A Fairy Tale Burlesque
WOLF: A good day to you, little girl.
GIRL: Oh, shut up!
WOLF: I was just wishing you a good day!
GIRL: I'm not supposed to talk to strangers.
WOLF: I'm not a stranger. I'm a wolf.
GIRL: That's even worse. I know my fairy tales – wolves are always the bad guys!
WOLF: Only in stories written by petty, prejudiced people. Wolves are nice!
GIRL: That's what you are saying! But you've got big ears, big eyes and a big mouth!
WOLF: So what?
GIRL: You're mean! You gobble up nice, little, innocent girls like me.
WOLF: I do not! Besides, you're way too skinny. Why would I want to devour a bony something like you instead of a juicy ... Ouch! Why did you hit me with your basket?
GIRL: You insulted me, you dirty old bag of stinky fur! So here ... and here ...
WOLF: Ouch! – You're not supposed to do that! – Help! – Ouch! – Help! – Now I know why they say, 'Never talk to strangers!' – Ouch!
from FROM FORM TO FORM. Ed. Michelene Wandor & Ulrike Hattemer. Trier: WVT, 2003.