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Leon has just arrived at the house of his new employer, Dr. Nikoli Zubritsky and his wife, Lenya. They are very excited for him to start his new job; to try to educate their daughter, Sophia. The Zubritskys ask Leon to ask them a 鈥渜uestion.鈥滾eon asks, 鈥淲hat is the purpose of man鈥檚 existence?鈥� Nikoli and Lenya are overwhelmed with emotion, that someone would ask them a question like that. Leon is obviously confused so the Zubritskys explain that the entire village is cursed with stupidity. They
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Start: Lenya: Would you be so kind, Master Tolchinsky, to- to ask us a question. Any question at all.
Doctor: It would mean a lot to us. It鈥檚 been so long since anyone has asked us a good 鈥渟chool鈥� question鈥� Please! (They all sit).
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Lenya: Zubritsky! I鈥檝e heard that name before.
Doctor: I鈥檝e seen it! I鈥檝e seen it! On a front door somewhere. In this neighborhood.
Leon: It鈥檚 on your front door. Your name is Zubritsky
End: Doctor: (with profound insight) Wait a minute! That means that the young man in the curse may possibly be related to-our front door. (He and Lenya walk over to the door, open it and look out.)
Neil Simon, Fools, Samuel French/Concord Theatricals, 1981, pp. 18-21.
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