The Two Wives... Part 1 Continued, Chapters 5 & 6

Chapter 5

After the Two Wives See the Prince
He Carries Them Down the Mountain Side

NARRATOR
The Two Wives see the giant boy.
He feels better now -
because he got out of
a mountain fortress cave
that’s colored dark on the inside
and smooth,
and not so well lit up
(only by a thin white bulb)

So, now he is carrying the ladies down.

Chapter 6

The Two Wives' Discussion
When They First See the Prince

TWO WIVES, when they first see the Prince:
Oh, he’s so big in the mountain that is like
a giant aeroplane hangar!

My goodness! You’re right!
He is super big to us. Why?

Because the mountain is his own idea of himself
and singly, alone in here - it’s gotten so big!

Yes, I see. He’s inflated up
to reach the scale and size of this huge
aeroplane hangar.

And, if we let him out, he will
float away like a bulbed and plastic dirigible.

Yes, like a dirigible led up to the sky,
he’ll float away!

The mountain concavity
has risen up to only contain him.

He’s stored in a hollowed-out bump.

Does the mountain container deflate after he leaves?
After we take him away?

(These questions are not answered)


(End of Chapter 6 and Part 1)