"Elvis, what are you doing?" "What have you done?" "You naughty boy" "That's Grandma's best glass" "I can't take my eyes off you without something happening" "Don't throw it away." "Dad can mend it" "Glass can't be mended" "I'll buy a new one" "This kind isn't made nowadays" "What can we tell Grandma?" "She'll be so upset" "You needn't tell her" "Of course I have to tell her" "Otherwise she'll think it's me" "Who broke the mug Mummy had when she was little?" "What on earth are you doing?" "Take it" "Is this the way to treat money, Elvis?" "You naughty little boy!" "Silly!" "I've had enough" "Into your room now, and stay there till you're good" "I hate you." "You're silly" "You're silly" "I hate you" "You haven't said sorry yet" "But... how did you get out?" " Easy." "I caught him" " Yes, he caught me" " Like this" " Yes, like this" "You sneaked out of the window" "Not sneaked... jumped" " Elvis and I are old..." " Friends" " Well, we'll be off" " Yes, we'll be off" "Goodbye" "Brovall..." "What d'you say?" "Thank you, Mummy" "Recognise it?" "Wait, I'll play it" "We're having a party tonight" "Aunt Sivan and Kurt are coming" "Promise you'll be good, go to bed early and not disturb us" "You will be good?" "Which is best, Friday or Saturday?" "Hear what he said, "Which is best, Friday or Saturday?"" "Kurt's always so silly" "Just think, Kerstin's three weeks overdue" "What about me when I had Elvis?" "I thought I'd die" "Imagine it, he had such a big head" "And now he's starting school" "He needs other kids" "Yes, but other kids don't want to play with him" " It'll get better" " Think so?" "I once saw Mummy cry" "No, Gösta, I'm not coming to bed before I've tidied up" "Come on, now" "Ay, you're hurting me" "Mummy cried" "Why?" "No, Gösta..." "At least think of Elvis" "He's asleep" "He might wake up" "I don't want him to see us" " What are you doing?" " Me?" "I'm hugging myself" "Hugging yourself?" "You awake?" "Of course, we're going to the country" "Come and have breakfast" "I'm not hungry" "Change your trousers, then" "What are you doing?" "Who has to clean up the mess?" "Elvis, go and change" "Why can't you help me with the kid?" "Do as Mummy says" "How often do I have to say..." "You're in a filthy mood." "I'm staying here" "We have to cut the grass" "We?" "I'd like to see you cutting grass" "Anyway, it's going to rain" "Of course it won't, help me with these things" "Wear Johan's old trousers, the thick blue ones" "Why?" "He has his own" "Tell that to Grandma" "I didn't ask to dress him in Johan's old rags" "She means well, it's a bit tricky about Johan" " Everything's tricky with Grandma" " You know why" "Yes, she wants Elvis to be her little Johan" " All the same..." " We can't throw them out" "He'll have to wear them" "Must you always interfere?" "Hurry up, or we'll never get away" "You didn't say it was on the radio" "We can't stay here in this rain" "We'd have been spared all this if you'd said rain was forecast" "Wait a minute" "Grandpa, can I come and see you?" "Grandpa's luring Elvis to the country" "Not a good thing" "He can see Grandpa whenever he likes" "I don't approve" "He boozes in front of the boy" "Oh, shut up!" "I know he does it ...yes, well, it poured, so we came home..." "They probably question Elvis about us" "What d'you mean?" "Now Elvis... you try that" "Nice, eh?" "Now you do it" "First, put it in your mouth" "OK, now blow in and out" "Blowing out makes one note, and blowing in makes another" "Now move it to the side and listen to the notes" "There!" "You can do it" "Fantastic!" "Again, let's hear" "First she said I couldn't, then she said I could" "Yes." "Aunt Sivan was coming, so she wanted to get rid of me" " No one wants to get rid of you" " They do" " You just think..." " I don't think, I know" "Sometimes she says I'm in the way" "What does Dad say?" "I don't know." "He agrees with Mum, I suppose" "Listen, Elvis, you must stick up for yourself" "I do, but then she goes crazy" "Look what I've made for you" "Gooseberry fool!" "Just sprinkle some sugar on it" "Little Johan used to say it smelled so nice when you put sugar on it" "What do you think, Elvis?" "Does it smell nice?" "Little Johan used to smell everything" "Remember?" "Does something smell?" "I don't know why" "Everything smells" "Have a sniff" "I can't smell anything" "Pity to throw his suit away, the cloth was expensive" "Elvis, turn round" "Let's see the back." "Stand up straight now" " How d'you think it fits?" " Fine" "Elvis' arms are too short" "It's not Elvis, the jacket's too long - the sleeves, I mean" "Johan was going to wear this suit when he started school" "It wasn't to be" "Welcome!" " Done a wee?" " Yes" "Then we have Margareta Hansson" "So you're Margareta" "And Kjell Johansson?" "And Elvis Karlsson?" "Where is Elvis Karlsson?" "Stand up, your name's been called" "Where is Elvis Karlsson?" "Stand up so the teacher sees you" "Elvis, what have you done?" "He had an accident" "It doesn't matter" "We'll soon fix it" "No, let me wipe it up" "I told him to go before we left" "I must apologise for him" "It can happen to anyone" "Don't worry about this" "I was so ashamed, but the oaf just sat there" "Everyone stared, of course" "And then, suddenly there was this big pool on the floor" "He ruined everything." "What will it be like tomorrow?" "Shall we sing a song?" "One we all know" "'Twinke, twinkle, little star'" "I'll play it first" "Did you see the boy who wet himself?" "It was me" "How did you dare?" "Oh, it was nothing" "That sounded very good" "Let's all sing this time" "Now for the second verse" "Everyone has to sing" "Not me!" "That was very nice, wasn't it?" "Let's sing it often" "After the song, I gave her a flower" " What did you say her name was?" " Anna-Rosa" " Be nice to her" " Of course" "You always start like this" "Put your middle finger here" "And the other one the same" "Then thumbs under... and over" "Let go, and it's a coffee cup" "Your hair feels nice" "Like a brush" "This is where it tickles most" "It's coming tomorrow" "Then we'll all watch" "Won't it be fun?" "In colour" "We'll see Mummy's Elvis, the real Elvis" "Did you hear me?" "When is it coming tomorrow?" "What?" "Who's coming?" " The colour TV, of course" " Oh, that..." "When I wanted to see ice hockey, what a fuss you made" "And now, Elvis Presley" "Elvis is being transmitted direct from Hawaii, USA to a TV audience of millions through a satellite link-up all over the world" "The wine's there, Gösta" "Cheers!" "Drink your lemonade" "I'll say goodnight to Elvis" "Like it, wasn't he sweet?" "Whose Elvis am I?" "You?" "Mummy's little Elvis, of course" "Why turn away?" "It's ages since you were nice to me" "How about a little kiss?" "Don't you like me at all?" "Coming?" "I'm with Elvis" "His name should be Bengt" "Don't lie with your hands there" "Hands above the quilt when you sleep" "Can't be fun at school with a name like that, Elvis Karlsson" "I suppose Johan would've been better, like Grandma wanted" "Good grief, Elvis!" "Grandpa!" "Look who's here" "Penny for your thoughts" "Thinking of school?" "I'll ring Mummy, she'll be worried" "No, no, don't" "I must tell her you're here" "I'll just have a few words" "I'm making a phone call" "I have to say the lad's here" "It's Grandpa" "Just to let you know Elvis is here" "Yes, he's been here all day" "Surely that's not necessary" "Come home?" "At once?" "No, I can't see him just now" "Elvis is to come home" "And who decides that?" "He's to come home, I said" " Who's that?" " Grandpa" "Elvis played truant today" "Well, he is my kid" "Hang on, that's no way to talk" "Let me talk to Dad" "Elvis must come home" "Hello... hi, Dad" "How are things?" "You don't say!" "No, of course he can stay" "Elvis must come home, he can't behave like that" "Stop that now" "Tomorrow's Saturday anyway" "It doesn't matter." "That's fine" "Yes, might as well" "Enjoy yourselves. 'Bye!" "So I've no say any more?" "Don't get so het up, he can stay the weekend" "Giving in to your father again" "We're talking about Elvis" "Having fun after playing truant" "What'll his teacher think of me?" "A brat who wets himself, and plays truant" "It'll be nice to be on our own" "We can have a party and..." "Don't touch me!" "Johan, Aged 6" "Johan's shadow" "Was Johan Daddy's brother?" "Yes, he was" "Johan's dead" "Yes, Elvis." "Johan's dead" "I knew he was" "Which one do you want?" "'Gentle Jesus, meek and mild'" "Grandma, did Johan say his prayers?" "Yes, yes, he did" "Every night" "Or 'Little lamb, who made thee?" "'" "No, I'm not a little lamb" "Then let's have 'Our Father'" "'The Lord's Prayer'" ""Our Father which art in heaven" ""Hallowed be Thy name" ""Thy kingdom come" ""Thy will be done" ""On earth as it is in heaven"" ""Thy will be done." What's that?" "It means we want God to decide" "Does He tell us what to do?" "Yes, Elvis, He does" "Does He tell everyone?" "Yes, everyone" "Mummy too?" "Yes, Mummy too" "Grandpa... does God tell you what to do?" "Oh no, I tell myself" "I think it's important" "Good luck!" "No!" "Your hair's a brush" "I want it to be a brush" "How should it be?" "Yes, it is" " That's not for you to say" " It is" "You talk just like Grandpa" " I'm cutting it" " I don't want it cut" "I don't want it cut" "I'm taking you to a psychologist since you won't go to school" "You look a sight, I'm ashamed of you" "It still looks awful" "Let's try this way" "The fringe is all wrong" "I want it my way" "It's much better like this" "Oh dear, what will the psychologist say?" "Why am I always ashamed of you?" "I'm not going" " Afraid of the psychologist?" " Go yourself" "Well, it's your loss" "Soon it'll be summer and we can spend the weekends in the country" "I'll be dead by then" "Will she die soon, Mama?" "No..." "Great-granny will live to be a hundred" "I'll soon be dead" "Shut the window, Anna-Rosa" "Or Great-granny will say she's in a draught" "Hey, what are you doing here?" "That's the bathroom" "That's Mummy's room, she's asleep" "What's that noise?" "That's just Great-granny, she'll soon be dead" "And out here past the kitchen lives Grandma" "Take as many as you want" "What if your Mum wants some?" "It's OK, she can get more from the restaurant where she works" "We know the owner" "He may be my father" "But it's not certain" "It may be someone else" "You get tired of them after a while." "More lemonade?" "Someone's there" "Who?" "I think it's my Dad" " The one with the prawns?" " No, another one" "He can't come in" " Mummy says no" " Why?" "He might be drunk, I don't know" "Why weren't you at school today?" "Did you hear?" "Why weren't you at school today?" "I've left" "You can't leave, everyone has to go to school" "Not me, I'm not going" "I cut my hair" "I look a sight" "You shouldn't have cut your hair" "Think I wanted it cut?" "The psychologist said not to go to school like this, Mum said" "Will it be all right now?" "Come to school tomorrow" "Hello, Elvis, is it you?" "Are you here?" "Weren't you going to leave?" "How long will you stay?" "I don't know" "Good idea to give it another try." "Let's go in" "What's wrong with your hair?" "I cut it" "That's why I look so silly" "You don't look silly at all" "Let's put this here and go in" "Just think, the peacock's tail is full of eyes" "Where have you been?" "And you can't have that" "Give me my bag" "It's not your bag" "You can't have it till you start school" "I started school today" "What?" "You're making it up" "Ask the teacher" "Been troubling the teacher?" "I decided to wait a year" "I didn't trouble her" "Were you or weren't you at school today?" "Yes, I was" "I must call the school and apologise" "You needn't" "The teacher said she'd ring you, she promised" "Don't be cheeky" " The teacher's going to call me?" " Yes" "What has the brat been telling the teacher?" "He's crazy" "Tell us another story" "One for Elvis" "Tell that one about laughing" " No, better not" " Why not?" "We have posh company" " Who, him?" " Of course" " I'm not posh" " Yes, you are, Elvis" "Now I've spilt it again" "You aren't half drinking, Mum" "Your great feet are in the way" "I can't take my feet off" "Careful, Elvis may tell his Mum" "D'you think I will?" " Won't you?" " No" "Tell us." "Elvis hasn't heard it" "The one about Oscar" "No, not that one" "I'll tell you another story" "When I was a little girl a man used to teach us to swim in the winter so we knew how in the summer" "D'you know what we did?" "We'd lie on our stomachs on a stool, and swim" "You're hopeless, watch me!" "Look, Dad!" "That's one way of cracking eggs" " I'll crack yours" " No, let me try it" "Hope it's hard-boiled" " Who taught you that?" " Anna-Rosa's Mum" " Does she do that?" " Yes, she's fun" "She must be a real comic" "Where's Anna-Rosa?" "I don't know" "That young girl doesn't exist any more" "Where is she?" "It's Anna-Rosa" "No, it's not Anna-Rosa" "It's me" "We mustn't open the door" "Sit here and take your jacket off" "Do you know old I am?" " Stop making trouble" " I'm not" " Go away" " Let me in" " You've done enough harm" " I'm not a bad man" "Get out, d'you hear?" "Don't worry, Anna-Rosa, it'll be all right" "Tell him..." "I'm so tired" "I'm just as tired as you are" "I don't want to have to come home and find that bastard hanging around" "I've told him..." "Tell it to him straight" "Look, I'm telling you..." "Ma, stop it, please!" "I just won't have him ruining everything" "I'll keep nagging till you do as I say" "Ma, I'm so tired" "Let's go outside, shall we?" "Are you sad?" "We're going home, come on" "Sitting there... as if butter wouldn't melt in your mouth" "Now I know why you don't come home from school" "Don't try to wriggle out of it." "Mummy understands it all now" "You go home with Anna-Rosa" "Do you know what sort of people they are?" "Yes... they're kind" "Kind?" "You don't know them" "It's fun there" "They're a bad lot" "I know what I'm talking about" "No, you don't" "Oh, don't I?" "That mother of hers!" "She's kind" "Yes, I bet she is" "So you prefer it there?" "I see" "All the stories I've heard about that woman" "Tittle-tattle!" "Out you go!" "I hate you" "I'll kill you!" "You're going to die" "Now I know, you want Mummy dead" "D'you realise what you said?" "Do you know what you've just said to Mummy?" "I can never forget it, never" "No... no" "I didn't mean it" "I don't want you do die, Mummy" "That ring..." " I want Dad to buy it for Mum" " Why?" "I want them to like each other" "I want them to like each other" "It's a damn shame" "She's my kid" "And they won't even let me in" "They think I'm a dead loss" "I don't know what they think" "Why are you laughing?" "You're right... it's not funny" " There, there, dear..." " Go away!" " Come on, Anna-Rosa" " Go away!" "Go away, just leave me alone" "What's wrong?" "I like him" "Who?" "My Dad." "At least I think he is" "If he doesn't drink, can he come for Christmas?" "I don't know" "Christmas is always a difficult time" "Like some gingerbread?" "I never dare look in a mirror on Christmas Eve" "Why not?" "Didn't you know mirrors are magic on Christmas Eve?" "If by chance you know someone who is going to die in the coming year you can make them appear in a mirror and stand there with no head" "If they stand in the mirror just when you light the candles on Christmas Eve..." "It's just then, when you light the candles that mirrors are dangerous" "Is it true?" "For those who are going to die, next year" "It'll be Christmas soon" "Stand still." "Stand up straight" "That's right." "Now smile" "There, you do look a nice boy" "It's only Christmas once a year" "What are the candles doing here?" "They belong to the hall mirror" "Happy Christmas!" "Doesn't it look lovely?" "And where is Elvis?" "Elvis, where are you, dear?" "Here he is" "Is Father Christmas coming?" "Yes, but let's have dinner first" "Kids are all the same, only think of presents" "Christmas is for children" "Let's see what nice presents I have here" "Merry Christmas, Grandpa" "I wonder who this is from" "Is it from Santa?" "No, it's from Dad" "Well, do you like it?" "It's lovely" "But don't pearls mean tears?" "No, of course not, Inge" "I heard it somewhere" "Just an old superstition, take no notice" "Elvis helped me choose it" "And a good job he did too" "Yes, he certainly did." "I'll go and look in the mirror" "I can see your head" "And I can see yours" "You mustn't ever die" "My darling little boy and for everybody in the whole wide world" "A penny for your thoughts" "I was thinking of Anna-Rosa and her Dad" "And Anna-Rosa's Mummy" "And her Grandma" "And her Great-grandma" "People can like each other, can't they even if they don't understand each other?" "Of course they can" "Elvis... aren't you staying at home with Mummy?" "It's Christmas Day" "I was looking forward to it" "Don't you want to be with Mummy?" "Yes, Mummy" "Let's go in, then" "For my sake, Elvis" "Don't you like Mummy?" "Oh yes" "Are you going to see someone?" "No" "I will be good" "I will be good" "I will be good"