How could he make the king see his point of view? How could he show everyone that he was capable of so many things besides making people laugh? Stanczyk was desperate. After 15 years in the court of the king, he was sick and tired of his job. Everyone could see that he wasn't as good as he was 5 or 10 years ago. He was starting to lose his sense of humour. He felt so useless most of the times. All the other men would accompany the king to the battlefield, they were soldiers, brave men and what was he? A juggler who always stayed behind trying to make the queen and the young princess laugh.
He used to spend hours in his room, sitting melancholically all by himself in his red costume which he found so ridiculous, trying to find meaning in his job. He was ready for the next step in his life. He had always wanted to leave the court and join the other actors who put on plays and travelled all around the country. And now the time had come...
GREEK PART