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Miller.
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Carabas (not yet a Marquis).
Chapter XXXVI.
Puss-in-Boots.
Dramatized and Adapted for a Puppet-Show.

Puss-in-Boots.

Puppets: Carabas, afterward the Marquis; his oldest brother, the Miller; Corsando, his next older brother; Puss-in-Boots; Wolfgang, the Ogre; King; Princess; King's Servants; Donkey; Rabbit; Bag; Rat. Also, if desired, Courtiers.

Act I. Scene I.

Scene: Landscape with tree, bridge, and mill at one side. Corsando discovered riding the Donkey backward and forward over the bridge. Miller and Carabas emerge from the mill and stop under tree.

Miller: Come, come, brother Carabas, don't be downcast!
   You know, as the youngest, you must be the last.