Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
John Meillon Jr.: Kit Quayle
Quotes
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Jeannie Quayle : I don't like Scott Pirie. Mary Strapp has to sit next to him. She says he smells.
Mrs. Quayle : Jeannie, he has all the farm chores to do before he comes to school in the morning.
Jeannie Quayle : He could still have a bath.
Mrs. Quayle : Could he? The Piries have no running water on their farm. Every drop they use has to be pumped up and heated on the stove.
Kit Quayle : Anyway, I like Scotty.
Jeannie Quayle : You would.
Kit Quayle : Just because you go and visit Josie Ellison in her big rich house.
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Jeannie Quayle : Hey, there's Scotty walking!
Kit Quayle : Hey, Scotty, where's Taff?
Scotty Pirie : Dunno. He broke out.
Kit Quayle : Can't you find him? Hey, maybe some straggler picked him up.
Jeannie Quayle : Or maybe he wandered off and can't find his way back.
Scotty Pirie : Not Taff.
Kit Quayle : Hey, maybe he fell in the river.
Jeannie Quayle : Or seen Mr. Ellison's herd of ponies on the other side and wanted to get to them.
Scotty Pirie : You don't know Taff! I tell you nothing would make him go near the water!
Kit Quayle : He could've found a dry crossing.
Scotty Pirie : I looked. There's not one near our place.
Jeannie Quayle : Well, where is he, then?
Scotty Pirie : He'll turn up. He always does.
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Mrs. Quayle : Why, Mrs. Pirie, do come in.
Mrs. Pirie : Scotty is gone.
Mrs. Quayle : Gone? You mean he disappeared? How long ago?
Kit Quayle : He hasn't been in school since Tuesday.
Mrs. Pirie : My husband has gone to the police.
Mrs. Quayle : Well, come in and have a cup of tea.
Mrs. Pirie : I thought maybe Kit could go and look for Scotty on the river.
Mrs. Quayle : You mean on the Ellison property?
Kit Quayle : Yeah, of course I'll go.
Charles E. Quayle : Scotty's missing? There's, uh, no need for Kit to go. I shall... uh... ring Mr. Ellison.
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Jeannie Quayle : Hey, there's that bush boy back.
Charles E. Quayle : How long was he gone this time?
Kit Quayle : Four days. I'll bet he had fun.
Charles E. Quayle : Don't use that cheap expression. You don't bet anything. Kit?
Kit Quayle : Yes, Dad?
Charles E. Quayle : Running away can become a habit. I hope you won't forget that.
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Kit Quayle : What's his name?
Scotty Pirie : Well, I don't know. He's a Welsh pony. Taff is a Welsh name. I reckon I'll call him Taff.
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Kit Quayle : Maybe someone stole him. Took him off to some town nearby and sold him.
Scotty Pirie : Yeah, but then that means, Taff could be anywhere.
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Scotty Pirie : There's Taff!
Kit Quayle : Where?
Scotty Pirie : There, that's him!
[Scotty starts unhitching the pony from Josie's buggy]
Josie Ellison : Leave him alone! Take your hands off him!
Kit Quayle : Scotty, that's Bo. That's her pony. That's not Taff.
Scotty Pirie : It's Taff!
Josie Ellison : Go on, Bo, go on!
Scotty Pirie : Stay where you are, Taff, stay!
Josie Ellison : Dad! Dad, stop him! Stop him!
James Ellison : What do you think you're doing? Stop that!
Scotty Pirie : He's Taff! He's my pony!
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Jeannie Quayle : Well, I think it's wicked and cruel of Scott Pirie trying to take Josie's pony.
Kit Quayle : It isn't her pony. It's Scotty's.
Charles E. Quayle : How do you know it is?
Kit Quayle : I just know.
Charles E. Quayle : Well, what if Josie Ellison just knows that it's hers?
Mrs. Quayle : But supposing it really is Scott Pirie's pony? What happens then?
Charles E. Quayle : Only a court of law can decide that.
Jeannie Quayle : If it did go to court, Father, who do you think would win?
Charles E. Quayle : Well, I'm not prepared to act as judge.
Jeannie Quayle : Come on, Father, which do you think?
Charles E. Quayle : In this case, possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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Kit Quayle : How do you know it's Taff?
Scotty Pirie : How do I know? I know who you are, don't I?
Kit Quayle : Well, Bluey said he caught him in a wild herd. I suppose he could've seen a herd and swam across the river.
Scotty Pirie : He'd never do that.
Kit Quayle : Well, maybe he wandered right along the river and found a dry crossing, one that you just didn't know about.
Scotty Pirie : Anyway, it's Taff. That's all I know.
Kit Quayle : They'll never let him go.
Scotty Pirie : What did your father say?
Kit Quayle : He said that in a case like this, possession is nine-tenths of the law.
Scotty Pirie : What does that mean?
Kit Quayle : It means Josie Ellison's got the pony and you haven't.
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Jeannie Quayle : Hey, Scotty, did you get Taff back?
Kit Quayle : Well, did you get the pony back or not?
Scotty Pirie : Mind your own business.
Kit Quayle : I'll bet he has.
Jeannie Quayle : Well, if he has, he ought to be ashamed of himself.
Kit Quayle : Hey, how'd he get Taff back across the river?
Jeannie Quayle : If that pony crossed the river, it must be Bo.
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Scotty Pirie : No, no! They're taking him away!
Charles E. Quayle : Scotty, stop it!
Scotty Pirie : Let me go!
James Ellison : Can't you control that boy?
Charles E. Quayle : Scotty...
James Ellison : I simply want to take the pony to my daughter, or do you object to that?
Charles E. Quayle : No, go right ahead. Kit, will you tell him it's all right?
Kit Quayle : Scotty, honestly, they won't take him away.
Scotty Pirie : How do you know they won't?
Kit Quayle : Because my father won't let them.
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Kit Quayle : You can't take him. The gate's locked.
Scotty Pirie : Yeah, but look who's got the key.
Kit Quayle : Well, Mr. Ellison can't take him, either.
Scotty Pirie : He's rich. He can do what he likes.
Kit Quayle : No, he can't. Scotty, he made an agreement, and he wouldn't break it. Anyway, my father won't let him.
Scotty Pirie : Do I have to go to court?
Kit Quayle : Yes, I suppose so. Mr. Ellison is suing you for the return of the pony. But it's a civil case.
Scotty Pirie : What does that mean?
Kit Quayle : It means you're not on trial. You're on equal terms with the Ellisons.
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Scotty Pirie : What is *she* doing here?
Kit Quayle : She's allowed to see the pony as long as she doesn't take it away.
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Jeannie Quayle : Kit, what happened? How it's going?
Kit Quayle : I don't know. Father, well, he seems to be...
Jeannie Quayle : What?
Kit Quayle : He seems to be trying to prove that no one can tell whose pony it is.
Jeannie Quayle : What will happen?
Kit Quayle : They'll give the pony to Josie.
Jeannie Quayle : Well, it is her pony.
Kit Quayle : Is it?