ALLIGATOR (interrupting). I was blown in by the cyclone last night.
MAN. He said he had been hurt and begged me to help him to the river. He promised me his friendship if I would do so.
ALLIGATOR. Ha, ha, ha! I told him I'd show him where to find the biggest fish.
RABBIT. And now thou wilt not?
ALLIGATOR. But I will. He'll find it after he is inside of me. Ha, ha!
RABBIT. Ha, ha! A good joke!
ALLIGATOR. I told him I'd carry him across the river. I didn't explain he'd go inside. Ha, ha!
RABBIT. What a joker thou art, Ally dear!
(He turns to the Man.)
But how didst thou get him here?