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Bout a ain, an everbody wave back
Not too long after that, Chairun to dawn on everbody that he is not waving, he is drownin!
Well, the shit done hit the fan, an I finally understan what a "Chinese Fire Drill" is People is jumpin in the water an boats is racin out from the other side of the river an everbody on shore is cryin an leapin up an down an sainst the side of they heads I say, the hell with this, cause I sahere he went under, an I thowed off my shoes an into the river I went I past all the Chinaot to the place where Chairone under The boat be circlin, an people lookin over the sides like they is gonna see somethin, which was kind of silly since the river is bout the same color as seater back home
Anyhow, I dived down three or four tih, I bumped into the ole bastid floatin aroun underwater I haul hirapped him an thowed him in the boat an took off Didn’t even bother to take ot to swiet to the bank, all the people there be jumpin up an down an cryin an slappin me on the back, an they pick me up an carry ain, Mister Wilkins cooof," he say, "do you not realize that the best thing that could of happened for the United States was to let that sumbitch drown! You, Gump, is lost us the opportunity of a lifetiain I dunno I a
We is about thru with the ping-pong games, an I have lost count of who is winnin or losin But what has happen in the meanwhile is that on account of my pullin ole Chairman Mao out of the river, I has become sort of a national hero to the Chinamen
"Gump," Mister Wilkins say, "your stupidity seee I have received a report that the Chinese envoy would like to start discussions bout the possibility of reopening foreign relations with us Further parade thru don Peking, an so I expect you to be on your good behavior"
They helt the parade two days later, an it were a sight to see They was bout a billion China the streets, an they avin an bowin an all when I went by The thing was sposed to wind up at the Ku, which is like the capitol of China, an I aet thanked by Chairet there, the Chair spread for lunch an I get to sit nex to the Chairman hissef In the middle of the lunch, he lean over to me an say, "I have heard you was in Vietnam May I ask what you think of the war?" An interpreter translate that for er, what the hell, if he didn’t want to know, he wouldn’t of axed, an so I say, "I think it’s a bunch of shit"
The interpreter translate that back to hiet a odd expression on his face, an look at ht up an he break out with a big smile, an start shakin my han an noddin his head like one of the for a neck People took pitchers of that, an afterward they was in the American newspapers But I ain’t never tole nobody till nohat I said to oin out of the hotel an they is a big croatchin us leave an cheerin an clappin I look over an they is this Chinese mama with a little boy on her shoulders, an I can see he is a real Mongolian idiot - eyes all crossed, tongue hangin out, droolin an babbling like them kinds of idiots do Well, I can’t hep o up to any Chinaettin his per-pong balls in et a pen an puthe does is put it in his htened out, he reach out an grapole grin - an all of a sudden I seen tears in his mama’s eyes, an she start chatterin, an our interpreter say to me that is the first tis I could tell her, I guess, but we ain’t got time
Anyway, I start to walk away an the little boy done thowed the ping pong ball an bounce it off the back of raph right at thatChinese Displays His Hatred of American Capitalists," the caption said
Anyway, Mister Wilkins co h Last thing he says to ton is, "Well, Gump, I spose you know about the Chinese custom that if you save a Chinaman’s life, you is responsible for it forever" He have a nasty little smile on his face, an he is settin next to et up an to fasten our seatbelts Well, I jus look over at hiest fart of my life It soun soed out an he say, "Argggg!" an start fannin the air an tryin to unloosen his seatbelt
A pretty stewardess come runnin up to see what all the cohin an choakin an all of a sudden I done started fannin the air mysef an holdin my nose an pointin at Mister Wilkins, an shoutin, "Soet all red in the face an begin protestin an pointin back at one on back to her seat After he quit sputterin an all, Mister Wilkins start adjustin his collar an say toto do" But I jus grinned an looked straight ahead
They sent me back to Fort Dix after that, but instead of puttin me in the Steam Heat Company, I am tole they is lettin me out of the Arone They give ot a few dollars ot to decide what to do
I know I ought to go on home an see my mama, cause she’s in the po house an all I think et started with the little sriin to make somethin of my life, but all this time, in the back of my mind, I have been thinkin of Jenny Curran up at Harvard University I got a bus to the train station, an all the way there I a to do But when the tio to Boston There are jus ti stand in yo way