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51 BEAVER: No honey this year? That’s terrible.
52 BEE: No one will be sorrier than King Bartholomew, because he just
loves honey on his bread! A bee can’t make honey without flowers, and
you can’t expect the gardeners to grow flowers when there isn’t any
spring. I tell you, I’m as angry as a bee can be.
53 BEAVER: Thank you, Ms. Bee. You may step down.

54 BEE (Speaking angrily as she walks away from the witness box):
And the bears—they’ll be simply wild without their honey!

55 BEAVER (To jury): We’re all going to miss the flowers this year—and
the birds—and the sunshine. But, most importantly (Patting his
stomach) we’re all going to miss our food! King Bartholomew is
attempting to starve us! And I say he deserves to be found guilty and
given the harshest punishment Judge Owl can deliver!

56 JURY (Rising): Yes! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

57 KING (Jumping out of his bed): Wait!
58 JUDGE: I warned you that the next outburst from you would be in
contempt of court. See that he keeps quiet. (CROW, witnesses, and jury
advance menacingly toward KING, who hurriedly climbs back into bed
and pulls covers over his head.)

59 JURY (Chanting in a low monotone): Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.
(Suddenly, a bell tolls six times. All the characters of Mother Nature’s
Court quickly exit through the downstage window, taking their props
with them.)

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