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Take your umbrella

Your goalI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't take.

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Tuesday, a bright, warm morning. You come down in a T-shirt. Anne stands at the door with an umbrella. "You must take it." Milo doesn't want to go out, and that means rain: the best forecast in town. May says Anne is always right. Almost always.

Anne
Good morning. Where are you going without an umbrella?
Good morning. Where are you going without an umbrella?
To work. It’s lovely! Sunshine, twenty degrees.
To work. It’s lovely! Sunshine, twenty degrees.
To work. It’s lovely! Sunshine, twenty degrees.
To work. It’s lovely! Sunshine, twenty degrees.
Anne
Take your umbrella today.
Take your umbrella today.
But there are no clouds. No wind either!
But there are no clouds. No wind either!
But there are no clouds. No wind either!
But there are no clouds. No wind either!
Anne
Milo stays indoors. That means rain.
Milo stays indoors. That means rain.
Milo is your weather forecast?
Milo is your weather forecast?
Milo is your weather forecast?
Milo is your weather forecast?
Anne
Exactly. He’s almost always right.
Exactly. He’s almost always right.
Thank you. But I don’t need an umbrella today.
Thank you. But I don’t need an umbrella today.
Thank you. But I don’t need an umbrella today.
Thank you. But I don’t need an umbrella today.
Outside, May is putting the café tables out on the pavement.
May
Good morning! It’s hot today.
Good morning! It’s hot today.
Yes. But Anne says: take your umbrella.
Yes. But Anne says: take your umbrella.
Yes. But Anne says: take your umbrella.
Yes. But Anne says: take your umbrella.
May
Anne is always right. Almost always. Where is Milo?
Anne is always right. Almost always. Where is Milo?
He’s at home today.
He’s at home today.
He’s at home today.
He’s at home today.
May
Then you need an umbrella.
Then you need an umbrella.
Milo sits on the windowsill, perfectly dry, looking at the sky.
Half past five. You come home soaked to the skin. Anne is already at the door with a towel.
You were right. It’s raining. I’m completely wet.
You were right. It’s raining. I’m completely wet.
You were right. It’s raining. I’m completely wet.
You were right. It’s raining. I’m completely wet.
Anne
I can see that. Here is a towel.
I can see that. Here is a towel.
Thank you. Tomorrow I’ll take the umbrella.
Thank you. Tomorrow I’ll take the umbrella.
Thank you. Tomorrow I’ll take the umbrella.
Thank you. Tomorrow I’ll take the umbrella.
Anne
You don’t need it tomorrow. There will be sunshine.
You don’t need it tomorrow. There will be sunshine.
How do you know?
How do you know?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Anne
Milo.
Milo.