****    The Knights of NI!
****    From, of course, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
****    Transcribed (from memory even!) by Malcolm Dickinson
****    <Clarinet@yalevmx>  on 4/6/86.

****  Continued from ROBIN PYTHON ....

Just a swallow's flight away, Arthur and Bedevere had discovered something.

Arthur: Who are you?
Knight of Ni: We are the Knights who say "Ni"!
Other Knights of Ni: Ni!  Ni!  Ni!
Arthur: (horrified) No!  Not the Knights who say "Ni"!
Knight of Ni: The same.
Arthur: Those who see them seldom live to tell the tale!
Other Knight of Ni: And who are thee?
Arthur: Oh Knights of Ni, we are simple travelers who seek the land beyond
        this forest.  May we pass?
Knights of Ni: Ni!  Ni!  Ni!  Ni!
Bedevere: No! Noooo!
Knight of Ni: We shall say "Ni" to you if you do not appease us.
Arthur: But... what is it you want?
Knight of Ni: We want.....     A SHRUBBERY!!!!
(minor music)
Arthur: A *WHAT*?
Knights of Ni: Ni!  Ni!!  Ni!  Ni!
Arthur; No!  No!  Please, no more!
        O Knights of Ni, we have heard your request, and it is just and fair.
        We shall get you a shrubbery.
Knight of Ni: A nice one.
Arthur: Yes.
Knight of Ni: One that's not *too* expensive.
Arthur; Of course.
Knight of Ni: Right.  Noowwwww.... GO!

(music)

Arthur: O Knights of Ni.  We have brought you a shrubbery.  May we go now?
Knight of Ni: Yes, it is a good shrubbery.  I like the laurels particularly.
Other Knights of Ni: Ni!  Ni!
Knight of Ni: But there is one small problem....
Arthur: What is that?
Knight of Ni: We are now *no longer* the Knights who say "Ni"!
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Shh!
Knight of Ni: We are now the Knights who say "Ekky-ekky-ekky-zweee-zboinggg."
               Therefore, we must give you a test.
Arthur: What is this test, o Knights of.....
        Knights who 'til recently said "Ni"?
Knight of Ni: First, you must bring us..... ANOTHER SHRUBBERY!!!
(minor music)
Arthur: Oh not a*nother* shrubbery!!
Knight of Ni: (excitedly) THEN... Then, when you have brought the shrubbery,
               you must place it here, beside this one, only slightly higher,
               so we get the two-level effect with a little path running down
               the middle.
Other Knights of Ni:  A path!  A path!  A path!   Shh, shhh.
Knight of Ni: Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest...
               Wiiiiiithh:....  A HERRING!