SCENE 4
(The Wooltons have arrived and stand in the middle of the hill
set, looking about. There is a somewhat mysterious "tent" made
with a large woolen blanket center stage. We can hear
whimpering coming from underneath it. Initially, The Wooltons
do not seem to notice.)
HEYWOOD: We've arrived! Finally.
WOLFGANG: Look at all those stars. What a perfect night.
GABBY: What a cold night. The first thing we need to do is build a
fire.
HEYWOOD: No, the first thing we need to do is gather the sheep.
(A louder, discernable whimper comes from under the blanket.)
WOLFGANG: Listen! What was that?!
(The whimper now becomes more of a wail.)
WOLFGANG: It's coming from underneath that blanket.
HEYWOOD: Then we have to uncover it. C'mon on, Wolfgang—one, two,
three …
(Heywood and Wolfgang whip off the blanket…revealing a
crazed Mackenzie—disheveled, hair frizzed to the max. First she
screams, then the family screams.)
MACKENZIE: AHHHHHHHH!
HEYWOOD, GABBY & WOLFGANG: AHHHHHHHH!
WOLFGANG: Look. It's … a girl!
GABBY: No, it's an administrative assistant.
(Mackenzie continues to moan and rock side to side, still crazed.)
HEYWOOD: It must be Mackenzie. Vivian said she'd been watching the
sheep until we arrived. Looks like we got here just in time.
WOLFGANG: She does seem a bit … anxious.
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