Nothing is Really Difficult

The VeloDrone, Marie and Belle et Bonne are in the Garden of Unearthly Delights, lounging in deckchairs in front of a large wooden box.

Marie: What an intriguing box.

Belle et Bonne: "Niets Is Echt Moeilijk". What does that mean?

The VeloDrone: It means Nothing is Really Difficult. It's Dutch.

Belle et Bonne: Clever papa!

Marie: Where's David got to? It's way past lunch time.

The VeloDrone: He went to a concert in the Elder Hall. Oh, here he is now!

Le Bon David: Here I am!

The VEloDrone: How was the concert?

Le Bon David: Awful! I don't like these modern nineteenth century composers. Always galloping. Have you ever heard Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze?

Marie: David's Group Dances! That sounds like something you'd enjoy.

Le Bn David: Well it wasn't. It was eighteen short character pieces on the piano, all of a jumble. They went by the names of Lively, Heartfelt, Humorous, Impatient, Simple, Very Quick, Not Fast and Fresh Laid.

The VeloDrone: That's only nine.

Le Bon David: He went through them twice.

Belle et Bonne: Could you tell which was which?

Le Bon David: No, that was the thing. Whenever I thought I'd worked out where we were up to, the next piece would prove I was wrong. I tried cheating by following an old lady's finger but she was bamboozled as well. She got to the end of the program a long time before the pianist did.

Belle et Bon: Poor Uncle David! Never mind. Let's go and get some lunch. And tonight we're all going to the Bakehouse to see @Shakespeare.com.

Le Bon David (groaning) : Shakespeare!

The VeloDrone: Dot com, David. Dot com.