Leaf Of Absence Transcripts

Cleo: "Leaf Of Absence." [In October 1985, on the map of Birdwell Island. At the woods, we got a pile of leaves with Cleo barking and laughing. Clifford barks] 1..2.. Whee! [As Cleo jumped into a pile of leaves] Oh! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Your turn, Clifford.
Clifford: 1...2...Whee! Oof! [Clifford jumped into a pile of leaves. Both laughing]
Cleo: Your turn, T-Bone. 1...2...jump! [T-Bone is touching the leaves] What was that, T-Bone?
T-Bone: My pal isn't ready for jumping yet. Listen [He has to listen to autumn leaves are crunchy] You know, how crunchy they are?
Cleo: Yeah, so.
T-Bone: When this pile is finished? and I jumped into it, it's going to make biggest crunchiest sound in the whole entire world. 
Clifford: Wow! 
Cleo: Yeah! 
T-Bone: Mmm. 
Clifford: Can I jump into the pile, too, T-Bone? 
T-Bone: Sure! When it's done, but I need a bunch of more leaves first.
Clifford: I'll help you find some.
T-Bone: Thanks, Clifford. Look for the brownest, crunchiest ones you can find.
Cleo: I'll help, too! 
T-Bone (sniffling into the smell of autumn leaves): Perfect! [Clifford blows into the rake of leaves into T-Bone's leaves. Cleo is picking the leaves in her purple head and put it into T-Bone's pile]
Cleo: Now this is what I call the perfect way to spend a Saturday morning. [Cleo shaking with autumn leaves]
T-Bone: Yep, it is! I almost forgot. Sheriff Lewis and I are going to play some fetch together this morning. I got to go!
Cleo: What about your leaves?
T-Bone: Oh, yeah! [T-Bone is rubbing around]
Clifford: I'll watch them till you get back, T-Bone.
T-Bone: You will?
Clifford: I won't let anything happen to them. 
T-Bone: Really? You promise
Clifford: I promise. 
T-Bone You're the best, Clifford! I'll be back soon!
Cleo: Bye. See you later. 
Clifford: You know, T-Bone's right. This is a great pile of leaves, all crunchy and stuff. [Clifford clutched T-Bone's pile of leaves]
Cleo: Yeah! Yeah! I can't wait to jump in and hear them crackling!
Clifford: Yeah, me too!
Cleo: Clifford, you're not thinking of jumping in those leaves right now, are you?
Clifford: Oh, it would be so great to hear him!
Cleo: Yeah! It would.
Clifford: And we could always make another pile.
Cleo: Yeah, we could!
Clifford: So we should... Go ahead and jump in!
Cleo: Yeah, we shou-- Wait a minute. Didn't you promise T-Bone you'd take care of this pile of leaves for him, Clifford?
Clifford: So I guess we'd better not...jump in them! [Clifford groaning] I can't resist! [Clifford running into his leaves]
Cleo: Wait, big guy!
Clifford: Ohh.. that was fantastic. Hunh? [The wind is blowing T-Bone's leaves for strong and damaging winds] Hey! Come back here! Woof! Stop! Come back!
Cleo: Ruff! Ruff! What's going on?! Those are T-Bone's leaves! Stop! 
Clifford: Oh, no! T-Bone's leaves are gone!
Cleo: Not all of them. [The leaf puts in its mouth]
Clifford: Oh, Cleo, why did I have to jump on the pile?
Cleo: Don't worry, Clifford. We can just... make another pile.
Clifford: No, we can't. I promised T-Bone. I'd take care of this pile. I promised!
Cleo: Well, yeah... By those leaves are all over the island by now. You can't get them back. 
Clifford: I can try.
Cleo: What?
Clifford: I have to, Cleo, a promise is a promise. 
Cleo: But, Clifford... 
Clifford: Come on, before they blow any farther away.
Cleo: Sometimes it's hard being such a great friend.
[The leaf is under the mail truck. Clifford get the truck into his mouth, so Cleo holds the leaf into her mouth. At Emily Elizabeth's house upon the roof, Emily Elizabeth's stays inside with pink blouse with black buttons, black skirt, pink/black lucky socks and black school shoes on as she mentioned, Cleo barking is above at Emily Elizabeth's house. Cleo shakes her head is boring. He hold's Mark & Caroline's compass. Cleo holds the leaf into her mouth. She puts into the bag of leaves. Mr. Bleakman rakes the leaves into the garbage can. Clifford holds the can into his mouth.]
Mr. Bleakman: Huh?
[Samuel and the kids have their lunch. Samuel has chips for her in the table at the tourist dock] 
Woman 1: Oh! [Giggling] Hello. Chips? [The leaf is on top of the plate of chips, as Cleo holds it, when Cleo barking] 
You're welcome. 
Clifford: That's the last leaf, Clifford. 
Cleo [Muffled in leaf]: We did it, big guy. [The wind picking up the leaf for getting away] Oops! [The leaf got away by the gusty wind] 
 
Clifford: It's getting away. I can't let just get away with that! 
[Clifford is at the tourist dock]
Cleo: Ohhh, Clifford, be careful!
Clifford (muffled): God id! 
Cleo: You did it!
Clifford: Whoa! [He splashed around the ocean]
Cleo: Good job, Clifford. [Clifford shakes the water over Cleo at the beach] Clifford, don't... [Clifford is shaking and got water all over Cleo]... shake. Well, Clifford, you did it! You got back every single leaf!
Clifford: Couldn't have done it without you. 
Cleo: We're a good team. 
Clifford: Look at them, I bet they're going to be so crunchy. 
Cleo: Ahh... they sure are! 
Clifford: Wouldn't you just love to take one tiny practice jump?
Cleo: Yeah! I would! But we're not going to!
Clifford: Just one teeny-tiny jump.
Cleo: You couldn't anything teeny-tiny.
Clifford: It would be teeny-tiny. I promise! 
Cleo: Remember what happened last time you made a promise?
Clifford: Yeah. I guess I should only make a promise if it's one I can keep. Nothing's going to happen to T-Bone's leaves. Ok, no jumping. [The wind blows] Oh no, you don't, you're staying right here! [T-Bone is barking]
Cleo: T-Bone! How was your game of fetch with Sheriff Lewis?
T-Bone: Great! 
Cleo: Clifford and I had a pretty good game of, uh... fetch, too! That is, when we weren't watching your leaves.
T-Bone: I knew Clifford would take good care of them. He promised! [The wind blows when Clifford clutched his leaves] Thanks, Clifford.
Clifford: You're welcome, T-Bone. 
T-Bone: And look! That wind knocked down a million more brown leaves! Why don't we sweep them all into one big 
monster-crunchy pile? You wanna?
Clifford: Yeah!
Cleo: Sure! 
T-Bone (sweeping around the leaves): My pile of leaves is going to be the biggest, loudest, crunchiest pile of leaves any dog has ever, ever seen! [Clifford sweeps the leaves with his tail] This is going to crunch from here to the moon!
Clifford: It sure is! 
T-Bone: And Clifford, How'd you like to be the first one to jump in?
Clifford: You mean it!
T-Bone: Of course.
Cleo: OK, Clifford, you ready? [Clifford is ready to jump] 1...2...
Clifford: Whee!! [All dogs laughing]
Cleo: Woo-hooo! Wheee!! 
Clifford: Woo-hoo! Yahoo!! 
Cleo: Ha ha hah! 
Clifford: Whoo-hoo-hoo! 
T-Bone: Let's pile them up and do it again! 
Clifford (with Cleo laughing): Yeah! It'll be great! I promise! [Clifford, Cleo & T-Bone at the ending. Flipped the pages back to Emily Elizabeth & Clifford]
Cleo: Whoo-eee! [All dogs laughing]
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