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(The children are still seated around the table, busily working. Finally, KATE holds up a large chart titled "MCKEE
TREE")
OLIVIA:
GRAM:
KJ:
GRAM:
ZACH:
KATE:
SAMMIE:
OLIVIA:
SAMMIE:
GRAM:
OLIVIA:
ZACH:
KATE:
GRAM:
SAMMIE:
GRAM:
ALL CHILDREN:
GRAM:
(pointing to the chart) So, you see that within 5 generations, the McKee family numbered more than
400 in this country alone.
It looks like you've gotten quite a lot accomplished.
Yeah, but this is harder than I thought. There are so many names to keep track of!
Well, yes, our family was large…with six children my parents certainly had their hands full.
I can't imagine sharing a bathroom with five other kids.
Yeah, I can hardly live with one sister.
Well, you're not so easy to live with either, Kate!
It's not just getting along with siblings. . .
(whispering to GRAM) What are siblings?
She means brothers and sisters.
It's getting along with parents.
Yeah! Mine are impossible—always telling me to do this and do that. . .
Or telling me I'm too young to act one way, and too old to act another way. It's hopeless!
Well, growing up is hard. . .
Sometimes I think I'll never grow up.
Oh, I don't mean you. I mean your parents.
What?
Well, raising parents is a very delicate task. It's very important to see that they grow up right.
