The Fisherman and The Genie
Characters:
Fisherman
Genie
SCRIPT:
(A fisherman is in the river. His hook is in the water)
Fisherman: I hope I can catch a fish today… I’m so hungry!
(He takes out his hook)
Fisherman: A shoe? I can not eat a shoe!
(He throws the shoe and the hook to the water. He waits a few minutes. He takes the hook out of the water)
Fisherman: A sock? I can not eat a sock!
(He throws the sock and the hook to the water. He waits a few minutes. He takes the hook out of the water)
Fisherman: A bottle? I can not eat a bottle!
(As he is about to throw the bottle to the water, he hears a voice)
Genie: No, Please… don’t throw me into the river!
(The fisherman takes the bottle in his hand and shakes it. He sees something inside the bottle)
Genie: Please, don’t throw me into the river! Set me free… I’m a genie. If you set me free I will be your slave.
Fisherman: Hmmmm. It would be fun to have a slave. I am so poor! Ha, ha, ha, ha.
Genie: Open the bottle!
(The fisherman opens the bottle. A genie appears)
Genie: I’m going to get rid of you!
Fisherman: But you promise me that you would my slave.
Genie: I don’t care what I said! I have been locked for a thousand years, and now that I’m free I will get rid of you!
Fisherman: Why were you locked for so many years?
Genie: Because King Arthur punished me.
Fisherman: Why?
Genie: Because I was an evil genie!
Fisherman: Honestly… I don’t believe you. This is a joke…you were not inside that bottle. This is just an illusion.
Genie: Illusion? Illusion?
Fisherman: Yes. You’re so big! How could you be inside that small bottle?
Genie: So, you don’t believe me.
Fisherman: No, I don’t. I will believe you only if I see you inside the bottle again.
Genie: Fine, if that’s what you want! I’ll show you how I can get in, then I’ll come out and I will get rid of you! Do you understand?
Fisherman: Yes, I do.
Genie: Indete Batol!
(The genie gets inside the bottle, the fisherman closes it, and throws it to the river)
Fisherman: I prefer to be hungry!
(The fisherman leaves)
The End
Author: African Folktale
Adapted by K I D S I N C O
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