The Leprechaun!
By Ana Escamilla, Marina Campillos, Mnica Gutirrez & Yolanda Ortega
Characters
Leprechaun
Ogre
Farmer
Leprechauns wife
Performance part 1
[The Leprechaun introduces himself]
- Hello, my name is Leprechaun, I am a magical creature from Ireland. Ireland is a
country near England. I am a shoemaker, I make a lot of shoes but do you want to
know my secret? I am the guardian of a lot of treasures. Everybody wants to find my
treasures, but I have them very well hided. Do you know where? When the rainbow
appears, I keep them behind the rainbows beginning. But dont tell others, its a
secret.
[Appears the farmer working the land in her farm]
- Oh! I am so tired today, I need a break!
[The farmer seated behind the tree and yawned]
[Sounds a scream]
- Be careful!!
[The leprechaun appears under a leaf]
- You almost kill me!
[The farmer asked him]
- Oh! Are you the Leprechaun?
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[The leprechaun answered proudly]
- Yes, I am!
[Suddenly, the farmer captured the Leprechaun and put him into a cage]
[In his house, the farmer asked the Leprechaun]
- Well so Leprechaun tell me Where do you have your treasures? I want to become
rich muajajaja!!
[The Leprechaun was so scared and requested]
- Please leave me!!!
- I will leave you if you tell me where your treasures are.
- Okay well, my treasures are behind the bush in front of the church, where the
rainbow is born.
- Great, thanks!! But I wont leave you until I get the gold! So, you must come with
me.
[The farmer took the Leprechaun with him and went to the bush]
- This is the bush I told you before. So, leave me.
- Oh! I need a spade to gig a hole and find the gold! Wait, I will truss you up to this
tree with my red sock.
- But you promised me to leave me!! It is no fair.
- First, promise that you wont untie the sock, take the gold and escape.
- I promise.
- Nice!! I will come back in a minute.
[The farmer arrived from his house]
- Where is the Leprechaun?!!
[The red sock was tie to the tree, the Leprechaun accomplished his promise and he had
tied a lot of red shocks to the trees of the place]
- What is happening here?!! How can I find the gold now? Oh, leprechaun I will find
you again!!
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Performance part 1
[The leprechaun had escaped and ran away to his house]
- Oh, darling! Where are you?!
- I am here honey Whats happening? Why are you so scared?
- A farmer kidnaped me and tried to steal our gold!! But finally, I escaped.
- Oh! Thats sounds horrible!! I am sure he wont find our gold the rainbow is almost
disappearing
- Yes, it is
[Several weeks later]
- Honey, I am going to collect some fruits for cooking a cake.
- Oh, a cake! Im looking forward it! Come back soon!
- Bye!
[The Leprechauns wife was looking for some fruits in the forest when suddenly she felt
down into a big hole in the floor]
- Ouch! Why is there a hole here? How can I escape?
- Muajajajaja I got you!! What have we got here? Humm, I am very hungry today and
she looks delicious
- No, please! Dont eat me!
- Muajajajaja I will!
- No, please! If you dont eat me, I promise I will give you a lot of treasures!!
- Oh, that sounds great! What kind of treasure we are talking about?
- Gold!! A lot of gold!!
- Fantastic!! And how are you going to bring me that gold?
- My husband will bring it for sure!
- Humm let me think for a while Well, tell me where is your husband now and I
will ask him for it!
- It is 3 pm so my husband is probably having a cup of tea in the Irish Caf!
- Great!
[The Ogre went to the Irish Cafe and found the leprechaun having a cup of tea there]
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- Hello! I am the Ogre, nice to meet you jojojojo
[The leprechaun got so scared and tried to escape but the ogre caught him]
- What do you want?
- I want your gold!
- How do you know my secret!
- I have your wife kidnapped! She told me! If you dont give me your gold, I will eat
her and you as well!! Muajajaja
- Oh, thats horrible!! I will give you all my treasures for sure!
- Thats what I wanted to get!
[They went to the Ogres cave. The leprechaun went to hug his wife quickly]
- Well, leprechaun where is my gold?
[The Leprechaun made a magic trick and the money appears]
- Here you have Ogre
[The Ogre took the gold]
- Oh! I love it! Im so happy now.
[The Ogre saw how the Leprechaun and his wife loved each other]
- Well, darling Lets come back home.
[The wife assented, and they came back]
[The Ogre was so sad, and e was reflecting about love]
- So now What can I do with all these treasures? I want to be happy and enjoy the
life with someone who loved me too like the leprechaun and his wife. What can I do?
[The Ogre went to the Leprechauns house to give back his treasures]
- Hello Leprechaun, sorry Here you have your treasures back again.
- Hummm Okay thank you Ogre. Do you want to have lunch with us?
- Of course, thank you!
[The leprechaun invited him to come in in his house and finally they get friends and the
Ogre learnt to love others and to be loved too].