1. - The American frontier
was the birthplace
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2. for some of our greatest
legends.
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3. Our most memorable heroes.
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4. But as the wilderness gave
way to cities and suburbs,
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5. we tended to forget
the important contribution
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6. these men and women made
to early America.
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7. But even though
these are modern times,
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8. we can still learn a thing
or two from these heroes.
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9. Shoot, that's why
they're called legends!
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10. And that's why tonight,
we pay a visit
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11. to one of America's greatest
legendary heroes:
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12. Davy Crockett.
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13. - Good morning, class.
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14. My name is Mr. Wallace,
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15. and I will be
your substitute teacher
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16. while Ms. Penfield enjoys
the quiet serenity of the Ides
of March rest home.
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17. - Let's party!
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18. - Alright, settle down,
people. Settle down.
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19. Ms. Penfield tells me
you've been studying
the American Frontier.
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20. Anyone can give me the name
of an American hero?
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21. - Rocky IV.
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22. - Well, actually,
I was thinking of someone
from a bit earlier.
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23. - Rocky II.
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24. - You must be Ben.
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25. - Yeah.
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26. How did you know?
- Oh, from Ms. Penfield.
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27. She had nothing but...
things to say about you.
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28. This... is a coonskin cap.
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29. It has come to symbolize
two things.
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30. One of them is Davy Crockett,
the man we're going to begin
studying today.
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31. The other is a very
unhappy racoon.
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32. Alright, let's open our books
to chapter one, please.
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33. - I don't have my book.
- Why is that?
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34. - My dog ate it.
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35. Yeah, he didn't like it either.
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36. - We'll get you another book.
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37. - Uh, he can have mine, sir.
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38. I committed it to memory.
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39. I committed it to memory.
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40. - Hm.
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41. No, thanks.
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42. I think I want Ben
to have this book.
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43. - Gee, thanks a lot.
- Oh, it's my pleasure.
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44. You'll have the rest
of the class time today
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45. to read the first three
chapters to yourselves.
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46. Now.
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47. Davy Crockett
was born on August 17th 1786
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48. on the banks of the
Nolichucky River, in Tennessee.
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49. Whoopee.
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50. He quickly became known
as the finest hunter
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51. and marksman
in all of Tennessee.
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52. And for a frontiersman
in Davy's day, these were
important skills indeed.
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53. A typical day
for Davy Crockett began
at sun up.
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54. With the chirping
of the birds as the...
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55. Whitey, cut it out.
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56. Whitey, I said cut it...
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57. out?
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58. Mr. Wallace?
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59. Whitey?
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60. Mom?
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61. Come on, you guys,
this isn't funny, okay?
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62. Alright, alright,
it's a little bit funny.
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63. Now, let me out of here.
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64. Wherever "here" is...
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65. - I think I've got enough
apples for the pie now, Davy.
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66. - Thanks, old Betsy.
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67. You never let me down.
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68. - You know, sometimes
I think you love that rifle
better than you love me.
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69. - Tarnation, girl.
Betsy is just an old
friend of mine.
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70. You're the only woman
in the world for me,
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71. or my name ain't
Davy Crockett.
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72. - What do you think, Ben?
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73. - I didn't do anything
and you can't prove it!
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74. - The book, Ben, what do you
think of the book?
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75. - Oh.
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76. It's okay, I guess.
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77. - Well, you give old Davy's
story a chance.
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78. I think you might really
get into it.
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79. - Oh, it's you.
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80. - Who were you expecting?
Davy Crockett?
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81. Come on! We're all going
out to the mall
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82. and pretend to throw up
in front of the hot-dog stand.
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83. - I was going to read
this book.
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84. - Come on! You're the best
fake puker in class!
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85. And how come you're reading
some stupid book anyway?
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86. I mean, school's out
for the day.
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87. - Yeah, you're right.
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88. Let's go puke!
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89. - Honest, Ms. Parker,
there really was an earthquake.
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90. I'm surprised
you didn't feel it.
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91. And you know how they say
you shouldn't use an elevator
after an earthquake.
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92. Well, I'm pretty sure they say
you shouldn't use doors either.
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93. I think she bought it.
- Shut up, Whitey.
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94. - Hello, Whitey.
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95. Since I'm sure you both
have a lot of homework,
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96. bye, Whitey.
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97. - Mom!
- Ben.
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98. - Goodbye, Whitey.
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99. - Good luck.
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100. - So, how was school,
Ben?
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101. Any notes, phone calls
or subpoenas I should expect?
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102. - Actually, I stayed clean.
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103. - More likely you just
didn't get caught.
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104. What am I going to do
with you?
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105. Ever since
your father died...
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106. - ... and I had to go back
to work, you've been like
a different boy.
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107. I know.
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108. Hey, maybe I can quit school
and get a job,
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109. then you could quit your job
and I could support you
for a while.
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110. - That's a great idea, Ben,
that's a very good idea.
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111. There's a big future
out there for a man with
an 8th-grade education.
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112. Do you have any homework?
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113. - Just some dumb reading.
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114. - Alright, well you start
your dumb reading while
I start our dumb diner.
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115. - Uh, Mom. This is not
your ordinary book.
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116. I'm not quite sure
you want me to read this.
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117. - Does it have pictures
of women with staples
in their navels?
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118. - Uh, I don't think so.
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119. - Then I want you to read it.
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120. Davy's reputation
rapidly blew into legend.
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121. And soon, it seemed as if
everybody in Tennessee
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122. knew the exploits
of Davy Crockett.
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123. - Looks like you're on the cover
of Frontier Peopleagain!
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124. - Man! Third time
this month.
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125. You'd think in this entire
territory,
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126. there'd be somebody else
they could write about.
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127. - Folks like hearing
about you, Davy.
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128. - Well, it embarrasses me,
Paulie.
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129. - Well, why don't you take
your mind off it
by doing some hunting.
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130. - Don't mind if I do.
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131. I just don't understand what
they find so darn fascinating
about me, Paulie.
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132. I'm just like any other
ordinary fella.
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133. Got that pesky house fly
you've been complaining about.
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134. - That's nice, dear.
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135. - Howdy!
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136. - How'd you do that?
- Do what?
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137. - First, you were in front
of me, then you just...
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138. Never mind.
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139. You want to know something?
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140. I don't even think
you're Davy Crockett at all.
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141. I think that stupid
substitute slipped me
a mickey.
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142. - Well, first of all,
I am Davy Crockett
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143. and second of all,
I'd like to know
who you are
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144. and where you've got these
funny duds you're wearing.
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145. - What's it to you?
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146. - Oh, boy! You've got
a attitude on you!
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147. I don't know where you're from,
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148. but folks around these parts
talk respectable to one another.
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149. - Where are these parts
anyway?
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150. - Tennessee, where else?
- Okay, okay.
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151. I'll play along with your game,
alright?
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152. Uh, do you want to know
where I'm from?
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153. Back East. Yeah, yeah,
I'm from back East.
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154. I'm out here in these parts
visiting relatives.
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155. - The Devil you say,
who?
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156. - You! Yeah, you!
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157. Uh, you know, your mother?
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158. - Well, I seem to recollect.
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159. - Uh, yeah, well uh...
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160. I'm her cousin's uncle's
son's brother.
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161. Yes, yes, name is
Ben Parker.
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162. - Well, why didn't you say so
in the first place, cuz?
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163. Let's go hunting!
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164. So, Ben, what's a city boy
thinking about
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165. his first good hunt
in Tennessee
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166. - Definitely boss, man.
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167. You must have killed
enough food for a month!
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168. - Yeah, well,
I did fair to middling.
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169. - Middling?
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170. Man! You didn't miss
one shot!
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171. I'd like to see you go
against Rambo. Boom!
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172. - Rambo? What tribe
is he with?
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173. - I'm not sure.
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174. - Well...
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175. If it's a peaceful tribe,
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176. I'll probably just
walk right up, tip the cap
and say, "Howdy".
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177. I don't take truck
with a fellow
that ain't harmed me or mine.
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178. - You don't?
Oh...
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179. - Hey, can I shoot
your gun?
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180. - Well, I reckon so.
A man has got to learn
to shoot
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181. if he's going to eat.
- Alright, man.
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182. What can I shoot?
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183. - Well, let me see.
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184. How about that hickory nut,
third limb up on the right,
there.
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185. Cock back.
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186. - Well, how about a nice,
big racoon.
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187. Hey, racoon, make my day!
- Hey!
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188. Sit down, boy.
- What did you do that for?
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189. - Out here, a man only shoots
what he has to shoot to live on.
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190. - Excuse me.
- Hey!
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191. They've got Muppets
in Tennessee.
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192. - Aren't you Davy Crockett?
- That would be me.
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193. - Oh, well in that case,
I'll save you some trouble
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194. and come on down
from this tree.
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195. I'm no match for you.
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196. Oh, shoot!
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197. - I'll tell you what,
little fella,
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198. why don't you just skedaddle
on home to your wife and kids.
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199. - You mean that?
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200. Oh, of course, you mean it.
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201. Everybody knows Davy Crockett
never speaks anything
but the truth.
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202. Bye, Mr. Crockett.
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203. - Don't mention it.
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204. - You...
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205. How did you do it?
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206. - Do what?
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207. - Make it look like that
racoon was talking
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208. just so I wouldn't shoot it.
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209. What did you let him
get away, man?
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210. I could've blasted him,
no sweat!
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211. - You know something, boy?
Your bucket is full of water
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212. but you don't seem to be able
to pull it out of the well.
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213. I told you,
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214. it takes more than just
one easy shot
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215. to get me to fire
old Betsy.
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216. - Old Betsy?
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217. Look man, you know
as well as I do,
I'm not from back East.
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218. You and that dork Mr. Wallace
just cooked up this plan—
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219. - Shh! I hear something.
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220. - What? What?
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221. - Walk real careful-like boy,
we've got to get downwind
before it—
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222. It's got our scent.
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223. - Who does?
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224. - Bear over there.
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225. Dang! No time to reload!
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226. - Davy, you can't fight
that bear with your bare hands!
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227. - Fight a bear with my bare
hands! That's a good one!
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228. - Davy, what are you
doing?
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229. - I'm grinning him down.
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230. - Right.
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231. - You did it!
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232. You actually did it!
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233. - I reckon I did.
- You do this a lot?
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234. - Well, counting today...
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236. - He could've ripped your face
off, weren't you scared?
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237. - Scareder...!
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238. Well, of course, that helped
a little with the grinning too.
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239. - Then you were scared.
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240. - Ain't nothing wrong
with being scared, Ben,
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when he's facing danger.
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242. Of course, I've got one
rule of thumb I always go by.
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243. I say to myself,
"Make sure you're right,
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244. then go ahead."
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245. - Make sure you're right,
then go ahead.
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246. - That's right.
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247. - You think that works, uh?
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248. - I still got my face,
don't I?
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249. You want some coffee?
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250. - Yeah.
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251. - What's with you?
You never read.
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252. You wait until the movie
comes out.
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253. - Whitey, this ain't
no ordinary book, it's...
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254. Ah, never mind, skip it,
I'm okay.
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255. - Right, let's got trash
some 6th graders' lunch.
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256. - Nah, we did that yesterday.
Besides, it's kind of
wasting food.
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257. Can't we just like,
throw other guys in the girls'
room or something?
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258. - What do you care?
It's not our food!
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259. What's the matter
with you?
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260. - Like I said, skip it.
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261. I've got to go get
a head start on our reading
for Monday.
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262. - Reading? You're hopeless!
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263. In 1813, war broke out
between the settlers
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264. and a tribe of Indians
known as the Creeks.
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265. The army send to stop them
was headed by Andrew Jackson.
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266. But Davy's wife Paulie
pleaded with him not to fight.
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267. Davy went ahead
and volunteered.
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268. And Jackson wisely made him
his chief scout.
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269. - Why, Ben, you old
son of a gun! Where have you
been the last eight years?
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270. You just up and disappeared
on me.
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271. - Sorry, Davy, I had to go.
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272. Those Indians are shooting
at us!
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273. - Yeah, those are the Creeks
too. Pretty good shots.
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274. Might not be a bad idea son,
if you ran behind that rock
and duck.
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275. Oh, you know, I've got
more and more respect
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for these Indians, Ben.
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277. It's a pity we're fighting
on opposite sides of this war.
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278. - Psst! Is that you, Davy?
- General Jackson!
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279. Over here.
- It's the guy on the money.
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280. - Anything to report,
colonel?
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281. - Well, I think I found
the Indian camp.
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282. - Where would that be?
- Well, right over there.
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283. - Now, we don't want to be
jumping to conclusions.
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284. Are you sure?
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285. - Well, all the signs seem
to point to it.
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286. There was tracks over there
earlier today.
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287. And then, just this morning,
I saw some...
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288. smoke signals coming from
that direction.
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289. - I wish we had more
to go on.
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290. Then your hunches always
seem to be right.
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291. If you say there's Indians
over there, that's good enough
for me.
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292. I'll prepare the men
and then we'll launch
a counter-attack tonight.
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293. You think you can hold
them off until then?
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294. - Well, probably sir,
but...
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295. You know, I've been thinking.
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296. I wish we could just go
there and palaver with them
a little bit. You know?
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297. Maybe we could work
this whole thing out.
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298. - Crockett!
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299. The Indian savage don't
understand the white man's talk.
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300. All he understands is killing.
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301. I'm launching an attack
tonight!
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302. - Yes, sir.
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303. - Now, who's the boy?
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304. - Well, that's Ben Parker.
He's kin folk from back East.
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305. - Son.
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306. You better come back
to the camp with me.
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307. It'll be a lot safer.
- Hey, man! I'm not going
anywhere.
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308. I'm no chicken.
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309. - Uh, general, things seem to
have quieted down a little bit.
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310. I think he'll be safe here
with me.
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311. - Well, I'm off.
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312. - I'll say.
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313. - Little brat.
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314. - Well, I sure wish we could
palaver instead of this.
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315. Ben?
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316. It's gotten too quiet
around here.
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317. - Woo!
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318. - Oh! Davy!
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319. - Looks like we've got ourselves
one gollywhopper of a problem
here, boy.
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320. - Well, palaver!
Palaver to the max!
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321. - Well, it looks like
you're going to be able to keep
your hair after all, son.
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322. They're not going
to hurt us now.
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323. - How do you know?
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324. - Well, frankly,
it's your clothes.
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325. They think you're a little...
titched.
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326. - Crazy? Me? Crazy?
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327. - Don't look a gift horse
in the mouth, son.
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328. These people attach
a special importance to that.
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329. They think that folks
that are, well...
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330. different, have a special
connection to the great spirit.
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331. You and those fancy duds
of yours just, uh,
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332. might have saved
our hides.
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333. - I saved Davy Crockett's
life.
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334. Hey!
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335. Come in.
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336. - Ben, I'm a little
concerned.
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337. I haven't heard from
your principal in two days now.
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338. Have you been cutting
school again?
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339. - No, Mom!
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340. I'm just trying to work
with you and get an education
like you said.
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341. - Forgive me
for sounding cynical,
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342. but after years of not
listening to a word I say,
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343. why would you suddenly
start now?
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344. - Maybe I'm growing up.
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345. - Maybe I'm Meryl Streep.
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346. - Look, Meryl,
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347. if it'll make you feel
any better,
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348. I'll go down to school
early tomorrow morning
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349. and let all the white mice
out of the science lab again.
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350. - Never mind.
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351. Listen, why don't you and
Whitey take in a movie tonight,
on me?
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352. I hear there's a Steven
Spielberg film at the Rialto.
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353. - That's alright, Mom,
I'd rather read.
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354. - I did say it was
a Steven Spielberg movie.
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355. - Yeah.
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356. Yeah, you did.
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357. - And I mentioned it was on me?
- Uh-uh.
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358. - Hm.
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360. - Maybe I'll just skip
a little ways
past that Indian war.
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361. Ah.
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362. Davy Crockett's
exploits in the Indian wars
made him a hero.
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363. And like all heroes,
he sometimes became bigger
than life.
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364. As stories about Davy
became more plentiful,
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365. it became more and more
difficult to tell truth
from legend.
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366. - Help! Help!
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367. - Is that you, Ben?
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368. - Not for long!
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369. - Be right there.
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370. - Oh, Davy!
Bring Old Betsy!
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371. There seems to be
a bear in here!
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372. - Bear! Oh!
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373. Don't you worry
about old Death Hug,
he's a pet of mine.
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374. - Death Hug?
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375. - Yeah, actually he's more
than just a pet,
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right here.
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377. Hey, he even knows
a trick!
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378. Hey, Death Hug, show Ben
here how you won't kill him.
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379. See there?
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380. Most bears would just
stand right up
and eat you for lunch
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381. but not old Death Hug.
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382. He's tame as
a belly-scratched pup.
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383. Oh, okay.
- Ah!
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384. - Coming right up.
- What does he want?
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385. - Pipe.
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386. - Your bear smokes a pipe?
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387. - I know
it's a bad habit but...
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388. Beats cigars.
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389. And you know what they say,
man's best friend is his bear.
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390. - It's good to see you again,
Davie.
- Good to see you too.
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391. - So, what's new around here?
How's Mrs. Crocket?
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393. I'm afraid she passed away
a few years ago.
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394. - I'm sorry. I didn't know.
- Well...
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395. You know, I've been in
a lot of jams in my lifetime,
but...
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396. that's the most difficult trial
I've ever had to face.
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397. Of course, you being young,
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398. it might be a little hard
for you to understand.
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399. - I understand.
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of years ago.
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I guess I always will.
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402. - Well!
You gotta go on.
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403. I know that's the way Paulie
would have wanted it.
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404. Erewhile back,
I met a young waiter woman.
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405. We got hitched up...
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406. Just between me and you,
though, Ben,
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407. ain't a day goes by that I don't
think about my old Paulie.
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408. - Yeah, I think about my dad
a lot too.
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409. Caleb! You and the boys
out doing a little howling
and trailing?
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410. - Me and the boys is set
on doing some coon hunting.
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411. You wanna join us?
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412. - Coon hunting?
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413. Ain't no moon till a week
from Thursday.
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414. Now you boys be bumping
into each other
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415. like a bunch of pig-eyed mules
in a steeplechase.
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416. - But Davy, she's as bright
as noon out here!
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417. - Um...?
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418. - See? There's a big old
harvest moon
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419. a-grinning just as big as
you please.
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420. - Yeah, and it's getting bigger
every minute.
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421. Ben?
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422. Ahem!
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423. Ben... run in and get my
almanac off that shelf
in there, will you please?
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424. - No way, man!
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425. Maybe it's a UFO or E.T.!
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426. - Don't be daft, boy!
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427. That's the M-O-O-N.
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428. - You boys is both wrong.
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429. It ain't the moon and it ain't
no UFO or ET neither!
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430. That there is a comet.
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431. - Comet?
- Who cares what it is!
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432. As long as there's light
for hunting.
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433. Let's go!
- Hunting?
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434. Are you crazy?
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435. Don't you guys watch
Star Trek?
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436. I mean, man, if that thing hits,
it will destroy the Earth!
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437. - I'm afraid Ben just might be
right, boys.
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438. I'll be back directly.
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439. - Davy, what are you doing?
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440. - Making sure I'm right.
Then I'm going ahead.
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441. - Does this mean we ain't going
hunting?
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442. - Huh?
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443. - He did it!
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444. Whoa!
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445. We're saved!
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446. - Sure is dark without
that comet!
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447. Pff! Guess that kills
the coon hunt!
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448. Ah! Come on, boys.
Let's go gig some frogs.
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449. - Yeah!
- But you guys can't just...
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450. - Phew! Well,
the boys take off?
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451. - Yeah... they said
something about...
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452. playing music with frogs
or something.
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453. Davy, I can't believe that you
did that! I mean...
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454. how'd you do it?
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455. - How'd I do what, boy?
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456. - Davy! Nobody can just go
out and do what you just went
out and did.
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457. It's impossible!
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458. - Nothing's impossible, son,
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459. as long as you believe
you can do it.
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460. - Aw, come on, Davy!
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461. You never saw a comet
before in your life!
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462. You really mean to tell me you
believe you can just...
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463. grab one by the tail and throw
it back where it came from?
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464. - Well, I wasn't the only one
to believe, Ben. That helped.
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465. - Who?
- You!
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466. - Me?
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467. I didn't do anything.
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468. - When I went running up
that mountain to tussle that
shooting star,
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469. I didn't see you pulling
at my leg trying to stop me.
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470. - Well, I was scared.
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471. - Bull feathers, boy!
You weren't scared.
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472. You had faith in old Davy!
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473. And if there's one thing
that can push a man against
stacked odds,
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474. it's knowing he's got
a friend counting on him
to come through.
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475. - This is turning into one heck
of a Friday night...
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476. - What on earth are you doing?
It's the middle of the night!
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477. - Just a little reading, Mom.
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478. - You better get some sleep!
It's 3 o'clock in the morning!
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479. - Okay...
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480. Argh!
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481. "Davy Crockett's
exploits were so well-known
that pretty soon,
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482. the people of his community
elected him to the State
legislature."
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483. Ben, is that light
going out?
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484. - Uh, yeah, Mom!
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485. G'night, Mom.
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486. "Davy proved to be a wise
legislator
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487. and was later elected
to the Congress
of the United States.
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488. And so Davy Crockett,
frontier hero,
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489. was off to our nation's
capital,
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490. known in those times,
as Washington City."
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491. - Excuse me, ma'am!
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492. Do you know where I can find
Davy Crockett?
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493. - Oh! I should say not!
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494. That backwoods bumpkin is
an embarrassment to politics
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495. in Washington's society!
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496. Ah!
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497. - Him? Did she look in a mirror
lately?
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498. - Young man! I'll thank you
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499. not to talk to my wife in that
tone of voice.
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500. Especially dressed like that.
Hmm!
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501. - Yeah, well, this is how
we dress back East!
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502. - This is back East!
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503. - Ah, did I say back East?
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504. Oh! You know, I meant back...
back...
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505. West...
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506. I don't care what anybody says.
Davy Crockett's a neat guy.
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507. He's not an embarrassment
to anybody.
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508. - Howdy!
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509. - I guess they must have had
another appointment.
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510. - Your soup, sir.
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511. - Soup, uh...?
Tell you what!
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512. I'll just have a big, thick,
juicy bear steak!
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513. Oh, I'm sorry, Death Hug,
I'll tell you what...
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514. make that sow snout
and possum belly.
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515. - Pfff!
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516. - We do not have sow snouts
and possum belly.
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517. - Alright, then, how 'bout
uh...
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518. collard greens and ham hock?
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519. - We do not have those either.
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520. - You see what I mean,
you show up late
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521. and they run out
of all the good stuff.
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522. Tell you what, I'll just have
dessert.
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523. - Very good, sir. Tonight, we
have a brand-new dessert
invention
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524. called ice... cream!
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525. - Ice cream?
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526. I'll try anything twice. I'll
tell you what:
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527. bring me a big glass of that
there ice cream!
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528. Oh, and uh... tell you what,
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529. a gallon of your best clover
honey.
Oh...
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530. Make that sage honey. He gets
a hiccup with clover!
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531. Ooh! It's quieter than a cotton
tail on goose down in there.
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532. Something wrong?
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533. - Congressman Crockett,
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534. this is a formal dinner.
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535. Perhaps it would be better
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536. if you left the wild animal
outside.
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537. - Wait a minute. He's not no
wild animal.
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538. Old Death Hug behaves hisself
just as respectable
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539. as a lot of people I know.
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540. I'm sorry if I've offended
anybody.
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541. Waiter?
We'll take our dessert outside!
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542. Come on, Death Hug.
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543. Dang!
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544. If they'd have meant no pets
allowed,
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545. they ought to put no pets
allowed on the invitation.
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546. Of course, I should have known
something was wrong
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547. when I saw that nobody else
brought their bear.
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548. - Hey, Davy.
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549. - Ben!
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550. Good to see you.
- Good to see you too.
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551. Hey, there, Death Hug!
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552. - Boy, you just keep doing
that disappearing act.
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553. Though I must admit,
last time, I tried to get
in touch with you.
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554. - You... you did?
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555. - Yeah. And you know
the strangest thing?
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556. My mother's cousin's
uncle's son didn't even know
he had a brother.
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557. - You're kidding! Oh, you lose
touch over the years.
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558. - Yeah, I guess you do.
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559. - Your ice cream, sir.
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560. - Thank you very kindly.
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561. - And some honey for the uh...
bear gentleman.
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562. - Hmm!
- And how do you like it, sir?
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563. - It's fine! Just fine!
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564. Tastes kinda like a snow under
a maple tree!
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565. Want some, Ben?
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566. - Yeah, can I get it in a cone?
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567. Never mind.
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568. Hey.
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569. Isn't that that wuss
General Jackson?
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570. - Now wait a minute, boy.
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571. That there's a great military
leader we're looking at.
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572. And contrary to what you might
think, he's a brave man.
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573. - That's why General Jackson's
your friend?
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574. - Well, uh...
he's President Jackson now.
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575. I'm not too sure that
he still considers me to be
a friend of his.
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576. Seems like we kinda locked
horns over a bill he was keen
to pass erewhile back.
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577. He would've put a lot
of innocent homesteaders off
of their land, Ben.
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578. I just could not, in good
conscience, vote for it.
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579. Yeah... Old Hickory didn't
look too favorably on that,
so...
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580. Don't matter, the bill didn't
pass anyway.
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581. - Some friend!
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582. No wonder he never made it
higher than the 20-dollar bill.
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583. - You know something, Ben,
I just don't seem to be able
to get the hang in this town.
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584. Seems like no matter what
I try to do,
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585. I always wind up
offending somebody.
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586. - Ah, Davy!
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587. They told me I could find you
out here.
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588. - Ah, Mr. President.
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589. Do you remember Ben, here?
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590. - No.
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591. - Uh, Indian War, 17 years back?
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592. - Yeah. I was the one
who didn't run.
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593. - Oh yes, of course.
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594. Years have been mighty kind
to you, son.
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595. - Is that a wig or what?
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596. - Where? Where?
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597. Never say wig around
a democrat.
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598. - Davy, I wonder if I might have
a word with you. Alone.
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599. - Certainly, sir.
Excuse us, Ben.
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600. - You know, Davy, uh...
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601. I'm counting on your support
on this upcoming Indian
land bill.
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602. I don't want to be
disappointed like I was on
that Homesteaders Act.
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603. - I've got to be honest with
you, Mr. President.
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604. That bill just don't sit well
with me.
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605. - What is it this time?
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606. - We signed a treaty with those
Indians
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607. guaranteeing them the right
to live on those lands forever.
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608. And now, just because a bunch
of greedy rich white men
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609. find an opportunity to get
a little richer,
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610. all of a sudden, we're gonna
send those Indians packing to
who knows where?
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611. It don't seem right to me.
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612. - Need I remind you that
we are talking about the very
same Indians
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613. that you and I fought
against?
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614. - They was only fighting
for their homeland,
same as we were.
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615. - Then let me put it this way:
I want your vote.
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616. And if I don't get it,
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617. as far as I'm concerned,
you can kiss your political
career goodbye.
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618. Now do you understand me?
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619. - You've made yourself very
clear, Mr. President.
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620. - That's good. That's very good.
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621. - What did he want?
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622. Hit you up for a loan
or something?
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623. - He wants me to vote for
his Indian land bill.
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624. Says if I don't, my career
in Washington's in a mess
of trouble.
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625. - Well, you'll show him,
won't you, Davy?
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626. Davy?
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627. Yo, Davy...?
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628. - And so, in conclusion,
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629. I believe that the bill
before us today
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630. is not only in the best
interests
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631. of this great and fair
nation of ours,
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632. but also in the best interests
of the Indians.
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633. - Well, you're next.
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634. I can't wait to see the looks
on their faces when you give 'em
that speech.
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635. - Tsk! Maybe I ought to just
forget about it, Ben.
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636. I can't compete with a speech
fine like that.
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637. - What?
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638. What's he got
that you haven't got?
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639. - Well, for one thing,
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640. I can only talk out of one side
of my mouth at a time.
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641. - They'll have the thrill
and adventure
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642. of moving to a brand-new land,
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643. and making a lot
of new friends.
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644. What's more,
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645. we are willing to guarantee
the Indians,
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646. in writing,
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647. that they will
love their new homes
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648. and I assure you we will
stand by that promise
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649. with the same firm resolve
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650. with which we have stood
behind all our other promises
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651. to the Indians.
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652. Thank you.
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653. Listen to all that
hand clapping, now.
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654. I don't think anything I'd say
would make any difference.
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655. - This does not sound like
the Davy Crockett I know.
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656. What happened to faith,
imagining,
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657. grinning down grizzlies?
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658. - I learned a whole lot
in the last few years, Ben.
- No!
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659. No, you are not gonna
tell me that all the stuff
you've been teaching me
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660. about being right
and going ahead is bunk!
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661. 'Cause if that's how you're
feeling,
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662. there's no reason
for any of us to try
to change things.
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663. Heck, Davy, if the great
Indian fighter's afraid to stand
up to a bunch of...
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664. nerds in monkey suits,
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665. then what chances a big mouth
goof off like me got?
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666. - You're talking about a whole
another thing, Ben!
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667. - No, I'm not.
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668. Are you sure you're right?
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669. - Yes, I am.
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670. - Then go ahead.
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671. - Our next speaker will be
the Congressman from Tennessee,
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672. the Honourable
David Crockett.
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673. - Thank you, Mr. Congressman.
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674. I'm reminded today of a remark
made by the great Indian leader
Red Jacket
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675. in this very
building.
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676. And he was showing a panel
of a mural
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677. which depicted the first
landing of the pilgrims.
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678. It showed an Indian presenting
pilgrims with an ear of corn.
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679. As a token of friendly
welcome.
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680. Well, old Red Jacket, he looked
at this mural and he said,
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681. "That was good."
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682. You see, Red Jacket believed
that these visitors,
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683. these pilgrims,
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684. came from the same great
spirit he did.
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685. And so he was happy and
willing to share the fruits
of the soil with them.
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686. But then Red Jacket
turned around.
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687. He saw another panel
of the mural...
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688. This one representing our early
treaties with the Indians.
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689. To this, Red Jacket said,
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690. "Ah... all's gone now."
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691. Well, there was a great
deal of truth in Red Jacket's
short saying
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692. and the bill before us
today is testament to it.
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693. Gentlemen, this bill
is wrong.
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694. Dead wrong and no matter
how many ways you twist it,
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695. turn it
and twirl it around,
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696. it's always gonna be wrong.
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697. Now if I should be the only
member of the House who votes
against this bill,
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698. and the only man in
the United States who
disapproves of it,
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699. I'll still vote
against it.
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700. And that will be a matter of
rejoicing to me...
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701. till the day I die.
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702. - Alright, Davy, yeah!
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703. Ah! And the crowd went wild!
Ah!
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704. Davy, Davy, Da...
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705. - Alright, that does it.
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706. You have just lost
your homework privileges.
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707. You are absolutely
forbidden to do any more
homework
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708. for the next two weeks!
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709. You can go to the movies,
you can play with your friends,
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710. if you were old enough to drive,
you could do that,
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711. but no more homework!
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712. You'll get this book back
when you're ready to leave for
school on Monday morning,
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713. and not a moment before!
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714. I can't believe
I'm saying this.
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715. - Today, we'll be reviewing
the chapters that cover Davy's
farewell to politics,
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716. and his participation in
the Texas war for Independence,
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717. as the leader of a group
of Tennessee volunteers.
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718. - Can we just get right
to where he gets crooked
at the Alamo?
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719. That was really rad.
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720. - Get out of here!
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721. Nobody could kill Davy!
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722. - I'm afraid Withey's right,
Ben.
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723. - No...
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724. No!
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725. No, I got to stop him!
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726. Ah! "And so Davy headed out
to Texas
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727. to help the young nation
in a struggle for independence."
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728. Davy!
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729. Davy, I got to talk to you.
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730. - Ben! Long time no see.
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731. - Davy, you can't go to Texas.
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732. - How'd you know I was ever
going to Texas?
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733. - I'm not from here.
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734. - Well, I know that,
you're from back East.
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735. - No, I'm not.
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736. I'm from the future.
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737. I know it sounds weird, but you
gotta believe me.
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738. I know what's gonna happen
to you in Texas,
I'm from the future!
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739. Why do you think I dress
this way?
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740. - I always thought it was just
bad taste.
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741. - Look, Davy, you can't go,
okay, trust me on this one.
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742. - You keep saying that, boy,
but why?
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743. - 'Cause you're gonna die there!
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744. - Now say...
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745. Well, if that's what's gonna
happen to me, then what's gonna
become of Texas?
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746. Mexico gonna keep her?
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747. - No...
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748. Texas'll become a state
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749. and she'll have oil and cotton
and a good football team.
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750. - Now that sounds like something
I wanna become a part of.
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751. And you know, uh...
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752. we don't wanna be messing around
with history, Ben.
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753. - Come on, Davy!
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754. Why don't you wait
a few years?
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755. Then you can go to
California!
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756. You can discover gold there!
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757. I'll even tell you where
they found it!
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758. - Ben...
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759. I'm sure I'm right...
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760. And I'm going ahead.
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761. I almost forgot that once,
a long time ago,
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762. but this peculiar kid with
his funny-looking duds
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763. refreshed my memory.
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764. You know I've got to go,
don't you?
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765. You take care, Ben.
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766. - Ben?
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767. Come on now.
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768. Let's go back to class.
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769. - Jeez, some old geezer bites
the dust a hundred years ago
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770. and the mighty Ben Parker
went south.
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771. Shut up!
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772. Maybe if you guys spent a little
less time goofing off
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773. and a little more time
studying,
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774. you could learn
something too.
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775. - Ah, look who's talking about
goofing off!
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776. - You know, you're right...
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777. But now, I know better.
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778. I'm not gonna hide behind being
a wise guy anymore...
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779. When I'm right, I'm going ahead.
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780. - That does it, punk!
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781. Get ready to bleed.
- Stop it!
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782. - Oh, you're not even gonna
defend yourself!
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783. It's gonna be a pleasure
beating you to pulp!
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784. What are you grinning at?
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785. Stop that!
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786. Forget it!
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787. - How'd you know he wouldn't
have hurt you?
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788. - I made sure I was right
and I went ahead.
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789. - Alright, leave your books
on the desks, please.
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790. Tomorrow, we're gonna
begin our discussion
of Abraham Lincoln.
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791. Oh, Whitey.
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792. Why don't you take this home
with you?
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793. Get a head start.
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794. - Have a good time
in Illinois.
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795. difuze
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