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| — 66 Iwro THe Woops
MYSTERIOUS MAN
When is a white cow not a white cow?
| BAKER
I don’t know! Leave me alone!
| MYSTERIOUS MAN
| Haven't [left you alone long enough?
BAKER
Your questions make no sense, old man! Go away!
MYSTERIOUS MAN
(ingling sack of gold)
In need of another cow?
| (Drops sack of gold; BAKER turns around at the sound of the falling coins;
MYSTERIOUS MAN EXITS as BAKER picks up money.
BAKER EXITS. _
"JACK, carrying the HEN and a golden egg, comes upon LITTLE RED
RIDINGHOOD, who wears a cape made of wolfskins. SHE walks with a
certain confidence and bravado)
STAET JACK
What a beautiful cape!
i (LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD swerves around with a knife)
i LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD
Stay away from my cape or I'll slice you into a thousand bits!
{ JACK
| (Stepping back)
I don’t want it! I was just admiring it!
LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD
(Proud)
My granny made it for me from a wolf that attacked us. And I got to skin the
animal — and best of all, she gave me this beautiful knife for protection.
JACK
(Competitive)
Well, look what I have. A hen that lays golden eggs.
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LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD
(Suspicious)
I don’t believe that egg came from that hen. Where did you get that egg?
JACK
{stole this from the kingdom of the Giant — up there. And if you think this is
something, you should see the golden harp the Giant has. It plays the most
beautiful tunes without your even having to touch it,
LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD
(Laughing at JACK)
Of course it does. Why don’t you go up to the kingdom right now and bring it
back and show me?
JACK
Tcould.
LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD
You could not!
JACK
T could!
LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD
‘You could not, Mr. Liar!
(Makes a hasty EXIT)
JACK
Lam not a liar! I'l get that harp. You'll see! ENO
(exits _
~~ NARRATOR ENTERS)
NARRATOR
After having cast out Rapunzel to a remote desert, the Witch returned to take
the Prince by surprise. And as he leapt from the tower — the thorns into which
he fell pierced his eyes and blinded him.
(RAPUNZEL'S PRINCE ENTERS and stumbles about the forest, helpless,
HE EXITS)
As for Cinderella, she returned from her final visit to the Festival
(NARRATOR EXITS. LIGHTS dim. CINDERELLA hobbles ONSTAGE,
wearing but one shoe)