Sleeping Pup

Getting Ready

(Inside the cottage. Katie is lighting the candles on the cake, which starts to melt down. She tries to hold it with a broom

Katie: Well, what do you think of it?

(Everest is still standing as a dolly in a bad joke of a dress)

Goodway: Why, it's a very unusual cake, isn't it?

Katie: Yes. Of course it'll be much stiffer after it's bake.

Goodwy: Of course, dear. What do you think of the dress?

Katie: Well, it's not exactly the way it is in the book, is it?

Goodway: Well, I improved a bit! But perhaps if I added few more ruffolds? What do you think?

Katie: I think so. What do you think, Everest?

Everest: (struggles out of the dress, which falls to pieces) I think we've had enough of this nonsense. I think we ought to think of Autumn, and what she'll think of this mess. I still think what I thunk before. I'm going to get those wands.

(going off)

Katie: You know, I think she's right.

Everest: Here they are, good as new.

Goodway: Careful, Everest! Quick, lock the doors. Katie, you close the windows. Pluck up every cranny, We can't take any chances! And now, (to Katie) you take care of the cake,

Everest: While I ...

Goodway: Clean the room, dear, And I'll make the dress. Well, hurry!

(Everest shortly gets angry but then starts cleaning up)

Everest: Come on, bucket, mob, broom, Goodway says, clean up the room!

(they immediately start to sweep everything clean)

Goodway: And now to make a lovely dress, fit the grace of fair princess.

(works another sheet of pink cloth with her wand)

Katie: Eggs, flour, milk,  (the ingredients come walking) just do it the way it's here in the book. I'll put on the candles.

(the cake starts to bake itself. Everything proceeds smoothly and quickly, but then Everest sees the dress)

Everest: Oh no, not pink. Make it blue. (she makes it blue)

Goodway: Everest! Make it pink. (she makes it pink)

Everest: Blue. (makes it blue)

Goodway: Pink. (makes it pink)

Everest: Blue. 

(this time Goodway stands before the dress and gets blue herself. They start fighting over the color. to the fireplace, where blazes of color go through the chimney. We see the house from the outside, and Sweetie's pet raven/turtle, who sees the fireworks. Inside the house, the 'war' continues, until they both hit the dress at the same time, with the result that it looks like two cans of color were emptied on it.)

Goodway: Look what you've done!

Katie: Shh, listen! 

(we hear Autumn humming 'once upon a dream')

Everest: It's Autumn!

Goodway: She's back, enough of this foolishness.

Goodway: (at the dress) Make it pink. (makes it pink) Now hide, quick!

Everest: Blue. 

(makes it blue. Outside, Autumn hurries toward the house. Inside, the mop is still sweeping the floor.)

Goodway: Good gracious, who left the mop running?

Everest: Stop, mop!