Characters: a judge (法官) Mike (a painter) Peter (a cook）
Setting: a courtroom (法庭)
A judge is sitting behind a desk. Mike and Peter are standing in front of her.
Peter: Your honor. This man lives in a room above my restaurant. I heard him telling a friend that he was stealing from me.
Mike: Smells, your honor! I just take the smells of the food coming up from the restaurant.
Judge: (Looking at Mike) What do you do with the smells?
Mike: The smells help me imagine that I am eating a fine dinner.
Judge:(To Peter)And how much do you want for these smells, sir?
Peter: The 5 coins he always carries.
Mike: But my mother gave me the coins to save me when in need.
Judge:(To Mike)Drop the coins onto the table, one at a time. (Mike drops the coins.)Case dismissed (结案).
Peter: What do you mean? I didn't get paid!
Judge: You want the SMELLS paid. Mike has now paid you in SOUNDS—the sounds of the coins.
