Of Mice and Men

George.

What do you want?

Where are we going?

Forgot that already, did you?

Oh, I forgot.

I tried not to

forget, honest I did.

OK, OK, I'll tell you again.

I've got nothing else to do.

Might as well spend my

time telling you things.

You forget them and

I'll tell you again.

I tried and I tried

but it didn't do no good.

I remember about

the rabbits, George.

Oh yes.

- The only thing you can - Remember is them rabbits.

Don't you remember us going into

Johnson and Beattie's in Frisco

and they give us the bus

tickets and our work cards?

Oh, sure, I remember that now.

George.

What?

I ain't got mine.

I must have lost it.

You never had none.

I got them both here.

Think I'd let you carry

your own work card?

I thought I put it right

here in my side pocket.

I think we're getting to it.

I'm gonna ask the driver.

How far to number

three ranch, bud?

Didn't I take you guys to

Weed just a short time ago?

Don't strain your memory.

Just answer my question.

OK, OK, don't get sore.

It's just a little

stretch down the road.

You'll do better if

you get off here.

Come on, Lennie.

Ranch number three.

10 miles?

Soledad Land Company.

10 miles.

- It's just a little stretch - Up the road, he says.

10 miles and the

hottest day we've had.

- If I ever see that bus - Driver again, I'll bust his...

Lennie.

Hey, Lennie.

- Hey Lennie, don't - Drink so much water.

You're gonna be sick.

Lennie, do you hear me?

You're going to be sick.

Lennie.

That's good, George.

You drink some too.

You take a good, big drink.

I ain't sure it's good water.

Looks kind of scummy.

Tastes all right.

It don't seem to

be running though.

You never ought to drink water

when it ain't running, Lennie.

- You'd drink out of a - Gutter if you was thirsty.

What'd you take

out of your pocket?

I ain't got a thing

in my pocket, George.

I don't you ain't. You got it in your hand.

What do you got in your hand?

- I ain't got nothing in - My hand, George, honest.

Come on, give it here.

It's only a bird.

A bird?

A live bird?

No, just a dead bird.

I didn't kill it though. I found it.

I found it dead.

All right, give it here.

Oh, let me have it, George.

Give it here.

What do you want

with a dead bird?

Last week it was a mouse.

I was just petting him with

my thumb while we walked along.

You ain't petting no bird

while you're walking with me.

Oh.

- Well, why ain't we going to - The ranch to get some supper?

They got supper at the ranch.

No reason at all.

I just like it here.

Lennie.

Tomorrow we'll be going to work.

Busting our backs lifting

up them barley bags.

Tonight I'm just going

to lay here and look up.

Tonight there ain't a grain

or a boss in the world.

Well, ain't we

gonna have no supper?

Sure we are.

If you gather up some

dead willow sticks.

Lennie, I got three cans

of beans here in my bindle.

- You get that fire ready - And I'll give you a match

And we get the sticks together.

We'll heat up these

beans and have supper.

I like beans with ketchup.

We ain't got no ketchup.

Now go on, get them sticks.

Don't you fool

around none neither.

Gonna be dark soon.

I guess they're about done.

Ready?

We got enough beans

there for four men.

I like them with ketchup.

I told you we ain't got none.

Whatever we ain't got,

that's what you want.

If I was alone, I

could live so easy.

- The end of the month, I - Could take my 50 bucks

And go into town,

get whatever I want.

- A gallon of whiskey, - Sit in a pool

Room, play cards or shoot pool.

And what do I got?

I got you.

You just keep me shoving all

over the country all the time.

And that ain't the worst.

You do bad things.

You get in trouble all the

time and I have to get you out.

Like what you done up in Weed.

They'd have lynched you

if they'd have caught you.

You just wanted to touch

that girl's dress 'cause

it looked so nice and soft.

Just wanted to pet it like

it was a bird or a rabbit.

- And what'd you hold - On for when she

Started yelling her head off?

Why didn't you let go?

I wasn't gonna hurt her.

- I wish I could - Put you in a cage

- With about a million - Rabbits and leave

You there and let them pet you.

You want I should go

away and leave you alone?

Where could you go?

Aw, I could...

- I could go right - Up in them hills

And some place find a cave.

All right.

How'd you eat?

You ain't got sense enough

to find nothing to eat.

I'd find things.

I don't need no nice

food with ketchup on it.

I could lay out in the sun.

Wouldn't nobody hurt me.

I've been mean, ain't I?

Ain't I?

Well, if you don't want me,

you only just got to say so.

I can go right up in them

hills and live by myself.

And I won't get no

bird stole from me.

Somebody'd shoot you for a

coyote if you was by yourself.

Better stay with me.

George.

What?

Tell me like

you've done before.

Tell you what?

About the rabbits.

- Now, you ain't putting - Nothing over on me.

No George, please, tell