Snow White

Characters :
Queen
Step-Mother
Mirror
Huntsman
Snow White
Dwarf 1
Dwarf 2
Dwarf 3
Dwarf 4
Dwarf 5
Dwarf 6
Dwarf 7
Prince
Guard

Script:


Narrator: Once upon a time, a king and queen ruled over a distant land. One winter day, the queen was doing needle work while looking through the window, when a bird flew by distracting the queen and she pricked her finger. A single drop of blood fell on the snow outside her window. As she looked at the blood on the snow she said.

Queen: Oh, how I wish that I had a daughter that had skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony.

Narrator: The queen got her wish when she gave birth to a baby girl who had skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony. They named her Snow White, but sadly, the queen died . Soon after, the king married a new woman who was beautiful, but proud and cruel. She had studied dark magic and owned a magic mirror, of which she would daily ask.

Step-Mother: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most beautiful of them all?.

Mirror: You, my Queen, are the most beautiful of them all.

Narrator: This pleased the queen. She knew that her magical mirror could speak only the truth. One morning the queen asked.

Step-Mother: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who´s the most beautiful of them all?.

Mirror: You, my queen, are the most beautiful; it is true. But Snow White is even more beautiful than you.

Narrator: The Queen was angry and ordered her huntsman to take Snow White into the woods to be killed.

Step-Mother: Go to the forest, take the girl and kill her! And as a proof, bring me her heart! Ha,ha,ha,ha

Huntsman: Yes, my Queen, I will do as you say.

Narrator: The poor huntsman took Snow White into the forest, but coul not kill her.

Huntsman: Snow White, I cannot do this, you have to escape, go, run, run!

Snow White: Thank you good man, I will always be grateful for what you have done.

Narrator: Then the huntsman killed a deer and took his heart to the Queen.

Huntsman: Here, my Queen, I did as you told me. Take her heart.

Step-Mother: Ha, ha, ha, ha, now, I am the most beautiful of them all!

Narrator: Meanwhile, Snow White was at the forest.

Snow White: Oh, I am all alone in the great forest, I don´t know what to do.

Narrator: Then she began to run. And just as evening was about to fall she saw a little house and went inside.

Snow White: Oh, this house is so beautiful. Everything is so small and clean.

Narrator: The table was set, and there was food on the plates.

Snow White: I am so hungry. I will eat a few vegetables and a little bread from each little plate and from each cup I will drink a bit of milk.

Narrator: Since she was so tired, she lay down on one of the little beds and fell fast asleep.

Narrator: After dark, the owners of the house returned home. They were the seven dwarves who mined for gold in the mountains. As soon as they arrived home, they saw that someone had been there.

Dwarf 1: Who has been sitting in my chair?

Dwarf 2: Who has been eating from my plate?

Dwarf 3: Who has been eating my bread?

Dwarf 4: Who has been eating my vegetables?

Dwarf 5: Who has been eating with my fork?

Dwarf 6: Who has been drinking from my cup?

Narrator: But the seventh one, looking at his bed, found Snow White lying there asleep.

Dwarf 7: Look over here, come quick!

Narrator: The seven dwarves all came running up, and they cried out with amazement.

Dwarves: Oh good heaven! This child is beautiful!

Narrator: They did not wake her up, but let her continue to sleep in the bed. The next morning Snow White woke up, and when she saw the seven dwarves she was frightened.

Snow White: Oh, no!

Dwarf 1: Don´t be afraid of us. What is your name?

Snow White: My name is Snow White.

Dwarf 2: How did you find your way to our house?

Snow White: My stepmother tried to kill me, then the huntsman let me free and that´s how I had to run the entire day through the forest, finally I got to your house.

Narrator: The dwarves spoke with each other for awhile and then said.

Dwarves: If you will keep house for us, and cook, make beds, wash, sew, and knit, and keep everything clean and orderly, then you can stay with us, and you shall have everything that you want.

Snow White: Yes, with all my heart.

Narrator: So Snow White lived happily with the dwarves. Every morning they went into the mountains looking for gold, and in the evening when they came back home Snow White had their meal ready and their house clean . Meanwhile, at the palace.

Step-Mother: Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who in this land is the most beautiful of all?

Mirror: You, my Queen, are beautiful; it is true. But Snow White, beyond the mountains with the seven dwarves, is still a thousand times more beautiful than you.

Step-Mother: Now I understand! Oh, that huntsman deceived me… I have to think of something.

Narrator: She went into her most secret room, and she made a poisoned apple.

Step-Mother: With this poisoned apple you will die, Snow White! Ha, ha, ha, ha

Narrator: From the outside the apple was beautiful and shiny. But anyone who might eat a little piece of it would died.

Step-Mother: I have to disguise myself so she can´t recognize me. Now I will go to those dwarves´ house.

Narrator: She traveled to the dwarves house and knocked on the door. Snow White put her head out of the window, and said.

Snow White: I must not let anyone in.

Step-Mother: Would you like to taste one of my sweet apples?

Snow White: No, I cannot accept anything from strangers.

Step Mother: Are you afraid of poison? Look, I’ll cut the apple in two. You eat half and I will eat the other half.

Narrator: But only one half of the apple was poisoned.

Snow White: Well, all right, I see that you are also eating part of it, so give me the other half.

Narrator: She barely had a bite in her mouth when she fell to the ground dead.

Step Mother: Ha, ha, ha, White as snow, red as blood, black as ebony wood! The dwarves shall never awaken you. Good-bye Snow White! Ha, ha, ha, ha

Narrator: Back at home she asked her mirror.

Step Mother: Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who in this land is the most beautiful of all?

Mirror: You, my Queen, are the most beautiful of all.

Narrator: When the dwarves came home that evening they found Snow White lying on the ground.

Dwarf 3: Snow White, wake up, what happened to you.

Dwarf 4: She is not breathing at all. She is dead!

Narrator: They lifted her up and looked at her for a long time.

Dwarf 5: Snow White, wake up, talk to us, please.

Narrator: But nothing helped. She was dead. They laid her on a bed of straw, and all seven dwarves sat next to her and cried for three days. They were going to bury her, but she still looked as fresh as a living person, and still had her beautiful red cheeks.

Dwarf 6: We cannot bury her in the black earth.

Dwarf 7: Let´s make a transparent glass coffin made, so we can see her from all sides.

Narrator: And they did it, then they put her inside the coffin.

Dwarf 1: We have to place the coffin outside on a mountain, and one of us will always stay with it and watched over her.

Dwarves: Yes, we will do that.

Narrator: One day a prince entered these woods. He saw the coffin on the mountain with beautiful Snow White in it.

Prince: Let me have the coffin. I will give you anything you want for it.

Dwarves: We will not sell it for all the gold in the world.

Prince: Then give it to me. I cannot live without being able to her.

Narrator: The good dwarves felt sorry for him and gave him the coffin.

Dwarves: Take good care of her, we will always love her.

Prince: I will. She will be my most precious treasure.

Narrator: The prince had his servants carry the coffin away on their shoulders. But then it happened that one of them stumbled on some brush.

Prince: Be careful, watch your steps. I will never forgive you if something happens to her.

Narrator: But this dislodged from Snow White’s throat the piece of poisoned apple. She opened her eyes, lifted the lid from her coffin, sat up, and was alive again.

Snow White: where am I?

Prince: You are with me. I love you! Come with me to my father’s castle. You will be my wife.

Narrator: At that moment Snow White fell in love with him. Their wedding was planned with great splendor and majesty. Snow White’s wicked step-mother was invited to the wedding, but before leaving her castle, she asked her mirror.

Step-Mother: Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who in this land is the most beautiful of all?

Mirror: You, my Queen, are beautiful; it is true. But the young queen is a thousand times more beautiful than you.
Step-Mother: I have to see that for myself!
Narrator: When she arrived at the wedding, she saw Snow White.
Step-Mother: No! You`re dead! You`re dead!
Prince: Take this woman away from this land!
Guard: Yes, Prince.
Narrator: And no one saw the evil queen again. And Snow White and the Prince lived happily ever after

Setting: At night in the forest.
Snow White: Where are you taking me? Look… it´s getting dark and this forest is far away from the palace. I want to go back!

Hunter: No, dear, we have to keep walking. We need to keep looking for an apple tree.

Snow White: But, I´m tired. I can´t keep walking anymore! And then… we have to go back.

Hunter: Come on, don´t be lazy. We are almost there.

Snow White: Why are you shaking?

Hunter: It´s just that….

Snow White: What´s wrong? You look worried.

Hunter: It´s nothing. It´s just that I promised…. I promised…. You´re a nice person.

Snow White: Did you promise to hurt me? To whom?

Hunter: Yes! I promised that I would get rid of you forever.

Snow White: Why? I haven´t done anything wrong to you.

Hunter: Not to me, but you did to the Queen… to your own stepmother!

Snow White: Oh No! I knew it! She doesn´t like me! But.. tell me more.

Hunter: I can´t do it! I just can´t!… Stay here and don´t go back, maybe someone will help you.

Snow White: Are you sure? Am I free?

Hunter: Yes! I will tell the Queen that you died.

Snow White: Oh, thank you… thank you! Now go back, before the Queen sends someone to look for you.

Hunter: Good-bye. Don´t be afraid.

Snow White: I told you it was getting dark, and I am afraid of wolves!

Hunter: Don´t worry, you are not in Little Red Riding Hood Story.

Snow White: What are you going to tell the Queen?

Hunter: I´ll think about it. Go now!

Snow White: Thank you, good-bye!

Narrator: Snow White started to run. Then she sat under a tree and fell asleep. A few minutes later some dwarves were passing by talking and laughing, and they saw the pretty girl.

Dwarf 1: Oh, look at her hair!

Dwarf 2: It´s hair, not gold!

Dwarf 3: Did you say gold?

Dwarf 4: It´s gold! gold!

Dwarf 5: Shh, you are going to wake her up!

Dwarf 6: She´s alive!

Dwarf 7: She´s so beautiful!

Dwarf 1: We can´t leave her here!

Dwarf 2: But… why is she here?

Dwarf 3: Maybe she doesn´t have a home… or maybe she got lost!

Dwarf 4: It´s Gretel!

Dwarf 5: Ha, ha, ha…. Gretel is another story, you fool!, besides, she was with her brother Hansel… remember?

Narrator: Suddenly Snow White woke up.

Snow White: Who are you?

Narrator: The Seven Dwarves started talking at the same time.

Snow White: No! No!… I don´t understand! Speak one at a time!

Dwarf 1: We

Dwarf 2: Are

Dwarf 3: The

Dwarf 4: Seven

Dwarf 5: Duarves

Dwarf 6: We are

Dwarf 7: Honest and hardworkers.

Dwarves: Who are you? What are you doing here?

Snow White: I am a poor girl, and I am looking for a job.

Dwarf 1: Do you know how to cook?

Snow White: Yes, I do.

Dwarf 2: Do you know how to sew?

Snow White: Yes, I do.

Dwarf 3: Do you know how to sing?

Snow White: Yes, I do.

Dwarf 4: And how to dance?

Snow White: Just a little.

Narrator: Then they all started to dance.

Dwarf 5: Stop it!

Dwarf 6: Let´s go home!

Narrator: Next day Snow White prepared breakfast for the Seven Dwarves.

Dwarf 1: The cheesecake is not very good.

Dwarf 2: The soup needs some salt, too.

Dwarf 3: Don´t forget to clean the windows.

Dwarf 4: And mop the floor.

Dwarf 5: And make the beds.

Dwarf 6: And iron our shirts.

Dwarf 7: Leave her alone.

Snow White: It´s getting late, you have to go to work, and I have a lot of things to do, too.

Dwarf 1: Don´t forget to lock the door.

Snow White: Yes… yes, I know … I will not open the door to anybody, just you!

Narrator: The Seven Dwarves left he house, and the girl started to wash the dishes. Then she heard someone shouting outside.

Old Woman: Apples for sale! Apples for sale! You will not find these red and delicious apples in any other forest!

Snow White: Apples! I haven´t tasted an apple in a long, long time!

Narrator: Then she opened the door, and said.

Snow White: Old woman! Old woman!

Old Woman: Are you talking to me?

Snow White: Yes, you are the only old woman I see here.

Narrator: But the old woman, was in fact her evil stepmother.

Narrator: What do you want, pretty girl?

Snow White: I want an apple. I like them so much!

Old Woman: Oh, it´s so hot! Can I have a glass of water?

Snow White: Sure, come in.

Narrator: When the old woman was inside the house, she said.

Old Woman: Since you are being so kind to me, I will give you the most beautiful and sweetest apple I have.

Narrator: Snow White gave the old woman a glass of water, and said.

Snow White: Drink some water… it´s fresh water from the well.

Narrator: Eat the apple.

Snow White: Thank you.

Narrator: Snow white bit the apple, and said.

Snow White: Oh, it´s a little bit sour… you said they were sweet apples.

Old Woman: And they are…. Eat it… eat it.

Snow White: Oh, I am not feeling very well… I´m dying…

Narrator: And she fell to the floor.

Old Woman: At last! Now my mirror will not tell me anymore that there´s someone else more beautiful than me! That hunter lied to me…. Oh, I would like to see those dwarves face when they find her… ha, ha, ha, ha!

Narrator: The old woman left the house leaving the door open. A few minutes later the dwarves came home from the mine.
Dwarf 1: Why is the door open?

Dwarf 2: Look, Snow White is lying on the floor!

Dwarf 3: Snow White, what happened!

Dwarf 4: Wake-up!

Narrator: They all try to wake her up, but it was useless.

Dwarf 5: What are we going to do now?

Dwarf 6: What are we going to do?

Dwarf 7: Let´s cry.

Dwarf 1: Yes, in these cases we are supposed to cry.

Dwarf 2: It´s true, let´s cry!

Narrator: And they all start crying.

Dwarf 3: Stop it! We have to think what to do! Where are we going to bury her?

Narrator: The Seven Dwarves started to think.

Dwarf 4: We are not going to bury her. We will take her to the cave that´s in the mountain.

Dwarf 5: She will be surrounded by flowers, trees, and the little birds will sing beautiful songs to her.

Dwarf 6: Meanwhile, let´s cry!

Narrator: They all started to cry once again. After a while they took her to the mountain, and they left her there. A few minutes later, a handsome prince entered the cave and said.

Prince: Oh, I finally found a place to rest! I hope there aren´t any wild animals in here. I hope there were angeles living in this cave!

Narrator: Then he sat on a rock and covered his eyes with his hands, when he took his hands off his face, he saw Snow White, and said.

Prince: Oh my God! I was talking about angels, and there´s one in here! Who is she? What is she doing in this cave? Why is she lying there?

Narrator: He stood up, and got near Snow White, and looked at her carefully.

Prince: She is sleeping! Oh, my eyes never saw such a beauty! Those are the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen… even if they are closed… they are beautiful! Who is this lady who has captivated my heart? She should be my Queen! My throne, is her throne! I have to wake her up!

Narrator: He touched her, but she didn´t wake up.

Prince: My lady, wake up!

Narrator: He touched her again, but she didn´t wake up.

Prince: She doesn´t wake up!

Narrator: Then he touched her again.

Prince: She´s cold! Is she dead?

Narrator: He touched her again, and said.

Prince: She´s dead! Oh, poor me! I fell in love with a dead girl. This is not possible! Why did this beauty had to die, the same day I found her?

Narrator: Then he shook her trying to wake her up.

Prince: Wake up my Queen! Wake up!

Narrator: Suddenly she opened her eyes, stood up, and coughed a little.

Prince: I knew you were sleeping!

Snow White: Who are you? What are you doing here?

Prince: I am the prince… I mean, I was the prince, now I am your slave.

Snow White: You are a true gentleman. But, what are you doing here?

Prince: I was hunting, but I was tired, so I came into this cave to rest and I found you! But… what were you doing sleeping in this lonely cave?

Snow White: I was not sleeping. I was dead.

Prince: Dead?

Snow White: Yes, I ate a poisoned apple.

Prince: A poisoned apple?

Snow White: Are you Echo?

Prince: Echo?

Snow White: Yes! … Echo and Narcissus… anyway… my stepmother gave me a poisoned apple. But I think that it got stuck in my throat, and when you shook me, it went out.

Prince: Oh, I am sorry!

Snow White: You are sorry? You saved my life!

Prince: Will you be my Queen?

Snow White: I don´t know what to say.

Narrator: Then the Seven Dwarves entered the cave.

Dwarves: Snow White!

Prince: Snow White?

Snow White: Yes, my name is Snow White.

Prince: Will you marry me, Snow White?

Snow White: Oh, Yes, I will.

Narrator: And they kissed.

The End

Puss and Boots

Characters:
Narrator
Charles
John
Jack or Martin de Carabas
Cat
Guard
King
Workers
Sheppards
Servant
Ogre
Lady
Princess

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a miller, who was so poor that the only thing he could inherti his three children was a mill, his donkey, and his cat. The oldest son was Charles, the second son was John, and the youngest son was Jack.

Charles: Now that our father is gone, I will keep the mill.

John: I will take the donkey.

Jack: There´s nothing else for me, so I will take the cat.

Narrator: But Jack thought.

Jack: My brothers will be able to earn an honest life , but as for me, though the cat may feed himself by catching mice, I don´t know what I will eat.

Narrator: The cat, who had overheard his young master, jumped upon his shoulder, and, rubbing himself gently against his cheek, began to speak.

Cat: Dear master, don´t be sad. I am not as useless as you think, I will can make a fortune for you, if only you will buy me a pair of boots, and give me that old bag.

Narrator: Jack had very little money to spend, but, knowing that the cat was a faithful old friend, he made up his mind to trust him, and so spent all he possessed in a smart pair of boots made of buff-colored leather.

Cat: Thanks master, you will not be sorry for spending all your money in these pair of foot which fit me perfectly. Now I will take the old bag and will go into the woods where there are a number of rabbits.

Jack: Be careful my loyal friend.

Cat: I will. See you soon.

Narrator: The cat went into the woods. Then he put some bran and fresh parsley in the bag and he put it on the ground.

Cat: I will hide behind those bushes and wait for the rabbits to come.

Narrator: Soon two little rabbits approached the bag and smelled the food. When the cat saw them, he pulled the strings and caught them.

Cat: I got you! I have to go to the palace now.

Narrator: When he arrived at the palace he told the guard.

Cat: I need to speak to the King. I have something important to tell him.

Guard: Come this way.

Narrator: When he was taken to the king, he bowed and said.

Cat: Sire, my Lord the Marquis of Carabas has commanded me to present these rabbits to your Majesty, with his respects.

King: Please, give my thanks to the Marquis.

Cat: Yes, my King. Now I have to leave.

Narrator: The marquis was really the poor Jack. Then the king ordered his head cook to prepare the rabbits for dinner, and he and his daughter had supper with great enjoyment. When the cat went home he told Jack.

Cat: Master. We will always have food in our table.

Jack: Thank you for everything you do.

Narrator: Cat also did not fail to keep the King and his courtiers well supplied with game.

Cat: My king, this food that I bring you is from my Lord the Marquis of Carabas.

King: I thank him very much, he is a very kind man. But tell me, who is this strange nobleman, whom no one has ever seen, but who sends such generous presents to me?

Cat: You will know it very soon. I promise.

Narrator: The cat decided that it t was time for his master to be introduced at Court. So one day he persuaded him to go and bathe in a river having heard that the King would soon pass that way.

Cat: Master, the water in that near river is so fresh. I encourage you to go and swim there, you will feel much better.

Jack: It´s a good idea. I will go right this instant.

Narrator: When Jack was inside the water, suddenly the King’s carriage appeared in sight.

Cat: Help, help! My Lord the Marquis of Carabas is drowning!

King: Stop the carriage!

Narrator: The King put his head out of the carriage window.

King: It´s the cat! Go quickly and help the Marquis.

Narrator: While Jack was being taken out of the water, the cat ran to the King and said.

Cat: Some robbers came and took my master’s clothes while he was bathing!

Narrator: The truth was that the cat had hidden them under a stone.

King: Groom! Quickly, give me the purple and gold suit from the royal wardrobe, and give it to the Marquis.

Jack: Oh thanks my King. I don´t desserve to wear this fine clothes.

King: Nonsense! You look very good in them. I invite you to come to the carriage.

Jack: I can´t accept that.

King: Please do. My daughter and I will be pleased if you join us.

Narrator: Jack finally accepted and he sat nexto to the Princess. The Princess smiled at him so sweetly, that he fell in love with her there and then.

Cat: Coachman, go in that direction. The road is better that way.

Narrator: And then the cat ran on ahead as fast as he could, until he came to a field of corn, where the workers were busy, and said.

Cat: The King will shortly pass this way. If he should ask you to whom this field belongs, remember that you say, ‘To the Marquis of Carabas’ . If you disobey me, you will be taken away from this land.

Narrator: The workers were so afraid the cat would keep his word that they promised to obey.

Workers: We will do as you say, but please don´t take us away from our land.

Cat: I promise.

Narrator: Then the cat ran on and told all the other workers in the land laborers to give the same answer. Meanwhile at the carriage.

King: Ha, ha, ha, This is a fine day. And you, Marquis, are a very pleasant companion.

Jack: It´s an honor being here with you and your precious daughter.

King: Coachman! Drive slowly! I want to admire this beautiful country.

Narrator: The carriage arrived to where the corn field.

King: Workers, What a fine field of wheat! To whom does it belong?

Workers: To our Lord the Marquis of Carabas.

Narrator: Next they met a herd of cattle, and again the King asked.

King: To whom do they belong?

Sheppards: To the Marquis of Carabas.

Narrator: The Marquis listened astonished, and thought what a very wonderful friend his dear cat was. Meanwhile the cat had arrived at a castle, which belonged to a cruel Ogre, who owned the lands the King admired. Puss knocked at the door.

Servant: What do you want?

Cat: I need to the the Ogre.

Servant: Come in, and wait.

Narrator: The Ogre received him quite well because he had never seen a cat in boots before, so they started chatting.

Cat: I once heard, great Ogre, that you possessed the power of changing yourself into any kind of animal you chose–a lion or an elephant, for instance.

Ogre: Well, so I can.

Cat: Dear me! how much I should like to see you do it now.

Narrator: The Ogre was only too pleased to find a chance of showing how very clever he was, so he promised to transform himself into any animal Cat might mention.

Cat: Oh! I will leave the choice to you.

Ogre: Very well, I will transform myself into a lion.

Narrator: Immediately there appeared an enormous lion, roaring, and lashing with its tail, and looking as though it meant to gobble the cat.

Cat: Oh, this is terrible. I have to escape!

Narrator: The cat was really frightened, and, jumping out of the window, managed to scramble on to the roof, though he could scarcely hold on to the tiles because of his high-heeled boots.

Ogre: Ha, ha, ha! Come down, I will not hurt you. See? I am an Ogre again.

Cat: You are very clever. Of course, it was all very wonderful, but it would be more wonderful still if you, who are so great and fierce, could transform yourself into some timid little creature, such as a mouse. That, I suppose, would be quite impossible ?

Ogre: Not at all, one is quite as easy to me as the other, as I will show you.

Narrator: And in a moment a little brown mouse was frisking about all over the floor.


Cat: Now or never! You´re mine now, and I´ll gobble you!

Narrator: At the same moment all the gentlemen and ladies whom the wicked Ogre had held in his castle under a spell, became disenchanted.

Lady: We all are very grateful for what you have done. We will do anything to please you.

Cat: Well, I need that all of you enter into the service of the Marquis of Carabas.

Lady: We will do it gladly.

Narrator: So now the cat had a splendid castle with treasures. He then ordered a magnificent feast to be prepared, and went to the castle gates to welcome his master and the royal party. As soon as the castle appeared in sight, the King said.

King: The castle is magnificent!

Narrator: Then cat bowing low, opened the castle gates.

Cat: Please your Majesty, enter the home of the most noble the Marquis of Carabas.


Narrator: Full of surprise, the King turned to the Marquis.

King: Is this splendid castle indeed yours? Not even our own palace is more beautiful, and doubtless it is as splendid within as without.

Cat: Please, your Majesty, come this way. There´s a group of noble gentlemen and fair ladies waiting to receive you.

Narrator: Jack, or the Marquis as he was now called, gave his hand to the young

Princess, and led her to the banquet.

Jack: Enjoy the feast!

Princess: This is wonderful, and the food is delicious.

Narrator: Long past midnight they had to leave the castle.

King: Thank you, Marquis, my dear son.

Princess: Father, please, you make me blush.

Jack: I lay my heart and my fortune at your feet, sweet princess.

Narrator: And so the miller’s son married the King’s daughter, and there were great rejoicings throughout the land. After a few days…

Jack: Cat, I will never forget what you have done. I owe you all my good fortune. You are a faithful friend.

Cat: All I want now is meat and cream. And surely I will not run after mice and rats, except for exercise and amusement.


The End

Drama Script : Stone Soup

STONE SOUP


Characters:

Narrator
Ivan
Benny
Miolka
Old Man
Old Woman
Man 2
Woman 2
Man 3
Wooman 3
Man 4

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Many years ago there were three travelers who arrived to a small village. They were two young men, and the oldest man was called Ivan. They were very tired and hungry because they had traveled for many days. They were happy when they saw the village, and they only thought about eating and resting from their long walk.

Ivan: My dear friends, I am sure that the people in town will share their food with us if we tell them how much we have walked.

Benny: I feel good, how happy I am that we are here, I feel like a hole in my stomach, I am so hungry!

Narrator: Ivan knocked at the door.

Woman: Who is it?

Ivan: We are three travelers. We are on our way home. Would you share your food with us, kind woman?

Woman: Food? No, I can´t. I have nothing to share with you.

Three Men: Thank you.

Narrator: Ivan knocked at another door.

Ivan: Good afternoon.

Man: What do you want?

Ivan: We would like something to eat. We are travelers on our way home. We have walked a long distance and we are very hungry.

Man: (through the window) I have nothing to give you.

Narrator: Ivan knocked at another door, but he received the same answer. Nobody opened the door to give them some food.

Benny: These people are so selfish.

Miolka: They don´t like to share.

Ivan: I know what! Let´s give them a lesson. We will teach them how to cook a stone soup!

Benny and Miolka: That´s a good idea.

Narrator: Some villagers were looking through their windows waiting for them to leave the village.

Old Man: What are they waiting for? They should leave!

Old Woman: We don´t want strangers in our town!

Narrator: Meanwhile the three strangers put a fire in the middle of the street. Then they took a big iron pot they found somewhere.

Benny: Let´s go to the river to get some water.

Ivan: (shouting) Yes, and don´t forget to bring some stones for the soup. But choose the best, round and tasty!

Narrator: Later Benny and Miolka came back with the stones and put them inside the pot.

Ivan, Benny, Miolka: This soup will taste good!

Narrator: The people from town who were watching them all the time came out from their houses and went near the fire.

Man 2: What are you doing?

Benny: Oh, we are doing a stone soup.

Man 2: Stone soup? I never heard of that kind of soup.

Ivan: You have never tasted the stone soup? Ah, then my friends join us to have dinner so you can taste it. Friends! Today we have a special guest for dinner. We should put more stones to the soup.

Benny: Very well. Excuse me, kind man. Do you have a spoon? We need it to make the soup.

Man 2: Yes, Yes. Let me go get it.

Miolka: You are very generous.

Narrator: Then a woman went near to see what was happening.

Woman 2: What are you doing?

Benny: We are making a stone soup.

Woman 2: And, did you take the stones from our river?

Benny; Yes, we did. And this soup smells good!

Woman 2: I don´t smell anything. But the truth, I am very hungry.

Narrator: Then the man with the spoon came back, and also brought his plate. Benny tasted the soup and said.

Benny: Mmmm, it´s so delicious! It only needs an onion.

Woman 2: I have an onion at home, let me go get it.

Miolka: Very good! The soup will taste better. And also bring your plate and have dinner with us.

Narrator: The woman left running and soon came back with some onions. After a while, Benny tasted the soup.

Benny: Mmm it´s so delicious! I think we need also some carrots.

Narrator: Another man that was also in the crowd watching said.

Man 3: I will bring some carrots.

Narrator: Then the man came with the carrots. Benny put the carrots in the pot and tasted it again.

Benny: Mmm this soup is getting better. Now it is time to put some potatoes.
Narrator: Another woman that was in the crowd watching said.

Woman 3: I have some potatoes! Wait a minute.

Narrator: When the woman came back benny put the potatoes inside the pot.

Ivan: (yelling) No! that´s too many potatoes, the soup will not taste good!

Benny: We can still fix it. How about if we add some meat?

Narrator: Another man that was in the crowd said.

Man 4: I have some meat at home! I will go and get it.

Narrator: Then the man brought the meat and Ivan put it inside the pot. While the soup was cooking, some people from the village asked the three travelers if everybody could cook the stone soup.

Ivan: Sure! It only needs some water, stones, and a little bit of hunger.

Narrator: After a while the soup started to smell really delicious.

Ivan: The stones in your village are so delicious! This soup will taste really good! Bring your plate so we can all share this soup.

Narrator: And everybody in the village enjoyed a wonderful dinner while Ivan, Benny, and Minolka talked about their journey, and about all the places they had visited.

The End