SCENE IV—_In Front of the Burrow

[_Bunny Rabbit and all the animals. Lion watching in the distance. Only Elephant and Camel see him._]

_Bunny Rabbit._ Elephant, do you think the lion should keep the little deer?

_Elephant._ The lion is king of the forest, and he _should_ keep the little deer.

_Bunny Rabbit._ Camel, what do you say?

_Camel._ Dear me. What can I say? It is all wrong. But I’m sure he

_should_ keep what he stole.

_Bunny Rabbit._ How you tremble, little jackal! What do you say?

_Jackal._ [_Seeing the lion._] Oh! Do I tremble? No, yes, no, yes, yes. I think he _should_ keep the deer.

_Bunny Rabbit._ [_In a loud voice._] The lion should _not_ keep the deer! The lion is a wicked _thief_! [_Lion springs at him. Bunny Rabbit darts down into the burrow._]

_Lion._ [_Looking into the burrow._] Gone down there, has he? Well, I’ll fix him. I’ll stay right here until he comes out. I’ll stay, and stay, and stay, until I starve him out.