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Beauty and the Beast A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of Beauty and the Beast Once upon a time there was a rich man who had three sons and three daughters He had a lot of ships and the family lived in a big house by the sea All the daughters were very beautiful but the most beautiful was the youngest daughter and everyone called her ‘Beauty’ Beauty loved reading But her older sisters only liked fine clothes and parties They laughed at Beauty One day there was a terrible storm and all the man’s ships were lost at sea Suddenly he had no money He had to sell his big house and the family moved to a little house in the country ‘You will have to work now,’ the man told his children ‘But we don’t know how to work, Father,’ said the two older sisters ‘And we can’t live here It’s too small.’ But Beauty worked hard for her father and her brothers Every day she got up early She did all the work in the house Her sisters did nothing One day the man had a letter He told his children, ‘I must go away on business One of my ships has come back from the East and we are rich again.’ The two older daughters asked their father to buy them new dresses Beauty only wanted a rose But, when the man found his ship, his friend said, ‘Your gold has gone, and your ship has holes in it.’ Then the man remembered his daughters He couldn’t buy fine dresses, but he bought two cheap little bags for them He wanted to buy a rose for Beauty but the flower girl didn’t have any On the way home, the man lost his way in a forest A strange wind blew and it began to snow He saw a light through the trees and went into a strange palace There he found dinner, a bed, fine clothes, and a good breakfast But he saw nobody In the morning the sun shone He picked a rose from the garden for Beauty When he picked the rose, an angry Beast came and said that he must die The man said that he only wanted a rose for his daughter The Beast wanted one of the man’s daughters to come and live with him in his palace If not, the man must die So the man went home and told his family the terrible news Beauty said that her father would not die She would go and live with the Beast So she went to the palace with her father That night she had a dream A fairy told her that something good would happen to her Beauty lived with the Beast and he was kind to her He gave her presents of books and fine dresses Then one day Beauty looked in a magic mirror and saw that her father was ill and all alone She wanted to visit her father and asked the Beast if she could go back to him for just one week The Beast gave Beauty a magic ring and in the morning she woke up in her father’s house Her father was much better Her sisters came and asked her to stay a little bit longer After ten days, Beauty had a dream that the Beast was dying because he couldn’t live without her So Beauty put her ring by her bed and in the morning she was back at the palace When she found the Beast, she told him that she loved him and she would marry him Then the fairy came back and something magic happened The Beast was a handsome prince The fairy said that Beauty understood that kindness was more important than beauty Beauty and the Prince were married and lived happily ever after Characters in the play Father Beauty Charlotte Maria Beast Horse Sailor Maid Old Woman Flower Girl Fairy Chorus CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Beauty and the Beast © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Beauty and the Beast SCENE SCENE WE HAVE NO MONEY! A ROSE FOR BEAUTY Chorus Father This is the story of a man, his daughters, and a beast Father Girls, girls! Charlotte Here we are, Father Father We have no money! Charlotte, Maria and Beauty No money! Chorus All his ships were lost at sea Father You will have to work Chorus They will have to work And they will have to sell their big house Charlotte How, Father? Maria We don’t know how to work Chorus They don’t know how to work! Beauty I’ll clean the house, Father Father Thank you, Beauty I must buy something for my daughters I can’t buy fine dresses, but I can buy two of these little bags Old Woman Here you are, sir! Father I’d like a rose, please Flower Girl I’m sorry I haven’t got any roses today Chorus No rose for Beauty! SCENE LOOK! A LIGHT! Horse Father Horse Father Horse Chorus SCENE A LETTER! Chorus One day a letter came for the man Father Girls! Charlotte, Maria and Beauty Yes, Father! Father I have to go away on business Chorus One of his ships has come back Father We are rich again Chorus He has gold and silver Charlotte, Maria and Beauty Hooray! Charlotte Please buy me a new dress Maria Yes, a new dress for me too Father What you want, Beauty? Beauty I would like a rose Father I’ll bring you a rose, Beauty Charlotte, Maria and Beauty Goodbye, Father Father Goodbye, girls Father Chorus Horse Father Chorus SCENE IT’S THE BEAST Horse Father Chorus Horse Chorus Beast Father Beast SCENE YOUR GOLD AND SILVER HAS GONE Father Sailor Chorus Father Sailor Chorus Hello, my friend Here I am I’m sorry, your ship has holes in it His ship has holes in it Oh, no! And your gold and silver has gone His gold and silver has gone He has no money to mend his ship He must leave it CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Beauty and the Beast We’re lost in this forest, and I’m tired Yes, I’m tired too Look! I can see a light Yes, it’s a palace Let’s go and sleep there They go to the palace but no one is at home Hello, hello! Is anyone there? No one answered Look, there’s the stable! Goodnight Goodnight (He goes into the palace.) The man had dinner Then he went to bed But he saw no one Father Beast Chorus Horse Beast Chorus Good morning! Let’s go home now Look, roses! I’ll pick a rose for Beauty before we go Don’t pick the roses! Oh, no! (He sees the Beast.) Oh, no! It’s the Beast Oh, no! You must die for this! I just wanted a rose for my daughter Here is some gold I want your daughter Oh, no! Don’t take Beauty! Bring me Beauty or you will die The Beast wants Beauty to live with him I want to go home! Remember, bring me Beauty! Bring back Beauty or you will die! © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE BEAUTY GOES TO THE PALACE Father Beast Father Beast Father Beauty Beast Fairy Beauty Fairy Chorus Fairy Chorus Here we are! This is the palace What’s your name? Her name is Beauty Be good to her, please You must go in the morning Goodnight, Beauty Don’t be afraid Goodnight, Father I love you I will not hurt you Goodnight Don’t be afraid, Beauty Who are you? I’m a good fairy She’s Beauty’s good fairy You are good to come here Something good will happen to you Something good will happen to Beauty SCENE 10 I MUST GO TO THE BEAST Beauty Father SCENE Chorus A MAGIC MIRROR Maid Beauty Chorus Maid Beauty Maid Chorus Beauty This is a present for you Who is it from? It’s a present from the Beast! Look, there’s a letter! (She reads.) Dear Beauty, This is a magic mirror Look into it when you want to see your father’s face It’s a magic mirror from the Beast The Beast was kind to Beauty She lived at the palace for two months and she was quite happy Father Beauty Chorus Beauty Chorus SCENE 11 I WANT TO MARRY YOU Beauty Beast SCENE MY FATHER IS ILL Beauty Beast Beauty Beast Beauty Beast Beauty Chorus Beast Chorus Beauty Beast, I must go home Why? My father is ill and all alone Please can I go and visit him? I love you Please don’t go Please let me go for just one week If you go, you will not come back I will come back I cannot marry you but I will be your friend She did not want to be his wife He was so ugly! Please come back I will wait for you So Beauty went to visit her father CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Beauty and the Beast How are you, Father? I’ve been so ill and sad Your sisters are married and they never visit me The poor man was so happy to see Beauty Just looking at her made him feel better Beauty, my love, I feel better now Good! Now you are well, I must go back to the Beast Beauty had a dream that the Beast was dying Yes, I love him, and I must go So Beauty went back to the Beast Chorus Beauty Beast Fairy Chorus Beast, what is it? Speak to me! I am dying I waited for you but you did not come No, please don’t die I love you Please live I will marry you Then something magic happened The sky was full of lights And the Beast was a handsome prince Oh, you are handsome! Yes, a bad fairy put a spell on me She said that no one could love an ugly Beast But you have broken that spell Yes, Beauty, you understood that kindness is more important than a beautiful face It is the most important thing of all Beauty and the Prince had a wonderful wedding Her father came to live with them at the palace And they all lived happily ever after © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Cinderella A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of Cinderella Once upon a time there was a good man, his good wife and their beautiful, kind daughter But, one day, the man’s wife died After two years, the man married again His new wife was a nasty woman with two ugly daughters, Prudence and Charlotte People call them ‘the ugly sisters’ The ugly sisters took the girl’s nice clothes and shoes They gave her old clothes to wear They told her to clean the house She did everything They did no work at all The girl got dirty in the cinders from the kitchen fire and they called her ‘Cinderella’ One day, a letter arrived It was from the palace The King was having a party for the Prince Cinderella made new dresses for her sisters But she could not go In the evening she was very sad and she sat down by the kitchen fire and cried A fairy came and helped Cinderella to go to the party She told Cinderella to find a pumpkin, six white mice, and six lizards Then she touched them with her magic wand The pumpkin was a gold coach The mice were six white horses The lizards were six footmen Then the fairy touched Cinderella’s old dress and it was a beautiful, long dress with little pink flowers on it Then the fairy gave Cinderella two little glass shoes for her feet But the fairy said that Cinderella must leave the party before midnight Because, at midnight, the magic would stop Cinderella had a wonderful time at the party She danced with the Prince all evening She remembered the fairy’s words at a minute to midnight She ran from the palace One of her glass shoes fell off and the Prince found it He asked his footmen to put up an important notice He would marry the girl the shoe fitted The Prince and his footmen went to every house in the country At last they came to Cinderella’s house Prudence tried on the shoe, but her foot was too long and thin Charlotte tried on the shoe, but her foot was much too big and fat ‘Are there any other girls in this house?’ asked the Prince The ugly sisters said that there was only the kitchen girl But Cinderella tried on the shoe and it fitted her perfectly She took the other shoe out of her pocket and the Prince knew that she was the beautiful princess from the party The Prince and Cinderella were married The ugly sisters married two of the Prince’s friends In time, Cinderella and the Prince had two children And they all lived happily ever after Characters in the play Father Cinderella Prudence Charlotte Mother Fairy Prince Two Footmen Chorus Six White Mice Six Lizards King Clock People CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Cinderella © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Cinderella Cinderella Mother Cinderella Fairy Cinderella SCENE MEET YOUR NEW SISTERS Father Cinderella Father Cinderella Mother Father Cinderella You are a good girl Be kind to your new mother and your new sisters Yes, Father This is your new mother Hello Hello Kiss your new sisters Yes, Father (She kisses them.) Fairy Cinderella Fairy Cinderella Fairy SCENE Cinderella Have a wonderful time! Goodbye, Cinderella I’m so sad (She cries.) Why are you crying? I can’t go to the party Yes, you can How? I’ll help you How? With my magic wand I’m so happy I can go! I can go! AN OLD DRESS FOR CINDERELLA Prudence Charlotte Prudence Cinderella Prudence Charlotte Cinderella Prudence Chorus Cinderella I hate our new sister because she is good I hate her because she is beautiful Come here, girl Yes, Prudence You must all the work You can wear this old dress Oh, no! Start working! The house is dirty The ugly sisters laugh at her I’m so sad (She cries.) SCENE YOU CAN GO TO THE PARTY! Fairy Cinderella Fairy Cinderella Fairy Bring me a pumpkin A pumpkin? That’s strange Good Now get the mouse trap The mouse trap? Good Look! There are six white mice in the trap White Mice Hello, Cinderella We are six mice! Mouse One Mouse Two Mouse Three Mouse Four Mouse Five Mouse Six Fairy Now, I need six lizards Cinderella Six lizards? Lizards Hello, Cinderella We are six lizards Lizard One Lizard Two Lizard Three Lizard Four Lizard Five Lizard Six Fairy Cinderella, you will go to the ball Mice and Lizards Cinderella, we will take you to the ball Fairy Watch! The pumpkin is a coach! Cinderella Look, a gold coach! Fairy The mice are horses! Cinderella Look, six white horses! Fairy The lizards are footmen! Cinderella But I can’t go like this Fairy No, not in your old dress! SCENE A LETTER FROM THE KING Prudence Here’s a letter from the King Mother What does it say? Prudence He’s having a party for the Prince Mother Where? Prudence At the palace Cinderella When? Prudence On Saturday Charlotte A party! A party! Cinderella Can I come? Prudence and Charlotte No, you can’t Mother Cinderella, you can make our dresses Cinderella Yes, Mother, I’ll make the dresses SCENE WHY ARE YOU CRYING? Chorus It is Saturday evening and the sisters are going to the party Prudence and Charlotte Goodbye, Cinderella (They laugh.) Ha! Ha! Ha! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Cinderella © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE SCENE AT TWELVE O’CLOCK THE MAGIC STOPS Cinderella Fairy Cinderella Fairy Cinderella Fairy Clock Cinderella Fairy Cinderella WHERE IS THE PRINCESS? Prince Footmen Prince A beautiful dress and glass shoes! Are you happy? Oh yes, thank you Can I go now? Listen, this is important You must leave the party before the clock strikes twelve Oh! Why? Because at twelve o’clock the magic will stop Do you understand? You will only have a pumpkin, lizards, mice and an old dress Ding, dong! Yes, I understand I won’t forget Goodbye, Cinderella Goodbye, and thank you for everything! Footmen Prince Footmen SCENE 10 AN IMPORTANT NOTICE Chorus People Footmen People Footmen SCENE WHO IS SHE? The coach arrived at the palace and Cinderella went to the party Footman Look at that coach! Footman Who is she? People Who is she? Who is she? Charlotte Look at her! Is she a princess? Prudence Yes, a very important princess Prince Who is she? Do you know her? King No, I have never seen her before Prince Will you dance with me? Cinderella Yes, I will Prince I think you are the most beautiful girl in the world! CINDERELLA, WILL YOU MARRY ME? Prince This is the Prince! Open the door! Mother Come in Father Girls, try on the shoe! Prudence Oh, it’s too short and wide Charlotte Oh, it’s too small and narrow Prince Are there any other girls in the house? Mother No! Father Yes! There’s Cinderella Prudence and Charlotte She didn’t go to the party She’s only the kitchen girl Father Cinderella, try on the shoe! Mother It fits! Prudence and Charlotte Oh, no it doesn’t Father Oh, yes it does Cinderella Here is the other shoe Cinderella takes out the other shoe from her pocket Prince It’s you! You are my princess! Fairy Look, you are a princess Everybody Look at her beautiful dress! Prudence I’m sorry, Cinderella Charlotte We were unkind to you Cinderella Don’t worry It doesn’t matter Prince Cinderella, will you marry me? Cinderella Yes, I will, because I love you too Prince Let’s go to the palace Cinderella Can my sisters come to the palace too? Prince Yes, of course they can Everybody Hooray! Hooray! Chorus And they all lived happily ever after SCENE IT’S MIDNIGHT! Chorus Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock Oh, what’s the time? It’s one minute to twelve It’s nearly midnight! I must go! Wait! I don’t even know your name! Run, Cinderella, run! Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! At midnight the magic stopped Cinderella left one of her shoes CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Cinderella The next day the footmen put up an important notice What’s that? It’s an important notice What does it say? Every girl in the country must try on the little glass shoe The prince will marry the girl who can wear it SCENE 11 Chorus Clock Cinderella Prince Cinderella Prince Chorus Clock Did you see a beautiful princess? We only saw a girl Look, there’s her shoe! I will find her and this shoe will help me Yes, Prince When I find her, I’ll marry her Yes, Prince © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The Gingerbread Man A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of The Gingerbread Man There is an old woman and an old man They don’t have any children The old woman makes a gingerbread man in the kitchen He has a head He has arms and legs He has two eyes, a nose and a mouth She puts the gingerbread man in the oven Then the woman hears a little voice It’s coming from the oven ‘Open the door! I want to come out!’ says the gingerbread man The old woman opens the oven door and the gingerbread man jumps out ‘Stop! Come here!’ says the old woman But the gingerbread man runs across the kitchen and out of the house The gingerbread man doesn’t stop He runs faster and he shouts: ‘Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man!’ The old man and the old woman run after the gingerbread man The gingerbread man sees a cow The cow wants to eat him But the gingerbread man runs faster And now the cow runs after him The gingerbread man sees a horse The horse wants to eat him But the gingerbread man runs faster And now the horse runs after him The gingerbread man sees a fox ‘Stop! Come here!’ says the fox But the gingerbread man doesn’t stop And now the fox runs after him ‘I don’t want to eat you I want to talk to you I want to be friends with you!’ says the fox Soon the gingerbread man sees a river ‘Oh, no! A river! I can’t swim!’ he cries ‘Listen,’ says the fox ‘I can help you I can swim across the river and you can sit on my tail.’ So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s tail and the fox begins to swim ‘You are too big for my tail Sit on my back,’ says the fox So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s back ‘You are too big for my back Sit on my nose,’ says the fox So the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s nose The fox swims across the river The fox throws the gingerbread man up Then he opens his mouth and catches him He eats his legs, his arms, his head and that is the end of the gingerbread man You can’t catch me! I’m the gingerbread man! Characters in the play Old Woman Old Man Gingerbread Man Cow Horse Fox Chorus CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Gingerbread Man © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The Gingerbread Man SCENE SCENE INTRODUCTION Chorus Old Woman Chorus Old Man Chorus YOU CAN’T CATCH ME Old Man Old Woman Gingerbread Man This is an old woman Hello This is an old man Hello They don’t have any children Chorus SCENE LET’S MAKE A GINGERBREAD MAN Chorus The old woman is in the kitchen Old Man What are you making? Old Woman I’m making a gingerbread man Old Man He has a head Old Woman He has arms and legs Old Man He has two eyes, a nose and a mouth Old Woman Look He’s a little boy Old Man Yes, our little boy Old Woman In you go! She puts him in the oven SCENE HELLO, I’M A COW Cow Gingerbread Man Cow Gingerbread Man SCENE HELLO, I’M THE GINGERBREAD MAN Gingerbread Man Old Woman Gingerbread Man Old Woman Gingerbread Man Old Woman Gingerbread Man Old Woman Chorus Old Man Old Woman Open the door Who’s that? It’s me I’m in the oven Oh! Hello! I’m the gingerbread man Hello! Goodbye! Stop! Stop! The gingerbread man runs across the kitchen and out of the door Stop! Stop! Come here! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Gingerbread Man Stop! Come here! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Chorus Hello, I’m a cow Hello, I’m the gingerbread man! Stop! I want to eat you Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE SCENE HELLO, I’M A HORSE Horse Gingerbread Man Horse Gingerbread Man Chorus I CAN’T SWIM Gingerbread Man Fox Hello I’m a horse Hello I’m the gingerbread man Stop! I want to eat you Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Oh, no! A river! I can’t swim! I can help you You can sit on my tail Chorus Oh, no! Oh, no! Gingerbread Man OK The fox swims and the gingerbread man sits on the fox’s tail Fox Sit on my tail Gingerbread Man Yes On your tail Fox No, you are too big Sit on my back The gingerbread man sits on the fox’s back Gingerbread Man Yes On your back Fox No, you are too big Sit on my nose Gingerbread Man Yes On your nose The gingerbread man sits on the fox’s nose Fox Here we are! Chorus Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man Fox Now I can eat you! Gingerbread Man No, no Help! The fox eats the gingerbread man Chorus Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Goodbye, gingerbread man! And that is the end That is the end of the gingerbread man SCENE HELLO, I’M A FOX Fox Gingerbread Man Fox Gingerbread Man Chorus Fox Gingerbread Man Fox Chorus Hello I’m a fox Hello I’m the gingerbread man Stop! Come here! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! I don’t want to eat you Oh! I want to be friends with you Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! Run, run You can run Yes, you can! But you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Gingerbread Man © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Three Billy-Goats A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of Three Billy-Goats There are three goats There’s a little white goat There’s a big red goat And there’s a very big black goat The three goats like grass And they are very hungry The three goats see a river They see green, green grass They see a bridge over the river They want to eat the green, green grass The three goats see a troll under the bridge He’s a bad troll It’s the troll’s bridge But the goats are very hungry They want to go over the bridge They want to eat the green, green grass The little goat goes on to the bridge The troll hears the little goat on the bridge The troll wants to eat him The little goat says, ‘Please don’t eat me! I’m little Wait for the next goat He’s big.’ The troll listens The troll thinks ‘OK,’ says the troll And the little goat goes over the bridge The big goat goes on to the bridge The troll hears the little goat on the bridge The troll wants to eat him The big goat says, ‘Please don’t eat me! Wait for the next goat He’s very big.’ The troll listens The troll thinks ‘OK,’ says the troll And the big goat goes over the bridge The very big goat goes on to the bridge The troll hears the very big goat on the bridge The troll wants to eat him ‘Come here!’ says the troll ‘OK Here I come!’ says the very big goat He runs at the troll He hits him The troll falls in the river And the very big goat goes over the bridge ‘Goodbye, troll!’ say the goats The bad troll goes away He doesn’t come back The three goats eat the green, green grass They’re happy Characters in the play Little Goat Big Goat Very Big Goat Troll Chorus CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Three Billy-Goats © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Little Red Riding Hood Wolf SCENE GRANDMA IS ILL Chorus Mother Chorus Red Riding Hood Mother Red Riding Hood Mother Chorus Father Chorus Red Riding Hood Cat Red Riding Hood Mother and Father Chorus This is the story of a little girl, her grandmother and a big bad wolf Red Riding Hood, your grandma is ill Her grandma is ill Oh, no! Go to her house Yes, mother Take her some bread and butter Some bread and butter for her grandma Don’t stop and play Don’t stop and play No, father Can I come, please? OK Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Red Riding Hood Trees Cat Red Riding Hood Chorus SCENE I WANT TO EAT YOU Grandma is in bed The wolf comes to her house Wolf Knock, knock! Grandma Who is it? Wolf It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood Grandma Open the door and come in Wolf Where are you, Grandma? Grandma I’m upstairs in bed, dear I’m ill I can’t get up The wolf comes in and jumps on Grandma Grandma Help! Ah! Chorus Oh, no! Poor Grandma! The wolf eats Grandma Then he puts on one of her nightdresses, gets into her bed and waits SCENE THE BIG BAD WOLF Little Red Riding Hood walks quickly along the path and she sings happily Red Riding Hood La, la, la, la … Wolf Hello Hello Trees Oh, no! The big bad wolf! Oh, no! The big bad wolf! Chorus Oh, no! The big bad wolf! Oh, no! The big bad wolf! Red Riding Hood Hello Wolf How are you? Red Riding Hood I’m very well, thank you Wolf Mm, bread and butter? Red Riding Hood Yes, it’s for Grandma Wolf Grandma? Red Riding Hood Yes, she’s ill Wolf Where does your grandma live? Cat Miao! She lives in the middle of the forest CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Little Red Riding Hood Look over there! You can go and get some of those nice flowers for her Yes, I can I can come back to the road later Goodbye Goodbye, big bad wolf! Goodbye, big bad wolf! Look! What beautiful flowers! Yes, flowers for Grandma Yes, flowers for Grandma © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE SCENE SOME BREAD AND BUTTER FOR GRANDMA GOODBYE BIG BAD WOLF Little Red Riding Hood’s father walks into Grandma’s room The wolf is sleeping Wolf Zhhhhhhh! Zhhhhhhh! Father What’s that strange noise? Chorus The wolf is snoring Wolf Zhhhhhhh! Zhhhhhhh! Father It isn’t Grandma! It’s the Wolf! Chorus The big bad wolf! Father It’s you, Wolf! You can’t run away now Chorus He cuts open the wolf and Little Red Riding Hood jumps out Father takes a knife and kills the wolf Father cuts open the wolf and Little Red Riding Hood jumps out Red Riding Hood Oh, Father! Quick! Help Grandma Grandma jumps out Grandma Where’s that bad wolf? Father Everything’s all right The wolf is dead Everybody Goodbye, big bad wolf Red Riding Hood Wolf Red Riding Hood Knock, knock! Who is it? It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood Wolf Come upstairs, my dear Red Riding Hood Hello, Grandma Cat Look! We’ve got some bread and butter and flowers for you Wolf Thank you Put them on the table, my dear Red Riding Hood Oh, Grandma, you look very strange today! Chorus She looks very strange today! Red Riding Hood Oh, Grandma, you’ve got very big eyes today! Wolf That’s because I want to see you, my dear Red Riding Hood Oh, Grandma, you’ve got very big ears today! Wolf That’s because I want to hear you, my dear Red Riding Hood Oh, Grandma, you’ve got a very big nose today! Wolf That’s because I want to smell those beautiful flowers Red Riding Hood Oh, Grandma, you’ve got a very big mouth and very big teeth! Wolf Yes, my dear, and that’s because I want to eat you! The wolf jumps on Little Red Riding Hood and eats her Cat Oh, no! Chorus Oh, no! Poor Little Red Riding Hood CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Little Red Riding Hood SCENE LET’S HAVE A PARTY Mother Red Riding Hood Mother Cat Father Everybody Grandma Red Riding Hood Chorus Hello everyone We saw the big bad wolf Oh, no! The big bad wolf Oh, yes! The big bad wolf The big bad wolf is dead Hooray! Hooray! Let’s have a party Yes Let’s have a party After that, Little Red Riding Hood always stayed on the road And she never saw a wolf again © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Sleeping Beauty A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The Story of Sleeping Beauty Once upon a time there was a king and queen They did not have any children, but they wanted a child very much Many years went by, then at last, one day, a baby girl arrived The king was very happy and said, ‘We will have a big christening and we will invite all the fairies!’ All the fairies came to the christening But the King and Queen did not invite the bad fairy, old Carabosse She came to the christening and she was very angry When she came to dinner after the christening, there were no more gold cups and plates and she was more angry After dinner, the fairies gave magic presents to the baby princess The white fairy thought, ‘Carabosse is going to say something nasty I must speak after her.’ She hid behind a curtain Carabosse said, ‘One day, this little princess will prick her finger on a spindle and she will die!’ But the little white fairy said, ‘The Princess will not die She will only sleep She will sleep for a hundred years Then a prince will come and find her, and she will open her eyes again and be happy.’ The King told all his servants to bring all the spinning wheels to the castle and burn them But there was one old spinning wheel in an old tower No one knew about it, so no one went and looked for it When the Princess was sixteen years old, she was alone one day She began to look around the castle She went into the old tower She sat down and an old woman showed her the spinning wheel The Princess touched the spindle and it pricked her finger She fell to the floor The white fairy came quickly She said some magic words and everyone in the castle went to sleep So the Princess and all the people in the castle slept A hundred years went by Then a young prince came through the forest with his friends He saw an old man and asked him about the castle He wanted to go and find the sleeping princess So the trees opened for him, and he went to the castle alone He found Sleeping Beauty and he kissed her She opened her eyes and everyone in the castle woke up The Prince asked the Princess to marry him They went to church and were married The years went by The Prince and Princess had two children And they all lived happily ever after Characters in the play King Queen Prince Princess Servants Old Woman Old Man Yellow Fairy CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Sleeping Beauty Orange Fairy Green Fairy Red Fairy Blue Fairy White Fairy Carabosse People Prince’s friends Chorus © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Sleeping Beauty SCENE SCENE A BIG CHRISTENING King SOME MAGIC PRESENTS Servant This is the happiest day of my life! We will have a big christening Yes, we can invite all the fairies Let’s write to them now Queen King Queen Queen Servant Yellow Fairy Orange Fairy Blue Fairy Green Fairy Red Fairy SCENE I HAVEN’T GOT AN INVITATION Yellow Fairy Green Fairy Red Fairy Blue Fairy Orange Fairy White Fairy Carabosse Everyone Carabosse Look, an invitation to the christening at the palace! Here is my invitation I’ve got an invitation too! Is there one for me? Yes, one for me and one for you Look, one for me too! I haven’t got an invitation Oh, no! I haven’t got an invitation Carabosse People Carabosse King People White Fairy People King and Queen White Fairy SCENE MY NAME IS CARABOSSE King Fairies Servant Carabosse Servant Carabosse Queen King Queen Servant Carabosse Thank you for coming Thank you for inviting us May I see your invitation? I haven’t got an invitation What is your name? My name is Carabosse Oh dear! Why didn’t we invite her to the christening? Oh! I am very sorry Please sit down with us and have dinner Bring another cup and plate Yes, here you are A silver cup and a silver plate for Carabosse What? No gold for me! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Sleeping Beauty People White Fairy People White Fairy King People King Queen King Servants The fairies want to give their presents to the baby Oh yes, the presents! The fairies have magic presents The Princess will be happy The Princess will be strong The Princess will be beautiful The Princess will be kind The Princess will have many friends Now for my present! Oh, no! One day, this little princess will prick her finger on a spindle and she will die! Ha! Ha! Ha! No, don’t say that! Oh, no! The Princess will die The Princess will not die She will sleep for a hundred years Sleep? For a hundred years? Yes, then a prince will come and find her A prince? Yes He will kiss her and And? And she will open her eyes and be happy No! It’s not true What? The Princess will not prick her finger on a spindle, because there will not be any spindles Why not? Bring all the spinning wheels in the country and burn them Yes, we will find them all © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE SCENE BURNING THE SPINNING WHEELS IS IT A CASTLE? Servants Man Servants Man Servants Woman Servants Prince Friends Old Man Prince Knock, knock! Who is it? We are the King’s servants Oh! Come in Have you got a spinning wheel? Yes, we have Here it is We must take it to the King and burn it The King says so Woman Here you are Servants Thank you Man and Woman Goodbye Chorus The King didn’t burn all the spinning wheels There was an old spinning wheel in an old tower that no one knew about Friends Old Man Old Woman Old Man Old Woman Prince Old Man The Prince Look! What’s that? Is it a castle, perhaps? Hello, can I help you? What are those towers in the forest? Is it a castle? Yes, but no one goes there Some people say that a witch lives there Some people say that a beautiful princess sleeps there Yes, on a gold bed! I want to go there and see You can’t go through the forest Oh, yes I can! Look, the trees are opening for me Goodbye SCENE SCENE TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY Princess Old Woman Princess Old Woman Princess Old Woman Princess Old Woman Princess Old Woman Princess Old Woman Princess Old Woman King and Queen Servant White Fairy King White Fairy People White fairy Queen White Fairy LOOK! THE PRINCESS! What’s in this room? Hello Who are you? I’m the Princess Today is my birthday How old are you? I’m sixteen Happy birthday! Thank you But what’s this? It’s a spinning wheel Can I see it? Yes, come closer and look Oh, it’s a wheel for making wool But what’s this? It’s a spindle Look! Oh! It pricked my finger Oh dear! Help! Help the Princess! Go and get the white fairy I will find her You wanted me Here I am! Look at the Princess! Do not cry and not be afraid The Princess is only sleeping Oh, no! She will sleep quietly for a hundred years A hundred years! You must all sleep for a hundred years Sleep, sleep, sleep When the Princess opens her eyes, she will not be alone CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Sleeping Beauty The Prince finds the Princess and her ladies Chorus At last the Prince found her Prince Oh! She is very beautiful! Chorus Then he kissed her Prince Will you marry me? Princess Oh yes! But first I must eat something I’m very hungry! Prince Let’s go down then Let’s all go downstairs There is food on the tables – and it’s warm! The Prince and the Princess and her ladies go out Then they come back with the King and Queen, the fairies and all the people and the servants Carabosse I’m sorry I did a bad thing Princess That’s OK I am happy I am going to marry my prince! Everyone Hooray! Hooray! Chorus And they all lived happily ever after © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Once upon a time, on a cold winter’s day, a queen sat and made clothes for her baby She wanted to have a little girl ‘My little girl will be very beautiful She will have skin as white as snow, hair as black as trees in winter, and cheeks as red as blood,’ thought the Queen The little girl was born She was beautiful and the Queen called her Snow White But, when the Princess was two years old, the Queen was very ill and died After a few years, Snow White’s father, the King, married again The new queen thought that she was the most beautiful woman in the country Every day she stood in front of her magic mirror and asked: ‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all?’ The mirror always answered: ‘You are, Queen.’ But one day, when she asked this question, the mirror said that Snow White was more beautiful than the Queen The Queen was jealous She told a huntsman to take Snow White into the forest and kill her But the huntsman couldn’t it He told Snow White to run away So she ran to the dwarfs’ house She lived there with seven little dwarfs, and they were kind to her Every morning the dwarfs went out to work They told her, ‘Be careful, Snow White The Queen is a very dangerous woman She must not know that you are here Don’t leave the house and don’t open the door to anyone.’ One day the Queen asked her magic mirror who was the most beautiful woman of all It said, ‘Snow White is more beautiful than you.’ The Queen was angry The Queen dressed as an old woman and went to the dwarfs’ house with a basket of ribbons She tied the ribbons very tightly and Snow White fell to the floor In the evening the dwarfs found Snow White and quickly untied the ribbons The Queen asked the mirror who was the most beautiful of all The mirror answered that Snow White was still alive She was angry again, so the Queen dressed as another old woman and took a basket of poisoned combs to the dwarfs’ house She stuck a poisoned comb into Snow White’s head and she fell to the floor In the evening the dwarfs found Snow White They quickly took the comb out of her head The Queen asked the mirror who was the most beautiful of all She was very angry She went back to the dwarfs’ house dressed as a farmer’s wife with a poisoned apple She gave Snow White half of the apple It was the poisoned half, and, when Snow White put the apple in her mouth, she fell to the floor That evening the dwarfs could not wake her They thought that she was dead They put her in a glass box and took her to the mountain One day a Prince saw Snow White and fell in love with her The dwarfs began to carry the box down the mountain, but it fell and the piece of apple came out of Snow White’s mouth The Prince and Snow White were married The jealous Queen ran away In time, Snow White and the Prince had seven children And they all lived happily ever after Characters in the play Snow White Mirror King Queen/Old Woman/ Farmer’s Wife Huntsman Trees Cat Red Dwarf Blue Dwarf Green Dwarf Yellow Dwarf Orange Dwarf Purple Dwarf Brown Dwarf Prince CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs SCENE SCENE MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL! Queen Mirror King Queen Snow White Queen Snow White Queen Mirror Queen King GO TO THE HOUSE Snow White Trees Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all? You are, Queen Snow White, this is your new mother Snow White, you are very beautiful Thank you What’s that? It’s my magic mirror Oh! Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all? Snow White is more beautiful than you Ah! Oh, no! (She is running.) Oh, no! I’m alone Snow White Don’t cry Go out of the forest Go to the house Which house? Where is it? At the foot of the mountain Yes, I’ll go Thank you, trees Goodbye, Snow White Goodbye Snow White Trees Snow White Trees SCENE CAN I COME IN? Snow White Cat Snow White Cat Snow White Cat Hello! Miao! Hello! Can I come in? Yes, miao, come in! Who lives here? Seven dwarfs Look, seven little chairs, seven plates, seven cups and seven beds! Seven beds? Yes, seven beds I’m tired Goodnight Miao! Goodnight SCENE SNOW WHITE MUST DIE Queen Huntsman Queen Huntsman Queen Huntsman Queen Huntsman Snow White Cat Snow White Cat Snow White must die Yes, Queen Take her into the forest and kill her Kill her? Yes, bring me back her heart Her heart? Why? Then I will know that she is dead Yes, Queen SCENE THE SEVEN DWARFS Cat Dwarfs Blue Dwarf Green Dwarf Snow White Dwarfs Red Dwarf Blue Dwarf Green Dwarf Yellow Dwarf Orange Dwarf Purple Dwarf Brown Dwarf Dwarfs Snow White Dwarfs Snow White Dwarfs Yellow Dwarf Snow White SCENE SNOW WHITE, I MUST KILL YOU Huntsman Snow White, I must kill you Snow White Help! Help! Trees We must help Snow White The trees make a strange noise Huntsman Oh, no! I can’t it Run, Snow White Trees Run, Snow White Run far away Snow White Yes, I’ll run Please don’t kill me Trees Look, a deer Take his heart! Huntsman Yes, I’ll take this deer’s heart back to the Queen Snow White Thank you, thank you Goodbye Huntsman Goodbye, Snow White Trees Run! Run far into the forest! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Miao, miao! Look! Oh! Who is she? She is very beautiful Hello! Who are you? I’m Snow White Who are you? We are seven dwarfs I’m Red Dwarf I’m Blue Dwarf I’m Green Dwarf I’m Yellow Dwarf I’m Orange Dwarf I’m Purple Dwarf I’m Brown Dwarf Why are you here? It’s a very long story Please tell us The Queen wants to kill me Mmm, the Queen! She is very bad You can stay here with us Thank you You are very kind © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE WE ARE GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN Blue Dwarf Yellow Dwarf Brown Dwarf Red Dwarf Green Dwarf Purple Dwarf Snow White Dwarfs Snow White We are going to the mountain Yes, to look for gold Be careful, Snow White The Queen must not know that you are here Don’t leave the house Don’t open the door to anyone The Queen will never find me She thinks that I am dead Goodbye, Snow White Goodbye SCENE 10 THAT WAS THE QUEEN Dwarfs Snow White Dwarfs Snow White SCENE Blue Dwarf Green Dwarf Dwarfs SNOW WHITE IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN YOU Queen Mirror Queen Mirror Queen Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all? You, Queen, are beautiful, but Snow White is more beautiful than you What? But she’s dead! Snow White is more beautiful than you She isn’t dead? I’ll kill the huntsman And I’ll kill Snow White, when I find her SCENE 11 IS SHE STILL NOT DEAD? Queen Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all? You, Queen, are beautiful, but Snow White is more beautiful than you What! Is she still not dead? Then I will go to her again Mirror Queen SCENE 12 SCENE I’VE GOT SOME COMBS WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY SOME RIBBONS? Old Woman Snow White Old Woman Snow White Cat Snow White Old Woman Snow White Old Woman Snow White Old Woman Cat Old Woman Cat Snow White Old Woman Snow White Old Woman Snow White Old Woman Cat Is anyone in? What you want? Would you like to buy some ribbons? Oh, they are beautiful Come in, please Miao! No, Snow White, she can’t come in It’s OK She’s an old woman Look at these pink ones They’re beautiful Here, I’ll tie them for you Oh, I can’t breathe Help! Help! Ha! Ha! She is dead! Goodbye, Snow White Oh, no! Miao, miao! Hello Oh, no! It’s the Queen! It’s only an old woman I’ve got some combs for you I’ll have the pink one, please Here, I’ll put it in your hair Oh, help! Help! Goodbye, Snow White Help Snow White! Help! SCENE 13 YOU MUST NOT OPEN THE DOOR Dwarfs Cat Dwarfs Snow White Dwarfs Snow White Dwarfs Cat Snow White CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Poor Snow White! Quick! Untie the ribbons Thank you What happened? An old woman came to the house She tied the ribbons An old woman? That wasn’t an old woman That was the Queen! Oh, no! Look at Snow White! It was the Queen The comb! Take the comb! What happened? Snow White, you must not open the door to anyone again Yes, I’m sorry I’m so sorry Let’s have dinner Yes, I’m hungry So am I © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE 14 SCENE 18 I’LL GIVE HER A POISONED APPLE HERE LIES SNOW WHITE, THE DAUGHTER OF A KING Queen Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all? Snow White is more beautiful than you What? Is she still alive? Yes, she is Then I’ll kill her Look, I’ll give her this poisoned apple Mirror Queen Mirror Queen Dwarfs Red Dwarf Brown Dwarf Green Dwarf Orange Dwarf Yellow Dwarf Purple Dwarf Yellow Dwarf Dwarfs SCENE 15 LOOK! AN APPLE! Farmer’s Wife Snow White Farmer’s Wife Snow White Farmer’s Wife Snow White Cat Farmer’s Wife Cat Snow White Cat Farmer’s Wife Snow White Farmer’s Wife Hello, can I come in? No! I must not open the door Look at this apple I haven’t got any money I’ll give it to you Mm! It looks good Snow White, Snow White! No! I’ll cut it in two No, please! I’ll eat the red half No, don’t eat it! And I’ll eat the green half Mm! Ah! Oh, no! Goodbye, Snow White, for ever! SCENE 19 I LOVE HER Prince Who is she? She is beautiful I want to take her with me Dwarfs No, she belongs to us Prince Please, please! I love her Red Dwarf You love her? Purple Dwarf You are a prince Green Dwarf She is a princess Orange Dwarf She is the daughter of a king Brown Dwarf We are only dwarfs Prince Look, take my gold! Dwarfs No! We will give her to you, because you love her Prince Thank you I am so happy Dwarfs One, two, three The dwarfs carry the box, then they drop it Cat Oh, no! The box! Snow White Where am I? Who are you? Prince I love you, Snow White Prince Will you be my wife? Snow White Yes, I will Dwarfs Hooray! SCENE 16 QUEEN, YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL The Queen The Mirror The Queen Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of all? You are, Queen Yes! Hooray! Snow White is dead at last SCENE 17 SCENE 20 I THINK SHE IS DEAD Green Dwarf Red Dwarf Cat Brown Dwarf Yellow Dwarf Purple Dwarf Brown Dwarf Orange Dwarf Dwarfs LET’S HAVE A PARTY! Snow White? Hello, where are you? Look! She’s dead Oh, no! Snow White! Wake up! Please wake up! Snow White, wake up! I think she’s dead Oh, no! She’s dead! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs We will take her to the mountain We can look at her there Yes, in a glass box We can see her every day Yes, every day Let’s write on the box Here lies Snow White, The daughter of a king Here lies Snow White, The daughter of a king Prince Everybody Queen Dwarfs Queen Dwarfs Prince Snow White Chorus This is my wife Hooray! She is beautiful Look, it’s Snow White! Yes, it’s Snow White She is still alive! Ah! Goodbye, Queen And don’t come back! Let’s have a party Yes, let’s dance The jealous Queen ran away Snow White and the Prince lived happily ever after © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse One day Town Mouse goes to see his friend, Country Mouse There’s a lot to eat But Town Mouse thinks the food is strange He doesn’t like it very much So he only eats a little bit Country Mouse gives Town Mouse his bed But Country Mouse’s bed is strange Town Mouse doesn’t like it very much He can’t go to sleep It’s very dark and quiet In the morning Town Mouse is tired But Country Mouse isn’t tired ‘Come on!’ says Country Mouse ‘Let’s go and get some food.’ The grass is long and wet Town Mouse’s feet and trousers are wet He doesn’t like the country very much There’s a cow in the field ‘Oh!’ cries Town Mouse, ‘What’s that?’ ‘It’s only a cow!’ laughs Country Mouse Town Mouse thinks the country is very strange It’s interesting It’s different But he likes the town better It’s nice and warm and dry in the town It isn’t dark at night and there’s a lot to see The next day the two mice see a cart It’s going to town The mice go to Town Mouse’s house ‘What a lot of noise! What a lot of people!’ thinks Country Mouse Suddenly there’s a strange noise ‘Oh! What’s that?’ says Country Mouse ‘It’s only the clock,’ laughs Town Mouse There’s a lot to eat But Country Mouse thinks the food is strange He doesn’t like it very much Town Mouse gives Country Mouse his bed But Town Mouse’s bed is strange Country Mouse doesn’t like it very much He can’t go to sleep It isn’t dark in the room and the street is very noisy In the morning Country Mouse is tired But Town Mouse isn’t tired ‘Come on! Let’s go and get some food,’ he says But there’s a cat and they can’t go out At last the cat goes away and the mice go out to get some food Then Country Mouse sees some cheese ‘Stop! Don’t touch that! It’s a trap!’ shouts Town Mouse Country Mouse likes the country best ‘It’s nice and quiet in the country,’ he thinks The next day they see a cart and Country Mouse says goodbye to his friend Soon he is in the country He goes home and sits by the fire He says, ‘It’s good to be home again,’ and he’s happy Characters in the play Chorus Town Mouse Country Mouse Cow Man on a cart Sheep Clock CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse SCENE SCENE INTRODUCTION DO YOU LIKE THE COUNTRY? Chorus Town Mouse Country Mouse This is the story of two mice Hello, I’m Town Mouse I live in a town Hello, I’m Country Mouse I live in the country The mice go for a walk in the country Town Mouse Look, what’s that? Cow Moo! I’m a cow Country Mouse It’s only a cow (He laughs.) Cow Hello, Country Mouse Moo! Chorus The mice sit down and eat Country Mouse Well, you like the country? Town Mouse It’s very strange here Country Mouse Life is good in the country Town Mouse Yes, but I like the town better Country Mouse Why? Town Mouse Because the town is warm and dry It isn’t dark at night and there’s a lot of food Country Mouse Let’s go there Town Mouse Yes, come with me and see Some sheep and a man on a cart come in Sheep Baa, baa, baa! They stop in front of the cart Man on a cart Hurry up, you sheep! I want to go to town Town Mouse Listen, that cart’s going to town Country Mouse Come on! Let’s go The mice get on the cart and go to town SCENE I’M HUNGRY Chorus Town Mouse Country Mouse Chorus Country Mouse Town Mouse Country Mouse Town Mouse Chorus One day Town Mouse goes to see his friend, Country Mouse Hello, Country Mouse! Hello, my friend! Come in! They go into the kitchen Have some food Thank you Mm … very nice! Have some more It’s very nice, but no thank you Town Mouse thinks the food is strange He doesn’t like it very much SCENE I CAN’T SLEEP Chorus Country Mouse Town Mouse Country Mouse Town Mouse Chorus Country Mouse gives Town Mouse his bed You can have my bed tonight Oh, thank you Good night! Good night! (He goes out.) It’s very dark and quiet here Town Mouse can’t go to sleep CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse SCENE THIS IS MY HOUSE The mice go to Town Mouse’s house Town Mouse Oh, it’s good to be home Country Mouse What a lot of people! Chorus And what a lot of noise! Town Mouse Come in Country Mouse Thank you Clock Ding dong, ding dong! It’s two o’clock Country Mouse What’s that? Town Mouse It’s only the clock Come on! I live there Let’s go and eat The mice go out © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE SCENE SCENE THE STREET IS NOISY Chorus Town Mouse Country Mouse Town Mouse Country Mouse Chorus Country Mouse Chorus HOME AGAIN Country Mouse Chorus Town Mouse gives Country Mouse his bed You can have my bed tonight Thank you Good night (He goes out.) Good night But Town Mouse’s bed is strange I don’t like this bed Country Mouse can’t go to sleep It isn’t dark and the street is very noisy Ah! It’s good to be home again Yes, it’s good to be home It’s good to be home in the country And it’s good to be home in the town SCENE IT’S A TRAP In the morning Country Mouse comes back into the room The cat is standing by the door Country Mouse Oh, I’m tired Town Mouse Come on! Let’s get some food Cat Miao! I’m hungry Country Mouse What’s that? Town Mouse It’s the cat He wants to eat us The cat goes away Town Mouse We can go out now Country Mouse Look, cheese! Town Mouse Stop! Don’t touch that! It’s a trap! Country Mouse Oh, no! The mice stop and talk Town Mouse Do you like the town? Country Mouse It’s very strange here I like the country better Town Mouse and Country Mouse We mice like different things Chorus We all like different things SCENE I’M GOING TO THE COUNTRY Man on a cart Hello, Country Mouse! I’m going to the country Town Mouse He’s going to the country Country Mouse Can I come too, please? The man on the cart Yes, come on! Country Mouse Goodbye, my friend And, thank you Town Mouse Write to me! Goodbye! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The Enormous Turnip A Classic Tales Play developed by Donatella Fitzgerald from the Classic Tale retold by Sue Arengo The story of The Enormous Turnip A man has a seed He goes in the garden He puts the seed in the ground The seed grows It’s a turnip The turnip’s big It’s very, very big It’s enormous The man is hungry He wants to eat the turnip He pulls the turnip but it doesn’t move The man sees a woman ‘Come and help!’ he says The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move They see a boy ‘Come and help!’ they say The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move They see a girl ‘Come and help!’ they say The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move They see a dog ‘Come and help!’ they say The dog pulls the girl The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move They see a cat ‘Come and help!’ they say The cat pulls the dog The dog pulls the girl The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move They see a mouse ‘Come and help!’ they say The mouse pulls the cat The cat pulls the dog The dog pulls the girl The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip They pull and they pull and the turnip moves They eat the enormous turnip It’s good They’re happy Characters in the play Seed/Turnip Man Woman Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Chorus CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Enormous Turnip © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE The Enormous Turnip SCENE SCENE INTRODUCTION Chorus Man Chorus Woman Chorus Boy Chorus Girl Chorus Dog Chorus Cat Chorus Mouse Chorus Turnip LET’S PULL THE TURNIP Chorus This is the story of ‘The Enormous Turnip’ Enormous means ‘very, very big’ This is the man Hello This is the woman Hello This is the boy Hi! This is the girl Hi! This is the dog Woof! Woof! This is the cat Miao! Miao! This is the mouse Squeak! Squeak! And this is the turnip Hello! I’m a seed I’m small but I grow very, very big Man Woman Man Woman Man Turnip Woman Chorus SCENE THE WOMAN HELPS Chorus The man pulls the turnip He pulls and he pulls and he pulls The turnip doesn’t move The woman comes in Man Come and help! Woman All right She stands behind the man Man One, two, three Pull! Chorus The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move SCENE LET’S PLANT A SEED Chorus The man and the woman are in the garden Man I’ve got a seed Look! Woman It’s a big seed What is it? Man I don’t know Woman Put it in the ground Man All right He puts the seed in the ground Woman And give it some water Man Have some water! He gives the seed some water Seed Oh, what’s that? Mm, water! I like water Thank you The seed drinks and grows Man I’m hungry Woman Let’s go and eat The man and the woman go out Chorus The seed grows It grows and grows It’s enormous CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Enormous Turnip The man and the woman come into the garden Look! Look at the seed! (She laughs.) It’s not a seed It’s a turnip! Yes, it’s a turnip It’s a very big turnip It’s a very, very big turnip It’s enormous! I’m hungry I want to eat the turnip Oh, no! Pull the turnip (She goes out.) The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move SCENE THE BOY HELPS Man and Woman Hello! Boy Hi! What’s that? Woman It’s a turnip Come and help! Boy Yes, all right He stands behind the woman Woman One, two, three Pull! Chorus The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Mouse I’m only a mouse I’m very small Chorus Come on! Come and help! Mouse Oh, all right! Squeak! Squeak! The mouse stands behind the cat Cat One, two, three Pull! Chorus The mouse pulls the cat The cat pulls the dog The dog pulls the girl The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip They pull and they pull and they pull and Turnip Here I come! Everybody Yes! We’ve got the turnip We’ve got the enormous turnip! Well done! Well done everybody! Everybody goes out SCENE THE GIRL HELPS Man, Woman and Boy Hello! Girl Hi! What’s that? Boy It’s a turnip Come and help! Girl Yes, OK The girl stands behind the boy Boy One, two, three Pull! Chorus The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move SCENE THE DOG HELPS Man, Woman, Boy and Girl Hello! Dog Woof! Woof! What’s that? Girl It’s a turnip Come and help! Dog Yes, OK Woof! Woof! The dog stands behind the girl Girl One, two, three Pull! Chorus The dog pulls the girl The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move SCENE 10 LET’S EAT THE TURNIP Chorus This is the kitchen The boy and the girl are eating the turnip Boy Mm, it’s good Girl Mm, it’s very good The woman calls the man Woman Come and eat! It’s good The man comes in from the garden Man All right! All right! He sits down and the woman gives him some turnip The dog and the cat come in Cat and Dog Please can we eat the turnip? Woman Yes, of course Here you are And thank you for your help She gives the cat and the dog some turnip The mouse comes in Mouse Can I eat the turnip too? Woman Yes, of course Thank you, mouse Thank you very much, mouse The woman gives the mouse some turnip Man Yes, it’s very good Well done everyone! Dog Woof! Woof! Cat Purr! Purr! Purr! Mouse I’m a small mouse But I can help SQUEAK! SQUEAK! Chorus Yes, everybody helps And everybody’s happy And that is the end That is the end of the story SCENE THE CAT HELPS Man, Woman, Boy and Girl Hello! Dog Woof! Woof! Cat Miao! What’s that? Dog It’s a turnip Come and help! Cat Yes, all right Miao! Miao! The cat stands behind the dog Dog One, two, three Pull! Chorus The cat pulls the dog The dog pulls the girl The girl pulls the boy The boy pulls the woman The woman pulls the man The man pulls the turnip The turnip doesn’t move SCENE THE MOUSE HELPS Man, Woman, Boy and Girl Hello! Dog Woof! Woof! Cat Miao! Miao! Mouse Squeak! Squeak! What’s that? Cat It’s a turnip Come and help! CLASSIC TALES PLAYS: The Enormous Turnip © Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE ... Queen Servant Yellow Fairy Orange Fairy Blue Fairy Green Fairy Red Fairy SCENE I HAVEN’T GOT AN INVITATION Yellow Fairy Green Fairy Red Fairy Blue Fairy Orange Fairy White Fairy Carabosse Everyone... 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