This story was written about by the Crocodile herself, Kathryn Hulme, in her book, "Undiscovered Country" and it's well worth a read if you're interested in Gurdjieff.
Hi Anastasia,Indeed it is difficult to make out much of the dialogue owing to poor recording and laughter but the following may assist: The setting is the drawing room at the Wellington hotel,NY.Gurdjieff had about 20-30 children at his feet.He had been offering them either a choice between a crisp $10 note from a pile on a bread basket or 8 coins from another basket piled high with silver dollars.There was much jollity as the children made their calculations. One of the guests was a woman author who had spent time in Gurdjieff`s "atmosphere".This woman "K" was refered by to by Gurdjieff as "Crocodile" (he had pet names for many of his pupils and regular guests). K moves forward and inserts herself at Gurdjieffs feet betwenn him and between the children squatting on the floor. She had just returned from Europe where she had taken part in the supervision of displaced children.She talked through tears of the poor,homeless,fatherless and motherless children becoming more and more rapt in her story,her tears no doubt loosened by Armagnac whilst the children remained unmoved by her emotional outpourings. Gurdjieff sat patiently, the rambling sentientality increasingly moved the grownups begin murmuring and mocking with impatience and some distaste and queried why Gurdjieff allowed this to continue. At last K`s outburst trails away into sniffles and she finally steps aside blowing her nose and looking around for sympathy. "Now Children," Gurdjieff said,"today you have learned something.Today you have learned what means Crocodile tears". Room explodes with laughter of relief,and the faces of the children clear. ( from Gurdjieff: Essays and Reflections on the Man and His Teachings)
Thank you very much for your help in understanding video talk. I like also your way of reading his texts in other videos, slow ,with clear voice and with gaps between words so that words can penetrate deeper in to the listener's ears.
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You cannot imagine how extraordinary this man was.
This story was written about by the Crocodile herself, Kathryn Hulme, in her book, "Undiscovered Country" and it's well worth a read if you're interested in Gurdjieff.
It would be great to have a script. I cannot understand almost anything, but I am dying to know what he's saying!!! Somebody, help! Please.
Hi Anastasia,Indeed it is difficult to make out much of the dialogue owing to poor recording and laughter but the following may assist:
The setting is the drawing room at the Wellington hotel,NY.Gurdjieff had about 20-30 children at his feet.He had been offering them either a choice between a crisp $10 note from a pile on a bread basket or 8 coins from another basket piled high with silver dollars.There was much jollity as the children made their calculations.
One of the guests was a woman author who had spent time in Gurdjieff`s "atmosphere".This woman "K" was refered by to by Gurdjieff as "Crocodile" (he had pet names for many of his pupils and regular guests). K moves forward and inserts herself at Gurdjieffs feet betwenn him and between the children squatting on the floor.
She had just returned from Europe where she had taken part in the supervision of displaced children.She talked through tears of the poor,homeless,fatherless and motherless children becoming more and more rapt in her story,her tears no doubt loosened by Armagnac whilst the children remained unmoved by her emotional outpourings.
Gurdjieff sat patiently, the rambling sentientality increasingly moved the grownups begin murmuring and mocking with impatience and some distaste and queried why Gurdjieff allowed this to continue.
At last K`s outburst trails away into sniffles and she finally steps aside blowing her nose and looking around for sympathy.
"Now Children," Gurdjieff said,"today you have learned something.Today you have learned what means Crocodile tears".
Room explodes with laughter of relief,and the faces of the children clear.
( from Gurdjieff: Essays and Reflections on the Man and His Teachings)
Michael Garland Hi, Michael! Thank you so much for the tip. It surely helps, and it's really funny. Gourdjieff is great...
Thank you very much for your help in understanding video talk. I like also your way of reading his texts in other videos, slow ,with clear voice and with gaps between words so that words can penetrate deeper in to the listener's ears.
Is existing transcript "Crocodile"?