Disneyland1954

Bart:
[learning to read, so going very slow] in... the... days... of... the... pioneers... the ma, ma, Mississippi, was... trav... eled... on by many steam, steam, steambaths!

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Steamboats for crying out loud!

Bart:
Oh yeah, steamboats! Thanks! Wait, who said that? [looks around, then back to the cat] . Mr. Leo?

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Yes, yes. In the days of the pioneers the Mississippi was traveled on by many steamBOATS!

Bart:
You can read!

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Of course I can read! And you could too, if you would only pay attention and learn to concentrate better!

Bart:
You can talk, but ah...!

Leo Kohlmeyer:
[interrupts] That's right! And I can see, and hear, and taste, and touch. Just like you! Correct that, better than you! Now bring that book over to the table before you drive me bananas!

Bart:
[Bart picks up the book and follows Leo]

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Now, sit down. We're going to go over a few simple, easy steps that will help you. Number 1. Put the book on the table, and sit facing it.

Bart:
[Bart is wriggling in his chair trying to get comfortable]

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Hey. Number 2. Stop wriggling around. [Bart sits still] . Number 3. Start off with a few words, read them slowly and sound them out, then move on.

Bart:
But that's so slow!

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Trust me, kid. If you practice, it will get faster. And Number 4. If you're stumped, ask for help. You must have known steambaths was the wrong word.

Bart:
Yeah, but sometimes these books are so weird, you can't even tell!

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Ask anyway.

Bart:
OK, should I start over?

Leo Kohlmeyer:
Yes. But later. Right now, you and I need to discuss something that we need to fix, right away! [Leo jumps off the table]