Children's Classics in Dramatic Form, Book Two
Chapter 8
TIME: _five minutes later._ PLACE: _the schoolroom._
* * * * *
KATE. TEACHER. BED. BOYS AND GIRLS.
* * * * *
[_The_ BED _enters the schoolroom. Kate tries to hide under the covers._]
BED. Good-morning, teacher. Here is lazy Kate.
TEACHER. Ha, ha, ha!
BED. Good-morning, boys. Here is lazy Kate.
BOYS. Ha, ha, ha!
BED. Good-morning, girls. Here is lazy Kate.
GIRLS. Ha, ha, ha!
KATE. Take me home, Bed! Please take me home!
BED. Will you get up early?
KATE. O yes, yes, yes!
BED. Every morning?
KATE. Every morning, Bed! Every morning!
BED. Then I will take you home. Good-by, teacher!
TEACHER. Ha, ha, ha!
BED. Good-by, children!
CHILDREN. Ha, ha, ha!
[_The Bed goes with Kate, who still tries to hide under the covers._]