01x22 - A Condition of Superstition

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Once Upon an orphanage my life was a

near tragic State

I longed to find a brighter place

somewhere full of love and grace I dream

of fields with a cool Ocean Breeze I

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pinched myself to make sure this home

was real

they said for a boy but then I was a

girl my dreaming had just let me down

again if I came as a queen this long

ebony hairs and maybe they feel I was

worth it for them I'm a good worker in

spite of My Talking I belong to belong

here for all of my life don't send me

away without

bouncy I see everything I touch

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I can imagine a world full of joy just

give me your hand and I'll teach you to

hope you'll find that I have something

worthwhile just let me stay here and

I'll love you forever I promise a life

full of smiles

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no no

no no no no no no

you give me away oh

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have you seen him no but he's around

here somewhere

we just have to get to the big tree and

we're home free

I wonder if he's waiting behind it

did you see that

if the swings were trying to answer you

you was behind the tree I just saw him

did he go behind the school huh

looks like the swings are shaking their

heads no

then is he coming this way

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oh

hungry

oh how do you know I was coming

a little swing told us

try asking to swing something Felix

you'll see what we mean all right

um

I know will I be going to school

tomorrow

they say yes but tomorrow's Saturday so

they must be wrong oh I guess it doesn't

work it does work Aunt heady says I have

to study math with her Saturday mornings

until I catch up

huh so they do tell the future unless

that was just luck

all right

tell me oh swings is it going to rain

soon

hooray they were right they work

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ah

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I'm soaked

hello Mr Lawson and hello to you too

ah what a downpour what a discovery

imagine swings that can tell the future

I have a thousand questions to ask them

don't you huh yes like what will I get

for my birthday will I meet Felicity at

rummy tonight will I grow taller than

Marilla the possibilities are endless

possibilities for what

huh a bunch of malarkey Gilbert Blythe

didn't anyone tell you it's rude to

eavesdrop didn't anyone ever tell you

that swings are for swinging on not for

telling the future

we'll prove it to you no thanks I have

already wasted enough time looking for a

decent hat

so if you'll excuse me I don't think

I'll waste any more time talking with

the foolish

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you just wait we'll see who's foolish

in all my years I've never seen anything

quite like it

oh Mrs Lind don't tell me your cup is

dirty I washed the dishes last night and

I'd be dreadfully embarrassed don't

worry Anne it has nothing to do with you

Rachel fancies she can read tea leaves

I have a gift for reading tea leaves and

you know it too a very useful gift

useful to Tea Merchants no doubt

otherwise it's superstitious nonsense

just look in here don't the leaves look

like a horse's head that means that

strength and perseverance will win the

race in other words Marilla our project

to build a library in Avonlea cannot

fail it will if Town Council won't give

us money they've already spent their

budget fixing the town hall the tea

leaves don't lie they don't tell the

future either

I know something that can you do

my parents didn't believe me either

Felicity laughed so hard that I didn't

mention it again who cares we have

enough questions to ask the swings

ourselves uh oh look are you planning on

being there long I might and I might not

come on Gilbert just a few minutes I

might get tired but I'm not sure when

should I ask the swings

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hey cut it out oh

what's the big idea they're just a pair

of silly old swings

ouch you were saying oh please swings

can't tell the future Felix ask the

swings a question something we can go

and find the answer to right away

my dog's been chewing his rope to get

free

has he done that today

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swing say yes Diana do you have a

question

Felicity was so mad at me yesterday she

said she'd never speak to me again will

she talk to me today

the swing say no now doubting Gilbert do

you have anything you'd like to ask yes

oh wise swings last time I was in the

General Store Mr Lawson was out of

apples does he have any apples in stock

today oh great and powerful playground

toys

the swings say yes now Gilbert let's see

just how well these playground toys did

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Caesar Caesar come here boy come on

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hey huh

he chewed through it all right well

Gilbert well that's only one right you

still have two to go

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hello

Phyllis how are you today

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I'd say she's not talking to me

two out of three not bad

but I don't see any apples out here

or in here either

uh oh he's right

wait what's that over there

foreign

oh don't think it's too tasty

oh Gilbert blind you two out of three

now that's luck you see if it had been

three out of three I would have believed

you huh

well Gilbert three out of three Gilbert

what do you say now

come on Gilbert all three were right I'm

surprised you ever doubted

I'm terribly sorry I just let those

papers get away

come on

my goodness the petition

Shake A Leg children let's get this

before the wind blows it to Carmody

caesar no

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oh

what are all those signatures for it's a

petition a pet what a petition

that's when people sign their names to

say they support something

spending money on a new library

I don't see why we bothered Marilla the

tea leaves already said we'd get it it's

what the town aldermen say that concerns

me I can just hear them we only have so

much money we can spend everything has

its limits this petition will make a

difference not your tea leaves

of course Marilla I never meant to

disparage your hard work tea leaves

schmee leaves let's get to that swing

deer swings when I graduate from Avonlea

will I be accepted into the Queen's

Academy

I knew it my turn my turn

swings will I be taller than Felicity

next year

the year after that

um but you got your answer Felix oh

swings will I meet the man of my dreams

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well can't have everything and

will marilla's plan for the library

succeed

what

but why not

is there something wrong with the

petition

no then is there something wrong with

Marilla is she in danger

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what kind of danger is she in will

Marilla fall

oh will she become sick

well what else

you were

will she be struck by lightning Felix

wait look

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that's it she'll be struck by lightning

is there anything we can do to stop this

Dreadful thing from happening

yes

is it something we can do today

swings swings

as Marilla said everything has its

limits we've worn the swings out no

swings Marilla like a mother to me she

rescued me from a horrible fate I must

know if I can save her from hers

what am I going to do

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and look

it's a storm all right and it's coming

this way and you have to warn about the

danger she's in uh-huh

kindly let me pass

if you want to check on the chickens

I'll do it for you that's kind of you

but I want to make sure they're safe

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Lance sakes it is on the stormy side my

point exactly you wouldn't want to get

oh I don't know

by lightning or something

I am as likely of being struck by

lightning As I Am by a marauding

rhinoceros

nevertheless I imagine the chickens will

survive without me oh thank you Marilla

I'll do my quilting instead

and I've got to see Diana about a more

permanent solution

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storm oh and you've got to be joking

I don't think coming here was such a

good idea we need to keep Marilla safe

from her horrible fate and no one knows

more about faith than

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chatty little redhead and her friend

come come

and so

and so we need to know what we can do to

keep gorilla safe and bring the library

to avidly well I I best keep you busy so

you're not bothering marilla's work on

the library

here hold this

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these will do the trick here's a list of

things that will bring good luck and a

list of things that are bad luck so you

can avoid them

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horseshoes four-leaf clovers rabbits

feet lucky pennies small animals like

dogs cats squirrels these bring good

luck that's what Peg Bowen said you sure

were Brave to go to Peg bones Diana oh

well you know all in a line of duty what

about this here don't step on cracks

don't let a black cat cross your path

don't break mirrors if you spill salt

throw some over your shoulder those

things bring bad luck we have to avoid

all of them so let's spread out and

gather all the good luck charms we can

find will rendezvous back at the Town

Hall in time for the meeting with all

this good luck nothing bad could

possibly happen

spare a few just for the day

gosh thanks oh

whoa

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oh four leaf clovers sure are hard to

find

oh and look over there

I see it

stop

you almost stepped on that crack oh

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let's just grab as much as we can

there's bound to be another four leaf

clover in here somewhere

ah if small animals are supposed to be

lucky then how come Caesar's always

causing so much trouble

there you are come here boy I need you

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boy come here

I don't want to play Chase right now

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it's open

oh

that black cat almost crossed our path

good eye Diana hey

look what Amy's carrying quick stop her

Caesar come back here

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Caesar come here come on these are so

heavy

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thank you

where'd you get that Amy's new pet we

borrowed it Peg's list set of rabbit's

foot is lucky four must be even luckier

especially if you're the rabbit

let's go in the meeting starting Marilla

is going to need all the luck we can

bring her

now it's all right

hey

Diana the crack

all right we still have time to spread

our good luck charms around

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whoops

oh no okay

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go ahead and look bad bunny no Bunny

come here good bunny come

a damn council meeting call to order

and look I got him small animals are

good luck remember

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all right

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oh

m

did you have anything to do with this I

was trying to bring good luck you and

your superstitious nonsense have spoiled

everything

oh

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okay

I am the most wretched creature to walk

the earth I meant to help Marilla but

I've ruined everything

I've seen some pretty wretched creatures

over the years and you're not one of

them I've had to look at him every day

but all the trouble I caused ah you

aren't the first to let Superstition

Lead You astray he used to believe he

could make it Rain by throwing spiders

from his branches so they'd plummet to

an untimely demise below oh yeah he

would shed all his leaves trying to

cover the cracks in the ground

oh the Suffering The hardship the chilly

nights all for nothing why nothing my

roots caused the cracks in the first

place

his sap would run dry with worry

thinking of all the bad luck he called

buzzed I can understand that except when

I paid attention I saw that those who

stepped on the Cracks didn't fare any

worse than anyone else and my long-term

meteorological study showed that it

never rained more after one of my spider

escapades

so they didn't make any difference no

no ah

I want you to know no spiders were

sacrificed for this shower all

Superstition does and is stop you from

solving problems yourself and I've sure

got problems to solve right now

don't be afraid it was only Superstition

we're getting the library and oh

my hard work on the petition convinced

the Town Council

so relieved to hear it

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a tree means that if you remember past

wisdom your roots you'll blossom into

something wonderful

Felix your tea leaves are distinctly

hand-shaped what does that mean that

with a firm grip you'll get your

responsibilities your dog for example

under control

ah land sakes Rachel

hadn't we all learned our lesson it's

just

on we're not taking it seriously besides

we were reading about tea leaves from a

source you'll approve of and what source

might that be

the new Heavenly Public Library

all right

foreign

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thank you