PREFACE
The play was ment to take place in the year 1327 the reign of King Bunny Ist. Before his reign the country was called Bublish and was under the rule of King Bublish. It was in their to reigns that Mr Icthus-oress made his fortune by playing the harp; he got his name from fighting an Icthus-oress; his father a butcher died 1307.
Dramatis Personae
SIR PETER MOUSE Kinight in waiting on King
BUNNY King of Animal-land
ICTHUS-ORESS Son to dead butcher, singer
MR GOLD FISH General to King
SIR BIG A frog fieldmarshel
GOLLYWOG His servant
SIR GOOSE Rich baron, spy
DORIMIE A page
HIT A thief
BROWNIE BAND
MR BLUE Conducter
MR YELLOW Drummer
MR J. MAUVE Trumpeter
MR B. MAUVE Bugleur
MR READ Clappers
Judges, Harbour-Masters, Sailors etc.
PLACES
PIP CASTLE is King Bunny’s palace
MURRY, a town in Mouse-Land
MOURN HILLS, hills at back of Murry
MOUSE LANE, road between Pip Castle and Murry
THE GOOSE INN, an inn in Murry
JEMIMA, a river on which Murry is built
TOPSY, a port at mouth of Jemima
CANNON-TOWN, a city in Rabbit-Land
ACT I
Scene I: The Goose Inn.
(KING BUNNY and PETER MOUSE discouvered drinking.
BAR-MAN behind counter.)
KING BUNNY: This wine is good.
BAR-MAN: I shall drink a stiff goblet to the health of King Bunny.
KING BUNNY: For this good toast much thanks. SIR PETER: Draws near the dinner hour so pleas your Magasty.
KING BUNNY: Run go bid the kooks to wait.
(Exit SIR PETER.)
BAR-MAN: How now your Magasty. The clock strikes one.
KING BUNNY: I wager you my shoe that I shall put you home. Is that what you mean?
BAR-MAN: Yes I do mean it.
(Curtain.)
Scene II: A room in Pip Castle.
(SIR BIG, GOLLYWOG, etc., KING BUNNY,
SIR PETER etc. eating dinner.)
SIR PETER: (to KING BUNNY) Know you the bar-man’s name?
KING BUNNY: His name is Hit.
GOLD FISH: T’is an odd one in sooth, how came you know it your Magasty?
KING BUNNY: I heard folk call him Hit. (Enter a SERVANT.)
SERVANT: A Mouse stands at the gate and he would speak with your Magasty.
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