Samson and Delilah Page #3

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LET'S HEAR IT,

DANITE!

SPEAK UP, STRONG MAN!

WHAT RIDDLE?

TELL US.

OUT OF THE EATER

CAME FORTH MEAT.

OUT OF THE STRONG

CAME FORTH SWEETNESS.

Ahtur:

OUT OF THE EATER CAME FORTH --

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S A FOOL'S RIDDLE.

THEN ANSWER IT.

THERE'S NO SENSE TO IT.

SWEETNESS:

FROM THE STRONG?

HE'S TWISTING WORDS.

RIDDLE? WHY,

BY THE SOUTHERN PLANETS,

THAT'S NO RIDDLE

AT ALL.

IT'S NOT A RIDDLE

WITHOUT A WAGER.

OR WITHOUT GOLD.

WHAT GOLD:

CAN SAMSON WAGER?

THERE ARE:

MANY KINDS OF GOLD.

THERE IS THE GOLD

IN SEMADAR'S HAIR.

BUT WE WON'T WAGER THAT.

THEN THERE'S THE GOLD THREAD

OF A CLOAK.

THAT, I WILL WAGER.

IF YOU GUESS THE RIDDLE,

I'LL PAY EACH ONE OF YOU

A NEW GARMENT.

ALL 30 OF US?

ALL 30.

30 GARMENTS?

THAT'S A HEAVY WAGER.

HOW CAN HE PAY?

WITH 30 LION SKINS?

WE'LL GE ALL SHEPHERD CLOAKS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHERE WOULD HE GE 30 GARMENTS?

YES,

ONE FOR EACH OF US!

TAKE CARE.

SAMSON IS CLEVER

AT TRAPPING FOXES.

YOU MAY LOSE.

THEN EACH ONE OF US WILL PAY HIM

A CHANGE OF GARMENTS.

ALL 30?

ALL 30.

AGREED!

IT'S A WAGER!

30 GARMENTS.

IT'S A BARGAIN!

LEAVE THEM WITH YOUR RIDDLE,

SAMSON,

WHILE I PUT ON:

MY WEDDING VEIL.

"OUT OF THE STRONG

CAME FORTH SWEETNESS."

HAH!

THE FRUIT OF THE DATE PALM!

THE TREE IS STRONG,

AND THE FRUIT IS SWEET.

TERESH, WHAT ON EARTH

DO YOU FEED DATE PALMS

TO MAKE THEM EATERS?

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHY,

IT'S A HAWK'S EGG.

A HAWK IS AN EATER.

AND THE EGG IS STRONG.

FIND THE ANSWER:

BEFORE THE WEDDING.

SAMSON WILL HAVE NO TIME

FOR RIDDLES AFTERWARDS.

FATHER, TAKE HIM,

BUT BRING HIM BACK TO ME.

I'M SURE

I COULD NOT KEEP HIM AWAY.

YOU TRIED HARD ENOUGH TO,

TUBAL.

MUSICIANS, PLAY AMONG THE GUESTS

WHILE WE PREPARE.

THAT SCURVY RIDDLE

HAS NO ANSWER.

IT'S A CHEAT!

HE'S RIGHT!

A DANITE TRICK!

EVERY RIDDLE HAS AN ANSWER,

ONLY YOU'RE TOO STUPID

TO FIND IT.

FIND IT? WHERE?

NOT IN YOUR WINE CUP,

GAMMAD.

SHARPEN YOUR WITS,

NOT YOUR TEETH.

WHAT?

DON'T YOU SEE

SAMSON IS LAUGHING AT YOU?

LAUGHING AT US?

HE'S SMARTER THAN YOU.

HAS HE TOLD YOU:

THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE?

NO, BUT...

I KNOW SOMEONE:

WHO CAN GET IT.

WHO?

TELL US.

YOU?

SEMADAR.

SEMADAR?

YES, BY DAGON,

SHE'LL TELL,

OR I'LL WRING THE ANSWER

FROM HER THROAT.

I'LL PAY NO FORFEI TO THAT DANITE CLOWN.

OH, YES, YOU WILL.

YOU MADE A WAGER.

BEFORE I PAY, I'LL BURN

THIS HOUSE AND THEM IN IT.

YOU DON'T KNOW SAMSON.

SAMSON -- WHAT?

IT WOULD BE MUCH SAFER

IF AHTUR GOT THE ANSWER

FROM SEMADAR.

YES, SEMADAR.

CLEVER:

GIRL.

WOMEN ALWAYS YIELD

TO AHTUR.

[ MEN MURMURING ]

WHY SHOULD OUR GUESTS

CARE ABOUT A STUPID GAME

OF WORDS?

IT'S NO GAME TO THEM.

IT'S DANITE AGAINST PHILISTINE.

THE WINE:

HAS DULLED THEIR SENSES.

IT HASN'T DULLED

THEIR ANGER.

YOU'RE TRYING TO FRIGHTEN ME

BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT ME

TO MARRY SAMSON.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO MARRY SAMSON, BUT...

THERE'S HATRED DOWN THERE

AT YOUR WEDDING FEAST.

THEY THINK YOU'VE JOINED SAMSON

AGAINST US.

BUT I HAVEN'T.

TELL THEM I HAVEN'T.

NO.

YOU TELL THEM:

THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IT.

UNFORTUNATE.

AHTUR, SAMSON

HAS TOLD ME NOTHING.

SURELY HE'LL SHARE THE ANSWER

WITH SO LOVELY A BRIDE.

BUT IF HE WON'T?

GET IT...

OR DEATH MAY SOLVE

THE DANITE'S RIDDLE.

Man:
AHTUR.

Man #2:
AHTUR.

[ SOBBING ]

I MEAN:

NO MORE TO YOU:

THAN THOSE STRANGERS

DOWN THERE.

SEMADAR, DON'T CRY.

I CAN'T STAND TEARS.

YOU DON'T LOVE ME.

BUT, SEMADAR, LOOK --

NO! GO AWAY.

LOOK, I'VE TOLD NO ONE

THE ANSWER.

OUR WEDDING NIGHT,

AND TO YOU I AM NO ONE.

WOMEN.

WON'T YOU MAKE ME HAPPY?

TELL ME:

THE RIDDLE'S ANSWER.

YOU COULD PLEASE ME

SO MUCH.

IF A HONEYCOMB PLEASES YOU,

A LION WILL NO KEEP US

APART.

HONEYCOMB!

IS THAT THE ANSWER?

REMEMBER:

THAT LION I KILLED?

THE SUN HAD BLEACHED

ITS BONES,

AND WILD BEES:

HAD SWARMED THERE.

OH, SAMSON!

THAT WAS THE HONEYCOMB

YOU BROUGHT ME.

WHAT IS SWEETER:

THAN HONEY?

WHAT IS STRONGER

THAN A LION?

[ MEN LAUGHING ]

SEMADAR,

AS PRETTY AS A PEARL!

BEFORE THIS COMPANY,

I GIVE MY DAUGHTER, SEMADAR,

TO SAMSON IN MARRIAGE.

LUCKY SAMSON!

Ahtur:
WHAT IS SWEETER

THAN HONEY, SAMSON?

TELL US...

WHAT IS STRONGER

THAN A LION?

Man:

I BET THAT'S THE ANSWER.

Man #2:
AHTUR HAS WON

THE DANITE'S

WAGER.

OR THE DANITE'S BRIDE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

A CLEVER RIDDLE,

CLEVERLY ANSWERED.

AND NOW, SAMSON,

TAKE THE WINE CUP.

PAY YOUR WAGER, BRIDEGROOM.

A CHANGE OF GARMEN FOR EACH!

BEFORE WE LEAVE.

A RED CLOAK:

IS WHAT I WAN SO THE WINE SPOTS

DON'T SHOW.

A WOOL TUNIC FOR ME

TO KEEP OUT THE FOUL AIR OF DAN.

BRING ME AN EMBROIDERED ROBE

TO DAZZLE THE WENCHES.

I'LL SETTLE

FOR A CLOAK OF SILVER CLOTH.

IF YOU HAD NOT PLOWED

WITH MY HEIFER,

YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ANSWERED

MY RIDDLE.

YOU'RE A BAD LOSER,

STRONG MAN.

PAY YOUR DEBT.

I'LL PAY MY DEBT...

THE SAME WAY:

YOU FOUND THE ANSWER.

A RED CLOAK:

IS WHAT I WANT.

YOU'LL GET YOUR RED CLOAK,

GAMMAD.

YOU'LL GE YOUR SHIRT OF WOOL, TARGIL.

WITH GOLD THREAD!

AND YOU, BERGAM,

YOUR SILVER CLOAK.

YOU'LL ALL BE PAID

IN FULL.

YOU CHEA BEFORE OUR WEDDING'S DONE.

THE CATS FROM THE TIMNATH ALLEYS

COULD LEARN MUCH FROM YOU.

SHE STANDS WITH US.

AND YOU'D DO WELL

TO RETURN TO YOUR PEOPLE.

YES, GO BACK.

I'LL RETURN.

BUT FIRST I MUST PAY THE DEB TO YOUR PEOPLE.

OR PAY YOUR WAGER.

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

SAMSON! SAMSON!

LET HIM GO, FATHER.

BUT THE SARAN:

GAVE HER TO SAMSON.

AND SAMSON CALLED HER A CA FROM THE ALLEYS OF TIMNATH.

THIS IS TERRIBLE.

HE DOESN'T WANT HER NOW.

BUT AHTUR DOES.

AHTUR!

AND THE BRIDAL CHAMBER

IS WAITING FOR A BRIDE.

GOOD SENSE:

IN THAT PRETTY HEAD.

AHTUR!

THE TROUBLE YOU BREW TODAY,

YOU'LL DRINK TOMORROW.

[ SCOFFS ]

Man:

^^ I'D RATHER BE A MERCHANT ^^

^^ THAN A CAPTAIN OF THE FLEET ^^

^^ THE SARAN OWNS A PALACE ^^

^^ THE JESTER OWNS AN ASS ^^

OH! HELP!

HELP!

MERCY!

HELP! GUARD!

WE'VE BEEN ROBBED!

A GIANT!

DAGON, PROTECT US!

HE'LL KILL US!

HELP!

MERCY! THIEVES!

HELP!

GET ME SOMETHING

TO WEAR.

HELP! HELP!

I'M ROBBED.

SOME DEMON FELL UPON ME

AND STOLE MY BEST TUNIC.

A DEMON?

BIG AS A CAMEL --

MY CLOTHES,

MY RED CLOAK --

THEY'RE GONE!

I CAN SEE THAT.

A GIANT HURLED ME

IN THE AIR --

I TRIED:

TO FIGHT HIM --

PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!

SPEAK SENSE!

MY FLOWERED ROBE --

IT'S STOLEN.

THE ONE MY WIFE:

MADE FOR ME.

SHE'LL NEVER BELIEVE ME.

I DEMAND:

YOU MAKE A SEARCH!

MY RED CLOAK!

MY COAT OF SILVER CLOTH!

[ Slurring ]

WE CAME FOR A WEDDING,

AND BY DAGON,

WE HAD A WEDDING.

YOU'RE NOT LEAVING BEFORE

THE DANITE'S PAID HIS WAGER?

HIS DEB IS AS BAD AS HIS RIDDLE.

HE WON'T COME BACK.

OH, YES, HE WILL.

IF HE DOES, I'LL SPIT HIM

LIKE A FATTED:

CALF.

Samson:
THERE'S YOUR TUNIC

WITH THREADS OF GOLD.

HERE'S YOUR FATTED CALF,

TARGIL.

A RED CLOAK -- THE COLOR

OF YOUR NOSE, GAMMAD.

HERE, TERESH,

WEAR THIS OVER YOUR HEAD

SO THE WENCHES:

CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE.

HEY!

AND YOU, BERGAM,

YOU WANT A SILVER CLOAK?

FIND IT YOURSELF.

THERE'S 30 TO CHOOSE FROM.

HEY!

WHERE DID HE GE SUCH GARMENTS?

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