Caitlin Wachs: Little Vivi
Quotes
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Little Vivi : These are the headdresses of the queens that have gone before us. They come from Indian holy ground... the jungles of the ancients... prairies of the Norwegians... and the forests of the mighty Amazons. The royal crowns of our people.
[pouring something from a jar into a glass]
Little Vivi : This is the blood of our people, the wolf people, the alligator people, and the moon women from which we gain our strength to rule all worlds.
[Hands glass to Little Teensy. Little Teensy shakes head no]
Little Vivi : It's ok, it's just chocolate.
[Teensy drinks]
Little Vivi : Teensy Melissa Whitman: I declare you, Princess-Naked-As-A-Jaybird.
Little Teensy : [whispers] Ah Cha Cha!
Little Vivi : [turns to Little Caro] Caro Eliza Bennett: I declare you, Duchess Soaring Hawk.
[turns to Little Necie]
Little Vivi : Necie Rose Kelleher: I declare you, Countess Singing Cloud. And I: Viviane Joan Abbott, am hereby and forever Queen Dancing Creek.
[pulls a knife out of a shield]
Little Necie : Now, wait just one second y'all... I don't think we should be cutting ourselves with that knife...
Little Vivi : Silence!
[nicks her hands with knife and passes it down to Little Teensy]
Little Vivi : We are the flames of the fires, the whirling of the winds. We are the waters of the rains and the rivers and the oceans. We are the rocks and the stones. And now by the power invested in me, I declare we are the mighty Ya-Ya priestesses. Let no man put us under. Now our blood flows through each other as it's done for all eternity. Loyal forever. We raise our voices in the words of Mumbo Gumbo... YA-YA!
All little Ya-Ya's : YA-YA!
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Younger Willetta : [sees that Caro, Vivi and Teensy are still in the tub] What ya'll doing in that tub? How are ya'll suppose to get cleaned? Get on out of there!
[lifts Caro out of the tub]
Little Vivi : Look at you, Willetta. All done up in that uniform. I'll take a picture and show everyone at home!
Younger Willetta : No, you ain't. Now, get your clothes on for the fancy dinner. They got it all done up like they's the king of England.
[lifts Teensy out of the tub]
Little Vivi : Isn't this the most magnificent thing?
Younger Willetta : I suppose that's what I'd be thinking if I was you. Come on.
[she wraps a towel around Vivi. the girls run down the hall]
Younger Willetta : Lord, I done died and gone to hell.
