1 00:03:08,931 --> 00:03:11,099 Memory is a funny thing. 2 00:03:11,892 --> 00:03:16,396 Recollections slip in and out and around in time... 3 00:03:17,064 --> 00:03:20,150 ...leaving plenty of room to weave and backtrack... 4 00:03:20,359 --> 00:03:22,653 ...and drift and glide. 5 00:03:23,612 --> 00:03:25,781 In my life, I've found that... 6 00:03:25,989 --> 00:03:28,659 ...memories of the spirit linger and sweeten... 7 00:03:28,867 --> 00:03:32,121 ...long after memories of the brain have faded. 8 00:03:32,496 --> 00:03:36,125 My fondest memories are of my childhood days... 9 00:03:36,375 --> 00:03:38,877 ...back in Yazoo, Mississippi. 10 00:03:39,294 --> 00:03:41,380 I can still see the town now. 11 00:03:41,588 --> 00:03:44,508 Ten thousand souls, and nothing doing. 12 00:03:44,758 --> 00:03:48,887 Where the old men sat drowsily in straw-bottom chairs... 13 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:52,558 ... watching the big cars with out-of-state plates whip by. 14 00:03:52,850 --> 00:03:54,476 Drivers hardly knowing... 15 00:03:54,685 --> 00:03:58,188 ...and certainly not caring what place this was. 16 00:03:58,397 --> 00:04:00,691 There was a war going on then. 17 00:04:00,899 --> 00:04:02,901 And it touched our lives every day. 18 00:04:03,652 --> 00:04:06,280 War, President Roosevelt reminded us... 19 00:04:06,530 --> 00:04:10,742 ...required everybody to make sacrifices. And boy, we did. 20 00:04:12,703 --> 00:04:16,039 The cotton grew tall that year, the summer of 1942... 21 00:04:16,874 --> 00:04:18,792 ...but I sure didn't. 22 00:04:19,418 --> 00:04:21,712 Matter of fact, I stayed so small and puny... 23 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,381 ...l was a target for the neighborhood bullies. 24 00:04:25,215 --> 00:04:27,843 Fortunately, I lived next door to Dink Jenkins... 25 00:04:28,051 --> 00:04:31,180 ... Yazoo's best athlete and favorite son. 26 00:04:31,847 --> 00:04:32,848 Dink? 27 00:04:34,808 --> 00:04:36,643 Where do you think they'll send you? 28 00:04:37,519 --> 00:04:41,315 Probably Fort Benning for basic, then overseas, I reckon. 29 00:04:42,107 --> 00:04:43,859 How long will you be gone? 30 00:04:44,485 --> 00:04:46,528 That's hard to say. 31 00:04:48,530 --> 00:04:52,993 If you're not home, who will show me how to throw a curve ball? 32 00:04:53,202 --> 00:04:55,037 You promised to show me. 33 00:04:55,287 --> 00:04:57,831 Partner, you're gonna do just fine. 34 00:04:58,081 --> 00:05:00,959 While I'm gone, you'll make friends your own age... 35 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:05,589 ...and who knows, you might even meet a girl. 36 00:05:06,799 --> 00:05:07,758 Will! 37 00:05:08,133 --> 00:05:09,551 Suppertime! 38 00:05:10,302 --> 00:05:13,347 This was a time of large families. 39 00:05:13,555 --> 00:05:16,600 Four or five kids, sometimes more. 40 00:05:17,226 --> 00:05:20,479 So needless to say, ours was already unusual... 41 00:05:20,729 --> 00:05:23,232 ... what with me being the only child. 42 00:05:23,607 --> 00:05:26,819 My mother was lively and talkative. 43 00:05:27,027 --> 00:05:29,655 Certainly didn't fit the housewife mold. 44 00:05:30,239 --> 00:05:31,824 And my daddy.... 45 00:05:33,117 --> 00:05:35,744 Well, my daddy was stern and overbearing. 46 00:05:36,411 --> 00:05:40,374 He was a war veteran and had lost his leg in battle. 47 00:05:40,833 --> 00:05:44,002 And from most accounts, it changed him. 48 00:05:44,294 --> 00:05:48,590 Sometimes it seemed that along with that leg... 49 00:05:48,924 --> 00:05:51,718 ...he'd also lost a piece of his heart. 50 00:06:04,481 --> 00:06:07,359 You know l.C.? Colored fellow at the service station? 51 00:06:07,609 --> 00:06:08,652 Sure. 52 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,906 -His son came back from Europe today. -Wonderful. 53 00:06:13,115 --> 00:06:14,450 In a box. 54 00:06:17,995 --> 00:06:21,331 Somebody around here's gonna be having a birthday pretty soon. 55 00:06:21,540 --> 00:06:24,418 You been thinking about how you want to celebrate? 56 00:06:24,626 --> 00:06:26,170 A party maybe? 57 00:06:30,215 --> 00:06:32,801 Will, your mother asked you a question. 58 00:06:33,010 --> 00:06:36,138 Stop. You're lucky to have that food, with the rationing. 59 00:06:36,805 --> 00:06:38,307 Would you like a party? 60 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:40,767 I guess. 61 00:06:42,186 --> 00:06:45,481 I picked these up today at Carr's drugstore. 62 00:06:47,524 --> 00:06:49,067 Invitations? 63 00:06:50,068 --> 00:06:53,655 You can't very well have a party without guests, now can you? 64 00:06:55,574 --> 00:06:59,661 After supper, you fill them out and give them to your friends tomorrow. 65 00:07:00,537 --> 00:07:01,872 Like who? 66 00:07:04,166 --> 00:07:05,709 What about John Abner? 67 00:07:06,835 --> 00:07:09,963 He's 5. He still wets his pants. 68 00:07:10,714 --> 00:07:14,635 There are plenty of children who would love to attend your party. 69 00:07:14,843 --> 00:07:18,013 Your mother went to a lot of trouble to get invitations. 70 00:07:18,222 --> 00:07:20,182 And you will fill them out. 71 00:07:24,645 --> 00:07:26,563 Can I be excused? 72 00:07:27,105 --> 00:07:28,315 Yes, you may. 73 00:07:30,526 --> 00:07:32,486 Don't forget your invitations. 74 00:07:48,752 --> 00:07:50,379 What are we gonna do? 75 00:07:50,963 --> 00:07:53,841 He's gonna be so lonely without Dink. 76 00:07:55,467 --> 00:07:58,554 Maybe we should reconsider what we talked about before. 77 00:07:58,762 --> 00:08:01,390 Absolutely not. We've been over this already. 78 00:08:01,598 --> 00:08:04,726 It is not a good idea. Not for Will, not now. 79 00:08:04,935 --> 00:08:07,062 He is still too young. 80 00:08:18,991 --> 00:08:21,493 -Y'all be careful. -All right, we will! 81 00:08:22,744 --> 00:08:24,496 Hey, you wait for us! 82 00:08:29,293 --> 00:08:30,377 Smile. 83 00:08:33,547 --> 00:08:35,257 You take care, you hear? 84 00:08:36,341 --> 00:08:37,384 Come on, Jenkins! 85 00:08:37,634 --> 00:08:39,803 Can't keep old Adolf a-waitin' ! 86 00:08:47,352 --> 00:08:48,896 Fellas, y'all want to come? 87 00:08:50,355 --> 00:08:52,107 We was wondering... . 88 00:08:53,734 --> 00:08:55,611 We wanted you to sign our football. 89 00:08:55,819 --> 00:08:57,863 You know, as a souvenir. 90 00:08:58,155 --> 00:08:59,072 All right. 91 00:08:59,281 --> 00:09:01,450 Beside Slingin' Sammy Baugh. 92 00:09:02,284 --> 00:09:04,453 His name came with the ball. 93 00:09:04,828 --> 00:09:07,122 This might be a little soon, don't you think? 94 00:09:07,331 --> 00:09:09,958 I ain't even played college ball yet. 95 00:09:10,167 --> 00:09:11,960 Jenkins, come on. Let's go! 96 00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:16,632 -Thanks, Dink. -Let me see! 97 00:09:16,965 --> 00:09:19,510 Willie-boy, aren't you gonna wish me luck? 98 00:09:20,803 --> 00:09:22,763 Y'all give me a second, okay? 99 00:09:26,308 --> 00:09:27,768 What's the matter? 100 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:33,440 When I get back, I'll show you how to throw that curve ball. 101 00:09:34,358 --> 00:09:35,192 Really? 102 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,320 Shoot, yeah, really. Don't forget to write me. 103 00:09:38,529 --> 00:09:41,073 Give the letters to my mama. She'll send them. 104 00:09:41,865 --> 00:09:45,327 I want you to tell me everything that happens around here, okay? 105 00:09:45,577 --> 00:09:47,371 Don't leave nothing out. 106 00:09:47,830 --> 00:09:48,997 All right? 107 00:09:49,289 --> 00:09:50,833 This is mine. 108 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:53,168 I hope it'll mean something to you. 109 00:09:55,337 --> 00:09:57,965 You didn't think I'd forget your birthday, did you? 110 00:09:58,173 --> 00:09:59,466 Thanks, Dink. 111 00:10:01,510 --> 00:10:02,928 I'll see you. 112 00:10:03,846 --> 00:10:04,847 See you! 113 00:10:06,140 --> 00:10:07,474 Good luck! 114 00:10:11,186 --> 00:10:12,813 Here we go now! 115 00:10:15,107 --> 00:10:16,733 Bye-bye, ladies! 116 00:10:47,973 --> 00:10:50,267 Twenty-four, 32, hut, hut! 117 00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:53,729 Pass it. Here, I'm open! 118 00:11:00,068 --> 00:11:01,028 Hon. 119 00:11:01,236 --> 00:11:02,321 Hon?! 120 00:11:03,447 --> 00:11:05,240 Goofball can't even catch! 121 00:11:06,366 --> 00:11:07,910 Time to come in. 122 00:11:08,744 --> 00:11:11,830 Why didn't you catch it, you big titty-baby? 123 00:11:12,790 --> 00:11:14,082 Let me see it. 124 00:11:15,417 --> 00:11:19,671 I can't believe that titty-baby lives right next door to Dink Jenkins. 125 00:11:20,172 --> 00:11:21,715 What a waste! 126 00:11:25,427 --> 00:11:27,805 Here, let me help you. 127 00:11:37,022 --> 00:11:41,401 They say this is what all the dapper young men in Memphis are wearing. 128 00:11:41,944 --> 00:11:43,695 Thank you, Grandma. 129 00:11:50,369 --> 00:11:52,955 Huck Finn! Thank you, Grandpa! 130 00:11:53,163 --> 00:11:54,790 There's cussing in it. 131 00:12:01,130 --> 00:12:02,089 There. 132 00:12:05,884 --> 00:12:08,053 A pocketknife! 133 00:12:09,012 --> 00:12:10,305 Relax, worry-boy. 134 00:12:10,514 --> 00:12:12,307 It's just fingernail clippers. 135 00:12:16,812 --> 00:12:19,022 It does have a blade, though. 136 00:12:19,898 --> 00:12:21,650 Thank you, Aunt Maggie. 137 00:12:25,195 --> 00:12:26,822 This one's from me. 138 00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:29,616 It was mine when I was a boy. 139 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,466 Thank you, Daddy. It's nice. 140 00:12:55,267 --> 00:12:57,352 Say thank you for your nice presents. 141 00:12:57,561 --> 00:12:58,562 Wait. 142 00:12:58,770 --> 00:13:00,606 There's one more. 143 00:13:10,282 --> 00:13:11,366 I thought we agreed. 144 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:13,076 You agreed. 145 00:13:13,869 --> 00:13:15,537 This is from Daddy and me. 146 00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:17,372 I hope you like it. 147 00:13:21,502 --> 00:13:23,003 You mean he's mine?! 148 00:13:23,212 --> 00:13:24,797 He's all yours. 149 00:13:26,340 --> 00:13:27,382 I hope you like it. 150 00:13:41,855 --> 00:13:42,898 I'm sorry. 151 00:13:44,024 --> 00:13:45,526 Jack, be sensible. 152 00:13:47,653 --> 00:13:49,530 Your mother made a mistake. 153 00:13:50,239 --> 00:13:52,908 -We can't keep a dog. Not now. -What? 154 00:13:55,953 --> 00:13:56,995 Maybe next year. 155 00:13:58,580 --> 00:13:59,873 But why? 156 00:14:01,834 --> 00:14:03,752 I know you're disappointed... 157 00:14:04,002 --> 00:14:06,380 ...but I want you to know that... 158 00:14:06,588 --> 00:14:09,007 ...I'm gonna find a real good home for him. 159 00:14:35,409 --> 00:14:37,619 I know you're upset with us. 160 00:14:38,203 --> 00:14:40,664 I'm so sorry about what happened. 161 00:14:41,248 --> 00:14:44,460 Did you ever get your birthday present taken away from you? 162 00:14:50,174 --> 00:14:53,594 Your father just doesn't think you're quite ready for a dog yet. 163 00:14:53,969 --> 00:14:57,347 I am ready to have a dog. I'm 9. 164 00:14:58,474 --> 00:15:00,851 Lots of kids younger than me have dogs. 165 00:15:01,143 --> 00:15:04,271 Ralph Atkinson. He's only 3. 166 00:15:05,189 --> 00:15:07,900 He has two dogs, a cat and bird. 167 00:15:08,567 --> 00:15:10,652 He can stick his head in the dog's mouth. 168 00:15:12,196 --> 00:15:13,655 That's impressive. 169 00:15:14,281 --> 00:15:16,617 I can take care of a dog, Mom. 170 00:15:17,576 --> 00:15:19,995 Really, I can. 171 00:15:28,170 --> 00:15:30,714 You just be a big boy about this, okay? 172 00:15:59,284 --> 00:16:00,661 He'll be fine. 173 00:16:02,538 --> 00:16:04,164 I don't think so. 174 00:16:04,414 --> 00:16:05,707 You know... 175 00:16:06,250 --> 00:16:08,836 ...if anybody here deserves to be angry, it's me. 176 00:16:09,044 --> 00:16:10,629 You went behind my back. 177 00:16:12,464 --> 00:16:17,052 You didn't give me any choice. I tried to reason with you. 178 00:16:17,386 --> 00:16:20,347 -That was dishonest. -You want to talk about honesty? 179 00:16:21,056 --> 00:16:22,724 Then you tell the truth. 180 00:16:23,267 --> 00:16:26,311 -Why don't you want him to have a dog? -I already told you. 181 00:16:27,479 --> 00:16:31,608 He's a little boy, and a dog is a big responsibility. 182 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:36,280 He's not a baby. He's a responsible boy who needs a friend. 183 00:16:37,823 --> 00:16:40,659 And what happens when he becomes attached to that dog? 184 00:16:40,868 --> 00:16:42,411 Learns to love it? 185 00:16:42,870 --> 00:16:45,330 I thought that was the general idea. 186 00:16:46,748 --> 00:16:49,001 Dogs die. They get sick. 187 00:16:49,209 --> 00:16:53,505 They run away, get hit by cars. They're a heartbreak waiting to happen. 188 00:16:54,214 --> 00:16:56,091 He's not ready for that. 189 00:16:56,300 --> 00:17:00,804 He's frail, he's sensitive and he can't handle it. 190 00:17:01,638 --> 00:17:04,766 How do you know what he can handle? 191 00:17:05,058 --> 00:17:06,518 You don't give him a chance. 192 00:17:06,810 --> 00:17:08,437 I know all about loss. 193 00:17:08,687 --> 00:17:10,898 Experienced more than my fair share. 194 00:17:11,106 --> 00:17:15,110 It's hard enough on an adult. A boy shouldn't have to. 195 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,281 So you're gonna shelter him from life? 196 00:17:20,657 --> 00:17:22,326 For how long? 197 00:17:25,245 --> 00:17:27,122 He keeps the dog. 198 00:17:27,456 --> 00:17:28,707 For two weeks. 199 00:17:28,916 --> 00:17:31,710 If there's a problem, I'll take it to the farm myself. 200 00:17:31,919 --> 00:17:33,045 Jack... 201 00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:36,048 ...Will deserves this chance. He needs it. 202 00:17:40,052 --> 00:17:41,345 Wait, l... . 203 00:17:41,553 --> 00:17:44,890 -I haven't agreed to that. -I'm not asking. 204 00:18:10,582 --> 00:18:12,000 Hey, boy! 205 00:18:12,543 --> 00:18:14,253 What's the matter? 206 00:18:14,837 --> 00:18:16,964 You miss your mommy and daddy? 207 00:18:17,172 --> 00:18:19,174 Your brothers and sisters? 208 00:18:24,471 --> 00:18:26,098 I'll take care of you. 209 00:18:26,682 --> 00:18:28,267 Don't be scared. 210 00:18:29,268 --> 00:18:30,853 I've got you. 211 00:18:33,355 --> 00:18:35,190 I'm an only child... 212 00:18:35,732 --> 00:18:37,734 ...and now you're an only dog. 213 00:18:38,402 --> 00:18:41,363 I met him on the day I turned 9. 214 00:18:41,864 --> 00:18:45,117 He was just a trembling ball of fur. 215 00:18:45,659 --> 00:18:48,370 Scared and shy as I was. 216 00:18:50,622 --> 00:18:54,209 That night, lying in bed before sleep... 217 00:18:54,418 --> 00:18:57,421 ...l felt the beating of his heart against my body. 218 00:18:58,088 --> 00:19:02,468 And though I didn't know it then, he was to change my life forever. 219 00:19:02,759 --> 00:19:04,428 My dog, Skip. 220 00:19:04,636 --> 00:19:07,598 My best and most steadfast friend. 221 00:19:23,572 --> 00:19:27,117 Skip and I instantly became the best of friends. 222 00:19:27,618 --> 00:19:30,621 He didn't mind that I was scrawny and shy... 223 00:19:30,829 --> 00:19:34,124 ...or that I liked books a whole lot more than football. 224 00:19:35,167 --> 00:19:38,462 It was unconditional love on both our parts. 225 00:19:40,255 --> 00:19:42,591 You've grown almost 2 inches. 226 00:19:47,346 --> 00:19:51,225 You could talk to him as well as you could talk to many human beings. 227 00:19:51,433 --> 00:19:54,144 And much better than you could talk to some. 228 00:19:54,478 --> 00:19:57,606 He'd sit down, look you straight in the eye... 229 00:19:57,815 --> 00:20:01,860 ...and when he understood you, he'd turn his head sideways. 230 00:20:02,444 --> 00:20:06,240 I watched Skip grow from the puppy who came to me from a farm... 231 00:20:06,448 --> 00:20:10,327 ...into a sleek and dexterous, affectionate dog. 232 00:20:10,536 --> 00:20:13,539 Skip became a true member of the family. 233 00:20:20,170 --> 00:20:22,798 We played games together, did household chores. 234 00:20:23,215 --> 00:20:24,800 That's my boy. 235 00:20:29,513 --> 00:20:32,141 Even my father had to admit... 236 00:20:32,474 --> 00:20:35,185 ... Skip was an exceptional dog. 237 00:21:24,943 --> 00:21:25,861 What? 238 00:21:30,741 --> 00:21:33,619 -Look at that, Margaret! -Take a look at that! 239 00:22:02,731 --> 00:22:04,566 Honk the horn, Skip! 240 00:22:24,711 --> 00:22:25,796 Yes, sir. 241 00:22:27,089 --> 00:22:29,424 Or should I say, "yes, sirs"? 242 00:22:29,883 --> 00:22:32,761 Pound of sausage, please. I have our coupons. 243 00:22:33,011 --> 00:22:36,223 Think your friend there might like a piece of bologna? 244 00:22:36,431 --> 00:22:39,768 I never met a dog that didn't appreciate a good piece of bologna. 245 00:22:46,483 --> 00:22:48,861 Nobody has to know about that but us. 246 00:23:09,548 --> 00:23:12,551 -Did you have those chops? -Yes, ma'am. Coming right up. 247 00:23:18,724 --> 00:23:20,142 Is this your dog? 248 00:23:22,144 --> 00:23:23,395 Skipper. 249 00:23:23,812 --> 00:23:25,397 Skip, for short. 250 00:23:28,233 --> 00:23:29,651 He's sweet. 251 00:23:35,991 --> 00:23:37,242 Rivers, let's go. 252 00:23:38,285 --> 00:23:39,495 Yes, ma'am. 253 00:23:41,497 --> 00:23:43,123 See you at school. 254 00:23:43,874 --> 00:23:45,375 Yeah. See you. 255 00:23:55,511 --> 00:23:57,846 Looks like he done did you a favor. 256 00:24:20,911 --> 00:24:22,871 Skip, I can't see a thing. 257 00:24:24,790 --> 00:24:25,833 I'm sorry. 258 00:24:26,041 --> 00:24:28,210 -Skip, where are you, boy? -Find a seat! 259 00:24:28,418 --> 00:24:30,212 Hey, cutie! 260 00:24:31,547 --> 00:24:34,049 -Come on down, boy. -Sit down! 261 00:24:34,758 --> 00:24:36,844 -Down! -Will you sit down, please? 262 00:24:38,637 --> 00:24:41,723 Why don't you sit down? Your dog's sitting. 263 00:24:43,725 --> 00:24:45,435 I'm real sorry. 264 00:24:46,854 --> 00:24:49,356 I usually just let him choose the seats. 265 00:24:50,065 --> 00:24:51,733 I seen. 266 00:25:10,502 --> 00:25:12,463 He's sitting by Rivers Applewhite. 267 00:25:13,088 --> 00:25:14,631 I can't believe it! 268 00:25:15,424 --> 00:25:18,218 The world ain't fair, I'm telling you. 269 00:25:18,427 --> 00:25:21,805 I guess girls must really go for dogs. 270 00:25:23,015 --> 00:25:23,891 Freedom... 271 00:25:24,141 --> 00:25:28,437 ...means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. 272 00:25:30,314 --> 00:25:32,941 How long does it take mail to get to Europe? 273 00:25:33,442 --> 00:25:34,818 Where in Europe? 274 00:25:35,319 --> 00:25:38,947 Where Dink is. Foxhole in the south of France. 275 00:25:40,949 --> 00:25:42,534 Are you for Roosevelt, boy? 276 00:25:44,453 --> 00:25:47,164 What do you think about Hitler? 277 00:26:09,019 --> 00:26:10,729 Mrs. Jenkins, it's us. 278 00:26:10,938 --> 00:26:13,565 Come on in, fellas. Be right with you. 279 00:26:14,233 --> 00:26:16,235 Another letter already? 280 00:27:08,036 --> 00:27:09,872 You know how to throw a curve? 281 00:27:10,789 --> 00:27:12,666 Dink's gonna show me when he gets home. 282 00:27:12,875 --> 00:27:14,126 Who's Dink? 283 00:27:14,626 --> 00:27:16,295 Where are you from? Mars? 284 00:27:16,587 --> 00:27:18,797 Nope. Right across town over there. 285 00:27:19,006 --> 00:27:22,217 And you haven't heard of Dink Jenkins? 286 00:27:22,426 --> 00:27:26,096 He's only the best ballplayer anywhere around here. Ever. 287 00:27:26,305 --> 00:27:28,974 Well, you haven't seen Waldo Grace. 288 00:27:29,391 --> 00:27:30,809 He a colored boy? 289 00:27:31,059 --> 00:27:33,687 Yep, and the best in the whole world. 290 00:27:34,730 --> 00:27:36,565 Besides Dink. 291 00:27:43,322 --> 00:27:44,948 He likes you. 292 00:27:49,578 --> 00:27:51,330 You got mail! 293 00:27:56,502 --> 00:27:57,628 From overseas. 294 00:27:58,462 --> 00:27:59,713 Look at this. 295 00:27:59,922 --> 00:28:01,298 Oh, boy! 296 00:28:19,108 --> 00:28:22,694 "And he said to his sons, 'Saddle the ass for me.' 297 00:28:22,903 --> 00:28:26,115 So they saddled the ass for him and mounted it. " 298 00:28:51,890 --> 00:28:56,311 This right here is a musket used in the Civil War. 299 00:29:05,195 --> 00:29:06,155 Now, then... 300 00:29:06,363 --> 00:29:08,490 ...we have time for just one more. 301 00:29:08,782 --> 00:29:12,411 -Who would like to be next? -I have a show-and-tell. 302 00:29:14,621 --> 00:29:18,459 This right here is a German army helmet. 303 00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:22,087 Inside it says, "Hans" . 304 00:29:23,464 --> 00:29:25,299 It's a dead Kraut's helmet. 305 00:29:25,507 --> 00:29:28,260 That ain't no real Kraut helmet. 306 00:29:29,595 --> 00:29:33,557 This is an ammo belt with some writing. It says: 307 00:29:33,765 --> 00:29:37,769 "Gott mit uns, " which means, "God with us" in German. 308 00:29:38,312 --> 00:29:39,813 They think God's on their side? 309 00:29:40,022 --> 00:29:42,733 That right there proves the stuff's not real. 310 00:29:42,941 --> 00:29:44,985 And this is a letter... 311 00:29:45,903 --> 00:29:49,281 ...from a real GI fighting overseas. 312 00:29:49,740 --> 00:29:50,908 "Dear Willie: 313 00:29:51,867 --> 00:29:55,746 Boy, was I ever happy to get your letter and news of home. 314 00:29:55,996 --> 00:29:58,165 I can't wait to meet Skip. 315 00:29:58,373 --> 00:30:00,793 He sounds like a world-class dog. 316 00:30:01,001 --> 00:30:03,170 I can't tell you exactly where I am... 317 00:30:03,420 --> 00:30:07,841 ...but I can tell you they don't serve French fries in France. Hint, hint. 318 00:30:08,050 --> 00:30:12,846 And that all Kraut is sauerkraut, if you ask me. Ha-ha-ha. 319 00:30:14,681 --> 00:30:17,059 Keep those letters coming, Willie-boy. 320 00:30:17,267 --> 00:30:20,395 And don't let anybody go breaking my records while I'm gone. 321 00:30:20,604 --> 00:30:22,648 We'll have these boys licked soon... 322 00:30:22,856 --> 00:30:25,526 ...and I'll be home in time for baseball season. 323 00:30:25,734 --> 00:30:29,238 Signed, your friend and neighbor... 324 00:30:29,613 --> 00:30:31,657 ...Private First-Class... 325 00:30:34,118 --> 00:30:36,078 ...Dink Jenkins. " 326 00:30:54,096 --> 00:30:56,515 I read my letter from Dink today. 327 00:30:58,642 --> 00:31:01,520 Where'd you really get that stuff, you big sissy? 328 00:31:06,525 --> 00:31:08,444 Give me that damn letter! 329 00:31:15,784 --> 00:31:17,661 Get up and fight! 330 00:31:21,748 --> 00:31:23,125 We playing ball or not? 331 00:31:27,171 --> 00:31:28,839 You want your stuff back? 332 00:31:31,216 --> 00:31:33,469 Then you gotta play ball. 333 00:31:37,347 --> 00:31:38,724 Twenty-four, hut! 334 00:31:39,224 --> 00:31:40,559 Go out with it. 335 00:31:43,437 --> 00:31:44,271 Touchdown! 336 00:31:44,521 --> 00:31:46,231 Get him! Stay with him! 337 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,989 Look! Look! Did you see that? They scored. 338 00:31:57,284 --> 00:31:58,577 Get up! 339 00:31:58,827 --> 00:32:02,831 I don't care if you're hurt! Take the ball. I don't care. 340 00:32:04,541 --> 00:32:07,169 I told you. Stay up here with the ball! 341 00:32:07,836 --> 00:32:09,129 Run! Run! 342 00:32:09,338 --> 00:32:10,589 Run! 343 00:32:14,343 --> 00:32:17,221 Might as well stay down there. You're not doing any good. 344 00:32:17,429 --> 00:32:18,597 Okay, it's our ball. 345 00:32:20,557 --> 00:32:21,850 Get the ball! 346 00:32:24,603 --> 00:32:26,396 You little baby. 347 00:32:29,191 --> 00:32:30,984 Fourteen, 23... 348 00:32:31,568 --> 00:32:33,362 ... 1 7. Set. Hut, hut. 349 00:32:39,451 --> 00:32:41,662 Get the ball, Will! Get the ball, Will! 350 00:32:41,912 --> 00:32:43,789 Run! Run! 351 00:32:44,498 --> 00:32:45,874 Run for touchdown! 352 00:32:46,583 --> 00:32:49,211 Run, Will, run! Run for touchdown! 353 00:33:01,598 --> 00:33:03,767 Run! Run! 354 00:33:09,815 --> 00:33:12,109 We won, Skip! We scored a touchdown! 355 00:33:13,235 --> 00:33:14,570 Dog pile! 356 00:33:18,949 --> 00:33:22,202 Not a bad run, Willie, for a sissy. 357 00:33:29,126 --> 00:33:30,419 You missed! 358 00:33:32,754 --> 00:33:34,089 Throw it higher. 359 00:33:35,048 --> 00:33:37,301 If I throw any harder, I'll break the window. 360 00:33:37,509 --> 00:33:38,594 I bet he's asleep. 361 00:33:38,802 --> 00:33:40,012 What is it, boy? 362 00:33:40,262 --> 00:33:43,557 -He probably sleeps with teddy bears. -I hate teddy bears. 363 00:33:43,765 --> 00:33:46,685 -Or with his mom. -Bet he's still got his baby blanket. 364 00:33:47,603 --> 00:33:48,937 There he is. 365 00:33:52,274 --> 00:33:53,817 Nice pajamas. 366 00:33:54,359 --> 00:33:55,819 Come on down. 367 00:33:58,238 --> 00:33:59,656 I better not. 368 00:33:59,865 --> 00:34:02,701 Don't make me come up there and get you, "Wilma" . 369 00:34:02,951 --> 00:34:05,329 Little baby! 370 00:34:08,707 --> 00:34:10,292 I'll be right down. 371 00:34:12,044 --> 00:34:13,712 Bring that Kraut stuff. 372 00:34:13,921 --> 00:34:15,714 And the dog. 373 00:34:15,923 --> 00:34:20,302 And clean underwear, if you scare easy. 374 00:34:44,868 --> 00:34:46,328 It's you, Skip. 375 00:34:47,121 --> 00:34:49,123 You scared me there, boy. 376 00:34:49,665 --> 00:34:51,333 Go on back to bed. 377 00:34:51,542 --> 00:34:52,626 Go on. 378 00:35:12,354 --> 00:35:13,856 Big Boy. 379 00:35:14,731 --> 00:35:16,108 Spit. 380 00:35:16,859 --> 00:35:18,318 Where y'all at? 381 00:35:24,241 --> 00:35:26,243 You want to be one of us? 382 00:35:27,870 --> 00:35:30,164 Maybe. I mean... 383 00:35:31,373 --> 00:35:32,541 ...I guess. 384 00:35:33,292 --> 00:35:36,545 Then you gotta pass the test. 385 00:35:44,803 --> 00:35:46,221 Where are we going? 386 00:35:46,597 --> 00:35:48,474 You know who's buried here, don't you? 387 00:35:48,682 --> 00:35:50,267 My uncle's buried here. 388 00:35:50,559 --> 00:35:52,227 No, stupid. 389 00:35:52,644 --> 00:35:53,979 The witch. 390 00:35:54,521 --> 00:35:56,148 The witch of Yazoo. 391 00:35:57,733 --> 00:36:00,110 That's just an old wives' tale. 392 00:36:00,569 --> 00:36:02,196 That's what you think, buster. 393 00:36:02,654 --> 00:36:05,532 She was a genuine witch. 394 00:36:05,741 --> 00:36:09,286 Everybody knows she used to lure men to her house to kill them. 395 00:36:10,245 --> 00:36:12,623 Why, she even let her cats... 396 00:36:12,831 --> 00:36:16,794 ...Iick their bones after she got done with them. 397 00:36:18,128 --> 00:36:21,965 That is, until she got killed herself. 398 00:36:24,092 --> 00:36:26,428 You sure you wanna be one of us? 399 00:36:29,139 --> 00:36:30,641 I guess. 400 00:36:43,821 --> 00:36:47,574 One night, a boy about our age... 401 00:36:47,783 --> 00:36:49,493 ...Iooked through her window... 402 00:36:49,743 --> 00:36:53,747 ...and what he saw chilled him right to the bone. 403 00:36:53,956 --> 00:36:57,042 He saw her murder two men with her bare hands. 404 00:36:57,417 --> 00:36:59,211 The boy ran and told the cops... 405 00:36:59,503 --> 00:37:03,549 ...and they got up a posse and chased that witch into Miller's swamp. 406 00:37:04,466 --> 00:37:08,971 Before they could catch her, she got stuck in quicksand. 407 00:37:10,097 --> 00:37:12,933 And slowly, as she sank in the quicksand... 408 00:37:13,142 --> 00:37:15,853 ...she swore two things: 409 00:37:16,103 --> 00:37:17,271 First... 410 00:37:17,521 --> 00:37:21,275 ...one day she'd rise up from the grave and burn down the whole town! 411 00:37:21,650 --> 00:37:23,735 And the other thing she swore was... 412 00:37:23,944 --> 00:37:29,074 ...she'd find that boy who ratted on her and drag him down to hell! 413 00:37:38,584 --> 00:37:43,338 If you stay all night, we'll know for sure that you're one of us. 414 00:37:43,547 --> 00:37:45,007 But if you don't... 415 00:37:45,215 --> 00:37:48,135 ...Dink's Kraut stuff is ours. 416 00:37:49,178 --> 00:37:51,180 And if we do stay all night... 417 00:37:52,139 --> 00:37:54,516 ...we get the football signed by Dink. 418 00:37:58,061 --> 00:38:00,022 You got yourself a deal. 419 00:38:01,815 --> 00:38:02,691 Here. 420 00:38:03,066 --> 00:38:04,693 You might need this. 421 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:09,531 Come on, Skip. 422 00:38:19,208 --> 00:38:21,418 I'll take the first watch, boy. 423 00:38:22,503 --> 00:38:24,087 You rest. 424 00:38:31,094 --> 00:38:32,971 I give him 20 minutes. 425 00:38:33,222 --> 00:38:34,598 If he stays... 426 00:38:34,890 --> 00:38:36,517 ...he's a better man than me. 427 00:38:36,725 --> 00:38:38,227 And if she kills him... 428 00:38:38,477 --> 00:38:41,063 ...I got dibs on that dog. 429 00:38:42,439 --> 00:38:45,150 A sunbeam 430 00:38:45,901 --> 00:38:50,739 Jesus wants me for a sunbeam 431 00:38:51,990 --> 00:38:54,576 A sunbeam 432 00:38:58,330 --> 00:39:01,917 I'll be a sunbeam for Him 433 00:39:39,413 --> 00:39:40,873 Oh, no! 434 00:39:55,721 --> 00:39:58,599 -Junior, we did real good this week. -Just hurry up. 435 00:39:58,849 --> 00:40:01,810 If we get to lzzard County, they'll pay twice as much. 436 00:40:02,019 --> 00:40:03,979 Those boys get real thirsty out there. 437 00:40:04,188 --> 00:40:05,689 Don't you know it! 438 00:40:12,988 --> 00:40:14,948 What the hell you doing? Put that back. 439 00:40:15,157 --> 00:40:19,203 -I'm keeping a bottle for myself. -You're drinking up all the profits. 440 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:21,830 Moonshiners! 441 00:40:25,417 --> 00:40:27,127 Millard, shut that mutt up. 442 00:40:27,336 --> 00:40:29,505 Hey, doggy! Who's a nice doggy? 443 00:40:29,838 --> 00:40:31,048 I'm good with dogs. 444 00:40:31,340 --> 00:40:34,384 Shut him up, unless you want to go back to the joint. 445 00:40:48,607 --> 00:40:49,650 Goddamn it! 446 00:40:51,026 --> 00:40:52,778 I'll take care of this mutt! 447 00:40:56,406 --> 00:40:58,867 -What was that? -Let's get out of here, Skip! 448 00:40:59,076 --> 00:41:00,244 Run! 449 00:41:01,036 --> 00:41:02,371 Get that kid! 450 00:41:09,128 --> 00:41:10,629 Come on, Skip! 451 00:41:12,798 --> 00:41:16,385 It's no use, kid! I'm gonna find you! 452 00:41:30,566 --> 00:41:32,609 Let's get out of here, Skip. 453 00:41:36,530 --> 00:41:38,323 Where do you think you're going? 454 00:41:56,717 --> 00:41:58,677 Listen to me, you little worm. 455 00:41:59,219 --> 00:42:01,722 You tell anybody where we're hiding this... 456 00:42:01,930 --> 00:42:04,767 ...you'll wake up to find a dead pooch on your porch. 457 00:42:05,476 --> 00:42:06,435 See... 458 00:42:06,769 --> 00:42:09,021 ...I been needing me a new billfold. 459 00:42:10,606 --> 00:42:15,027 I think one made out of genuine dog hide would be right slick. 460 00:42:17,988 --> 00:42:20,073 Now, you look like a smart kid. 461 00:42:20,491 --> 00:42:23,410 You move one little pinkie before the sun comes up... 462 00:42:23,660 --> 00:42:26,830 ...you better think hard about life without that mutt. 463 00:42:27,039 --> 00:42:29,458 Everybody needs a friend. 464 00:42:35,297 --> 00:42:36,256 Come on. 465 00:42:37,716 --> 00:42:38,967 Think I scared him enough? 466 00:42:39,384 --> 00:42:41,303 I think he peed his pants. 467 00:42:41,512 --> 00:42:43,722 Gonna have to change those shorts. 468 00:42:59,655 --> 00:43:00,656 Damn! 469 00:43:00,948 --> 00:43:03,075 He killed a whole six-pack! 470 00:43:03,283 --> 00:43:05,536 He slept right by her grave. 471 00:43:07,663 --> 00:43:09,164 Damn! 472 00:43:32,187 --> 00:43:34,773 Because of Skip, I was able to cross... 473 00:43:34,982 --> 00:43:37,484 ... the threshold from childhood to boyhood... 474 00:43:37,734 --> 00:43:39,611 ...from being on the outside... 475 00:43:39,862 --> 00:43:42,573 ... to finding myself smack-dab in the middle. 476 00:43:43,240 --> 00:43:45,909 He helped open my eyes to the wonders of life. 477 00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:49,580 And I got to know the delta like the palm of my hand. 478 00:43:49,830 --> 00:43:54,543 Every bend in the road, every slope, every field. 479 00:43:54,751 --> 00:43:58,589 It became as familiar to me as grass or sunlight. 480 00:44:03,594 --> 00:44:07,139 But Skip opened my eyes to other things too. 481 00:44:08,015 --> 00:44:11,894 -Sorry we're late. -That's okay. I was late too. 482 00:44:13,353 --> 00:44:14,688 He likes you. 483 00:44:14,897 --> 00:44:17,733 I like him too. A lot. 484 00:44:20,235 --> 00:44:21,403 Huck Finn. 485 00:44:21,612 --> 00:44:24,031 It's about a boy who has adventures. 486 00:44:25,240 --> 00:44:29,536 This is Caddie Woodlawn. It's about a girl who has adventures. 487 00:44:31,914 --> 00:44:33,749 Not too many boys like reading. 488 00:44:35,292 --> 00:44:36,460 I do. 489 00:44:36,710 --> 00:44:39,004 I'm thinking of becoming a writer. 490 00:44:39,254 --> 00:44:41,799 Either that or a U.S. senator. One of those. 491 00:44:42,007 --> 00:44:44,259 I'll probably be a writer too. 492 00:44:44,468 --> 00:44:45,969 Or a pilot. 493 00:44:47,179 --> 00:44:51,100 Or maybe even a senator's wife. Something like that. 494 00:44:52,518 --> 00:44:55,354 Well, I haven't really decided yet. 495 00:44:58,107 --> 00:44:59,525 Me neither. 496 00:45:23,340 --> 00:45:24,466 Hey, Skip! 497 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:25,759 Hello there, Skip. 498 00:45:30,973 --> 00:45:33,517 Skip grew to know Yazoo too. 499 00:45:33,725 --> 00:45:36,979 It was a good place to grow up for dogs as well as boys. 500 00:45:39,189 --> 00:45:43,986 Being friendly, he occasionally wandered around town by himself... 501 00:45:44,194 --> 00:45:47,448 ...and anyone of any consequence knew who he was. 502 00:46:06,175 --> 00:46:09,595 One of Skip's favorite spots was my dear old Aunt Maggie's. 503 00:46:09,803 --> 00:46:13,640 Her bridge games meant finger sandwiches for the taking. 504 00:46:14,266 --> 00:46:16,935 And the strange creature that was her pet... 505 00:46:17,186 --> 00:46:19,980 ... was an endless source of one-sided conversation. 506 00:46:20,189 --> 00:46:22,191 Lordy, Lordy! Lord have mercy! 507 00:46:22,399 --> 00:46:24,610 Lordy, Lordy! Lord have mercy! 508 00:46:25,819 --> 00:46:26,862 Y'all come back! 509 00:46:37,873 --> 00:46:40,667 Like all dogs, Skip was colorblind. 510 00:46:40,876 --> 00:46:44,838 He made friends easily with people of all races and origins. 511 00:46:45,047 --> 00:46:47,299 The town was segregated back then... 512 00:46:47,508 --> 00:46:51,804 ...but as we know, dogs are a whole lot smarter than people. 513 00:47:10,572 --> 00:47:12,658 That's Waldo Grace. 514 00:47:23,085 --> 00:47:25,129 Nice and easy. That's it. 515 00:47:39,601 --> 00:47:41,228 That's my Skip. 516 00:47:41,770 --> 00:47:42,771 Come on, boy. 517 00:47:42,980 --> 00:47:44,189 Bye. 518 00:47:59,538 --> 00:48:03,083 -Any of y'all heard of Waldo Grace? -Who? 519 00:48:03,292 --> 00:48:06,128 Waldo Grace. Colored boy. 520 00:48:06,753 --> 00:48:08,213 They say he's better than Dink. 521 00:48:08,964 --> 00:48:09,923 You shut up. 522 00:48:11,133 --> 00:48:13,177 They say he's good at every sport. 523 00:48:13,677 --> 00:48:14,720 Let me tell you. 524 00:48:15,345 --> 00:48:18,140 Nobody around here can beat Dink at nothing. 525 00:48:18,348 --> 00:48:19,892 Especially no colored boy. 526 00:48:20,225 --> 00:48:22,352 I'd like to see how good he is. 527 00:48:30,944 --> 00:48:35,240 Who's that man with the black mask? He doesn't belong to the special army. 528 00:48:49,588 --> 00:48:51,215 After him, men! 529 00:49:02,976 --> 00:49:06,021 Uncle Sam is looking for a few good... 530 00:49:06,230 --> 00:49:07,231 ...dogs! 531 00:49:07,564 --> 00:49:08,607 That's right. 532 00:49:08,816 --> 00:49:12,528 Some ofAmerica's bravest soldiers salute by wagging their tails. 533 00:49:13,278 --> 00:49:15,489 Yankee Doodle doggies from all over... 534 00:49:15,697 --> 00:49:18,158 ...have dedicated their lives to winning the war. 535 00:49:18,367 --> 00:49:20,869 Members of the Army's crack K-9 Corps... 536 00:49:21,078 --> 00:49:25,165 ...undergo a training as rigorous as that of our fighting men. 537 00:49:29,545 --> 00:49:30,712 Take that, Adolf! 538 00:49:30,921 --> 00:49:34,174 We're not pulling your leg. We mean business! 539 00:49:35,843 --> 00:49:39,221 But not all of our four-legged Gls make it home. 540 00:49:42,057 --> 00:49:44,226 Even the youngsters do their part. 541 00:49:44,435 --> 00:49:48,355 Para-pups, they're called, and they aid our boys in the air. 542 00:49:53,485 --> 00:49:56,071 Who says dogs can't fly? 543 00:50:01,410 --> 00:50:05,205 Safe and sound on the ground. Another successful mission. 544 00:50:05,414 --> 00:50:09,084 After a hard day's work, these puppies need some R and R. 545 00:50:10,252 --> 00:50:12,754 Front and center, Fido. Enlist today! 546 00:50:22,848 --> 00:50:26,393 Hup 2, 3, 4! Hup 2, 3, 4! 547 00:50:26,602 --> 00:50:29,396 We'll bomb them, and then come down here to Libya... 548 00:50:29,646 --> 00:50:32,232 ...and bomb the rest of the guys. You got it? 549 00:50:38,697 --> 00:50:40,157 Go! Go! Go! 550 00:50:43,202 --> 00:50:44,870 Way to go, Skip! 551 00:50:45,078 --> 00:50:47,331 Those are the bad guys. The Germans. 552 00:50:47,539 --> 00:50:48,582 Hitler! 553 00:50:48,791 --> 00:50:50,667 You want to kill Hitler! 554 00:51:18,737 --> 00:51:20,197 He's ready. 555 00:51:28,664 --> 00:51:31,667 That's about 1 6 inches high. That's tall for a terrier. 556 00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:33,544 He's a real good eater, sir. 557 00:51:33,752 --> 00:51:34,962 I'm sure. 558 00:51:39,258 --> 00:51:40,509 I see. 559 00:51:41,218 --> 00:51:42,177 What? 560 00:51:42,386 --> 00:51:43,512 Mr. Morris... 561 00:51:43,720 --> 00:51:47,850 ...this is as fine an animal as I've ever had the chance to encounter. 562 00:51:48,308 --> 00:51:49,268 Sir, thank you, sir. 563 00:51:49,476 --> 00:51:54,189 And I know Uncle Sam could use him, except he's 4-F. 564 00:51:55,524 --> 00:51:56,650 4-F? 565 00:51:56,859 --> 00:51:58,569 Yes, canine 4-F. 566 00:51:58,777 --> 00:52:03,407 You see, his left testicle hasn't descended. 567 00:52:05,993 --> 00:52:07,953 But I appreciate you bringing him in. 568 00:52:15,669 --> 00:52:16,503 Lieutenant, sir... 569 00:52:17,504 --> 00:52:19,673 ...Skip would like another chance. 570 00:52:19,882 --> 00:52:22,551 He obeys orders really well and-- 571 00:52:22,759 --> 00:52:26,096 I really appreciate your patriotism... 572 00:52:26,346 --> 00:52:28,265 ...but I've got work to do. 573 00:52:32,060 --> 00:52:33,020 Sit. 574 00:52:38,901 --> 00:52:39,735 Sit! 575 00:52:44,490 --> 00:52:45,741 Roll over. 576 00:52:50,913 --> 00:52:52,414 Play dead! 577 00:53:06,512 --> 00:53:09,348 Canine 4-F! I can't believe it. 578 00:53:09,890 --> 00:53:13,143 He obeys orders really well, I know. 579 00:53:13,852 --> 00:53:15,896 And he can do all those tricks. 580 00:53:16,105 --> 00:53:17,940 I don't know what got into him. 581 00:53:18,148 --> 00:53:20,025 Maybe he just got scared. 582 00:53:20,234 --> 00:53:22,111 You saying my dog's a chicken? 583 00:53:22,319 --> 00:53:26,240 I'm not saying your dog's chicken. I'm saying maybe he got scared. 584 00:53:27,157 --> 00:53:29,993 Dink's coming home! My boy's coming home! 585 00:53:30,202 --> 00:53:32,079 Yes, Dink's coming home! 586 00:53:48,679 --> 00:53:50,264 Bet he's got a bag of medals. 587 00:53:50,973 --> 00:53:53,058 Is he there? ls he there on the bus? 588 00:53:59,606 --> 00:54:01,275 Well, I don't see him. 589 00:54:09,575 --> 00:54:11,034 There he is! 590 00:54:14,913 --> 00:54:16,457 Welcome home, sugar! 591 00:54:30,804 --> 00:54:32,848 He just missed the bus, that's all. 592 00:54:36,518 --> 00:54:39,521 It's okay. He'll be on the next bus. 593 00:55:44,211 --> 00:55:45,504 What's wrong? 594 00:56:23,041 --> 00:56:24,543 Look, a cigarette wrapper! 595 00:56:24,793 --> 00:56:29,089 One little old piece of tinfoil ain't gonna win no scrap drive. 596 00:56:30,674 --> 00:56:33,051 You know, it's been two whole weeks... 597 00:56:33,260 --> 00:56:36,096 ...and Dink hasn't even come out of his house yet. 598 00:56:36,472 --> 00:56:39,850 Willie, when you saw him, was he wearing his uniform? 599 00:56:40,559 --> 00:56:41,977 Was he wounded? 600 00:56:42,686 --> 00:56:45,773 It was really dark. I couldn't tell for sure. 601 00:56:46,023 --> 00:56:49,485 But I bet he's got a lot of medals to show us when he gets ready. 602 00:56:49,693 --> 00:56:52,488 My old man said he didn't win no medals at all. 603 00:56:52,696 --> 00:56:55,532 Yeah, my pop says he's a drunk. 604 00:56:55,741 --> 00:56:59,828 I heard worse than that. I heard he turned tail and ran. 605 00:57:00,037 --> 00:57:02,331 Broke his own record in the 1 00-yard dash. 606 00:57:05,876 --> 00:57:07,461 Where are you going? 607 00:57:07,669 --> 00:57:09,421 What's eating him? 608 00:57:15,803 --> 00:57:17,554 Watch out for the poison oak there. 609 00:57:21,266 --> 00:57:24,561 Can almost taste that blackberry pie already. 610 00:57:24,812 --> 00:57:27,731 Should be some nice, thick bushes in around here. 611 00:57:28,857 --> 00:57:30,109 Now, look. 612 00:57:31,527 --> 00:57:33,320 See that hickory over yonder? 613 00:57:33,529 --> 00:57:36,115 The one that looks like he's got a broken arm? 614 00:57:36,323 --> 00:57:37,825 That's lightning. 615 00:57:40,911 --> 00:57:43,580 Now, see, you always want to leave a mark... 616 00:57:43,789 --> 00:57:46,208 ...so you can find your way home. 617 00:57:49,044 --> 00:57:50,087 Dad? 618 00:57:54,049 --> 00:57:56,093 Whatever happened to your leg? 619 00:57:59,513 --> 00:58:01,723 Now, you know what happened to my leg. 620 00:58:02,224 --> 00:58:04,476 Lost it in the Spanish Civil War... 621 00:58:04,685 --> 00:58:06,520 ...when you was just a baby. 622 00:58:07,479 --> 00:58:09,398 Where is it now, you think? 623 00:58:10,649 --> 00:58:14,570 Well, somewheres in Catalonia, I suppose. 624 00:58:17,072 --> 00:58:19,491 Does it ever itch or hurt? 625 00:58:19,700 --> 00:58:22,119 You know, like the way they say? 626 00:58:29,668 --> 00:58:30,919 It hurts. 627 00:58:31,712 --> 00:58:34,423 But they gave you a medal for it, right? 628 00:58:39,928 --> 00:58:41,972 I'd rather have the leg. 629 00:58:46,226 --> 00:58:47,436 Now, look there. 630 00:58:47,644 --> 00:58:49,605 There's an old gray squirrel. 631 00:58:55,444 --> 00:58:57,196 Go get him, boy! 632 00:59:08,665 --> 00:59:10,667 You almost got him, boy. 633 00:59:14,296 --> 00:59:15,798 Hunters. Take a knee. 634 00:59:16,006 --> 00:59:17,257 Real slow. 635 00:59:20,135 --> 00:59:21,053 Hello! 636 00:59:21,553 --> 00:59:23,305 Over here! 3:00! 637 00:59:23,722 --> 00:59:25,099 Don't move! 638 00:59:25,307 --> 00:59:26,975 We'll come to you! 639 00:59:29,686 --> 00:59:30,979 Was the war like this? 640 01:00:13,605 --> 01:00:14,731 Boys. 641 01:00:15,691 --> 01:00:17,151 Would you look at that? 642 01:00:20,320 --> 01:00:22,030 She's something, all right. 643 01:00:22,239 --> 01:00:23,574 Or was. 644 01:00:33,041 --> 01:00:34,376 Daddy... . 645 01:00:34,960 --> 01:00:36,753 She's still alive. 646 01:00:38,755 --> 01:00:41,049 Shouldn't we call a vet or something? 647 01:00:45,304 --> 01:00:47,014 We better get going. Come on. 648 01:00:47,222 --> 01:00:48,182 Come on. 649 01:00:50,309 --> 01:00:53,228 Y'all come by for some venison chili now, real soon. 650 01:00:53,437 --> 01:00:54,688 Will do. 651 01:01:22,466 --> 01:01:27,054 The seasons in our region ofAmerica seemed to have minds of their own. 652 01:01:27,262 --> 01:01:29,139 The fields in winter looked so barren... 653 01:01:29,348 --> 01:01:32,226 ... that it seemed nothing could ever grow there again... 654 01:01:32,434 --> 01:01:36,146 ...like the dark sky would last the rest of the year. 655 01:01:36,355 --> 01:01:38,565 Then, magically, spring would come... 656 01:01:38,774 --> 01:01:41,819 ...and catch us by surprise every time. 657 01:01:42,361 --> 01:01:45,322 And there were so many surprises that year. 658 01:01:47,116 --> 01:01:51,703 Who'd have thought that my daddy would ever let me play football? 659 01:01:53,664 --> 01:01:55,791 Who'd have dreamed that Rivers Applewhite... 660 01:01:55,999 --> 01:02:00,212 ... the prettiest girl in town, would let me hold her hand? 661 01:02:01,004 --> 01:02:02,005 It's a funny book. 662 01:02:02,214 --> 01:02:05,759 It was indeed a strange and unusual time. 663 01:02:07,761 --> 01:02:10,889 Old Skip had helped me through the struggles of boyhood. 664 01:02:11,098 --> 01:02:13,851 But his job was far from done. 665 01:02:14,768 --> 01:02:16,186 And now... 666 01:02:16,395 --> 01:02:19,189 ...wearing the famous number eight... 667 01:02:19,440 --> 01:02:22,401 ...it's Willie Morris! 668 01:02:23,318 --> 01:02:25,821 Morris! Morris! 669 01:02:26,029 --> 01:02:27,322 No, Skip! 670 01:02:27,614 --> 01:02:30,284 This is only an official regulation uniform... 671 01:02:30,492 --> 01:02:32,411 ...Iike they wear in the bigs. 672 01:02:53,474 --> 01:02:55,267 Haven't seen you around much. 673 01:02:56,643 --> 01:02:58,520 I've been pretty busy. 674 01:03:01,106 --> 01:03:03,400 I'm playing some ball now, you know. 675 01:03:04,193 --> 01:03:05,986 Oh, yeah? That's good. 676 01:03:08,947 --> 01:03:10,032 Right. 677 01:03:11,158 --> 01:03:12,868 Well, see you. 678 01:03:21,543 --> 01:03:23,295 It's opening day. 679 01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:27,758 That's what they call the first game of the season. 680 01:03:29,593 --> 01:03:31,678 I was sort of wondering if... . 681 01:03:34,223 --> 01:03:36,350 I was hoping that maybe... 682 01:03:37,726 --> 01:03:39,061 ...you might come. 683 01:03:40,437 --> 01:03:42,564 Yeah, sure, kid. That'd be fine. 684 01:03:43,315 --> 01:03:44,441 Really? 685 01:03:45,484 --> 01:03:47,402 Okay. Great. 686 01:03:47,611 --> 01:03:49,780 Well, I better get on down there. 687 01:03:50,489 --> 01:03:51,698 See you. 688 01:03:55,077 --> 01:03:57,412 Thanks for picking my number. 689 01:04:29,111 --> 01:04:30,320 Come on, Spit! 690 01:04:34,783 --> 01:04:36,243 Dadgum it, Morris! 691 01:04:36,452 --> 01:04:38,370 How many times do I have to tell you... 692 01:04:38,579 --> 01:04:41,498 ...this is no place for dogs? Now get him out of here! 693 01:04:42,541 --> 01:04:44,209 This isn't a game, you know. 694 01:04:44,418 --> 01:04:45,878 It ain't? 695 01:04:46,086 --> 01:04:47,713 Get him out of here. 696 01:04:47,921 --> 01:04:50,924 Come on, Skip. Go sit by Rivers, okay? 697 01:04:55,179 --> 01:04:57,598 Hey, Skip. You can sit by me. 698 01:04:57,973 --> 01:05:00,392 Be a hitter now. Make him pitch to you. 699 01:05:01,393 --> 01:05:04,855 Watch him close! Morris, you're on deck. 700 01:05:08,650 --> 01:05:09,943 Let's go, Cliff. 701 01:05:10,277 --> 01:05:11,695 Let's go, now. 702 01:05:12,571 --> 01:05:14,198 He's on deck. 703 01:05:17,576 --> 01:05:20,370 That's the way, Cliff. Watch him close. 704 01:05:21,163 --> 01:05:22,790 Good swing! Good swing! 705 01:05:24,583 --> 01:05:27,628 Willie, you're so dreamy! 706 01:05:29,213 --> 01:05:32,424 Aren't you embarrassed to be wearing Dink's number? 707 01:05:32,633 --> 01:05:36,345 I know I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that crazy eight. 708 01:05:36,553 --> 01:05:39,056 -How about you, Henj? -No way. 709 01:05:39,681 --> 01:05:42,267 Did y'all hear Dink's gonna play minor-league ball? 710 01:05:42,476 --> 01:05:43,352 Really? 711 01:05:43,602 --> 01:05:48,148 He's gonna be the star runner for the Memphis Chickens! 712 01:05:55,697 --> 01:05:58,742 Well, let's go, son! We don't got all day. 713 01:06:02,830 --> 01:06:03,831 Play ball! 714 01:06:05,457 --> 01:06:07,376 Watch the ball, son. 715 01:06:08,836 --> 01:06:10,420 Strike one! 716 01:06:18,804 --> 01:06:19,847 Strike two! 717 01:06:24,351 --> 01:06:25,936 Come on, Willie! 718 01:06:26,353 --> 01:06:27,479 You can do it, honey! 719 01:06:31,692 --> 01:06:34,278 Strike three! You're out of there! 720 01:06:35,904 --> 01:06:36,738 That's okay, Willie. 721 01:06:37,281 --> 01:06:39,074 Let's go. Next batter. 722 01:06:41,160 --> 01:06:42,744 Swing, batter, batter! 723 01:06:42,953 --> 01:06:45,747 Swing, batter, batter. Swing! 724 01:07:08,687 --> 01:07:10,230 It's all right, Willie! 725 01:07:44,264 --> 01:07:48,185 He's upset. I wish there was some way we could help. 726 01:08:02,407 --> 01:08:03,617 Get out of here! 727 01:08:04,326 --> 01:08:06,203 We're trying to play baseball! 728 01:08:06,411 --> 01:08:09,498 Time! Get that dog out of here! 729 01:08:30,644 --> 01:08:33,397 Get out of here! You're supposed to be by Rivers! 730 01:08:34,189 --> 01:08:37,443 Get that dog out of here! We're trying to play ball. 731 01:08:37,651 --> 01:08:39,236 Skip, get! 732 01:08:39,486 --> 01:08:41,655 Go home! Now! 733 01:08:41,864 --> 01:08:44,032 You're being bad! Now go! 734 01:08:45,117 --> 01:08:46,660 Go home! 735 01:08:56,086 --> 01:08:57,713 Willie, what's wrong with you?! 736 01:09:49,473 --> 01:09:51,100 I'm home! 737 01:09:54,103 --> 01:09:56,063 Skip, I'm home. 738 01:09:56,313 --> 01:09:57,689 Where are you? 739 01:10:08,867 --> 01:10:10,744 Where are you, boy? 740 01:10:16,792 --> 01:10:18,794 Here, Skipper! 741 01:10:19,044 --> 01:10:20,129 Here, boy! 742 01:10:22,756 --> 01:10:25,634 Barney, have you seen Skip? 743 01:10:27,177 --> 01:10:28,679 Well, let me see... . 744 01:10:29,304 --> 01:10:31,640 He came in for bologna this morning. 745 01:10:31,849 --> 01:10:34,184 On his way to the ball game, I believe. 746 01:10:34,560 --> 01:10:37,604 If you see him, can you tell him I'm looking for him? 747 01:10:38,522 --> 01:10:41,650 Don't you go worrying about him. He'll turn up. 748 01:10:43,652 --> 01:10:46,613 You know, that dog is plumb crazy about you, boy. 749 01:10:57,499 --> 01:11:00,627 Junior, how come I end up carrying all the crates? 750 01:11:00,836 --> 01:11:04,506 Because you're the worker, and I'm the brains of this operation. 751 01:11:04,715 --> 01:11:05,716 How's that? 752 01:11:06,008 --> 01:11:08,427 Because I can spell my name. 753 01:11:08,635 --> 01:11:11,180 Let's move it. We got people waiting. 754 01:11:11,430 --> 01:11:13,682 I just wish you'd get us our money. 755 01:11:13,891 --> 01:11:15,684 Just come on now. Come on. 756 01:11:21,607 --> 01:11:22,858 I don't do this for free. 757 01:11:23,066 --> 01:11:25,778 Shut your trap. I'm sick of your whining. 758 01:11:29,490 --> 01:11:31,200 Shut up and lift. Come on. 759 01:11:45,005 --> 01:11:47,341 Have you seen Skip? I can't find him. 760 01:11:47,549 --> 01:11:49,885 I wouldn't blame him if he never came back... 761 01:11:50,094 --> 01:11:52,054 ...after the way you treated him! 762 01:11:52,262 --> 01:11:53,889 He was only trying to help. 763 01:11:56,016 --> 01:11:59,019 Please help me. I just got to find him. 764 01:12:01,021 --> 01:12:03,398 Okay. I'll be right down. 765 01:12:04,191 --> 01:12:05,526 But, Willie... 766 01:12:05,734 --> 01:12:09,363 ...I'm not doing it for you. I'm doing it for him. 767 01:12:14,076 --> 01:12:15,369 Where are you? 768 01:12:15,577 --> 01:12:17,454 Come on home, boy! 769 01:12:22,960 --> 01:12:24,628 Yeah, and school. 770 01:12:25,087 --> 01:12:27,047 The baseball and football fields too. 771 01:12:27,256 --> 01:12:28,173 And the park. 772 01:12:29,258 --> 01:12:30,259 Deserters... 773 01:12:30,634 --> 01:12:33,345 ...puppy dogs and now girls. 774 01:12:33,554 --> 01:12:35,556 Guess we were wrong about you, Wilma. 775 01:12:35,764 --> 01:12:37,391 Skip's lost. 776 01:12:38,142 --> 01:12:39,852 We gotta find him. 777 01:12:40,060 --> 01:12:41,728 Won't you help us find him? 778 01:12:41,937 --> 01:12:43,480 "Won't you help us find him?" 779 01:12:45,983 --> 01:12:48,193 Listen, Skip's missing. 780 01:12:48,402 --> 01:12:49,611 We're gonna find him. 781 01:12:49,820 --> 01:12:51,905 You want to help? Fine. 782 01:12:52,114 --> 01:12:55,868 You don't? You can stick it up your big, fat butt. 783 01:13:02,458 --> 01:13:05,127 Who said I didn't want to help? Let's go. 784 01:13:06,962 --> 01:13:08,338 Spread out. 785 01:13:08,672 --> 01:13:11,341 Look everywhere, and ask everyone. 786 01:13:20,142 --> 01:13:21,560 Skip been around here? 787 01:13:21,769 --> 01:13:23,812 Not for a couple days. 788 01:13:27,649 --> 01:13:28,859 Here, Skip. 789 01:13:29,067 --> 01:13:30,819 Skip, are you here? 790 01:13:32,696 --> 01:13:34,448 Here, Skip. 791 01:13:47,169 --> 01:13:49,088 Come on home, boy! 792 01:14:03,227 --> 01:14:05,395 Here, Skipper! 793 01:14:05,771 --> 01:14:07,815 Sheriff, Jack Morris. 794 01:14:08,190 --> 01:14:12,486 Well, my son's little dog, Skip, has gone missing and... . 795 01:14:12,694 --> 01:14:16,990 Yeah, they're all out looking for him, but he hasn't turned up yet. 796 01:14:17,199 --> 01:14:20,661 So I was wondering if you could just let us know if you see him. 797 01:14:22,913 --> 01:14:25,207 We would surely appreciate it. 798 01:14:26,208 --> 01:14:27,793 Thank you, sheriff. 799 01:14:37,344 --> 01:14:40,556 You bawling like a big baby because you lost that ball game? 800 01:14:41,473 --> 01:14:43,350 What do you know about it? 801 01:14:43,559 --> 01:14:47,438 You didn't even come, you big liar. Leave me alone. 802 01:14:47,813 --> 01:14:51,108 That's how it is, isn't it? You're a hero today... 803 01:14:51,316 --> 01:14:53,277 ...and you're a goat tomorrow. 804 01:14:54,236 --> 01:14:58,866 Now, I didn't come, because games don't mean nothing to me anymore. 805 01:14:59,408 --> 01:15:00,576 It's not the game. 806 01:15:01,702 --> 01:15:03,078 It's Skip. 807 01:15:04,830 --> 01:15:06,707 He's gone for good. 808 01:15:06,915 --> 01:15:08,250 For good? 809 01:15:08,584 --> 01:15:11,628 How you know that? You some kind of fortuneteller? 810 01:15:12,504 --> 01:15:17,217 I got mad at him and I hit him. And he ran away. 811 01:15:17,760 --> 01:15:19,595 Just like you ran away. 812 01:15:23,682 --> 01:15:26,351 Skip was never afraid of nothing. 813 01:15:30,606 --> 01:15:33,317 You think I don't know what folks are saying? 814 01:15:33,525 --> 01:15:35,694 That old Dink's a coward? 815 01:15:37,946 --> 01:15:40,282 Well, I know. And you know what? 816 01:15:41,575 --> 01:15:45,829 They're right. I got scared. And I ran. 817 01:15:48,165 --> 01:15:50,667 You think it's because I was afraid of dying? 818 01:15:51,460 --> 01:15:54,463 Because I wished I was dead plenty of times. 819 01:15:56,173 --> 01:15:57,966 Then what was it? 820 01:16:02,513 --> 01:16:05,265 It ain't the dying that's scary, boy. 821 01:16:08,477 --> 01:16:10,020 It's the killing. 822 01:16:18,028 --> 01:16:19,071 Now, look. 823 01:16:19,947 --> 01:16:23,158 That dog ain't lost. You just need to know where to find him. 824 01:16:23,367 --> 01:16:26,620 There's gotta be at least one place around here... 825 01:16:26,829 --> 01:16:29,623 ...that you hadn't thought of to look at, right? 826 01:16:43,220 --> 01:16:46,557 Sometimes he gets mad and says things he doesn't mean. 827 01:16:49,935 --> 01:16:51,478 He gets it from his mother. 828 01:16:55,524 --> 01:16:57,609 When I got back from Spain... 829 01:16:58,861 --> 01:17:00,904 ...I got into accounting. 830 01:17:01,530 --> 01:17:04,408 I figured I could hide this behind a desk. 831 01:17:05,534 --> 01:17:09,997 I looked down, and I didn't so much as look up for a whole year. 832 01:17:11,165 --> 01:17:13,083 When I finally did... 833 01:17:14,585 --> 01:17:17,045 ...people weren't staring at me anymore. 834 01:17:18,714 --> 01:17:20,966 I guess they kind of forgot about it. 835 01:17:22,301 --> 01:17:25,512 Well, Mr. Morris, you got a Purple Heart. 836 01:17:25,763 --> 01:17:27,514 I got a yellow stripe. 837 01:17:27,723 --> 01:17:30,851 You can trust me. They don't forget about cowards. 838 01:17:33,645 --> 01:17:36,523 Well, folks like to keep things small, Dink. 839 01:17:36,732 --> 01:17:39,151 Fit you into one pocket or the other. 840 01:17:39,359 --> 01:17:41,570 Give a man a label... 841 01:17:41,779 --> 01:17:44,656 ...and you never really need to get to know him. 842 01:17:46,408 --> 01:17:47,951 My son... 843 01:17:49,912 --> 01:17:51,955 ...he looks up to you, Dink. 844 01:17:53,582 --> 01:17:57,544 Not because you can run or throw a ball. 845 01:17:58,587 --> 01:18:00,297 You're his hero... 846 01:18:00,798 --> 01:18:02,841 ...because you're his friend. 847 01:18:05,928 --> 01:18:07,805 And that's what he needs. 848 01:18:09,556 --> 01:18:10,849 A friend. 849 01:18:19,483 --> 01:18:20,818 All right, then. 850 01:18:35,582 --> 01:18:37,167 Here, Skipper! 851 01:18:38,627 --> 01:18:40,003 Here, boy! 852 01:18:50,722 --> 01:18:52,349 Here, boy! 853 01:19:09,658 --> 01:19:11,410 What the hell?! 854 01:19:21,754 --> 01:19:23,046 Damn mutt. 855 01:19:36,852 --> 01:19:40,439 What'd you do to him?! That's my dog! 856 01:19:41,940 --> 01:19:44,610 I told you to keep that damn mutt out of here. 857 01:19:53,911 --> 01:19:57,080 Why, if it ain't old Dink. Need a jar of hooch, buddy? 858 01:19:57,289 --> 01:19:59,500 Millard, fetch a pint for Dink. 859 01:19:59,708 --> 01:20:02,294 Listen, you boys need to get on out of here. 860 01:20:05,672 --> 01:20:06,882 This your buddy? 861 01:20:07,758 --> 01:20:10,177 You know how much he and that mongrel cost us? 862 01:20:10,385 --> 01:20:12,387 I said you need to get out of here. 863 01:20:12,638 --> 01:20:15,349 Millard, listen to who's talking. 864 01:20:15,557 --> 01:20:17,935 Mr. Hitler's best friend. 865 01:20:20,187 --> 01:20:21,855 It's you who better get out of here. 866 01:20:29,279 --> 01:20:31,615 Get your moonshine and get out of here. 867 01:20:31,824 --> 01:20:35,160 And I better never see you around here again. Got that? 868 01:20:35,577 --> 01:20:37,162 Come on, Junior. Let's go. 869 01:20:37,496 --> 01:20:38,539 Come on! 870 01:20:44,753 --> 01:20:47,339 It's getting too damn popular around here anyway. 871 01:20:50,092 --> 01:20:52,553 You better hope that dog lives. 872 01:21:26,420 --> 01:21:27,713 Any word? 873 01:21:28,213 --> 01:21:29,965 It doesn't look good. 874 01:21:39,516 --> 01:21:41,059 Could you come on back, please? 875 01:21:43,103 --> 01:21:45,397 Do you want someone to go with you? 876 01:21:49,860 --> 01:21:51,403 He's a big boy. 877 01:21:51,904 --> 01:21:53,447 He'll be okay. 878 01:22:14,593 --> 01:22:16,053 Is he gonna die? 879 01:22:16,261 --> 01:22:17,387 I don't know. 880 01:22:17,596 --> 01:22:19,473 I've done all I can. 881 01:22:19,681 --> 01:22:21,683 It's in God's hands now. 882 01:22:29,733 --> 01:22:31,735 Please don't die, boy. 883 01:22:34,571 --> 01:22:37,074 What would I do without you? 884 01:22:38,992 --> 01:22:41,328 You taught me how to play football. 885 01:22:43,956 --> 01:22:46,083 You helped me meet the guys... 886 01:22:46,291 --> 01:22:49,294 ...and get up enough nerve to talk to Rivers. 887 01:22:51,630 --> 01:22:53,841 And understand about Dink. 888 01:22:58,637 --> 01:23:02,224 I'll never have another friend like you. Ever. 889 01:23:15,237 --> 01:23:17,322 Skip's gonna be all right. 890 01:24:12,836 --> 01:24:13,879 You're all right! 891 01:24:16,715 --> 01:24:18,342 That's my boy. 892 01:24:22,137 --> 01:24:23,514 I love you, Skip. 893 01:24:23,764 --> 01:24:25,474 I knew you'd make it. 894 01:24:39,822 --> 01:24:42,699 I almost lost old Skip that day. 895 01:24:43,575 --> 01:24:46,870 Even as he was sleeping on the operating table... 896 01:24:47,329 --> 01:24:49,415 ...he was still teaching me. 897 01:24:52,042 --> 01:24:53,460 That day... 898 01:24:54,169 --> 01:24:56,046 ...l became a young man. 899 01:25:01,885 --> 01:25:03,804 Why, in childhood and youth... 900 01:25:04,012 --> 01:25:07,099 ...do we wish time to pass so quickly? 901 01:25:08,016 --> 01:25:10,310 We want to grow up so fast. 902 01:25:10,519 --> 01:25:14,189 Yet as adults, we wish just the opposite. 903 01:25:16,442 --> 01:25:17,651 You're a good boy, Skip. 904 01:25:19,778 --> 01:25:22,364 If, as the authorities often declare... 905 01:25:22,573 --> 01:25:25,367 ...a dog's life in relation to a human being's... 906 01:25:25,576 --> 01:25:28,871 ...can be calculated by seven human years to his one... 907 01:25:29,079 --> 01:25:31,707 ... then Skip was an adult when I was still a boy. 908 01:25:32,249 --> 01:25:36,879 Sometimes it seemed as if he possessed the wisdom of a creature... 909 01:25:37,087 --> 01:25:38,964 ...as old as time. 910 01:26:25,886 --> 01:26:28,597 All the lessons you learn in childhood... 911 01:26:29,014 --> 01:26:30,974 ...kind of come in waves. 912 01:26:41,360 --> 01:26:44,238 We finally saw Waldo Grace play. 913 01:26:45,697 --> 01:26:48,450 And play, and play, and play. 914 01:27:06,969 --> 01:27:09,388 In remembering moments such as these... 915 01:27:09,638 --> 01:27:12,015 ...l retain the sad, sweet reflection... 916 01:27:12,224 --> 01:27:17,104 ...of being an only child and having a loyal and loving dog. 917 01:27:18,188 --> 01:27:20,482 For the struggles of my life... 918 01:27:20,691 --> 01:27:24,778 ...of the dangers, toils and snares of my childhood hymns... 919 01:27:25,112 --> 01:27:27,573 ...loyalty and love... 920 01:27:27,990 --> 01:27:29,741 ...are the best things of all... 921 01:27:30,033 --> 01:27:33,370 ...and surely the most lasting. 922 01:27:40,002 --> 01:27:43,547 The day finally arrived for me to move away from home. 923 01:27:44,047 --> 01:27:48,635 I was awarded a scholarship to attend Oxford University in England. 924 01:27:52,514 --> 01:27:55,517 A long way from Yazoo, Mississippi... 925 01:27:55,726 --> 01:27:59,021 ...and a long way from my family and friends. 926 01:28:53,075 --> 01:28:54,910 The dog of your boyhood... 927 01:28:55,119 --> 01:28:59,415 ... teaches you a great deal about friendship and love and death. 928 01:29:01,083 --> 01:29:02,960 I was an only child. 929 01:29:04,461 --> 01:29:06,463 He was an only dog. 930 01:29:10,384 --> 01:29:12,678 Old Skip was 1 1... 931 01:29:13,262 --> 01:29:15,639 ...and feeble with arthritis... 932 01:29:16,974 --> 01:29:20,727 ...but he never lost that old devilish look in his eye. 933 01:29:33,407 --> 01:29:35,617 He made my room his own. 934 01:29:39,246 --> 01:29:42,374 Came across an old photo of him not long ago. 935 01:29:43,709 --> 01:29:45,294 His little face... 936 01:29:45,586 --> 01:29:48,589 ... with the long snout sniffing at something in the air. 937 01:29:48,839 --> 01:29:51,550 His tail was straight out and pointing... 938 01:29:51,884 --> 01:29:56,346 ...eyes were flashing in some momentary excitement. 939 01:30:17,117 --> 01:30:20,579 He always loved to be rubbed on the back of his neck. 940 01:30:20,788 --> 01:30:24,041 And when I did it, he'd yawn, and he'd stretch... 941 01:30:24,291 --> 01:30:26,668 ...reach out to me with his paws... 942 01:30:26,877 --> 01:30:29,588 ...as if he was trying to embrace me. 943 01:30:36,720 --> 01:30:40,182 I received a transatlantic call one day. 944 01:30:40,724 --> 01:30:42,559 "Skip died"... 945 01:30:42,893 --> 01:30:44,311 ...Daddy said. 946 01:30:45,687 --> 01:30:48,774 He and my mama wrapped him in my baseball jacket. 947 01:30:50,400 --> 01:30:53,821 They buried him out under our elm tree, they said. 948 01:30:55,572 --> 01:30:57,699 That wasn't totally true... 949 01:31:00,702 --> 01:31:02,913 ...for he really lay buried... 950 01:31:03,414 --> 01:31:04,873 ...in my heart. 951 01:35:27,594 --> 01:35:28,637 English Subtitles by Gelula/SDI