Snickerty Nick
GIANT
Here, Snickerty Nick, pull off my boots. I am going to bed.
[Dwarf pulls off one boot.]
DWARF
[Looking at it quizzically]
It has always been a puzzle to me, how that old woman lived in the shoe with so many children. Very insanitary.
[As he pulls off the other boot, the Giant kicks him. He rolls over, then gets up and makes the entry in his score book.]
9,999! One more kick and the kingdom’s mine. Hurrah!
GIANT
I am going to bed now. See that there is no noise around here.
[Giant puts on his night-cap and goes in.]
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