How dost thou repay a favor, Brother Rabbit?
RABBIT. Why dost thou ask?
MAN. I found the Alligator in my garden this morning. He had destroyed my
plants, my fruits, and--
ALLIGATOR (_interrupting_). I was blown in by the cyclone last night.
MAN. He said he had been hurt and begged me to help him to the river. He
promised me his friendship if I would do so.
ALLIGATOR. Ha, ha, ha! I told him I'd show him where to find the biggest
fish.
RABBIT. And now thou wilt not?
ALLIGATOR. But I will. He'll find it after he is _inside_ of me. Ha, ha!
RABBIT. Ha, ha! A good joke!
ALLIGATOR. I told him I'd carry him across the river. I didn't explain he'd
go _inside_. Ha, ha!
RABBIT. What a joker thou art, Ally dear!
(_He turns to the Man._)
But how didst thou get him here?
MAN. I carried him in this small net.
RABBIT (_looking surprised_). Thou art trying to fool me!
MAN. No, Brother Rabbit, it is quite true.
ALLIGATOR (_nodding_). Yes, it is true.
RABBIT. But, Ally, try as thou mightst, thou couldst not so much as get thy
head into that net.
[Illustration: "HELP! HELP!"]
ALLIGATOR. But I tell thee I did!
RABBIT. Ha, ha, ha! That's too funny!
ALLIGATOR (_angrily_).
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