Reallywish. I really wish, my friends, O yes, I really wish I knew——
Justnow. Just now, exactly what is best for us to plan and do.
I Can. But, if each one of us will only think and say, “I can——”
I Will (emphatically). We’ll conquer Dismal Dumps and his Bugaboo Man!
Children and Brownies (all together.) We’ll conquer Dismal Dumps and his Bugaboo Man!
Roy. Here they come, now! (Children huddle close together and look frightened, yet resolute. A few strains of very doleful music, from behind scenes. Enter Sir Dismal Dumps and Bugaboo Man, right.)
Dismal Dumps (scowling fiercely). Well, here’s a pretty howdy-do! Don’t these children know they shouldn’t loiter around like this? They’ll be too late to have any dinner when they get home! Besides, there’s all their next week’s lessons not learned.
Bugaboo Man. Well, the lessons are so hard they won’t be able to learn them anyhow; so what difference does it make?
Dismal Dumps. Then they’ll all grow up without knowing anything. In fact, no matter how hard they try, they’ll never amount to anything.