Monologue

Mrs Bauer Monologue from THE LAST STRAW

From THE LAST STRAW by BOSWORTH CROCKER

female · anguished · 1:00 min

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The Mohlers'. That's how it all happened. Somebody upset their milk on the dumb-waiter and the cat was on the shelf lickin' it up; my man, not noticin', starts the waiter up and the cat tries to jump out; the bottle rolls off and breaks. The cat was hurt awful--caught in the shaft. I don't see how it coulda run after that, but it did--right into the street, right into that woman--Fritz after it. Then it fell over. "You did that?" she says to Fritz. "Yes," he says, "I did that." He didn't say no more, jus' went off, and then after a while they came for him and---- [She begins to cry softly.

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Mrs. Bauer recounts a tragic incident involving a cat and a series of unfortunate events that led to emotional turmoil, revealing her feelings of guilt and sorrow.

30s · sadness · loss · accident · guilt · family

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