A Neighbour Monologue from The First Distiller

From The First Distiller by Leo, graf Tolstoy

male · joyful · 1:04 min

Good day to you. (LABOURER: The same to you.) Where's your master? (LABOURER: He's gone to spread the grain more even; it won't all go in.) Dear me, what a run of luck your master is having! More than he has room for? We're all amazed at the harvests your master has had these two years. It's as if some one had told him what was coming. Last year was a dry season, and he had sown in the bog. Others had no harvest, but your threshing ground was covered with sheaves! This year we've a rainy summer, and he's been sharp enough to sow on the hill. Everybody's corn has rotted, but you have a splendid harvest. What grain! Ah, what grain! Takes some grain, weighs it in his hand, and chews it. PEASANT (enters with empty measure) How d'ye do, neighbour?

Rehearse A Neighbour's monologue

Run it out loud with a spotlight that follows your voice, line by line, until it's off the page. Free to start, no credit card.

Rehearse free Get started free