Translator’s Corner
(Cast:
an English Clown and a French Pierrot)
Clown: Why the long face
Pierrot?
Pierrot: I am not a horse.
Clown: That’s not how the
joke works…
Pierrot: Did it get fired?
Clown: The human cannonball
did.
Pierrot: I thought I didn’t
see him around… this circus is getting smaller by the day.
Clown: Blame it on economy.
Pierrot: Is that going to
be your excuse when you’re unemployed and still translating things for fun?
Clown: Huh?
Pierrot: Nothing. So, let’s
hear this chapter’s joke.
Clown: Oh, right. Why did
the clown go to the doctor? … Cause he was feeling a little funny!
Pierrot: …
First Contact