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| Act:2 Scene:2b | Baloo Higgins' Study, Later That Day | |
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Colonel Pickering is coming round again.
He finds himself horizontally located on the carpet,
which is a reassuring location for him. Through an
alcoholic haze, though, he hears a sound both unfamiliar
and disturbing.
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| Flossie: | In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, Hurricanes Hardly Happen. | |
| Col. Pickering: | Huhh!? | |
| Flossie: | How nice of you to let me come. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. | |
| Baloo: | By Jove, I've done it! I've really done it! | |
| Flossie: | The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. | |
| Col. Pickering: | Huhh!? | |
| Baloo Higgins is standing. Flossie is also standing, front feet on the table, hind legs on the chair. Both seem excited. | ||
| Baloo: | By George, it's got it! By George, it's got it! Now, once again where does it rain? | |
| Flossie: | On the plain! On the plain! | |
| Baloo: | And where's that soggy plain? | |
| Flossie: | In Spain! In Spain! | |
| Colonel Pickering staggers to his feet, taking his legs by surprise, and stumbles uncertainly to the table to investigate this sudden and unexpected turn of events. Baloo and Flossie are now dancing together, Baloo holding the little sheeps front trotters. Flossie is a little unsteady dancing on his hind hooves, but considerably steadier than Colonel Pickering who collapses yet again as the pair continue to dance around his prone body. | ||
| Baloo and Flossie: | (together, singing and dancing) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain | |
| Baloo: | Bravo! | |
| Baloo and Flossie: | The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain | |
| Flossie: |
In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, Hurricanes Hardly Happen. How nice of you to let me come. | |
| Baloo: | Now, once again where does it rain? | |
| Flossie: | On the plain! On the plain! | |
| Baloo: | And where's that blasted plain? | |
| Flossie: | In Spain! In Spain! | |
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Colonel Pickering staggers off to bed. It will probably all be alright
in the morning ... like that time the acrobatic troupe of Scottish Hippos
were going to move in next door. Colonel Pickering had found that puzzling
too, but they were all gone by the morning, as was the brandy (damn hippos).
Baloo and Flossie continue dancing around the study. |
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| Baloo and Flossie: |
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain | |
| Baloo: | Ole. Ole. Ole! | |
| Mrs Brown enters. | ||
| Mrs Brown: | Time for bed, Flossie! | |
| Flossie is having a great time, but Mrs Brown leads the little sheep off to bed. Flossie gambols up and down the stairs ahead of Mrs Brown, still excited. | ||
| Flossie: |
Bed, bed I couldn't go to bed My head's too light to try to set it down Sleep, sleep I couldn't sleep tonight Not for all the jewelsh in the crown I could have danced all night I could have danced all night And still have begged for more I could have spread my wings And done a thousand things I've never done before I'll never know What made it so exciting Why all at once my heart took flight I only know when he began to dance with me I could have danced danced, danced ... All night! | |
| Flossie finally allows himself to be tucked up in bed. Mrs Brown has grown fond of the little sheep and Flossie returns the affection: she reminds him a little of his beloved shepherdess, but without the bondage, the gratuitous violence ... or the leather. | ||
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