh, is my mother well enough to talk to me, doctor?
15:35Yes, Mary, but she wants to talk to Thomas first.
15:38You sure she said Tom?
15:40That's what she said, Tom.
15:42Now, Miss Polly was especially anxious to spend a few minutes with you before speaking with Mary or Sid.
15:47Yes, sir.
15:48Now, run along, boy, quickly.
16:13Aunt Polly?
16:15Are you awake, Aunt Polly?
16:21Aunt Polly?
16:22This is Tom, can you hear me?
16:27Yes, Tom, I hear you.
16:30What?
16:30Now, then.
16:33Mary and Sid, I'm terribly sorry to have frightened you.
16:36What?
16:37But you see, it was Miss Polly's idea.
16:41Shhh.
16:42Your mother wanted Tom to think that she's sicker than she really is.
16:45And maybe that would frighten him into behaving himself from now on.
16:49Then she's all right?
16:51Hey, now don't you go worrying about her, Mary.
16:54Oh?
16:57Your mother just spent too much time and energy making decorations for the church, and she needs a few days
17:02in bed to get her strength back, that's all.
17:05Sit down and talk to me for a minute, Tom.
17:09Yes, ma'am.
17:11It's time to talk about your future, Tom.
17:14You have to give some thought to what kind of man you want to be.
17:18I won't always be around to guide you. My days are numbered on this old world.
17:23I can sense in my bones the end is near.
17:28You'll be just fine. Dr. Mitchell is here.
17:31Dr. Mitchell can't do much, Tom.
17:33Nobody can do very much when a person's time on Earth is just about all used up.
17:38I can't help worry that I didn't do my duty with you.
17:42What's to become of you after I'm gone?
17:45You mustn't talk about such things, Aunt Polly. You mustn't.
17:49You're not going anywhere.
17:51I wouldn't be worried about it.
17:53If I could be sure that my life meant something to somebody whose welfare was my responsibility
17:58and who'd behave himself like a civilized person when I'm no longer around.
18:03Maybe my example will inspire people to be kind at each other from now on.
18:10I've already started to follow your example, Aunt Polly.
18:13My friend Huck was sick, so I took him some painkiller.
18:16Are you saying that Huckleberry Finn took it?
18:19No, ma'am.
18:20I didn't think so.
18:24It's very hard to make a child take something that's good for him.
18:28It's pretty bad, alright.
18:30Oh, my time is coming close.
18:33Oh.
18:35The time is drawing near when you won't have to worry about me anymore.
18:39Gee.
18:40Oh, Tom, give me your word that you'll stay out of mischief from now on.
18:45You look much better now than you did when you came home, Aunt Polly.
18:49Don't try to cheer me up now, Tom. Just stay here beside me.
18:54I really mean it.
18:56No.
18:56Let me feel your forehead.
19:01It's really bad, isn't it?
19:04Feels pretty cool to me now.
19:07Nonsense. I'm gravely ill.
19:09Hmm.
19:12Hey, I think your fever has gone away, Aunt Polly.
19:15Oh, how can you make light of my suffering? Oh.
19:19I wouldn't do that. But you know what? Maybe Dr. Mitchell made a big mistake. He was pretty tipsy coming
19:27here today.
19:29Oh, Tom. Just let me pass away peacefully, please.
19:34Pass away?
19:35Oh, yes. I just can't abide the pain and uncertainty of being disappointed by the people I love any longer.
19:41Can I do anything to stop your suffering, Annie?
19:44How is that again, Tom?
19:46Oh, Tom, I'd give anything to believe you'd put yourself out to relieve my suffering, but no.
19:52I promise I would.
19:53Oh?
19:54I don't want you to suffer anymore. I just want you to get well.
19:58Come on, Aunt Polly. Please.
20:01Tell me what you want me to do, Aunt Polly, and I promise I'll do it if it will just
20:05make you get better.
20:06I'll go in peace if you'll promise to behave.
20:09Go in peace? You mean die?
20:14Yes, Tom?
20:15No. I'll never behave if it means you would go away from us.
20:19Oh.
20:20You're the only mother I can ever remember having, Aunt Polly.
20:24Tom. Oh, Tom. Darling. There.
20:34Oh. Mother, are you gonna be all better now, I hope?
20:38Aunt Polly, all of us want you to be well again.
20:41Well, I'm alright.
20:43Oh, Mother, are you sure?
20:44Really, I am.
20:46Well, whatever happened?
20:48Well, I just realized how much I loved all my children and I recovered.
20:52Oh, that's wonderful, Mother.
20:54Oh, I'm so glad.
20:58Now, all's well.
21:09Well, I want to tell you, it plum wore the stuffings out of me dragging Aunt Polly back from the
21:14edge of the grave, so to speak.
21:15I was kind of surprised, though, that Mary and Sid didn't seem to be as worried about it as I
21:20was.
21:21I guess it's just that when a feller starts to get older, he gets more responsible about things than girls
21:26and young brothers do.
21:27Yep, that must be it.
21:47Meow.
21:53Meow.
21:58Meow.
22:05I wonder what I said.
22:07Meow.
22:08I like you too, Peter, but I came for Tom.
22:16Meow.
22:17Hi.
22:25You must be feeling better.
22:27Sure am.
22:27And I owe it all to this.
22:29The painkiller?
22:30Do you mean you really took some?
22:32Actually, all I had to do was smell it and I got better.
22:37Meow.
22:38Hey.
22:39Peter wants some.
22:41I still got the spoon right here.
22:43Great.
22:43Let's give him some while he's in the mood.
22:46Tom.
22:47I don't know.
22:47You don't reckon that stuff will poison him, do you?
22:50Nah, it'll be good for him.
22:54Uh...
22:56Easy.
22:57You don't seem entirely cheerful about it.
23:00Ah, this'll perk him up and make him feel like a kitten again.
23:04See?
23:05Meow.
23:07Meow.
23:11I know it don't taste too good, Peter, but Dr. Mitchell says that's what makes it good for you.
23:16I ain't never seen him carry on so frisky before, have you, huh?
23:25I think he really likes it, Tom.
23:27You know, I think he does too.
23:34Peter's feeling no pain.
23:36Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
23:41Hehehe.
23:43Well, sir, after all the fussing and carrying on was done, old Peter was more chipper than I ever seen
23:49him before.
23:49So I reckon Aunt Piley's Painkiller really does work after all.
24:46Music by Ben Thede
24:49we are
24:54oh
24:57me
25:00yeah
25:04yeah
25:31Yeah
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