"Daddy..." "I know you're here." "I remember." "Yo u s aid:" ""See you out on the bog, EIina. "" "So, now I'm here." "ELINA" "Bew are of the edge, don't step aside Keep moving, don't run..." "This is o ur bo g, Daddy." "It's y o urs and mine." "Daddy?" "Daddy?" "EIina!" "Mommy's w orrie d." "S he think s I don't know how to make my w ay here." "Script KjeII SundStedt" "EIina, this place is dangerous, y ou could dro wn." " Daddy taught me ho w to walk here." " this is not a play ground." "Didn't y our daddy tell y ou that?" "Director klaus Härö" "Northern Sweden 195 2" "Tak e a deep breath." "No w let it out." "And cough..." "One more time." "Go get dressed." "She seems to be better." "I can't detect a trace o f consumption." "But She needs to be care ful or She might have a relapse." "And y our family has been through enough hardship already." "ISak could be So headStrong..." "He wouldn't listen to me, he wore himself out in the woods." "well, I guess he had no choice..." "would it be all right for EIina to go back to school?" "Do y ou want to have classmates, learn things..." " ...and have hot school lunches?" " Sure!" "Then EIina will end up in my class." " Who'S y our teacher?" " Tora HoIm." "The head teacher..." "May I go back to school?" "yes, y ou may." "Daddy..." "If I'm happy, then y o u're happy." "I know that." "I'm going to be jus t like y o u and alw ay s do the right thing..." "I promis e, Daddy." "Remember, y ou must Speak swedish at school." " Daddy alway S Spok e finnish." " EIina!" " I'd lik e to See miss HoIm, please." " One moment..." "Ex cuSe me, but there'S Someone to See y ou." "It'S about my daughter." "EIina..." " She'S going to be y our pupil." " So I've heard..." "I e xpect EIina kno ws that She has a great deal o f catching up to do." "The doctor wants EIina to be care ful." "miss HoIm, could y ou...?" "She has more sense than her father, I trust." "EIina iSn't a troub Iemak er, iS She?" "There'S no cause for worry." "EIina and I will get along just fine." "Ho w do y ou write "play hiding" in swedish?" "play hiding - it'S "kurragömma"." ""Kurra" - what...?" "Anton, what have I told y ou about Speaking finnish?" "No lunch for y ou today." " But he had a question..." " No finnish at school." "But..." "Anton doeSn't Speak swedish." "That'S why he'S here." "You're all here to Iearn swedish." "Ho w can y ou learn Something without asking questions?" "He shouldn't be asking y ou anything." "I happen to be the teacher here." "But y ou don't Speak finnish, and I do." "In that case I shouldn't have lunch either." "I think that a girl that has been as ill as y ou   ought to attend to y our o wn work." "You do have a Iot o f catching up to do, iSn't that So?" "Here." "WaSn't the Soup tasty?" "Or didn't y ou register that Anton was doing without lunch today?" "finish y our Soup." "Eat, EIina!" "Mom Say S y ou need to eat." "listen to y our sister." "well..." "You'II simply have to Sit here until y ou've eaten up y our food." "Thank y ou." "Have y ou e ver Seen a car lik e this one be fore?" "Don't y ou have a horse Since y ou must borro w uncle Veikk o'S?" "What was that?" " What did he Say?" "He ask ed if y ou had horses o f y our o wn." " finnish is all he Speak S, y ou See." " IS that So..." "Ho w do y ou Say 'hi' in finnish?" "Hei!" "That was simple enough." "No w ho w do y ou Say:" "My name iS Einar, and I'm the ne w teacher?" "My...name...iS." "Hi, my name iS Einar Björk." "hello." "welcome, Mr Björk." "I'm Tora HoIm, the head teacher." "And I try to teach these children swedish." "You're not going any where!" "I have to go clean the school." "The potatoes need harvesting, there will be frost any day no w." " Are y ou Sure y ou can manage?" " O f course." "I've got to run." "You should be ab Ie to mak e do with ruSk S for Supper, right?" "EIina..." "I waS So ashamed o f y ou!" "Ho w dare y ou re fuse to eat y our pea Soup lik e that?" "Anna wondered if y ou had lost y our mind!" " What if y ou're tak en into care?" " Quit whining and help out!" " I won't!" " And Mom think S y ou're So obedient!" "What are y ou doing?" "So the food was more appealing today, was it?" "Good, So we don't have to thro w it out, lik e y eSterday." "IS She pick y?" "little miss y here doeSn't lik e pea Soup." "Pea Soup iSn't Such a hit, I guess." "I mean, y ou ShouIdn't force kids..." "If the food is good enough one day, it'S good enough all the time." "particularly if y ou're poor enough to need handouts from the State." "Where are y ou going, EIina?" "Don't y ou dare leave, y ou hear!" "Let'S tak e out our workbook S." "That is, if any one still respects the word o f their teacher..." "first question:" "What did the king o f babel want?" "question number two:" "Who was cast into the b Iazing furnace?" "You've received y our assignment for tomorro w..." " You may go." " Thank y ou!" "EIina, Stay behind and wipe do wn the b Iackboard." " Irma, where is EIina?" " She'S helping our teacher." "I waS delighted to See that y ou applied y ourself to y our workbook." "That y ou wrote do wn the ans wers..." "I sense that y ou intend to apologize for y our behavior." "AII y ou need to Say iS "I'm Sorry" and we can forget about this." "We can mak e a fresh Start." "AII right..." "Then go!" "I had no idea that y ou were So rude and ungrate ful." "You're just lik e y our father." "And we all kno w ho w he ended up..." "Bew are of the e dge, don't s te p as ide" "Sorry..." "Why s ho uld I s ay I'm s orry?" "I hav en't done any thing w rong." "If y o u hav en't done any thing w rong, w hy apoIo gize?" "Tora HoIm s ho uld s ay s he's s orry." "Did y o u he ar that, Daddy?" "That I'm like y o u - jus t like y o u?" "Look out children!" "You're too close." "EIina, iS it Sa fe to cross here?" "yes." "Yo u hav e to help the c alf, Daddy!" "help that c alf!" "ple as e!" "Thank y ou EIina." "No w, that'S enough." "It was Daddy who helped the calf." " What was that?" " Daddy Saved the calf." "Daddy'S dead, he'S in the grave y ard!" "Are y ou finished drawing?" "EIina'S done." "No w iSn't that nice?" "Come up here and Sho w it to me." "Wait a minute..." "What'S this?" "It was Daddy who helped the calf..." "What was that?" "I'm Sure y ou can Say it in swedish." "well, EIina?" "Irma, could y ou tell me what y our sister Said?" "She Said that Daddy Saved the calf." "really?" "So EIina'S father, ISak   pulled the calf out o f the S wamp?" "Weren't we silly to think that Veikk o Niemi did it?" "Why are y ou Sitting here instead o f lining up for lunch?" "Go on in..." "please?" "EIina..." "Let'S talk." "I heard y ou gave Anton y our Soup." "That was very considerate o f y ou." "And I bet y our teacher actually think S So too, don't y ou?" "She might not kno w that y ou're out here." "I think the two o f uS should go inside." "I think y our teacher would be very pleased." "Come on." " You won't regret it." " Oh, my..." "So no w the entire teaching Sta f f has to jolly EIina into eating." " She'S on her way in no w." " So I See." " was that really necessary?" " What do y ou mean?" " Pro voking the girl lik e that." " Pro voking?" "Have I pro vok ed any one?" "I'm try ing to teach these kids Some manners." "I teach them to Speak and write in swedish." "I teach the rules the y need to become members o f the Society." "Without the right skills, y ou get no where." "You remain trapped in po verty." "It'S a thankless task try ing to teach these little finns..." "But it has to be done." "You do realize that, don't y ou?" "Are y ou coming?" "See what I mean?" "I don't c are w hat the others s ay..." "I know y o u s av e d the c alf." "I s pe ak my mind, bec aus e that's w hat y o u tau ght me to do." "I w ant to be jus t like y o u, Daddy." "I'm glad I c an s pend time w ith y o u, and I know y o u en jo y it too." "It's aImo s t w inter, and there'II be s now..." "And I w on't be able to c ome here for a w hile." "Are y ou crazy?" "Daddy'S not here, he'S dead." "You're not allo wed to be here." "Mom'S going to cry when I tell her." "Irma, wait!" "Wait, Irma..." " Don't tell Mom." "promise?" " Let go!" "That hurts." "If y ou tell on me, I'II tell about the magazines under y our mattress." "I promise." "cross my heart and hope to die." "What if the authorities put y ou in a home for juvenile delinquents?" "The y put out candy to See if it gets stolen..." "EIina?" "Are y ou out in the woods all alone?" "would y ou lik e to help me pick mushrooms?" "The y all look aIik e to me." "Maybe y ou could help me find Some edib Ie ones." "And we could talk about this troub Ie between y ou and y our teacher..." "I don't want to meddle but y ou could contact the local authorities." "Mom wouldn't lik e that." "I've got to go." "hello..." "My name iS Einar Björk and I'm the ne w teacher." "You have a nice place here." "I've ne ver been in a barn lik e this be fore." " That'S a female, right?" " It'S a co w." " Ho w many children do y ou have?" " Three." " No w get out." "The y're cute." "people Say that EIina reSemb les her father." "I hope not." " could I give y ou a hand?" " No, thank y ou." "What brings y ou here?" "I want to talk about EIina." "Tora HoIm..." "She has a great deal o f e xperience, but..." "I'd better be going." "Goodb y e." "B y the way, maybe EIina should bring a Sandwich to school." " Where have y ou been?" " outdoors." "Don't y ou have anything to tell me?" "Ho w are things going at school?" "Good." "Why?" "Good?" "What happened to y our shoes?" "The y're Soak ed and worn..." "Where have y ou been?" "Have y ou been to the bog, EIina?" " Were y ou there all b y y ourself?" " No..." "Ho w will we be ab Ie to a f ford ne w shoes?" "Ho w could y ou be So careless?" "I'm going to have a word with y our teacher." "last y ear Irma got a pair o f shoes." "used ones." "Tora HoIm iS kind." "You need to k eep in her good graces." "Go get us a crate." " God'S peace, Marta." " God'S peace, Sara." "I hear that y our daughter is aS courageous as her father." "Tak e good care o f her." "God'S peace, Marta." "Ex cuSe me, miss HoIm." "last y ear my y oungeSt daughter received winter shoes." "perhaps we could discuss this Some other time, mrs Jatk o." "When I have more time." "We have a great deal to discuss." "ISn't that So, EIina?" "Do y ou kno w what miss HoIm wants to discuss with me?" "Are y ou Iy ing to me, EIina?" "You muStn't lie." "hello, ho w about a lift?" " Thank y ou, but our crate..." " No prob lem." "Oh no, I need a hand..." "Hop into the car, EIina." " No, EIina..." " It'S all right." "Step on the pedal to the right when I tell y ou to." "Don't touch any Ie vers, though." "EIina and I'II have it up and running in no time." "No w, EIina." "push do wn harder." " Harder." " push harder, EIina." "Harder!" "yes!" "Good!" "That'S good!" "Step on the brak eS!" "Hit the brak eS!" " Hit the brak eS!" " Ho w?" "Step... on the pedal in the middle." "My dear little EIina..." "What kind o f a man would put a girl in danger lik e that?" "!" "That'S what happens when adults don't tak e charge." "But maybe that'S fine with y ou?" "That children are in charge?" "But I can assure y ou that the people o f this to wn don't agree with y ou!" "We'II arrange for Some shoes, I'II tak e care o f the matter." "Thank y ou..." "Thank y ou very much." "And no w for EIina..." "Are y ou all right?" "What'S wrong?" "You ask me that?" "miss HoIm told me the whole Story." "About y our re fusing to eat." "The entire village kno ws about it." "Every one kne w but me." "I ne ver thought y ou could be So ungrate ful." "You're just lik e y our father..." "Do y ou kno w what this is?" "A school schedule?" "It'S a life work, that'S what it iS." "It S ymboIizeS our duty:" "To bring order into this wilderness." "miss HoIm, my daughter would lik e to apologize." "No w iSn't that nice..." "That'S good." "You may leave us, mrs Jatk o." "We'II settle this matter ourselves." " Don't worry." " Thank y ou." "well?" "She'S certainly not apologizing..." "I can't be held reSponSib Ie for her re fuSaI to eat." "The child'S been ill with consumption, for goodness Sak e!" "She tak eS no heed o f me, and She doeSn't intend to obe y her mother." "please talk Some sense into her." "Own up to y our reSponSib iIity." "Come on..." "Don't just Stand there, talk Some sense into her." "EIina, I think we should..." "be Smart and SenSib Ie." "At times y ou have to S waIIo w y our pride   and simply apologize..." "could y ou apologize and put this behind y ou?" "AS y ou wish." "AS o f no w, She simply doeSn't e x ist to me." "miss HoIm..." " Good morning, class." " Good morning, miss HoIm." "You may be Seated." "Let'S put away our book S during the quiz." "could any one tell us about the murder o f King GuStavuS III?" "Who were his betray ers?" "well..." "DoeSn't any one kno w the ans wer?" "That'S not very impressive." " has any one done their home work?" " EIina." "Since no one has the ans wers, I guess we'II have to turn to page 4 7." "Anton, y ou're fond o f telling stories." "You may begin." ""In connection with the parliament o f 17 89 swedish nob Iemen   felt hostile to wards GuStavuS III."" "yes..." " Go on, Anna." ""Throughout the land nob Iemen conspired   to tak e the life o f the tyrant king and restore freedom."" "Thank y ou, Anna." "Your pronunciation iS e x ceIIent." "My Daddy taught me." "No w it'S Kerttu'S turn." "I would lik e y ou to read the te xtbook   and See that Kerttu iS reading correctly." ""The deed was to be carried out   b y Captain Anck arStröm   a hard and diSSatiS fied man who despised the King."" "Speak up, Kerttu." " And e very one should be reading along." ""On March 16, 17 9 2   a masquerade ball was held..."" "Go on, Kerttu, y ou read very well." ""At first, the wound was not considered to be deadly   but things took a turn for the worse and two week S later..."" "perhaps Irma should continue." "Loud and clear, no w." " miss HoIm, I think that EIina..." " Read aloud from the book, Irma." "May I have a word with y ou?" "Where was She headed?" "IS She Sick?" "Did She have to go home?" "And who would that be?" "If anything happens to her, then who is responsib Ie?" "IS e very one supposed to run a fter that girl?" " I think I kno w where She went." " Where is that?" "The bog." "Don't be s ad, Daddy, I'm going to s tay here w ith y o u." "I'II be w ith y o u..." "Forev er and ev er..." "Forev er..." "EIina!" "Come back here this minute!" "EIina!" "Come back here this minute!" "Come back here..." "Let'S all turn back." "That should put an end to her antics." "Go on, the school day iSn't o ver y et." "She can't hurt us, Daddy." "She wouldn't dare come here." "Hurry up!" "Kee p mov ing, don't s to p..." "I kno w, Daddy, I kno w..." "I haven't forgotten..." "please Daddy, y ou have to help me!" "Daddy!" "Why are y ou home this early?" "does it have anything to do with EIina?" "Where is She?" "Don't worry, we'II help y ou." "Keep still, EIina." "Don't mo ve." "Run for help, Irma!" "We need Something Sturdy to Stand on." "EIina, why did y ou come here?" "You kno w it'S dangerous." "I didn't want him to be here all alone." "Who?" "Do y ou mean y our father?" "So y ou think this is where he is?" "It feels lik e Someone'S pulling me do wn, maybe it'S Daddy." "Maybe he doeSn't want to be alone anymore." "I'm lik e him, a troub Iemak er." "And the y come to a bad end." "C hildren of the he av enIy Father" "S afeIy in His bo s om gather..." "Dear little EIina!" "Your dad didn't die because he was a troub Iemak er." "He was ill and he wouldn't rest." "He was headstrong and courageous, just lik e y ou." "Then why doeSn't any one want me to be lik e him?" "I called for him..." "But he waSn't here." "He was gone..." "Dead." "Daddy would ne ver abandon y ou." "But that'S what he did." "He got Sick and went away." "He wanted to live." "He didn't want to leave y ou." "Do y ou understand?" "I want y ou to be lik e him." "No!" "hello!" "Don't run." "Keep mo ving, just don't run." "Why don't y ou come along to the cemetery tomorro w?" "After school." "What'S going on?" "Come back!" "I Said, come back!" "Do Something!" "So y ou're man enough." "I didn't e xpect aS much from y ou." "tell them to come back in." "this business has gone too far, way too far." "I e xpect I'II be b Iamed because that girl nearly dro wned in the bog." "Hi girls." "Hi there." "EIina..." "I would lik e to apologize." "I have been un fair and I've behaved badly." "Even though my intentions were good." "I'm asking y ou to tak e y our sister with y ou and eat y our lunch." "Then y ou can gro w Strong and do well in life." "Mom..." "Ho w did y ou kno w ho w to cross the bog?" "Did Daddy teach y ou, too?" "I taught him." "He didn't gro w up in these parts." "I taught him all about the bog and the woods." "And when y ou were older he only wanted to bring y ou along." "And I had Irma to tak e care o f." "Then it waS y ou who taught Daddy and me both." "I guess y ou could put it that way." "I'II be right with y ou." "B y e-b y e, Daddy..." "Hi there!" "Want a ride?" "Right, I'II do the driving, So there'S nothing to worry about."