Snickerty Nick
Fill it up with sand, man!
Listen, listen—hear it slide,
Hear it bumping down inside,
Thank you, Mr. Sandman.
[The Sandman watches smiling while the Gnomes have a revel of mirth over the Dwarf’s snoring. They conclude with a Snore Dance, circling hand in hand around the Dwarf and at regular intervals squatting as they snore with the beat of the music. Presently they run behind the trees. The snores die away with the snore music. The stage darkens.]
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