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Snickerty Nick

DANDELION

I’ll play a trick on him, I’ll put his hair in curl papers.

[To the audience]

Do you like curly hair, boys?

[Putting his front locks in curl papers]

Look at Sleeping Beauty.

SPRING

I can wake him. If he has slept seven years he must be hungry. Nicky, Nicky, here’s an apple. Take a bite.

[A sweet smile hovers over the face of the Dwarf. He reaches out his hand in his sleep.]

DWARF Did anyone say apples? ApplesP One a penny, two a penny, hot—no—[hesitates]. Personally I prefer them cold. Apples!

[Falls asleep again.]

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