Snickerty Nick
[The Little Boy runs in laughing. The children gather around him and draw him into the center.]
LITTLE BOY
Isn’t the Giant’s garden a lovely garden to play in?
FIRST CHILD
Will you be puss?
LITTLE BOY
Yes, I’ll be puss.
[The giant is heard in the distance.]
CHILDREN
The Giant! The Giant! The Giant is coming; he’ll gobble us up.
GIANT
Who is in my garden? My own garden is my own garden. I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
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