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come here and eat sausages at the feast of the Apaturia�察�he prayed his
father to come to the aid of his new country and Sitalces swore on his
goblet that he would succour us with such a host that the Athenians
would exclaim�察 �What a cloud of grasshoppers��
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Damned if I believe a word of what you tell us� �Excepting the
grasshoppers�察�there is not a grain of truth in it all��
THEORUS
And he has sent you the most warlike soldiers of all Thrace。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Now we shall begin to see clearly。
HERALD
Come hither�察�Thracians�察�whom Theorus brought。
��A few Thracians are ushered in�察�they have a most unwarlike
appearance�察�the most striking feature of their costume is the
circumcised phallus。��
DICAEOPOLIS
What plague have we here��
THEORUS
The host of the Odomanti。
DICAEOPOLIS
Of the Odomanti�拭�Tell me what it means。 Who sliced their tools
like that��
THEORUS
If they are given a wage of two drachmae�察�they will put all
Boeotia to fire and sword。
DICAEOPOLIS
Two drachmae to those circumcised hounds� �Groan aloud�察�ye people
of rowers�察�bulwark of Athens� 。�The Odomanti steal his sack�� Ah��
great gods� �I am undone�察�these Odomanti are robbing me of my garlic��
Give me back my garlic。
THEORUS
Oh� �wretched man� �do not go near them�察�they have eaten garlic。
DICAEOPOLIS
Prytanes�察�will you let me be treated in this manner�察�in my own
country and by barbarians�拭�But I oppose the discussion of paying a
wage to the Thracians�察�I announce an omen�察�I have just felt a drop
of rain。
HERALD
Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after tomorrow��
the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end。
��All leave except DICAEOPOLIS。��
DICAEOPOLIS
Ye gods�察�what garlic I have lost� �But here comes Amphitheus
returned from Lacedaemon。 Welcome�察�Amphitheus。
��AMPHITHEUS enters�察�very much out of breath。��
AMPHITHEUS
No�察�there is no welcome for me and I fly as fast as I can�察�for I
am pursued by the Acharnians。
DICAEOPOLIS
Why�察�what has happened��
AMPHITHEUS
I was hurrying to bring your treaty of truce�察�but some old dotards
from Acharnae got scent of the thing�察�they are veterans of Marathon��
tough as oak or maple�察�of which they are made for sure´rough and
ruthless。 They all started shouting�此 �Wretch� �you are the bearer of
a treaty�察�and the enemy has only just cut our vines� ─�Meanwhile they
were gathering stones in their cloaks�察�so I fled and they ran after me
shouting。
DICAEOPOLIS
Let 'em shout as much as they please� �But have you brought me
treaty��
AMPHITHEUS
Most certainly�察�here are three samples to select from�察�this one is
five years old�察�taste it。
��He hands DICAEOPOLIS a bottle。��
DICAEOPOLIS
Faugh��
AMPHITHEUS
What's the matter��
DICAEOPOLIS
I don't like it�察�it smells of pitch and of the ships they are
fitting out。
AMPHITHEUS ��handing him another bottle��
Here is another�察�ten years old�察�taste it。
DICAEOPOLIS
It smells strongly of the delegates�察�who go around the towns to
chide the allies for their slowness。
AMPHITHEUS ��handing him a third bottle��
This last is a truce of thirty years�察�both on sea and land。
DICAEOPOLIS
Oh� �by Bacchus� �what a bouquet� �It has the aroma of nectar and
ambrosia�察�this does not say to us�察 �Provision yourselves for three
days。; But it lisps the gentle numbers�察 �Go whither you will。; I
accept it�察�ratify it�察�drink it at one draught and consign the
Acharnians to limbo。 Freed from the war and its ills�察�I shall
celebrate the rural Dionysia。
AMPHITHEUS
And I shall run away�察�for I'm mortally afraid of the Acharnians。
��AMPHITHEUS runs off。 DICAEOPOLIS goes into his house�察�carrying
his truce。 The CHORUS of ACHARNIAN CHARCOAL BURNERS enters�察�in
great haste and excitement。��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
This way all� �Let us follow our man�察�we will demand him of
everyone we meet�察�the public weal makes his seizure imperative。 Ho��
there� �tell me which way the bearer of the truce has gone。
CHORUS ��singing��
He has escaped us�察�he has disappeared。 Damn old age� �When I was
young�察�in the days when I followed Phayllus�察�running with a sack of
coals on my back�察�this wretch would not have eluded my pursuit�察�let
him be as swift as he will。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
But now my limbs are stiff�察�old Lacratides feels his legs are
weighty and the traitor escapes me。 No�察�no�察�let us follow him�察�old
Acharnians like our selves shall not be set at naught by a
scoundrel。。。。
CHORUS ��singing��
。。。。who has dared�察�by Zeus�察�to conclude a truce when I wanted
the war continued with double fury in order to avenge my ruined lands。
No mercy for our foes until I have pierced their hearts like sharp
reed�察�so that they dare never again ravage my vineyards。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Come�察�let us seek the rascal�察�let us look everywhere�察�carrying our
stones in our hands�察�let us hunt him from place to place until we trap
him�察�could never�察�never tire of the delight of stoning him。
DICAEOPOLIS ��from within��
Peace� �profane men��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Silence all� �Friends�察�do you hear the sacred formula�拭�Here is
he�察�whom we seek� �This way�察�all� �Get out of his way�察�surely he comes
to offer an oblation。
��The CHORUS withdraws to one side。��
DICAEOPOLIS ��comes out with a pot in his hand�察�he is followed by
his wife�察�his daughter�察�who carries a basket�察�and two slaves��
who carry the phallus。��
Peace�察�profane men� �Let the basket´bearer come forward�察�and thou
Xanthias�察�hold the phallus well upright。 Daughter�察�set down the basket
and let us begin the sacrifice。
DAUGHTER OF DICAEOPOLIS ��putting down the basket and taking
out the sacred cake��
Mother�察�hand me the ladle�察�that I may spread the sauce on the
cake。
DICAEOPOLIS
It is well� �Oh�察�mighty Bacchus�察�it is with joy that�察�freed from
military duty�察�I and all mine perform this solemn rite and offer
thee this sacrifice�察�grant that I may keep the rural Dionysia
without hindrance and that this truce of thirty years may be
propitious for me。 Come�察�my child�察�carry the basket gracefully and
with a grave�察�demure face。 Happy he who shall be your possessor and
embrace you so firmly at dawn�察�that you fart like a weasel。 Go
forward�察�and have a care they don't snatch your jewels in the crowd。
Xanthias�察�walk behind the basket´bearer and hold the phallus well
erect�察�I will follow�察�singing the Phallic hymn�察�thou�察�wife�察�look on
from the top of the terrace。 Forward��
��He sings��
Oh�察�Phales�察�companion of the orgies of Bacchus�察�night reveller��
god of adultery and of pederasty�察�these past six years I have not been
able to invoke thee。 With what joy I return to my farmstead�察�thanks to
the truce I have concluded�察�freed from cares�察�from fighting and from
Lamachuses� �How much sweeter�察�oh Phales�察�Phales�察�is it to surprise
Thratta�察�the pretty woodmaid�察�Strymodorus' slave�察�stealing wood from
Mount Phelleus�察�to catch her under the arms�察�to throw her�察�on the
ground and lay her�察�Oh�察�Phales�察�Phales� �If thou wilt drink and
bemuse thyself with me�察�we shall to´morrow consume some good dish in
honour of the peace�察�and I will hang up my buckler over the smoking
hearth。
��The procession reaches the place where the CHORUS is hiding。��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
That's the man himself。 Stone him�察�stone him�察�stone him�察�strike
the wretch。 All�察�all of you�察�pelt him�察�pelt him��
DICAEOPOLIS ��using his pot for a shield��
What is this�拭�By Heracles�察�you will smash my pot。
��The daughter and the two slaves retreat。��
CHORUS ��singing excitedly��
It is you that we are stoning�察�you miserable scoundrel。
DICAEOPOLIS
And for what sin�察�Acharnian elders�察�tell me that��
CHORUS ��singing�察�with greater excitement��
You ask that�察�you impudent rascal�察�traitor to your country�察�you
alone amongst us all have concluded a truce�察�and you dare to look us
in the face��
DICAEOPOLIS
But you do not know why I have treated for peace。 Listen��
CHORUS ��singing fiercely��
Listen to you�拭�No�察�no�察�you are about to die�察�we will annihilate
you with our stones。
DICAEOPOLIS
But first of all�察�listen。 Stop�察�my friends。
CHORUS ��singing�察�with intense hatred��
I will hear nothing�察�do not address me�察�I hate you more than I
do Cleon�察�whom one day I shall flay to make sandals for the Knights。
Listen to your long speeches�察�after you have treated with the
Laconians�拭�No�察�I will punish you。
DICAEOPOLIS
Friends�察�leave the Laconians out of debate and consider only
whether I have not done well to conclude my truce。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Done well� �when you have treated with a people who know neither
gods�察�nor truth�察�nor faith。
DICAEOPOLIS
We attribute too much to the Laconians�察�as for myself�察�I know that
they are not the cause of all our troubles。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Oh�察�indeed�察�rascal� �You dare to use such language to me and then
expect me to spare you��
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�no�察�they are not the cause of all our troubles�察�and I who
address you claim to be able to prove that they have much to
complain of in us。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
This passes endurance�察�my heart bounds with fury。 Thus you dare to
defend our enemies。
DICAEOPOLIS
Were my head on the block I would uphold what I say and rely on
the approval of the people。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Comrades�察�let us hurl our stones and dye this fellow purple。
DICAEOPOLIS
What black fire´brand has inflamed your heart� �You will not hear
me�拭�You really w
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