"GRANDMA" "AND" "THE 8 CHILDREN" "IN THE CITY" "This is the story of when we lived in the city." "And we?" "That is..." "Morton the youngest." "Mina: 4." "Milly: 5." "Mona: 6." "Mads: 8." "Marte: 9." "Martin: 10." "And me, Maren: 12." "And Mum... and Dad." " Good night Mum." " Good night, Marte." " Good night Mum." " Sleep well, Mads." " You sleep well too." " Same to you." "Maren." "We have little space, only one room plus a kitchen... so Grandma must live in a home for the elderly, far out in the countryside." "Now it's morning." "You mustn't be touching Maren's yarn, you know." "The red yarn." "She'll use it." " She'll use it, you know." " Who?" " Maren." " The yarn?" " Yes." " I used it." "Mum, I want to comb my hair!" " You can do that when the comb is available." " Who else wants a sandwich?" " Me." " What would you like on it?" "Mina, do you want butter?" "Mina... do you want butter?" " I manage it myself." " Yes, you manage well." "The doorbell's ringing." "Now you must put a stop to the noise from your naughty kids!" " It's hardly possible to live here anymore." " They are by no means naughty." "They're only playing." "Now I'm going to make dinner and if I hear a peep, I'll be right back to complain." "We'll do now what we usually do." "Now they'll surely get a surprise... when I come home so early." "Yup, it will be nice to eat dinner together." " I can't go any further." " You know what we'll do then?" "It's late, your dad's likely home." "We'll go home and make dinner." "We'll turn around and go back now." "Now ride a bit." " I want to ride too." " And I can be your horse." "Mamma." "Mamma." " What is it?" " Dad hasn't come home yet." " How do you know?" " Well, the truck isn't here." " Mum, I want to open the door." " You may." "Here you are." "Mum, it isn't locked." "Shh, listen." "What was that?" "It might be a pigeon." "A pigeon that flew in through the window." "Or down the chimney." "Pigeon, now you can fly out." " " " Dad?" " Aha..." " We thought you were a pigeon." " I thought you were an eagle." " An eagle?" " And I thought you were a lion." " I thought you were a cow." " Lion, huh." "Cow?" " The truck isn't parked outside." "Now you've really managed to trick us." "You know we really didn't think you were at home." "I parked down there and it stands where it usually does." "None of us saw it." "Stop kidding me." "It's there where it always is." "No, it's not there." "Let's go." "I'll show you where it's standing." "I left it here." "Eh." "I'll have to call the police." "Milly and Mina!" "Come back!" "Have I come to the right department... for reporting stolen trucks..." "for stolen..." "I've lost my truck..." "A24117, yeah." "Stormarka Street 6, that is in Grønneløkka." "That's okay then." "Darn ." "Are there many cops out looking for the truck?" "Well, I hope so." "They'll surely find it." " You know what I just thought of?" " No." " Tomorrow we have free from school, don't we?" " I'm thinking about the truck." "So do I. But we can go and search for it." "Why?" "The cops are out looking all over the city." "Yeah, but it's we, not the cops, who know what it looks like, right?" " We are 3." " They are only one or two." " We must get up before the others, then." " I want to go along!" " But you're much too young." " I want to go as well!" "We're going really far." "You can't manage to go so far." "You're too small to go on such a long walk." "No, we've gone on walks in the city many times." " You're too little." " We must stay at home and look after with Morton." "You can look out the window." "You can search somewhere else." "We want to go alone and far." "We'll leave after them." "No, we'll go before they do." " Good night." " Good night." "I must stay awake, stay awake..." "Remember we were going to look for the truck?" " Shall I wake mum?" " Yes." "Mum, we're going to look for the truck." " How long will you be gone?" " We won't stay long." "We'll just look until we find it." " Come back soon, then." " Yeah, of course." "Mum must braid my hair first." "Or I could do that." "Come on." " Have you seen a green truck?" " No." " Have you seen a green truck?" " Woof." "Have you seen a green truck?" "Have you seen a green truck?" " Have you seen a green truck?" " A green truck?" "How big was it?" "." "Mmm, it was just sort of the right size." "A green truck just drove down that way." "I think it was green." "Red man." "Green!" " A little crooked." " Yes, a little sort of crooked." " Have you seen a green truck?" " No." "I can't go further!" "We'll sit here a bit." "See that fine bathtub there?" " Don't look at the bathtub now!" " I won't close my eyes." "Close them." "You can close them." "Maybe you can hear the truck." "It's a bit scary." "It sounds like the cars are going to run into me." "Mads, listen, shut your eyes so you can hear too." " Do you hear that Mads?" " It sounds a bit like our truck." "It must be ours." "It's stopping!" " Not ours." " Because it's red." "Mads, we'll never find it." "If only there weren't thieves!" " Even sadder for Dad." " And a lot for everyone!" "He sits at home sniffling and crying." "Not me." " Especially Morten." "He just laughs." " Yeah." " It's green and everything." " It's the finest truck I know of." "Its face is exactly the same." "The truck-bed is crooked just like on our truck." "Not ours." "Mads, you've got red paint on your face." "You must wash." "Of course!" "You know what?" "Now I know, it could be ours." "It might be green underneath." " Yeah." " See if the man comes out." "Tell me if he comes out." "I'll have a look in the cab." "Hi, you." "What are you doing there?" "This is no plaything for kids." "That's my dad's truck... because..." "because his truck is stolen." " Are you sure it's this one here?" " Maybe, it's possible, because... it's exactly like our truck, only it's red." " Our truck was green!" " It's got the same truck-bed and driver's seat." "It's nice to help your dad look for his truck, but you mustn't just go into stranger's cars." "Right?" "Now run along and play." "Don't touch the truck or you'll have red hands like me." "Hey, that's strange..." "Hello there, come here a minute." " Is this your vehicle?" " That's my truck, yes." " Not at all, it's ours!" " No." "Can you prove it?" "Ask him what's behind the seat." "Okay, can you tell me what's behind the seat in this truck?" "I don't quite remember." " But I remember!" " What was it then?" " It's a picture of our family!" " Let's have a look." " I'll just show you." " Oh, yes, they're my kids." "Not at all!" "Are we your children?" "What's my name then?" " Mons." " No, my name is Mads." " What's my name then?" " Turid." " No, my name is Mona, there I am." " And there I am." "That will do." "It's best you go with me to the station and explain yourself there." "Alright, I'll do that." "You stay here and wait." "I'll send a policeman to drive you home." "You can keep this." "It's a flower vase to have in the cab." " Poor thing." " He must sit in jail, maybe 100 years." "Maybe he'll have no one to visit him." " Or anything..." " Maybe nobody loves him." "We are maybe... we could like him." "If we first get to know him." "We could visit him once, if we first get permission from Mum and Dad." "We'd need to take the... a key on our visit like we have to our house, maybe?" "That's what I want to do, but I'm too little." "Maybe when I'm as big as Maren?" "I'm so sad that things can be so rotten." " Now children, is it you who need a ride home?" " Yes." "Hi, we found Dad's truck!" " " " Stop, stop." " Stop!" " Stop, policeman." "Hi, we're in Dad's truck!" " We haven't found Dad's truck yet." " But our legs are tired." " Can't we sit in the back?" " Sure." "Yeah, we'll get on!" "We don't really have time to sit here when we should be looking for Dad's truck." "It's yummy to sit, our legs are so tired!" " Well, have you seen it?" " No." " You should look harder!" " Well, did you see it then?" "Eh... yeah?" " You're sitting in it!" " But this truck is red." "Just look here on the outside." "No likes to this hullabaloo!" " Where's Dad?" " Where's Dad?" "Come!" "Look!" "What did you want to show me?" "Are you color-blind or something?" "We have a green truck and this is red!" " But just go over and look under the paint." " Huh, under the paint isn't so..." "Well, but... what the heck." "Was it you Mads, and you..." "here, here... huh..." "We have it back again, in heaven's name!" "It's mail for us." "Oh, I have such red hands." "Maybe you can take it out." " Think of that!" " Is it a letter?" "How exciting!" "We must open it properly." "Who do you think it's from?" "Huh?" "Now let's see what it says here." "Elderly Home, Sunday." "Dear you..." " You all." " Now I have saved and saved... and have so much money that I can come and visit you." "It will be fun to see all the small ones." "How many are there now?" "If there is too little space, I can sit on a stool at night, or you can hoist me up to the roof." "The good thing about me is that I sleep all night wherever I am." "I'm leaving here Tuesday morning and... if you want to meet me at the station, since I have never been in such a big city before." "Regards, Grandma." "... A big shopping bag with roses ..." "Look how your faces are covered in paint!" "Come on." "Who could have imagined?" "Now you may all have the sitting room because I'll be in the kitchen." "Are you decorating?" "That's great." "That's the best one." " Marte, do you see something?" " No." " Do you think Grandma didn't come?" " Don't know, maybe she fell ill." "Perhaps I should call the old people's home." "No, but we must go in and look." "Train to Hamar ready for boarding now..." "Is it here you are, my girl?" "Yeah, I don't dare to go out." "I thought I'd wait and go back now that I've been here." "I don't dare to go out in this traffic." " I dare to." " You dare?" "Is your name Morten?" " May I go with you then?" " Yeah." "Can you carry the suitcase?" "Just till I can stand up." "Now I'll manage." " Granny." " I don't dare." "I'll help you down the steps." "So!" "Careful." "Now there." "Welcome." "Are you Milly?" "And you're Mina... and Mads?" "Maren." "Martin?" "Mona?" "You resemble me, I think." "And you're Marte?" "Marte." "And Mads, I already greeted." "Maren have I greeted you?" " Yes." "And Mum, my dear girl!" "And Dad." "Why do you drink from the coffee saucer?" "Why do I drink from the saucer?" "So the coffee won't be too hot then, Mona." "213." "214, 215." "216." "217." "218." " 219." " Why are you counting cars?" "I'm practicing not to be afraid of them." "Milly, it is Milly?" "You can't just stop in the middle of the street or the cars will run into you!" "Now you were agile!" " Come on Grandma." " Take it easy." "You CAN manage." " Now we must get off." " No, we can go further." "No, I can't afford another ticket." "OK, but you can ride a long way on that ticket you already have." " As far as I want?" " That's right." "Then we'll just ride." "Someone's racing us." "We won." "We won." "There went another tram." "We go to where it goes." "Where does it go to, do you know?" "We don't go any further." "Then we must get off." " Come on Grandma." " Come Milly." "How are we going to find our way home now?" "We'll follow the tram tracks." "Imagine if something has happened to them." "What if they've had an accident and nobody finds them." "I'm scared." "We might never find the way home ever." "She shuts her eyes and sleeps." "She doesn't wake up at all." "Shall we let her sleep a little longer?" "Yeah." "I know him!" "He's not in jail yet!" "They're dead." "I don't think so." "They probably lost their way or something." " Or maybe they were run over by the tram." " No, I think... they've got themselves lost in any case." "Dad, I wonder whether you shouldn't go out and look for them." "Yeah, what's the time?" "If they're not here by 9:00, I'll go and search." " " " Come in Henrik." " I don't dare." " Oh yes, you do." "You must have something to eat." " " " Then it IS you!" " This is Henrik." " That's good!" " For goodness sake!" " How long were you standing out there?" "It was lucky we found Henrik." "He knew exactly where we live." "Oh, how nice!" "Sit down and you'll get a bite to eat." " Yes, I'll sit down." " You must be hungry." " And tired." " Yeah." "Have a little coffee first." "Please help yourself." "It was just that the tram went so far." " It's good to have someone to blame, Grandma." " Now you know anyway." "You may have a jam sandwich." "Henrik even knew our truck parked outside, you know." "Now you may eat." "You see we have food..." " and we have enough." " I think I'll have slice." "If you want one, you shall have it." "If it weren't for Henrik, we'd have slept on a bench in the park tonight." "So nice you came so you could help them." " He didn't want to come in!" " He didn't?" "Now we needn't talk about it." "We heard you making noise outside the door." "You can just keep eating as long as there is something." "I can spread some more afterwards." "Do you have a job now, Henrik?" "I need somebody to help me with the driving." "And so I've been sitting here wondering whether I shouldn't maybe ask you." "There would be good pay." "So the question is:" "would you like to?" "It's almost as though my legs are still walking." "Now they're lying in the bed to sleep." "And that feels really good." "That's thousand six hundred and fifty... 15810." "15 thousand eight... hundred and... eleven." "Minus a motorcycle, that makes it... eight thousand one hundred and... twelve." "Plus sixty thousand... eight there... that makes it... 150,000... 3, 1, 6, 8, 10, 12..." "Hundred and eighty... nine Ty thousand... thousand." "Ten thousand plus... one..." "Grandma, you must wake up." "900 and... fifty, that's it." " Grandma, it's snowing." " One billion!" "And a thousand." "Morten!" "Morten, where are you!" "?" "How's it going Laila?" "Well, what... in all the world." "Yeah, well I mean..." "What the hell is this?" "Flour, it's as though a flour sack has been dumped." "You know that?" "Just look." "I've seen a lot of strange things, but this!" "Ma!" "I made a cloud!" "I dare go out alone now." "Not too slow and keep to the pavement." "I'll just go around the block, I will." "Must look in at a certain place." "You should live with me, you know." "I've looked at you every day." "Tomorrow I must go home again." "Yes you, we could make a kind of party... with some others." "No, I don't have money." "I must use this for my train ticket." "So that settles it." "It was fun seeing you." "It wouldn't cost anything... to go in... and just have a better look at it." "I could just hold it." " May I help you please?" " It's about the eggbeater." "An eggbeater, yes." "Here you are." "No, no it wasn't that one." "It's the one in the glass." " In..." " In the glass." " In the glass?" " In the window." "Oh yes, but it's the same beater." "No, because it's lying there." "It's not the same." " Oh, yes." "But it is the same." " No, it's not." "It's that one lying there." " No, but it is the same beater." " No, I came and looked at it every day." "It's the one in the window I mean." " Yes, but it's the same beater." " No, it isn't that one." "I was wondering if I could hold it..." "It costs 17 crowns." "There you go." " Goodbye." " Bye." " Grandma." " Yes?" "You're so sad." "No, it's not that." "I had to go and get a cold, just like you." "Do you want to leave us tomorrow?" "No, I don't think I'll be leaving tomorrow." "Why?" "I wish I could go back today instead of tomorrow." "I don't know what to do." "Have you used up your money?" "Indeed, that's what I did." "You must understand." "I've gone and looked at a certain eggbeater... that I saw in a window." "I thought I would... just look at it, and maybe touch it." "And so the shop lady thought I was buying it and she packed it in for me." "Then I had to give her my money and now I have none." "Would you like to see it?" "It's nice." "Hello Grandma." "Are you already home again?" "You two: now we shall bake a really nice marzipan cream cake." "We must celebrate Grandma's last evening here." "I don't know what I'll do, Mads." "We can't say anything to the others about this." "They're going to drive me to the station tomorrow." "What shall we do?" "Grandma, may I go to the kitchen to think, because there I can think better." "You can think better when you're alone?" "Yes." " Mum." " Yes?" "Do you think you could go into the sitting room and let me think?" "I was just finishing, so I can go." " Grandmother, you could hitchhike." " What's that?" "You can wave your thumb." "How does that work?" "You wait for a car and then you stand at the side of the road and hike." "We'll get up early and go... to the tram." "And when you've gone, I'll run home." "You went with her to the tram, you say?" "And she was then going to hitchhike home?" "Have you seen Grandma?" " I can't hike further with you?" "No, I see" " We turn off here." " It was nice I was allowed to ride with you." " You were welcome." " Thanks a lot." " You're welcome." " What's the name of your horse?" " Martin." "Martin, it was?" "Goodbye Martin and thanks again." "No, no, I'm not tired, not I." "Are you at home Grandma?" "None of us wanted to give up, even though it was too dark to search." "So we set up camp while we waited for daylight." "...most important that Morten and Mina sleep." "Now the lady downstairs can lie and sleep the whole day." "Cloud, now you must get up." "Now we must get up, because now it's morning." "I managed to see..." "Cloud, have you seen Grandma?" "It's just that..." "I haven't had coffee today." "No, that's just too bad." "Many thanks." "Now I feel better." "Now I feel much better." "It was just that I needed coffee." "May I have a ride?" "Yeah." " OK, thanks." " I want to go to Grandma." "Hi Grandma." " Hi Grandma." " Hi Grandma." "We have a little coffee for you Mum." "Would you like some?" "Grandma." "Will you ride with us?" "Thanks for the ride." "Now I'm home again." "Thanks for everything." "It was so nice to have you." "Think if we had more space, you could live with us all the time." "If you had." "Bye Marte." "Bye Mona." "Bye Mina." "And bye Milly." "And bye, Maren." "And bye Mads." "Come I must whisper something." "Goodbye Morten." "Bye Martin." "So Grandma, which hand do you want?" "Which hand I want?" "Let's see." "Meeny, meeny, miney mo, then you are out.That makes it the left." " Left." " Now you'll see." " They're eggs." "That's good." " And this is?" "Sugar." "It will be eggnog at five o'clock this evening." "Then I'll show what I bought in the city." "Let me help with that." "So, thanks again." "It will be fun when you can come back to the city again." "Goodbye Mum and Dad and thanks for everything." " Have it nice in your home now." " Oh yes, I will." " We'll talk." "See you." " Yeah, I'll come as soon as I can." "Now you must each carry as much as you can." "Go quietly past the lady downstairs." " The door has been forced open!" " But in heaven's name!" "It was I who did it." "Now you go in and see what Henrik's done in there." " Proper beds." " Can one sleep in them?" " I want that one." " And I want that one." "Just look at that!" "That's the nicest thing that's happened in a long time." " Hi you down there!" " Hi you up there!" "Thanks a million for the beds." "Cloud, now you may come here." "Come in."