home! - Want to hear a joke? We had the most wonderful afternoon with Mary Poppins. Speaking of afternoons, the joke goes like this. I know a man with a wooden leg named Smith. Smith? We don't know anyone called Smith. And there was a second chap, and the second chap says, "What's the name of his other leg?" And we had a lovely tea party on the ceiling! Oh, children, please be quiet. Mary Poppins says if we're good, she'll take us there again. Oh. Oh, Mary Poppins said that, did she? Will you please return to your room. Mary Poppins, will you be kind enough to come with me? As you wish. Mary Poppins, I very much regret what I must say to you. - Good evening, George. Is anything the matter? - I'm afraid there is. I, I'd love to stay, but I have to dress for my rally in Hampstead. Winifred, it is my wish that you be present! Oh, yes, George, of course. Mary Poppins, I must confess I am extremely disappointed in you. She's for it now. I've heard the master do this speech before. I don't deny that I am partially responsible for allowing the children... to spend their days on worthless frivolity to the exclusion of all else! But it is high time they learned the seriousness of life! But, George, they're only children. Precisely. And in the light of what has happened... George, are you certain you know what you're doing? I believe I do, Winifred. A British bank is run with precision A British home requires nothing less Tradition, discipline and rules must be the tools Without them disorder, chaos Moral disintegration - In short you have a ghastly mess - I quite agree. The children must be moulded shaped and taught That life's a looming battle to be faced and fought In short, I am disturbed to hear my children talking about... popping in and out of chalk pavement pictures... consorting with racehorse persons, fox hunting. Yes, well I don't mind that quite so much. At any rate, it's traditional. But tea parties on the ceiling? I ask you. Having tea parties on the ceiling and highly-questionable outings of every other kind! If they must go on outings These outings ought to be Fraught with purpose Yes, and practicality These silly words like Superca... Super... - Superca... - Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious. Yes, well done. You said it. And popping through pictures Have little use Fulfil no basic need They've got to learn the honest truth Despite their youth They must learn - About the life you lead - Exactly. They must feel the thrill of totting up a balanced book - A thousand ciphers neatly in a row - Quite right. When gazing at a graph that shows the profits up - Their little cup of joy should overflow - Precisely! - It's time they learned to walk in your footsteps - My footsteps. - To tread your straight and narrow path with pride - With pride. Tomorrow just as you suggest Pressed and dressed Jane and Michael will be at your side Splendid! You hit the nail right on the... At my side? Where are we going? To the bank, of course, exactly as you proposed. - I proposed? - Of course. Now, if you'll excuse me. Tomorrow's an important day for the children. I shall see they have a proper night's sleep. Good night. Winifred, did I say that I was going to take the children to the bank? - It certainly sounded that way, dear. - Oh. And why not? A capital idea! Just the medicine they need for all this slipshod, sugary... female thinking they get around here all day long. Quite right. Good idea. Quite right. Good idea. Quite right. Mary Poppins, we won't let you go! Go? What on earth are you talking about? - Didn't you get sacked? - Sacked? Certainly not! I am never sacked! - Oh, Mary Poppins! - Hurrah, hurray, hurray, - hurray, hurray, hurray... - Neither am I a maypole. Kindly stop spinning about me. - But? - Goats butt, birds fly... and children who are going on an outing with their ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст День Сурка на английском - текст Отец и сын на английском - текст Рей на английском - текст Последняя Ночь на английском - текст Ностальгия на английском |