Witch Burning - Monty Python, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin

— We have found a witch.

May we burn her?

— Burn her!

— How do you know she is a witch?

— She looks like one

— Bring her forward

— I am not a witch

— But you are dressed as one

— They dressed me up like this

— We didn’t!

— And this isn’t my nose.

It’s a false one

— Well?

— Well, we did do the nose

— The nose?

— And the hat.

But she is a witch

— Burn her!

— Did you dress her up like this?

— No

— Yes

— Yes, a bit.

She has got a wart

— What makes you think she is a witch?

— Well, she turned me into a newt

— A newt?

— I got better

— Burn her anyway

— Burn her!

— Quiet!

There are ways of telling whether she is a witch

— Are there?

What are they?

Tell us

— Tell me, what do you do with witches?

— Burn them!

— What do you burn apart from witches?

— More witches!

— Wood

— So, why do witches burn?

— 'Cause they’re made of wood?

— Good!

— So, how do we tell whether she is made of wood?

— Build a bridge out of her

— Can you not also make bridges of stone?

— Oh, yeah

— Does wood sink in water?

— No

— It floats

— Throw her into the pond!

— What also floats in water?

— Bread

— Apples

— Very small rocks

— Cider

— Cherries

— Gravy

— Mud

— Churches

— Lead

— A duck!

— Exactly

So, logically…

— If she weighs the same as a duck…

She’s made of wood

— And, therefore…

— A witch!

— A witch!