Farm Frolics (1941)

Robert C. Bruce: Narrator

Quotes 

• Narrator : In the nearby trees, we find many species of bird-life. The birds always... Oh, look up there!

  [camera pans up] 

  Narrator : No, no, over to the left.

  [camera pans to the left] 

  Narrator : See? A little owl, nestling inside the tree trunk.

  Owl : [hooting dully]  Hoooo! Hooooooo! Whoooooooo's Yehoodi? Hoooo!

• Narrator : Here's an interesting sight. A young couple laboriously building a nest with a little string from here and a piece of straw from there. a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, a little twig, a piece of string, a bit of straw, straw string twig straw string twig straw string twig straw stri...

  Birds : [singing]  There's no place like home.

• Narrator : Here's a proud, mother hen carefully watching her eggs. Anxiously awaiting the eventful day. What a happy little family this will be. What's this? A Weasel!, the ruthless thief of the barnyard, watching his chance to sneak in and steal those defenseless, little eggs. He draws closer, and closer, and closer...

  [Weasel moves the straw blanket aside as slowly prepares to nab his prey] 

  Narrator : [eggs explodingly hatch with a sudden surprise] 

  Weasel : DON'T EVER DO THAT!

  [clutches his chest and feeling sick from the counter-prank] 

• Narrator : This showhorse is the pride of the farm and the winner of many blue ribbons. He is trained to perform in every gait. First, let's see you do a trot.

  [the horse trots] 

  Narrator : Now, the gallop.

  [the horse gallops] 

  Narrator : That's fine. Now, do a canter.

  Eddie Cantor Horse : [breaks out in song as Eddie Cantor]  I'm happy about the whole thing! The way that you walk, the way that you talk...

  Narrator : Hey! That's enough of that!

  [Show Horse sheepishly smiles]