Matthew Harbour: Toby

The Velveteen Rabbit

Toby

Mom: [holding on to a bicycle] I'm going to hold on to the saddle until you're ready for me to let go again.
Toby: I didn't know you could do this, Nana.
Mom: Oh, I wasn't aware of many things I could do until recently.

[last lines]
Toby: [swings at and hits a baseball] I hit it! I hit it! Yeah, I hit it! I can't believe it!
John: Okay, go!
[Toby runs off happily to find the ball. Nana throws it back. Snow begins to fly. The camera focuses on the live rabbit, who is watching from a ledge in the distance]

[from deleted scene]
John: [to Toby] Now I'll be gone in a few weeks. New York is practically next door. And remember you are a little gentleman. Your grandmother will not tolerate any misbehavior. Same rules we have at home. I was here as well
Toby: Yes, father. Will I see you at Christmas?
John: That won't be possible.

John: [to Toby] Remember you are a little gentleman. Your grandmother will not tolerate any misbehavior
Toby: Yes, father. Will I see you at Christmas?
John: That won't be possible.
[Toby starts to cry, a bit]
John: No tears.
[John ends the conservation with Toby as he stands up]
John: [to Ellen] I'll see you in a few weeks.
[John leaves to get back aboard on the train]

[Toby enters Grandmother Ellen's house. Ellen enters as well]
Grandmother Ellen: I do not permit ruining in the house. Wet shoes are to be left in the foyer.
[From Toby's point-of-view, he sees a picture of John and his mother in a wedding]
Grandmother Ellen: [offscreen] Jackets are to be hung up. And meals are to be eaten in the kitchen.
Toby: Yes, ma'am. You have a nice house.
Grandmother Ellen: Let's keep it that way, shall be? My bridge group is arriving any minute. You may stay quietly upstairs until dinnertime.