THE DOG (_distributing great bites_) Here! Here, my little god!... Don't be afraid! Have at them!... I know how to use my teeth!... Here, there's one for you, Bear, in your fat hams!... Now then, who wants some more?... Here, that's for the Pig and that's for the Horse and that's for the Bull's tail!... There, I've torn the Beech's trousers and the Oak's petticoat!... The Fir-tree's making tracks!... Whew, it's warm work!... TYLTYL (_overcome_) I'm done for!... The Cypress has caught me a great blow on the head.... THE DOG Ow!... That's the Willow!... He's broken my paw!... TYLTYL They're coming back, they're charging down upon us, all together!... This time, it's the Wolf!... THE DOG Wait till I give him one for himself!... THE WOLF Fool!... Our brother!... His father drowned your seven puppies!... THE DOG Quite right!... And a good thing too!... It was because they looked like you!... ALL THE TREES AND ANIMALS Renegade!... Idiot!... Traitor!... Felon!... Simpleton!... Judas!... Leave him!... He's a dead man!... Come over to us!... THE DOG (_drunk with ardour and devotion_) Never! Never!... I alone against all of you!... Never! Never!... True to the gods, to the best, to the greatest!... (_To_ TYLTYL) Take care, here's the Bear!... Beware of the Bull!... I'll jump at his throat.... Ow!... That's a kick.... The Ass has broken two of my teeth.... TYLTYL I'm done for, Tylô!... Ah!... That was a blow from the Elm.... Look, my hand's bleeding.... That's the Wolf or the Pig.... THE DOG Wait, my little god.... Let me kiss you.... There, a good lick.... That will do you good.... Keep behind me.... They dare not come again.... Yes, though.... Here they are coming back!... This time, it's serious!.... We must stand firm!... TYLTYL (_dropping to the ground_) No, I can hold out no longer!... THE DOG (_listening_) They are coming!... I hear them, I scent them!... TYLTYL Where?... Who?... THE DOG There! There!... It's Light!... She has found us!... Saved, my little king!... Kiss me!... We are saved!... Look!... They're alarmed!... They're retreating!... They're afraid!... TYLTYL Light!... Light!... Come quick!... Hurry!... They have rebelled!... They are all against us!... _Enter_ LIGHT. _As she comes forward, the dawn rises over the forest, which becomes light_. LIGHT What is it?... What has happened?... But, my poor boy, didn't you know?... Turn the diamond!... They will return into silence and obscurity; and you will no longer perceive their hidden feelings.... (TYLTYL _turns the diamond. Immediately, the souls of all the_ TREES _rush back into the trunks, which close again. The souls of the_ ANIMALS _also disappear; and a peaceful_ COW _and_ SHEEP, _etc., are seen browsing in the distance. The Forest becomes harmless once more_, TYLTYL _looks around him in amazement_.) TYLTYL Where are they?... What was the matter with them?... Were they mad?...