内容正文:
Cinderella
Characters
Cinderella
Prince
Stepmother
Stepsister 2
Stepsister 1
Official
Fairy
Play
At Cinderella’s house. Cinderella is doing housework in the hall.
: Cinderella? Cinderella?
: Yes. Stepmother?
: Go clean the windows and sweep the floor.
: But I … I just…
: Do it again!
: Cinderella? Cinderella? Wash those clothes! Be quick! You only have half an hour
: All right, all right…
: Cinderella? Cinderella? Comb my hair for me!
: Could you wait a minute? I have so much to do.
: What?
: All right, all right…
At that moment, there is a knock on the door. The stepmother shouts loudly from inside her bedroom.
: Cinderella! Cinderella! Go open the door.
: All right, all right… Coming! ... I’m coming!
: Good morning! Miss. Here’s a message from the king.
: Thank you, sir. (She closes the door and looks at the letter.)
: Cinderella, what's that?
: It's a letter from the king.
: From the king?
: Give it to me!
: Stop, girls! (To Cinderella) Give it to me. The king is holding a ball…
: A ball?
: It's in honor of the prince and the king wants every unmarried young woman to come…
: So we are going!
: Why, that means I can go, too!
: You? Dancing with the prince? Ha, ha, ha!
: Why not?
: (Slowly and coldly.)Well, you can go... If you get all your work done.
: Oh, I will! I'll get my work done very soon! Thank you, Stepmother!
Cinderella gets all her work done very quickly. She is about to go and wash her face, but her stepmother finds her and puts a big bowl of beans in front of her.
: Now, here is one more little job for you, Cinderella!
: But, Stepmother…
: You do things so quickly; this will be quick, too
: (Sighing.) All right…
: Sort the good beans from the bad beans, and then you can go together.
: That's a great idea, Mother! Now she won't finish her work before the ball starts
: Humph! She'll never dance with the prince! Ha, ha, ha!
When Cinderella finishes her job. She finds the door was locked from the outside. She starts crying. A fairy appears.
: Oh, my dear, don’t cry!
: (Surprised) Oh! Who are you?
: I'm a fairy, sweetheart! Oh, look at you. How can you go to the ball like this?
: The ball? Oh, I wish I could go.
: Of course you can go! That’s why I’m here.
: Oh, dear fairy, can you help me?
: Yes. Come with me to the garden.
They come to the garden and the fairy turns the pumpkin into a golden carriage. She turns five mice into four horses and a coachman.
: Now, my dear, it’s your turn. You’ll become the prettiest princess.
: What a beautiful dress. It’s the most beautiful dress I’ve ever seen!
: Look at your feet!
: Oh, glass shoes! Dear fairy, it’s like a dream!
: Yes, my child. But remember, these will only last until midnight. When it’s twelve, everything will go back to what it was before.
: Yes, I’ll remember. Thank you so much, dear fairy!
Cinderella arrives at the palace. The prince sees her and walks to her. They dance and dance until it’s almost twelve o’clock.
: Oh! It’s almost twelve. I have to go now.
: But why? Aren’t you happy dancing with me?
: It’s not that…just…goodbye!
Cinderella was in such a hurry that she dropped one of her glass shoes. The prince picks up the shoe.
: (Sadly.) Oh, no! She’s gone! I don’t even know who she is…
: The shoe must belong to that young lady.
: Oh, what a pretty glass shoe! I’ll find her. I'll marry the girl whose foot fits this shoe.
The prince sends the official to go to every home to look for the girl whose foot fits this glass shoe. He comes to Cinderella's house.
: The prince will marry the girl whose foot fits this glass shoe. Please ask all your daughters to come out and try it, madam.
: Wonderful! I have two daughters, sir!
: Here we are!
Cinderella sees everything from behind the door
: (To herself.)Oh! That's my glass shoe. Is the prince looking for me?
The two girls both try to fit their feet into the shoe, but they fail.
: Oh, that glass shoe is too small! Who can have such small feet?
: Are there any other girls living in this house?
: No, Sir! There is nobody else in this house.
: Wait a minute. Sir, let me try it.
Cinderella puts it on her foot easily.
: Ah! Young lady, you are just the one we are looking for!
: Oh, no!
Cinderella and the prince get married and they live happily.
背景说明:
《灰姑娘》是全球最具知名度的童话故事之一,原在欧洲民间广为流传,后来才由法国作家夏尔佩罗(Charles Perrault,1697)和德国的格林兄弟(Jacob et Wilhelm Grimm,1812)加以采集编写。讲述的是灰姑娘母亲、父亲相继去世,继母和其两个女儿们对她百般折磨,但灰姑娘得到魔法相助,成为王子的意中人的故事。
语言信息:
1. Cinderella [ˌsɪndəˈrelə] n. 灰姑娘
2. prince [prɪns] n. 王子 princess [ˌprɪnˈses] n. 公主
3. fairy [ˈfeəri] n. 仙女; 小仙子; 小精灵
4. official [əˈfɪʃl] n. 行政官员
5. knock [nɒk] n. 短促的敲打(声); 敲击声; 敲门(或窗等)声
6. message [ˈmesɪdʒ] n. 消息; 信息
7. ball [bɔ:l] 舞会 hold a ball 举办一个舞会
8. unmarried [ˌʌnˈmærid] adj. 未婚的
marry [ˈmæri] v. 嫁、娶 get married 结婚
9. pumpkin [ˈpʌmpkɪn] n. 南瓜
10. golden [ˈgəʊldən] adj. 金(黄)色的; 金质的
11. Carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ] n. 四轮马车
12. coachman [ˈkəʊtʃmən] 马车夫
13. fit [fɪt] v. 合身; (使) 适合
14. fail [feɪl] v. 失败,不及格
15. in honor of 为了向…表示敬意
16. in a hurry 立刻; 迅速地; 急切
表演建议:
剧中的灰姑娘尽管承受着继母和她女儿们的百般刁难和凌辱,却能吃苦耐劳,忍辱负重地活着,她相信只要心怀对美好未来的无限憧憬,保持善良与积极的心态,最终是会获得幸福生活的。扮演者需把这积极的一面展现出来。如果扮演者会舞蹈,演出效果将更好。
剧中的继母及两个姐姐是反面角色,需注意反面角色的扮演。王子在舞会时已爱上灰姑娘,当午夜12点灰姑娘离去时,需演出落寞、伤心的神情。
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