Characters:
Old Woman
Grandson
Mary (maid)
Doctor
Nurse
SCRIPT:
SCENE I
(An old woman and her grandson are in the living room having a conversation. Mary enters the room with two glasses of lemonade).
Grandson: Thank you Mary, please leave the glasses on the table.
Mary: Yes, sir.
Old Woman: Mary, please find me a doctor.
Grandson: What’s wrong grandma.
Old Woman: I have a terrible headache… and I can hardly see.
Grandson: Mary, find any doctor right away.
Mary: Yes, sir.
(Mary leaves the room).
Grandson: Do you want some lemonade?
Old Woman: Yes, please, give me some.
(The old woman’s grandson gives her a glass of lemonade. Mary enters the room)
Grandson: Did you find a doctor?
Mary: Yes, I found a new doctor who just moved in to the neighborhood. He said he’ll be here in fifteen minutes.
Old Woman: Thank you Mary. You may leave, I’ll be fine.
Mary: Excuse me.
(Mary leaves. A few minutes later she comes back with the doctor).
Grandson: Thank you for coming so soon. My grandmother is not feeling very well.
Old Woman: I have a terrible headache… and I can hardly see.
Doctor: Hmmm…
(The doctor examines her eyes)
Grandson: What is it doctor?
Old Woman: Will I be fine?
Doctor: I’ll prescribe you some medication… but I can’t guarantee that you will recover your sight.
Old Woman: Please doctor, I’ll pay you whatever you want!
Doctor: This is not about money. You have a serious illness and…
(The old woman interrupts the doctor)
Old Woman: Would you take twenty thousand dollars?
Doctor: Well, I don’t know. It seems like a …
(the old woman interrupts the doctor)
Old Woman: How about thirty thousand?
Grandson: Grandmother! He already told you….it’s not about…
(the doctor interrupts the grandson)
Doctor: I’ll take the money.
Old Woman: It’s a deal…but those thirty thousand dollars will be yours with one condition… if I don’t recover my sight completely, I will give you nothing.
Doctor: You will recover your sight, I’m sure of it.
Grandson: But you told us before that there were no guarantees!
Doctor: Your grandmother will be fine, don’t worry.
Old Woman: Talk to me about my treatment.
Doctor: I’ll come every day to give you your medication.
Grandson: For how long?
Doctor: It depends on how she feels… probably it may take a week or two, then she will be completely recovered.
Old Woman: Fine… thank you doctor…when do we start?
Doctor: The sooner the better. We’ll start tomorrow morning.
Old Woman: I’ll be waiting for you, thank you doctor.
Doctor: By the way… you have a lovely house.
Grandson: I’ll take you to the door.
(both men leave)
SCENE II
(The old woman, the doctor and a nurse are in the living roon. The doctor gives the old woman two pills)
Old Woman: Is that all I have to take?
Doctor: No, the nurse will put a few drops in your eyes.
(the nurse puts some drops in the old woman’s eyes and covers them with a bandage)
Old Woman: For how long do I have to wear this bandage?
Doctor: I’ll take it off when we finish the treatment. For now, that’s all… we’ll come back tomorrow at this same hour.
Old Woman: Fine, thank you doctor.
Doctor: And your grandson?
Old Woman: He’s at the gym.
Doctor: And the maid?
Old Woman: She must be somewhere… probably she went to get the groceries. I’m sorry I can’t take you to the door.
Doctor: Oh, don’t worry, we know our way out. If you need anything, just call me.
Old Woman: I will… have a nice day.
Doctor: Good-bye.
(On their way out, the doctor and the nurse take some valuable objects from the living room. As soon as they leave, the maid enters)
Mary: I’m sorry I took so long at the grocery store.
Old Woman: The doctor just came… he gave some pills.
Mary: How do you feel?
Old Woman: I feel a little dizzy, I think I will lie down for a while.
Mary: Let me help you.
(Mary helps the old woman stand up and they leave)
SCENE III
(The old woman, the doctor and a nurse are in the living roon. The doctor gives the old woman two pills)
Old Woman: Yesterday I felt a little dizzy. Is that normal?
Doctor: Yes it is, but don’t worry, today you will feel much better. We’ll come back tomorrow at this same hour.
Old Woman: What about the eye drops?
Doctor: You won’t need them anymore, just don’t remove your bandage.
Old Woman: Fine, thank you doctor.
Doctor: And your grandson… is he at the gym?
Old Woman: Oh, no, he is on a business trip. Do you need to talk to him?
Doctor: Oh no. And the maid?
Old Woman: She must be somewhere, probably she is in the garden. I’m sorry I can’t take you to the door, doctor.
Doctor: Don’t worry, I know my way out. If you need anything, just call me.
Old Woman: I will… have a nice day.
Doctor: Good-bye.
(On their way out, the doctor and the nurse take some more valuable objects from the living room. As soon as they leave, the maid enters)
Mary: How do you feel?
Old Woman: Well today I feel much better.
Mary: Oh, good. Would you like to come to the garden?
Old Woman: Yes, I’m sure it’s a beautiful day.
(Mary looks around the room)
Mary: Hmmmm.
Old Woman: What is it?
Mary: I don’t know… I can’t tell right now… but there is something wrong in here.
Old Woman: Come on, Mary, help me out.
Mary: Sorry.
(Mary helps the old woman stand up and they leave.
SCENE IV
(The Old Woman, the Doctor, the Nurse and Mary are in the living room)
Doctor: Today I will remove the bandage from your eyes, and you will see once again.
Old Woman: I am really impatient, doctor.
Doctor: Today is a great day for both of us.
(The nurse removes the bandage from the Old Woman’s eyes)
Doctor: Open your eyes.
(The Old Woman opens her eyes slowly. She looks around the room)
Doctor: So? Can you see?
Old Woman: No, doctor.
Doctor: What do you mean no? I am sure the treatment was a success.
Old Woman: I can’t see anything! I can’t see anything!
(Mary runs to the old woman and hugs her)
Mary: Please calm down…the doctor is here to help you.
(The Doctor examines the Old Woman eyes)
Doctor: I am sure you are cured! Close your eyes, and open them once again.
(The Old Woman closes her eyes and opens them again.)
Old Woman: I will not pay you doctor, I am not cured!
Doctor: Are you sure you don’t see?
Old Woman: I am positive…I’m blinder than ever!
(The Old Woman stands up and looks around the room.)
Old Woman: I don’t see all the things I had in this room! Where are the silver candle holders… and the ivory boxes… and the Egyptian gold mirror I had in the wall… and my late husband’s gold pen… I don’t even see the Indian silk carpet!
Mary: Oh, you are right.
Doctor: If you don’t pay me, I will sue you!
Old Woman: I don’t care! According to you doctor, I am cured, but I am entirely unable to see anything at all! …. I am sorry, but you will not have your money. Leave my house, now!
Doctor: I’ll see you in court!
Old Woman: You can be sure of that. I’ll tell my lawyer, who is my grandson, to accuse you and your nurse for burglary. I suggest that you also show up in court with all the things that you both took from my house, if you don’t want to end up in jail.
Doctor: You can not prove it.
Old Woman: Oh, yes I can… I have a hidden video camera behind that old wall clock.
Nurse: I told you to take that clock!
Doctor: Shhhh! When will you learn to be quiet!
Nurse: Fine, I’ll be quiet.
Doctor: You win… there is no need to accuse us, tomorrow morning you will have all your things back.
Old Woman: For your own good… I hope so. Do you need Mary to show you the way out?
Doctor: That’s not necessary.
Old Woman: Good-bye then.
(The Doctor and the Nurse leave. Mary and the Old Woman hug)
The End
Author: Aesop Fable
Adapted by: K I D S I N C O
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