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who hold not this opinion discoursing together。 Said they�察 �If Cleon

had not had the power�察�we should have lacked two most useful tools��

the pestle and the soup´ladle。; You also know what a pig's education

he has had�察�his school´fellows can recall that he only liked the

Dorian style and would study no other�察�his music´master in displeasure

sent him away�察�saying�察 �This youth�察�in matters of harmony�察�will only

learn the Dorian style because it is akin to bribery。;

  CLEON ��coming out of the house with a large package��

    There�察�look at this heap�察�and yet I'm not bringing them all。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER ��entering witk an even larger package��

    Ugh� �The weight of them is squeezing the crap right out of me�察�and

still I'm not bringing them all��

  DEMOS

    What are these��

  CLEON

    Oracles。

  DEMOS

    All these��

  CLEON

    Does that astonish you�拭�Why�察�I have another whole boxful of them。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I the whole of my attic and two rooms besides。

  DEMOS

    Come�察�let us see�察�whose are these oracles��

  CLEON

    Mine are those of Bacis。

  DEMOS ��to the SAUSAGE´SELLER��

    And whose are yours��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER ��without hesitating��

    Glanis's�察�the elder brother of Bacis。

  DEMOS

    And of what do they speak��

  CLEON

    Of Athens and Pylos and you and me and everything。

  DEMOS

    And yours��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Of Athens and lentils and Lacedaemonians and fresh mackerel and

scoundrelly flour´sellers and you and me。 Ah ha� �now watch him gnaw

his own tool with chagrin��

  DEMOS

    Come�察�read them out to me and especially that one I like so

much�察�which says that I shall become an eagle and soar among the

clouds。

  CLEON

    Then listen and be attentive�  �Son of Erechtheus�察�understand the

meaning of the words�察�which the sacred tripods set resounding in the

sanctuary of Apollo。 Preserve the sacred dog with the jagged teeth��

that barks and howls in your defence�察�he will ensure you a salary and��

if he fails�察�will perish as the victim of the swarms of jays that hunt

him down with their screams。;

  DEMOS

    By Demeter� �I do not understand a word of it。 What connection is

there between Erechtheus�察�the jays and the dog��

  CLEON

    I am the dog�察�since I bark in your defence。 Well� �Phoebus commands

you to keep and cherish your dog。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    That is not what the god says�察�this dog seems to me to gnaw at the

oracles as others gnaw at doorposts。 Here is exactly what Apollo

says of the dog。

  DEMOS

    Let us hear�察�but I must first pick up a stone�察�an oracle which

speaks of a dog might bite my tool。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    ;Son of Erechtheus�察�beware of this Cerberus that enslaves free

men�察�he fawns upon you with his tail when you are dining�察�but he is

lying in wait to devour your dishes should you turn your head an

instant�察�at night he sneaks into the kitchen and�察�true dog that he is��

licks up with one lap of his tongue both your dishes and。。。。 the

islands。;

  DEMOS

    By god�察�Glanis�察�you speak better than your brother。

  CLEON

    Condescend again to hear me and then judge�此 �A woman in sacred

Athens will be delivered of a lion�察�who shall fight for the people

against clouds of gnats with the same ferocity as if he were defending

his whelps�察�care ye for him�察�erect wooden walls around him and

towers of brass。; Do you understand that��

  DEMOS

    Not the least bit in the world。

  CLEON

    The god tells you here to look after me�察�for I am your lion。

  DEMOS

    How� �You have become a lion and I never knew a thing about it��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    There is only one thing which he purposely keeps from you�察�he does

not say what this wall of wood and brass is in which Apollo warns

you to keep and guard him。

  DEMOS

    What does the god mean�察�then��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    He advises you to fit him into a five´holed wooden collar。

  DEMOS

    Hah� �I think that oracle is about to be fulfilled。

  CLEON

    Do not believe it�察�these are but jealous crows�察�that caw against

me�察�but never cease to cherish your good hawk�察�never forget that he

brought you those Lacedaemonian fish�察�loaded with chains。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Ah� �if the Paphlagonian ran any risk that day�察�it was because he

was drunk。 Oh�察�too credulous son of Cecrops�察�do you accept that as a

glorious exploit�拭�A woman would carry a heavy burden if only a man had

put it on her shoulders。 But to fight� �Go to� �he would empty his

bowels before he would ever fight。

  CLEON

    Note this Pylos in front of Pylos�察�of which the oracle speaks��

;Pylos is before Pylos。;

  DEMOS

    How ;in front of Pylos;�拭�What does he mean by that��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    He says he will seize upon your bath´tubs。

  DEMOS

    Then I shall not bathe to´day。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    No�察�as he has stolen our baths。 But here is an oracle about the

fleet�察�to which I beg your best attention。

  DEMOS

    Read on� �I am listening�察�let us first see how we are to pay our

sailors。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    ;Son of Aegeus�察�beware of the tricks of the dog´fox�察�he bites from

the rear and rushes off at full speed�察�he is nothing but cunning and

perfidy。; Do you know what the oracle intends to say��

  DEMOS

    The dog´fox is Philostratus。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    No�察�no�察�it's Cleon�察�he is incessantly asking you for light vessels

to go and collect the tributes�察�and Apollo advises you not to grant

them。

  DEMOS

    What connection is there between a galley and dog´fox��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    What connection�拭�Why�察�it's quite plain´a galley travels as fast as

a dog。

  DEMOS

    Why�察�then�察�does the oracle not say dog instead of dog´fox��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Because he compares the soldiers to young foxes�察�who�察�like them��

eat the grapes in the fields。

  DEMOS

    Good� �Well then� �how am I to pay the wages of my young foxes��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will undertake that�察�and in three days too� �But listen to this

further oracle�察�by which Apollo puts you on your guard against the

snares of the greedy fist。

  DEMOS

    Of what greedy fist��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    The god in this oracle very clearly points to the hand of Cleon��

who incessantly holds his out�察�saying�察 �Fill it。;

  CLEON

    That's a lie� �Phoebus means the hand of Diopithes。 But here I have

a winged oracle�察�which promises you shall become an eagle and rule

over all the earth。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I have one�察�which says that you shall be King of the Earth and

of the Red Sea too�察�and that you shall administer justice in Ecbatana��

eating fine rich stews the while。

  CLEON

    I have seen Athen& in a dream�察�pouring out full vials of riches

and health over the people。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I too have seen the goddess�察�descending from the Acropolis with an

owl perched upon her helmet�察�on your head she was pouring out

ambrosia�察�on that of Cleon garlic pickle。

  DEMOS

    Truly Glanis is the wisest of men。 I shall yield myself to you��

guide me in my old age and educate me anew。

  CLEON

    Ah� �I adjure you� �not yet�察�wait a little�察�I will promise to

distribute barley every day。

  DEMOS

    Ah� �I will not hear another word about barley�察�you have cheated me

 too often already�察�both you and Theophanes。

  CLEON

    Well then� �you shall have flour´cakes all piping hot。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will give you cakes too�察�and nice cooked fish�察�all you'll have

to do is eat。

  DEMOS

    Very well�察�mind you keep your promises。 To whichever of you

shall treat me best I hand over the reins of state。

  CLEON

    I will be first。

                                          ��He rushes into the house。��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    No�察�no�察�I will。

                                                       ��He runs off。��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Demos�察�you are our all´powerful sovereign lord�察�all tremble before

you�察�yet you are led by the nose。 You love to be flattered and fooled��

you listen to the orators with gaping mouth and your mind is led

astray。

  DEMOS ��singing��

    It's rather you who have no brains�察�if you think me so foolish

as all that�察�it is with a purpose that I play this idiot's role�察�for I

love to drink the livelong day�察�and so it pleases me to keep a thief

for my minister。 When he has thoroughly gorged himself�察�then I

overthrow and crush him。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    What profound wisdom� �If it be really so�察�why� �all is for the

best。 Your ministers�察�then�察�are your victims�察�whom you nourish and

feed up expressly in the Pnyx�察�so that�察�the day your dinner is

ready�察�you may immolate the fattest and eat him。

  DEMOS ��singing��

    Look�察�see how I play with them�察�while all the time they think

themselves such adepts at cheating me。 I have my eye on them when they

thieve�察�but I do not appear to be seeing them�察�then I thrust a

judgment down their throat as it were a feather�察�and force them to

vomit up all they have robbed from me。

  ��Cleon comes out of the house with a bench and a large basket�察�at

    the same moment the SAUSAGE´SELLER arrives with another basket��

    the two are placed beside one another。��

  CLEON

    Get out of here��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Get out yourself��

  CLEON

    Demos�察�all is ready these three hours�察�I await your orders and I

burn with desire to load you with benefits。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I ten�察�twelve�察�a thousand hours�察�a long�察�long while�察�an

infinitely long�察�long�察�long while。

  DEMOS

    As for me�察�it's thirty thousand hours that I have been

impatient�察�very�察�long�察�infinitely long�察�long�察�long that I have

cursed you´

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Do you know what you had best do��

  DEMOS

    I will�察�if you tell me。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Declare the lists open and we will contend abreast to

determine´who shall treat you the best。

  DEMOS

    Splended� �Draw back in line��

  CLEON

    I am ready。

  DEMOS

    Off you go��

  SAUSAGE´SE
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