Cinderella

Written by David Wood Shahab Shamshirasaz

Storyteller: This is the tale of Cinderella. Welcome, Im your storyteller.

Scene 1 The kitchen

Storyteller: The curtain rises on Scene One. (enter Cinderella) Storyteller: When Cinders life is not much fun. She does the dishes, cleans and cooks, She has no time for reading books. The only friens who come to call Are mice who live behind the wall. (enter the mice) Cinderella: Hello, mice! Mice: eek, eek, eek, eek! Cinderella: Dear mice, if only you could speak. Would you like a piece of cheese? Mice: Eek, eek, eek! Storyteller: (That means, yes please!) Suddenly they hear a roar: Ugly sisters: Cinderella! Storyteller: Through the door

The ugly sisters, rude and mean, Burst upon the happy scene. (Enter the ugly sisters in day clothes) Cinderella: Hello, sisters! Ugly sister 1: Ugh! That face!! Ugly sister2: Mind your manners! Know your place! Cinderella: All I said was... Ugly sister 1: Thats enough! Watch your tongue or well get rough. Ugly sister 2: Brush my hair! Press my dress! Ugly sister 1: Cinders dear, youll never guess! Were off to the palace ball tonight! Ugly sister2: Well be the pretiest girls in sight! Isnt it exciting news? Ugly sister 1: Paint my nails! Polish my shoes! Well meet the prince, were so excited, Ugly sister 2: What a shame youre not invited! Storyteller: Cinders friends dont think thats fair. Those ugly brutes deserve a scare. (The mice frighten the ugly sisters) Mice: Eek, eek, eek! Ugly sister 1: Hey, look, whats that? Ugly sister 2: A mouse! Two mice! Aah! Fetch the cat! Ugly sister 1: Shoo, shoo! Mercy! Please, I beg! Aaaah! Theyre running up my leg! (The mice chase the ugly sisters off stage, then return and stand near a pumpkin)

Cinderella: Thank you, mice, youve made me smile. They wont be back for quite a while! (Sound effect: knock, knock) Cinderella: Whos there? Whos making such a din? Fairy Godmother: A poor woman! Let me in! Please, give me shelter from the storm. Cinderella: Of course, come in, youll soon feel warm. (Enter the Fairy Godmother in a ragged cloak). Fairy Godmother: Thank you. Cinderella: Wait, a storm you say? There isnt any storm today! Fairy Godmother: And theres no poor old woman really, Just someone who loves you dearly. See, my child, I am none other Than your Fairy Godmother! (She throws off the cloak to reveal a sparky gown) Storyteller: Cinders gets a big surprise. Cinderella: Gosh! I dont believe my eyes! Fairy Godmother: Your life so fars been truly tragic. You deserve a bit of magic. Whats your greatest wish of all? Cinderella: To dance tonight at the palace ball! Fairy Godmother: No problem, dear, you will go there! Cinderella: But ive got nothing nice to wear! Fairy Godmother: Thats easy! I just chant my spellHey presto!

(Cinderella magically receives a ballgown) Fairy Godmother: Didnt I do well! Cinderella: Godmother, gosh, what can I say? Fairy Godmother: Nothing, just be on your way. Cinderella: How do I get there? Fairy Godmother: Dont you fuss! You think Id let you go by bus? See that pumpkin, see those mice, Abracadabra! (The pumpkin turns into a coach, as the mice become horses) Storyteller: In a trice A coach appears, and that of course is Drawn by mice, whove turned to horses. Cinderella: Godmother, thank you, thank you so! Fairy Godmother: Be back by midnight! Off you go! (Cinderella and the coach and the horses exit.) Storyteller: Rumble, clatter, through the night, Above the moon is shining bright, As Cinderella in her coach Sees the palace gates approach.

Scene 2: The ballroom

(A clock shows nine oclock) Storyteller: Take your partners! Music play! (Music plays, dancers dance) Storyteller: The palace ball is underway.

(Enter the prince and the ugly sisters in their ballgowns) Storyteller: The prince is there, but hes not dancing. The ugly sisters start advancing. Ugly sister 1: Princy, princy, were both free! Ugly sister 2: Dance with me! Ugly sister 1: No, me! Ugly sister 2: No, me! Prince: Ladies, please, how could I choose? I think is best if I refuse. Ugly sister 1: Two such lovely, loving sisters! Ugly sister 2: How on earth could you resist us? Prince: Frankly, ladies, easily. Feel free to dance, but not with me. Ugly sister 1: What a cheek! Ugly sister 2: Hes very rude! Ugly sister 1: Lets go and stuff ourselves with food! (The ugly sisters exit. Enter Cinderella) Storyteller: Cinders causes quite a stir. The prince has got only eyes for her. Theres nothing either needs to say, Entranced they dance all night away. (Music plays. The Prince and Cinderella dance) Storyteller: Cinders loses track of time Until the clock begins to chime. (Sound effect: twelve clock chimes) Storyteller: Godmothers words ring in her head

Be back by midnight, she had said. (The clock shows midnight. The music stops.) Cinderella: Im sorry, sir, I cannot stay, Its midnight! Prince: Hey, dont run away! Storyteller: But its too late, she starts to run, She knows the magic is undone. (Cinderella runs off, then returns, wearing her rags) Storyteller: Her rags return as she escapes. (She runs off the other side) Storyteller: The prince is stunned, he stands and gapes. Prince: Come back, I never asked your name! Come back! Storyteller: But back she never came. He runs outside. (The prince exits.) Storyteller: All he can find(The prince returns with the slipper) Storyteller: One slipper she has left behind. (The prince exits.)

Scene 3: On the road

Storyteller: The horses change to mice once more. They scuttle through the stable door. (The mice enter and scuttle to and fro) Mice: Eek, eek, eek!

Storyteller: They squeak in fright And scamper homeward through the night. (The mice exit) (Enter Cinderella) Cinderella: Where is my coach? Storyteller: Cries Cinders, Cinderella: Where? Storyteller: But only finds the pumpkin there. Cinderella: Never mind, I had such fun, Forget the coach, Ill have to run! (Cinderella exits) (Enter the prince) Storyteller: By dawn next day the prince had planned A thorough search throughout the land. Prince: For Id be truly thrilled to bits To find the foot this slipper fits. The girl who owns that foot shall be The girl Ill ask to marry me! (The Prince exits) Storyteller: The prince sets off upon his quest, From north to south, from est to west. Each eager girl the slipper tries But finds its simply not her size. The prices hope is fading fast But Cinders home he finds at last.

Scene 4: The hall

(Enter the Prince. The ugly sisters, in day clothes, enter from the other side) Ugly sister 1: Ooh! Sister, dear, the Prince is here! Prince: Ladies, I had no idea That you lived here! Ugly sister 2: Oh, yes, we do! And wed both love to marry you! Storyteller: The poor old prince begins to wonder If he hasnt made a blunder. Prince: Try the slipper, then, lets see... Ugly sister 1: Ill go first! Ugly sister 2: No, me! Ugly sister 1: No, me! (The ugly sisters try the slipper) Ugly sister 1: If it fits, Ill be your bride! Its not fair! My foots too wide! Ugly sister 2: My turn! Ow! Theres something wrong! My foot wont fit, its far too long! Prince: Sorry, ladies, not your day! Now, Id best be on my way. (Enter the mice) Storyteller: Suddenly the mice dash out. Ugly sister 1: Shoo! Ugly sister 2: Shoo! Storyteller: The Uglies shout.

The mice wont go! They have to stay! For they have urgent things to say. Mice: Eeek, eek, eek! Storyteller: The prince cant understand one squeak. Mice: Eek, eek, eek! Prince: I beg you pardon? Storyteller: Then Cinders runs in from the garden. (Enter Cinderella) Cinderella: Whats all that noise? Storyteller: She sees the prince. The mice relax. The uglies wince. Prince: Am I dreaming? I feel sure That Ive seen you somewhere before. Ugly sister 1: Rubbish! Her? Ugly sister 2: No way! No chance? She was never at the dance. Cinderella: My name is Cinderella, sir. Ugly sister 1: The kitchen maid! Dont talk to her! Storyteller: By now the prince has wobbly knees. Prince: See this slipper? Try it, please. Storyteller: Her heart goes pitter patter pitter. She tries the slipper, will it fit her? (Cinderella tries on the slipper) Storyteller: Yes, of course, a perfect fit! The mice are thrilled. The Uglies spit. Ugly sister 1: Sister, dear, what are we in for?

Ugly sister2: At least, well have a royal-in-law! (The ugly sisters and the mice exit.) Storyteller: The price proposes, and guess what? Cinders accepts him on the spot. (Sound effect: church bells.) Storyteller: The wedding bells ring out next day. The happy couple kiss and say Theyll love each other all their life, The prince and princess, man and wife. (The Prince and Cinderella exit.) Storyteller: Then off they go in joy and laughter To live in happiness ever after. That was the tell of Cinderella. Good by from me, the storyteller.

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It looked like a true love match until suddenly, on the stroke of the midnight, she fled the ballroom leaving just a slipper behind. Broken-heartd