Cast: Two people, RIBLAH and HAMATH. Gender is not important here.

Length: 5 minutes

[RIBLAH and HAMATH are seated on their stools.]

RIBLAH: Did you get to see the parade? I'm afraid I missed it. All I heard was the noise.

HAMATH: Yes, I saw it. It was great. There were dozens, even hundreds of people, all waving palm branches and shouting their heads off.

RIBLAH: I heard that, but I couldn't catch the words. What were they shouting?

HAMATH: They were saying, "God save the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "God save him from on high." Stuff like that.

RIBLAH: Who were they shouting it at?

HAMATH: A traveling preacher. A guy named Jesus of Nazareth. I've heard of him before - somewhere.

RIBLAH: And how did this guy respond?

HAMATH: To the shouts, yo…