Snickerty Nick
DWARF
[Howls.]
My! My! What has happened to my toes?
[Sits on the ground and rubs them.]
Something has happened to my feet, one more thing to add to my woes. If I can’t walk and have to use crutches, and the Giant kicks me any more, I’ll fall down and break my head, and lose my crown. Personally I prefer walking.
[Chilblains tonches the Giant’s nose.]
GIANT
[His nose is quite white.]
My! My! What has happened to my nose?
[Giant steps back and stumbles over the Dwarf and starts to kick him but stops.]
No, Nicky, I won’t kick you any more for the present; I know just when to stop.
[Teeth chattering]
I have had enough of this old garden. I won’t
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