Two Plays by Rik Amrit with a Foreword by Arjun Bharadwaj · Chapter 2
Play I: Act II — The Court of Benares
SCENE 2: The Royal Assembly.
KING OF BENARES:
Bring the bird before our throne. Let our priests examine whether its gold is born of virtue or celestial sorcery.
MINISTER:
Sire, the bird sings only when the forest wind touches its crown; in our stone court, it remains silent as marble.
KING OF BENARES:
Bring the bird before our throne. Let our priests examine whether its gold is born of virtue or celestial sorcery.
MINISTER:
Sire, the bird sings only when the forest wind touches its crown; in our stone court, it remains silent as marble.