...
FIRE (_rushing forward_)
I first! I first!... (_Violently kissing the_ CHILDREN.) Good-bye,
Tyltyl and Mytyl!... Good-bye, my darlings.... Think of me if ever you want
any one to set fire to anything....
MYTYL
Oh! Oh!... He's burning me!...
TYLTYL
Oh! Oh!... He's scorched my nose!...
LIGHT
Come, Fire, moderate your transports.... Remember you're not in your
chimney....
WATER
What an idiot!...
BREAD
What a vulgarian!...
FIRE
There, look; I will put my hands in my pockets.... But don't forget me....
I am the friend of Man.... I shall always be there, in the hearth and in
the oven; and I will come sometimes and put out my tongue for you when
you are cold or sad.... I shall be warm in winter and roast chestnuts for
you....
WATER (_approaching the_ CHILDREN)
I shall kiss you without hurting you, tenderly, my children....
FIRE
Take care, you'll get wet!...
WATER
I am loving and gentle; I am kind to human beings....
FIRE
What about those you drown?...
WATER
Love the wells, listen to the brooks.... I shall always be there....
FIRE
She has flooded the whole place....
WATER
When you sit down, in the evening, beside the springs--there is more than
one here in the forest--try to understand what they are trying to say.
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