More portmanteau plays . e his men; and they, following him, fellupon the enemy and victory was theirs. AOYAGI And then—? RIKI And then the Princess laid her hand upon herheart. AOYAGI Is that all? RIKI Is that all? What more need there be? AOYAGI Did they not wed and have great happiness?RIKI answer that. AOYAGI I? I never heard the story before. 33 MORE PORTMANTEAU PLAYS RIKI One may always end a story =—just right. AOYAGI Not a weeping willow tree?RIKI Even a weeping willow tree I AOYAGI How ? RIKI Ill show you.— Stand right here.^— So I Istand here.— Now look at me. AOYAGI I am loo
More portmanteau plays . e his men; and they, following him, fellupon the enemy and victory was theirs. AOYAGI And then—? RIKI And then the Princess laid her hand upon herheart. AOYAGI Is that all? RIKI Is that all? What more need there be? AOYAGI Did they not wed and have great happiness?RIKI answer that. AOYAGI I? I never heard the story before. 33 MORE PORTMANTEAU PLAYS RIKI One may always end a story =—just right. AOYAGI Not a weeping willow tree?RIKI Even a weeping willow tree I AOYAGI How ? RIKI Ill show you.— Stand right here.^— So I Istand here.— Now look at me. AOYAGI I am Place your hand upon your heart. AOYAGI Ay. RIKI Now I am the Prince. With sword in hand Icome to you. From Kyushu to Koban Pvefought my way to you; — through forest, marshand mountain path Ive striven for you. NowI am here.— Look at me. AOYAGI Ah! [With a cry of delight she rushes to his arms,RIKI And did they wed? AOYAGI Ah, love beyond love. RIKI And did they have great happiness? AOYAGI Ah! 34. The Lady of the Weeping Willow TreeAct III. WEEPING WILLOW TREE [She nestles close to him,RIKI My little princess! I did not come to yousword In hand; I did not fight my way fromKyushu to Koban. But I strove for youthrough forest, marsh and mountain pass.—Within me throbbed a mighty song that I couldnot sing. I saw almost all the world, It seems,and once I heard a voice that seemed to call tome alone. It was at the ferry of Ishlyama. Ifollowed the sound — and there she stood allaglow In the morning sunlight. But when Isaw, the song still throbbed within my heart andI could not sing to her.— Someone else called tome—*Hai! Hal! HalP AOYAGI And what of her — the vision at the ferry ofIshlyama? RIKI For all I know she may still be standing thereIn the morning sunlight all aglow.— I havefound you I AOYAGI And was she — fair?RIKI Ay — how can I say? Now all the world Isfair because I see only you in earth and sky She was aglow in
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