(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:

Teen Wolf

Man

Little Red Riding Hood

Grandmother

SCRIPT:

Scene I – In The Forest

(Teen Wolf hides behind a tree in the forest..  A Man approaches and sees him).

Teen Wolf: Psst… psst… hey, you… over here.

(The Man looks on both directions.  He sees the wolf)

Man: Who me?

Teen Wolf: Yes, you… did you see her?

Man: Who?

Teen Wolf: You know… that little girl… the one with the red hooded cape.

Man: No, I haven’t seen anybody.

Teen Wolf: Are you sure?  Do you think it’s safe for me to get out?

(The Man turns around to see if someone is near)

Man: Sure, there’s no one around.

Teen Wolf: Good.

(Teen Wolf gets out from behind the tree)

Man: Why are you so afraid?

Teen Wolf: It’s a long story.

Man: I have time… come, let’s sit over here and tell me what is bothering you.

(both sit under a tree)

Man: Do you want to drink some water?

Teen Wolf: No, I’m fine.

(The Man takes out a bottle of water from a bag and drinks some)

Man: So?

Teen Wolf: Do you see this place?

Man: Yes, it’s beautiful.

Teen Wolf: Well, this forest used to be my home!  I used to lived here, and I liked it so much. I always tried to keep it clean.

Man: Well, I don’t see anything wrong with this place. It looks really neat!

Teen Wolf: Well, one beautiful sunny day, while I was picking up all the trash left by some people, I heard some footsteps… just like when you were coming a short while ago.

Man: Aha… and?

Teen Wolf: I hid behind a tree.  Then I saw a little girl coming.  Oh, she looked like a very nice girl!  I mean, just like an angel.  She was wearing a pretty blue dress and a red hooded cape.  I think she didn’t want anybody to see her.

Man: Why do you say that… was she acting weird?

Teen Wolf: Because she was also covering her head.  Anyway… she seemed like a very happy girl.

Man: Do you mean that she was not happy?

Teen Wolf: Can you please let me finish?

Man: OK, go on!

Teen Wolf: Well, as I told you before this was my home, and I tried to keep it nice and clean… and I also took care of the trees… you know… I watered them… and even the flowers!  Oh, my beautiful flowers!

Man: Hmmm, and…

Teen Wolf: And do you know what she did?… she took my flowers away!  I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw her putting my flowers… because they were my flowers, you know…putting them in a basket!

Man: Oh! You must have felt terrible!

Teen Wolf: I did!  I mean, she didn’t even ask for permission to cut the flowers!  The flowers didn’t belong to her!

Man: Well, the flowers weren’t yours either.

Teen Wolf: This was my forest, my home, my flowers!

Man: If you say so… anyway, what did you do about it?

Teen Wolf: Naturally I had to investigate.  I asked her who she was, where did she come from, where was she going.

Man: What for?

Teen Wolf: Because!

Man: And what did she say?

Teen Wolf: She didn’t say anything… she just started to sing and dance!  She looked so ridiculous… jumping here, jumping there!

Man: So?

Teen Wolf: Well, I had to find out everything I could about her.

Man: I really don’t understand why that was so important to you.  Tell me!

Teen Wolf: Just because…let me finish.  Finally she said that she was going to see her grandmother.  Then I asked her about the flowers, and she said that her grandmother was sick and that the flowers will cheer her up. At first, I thought she was kind and honest.  After all, she seemed like a nice girl, but then … do you know what she did?

Man: No, what did she do?

Teen Wolf: She saw a little squirrel on top of that tree over there, she picked up a stone and threw it at the hopeless little animal.  I was so angry!  This is where all the animals live!  This is their home!  Do you know what I mean?   Do you?

Man: Yes, I can see that you are really concerned about animals too.

Teen Wolf: So I decided to teach her a lesson, I mean, she can not mess with the forest.  She can not come into my forest take my flowers away and mistreat the animals that live here. So, as soon as she left, I went to see her grandmother.  I mean, she needed to know what her granddaughter did.

Man: I can see that, but still, I think that was not necessary.  Why didn’t you just tell her that it was wrong?

Teen Wolf: No!  She wouldn’t understand.  I mean, you didn’t see her… you were not in my shoes .

Man: You don’t wear shoes.

Teen Wolf: Well, that day I was wearing my favorite shoes, the ones that my…

(The Man interrupts the Teen Wolf)

Man: Stop it and get to the point! What happened next?  Did you really went to see her grandmother?

Teen Wolf: Of course I did!

Man: How could you!

Teen Wolf: I mean, somebody had to tell her about her granddaughter!

Man: What did you tell her?

Teen Wolf: I told her about the flowers and the little animal… and she agreed with me.  Her granddaughter needed a lesson!  So we made a plan.  She said that she was going to hide inside the closet.  She even told me to put on her clothes, because we were going to scare her.

Man: For what you just told me before, I don’t think she was the kind of girl who gets scared.

Teen Wolf: And you’re right!  As soon as she entered the room, she insulted me.  At first I really tried to be nice, but then she said that I had big ears.  Just tell me how would you feel if some one comes and tells you that your have big ears?

Man: But, it’s true!  You really have big ears!

Teen Wolf: Hmmm, anyway, I told her that I could hear her better with my big ears.  Then she said that my eyes were very big, so I said that I could see her better with my big eyes.  But what really made me angry was when she told me that I had big teeth!

Man: I think there was no reason to get angry.  She was just a little innocent girl!

Teen Wolf: It’s because you don’t know me.  I don’t like having big teeth, I even went to see a dentist but he couldn’t do anything to fix them.  I have ugly teeth!  So, I couldn’t control myself, I got out of bed and I told her that I was going to eat her with my big ugly teeth!

Man: But you didn’t mean it!

Teen Wolf: Of course I didn’t mean it!  I was angry!  I chased her around the room, and she started yelling, and yelling, and yelling.

Man: I understand how you felt… first the flowers, then the squirrel, then your ears, then your eyes, and then your teeth!

Teen Wolf: Right!  I mean, I was really upset!  So, I tried to calm her down, but the more I tried, the more she yelled.  Suddenly the door opened, and a woocutter came inside with a big ax!

Man: Oh…  that must have been scary!

Teen Wolf: It was, indeed!  I got scared, so I jumped through the window and escaped!  And now, everybody thinks that I am a bad wolf, but that is not true.  I mean, she started all this!

Man: I know, and I believe you.

(They hear someone singing)

Teen Wolf: Did you hear that?

Man: Yes, I did.

(They hear footsteps approaching)

Teen Wolf: It’s her! Oh, I will never forget that song…it’s the same she was singing that awful day.

(Teen Wwolf stands up and hides behind a tree)

Man: Wait!  Where are you going?

Teen Wolf: Stay away from her.  That’s the only advice I can give you.  I mean, she’s….

(The little girl approaches)

Little Red Riding Hood: Did you find him?

(The man grabs the wolf.  Teen Wolf looks surprised)

Teen Wolf: What’s happening?

Man: We were looking for you.

Teen Wolf: You were looking for me?

(Teen Wolf  looks surprised)

Teen Wolf: Now that I remember… you’re that woodcutter!

Man: That’s right!  I am!

(Grandmother approaches)

Man: Do you recognize him?  Is this the same wolf that came into your house, and locked you in the closet, and then tried to eat your daughter?

Grandmother: Yes, sir!  That’s the one!

Man: You’re coming with us!

(The Man ties Teen Wolf and they start to walk)

Teen Wolf: Where are you taking me?

Man: Don’t worry you will be locked in a safe place forever.

Teen Wolf: No!  No!  I was telling you the truth!  Really… You have to believe me!  I’m Innocent… I’m Innocent!

Scene II -  At The Wolf’s Cave

(An alarm clock rings.  The Wolf wakes up)

Teen Wolf: Oh, what a terrible nightmare! I have to stop eating pork chops before going to bed!

(The Wolf turns off the alarm clock and goes to sleep once again)

The End

Author:  K I D S I N C O

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Little Red Riding Hood 2

The Warewolf and Little Red Riding Hood on Halloween

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Characters:

Narrator

Mother

Ana

Mouse

Cricket

Mop

Bucket

Sweep

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a little girl named Ana, who lived with her mother in a small house.

Mother: Ana, it’s time to go to bed.

Ana: Yes, mother.

Mother: Do you want your doll?

Ana: No,… I don’t want it anymore.

Mother: You don’t want Melanie?

Ana: No…it’s old and ugly. I don’t like it, and I don’t want it!

Mother: Where is it?

Ana: It’s under the bed.

Mother: Under the bed? Ana… the doll will get all dirty.

Ana: It’s all dirty already.

Mother: How can you say that?

Ana: I don’t want to see it. Please mother, take it away.

Narrator: Ana’s mother took the doll from under the bed and put it behind the door. Their house was so small, that there was no other place to put it. That night, something strange happened while Ana and her mother were sleeping.

Mouse: Wake up! Wake up!

Cricket: Leave her alone… don’t you see what’s going on?

Mouse: What’s going on?

Cricket: Ana doesn’t love her anymore.

Mouse: So what?

Cricket: You don’t understand.

Mop: That’s right, you don’t understand. She is not feeling good, that’s why she’s not awake.

Bucket: Poor Melanie!

Narrator: Melanie opened her eyes and started to cry.

Melanie: Oh, I am so sad.

Mouse: Please Melanie, don’t be sad… you break my heart.

Melanie: Look at me! Look at me!

Mop: What’s wrong with you?

Melanie: Don’t you see! I’m old and ugly… and dirty!

Sweep: Come on, Ana doesn’t mean it.

Melanie: Please go away… leave me alone.

Bucket: We can’t leave you alone.

Melanie: I don’t want anybody to see me.

Mop: I don’t see anything wrong with you.

Melanie: Don’t you see? I have a broken arm… my face is all dirty… look at my clothes!

Sweep: Please don’t cry… you are making me cry, too.

Melanie: She doesn’t love me anymore. She doesn’t want to see me!

Mouse: Forget about her, we are your friends… this is your world.

Mop: Mouse is right… you don’t belong there.

Melanie: Well… maybe you’re right.

Cricket: We all love you.

Bucket: With just one arm, and a dirty face.

Sweep and Mop: And your ragged clothes.

Mouse: I love you… and I want you to be happy.

Melanie: I’m sorry… all of you make me happy.

Cricket: Shhh… I heard some footsteps.

Narrator: Ana’s mother was standing near the door.

Mother: What was that?…. I better go back to bed… It was all a dream, there’s only Ana and me in this house. Who else could be talking?

The End

Author:  K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

King

Prince

Servant

Girl 1

Girl 2

Girl 3

Girl 4

SCRIPT:

ACT I

(the King and the Prince are in the palace talking during breakfast)

King: When are you going to get married?

Prince: As soon as I find the perfect girl for me, father.

King: Next friday it will be your birthday, and  I was thinking about having a big celebration here at the palace. What do you think?

Prince: It’s fine with me.

King: Good!… I will tell my people that the girl who brings you the best gift , will marry you and she will be the queen of this castle.

Prince: Very well father.  I hope everything turns out just fine.

King: Come on… it’s time to go hunting.

(the king and the prince leave stage)

ACT II

(the king is sitting in his throne talking to one of his servants)

King: Tell all the people in my kingdom, that next Friday will be my son’s birthday, and that the girl who brings him the best gift will marry him.

Servant: Is that all?

King: Tell them also, not only to bring the best gift, but that the prince must also like it.

Servant: Then, excuse me, my king.  I must talk to your people right now.

King: The soon… the better.

(the servant leaves stage and the king remains sitted in his throne thoughtful)

ACT III

(at the prince’s birthday celebration.  Many girls  are gathered in the ball room.  Every girl has a gift for the prince.  The prince talks to every girl and looks at the gifts).

Prince: What is your name?

Girl 1: (she bows) My name is Leonor, your highness… and I brought  you this fine gold watch.  Do you like it?

Prince: It’s beautiful… but I need time to take a decision… excuse me… enjoy the party.

(the prince walks aways and talks to another girl)

Prince: Are you having a good time?

Girl 2: (she bows)  Oh, your highness… it’s an honor to meet you!… I brought you this fine Spanish wine…. I’m sure you will be delighted with it.

Prince: Well… I don’t really like wine that much… but, I appreciate your gift.

(the prince walks away and talks to another girl)

Prince: What did you bring as a gift for me?

Prince: I brought you a gold chest full of diamonds… and also a horse I brought from Saudi Arabia.

Prince: Oh… you impress me!

Girl 3: So, do you mean that…

Prince: I didn’t mean anything… don’ t get me wrong… but I need time to take a decision.

Girl 3: I’m sorry.

Prince: Don’ t be… please, enjoy the party.

Girl 3: Thank you, your highness.

(the prince walks away and suddenly he stares at a simple box that is on a table)

Prince: Who could have left this box here?…

(the prince takes the box in his hands and opens it)

Prince: There’s nothing inside…. It’s completely empty!  Who did this to me!

(the prince calls his servant)

Servant: Yes, your majesty.

Prince: Someone left this box here… but it has nothing inside it.  I want you to find the girl who brought it.   I don’t like this joke, she brought me nothing!

Servant: Don’t worry, your majesty… I will find her.  Wait here.

Prince: Don’t take too long.

(the servant leaves stage and comes back a few minutes later with a girl)

Prince: Can you tell me why you are making fun of me giving me nothing?

(the prince turns his back on the girl.  The girl speaks with a trembling voice)

Girl 4: I ’ m sorry, your highness.  I don’t know what to say… it’s just that when I was on my way here from home, I found on the road so many people that needed the gift more than you, so… I just gave it all away.

(the prince listens to the girl’s sweet voice and to her great generosity. He turns around and kneels without looking at her face)

Prince: I don’t care how you look on the outside, but I have seen that you have a great heart, and I want you to marry me.  I want you to be the queen of this castle and the queen of my heart.  Will you marry me?

(the girl kneels in front of him, and for the first time they look at each other faces)

Girl 4: Yes, I will!

(they kiss).

The End

Author:  Anonymous

Adapted by:  K I D S I N C O

Moral Value:  Generosity

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Characters:

Mrs. Keller

Mr. Keller

Doctor

Director Anagnos

Anne Sullivan

SCRIPT:

INTRODUCTION

On June 27, 1880, a girl named  Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama,   in a white, frame cottage called “Ivy Green.” Her parents were captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller.

(Helen is two years old.  Mrs. Keller enters the bedroom)

Mrs. Keller: Helen, wake up, sweety!  It’s a beautiful day!

(she tries to wake her up, but Helen doesn’t open her eyes. Mrs. Keller touches Helen’s forehead)

Mrs. Keller: Helen, what’s wrong?  Wake up!   Oh, no.. you have a  high temperature!

(Mr. Keller enters the bedroom)

Mr. Keller: What’s wrong?  Why are you yelling?

Mrs. Keller: It’s Helen, she’s burning!

Mr. Keller: Again?

Mrs. Keller: I thought she was better… but the temperature is back.

Mr. Keller: I think we have waited too long.  I’ll send someone for the doctor.

(Mr. Keller leaves.  A few minutes later he comes back with the doctor. The doctor approaches Helen and starts to examine her. Mrs. Keller and Mr. Keller look worried)

Mrs. Keller: What’s wrong with her, doctor?

Doctor: First tell me, how much time did you wait before calling me?

Mrs. Keller: Well, I noticed that she was sick about two or three weeks ago, but the temperature disappeared…. That’s why I thought she was fine.

Doctor: You waited too long.  Have you noticed anything different beside the temperature?

Mrs. Keller: What do you mean?

Doctor: Have you noticed a change in her behaviour?

Mrs. Keller: Yes, now that you mention it… she’s not doing what I tell her to do.  She is not even trying to speak.  She has become a quiet little girl.

Doctor: Did you also notice that she doesn’t blink?

Mrs. Keller: No, doctor.

Doctor: Look.. I’ll show you something… pay close attention to what I’m going to do.

(The doctor claps his hands in front of Helen’s face. She doesn’t react)

Doctor: She can’t see or hear.

Mrs. Keller: But… why?

Doctor: She had a fever for at least three weeks.  Whatever made Helen sick, made her blind and deaf.

Mr. Keller: It can’t be!

Mrs. Keller: Give her medicine, please… there must be something you can do!

Mr. Keller: What is it, doctor?

Doctor: It’s called Brain Fever. I’m afraid, I can’t do anything for her.

Mrs. Keller: Oh, Arthur.

(Mr. and Mrs. Keller hug and cry)

(Helen is seven years old.   Mrs. Keller and Mr. Keller are in the garden talking)

Mrs. Keller: I don’t know what to do, Arthur.  Helen is out of control.  It’s hard to discipline her.

Mr. Keller: What did she do today?

Mrs. Keller: This morning she refused to bathe.  She doesn’t want me to comb her hair, either.  And she tried to feed the baby!  Can you imagine that!

Mr. Keller: She is a danger to her new baby sister.

Mrs. Keller: What are we going to do?  She needs to learn to speak… she needs to express her feeling and emotions… that’s why she is so angry.  We must find someone who can help her.

Mr. Keller: She can’t hear or see!  How do you think she will be able to express herself.

Mrs. Keller: Oh, please, Arthur, she needs us… she needs help.  Let’s find someone, please.

Mr. Keller: I’ll write some letters to schools for the blind.  I hope they can send someone to help Helen.

Mrs. Keller: Thank you, Arthur.

Mr. Keller: Let me go inside and start writing those letters.

(Mr. Keller leaves)

(At Perkins school for the blind.  The director Anagnos  is sitting in his desk. He has a letter in his hands.  Anne Sullivan enters the office)

Anne: Did you want to talk to me?

Director Anagnos: Yes, Anne, please sit down.

(Anne sits in a chair in front of the Director Anagnos)

Anne: They told me it was urgent.

Director Anagnos: It is, Anne.  I received this letter from Arthur and Henley Keller.  They have a seven-year-old daughter that is deaf and blind.  They are desperate because they can’t communicate with her, and she can’t communicate with them or with anybody else.

Anne: Oh, poor little girl… and… what does it have to do with me?

Director Anagnos: You are the best teacher I have.  Remember, you were once blind.

Anne: Yes, and I can see now after several operations.

Director Anagnos: Helen, will never hear or see… that’s the difference between you and her.  She has no hope.  Do you understand, Anne?

Anne: Do you want me to go?  Do you think I am qualified for this job?

Director Anagnos: Yes, you are, Anne… that’s why I am sending you there.    I already bought your train ticket.

Anne: What?  You should have asked me first!

Director Anagnos: I knew I could count with you, Anne.

Anne: When will I leave?

Director Anagnos: You will leave tomorrow… and by March 3 you will arrive to the Keller’s home.

Anne: Tomorrow?

Director Anagnos: Yes, tomorrow.  Go now, and get your things ready.

Anne: I hope you are not making a mistake by sending me.

Director Anagnos: I am not.  I am sure you will bring light to Helen’s life.

(Anne stands up.  The Director Anagnos stands up and leads her to the door)

(Anne is at the Keller’s home.  Helen is sitting outside.  The Kellers and Anne  watch her from the distance).

Mrs. Keller: I am glad you came, Miss…

Anne: Miss. Sullivan… my name is Anne Mansfield Sullivan.

Mrs. Keller: Well, Miss Sullivan…that’s Helen.

Anne: She’s beautiful.  I want to meet her.

Mr. Keller: I don’t know how she is going to react… I mean… you are a stranger here.

Anne: I know… but don’t be afraid… I’m here to help.

(Anne approaches Helen.  She sits beside Helen and touches her hair.  Helen screams and pushes her away.  Anne almost falls)

Mother: Oh, excuse her, please… Helen… don’t be scared.

Anne: I brought her something… let me get it from my suitcase.

(Anne takes out a doll and gives it to Helen.  Helen takes the doll  while Anne fingerspells the word doll in her hand)

Anne: D-O-L-L

(Helen fingerspells back the word doll in Anne’s hand)

Anne: Oh, you are very intelligent!

Mr. Keller: Do you think she will be able to communicate?

Anne: I am sure she will.

Mrs. Keller: You must be hungry.  Come Miss Sullivan let’s go to the dining room.

(Mrs. Keller takes Helen’s hand and walk toward the dining room.  Mr. keller and Anne follow them.  They sit at the table and start to eat.  While they talk Helen goes around the table and eats from every plate stuffing food in her mouth with her fingers.  Anne watches her)

Mr. Keller: How was your trip, Miss Sullivan?

Mrs. Keller: Did you enjoy it?

(Helen pauses by Anne’s plate to eat the food, but Anne slapps her hand.  Helen smacks Anne back)

Mr. Keller: What’s going on?

Anne: She can’t behave like this.  She has to behave like other children.

Mr. Keller: She is not a normal kid.

(Helen cries)

Mr. Keller: Look what you did!

Anne: She needs discipline.  She will not learn to communicate, until she learns to obey.

Mrs. Keller: You are right.

(Mr. Keller leaves the room angry).

Anne: Mrs. Keller… would you please also leave.  I need to be alone with her.

Mrs. Keller: Well…

Anne: Give me the key.

(Mrs. Keller gives Anne the key and leaves.  Anne locks the door. She goes to where Helen is, and pushes her to sit down..  She gives her a plate and a spoon and shows Helen how to eat.  Helen refuses and they start to fight until finally she learns how to eat using a spoon and not her fingers.  Anne opens the door and they leave the room.)

(Anne is in her bedroom thinking)

Anne: This is a difficult job.  I need to teach Helen sign language… but it’s going to be hard while she is here with her father and mother always watching her… she has run wild here for too long.

(there’s a knock at the door)

Anne: Come in.

(Mrs. Keller enters the room)

Mrs. Keller: It’s a beautiful day… I was wondering if you would like to take a walk in the garden.

Anne: Sure, why not.

Mrs. Keller: Come with me then.

(They go out to the garden)

Anne: Do you mind if I walk by myself?

Mrs. Keller: No, not at all.  I have some things to do.

(Mrs. Keller leaves, and Anne walks about the ground of the keller’s home.  She finds a small cottage away from the main house.  She enters the cottage.)

Anne: This is just the place I need to work with Helen!

(She leaves the cottage and goes to the main house.  Mr. and Mrs. Keller are in the living room)

Mrs. Keller: Oh, I see that you came back.

Mr. Keller: You look tired.  Is there something wrong?

Anne: I found a small cottage, and I want to move there with Helen.

Mr. Keller: Why?

Anne: It would be better to work with Helen in another environment.  And one more thing… I need to be alone with her… that means that you can’t go and see her or talk to her.  She must be left alone.

Mr. Keller: So, you wish to live there alone with Helen?

Anne: That’s right.  She needs to learn to behave.

Mr. Keller: You can teach her here.  She has everything she needs here.

Anne: She takes advantage of you… she knows you love her too much.  She can’t do anything alone.  I want to educate her while she and I are alone.

Mr. Keller: I don’t know, Miss Sullivan.

Anne: Do you think your daughter must keep eating with her fingers?… Please, try to understand… it’s for her own good.

Mr. Keller: I understand you, Miss Sullivan. Very well, then… but only for two weeks.

Anne: I need more time.

Mr. Keller: I said two weeks, then you must bring her back.

(Anne agrees)

Anne: I’ll pack my things right away.

Mrs. Keller: Are you moving today?

Anne: Yes, Mrs. Keller.  I don’t want to waist any more time.

Mrs. Keller: I’ll get Helen.

(Mrs. Keller leaves)

Mr. Keller: Just remember our agreement.

Anne: I will, Mr. Keller…we will be back in two weeks.  Excuse me, I have to pack.

Mr. Keller: Sure.

(Anne leaves and Mr. Keller stays in the room)

(Anne and Helen are in the cottage.  Anne teaches her to fingerspell words in her hand and Helen enjoys it. Helen keeps eating with her fingers, then she learns how to eat using the spoon and how to behave on the table).

Anne: No, Helen, you have to use the spoon to eat!

(Helen throws the spoon to the floor. Anne picks her up from the chair and makes her pick up the spoon.  There’s a fight and both fall to the floor.  Helen picks up the spoon and Anne takes her again to the table.  Anne makes her eat using the spoon.)

Anne: Well done, Helen! …well done.

(Helen finishes her food.  Anne takes her to the sofa where Helen’s doll is.  Helen takes the doll and plays with the it.  Anne takes Helen’s hand and fingerspells the word d-o-l-l.  Helens gets angry.  She thinks Anne is taking away her doll and starts to fight.  Helen breaks the doll.  Anne picks up the doll and throws it to the trash.  Anne hugs Helen).

Anne: You broke the doll…that’s fine… I know that now you feel relieved.   Oh, Helen… I want to give you back your human soul as fast as I can … You have a big spirit and I want to help you.  I was also blind, and I know how you feel.

(Helen takes Anne’s hand and goes outside.  They play for a while).

Anne: You must be thirsty… drink some water.

(Anne pumps out some water from the water pump, fills a cup and gives her to Helen.  Anne fingerspells the word w-a-t-e-r in Helen’s hand)

Anne: W-A-T-E-R, W-A-T-E-R, W-A-T-E-R

(Helen wants some more water and gives back the cup to Anne.  She fills it up again but some water fall from the pump.  Helen feels the water in her hand and drops the cup. Helen starts to hit the pump.  She wets her hands completely.  She says the word water).

Helen: W-A-T-E-R

Anne: Helen!  Helen!

(Anne shuts off the pump and takes Helen’s hand and fingerspells the word water)

Anne: Yes!  w-a-t-e-r,  w-a-t-e-r,  w-a-t-e-r

(Helen fingerspells the word water back to Anne.  Helen lets some more water run into Helen’s hands.  Anne hugs her)

Anne: Oh, Helen.  You did it… you understand that everything has a name.  Oh, Helen, this is the beginning, you are starting to know a world that is waiting for you.

(the Kellers approach Anne and Helen.  Anne looks surprised)

Anne: Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Keller, I didn’t know you were here.

Mr. Keller: We came to get Helen, but we watched you…and we want to thank you.

(Mr. Keller hugs Helen.  Helens takes his hand and fingerspells a word)

Anne: He is spelling D-A-D.

Mr. Keller: Thank you very much, Miss Sullivan.  But you have to teach her a very important word.  Please, teach her how to fingerspell the word teacher.

Anne: Yes, yes.

(Anne takes Helen hand and fingerspells the word teacher)

Anne: T-E-A-C-H-E-R,   T-E-A-C-H-E-R,  T-E-A-C-H-E-R

(Helen fingerspells the word back.  Mrs. Keller hugs Helen and Helen fingerspells the word mother.)

Anne: M-O-T-H-E-R

(Helen runs away and touches a tree.  Anne takes her hand and fingerspells the word tree)

Anne: T-R-E-E,  T-R-E-E, T-R-E-E

(The Kellers and Anne hug Helen.  Anne fingerspells the word Helen in Helen’s hand)

Anne: H-E-L-E-N , you are, H-E-L-E-N

(Helen fingerspells the word back to Anne.  Helen cries and both hug)

The End

Helen Keller (1880-1968)

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Mother

Father

Claire

Frau Trude

Black Man, Green Man, Red Man -  (no dialogues)

SCRIPT:

(Claire´s mother is in the garden watering the plants, the little girl approaches her)

Claire: Have you seen my coat, mother?

Mother: It´s in your closet… where are you going?

Claire: I´m going to see Frau Trude.

Mother: What!

Claire: I said…  I´m going to see the Frau Trude!

Mother: Get inside the house right now!  You are not going anywhere!

Claire: Ha, ha, ha,… sure I am!

Mother: Do as I say!

Claire: No, I won´t!    I have heard so much about Frau Trude that I want  to meet her.

Mother: You don´t know what are you talking about!

Claire: Yes I do!   People say she is a wonderful old woman, and that she has many marvelous things in her house, and I really want to see them.

(at that moment her father comes out of the house)

Father: What´s going on here!  Why are you yelling!

Mother: She´s going to that old witch´s house!  She wants to meet Frau Trude!

Father: I won´t let you go!  Go to your room… now!

Claire: No!

Mother: Listen to me… she is an evil old woman who does wicked things.

Claire: I know that she has magical powers… that is why I want to meet her!

Father: I said no!  Get inside the house!

Claire: No!  Stay away from me!

(Claire runs away from her parents and goes into the woods while her mother is calling her)

Mother: Claire!  Claire!  Come back!

Father: It´s too late… I just hope she returns safe home.  Come on, let´s get inside the house.

(they get inside the house.  Meanwhile Claire is in the woods looking back at her house)

Claire: At least they didn´t follow me!  Now, I have to find the witch´s house.

(Suddenly she sees a man dressed in black standing in the middle of the road.  When he sees her, he hides behind the bushes)

Claire: I think I am allucinating! … I better hurry up, it´s getting dark.

(she keeps walking for a few minutes, then she sees the witch´s house)

Claire: Oh! … that must be the house.  It´s so old!

(while she´s approaching the house, there´s a green man standing beside the door, the man looks at her, runs away and hides behind a tree.  She looks through the window,  then she knocks at the door.  She hears a sweet voice coming from inside the house.)

Frau Trude: Come in… I was expecting you, Claire.

(Claire pushes the door and enters.  An old woman is sitting in a rocking chair in front of the chimney.)

Claire: How did you know I was coming?

Frau Trude: Never mind that.  Close the door, dear.

(Claire closes the door)

Frau Trude: Don´t stand there…  come and sit over here.

(Claire sits on a chair in front of the chimney)

Frau Trude: You look so pale… are you afraid?

Claire: No!… of course not.

(Claire looks back at the door)

Claire: I just saw a green man… and I really got scared.

Frau Trude: Where?

Claire: When I was about to knock, he was standing beside the door.

Frau Trude: Ha, ha, ha…. That must have been a hunter… don´t worry!

Claire: I also saw a man dressed in black, and I was terrified!

Frau Trude: That must have been a miner… there no reason to be scared.

(Frau Trude stands up and gets near Claire.)

Claire: Oh… I also was scared by another man…. he was all red…  yes… it was a red man!

Frau Trude: Ha, ha, ha… A red man?… that must have been the butcher!

(Claire stands up and gets near the chimeney)

Frau Trude: What else did you see?

Claire: Well… before I knocked, I looked through the window and I saw….

Frau Trude: Yes, darling…. What did you see?

Claire: I saw a horrible beast… right here… where I´m standing right now!

Frau Trude: Ha, ha, ha, ha….

(the old woman transforms herself into a horrible witch changing her voice tone.  Claire gets scared and covers her face with her hands)

Claire: Oh No!  No!

Frau Trude: Don´t be afraid, Claire… The horrible beast you saw… was me! Ha, ha, ha, ha…  The real me! Ha, ha, ha, ha …

(Claire looks at her horrified)

Frau Trude: But don´t worry… I have been waiting for you for a long, long time…

Claire: Get away from me!

(Claire tries to get away but the Frau Trude grabs her by the hand)

Frau Trude: You were the one who came looking for me!

Claire: I want to go home!

Frau Trude: It´s too late!  They warned you not to come… and you did anyway!  Oh, poor girl… if you had only obeyed your parents…  Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Claire: Let me go!

(Claire tries to get off the witch, but she can´t)

Frau Trude: Now you will give me light!

(the Frau Trude stretches her left hand and casts a spell on Claire)

Frau Trude: Avramare Clock Hood!  Turn Claire into a block of wood!

(Clairs turns into a block of wood.  The witch picks it up and throws it into the chimney.  She sits in the rocking chair.)

Frau Trude: Ha, ha, ha, ha … How bright the block made the fire!  It hasn´t burned like this for a long time! … It feels so warm!  Now my powers will be stronger! Ha, ha, ha, ha!

The End

Author:  Brothers Grimm

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

Moral Value:  Obedience.  Respect

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Characters:

Narrator

Queen

Princess

Maid

Falada (horse)

Lock of Hair

Prince

King

Conrad

Old Man

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was an old Queen who had a beautiful daughter. When the princess grew up she was betrothed to a prince who lived in a faraway kingdom. 

Princess: Mother, do I have to do this?

Queen:  Yes, my dear daughter, I gave the prince my word that you would marry him.

Princess:  But, I want to stay here with you.

Queen:  I am old, and I will soon be gone…. Now… take these jewels and precious stones with you.

Princess:  I can’t take them… they are yours.

Queen:  They were a gift from your father, and now they belong to you.

Princess:  Very well, mother.

Queen: Oh, wait…I have something else for you.

Narrator:  The Queen took a pair of scissors and cut a lock of her hair

Princess:  What are you doing, mother!

Queen:   Dear daughter, preserve this carefully, it will be of service to you on your way.  Now, put it inside your pocket. 

Princess:  Thank you, mother, I will.

Queen:  I don’t want you to go alone, so the maid is going with you.  Is Falada your horse ready?

Princess:  Yes mother, we are ready to go now.

Queen:  Remember, that Falada is loyal to me, and I’m sure that he will tell me everything that happens to you.

Princess:  Yes, I know mother, don’t worry, I will be fine. 

Narrator:   The Queen and her daughter went outside of the palace where the maid and the horses were waiting.

Princess:  Let’s go, maid.

Maid:  As you order, princess.

Queen:  Good-bye, then.

Princess:  Good-bye, mother.

Narrator:  The princess and the maid mounted their horses, and left the palace.  After many hours of traveling, the princess was thirsty, and said to her maid.

Princess:  Please dismount, and bring me some water from the stream.

Maid:  If you are thirsty, my dear princess, get off your horse yourself, and lie down and drink out of the water, I am not your servant.

Narrator:   The  princess got off her horse, she  bent down over the water in the stream and drank.  Suddenly the lock of hair, which had magical powers said. 

Lock of Hair:  Poor princess!  If only your mother knew, her heart would break.

Narrator:  But the King’s daughter was humble, said nothing, and mounted her horse again. After three more hours of traveling, she was thirsty once again, and when they came to a stream of water, she said to her maid.

Princess:  Please dismount, and bring me some water from the stream.

Maid:  If you are thirsty, my dear princess, get off your horse yourself, and lie down and drink out of the water, I am not your servant.

Narrator:   The  princess got off her horse, she bent down over the water in the stream and drank.  Then the lock of hair said.

Lock of Hair:  If only your mother knew, her heart would break.  The maid is not obedient….but… be careful princess!   Don’t bend so much,! Oh!  I am falling to the river!

Narrator:  The lock of hair fell out of her pocket, and floated away with the water.  Then the maid said.

Maid:  Ha, ha, ha!   Now you are weak and powerless!  From now on, I give the orders, and you must obey me!  Now, take off your dress and give it to me, and you will wear mine.  I am now the Princess!  … Promise me that you will not tell anybody about this, or you will regret it!

Princess:  I promise! 

Narrator:  The Maid wore the Princess´s dress and mounted her horse, Falada, and the true bride the bad horse.  Finally, they arrived to the royal palace.  The Prince went to meet them.

Prince:  Welcome to my palace, dear princess!

Maid:  I am so happy to be here!

Prince:  Who is this girl?

Maid:  She is my maid… she is my companion…  but I don’t like her.   I was wondering, Prince, if you have some work for her. 

Prince:  Well, I don´t have any work for her, but I have a little boy, named Conrad, who takes care of the geese, she may help him.

Maid:  Oh, and Prince, I need another favor…Please, get rid of the horse on which I rode here.

Prince:  Why?  It seems a nice horse.

Princess:  But it isn’t!  I almost died on the road because of him!

Narrator:  In fact, the maid knows that Falada, the horse, can speak, and it might tell how she behaved with the real princess.

Prince:  I have to tell my father about this.  I will let you know his decision.

Maid:  Oh, thank you!

Narrator:  Next day the prince told the King about the horse, but he disagreed, and the horse was locked in a place where nobody could see him again.   Next day the Maid went to see the Princess.

Maid:  Ha, ha, ha… you will never see your beloved horse again… ha, ha, ha!

Princess:  What did you do to him? Please, tell me.

Maid:  Let’s say that he just vanished!

Princess:  Oh, please no!

Maid:  Well, my intention was to get rid of him forever… but…  he ‘s in a place where  you will never see him or talk to him again.

Princess:  Why are you doing this to me?

Maid:  Keep working or I will tell the Prince to get rid of you too!

Narrator:  The maid left, and the princess started crying.  Suddenly an old man approached her, and said.

Old Man:  Don’t worry, I know where your horse is.  Meet me here tonight, and I will take you to where they keep him.

Princess:  Oh, thank you, good man. 

Old Man:  I’ll meet you here at midnight, don’t be late.

Princess:  Oh, I won’t. 

Old Man:  Good-bye.

Princess:  Good-bye, and thank you once again.

Narrator:  But Conrad was hiding behind a bush, and listened to the whole conversation, and he thought.

Conrad:  Mmmm this sounds interesting, I will also be here, and maybe… just maybe… the King will know about this also.

Narrator:  That night the old man took the princess to see the horse.  Conrad was hiding behind them.

Old Man:  Here we are.  Now, you have to be careful. 

Princess:  I will. 

Old Man:  I have to go now.

Narrator:  The old man left, and the princess went inside the place where her horse was.  Conrad followed her.  As soon as she saw the horse she said.

Princess:  Oh, poor Falada!  What have they done to you?

Falada: My poor Princess, you are also suffering. If only your mother knew, her heart would break. 

Narrator:  Conrad was asthonished when he saw that the horse could speak,and thought.

Conrad: Oh, My! Am I crazy?  The horse can talk!  I must tell the King!… But… will he believe me?… I don’t know, I have to think about it.

Narrator:  While he was thinking about this, the Princess left.  Next morning everything was normal as usual.

Princess:  Good morning, Conrad. 

Conrad:  Good morning.  Did you sleep well?

Princess: Oh, yes, I did.  What about you?

Conrad:  Well, I had a nightmare, but I hope it doesn’t happen again.

Narrator:  While they were talking, the princess started combing her hair, which was like pure gold.  Conrad wanted to pluck out a few hairs. Then she said.

Princess:  Conrad, stop bothering me!  Leave my hair alone!

Conrad:  But, your hair is blond.  Do you want to me to braid your hair?

Princess:  No, stop it, Conrad!

Conrad:  But I want some of your hair!

Princess:  Leave me alone! …  Blow, blow, gentle wind, I say, blow Conrad’s little hat away, and make him chase it here and there, until I have braided all my hair.

Narrator:  And there came such a violent wind that it blew Conrad’s hat far away across country, and he was forced to run after it.

Princess: Ha, ha, ha, ha!   It’s so funny!

Narrator:  When he came back she had finished combing her hair and was putting it up again.

Princess:  Conrad, don’t be angry at me, please.

Conrad:  It’s enough.  I am leaving.

Princess:  Conrad!… Conrad!  Don’t go!

Narrator:  But Conrad left, and went straight to see the King.

Conrad:  Your majesty, I don’t want to be near that girl again.  I am scared!

King:  But, Conrad, she is just an innocent girl.  How can a big man like you be afraid of her?

Conrad: No, your majesty, I think she is a witch.  A very bad witch!

King:  A witch? You shoud have told me that in the first place!  Come on, tell me everything!

Conrad:  Well, see your majesty… the other day I….

Narrator:  Conrad told the King everything he knew about the princess and her horse, and about the way the wind blew his hat.

King:  Go home now Conrad, I will take care of everything .

Conrad:  Thank your majesty.

Narrator:  Next day the King hid near the place where Falada was, and he waited until the Princess came to see the horse.

Princess:  Good morning, my dear Falada.

Falada:  Good morning, my dear Princess.  If only your mother knew, her heart would break. 

Narrator:  The King heard the conversation, but he also saw how Conrad bothered the Princess and how the wind blew his hat.  Then, without being seen, he went away.  Next day, he asked to talk to the princess.

Princess:  Do you want to talk to me?

King:  Yes, please tell me… is there something bothering you…I mean…I have been watching you, and I know that there is something wrong.  You can trust me.

Princess:  Oh, your majesty, I am sorry, but I can´t tell you anything.  I promised that I would not tell my sorrows to any human being.

King:  Very well then, I will leave you alone, and you can tell your sorrows to these walls.  I am leaving. 

Narrator:  And he went away.  Then the Princess emptied her whole heart.

Princess:  Oh, walls, old walls.  I am the princess, and she is the maid, who will marry the king.  Oh, bricks… bricks, she is bad.  One day she will be the Queen and I will soon die.  And tomorrow I will have to keep taking care of the geese. 

Narrator:  The King, however, was standing outside  the door and was listening to what she said.  Then he came back again, and said.

King:  My dear child!   I knew there was something wrong with that woman.Your maid deserves to be punished, she betrayed you!    She will be locked in jail forever.  And my son, the Prince, will marry you, the real princess.

Princess:   Oh, King… thank you!

King:  And now, dear, let’s get everything ready for your wedding…and the first thing you will need, is your royal garments.

Princess:  Oh, King….  what about my horse?

King:  Don’t worry about him.  He will be free, and you will see him soon.

Princess:  Thank you!

Narrator:  Next day the wedding was celebrated at the palace. There was a great feast, all the people and all good friends were invited, and the royal couple lived happily forever.

The End

Author:  Brothers Grimm

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Uncle Henry

Aunt Em

Dorothy

North Witch (Good Witch)

Witch of The West (Evil Witch)

Woman 1

Woman 2

Man 1

Man 2

Scarecrow

Tin Man

Lion

Guard

Wizard of Oz

Crowd (Flying Monkeys)

SCRIPT:

AT  THE FARM

Narrator: Dorothy was a little girl who lived in a farm in Kansas with her uncle Henry, her aunt Em, and a little black dog called Toto.  One day Dorothy was playing outside with her dog, when her uncle said.

Uncle Henry: A tornado is coming!

Narrator: Aunt Em went to the door, and when she saw the dark sky she knew they were in danger.

Aunt Em: Dorothy!  Come inside and go to the basement!

Narrator: Toto and Dorothy went inside, but Toto got scared and hid under the bed, while aunt Em opened the basement door and went inside. Meanwhile, Dorothy tried to get Toto out from under the bed.

Dorothy: Toto, Toto come here!

Narrator: Suddenly the house started to shake.  Dorothy fell down to the floor, and Toto jumped into her arms.   The house started to spin a few times, and to raise slowly into the air like a balloon, and they were taken miles and miles away from their home.  Dorothy decided to calm down.  She went to her bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep. After a few hours, the house stopped spinning, and she was awaken by a loud noise.

AT AN UNKNOWN PLACE

Dorothy: What happened?  The house is not moving anymore… Come Toto, let’s go outside.

Narrator: When she went outside she was astonished.

Dorothy: Oh, this place is so beautiful!

Narrator: Then some people came to her.

North Witch: Welcome to our country.  We want to thank you for destroying the Evil Witch.

Dorothy: I haven’t destroyed anybody.

Woman 1: Well, your house did.  Look over there!

Narrator: Under the house Dorothy could see a pair of legs with a pair of beautiful red shoes.

Dorothy: Oh no!   What can we do?

North Witch: There’s nothing we can do.

Dorothy: But… who was she?

Man 1: She was the East Evil Witch.  She kept prisoners the people from this city.  They were her slaves day and night, and now they are free.

Dorothy: And who are you?

North Witch: I am the North Witch.

Dorothy: Are you a real witch?

North Witch: Of course.  But I am a good witch, but I am not as powerful as the Evil Witch was.

Woman 2: Look over there?

Man 2: Her feet are gone!

Woman 1: She left only her red shoes.

North Witch: She was so old that her feet dried  with the sun. The shoes are yours…you can use them.

Narrator: Then she took the shoes and gave them to Dorothy, who put them on.

Dorothy: I want to go home.  Can you show me the way to Kansas?

North Witch: To the East and to the South there are great deserts and nobody dares to cross them.

Man 1: And to the West there´s an evil witch.   If you go there, you would be her slave.

North Witch: I live North, where there’s  a great desert.  So…  we can’t help you.

Narrator: Dorothy started to cry.

North Witch: But.. what is your name, dear?

Dorothy: My name is Dorothy, and this is Toto.

Narrator: Suddenly the Witch of the West appeared, and said to Dorothy.

Witch of The West: What have you done!  You destroyed my sister!

Narrator: Then the North Witch said.

North Witch: Get away from her!  You can´t harm her!

Witch of the West: I want my sister’s shoes!  Give them to me!

North Witch: Now they belong to her!  Go away!

Witch of the West: I will leave… but I’ll find you later… I promise!  Ha, ha, ha, ha

Narrator: And the Witch of the West disappeared.

Narrator: Then the North Witch said to Dorothy.

North Witch: You must go to Emerald City.  The Wizard of Oz might help you.

Dorothy: Where is that city?

North Witch: It’s in the middle of the country.  The Wizard of Oz rules the city.

Dorothy: Is he a good man?

North Witch: He’s a good wizard, but I have never seen him.

Dorothy: How can I get to that city?

North Witch: Just follow the yellow brick road.

Woman 1: Follow the yellow brick road.

Woman 2: Follow the yellow brick road.

Man 1: Follow the yellow brick road.

Man 2: Follow the yellow brick road.

Dorothy: Are you coming with me?

Good Witch: No, I can’t. When you get to Oz, tell him your story and ask for help.

Narrator: And the Good Witch disappeared.

Dorothy: Oh, she’s gone. Toto, we have to go.

Narrator: And Dorothy and Toto started walking through the yellow brick road.  After a while they heard someone talking.

Scarecrow: I need a brain!  I need a brain!

Dorothy: Did you hear that, Toto?  Who is talking?

Scarecrow: It´s me.  Look this way.

Narrator: Then Dorothy saw a big corn field, where there was a Scarecrow talking to her.

Dorothy: Did you say that you need a brain?

Scarecrow: Yes, I only have straw.

Dorothy: And, how can you talk?

Scarecrow: I don’t know.

Dorothy: Well, I cannot get you a brain, but if you come with me to visit the Wizard of Oz, I am sure he will give you a brain.

Scarecrow: I will go with you.

Narrator: So Dorothy, Toto and the Scarecrow kept walking.  After a  while they saw  a Tin Man beside the road.

Tin Man: Oil can!  oil can!

Dorothy: Oil can?

Scarecrow: I think he´s trying to say that he wants some oil.

Dorothy: Look, there´s an oil can in the floor.  Maybe that’s what he wants.

Scarecrow: Where do you want me to put the oil?

Tin Man: In my chin…  in my chin.

Scarecrow: Here.. I´ll put some drops in your chin.

Tin Man: Oh now I can talk again!  But I need some in my arms, too.

Scarecrow: Let me put some in your arms.

Tin Man: I also need oil in my legs and in my feet.

Dorothy: Let me put some, too.

Tin Man: Perfect!  Now I can talk and move again.  Now my problem is that I don’t have a heart.

Dorothy: You don’t have a heart?

Tin Man: No, I want a heart.  I want to feel emotions… I want to know what love is.

Dorothy: Well, come with us then.  We are going to see the Wizard of Oz, he will help us!

Narrator: And Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man continued their journey through the yellow brick road.  After a few hours, Toto started barking.

Dorothy: Toto, stop barking!

Toto: Arf!  Arf!  Arf!

Narrator: A scared Lion was hiding behind the bushes beside the road.

Dorothy: Come here Lion.  Toto will not harm you.

Narrator: The Lion came out from his hiding place.  He was crying.

Dorothy: But…  why are you crying?

Lion: I am crying because I wished that I had courage.  I was scared with your little dog.

Dorothy: I know.  I don’t understand.  We Know that you are the king of the jungle.

Lion: I know.

Tin Man: Why don’t you come with us to visit the Wizard of Oz.  Maybe he can also help you!

Lion: Yes, I need courage, and I want to get it.  Let´s go!

Narrator: So everybody decided to go visit the Wizard of Oz hoping to make their wishes come true.  When they finally arrived a guard opened the door.

AT THE PALACE

Guard: What do you want?  Go away, no one is allowed to get even near the palace.

Dorothy: Oh, please open the door.  We have come to look for the Wizard of Oz.  He´s the only one who can help us.

Guard: Who sent you here?

Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin man, Lion: The North Witch… look at her shoes!

Narrator: The Guard looked at the shoes, and then he said.

Guard: Let me see what I can do.  Wait here!

Narrator: After a while the guard finally opened the door.

Guard: Come in.  Go straight through the hall, then turn to the right.  You will find a red door, open it, and there you will find the Wizard.

Dorothy: Oh, thank you.

Narrator: They entered the palace,  went through the long hall, then they got to the red door; they opened it,  and as soon as they were inside the Wizard appeared behind a big mirror that was in the wall.

Wizard: What do you want!  How do you dare to come to my palace and bother me!  I hope it is important what you have to say, otherwise you will regret it.

Dorothy: Oh, no..

Lion: Please Wizard…

Scarecrow: What we have to say..

Tin Man: It´s really important!

Wizard: Talk then.  I am wasting my time.

Narrator: And they explained what they needed.

Wizard: Very well.  I will help you, but with one condition.  First you have to destroy the most cruel witch in the country… the Witch of the West… then your problems will be solved.

Tin Man: How?

Wizard: When you destroy the witch…You will get your brain… and you will get courage… and you will have your heart!

Dorothy: And me?

Wizard: Then, and only then,  the North Witch will tell you how you can go home.  Now… go!

Narrator: They left the palace and started their journey looking for the evil witch.  After a long walk they arrived to a beautiful garden.

Dorothy: Oh, this garden is so beautiful…  and those flowers are so pretty… and the smell is so fragrant… that I really want to sleep.

Narrator: And Dorothy fell asleep.

Lion: Me too… I feel so relax…..  (falls asleep)

Tin Man: Ohh, I don’t even feel my arms… I am so sleepy….  (falls asleep)

Scarecrow: No!  You can´t go to sleep now.  We have things to do… (falls asleep)

Narrator: While they were sleeping they were captured by some evil flying monkeys that were sent by the Witch of the West.   After a few hours they woke up.

AT THE WEST WITCH´S PALACE

Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion: Where are we?

Witch of the West: You are in my palace!  And now… take off my sister’s shoes!

Dorothy: No!  I will not give them to you!

Witch of the West: I am warning you! …If you don’t give me the shoes you will never  see the light of day again! Ha, ha, ha, ha

Scarecrow: Let’s get her, that’s what we are here for!

Witch of the West: Ha, ha, ha, you will be easily destroyed….   I cast a spell on you…. tricky tash, tricky mash, turn this piece of straw into ash!  Burn!

Dorothy: Stop it!

Narrator: Then Dorothy saw  a bucket of water that was on the floor, took it, and threw it at the burning scarecrow, but some of the water spilled the witch.

Witch of the West: No!  No! What have you done, I am melting… melting… mel…. Oh, oh,oh…

Narrator: Dorothy didn’t know that water would make the witch disappeared.

Tin Man: Dorothy, you destroyed her!

Dorothy: Now that we have destroyed the evil witch, we will have what we need.  Scarecrow will get his brain!

Scarecrow: And the Tin Man will get his heart!

Tin Man: And the Lion will have courage!

Dorothy: And me?  How can I go home?

Narrator: Suddenly the North Witch appeared.

Dorothy: Oh, Good Witch, please help me!  Now everybody has what they wished for, except me.  Help me go home, please.

North Witch: Oh Dorothy, if you only knew!  The power is inside you.  It has been inside you all along.  The shoes that you are wearing can take you anywhere you wish to go.

Dorothy: But… how can my shoes take me home?

North Witch: All you have to do is tap your heels together three times, and say to yourself:  ” There’s no place like home”… “There’s no place like home”… ”There’s no place like home”.

Dorothy: Oh, but first I have to say goodbye to my friends.   Oh, my good friends I will miss you so much!

Scarecrow: I will miss you too.  And thanks to you my brain will help me think of you and never forget you.

Tin Man: And me, I will keep you in my heart.

Lion: And I will always have courage to fight in your name.

North Witch: Are you ready?

Dorothy: Yes.

North Witch: Now close your eyes and do as I told you.

Dorothy: There’s no place like home… There’s no place like home…  There’s no place like home.

AT THE FARM

Narrator: And Dorothy woke up in her bed.

Dorothy: Where am I?

Uncle Henry : You’re home!

Dorothy: I am home!  It was all a dream.  Oh, dear uncle and aunt… I love you so much… I thought I would never see you again.

Uncle Henry and Aunt Em: (hugging Dorothy) We love you too!

The End

Author:  L. Frank Baum

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Narrator:Once upon a time the king of Kungla lost his way in a dense forest. Long did he wander in search of a path that might lead him out of it, but all in vain.  Suddenly an old man appeared before him.

Old Man: What are you looking for in this dark forest, my brother?.  There is nothing here but wild beasts.

King: I have lost my way and am trying to find the road to my house.

Old Man: I’ll be glad to help you, if you promise to give me in reward that which you set eyes on first when you get home.

King: The first to meet me always is my dog, and he is the best hunting dog I have. But why should I give him up to you? I’ll get out of here without your help sooner or later.

Narrator: The old man heard him out in silence and vanished. The king wandered round in the forest for another three days and three nights till there was nothing left of the food he had brought with him.  On the fourth day the same old man appeared before him again.

Old Man: Now do you agree to give me that which you set eyes on first when you get home?

King: Of course not.  I don´t accept your help, because I can do it on my own.

Narrator: The old man vanished again, and the King wandered in the forest until he was so exhausted that he dropped down on the ground under a tree, feeling that his end had come.  Then the old man appeared, who was indeed an evil spirit,  came up to him for the third time.

Old Man: Don’t be a fool! Is your dog so dear to you that you are unwilling to part with him even to save your own life? Promise to reward me as I ask, and you will get home safe and sound.

King: My life is more precious to me than a thousand dogs!  I have a whole kingdom on my shoulders. So be it, I’ll do as you say! Take me home.

Narrator: As soon as he said the last word, he found himself on the edge of the forest with the palace in full view. He marched off home, and  the fist thing he saw was his little son. The boy was sitting in his nurse’s lap, smilingly stretching out his hands to his father.

King: Nurse! Take away the child.

Narrator: Just then his dog came running up, joyfully wagging his tail, but all he got in return for his faithfulness was a kick.  As day passed he said.

King: Servant!

Servant: Yes, your Majesty.

King: Take my son to the village and exchanged  him for the baby daughter of that poor peasant, the widower who lives on the hill.

Servant: As you order, your Majesty.

Narrator: The prince was taken to the peasant’s humble hut and the peasant’s little girl to the palace where she slept in the prince’s cradle, under silken covers.  A year passed, and the Old Man came for his reward.

Old Man: I have come to take what belongs to me.

King: I gave you my word, you can take my daughter.

Narrator: He suspected nothing, and, thinking the little girl to be the king’s daughter, carried her off with him. Time passed and the prince grew up and returned to his parents’ house to live there in honour and luxury.   One day the King decided to tell him the truth.

Prince: Father, I feel unhappy now that you have told me the truth. In order to save me, that little girl is suffering.  I have to do something to save her.

King: But, what can you do?

Prince: I´ll think of something.

Narrator: So one day he dressed himself in the clothes of a peasant youth, put a sack of peas that weighted all of two poods on his back and set off for the forest in which his father had lost his way eighteen years before.Once there, he began to wail and to cry very loudly.

Prince: Woe is me! Unhappy youth that I am! What wild place is this that I have come to and who is to lead me out of it? Why, there is not a living soul here!

Narrator: All of a sudden there stood before him a stranger, an old man with a long grey beard and a leather bag at his side.

Old Man: I know these parts well and will lead you out of the forest if you promise to pay me well for it.

Prince: What can I, a poor peasant, give you!  I haven’t a copper to my name. Even this caftan I have on is not mine but my master’s for I’ve had to hire myself out as a labourer for just the food and the clothes.

Old Man: You’re not so poor as all that, it seems to me! That sack you have on your back doesn’t look very light.

Prince: There’s nothing in it but peas!.  My old aunt who was the only close relation I had, passed away just the other night and she left not a copper. There wasn’t so much as a handful of peas in the house. And it’s the village custom, you see, to give the people who sit out the night by the beside of someone who has gone soaked peas to chew to keep them from going the sleep. So I got my master to give me half a sack of peas, promising to do an extra round of work for him return, and set out for the funeral. To get there faster I decided to cut across the forest, but lost my way.

Old Man: Oh, so you are all alone in the world!  Would you like to work for me? I’m in need of a good workman and I’ve taken a liking to you.

Prince: I don’t mind, if we can come to terms.  I’ve been a labourer ever since I can remember, another’s bread is always bitter, and it’s all the same to me what master to serve. How much will you pay me a year?

Old Man: You will get fresh food every day, and meat twice a week. If you are sent out to work in the field far away from home I’ll let you have some oil and some fish in addition to the bread. You’ll have all the clothes you need and, on top of everything else, a plot of land big enough to plant four sacks of grain on.

Prince: Agreed!.  I’m coming with you.

Old Man: Good!

Narrator: Then they went on their way, and the old man never noticde that every ten steps or so his companion would slip a pea out of his sack and drop it to the ground. Next morning they came to a large rock. The old man stopped, looked round carefully, whistled and struck the ground three times with the heel of his left foot. The rock moved aside, and a secret door to an underground passage was revealed.

Old Man: Follow me!

Narrator: Everything was dark.  The prince looked up in alarm but there was no sun and no sky above him. The land and the water, the trees and the grasses, the animals and the birds were all quite different from those on earth. But what struck the prince most was the dead silence that reigned throughout. Even the sound of his own footsteps drowned in it. Here and there, birds sat in the trees and they craned their necks and thrust out their breasts as if in song, but not a single note could be heard. The dogs opened their jaws as if to bark, the bulls lifted their horned heads as if to low, but no sound came.

Prince: (thinking)  What´s happening here?  I am trying to speak, but the sounds can´t come out from my throat.  I am scared!

Narrator: Suddenly they heard a noise as of a large herd of horses making their way across a quagmire, the water squelching under their hoofs, and the old man said, licking his lips.

Old Man: I can hear the porridge cooking in my kitchen. This means they are expecting us.

Narrator: They went on, and the prince seemed to hear a sawmill with no less than a dozen saws at work nearby. But his new master said.

Old Man: That is the Old Dame, my grandmother, snoring in her sleep.

Narrator: They went on again and ascended a mountain, and the prince saw his master’s farm.  Soon they came to the gate beside which stood an empty dog-kennel.

Old Man: Into the kennel with you! And mind you stay there while I talk about you to the Old Dame. She is hard to please, like many old people, and cannot bear to have strangers in the house.

Prince: I´ll wait for you.

Narrator: After a time the old man returned and ordered the prince to get out of the kennel.

Old Man: You’ve got to remember one thing, and that is that you must live here according to the laws and rules that abide in my house. You’ll fare badly if you don’t.  I must warn you!  Listen carefully!

You have ears and you have eyes;

Use them, lad, if you are wise.

Learn to listen and obey,

Do as I, your master, say.

To my questions make reply;

For the rest keep quiet.

Narrator: The prince came into the house  he saw a pretty dark-eyed young girl.

Prince: (thinking) If the old man has such beauties as that around him I wouldn’t mind marrying into his family.  I like that girl very much.

Narrator: The girl was busy setting the table, and when she had done this, silently served supper. Then she went to the hearth, sat down near it on a little stool and began knitting a stocking. The old man sat down at the table to eat alone, but he did not invite the girl or his new workman to join him. When he finished he said to the girl.

Old Man: And now scrape out the pots and pans, and then you can eat your fill, the two of you. Only don’t forget to leave the bones for the dog!

Narrator: The prince frowned at this, not liking the thought of eating someone’s leavings, but his face brightened when he saw that there was enough there to make a good meal.  He wanted to talk to the girl, but he couldn´t.  When the girl and the prince finished eating, the old man said to the prince.

Old Man: You have two days in which to rest from your journey and take a look round the farm. But the day after tomorrow come to me and I’ll set you a task for the next day. I always distribute the work in the evening so that by the time I get up in the morning everyone might be at his job. And now to bed! The girl will show you where your place is.

Narrator: The prince was about to ask him something, but the old man turned dark with rage.

Old Man: Hold your tongue, you dog!.  Just try and break a rule of mine, and I’ll make you shorter by a head. Off to bed with you!

Prince: (thinking)  Surely this sweet young girl is not his daughter.  One can see that she has a warm heart. I wonder if she is the girl my father gave to the Old Bachelor instead of me and because of whom I am here?

Narrator: The prince could not fall asleep for a long time, and when he did, he dreamt that he was in danger and that the girl appeared and came to his rescue.  Next morning he thought that since he could not speak to the girl, he would read her wishes in her eyes.  After dinner the prince went to the stable and saw a white horse and in the stockyard, a black cow with a white-headed calf.  On the following day the prince went to the old man for his orders.

Old Man: It’s easy work you’ll be doing tomorrow.  You will take a scythe and cut as much grass for the white horse as it will need for the day and then you’ll clean out the stable. But remember: if I look in and see that the feeding-rack is empty and there is dung on the floor, you will pay with your life for it!

Prince: (thinking) That’s an easy task and one I can easily cope with.  Of course, I’ve seen the peasants cutting grass time and again. Very deftly they did it, too.

Narrator: He was about to go to bed when the girl tiptoed into his room.

Girl: (whispering)  What task have you been set for tomorrow?

Prince: An easy one.  I am to cut some grass for the white horse and clean out the stable, that’s all.

Girl: Oh, you poor, unhappy youth!  It’s a task beyond your strength. The white horse is none other than the Old Dame herself. So voracious is she that twenty mowers could not cut enough grass to satisfy her. And as for cleaning out the stable, why, it would take no fewer than ten men to do it! You cannot even hope to cope with it all by yourself. So listen to me and do what I tell you. Tomorrow, when you’ve brought the horse an armful or two of hay, take a thick willow switch and bend it into a hoop, and make sure the horse sees you do it. Then take a large block of wood and cut a plug out of it. When the horse asks you, as she is bound to, what you need the hoop and the plug for, this is what you must say: The hoop is to stop you from eating too much hay. If I see that you are being over greedy, I’ll slip it on your Muzzle and draw it tight around it, and I’ll use the plug if I see you piling up too much dung on the floor!

Narrator: Then  the girl slipped out as quietly as she had come in, giving the prince no time even to thank her.  Next morning he took a scythe and began to cut the grass, and in a few moments he had cut enough to make up several large armfuls. Throwing one armful in the horse’s feeding-rack, he ran off for a second one. Then taking a willow switch, he began bending it into a hoop, and the white horse turned her head and asked.

Horse: What are you going to do with that hoop, my lad?

Prince: Nothing much, but if I see you eating too much hay, I’m going to slip it on your muzzle and draw it tight around it.

Narrator: The white horse heaved a deep sigh and at once stopped chewing.Then the prince cleaned out the stable and began cutting a wedge out of a block of wood.

Horse: What are you going to do with that wedge?

Prince: Nothing much, I’ll use it for a plug if I see that food passes through you too fast.

Narrator: The horse glanced at him again and sighed. That she had understood him became clear when half the day had passed and the hay in the rack remained untouched and the floor clean. Then the old man came into the stable, and, seeing that everything was in perfect order, asked in surprise.

Old Man: Is it you yourself who is so wise or is it that you have wise counselors?

Prince: I have none to give me counsel but the foolish head on my shoulders.

Narrator: The old man curled his lip angrily, and, muttering something to himself, left the stable. That evening the old man said to him.

Old Man: I have nothing suitable for you to do tomorrow, and as the girl is going to be very busy around the house, you’ll have to milk the black cow. But mind that you milk her dry. If I squeeze even a drop out of her afterwards, you will pay with your life for it.

Prince: (thinking) That sounds like and easy job.  My fingers are strong and I ought to be able to cope with it, unless, of course, the old man hasn’t some trick up his sleeve again.

Narrator: He was about to go to bed when the girl came in.

Girl: What task has the old man set you for tomorrow?

Prince: I’ll be free most of the day.  All I am to do is milk the black cow.

Girl: You poor, unhappy youth!.  Why, even if you keep at it from morning till night, you’ll never get done, for the milk flows out of her in an endless stream. The old man wants to do away with you. But don’t worry, nothing will happen to you while I’m here to help you. Just listen to me carefully and do exactly as I say. When you go to the cow-house tomorrow morning take with you a pot of live coals and a pair of tongs, the kind blacksmiths use. As soon as you come in, blow at the coals to fan the flame and then put the tongs in the pot. When the black cow asks you, as she is bound to, what you are doing, tell her what I am now going to whisper in your ear.

Narrator: The girl whispered a few words in his ear and left the room, and the prince went to bed.  Next morning  the prince took a pot of live coals in one hand and a pair of tongs in the other and went to the cow-house where the proceeded to do just what the girl had told him to. The black cow kept glancing at him askance for a time and then she asked.

Cow: What are you doing, my lad?

Prince: Nothing much.  Just heating up the tongs a bit. They say that there are cows so wicked that they won’t let themselves be milked properly. Now, I know of an excellent remedy for that. You milk the cow and then you squeeze her teats with a pair of red-hot tongs. That keeps her from letting any milk run out afterwards and wasting it.

Narrator:Then the prince moved up a milk pail and milked her dry. In a little while the tried milking her again, but not a drop could he squeeze out.  After a time the old man came in, and found out that not a drop of milk could he get out of the cow either.

Old Man: Is it you yourself who is so wise or it is that you have wise counselors?

Prince: I have none to give me counsel but the foolish head on my shoulders.

Old Man: I have a small stack of hay still standing in the open that has to be carted away before the rains start in. Bring it home tomorrow but mind that not a single blade is left in the field or you’ll pay with your life for it.

Prince: (thinking)  That sounds simple enough!   All I have to do is load the wagon, and the horse will carry the hay home. I’m not going to spare the Old Dame whatever I do!

Narrator: By and by the girl looked in on the prince again.  Then the prince said.

Prince: I think I’m going to learn to do everything the peasants do here. Tomorrow I am to bring home a stack of hay and see to it that not a single blade is left in the filed.

Girl: You poor, unlucky youth! .  You’ll never be able to do it, never! Even if you had the whole village to help you and a week to do it in, you wouldn’t be able to cart away that hay. Take a heap from the top of the stack, and the same amount and more will grow up on the bottom. Listen to me and do what I say. Get up before dawn tomorrow, lead the white horse out of the stable and take along some thick rope. Tie the rope round the stack, harness the horse to it and yourself climb up on top of the stack and begin counting out loud: one, two, three, four, five, and so on. When the horse asks you what you are counting, this is what you’ll say to her….

Narrator: And the girl whispered something in the prince’s ear and slipped out of the room.  Next morning the prince took a thick coil of rope, led the horse out of the stable, and, springing on her back, galloped off into the field. There he saw, contrary to what the old man had said, not a small but a huge stack of hay, as big as fifty ordinary stacks put together. He did just what the girl had told him to, and when he had climbed up on top of the stack, began counting out loud.

Horse: What are you counting, my lad?

Prince: Oh, nothing much.  Only the wolves that have just come running out of the wood. But there are so many in the pack that I’ve quite lost count of them.

Horse: What!  Wolves did you say?  I have to get the hay.

Narrator: So the white horse gave a jerk and a leap and started off at a gallop! Fast as the wind she went and was home in no time at all, bringing all of the hay with her. What was the old man’s amazement when he saw the stack of hay in the yard with his workman standing beside it before midday.

Old Man: Is it you who is so wise or is it that you have wise counselors?

Prince:I have none to give me counsel but the foolish head on my shoulders.

Narrator: Shaking his head in anger and muttering curses, the old man left.  In the evening the prince came to the old man for his orders.

Old Man: Tomorrow you will drive the white-headed calf to pasture. But mind that he doesn’t run away from you or you’ll pay with your life for it.

Prince: (thinking) Many is the time that I’ve seen a village boy of ten or thereabouts pasturing a whole herd.  Surely I can cope with one calf!

Narrator: He was about to go to bed when the girl came in to find out what task had been set him for the following day.

Prince: A trifling one!  I am to take the white-headed calf to posture.

Girl: You poor, unlucky youth! You’ll never be able to do it, never! Why, that calf rushes about like mad and can run round the little toe of your left foot. Then you can be sure that the calf will always stay beside you, whether you are awake or asleep.

Narrator: On the following morning the prince did just what the girl had told him to.

Prince: Very well, I will do as the girl told me.  I´ll take the calf out to pasture and will tie it to myself with the silken thread.

Narrator: And the calf stayed by his side like a faithful dog and never moved away a step. After sunset, as he was taking the calf home, the prince met the old man.

Old Man: Is it you who is so wise or is it that you have wise counselors?

Prince: I have none to give me counsel but the foolish head on my shoulders.

Narrator: Muttering angrily to himself, the old man went away.  In the evening he gave the prince a small bag of barely.

Old Man: Tomorrow you are free. You can sleep the whole day long if you want. But you’ll have to work hard this coming night! Sow this barely now, at once. It will come up and ripen fast. When it does, reap it and then thresh and window it. After that wait till the grains put forth shoots, for that will make for a better malt, and then grind them into flour and brew beer out of it. Go about it nimbly, with an eye on the clock, so that when I get up in the morning you can bring me a glass of fresh beer. If you don’t, you’ll pay with your life for it.

Narrator: Then he left.  The prince closed the door and burst into tears.

Prince: This night will be the last in my life.  No mortal can do what I’ve been ordered to do. No one can help me, not even the girl with all her wise counsels. Was there ever anyone so unlucky as I! What made me behave so rashly? Why did I leave the king’s palace and hurl myself straight in the arms of death? I cannot even send up a lament to the stars, since there is no sky overhead!

Narrator: Then the girl came up to him and asked why he was so sad.

Prince: You and I are to be parted for ever, for my final hour has struck. Before I die there is something I want to confess to you. I am the only son of a king and might have become king myself one day. But now this is not to be. Goodbye, life! Goodbye, hope and happiness!

Narrator: And the the prince told the girl what the old man had ordered him to do.

Girl: Calm yourself, my dear prince! Sleep peacefully tonight and spend your time as gaily as you wish tomorrow. But now listen to me and do as I say, even though I am no princess but a girl of humble birth. Take this little key. It is the key to the door of the third poultry-house where evil spirits over which the old man is master are kept. Throw your bag of barley over the threshold and repeat the old man’s orders word for word, adding at the end: ‘If you fail to do what I have ordered in the smallest particular, you will all vanish. But, since the task is no easy one, know that there are those who will help you. Tonight, the doors to the seventh barn where your master’s most powerful spirits are kept will stand ajar.

Narrator: The prince did what the girl had told him to and went to bed. In the morning he hastened to the brewery where the beer was already fermenting in the vats and the froth rising and dripping to the ground. The prince sampled the beer, strained some into a large jug and brought it to the old man to try just as he was getting up.

Old Man: You could not have thought all this up by yourself, someone has been helping you. Well, you just wait, I’ll talk to you in the evening!

Narrator: Evening came, and he said to the prince.

Old Man: You needn’t work tomorrow. But when I wake up in the morning, you must come up to my bed and shake my hand.

Narrator: The prince laughed as he told the girl about it. But the girl looked troubled.

Girl: Now you must beware!  The old man wants to eat you up tomorrow. Only one thing can save you. In the morning you must take an iron spade, heat it till it is red-hot and hold ‘it out for the old man to shake instead of your hand.

Narrator: The prince did as the girl said, and the spade was red-hot long before the old man had wakened. After a time they heard him calling angrily from his bed-chamber.

Old Man: Hey, there, you, where are you hiding yourself? Why don’t you come to say good morning?

Prince: I am coming.

Narrator: The prince at once came in and held out the red-hot spade. Seeing it, the old man brought out in whining tones.

Old Man: I am very ill today and too weak to shake your hand. Come in the evening, I’ll give you my orders then.

Narrator: The evening came and the prince went for his orders.

Old Man: I am very pleased with you. Come here tomorrow morning together with the girl. I know that you love one another and will help you to marry.

Narrator: That night the prince shared his happiness with the girl, but to his surprise, the girl turned speechless with fear.

Girl: The old man has guessed that it was I who helped you and he wants to destroy us both. We must run away this very night. And now take an axe, go to the cow-house, cut off the calf’s head with one blow and then split it into with a second blow. In it you’ll find a sparkling red ball which you must bring to me. I will do the rest.

Prince: (thinking) It is better to kill an innocent calf than to see one’s loved on die and to die oneself. If we escape I will return to my home and family. The peas I scattered about must have sprouted by now and will help us find our way.

Narrator: When the prince came into the cow-house the calf and the cow were lying side by side and sleeping so soundly that they never heard him. With the first blow of his axe he cut off the calf’s head and with the second blow he split it in two, and out of the calf’s head rolled a little red ball that shone as brightly as the sun. The prince picked it up, put it in his handkerchief and went to see the girl. The girl was waiting at the gate, a small bundle in her hand.

Girl: Where is the ball?

Prince: Here it is!

Girl: And now we must run!

Narrator: She turned back a corner of the handkerchief in which the magic ball was wrapped and it lighted the way for them like a lantern. As the prince had foreseen, the peas had sprouted and there was no danger that he and the girl might lose their way.

Girl: I heard when the old man was telling the Old Dame that she was the daughter of a king and that he had taken her away from her parents by cunning when she was still a child.

Narrator: The prince said nothing but he was happy to think that he had succeeded in rescuing her. Next morning when the old man woke up he was glad because he would soon eat up his two captives.

Old Man: I wonder what is taking them so long?  Oh well, maybe they are  busy dressing up for their wedding.

Narrator: After a while he called them.

Old Man: Hey, there, my lass! Hey, there, my lad! Where have you got to?

Narrator: There was no reply, so he got out of bed and went in search of them.

Old Man: Where are they?  They are not in the house and their beds had not been slept in.

Narrator: Then he ran to the cow-house and only then, seeing the calf lying there with his head split in two and no magic ball in sight, understood what had happened.  He rushed to the door of the third barn in which the evil spirits were kept and broke it down with one blow.

Old Man: After them! After them! Bring them back here at once!

Narrator: And the evil spirits swept away, flying as fast as the wind.The two runaways had just come out on to a broad plain when the girl stopped all of a sudden.

Girl: Something is wrong, for the ball has rolled round in my hand. They must be after us.

Narrator: Glancing behind her, she saw what looked like a black cloud that was fast gaining on them. So she rolled the ball three times over her palm and said:

“Hear me, hear me, magic ball,

For to you for help I call.

Do not let my poor heart break,

Turn me fast into a lake,

And this youth, for so I wish,

Turn, o ball, into a fish.”

Narrator: And no sooner were the words out of her mouth than she became a lake and the prince, a fish. The evil spirits swept over them like a whirlwind and turned back and flew home. As soon as they had vanished from sight, the lake changed into the girl again and the fish into the prince, and they ran on without stopping. The evil spirits came back to the old man, empty-handed.

Old Man: Did you see anything out of the ordinary on your way?

Third Barn Evil Spirits: No. We saw nothing but a lake with one fish in it.

Old Man: You blockheads! They were the ones! You should have known they were.

Narrator: And he broke down the door of the fifth barn and let out the evil spirits that were kept in it.

Old Man: Drink up the lake, and then seize the fish and bring it to me.

Narrator: And the evil spirits swept away, flying as fast as the wind.  Meanwhile the girl stopped and said in troubled tones.

Girl: Something must be wrong, for the magic ball has rolled round in my hand.

Narrator: Glancing behind her, she saw a cloud in the sky but one that was darker than before and had blood-red edges.

Girl: They’re after us!

Narrator: And, rolling the magic ball three times over her palm, said:

“Hear me, hear me, magic ball,

For to you for help I call.

Make you haste and don’t delay,

Let me be a rose-bush, pray,

And to shield us from our foes,

Turn this youth into a rose.”

Narrator: And to and behold! -where the girl and the prince had stood a rose-bush sprang up with one rose on it. The evil spirits swept noisily past but did not found the lake or the fish. As soon as they had vanished, the rose-bush and the rose turned back into the girl and the prince.

Old Man: What?! You didn’t find them?

Oldest Spirit: No, we saw neither lake nor fish.

Old Man: And you noticed nothing out of the ordinary on the way?

Oldest Spirit: No. We only saw a rose-bush with one rose on it on the edge of the forest.

Old Man: Fools! Blockheads! They were the ones! You should have known they were.

Narrator: And he ran to the seventh barn and sent the most powerful of his evil spirits after the runaways.

Old Man: Drag them here, no matter what shape they take! Tear out the rose-bush by the roots! Seize anything you see on the way!

Narrator: And the evil spirits swept off, flying as fast as a whirlwind. The prince and the girl had only just sat down to rest when the girl said.

Girl: Something is wrong again! The magic ball has nearly jumped out of my hand. They must be after us and getting close. It’s just that we can’t see them behind the trees.

Narrator: Then she rolled the ball three times over her palm and said:

“Hear me, hear me, magic ball,

For to you for help I call.

Make you haste and don’t delay,

Let me be a wind, I pray,

And Turn this youth into a fly!”

Narrator: And that same instant the girl turned into a light wind and the prince into a tiny fly. The evil spirits swept over them like a thundercloud, but, not finding the rose-bush or the rose, flew home.  Then the wind  turned back into the girl again and the fly into the prince.

Girl: Now we must run as fast as we can!  The old man might go after us himself and he will know us no matter what shape we take.

Narrator: And off they went, running on and till they reached a dark underground passage. They crawled inside, and, the magic ball lighting the way for them, ran up the passage which climbed higher and higher. Sore of foot and breathless, they got to a large rock, and the girl rolled the magic ball over her palm again three times and said:

“Hear me, hear me, magic ball,

For to you for help I call.

Push the rock aside that we

Can at last feel safe and free!”

Narrator: The same instant the rock moved aside, and the prince and the girl found themselves safely on earth again.

Girl: We’re saved! No one has us in his power here and none will get the better of us by cunning. But now, my dear friend, we must part. You will go to your parents and I will go in search of mine.

Prince: No!  I don’t want to part with you. Let us get married so that we can share joy and happiness as we have shared grief and sorrow.

Girl: No, that can´t be.

Prince: I beg you, please do not refuse and come with me.

Girl: Very well. I will.

Narrator: In the forest they met a woodcutter who told them that the palace and, indeed, the whole land was in mourning and had been for several years, over since the king’s son had vanished without trace.

Girl: Magic ball, please help me again, and give the prince handsome clothes.  Now, go to your father, prince, I will wait for you in a peasant’s hut.

Narrator: But grief at the loss of his only child had so undermined the old king’s strength that he passed away without knowing of the prince’s return.  The prince was so sad that he did not eat or drink for three days.   But  and on the fourth day appeared before the people and was proclaimed king.  He then got together with the councelors.

Prince: I have to tell you of the  wonderful adventures I had in the underground kingdom and of the girl who by her wisdom  saved my life.

Councelors: This girl must become your wife and our queen!

Prince: Yes, I love her, and she will be your queen.

Narrator: When the young king came for his bride he was amazed to see her dressed as richly as any princess. So splendid were her clothes which she had got with the help of the magic ball that everyone took her to be the daughter of a king from some distant land. They were married soon after, and the wedding was celebrated in great style, the festivities lasting for four whole weeks.

The End

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