ACT IVTHE NIGHT OF THE NIGHTINGALEIn the Forest. Evening. Huge trees with thick
gnarled-roots. At the base of one of the trees, Time or a
lightning stroke has hollowed a sort of chamber.
Rising slopes carpeted with heather. Rabbit holes.
Mosses. Toadstools. Stretched between two ferns, a
great cobweb, spangled with water-drops. At the rise
of the curtain, RABBITS are discovered on every side
among the underbrush, peacefully inhaling the evening
air. A time of serene silence and coolness. |