The Monkey and The Orange Tree E-Book

heidi jacobsen

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

We find Jepetto,a common street beggar and his pet Monkey Le Sange in Queen Jasmines' courtyard. The Queen is quite taken by the amusing monkey and invites Jepetto and Le Sange to dine with her in her orange grove.

They dine on goat, quail and ostrich and drink apricot wine. The Queen is delighted by Jepettos struggles with poverty and marbles how Le Sange has brought him much happiness. She makes Jepetto an offer he cannot refuse.

Leseprobe

Heidi Jacobsen

The Monkey and The Orange Tree

Le Sange

A short play to perform, a monkey is involved! This play is dedicated to my Mother.BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

The Play

THE MONKEY AND THE ORANGE TREE

Cast of characters:

Jepetto, a Poor Beggar,

Queen Jasmine, an Egyptian Queen,

Le Sange, A Monkey.

SCENE ONE

QUEEN JASMINE’S Courtyard, ancient Egypt. Several beggars are milling around. In the center is a small table with a chair beside it. A man sits feeding a monkey.

JEPETTO                               

Eat little one.

He holds a bit of bananna for the monkey to eat. The monkey eats and licks its fingers.

JEPETTO

I will wait for Queen Jasmine even if it takes all day, all week, all year. I crave her beauty, her essence, her smell.......

Queen Jasmine emerges from the castle.

QUEEN JASMINE

Did someone say “smell?” In reference to her highness?

JEPETTO

I am so terribly sorry your highness, I didn’t mean to insinuate that you smell, in any sense. It’s your perfume, your citrus scent, your delicate balance of femaleness and         musk....

The monkey is fascinated by the purple amulet on the Queen. He grabs for it.

QUEEN JASMINE

I say! You are a savage little creature now, aren’t you?

The monkey nods and hops off of the table and does a savage little dance on the ground. The Queen is in hysterics.....

JEPETTO

Please! Forgive Le Sange, he is a bit of a clown and he just cannot behave himself in the presence of a beautiful woman such as yourself......

QUEEN JASMINE

Enough of your grovelling Jepetto. I demand that we dine in the country tommorrow afternoon, in the shade of the orange groves. And bring your nasty, beastly puppet            with you. I dare say I do find him quite amusing.....

JEPETTO

Yes. We shall be there.

SCENE TWO

THE ORANGE GROVES. A feast is laid out on the ground on top of a white tablecloth. Queen Jasmines procession has made it’s way to the top of the hill. Several slaves

carry baskets on their heads. She dismisses them. Jepetto and Le Sange sit quietly in the shade.

QUEEN JASMINE

Thank you for coming good friend. Please help yourself. There’s goat, ostrich, quail meat and some lovely pomegranites, dates and figs.

JEPETTO

‘Tis such a wondrous feast for a poor beggar like me.

QUEEN JASMINE