It originally formed the penultimate scene of Brecht's full-length play Man Equals Man, but by 1926 Brecht had separated it to an appendix to the published text. It was performed as part of Man Equals Man that same year.
Initially, the penultimate scene from Brecht's play "Man Equals Man" was meant to be the final act, but in 1926, he moved it to an appendix for the published version and staged it alongside the play itself.