I will give you a slice of
bread.
[_She cuts a slice from a loaf of bread._]
BEGGAR. I thank you--
WOMAN. A slice is too much to give away. Here is a crust for you.
[_The beggar shakes her head._]
BEGGAR. May you never taste cake again! May the very cake in your mouth
seem to be crust! If you will not give, you shall not have!
WOMAN. Go, go!
[_The beggar throws off her cloak; a_ FAIRY _is seen._]
WOMAN. A Fairy! You are a Fairy?
FAIRY. I am the Fairy of Good Deeds. You would not give--you shall not
have!
[_The Fairy goes._]
WOMAN. As if cake could ever taste like bread! 'Tis
impossible--impossible!
(_She eats a cake._)
What is this? I seem to be eating crust, dry crust. I'll try another
cake.
[Illustration: "WILL YOU GIVE ME A CAKE?"]
(_She eats another cake._)
Why, this too changes to crust! Ah me! The Fairy's words were true. I
would not give, I cannot have. Ah me! Ah me!
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT
TIME: _a year ago._
PLACE: _India._
* * * * *
THE DRIVER.
THE SIX BLIND MEN.
* * * * *
[_The_ SIX BLIND MEN _stand by the roadside, begging. The_ DRIVER _comes
with his elephant._]
BLIND MEN. A penny, sir! A penny!
DRIVER (_throwing pennies_).
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