(_The Hare runs off._)
Wife, wife, did you hear?
WIFE. I heard. Are you crazy?
HEDGEHOG. Go to the other end of this furrow, wife.
WIFE. And why should I do that?
HEDGEHOG. The hare will run in the other furrow. When he comes to your
end, put up your head and say, "I am already here."
WIFE. Ha, ha! He will think that I am you.
HEDGEHOG. Exactly.
WIFE. Ha, ha, ha! I go, Mr. Hedgehog! I go! You may be short on legs, my
dear, but you are long on brains.
[_She runs to other end of furrow. Mr. Hedgehog goes to his end._]
[_The_ HARE _enters._]
HARE. Well, are you ready?
HEDGEHOG. I am ready.
HARE. One, two, three, go!
[_The Hare runs swiftly. The Hedgehog sits. The Hare reaches the other
end of his furrow. The Wife puts up her head._]
[Illustration]
WIFE. I am already here.
HARE. What is this?
WIFE. I am already here.
HARE. We will try again! Are you ready?
WIFE. I am ready.
HARE. One, two, three, go!
[_The Hare runs swiftly. The Wife sits. The Hare reaches the other end
of his furrow. Mr. Hedgehog puts up his head._]
HEDGEHOG. I am already here.
HARE. I cannot understand this.
HEDGEHOG. I am already here.
HARE. We will try again! Are you ready?
HEDGEHOG. I am ready.
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