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| Title | Little Nemo |
| Author | Winsor McCay |
| Date Published | 1911-04-30 - Monday |
| Characters | Mercury, Nemo, The Princess |
| Contents | Falling_(131), Gods_(1), Planets_(6), Stars_(7) |
| Transcript |
{{For several weeks, Nemo and his friends have been touring America in an airship. Last week in Chicago the Princess joined them. They are on their way to Milwaukee, but will they ever get there?}} [[Nemo and the Princess inside the airship]] Nemo: Get up early, for we must be in Milwaukee tomorrow morning! Princess: Yes, Nemo! I will! Good night! You need a good rest! [[Nemo is in his bed on the airship, unaware that a giant hand is outside, reaching toward the window.]] Nemo: Yes I do need a rest! Holding a reception in each city is too much... [[The hand grabs Nemo out of bed!]] Nemo: Oh! Huh! Who are you? Oh! What is this? [[Outside the airship, in the night sky, the god Mercury is holding Nemo and the Princess. They are wearing nightgowns.]] Mercury: I am Mercury. Come fly with me a while in the sky. Princess: Oh! My papa King Morpheus knows you! You carry messages for him! [[The god Mercury is flying toward Saturn. The moon, or another planet with a face, is watching.]] Mercury: There is the great star Saturn with the ring around it. I'll take you there! Princess: Huh! Flip will wonder what ever became of us! But we won't stay long. Nemo: We have our airship to take care of and we must be home by morning! [[Now they are close to Saturn. In this dream the planet is much smaller than in real life.]] Princess: Oh! This ring is spinning around! Mercury: Yes: Get up on it and fly around for awhile. It beats an airship! [[Mercury is sitting on top of Saturn. Nemo is hanging onto a ring. The moon is smiling.]] Mercury: Hang on! Hang on! You won't fall off. And if you do it won't matter. I'll catch you! [[Nemo has fallen off. The princess is barely hanging on.]] Mercury: Oh! You did fall off! That's nothing! I will let you fall a million miles or so! [[Nemo is still falling and the princess has fallen. Mercury is flying after them.]] Mercury: Oh! You do not like to fall, eh? You won't hit anything so why be afraid? Go on! Fall! Princess: Supposing we'd fall into the sun? Um! Mercury: You'd have to keep falling for a billion years to do that! Yes! Nemo: I'm getting tired of this already! [[Mercury catches Nemo and the Princess. The moon is laughing.]] Mercury: Are you? Well I'll stop you! I thought you'd like it but you don't, I see! [[Nemo's bedroom at home. He is on the floor beside the bed.]] Nemo: Where am I at? Oh! I see! Voice from off panel: There goes Nemo out of bed again! I wish he'd quit it! Huh! |