The Snowstorm
Yoel Chayim
Then it is already after midnight.
Pesele
Of course. They crowed long ago.
Yoel Chayim
Come here. It’s warm in here, too.
Pesele
Listen, grandpa, a dog is barking in the village. They must be returning.
Yoel Chayim
A driving wind! I’m afraid the snow will bury the road—and they’ve been drinking there.
Pesele (comes in and sits down beside the old man)
And they wouldn’t take me along!
Yoel Chayim
If I live, at the wedding, please God, I’ll not let them talk me out of it so easy, either.
Pesele
The wedding won’t be till summer. We'll both go.
Yoel Chayim
Just look and see, my child, if they’re coming.
Pesele
The panes are frozen over. I'll breathe on it and see if it will melt the ice. (She breathes on the pane.) Oh, how white outside! You can’t even make the trees out.
Yoel Chayim
Just hand me the bottle. I only had one little glassful. I’m drowsy.
Pesele
Your cap is full of feathers.
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