The continuation of the dream
The arrival of the mystery troupe had caught them in the following positions and situations: the driver had finally decided to smack the dwarf across the face; perched on the driver’s back, he was pummeling him mercilessly; Mr. Czegö was setting foot on the first of the four steps leading down to the basement; Mr. Hermann was sharpening the big knife; Mr. Carabeț was handing a small bottle of rubbing alcohol to Mimi; Mrs. Carabeț was staring bug-eyed in annoyance. Upon hearing the flute, the drum, the lute, they all stopped, as if on cue. Eventually, Mr. Popeț peels himself off Mr. Capotă’s back and says, ah, these guys are here again with their mysteries.
There are seven of them and, as usual, the scrawniest of them, the director, makes a brief foray into the history of this kind of performance. Two of them have headscarves and long skirts, they are the ones playing the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene. While the one playing the Virgin Mary is a timid young man, with a pale, smooth face, the one playing Mary Magdalene is a mustachioed hulking guy with a unibrow. Also among them is Jesus, a short and chubby guy, but, the scrawny director explains, the actor is specially chosen, to handle both the Nativity episode and the Resurrection one, because: although a short and chubby Jesus might seem like a comical figure at the moment of the crucifixion, he is, on the other hand, very fitting as a newborn baby. Even though he’s a bit plump, the scrawny guy explains further, you’ll see he’s small enough for the Virgin Mary to hold him in her arms, when the time comes. The director takes on the role of Judas, and the other three are interchangeably Singers, Apostles, Crowd, Romans, as the case may be.
Out! the hoarse voice of crazy Toni is heard, popping up out of nowhere. Out with them! Toni yells, emerging from behind a shed. Desecration! Heretics! Out! But, from this episode, those present come away with one clear thought, which is that, of course, this time too it was him, Toni, who had turned on the taps in the basement laundry room.
Although boring, the show was watched with some interest, the most amusing turning out to be the man with the drum, the one playing the jester. Simple-minded, Mr. Dabici comments, that’s just his way, this guy laughs all the time. He’s laughing at us, Mrs. Hermann assumes, a bit irritated. In just a few words, let’s point out how Mrs. Hermann was dressed. Mrs. Hermann was dressed in an evening gown. No, no, says Mr. Lichting from upstairs. He’s laughed like that since he was little. He was my student in the early grades, his mother died one day and in class, he was laughing just like that, foolishly. I smacked him on the back of the head a couple of times back then, but his desk mate explained to me, let him be, that’s just how he is, he laughs all the time. Once the show was over, three of the tallest from the mystery troupe struggle to unhook the chubby Jesus, hung, for lack of a cross, on the horizontal bar set up for slaughtering Mr. Wagner’s pig.
You can read the complete story at visuldeiarna.ro.
Comentarii din vechiul blog
A, ce bine ca nu ai abandonat proiectul acesta cu Visul. E prea frumoasa cartea ca sa nu fie citita!
Katja a scris pe blogul său Intalnire de gradu’ 7
@Katja: Nu abandonez nimic! :)
ai reusit in mod precis doua lucruri, primul sa dovedesti inca o data, ca esti un fiu minunat, al doilea, ca incepind cu mine, care m-am hotarit sa recitesc cartea , s-au hotarit in mod precis destui sa o citeasca sau sa o reciteasca!
@vergi: Mai bine o citești online pe www.visuldeiarna.ro :)
Toata admiratia pentru felul in care Mihai stie sa imbine cu mult,mult umor,unele intamplari reale(vezi taierea porcului in curtea in care am locuit noi la Timisoara) cu intamplari imaginare.Toata cartea are un stil si un farmec deosebit si o recitesc cu multa placere. Inca o data,felicitari Sebi pentru postarea cartii!