Mostly to people passing through. Like from, oh, Mobile,

　　Montgomery, place like that. That's how me and Mommy got

　　money. Mommy was a real smart lady.

　　Mrs. Gump: Remember what I told you, Forrest. You're no different

　　than anybody else is.

　　Mrs. Gump heads Forrest to the porch. She bends down to look Forrest in

　　the eye.

　　Mrs. Gump: Did you hear what I said, Forrest? You're the same as

　　everybody else. You are no different.

　　INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE - DAY - 1954

　　Principal: Your boy's... different, Mrs. Gump. Now, his I.Q. is

　　seventy-five.

　　Mrs. Gump: Well, we're all different, Mr. Hancock.

　　The principal sighs, then stands up.

　　INT. HALLWAY

　　Forrest sits outside the principal's office and waits.

　　Forrest: (voice-over) She wanted me to have the finest education,

　　so she took me to the Greenbow County Central School. I

　　met the principal and all.

　　The principal stands in front of Mrs. Gump. Forrest, sitting left,

　　listens.

　　Principal: I want to show you something, Mrs. Gump. Now, this is

　　normal.

　　The principal holds up a chart with a designations according to I.Q. and

　　points to the center of the graph, labeled "Normal." A red line below the

　　normal area is labeled "State Acceptance." The principal points to the

　　section below the acceptance line labeled "Below."

　　Principal: Forrest is right here. The state requires a minimum I.Q.

　　of eighty to attend public school, Mrs. Gump. He's gonna

　　have to go to a special school. Now, he'll be just fine.

　　Mrs. Gump: 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. He's not going to some

　　special school to learn to how to re-tread tires. We're

　　talking about five little points here. There must be

　　something can be done.

　　INT. HALLWAY

　　Forrest sits outside the principal's office.

　　Principal: We're a progressive school system. We don't want to see

　　anybody left behind.

　　INT. PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

　　Principal: Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?

　　Mrs. Gump: He's on vacation.