((BEGINNING FILE L, TAPE 3, OCT. 16TH., '74, HOPE. TARGET KM = KIM, AND RE =

  RENITA, PL = PLESHETTE, JN = JOHNATHAN, TR = TORRENCE, KS = KEISHA, TD =

  TODD, TA = TAISHA,AN = ANTHONY, MA = MARY ANN. KM AND RE ARE SEATED 

  AT A TABLE WITH ALL THE ABOVE. IT IS SNACK TIME.)

     KM  CAN'T DO THAT. CAN'T SQUEEZE YO (YOUR) FINGER. IT BROKE.

     ??  OOOOOOHH!

     PL  THESE ARE NASTY. ((PL PICKS UP A COOKIE).

     RE  SO. THIS GOOD FO (FOR) YOU.

     JN  NO THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU.

     TR  NO THANK YOU.

     KM  IT'S A DIET COOKIE. DIS (THIS) TASTES LIKE DO DO.

     RE  DIS (THIS) TASTES GOOD.

     TR  OOOHH.

     KM  AN (AND) AFTER YOU READ IT. ((REFERS TO MILK CARTON).

     ??  NO THANK YOU.

     RE  DIS (THIS) TASTES GOOD. DIS (THIS) TASTES GOOD.

     TR  LIKE TODD IN A (THE) OTHER CLASS, HE SAY DO DO

          LIKE TODD IN AT (THAT) OTHER SCHOOL, HE SAY DO DO, RIGHT?

     JN  HEY YOU WANT SOME COOKIE?

     ??   --- AN (AND) YOU HAD A PUPPET RAGGY ANN. --- SHE HAD A PUPPET

          RAGGY ANN AT THE HOSPITAL.

      KM  AH (I) HAD ONE AT HOME, BUT NOT LIKE THAT.

     ??  AH (I) GOT A BUNNY RABBIT. WHAT KIND YOU HAVE?

     KM  IT AINT NO RAGGY ANN, IT'S A TIGER! IT'S A PUPPET TIGER.

     ??  I GOT A (MOUSTACHE?) I SAW A BABY, BABY LION.

     KM  I WAS A BEAR.

     TECH1  THE DOCTOR SAY YOU GETTIN (GETTING) TOO FAT, RENITA? DID THE

          DOCTOR SAY YOU GETTIN (GETTING) TOO FAT, AH (I) SAID?

     RE  YEAH.

     TECH1  AH DIDN (DIDN'T) AH (I) TELL YOU WERE GETTIN (GETTING) TOO

          FAT? DIDN (DIDN'T) AH (I) TELL YOU WAS TOO, NEVER MIND.

     RE  AH (I) GOTTA (GOT TO) GE (GET) A DIET.

     TECH1  OH YOU THINK YOU GONNA (GOING TO) HAVE TO JOIN DA (THE) 

          PARTY. 

     RE  HUH?

     TECH1  RIGHT, YOU GETTIN (GETTING) TOO HEAVY, RIGHT, YOU JUST FIVE

          FIVE YEARS OLD, YOU ENTIRELY TOO HEAVY.

     TD  AH (I), AHM (I'M) GETTIN (GETTING) FAT.

     TECH1  GOOD! YOU BE ABLE TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

     TR  YOU KNOW, MA (MY) MOMMY, MA (MY) MOMMY, MA (MY) MOMMY GOT A

          NUMBER ---   (( RE CUTS TR OFF).

     RE  MY MOMMY GONNA (GOING TO) GIVE ME A DIET NOW.

     TECH1  YOU GONNA (GOING TO) HAVE TO CUT DOWN ON YOUR STARCHY FOODS, 

          (AND) YOUR SWEETS, RIGHT?

     TA  ARE WE GOING OUTSIDE?

     TECH1 I'M SORRY, I DON'T THINK YOU KIN (CAN) GO OUT TODAY, IT'S RAININ

          (RAINING) STILL.

     KM  (INAUD) ME HAD THREE O (OF) THESE.

     ??  WHERE'S IT RAINING SO HARD?

     ??  I KNOW.

     TECH1   (INAUD) IT'S STILL RAININ (RAINING) OUT THERE.

     TA  I DON'T SEE NO RAIN DROPS.

     TR  THE LEAVES ARE WET, THE LEAVES ARE WET. THEY TURNING, WHEN IT RAINS 

          THE LEAVES TURN TO COLOR.

     RE  YEAH.

     TR  BETAUSE (BECAUSE) THE RAIN, RIGHT? OH YOU HAVE TWO MORE.

     KM  ((VERY SOFTLY TO HERSELF) RENITA, OKAY UNITA.(( GOES TO GARBAGE BIN

          TO DISPOSE OF HER MILK CARTON).

     TECH1 (INAUD).

     RE  OH YOU HAVE TWO (FROG?).

     ??  OH.

     JN  ((SPELLING LETTERS FROM THE MILK CARTON)> D, O, O, W, X 

     RE  HE DON'T HAVE NO TWO SH(INAUD).

     JN  (INAUD) WHAT'S DIS (THIS).

     TR  LEMME (LET ME) SEE.

     TECH1 LOOKIT (LOOK AT) HER SHOES (INAUD) ---

     TR  SHE HAVE A HAIR ON HER LIPS, SEE --- (( POINTS TO RE WHO HAS MILK 

          AROUND HER MOUTH)

      RE  NO.

     TR  --- LIKE SHE A MAN.

     KM  I'M (INAUD) YOU UP

      RE  UH UH.

     TR  D, O, O, W, ONE, I, E, D, P, A, ((READING FROM MILK CARTON).

     KM  I'M NOT GIVING THIS TO YOU.

     JN  UH UH. DIS (THIS) IS A Y.

     KM  HERE'S MA (MY) NAME, IT'S MA (MY) NAME.

     TECH1  HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR MILK?

     JN  T, E, I, A, W, I, A, O, O, D, I, K, L, E, L, M, O.

      JN  WHERE'S YOUR MILK?

     KM  THROWED IT AWAY. CAUSE (BECAUSE) IT WAS EMPTY.

     TECH1  JOHNATHAN, OVER THERE. PUT YOUR FEET IN FRONT OF YOU.

     TR  DAD'S (THAT'S) A W.

     RE  YOU GOTTA (GOT TO) RAISE YOUR VOICE.

     KM  B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.

     OR  UH UH. LOOK ON HERE.

     MA  W, I, A, W, W, AND W.

     KM  LOOK RENITA, RENITA.

     RE  NA (NO), I WANNA (WANT TO) GO --- WHERE YOU GOING? (( TO GB).

          OUTSIDE?

     GB  YES. JUST OUTSIDE. SIT DOWN, KIM.

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