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Fools

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At first I was skeptical of how I would like this play. You see, our high school is putting this on as their Fall Play. "Fools" will make you "tremble-tremble" with laughter! You'll want to read it by the "light of the drapes". It takes place in the Ukraine when it was still part of Russia in about the 1890's. Every person who was born in the village of Kulyenkitkov (ok, i spelt it wrong, so sue me)is very stupid, not knowing love or the thinking process. In this town you meet many wonderful characters including The Masgetrate who will live to be 80, though he's 79 right now, Yenchna the vendor who milks her cow upside down to get more cream, Slovitch the Butcher who is really quite stupid anyway, Something Something Snetsky who can't remember his own name, Mishkin the Postmaster who gives away people's mail to other people for enjoyment, Count Gregor Yousekevitch who makes the whole town tremble-tremble with fear, Dr. Nickolai Zubritsky who marks his book pages with maple syrup, Mrs. Lenya Zubritsky who set the drapes on fire because she couldn't find her candle, Sophia Zubritsky who is 19 and just recently learned to sit, and finally the new school master, Leon Tolchinsky who has come to break the curse Kulyenkitkov (sorry again, i spelt it wrong!!) How does he brake the (what do you call it? It sounds like nurse or maybe Hearse... OH!) curse? You'll just have to be a sport and read the play yourself...and remember, if you stay in the village long enough, you too will become a FOOL!

"Fools," by Neil Simon, is one of the more humorous plays I have read in my lifetime. The Russian village of Kulyenchikov, a small, make-believe town is put under a curse, rendering its inhabitants completely stupid. Count Gregor, a name that makes the people of Kulyenchikov tremble in fear, cast this horrible spell. A young school teacher is sent to this town to educate a Sophia, a young, beautiful, and incredibly unintelligent lady of Kulyenchikov. On his way to Sophia's house, Leon meets many of the inhabitants, such as "Something Something Snetsky," and Yenchna the vendor who tries to sell flowers while claiming they are fish. Will Leon be able to teach the unteachable and break the curse of Russian Kulyenchikov? Simon had a lot of fun writing this play, as the readers will have a great time reading it. This play is utterly amusing, even hysterical! I would recommend it to and Neil Simon fans, and to anyone with a sense of humor.

I recieved this book in the estimated time and a good price for the book as well. I am very happy with the condition as well.

This is by far the best Neil Simon play ever.
It tells a funny story of a small town under a fake curse. This has it all love, humor and even serious moments. I highly recommend that you read this.

Niel Simon is by the greatest pla write ever!!!! It is full of laughter but still has a plot with a meaning full value to tell in the end. I myself played Sophia and enjoyed ever moment of it!!!! Be prepeared to laugh ur self silly

When I first was told of "Fools," I didn't know what to expect. I was skeptical of the plot, but was happily surprised. The play's witty humor makes me enjoy Simon's work even more. If you are sarcastic or just like to laugh, this play is for you.