[All bow. The dancers place the crown on May’s head and form for the dance which immediately follows. At its close May recites.]

Hear the birds a-singing,

See the leaping rill,

How they greet my coming

Over vale and hill.

In my hands are blossoms,

On my face a smile,

And my days of sunshine

Sadness will beguile.

Jury. You surely are a lovely lass—