ENGLISH WEEK

The Golden Fish

The Author: Once upon a time there lived an old man with his wife. They were common people and lived as other people did. One day the old man said to his wife.

Grandfather (Gf): Granny, oh Granny, what shall we have for supper?

Grandmother (Gm): Go to the shop and buy a tin of sprats in oil.

The Author: So the old man went to the shop and bought a tin of sprats in oil.

Gf: So, Granny, we shall have a tasty supper. Have you prepared mashed potatoes?

Gm: Of course, I have.Open the tin and let's have supper. Don't waste our time.

Gf: (відкриває банку зі шпротами) Oh, what is it? There is a Golden Fish in the tin. For god's sake, what shall I do?

Golden Fish (GF): Don't eat me, old man.1 shall fulfill your three wishes.

Gf: All right. I shall have a talk with my Granny.

(Дід підходить до баби).

Gf: Oh, Granny, dear! What an unusual tin of sprats I have bought. There is the Golden Fish there. She speaks like a human being. She promises to fulfill our three wishes.

Gm: Is it really so? You are a silly man, go back to the Golden Fish and ask her for a thousand dollars. Be quick.

The Author: The man went to the Golden Fish and asked her for a thousand dollars.

GF: Go to your wife and you'll have a thousand dollars.

Gm: How happy I am. I shall buy a furcoat, fine clothes, shoes. I shall buy a house...

Gf: Are you satisfied, Granny? We are rich now.

Gm: Am I satisfied? Are you joking? Go back to the Golden Fish and ask her for Oriflame cosmetics.

Gf: What for is that cosmetics for you? You are old and your face is wrinkled.

Gm: What are you talking about? Go and ask what I have said otherwise

I shall eat that Fish!

Gf: What shall I do? I have to go.

(Старий знову пішов до Золотої рибки)

Gf: Oh, dear Fish! I'm so sorry but my wife has become mad. She wants Oriflame cosmetics.

GF: Go home, old man. Your wife will have that cosmetics.

(Баба сидить за столом, розглядає косметику і починає підмальовувати очі, губи, брови.)

Gf: Well, Granny. What are you doing? You are like a scarecrow

Gm: It doesn't matter. Go to the Golden Fish and ask her for the third wish.

Gf: What is it?

Gm: I want to be as young and beautiful as Claudia Shiffer.

GF: Well, old man. You are a poor man. Your wife is cruel and greedy. Go home. You will not recognize your wife.

(Баба сидить і розглядає себе у дзеркалі)

Gm: Oh, my magic glass, tell me, please: who is the best in the world?

Looking-glass: You are, you are!

(Дід підходить до баби і не може відвести від неї очей)

Gf: Oh, Granny, you are so beautiful, charming. I have never seen such a beauty. I'm very pleased to have such a pretty wife.

                     You are my diamond

                 You are my honey Bunny

                 Your smile is worth a $ 1.000.000

                 You are my sunshine

My only sunshine  

You make me happy

When sky is grey

          May I kiss you?

Gm: What?!!! I am not your wife. You are feeble and old. And I'm young and beautiful. Go away.

Gf:   Oh, Granny, Granny. Don't be so cruel! Pity me!

Gm: My security! Take him away!

Gf:   It's always better to kiss a Miss then to miss a kiss.                                         

                                               ANTOSHKA

The mother: Antoshka, what's the matter with you? Show me your diary please.

Antoshka: Here it is, mum.                                                                                 

The mother: Oh, what is it? What is the reason you don't want to read, to write, to do sums?

Antoshka: I don't know.

The mother: But what do you like?(3)

Antoshka: Nothing.

Chorus: (singing)

Antoshka, Antoshka

Let's study English Language. (2)

Oh, God, save me.

Oh, God save me

The English is too difficult. (2)

English, you are the nicest foreign language.

English, you are my pain and my love. English!

So many languages you know. So many times you are really a man!

English! Die beste aller Fremden Sprachen.

English! Du meine Liebe und mein Schmerz.

English! How beautiful it is to speak you.

And always will you

Balzam fur mein Gequaltest Herz  

The Author: It is Thursday.The fourth day of the week. Antoshka comes back home from school.

The Grandfather: Antoshka, how are you? Show me your diary.

Antoshka: Here it is

Gr.m: Oh, poor boy!  

      What did you do at school today?

Antoshka: Tom was playing,

Fred was eating,

Nick was sleeping,

The Sun was shining

And I was smiling

Ha-ha-ha

Granny: Antoshka, do you like to study Nature?

Antoshka: No, I don't

Granny: But what do you like? (3)

Antoshka: Nothing.

Chorus: (singing)

Antoshka, Antoshka

Let's learn the Nature Study. (2)

Oh,God, save me.

Oh, God save me

The Nature's not important. (2)

The Author:

He didn't go to school on Monday

On Tuesday he stayed home and read

He didn't work hard on Wednesday

And on Thursday he stayed in bed 

He didn't do much on Friday

And on Saturday he didn't get dressed

But he is so glad today is Sunday

His only day of rest!!!    

 

THE BREAD ROLL
(Further on simply The Roll)

Characters: 
An Author
A Grandfather
A Grandmother 
A Roll 
A Hare 
A Wolf 
A Bear 
A Fox 

Scenery: 
                                           A big old oven, a table, a bench and a window.                                      Trees, flowers and bushes.

                                                               A stump. 

AN AUTHOR: Long, long time ago, once upon a time somewhere about there lived the grandfather and the grandmother. They lived happily and friendly in a very old house. The grandpa and the grandma liked to work hard and sing songs. 

Singing: 

A GRANDPA: Oh, it is so nice just simply live, yap. 

A GRANDMA: Oh, enjoy the sky forget the grieve, yap. 

A GRANDPA: Enjoy the honey drink and tea, 

A GRANDMA: To eat sweet buns without plea. 

AN AUTHOR: After singing the song the grandpa decided to ask the grandma to bake some roll. 

A GRANDPA: Sweaty, can you bake some roll for us? 

A GRANDMA: I would like to, but there is no more flour left. 

A GRANDPA: Can you wipe the shelves carefully; maybe there you will find one or two scoops of flour. 

AN AUTHOR: The grandma did what the grandpa asked her to do. Carefully wiped all shelves and finally found two scoops of flour. She made dough based on sour cream, formed a roll and put it in the oven for baking. The grandpa is singing a song, the grandma is singing along. 

(Kids can show what they are doing during the song.) 

A GRANDPA: We decided to bake the roll, to bake the roll, to bake the roll. (Make the roll). 

A GRANDMA: We decided to bake the roll, to bake the fresh puffy roll. 

A GRANDPA: We invited boys and girls, boys and girls, boys and girls. (Waving hands towards themselves). 

A GRANDMA: We invited boys and girls, to eat our puffy roll. 

A GRANDPA: Boys and girls ate our roll, our roll, our roll. (Show how they are eating the roll). 

A GRANDMA: They became all tall and strong, tall and very strong. 

A GRANDPA: They said, thank you and goodbye, and goodbye, and goodbye. (Waving hands "bye, bye"). 

A GRANDMA: See you grannies, please don't cry, please don't cry. (Show how they are crying). 

A GRANDPA: We will visit you again hug and kiss you, hug and kiss you. (Sending kisses). 

A GRANDMA: We will visit you again, please don't miss us, please don't miss us. 

AN AUTHOR: When the roll was ready, the grandma took him from the oven and placed on the windowsill. 

A GRANDMA: Look, grandpa, how lovely our roll is. 

A GRANDPA: It is lovely. 

AN AUTHOR: Agreed the grandpa. The roll heard everything what the grandma and the grandpa said about him and so he became very proud. After some time the roll was bored to lie on the windowsill. Nobody said anything nice about him anymore, so the roll decided to jump outside and have a look, what is going on around. 

A ROLL: Maybe somebody else will notice how unique I am! 

AN AUTHOR: The roll was thinking while rolling into the forest. Here is the hare going towards the roll. 

A HARE: Hi, little roll, I am going to eat you! 

A ROLL: Don't eat me hare, I will sing you a wonderful song. 

AN AUTHOR: And the roll started to sing the song. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll,

Made from flour round ball, 

Made from sour cream and milk, 

I'm shiny like silk. 

I am running from grandma,

I am running from grandpa. 

To the forest far away 

Catch adventure day by day.

And from you, little hare, I will easy run away. 

AN AUTHOR: The hare even didn't notice the roll disappear. 

A HARE: What a wonder! He has just been here and somehow he is gone... 

AN AUTHOR: The roll was rolling along the wooden path, enjoying the bright sunny day. The roll stopped and noticed somebody coming. 

A WOLF: Hi, tasty roll, I'm going to eat you. 

AN AUTHOR: Said the hungry, homeless wolf. 

A ROLL: Don't eat me, Mister wolf, I will sing you a song. 

A WOLF: Ok, ok, just quickly, I am really hungry! 

AN AUTHOR: The roll started singing his song. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll, 

Made from flour round ball, 

Made from sour cream and milk, 

I'm shiny like silk. 

I am running from grandma,

I am running from grandpa. 

I am running from the hare 

I like running I'm not tired. 

To the forest far away 

Catch adventure day by day.

And from you, Mister wolf, I will easy run away. 

AN AUTHOR: The wolf looked around, but the roll was far away. He hopelessly licked his mouth. 

A WOLF: Unbelievable! I didn't bite even a small piece of that tasty roll. U-u-u-u he is very smart! Next time I'm not going to listen to any stupid songs; I will bite and eat, eat and eat.

AN AUTHOR: And the wolf started gnashing with his sharp teeth. But the roll happily kept running deeper to the forest. The roll was running, running and saw the big brown bear approaching him. 

A BEAR: R-r-r, hi, round crunchy bread, I'm going to eat you. 

A ROLL: I am not simply bread; I am a roll. 

AN AUTHOR: Said proudly the roll. 

A BEAR: It's so nice to meet you, roll. 

A ROLL: Don't eat me please, big brown bear, I will sing you a song. 

A BEAR: Oh, so kind, and so romantic, dinner after performance. 

AN AUTHOR: The bear sat down under the tree, closed his eyes and became ready to listen to the song. The roll started singing. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll, 

Made from flour round ball, 

Made from sour cream and milk, 

I'm shiny like silk. 

I am running from grandma,

I am running from grandpa. 

I am running from the hare 

I like running I'm not tired. 

I am running from the wolf 

I have got my own rule. 

To the forest far away 

Catch adventure day by day.

And from you, big brown bear, I will easy run away. 

AN AUTHOR: The big brown bear was still waiting for another song, but the roll went on his way. 

A BEAR: R-r-r-r! 

AN AUTHOR: Growled bear. 

A BEAR: He cheated me!? I'm silly; I'm fool! And I am still hungry! Well, little cheater, don't meet me again; otherwise I will swallow you without saying anything, just "um, um"!!! And that's it! 

AN AUTHOR: The angry bear went to the deep forest and disappeared. The roll is rolling proud of himself, thinking how smart and cleaver he is and everybody around is so fool. The roll was rolling, rolling and suddenly ran into the fox. 

A FOX: Hello, dear! I have never seen anybody so beautiful and smart as you are! You are perfect!!! You are adorable!!! I like you so much!!! 

AN AUTHOR: And the fox licked her mouth. 

A ROLL: Hi, red fox, do you want me to sing you the song, I wrote myself! 

AN AUTHOR: Boasted the roll more and more. 

A FOX: Of course, I want to. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll, 

Made from flour round ball, 

Made from sour cream and milk, 

I'm shiny like silk. 

I am running from grandma,

I am running from grandpa. 

I am running from the hare 

I like running I'm not tired. 

I am running from the wolf 

I have got my own rule. 

I am running from the bear 

I want find my luck somewhere! 

To the forest far away 

Catch adventure day by day.

And from you, red fox, I will easy run away. 

A FOX: What a wonderful song! 

AN AUTHOR: The fox pretended to be crying. 

A FOX: Poor me, I became so old, so unhappy, I can't hear properly anymore. Don't you mind sitting down on my nose and singing your magic song for me again? 

AN AUTHOR: The roll was so amazed and charmed by the red fox, so he forgot about any danger. 

A ROLL: Of course, I will. 

AN AUTHOR: The roll jumped on top of the red fox nose and started singing his song. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll,

AN AUTHOR: Long, long time ago, once upon a time somewhere about there lived the grandfather and the grandmother. They lived happily and friendly in a very old house. The grandpa and the grandma liked to work hard and sing songs. 

Singing: 
A GRANDPA: Oh, it is so nice just simply live, yap. 

A GRANDMA: Oh, enjoy the sky forget the grieve, yap. 

A GRANDPA: Enjoy the honey drink and tea, 

A GRANDMA: To eat sweet buns without plea. 

AN AUTHOR: After singing the song the grandpa decided to ask the grandma to bake some roll. 

A GRANDPA: Sweaty, can you bake some roll for us? 

A GRANDMA: I would like to, but there is no more flour left. 

A GRANDPA: Can you wipe the shelves carefully; maybe there you will find one or two scoops of flour. 

AN AUTHOR: The grandma did what the grandpa asked her to do. Carefully wiped all shelves and finally found two scoops of flour. She made dough based on sour cream, formed a roll and put it in the oven for baking. The grandpa is singing a song, the grandma is singing along. 

(Kids can show what they are doing during the song.) 

A GRANDPA: We decided to bake the roll, to bake the roll, to bake the roll. (Make the roll). 

A GRANDMA: We decided to bake the roll, to bake the fresh puffy roll. 

A GRANDPA: We invited boys and girls, boys and girls, boys and girls. (Waving hands towards themselves). 

A GRANDMA: We invited boys and girls, to eat our puffy roll. 

A GRANDPA: Boys and girls ate our roll, our roll, our roll. (Show how they are eating the roll). 

A GRANDMA: They became all tall and strong, tall and very strong. 

A GRANDPA: They said, thank you and goodbye, and goodbye, and goodbye. (Waving hands "bye, bye"). 

A GRANDMA: See you grannies, please don't cry, please don't cry. (Show how they are crying). 

A GRANDPA: We will visit you again hug and kiss you, hug and kiss you. (Sending kisses). 

A GRANDMA: We will visit you again, please don't miss us, please don't miss us. 

AN AUTHOR: When the roll was ready, the grandma took him from the oven and placed on the windowsill. 

A GRANDMA: Look, grandpa, how lovely our roll is. 

A GRANDPA: It is lovely. 

AN AUTHOR: Agreed the grandpa. The roll heard everything what the grandma and the grandpa said about him and so he became very proud. After some time the roll was bored to lie on the windowsill. Nobody said anything nice about him anymore, so the roll decided to jump outside and have a look, what is going on around. 

A ROLL: Maybe somebody else will notice how unique I am! 

AN AUTHOR: The roll was thinking while rolling into the forest. Here is the hare going towards the roll. 

A HARE: Hi, little roll, I am going to eat you! 

A ROLL: Don't eat me hare, I will sing you a wonderful song. 

AN AUTHOR: And the roll started to sing the song. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll,
Made from flour round ball, 
Made from sour cream and milk, 
I'm shiny like silk. 
I am running from grandma,
I am running from grandpa. 
To the forest far away 
Catch adventure day by day.
And from you, little hare, I will easy run away. 

AN AUTHOR: The hare even didn't notice the roll disappear. 

A HARE: What a wonder! He has just been here and somehow he is gone... 

AN AUTHOR: The roll was rolling along the wooden path, enjoying the bright sunny day. The roll stopped and noticed somebody coming. 

A WOLF: Hi, tasty roll, I'm going to eat you. 

AN AUTHOR: Said the hungry, homeless wolf. 

A ROLL: Don't eat me, Mister wolf, I will sing you a song. 

A WOLF: Ok, ok, just quickly, I am really hungry! 

AN AUTHOR: The roll started singing his song. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll, 
Made from flour round ball, 
Made from sour cream and milk, 
I'm shiny like silk. 
I am running from grandma,
I am running from grandpa. 
I am running from the hare 
I like running I'm not tired. 
To the forest far away 
Catch adventure day by day.
And from you, Mister wolf, I will easy run away. 

AN AUTHOR: The wolf looked around, but the roll was far away. He hopelessly licked his mouth. 

A WOLF: Unbelievable! I didn't bite even a small piece of that tasty roll. U-u-u-u he is very smart! Next time I'm not going to listen to any stupid songs; I will bite and eat, eat and eat.

AN AUTHOR: And the wolf started gnashing with his sharp teeth. But the roll happily kept running deeper to the forest. The roll was running, running and saw the big brown bear approaching him. 

A BEAR: R-r-r, hi, round crunchy bread, I'm going to eat you. 

A ROLL: I am not simply bread; I am a roll. 

AN AUTHOR: Said proudly the roll. 

A BEAR: It's so nice to meet you, roll. 

A ROLL: Don't eat me please, big brown bear, I will sing you a song. 

A BEAR: Oh, so kind, and so romantic, dinner after performance. 

AN AUTHOR: The bear sat down under the tree, closed his eyes and became ready to listen to the song. The roll started singing. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll, 
Made from flour round ball, 
Made from sour cream and milk, 
I'm shiny like silk. 
I am running from grandma,
I am running from grandpa. 
I am running from the hare 
I like running I'm not tired. 
I am running from the wolf 
I have got my own rule. 
To the forest far away 
Catch adventure day by day.
And from you, big brown bear, I will easy run away. 

AN AUTHOR: The big brown bear was still waiting for another song, but the roll went on his way. 

A BEAR: R-r-r-r! 

AN AUTHOR: Growled bear. 

A BEAR: He cheated me!? I'm silly; I'm fool! And I am still hungry! Well, little cheater, don't meet me again; otherwise I will swallow you without saying anything, just "um, um"!!! And that's it! 

AN AUTHOR: The angry bear went to the deep forest and disappeared. The roll is rolling proud of himself, thinking how smart and cleaver he is and everybody around is so fool. The roll was rolling, rolling and suddenly ran into the fox. 

A FOX: Hello, dear! I have never seen anybody so beautiful and smart as you are! You are perfect!!! You are adorable!!! I like you so much!!! 

AN AUTHOR: And the fox licked her mouth. 

A ROLL: Hi, red fox, do you want me to sing you the song, I wrote myself! 

AN AUTHOR: Boasted the roll more and more. 

A FOX: Of course, I want to. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll, 
Made from flour round ball, 
Made from sour cream and milk, 
I'm shiny like silk. 
I am running from grandma,
I am running from grandpa. 
I am running from the hare 
I like running I'm not tired. 
I am running from the wolf 
I have got my own rule. 
I am running from the bear 
I want find my luck somewhere! 
To the forest far away 
Catch adventure day by day.
And from you, red fox, I will easy run away. 

A FOX: What a wonderful song! 

AN AUTHOR: The fox pretended to be crying. 

A FOX: Poor me, I became so old, so unhappy, I can't hear properly anymore. Don't you mind sitting down on my nose and singing your magic song for me again? 

AN AUTHOR: The roll was so amazed and charmed by the red fox, so he forgot about any danger. 

A ROLL: Of course, I will. 

AN AUTHOR: The roll jumped on top of the red fox nose and started singing his song. 

A ROLL: I'm the roll, roll, roll…. 

AN AUTHOR: But the red fox "um"! And ate him.
Here is the end of the story, to them who carefully listened honour and glory!!!  

                                  Little Red Riding Hood

Characters:
Red Riding Hood
Mother
Wolf
Hunters
Granny
Story-tellers

Scene 1

Story-teller:
Once upon a time there was a little girl who always wore a hood made of red velvet. It was a special gift from her grandmother.
She was a very sweet little girl but she had one problem. She always forgot what people told her to do.
Little Red Riding Hood lived with her family in a tiny village. One morning her mother came to her with a big picnic basket filled with food and cakes.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mother: Little Red Riding Hood, I want you to take this basket to grandmother because she is ill. Don't stop for anything. It is not safe to play in the forest.

 Little Red Riding Hood:

I promise mother.   

                                                                                                                                                                                            Scene 2
(In the wood)

Wolf:
Good morning, Little Red Riding
Hood! Where are you going?
Little Red Riding Hood:
To my grandmother. She is sick.
Wolf:
What's in the basket?
Little Red Riding Hood:
Food and cakes to help her get well.
Wolf:
Where does your grandmother live?
Little Red Riding Hood:
About half a mile from here, down that path, by the three oak trees.
Wolf:
You go that way and you'll be there sooner.
Little Red Riding Hood:
Thank you very much.

Scene 3
(In granny's house)
Story-teller :
Meanwhile the bad wolf went right to the grandmother's house and knocked on the door.
Granny:
Who is there?
Wolf:
Little Red Riding Hood. І’ve brought you some nice things to eat.

Granny:
Open the door and come in dear.
Story-teller :
The wolf jumped into the room, but grandmother quickly ran into the closet and closed the door tight.
Wolf:
Let me in, old woman, let me in!
Story-teller :
The wolf put on grandmother's nightgown and climbed into the bed to wait for Little Red Riding Hood.

Scene 4
(In granny's house)
Little Red Riding Hood:
Grandmother?
Wolf:
Yes, my dear, come inside.
Little Red Riding Hood:
Grandmother, what large ears you have!
Wolf:
The better to hear you with, my dear.
Little Red Riding Hood:
Grandmother, what large eyes you have!
Wolf:
The better to see you, my dear.Little Red Riding Hood:

Grandmother, what large nose you have!
Wolf:
The better to smell you with, my dear.
Little Red Riding Hood:
Grandmother, what  large mouth you have!
Wolf:
The better to eat you with, my dear.
Story-teller :
The wolf sprang from the bed
and swallowed Little Red Riding Hood.

                                                                                                                                                                       

Scene 5
(Near granny's house)
Hunter 1:
Are you home, grandmother?
Hunter 2:
There is something strange here.
Story-teller :
Grandmother slowly opened the door and told the hunters everything that had happened.
Story-teller :
The hunter took his knife, made a slit in the wolfs stomach and out popped Little Red Riding Hood.
Granny:
Oh, my child, Story-teller:

Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood went back inside and had a nice visit together. The hunter filled wolfs stomach with some rocks and sewed him back up. When the wolf woke up, he was so heavy that he could hardly walk. He dragged himself into the woods and never bothered any little children again.
Story-teller :

And from that day on Little Red Riding Hood kept her promises.what a terrible fright you gave us! Thank you, dear hunters for saving our lives!

The Snow Que

Characters:

Storyteller                                                                                                                                                                                    Kay                                                                                                                                                                                            Gerda                                                                                                                                                                                    The Snow Queen                         Granny                                                                                                                                                                                       The King's Counsellor                                                                                                                                                                                   Gentleman Crow                                                                                                                                                                         Lady Crow                                                                                                                                                                          Prince          

Princess                               Scene 1

(The storyteller is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace)

Storyteller: If it were not for me, you would never learn what happened to a boy called Kay.                                                          But silence. Let's begin.

(A poor room, a fireplace, 2 armchairs, rose bushes)

Gerda: Hello, boys and girls! This is my brother. We live here, in this little house with our Granny. My name is Gerda.

Kay: And my name is Kay.

Gerda: What's it?

Kay: The stairs are creaking.

Gerda: Oh, yes! They are creaking.

Kay: Here is our Granny. Why is she knocking? Keep quite! Let's frighten her.

Gerda: All right!

(The children are running around the room trying to hide.)

(A man enters)

Kay: Bow-wow-wow!

Gerda: Miaow-miaow!

Man: What's going on in this house? Why are you shouting? You silly children!

Gerda: We are very sorry! We thought you were our Granny.

(Granny enters)

Kay: Granny!

Gerda: Our Granny!

Granny: My dear children!

Man: Good evening, ma'am!

Granny: Good evening, sir! What can I do for you? Who are you?

Man: I'm the King's Counsellor! I want to buy the roses.

Granny: Do you like flowers?

Man: No, I hate them.

Granny: Why do you want to buy them then?

Man: I buy rarities. In winter flowers are rare! Here are ten pounds for your roses.

Granny: I am not going to sell the roses. We like them very much.

Gerda: Yes, we love them.

Man: Thirty pounds:

Granny: No!

Man: Fifty:

Granny: No!

Man: I'm the King's Counsellor! I'm very rich! I sell ice. I know the Snow Queen! I can buy anything!

Granny: They are not for sale.

Man: You are a crazy old woman!

Kay: Don't shout at our Granny! She is so kind!

Man: Well, I'm leaving! I'll take revenge! I'll tell the Snow Queen about you!

Kay: What an angry man!

Gerda: Granny, who is the Snow Queen?

(The sounds of mysterious music)

Granny: The Snow Queen lives in the North! She is very beautiful but very cruel!

(The sounds of the blizzard)

(The Snow Queen appears)

The Snow Queen: Have you seen the Mystic Queen

Riding in her limousine

Over hills and dales till morning.

If you like I'll take you there

Find some colours you can wear.

Colours that you've only seen while sleeping.

Kay: Oh! Who are you?

S.Q.: I am the Snow Queen. Good evening!

Granny: Good evening! Sit down, please!

S.Q.: No! It is very hot for me! You are very nice but old and poor. And you have two children. And I am very rich but alone. So, I'll take this boy from you!

Kay: What? Granny! I don't want to go with her!

Gerda: Granny! Don't give Kay to her!

S.Q.: Kay! You'll be my son! You will live in the beautiful palace!

Kay: I don't want!

(The Snow Queen touches Kay with her magic wand. The frightful music sounds.)

Kay: Ha-ha-ha! How fat and funny you are!

Gerda: What's the matter?

Granny: I don't recognize you!

Kay: I don't want to live in this poor house! I am leaving. Goodbye!

(He runs out)

Scene 2

Gerda: I am very tired! I have been looking for Kay for so long! But I must go on and find my brother!

(Gerda sings a sad song.)

Lady Crow: Caw! Caw! Caw! Good morning, young lady!

Gerda: Good morning!

G. Crow: Where are you going, young lady?

Gerda: I am looking for my brother Kay.

G. &L. Crow: Caw! Caw! Caw!

G. Crow: It's the name of our prince! Go with us and you'll see your brother!

L. Crow: Let's go!

Gerda: Oh, thank you very much.

(In the palace. Prince and princess are playing horses.)

Prince: Stop playing this game, Elsa! I'm tired of being a horse. Let's play another game.

Princess: Let's play hide-and-seek!

Prince: OK. You hide and I'll count to twenty!

(Princess is running around the room. She sees Gerda and shrieks)

Princess: Who is there?

Prince: Is it a rat?

Princess: It's a girl and two crows.

Prince: What are you doing here, young lady? Why are you crying?

Gerda: I am Gerda. I'm crying because you are not my brother. He was carried by the Snow Queen! I thought he was here!

Prince: Don't cry! We'll help you! Where are you going?

Gerda: I'm going to the North. I must find the Snow Queen!

Princess: It's a long way!

Prince: We'll give you a carriage!

Princess: And I'll give you a coat, a muff and boots. Give my clothes to Gerda!

(Servants come and bring the clothes.)

Gerda: Thank you very much!

Scene 3

(The storyteller is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace.)

Storyteller: Everything is all right! Gerda is going in the carriage. The poor boy will be saved. Quite! What's there? Robbers!

(The robbers appear on the stage and perform the robbers' dance.)

(A camp of robbers in the forest. An old woman is near the fire. The robbers have brought Gerda.)

Robber 1: Look what we've got!

Robber 2: Here is a gold carriage!

Robber 3: And this is the girl from the carriage!

Old Woman Robber: How nice she is! I think she will be very tasty!

Gerda: Don't kill me, please! Let me go!

Robber 4: What a silly girl! Ha-ha-ha!

Robber 5: You'll be killed!

Gerda: Dear robbers! Please let me go! Kay will die without me!

Old Woman Robber: I'm going to eat you!

Little Robber Girl: Don't touch her! She will be mine! She will play with me! Give me your muff and your hat! What's your name?

Gerda: I'm Gerda. You can take my clothes but I'll be cold when I get to the Snow Queen.

Little Girl Robber: No! You won't go there! You will live with me! Look what I've got! Come, come here quickly!

(The Reindeer appears)

Little Girl Robber: Gerda, look how funny he is!

(She touches the reindeer with a knife.)

Gerda: Don't do it, please!

Little Robber Girl: Why? I like the way it trembles all over.

Gerda: May I ask him a question?

Little Robber Girl: Yes, you may.

Gerda: Tell me, deer! Did you live in the North?

Reindeer: Oh, yes!

Gerda: Have you ever seen the Snow Queen?

Reindeer: Yes, I have. Once she passed me! She had a little boy with her! He was white with cold. She called him Kay.

Gerda: He has seen her. He is my brother. Dear girl! Let me go! I must save Kay! He will die in the North.

Reindeer: Do let her go! I'll take Gerda to the Snow Queen's Kingdom.

Little Girl Robber: All right! There is nothing to be done. I won't give you your muff! I like it. Kiss me.

Gerda: Thank you, girl!

Reindeer: Thank you!

Little Robber Girl: Good luck, Gerda!

Gerda: Goodbye! Goodbye!

Scene 4

(The storyteller is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace.)

Story-teller: Oh, how sad I am! Poor Gerda! She is riding on the Reindeer. Help her to save Kay!

Gerda: Is this the kingdom of the Snow Queen?

Reindeer: Yes, it is. I can't go farther. You must remember, the Snow Queen is very cruel and it is very difficult to get into her palace!

Gerda: I must go there! Thank you, my dear friend!

(In the palace: Kay is on the icy throne.)

Gerda: Kay, Kay! Are you frozen? Answer me!

Kay: Hush, Gerda! You are bothering me!

Gerda: Dear Kay! It's me, Gerda! You didn't even say to me: "Glad to see you!"

Kay: Glad to see you.

Gerda: You sound so cold. Are you really my brother?

Kay: I am really Kay. I am very busy. I must make the word out of icicles.

Gerda: Kay, let's go home. It's spring there. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the birds are singing.

(She weeps and embraces Kay.)

Kay: I am cold, Gerda. Is it you? What's the matter? I can walk!

Gerda: Let's go! We will get home.

Scene 5

(The same room as in the first scene.)

Little Robber Girl: Can you hear? The stairs are creaking!

Gentleman Crow: They are coming!

Little Robber Girl: Granny, look, it's Gerda!

Prince: Look, it's Kay!

Princess: Granny, look, they are both here!

G. &L. Crow: Welcome home!

Granny: My dear children! You are back at last!

Snow Queen: You must give this boy back to me at once or I'll turn you into ice.

Man: I'll crack you into pieces.

Gerda: Nobody is afraid of you here!

Snow Queen: Oh, we'll see!

Little Robber Girl: You can wave your arms, your legs and your tail, but we won't give Kay to you!

Kay: Go away, you two! We are not afraid of you. Thank you, dear friends!

(Final song)

 Scene 1

(The storyteller is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace)

Storyteller: If it were not for me, you would never learn what happened to a boy called Kay.                                                          But silence. Let's begin.

(A poor room, a fireplace, 2 armchairs, rose bushes)

Gerda: Hello, boys and girls! This is my brother. We live here, in this little house with our Granny. My name is Gerda.

Kay: And my name is Kay.

Gerda: What's it?

Kay: The stairs are creaking.

Gerda: Oh, yes! They are creaking.

Kay: Here is our Granny. Why is she knocking? Keep quite! Let's frighten her.

Gerda: All right!

(The children are running around the room trying to hide.)

(A man enters)

Kay: Bow-wow-wow!

Gerda: Miaow-miaow!

Man: What's going on in this house? Why are you shouting? You silly children!

Gerda: We are very sorry! We thought you were our Granny.

(Granny enters)

Kay: Granny!

Gerda: Our Granny!

Granny: My dear children!

Man: Good evening, ma'am!

Granny: Good evening, sir! What can I do for you? Who are you?

Man: I'm the King's Counsellor! I want to buy the roses.

Granny: Do you like flowers?

Man: No, I hate them.

Granny: Why do you want to buy them then?

Man: I buy rarities. In winter flowers are rare! Here are ten pounds for your roses.

Granny: I am not going to sell the roses. We like them very much.

Gerda: Yes, we love them.

Man: Thirty pounds:

Granny: No!

Man: Fifty:

Granny: No!

Man: I'm the King's Counsellor! I'm very rich! I sell ice. I know the Snow Queen! I can buy anything!

Granny: They are not for sale.

Man: You are a crazy old woman!

Kay: Don't shout at our Granny! She is so kind!

Man: Well, I'm leaving! I'll take revenge! I'll tell the Snow Queen about you!

Kay: What an angry man!

Gerda: Granny, who is the Snow Queen?

(The sounds of mysterious music)

Granny: The Snow Queen lives in the North! She is very beautiful but very cruel!

(The sounds of the blizzard)

(The Snow Queen appears)

The Snow Queen: Have you seen the Mystic Queen

Riding in her limousine

Over hills and dales till morning.

If you like I'll take you there

Find some colours you can wear.

Colours that you've only seen while sleeping.

Kay: Oh! Who are you?

S.Q.: I am the Snow Queen. Good evening!

Granny: Good evening! Sit down, please!

S.Q.: No! It is very hot for me! You are very nice but old and poor. And you have two children. And I am very rich but alone. So, I'll take this boy from you!

Kay: What? Granny! I don't want to go with her!

Gerda: Granny! Don't give Kay to her!

S.Q.: Kay! You'll be my son! You will live in the beautiful palace!

Kay: I don't want!

(The Snow Queen touches Kay with her magic wand. The frightful music sounds.)

Kay: Ha-ha-ha! How fat and funny you are!

Gerda: What's the matter?

Granny: I don't recognize you!

Kay: I don't want to live in this poor house! I am leaving. Goodbye!

(He runs out)

Scene 2

Gerda: I am very tired! I have been looking for Kay for so long! But I must go on and find my brother!

(Gerda sings a sad song.)

Lady Crow: Caw! Caw! Caw! Good morning, young lady!

Gerda: Good morning!

G. Crow: Where are you going, young lady?

Gerda: I am looking for my brother Kay.

G. &L. Crow: Caw! Caw! Caw!

G. Crow: It's the name of our prince! Go with us and you'll see your brother!

L. Crow: Let's go!

Gerda: Oh, thank you very much.

(In the palace. Prince and princess are playing horses.)

Prince: Stop playing this game, Elsa! I'm tired of being a horse. Let's play another game.

Princess: Let's play hide-and-seek!

Prince: OK. You hide and I'll count to twenty!

(Princess is running around the room. She sees Gerda and shrieks)

Princess: Who is there?

Prince: Is it a rat?

Princess: It's a girl and two crows.

Prince: What are you doing here, young lady? Why are you crying?

Gerda: I am Gerda. I'm crying because you are not my brother. He was carried by the Snow Queen! I thought he was here!

Prince: Don't cry! We'll help you! Where are you going?

Gerda: I'm going to the North. I must find the Snow Queen!

Princess: It's a long way!

Prince: We'll give you a carriage!

Princess: And I'll give you a coat, a muff and boots. Give my clothes to Gerda!

(Servants come and bring the clothes.)

Gerda: Thank you very much!

Scene 3

(The storyteller is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace.)

Storyteller: Everything is all right! Gerda is going in the carriage. The poor boy will be saved. Quite! What's there? Robbers!

(The robbers appear on the stage and perform the robbers' dance.)

(A camp of robbers in the forest. An old woman is near the fire. The robbers have brought Gerda.)

Robber 1: Look what we've got!

Robber 2: Here is a gold carriage!

Robber 3: And this is the girl from the carriage!

Old Woman Robber: How nice she is! I think she will be very tasty!

Gerda: Don't kill me, please! Let me go!

Robber 4: What a silly girl! Ha-ha-ha!

Robber 5: You'll be killed!

Gerda: Dear robbers! Please let me go! Kay will die without me!

Old Woman Robber: I'm going to eat you!

Little Robber Girl: Don't touch her! She will be mine! She will play with me! Give me your muff and your hat! What's your name?

Gerda: I'm Gerda. You can take my clothes but I'll be cold when I get to the Snow Queen.

Little Girl Robber: No! You won't go there! You will live with me! Look what I've got! Come, come here quickly!

(The Reindeer appears)

Little Girl Robber: Gerda, look how funny he is!

(She touches the reindeer with a knife.)

Gerda: Don't do it, please!

Little Robber Girl: Why? I like the way it trembles all over.

Gerda: May I ask him a question?

Little Robber Girl: Yes, you may.

Gerda: Tell me, deer! Did you live in the North?

Reindeer: Oh, yes!

Gerda: Have you ever seen the Snow Queen?

Reindeer: Yes, I have. Once she passed me! She had a little boy with her! He was white with cold. She called him Kay.

Gerda: He has seen her. He is my brother. Dear girl! Let me go! I must save Kay! He will die in the North.

Reindeer: Do let her go! I'll take Gerda to the Snow Queen's Kingdom.

Little Girl Robber: All right! There is nothing to be done. I won't give you your muff! I like it. Kiss me.

Gerda: Thank you, girl!

Reindeer: Thank you!

Little Robber Girl: Good luck, Gerda!

Gerda: Goodbye! Goodbye!

Scene 4

(The storyteller is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace.)

Story-teller: Oh, how sad I am! Poor Gerda! She is riding on the Reindeer. Help her to save Kay!

Gerda: Is this the kingdom of the Snow Queen?

Reindeer: Yes, it is. I can't go farther. You must remember, the Snow Queen is very cruel and it is very difficult to get into her palace!

Gerda: I must go there! Thank you, my dear friend!

(In the palace: Kay is on the icy throne.)

Gerda: Kay, Kay! Are you frozen? Answer me!

Kay: Hush, Gerda! You are bothering me!

Gerda: Dear Kay! It's me, Gerda! You didn't even say to me: "Glad to see you!"

Kay: Glad to see you.

Gerda: You sound so cold. Are you really my brother?

Kay: I am really Kay. I am very busy. I must make the word out of icicles.

Gerda: Kay, let's go home. It's spring there. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the birds are singing.

(She weeps and embraces Kay.)

Kay: I am cold, Gerda. Is it you? What's the matter? I can walk!

Gerda: Let's go! We will get home.

Scene 5

(The same room as in the first scene.)

Little Robber Girl: Can you hear? The stairs are creaking!

Gentleman Crow: They are coming!

Little Robber Girl: Granny, look, it's Gerda!

Prince: Look, it's Kay!

Princess: Granny, look, they are both here!

G. &L. Crow: Welcome home!

Granny: My dear children! You are back at last!

Snow Queen: You must give this boy back to me at once or I'll turn you into ice.

Man: I'll crack you into pieces.

Gerda: Nobody is afraid of you here!

Snow Queen: Oh, we'll see!

Little Robber Girl: You can wave your arms, your legs and your tail, but we won't give Kay to you!

Kay: Go away, you two! We are not afraid of you. Thank you, dear friends!

(Final song)

                                                       “The Mitten” (in modern version)

Characters: Mouse, Hare, Cat, Dog, Fox, Bear, Hippo.

There is a little pretty mitten on the grass in the middle of the forest. The mouse runs and suddenly stops.

Mouse: Oh, look, what a pretty little mitten! I can’t believe my eyes! It is interesting! Does anybody live here? …No! I can come in.

The hare appears. He is frightened.

Hare: At last I’m saved….Where am I? What a pretty little mitten! I can hide in it. Hello! Is anybody here?

Mouse: Yes, of course. I am Mouse the Squeak. And who are you?

Hare: I am Hare Easily Scared. Can I stay with you?

Mouse: Well, come in!

The cat appears.

 Cat: Mew! What a wonderful day! It’s sunny and warm today. And I am tired a little bit. (yawning) I wanna sleep. What a pretty little mitten! I can sleep in it.

Is anybody here?

Mouse: I am Mouse the Squeak.

Hare: I am Hare Easily Scared. Who are you and what do you want?

Cat: I am Cat the Gentle Tread. I want to have a nap. Let me join you.

The dog appears. The fox joins later.

Fox: What a surprise! Hello! Hello! I am Fox of Many Tricks. And you?

Dog: I am Dog the Cool Guy. Look, What a pretty little mitten! Do you know who lives here?

Fox: No, but we can ask….Does anybody live here?

Hare: Yes, and there is no place for you.

Fox: We just want to look inside.

Mouse: Come in.The bear appears. He eats honey.

Bear: Yummy, yummy!...Oh, no. The honey is over. Where can I get more honey? What a pretty little mitten! May be I can find honey here. Hello, is anybody here?

Fox: We live here. And who are you?

Bear: I am Bear the Shaggy Hair. I need honey. Can I look for it? (He tries to come)

All animals come out.

Dog: No, you cannot. The mitten is too small for you.

Bear: No, I can.

At this moment the hippo comes.

Hippo: Hi, guys! Why are so sad?

Mouse: Who are you?

Bear: I am Hippo….I am from Africa. I can dance hip-hop. Look!

The music sounds. Hippo dances hip-hop. After a while he stops.

Hippo: Don’t worry, be happy. Follow me.

All animals dance together.

Characters:                                                                                                                                                                                        

Cinderella,                Stepmother (Lady Sybil),       Cinderella’s Father (Lord Basil)

Pam                                 Liz                                                       Prince

King                                Queen                                                  Fairy

Postman                          Herald                                                 Author

 Scene 1

(Music sounds.)

Author. This is the story of Cinderella. She is a beautiful girl. She hasn’t got a mother. She has got a father – Lord Basil, a stepmother – Lady Sybil and two stepsisters – Pat and Liz.

Cinderella. Good morning, Daddy, dear!

Father. Good morning, my child. How are you today?

Cinderella. Fine, Daddy. And you?

Father. Oh, I’m OK, but, my child…

Cinderella. Yes, Daddy?

(Enter Lady Sybil.)

Stepmother. Cinderella, what are you doing? You’re not working!

Father. But…

Stepmother. Work, girl, work. Make the breakfast. I’m hungry. I want my toast, jam, cheese and a cup of tea.

Cinderella. Yes, stepmother.

Stepmother. And you Basil, what are you doing? Helping the girl?

Father. Oh, no…

Stepmother. My daughters are coming down and they want their breakfast, too.

(Enter Pat.)

Cinderella. Good morning, sister.

Pat. Good morning, Mummy, dear.

Stepmother. And how are you today, Pat, dear?

Pat. Terrible, terrible.

Stepmother. Oh, dear.

(Enter Liz.)

Cinderella. Good morning, sister.

Stepmother. Ah, good morning, my child.

Liz. Morning.

Stepmother. And how are you today?

Liz. Terrible.

Stepmother. Oh, dear, you too?

Liz. Oh, my head…, my teeth…, oooh…

Pat. Hmmmmmmmm! Cinderella! Where is my breakfast? I’m hungry and thirsty.  

I want two eggs, cookies, two cups of tea, milk, sugar and six pieces of toast.

Liz. I want a cup of coffee… Oh, my head…

Pat. …with cheese…

Liz. Coffee. Black. No sugar. I want my breakfast now, Cinderella. Oh, my teeth…oooh…

Pat. …and an apple.

Cinderella. Yes, sister. Coming.

  

Scene 2

(Cinderella is sweeping the floor. Her stepmother is sitting in the armchair watching her critically.)

Stepmother. Girls, girls we will go to the ball, we will go to the ball!!!

Показывает им приглашение от короля:

Stepmother. this is the invitation from the king

Pam. We will go to the ball!!!

Liz. We will go to the ball!!! In the King’s Palace!

Stepmother. Well, I know all, but where is… Where is my dress? (to Cinderella.)

Pam. And mine? I want a beautiful red evening dress, a blue hat and red shoes.

Liz. And mine? I want a beautiful pink evening dress, a white hat and pink shoes.

Pam. Cinderella, bring me a powder.

Liz. Cinderella, bring me a mirror.

Stepmother. Why can’t you find anything when I ask?

Cinderella. One minute. Oh, it’s not a difficult task. Your dress is there.

Your dresses are here…(She gives them the dresses.)

Stepmother. Be careful, dear. Don’t spoil them with your dirty hands.

Cinderella. Sisters, you are happy, aren’t you?

Pam (in great surprise). Do you also want to go to the ball?

Cinderella. Oh, I can’t dream of the ball! Besides, I haven’t got beautiful dress and shoes

Stepmother. Of course, you have much work to do. You must think about it, too.

Pam. First, you must mend my socks. (She gives Cinderella her socks with big holes.)

Liz. Clean the spoons, the knives and the forks. (She puts everything into Cinderella’s apron.)

Cinderella (in despair). Oh, yes, I’ll do everything, don’t worry. And then… can I go to the ball?

Stepmother. You can’t go to the ball.

Pat and Liz. You can’t go to the ball.

(Enter Postman)

Postman. Oh, yes, she can. Look here. The invitation card says: “To Lord Basil and Lady Sybil and their three daughters”. So she can go to the ball.

Stepmother. Oh no, she can’t.

Postman. Oh yes, she can.

Pat and Liz. Oh no, she can’t.

Stepmother. Oh yes, she can.

Pat and Liz. What?

Stepmother. Yes, she can go to the ball. Of course, she can. Thank you, postman. 

You have a very busy day today. Goodbye, postman.

Cinderella, you can go to the ball. But first there’s some work for you to do. 

Make beds, go to the shop and buy food and drink, make tea, wash my dresses…

Liz. Wash my dresses.

Pat. And my dresses!

Liz. My stockings!

Pat. And my socks!

Stepmother. And only then you can make your dress for the ball. And then you can go to the ball.

Cinderella. Oh no! I can’t do all that today! How can I go to the ball now?!

(They leave the stage with their dresses.)

Scene 3.

(Cinderella is crying. Music sounds. The Fairy appears.)

Fairy. Why are you crying, dear child? Why? Please, don’t cry!

Cinderella. I can’t go to the ball because my dress is dirty and old. Who can help me?

Fairy. I know you are kind and pretty, my dear. I want to help you.

Cinderella. But who are you?

Fairy. I’m your Fairy Godmother, Cinderella. Please, look here. (She waves her magic wand.)

One, two, three… (Cinderella has a new dress. The Fairy has beautiful shoes in her hands and gives them to Cinderella.)

Cinderella. Oh, what do I see? A dress and shoes for me…Thank you, you are so kind! I’m happy now. It’s really fine!

Fairy. The carriage is at the door. Don’t forget, at 12 o’clock you must be back! The carriage, the dress and shoes will disappear!!! Come home before that time. Do you understand?

Cinderella. Oh yes, yes. Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much, Fairy!

Fairy. Bye, Cinderella. Have a good time. And remember – you must back home before 12 o’clock.

Scene 4.

(At the King’s ball. The Queen and the King are opening the ball. 

The guests dance.)

Queen. The ball is on, please dance and play!

King. We want to make a happy holiday!

(Music and dancing. Suddenly Cinderella appears and the music stops.)

Queen (to the King). Who is that girl? She is very beautiful!

King. She is nice…

Принц подходит к Золушке, знакомится с ней

The prince: Hello, what is your name?

Cinderella: I’m Cinderella and you?

The prince: My name is Richard

The king:  The prince is talking to the beautiful unknown girl! Let’s music play! Everybody dance!

The prince: May I dance with you?

Cinderella: Yes, I like dancing

(Music again, they dance. Suddenly the music stops again. The clock strikes 12 times.)

Cinderella. It’s 12 o’clock and I must run. Good bye, dear Prince. I really had a great fun!

(She runs away having lost one of her shoes.)

Prince. Where have you run, the dream of my heart? I want to dance with you all night!

(He picks up the lost shoe and looks at it.)

Scene 5.

(The stepsisters and stepmother are talking. Cinderella is sitting aside, knitting something.)

Pat. A beautiful lady was at the ball.

Mother: Who was that unknown girl at the ball?

Liz. The Prince wants to marry her.

Stepmother What is the noise?

Глашатай и два королевских гвардейца появляются под окнами (под сценой)  и читают королевский указ. Дочери с матерью и Золушка, застыв слушают глашатая.

WANTED

Wanted a girl.

She is very beautiful. She has got blue eyes and long fare hair.

She has got very small foot. She has lost a shoe. 

Every girl in the kingdom must try on the shoe.

Stepmother. But where is this herald going?

(The herald and Prince enter the room with Cinderella’s father.)

Prince. Please, try on this glass shoe.

Herald (looking through the long list). We know you were at the ball.

Pat (trying the shoe on). It’s too small.

Liz. It’s small for me, too.

Father. But look at my daughter. She has small feet.

Prince. Come here, and, please, take it. (Gives her the shoe)

Stepmother. But she didn’t go to the ball. She is Cinderella and that is all!

Cinderella. I want to try it on, Mum. Besides, I’ve got another one.

Pat. You were that wonderful lady, I see. Oh, Cinderella, excuse me.

Liz. And me.

Stepmother. And me.

Father. Best wishes to you, my dear. I know, you weren’t happy here. Excuse me, too.

But what could I do?

Cinderella. I’m so happy today. Don’t cry. I forgive all of you. Good-bye!

Prince. Be quick, let’s dance, my dear.

(They all dance.)

THREE LITTLE PIGS

Characters:     N a ff - N a f f,    Snuff-Snuff ,    N i f f - N i f f ,     Big Bad Wolf .

One of the Children: Once upon a time there lived three little pigs.

Naff-Naff: Hello, boys and girls! I am Naff-Naff.

Children: Hello, Naff-Naff!

Snuff-Snuff (coming up): Good morning, boys and girls! I am Snuff- Snuff.

Children: Good morning, Snuff-Snuff. We are glad to meet you.

N i f f - N i f f (coming up): Good morning, boys and girls. And 1 am Niff- Niff.

Children: Good morning, Niff-Niff. We are glad to meet you.

The Three Pigs (together): We are three merry little pigs.

(Dancing round the tree and singing): 

  Who's afraid of Big Bad Wolf,                                                                                                                                                                   Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf?                                                                                            Who's afraid of Big Bad  Wolf                                                                                                                               Tra-la-la-la-la-la!

Naff-Naff: Now stop dancing and listen to me.

(Snuff-Snuff and Niff-Niff stop dancing and singing.)

Naff-Naff: Winter is coming. In winter Big Bad Wolf is very hungry.                              

We must make a house and live there together.

Niff-Niff: Oh, no! Winter is not coming. We have time to play and sing!

Snuff-Snuff: Yes, yes, we have time to play and sing!

Naff-Naff: As you like. I shall go and make a house (goes away).

Snuff-Snuff: I shall go and make a house, too (goes away).

Niff-Niff: Then I shall go and make a house, too.

Niff-Niff (comes dancing and singing): I have made my house of grass.

Snuff-Snuff (comes dancing and singing): I have made my house of sticks.

Naff-Naff: I have made my house of bricks.

(Comes in the Wolf.)

Wolf: My name is Wolf.

Children: Go away, Big Bad Wolf!

Wolf: Hush, children! I see two nice little pigs. Oh, I am very hungry! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Children: Go away, Big Bad Wolf!

Wolf: Ha! Ha! Niff-Niff, let me in!

Niff-Niff: Oh, no, I won't!

Wolf: I shall puff and puff and blow your house down.

The Wolf blows and blows and he blows the house down. Niff-Niff runs to Snuff-Snuff’s house.  

The Wolf runs after him.

Wolf: Ha! Ha! Snuff-Snuff, let me in!                         

Snuff-Snuff: Oh, no, I won't!

Wolf: I shall puff and puff and blow your house down.

The Wolf blows and blows and he blows the house down. The little pigs run to Naff-Naff’s house.

Niff-Niff: Oh, Brother, save us!

Snuff-Snuff: Big Bad Wolf wants to eat us up.

Naff-Naff: Don't be afraid. My house is made of bricks.

Wolf: Open the door and let me in.

All (together): No, no! Go away, Big Bad Wolf!

Wolf: Then I shall puff and puff and blow your house down.

The Wolf blows and blows but cannot blow the house down. Naff-Naff opens the window and knocks the Wolf on the head with a big stick. The Wolf runs away.

Three pigs:                         Who's afraid of Big Bad Wolf,

Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf?

Who's afraid of Big Bad Wolf,

Tra-la-la-la-la-la!

                                                                                                                

                                                    

 ·    THE WOLF AND SEVEN LITTLE KIDS

·        Characters

·        Storyteller

·        Mother Goat

·        Seven Kids

·        Wolf

·        Storyteller. You know an old story about a wolf and seven little kids. 

Now the play begins!

·        Mother Goat has a jug or a milk can in her hand. She wants to go to the market. 

All her kids are around her.

Mother Goat. Now, my dear children, I must go to the market and get some milk 

for you. You must sit still. You must not let anybody come in. Lock the door and — good-bye! (Kisses them and goes away.)

Seven Kids. Good-bye, good-bye! Come back soon!

Storyteller. Look! There is a big bad Wolf! 

(The Wolf comes up to the Goat’s house.) He is at the door.

Wolf (in a loud, rough voice). Open the door! It’s me, your mother I have some milk for you!

Seven Kids. No, no, you are not our mother! 

Kid 1. Our mother’s voice is soft!

Kid 2. Our mother’s voice is sweet!

Kid 3. We must not open the door to anybody!

Wolf. You silly kids! (Goes away.)

Storyteller. And the Wolf goes and drinks some hot milk with a lot of butter in it.

 (The Wolf is in the background with a jug of milk in his hand.) Now his voice is soft, and he will go up to the Goat’s house again.

Wolf (in a soft voice). Open the door, my dear children! It’s me, your mother! 

I have some sweets for you!

Seven Kids. No, no, you are not our mother.

Kid 5. Your voice is soft, but it is not mother’s!

Wolf. But don’t you want these nice sweets!

Kid 2. We don’t want any sweets from you!

Wolf. And I have some ice cream for you!

Kid 3. We don’t want any ice cream from you!

W о 1 f. I have a lot of toys for you!

Kid 4. We don’t want any toys!

Wolf. Open the door or I shall break it!

Kid 5. We are not afraid of you, you big bad Wolf! (The Wolf goes sway.)

Storyteller. The Wolf isn’t here now. He wants to find a very big stick.

 He wants to break the door.

Kid 1. We are not afraid of the big bad Wolf. But we must fight him, if he comes back. (To Kids 2, 3, 4 and 5.) You, and you, and you two, come and get big stick. 

(To Kids 6 and 7.) And you two, take the pans and big spoons and... 

(whispers something to them. They nod.) stand behind the armchair. 

(They go to the armchair in the background.)

Storyteller. Do you hear? That is the Wolf again! The Wolf comes up to the door.

Wolf. Do you give up?

Seven Kids. No, no!

Wolf. Then I will break the door!

Seven К i d s. We are not afraid of you, big bad Wolf!

Wolf. Do you give up? One!

Seven Kids. No, no!

Wolf. Do you give up? Two!

Seven Kids. No, no!

Wolf. Do you give up? Three!

Seven Kids. No, no!

Storyteller. Bang! The Wolf breaks the door!

The Wolf rushes into the room. The fight begins. Kids 4 and 5 fall down. Kid 1 takes a trumpet and blows it. Kids 6 and 7 jump up from behind the armchair and make an awful noise with their pans and spoons. The Wolf runs away.

Mother Goat. Oh, what’s the matter? What does all this mean?

Kid 1. Everything’s all right, mother.

Kid 2. The Wolf wanted to eat us up!

Kid 3. But it is not so easy to eat us up!

Kid 4. Mother, I am hurt!

Kid 5. And so am I!

They all come closer to their mother, she kisses them.

Mother Goat. Oh, my dear brave children! It’s very good that you are not afraid of the Wolf. There are many wolves in the world, but if we fight all together, we shall win!

  

THE TWELVE MONTHS

Characters:

Authors

Princess

Professor

Minister

Herald

Wicked Stepmother

 Her own daughter

 Stepdaughter 

12 months

Scene I. In the palace.

(Princess, Professor, Minister)

 Author: It has been 5 years as the king died.

Author: He had a daughter, the Princess.

Author: The professor cared about the princess and taught her.

Author: A young princess was very capricious and careless.

Princess: Professor, where are you?

 Professor: I'm here baby! It's time to begin our lesson. Let's begin, Your Majesty. Repeat the rules of writing.

 Princess: Oh, really it's all so boring. Every time the same thing: learn, learn, learn ...

Professor: Your Majesty, if you want to be a Queen, you must learn!

 Princess: Learn, learn, learn ... Every time learn and learn... I don’t want to learn! I will make an order now, and I will execute everybody!

Professor: Excuse me, Your Majesty, but why?

  Princess: Because I am angry again! You teach me all the time, I'm tired. Okay, I'll do one exercise, and then I want to have dinner! Well, what is it?

 Professor (dictates): Ok. Please, take a pen and write: "The grass is green,

The sun is shining,

The bird from the spring

 To us is flying!"

 Princess: This poem is too long! And it is winter now, not spring. I will not write this!

 Professor: But the poet has written so!

 Princess: But I want to write only "The grass is green." I am the Queen, and not a child!

Princess: It is winter now and it is snowing! I don’t want winter! I want spring! Yes, let it be spring now!

 Professor: But, Your Majesty, it is impossible! Spring will come, only after the winter!

 Princess: But I want spring! I am the Queen! I can order!

Princess: Hey, Minister! Order the winter to go away, and let the spring come! I want to see the green grass. And let the birds sing!

Minister: But, Your Majesty, I can’t do this. And what about the New Year and Christmas holidays?

 Princess: I don’t want Christmas! I want to have flowers! Now! (Топает ногой)

Minister: But, the first flowers appear in April ...

 Princess:  In April? And what kind of flowers? 

 Professor: Snowdrops.

 Princess: Why only in April?  ...

 Professor: It is the law of nature. After December comes January. Then February, March, and April come.

Princess: And what month is it now?

 Professor: December. And after January…

 Princess: No, no, no… I don’t want to wait for so long! I want flowers! Now! No January begins unless I have snowdrops!

Princess: Minister! Make a decree now: Flowers in the palace! Who brings flowers to the palace, will have a basket of gold!

Minister: Yes, your Majesty!

Scene II. In the house of her stepmother.

(Stepmother, Daughter, Stepdaughter)

Author: In a small village there lived a wicked woman who had a daughter and a stepdaughter.

Author: She loved her daughter, but the stepdaughter could do nothing to please her.

Author: Whatever she did was wrong. 
Author: The daughter lay in bed whole day long eating cakes.

Author: Вut the stepdaughter was on her feet from morning till night:
Author: She was fetching water or carrying wood from the forest.

Author: Washing linen in the river, or weeding in the orchard.
Stepmother: Today it is Christmas! It is holiday today! I am tired of sitting at home. Let’s go and visit somebody ...

Herald:

 - Attention! Attention! Listen, everybody! The Royal Decree: The Princess will give the basket full of gold to a person who brings her a basket full of snowdrops!

 Stepmother : Have you heard? Where is our basket?

Stepmother (about stepdaughter): Where is this lazy girl? We'll send her to the forest!

Stepmother: Where did you go? We are waiting for you the whole hour!

 Daughter: You always go where you want ...

 Stepdaughter:  I went to the forest to bring the brushwood.

 Stepmother and daughter: And now you go to the forest for the snowdrops!

Stepdaughter: What are you talking about? What snowdrops in winter?

Stepmother: Again, you argue? I’ve said, go to the forest and bring snowdrops!

Daughter: Go, and don’t come back without the flowers. Here, take the basket.” 

 Stepmother: If she brings snowdrops, then we take them to the Princess and we get a lot of money!

Daughter: Oh, it is great!

Scene III. Snow-covered forest.

Author: The little girl burst into the tears, but she put on a torn shawl and left the house. 

Author: It was very cold.

Author: The wind was very strong and threw snowflakes into her eyes as she walked.

Author: It grew darker and darker, the sky was black, and there was not a single star in the sky.

Author: She came to the forest. Now it was quite dark, and she couldn’t even see her hands.
Stepdaughter: All day I go through the forest in the snow. It is so cold! But I'm afraid to go home. I would better die here ...

Author: The child sat on the log of a tree. She began to freeze to death.

Author: Suddenly she saw a light among the trees. She went to the light.
Stepdaughter: Oh! What is that? A Light? I will go there and see!

Author:  She saw 12 men sitting around the fire.
Month December: Who is going there among the trees? Come into the light.

 Stepdaughter: Hello. Can I have a little warm at your fire?

 December: Come to the fire, baby. Sit closer.

 January: I often see her here in the forest.

 February: I also see her in the forest gathering the brushwood.

March: And I always see her working in the garden.

June: We, summer months, know her very well.

July: From morning till night she works in the house, cooking and washing up.

September: And we, autumn months often see her working all the day too!

April: What are you doing in the woods at this time?

Stepdaughter: It’s not my idea. My Stepmother sent me to the forest to bring snowdrops. And she said not to return without the flowers. But where can I find snowdrops in winter?

March: Well my friends, shall we help?

Brothers: Yes! Of course! We can help you.

Months: Let it be spring!

April: Go on, quickly take your snowdrops. Hurry up! You have only an hour!

Stepdaughter: Thank you, dear brothers-months! You saved me from a cruel death.

 April: Well, now go home safely. And one more thing ...

April: Here's a magic ring. If you need my help, just drop it, and we will come. But do not tell anyone about what you saw and heard near this fire.

 Stepdaughter: Thank you! You are so kind!!!

Scene IV. The house stepmother

 Author: The little girl took the ring and ran home quickly with the full basket of snowdrops. 

Author: There was no wind any more. The Moon showed her the way.

Author: At last she came up to the house and knocked at the door.

Daughter: Someone is knocking at the door. Who is this?

Stepdaughter: Here are the snowdrops. Well, I want to rest and to warm myself by the fire.

 Daughter: Mother, look, she brought the snowdrops! What are we waiting for? Let’s run to the palace!

Scene V. Palace.

Author: And at this time in the palace. 

Professor: Happy New Year to you, Your Majesty!

 Minister:  And a Merry Christmas!

Courtier: Merry Christmas, Your Majesty!

 Princess: Don’t you understand? I said: no flowers – no New Year and Christmas!

 Professor (nervously): Your Majesty – is it a joke?

 Princess: No! I'm not joking. So where are the flowers? Bring them to me now!

 Professor: But, Your Majesty, It is not the time for flowers! It’s winter!!

 Princess: You argue with me again!

Herald: The flowers for the Princes!

Minister: Here, Your Majesty. These people brought you the snowdrops!

Professor: What? I must be going mad! Flowers! In winter! Spring - winter? Oh, God!

 Princess: Professor, well, what did I tell you? Give me the flowers! Where did you get them?

 Stepmother: We went to the forest … with my daughter… and all night we looked for the flowers … among the snow in the forest … and suddenly found the flowers.

Princess: What next?

 Stepmoth Daughter: And we saw the bird … sitting on the tree … and calling spring ...

 Princess: Who is calling?

 Daughter: Go on!

 Stepmother: Well, spring is calling, well, ... sun, ... blooming! singing ...

Minister: It cannot be!

Professor: It is impossible!

 Princess: And what next?

 Stepmother: Well, We… went to the palace!

Daughter: Yes! Yes!

Stepmother: To get the gold. Here are the flowers and the basket. 

 Princess: Hey! Minister! Give them a basket of gold!

 Princess: And now take us to the forest! I want to see the flowers!

Professor: But your Majesty!

Stepmother: No, no, we cant!

Daughter: Yes! Yes! We can’t.

Princess: Why not? I order you! Now!

Stepmother: Your Majesty, please. Save us! It is not us who found the flowers.

 Daughter: Yes, yes it's my sister. Ask her!

 Princess: Bring her here! No! We will go to find her!

Professor: But your Majesty! It is cold in the forest!

Princess: I want to see the flowers in the forest!

Scene VI. In the winter forest.

Author: Princess, Stepmother and all the people went to the stepdaughter.

Author: They saw that she was sitting and admiring the ring.

Author: Stepmother showed her to the Princess.

Princess: Hey! What’s this? Show me your ring! And show me where you found snowdrops in winter!

 Stepdaughter: Who are you?

 Princess: I am the Queen! Well, tell me!

 Stepdaughter: But there are no more flowers.

 Princess: And where did you get them?

 Stepdaughter: I cannot say. It's a secret!

 Princess (in anger): What? Secrets from me! Execute! Minister!

Minister: But your Majesty!

Princess (in anger): Ah, yes ... Give me a ring!

Author: The Princess tried to take the ring but it fell and rolled.

Stepdaughter: Oh, my dear brothers! Come and help me!

Author: All 12 months came to help the stepdaughter.

December: Did you call us? Here are we.

 April: What has happened?

Stepmother: And who is this?

Princess: Who are you?

 Stepmother: Perhaps he is a Snowman!

 Daughter: No, not a snowman!

 Stepmother: Yes!

 Daughter: No!

Stepmother: Yes!

 Daughter: No!

Stepmother: You are a snowman!

 Daughter: No!  You are a snowman!

Stepmother: You!

 Daughter: No! You!

Stepmother: You!

 Daughter: No! You!

Author: Stepmother and her daughter began to argue and to quarrel.

May: Look! They quarrel like dogs!

 December: Stop to quarrel! Or I will turn you into two dogs!

January: Go away. And never return!

 Author: Stepmother and her daughter were scared and ran far-far away.

December: And who are you?

Princess (afraid): I am the Queen!

December: Who? The Queen?

Princess (afraid): Yes, the Queen! And I want to see the snowdrops in the forest!

December: What? The snowdrops? In winter?

Princess (afraid): Yes! I want snowdrops! Bring me snowdrops! And who are you?

December: We are the 12 months of the year! And we can do anything! I can freeze you!

 Professor: Please, please! Stop! Don’t be angry! She is only the child! She is so little!

Princess: Oh! I’m so afraid!

Professor: You better ask for mercy, your Majesty!

Princess: No! I don’t want! I am the Queen!

January (Princess): You better ask for mercy or you will freeze and die!

 Princess (месяцам): Oh! No! Forgive me that I was not polite.

 Princess:  And you, forgive me that I was proud, stubborn and capricious. I promise, I will change myself!

 Princess: Forgive me, little girl!

Stepdaughter: At Christmas - Lord forgives us all!

Professor: All is well, that ends well!

 THREE BEARS

Characters:   Father Bear      Mother Bear     Baby Bear      A Little Girl

                                                                                           

Scene1                                                                                                                                                                                                  Three Bears are sitting at the table, drinking milk                                                                                                  

 Mother Bear. Take your cup, Father!

Father Bear. Thank you, dear!

Mother Bear. Take your little cup, Baby Bear!

Baby bear. Thank you, Mummy dear...Mother, it's too hot!

Father Bear. Then let's go for a walk.

The three bears go out of the room.

Scene 2

A Little Girl comes in and looks round.

Little Girl.  Whose room can it be?

(Lookingat the table.) I am hungry.

(Sits down at the table and tastes the milk.) Oh, this milk is too hot for me!.. Oh, this milk is too cold for me!... This milk is just right for me. Oh, I’m too tired. I want to sleep.

(Looking at the beds.) Oh, this bed is too big for me. This bed is too big for me too. And this bed is just right for me.

The noise of the three Bears' steps is heard. The little girl hides in the little bed.

Scene 3

The three Bears enter the room and take their places at the table.

Father Bear. My cup is not full!

Mother Bear. My cup is not full either!

Baby bear. And my cup is empty!

Father Bear. Who has slept on my bed?

Mother Bear. Who has slept on my bed?

(They look around)

Baby bear.  Oh, and who is this? A Little Girl!

Father Bear. Let us eat her up!

Baby bear. Yes, yes, let us eat her up!

Little Girl. No, you won't. (Runs away. The Bears try to catch her, but stumble and fall down.)

Mother Bear (shaking herself). It is your fault, Father! You fell and I fell too!

Baby bear. And I fell because you fell.

All together (shaking their heads), and the Little Girl has run away. Oh! Oh!       

 THE WOLF AND THREE LITTLE KITTENS

 Characters:   Mother Cat,    White Kitten,   Black Kitten,   Grey Kitten,   Wolf

A room in the Cat's house. The Cat and her three Kittens are sitting at the [table. She is reading a book to them.

Cat. Children, I am going to buy something for supper. You must be good and sit still or the Wolf will hear you.         

 (She puts on her hat and coat, takes a basket and goes away. And the three kittens sit still and try to be very good.)

Black Kitten. I shall read and sit very still.                                                                                                                                               

  Grey Kitten.  I shall write and sit very still.                                                                                                                          

 White Kitten. I shall look out of the window and sit very still.

The Wolf comes up to the door and looks through the key — hole.                                                                                             

Wolf. Big Cat is not at home. I shall go into the house and eat up all her kittens. What a good supper I shall have! (He knocks at the door.)                                                                                                                                          

  Kittens (all together). Who is that?                                                                                            

    Wolf.  It's me, your mother, open the door.                                                                                                                           

   White Kitten Show me your paw through the window.

The Wolf shows his paw through the window.                                                                                                                              

White Kitten This is not Mother's paw. Mother's paw is white, and your paw is black. I shall not open the door to you.                                                                                                                                                                                           In a minute the Wolf comes to the door again and knocks.

Kittens (all together). 

Who is that?                                                                                                                                

  Wolf. It's me, your mother, open the door.                                                                                                                           

Kittens Show us your paw.                                                                                                                               The Wolf shows his paw through the window, it is wrapped in a white handkerchief and it is white this time.

Kittens Your paw looks very white, but your voice is not sweet. Your are not our mother.                                           

Wolf. (to himself). What can I do to make my voice sweet? Oh, I know, I shall eat sugar and my voice will be sweet!                                                                                                                                                                                                  

He takes out of his pocket some pieces of sugar, eats them up and knocks at the door again.

Kittens Who is that?                                                                                                                                                              

  Wolf.  (in sweet voice). It's me, your mother, open the door.                                                                                     

Kittens. That is Mother! (2 times). Let's open the door. 

(They open the door.)                                                                   

Wolf.  Ha, ha! It's not your mother! It's me, the wolf. I shall eat you up, dear kittens!

Three little Kittens, screaming, run about the room to hide. Black Kitten hides behind a chair. 

White Kitten hides in the wardrobe. Grey Kitten hides under the table. The wolf rushes in.

 He is very angry because he does not see the Kittens. He begins to look for them.

White Kitten Ha, ha, Big Wolf, you don't see us.                                                                                     Grey Kitten. Hay, Big Wolf, you cannot eat us up.                                                                                 Black Kitten. Go home, Bad Wolf, you will have no supper.                                                                                           

The Cat's voice is heard from the street.

Cat. My little Kittens, open the door to your mother.                                                                                  The wolf  runs away. Then the Cat comes in.                                                                             Cat.Children, where are you?                                    

                                         The Kittens come out and speak all at once.                                                      Black Kitten. Oh, Mother, the Wolf was here.                                                                                                                 

 White Kitten The wolf wanted to eat us up.                                                                                                                      

  Kitten. But he didn't see us.                                                                                                                                                      

   Cat. Don't let anyone in, when your mother is out.

 Tom Sawyer

Characters:  Tom, Aunt Polly, Jim, Ben, Billy, Joseph, Becky

Dancers – 1 girl, 1 –boy.

Сцена 1

Aunt Polly: Tom! (нет ответа) Tom! (нет ответа) What’s gone with that boy, I wonder? You, Tom!

Aunt Polly: Well, if I get hold of you, I’ll …

Aunt Polly: I never did see the beast of that boy!

Aunt Polly: Y-o-u-u Tom!

Aunt Polly: There! I might have thought of that closet. What were you doing in there?
Tom: Nothing.
Aunt Polly: Nothing! Look at your hands. And look at your mouth. What IS that?
Tom: I don't know, aunt.
Aunt Polly: Well, I know. It's jam - that's what it is. Forty times I've said if you didn't let that jam alone I'd skin you. Give me that switch.

(skin – снимать шкуру, switch – прут, розга)
Tom: My! Look behind you, aunt!
Aunt Polly: What a boy! He has played so many tricks on me! I must make him work tomorrow, to punish him. It's hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys are having a holiday, but he deserves that!

Dance.

Сцена 2

Tom: Jim, I'll bring the water if you whitewash some fence.

Jim: I can't, Master Tom. Old Missis, she told me I got to go and get the water and not stop fooling around with anybody.

Tom: Oh, that's the way she always talks. Give me the bucket. SHE won't ever know.
Jim: Oh, I can’t, Master Tom. Old Missis, she would take my head off me.
Tom: SHE! She talks awful, but doesn't hurt. Jim, I'll give you a stone. I’ll give you a white stone.
Tom: White stone, Jim!
Jim: My! That's a beautiful stone, I tell you! But Master Tom, I'm afraid of Old Missis…
Tom: And besides, if you agree, I'll show you my sore toe.

Aunt Polly: You, bad boys! You think you can pull me round your finger! Jim, rush to the well

Ben: Hi-hi! Here you are!
Ben: Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?
Tom: Why, it's you, Ben! I didn't notice.
Ben: Say - I'm going swimming, I am. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd rather WORK, wouldn't you? Of course you would!
Tom: What do you call work?
Ben: Why, isn't THAT work?
Tom: Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. All I know, is it suits Tom Sawyer.
Ben: Oh come on, you don't want to say you LIKE it?

Tom: Like it? Well, I don't see why I mustn’t like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?
Ben: Say, Tom, let ME whitewash a little.
Tom: No - no - I think you can’t do it, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly's very serious about this fence - right here in the street, you know.

Ben: No - is that so? Oh come on, now – let me just try.

Tom: Ben, I'd like to, really; but Aunt Polly… What if you whitewash and anything happens?
Ben: Oh, I'll be very careful. Now let me try. Say - I'll give you the core of my apple.
Tom: Well… No, Ben, I'm afraid…
Ben: I'll give you ALL of it!

Billy: What are you doing on such a nice sunny day? Are you working?

Ben: Working? Ha-ha-ha! Does a boy have a chance to whitewash the fence every day?

Billy: Hmmm… Can I try?

Tom: I’m sorry, Billy. My Aunt Polly is very serious about her fence… I can’t let everyone whitewash it!

Billy: But what if I give you my kite?

Tom: Hmmm. Ok. Then you are after Ben. Ben, give him the brush.

Joseph: Mmm, Tom! Hello! Can I whitewash your fence?

Tom: Well, I don’t know…

Joseph: What if I give you a dead rat and this orange peel?

Tom: A dead rat? Not bad. Ben, it’s Joseph’s turn now.

Sid: Tom, I hear you let the boys whitewash the fence. May I try to? I will give a white marble.

Tom: A white marble? No, Sid, that isn’t enough.

Sid: And if I add a piece of blue bottle-glass?

Tom: That will do. You can take the brush.

Girl: Mmm, Tom! Hello! Can I whitewash your fence?

Tom: I’m sorry, girls are not allowed!

Girl: How many wonderful things you have, Tom! A dead rat, a piece of blue bottle-glass, a kite, a white marble, an apple, four pieces of orange-peel… Wow!

Tom: I’m sorry, Girl. I can’t talk to you any more. I must go to my Aunt Polly and show her the fence.

P,P,P,P.P…………

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Little Sawyer had a pocket, E-I-E-I-O

And in that pocket was a kite, E-I-E-I-O

With a rat and kite, orange peels and glass,

White marbles, apples and different treasures

Little Sawyer had that wealth, E-I-E-I-O

                                                         

RIDDLES

1	What can you never eat for breakfast?	Що ви ніколи не з’їсте на сніданок?
2	Which tire doesn’t move when a car turns right?	Яке колесо не ворухнеться, коли авто поверне праворуч?
3	I am not alive, but I have 5 fingers. What am I? What do you fill with empty hands?	Я – не жива істота, але маю 5 пальців. Що я таке? Що можна наповнити порожніми руками?
4	Which word is written incorrectly in a dictionary?	Яке слово написано неправильно в словнику?
5	A truck drove to a village and met 4 cars. How many vehicles were going to the village?	Вантажівка їхала в село і зустріла 4 автомобілі. Скільки транспортних засобів збиралися в село?
6	We kill and we give life. We are either poison or fruit – you choose. What we are? We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. What are we?	Ми вбиваємо, і ми даємо життя. Ми можемо бути отрутою чи фруктом – на ваш вибір. Чим ми є? Ми робимо боляче без руху. Ми отруюємо без доторку. Ми несемо правду і брехню. Що ми таке?
7	Feed me, and it will give me life. But dive me a drink, and I will die. What am I?	Нагодуй мене, і це дасть мені життя. Але дай мені випити – і я помру. Що я?
8	What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive and runs when it’s dead?	Що летить, коли народжується, лежить, коли живе, і біжить, коли помирає?
9	Who makes moves while being seated?	Хто ходить, коли сидить?
10	What gets wet when drying?	Що мокріє під час сушіння?
11	I am always somewhere between the ground and the sky, always far in the distance, always moving further away if one attempts to come closer. What am I?	Я завжди між землею й небом, завжди на відстані, завжди віддаляюся, якщо хтось намагається підійти ближче. Що я таке?
12	The more you take out of it, the bigger it becomes. What is it?	Що більше ви забираєте з неї, то більшою вона стає. Що це?
13	What travels around the world staying in the same corner?	Що подорожує по всьому світу, залишаючись у тому самому кутку?
14	I exist only when there is light, but direct light kills me. What am I?	Я існую тільки при світлі, але пряме світло вбиває мене. Чим я є?
15	If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?	Якщо ви маєте мене, то хочете поділитися. Але якщо поділитеся, вже мене не матимете. Що я таке?
16	Every evening I get my assignment, and I always fulfill it. But every time I do, I get scolded. What am I?	Щовечора я отримую завдання і завжди виконую його. Але щоразу, коли я це роблю, на мене сваряться. Що я таке?
17	It only increases and never decreases. What is it?	Це тільки збільшується й ніколи не зменшується. Що це?
18	I’m lighter than a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes.	Я легше пір’їнки, але навіть найсильніша людина не здатна втримати мене довше 5 хвилин.
19	What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?	Що належить тобі, але інші користуються цим частіше за тебе?
20	Imagine you are swimming in the sea and a bunch of hungry sharks surround you. How do you get out alive?	Уявіть, що ви плаваєте в морі серед голодних акул. Що ви зробите, щоб вижити?

Відповіді:1 dinner and supper, 2 the spare tire, 3 a glove, 4 the word “incorrectly”, 5 one truck, 6 words, 7 fire, 8 a snowflake, 9 a chess player, 10 a towel, 11 the horizon, 12 a pit, 13 stamp, 14 a shadow, 15 secret, 16 an alarm clock, 17 our age, 18 breathe, 19 your name, 20 stop imagining

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