MINERALEN & ERTSEN
I throw myself down among the tall grass by the stream as I lie close to the earth.
GROND
I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence.
ZAND
As I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me.
GEEN VAN BOVENSTAANDE
And the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage.
