The Highest Price
Characters:
Narrator
Man
Little Girl
Girl
SCRIPT:
Narrator: Once upon a time there was a man who owned a jewelry store. Every day he used to see a little girl who came to watch something in the window. Finally one day, she decided to enter.
Man: What can I do for you?
Little Girl: Sir, may I see that blue turquoise necklace?
Man: How much money do you have?
Narrator: The little girl took out from her pocket a white handckerchief. She opened it, put it on the counter, and said.
Little Girl: Is this enough?
Man: You want to buy that beautiful necklace with a few coins?
Little Girl: Do you know what? I want to give it to my sister. Since our mother died she has taken care of us. She doesn’t even have time for herself! It’s her birthday, and I am sure she will be happy with that necklace. It’s the same color as her eyes.
Man: Let me wrap it for you.
Little Girl: Oh, thank you, sir!
Narrator: The man placed the necklace in an elegant pink satin box, he put a purple lace around it, and three pink flowers on top.
Man: Here it is. Be careful.
Little Girl: I will, sir.
Narrator: The girl left, and a few hours later a beautiful girl entered the store carrying an unwrapped gift box.
Man: May I help you?
Narrator: The girl took out fom the box the necklace and said.
Girl: Yes… someone bought this necklace here. How much did it cost?
Man: Ah… I can not tell you the price. It’s confidential! The price is just between my client and me.
Girl: But my sister only had a few coins, and the stones on this necklace are genuine, aren’t they? She didn’t have enough money to buy it.
Narrator: The man took the necklace and wrapped it again, gave it back to the girl and said.
Man: She paid the highest price any person can pay. She gave everything she had.
Narrator: Then there was silence in the store and the girl cried when the man gave her back the gift.
The End
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