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toweighingox-fat.
Xanthias
Alas!it’sourpoorAthenianpeople,whomthis
accursedbeastwishestocutupanddespoiloftheir
fat.
Sosias
Seatedonthegroundclosetoit,IsawTheorus,who
hadtheheadofcrow.ThenAlcibiadessaidtomeinhis
lispingway,“Doyouthee?Theoruthhathacrow’th
head.”
Xanthias
Ah!that’sverywelllispedindeed!
Sosias
Isn’tthismightystrange?Theorusturninginto
acrow!
Xanthias
No,itisglorious.
Sosias
Why?
Xanthias
Why?Hewasamanandnowhehassuddenly
becomeacrow;doesitnotforetokenthathewilltake
hisflightfromhereandgotothecrows?
Sosias
Interpretingdreamssoaptlycertainlyisworthtwo
obols.
Xanthias[turningtotheaudience]
Come,Imustexplainthemattertothespectators.
Butfirstafewwordsofpreamble:expectnothingvery
high-flownfromus,noranyjestsstolenfromMegara;
wehavenoslaves,whothrowbasketsofnutstothe
spectators,noranyHeraclestoberobbedofhis
dinner,nordoesEuripidesgetloadedwithcontumely;
anddespitethehappychancethatgaveCleonhisfame
weshallnotgooutofourwaytobelabourhimagain,
Ourlittlesubjectisnotwantinginsense;itiswell
withinyourcapacityandatthesametimeclevererthan
manyvulgarcomedies.-Wehaveamasterofgreat
renown,whoisnowsleepingupthereontheother
