Chapter 5
The first number was mostly chorus. It took part in the town market. Everyone was shopping, carrying packages, or stopping to talk to friends. It was a gentle day, and everyone was happy.
It would be the first time Marie appeared onstage. She wasn’t dressed as the prince, just as a teenaged boy. He went from girl to girl.
From one, he stole a kiss on the lips. Another he patted on the butt. A third one, he patted on the shoulder, and then stepped away when she turned to look. He did that two or three times until she turned all the way around and caught him. She shoved him and walked away. He laughed quite happily. Then he saw another girl (Ella) carrying a basket of fruit. He stepped up and took one of her apples and held it away when she reached for it. He took a bite out of
