EXT. OAK ALLEY/THE GUMP BOARDING HOUSE
Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along a dirt road. A row of mailboxes stands left.
 阿甘　 (voice-over) 　We lived about a quarter mile of Route 17,
   about a half mile from the town of Greenbow, Alabama.
   That's in the county of Greenbow. Our house had been in
   Momma's family since her grandpa's grandpa's grandpa
   had come across the ocean about a thousand years ago.
   Something like that.
Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the Gump Boarding House driveway.
阿甘　(voice-over) 　  Since it was just me and Momma and 
     we had all these  empty rooms, Momma decided to 
    let those rooms out.   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.
甘太太 　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.
 甘太太 　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.
甘太太 　Well, we're all different, Mr. Hancock.
The principal sighs, then stands up.
INT. HALLWAY
Forrest sits outside the principal's office and waits.
阿甘　(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.
甘太太　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?
甘太太　 He's on vacation.

EXT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE - NIGHT
Forrest sits on a swing outside the house. Loud organic male grunts are heard coming from inside the house. Forrest sits on the swing as the grunts continue. The principal steps out of the Gump House and wipes the sweat from his face. Forrest is sitting on the porch.
PRINCIPAL 　Well, your momma sure does care about your
      schooling, son. Mm-mm-mm.
The principal wipes the sweat from his neck, then looks back at Forrest.
PRINCIPAL 　You don't say much, do you?
Forrest grunts, imitating him. The principal, embarrassed, turns and walks away.

INT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE/FORREST'S BEDROOM
Mrs. Gump reads from the book "Curious George" as Forrest sits on the bed and listens.
甘太太 　"Finally, he had to try it. It looked easy, but, oh,
   what happened. First there..."
阿甘 　Momma, what's vacation mean?
甘太太　 Vacation?
阿甘 　Where Daddy went?
甘太太 　Vacation's when you go somewhere, and you don't ever
   come back.
Forrest lies down on his bed and looks up.
阿甘　 (voice-over) 　Anyway, I guess you could say me and
   Momma was on our own.
EXT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE - DAY
A cab driver closes the trunk of the car as two women walk toward the house. A milkman steps down from the porch.
阿甘　(voice-over) 　But we didn't mind. Our house was never
   empty. There was always folks comin' and goin'.
甘太太　 (voice-over) 　Suppa.