sheep._]

BOY. Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!

(_No one comes or answers._)

Master! Pastor! Merchant! Baker! Butcher! Come! Come! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!
Wolf!

(_No one comes or answers._)

What shall I do? They think I am playing a joke again. What shall I do?
I cannot save my sheep! I must run to save myself!




THE WISH-BIRD


TIME: _a few years ago._
PLACE: _the palace gardens._

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BIRD.
PRINCE.
NURSE.

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