"The Godfather" Chapter Three (1)

Virgil Sollozo was called The Turk because he was excellent at killingpeople with a knife. He was a strongly-built man with dark eyet and a wide, cruel mouth, but today he was trying to be polite and friendly. He had important favour to ask, which was why he had asked for this meeting.

   'Don Corleone,' he smiled warmly. 'I need money to help me start a new business in drugs,' he said.'If you give me one million dollars,  I can promise you   between three and four million dollars in you first year. After that, you'II get even more.'

   Don Corleone said nothing at first. He seemed to be thinking.He looked around the room, at Sonny and Tom Hagen, and at Clemenza and Tessio, his two oldst friends. They were all wathing him quietly with serius faces, waiting to hear his reply. Finally, he turned back to Sollozzo.'Why do you come to me?' he asked in his usual rough whisper.

   'I need a man who has important friends,' SoIIozzo said, lowerning his eyes respectfully towards the Don.

  'And what abut the Tattaglia family? How much will they get?

  Sollozzo looked surprised. He didn't know that Don Corleone had discovered that he worked with the Tattaglias.He nodded his congratulations in the direction of Tom Hagen. who had obviously done his homework, and turned back to Don Corleone.'Don't worry,' he said.'I'II pay the Tattaglias from my own money.'

  Finally, Don Corleone spoke. 'I said that I would see you because I heard you were a serious man. you are a man I shouldrespect.But I must refuse you offer. I will give you my reasons.It's true I havr a lot of important friends in Government and the Law. But they wouldn't be my friends if they knew my business was drugs.Drugs is a dirty business.'

 'But nobody will know,' Sollozzo said.'I promise you the Tattaglias will make sure that nobody finds out.'

   Don Corleone opened his mouth to reply but, before he could speak, Sonny said:'Are you saying that the Tattaglias can promise that they'II...?'

   He didn't finish his question. He saw a cold look in his father's eye and stopped talking at once.Don  Corleone  turned back to Sollozzo.'I apologize for my children,'he said.'They talk when they should listen. But Signor Sollozzo, my no is final. I congratulate you on yur new business, and  I wish you luck. Your business is different fro mine. We mustn't be enemies. Thank you.'

  Don Corleone got to his feet, and everybody stoop up too.Sollozzo was angry,but he hid his feelings from the others. He politely shook Don Corleone's hand and walked out of the room. 

 Don Corleone waited for Tessio, Clemenza and Tom to leave the room, but called Sonny back. He stared up into his son's eyes for a moment, then said in an angry whisper:'What's wrong with you? Has your brain gone soft?

 Sonny looked away, unable to look his father in the eye.

'I know you think this drugs business is a good idea. I know you think it's the business of the future, and I'm just a stupid old fashioned man . But never tell anyone outside the family what you're thinking again.'

 Sonny looked surprised at first, and then a litle angry, But he was too afraid of his father to argue with him. He lowered his head respectfully, turned round and left the room.

  Don Corleone immediately called Tom Hagen:'Tell Luca Brasi to come in,'he said.

  Brasi sat down alone in the office with Don Corleone. He had the terrible, frightening face of a killer, an enormous body that looked as if it was made of rock. But, as he locked at Don Corleone, his dark,  unintelligent eyes were soft with respect.He loved his Godfather. And Don Corleone,knowing this, trusted Luca Brasi more than anyone he knew.

 'I'm worried about Sollozzo,'Don Corleone said.'I want you to find out what he's hiding, what he,s got under his fingernails. Do you understand? Go to the Tattaglias. Pretend that you're not happy with our family and that you want to work for them.Them tell me what you find out.'

Luca Brasi asked no questions. He nodded once, lifted his mountainous body to its feet, and walked out of the room, proud to do whatever his Godfather asked him to do.

"The Godfather" Chapter Two (2)

   Jack Woltz was sleeping  alone in his enormous bed. For some reason, this morning he woke up earlier than usual. The room was getting light. Everything was quiet. But he could feel that there was something wrong. He turned over and saw that there were wet red marks on his bedclothes.His night-shift felt  sticky, and there was a horrible smell in the room. He lifted the bedclothes off his body and looked down.His nightsirt  was covered in blood. without thinking, he sat up and pulled the bedclothes off his bed completely. The shock of what he saw nearly killed him. at first he couldn't breathe. He opened his mouth screamed. For there, at the buttom of his bed , was the beautifull black head of his favorite racehorse, Khartoum. Somebody had cut it off during the night and put it in his bed while he was sleeping . it was stuck to the bed in a thick cake of blood, its mouth open, its huge round eyes screams woke all the servants. Six hours later, Johnny Fontane recived a phone call telling him that he had the part thath he wanted in the film.

"The Godfather" Chapter Two (1)

Tom Hagen arrived in Hollywood early the next morning. From the airport he went straight to his hotel, showered, shaved, and had breakfast. Then he drove to the film company for his meeting with Jack Woltz at ten o'clock.
    Jack WoltZ was giving a birthday party for one of his young girl stars in front of a lot of reporters. Tom waited patiently. Finally, Woltz walked up to him. He was a tall man with thick silver hair, expensive clothes and a hard , unfriendly face.
     'OK, start talking,' he said to Tom. 'I am a busy amn.'
      ' I was sent by a friend of Johnny Fontane, 'Tom said, 'He would be very grateful to you if you could do him a small favour.'
      'I am listening, 'Woltz said, busily signing papers.
      'Give Johnny the part in that new war film you are going to make.' Woltz stopped writing and laughed. He took Tom by the arm, as if he was an old friend, and led him towards the door. 'And if I give Johnny Fontane this part, what favour would your friend do for me ? he said.
      'You have some problems with your workers, 'Tom said. 'My friend could make these problems disappear. You also have a top star who's takin drugs...'
But Jack Woltz had heared enough. 'Listen to me!' he shouted angrily. 'You tell your boss, whoever he is, that Johnny Fontane will never get that film! you do not frighten me!'
      'I am lawyer, Tom said calmly,' Tom said . Now, you have my number . i will wait for your call.' He shook Woltz's hand and added before leaving: 'By yhe way, I like your films very much.' Tom was sure that , when Woltz realized who he worked for, he would call. And he was right. Late that afternoon, a car picked him up from the hotel and drove him out of the city to Jack Wp;tz's home in the country.
      Woltz's house looked like something from a film. it was a huge pink-walled house surrounded by beautiful gardens, lakes and fields full of horses. Woltz welcomed Tom like an old friend, gave him a drink and showed him around.
      'Why did not you tell me you worked for Corleone, Tom?; he asked.
      'I do not like to use his name unless it is really necesarry.' Woltz took Tom bythe arm. 'Come with me, Tom,' he said. 'I want to show you something really beauriful.'
      Woltz led Tom into a white building which was guarded by private detectives. Inside the building there were rows of horses. Woltz led Tom straight towards a beautiful horse with smooth black skin and large, with, diamond-shaped mark between its eyes.
       'You ahve an eye for beauty, don't you , Tom?' Woltz said proudly. 'Thisn is Khartoum, the greatest racehorse in the world.Ibought him in Englannd for $600,000.He looked lovingly into the animal's enormous dark eyes for a long time, talking to it softly like a lover, forgetting about Tom. Tom coughed with embarrassment.Woltz touched the horse one last time on the neck, the said to Tom:'Let's go and have dinner.,
       'Corleone is Johnny's godfather,' Tom began to explain at dinner. AIthough there were only two people at the table, the food was served by three waiters. 'To Itallians, that's very important.
       'I respect that, 'Woltz said. 'just tell him he can ask me anything he likes. But not this. This is one faviur I can't give him.'
       'He never asks a second favour when the first one is refused.' Tom gave Woltz a warning look.'Understood?'
       This made Woltz angry.'No,' he said, pointing his finger across the table at Tom.' Yuou don't understand. Johnny Fontane never gets that film. The part is perfect for him. It'd make him a big star. But I'm not going to give it to him. And do yoyu know Why?' He stood up and began to move slowly around the table towards Tom. 'I had a beautiful young actress. She was going to be a star. I spent houndreds of thousands of dollars on he, singing lossons, acting lossons, dancing lossons. Then Johnny Fontane came along and took her away from me. I llost her. He made me look stupid, and that's something I can never forgive. That's why I'll make sure that Johnny Fontane never works in ilms. Now, you get ou of here! And if your boss wants to frighten me, tell him i'm no bandleader!
         Tom waited until Woltz had finished.'Thank you for the dinner,'he said quietly.'Could your car take me to the airport now,please? Mr Corleone is man who  likes to hear bad news immediately.'
         Then without another word he left the table,took his hat from one of the servants and walked quickly out of the room.

"The Godfather" Chapter One (2)

'i don't know what to do, Godfather.,; Johnny Fontane sat on the corner of the desk in Don Corleone's dark office and shook his head helplessly. Don corleone was sitting in his leather chair, listening acrefully to hi favorite godson. He had, after all, travelled two thousend miles from California to be at his daughter's wedding. 'My voice is weak, 'Johnny went on, 'I can't sing as well as I used to. There's a part in a film that i want. it would be perfect for me. if I had this part, I'd be a top star again. But the boss of the film company, Jack Woltz, won't give me the part. Can you help me?'
     'Go and rest,' Don Corleone said. His voice was soft, but there was a rough quality to it that made everbody listen. it was a voice impossible to argue with. Something to do with the way he spoke without moving his mouth, 'In a month, this man will give you what you want.'
     'Too late,' Johnny looked at his godfather unhappily. 'They start filming in a week.'
   Don Corleone stood up and put a fatherly arm around Johnny's shoulder. I'm going to make this man an offer he can't refues, he said, leading Johnny towards the door. 'Now, go and enjoy yourself.' He kissed Johnny on the cheek, shut the door and turned to Tom Hagen, who had heared everything.
  'what are we going to do with your daughter's new husband?' Tom asked. 'Shall we give him anything important to do?' 'No,' Don Corleone replied. 'Give him something small. A betting shop, maybe. But never sicuss the family business with him.'
    'Virgil Sollozzo called, 'Tom went on. 'He wants to meet you next week,'
    'We'll doscussthat after you get back from california.' Tom looked surprised. 'Why am i going to California?' 'I want you to help Johnny. You are going to talk to this Jack Woltz. I want you to go tonight. And now, if there is no other bussiness I would like to go my daughter's wedding.'
         With these words, Don Corleone left Top alone in the office, went outside , took his daughter by the hand and dance with her to the slow, Sicilian music.

"The Godfather" Chapter One (1)

On the last Saturday in August, 1945 , Miss Constanzia Corleone daughter of Don Vito Corleone, married Carlo Rizzi. Her father had invited hundreds of people to the wedding at his huge house on long Island, just outside New Yourk, As the guests arrived, Don Corleone welcomed them all, rich and poor, with an equal show of love. Many of the guests had reason to be grateful to Don Corleone for their good luck in life, and they called him 'Godfather' to his face.
  standin next to him as he welcomed the guests were two of his three sons, Santino - or Sonny, as he was called - was the eldest, he was a tall, strong, good-looking man with tick brown hair. He looked uncomfortable in his white shirt and black suit. The second son, Fredo, was completely different. He was weak-looking and pale, with sad dark eyes and thin lips.
  The youngest son, Michael, was sitting at a table in the corner of garden with his girlfriend, Katy. There was a gentle, inncent quality to him, with his soft dark eyes and full lips, but he was quietly pleased that Kay was enjoining herself. This was the first time that she had met his family.
   'Who's that funny little fat man over there?' she asked, her eyes shining with excitement. 'He looks about sixty years old but he's dancing like a tennager.'
   'that's Pete Clemenza,' Michael said. 'he's an old friend of my father's.' 'And what about him?' Kay looked at a large, ugly man who was sitting alone outside the house, talking to himself. ''he's very frightening''.
     "that's Luca Brasi," Michael smiled at Kay. "he's waiting tospeak to my father in private."
      'Yes , but who is he?'
      'He helps my father sometimes,' Michael replied quitely, loogin at his food.
       Suddenly, the big man stood up and Kay looked away quickly, afraidthat he was coming over to talk to her. but another man came up to the table instead. He had thin fair hair and blue eyes. Michael stood up and the two man hugged each other warmly. 'My brother, Tom Hagen, this is Kay Adams,' Michael finally said.
      Tom Hagen shook Kay's hand, then whispered to Michael:'My father wants to know why you don't go to see him.'
       Michael sat down without speaking, and Tom walked away into the house , followed by Luca Brasi.
      'if he's your brother , why does he have a different name?' Kay asked Michael when Tom had gone.
      'when my brother Sony was a boy,' Michael explained, 'He found Tom Hagen in the street. Tom had no home, so my father took him in and he's benn with us ever since. He's a good lawyer. Not a sicilian, but i think he's going to be a Consigliori.'
      'what's that?'
      'My father's cheif adviser. Very important to the family.' Suddenly, there came aloud happy sound from the other side of the garden. The music and singing stopped. Connie, in her white wedding-dress, left her husband and ran towards the gate screming:'Johnny!' She threw herself into the arms of a very handsome dark-haired man in a white suit, and covered his face with kisses. Then she led him by the hand through a crowd of excited, screaming girls, to meet her new husband, Carlo. Lay turned to Michael excitedly. 'You didn't tell me your family knew Johnny Fontane,' she said.
    'Sure. Do you want to meed him? ' Michael smiled. ' My father helped him to become famous.'
      'He did? How?
      At that moment, Johnny Fontane began to sing. 'Let's listen to the song,; Michael tried to cahnge the subject.
      'Please Michael,' Kay said impatiently, reaching across the table and squeezing his hand. 'Tell me.'
      'Well, Johnny is my father;s godson. When Johnny was begining to become popular, he had a problem with his boss, a band-leader. Johnny wanted to leave the band, but this mand wouldn't let him. So Johnny asked my father went to see him with Luca Brasi. One hour later, the band-leader let Johnny go. For $1.000.'
    Kay looked confused. 'How did he do that?'
   'My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Luca held a gun to his hand and my father told him that if he didn't agree to let Johnny go, Luca would blow his brains out.'
     at first Kay didn't say anything. She tought Michael was joking. But Michael wasn't smiling. 'That's a true story, Kay,' he said quietly. Then he saw Kay beginning to look worried, a little frightened, so he squeezed her hand and added quickly:'That's my family, Kay.That's not me .'

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"My father made him an offer he could not refuse . Luca held a gun to his head and my father told him if he didnot agree to let johnny go, Luca would blow his brains out."

So Michael , youngest son of Dont Vito Corleone, introduces his girlfriend Kay to his fathers's business practice. Hist father is a gangster , a very important gangster, He is the Godfather of one of the strongest and richest families in New York. his Business is fear and murder. Michael , an innocent college boy, does not want anything to do with his father. he is different from the others in his family. All he wants is a quiet , peaceful , honest life with Kay. But this is not easy as he thinks. things Happen, and Michael Begins to change. He slowly Realizes that , at heart, he is a Corleone too. and if he mus , he can be as deadly as the rest  .......

Mario Puzo was born in New York. He has written many books but The Godfather , which he wrote in 1969 , is his most famous. In 1972 , it was made into an important film , by Francis Ford Coppola. Marlon Brando , Who played Don Vito Corleone , won an Oscar. Coppola and Puzo won Oscar for the best screenplay. Coppola (born in 1939) was one of Hollywood's most important film-makers in the 1970s. As well as The Godfather , and the godfather 2 (1974) , he made Apocalypse Now (1979) , also starring Marlon Brando.
His films during the 1980s were not so popular but , more recently , he has made two well-know films: The Godfather 3 (1990) and Bram Stoker,s Dracula (1992).
Mario Puzo he has written several films as well as books. His other most well-known fils am Superman (1978) and superman 2 (1980)