All Thumbs Arthur

# Every day when you're walkin' down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day If we can learn to work and play

# And get along with each other

# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat

# Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street

# Open up your eyes! Open up your ears!

# Get together and make things better by working together

# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

# Oh, believe in yourself For that's the place to start

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

# If we can learn to work and play And get along with each other

# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #

Hey, DW!

-Hey!

-Whoa!

CRASH!

'Have you ever thought about how different something might

'have been if you had done it just one minute earlier?

'Or even later?

'How much better everything would have been?'

Hi, Arthur. Well, how about that? You're right on time.

Buster's still in his room, why don't you tell him

if he doesn't hurry up, you'll miss your movie?

Hey, Buster, come on! The movie starts in 15 minutes!

OK, let's go.

That's what would have happened if I'd been one minute later.

But instead...

Hi, Arthur. Well, how about that? You're one minute early.

Why don't you run on up and tell him if he doesn't hurry,

you boys will miss your movie?

Hey, Buster, come on!

The movie starts in...

Arthur! Arthur.

Er, I'll be right back.

OK.

You can come back in now.

Arthur?

DOOR CLOSES DOWNSTAIRS

You better get going if...

-Where's Arthur?

-He had to go.

-But I thought you two were going to the movies.

-He had to go home.

PHONE RINGS

Hello? Buster?

E-mail. E-mail is better.

'Hi, Arthur, it's me, your buddy Buster.

'I know what you just saw looked kind of weird,

'but it's not that big a deal, right? I mean...'

Now, Suzie, what did I tell you about sucking your thumb?

That's only for babies like Kate.

'I mean, we're still best friends, right?

'Your best friend, Buster.

'PS. Please don't tell anybody.'

Hi, Buster. Yeah, we're still...

Not that big a deal?!

I'm glad we're still best friends, Arthur.

Of course, why wouldn't we be?

And don't worry, I won't tell anybody.

Actually, I thought about that.

Now that I know you're OK with it,

I don't care if the whole world knows.

What's wrong?

It's no big deal, right? Just like you said.

Ohhh...

We're best friends!

Hi! Did you get my..?

Hi, Buster. Got to run, don't want to be late.

-Hey, guys.

-Oh, hey. Arthur's over there.

I know. I want to hang out with you guys today.

How about them Grebes, right?

Weird. Why don't Buster come sit with us?

What? Oh, I don't know.

-Maybe he just feels like a change of pace.

-Don't you care?

No, why would I care? He can sit where he wants.

Mmm, these beans are delicious.

-What's up?

-Nothing.

-Yeah, right.

And then I forgot to write my leaf report, so I had to...

-'He can sit where he wants.

-'What's up?

-'Why didn't Buster come sit with us?

-'I don't know.'

-Buster?

-I know, you had a fight.

-No!

-You did something to him.

He did something to you. He caught you at something.

-You caught him at something.

-ARTHUR COUGHS

A-ha! What is it? What did Buster do?

Come on, you know you want to tell me.

THEY WHISPER "BUSTER"

-Whoa!

-CRASH!

I'm OK! Woo! Just er, had a wobbly seat.

I better get someone to fix it, yeah.

OK, you have got to tell us what's going on.

Got to run.

'The lemur has a striped tail. The lemur is small.

'The lemur is a primate.

'The lemur eats plants.

'The lemur has a long snout.

'The lemur has a wet nose.

'The lemur has a good sense of smell...'

THEY WHISPER AND GIGGLE

Not so fast, Arthur!

I told you already, I can't say anything.

At least give me a hint.

You can run, but you can't hide!

He's told everyone. I just know it. What am I going to do?

TRAFFIC RUMBLES

Hello, is this where you go to find a grown-up job?

I know I look young, but I have three - well,

two and a half years of elementary school, plus kindergarten and...

PHONE RINGS

Thank you for telling us, Mr Reid.

BELL RINGS

OK, enough already.

Agh!

Arthur, what's the big idea telling everybody?

I asked you not to!

I didn't!

Don't say that. I know you did. You were talking about me

-in the cafeteria.

-Because you fell out of your seat.

And then in class you were passing notes.

No, Francine was passing notes to ME and I was telling her to stop it.

-Oh, right(!)

-It's true!

This coming from the kid who ran away from my house

and then wouldn't even reply to my e-mail.

Well, I... I...

-Who sucks their thumb anyway?!

-Shush!

You're eight years old, Buster.

I try to stop, but it's hard. And I only do it sometimes,

-not when anyone can see.

-So?!

It's my own problem, it doesn't hurt anybody.

Not like ratting on your friend.

-I didn't rat on you.

-What did I miss?

-Shush!

-Oops, sorry. Was it good?

No, no, it wasn't.

A-ha! I knew it!

OK, so now you know. Satisfied?

Will someone please tell me what's going on?

Wait, Buster! Wait, wait, wait!

I just...

I have something that...

Here.

What is it, a potion that makes you invisible?

You mean, you actually do have

a potion that makes you invisible?

No, it's stuff you put on your thumb or fingers to make them

taste bad so you don't suck them.

Oh, why do you have that?

Why do you think?

You too?!

I hardly do it any more. Don't tell anybody.

Don't worry, I know how to keep a secret.

And I should probably tell you one more thing...

Oh, hello, Buster.

-Hi, Arthur.

-No! I didn't tell them, I swear!

I know, Francine told me.

I just wanted to say, I'm sorry I said you did.

Actually, I'm the one who should be sorry.

It was really mean of me to run away the other day.

Really? You mean it?

-I shouldn't have gotten so freaked out.

-Yeah, but you're right,

I am in third grade and I shouldn't do it.

It makes my thumb all wrinkly, like this.

-Like what?

-Wait... You know what?

I haven't sucked my thumb at all since you saw me!

Wow, maybe you were so worried about me telling on you that...

No, don't jinx it!

-Best friends again?

-Best friends.

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