[They enter and throw the two baskets of gourds over the wall. They then retire around the corner, peeping as before.]
FIRST COUNTRYMAN (waking; shaking Second Countryman). Wake up! Wake up!
[Each yawns; stretches; throws off his blanket; arises.]
FIRST COUNTRYMAN (remembering). Ah, the gourds!
[Each looks at his ankle, then at the other's ankle.]
SECOND COUNTRYMAN. How's this!
FIRST COUNTRYMAN. Did we not tie gourds around our ankles?
SECOND COUNTRYMAN (nodding). Why, surely we did.
FIRST COUNTRYMAN (looking about). Did we not have two baskets of gourds with us?
SECOND COUNTRYMAN (nodding). Surely; there in the corner.