Cracked Ice

DIE FLEDERMAUS – J. STRAUSS

On a cold winter day, Stradi and Viola are playing in the snow with their sled. When they reach a frozen lake, they see Bassoon ice-skating in spite of a sign forbidding it. They try to warn him, but it is too late: the ice is cracking under his feet. With the help of their sled, and in spite of great danger, they manage to save Bassoon…