11: To emulate His ways

The Book of Knowledge
Laws of Character
To emulate His ways (Deu 28:9)

            the stage is covered in dirt

            a GARDENER digs a hole in the ground

            he plants and covers a seed

            he digs a new hole a couple of feet away

            plants and covers a new seed

            moves on to a new hole

            on and on he goes

            until he has planted flowers in orderly rows across the stage

            he then rolls a small boulder onto one of the newly planted flowers

            rolls a second boulder onto another flower

            he looks up to the fly space and snaps his fingers

            a torrent of rain falls

            he snaps his fingers

            the rain stops and the sun shines

            he alternated between bringing on rain and sunshine

            roses begin growing onstage

            they grow and grow until they reach full maturity

            the stage is lined with roses

            except in the spot where there are the two boulders

            the GARDENER goes to the first boulder

            moves it aside

            an Enormous Rose the size of a tower shoots out of the ground

            and crashes into the theater’s roof

            the GARDENER moves the second boulder

            no rose pops out of the ground

            instead a LUMBERJACK climbs out of the dirt

            the LUMBERJACK goes to the Enormous Rose

            he chops it down

            he drags the Enormous Rose offstage

            and in doing so crushes plenty of the other roses onstage

            the GARDENER observes the carnage

GARDENER
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            the GARDENER begins to clear the roses away

            END OF PLAY