13. • The play is about a princess in disguise who
has arrived in a village to have some adventure.
She is the newly wedded wife of prince Florimund
who rules that territory. She does not like the
formal life of the palace. She disguises herself as
a peasant girl and leaves the palace secretly. After
traveling twelve miles on foot she enters a village.
She is dusty and the edge of her skirt is torn. She
is wearing only one shoe. She plucks flowers and
sings as she walks.
SUMMARY
14. • The princess feels thirsty and hungry. But here is
no one to help her. A child tells her that villagers
have gone for harvesting. She goes into a cottage
and brings milk and bread. Soon the
villagers arrive there and accuse her of stealing
their things. She tells them that she is
the princess of that land and asks them to drive
her back to the Town. The village folk laugh at her
and do not believe her to be the princess. They
call her brazen-faced hussy, thief and vagabond.
They suggest different punishments for her.
15. •
The princess becomes frightened and does not know how
to get rid of them. Meanwhile a Juggler arrives there. The
villagers greet him respectfully. He recognizes
the princess and warns the villagers to behave properly.
They do not believe him and demand some proof of her
position. The princess sings and dances to prove her status
but they are not convinced. At last the Juggler suggests to
the princess to show them the juggling of balls. She spins
six apples in the air without letting them fall. The villagers
are wonder-struck at her marvellous performance. They
offer to drive her back home.
