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Lost Spring: Child Labor Role Play Script

The script 'Lost Spring' highlights the struggles of child laborers Saheb and Mukesh, who navigate life in poverty while yearning for education and a better future. Saheb scavenges in garbage for survival, while Mukesh dreams of becoming a motor mechanic despite the dangers of his family's work in bangle-making. The narrative emphasizes the harsh realities of their lives, the impact of broken promises, and the importance of hope and education for every child.

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Lost Spring: Child Labor Role Play Script

The script 'Lost Spring' highlights the struggles of child laborers Saheb and Mukesh, who navigate life in poverty while yearning for education and a better future. Saheb scavenges in garbage for survival, while Mukesh dreams of becoming a motor mechanic despite the dangers of his family's work in bangle-making. The narrative emphasizes the harsh realities of their lives, the impact of broken promises, and the importance of hope and education for every child.

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Lost Spring – Role Play Script

(Characters: Narrator, Saheb, Mukesh, Saheb’s Mother, Women of


Seemapuri, Mukesh’s Grandmother, Old Bangle Maker, Savita, Audience as
background)

Scene 1 – Garbage Gold

Narrator: (walking on stage) Every morning, I see Saheb searching for


“gold” in the garbage.
Narrator: "Why do you do this, Saheb?"
Saheb: "I have nothing else to do."
Narrator: "Why don’t you go to school?"
Saheb: "There is no school in my neighbourhood. If one is built, I will go."
Narrator: (smiles) "If I start one, will you come?"
Saheb: (excited) "Yes!"
Narrator: (turns to audience) But my promise was empty — like many
promises made to children like him.

Scene 2 – Barefoot Boys

Narrator: Saheb’s real name is Saheb-e-Alam — “Lord of the Universe” —


but he walks barefoot.
Narrator: "Why aren’t you wearing chappals?"
Boy 1: "My mother didn’t take them off the shelf."
Boy 2: (wearing mismatched shoes) shrugs
Boy 3: "I’ve never owned shoes in my life."

Narrator: In Seemapuri, where Saheb lives, 10,000 ragpickers survive


without proper houses, sewage, or water. Food is more important than
identity. For them, garbage is gold — a way to survive.

Scene 3 – From Bag to Canister

Narrator: One day I see Saheb holding a steel canister.


Saheb: "I now work at a tea stall. 800 rupees and all meals."
Narrator: But his carefree smile is gone. The plastic bag he carried was his
own. The canister belongs to someone else. Saheb is no longer his own
master.
Scene 4 – Firozabad Dreams

Narrator: In another town, Firozabad, lives Mukesh.


Mukesh: "I will be a motor mechanic."
Narrator: "Do you know about cars?"
Mukesh: "I will learn to drive."
Narrator: His family makes glass bangles — like almost every family in
Firozabad.

Narrator: But the work is dangerous — children work near hot furnaces, lose
their eyesight, and live in dark, small houses.

Scene 5 – Life in Bangle Town

Grandmother: "It is our destiny. Can a god-given lineage be broken?"


Old Bangle Maker: "All I know is bangles. I built a house, but never sent my
children to school."
Savita: (quietly working)
Narrator: Savita does not yet know the meaning of bangles — one day, as a
bride, she will.
Old Woman: "I have never eaten a full meal in my life."

Scene 6 – The Web

Narrator: Families are trapped — by poverty, caste, middlemen, police, and


politicians.
Narrator: Many accept this life without question. But Mukesh is different.
Narrator: "Do you dream of flying a plane, Mukesh?"
Mukesh: "No… I just want to drive a car."
Narrator: His dream is small — but it is a dream, and that makes him
different.

Final Message

Narrator: Saheb and Mukesh show us the harsh reality of child labour —
stolen childhoods, broken promises, and yet… small sparks of hope.
(All characters come forward, looking at audience)
All Together: "Every child deserves education, freedom, and a chance to
dream."

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