Bean’s mom said ten movies were plenty She said kids Bean’s age should be using their imaginations instead of watching TV She said fresh air was more important than movies And then what did she do She made Bean watch a movie It was her favorite movie she said Everyone should see it at least once she said The movie was called Seven Falls but it wasn’t about waterfalls or even the leaf-falling kind of fall which is what Bean had guessed It was about a guy named Al Seven Boy was he tough He was so tough he talked without moving his lips and some of it was bad words 8 8
He was also kind of mean Everyone in the movie was kind of mean plus they all smoked cigarettes They didn’t wear tiny clothes but that was the only rule they didn’t break I can’t believe you’re letting me watch this said Bean Seven Falls is a classic said Bean’s mom It’s one of the greatest movies ever made Don’t be a stooge said Al Seven to another movie guy That was pretty mean but Bean pretended not to notice because this was one of the greatest movies ever made Al Seven was also in black and white but Bean knew she was supposed to imagine he was in color What is it about dames asked Al Seven walking slowly down a rainy street They break your heart I guess he answered himself That was the end 9 9
Bean’s mom let out a big happy sigh Wasn’t that amazing Did you get it Get what Bean wasn’t sure but she nodded I’m going to be just like Al Seven when I grow up Her mother raised one eyebrow You’d better not be But then again why wait thought Bean She could start being like Al Seven now She slumped over and put her feet on the coffee table Whaddaya say we watch it again pal she said Her mom raised both eyebrows What I say is don’t call me pal and take your feet off the table That hadn’t worked Bean took her feet off the table Dames she said sadly They break your heart 1010
Her mom’s eyebrows were almost inside her hair Oh dear she said
