""Pelle the Conqueror"" " Papa?" " Pelle, everything's just fine." "Please, tell me about it again." "This new land is very different from the one we left." " They live a peculiar life." " Tell me again how I won't believe my eyes." "And when they cook a pork roast... it's all covered with raisins... and they put butter on their bread... at least half-an-inch thick of butter." "Now, the brandy... it's cheaper than water." "But it's strong-- strong enough to kill an ox." "But don't worry." "It's not too strong for your father, Pelle." "He's hard." "And children are free all day." "Yeah, Pelle, yeah." "Tell me about it again, Papa." "The wages in Denmark are so incredibly high that boys don't" "Boys don't have to go out to work, you said." " They can play." "They can play all day long." " Yeah." "Don't worry." "Go over there." "They won't fool me." "I won't jump at the first offer." "Go over there." " Your papers." "Your papers." " Here." "This is my son." " Is your wife with you?" " She's dead." "We come from Tomelilla, Sweden." "My name is Lasse Karlsson." "I'm offering you my services." "That man looks like he would be kind to children." "Hello." "My name is Lasse Karlsson from Tomelilla." "I'm here to offer my services." "You should have stayed in Sweden." "You're too old." "Hello." "Lasse Karlsson from Tomelilla." "I'm here to offer my" "I shouldn't take the first offer." "My name is Lasse Karlsson from Tomelilla." "I'm offering my" "Hello." "My name is Lasse Karlsson from Tomelilla." "I'm here to offer my services." "You're too old, Swede, and the boy is too young." "I'm not" " I'm not gonna take the first job offer." "I'm not gonna do it." "You're too late." "You were on the boat from Sweden?" "Where are your parents?" "Hello." "My name is Lasse Karlsson from Tomelilla." "I am offering" "Let me see your papers." "I'll pay you 100 krone a year, including the boy--your son." "Dear sweet Jesus." " You'll sleep in there." "Any questions, ask me... or my assistant." "Stop doing that!" "Come back here!" "Stupid animals!" " You'll get me in trouble." " You won't get away from me, you dumb beast!" "You'll do what I tell ya." "That's it." "Move it." "You gotta learn how to treat 'em." "Hit 'em on the teats." "Then they'll listen." "The teats or the hind legs." "Hit 'em." "Keep moving." "I said keep moving." " Move." "Keep moving." " Stupid cows." "If you help me with the cattle... and teach me to talk like a Dane..." "I'll share my food with ya." "Always carry a stone." "When a cow starts to run away... you throw it at her." "You take a good aim, you throw it and you call her name." "Then she'll come back." "And she'll know who's boss." " What's your name?" " Rud." ""Rut"?" "Rud, with the tongue." "Rud." "Rud." "If you put your head between your legs... and the sun is just above the trees over there... then it's time to give them water." " The larks' song will tell you too." " "Rut!"" "My mother's from Sweden." " She can't say my name right either." " Rut!" "Here's the food I promised." "Rut!" "New man." "Just what is that cow doing there?" "Why is Gabriella there?" "Why is Gabriella there?" "The girls can't find their cows when you move them around." "Aspasia." "Can't you read?" "Just as it's written." "A-spa-si-a." "Uh, are you saying there is a difference where a cow stands?" "Kongstrup is back." "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." "Erik, why haven't you unharnessed the horses?" "Because I want to eat my food first." "What do you say?" "I say you unharness those horses right now." "Come on!" "Those horses are more important than your stomach, you lazy dog!" "Do you know the punishment for stealing milk?" "You could be whipped for it." "Well, I won't report you this time." "You know, Pelle, I've been thinking." "I like you." "So I'll tell you a secret." "I know where you can find a lot of gold coins... but you've gotta keep it a secret." "A real secret." "You promise?" "Just come in here, Pelle, very quietly." "The raven can be dangerous if it hears us." "Come." "Where are you?" "Sir?" "Are you here?" "Are you here?" "Jump, you stinking Swede!" "Jump!" " Jump!" "No-good, rotten little bastard!" " Let's see how you like it!" " Help!" "That's enough!" "Stop it, or I'll turn both of you in to the authorities!" " I said that's enough!" " Little son of a bitch!" " Help!" " Erik, I'm warning you." "I'll" " I'll turn you in!" "You get out of here fast." "You're lucky I was here to save your pelt." "Now get going." "He'll pay for what he did." "You can be sure of that." "You got your father's word of honor." " I promise you I'll..." " Kill him?" "kill the filthy swine." " You're really gonna do it?" " I've given you my word." " How?" " Yeah, how?" "How are you gonna kill him?" " With a hammer, I think." " Knock out his brains?" " Yeah." " You'll really do it?" "He's as good as dead." "But then who's going to read all the names of the cows?" "You're right." "Yeah." "We'd better settle for a thrashing... so he can still read for us, yeah." "I'll give that one a flogging that he'll never forget." "Yarn for the boy's gray socks." "The patch was for the-- what did she say" " Oh, yes." "The Sunday sweater your mother said." "She said that" " She said that the sleeves should be let down a little bit." "You know, your mother was a" " She was so worried about you just before she died." "She didn't think I could take care of you, Pelle." ""Don't let him wear those socks too long." " Don't let him wear them through."" " Lasse?" "Lasse?" "It's him." "Where are you, you Swedish bumpkin?" "Are you going to do it now?" "Yeah?" "Sir, I wish to protest what you did to my son." "What you did to him, I want to protest." "Why don't you answer when I call?" "Sir, I wanted to, uh" " I wanted to protest about the way that Pelle was" " You want trouble?" "I could report you to the manager." "Aspasia will not be going out to pasture tomorrow." " She's ready to calve?" " That's right." "Did you think she was gonna foal?" "Just lie there and whimper... but if one can't read Aspasia's name, one has to show a little respect." "I know Aspasia!" "She's the third one from the door!" "You promised, Papa!" "Knowing that she's the third one from the door, it's not-  it's not at all the same as reading her name." " You promised!" "I'm your father." "You should show respect and stop carrying on." "Lasse's old and poor." "What's left?" "No respect." "They can do what they want with you." "You have shorter breath." "You worry about your heart and your blood pressure." "That's what getting old is like." "But you're young." "You can still conquer the whole world." "Look at that." "I nearly forgot." "Look here." "Pelle, look." "Look what I have." "See, Pelle?" "I forgot that I brought this from Sweden." "From Tomelilla." "Look." "If we're lucky, Pelle, we'll get wild strawberries." "Just think, Pelle." "Real Swedish strawberries." "Nils, go and get some water for your father." "Nils, how 'bout that water?" "Look out over there!" "Just who do you think you are, Nils?" "Where have you been?" "Your father's been looking for you." "The missus sent me to the store." "Let's see what you've got under your jacket, Pelle." "She said no one was to know." "You're a good lad, Pelle." "Come." "If you give me the package, I'll give it to my wife." "No one else will see it." "Hmm." "Cognac." "It's mine." "I won't budge from this place until you give it to me." "You bastard, Kongstrup!" "I said give me that bottle!" "You Satan!" "You devil!" "Pelle, go and tell them all how he bullies me, how wicked he is!" " Tell them how he's ruining my life!" " It's all lies." "You keep it." "God who keeps his children near... look at me who's kneeling here." "My happiness is in God's hands... whatever are the world's demands." " Papa?" " Yeah?" "Tomorrow, it's the day after tomorrow." "And the day after tomorrow, it's tomorrow." "My birthday." "Yeah, yeah." "Yeah, yeah." "Pelle, was it the real thing he threw out?" "Really cognac?" "He poured it into the flowerpot?" "Happiness comes and happiness goes." "My happiness is in God's hands whatever are the world's demands." "You ought to start grooming." "Put a move on." "Pants, Pelle." "Pants first." "But what about your pocket?" "There's something in your pocket." "You weren't out stealing eggs last night, were you?" "I'll be very surprised if that egg isn't broken." "Ohh, just a bunch of paper." "I guess that's what they call stuffing your pockets." "It's your day--your birthday." " God bless you, son." " Thank you." "It's just a simple gift from a poor man, Pelle." "Look." "Well, well." "A real beauty." "It's a birthday present." "Yeah, I should have known straight away." "You really look like someone who is having his birthday." "Congratulations." "Happy birthday." "It's your day." "They say" " They say that you plan to run away to America." "What?" "Run away?" "Do you take me for an idiot?" "Do you really think I'd risk all I've worked for... all my savings and be a hunted outlaw, do ya?" "Oh, no." "I wanna be free, Pelle." "A free man." "That's what I'm waiting for." "That's what I want-- to be free." "Pelle?" "I wanna show you something." "It's here." "Here." "This is the boat to America." "I've got only two years left to work on this damn farm." "That's all, two years." "Then I'll have enough money for my ticket." "As soon as the manager pays out all my money... then I'm going out to conquer the world... over the great ocean, huh?" "First America, then China..." "Spain, Australia." "It's out there." "It'll be mine to conquer." "It's all out there just waiting to be conquered." "A man can actually live." " It's out there waiting for us." " Take me with ya." "Yeah." "Because today is-- today is-- today is your birthday." "Remember, in two years... when the snow begins to melt, we, too, will sail to America." "You and me will set out to conquer... that great, rich, wonderful world." "Open." "Surprise." "We've eaten wild strawberries on all your birthdays." "Just think, real Swedish wild strawberries." "How far is it to America, Papa?" "America?" "Uh, that's a long way." "You have to cross a whole ocean, Pelle." "Erik says that he wants to sail there first." "He told me it's the strongest thing there is." "It's soft, but it can hold up anything." "Yeah?" "I wonder..." "America and China... are they made something like a boat?" "It seems impossible." "Are those countries drifting... or are they anchored to the bottom?" "Well, the two are anchored more than likely." "Kongstrup!" "Kongstrup!" " Come out, Kongstrup!" "I wanna talk to you!" "Your son is hungry, Kongstrup!" "It's the sow and her cabbage head kid." "Kongstrup, come back." "Your son needs money for food!" "Do you hear?" "Where do you think you're going, you cabbage head?" "We have to talk to your father!" "Kongstrup, come say hello to your bastard son." "He's hungry!" "That dirty lecher has kids all over the place." " Kongstrup!" " Except with his missus, that is." " Your son is hungry!" " Some say she's good at hexes." "The monthly allowance for your bastard son!" "Do you have so many you forgot?" "Get out, you slattern." "Didn't I tell you not to come here?" "Get out!" " Out!" " The boy has a right to see his father!" "Get out, you disgusting sow!" "Kongstrup has to pay for his lechery!" "Kongstrup, you'll never be rid of your son!" " Out, and stay out!" "You'll never be rid of us!" "Whoa." "Kongstrup." "Kongstrup!" "Take good care of your slate now, Pelle, so it doesn't get broken." "And stay out of the way of the big boys until you can handle them." "But if they won't leave you alone... the way you handle it is you have to be the one who hits first, Pelle." "But when you hit, be sure to hit hard." "You must pay attention to everything the teacher says." "Don't make trouble." "And when you blow your nose, use a handkerchief." "Don't use your fingers, whatever you do." "But if you're sure that no one is looking... then naturally it would make sense to save the handkerchief." "You take care of that sweater now that I have mended it, huh?" "And should the teacher's wife invite you for coffee... take only one piece of cake, Pelle, remember?" " She's not gonna do it." " And why?" "'Cause the teacher hasn't got a wife." " That's right." "That's the bell now." "Go on." "B-A says ba." "B-E says be." "B-A says ba." "B-E says be." "B-I says bi." "B-O says bo." "B-U says bu." "B-Y says by." "B-A-A says " baa-aa-aa."" "You miserable brats!" "Stop it!" "Stop it at once, I say!" "I'll give each and every one of you a good thrashing!" "Silence!" "Silence in this classroom!" "Silence." "Silence!" "You little barbarians." "We have here a new boy." "We must welcome him to our class." "Stand up... and tell us your name." " Pelle Karlsson." " Mm-hmm." "And what are you good at?" " I can make a cow obey me just by throwing stones at her." " Listen, Mr. Hayseed." " I can get the cows to stand still when I buzz like a wasp." " Swedish clod." " I can tell time by using the sun." " Can you read?" "No." "Reading's why I come here." "I don't care for your insolence and sarcasm." "B-A says ba." "B-E says be." "B-I says bi." "This one here, you told me but I forgot." "What do you call it?" "Papa, you mean you've forgotten already?" "I could remember after seeing it only once." "It's an " F."" "Yeah." "An "F"is exactly what it is." "I don't know what's wrong with my head today." ""F. " "F!"" "What do you think it's used for?" "It's the first letter in "afternoon." F-ternoon, Papa." "Yeah, that's right." "Only you couldn't have figured that out alone." "Your teacher must have told you." "No, I figured it out myself." "Is that so?" "You're getting so smart, Pelle." "I tell you, there's no end to what a boy with such book learning can do." "Maybe a pork roast, Pelle." "Pork roast with raisins." "Or with apples." "They also make it with apples... instead of with raisins." "Yeah, we'll see." "We'll see." "Get out!" "I don't want any more trouble from you." "Move!" "Herring!" "Herring on Christmas eve." "I didn't expect that, even from you!" "If you don't like the food, then find some other place!" "It would be a pleasure to see the last of you!" "Herring every single day." "Couldn't we have had roast pork for Christmas?" " A real Christmas dinner?" "Herring!" " You're always complaining!" "If you don't like it in this country, go back to Sweden!" "What right do you have to be so damn stingy?" "Don't you think we work hard enough for our food?" "You of all people say that to me, you lazy dog!" " Go to your quarters!" " To hell!" "To hell with you!" "To hell with your farm!" "To hell with you and your farm!" "To hell!" "Any other complaints here?" "Who asked you to look?" "Yeah, you little sissy." "Why don't you go back to where you came from?" "Yellow-bellied Swede." "Why don't you just stay with your own kind?" "Get lost, Pelle." "You might slip and fall in the icy water." "Go home, Pelle." " We don't like yellow bellies." " So quit following us around." " Go on home to your mama." " I can't." "My mama is dead!" " Can you prove you're not a yellow belly?" " Yeah." "I'll jump in that water!" "You must be crazy, jumping in the water like-- like some... lovesick woman.... just to show those kids." "A good beating is what you deserve, Pelle." "It's a good thing you didn't drown." "I'd have given you such a beating you wouldn't have sit down for a month." "Because if you had drowned it would have been your fault." "Doctor?" "You can" " You can use this if you want to take some blood." "Drink this." "It will help your cold." "Don't be afraid of me, Pelle." "I'm not a witch." "Just very..." "lonely at times." "Oh, dear God." "You don't even have a mother... do you?" "It's three years since Mama died." "She's in the left-hand side of the churchyard." "Do you think of her much?" "Lasse sews my clothes." "She was a good mother, wasn't she?" "She was so sick and grouchy at the end." "And she used to be so happy." "But we'll get hitched again... if Lasse can find someone who will have him." "And then you'll go away." "The workers all hate it here." "It's as though it were godforsaken." "As if it were cursed." "The earth is bloody." "They say that?" "Yeah." "And when they talk about me?" "They say you have a pact with the devil... and you turn into a werewolf at night." "It's the price you pay... yielding your heart to the wrong man." "If he knew the anguish... the suffering that he causes with his lechery." "He's in town at this very moment." "Why does he do this to me?" "I married him, made him a property owner, gave him my love... the best I have I've given him, if only he could have given me a child." " I really have to go." " Oh, you're afraid of me again." "You're a good boy, Pelle." "If I had a son... he would... be like you." "Come." "And this is where we keep our cows." "Papa, it's the missus." "It's the missus with the young lady." "Oh, damn it." "Pelle, go forward." "Go forward." " Pelle, where's your father?" "This is our cattleman Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle." "Hello." "And this is Miss Signe... my niece from Copenhagen." " She will be staying with us now." " Yep." "I've forgotten what two times two are." "I may be a bit rusty on the subject... but I think the answer is the same as in addition." "Two and two are five." "What's lighter-- a ton of feathers... or a ton of lead?" " Oh, now you." " Sit down." "if you don't mind, I would like to hear that question again, Pelle." "Repeat it, please." "Which is lighter-- a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?" "Well, well, what have we here?" "And where's the herring?" "I eat nothing but herring!" "Herring, please!" " Do you know what the difference is between you and an ox?" " No." "No?" "I don't know either." "Erik, did you hear my joke?" " I asked him" " I ask you for a favor, Lasse." "Could you take my place tonight at the thresher?" " But it's Saturday." " Yeah, but I want to get a bit of, you know" " Will ya?" " Yeah, yeah." "No, no, not so fast." "Mm-mmm." "He's got a way with women." "Takes after his father." "Must have been a hell of a long time ago, Karlsson." "A real good idea, Karna." "You and me." "You do like Pelle." "You're always good to the boy." "The three of us staying together." "I bet we'd be real happy." "You're too old, Lasse." "For me, the man has to be dangerous." "You're not dangerous anymore." "I see." "I'm sorry." "So, you're fishing for a young one?" "You could end up missing the boat altogether." "I don't believe it." "It's empty already." " Hey, Lasse." "Do us a favor!" " Yeah, Lasse." "Run down and get us some more brandy." "If you want brandy, you can go and get it." "Just because someone is old-- There used to be respect!" ""Lasse," the girls would say." ""I want Lasse Karlsson."" "Even though you were married, the girls were chasing you." "And there was respect." "Papa!" "I'm sorry." "Yeah, I had hoped, when we left Sweden, that there would be... some money left over, enough to buy a little house." "Then I could find the right lady to-- to take care of us." "We could have had coffee under the sheets some Sunday morning, Pelle." "What if we were to run?" "Run to somewhere far?" "Run away?" "Uh, but think of the authorities." " I don't want to become an outlaw." " I mean, all the way..." " to America!" " America!" "Voyage to America, across the ocean!" "They don't follow anybody that far." "We'll get away." "What are you doing?" " Stealing eggs." "I was hungry." " For God's sake, tell no one you saw me." "I know who the father is." "You've got to swear that you'll tell no one." "His father" "If he found out, I don't know what he would" "And to his father, a Swedish woman... an immigrant worker, is" "For the love of God, you're not going to tell anyone?" "I've got to hide in here until my time comes." "Understand?" "Pelle!" "Come here!" "What were you doing in the hen-house?" " Stealing eggs." " Come." "Bend." "Pelle, can I have that coin?" "My krone?" "You're really out of your head." "I need it for when I go to America." "I'll pay you two kroners for it when I'm big and grown." "You're not gonna grow." "Your body's unnatural." "I could be real popular in a circus or a carnival." " A carnival?" " Yes, as a monster." "I'll get filthy rich." "What about" " What about if I let you beat me with nettles a hundred times?" "A hundred good ones." "How would that be?" "Me beat you?" " What do you say?" " You couldn't take it." "Is it a deal?" "Are you ready?" "No more!" " No more!" " If you don't wanna get paid" "You hit too hard." " Well, make up your mind." " The money first." "Can you tell us anything about Adam and Eve and the serpent?" "Well?" "We're all waiting." "Have you never heard of Adam and Eve and the serpent?" "Haven't you been listening in class?" "What did the serpent promise Adam and Eve if they disobeyed God... and ate of the forbidden fruit?" "You don't know what the serpent promised them." "The snake in the garden convinced them that they would-- would indeed be equal to Almighty God." "I do not see how we can let you continue in this class... when it is clear that you do not understand the basic tenets." "Are his parents here?" "His parents are not in attendance." "You may take your seat." " Next." " Pelle." "Perhaps you can tell us what God said to the serpent." "Our Lord said that-- that" "God said that the serpent must crawl on its belly." ""Thou shalt crawl on thy belly. "" " And does it still do so?" " Yes." " It hasn't any limbs." " And can you tell me what a limb is?" "A limb is, uh" " A hand, for example." " Mm-hmm." "Very good." "And can you tells us what distinguishes all limbs from other parts of the body?" "A limb moves independently from the rest of the body." "Can you provide the others in the class with an example?" "Ears?" "Oh?" "Can you move your ears?" " Yeah." " I should really like to see that." "You see, it was your ears that saved you." "I always told you to use your ears." "Rud!" "Rud!" "Rud!" "Rud, you idiot!" "Come back!" "You'll never go to heaven!" "You'll never see your grandma in heaven!" "You can have my knife if you come back!" "You can't do this, Rud!" "No!" "No!" "Rud!" "Anna!" "Don't touch those stones!" "Your infant is lying there, buried in the bloody earth under the stone." "Yes, he is!" "Anna killed your child, and now she's in prison." "The crime is on my soul." "I murdered the child." "Natural fathers wouldn't do that." "Lasse would never have done that to me." "Why don't you go away and leave me be?" "I see him at night!" "A bonfire, you can see for miles!" "His soul burns on the rocks at night." "You mustn't say that!" "You mustn't lie in front of God!" "The boy is lying up in the churchyard in consecrated ground." "His soul is not up there." "It's under the rocks." "Come see at midnight, see him burn!" "And the reason is he got baptized too late." "God won't let him into heaven!" "Nils!" "Who has gone out there into the arms of death?" "It's Nils." "He went out with the line." "Hold steady!" "Take her around!" "Let's get him over there!" "With your young eyes, can you see Nils?" "♪ Blessed is the Earth ♪" "♪ Blessed is our Lord in Heaven ♪" "♪ And so, it's the angels ♪" "He was a good son." "Did everything for me." "He was... a fine boy." "Not an evil word did he ever say to me." "Not once." "Even though I denied him his love... he was my son." "And my only one." "May he find peace now." "He had so little of it here on Earth." "He sacrificed his life to save others." "Perhaps now, in heaven, he'll be welcome." "Come on, Erik!" "Only a couple inches more and you win the brandy!" " He won the brandy!" "When will you drink it?" "The foreman says you have to work tonight!" "Listen, tonight I don't work." "He'll do it without Erik." "I'm goin' out and have some fun." "" " That foreman can't keep me in when I feel like havin' fun." " Can I come with you?" " No." "Not now, Pelle." "Not now." "In one year." "We can cross the ocean when the snow starts to melt." "The two of us go out into the great world." "First America, then Australia... then China!" "Out there's a whole world, Pelle!" "Where do you think you're going, you lazy" "They said there was work for you at the supper!" "Erik!" "You had to hear." "What do you call this?" "I must have the flu." "Head's spinnin' like a top!" "That sounds serious." "We'd better have a look at you." "Well, well, look at this." "All dressed up in your Sunday clothes." "What is it, your burial outfit?" "Were you going out to buy yourself a grave?" "It's about time we got you into the ground." "You're already beginning to smell." "I ain't dead yet." "And I don't smell any worse than some people I know." "You're nothing but a lazy, complaining troublemaker!" " And I'm sick of you!" " Go ahead." "Do it again." " Sick of you bellyaching!" " Go on." "Hit me again... in front of all these witnesses." "We'll make a report to the authorities." "Get up and get to work." "One of these days, you'll see more of the authorities than you want to see." "The foreman says-- He says you're making too much noise!" "What did you say?" "God, you're homely." " The foreman says" " You must talk a little louder." "I can't hear!" " You're making" " You're making too much noise." " He said to tell you." " Too much noise, little chicken?" "I think you should help us make too much noise." "Come on." "Sing us a little song." "I wonder if he sings like a chicken as well." "You tell the foreman to run his own errands... and not to send his favorite whelp!" "Scoot!" "Run!" " Scoot!" "Run to the fat foreman!" " I ain't dead yet." "And not this, Ole Olsen." " Where are you going, Erik?" " To rest." " What's that word?" " Rest." "No, you can't rest now." "You get back at the job." " You're after me again?" " After you?" "What makes you think that?" "The others are resting." "Yes, they get a rest because they've earned it." "You get back on the job." " I'm always the one you pick on." " Oh!" "Are your feelings hurt?" "That's for being so clever." "For all the kind words that you say... while my back is turned." "Just what the hell do you think you're getting paid for?" "Are you so thick, so stupid... that you think you're on a paid vacation?" "Final order--you get back to work right now... stinking Swedish bum!" "All right." "You get turned into the authorities." "And you won't get a single krone." "Not a krone, Erik." "You're all done." "Lasse!" "Hurry, they're coming!" "Dear Jesus." "They're gonna do it." "I'm gonna" "Put him in the cellar." "You heard me!" "Put him in the cellar!" "The rest of you go back to work." " Come inside to get warm." " Oh, thank you." "It's a strong wind." "And then Mama died." "And now she's lying back home in the cemetery... in Tomelilla." "So your father's a widower." "That's the word." "The sea is hard." "My husband went to sea a year ago." "And I've been like a widow since." "Has he drowned?" "I can't say." "I haven't received an omen." "It's been a year that she's been living all alone." "That's what she said." "That's a long time out here." "A long time." "Now you told her Mama was dead." "Yes, of course you did, yes." "This is all that's left of your mother's things, Pelle." "Now, though, it's all or nothing." "Pelle" " Pelle, could you... visit Mrs. Olsen tomorrow after school?" "And you can say I sent... my-- my thanks for taking you in and treating you so well." "I had an omen last night." "In fact, you could call it a form of vision." "I dreamt there was a huge dog standing there, next to the bed." "His coat was dripping wet." "And I knew it was the ship's dog with a message for me." "I got out of bed..." "and outside my window..." "I saw a ship go down with all hands." "Then I saw my husband rise to heaven." "He was dripping wet with salt water." "I realized immediately... that the dog was an omen from him." " Who's there?" " It's Pelle's father." "Lasse Karlsson." " You're Pelle's father?" " Yeah." "Uh" "He's very young, your son." " Uh, yeah." " Come." "Sit." "Yeah, Pelle was a..." "latecomer, you might say." "But I can still do a good man's work, though." "In every way." " Drink." " Yeah." "Thanks for the drink." "Now, I must be on my way." "Eat." "Eat." "That's how you get to know something about a man." " You walked a long way." " Yeah, I just came by to thank you for being kind to Pelle." "Now, now." "That's enough talk." "Go ahead." "Please." "You must have been a good wife to your husband." "Yeah." "That's true enough." "Everything and anything he desired, when he was on dry land." "But he was ungrateful." "You become tired of that." "I don't think my wife would have spoken that way of me." "There's lots to do in a house like this, if there's a man to help." "Yeah." "Yeah." "There's only one cow." "But one could become two." "I'm only a poor laborer by comparison." "But we have decent clothes, both of us." "And I have a good pair of hands." "And you'd not be afraid to use them, would you?" "Not in the least." "Nor afraid of, uh... hot coffee in bed on Sunday mornings either." "Then I think I should have a kiss." "Yeah, you should." "Yep." "We'll hope for happiness and blessings on the three of us." "You already like the boy." "You might as well stay for the night." "I must be back before the cows wake up." "And Pelle's all alone." "Pelle!" "Lying out here." "Come on." "Come on." "Everything is arranged." "We'll have a home and a woman to take care of us." "Mrs. Olsen." "You'll be happy." "And maybe we'll get coffee in bed on Sunday mornings even." "Come." "Come." ""Give us this day our daily bread... and forgive us our--"" " Do you have the Bible stories there?" " Mmm." "Does it tell the one about the man... whose sons pulled down his pants and showed his" " Noah?" " Yeah, that's it" " Noah." " Old man Noah." " "And lead us not--"" " What did he drink, old man Noah?" " Wine." "Wine." "Then he must have been a rich man." "Old Noah." "And then there was the one-- the one who was so devilish clever." " Now, what was his name?" " Laban." "Laban." "Yeah, of course." "That's who it was" " Laban." "Laban." "Laban was the name." "How did it go?" "How many wives could a man have then?" "All right, I won't bother you anymore." "The great prophets." "What were they called?" "Let's see." "Isaiah." "There was Daniel and-- I remember them now." "I remember the prophets, Pelle." " if you want, you can test me on the great prophets." " Let's hear them." "Don't you think you had better start reading?" "Otherwise, you could lose track." "There were only four great ones." "isaiah" " Come on, Papa." " Yeah." "First, I need to concentrate." "They were-- They were Isaiah, Daniel" "I had them a minute ago." "Now where did they get to?" "They were Isaiah, Daniel" "Ah, it's not working today, Pelle." " You forget things when you get old." " isaiah..." "Daniel-- isaiah, Daniel, Jesus" " Ah, not Jesus." "How did Jesus get in there?" " isaiah..." " Yeah, their names were devilish back in Bible days." " Daniel" " You could hardly get your tongue around them." " Try, Papa." " Isaiah..." " Isaiah..." " Daniel..." " Daniel..." " Ezekiel..." " Ezekiel and..." "Jeremiah!" "Jeremiah!" "Isaiah, Daniel..." "Ezekiel, Jeremiah." "Isaiah, Daniel..." "Ezekiel, Jeremiah." "Isaiah, Daniel..." "Ezekiel, Jeremiah." "Will you never grow up?" "Don't be afraid." "He wouldn't hurt a fly." " Don't forget the bottles." " That's the last thing I'd forget." "Erik, are you coming?" "Are you coming to the fair, Erik?" "Come, Erik." "Come on." "Come on, Erik." " isn't Erik coming?" "He can't stay home without the foreman to look after him." "But he won't go." "Can't you go inside and get him?" "You're the only one he listens to." "Come on, Erik." "Let's go." "We're going to the fair." "Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel and Jeremiah." "Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel and Jeremiah." "Those were really the days." "Just think, two wives to care for you, Pelle." "You've got one to cook the food, the other one does all the mending and sewing." "Beautiful teeth for sale." "Smile, and the world will smile back at you." "Pelle." "Here." "What's going on here?" "I'm leaving, Auntie." "I need to go." "But, Signe, is there a problem?" "If so, I'm sure we can solve it." "It's the isolation from all my friends." "At heart, I'm a city girl, so-- so I'm returning." "But you said nothing, Signe." "I" " I know I should've told you before this." "I'm so disappointed." "I don't understand." "It's just that I miss Copenhagen." "But I thought" "Kongstrup and I were so sure you were happy here." "Dear Signe." "I don't really know what else to say, Auntie." "I've made my decision." "But so suddenly." "If you had mentioned it before, I could understand." "I'm sorry." "Why didn't you" "Is there a reason why you don't look me in the eye?" "Should I know something?" "Signe?" "But how are you going to manage?" " Well, you see" " Who'll buy your ticket?" "Actually, Kongstrup has offered to help me and see me to the boat." "Oh, thank God that I don't have to worry." "If I could only understand you." "You will return here for a visit?" "I'd hoped you would take over and run the farm in our old age." "Kongstrup too wanted it." "Signe, dearest, don't cry." "It's not as serious as all that." "I want you to feel free to visit us-- visit us anytime that you want." "Kongstrup!" "Kongstrup!" "Kongstrup, come out and talk to me!" "I'm here to collect the money, Kongstrup!" "Kongstrup!" "Look who it is." "Let me say hello to you." "Too proud to say hello, are ya?" "Do you think that you're better?" "Is that because you're going away to have your bastard son on the other side of the sea... when I had mine in a turnip patch?" "But it was the same old whore-monger, wasn't it, Signe?" "The same old whore-monger as ever!" "Signe?" "Signe?" "Signe, would you go and tell the whore-monger that I need the money?" " His wife would give me the evil eye!" " Come here, you!" " I warned you!" " Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Kongstrup, come out and help an old sweetheart!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" " Out!" "Don't come back!" " Let me go!" "Why do you stare?" " If I have to search for you once more" " Sorry, ma'am." "That beats me." "I would have thought that only death could end such grief so quickly." "She must have an iron grip on herself." "Wake up and fetch the doctor, quick!" " What is it, Papa?" " Oh, dear Jesus." "It must be something bad." "Karna, what is it?" " It's so awful!" " What happened?" " It's so awful!" " The missus cut him!" " What" " What are you saying?" "What did" " The missus cut him!" "What happened?" "What happened?" " Cut him." "The missus cut him." " What?" " He's bleeding to death!" "Get some help!" "Jesus." "It's fun." "Hey!" "Psst!" "Mr. Friese, could you tell us what this means?" ""Pelle Karlsson is the young cuckoo in Mrs. Olsen's nest. "" " Isn't she married to a sailor?" " She's Captain Olsen's wife." "Your father doesn't care about that, does he?" "A Swede doesn't care if a woman is married or not, does he, Pelle?" " Pelle's father is a real old goat." " Watch out for the lech's son." "Old Swedish goats like married women the best." " Stop." "Stop." " What's it like in the nest, Pelle?" "Please stop." " Smash this kid!" " Here's one from Captain Olsen!" "Just you wait, Pelle." "We're really gonna get you." "Pelle?" "I've been thinking a lot about the situation." "You and I, we are welcome at Mrs. Olsen's." "We could move right in." "I mean, I" " I know it's against the law... to move in with a woman who is wife to another." "But... to be" "You know, I..." "want some comfort." "We could make it look like the two of us are lodgers." "She" " She could sew you new clothes." "Wouldn't it be nice to have new underwear?" "If" " If I did move in with Mrs. Olsen, you'd move there too." "You'd come with me." "It's a lot easier for you." "Your life is all ahead of you." "Your whole future to make something happen." "I need someone to take care of me." "I'll run away if you go and stay there." "You have the gall to say that to me?" "Just look what you are doing." "Someone else will have to fill in the holes with cow dung... so the foreman doesn't find you out." "You stop that right now, Pelle!" "You'd better watch out I don't make a carving of you and Mrs. Olsen in bed." "You're getting a little too big for your-- Come back here!" "Come back here!" "You'd better watch out..." "I don't set the foreman on ya!" "Pelle!" "Pelle!" "Pelle!" "Could you go by Mrs. Olsen's on the way home from school?" "These are some things she promised to mend for us." "And be sure to tell her I'll come by this evening." "Why don't you marry her, Papa, like others do?" "Really, I will." "I will, Pelle, but... you've got to deal with a country's authority." "Mrs. Olsen needs a death certificate from the government." "But soon, we'll have coffee in bed." "Well, it's Mrs. Olsen's young cuckoo." "Let's see how tough you are, Pelle." " into the sea with him!" " Run, cuckoo bird!" "Run, you cuckoo bird!" " Come on, Pelle!" "Let's see you dance!" " Papa's little Pelle!" " Papa's little cuckoo bird!" " Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" "What's the little cuckoo bird going to do now?" "Go back to Sweden, you whore-master's son!" " Fly away, cuckoo bird!" " Away!" "Away!" "Away!" "Away!" "Away!" "Away!" " Run away!" " Run!" " Run away!" " Run!" "Run!" "Run!" "Look, it's Captain Olsen!" "You're home already." "Pa, Mrs. Olsen's husband has come home." "First they steal one feather, then another... till you are standing there like a... plucked hen in the shed." "I was only looking for a home... to spend my old age in." "Found someone, thought I was free." "Jesus." "Jesus, help." "What the hell is the point of crying?" "I want you to meet my new sweetheart." "Kiss her, Pelle." "Oh, yeah, I forgot." "You don't do such things." "You're too fine." "Well, it doesn't help anything to go around whimpering." "Oh." " Oh!" " Papa!" "Frisky, isn't she?" "She's a little devil." "You're crying." "Did someone do something to you?" "Tell them that your father is Lasse-- Lasse Karlsson from Tomelilla." "It's all right." "Your father is here... and your father can stand on his own two feet." "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." "I'm going up there to the big house." "Now the bastard's going to have to answer for all these years." "We're gonna have a little talk with the missus." "I'm not going to let you go out there!" "Erik?" "Psst, Erik." "Erik?" "Spring is coming." "That's what Papa says." "And when spring gets here, you'll be... a free man." "Think of it." "Then we can leave this awful place... and go out and conquer the world." "Pelle... what is it they all talk about?" "I wouldn't know." "You haven't heard anything?" "Do you think I wanna go to class and have them laugh at me some more?" "Forgive a sinner, Jesus, that abused your gift." "But it's difficult not to when your heart is broken." "Pelle, I promise you'll never again see me... the way I was yesterday." "Then would you agree to go to school?" "Tomorrow, Pelle?" "Huh?" "Because if you don't, Pelle... then they will force you." "There'll be a lot of trouble with the authority." "All right?" "Say "yes."" "Ten times 10 is 100." "100 times 10 is 1000." "100 divided by 10 is 10." "1000 divided by 10 is 100." "Mr. Friese?" "Mr. Friese?" " He's asleep." " Mr. Friese?" "It's time." "Sir, it's time to go home." "Hey, Pelle, where's your father?" "Running around?" "I'm sure my father would be happy to marry him off... as Mrs. Olsen's plaything." "Help!" "Papa, help!" "You scoundrel!" "How dare you hit my son!" "You're going to hear from the authorities about this!" "Oh, Pelle, Pelle, Pelle." "That was about the worst thing you could do... was tackle the minister's son." "The town minister has power." "I have very little doubt he deserved it, sure... but I wish you hadn't done it." " What did the boy do to you?" " He said you could get married... and be Mrs. Olsen's plaything." "He did?" "He did?" "I tell you, he's a lucky kid I wasn't there!" "I'd tear his guts out, the little swine!" " Do you feel avenged?" " No, not really." "His father came and rescued him before I could give him what he really deserved." "Revenge." "Yeah." "But it's a bad situation." "And you're not gonna apologize, are you?" "Uh, no, no, naturally not." "It would go a lot easier if you would." "No, no, no." "You just gotta twist and turn... same as the eel in that frying pan." "Good day." "We are very sorry to bother you." "We have no other choice but to ask for-- to ask for your help." "Blow your nose properly, Pelle." " Good day." "We are very sorry to bother you." "Very sorry." "Yeah." " There's probably no one home." "Just go in." " We can't stand here all day." " Really?" "Well, you go first then if you think you can handle this better, Pelle." "All right." "All right." "Uh" " Uh" "It's like this." "I hope that the proprietor won't be angry with us-- that he won't be-- won't be angry." "Uh, you must forgive us... for coming about something that has nothing to do with the farm." "But, uh" "When the father's sins are visited on the son" "Well, that's, uh-- that's, uh" "Why are you standing?" "Please, sit down." " Thank you." " Why haven't you offered them a seat, dear?" " Thank you." " What is it?" " You need money?" " No." "It's that, uh" "It's just that, uh" "I hope that you won't be angry, but... it's the boy." "They're going to send away the boy." "Send him away?" "What have you done?" "I beat up the minister's son." "And why did you do that?" "Because he said evil things about Lasse." "And what did he say?" "He" "He called me, uh" "He called me Mrs. Olsen's plaything." " All the boys have been teasing Pelle." "Yeah." "I was, uh..." "Mrs. Olsen's sweetheart when everyone thought she was a widow." "And then the other day, her husband came home from the sea." "Here." " So the boy made Pelle furious?" " Yes, unfortunately." "That's" " That's how it is." "With poor wretches, they're only there to be pecked at." "I prefer the bird who pecks back and defends his nest... regardless of his wretchedness." "All right, I'll do what I can." "You needn't worry about it anymore." "Thank you." "Oh, by the way." "My husband and I decided... the young assistant to our foreman will be leaving us come spring." "We thought that perhaps Pelle would like to become his replacement." "Thank you." "Say " thank you."" "Did you see how well I let the missus know that you would like to take his place?" "She thought she thought of it herself." "You recognize these." "They're a bit big, but don't worry." " We'll stuff them with paper." " Try them on, Pelle." "I'll get some boot wax, and they'll be like new." "Now, let's have a look at you." "Now, stand up straight." "I want you to stand very, very straight." "Shoulders back, the chin a little forward, Pelle." "Not like that." "Lift your chin a little." "There." "Yeah." "Now, a sharp look in the eye." "The thing is to command respect for yourself." "The way you stand and the look in your eye, that's what does it." "Yeah." "Let the others labor." "You do the ordering." ""You want the night off?" "Clean out the cow dung!"" "Oh, Pelle, maybe you'll get to eat Sunday dinner with the proprietor... and have your own napkin ring." "It'll have your name on it" "Pelle Karlsson." "And who knows, Pelle?" "Maybe one day you'll take over as foreman." "That's why I planted the seed." "I could tell the way she was thinking." "It was perfect." "Erik!" "Erik!" "Wait, Erik!" "Wait for me!" "Erik!" "I don't want it." "We must leave here, Papa." "Now." " It's Karna." " I got here in time." "I was afraid the foreman or the missus would see me." "A gift for you." "It's a down quilt." "it'll keep you warm at night... no matter where in the world you end up." "Bye, Gabriella." "Bye, Blakka." "You be a good girl." "Well, Aspasia, time to say good-bye to Pelle." "He's going out to see the world." "Papa?" "What is it?" "Can't we stay?" "You'll have to go without me, Pelle." "I no longer have the strength to travel." "I'm too old is the reason." "Too old." "There's no future for old men." "Understand?" "We'll make up a bundle for you." "You can have two of my shirts." "Then you will have four." "The one you are wearing is clean." "And, remember, never wear a shirt for more than two weeks at a time." "Otherwise, you'll get a bad name, Pelle." "And change your socks before they wear out." "Keep your clothes clean, keep your good name... you'll save half the work and all the shame." "You can have my boots too." "Well, they are a bit worn." "Oh, yes, here's the Bible." "Your mother said I was to give it to you... on the day you went out into the world." "The next time we see each other, maybe there'll be a proper home for you, Pelle." "Tell Karna good-bye." "Good-bye, Papa." "Thank you."