SAILORS (looking; joyfully). Land! Land!
COLUMBUS (lifting his arms). Now Heaven be praised!
NOTE TO TEACHER.—This play conforms to the spirit of the traditional story of Columbus, but the dramatization has made it necessary to condense into one scene the somewhat prolonged negotiations with Ferdinand and Isabella.
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The explanations in brackets may be read by the teacher.
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The words in parentheses are not intended to be read aloud; they will give the child the cue as to how the part should be rendered.
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A Mohammedan judge.
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Pronounced R[=o]'k[=a].
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Pronounced Pän'ch[=o] (ch as in church.)