AwoodneartheCastle，asinScene2.TheSPIRITSpassonebyonecarryingbags.
FIRSTSPIRIT.Illneverdanceanotherstep，notone.
SECONDSPIRIT.Areallthethousandyearsofdancingdone?
THIRDSPIRIT.Howcanwedanceaftersogreatasorrow?
FOURTHSPIRIT.Buthowshallwerememberitto?morrow?
FIFTHSPIRIT.Tothinkofallthethingsthatweforget.
SIXTHSPIRIT.Thatswhywegroanandwhyourlidsarewet.
(TheSPIRITSgoout.AgroupOfPEASANTSPass.)
FIRSTPEASANT.Ihaveseensilverandcopper，butnotgold.
SECONDPEASANT.Itsyellowanditshines.
FIRSTPEASANT.Itsbeautiful.
Themostbeautifulthingunderthesun，ThatswhatIveheard.
THIRDPEASANT.Ihaveseengoldenough.
FOURTHPEASANT.Iwouldnotsaythatitssobeautiful.
FIRSTPEASANT.Butdoesntagoldpieceglitterlikethesun?Thatswhatmyfather，whodseenbetterdays，
ToldmewhenIwasbutalittleboy??
Sohigh??sohigh，itsshininglikethesun，
Roundandshining，thatiswhathesaid.
SECONDPEASANT.Theresnothingintheworlditcannotbuy，
FIRSTPEASANT.Theyvebagsandbagsofit.
(Theygoout.ThetwoMERCHANTSfollowsilently.)
ENDOFSCENE4“)