Act 2, Scene 1B (Baker’s House, Giant)

Question 1

BAKER: You! Have you done this to our house?

Answer 1

Always thinking of yourself! Look at my garden.

Question 2

BAKER’S WIFE: What of your garden?

Answer 2

Look!

Question 3

BAKER: Destroyed.

BAKER’S WIFE: What has happened?

Answer 3

I was thrown to the ground. I saw nothing.

Question 4

BAKER’S WIFE: What could do such a ting?

BAKER: An earthquake.

Answer 4

No earthquake! My garden has been trampled. Those are footprints!

Question 5

BAKER’S WIFE: Who could do such a thing?

Answer 5

Anything that leaves a footprint that large is no “who.”

Question 6

BAKER:

DO YOU THINK IT WAS A BEAR?

Answer 6

A BEAR? BEARS ARE SWEET.
BESIDES, YOU EVER SEE A BEAR WITH FORTY FOOT FEET?

Question 7

BAKER’S WIFE:

A DRAGON?

Answer 7

NO SCORCH MARKS —
USUALLY THEY’RE LINKED.

Question 8

BAKER:

MANTICORE?

Answer 8

IMAGINARY.

Question 9

BAKER, BAKER’S WIFE:

GRIFFIN?

Answer 9

EXTINCT.

Question 10

BAKER: GIANT?

Answer 10

POSSIBLE.
VERY,VERY POSSIBLE…

Question 11

BAKER: A Giant…

BAKER’S WIFE: Maybe we should tell someone.

Answer 11

Who are you going to tell?

Question 12

BAKER: The royal family, of course.

Answer 12

(Loud cackle)

The royal family? I wouldn’t count on that family to snuff out a rat! With a Giant, we’ll all have to go to battle!

(Change of tone)

A Giant’s the worst! A Giant has a brain. Hard to outwit a Giant. A Giant’s just like us — only bigger! Much, much bigger! So big that we are just an expendable bug beneath its foot.

(Steps on bug)

BOOM… CRUNCH!

(Picks up, eats it)