(This script was edited by Kidsinco based on our original script “My Nightmare”.)

Characters:

Mother

Jackie – Daughter

Voice of Monster

SCRIPT:

Act I

Props:  Bed, night table, blanket, ©Monster Vanishing Spray.

(Jackie lies in her bed with her eyes closed, and covered with a blanket.  She’s having a nightmare.  She moves frantically and starts to talk)

Jackie: No!… please, no!.

Voice of Monster: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Jackie: Why are you always chasing me!

Voice of Monster: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Jackie: Stop it, please!  Go away…  Noooo….  Don’t get near me!

(Jackie’s mother enters with a bottle of  ©Monster Vanishing Spray, then she sits on the bed, and tries to wake her up)

Mother: Jackie!  Jackie!  Wake-up!  It’s all a dream!

(Jackie opens her eyes.  She hugs her mother)

Jackie: Oh, mother…. It’s was terrible!

Mother: Calm down, sweety.

Jackie: Why do I keep having the same dream every night?  Why?

Mother: Do you want to talk about it?

Jackie: Well… there’s a terrible monster chasing me throughout a big haunted house… then he grabs me and….Oh, no, I can’t…. it’s terrible…when I try to escape, he… oh, mother, I can’t.  I don’t want to remember!

Mother:  You don’t have to be scared anymore…I’ll spray you all over with the Monster Vanishing Spray…you will relax , and it will help you fall asleep!

Jackie:  Will the monster in my dream go away?

Mother:  Sure!  The potion will get rid of  the monster…fast!  (she sprays Jackie and her pillow with the Monster Vanishing Spray).  Now, close your eyes and say three times the magic words.

Jackie:  (closing her eyes, in a soft voice) Monsters away…Monsters away…Monsters aways (opens her eyes)

Mother:  He’s gone!

Jackie:  Thanks mommy!

Mother:  (kisses Jackie on her cheek) Sweet dreams!

(Mother leaves the bottle in the night table, and leaves the room)

The End

Author:  K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Mother

Dianne – Daughter

Voice of Monster

SCRIPT:

Act I

(Dianne lies in her bed with her eyes closed.  She’s having a nightmare.  She moves frantically and starts to talk)

Dianne: No!… please, no!.

Voice of Monster: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Dianne: Why are you always chasing me!

Voice of Monster: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Dianne: Stop it, please!  Go away…  Noooo….  Don’t get near me!

(Dianne’s mother enters, she sits on the bed, and tries to wake her up)

Mother: Dianne!  Dianne!  Wake-up!  It’s all a dream!

(Dianne opens her eyes.  She hugs her mother)

Dianne: Oh, mother…. It’s was terrible!

Mother: Calm down.

Dianne: Why do I keep having the same dream every night?  Why?

Mother: Do you want to talk about it?

Dianne: Well… there’s a terrible monster chasing me throughout a big haunted house… then he grabs me and….Oh, no, I can’t…. it’s terrible…when I try to escape, he… oh, mother, I can’t.  I don’t want to remember!

(Dianne’s mother stands up and tries to leave )

Mother: I’ll bring you a hot tea… It will make you feel better.

Dianne: No!  Don’t leave me alone… I don’t want to be alone.

Mother: Don’t be scared, sweety. Try to go to sleep.  It’s late, and you have class tomorrow.

Dianne: Stay here with me… I’m really afraid, please… stay.

Mother: Fine.  I’ll stay here by your side.  Now, close your eyes, and try to sleep.

(Dianne closes her eyes.  Her mother stays for a few minutes, then she leaves.  Dianne moves frantically and starts to talk.)

Dianne: No… it’s you again!  Get away from me…. I don’t want you!

Voice of Monster: Ha, ha, ha, ha… I can’t go away… Dianne…I’m alive because of you!

Dianne: No!  Please, don’t tear me apart! … Why are you chasing me?  What do you want from me?

Voice of Monster: How should I know?  It’s your dream… Dianne!

Dianne: What?

Voice of Monster: That’s right… just tell me what’s next… what else should I do… in your dream?

Dianne: What’s next?   Mmmmm… Do you know what?

Voice of Monster: What?

Dianne: I love you.

Voice of Monster: Do you think I’m a fool!

Dianne: Oh, no…honestly… I love you!

Voice of Monster: You love me…. Do you really love me?

Dianne: Yes, I do.

Voice of Monster: I feel strange… I’m not supposed to be here…  I have to go… this is not me!

Dianne: Are you leaving, then?

Voice of Monster: Yes… I’m in the wrong place.

Dianne: You mean… you’re in the wrong dream… right?

Voice of Monster: Right.  Good-bye, Dianne.

Dianne: I’ll miss you… bye.  (She opens her eyes.  She stands up.).  Oh, my!  I thought he would never go away… love is a powerful word.. yes, indeed!

(Dianne leaves)

The End

Author: © K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Father

Daughter – Sofia

SCRIPT:

Act I

(seven year old daughter is on the floor trying to wrap a gift box with a roll of golden wrapping paper.  Her father is in the sofa reading the newspaper.  He looks at her and gets angry).

Father: Sofia!  What do you think you’re doing!

Sofia: I’m wrapping a gift for….

(Her father interrupts her.  He stands up, leaves the newspaper on the sofa, and approaches Sofia)

Father: Give me that!  This wrapping paper is very expensive! You know that we don’t have enough money, and you’re wasting it!

Sofia: But dad, I need to finish wrapping this gift… I want to put it under the Christmas Tree.

Father: Christmas Tree?  You want to put that box under the Christmas Tree?… Let me see it!

Sofia: No, dad, please!

Father: I knew it!  Where did you get the money to buy a gift?

Sofia: I don’t have any money… I’m sorry, dad.

Father: Sorry is not enough… go to your room… now!

Sofia: But… dad…

(Sofia cries)

Father: I’ll see you in the morning.

Sofia: Good night, dad.

Father: And don’t forget your box!

(Sofia takes the box and goes to her room.  Her father picks up the roll of wrapping paper and puts it inside the closet.  He turns off the light and goes to his room).

Act II

(Sofia’s father is in the kitchen fixing breakfast.  Sofia enters and kisses her father).

Sofia: This is for you, dad.  Open it.

Father: For me?

(He opens the box and sees that it’s empty.  He gets angry)

Father: What kind of joke is this?

Sofia: Oh, no, dad… it’s not a joke.

Father: When you give a gift to someone, you’re supposed to put something inside!

(Sofia cries)

Sofia: Oh, dad, it’s not empty.

Father:  No?  Then I must be blind!

Sofia: I blew kisses inside the box.  They are all for you, dad!

(He hugs Sofia)

Father: Oh…Please, forgive me!

(He cries)

Sofia: Don’t cry, dad.

Father: I’ll keep this box forever… and when I feel lonely, I’ll take a kiss from the box…

Sofia: And you will remember how much I love you!

The End

Author:  Unknown

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Characters:

Daughter

Joseph

Minister

SCRIPT:

ACT I – At Church

(The minister is at church praying. A woman crying approaches him)

Woman: Excuse me.

(the minister turns around and looks at her)

Woman: Oh, please, my father needs you.

Minister: Calm down, and tell me what is wrong with him.

Woman: He is very sick. I think that if you talk to him, and if you pray with him, he might feel better.

Minister: Let´s go right away … let me just take my prayer book and the holy oil.

(both leave stage)

ACT II

(the minister enters the man`s bedroom. He leaves the door open. The man is lying in bed. There`s an empty chair beside his bed).

Minister: Well, I suppose you were expecting me.

Man: No, who are you?

Minister: I am the minister. Your daughter came to see me… she wants me to pray with you. But when I saw the empty chair, I thought you knew I was coming to see you.

Man: Oh, yes… the empty chair. Would you mind closing the door?

Minister: Not at all.

(The minister closes the door. The man starts to talk)

Man: I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter. But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the priest talk about prayer, but it went right over my head. I abandoned any attempt at prayer . . . until one day about four years ago my best friend told me… Joseph, prayer is just like having a conversation with Jesus. I suggest that you place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. Don´t be afraid, because he promised, “I’ll be with you always.” Then just speak to him in the same way you’re doing with me right now. So, I tried it and I’ve liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I’m careful though. If my daughter sees me talking to an empty chair, she’d either have a nervous breakdown or sends me off to the hospital.

Minister: Well, I encouraged you to continue doing it… Let´s pray together…

(The minister opens the prayer book and both pray. When they finish praying the minister anoints the man with oil).

Man: Thank you, I feel much better.

Minister: I have to go to church now, but I´ll pray for you everyday.

(the minister leaves stage).

ACT III. At Church

(the minister is sitting in his desk. The phone rings).

Minister: Hello.

Woman: I just called you to tell you that my father passed away.

Minister: Oh, I am sorry to hear that… please tell me… did he go in peace?

Woman: Yes, and when I left the house about four o’ clock, he called me over to his bedside and told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that? ¨… What do you think it means?

(the minister wipes a tear from his eye)

Minister: I wish we could all go like that… God bless us all.

The End

Author: Unknown

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Characters:

Narrator

Albert – Father

Monna

Bell

Beauty

Beast

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a merchant named Albert, who had three daughters.  The oldest daughter was named Monna, the Middle daughter was named Bell, and the youngest daughter was named Beauty.  One day he thought.

Albert: My business is not going very well… I almost have no money… how are we going to survive?  And the girls don’t even know that our situation is getting worse every day!… I have no other choice but to do what Joseph said.  I definitely have to go on that business trip!  It’s my only hope!,.. Oh, well I have to tell the girls about my decision… I just hope they understand.

Narrator: Next day he talked to his daughters about his trip.

Albert: I am leaving tomorrow.

Monna: Will you bring me something?

Albert: What would you like?

Monna: I have always wanted a brocade dress!  I know I would look so beautiful in it!

Albert: I´ll bring it to you.  What about you, Bell?

Bell: I want a genuine pearl necklace, please, father!

Albert: Very well, and you… Beauty?

Beauty: I don´t want anything, father… I just don´t want you to leave… I will miss you.

Albert: Com on, Beauty… you know I have to go…we may loose everything we have.

Beauty: You know that I don´t care about money.

Albert: I know that, but it´s my responsibility to take care of you.  I promise it to your mother before she died.  Now tell me, what would you like me to bring you?

Beauty: Just bring me a rose.

Albert: A rose?

Monna and Bell: A rose?

Beauty: Yes, a simple rose.  Just pick the most beautiful rose you see.

Albert: It will be a very special rose, just for you . . . my sweet daughter.  It´s late, I´ll see you in the morning.

Monna, Bell, and Beauty: Good night, father.

Narrator: Next day, early in the morning, Albert was ready to leave. He and Beauty were outside their home loading the horse.

Beauty: I will miss you, father.

Albert: I will miss you too, Beauty.  Where are your sisters?

Beauty: They are still sleeping.

Albert: Mmm, well… I can´t wait for them to wake up.

Beauty: When do you think you´ll be back?

Albert: I am not sure, but I´ll return as I soon as I finished my business.

Beauty: Good-bye, father, and be careful.

Albert: I will… good-bye.

Narrator: Albert got on his horse and rode away.  A few days after, he finished his business, so he set off for home.  When he was riding through the woods, a sudden storm blew up.

Albert: Oh no!  I have to find a safe place to stay, or the horse and I could die!

Narrator: The he noticed a bright light shining in the middle of the forest.

Albert: I see a light! I have to go there!

Narrator: He rode his horse as fast as he could, and when he drew near, he saw that it was a castle.

Albert: I hope I’ll find shelter there for the night.

Narrator: When he reached the door, he saw it was open.

Albert: Hello, hello!  I need help, is anyone here?

Narrator: He decided to enter.  He saw a table in the main hall, and a splendid dinner lay already served.

Albert: Oh, I´m starving.  I´ll sit down and eat this delicious meal.

Narrator: When he finished eating he decided to go upstairs, and he said.

Albert: Hello!  Hello!

Narrator: But no one answered.

Albert: This is strange… there’s nobody here!.  Oh, what magnificent rooms and halls!  And that bed looks inviting!  I’ll just rest for a little while…

Narrator: And he fell fast asleep. When he woke next morning, an unknown hand had placed a mug of steaming coffee and some fruit by his bedside.

Albert: Who might have done this?  It looks delicious!

Narrator: He had breakfast, then he went downstairs hoping to thank his host, but there was nobody in sight.

Albert: It is so strange, there´s nobody here.

Narrator: He went towards the garden where he had left his horse, tethered to a tree, when suddenly he saw a large rose bush.

Albert: Those roses are so beautiful.  They remind me of my daughter Beauty.  I´ll pick one for her.

Narrator: But when bent down to pick a rose. Instantly, out of the rose garden, sprang a horrible beast, wearing splendid clothes. Two bloodshot eyes, gleaming angrily, glared at him and a deep, terrifying voice growled.

Beast: Ungrateful man! I gave you shelter, you ate at my table and slept in my own bed, but now all the thanks I get is the theft of my favorite flowers!  You deserve to die!

Narrator: Trembling with fear, Albert fell on his knees, and said.

Albert: Forgive me! Forgive me! Don’t kill me! I’ll do anything you say! The rose wasn’t for me, it was for my daughter Beauty. I promised to bring her back a rose from my journey!

Beast: I´ll forgive you, but on one condition!

Albert: What condition?

Beast: That you bring me your daughter!

Albert: My daughter! No!  Not her!

Beast: Yes!  Promise that you will bring her!… or would you rather to die?

Albert: No! … I’ll bring you my daughter… I promise.

Beast: Very well, leave now!  I don’t want to see you anymore!

Narrator: Albert left the castle, and when he reached home in tears, his three daughters ran to greet him. After he had told them of his dreadful adventure, Beauty said.

Beauty: Dear father, I’d do anything for you! Don’t worry, you’ll be able to keep your promise and save your life! Take me to the castle. I’ll stay there in your place!

Albert: Oh, beauty…I am so sorry… thank you for saving my life.

Beauty: I’ll pack my things right away.

Narrator: That night Beauty’s father took her to the castle.  Once again the door was already open.  The Beast was waiting for them.

Beast: Good evening!  I see that you kept your promise.

Albert: I told you I would.

Beast: Is she your daughter?  The one that asked you for a rose?

Albert: Yes, she is.

Beast: Welcome to my castle, Beauty.

Beauty: How do you know my name?

Beast: You father told me your name.

Narrator: As soon as she met the Beast, she noticed that he was surprisingly pleasant, and she thought.

Beauty: I´m so afraid  of the Beast, I have to stay away from him, even tough he is being nice to me.

Narrator: Then the Beast told Albert.

Beast: It’s time for you to go.

Albert: But..

Beast: I said go!

Narrator: Albert kissed her daughter and left.  Then the Beast said.

Beast: Don`t be afraid, Beauty… you will be very comfortable here.  I have assigned you the finest room.  Please, follow me.

Narrator: The Beast took Beauty to her room, and she said.

Beauty: Thank you, it’s magnificent… but, if you don’t mind, I would like to be alone.

Beast: Sure, you need some rest.  Good night.

Beauty: Good night.

Narrator: Next day and the following days, they hardly spoke to each other.  Beauty only sat for hours, embroidering in front of the fire. And the Beast would sit, for hours silently looking at her. The days passed, and Beauty and the Beast became good friends. Then one day, the Beast said.

Beast: We have spent so many days together, and have had  wonderful conversations, I enjoy being with you.  Now, it is time for me to ask you to marry me.

Narrator: Taken by surprise, Beauty did not know what to say.

Beauty: This is a surprise for me, I really don´t know what to say.

Narrator: But beauty didn´t want to marry such an ugly monster. She would rather die! But she did not want to  hurt the feelings of one who, after all, had been kind to her. And she remembered too that she owed it her own life as well as her father’s.

Beauty: I am sorry, but I can’t say yes… I´d  like to but…

Beast: I quite understand! And I’m not offended by your refusal!

Narrator: Life went on as usual.  Then one day, the Beast gave Beauty a magic mirror.

Beauty: Oh, thank you for this present!  When I look in the mirror I can see my family, far away.

Beast: You won’t feel so lonely now.

Narrator: Beauty stared for hours at her distant family. Then she began to feel worried. One day, the Beast found her crying beside the magic mirror.

Beast: What’s wrong?

Beauty: My father is very sick ! Oh, how I wish I could see him again… before it’s too late!

Beast: No! You will never leave this castle!

Beauty: Oh, please!  I need to see him!

Beast: Well… If you promise that you will return here in seven days time, I’ll let you go and visit your father!

Beauty: I swear! I swear I will! You are so  kind ! I am so happy!

Beast: The carriage is ready, you can leave right away!

Beauty: I will be back in seven days!

Beast: And I will be waiting for you!

Narrator: Beauty left the castle immediately.  As soon as her father saw her, he recovered.  Then he said.

Albert: Oh, Beauty, I have missed you so much!

Beauty: Me too, father!

Albert: It’s all my fault!

Beauty: No, don’t say that.  My life is not that terrible.  I spend many wonderful hours with the beast.  He treats me so kind… he´s good to me.

Albert: You make me feel much better now.  I felt so guilty for what I did to you… leaving you there in that castle with that horrible beast!

Beauty: I am here with you now, and I’ll take care of you until you get well.

Albert: I love you.

Beauty: I love you too, father… now try to rest.

Narrator: Beauty stayed there for a few days, until his father was able to leave his bed.  But she didn’t notice that seven days had gone by. Then one night she woke from a terrible nightmare.

Beauty: Oh,  I had this terrible nightmare!  I dreamt that the Beast was dying and he was calling me!…  Come back! Come back to me!.  I have to go back immediately!

Narrator: She packed her clothes, and said good-bye to his father.

Beauty: Hurry! Hurry, good horse!

Narrator: She  hurried up towards the castle.

Beauty: I hope I am not too late!

Narrator: When she arrived to the castle, she rushed up the stairs, calling, but there was no reply.  Then she went to the garden, where she found the beast lying on the ground, with his eyes closed

Beauty: Don’t die! Don’t die! I’ll marry you!

Narrator: At these words, a miracle took place. The Beast’s ugly face turned magically into the face of a handsome young man.

Beast: How I’ve been longing for this moment!   I was suffering in silence, and couldn’t tell my frightful secret. An evil witch turned me into a monster and only the love of a maiden willing to accept me as I was, could transform me back into my real self. My dearest! I’ll be so happy if you’ll marry me.

Beauty: Yes!  I’ll marry you!

Narrator: The wedding took place shortly after and, from that day on, the young Prince would have nothing but roses in his gardens. And that’s why, to this day, the castle is known as the Castle of the Rose.

The End

Author:  Popular European Folktale

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Characters:

Jeniffer

Mother

Voice

Mother 1

Mother 2

Mother 3

SCRIPT:

(Jeniffer  and Mother enters the living room. Jeniffer is discussing with her mother)

Jeniffer: But I´m fifteen years old!  I want to hang out with my friends.  How come I can´t come after midnight?  All my friends do!

Mother: You are not as old as you think,  and if your friends go home late… you are not!…  young lady.  You are my daughter and while you live in this house you will do as I say.

Jeniffer: It´s not fair… you just want me to do what you want; I am a good daughter…

Mother: Let´s see good daughter… how come you don´t have good grades in mathematics?  How come you don´t wash the dishes when I tell you do do it?How come you don´t go to bed early?  You should do what I tell you to do, not when you want to do it.

(Jeniffer gets angry and starts to read a magazine)

Jeniffer: OK, whatever you say… I am not perfect.

Mother: You know what?  I have to go… it´s getting late for work.

(While leaving she gives instructions)

Mother: Clean the bathroom and the living room, and wash your clothes… Oh, and don´t open the door to strangers…

(Mother leaves)

Jeniffer : (furious) blah…blah..blah… I am not going to do anything!  I wish I had another mother!

(Jeniffer hears a voice)

Voice: Your wish is granted!

(Jeniffer jumps up to the sofa and covers her head with the magazine)

Jeniffer: Who are you?

Voice: I am your fairy godmother, sweety!

Jeniffer: That´s not true… It´s only my imagination.

Voice: Little girl… this is a great opportunity!  You asked for a wish… and you woke me up… so tell me… what kind of mother do you want?

Jeniffer: OK, fairy godmnother.  To begin with I am not a little girl! And….

Voice: OK Miss…. Tell me what you want, I don´t have your time.

Jeniffer: Let me think…. I want someone that treats me well, that lets me do what I want to do, and someone that buys me everything I want, and everything I like.

Voice: Your wish is granted!

(mother1 enters the room very nicely dress and she sits in the sofa to read a magazine)

Jeniffer: Wow!  Listen mom…

Mother 1: Little girl, don´t call me mother… I spend a lot of money in plastic surgeries just to look younger, and you call me mom!

Jeniffer: I´m sorry… I just want to tell you that I want to go out with my friends, and I want to come home late… and I need some money to buy things that me look just as beautiful as you…

Mother 1: (she gives Jeniffer her credit card) Take it, and do whatever you want to do.

Jeniffer: Do you remember that the other day I told you about a girl that was…

(Mother 1 interrupts Jeniffer)

Mother 1: I gave you what you want… I don´t have time to listen to your stories… I am going to the beauty shop.  Bye!

(Mother 1 leaves stage)

Jeniffer: What is wrong with my mother? Do I know her?… Oh no!  This is not fair… fairy godmother!

Voice: Why are you yelling?… tell me how things went with your new mother.

Jeniffer: You exaggerated… I wanted to talk to her, but she wouldn´t let me.

Voice: What do you want then?

Jeniffer: I want her to be nice to me.  I want her to love me and to listen to me.

Voice: Are you sure that´s what you want?

Jeniffer: I am sure!  Come on… do it!

(Mother 2 enters stage)

Mother 2: My dear daughter, my flesh and blood, I missed you so much!  How are you sweetheart, tell me everything you want to tell me, I am all ears… tell me what has happened in your life.

Jeniffer: Oh mother, relax… everything is fine, I just wanted you to be different, but not too different!

Mother 2: Sweetheart, tell me what you want to eat… what do you want to tell me?… tell me everything…

Jeniffer: Oh mother, stop it! I can´t breath!

Mother 2: Do you need some air, sweety?  I´ll turn on the air conditioner.

Jeniffer: No mother, I don´t need some air… it´s just that …

Mother 2: Are you tired?  Sit down, I´ll take off your shoes.  Do you want a massage, sweetheart?

Jeniffer: No mother… you don´t understand… Do you know what?  Go to the store and buy me something to eat, I am hungry.

Mother 2: Sure sweetheart, what do you want to eat?

Jeniffer: Buy whatever you want.   Bye mother!

(Mother2 leaves stage)

Jeniffer: What is wrong with you fairy godmother?  Why do you give me what I don´t want to have!

Voice: Sweety, you told me that you want someone who cares for you, who loves you, and who listens to you.

Jeniffer: Yes I know, but not that much.  Maybe, someone strict, but at the same time that cares for me and loves me.

Voice: Very well… I am giving you what you asked for…

(Mother3 enters the stage looking angry)

Mother 3: Stand straight!  (Jeniffer stands up straight as a soldier) Did you want to eat something?

Jeniffer: (frightened) Yes…

Mother 3: You have to say… yes, mam! yes mam!…

Jeniffer: Yes mam!…

Mother 3: From now on, food will be served at 12 pm., not before or after.  You are not allowed to go out after 10 pm.  You will watch television from 5 to 6 p.m., and you will go to bed at 8 o´clock.  Understood?

Jeniffer: Yes, mam!… but… can I go to bed a little bit later, and can I go out with my friends?

Mother 3: You must follow the rules… there will be no changes… and now you must clean the house, I have to go shopping.  And when I come back I expect everything to be really neat, if not you will be punish… understood?

Jeniffer: Yes, mam!

Mother 3: Oh, and I do all this because I love you.

(Mother 3 gets out of stage)

Jeniffer: I can’t believe it!  What is wrong with you fairy godmother?

Voice: What is your problem?  I give you what you want, and you get angry at me!

Jeniffer: Yes, because it´s not fair.  I trusted you and you are having fun of me…

(Jeniffer cries)

Voice: Listen Jeniffer, I just wanted you to see what you have at home…you don´t have to be looking somewhere else what you already have… now tell me… does your mother care for you?

Jeniffer: Yes, she cooks my favorite food.

Voice: Does she listens to you when you have something to tell her?

Jeniffer: Yes, she´s always there for me.

Voice: Does she punish you?

Jeniffer: Yes, but I don´t like to be punished.

Voice: Look… when we are young we don´t see that our mother is taking care of us, and that is a way of showing love.  When you grow up, then you can take your own decisions.

Jeniffer: Well, yes, but I get mad because I want to go out and she won’t let me.

Voice: Look… being a mother is a full time job.  Even if she is not here right now she prays for you all the time, and she tries hard so you can be comfortable… each one of us has the best mother in the world.

Jeniffer: Yes, I understand, It´s just that sometimes is hard to be a good daughter.  I want my mother back!

Voice: And for her, it´s also hard to be a good mother…

(the cell phone rings and Jeniffer  answers it)

Jeniffer: Hello… mother!  I am happy to hear your voice… yes don´t worry about me, I am fine… are you coming home?  Yes mother, I will clean the house… What do I want to eat?  Yes, pizza it´s fine…  Mom, I want to tell you something…  Thank you for being my mother… you are the best mother in the world… and forgive me for being the way I am with you… I will try to be a better daughter… You are the best, don´t worry… I love you mom… ok, I´ll wait here for you. (she hangs up the phone) Thanks you fairy godmother, you showed me a lesson.

The End

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Characters:

Narrator

Midas

god

Daughter

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a very kind King called Midas.  But there was something wrong with him.  He wanted to have all the gold in the world.

Midas: Gold is more important to me than anything else in the world.  I don`t care about anything, I just want to have gold only for myself.

Narrator: One day he did a favor to a god.

god: Thank you for your favor.  I will give you anything you want.

Midas: I wished that anything I touch would turn into gold.

god: Your wish is foolish, Midas!  You can get into a lot of trouble.  Think about it, Midas, think about it.

Midas: That`s the only thing I want.

god: Very well.  You wish will come true.

Narrator: And his clothing was turned into gold, and his house, even his dog was turned into a statue of gold.

Midas: I am really worried.  I can`t eat.  I can`t eat golden food!  I can`t smell the gold flowers.

Narrator: One day her daughter said.

Daughter: Oh father, I am so sad.

Midas: No, my dear daughter I made a mistake. I am sorry.

Narrator: And when he hugged her, she was turned into gold.

Midas: No!  This can´t be happening to me.  What have I done.  My precious daughter is now a gold statue!

Narrator: Then horrified he went running looking for the god.

Midas: Please, take back my wish!  My daughter is worth more than gold!

god: I told you Midas, I told you.  But now, I can´t undo the gift I granted you.  Go now to the river and get into the water.  But if when you come out of the water you are not free, then there`s nothing else I can do.

Narrator: Midas ran to the river and got into the water.

Midas: I have to stay here for a while.

Narrator: Then when he came out of the water he touched some tree branches.

Midas: The tree branches are still green and fresh.  I am free!

Narrator: From that day the King lived happy in a hut in the forest.

Midas: I have learned that love is what makes a person rich, not gold.

The End

Adapted by K I D S I N C O based on an Ancient Greek Myth

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Characters:

Narrator

Mother

Allison

Old Woman

Alan

Dominike

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Allison and her mother were very pòor. They lived in a small house, in a small town.

Mother: Oh, Allison. I am so sorry, but we don`t have food.

Allison: Mother, don´t worry. I will go to the forest to look for food. Maybe I´ll find some nuts or berries for us.

Narrator: Allison went to the forest and searched for food. But she couldn´t find anything to eat. Then, she sat on a rock and began to cry.

Allison: What am I going to do? I am so hungry!

Old Woman: I can help you, pretty girl.

Allison: Who are you?

Old Woman: That is not important. Take this.

Allison: What is it?

Old Woman: It´s a magic cooking pot. Go home and put it on the stove. Then you must say the words: Magic pot, cook, cook, cook! The pot will then fill up with soup. Then you must say the words: Magic pot, stop, stop, stop! Then, and only then, will the magic cooking pot stop cooking.

Allison: Oh, I am so happy. Thank you so much!

Old Woman: Just don´t forget the magic words!

Narrator: Allison ran home and put the magic cooking pot in the stove.

Mother: Oh my dear daughter! Tell me what you found.

Allison: Watch, Mother! Magic pot, cook, cook, cook!

Mother: This is wonderful. Look at all the soup.

Narrator: Allison and her mother started to eat until they were full.

Allison: Magic pot, stop, stop, stop.

Narrator: And the magic pot stop cooking. The next day, Allison went to visit her friend Dominike. While Allison was out, her mother got hungry and decided to make the pot cook.

Mother: Magic pot, cook, cook, cook!

Narrator: And the pot started cooking. But her mother forgot how to make it stop.

Mother: Thanks pot, stop now.

Narrator: But it didn´t stop. Those were not the magic words. So the pot cook, and cook until the soup was all over the floor, out the door, and into the street.

Mother: Pot, stop!

Alan: Oh no! What this? A soup flood.

Mother: Help me! Help me! Someone, Help me! Pot, stop cooking!

Narrator: The soup reached Dominike`s house.

Dominike: Allison, it´s your mother. She`s coming this way running and shouting. I think something happened.

Mother: Allison, help! I can´t make stop the magic cooking pot.

Narrator: Everybody went to the house running through puddles of soup . The magic pot was still cooking and cooking.

Dominike: Stop, pot!

Mother: I don´t want anymore soup, pot!

Allison: Wait! Only I know what to do. Magic pot, stop, stop, stop.

Narrator: And the pot stopped cooking.

The End

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Based on a European Folktale

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Joey:I thought we did that on Labor Day.

Julia: (gives “the look”) Joey.

Joey: What?

Julia: Think about it Joey.

Joey: What?

Julia: (loudly) Our mothers do that for us every day.

Joey:Yea, you’re right. So every day is kid’s day.

Julia: My dad says he always gets her something that she can return.

Joey: I don’t think that I’m returnable. I think she lost the receipt.

Julia:Well, we could always do a song. (shouting off stage) Hey gang! Come and help with the Mother’s Day song.

She’s a friend when I need one, she is always there.
Her hugs make me feel safe, when I’ve had a scare.
I know I don’t always say it, but it is always true.
That’s why we wanna wish you, Happy Mother’s Day.

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Characters:

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Father

Oldest Daughter

Second Daughter

Youngest Daughter

Cook

King

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a rich king who had three beautiful daughters, but the youngest was the prettiest, and the king loved her the most. The three of them were engaged and were happy. One day, the king was feeling weak, so he called his three daughters and their handsome princes.

Father: I wanted to talk to you because I feel sick and weak and I need that one of you takes my place.

Oldest Daughter: I will take your place, father.

Father: Don´t interrupt me.

Second Daughter: Let him talk!

Father: I have thought about dividing my kingdom into three equal parts, one for each one.

Oldest Daughter: That will be fair.

Father: I will live for a while with each of you, and will take with me a hundred men.

Oldest Daughter: A hundred men!

Father: But that´s not all… I will divide my kingdom into three equal parts … according to your love and kindness.

Narrator: Then, there was silence in the room,. The king asked the oldest daughter.

Father: How much do you love me?

Oldest Daughter: More than my own life. Come and live with me, I will take care of you.

Second Daughter: I love you more than anybody could love you in the whole wide world.

Youngest Daughter: I love you as a daughter should love a father, and I need you as the food needs salt.

Narrator: The king was very angry because he was dissapointed of the youngest daughter, and said.

Father: That´s all? Well, I will divide my kingdom between your two sisters and you will receive nothing.

Narrator: At that moment, the youngest daughter´s prince left the room and didn´t come back. He thought that he didn´t want to have a poor girlfriend. Then she said to her sisters.

Youngest Daughter: (crying) I don´t know how to express myself as you do, but I love our father as much as you do. And I know that you must be very happy right now because you wanted so much this kingdom that now it will be yours.

Narrator: The two sisters were laughing at her.

Oldest Daughter: Ha, ha, ha

Second Daughter: Ha, ha, ha.

Father: I don`t want to see you anymore!

Youngest Daughter: But… father!

Father: Get out of my castle, and never come back!

Narrator: The crying princess left the palace taking only one dress, a party dress, and her wedding dress.

Youngest Daughter: I have been walking for days, and I am so tired.

Narrator: One day she got to the edge of a lake where she saw some reeds. She look herself in the water and saw a beautiful image.

Youngest Daughter: I will take some of those reeds to make a dress. I need to cover this elegant dress I am wearing. And I will also make a hat to cover my blond hair.

Narrator: From that day on, when people saw her they started calling her: Reed Hat. One day she arrived to her ex-boyfriend´s land. She then knew that his father had died and that now he was the king. She also knew that he was looking for a princess . Then she went to talk to the cook.

Youngest Daughter: I know that you have a lot of work with so many parties and so many guests. Can I work here?

Cook: The truth is that I don´t have so much work. But if you make a mistake I will throw you away from here.

Narrator: The princess worked a lot and never complained. She wasn´t getting paid and could only get food to eat.

Once in a while she could see the king and that made her feel happy. Meanwhile, her father wasn´t as rich as he was because he had already divided the kingdom between his other two daughters. And with his hundred men he went to the oldest daughter´s house.

Oldest Daughter: I am happy to see you but you bring too many people, father. I think that fifty men is enough for you.

Father: (angry) What are you saying? I gave you my kingdom and you cannot have my men living here. I will go live with your sister.

Narrator: The second daughter heard his complains and said.

Second Daughter: Come on, father. My sister is right. Why do you want so many men for? You should fire them all. You can stay, but I cannot have all those people here.

Father: Ohh! I will go back with your sister, at least she wanted fifty of my men. Your are so ungrateful.

Narrator: The old men fired half of his men, and went back to his palace. But because of his old age he traveled slowly and by the time he got to his oldest daughter´s house she knew already what had happened. So she ordered to close all the gates, When he arrived a man from the high tower shouted.

Man: Go away, my lady doesn´t want you here!

Narrator: The old king, sadly fired all his men, and had to sell his horse. Then started walking through the woods where he found an abandoned hut and stayed there to live. One day Reed Hat was walking in the forest looking for fruit for king, when she saw his father sitting in a rock. She felt sorry for his father. The king didn´t recognize her because of her dress and hat and because he was almost blind.

Youngest Daughter: Good morning, sir. Do you live here alone?

Father: (sadly) Yes, who would want to take care of an old man?

Youngest Daughter: Many people. And if you need something, just tell me.

Narrator: Then she started cleaning his house, made the bed and cook for him.

Father: You are a kind girl .

Narrator: Reed Hat went to see his father every Sunday, and whenever she could, and feed him. There was going to be a big party at the palace and everybody could go, but the cook said.

Cook: But you, Reed Hat, you cannot go the way you are dressed, so you have to stay in the kitchen.

Narrator: When everybody left, the girl took off his reed dress and hat and with his beautiful princess dress and her shiny blond hair, went to the great party at the palace. Everybody looked at that beautiful creature. The king, apologizing with the other princess went walking straight to her and said.

King: Do you want to dance with me?

Narrator: He didn´t even recognized that she was the princess, as soon as she had the opportunity she escaped and went to hide in a room. That night she was very happy. Next day, the cook couldn´t stop talking about the beautiful girl.

Cook: (talking to the prince) I noticed that you liked the beautiful girl that came to the party last night.

Prince: Yes, and I am hoping to see her again.

Cook: Why don`t you give another party, maybe she will come.

Prince: That is a good idea!

Narrator: And the prince threw another party, and the princess attended even more beautiful than the first time. The king only danced with her. Again, as soon as she could, she escaped without being noticed. Then once again, the king threw another party. This time the princess attended with her wedding dress. She was so beautiful that everybody admired her. The king said.

King: You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen and also the sweetest. I beg you not to leave, and marry me.

Narrator: The princess smiled, but once again escaped. The king was so sad that couldn´t even eat. One morning, the cook told Reed Hat to prepare breakfast for the king. Then over the jelly she put the wedding ring that the king once gave her. When he saw it, he said.

King: Bring the cook!

Narrator: The cook was very afraid and told the king that she didn´t cook breakfast that morning, that Reed Hat did it. The king called her, and under her reed dress she was wearing her wedding gown.

King: Where did you get the ring that was over my plate?

Youngest Daughter: Someone gave it to me.

King: Who are you?

Youngest Daughter: They call me Reed Hat, sir.

King: Let me see what you are hiding under that reed dress.

Narrator: She started taking off really slowly her reed dress and hat and a wonderful wedding dress appeared.

King: Oh, dear, it was you. I don´t know if you can forgive me.

Narrator: But since the princess loved him with all her heart they started planning the wedding. Her father also came. The wedding ceremony was magnificent, but the food tasted bad, with no spices on it, and nobody was eating. The king, really angry told the cook.

King: Nobody is eating this food!

Narrator: Then the princess, looking at his father ordered the cook to bring some salt. Her father started to cry, because it was then that he knew how much her youngest daughter loved him, and how bad he was to her.

Father: Please, my sweet daughter, forgive me!

Youngest Daughter: I have nothing to forgive you, father. I love you as much as food needs salt.

Narrator: And they all lived happy forever.

The End

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Moral Value: Unconditional Love. Power of forgiveness

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