Town Hall, Tuesday

Characters: MAYOR, CLERK, FARMER, TEACHER, CHILD, CHORUS

(A town hall. Everyone speaks too quickly.)

MAYOR
Order.

CLERK
We have no order.

FARMER
My goats have order.

TEACHER
Your goats also have the minutes.

CHILD
I ate the minutes.

CHORUS
Ah.

MAYOR
Then we shall proceed from memory.

CLERK
Whose memory?

FARMER
Not the goats'.

TEACHER
Certainly not the child's.

CHILD
They were dry.

END
