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Luigi:
So, you’re depriving me of the pleasure of paying attention to Donna Rosa.
Do you like cassata?
Peppino:
I don’t make a fuss.
Attilio:
I have a bit of colitis; I don’t know if I can eat Sicilian cassata. I’m under treatment.
Luigi:
Alright, today is Sunday.
Attilio:
Mom, can I have Sicilian cassata?
Aunt Memè:
A small piece.
Attilio:
(To Luigi) A small piece.
Luigi:
Excuse me.
I want to go see what the octopuses are doing. (Exits carrying the cassata.)
Aunt Memè:
Go put on your home jacket, otherwise you’ll ruin your good clothes at the table. Then I’ll give you the injection.
Attilio:
You gave it to me this morning.
Aunt Memè:
I’ll give you the pills.
Attilio:
I have to take them at the table after meals.
Aunt Memè:
I don’t remember what I’m supposed to give you.
Attilio:
Do the trepanation on my skull.
Aunt Memè:
(Offended) This is my brother’s Sunday spirit. Come on, Atti’. Excuse me, Mrs. Elena. (And she exits quickly.)
Sabato, domenica e lunedì,  three acts by Eduardo De Filippo, 1959