Tevye:
[after seeing Chava and Fyedka talking]
What were you and he talking about?
Chava:
Nothing. We were just talking.
Tevye:
Good.
[walks away]
Chava:
[chasing after Teyve]
Papa! Fyedka and I... We've known each other for a long time...
Tevye:
Chaveleh, I would be much happier if you remained friends from a distance. You must not forget who you are and who that man is.
Chava:
He has a name, Papa.
Tevye:
Of course. All creatures on Earth have a name.
Chava:
Fyedka is not a creature, Papa. Fyedka is a man!
Tevye:
Who says he isn't? It's just that he's a different kind of man. As the Good Book says, "Each shall seek his own kind." In other words, a bird may love a fish, but where would they build a home together?
Chava:
The world is changing, Papa!
Tevye:
[rounding on her]
No!
[calmly]
Tevye:
No. Some things do not change for us. Some things will never change.
Chava:
We don't feel that way.
Tevye:
We?
Chava:
Fyedka and I... We want to be married.
Tevye:
What? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand what that means, marrying outside of the faith?
Chava:
But, Papa...
Tevye:
I said no! Never talk about it again. Never mention his name again. Never see him again. Do you understand me?
Chava:
[quietly]
Yes, Papa. I understand you.
