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What people are saying - Write a reviewWe haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Common terms and phrasesAlemanni Aloud Alph Arabella Awph Awphizpheed Belinda Bertha Bertie better Bian Bianca Charles Kettering Charley chiffonier child Chorus Clown comes Count Cremorne Culpepper daughter dear door dress Enter Everslay Exeunt Exit fancy Farringdon fellow Fran Frangipanni Frank Fred Gamaliel Gamboge Gent gentleman girl give goes gone Granny Grumio hands happy hear heart Hector husband Ingomar Jack Jones Kate Kath King Arthur Kisses knock lackadaisy lady laughing lily look Lucy ma'am madam Mademoiselle Marie Marquis marry Martin Morg mother Nancy never Ogle Oglethorpe Pantaloon Papa Walter Parthenia Petruchio Polly poor Popham pray pretty Red Riding-hood Scene Sir Lionel Sir Tristram Slybootszee Small Smallboy Stella d'Oro sure tell there's thing Twan Twankay Verditer W. S. GILBERT what's wife window wish Wolf wonder young Popular passagesPage 38 - ... where ever can she be? (Looks off on both sides.) She is a shocking disobedient child, Enough to drive a loving mother wild ; But stay ! where are the butter and the cake That to her grandmother she has to take ? Fetches basket from cottage, and shows cake and butter. Here is the cake, and here 's the butter, See ! The nicest cake and butter that could be. Page 42 - 11 need my aid, for there is danger near. Your disobedience to your mother's will Has given bad fairies power to work you ill. RRH Thanks, beauteous fairy. But no harm I meant, And of my disobedience much repent. FAIRY. I know it, and will therefore prove your friend : You shall o'ercome your troubles in the end. Remember when your case my help demands, You 've naught to do save simply clap your hands. [Exit FAIRY. Page 39 - s ill ; Give her my love, and these tidbits. RRH I will. Won't it be nice 1 Through wood and field I 'll walk, And have with Jack, perhaps, a little talk. Dear Jack ! At thought of him why quickly beat, heart ? Dear Jack ! he 's no Jack-pudding, but a sweet-tart ! Won't I catch butterflies and gather flowers ! MOTHER. Mind you don't dawdle and be gone for hours, But go straight there, and back again with speed, And do not loiter in lane, wood, or mead, Or else a great big wolf shall come to eat you... Page 45 - Some carelessness — she's got her feet wet through With running in the rain or heavy dew, Perhaps without her bonnet, and of course, The little donkey is a little hoarse. Her words she used not croakingly to utter. — What do you want? WOLF: I've brought your cake and butter, But can't come in, the door my strength defies. Page 45 - ve finished her ere she could angry be with me, I did n't give her time to disagree with me. Now for a night-gown (takes one) and a nightcap (takes one). Good ! (puts them on.) How do I look as Grandma Riding-Hood ? Gets into bed, and covers himself up. A knock is heard at the door. WOLF (imitating GRANNY'S voice). Who 's there 1 RRH Your little grandchild, Granny dear ; I have a cake and butter for you here. Page 41 - Just you fix the day. (Embraces her.) RRH You 're very pressing, sir ! Well, let me see ; Next Wednesday a wedding's day shall be. JACK. An earlier date far better, dear, will do ; Say, why not Toosday as the day for two ? Another kiss... Page 44 - ... scream and cry, and make a hubbuboo ; And there's a woodcutter I know, hard by, From whose quick hatchet quick-catch-it should I ! Here goes to bolt old Granny without flummery, A spring, — and then one swallow .shall be summery ! [Exit. SCENE III. Page 47 - ll enjine. WOLF creeps behind them, and secures the axe. WOLF (leaping up). That en-gine won't assist you, tender pair; Snatches up RRH with one arm, brandishing axe. If that's your line, why I shall raise the fare. JACK. He 's got the axe — O, here 'sa nice quandary ! RRH (claps hands). Page 44 - ll gobble you up, little dear. I did n't like to try and eat you here ; You might object to it, — some people do, — And scream and cry, and make a hubbuboo ; And there's a woodcutter I know, hard by, From whose quick hatchet quick-catch-it should I ! Here goes to bolt old Granny without flummery... References from web pagesOPAC Bibliographic information
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