WALTER:

Please sit down, Martin. Rebecca! We're here! Martin, this is my wife, Rebecca.

MARTIN:

I'm happy to meet you.

REBECCA:

Thank you. How are you?

MARTIN:

Fine thanks. I like your house.

REBECCA:

The farm houses are old. Coffee?

MARTIN:

Please.

REBECCA:

Walter?

WALTER:

Yes, please.

REBECCA:

Did you see the farm?

MARTIN:

Yes, I saw the cows and sheep.

WALTER:

We walked to the river. We talked about the family reunion.

MARTIN:

I'm writing about farm families.

REBECCA:

Did you visit the Kessler family reunion?

MARTIN:

Yes, I did. I visited some farms too. May I ask some questions about your family?

REBECCA:

OK. More coffee?

MARTIN:

No, thanks. Do you have brothers and sisters?

REBECCA:

I have two brothers.

MARTIN:

Are they farmers?

REBECCA:

One is a farmer.

MARTIN:

Where does he live?

REBECCA:

He lives north of here. He has two boys.

MARTIN:

Two sons. No daughters?

REBECCA:

That's right. They are very small. One son is four. One is two.

MARTIN:

Where does your other brother live?

REBECCA:

He lives in Chicago. He drives a truck.

REBECCA:

Do you have a family, Martin?

MARTIN:

Yes, I do. I have a wife and two children. Our home is in Baltimore. Do you have a large family?

WALTER:

I don't.

REBECCA:

I do. My mother and father live in town. I have aunts and uncles in the East and in the West.

MARTIN:

Are your grandparents living?

REBECCA:

Yes, they are.

MARTIN:

Where do they live?

REBECCA:

My mother's parents live in town. My father's parents live in Phoenix.

MARTIN:

Do they work?

REBECCA:

No, they're retired.

MARTIN:

What do your aunts and uncles do?

REBECCA:

Everything.

WALTER:

That's right.

MARTIN:

Tell me.

REBECCA:

Two aunts are teachers. One uncle is an electrician. Two-- no, three uncles are farmers. One aunt is a secretary. One uncle works in a factory. More?

REBECCA:

One aunt is a housewife. She has small children. Two aunts are retired. One uncle is retired.

MARTIN:

You do have a large family.