Spider. You are very rude—that's worse than being enormous.

Muffet [looking frightened]. I'm very sorry—I didn't mean to be rude.

Spider [mollified]. And I didn't mean to be enormous. But I was born so.

Muffet. Nurse! Nurse!

[She begins crying.

Spider. What's the matter, little Two-legs?

[Sits down by her on the tuffet. Miss Muffet puts down the curds and whey and rushes in to meet Nurse coming in L. with baby.

Nurse. What is it, darling? What's the matter?

Muffet. Oh, Nursie, it's a spider—the biggest you ever saw, and he came and sat down beside me and frightened me away.

Nurse [seeing Spider]. Oh! he is a monster.