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King Friday XIII:
And what kind of a snake is that one, Mr. Allan?

Bill Allan:
It's a copperhead, King Friday.

King Friday XIII:
Well a copperhead is poisonous, is it not?

Bill Allan:
Real ones are, but this is just a rubber one.

King Friday XIII:
Oh, made of rubber. Let me see it then. Oh yes, he does have a copper color on his head, doesn't he?

Bill Allan:
That's why they call it a copperhead, King Friday.

King Friday XIII:
[is shown a real live snake after seeing a rubber one] He's real, isn't he?

Bill Allan:
Oh this one is very real, King Friday. This is what they call a ball python.

King Friday XIII:
A "ball" python?

Bill Allan:
Notice how he rolls up into a ball?

King Friday XIII:
Oh, I see.

Bill Allan:
He's from Africa.

King Friday XIII:
I see. How old is he?

Bill Allan:
Oh this one is about 4 or 5 years old. He's an adult. He's about as big as they get.

King Friday XIII:
Oh yes, well I'm glad he's not going to get much bigger. There are those, you know, who are afraid of snakes. Yes. One of them stands on top of a broom most of the time.

King Friday XIII:
[is shown another snake] What is this one?

Bill Allan:
This is an indigo, King Friday. This is what the show people like to use in a circus.

King Friday XIII:
I see. Hello, Indigo. How old is he?

Bill Allan:
Oh this one... Probably about six years old.

King Friday XIII:
Oh, time for you to go to school, Mr. Indigo Snake.

Mr. Rogers:
I was a bachelor for, oh about a year and a half. That doesn't mean I got married when I was a year and a half old but I mean, you know, when I was living alone in New York for about a year and a half.

Mr. Rogers:
[some children count to 13] And he's about to come. [as King Friday] Do they know how to greet me? [as Mr. Rogers] Yes, King Friday, just turn around and you'll see.

King Friday XIII:
It is with great pleasure that I see you ladies and gentlemen this morning. Do you have anything to tell me? What is it, my dear?

Little Girl:
We're going to move to a new house today.

King Friday XIII:
A new house? How wonderful. Are you going to take your toys with you?

Little Girl:
Yes.

King Friday XIII:
And your bed?

Little Girl:
Yes.

King Friday XIII:
You're going to take all of your things and put them in a new house? Are you going to take your mommy and daddy and brother and sister?

Little Girl:
Yes.

King Friday XIII:
Wonderful. Lovely idea!