(Two sailors have a fit of fright.) nemo. Do you hear that? Smithereens for (aside) us! captain grouch. Ahoy there! that? A big battleship off the (looking off) What’s leeward skidoo! Belay there! (calls through telescope, as if it were a megaphone) (As he shouts the orders, the two sailors climb the masts and do other acrobatic “stunts.”) Climb aloft to the main keel. Reef the spanker gig! Hoist the weather beam! (after Haul down the black flag. various incoherent shouting through the telescope:) (Sailors lower skull-and-crossbones flag.) Hoist the flag of truce! (Sailors run up a red auction flag, with white letters to-day.”) “sale captain grouch. Thar ye be! The man live that can (putting down telescope) don’t make old William Jennings Grouch lower his flag. Now, you (to two Sailors) lubbers, make all taut. a gale on us from by and old There’s nor’-nor’-east sou’, Timothy Grouch will go below and read the mornin’ paper. (Off.) (The two sailors may interpolate acrobatic specialty here if desired, or exit after the Captain.) nemo. Say, Candy, do you see anything? (with telescope looking off) candy kid. I can see our finish. nemo. that a little motorboat over there? Isn’t candy kid. So it is. And a girl in it. It looks like— (with telescope) there’s nemo. Hooray! the Little Princess. Princess ahoy! (shouts) It’s candy kid. come to meet you, save you from the pirates, and lead you to She’s Slumberland. nemo. Ahoy there—ahoy! candy kid. What does that mean, “ahoy”?
(Two sailors have a fit of fright.) nemo. (aside) Do you hear that? Smithereens for us! captain grouch. (looking off) Ahoy there! What’s that? A big battleship off the leeward skidoo! (calls through telescope, as if it were a megaphone) Belay there! (As he shouts the orders, the two sailors climb the masts and do other acrobatic “stunts.”) Climb aloft to the main keel. Reef the spanker gig! Hoist the weather beam! (after various incoherent shouting through the telescope:) Haul down the black flag. (Sailors lower skull-and-crossbones flag.) Hoist the flag of truce! (Sailors run up a red auction flag, with white letters “sale to-day.”) captain grouch. (putting down telescope) Thar ye be! The man don’t live that can make old William Jennings Grouch lower his flag. (to two Sailors) Now, you lubbers, make all taut. There’s a gale on us from nor’-nor’-east by sou’, and old Timothy Grouch will go below and read the mornin’ paper. (Off.) (The two sailors may interpolate acrobatic specialty here if desired, or exit after the Captain.) nemo. (with telescope looking off) Say, Candy, do you see anything? candy kid. I can see our finish. nemo. Isn’t that a little motorboat over there? candy kid. (with telescope) So it is. And there’s a girl in it. It looks like— nemo. Hooray! It’s the Little Princess. (shouts) Princess ahoy! candy kid. She’s come to meet you, save you from the pirates, and lead you to Slumberland. nemo. Ahoy there—ahoy! candy kid. What does that mean, “ahoy”?