Hello. My names Forrest Forrest Gump.Do you want a chocolate? I could eat about a million and a half of these.My mama always said :Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what youre going to get.Those must be comfortable shoes . I bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and not feel a thing.I wish I had shoes like that.My feet hurt.Mama always said theres an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes.Where theyre going,where theyve been.Ive worn lots of shoes.I bet if I think about it real hard I could remember my first pair of shoes.Mama said theyd take me anywhere.She said they was my magic shoes.All right,Forrest,Open your eyes now.Lets take a little walk around.How do those feel?His legs are strong,Mrs. Gump,as strong as Ive ever seen.But his backs as crooked as a politician.But were going to straighten him right up,arent we,Forrest?Forrest!Now,when I was a baby,Mama named me after the great Civil War hero General Nathan Bedford Forrest.General Nathan Bedford Forrest.She said we was related to him in some way.What he did was,he tarted up this club called the Ku Klux Klan.Theyd all dress up in their robes and their bed sheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something.Theyd even put bed sheets on their horses and ride around.And,anyway,thatshow I got my name. Forrest Gump.Mama said the Forrest part was to remind methat sometimes we all do things that,well,that just dont make no sense.This way. Hold on. Ugh!All right.What are yall staring at?Havent you ever seen a little boy with braces on his legs before?Dont ever let anybody tell you theyre better than you,Forrest.If God intended everybody to be the same,hed have given us all braces on our legs.Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.We lived about a quarter mile off Route 17,about a half mile from the town of Greenbow,Alabama.Thats in the county of Greenbow.Our house had been in Mamas family since her grandpas grandpas grandpa had come across the ocean about a thousand years ago.Since it was just me and Mama and we had all these empty rooms,Mama decided to let those rooms out,mostly to people passing through,Like from,oh,Mobile,Montgomery,places like that.Thats how me and Mama got money.Mama was a real smart lady. Remember what I told you,Forrest.Youre no different than anybody else is.Did you hear what I said,Forrest?Youre the same as everybody else.You are no different.Your boys. different,Mrs. Gump.His I. Q is 75.Well,were all different,Mr. Hancock.She wanted me to have the finest education so she to ok me to the Greenbow County Central School.I met the principal and all.I want to show you something,Mrs. Gump.Now,this is normal.Forrest is right here.The state require s a minimum I. Q of 80to attend public school.Mrs. Gump,hes going to have to go to a special school.Now,hell be just fine.What does normal mean anyway?He might be.a bit on the slow side,but my boy Forrest is going to get the same opportunities as everyone else.Hes not going to some special schoolto learn how to retread tires.Were talking about five little points here.There must be something can be done.Were a progressive school system.We dont want to see anybody left behind.Is there a Mr. Gump,Mrs. Gump?Hes on vacation.Well,your mama sure does care about your schooling,son.You dont say much,do you?Finally,he had to try.It looked easy,but.oh,what happened. First they.Mama,whats vacation mean?Vacation?Where Daddy went?Vacations when you go somewhere.and you dont ever come back.Anyway,I guess you could say me and Mama was on our own.But we didnt mind.Our house was never empty.There was always folks coming and going.Supper!Its supper,everyone!That sure looks special.Sometimes,we had so many people staying with us that every room was filled,with travelers,you know,folks living out of their suitcases and hat cases and sample cases.Forrest Gump,its suppertime! Forrest?One time,a young man was staying with us,and he had him a guitar case.# Well,you aint never caught a rabbit And you aint no Friend of mine。#Forrest,I told you not to bother this nice young man.No,thats all right,maam.I was showing him a thing or two on the guitar.All right. Suppers ready if yall want to eat.Yeah,that sounds good. Thank you,maam.Say,man,show me that crazy little walk you did there.Slow it down some.You aint nothing but.I liked that guitar.It sounded good.I started moving around to the music,swinging my hips.Cryin all the timeThis one night,me and Mama was out shopping,and we walked by Vincys Furniture and Appliance Store,and guess what?You aint nothin but a hound dog Cryin all the time You aint nothin but a hound dogThis is not for childrens eyes.Cryin all the timeSome years later,that handsome young man who they called the King,well,he sung too many songs.Had him