. De rabbit and de jaybird, dey fell out! Walk jes' so! De possum and de coon dey want ter know what erbout. Walk jes' so! Hit am plumb dark! Old Santa Claus mus' be a-hitchin' up dem plow-mules o' hisn by dis time. My lan'! de white folks is havin' er good time, I 'low! Dem dolls, an' dem doll cheers, an' dem rollin'-pins in de show-winders is mighty fine. Pow'ful scrumptious dey was! Dass de kin' o' C'ris'mus gif' whar ole Santa Claus gwine ter fotch ter all de white chillen in dis yer town in de mawnin'! Santa Claus ain't got no 'quaintance wid niggers, dat I knows on--lessen it am niggers on de sugar-plantations;--he ain't never hearn tell o' town niggers. My lan', whyn't de Lawd mek me white whilse He 'uz about it! Hit mus' be jes' ez easy fer de Lawd ter mek er white chile ez er black chile! Hi! I got it! Sho's you bawn, I'ze gwine ter do it! I'ze gwine ter mek m'se'f er white chile! I'ze gwine ter do it, sho'! (, ALPHONSE appears in doorway, and stands transfixed with horror.

M-M Monologue from Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls

Rehearse M-M's monologue