The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"You can't."
"Can!"
"Can!"
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Nascent Drama
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The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Can't!"
An uncomfortable pause. Then Tom said:
An uncomfortable pause. Then Tom said:
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"What's your name?"
"'Tisn't any of your business, maybe."
"'Tisn't any of your business, maybe."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Well I 'low I'll make it my business."
"Well why don't you?"
"Well why don't you?"
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"If you say much, I will."
"Much -- much -- much. There now."
"Much -- much -- much. There now."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Oh, you think you're mighty smart, don't you? I could lick you with one hand tied behind me, if I wanted to."
"Well why don't you do it? You say you can do it."
"Well why don't you do it? You say you can do it."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Well I will , if you fool with me."
"Oh yes -- I've seen whole families in the same fix."
"Oh yes -- I've seen whole families in the same fix."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Smarty! You think you're some , now, don't you? Oh, what a hat!"
"You can lump that hat if you don't like it. I dare you to knock it off -- and anybody that'll take a dare will suck eggs."
"You can lump that hat if you don't like it. I dare you to knock it off -- and anybody that'll take a dare will suck eggs."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"You're a liar!"
"You're another."
"You're another."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"You're a fighting liar and dasn't take it up."
"Aw -- take a walk!"
"Aw -- take a walk!"
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Say -- if you give me much more of your sass I'll take and bounce a rock off'n your head."
"Oh, of course you will."
"Oh, of course you will."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Well I will ."
"Well why don't you do it then? What do you keep saying you will for? Why don't you do it? It's because you're afraid."
"Well why don't you do it then? What do you keep saying you will for? Why don't you do it? It's because you're afraid."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"I ain't afraid."
"You are."
"You are."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"I ain't."
"You are."
"You are."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
Another pause, and more eying and sidling around each other. Presently they were shoulder to shoulder. Tom said:
"Get away from here!"
"Get away from here!"
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"Go away yourself!"
"I won't."
"I won't."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"I won't either."
So they stood, each with a foot placed at an angle as a brace, and both shoving with might and main, and glowering at each other with hate. But neither could get an advantage. After struggling till both were hot and flushed, each relaxed his strain with watchful caution, and Tom said:
So they stood, each with a foot placed at an angle as a brace, and both shoving with might and main, and glowering at each other with hate. But neither could get an advantage. After struggling till both were hot and flushed, each relaxed his strain with watchful caution, and Tom said:
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"You're a coward and a pup. I'll tell my big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little finger, and I'll make him do it, too."
"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is -- and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too." [Both brothers were imaginary.]
"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is -- and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too." [Both brothers were imaginary.]
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
"That's a lie."
"Your saying so don't make it so."
"Your saying so don't make it so."
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe, and said:
"I dare you to step over that, and I'll lick you till you can't stand up. Anybody that'll take a dare will steal sheep."
"I dare you to step over that, and I'll lick you till you can't stand up. Anybody that'll take a dare will steal sheep."