63: Not to mutter incantations

The Book of Knowledge
Laws of Idolatry and Paganism
Not to mutter incantations (Deut. 18:11)

            the stage is filled with hundreds of inflatable penguins in various sizes

            an OLDER WITCH and a YOUNGER WITCH stand amidst the penguins

            long silence

YOUNGER
i didn’t mean to make this many
            beat
and i didn’t mean to make penguins
            beat
and i didn’t mean to make them inflatable

            silence

OLDER
this is why
you must enunciate
when casting-

YOUNGER
i know

OLDER
do you?

YOUNGER
…
well now i do

            silence

OLDER
my sister is staying here this weekend

YOUNGER
that’s nice

OLDER
SO GET RID OF THEM

YOUNGER
uhhh

            YOUNGER raises her hands

            begins to mutter a spell

OLDER
ENUNCI-

            but before OLDER WITCH can finish speaking

            YOUNGER WITCH finishes the spell

            the inflatable penguins all come to life

            and begin to converge on the WITCHES

            the WITCHES run for their lives

            the inflatable penguins go after them

            END OF PLAY