1、The Fisherman and His WifeTitle: The Fisherman and His WifeGroup Member: Alice, Patty, Sally, Smile, TeresaCharactersFisherman: A man who makes living by catching fishFishermans Wife: A women who is so greedy and bad tempered that neversatisfy with what she hasAlice: The fisherman and his wifes daug
2、hter who is beautiful and kind-heartedPatty: A young and handsome servant of their family when they were rich laterGolden Fish: A fish which is grateful and has magic powerScene 1(The scene is set at the door of the fishermans home, when he comes home without any fish. He hasnt caught a single fish
3、for two weeks in a row. He is hasitating whether to knock the door or not.)Fisherman: (Talks to himself.) No fish again, but I have tried for the whole morning. Now my wife has a good reason to laid her tongue lashing on me. (Finally decided to knock the door)Fisherman: Im home, dear.Fishermans Wife
4、: Did you catch any fish today?Fisherman: Ah.no, I didnt.Fishermans Wife: Then youd better stay outside.Alice: (Quietly) Come in, dad, come in.Fishermans wife: No fish again. (Saying as pocking) You havent caught any fish for two weeks. Look at what am I eating, the hard, disgusting bread! If I keep
5、 eating this, my teeth would come off my mouth.Alice: Mom, stop pocking my dad. You cant grill him like that. Its not his fault. Its winter now, ane there is almost no fish in the sea.Fishermans wife: What? You think I am grilling him? Im telling the truth! Look at the hard bread we eat, I havent ea
6、ten meat for three months; and the shabby house we live, I can fell the wind come from the hole on the wall.Alice: But we still have bread, right?Fishermans wife: If things keeps going like this, we will starve to death.Alice: But,mom. I.Fisherman: Hey,hey. Stop, stop. All right, I will go to catch
7、some fish now. Just wait, I will come back before dinner.Fishermans Wife: If you cant catch any fish today, I will not let you in.(The fisherman leaves his home)Scene 2(The fisherman goes to the sea and starts to cast the fishing net)Fisherman:(The first time, no fish. The second time, no fish eithe
8、r. The third time, before he cast his net, he said to himself) If I cant catch any fish this time, I shall go home any way. (Then he did his last try) Fisherman: (sees a fish in the net) Oh, check it out! A golden fish. Now my wife wont blame me. I can go home now. (Tries to drug the fish into the b
9、asket)Golden Fish: Wait, wait, wait. Let me go, please.Fisherman: Oh, God! You can talk? Golden Fish: Yes, Im a magic fish. I can talk as human.Fisherman: So what? I cant let you go, otherwise my wife wouldnt let me go home. (Tries again to drug the fish into the basket)Golden Fish: Wait, wait. If y
10、ou can let me go, I can give you what you want.Fisherman: Really?Golden Fish: Yes, I promise.Fisherman: Can you give me a lot of money?Golden Fish: God bless you! You will be the richest man in your village. But you hae to let me go at first.Fisherman: OK, I trust you. (Drops the fish into the water
11、)Golden Fish: (says as swims back to the sea) Thank you, sir. You are so nice.(A large amount of money appears in the basket)Fisherman: Wow, its real. So much money! Im rich now. I dont need to catch fish for a long long time. Id better buy some rum and brisket so that I can have a big meal tonight.
12、 (Went to home quickly)Scene 3(The scene is set at the fishermans home)Fisherman: (Intends to knock the door but stops) Id better keep some money for myself. She would not know if I keep money for myself. (Takes a roll of money from the basket. And then knocks the door) Dear, Im home! Open the door!
13、Alice:(Opens the door) Shh.Dad, come in. Mom is still angry.Fisherman: Thank you, honey. Dont worry about me. Where is your mom?Fishermans Wife: In the bedroom.Fisherman: Dear, I have a good news to tell you.Fishermans wife: (Turns her head away. And keeps silent)Fisherman: Well, you can guess.Fishe
14、rmans wife: (Turn away again.)Fisherman: Show his wife the rum and brisket. Fishermans wife: (looks surprising) Wow, where did you get these?Fisherman: Thats not the surprise. (Show her the full basket of money)Fishermans Wife: Oh, dear. You knocked it out of the park. I love you!Alice: Dad, where d
15、id you get these money?Fishermans wife: Right, where did them come from?Fisherman: Well, I will tell you. (Blah blah blah blah)(The fisherman is very happy)Fishermans wife: How stupid you are!Fisherman: What? Im stupid?Fishermans wife: Yes, you are! How can you let it go like that? It is a magic fis
16、h? You should have ask more. Look at our house. Its so shabby.Alice: No, mom. I think its enough. We can use these money to buy a bigger house. Fisherman: I agree. We can live a better life now.Fishermans Wife: How stupid you are. We should seize the opportunity. We can be the richest family in the
17、world. (To his husband) You gotta tell that fish tomorrow that I want a palace and a servant.Alice: Dont be so greedy, mom. We can.Fisherman: Time for bed. No more talking, go, go, go.(Alice leaves the room, sadly)Fisherman: (Intends to leave, too)Fishermans wife: Hold on. Did you take any money fro
18、m the basket?Fisherman: Ah.no.no.dear. I.I.never lie to you, you know.Fishermans Wife: (Searches his body for money but in vain)Fisherman: I told you, dear. Can I go to bed now?Fishermans wife: Yes, you can.Fisherman: (Relieved and heads for his room) Fishermans wife: Wait. Take off your shoes.Fishe
19、rman: (stiffed) No, no money in my shoes.Fishermans wife: Take them off. Fisherman: (Takes off his shoes and take out the money) Fishermans Wife: How dare you? You pulled the wool over my eyes. (Starts to beat him)Fisherman: (Starts to run) Let me explain.Fisherman: (Chase after him) I dont want to
20、listen.Scene 4(The scene is set at the sea)Fisherman: Golden fish, where are you? Golden fish!Golden Fish: What can I do for you, sir?Fisherman: Uh.its my wife, she wants a palace and.and.a lot of servant.Golden fish: She is so greedy. But you are a nice man. I will give you a palace. God bless you!
21、(A handsome young man comes from nowhere)Patty: Hello, master. Im your servant, patty.Fisherman: (Surprised) Where did you come from?Golden Fish: I ordered him to be your servant. He is a nice young man and will never betray you.Fisherman: Thank you. Thank you very much.Golden fish: You promise me t
22、hat this will be the last requirement, OK?Fisherman: Yes, I promise.(The fish swims back to the depth of the ocean)Fisherman: (To Patty) I have to tell you that my wife is bad-tempered. You have to be very careful.Patty: OK, sir.(They go home together)Scene 5(The scene is set at their splendid palac
23、e)Fisherman: ( Standing in front of the door) What a staggering palace! Patty: Allow me to open the door for you, sir. Fishermans Wife: (Walking to her husband) Good job, dear. This is what i want. I love you.Fisherman: I love you, too.Fishermans Wife : (To Patty) Who are you?Patty : Good morning, m
24、asters. Im your servant. My name is Patty.Alice : (To patty)Good morning, Patty. Nice to meet you, my name is Alice.Patty: Nice to meet you too. I have to tell you that you are the most beautiful girlIve ever seen in my life.Alice: Thank you.Fishermans Wife : Hey hey hey what are you doing?(try to p
25、ull her daughter away) Do not think too much about my daughter, you are not rich enough for her. Patty: I was just introducing myself, madam.Fisherman: Dont think I wouldnt know. Now, go to clean every corner of the palace before dinner.Patty: Yes, madam.(Everybody leaves)Scene 6Narrator: As time go
26、es by, Patty and Alice have fallen with each other. And one day, Patty is swamped with his work as what he does everyday. Alice and Patty are having a conversation.Alice: You know, Patty. My mother has asked too much these days. It seems that she never satisfies with what she has. I have told my fat
27、her not to obey her every instruction, but he would not listen to me. Patty: Yes, I understand. Maybe you should talk to your father and tell him that he should stick to his guns.Alice: I have tried. But it didnt work. My father is afraid of disagree with my mom.Patty:I want to tell you something. A
28、lice, I think you are a beautiful, brave, and kind-hearted girl in the world.Alice: Oh, thank you! You are such a gentlemen.Patty: And I know, Alice. You are not that kind of girl who cares about money. I want to ask you if you would like to leave with me and get rid of your life here. I will take g
29、ood care of you and give you all my love.Alice: To tell you the truth that I also hate the life here. Im tired about my parents endless quarreling. My mom never cares about me, my father never listens to me. I will leave with you!Narrator: The fishermans daughter Alice and the servant Patty left tog
30、ether and never come back. They live a happy life ever after. Scene 7(The scene is set at the palace, the fisherman and his wife are having a conversation)Fishermans Wife: Dear, I have to tell you that Im tired of life there. I want something new. Fisherman: What now? Fishermans wife: I want to be t
31、he queen of the ocean and that fish be my servant. Then I can have anything I want anytime.Fisherman: What? When can you be satisfied of what you have? Our daughter is gone, and thats all your fault!Fishermans wife: Its not my fault. Its you who brought that servant in, and he took our daughter away
32、.Fisherman: You never cares about her! Now you feel no regret and still wants more.Fishermans wife: I dont want to talk about this. At least she has someone to love her. But you never loves me. All I want in my life is to be the queen of the sea, but you dont want to help me.Fisherman: No matter wha
33、t you say, I wont go.Fishermans wife: Are you going there or not?Fisherman: No!Fishermans Wife: Fine, Ill go by myself. (Leaves for the sea)Fisherman: (Pulls her back) Come back. Fine, Ill go. You only makes things worse.(The fisherman goes to the sea)Scene 8(The scene is set on the sea)Fisherman: I
34、 dont want to ask for any more. But my wife forced me. But she said that this will be the last requirement.Golden fish: What now? Is there something wrong with the Palace? Fisherman: No, no, no. The palace is splendid.Golden Fish: Then, what did she want?Fisherman: Its.my wife.she.she.wants to be th
35、e queen of the sea.and.and she wants you to be.to be.her ser. servant.Golden Fish: What? How dare she? How can she be so greedy? She has asked too much. I cant stand it any more. From now on, you two will lose everything. All the money and your palace will gone.Fisherman: No no no please. I wont ask
36、 for anything anymore. Please, dont go.Golden Fish : (Talking as swimming away) Too late, now she should pay the price. (Vanishes in the depth of the ocean)Fisherman: No! No! Please! Come back! Come back! Pleeeeaaaase!Narrator: The fisherman went home, only to find everything is gone, wind still came from the hole on the wall, his wife still wore her shabby close before. They live a poor life as before, and their daughter never came back.
