The Butterfly Mouse

The Butterfly Mouse (La parpaja topola) is a dramatic monologue by Dario Fo.

Synopsis[]

A simple young goatherd was scared of women. In his valley lived a priest who was having a relationship with a young girl. The girl's mother came to see the priest and told him to desist - so the priest plotted to get the goatherd married to the girl, so that he might continue having his illicit relationship. However the goatherd and the girl find love.^[1]

Translations[]

An authorised English translation has been made by Ed Emery.^[2]

References[]

^ Tony Mitchell, The People’s Court Jester, Methuen Books, London, 1999.
^ Online English translation: http://www.geocities.ws/dariofoarchive/butterfly.html

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[1] Tony Mitchell, The People’s Court Jester, Methuen Books, London, 1999.

[2] Online English translation: http://www.geocities.ws/dariofoarchive/butterfly.html

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v t Works by Dario Fo
1950s	Corpse for Sale (1958) The Virtuous Burglar (1958) Archangels Don't Play Pinball (1959)
1960s	(1960) (1961) Isabella, Three Sailing Ships and a Con Man (1963) (1967) (1968) Mistero Buffo (1969) (1969) (1969)
1970s	(1970) Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1970) (1971) (1972) Mamma Togni (1973) (1973) (1974) Can't Pay? Won't Pay! (1974) (1975) (1976) Let's Talk About Women (1977) (1977) The Tale of a Tiger (1978)
1980s	Trumpets and Raspberries (1981) The Open Couple (1983) Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman (1984) (TV, 1985) (1985) (1986) The First Miracle of the Infant Jesus (TV, 1987) (1989) (1989) (1989) The Pope and the Witch (1989)
1990s	(1990) Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas (1992) (1992) (1993) (1994) (1995) The Devil with Boobs (1997) (2003)
Undated	Michele Lu Lanzone The Tumult of Bologna The Butterfly Mouse The Birth of the Jongleur One was Nude and One wore Tails
Related	"An Arab Woman Speaks"—monologue from Fedayn