“Che Animals Come in Two by Tmo”
Scene: Pembroke Dining Room—Senior table.
Smell: Fish.
Time: 6.30.
(As door opens, enter the Friendly One, seats herself at head of table and greets all who
come in with cheery smile and “‘ Hullo, everybody’’.
Five minutes elapse.
Enter Rawson and Missy from opposite sides of the room, smile sweetly upon one
another and sit down side by side. Ditto Peggy and Happy, Ikey and Polly.
A desuliory stream of Animals fills up the seats,Prue and Scribby separating reluctantly.
Finally, Loretta and Sunny squabbling, and Marnie.
As doors shut, Rat and Ray in the forbidden middies slink into their seats, casting
terrified glances at Peg.)
COURSE THE FIRST
CoLp Soup
Rawson (politely)—I don’t care for any.
Missy.—Yes—no. I sink so. I don’t care.
Rat (vehemently) —Ugh! (Pushes it away.)
Dor (pounding the table)—I want some attention, people. Remember, we’re
giving ’23 a party tonight. You'll help make sandwiches?
Auprey.—Oh, Dot, I don’t see why you have to have it this week. Anyway, I
hate sandwiches! (Squirms.)
Missy.—Keep quiet. I want to hear what they are saying at the end of the table!
COURSE THE SECOND
Bakep Potatoes
Stew or Fis
SPINACH
Rawson.—I don’t care for any, thank you!
Missy.—Rawson, please
(As the fragrant fish arrives the table very naturally turns to soles (souls). Edith
presides.
Eve.tyn.—Have you my soul yet?
Epitu (gazes into space with rapt expression).—Well, your soul is a tomato—with the
smell of a rose.
Evetyn (disappointed) —Oh! What does that mean?
Epirn.—l’ve forgotten.
Rat (Shrieking from end of table) —-What’s mine?
Epitu (promptly)—An egg-shell—or a kangaroo.
(Bell rings.) Sunny mounts chair and begins with engaging smile and confidential
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