3. SCRIPT (DRAFT):Narrator:Once upon a time in a kingdom faraway there was a miller who was very poor, but he had a beautiful daughter. The girl worked too hard, and her father wanted abetter life for her. Then one day her father went to speak to the king and said he has a beautiful daughter that can cook straw into gold. The king was amazed and asked the old man to bring his daughter to the castle for a test. When the girl came to the palace, he took her into a room which was full of straw and gave her a cooking pot.!ing moves to the front of the stage and point at the bag of straw to the girl"The girl moves to the middle of the stage and looks confused#afraid"!ing:$our father told me you can cook straw into gold% Now get to work, and if by tomorrow morning you have not cook this straw into gold, you and your father will be pay the price with your lives% &aughing loudly" 'irl open then bag of straw and look surprised"'irl: (rmm... $our ma)esty, is this what you meant by straw* +how the straw and look confused"!ing: Well, yes it is% What* $ou think it,s the straw that the cow ate* &aughing loudly"Then the king glares at the girl and leaved the room"Narrator:Then he locked up the room, and left her alone.'irl: Oh, what am - going to do* &ook depressed and sat on the ground looking helpless" .racking sound of door opens"&ittle /an:0ello%Why are you crying* +ounds arrogant but caring"The little man circle the girl"'irl: Ohh% 0ello1well, - have to cook these straws into gold, and - don,t know how to do it. 0olding the straw and show it to the little man while looking sad and helpless"&ittle man:-t seems like you need a deal to make but what will you give me in return* .ause every magic comes with a price in a stern voice and smirk"The girl got up and walk to the front of the stage"The little man walk to the right side of the stage and look to the girl"'irl:0urmmm1. alright then, -,ll give you my necklace. Took the necklace from her neck and gave it to the little man"The little man walks to girl and grab the necklace"Narrator: Then he sat in front of the pot, took the straw and throws them into the pot. 0e stirs, stirs, stirs and it went on until the morning and the pot was full of gold silk.The girl fall asleep during the process"-n the morning, he wakes the girl and gave her the gold silk" &ittle /an:- have to go now since - already finished my work.- will see you soon.The king entered the room, looking surprised"!ing:Ohhh, &ook at all of this% $ou have done a great )ob, little girl%&aughing out loud while holding the gold silk greedily" !ing: $ou wait here for a second% +inister smile"The king went to the side of the stage and took 2 bags of straw and throws it to the middle of the stage"!ing: Now that - know you father aren,t lying, here some e3tra work for you to do. -,m being very generous right now because three bags aren,t a lot right* &aughing out loudwhile stroking the gold silk on his shoulder"The king went skipping out of the room and humming happily" The girl,s feet gave away and she fall down on top of the bags of straw and cried"The little man sneakily walks to the girl"&ittle /an:Well, well, well.. -t look like -,ve got work to do, aren,t - little girl* +ound cocky and peeks a look at the girl,s face"The girl was shocked, wipe her tears"'irl: Oohh, you again%$ou have eyes don,t you* +tanding angrily and point at the bags of straw"&ittle /an: $eah - can see them perfectly4 don,t forget there is nothing free in this world. grinning widely"The girl was looking flustered and move around in a circle4 in deep thoughts" 'irl:0ere, take this ring took the ring from her finger and shove it to the little man,s face"The little man grabs the ring and went to work"Narrator:5gain the little man began to stir the pot with all the straws into glittering golden silk and disappeared. The king entered the room nervously" !ing:Wow% This is marvelous% -,m impressed with your work, little girl. 0olds the silk and laugh out loud" The king then went to side and took another 6 bags of straws and throws them to the girl,s feet"!ing: 5s usual, do your work and this time if you succeed, -,ll take you as my 7ueen% Walk to the front of the stage and smile greedily"The girl was shocked and stays 7uiet the whole time"!ing: Well, aren,t you glad at all* -,m being very nice to take you as my wife, little girl% $ou should be proud as you will become the 7ueen to my kingdom. +ounds threateningand glares to the girl"The girl smiles and nodding in agreement with the king"The little man came in surprised and smiles widely"&ittle man: Work, work and more work to do% - wonder what will - get this time. Walk to the left side of the stage and give a 7uick glance to the girl"The girl followed the little man4 looking stressed and flustered"'irl: 8ut, - have nothing left to give% &ooking stressed and afraid" &ittle /an: That is a problem indeed% 8ut no worries little girl, when you become a 7ueen and gave birth, your first child is mine% Walks tip toed to the other sides4 turn andlook straight to the girl,s eyes" The girl followed the little man, but stopped at the middle of the stage and looking shocked"'irl: No% Not that. No% 0ow could you ask for my unborn child* +ound distressed and angry"&ittle /an: Temper, temper. No child no future as a 7ueen% -ts e7uivalent e3change don,tyou think. 'rinning sinisterly to the girl"'irl: Then - have no choice. -.....- promise you that my first born child is yours. fells down and cried to her heart content"Narrator:Then the little man once more stirs the straw in the pot into heaps of gold silk and disappeared again as the !ing entered the room.The king takes the gold and wraps it around his body while laughing out loud"Then, the king stands on one knee and proposed to the girl"Narrator: -n that kingdom, the wedding was held for 9 days, 9 nights non : stop as the people were celebrating the happiness in getting a new 7ueen to their honorable king. 5fter a year, the 7ueen gave birth to a beautiful prince and again the kingdom was in celebration. 5s the days passed by, the little girl that was now the 7ueen have forgotten about the promise she made with the little man.One fine day when the 7ueen is playing with her prince1111+ounds of someone knocking on the door" The 7ueen went to open the door and was shocked to see the little man again"The little man walk in to the left side of the stage near the baby prince"The 7ueen 7uickly pick up her child and hold him tightly to her chest"&ittle /an:Well, how is you life my dear 7ueen* sound sarcastic"&ittle /an: Now, promises are meant to be kept so give him to me. looks angry and sounds demanding";ueen#'irl: No.....no...please don,t take my son% /y husband is the !ing, he will give you gold. sounds desperate"&ittle /an: 'old* - don,t need your gold. - want the child, give him to me reaches out to grab the child"The 7ueen evaded the attempt and kept a distance between him and her ";ueen#'irl: Oh no% Never%- cannot give you my son.-,ll offer you all the riches in the kingdom if you don?. @LOC3INA:8lockingreferstotheGlayingoutG of asceneintermsof whereactorsandactressesarepositioned on stage and what effect this placement has on the audienceH understanding of thedrama. +tage directions those itali&s within the te2t o$ the play! will help you determine how toGblockGyour scene. ?emember that thelinesthat actorsdeliver needtogosomewhere: toanother person, to an ob)ect, to a divinity, to the audience and blocking helps determine wherethey go. 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