372. The Mysterious Three Handmaidens, the Happy Birdcatcher
Under the tense and rapid music, the black curtain was opened in a cloud of smoke.
The lamppost cut through the smoke and blurred a corner of the stage in front of the audience.
A young prince is hiding from the monster behind him.
In the orchestra pit below the stage, Qin Jian pressed his hands slightly, signaling the orchestra to lower its volume.
The moment the volume of the entire orchestra decreased, another set of lampposts rang out, dispersing more smoke.
This time people see it more clearly.
The desperate prince, with a face full of anxiety:
- Help me! - Help me!
- Otherwise I'm done!
He walked to the center of the stage and sang in mourning.
The tense strings accentuate his desire to be rescued, even though he is a prince.
- It's getting closer!
- It's getting closer!
- Help me!
rolled around to avoid the monster's pounce, and this scene made the actor who played Tamino receive a lot of praise from the audience.
He finished singing this line perfectly while rolling, and then he turned his gaze, as if he had found a life-saving straw, and ran towards a faint cave.
At the same time, the curtain in the background of the stage is switched again.
The Temple of Ace is particularly secluded in the moonlight.
"Knock knock knock - knock knock ββββ"
The timpani sound of victory and hope powerfully shook the fog behind the three rockeries.
The poor prince had fainted at the entrance of the cave.
Under the half-moon hanging high.
The three attendants of the Queen of the Night, side by side, one meter apart, walked out of the temple with their right hands held high.
They have seductive faces, demonic buns.
Wrapped in a black silk robe studded with mysterious patterns of gold threadβ
They sang:
- Die, monster, look at my powers!
Sonorous and powerful pronunciation.
'Boom !!'
With a wave of his hand, there was a shocking thunderclap.
The next second.
The monster in front of the mountains seemed to have been hit by the magic of the night, and fell to the ground with a heavy blow.
Qin Jian's eyes froze, his hands opened, and he waved vigorously the voice that belonged to victory at this moment.
The majestic third chords came in groups like triumphant soldiers, and their heads held high for a week around the concert hall.
-Victory!
-Victory!!
-Victory!!!
- Heroic deeds succeeded!
The three maidens of the night strolled up to the fainting prince.
- Our divine power saved him!
They continued to sing.
The horn of victory blew and turned into soothing and soft strings, and the maid after three nights seemed to have suddenly discovered something, and the song was full of tenderness.
Maid A bent down and glanced at the prince obsessively:
-A cute young man.
- How sweet and handsome.
Her voice is sweet.
Immediately after that, maid B also came over, and her voice was hoarse:
-I've never seen such a handsome man!
Accompanied by the melody of the viola voice, maid C pushed the two away, staring closely at the figure on the ground, she covered her mouth in surprise:
- He is as beautiful as a painting
The three maids sang in unison:
-If I want to give my heart for love
- It must have to be this young man
Qin Jian looked at the stage seriously, judging from the expression on his back to the audience, he should still be satisfied with the completion of the dialogue scene between Tamino and the three maids.
At this time, he raised his hand and tapped Li Shasha's position slightly, and the rhythm of the entire string group became a little clearer.
Hearing this, he nodded, tasting the liquid he had concocted like a bartender.
That's right, that's his job, he needs to use his baton to cast magic on everything on stage.
The three maids danced merrily around the prince on the ground.
-Let's go
- informs the Queen
They danced and sang at the same time.
- Maybe he will restore her
- The previously lost calm
Handmaid A:
- Go and tell the queen that I will wait here with him.
Maiden B:
- No, no, you go, let me watch over him!
Handmaiden C:
I can't do that, I'm going to protect him alone.
You say a word to me.
In the blink of an eye, the band's music became more and more urgent, and the trios of the maids became more and more intense.
I'm waiting here!
- No, I'll watch over him!
- No, I'll protect him alone!
After a long dispute, the three maids reluctantly agreed that no one could stay alone with the prince.
Seeing that the people on the ground were about to wake up, the three maids were reluctant to flee backwards in a hurry.
The curtain on the stage was pulled down again, and the figures of the three maids disappeared into the temple.
At the same moment, in the glorious termination of the music, Qin Jian took the orchestra.
The stage gradually darkened, and the audience burst into applause.
The applause was not loud, it was light, and those who applauded knew that the repertoire was still going on.
This is the etiquette of the audience, at least enough to wake up the prince who is still lying on the ground.
Act 1, Scene 2ββββ 'I'm a Happy Bird Catcher'
The prince rolled up from the ground amid applause, but it was as if he had lost his memory.
- Where is this?
He looked around at the mouth of the rockery.
- Am I alive or dreaming?
- Or was it some supreme divine power that saved me?
That's when it happened.
A strange whistle sounded like it was coming from ahead.
- What did I hear?
He lowered his body and hid on the side of the mouth, taking in everything outside.
The baton was raised, and the playful and witty music sounded.
Outside the cave, a thin young man covered in bird feathers appeared carrying a large bird cage, with a flute around his neck and a bird standing on his hat.
The prince swore that he had never had such a strange birdcatcher.
Through observation, it was discovered that the strange bird catcher only had to blow his strange-sounding flute, and the birds would be sent to the door when they heard the sound.
Looking at a bird approaching him, the bird catcher straightened his hat and smiled smugly.
Singing the aria belonging to the bird catcher - "I am a happy bird catcher"
- I am a happy bird catcher
- humming a pleasant tune
- I'm proud to be a bird catcher
- Because my name is all over the world
He shook his head and opened his cage.
The exaggerated expression of the words caused a burst of laughter from the audience.
- Attracting birds is my specialty
- The sound of my flute will intoxicate the birds
- So I'm a happy person
- Because all the birds belong to me
One bird after another flew out of his cage.
-But I prefer to go and prey on girls
- There are a dozen birds that fall into my trap
-I locked them up and became my bag
The musical theme repeats.
- After becoming something in my bag
- Take it in exchange for some sugar
- Give it to my most beloved again
- A bag of sugar is enough to win her heart
- So he kissed me tenderly
- We became husband and wife
The longer and slower it became, the birdcatcher finished singing the last line with what he thought was gentle, and then pounced on a bird.
'Plop' fell firmly, and the audience heard it clearly.
Because the music was stopped by the conductor the moment he flew out.
"Well done. β
Qin Jian looked at the classmate who played the bird catcher and said secretly in his heart.
At this moment, the bird catcher suddenly noticed a pool of blood in front of the rockery.
He took a closer look, shocked by the sight before him, the body of a disemboweled, viper monster still steaming.
Just as he turned around and prepared to run away.
- Happy friend, tell me who you are?!
A humble and kind voice came from behind the rockery.
The birdcatcher swallowed, turned around incredibly, and his gaze changed again when he saw the figure coming out of the cave.
...
"Ding!"
Qin Jian fiercely withdrew his gaze from the stage and looked around the orchestra, but did not find the source of the sound.
The next second.
"The Birdcatcher Paptagino's intel has been deciphered, and the reward: a bizarre fragment. β
Before he could react, the voice in his ears continued to ring.
"Ding!"
"A new letter of information has been received. β