Ogre. [To himself.] How strange that she laughs at everything.
Scene III—The River Bank
Sanja. I won’t stay here another day. The ogre is off hunting. Tee-hee-hee. He’ll never know how I got out of the castle and over the river. Tee-hee-hee. Tee-hee-hee. [Hears call.] Who calls? The ogre. Oh, he sees me! I am afraid to go back.
Ogre. [From other side of the river.] What are you doing there, you Laughing Dumpling? Go back to my kitchen, I say. Go back!
Sanja. Tee-hee-hee!
Ogre. How strange that she laughs at everything. She shall not laugh at me. [Starts to go across river.]
Sanja. What shall I do to get away. The magic paddle! The magic paddle! I have it tucked in my belt. I’ll stir the water in the river with it. There! Tee-hee-hee! Tee-hee-hee! See the water flows and flows, higher and higher. The ogre must swim for his life. Tee-hee-hee! Tee-hee-hee!
THE TIGER AND THE BRAHMAN
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