The Cycle of Spring Part 13
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I am delighted to see you. I want to read you something that I have written. It contains nothing frivolous, but only the most important lessons.
_Ferryman_
Very good. Let us have it then.
_Watchman_
Our master used to tell us that there are plenty of men to say good things, but very few to listen. That requires strength of mind. Now, go on, Sir, go on.
_Dada_
I saw, in the street, one of the King's officers dragging along a merchant. The King had made up a false charge, in order to get his money. This gave me an inspiration. You must know that I never write a single line which is not inspired by some actual fact. You can put my verses to the test in the open streets and markets----
_Ferryman_
Please, Sir, do let us hear what you have written.
_Dada_
_The sugar-cane filling itself with juice Is chewed and sucked dry by all beggars.
O foolish men, take your lesson from this; Those trees are saved, which are fruitful._
You will understand that the sugar-cane gets into trouble, simply because it tries to keep its juice. But n.o.body is so foolish as to kill the tree that freely gives fruit.
_Watchman_
What splendid writing, Ferryman!
_Ferryman_
Yes, Watchman, it contains great lessons for us.
_Watchman_
It gives me food for thought. If only I had here our neighbour, the Scribe! I should like to take this down. Do send round to tell the people of the place to a.s.semble.
_Chandra_
But, Ferryman, you promised to come out with us. Yet, if once Dada begins to quote his quatrains, there will be----
_Ferryman_
Go along with you. None of your madness here. We are fortunate now in having met our master. Let us improve the occasion with good words. We are all of us getting old. Who knows when we shall die?
All the more reason why you should cultivate our company.
_Chandra_
You can always find another Dada. But when once we are dead, G.o.d will never repeat the blunder of another absurdity like us again.
(_Enter Oilman._)
_Oilman_
Ho! Watchman.
_Watchman_
Who is there? Is that the Oilman?
_Oilman_
The child I was bringing up was kidnapped last night.
_Watchman_
By whom?
_Oilman_
By the Old Man.
_Youths_
[_Together._] Old Man? You don't mean it. Old Man?
_Oilman_
Yes, Sirs, the Old Man; what makes you so glad?
Oh, that's a bad habit of ours. We become glad for no reason whatever.
_Watchman_
[_Aside._] Mad! Raving mad! Have you seen the Old Man?
_Oilman_
I think I saw him in the distance last night.
_First Youth_
What did he look like?
_Oilman_
Black. More black than our brother here, the Watchman. Black as night, with two eyes on his breast s.h.i.+ning like two glow-worms.
The Cycle of Spring Part 13
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