Part 11

I could scratch his eyes out. Pst! Pst!

MONKEY

(Proudly.)

I could fight him man to man! Come, friends! (He motions the Rabbit, the Cat and the Dog to him.) We’ll bite him, we’ll kick him, we’ll scratch him, we’ll kill him together.

ALL

Yes! Yes! We’ll kill him!

FLY

(Appears on the wall above the Horse.)

Buzz-z-z-z-z-z!

(Animals look up. The eyes of the Fly glow red.)

Buzz-z-z-z-z-z!

ALL

The Fly! The Fly! The Fly! (They go toward him.)

FLY

Hey, all of you! Wait a minute! If you’re going to kill that Doctor, I want to help!

ALL

Come down! Yes! Help!

(The Fly descends the wall; buzzing loudly. The others conduct him forward.)

FLY

Ladies and gentlemen, I was fast asleep up there, out of the way of the spiders, when all of a sudden I was awakened by the music of your voices. And I heard your delicious scheme. Oh, I yearn to be a part of it! For I hate that Doctor, too!

ALL

(Surprised.)

You? Why? Why?

FLY

Why? Saucers of poisoned sugar-water, THAT’S why! Reams of sticky tangle-foot, that’s why! And did you hear what he said to your friend, the Inspector? And did you see him SWAT at me as he went out?

ALL

(Sympathetically.)

Yes! Yes! Meow! Bow-wow! Ee-ee-ee!