Anne of Green Gables (赤毛のアン)

World Masterpiece Theater

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Original story by Lucy Maud Montgomery

AKAGE NO ANNE

Do you hear? Hooves beating

A carriage goes through the gentle hills

Someone comes to pick me up

And takes me

To the avenue with white flowers

To the home of wind

He takes me

I'm sure

Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised

In one month of June, during the 19th century,

on a boat in Canada heading towards Prince Edward Island

a red-haired girl

prepares for her new life with a hopeful heart.

The story happens on this island

when an elderly pair of siblings in "Green Gables"

decide to adopt a young boy.

On the one hand, the older brother Matthew Cuthbert is neatly attired

driving the carriage to Bright River station

to receive the boy.

Matthew is not used to coming in contact with strangers,

especially strange beings like women's and girls!

Likely this is the reason he is single for over sixty years.

On the other hand, his sister Marilla also remained single

assisting her brother Matthew to mantain Green Gables.

They lived peacefully every day.

Marilla is working hard to prepare for the boy's arrival.

When Mrs. Rachel Lynde watched Matthew's carriage passing by

she went to Green Gables to inquire from Marilla the happenings.

What? Adopting a young boy?!

Yes, that's right, Rachel!

But Marilla, what on earth put such a notion into your head?

You never mentioned anything to me before this!

Rachel, we've been thinking about it for some time.

Ever since last christmas when we knew

Mrs. Spencer was to adopt a girl from the orphan asylum.

But have you need for this?

You are both already advanced in age.

Rachel, that is precisely the reason!

Matthew is getting up in years, you know.

So if we adopted a teenage boy,

not only can he help with brother's work,

we can also give him the warmth and proper education of a home.

He will arrive today?

Yes!

We have gotten Mrs. Spencer's telegram notice.

The train is arriving.

Bright River!

Stationmaster...

Then wait patiently here for someone to fetch you!

Yes, Mrs. Spencer!

Mrs. Spencer, thank you!

Lily stay well!

Goodbye, and be a good girl!

Well, Marilla, I'll just tell you plain

that I think you're doing a mighty foolish thing, that's what.

You're bringing a strange child into your house

and you don't know a single thing about him.

I worry about that too.

But Mrs. Spencer is a reliable person

and my brother felt warmly for this matter.

But don't you let your guard down.

I heard of a case over in New Brunswick,

where an orphan asylum child put strychnine in the well

and the whole family died in fearful agonies.

Only, it was a girl in that instance.

Well, we're not getting a girl.

I'd never dream of taking a girl.

It does really seem as if I must be dreaming.

Well, I'm sorry for that poor young one and no mistake.

Marilla and Matthew don't know anything about children...

but are adopting one.

The five-thirty train...

You must be Mr. Cuthbert!

How late you are...

The five-thirty train has been in and gone half an hour ago.

I cannot return home for dinner because I needed to wait for your arrival!

T-then...

Your guest has been waiting for you.

Look, she's sitting out there on the shingles.

I asked her to go into the ladies' waiting room,

but she informed me gravely that she preferred to stay outside.

There was more scope for imagination, she said.

She's a case, I should say.

A girl? You must be mistaken!

I'm not expecting a girl!

Actually, Spencer...

That's right. Shes the one Mrs. Spencer asked me to take care of.

I don't understand... It's a boy I've come for.

Guess there's some mistake,

you'd better question the girl.

Maybe they were out of boys of the brand you wanted.

I dare say she'll be able to explain.

I have something else on!

Please wait, I...

I suppose you are Mr. Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables?

It really was you. I'm very glad to see you.

I was beginning to be afraid you weren't coming for me,

and I was imagining all the things that might have happened to prevent you.

I had made up my mind that if you didn't come for me tonight,

I'd go down to that big wild cherry-tree and climb up into it to stay all night.

I wouldn't be a bit afraid,

and it would be lovely to sleep in a wild cherry-tree all white

with bloom in the moonshine, don't you think?

You could imagine you were dwelling in marble halls.

I was quite sure you would come for me in the morning

if you didn't tonight.

I'm sorry I was late,

give me your bag.

Oh, I can carry it.

I've got all my worldly goods in it, but it isn't heavy.

And if it isn't carried in just a certain way the handle pulls out.

Look!

That's why I'd better keep it because I know the exact knack of it.

This way?

Oh, I'm very glad you've come...

Even if it would have been nice to sleep in a wild cherry-tree.

But thank you anyway.

We've got to drive a long piece, haven't we?

I'm glad because I love driving.

Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you...

and belong to you.

I've never belonged to anybody,

not really.

Is that the one?

I dislike the orphan asylum.

It's terrible there...

because there is so little scope for the imagination.