... her bird by taking out a piece of beef. At that moment Eilif enters the tent accompanied by the Swedish Commander and the Chaplain. The Swedish Commander is complimenting Eilif on the way he handled the peasants. Mother Courage recognizes her son's voice. The Swedish Commander then asks Eilif if his father was a soldier. Eilif claims he was and sings "The Song of the Wise Woman and the Soldier", a song he learned from his mother. While singing it, Mother Courage picks up the song, and within a few stanzas Eilif listens to her singing it for him. The song is about a soldier who ignores the wise woman's advice and therefore gets himself killed. Eilif enters the kitchen and embraces his mother. She tells him that Swiss Cheese has become the paymaster of one of the regiments. The Swedish Commander enters and tells her that he hopes she ...

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