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A one-act rural courtroom farce stages a petty theft dispute in a Savo cottage, as a local farmer accuses a lodger of stealing a sheep fleece. A judge, clerk, constable and jurors try to get straight testimony from long-winded, dialect-speaking villagers whose rambling accounts, rivalries and uncertain identifications produce escalating confusion. Comic momentum arises from misunderstandings, irrelevant details and stubborn insistence on small proofs, while vivid provincial speech and social manners undercut legal solemnity and spotlight everyday pettiness.
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