(She runs away, calling back.)
Fly away to the brook and see! Ha, ha, ha!
"'TIS SINKING! WHAT SHALL I DO?"
SCENE III
TIME: the day following Christmas Day.
PLACE: an old stone wall by a brook.
| THE SPARROW. | FIRST STONE. |
| THE PEASANT. | SECOND STONE. |
| GRETEL. | THIRD STONE. |
[The SPARROW sits in a hole in the wall.]