Snickerty Nick
toes up behind Nicky and takes his paint brush away. Nicky reaches for it, not finding it, looks puzzled, hunts for it and discovers the little boy.]
LITTLE BOY
[Holding up the paint brush, laughing]
Hello, Nicky! What will you give me for this?
DWARF
A spanking.
LITTLE BOY
O no, you couldn’t!
DWARF
Couldn’t I? Why couldn’t I, I’d like to know?
LITTLE BOY
[Smiling and giving the Dwarf the brush]
You don’t look like a spanker, Nicky.
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