haracters: Father Son

Spirit

SCRIPT: Narrator: A long time ago there was a woodcutter who had only one [Link] day he said. Father: I ha e decided to use all my sa ings to gi e you a good education! so that you can ha e a decent and honest "o# which will help us sur i e when I can no longer wor$. %oy: Than$ you &ather. I will study hard and you will #e proud o& me. Father: 'ou will lea e ne(t wee$. Narrator: The young #oy went to the uni ersity where he spent there three years. One day the #oy recei ed a letter &rom his &ather. %oy: )thin$ing* +y &ather doesn,t ha e any money and I can,t stay here anymore. I ha e to go #ac$. Narrator: -hen he arri ed home his &ather said. Father: I don,t $now what are we going to do. -ith the money I earned cutting wood! we can hardly sur i e. %oy: .on,t worry &ather! I will go with you to the &orest and I will help you.

Father: It,s hard wor$! and you,re not used to it. %esides! we only ha e one a( and we don,t ha e money to #uy another one. %oy: -hy don,t you as$ our neigh#or to lend you his a(/ Father: That,s a good idea0 and we will #uy another one when we ha e enough money. Narrator: Ne(t day! their neigh#or lent them an a(! and so they went to the &orest to wor$. A&ter lunch! the #oy said. %oy: I will ta$e a short wal$ &ather. I,ll #e #ac$ soon. Father: .on,t ta$e too long! we still ha e a lot o& wor$ to do. %oy: I won,t. Narrator: -hen he was in the deep woods! he saw an enormous oa$ [Link] he heard a oice calling him. Spirit: 1elp2 1elp2 3et me out o& here2 I want to go out2 Narrator: As the #oy was wal$ing! he saw a #ottle in the ground with a little creature inside. Care&ully! he pic$ed up the #ottle. %oy: -hat a strange little #ottle0 and the oice is coming &rom inside. Spirit: 3et me out2 3et me out2 %oy: I will open it2 Narrator: As soon as the #oy opened the #ottle! the little creature started to grow! and grow! and grow! until it #ecame a huge giant. Spirit: Prepare yoursel&2 I,m going to eat you2 I ha e #een here &or a long time! and I am ery hungry2

%oy: -ait! wait0 #e&ore you do! I ha e to #e sure that it was you who was inside the #ottle0then you can eat me. Spirit: %ut it was me2 'ou saw me2 %oy: Pro e it2 Spirit: 1ow/ %oy: 4et smaller again2 Spirit: 5ery well0 then I will eat you2 Narrator: Then the giant got smaller! and smaller! and smaller! and the #oy closed the #ottle again. Spirit: 3et me out2 I& you do! I will do whate er you want me to do2 3et me out2 I will ma$e you rich2 I,m telling you the truth2 3et me out o& here2 %oy: 'ou ha e to promise that you will not eat me2 Spirit: I promise. Narrator: The #oy opened the #ottle! and the little creature started to grow! until it #ecame a huge giant once again. Spirit: Than$ you2 %oy: 1ow can you help me/ Spirit: Ta$e this hand$erchie&. -hen you su&&er an in"ury! co er it with the hand$erchie&! and it will heal instantly. And when you co er a metal o#"ect with it! the metal will turn into sil er. %oy: 4o now0 you are &ree2

Narrator: As soon as the giant le&t! the #oy returned to where his &ather was. Father: -here ha e you #een/ It,s getting dar$ and we ha en,t &inished. %oy: .on,t worry &ather. I,ll do all the wor$. Narrator: The #oy too$ the a( and cleaned it with the hand$erchie&! and suddenly the a( turned into sil er! and #ro$e. Father: 'ou #ro$e the a(2 Now we ha e to pay &or it! and we don6t ha e any money2 Narrator: The #oy too$ the #ro$en a( and saw that it had turned into sil er. %oy: .on,t worry &ather0 I ha e something to tell you. Father: -hat is it/ %oy: 3oo$ at it! &ather0 this is not an ordinary a(. Father: -hat do you mean/ 0 -hat,s this/ %oy: It,s sil er. Narrator: Then the #oy told his &ather a#out the giant. %oy: -e ha e to sell it! &ather. Father: 3et,s go to town right away2 Narrator: They sold the a( almost immediately! and #ought a new one &or their neigh#or. Father: 3et,s go gi e him this new a(.

%oy: And with all this money I can go #ac$ to the uni ersity! where I will #ecome a doctor. Father: -hat a#out the hand$erchie&/ %oy: -ith this handherchie& I will heal all my patients. Father: I am proud o& you2. The 7nd %y 4rimm %rothers Adapted #y 8 I . S I N C O

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Characters: Princess Frog King Prince Setting: Act I: forest scene; well; golden ball; pearl necklace; rhinestone bracelet Acts II and II: castle dining hall; table and chairs; dishes; door SCRIPT: ACT I A scene in the forest. The princess enters singing and pla!ing with a golden ball. Princess: My, how quiet the forest is. And such a beautiful day! To make everything perfect, my father the king gave me this golden ball. It s so precious. I ll treasure it forever "sees well and stops s#ddenl!!. My, I ve never seen this well before. I wonder where it came from" #looks down well!. It certainly is deep. It must go down for miles. "drops ball into well! $h, no! I ve lost my ball in the well. %hat shall I do" $h, what shall I do" # begins to cr!$.

Frog: #sticks head #p fro% behind well! &roak, croak. 'rincess , why are you crying" &roak, croak.

Princess: &roak, croak yourself, you horrible frog! (o away! I dropped my golden ball into the well. If I could get it back, I d give everything I own ) my pearl necklace #to#ches necklace!* my diamond bracelet #shows bracelet! ) everything!

Frog: I can get your ball. +ut what would I do with all your fine things"

Princess: #angril!! ,ow should I know" #t#rns back on frog!

Frog: #taps her on sho#lder! -ook, you re upset. I ll get your golden ball.

Princess: #t#rning to frog! .ou will"

Frog: .es, I will ) if you let me live at the castle.

Princess: %hat!

Frog: And let me eat from your golden plate.

Princess: /at from my golden plate!

Frog: And let me sleep on your pillow.

Princess: #t#rns to a#dience! %hat nonsense this frog talks. +ut he can get my golden ball. And he ll never be able to find his way to the castle. # t#rns to frog! 0ery well, find my golden ball and I ll do what you ask.

Frog: .ou will have your golden ball #disappears behind well!.

Princess: #looking down well! My goodness. It s so dark down there. %here is that frog" I can t see him. I ll bet he s stolen my golden ball. # she &#%ps back as the frog appears with the ball$. .ou found it! .ou found it! #she grabs the fall and r#ns off stage$.

Frog: 'rincess! 'rincess! .ou promised to take me back to the castle with you. 'rincess! #he shakes his head and &#%ps back behind the well as the c#rtain falls$.

ACT II Castle dining hall. The princess and king are eating dinner.

King: 'rincess, ever since I gave you that golden ball you have been in a hurry to finish your dinner.

Princess: I can hardly wait to hold it again, 1ather. It s my favorite toy. "There is a knock at the door$. I wonder who that can be"

Frog: "fro% off stage! 'rincess, oh, 'rincess, open the door! I am your true love forevemore! Princess: #opens and closes the door '#ickl!! $h, no! It s the frog.

King: "to#ches the princess(s forehead$ My dear, you re pale. %hat s the matter"

Princess: "cr!ing! There s a horrible frog at the door. I dropped my golden ball into a well and he got it back for me. I told him he could live at the castle. +ut I never thought he would be able to find his way here.

Frog: "knocks at the door! 'rincess, oh, 'rincess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!

Princess: $h, father, what am I to do"

King: .ou gave your word and you must keep it. -et the frog in.

Princess: 0ery well, father. "open the door and sighs!. &ome in, frog.

Frog: Thank you, 'rincess. I2m hungry. -et me eat from your plate. #he hops to the table and begins to eat$. This is delicious. +ut I m so tired. "!awns!.-et me sleep on your pillow.

Princess: Must I, father"

King: "nods his head$. .es, you gave your word.

Princess: $h, all right. &ome on, frog. I ll carry you upstairs. #As she walks toward the frog, the curtain falls.!

A&T III Castle dining hall. The princess and the king are eating dinner.

King: 3aughter, you re not eating.

Princess: I m not hungry, 1ather.

King: &ome, come child! .ou ve said that for three nights in a row.

Princess: And for three nights that dreadful frog has come back. /very night it s the same thing #i%itates the forg(s )oice!4 5'rincess, oh 'rincess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!

King: .ou gave him your word.

Princess: .es, but when he comes in, he eats from my plate. and he s so sloppy! Then I must carry him upstairs and place him on my pillow. And he s so wet! 6(,! each morning, he s gone and I m glad.

Frog: "knocks at door$ 'rincess, oh 'rincess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!

Princess: $h, no! ,e s here again!

King: $pen the door.

Princess: 1ather, must I"

King: .ou gave him your word.

Princess: #opens door and sees a handso%e prince! %ho7 %ho are you"

Prince: #enters roo%$ I am a prince. A wicked witch turned me into a frog. I had to find a beautiful princess who would let me eat from her plate and sleep on her pillow for three nights in a row. Then I could become a prince again.

Princess: I don t know what to say!

Prince: 8ay you ll marry me and come to live with me in my father s kingdom.

Princess: $h, yes. I will! I will! I will! I will!#she hugs the prince as the curtain falls!.

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,i, I wish to thank you for providing this. I want my students to read and enDoy the stories. I mailed them the web site. It is very attractive and I couldnEt find any other web page who offered free plays. There are spelling mistakes. +ut never mind on that. .ou have done a quick Dob. Thank you, (eetha
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The play (olden ball was great. I enDoyed reading it. (eetha

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SCRIPT:

<arrator4 Three soldiers traveled down a road in a strange country. they were on their way home. +esides being tired, they were hungry.

8oldier 94 ,ow I would like a good dinner tonight.

8oldier =4 And a bed to sleep in.

8oldier B4 +ut that is impossible.

<arrator4 $n they marched, until suddenly, ahead of them, they saw the lights of a village.

8oldier 94 Maybe weEll find a bite to eat and a bed to sleep in.

<arrator4 <ow the peasants of the place feared strangers. %hen they heard that three travelers were coming down the road, they talked among themselves.

'easants4 ,ere come three travelers. Travelers are always hungry. +ut we have so little for ourselves.

<arrator4 And they hurried to hide their food. They hid the barley in hay lofts, carrots under quilts, and buckets of milk down the wells. They hid all they had to eat. Then they waited. The travelers stopped at the first house and knocked.

8oldier =4 (ood evening to you, &ould you spare a bit of food for three hungry soldiers" %e have no food for ourselves.

Man 94 It has been a poor harvest.

<arrator4 The soldiers went to the neGt house and knocked.

8oldier B4 &ould you spare a bit of food" And do you have a corner where we could sleep for the night"

Man =4 $h, no, %e gave all we could spare to the soldiers who came before you. And our beds are full.

<arrator4 At each house, the response was the same, no one had food or a place for the soldiers to stay. The peasants had very good reasons, like feeding the sick and children. The villagers stood in the street and sighed. They looked as hungry as they could.

8oldier 94 (ood people! %e are three hungry soldiers in a strange land. %e have asked you for food and you have no food. %ell, we will have to make stone soup.

8oldier =4 'lease, we need a big iron pot, water to fill it, and a fire to heat it. And three round smooth stones.

<arrator4 The people in the village gave them stones, and the soldiers dropped them into the pot.

8oldier 94 Any soup needs salt and pepper.

<arrator4 8ome children ran to fetch salt and pepper.

8oldier =4 8tones make good soup, but carrots would make it so much better.

%oman 94 %hy, I think I have a carrot or two! -et me go get it.

8oldier =4 A good stone soup should have some cabbage, but no use asking for what we donEt have!

%oman =4 I think I can probably find some cabbage. I wil bring it.

8oldier 94 If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich manEs table.

<arrator4 The peasants thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had hidden in their cellars. A rich manEs soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like magic!

8oldier =4 If only we had a bit of barley and some milk, this soup would be fit for a king!

<arrator4 And so the peasants managed to get some barley and milk.

8oldier =4 The soup is ready, and all will taste it, but first we need to set the tables.

<arrator4 Tables were set up in the square, and all sat down to eat.

%oman B4 8uch a great soup would be better with bread and cider.

%oman H4 I ll bring the bread and cider.

<arrator4 At last the banquet was enDoyed by all. <ever had there been such a feast.

Man B4 I never tasted such delicious soup, and all made from stones!

<arrator4 In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye.

Man H4 Many thanks to you, for we shall never go hungry now that you have taught us how to make soup from stones.

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