Don’t let it put them things on us. They change people.
BILL
You come one inch closer with those things and I’m gonna –
IRVING (Soothing, melodic tone.)
They won’t hurt you. … Just relax … just relax …
BILL and MARY freeze. IRVING places the grasshopper masks on their heads. BILL immediately drops the knife and releases his grip on FLORABELLE.
BILL
I … I feel funny …
MARY
Me too … I told you …
BILL and MARY begin shrinking – smaller and smaller. There is a flash of light, a puff of smoke – and suddenly two tiny little regular size grasshoppers appear where they were standing. The little grasshoppers jump off around a corner and out of sight.
IRVING
Well, now – that’s a most unusual reaction.
AUNT LULU
Evil always reduces people-creatures to the lowest denominator.
IRVING
I think you are right. You are a brilliant philosopher.
CAMERA pans slowly around the corner of the building. CU on the two tiny grasshoppers.
GRASSHOPPER #1 (Speaks with high pitched, squeaking voice, very faint – obviously that of MARY)
And this was to be a great summer! Look I’m reduced to this. Now what?
GRASSHOPPER #2 (Also a high pitched squeaking voice, very faint – that of BILL).