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Wang the water-seller is asleep in a drainage pipe when the three gods appear to him in a dream. He is pleased to see them, and asks them to help him interpret a parable that he read recently. The gods argue amongst themselves about the meaning of the story, and Wang explains that he sees a parallel between it and the situation that his friend, Shen Te, is currently in. Although they share Wang鈥檚 concern, the gods insist they cannot intervene, and complain about the conditions that they have
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Start: WANG: Thank goodness you鈥檝e come, Enlightened Ones! There is a question that has been preoccupying me.
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End: WANG: Just one thing. Couldn鈥檛 you at least鈥� THE GODS: Nothing. - We only have observer status. - We firmly believe our good person will make her way on this dark earth. - Her strength will increase with each new burden she takes up. - You will see, water-seller, that everything will turn out鈥�
For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Brecht, Bertolt, The Good Person of Sichuan, Tr. Michael Hofmann, Methuen Drama, 1989, pp. 59-60.
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