The Right Actor

Sri Krishna Opera Party was camping in our town. The party advertised that it was in need of an actor.

Four young men reported to the director’s temporary office. “Please wait; the director will be back in half an hour,” said the assistant director. However, the director returned after two hours. To make matters worse, he gave the candidates a hurried glance and said rudely, “Is this a shelter for refugees that you all came rushing here?”

Three of the four young men kept quiet, their heads hung low. But the fourth one stood up, trembling with rage, and cried out, “How proud you are, though a well-known director! You ought to be tumbled, humiliated, and humbled!”

The director, rather amused, patted him on the back and laughed, “We needed an actor to play the role of the angry sage Durvasha. I have now found the right one!”