The year the Mother asked me to take French classes, even though it was going to be my first experience of teaching this language, I had already begun to speak and express myself in French. And so could the boys and girls of my French class to some extent. Somewhere in the middle of the year, my students suggested doing a play in French in front of the Mother. The Mother was informed and She agreed. I told Her that I would dramatise the story called 'Self-control' from Her book Belles Histories (Tales of All Times) and the students would perform it. I asked Her if we could do this as a dance-play. She agreed and added that after the dramatisation was done, I should show it to Nolini-da. So after the play-writing was

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over, I took it to Nolini-da to read. A few days after this, when I went on Sunday to see the Mother, She said, "Nolini was saying that he liked your dramatisation. Especially the ending of the story is very touching. (C'est très touchant!) Good! I would like to see the play. On 15^t^hAugust after the March-past, your Students will perform this play in the Playground. I will watch it then." I bowed down at the Mother's feet and said, "Thank-you, Douce Mère! Thank-you! We will try and do our best."

And so, On 15^th August, after the March-past, the students performed the play in front of the Mother in the Playground. Whenever the Mother watched any programme after the Darshan March-past, it was performed on the ground and not on a stage. She would sit in front of the map of India with the usual people on either side, Gauri-di, Amiyo-da, Millie-di, Minnie-di, Violette-ji, etc. Pranab-da stood either at the entrance to Her room or on the left of the map at the door that led to the old body-building gymnasium. Our play was acted out just there in front of that door. Other sports group-members sat in lines to watch the play along with the Mother seated in front of the map. The students performed with great concentration and after the play, the Mother called all the participants and blessed them all one by one.

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