Das ewige weibliche (el eterno femenino)

DAS EWIGE WEIBLICHE (EL ETERNO FEMENINO)
BY JESUS QUINTANILLA OSORIO.
FIRST QUATRE
The man is fat and big. His name is Edward. He is gently and good-looking . She is beutiful. Her name is Gretel. She was born in Germany, and speak english. They are seated down on a hall of the teathre. While the telon is opened, they talk.
Ed.- Impossible...The germany mind think too much.
Gretel.- Don´t think only in blut und boden(sangre y suelo), my friend.
Ed.- I hope understand you... My incredible german friends are artists since ever.
Gretel(smalling).- Exactly... Gotlieb Daimler made the car... Rudolf Diesel the diesel engine... ¿Do you follow me?
Ed.- But...
Gretel.- Germany is a great land... Beethoven thinked in music, and the world knows his music, no?
Ed.- Auf wiedersehen. (Hasta más ver)
Gretel.- You know my language!
Ed.- Very lot
Gretel.- My language has power
Ed.- I don´t know... I am english. Picadilly circus is my world.
Gretel.- Anchluss, my friend, anchluss(realismo)...
Ed.- My ideas aren´t only mine... The world know very lot of yours...
Gretel.- But the people too are "gaulutier"
Ed.- ¿Gualutier?
Gretel.- the word for solidarity in your language
Ed.- (With an ugly face) Solidarity! The queen don´t forget soon the history
Gretel.- Everybody must to be forget it... "The tranche" (alto mando) germany is not all the germany town... Think it
Ed.- How do you say? Germans are...
Gretel.- Bads? My town pay for the history, no? And yours? Did you forget Africa, Antilles?
(The voice in the teathre say: "The function is starting. First call)
Ed.- Later speak about problems... Inside now,please.
Gretel.- (Upping) Let´s go.
(The telon close)

SECOND QUATRE.
Ed and gretel walking for a park. The darkness almost begin to take it.
Gretel.-What do you think?
Ed.- The piece of Macbeth is excellent... of course, the genius of William Shakespeare.
Gretel.- No! I was thinking in Germany.
Ed.- Germany.
Gretel.- Forgive me.
Ed.- No, I understand... You are in fear about my opinion.
Gretel.- Yes.
Ed.- Germans are intelligents...
Gretel.- But...
Ed.- Nothing.
Gretel.-Garçon...
Ed.- Do you speak french?
Gretel.- Very lot... gently garçon... Do you think my country is a bad blood?
Ed.- The germany "jugend" growth which bad flower in the violet prater.
Gretel.- Violet prater? What is this?
Ed.- (Smalling) Do you know to Chris Isherwood?
Gretel.- Do you know to Goethe?
Ed.- yes.
Gretel.- (She is blushing) Sorry. I don´t know to Isherwood.
Ed.- Did you know of Friedrich Bergmman, no?
Gretel.- The Austrian director... Yes...I saw "Frau Nessbaumas letzer tag".
Ed.- Great film... Are you romantic?
Gretel.- Why?
Ed.- Your election of Bergmman... You could choice another film.
Gretel.- I only have seen one film.
Ed.- Gretel.... I am sorry.
Gretel.- Why?
Ed.- You are very beutiful... My fool ideas hurt your sweet heart... Forgiveme.
Gretel.- Don´t worry... I like you too much...
Ed.- Endlich ein vernuenftigen mensch! (NO TIENE UD. IDEA LO QUE ME ALEGRA OIR SU VOZ)
Gretel.- Well, welll.. Remember the power of "das ewige weibliche" (el eterno femenino)
(Ed kiss to the beutiful young, and the telon close)
THE END

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