TIME: morning.
PLACE: Peter's mill.
PETER, THE STUPID MILLER.
PETER'S WIFE.
THE FOX.
[The FOX enters. He knocks at the mill door. PETER opens the door and comes out. He is covered with meal.]
FOX. Good-morning, Peter.
PETER. What do you want, sir?
FOX. I am hungry. I want to eat Jacob's chickens.
PETER. Ah, that is fine! I do not like Jacob. Do you know that?
FOX. Oh, yes, I know! Now will you help me to get his chickens?