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like�察�for a quart measure of salt。
DICAEOPOLIS
I'll buy them。 Wait for me here。
��He goes into the house。��
MEGARIAN
The deal is done。 Hermes�察�god of good traders�察�grant I may sell
both my wife and my mother in the same way��
��An INFORMER enters。��
INFORMER
Hi� �fellow�察�what country are you from��
MEGARIAN
I am a pig´merchant from Megara。
INFORMER
I shall denounce both your pigs and yourself as public enemies。
MEGARIAN
Ah� �here our troubles begin afresh��
INFORMER
Let go of that sack。 I'll teach you to talk Megarian��
MEGARIAN ��loudly��
Dicaeopolis�察�want to denounce me。
DICAEOPOLIS ��from within��
Who dares do this thing�拭。�He comes out of his house。��
Inspectors�察�drive out the informers。 Ah� �you offer to enlighten us
without a lamp��
INFORMER
What� �I may not denounce our enemies��
DICAEOPOLIS ��With a threatening gesture��
Watch out for yourself�察�and go off pretty quick and denounce
elsewhere。
��The INFORMER runs away。��
MEGARIAN
What a plague to Athens��
DICAEOPOLIS
Be reassured�察�Megarian。 Here is the price for your two sowlets��
the garlic and the salt。 Farewell and much happiness��
MEGARIAN
Ah� �we never have that amongst us。
DICAEOPOLIS
Oh�察�I'm sorry if I said the wrong thing
MEGARIAN
Farewell�察�dear little sows�察�and seek�察�far from your father�察�to
munch your bread with salt�察�if they give you any。
��He departs and DICAEOPOLIS takes the ;sows; into his house。��
CHORUS ��singing��
Here is a man truly happy。 See how everything succeeds to his
wish。 Peacefully seated in his market�察�he will earn his living�察�woe to
Ctesias�察�and all other informers who dare to enter there� �You will not
be cheated as to the value of wares�察�you will not again see Prepis
wiping his big arse�察�nor will Cleonymus jostle you�察�you will take your
walks�察�clothed in a fine tunic�察�without meeting Hyperbolus and his
unceasing quibblings�察�without being accosted on the public place by
any importunate fellow�察�neither by Cratinus�察�shaven in the fashion
of the adulterers�察�nor by this musician�察�who plagues us with his silly
improvisations�察�that hyper´rogue Artemo�察�with his arm´pits stinking as
foul as a goat�察�like his father before him。 You will not be the butt
of the villainous Pauson's jeers�察�nor of Lysistratus�察�the disgrace
of the Cholargian deme�察�who is the incarnation of all the vices�察�and
endures cold and hunger more than thirty days in the month。
��A BOEOTIAN enters�察�followed by his slave�察�who is carrying a large
assortment of articles of food�察�and by a troop of flute players。��
BOEOTIAN
By Heracles� �my shoulder is quite black and blue。 Ismenias�察�put
the penny´royal down there very gently�察�and all of you�察�musicians from
Thebes�察�strike up on your bone flutes ;The Dog's Arse。;
��The Musicians immediately begin an atrocious rendition of a vulgar
tune。��
DICAEOPOLIS
Enough�察�damn you�察�get out of here Rascally hornets�察�away with you��
Whence has sprung this accursed swarm of Chaeris fellows which comes
assailing my door��
��The Musicians depart。��
BOEOTIAN
Ah� �by Iolas� �Drive them off�察�my dear host�察�you will please me
immensely�察�all the way from Thebes�察�they were there piping behind me
and they have completely stripped my penny´royal of its blossom。 But
will you buy anything of me�察�some chickens or some locusts��
DICAEOPOLIS
Ah� �good day�察�Boeotian。 eater of good round loaves。 What do you
bring��
BOEOTIAN
All that is good in Boeotia�察�marjoram�察�penny´royal�察�rush´mats��
lampwicks�察�ducks�察�jays�察�woodcocks�察�water´fowl�察�wrens�察�divers。
DICAEOPOLIS
A regular hail of birds is beating down on my market。
BOEOTIAN
I also bring geese�察�hares�察�foxes�察�moles�察�hedgehogs�察�cats�察�lyres��
martins�察�otters and eels from the Copaic lake。
DICAEOPOLIS
Ah� �my friend�察�you�察�who bring me the most delicious of fish�察�let
me salute your eels。
BOEOTIAN ��in tragic style��
Come�察�thou�察�the eldest of my fifty Copaic virgins�察�come and
complete the joy of our host。
DICAEOPOLIS ��likewise��
Oh� �my well´beloved�察�thou object of my long regrets�察�thou art here
at last then�察�thou�察�after whom the comic poets sigh�察�thou�察�who art
dear to Morychus。 Slaves�察�hither with the stove and the bellows。
Look at this charming eel�察�that returns to us after six long years
of absence。 Salute it�察�my children�察�as for myself�察�I will supply
coal to do honour to the stranger。 Take it into my house�察�death itself
could not separate me from her�察�if cooked with beet leaves。
BOEOTIAN
And what will you give me in return��
DICAEOPOLIS
It will pay for your market dues。 And as to the rest�察�what do
you wish to sell me��
BOEOTIAN
Why�察�everything。
DICAEOPOLIS
On what terms�拭�For ready´money or in wares from these parts��
BOEOTIAN
I would take some Athenian produce�察�that we have not got in
Boeotia��
DICAEOPOLIS
Phaleric anchovies�察�pottery��
BOEOTIAN
Anchovies�察�pottery�拭�But these we have。 I want produce that is
wanting with us and that is plentiful here。
DICAEOPOLIS
Ah� �I have the very thing�察�take away an informer�察�packed up
carefully as crockery´ware。
BOEOTIAN
By the twin gods� �I should earn big money�察�if I took one�察�I
would exhibit him as an ape full of spite。
DICAEOPOLIS ��as an informer enters��
Hah� �here we have Nicarchus�察�who comes to denounce you。
BOEOTIAN
How small he is��
DICAEOPOLIS
But all pure evil。
NICARCHUS
Whose are these goods��
DICAEOPOLIS
Mine�察�they come from Boeotia�察�I call Zeus to witness。
NICARCHUS
I denounce them as coming from an enemy's country。
BOEOTIAN
What� �you declare war against birds��
NICARCHUS
And I am going to denounce you too。
BOEOTIAN
What harm have I done you��
NICARCHUS
I will say it for the benefit of those that listen�察�you
introduce lampwicks from an enemy's country。
DICAEOPOLIS
Then you even denounce a wick。
NICARCHUS
It needs but one to set an arsenal afire。
DICAEOPOLIS
A wick set an arsenal ablaze� �But how�察�great gods��
NICARCHUS
Should a Boeotian attach it to an insect's wing�察�and�察�taking
advantage of a violent north wind�察�throw it by means of a tube into
the arsenal and the fire once get hold of the vessels�察�everything
would soon be devoured by the flames。
DICAEOPOLIS
Ah� �wretch� �an insect and a wick devour everything��
��He strikes him。��
NICARCHUS ��to the CHORUS��
You will bear witness�察�that he mishandles me。
DICAEOPOLIS ��to the BOEOTIAN��
Shut his mouth。 Give me some hay�察�I am going to pack him up like a
vase�察�that he may not get broken on the road。
��The INFORMER is bound and gagged and packed in hay。��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Pack up your goods carefully�察�friend�察�that the stranger may not
break it when taking it away。
DICAEOPOLIS
I shall take great care with it。 ��He hits the INFORMER on the head
and a stifled cry is heard。�� One would say he is cracked already�察�he
rings with a false note�察�which the gods abhor。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
But what will be done with him��
DICAEOPOLIS
This is a vase good for all purposes�察�it will be used as a
vessel for holding all foul things�察�a mortar for pounding together
law´suits�察�a lamp for spying upon accounts�察�and as a cup for the
mixing up and poisoning of everything。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
None could ever trust a vessel for domestic use that has such a
ring about it。
DICAEOPOLIS
Oh� �it is strong�察�my friend�察�and will never get broken�察�if care is
taken to hang it head downwards。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS ��to the BOEOTIAN��
There� �it is well packed now��
BOEOTIAN
Well then�察�I will proceed to carry off my bundle。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Farewell�察�worthiest of strangers�察�take this informer�察�good for
anything�察�and fling him where you like。
DICAEOPOLIS
Bah� �this rogue has given me enough trouble to pack� �Here��
Boeotian�察�pick up your pottery。
BOEOTIAN
Stoop�察�Ismenias�察�that I may put it on your shoulder�察�and be very
careful with it。
DICAEOPOLIS
You carry nothing worth having�察�however�察�take it�察�for you will
profit by your bargain�察�the informers will bring you luck。
��The BOEOTIAN and his slave depart�察�DICAEOPOLIS goes into his house��
a slave comes out of LAMACHUS' house。��
SLAVE
Dicaeopolis��
DICAEOPOLIS ��from within��
What's the matter�拭�Why are you calling me��
SLAVE
Lamachus wants to keep the Feast of Cups�察�and I come by his
order to bid you one drachma for some thrushes and three more for a
Copaic eel。
DICAEOPOLIS ��coming out��
And who is this Lamachus�察�who demands an eel��
SLAVE ��in tragic style��
He is the terrible�察�indefatigable Lamachus�察�who is always
brandishing his fearful Gorgon's head and the three plumes which
o'ershadow his helmet。
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�no�察�he will get nothing�察�even though he gave me his buckler。
Let him eat salt fish while he shakes his plumes�察�and�察�if he comes
here making any din�察�I shall call the inspectors。 As for myself�察�I
shall take away all these goods�察。�in tragic style�� I go home on
thrushes' wings and black´birds' pinions。 ��He goes into his house。��
FIRST SEMI´CHORUS ��singing��
You see�察�citizens�察�you see the good fortune which this man owes to
his prudence�察�to his profound wisdom。 You see how�察�since he has
concluded peace�察�he buys what is useful in the household and good to
eat hot。 All good things flow towards him unsought。 Never will welcome
the god of war in my house�察�never shall he
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