SIDE 1

BOSS ELF

Why weren't you at elf practice?!

HERMEY

Just fixin' these dolls' teeth.

BOSS ELF

Just fixin'... now listen - we have dolls that cry, talk, walk, blink, and run a temperature - we don't need any chewin' dolls!

HERMEY

I - I just thought I found a way to - to - fit in.

BOSS ELF

You'll never fit in. Now you come to elf practice and learn how to wiggle your ears and chuckle warmly and go "hee hee" and "ho ho" and important stuff like that! A dentist... good grief!

(BOSS ELF exits in a huff. HERMEY looks at the other ELVES who are practicing wiggling their ears and giggling.)

HERMEY

No - I just can't. It's like he said - I'll never fit in.

(heads to the door to leave)

I guess - I guess I'm on my own now.

END