group of dumb actors will represent the band of disciples. Some words of the text will have to be transposed into dumb show, a few props may be useful to indicate the change of scene, the trees and the river, and an axe may be necessary. That is all. The result will not be great theatre, but it can be done easily enough—and it will be perfectly intelligible to an audience not acquainted with the story. We conclude from this mental exercise that our story is indeed made up of scenes. The exercise