WATER What an idiot!...
BREAD What a vulgarian!...
FIRE There, look; I will put my hands in my pockets.... But don't forget me.... I am the friend of Man.... I shall always be there, in the hearth and in the oven; and I will come sometimes and put out my tongue for you when you are cold or sad.... I shall be warm in winter and roast chestnuts for you....
WATER (approaching the CHILDREN) I shall kiss you without hurting you, tenderly, my children....
FIRE Take care, you'll get wet!...
WATER I am loving and gentle; I am kind to human beings....
FIRE What about those you drown?...
WATER Love the wells, listen to the brooks.... I shall always be there....
FIRE She has flooded the whole place....
WATER When you sit down, in the evening, beside the springs—there is more than one here in the forest—try to understand what they are trying to say....