[When the song is over the Mother Goose children run out quickly. Nell looks around, as though listening or looking for something. Looks puzzled.]
Nell. I thought I heard somebody.
Harry. No, you didn’t. Let’s look at our stockings!
Nell. All right. Only let’s get Bobby and Dot first. Maybe they’re made new, too!
Harry. You couldn’t tell if they were. They’re almost new just as they are, you see.
Harry and Nell. [Go to door, call.] Oh, Bobby! Oh, Dot! Come along! Come and see your stockings!
[They go out and lead in Bobby and Dot. Grand scramble for stockings. Exit with stockings, or Curtain.]
GENERAL REMARKS ABOUT PRACTICAL DETAILS
The play may be given without a curtain, but if one is available, it may be used at the beginning and end. In the middle, it is better not to use it, as the quiet, empty room is much more impressive than any curtain could be.
The two littlest “real children” may be two or three years old, as they can be piloted through their parts by Harry and Nell. The part of Miss Muffet can be taken by a child of five or six years. Harry and Nell and the other children may range from nine to fourteen years. Santa Claus and Mother Goose may be taken by a big boy and girl, or by “grown-ups.”