What shall I do? I cannot go and tell the people. That would take
too long. What shall I do? What shall I do?
(_He thinks for a moment._)
I know! I know how to stop it!
(_He thrusts his arm through the hole. He shivers._)
How cold it is!
SCENE II
TIME: _the next morning._
PLACE: _the street near Peter's home._
* * * * *
PETER.
PETER'S MOTHER.
PRINCE.
SOLDIERS.
PEOPLE.
* * * * *
[_The_ MOTHER _stands in the door of her home looking up and down the
street._]
MOTHER. He does not come! Well, I will go to Jacob's after him. I must
teach him that he cannot stay away all night. I will punish him for what
he has done.
[_Enter the_ PRINCE, SOLDIERS, _and_ PEOPLE. _Four soldiers carry_ PETER
_on their shoulders._]
A SOLDIER. Hurrah for Peter!
A MAN. Hurrah for Peter!
SOLDIERS. Hurrah! Hurrah!
PEOPLE. Hurrah! Hurrah!
MOTHER. What is this? Why do you carry Peter?
PRINCE. Peter has saved us!
MOTHER. What do you mean?
PRINCE. He put his arm in a hole in the dike. All night long he stood
there! All night long he kept out the sea! We found him there this
morning. Poor little boy, he was so cold!
MOTHER. Ah, my Peter! My dear Peter!
PRINCE.
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