Parrotfish
“I had to fill him in on what Dad’s original scene had been like—he hadn’t actually watched it since he was a kid. Like I said, there wasn’t much dialogue in the original. We mostly mimed our great joy as Dad Cratchit stumbled though the door with Tiny Tim/Chubby Charlie on his shoulders. I guess we were the Cratchits after Scrooge had seen all the ghosts and been frightened into kindness; Bob Cratchit received a living wage now and we could enjoy the season these days. In fact, I’m sure Dickens...’s impoverished characters never dreamed of having this much junk decorating their parlor.
We would start with Dad and Charlie taking off their hats and mufflers, and then we’d all sit around the Christmas tree while Dad got the fire going. Laura would hand out a wrapped gift to each of us, and we’d open them one at a time—the same presents every year. Dad got a pipe, which he pretended to light and smoke, drawing in a deep breath of apparently delightful pollution. Mom opened a box to reveal a new bonnet, which she modeled for the crowd before laying it lovingly back in its tissue paper for another year.MoreLess
We would start with Dad and Charlie taking off their hats and mufflers, and then we’d all sit around the Christmas tree while Dad got the fire going. Laura would hand out a wrapped gift to each of us, and we’d open them one at a time—the same presents every year. Dad got a pipe, which he pretended to light and smoke, drawing in a deep breath of apparently delightful pollution. Mom opened a box to reveal a new bonnet, which she modeled for the crowd before laying it lovingly back in its tissue paper for another year.MoreLess
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