Unit2;;1.WhatarethemainliteraryworksofMauriceMaeterlinck?

ChristèleBARBIER,PelléasandMélisande,TheBlueBirdandsoon.

2.WhenwastheplayTheBlueBirdpublished?

In1908.

3.WhatisMauriceMaeterlinckhonoredas?

Heishonoredas“theShakespeareofBelgium”.;;;Nowreadtheplayandcheckyouranswers.;(AlltheotherHAPPINESSESburstoutlaughing.)Why,wearetheonlythingsyoudoknow!Wearealwaysaroundyou!Weeat,drink,wakeup,breatheandlivewithyou!

TYLTYLOh...ButIshouldliketoknowwhatyournamesare...

THEHAPPINESSIamthechiefoftheHappinessesofyourhome:andallthesearetheotherHappinessesthatlivethere.

TYLTYLThenthereareHappinessesinmyhome?

(AlltheHAPPINESSESburstoutlaughing.)

THEHAPPINESSYouheardhim!ArethereHappinessesinhishome!Why,itiscrammedwithHappinesses!LetmeintroducemyselffirsttheHappinessofBeingWell.Iamnottheprettiest,butIamthemostimportant.ThisistheHappinessofPureAir,whoisalmosttransparent.HereistheHappinessofLovingOne’sParents.HerearetheHappinessoftheBlueSky,who,ofcourseisdressedinblue,andtheHappinessoftheForest:youwillseehimeverytimeyougotothewindow.;TTWTLExcuseme,butdoyouknowwheretheBlueBirdis?

THEHAPPINESSHedoesntknowwheretheBlueBirdis!(AlltheHAPPINESSESOFTHEHOMEburstoutlaughing.)

TTLITIL(vexed)No,Idonotknow.Theresnothingtolaughat(Freshburstsoflaughter.)

THEHAPPNESSHedoesn’tknow:well,whatdoyouexpect?Heisnomoreabsurdthanthemajorityofmen....;;THENEIGHBOURReally?Straightawayandfornothing?Howhappyshewillbe!(KissingTYLTYL)

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(Later,theNEIGHBOURenterswithalittlegirlwhocarriesTYLTYL’Sdoveinherarms.)

THENEIGHBOURDoyouseethemiracle?Shecanrun.shecandance,shecanfly!(PushingtheLITTLEGIRLintoTYITYL’Sarms.)ComealongandthankTyltyl.