the Sahavas, Khaled suggested that the three of them prepare a short skit satirizing each of the professions. The skit could be given before the final embrace next morning (November 5). The plan was put up to Baba’s sister Mani who got Baba’s permission for this short interlude.

"Late that night the conspirators gathered. Gary Mullins suffered stage fright and took an Indian version of "French leave." Charmian Corrinet and 3-B Dimpfl agreed to help. First they scheduled the budding doctor to examine Baba’s fitness for the performance. This to be followed by an "incident” narrated by the M.C. (Charmian) involving a cow (BBB Dimpfl ), a Gopi (Khaled) and Lord Krishna (Jim). As Jim relates it:

"Four brilliant heads went together with the hope that they would come up with something soon. One by one the lights and the houseboys were taking leave. Ideas began to flow slowly—desperately; after many false starts it wasn't until midnight that we got things sketched mentally. Due to the hour and the vague stares of mind, trying to rehearse was like trying to make a pin-cushion jump by sticking it with a pin! We all collapsed in good-humored despair and vowed to rehearse in the morning. Little did we know that this also was not to be. Also there was the task of 3-B 's disguise as a cow to be made. The thoroughly unrehearsed diversion took place as follows:

"Charmian, the M.C., in a gorgeous blue-green sari, announced at the mike: 'This morning some of Baba’s youngest children are happy to present a light entertainment titled, Forgive us Lord our little jokes on Thee and we’ll forgive Thee Thy great big joke on we!”

"‘One great trouble with performing before the Avatar is that one knows not when one might be reduced to the stone stage! Right next to the 7-Day God-Realization School is a 2-Day earn-as-you-learn medical school. We are happy that its first graduate has offered to examine Baba and make sure that He's 7-UP to the entertainment. May I introduce Dr. Khaled Donkin Goher Bharucha Chamberlin Hayman Kenmore Al-Faqih Jr.!’ Khaled (in white coat, wearing a stethoscope) bends over the Master to listen to His heartbeat, saying: 'Oh Baba, You have an enlarged heart!' Feeling Baba's pulse: 'Oh Baba, You have very high grace pressure!" Looking in Baba’s right ear: 'I see many galaxies and they are all disturbed!' Feeling Baba's knees: 'Aha! Cocoanuts on the knees!' Examining Baba's feet: 'And babies on the foot!

“‘Baba, I must check your throat condition—please open Your mouth and say “OM”!’