| Iceberg: |
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Why you
running so hard?
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| Bosko: |
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I gotta
train.
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| Iceberg: |
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Train
for what? The Mutt olympics?? |
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| Bosko: |
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Naw, from
the dog catcher.
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| Iceberg: |
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Dogcatcher!?
What you do this time?
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| Bosko: |
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Man,
you always yappin. The dog catcher after me cause I don't
have a license or collar or family. |
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| Iceberg: |
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That's
foul. How much time you got? |
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| Bosko: |
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I got til
tomorrow. Man, I can’t get caught. If they catch
me you know I'm going straight to the pound. The sweep
happens every Wednesday. That's 24 hours from now.
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| Iceberg: |
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If
all you need's a collar, you could borrow mine. Just give
it back tomorrow. |
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| Bosko: |
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I
need you to do me a bigger favor than borrowing your collar.
That might help me this one time, but it won't help in
the long run. |
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| Iceberg: |
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What's
bigger than borrowing my collar? |
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Bosko:
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(BOSKO
turns away and says in a low voice):
Being a part of your family.
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| Iceberg: |
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Run
that by me one mo' gain cuz I'm confused. |
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| Bosko: |
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I
need to be part of your family.
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| Iceberg: |
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(joking)
Ohh. Fuh Sho', you can move in tomorrow. |
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| Bosko: |
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Ice,
I'm serious. I need to move in and join your family. |
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| Iceberg: |
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(still
joking)
Sure! You can take my room, my shoes and clothes too.
Better yet, lemme give my key! |
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| Bosko: |
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Come
on Cousin, I'm for real. I ain't got time to play. I need
to join your family quick. I only got 1 day. The dogcatcher
comin to get me tryin to take me away. You could save
my life by letting me stay. |
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| Iceberg: |
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Ohh
Shnap! You ain't playin. I wish I could help, but if I
tried to get you in, I'd get kicked out myself. My big
brother HONCHO would take my license and my collar. Then
the pound wouldn't just have a Mutt (points to BOSKO),
they'd also get a Rottweiler (points to self.) |
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| Bosko: |
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Now
dog. Head Honcho's my folks. Remember a coupla weeks ago
he let me hit a chop with him and broke me off with some
potes? |
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| Iceberg: |
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That's nothing.
But to wanna come into the family, it's too much.
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| Bosko: |
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So saving
a friend's life is too much for you?? You'd rather have
me die, then have me around all the time?
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| Iceberg: |
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No. I'd
keep around as long as possible. But my brother just
won't let you stay.
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| Bosko: |
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Is
it your brother? Or is it you, that won't let me stay? |
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| Iceberg: |
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Awwright.
I'll ask him. But there's no guarantees.
(ICEBERG exits) |
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| Bosko: |
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(shouting
after him)
Just tell him my life's on the line!
BOSKO stands alone, thinking positive thoughts. (To
self)
I can already hear it! Honcho saying "sure Bosko
could move in. He could have his own collar and waterbowl."
There'll be a family BBQ and I'll get dressed up in my
best clothes and look good for my new family. I'm never
gonna have to run again. I'll finally know what it's like
to belong. We'll take family pictures and have movie nights.
We'll go out to dinner! It's gonna be perfect.
(ICEBERG returns) |
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| Bosko: |
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You
got my collar? What time's the BBQ? |
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| Iceberg: |
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I'm
sorry to tell you. But Honcho won't let you stay with
us. I tried, but he said Mutts are outcasts. He said and
outcast would make the family look bad. |
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| Bosko: |
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But
did you tell him I could die? |
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| Iceberg: |
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Yeah,
I told him that. I even tried to lie to him, but he just
said no. |
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| Bosko: |
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Guess
I'll go to the Pound now. Guess this is goodbye forever. |
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| Iceberg: |
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Wait!
Have you thought about running away? We've trained together,
so I know you can run! |
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| Bosko: |
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Yeah!
Come with me. I couldn't make it by myself. But if you
come with me, there's no doubt we'll make it. |
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| Iceberg: |
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No.
You got to run. Got too much here. |
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| Bosko: |
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You're
my best friend. We could take care of each other, find
some new ladies and start our own families. We could have
baby Boskos and baby Baby Iceberg's. We don't need no
one else. Just us two. |
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| Iceberg: |
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It
sounds good and all but I just can't do it. You're used
to survivin on your own, I'm not. I'd just get in your
way. We won't be able to get anything to eat. We-- |
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| Bosko: |
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I
need a yes or no! Now! |
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| Iceberg: |
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(thinks
for a moment)
I hate to do it. But you're on your own. |
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| Bosko: |
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(sadly)
It's been fun knowing you.
(they hug one time) |
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| Iceberg: |
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I'm
sorry.
(Iceberg turns and runs off) |
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| Bosko: |
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BOSKO
(takes a deep breath)
Me too… |
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The
End. |
