4. The Household God (Lar Familiaris) recites the prologue. I

5. II Staphyla thinks her master Euclio is insane.

6. III Megadorus tells his slave Strobilus to get busy raking.

7. IV Eunomia comes to visit her bachelor brother.

8. V A song persuades him to find a wife-- how about the girl next door?

9. VI Megadorus hires four crooks, er, cooks to prepare the wedding feast.

10. VII Strobilus does not enjoy the cooks’ song.

11. VIII Megadorus sings about the wisdom of marrying a poor girl.

12. IX Euclio complains about the crooks, er, cooks in his kitchen.

13. X Euclio decides to entrust his pot of gold to the Goddess Fides (“Trust”).

14. XI Pythodicus, Lyconides’ slave, strikes a classic pose while eavesdropping.

15. XII Euclio tells him to get lost.

16. XIII Meanwhile Lyconides debates what to say to his mother and to Euclio.

17. XIV Phaedria’s baby arrives!

18. XV Pythodicus is pleased with what he has dug up--the pot of gold!

19. XVI Yellow rake challenges purple shovel.

20. XVII As Lyconides demands that his slave return the pot, the text breaks off--

21. XVIII Fortunately the Lar reappears to deliver an epilogue.

22. XIX The cast celebrates a happy ending.