Scene III—In the Garden (after storm)
Little Tree. All night the waves of the sea tossed the white foam and dashed the ships about. All around me lie pieces of wood washed up by the sea. What is this at my feet? A piece of a great bamboo tree! Can it be my friend of the forest?
Boastful Bamboo. Alas! I am your poor friend.
Little Tree. I wish I could help you.
Boastful Bamboo. No one can help me. I wish that I had lived in a garden as you have. Then I might have been useful for many years. Farewell, Little Tree.
RETURN OF SPRING
Time—Morning—Breakfast
Place—A Garden on Mt. Olympus
Characters—Spring, Columbine, Pantaloon, Clown
Columbine. Spring, Spring! Oh, you naughty boy. Why are you here?