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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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