On Stage
On Stage
On Stage
(NEW VERSION)
Characters:
Narrator
Ivan
Benny
Miolka
Dan
Old Man
Old Woman
Man no2
Woman no2
Man no3
Woman no3
Man no4
SCRIPT:
NARRATOR: Many years ago three travellers arrived at a small village. Their names were
Ivan, Benny, Dan and Miolka. They were tired and hungry because they had travelled for
many, many days. They were happy when they saw the village, and they only thought about
eating and resting from their long walk.
IVAN: My dear friends, I am sure that the people in town will share their food with us
DAN: Yes, if we tell them how much we have walked, they will help us.
BENNY: I feel so good now that we are here, but I’m so hungry that I feel like I have a hole in
my stomach!
IVAN: We are four travellers. We are on our way home. Would you like to share your food
with us, kind woman?
WOMAN (DERİN): Food? No, I can´t. I only have a few onions. Sorry I cannot help.
DAN: We would like something to eat. We are travellers on our way home.
MAN (DENİZ): (looking through the window) I don’t have much. I only have some carrots.
Sorry I cannot help.
NARRATOR: Ivan knocked at another door, but he received the same answer. Nobody
opened the door to give them some food.
IVAN: Let´s show them how to share. We will teach them how to cook a stone soup!
NARRATOR: Some villagers were looking through their windows waiting for them to leave
the village.
MAN (FURKAN): What are they waiting for? They should leave!
NARRATOR: Meanwhile the four three strangers put a fire in the middle of the street. Then
they took a big iron pot they found somewhere.
IVAN: (shouting) Yes, and don´t forget to bring some stones for the soup… but choose the
best… round and tasty!
NARRATOR: Later, Benny and Miolka came back with the stones and put them inside the
pot.
NARRATOR: The people from the town who were watching them all the time came out from
their houses and went near the fire.
IVAN: You have never tasted the stone soup? Ah, then join us to have dinner so you can
taste it. Friends! Today we have a special guest for dinner. We should put more stones in
the soup.
BENNY: Very well. Excuse me, kind man. Do you have a spoon? We need it to make the
soup.
WOMAN 2(ESİLA): And, did you take the stones from our river?
WOMAN 2(ESİLA): I don´t smell anything. But to tell you the truth, I am very hungry.
NARRATOR: Then the man with the spoon came back, and also brought his plate. Benny
tasted the soup and said.
MIOLKA: Very good! The soup will taste better. And also bring your plate and have dinner
with us.
NARRATOR: The woman left running, and soon came back with some onions. After a while,
Benny tasted the soup.
NARRATOR: Another man that was also in the crowd watching said.
MIOLKA: Mmm this soup is getting better. Now it is time to put some potatoes.
NARRATOR: When the woman came back, Benny put the potatoes inside the pot.
DAN: No! That´s too many potatoes, the soup will not taste good!
MIOLKA: We can still fix it. How about if we add some meat?
MAN 4(ATLAS): I have some meat at home! I will go and get it.
NARRATOR: Then the man brought the meat and Ivan put it inside the pot. While the soup
was cooking, some people from the village asked the four travellers if everybody could cook
the stone soup.
IVAN: Sure! It only needs some water, stones, and a little bit of hunger.
MAN 4(ATLAS): Let’s bring our plates so we can all share this soup.
NARRATOR: And everybody in the village enjoyed a wonderful dinner while Ivan, Benny, Dan
and Miolka talked about their journey, and about all the places they had visited. The people
of the town finally understood the importance of sharing and working together.
THE END