BEGAN TO EAT HER PIPE
Mitzi sat down upon a rock and began to eat her pipe. She was still in a land of other things. She could still see the mass of children flocking after the sweet music. She could hear their laughter as they tumbled into the cave.
And then it happened! Real music! It was coming closer. A tall figure appeared over the hill.
"His queer long coat from heel to head
Was half of yellow and half of red,
And he himself was tall and thin,
With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin."
He stood before Mitzi and stopped playing on his pipe.
He said, "Why are you not in the cave, Mitzi? Go into the cave with the other children."
"I must go home to Mother and Father and Fritz," said Mitzi. "It grows late. See! The sun is sinking."
Indeed, it had become darker, and there was a chill in the air.