Flick. Ah, I see him. He has come out into the open. They are stealing up behind him. He sees them ! his knife is out ! Quick, quick, brothers ! They have him now. Down he goes like a falling tree. Bind him fast, brothers! [He shouts.] This way! This way!
- [Presently the other Dwarfsdrag the strange man to the spot, They have bound him with many ropes. His clothes are ragged and he looks unkempt and wild. It is Berthold the Huntsman.
Blick. Let him get up, but take away his knife. [They wrest Berthold's knife from him. He staggers to his feet.
Berthold. What is all this"? The first I know I am on my back and bound. Who are you that are so little and so strong?
Blick. We are the Seven Dwarfs of this Forest. What are you doing in our domain?
Berthold. Dwarfs? I mean you no harm.
