THE DRIVE-IN MOVIES by Gary Soto

In Drive in Movies by Gary Soto, Soto reminisces about a Saturday, during which, he and his brother worked hard all day, hoping their mother would treat them to an evening at the drive-in. After perfroming numerous chores, the boys got their wish, and after all of their hard work they were treated to Cinderfella as the second feature, slightly ironic when you think about what the boys had been doing all day. Note, our narrator never makes it through the film.... he falls asleep.

That night we did go to the drive-in. The first feature was about nothing, and the second feature, starring Jerry Lewis, was Cinderfella . I tried to stay awake. I kept a wad of homemade popcorn in my cheek and laughed when Jerry Lewis fit golf tees in his nose. I rubbed my watery eyes. I laughed and looked at my mom. I promised myself I would remember that scene with the golf tees and promised myself not to work so hard the coming Saturday. Twenty minutes into the movie, I fell asleep with one hand in the popcorn.