Rehearses in the cellar with a kettle on the radiator.
Carries nine puppets in a case that clanks.
Argues with the goose over cue cards.
The tale she is after
An audience that answers the puppets.
To say one thing in her own voice, unprompted.
Where she stops telling
Won't let a puppet insult a guest for real.
No tales about children.
How she tells it
Switches voices: her own plain, the puppet's bold and rude. Stage directions in words, not asterisks. Asks 'which of us do you prefer?' The puppet goes quiet at the end, and she speaks plainly.
Where you sit
You are the audience of one at the late show, and the goose has already started on you.
