The Royal Nonesuch
One day after floating down the river, Huck decides to go ashore and see if he can get some berries. Whilst looking for berries Huck runs into two men running from people. They beg Huck to let them come with him. He agrees but tells them to go a different way to throw off the dogs. The two men come along and get on the raft. One man introduces himself as the heir of the Duke of Bridgewater. The other man introduces himself as the heir of Charlemagne. They want Huck and Jim to call them the King and the Duke. Although Huck doesn't believe them. They travel down the river for a while. One day the King decided they would put on a show of Romeo and Juliet. They practice and practice. They get into one town and make flyers to put up. When it comes to opening night. A few townspeople come. When the show starts its just the duke explaining how great the show is going to be. The king then comes out on all four naked. The curtain the lowers. The King and the Duke tell everyone how great the show was. They perform the next day with an even better turn out. The next night people show up with rotten fruit and other garbage. The King, the Duke, Huck, and Jim get out of their before the show even starts. They continue down the river.