Thumbelina
Characters:
Author
Mother
An old Witch (An Old Wizard)
Thumbelina
Toad
Butterfly
Beetle
Mouse
Mole
Swallow
Prince
Flower Spirits
Scene 1
Author: Once there lived a woman who had no children. She went to a fairy and asked her what she could do.
Woman: Hello! My name is Mary. I live in the village nearby. I have a husband, but we are not happy. We don’t have a child. What should I do?
Witch/Wizard: Hello, Mary! I’m an old and clever Witch/Wizard.
Woman: Good morning, Mr. Wizard/ Mrs. Witch
Witch/Wizard: I can help you. That’s easy. I know your dream. ONE, TWO, THREE…
Woman: OH!
Witch/Wizard: Take this seed. Plant it in the flowerpot, water it carefully and then wait.
Woman: Oh! Thank you, thank you very much.
Scene 2
Author: Soon there grew a strange flower. Inside the flower there was a nice little girl.
Woman: Here is my flower. Look! It is very beautiful, isn’t it?
Thumbelina: Hello! Are you my mother?
Woman: Yes, yes, I’m your mother and I’m very happy. You are so tiny girl. Not bigger than my thumb. I’ll call you Thumbelina.
Thumbelina: Thumbelina, Thumbelina.
Yes, that’s me.
Thumbelina, Thumbelina.
Oh, how glad I am, I am me!
Oh, my dear Mother, I’m very tired. I want to sleep in my flower bed.
Mother: Good night, my dear!
Scene 3
Author: They lived happily for many days. But one terrible night an ugly toad hopped into their house and stole Thumbelina
Toad: Good night, everybody! Look at me! I’m a huge old ugly toad. Groak, groak But what can I see? She is a pretty girl! She would be a lovely bride for my Son. I want to take her to my pond.
Thumbelina: (Дюймовочка просыпается, у нее испуганный вид.)
Where am I? Where is my Mother? Who are you?
Toad: You are in the middle of my pond. My Son wants to marry you!
Thumbelina: Who is your son?
Toad: He is a huge green ugly Toad, he is like his Mother!
Thumbelina: Oh, no, no never! I want to go home! I want to see my Mother.
Toad: Don’t cry! Don’t worry! We’ll come back soon. See you, my dear!
Thumbelina: (cries)
What shall I do?
What shall I do?
Never have I been so blue.
I cannot fly, I cannot swim.
I’d rather die than go with him.
Oh clouds, oh trees, oh birds, oh bees.
Won’t somebody hear my please!
Come out here and rescue me!
What shall I do? (появляется бабочка) Dear butterfly, help me, please!
Butterfly: Yes, yes, dear Thumbelina, I want to help you. Take one end of the lily pad and I’ll take the other. I’ll pull you along the stream up to the shore.
Dance
Scene 4
Thumbelina: Thank you, dear Butterfly, good-bye!
Author: But suddenly a huge black beetle caught Thumbelina and carried her off to the bush where his family lived.
( Жук утаскивает Дюймовочку в кусты.)
1st beetle: Hello, my fairy lady! What’s your name?
Thumbelina: Good morning! My name is Thumbelina, I’m a girl. But who are you?
1st. beetle: You are so nice, so little. I believe you could stay and live with my family if my relatives like you.
2nd beetle: Who's that? Oh, no! Don’t you see how horrible she is. She has got only 2 legs. She looks very strange.
1st beetle: Well, I think he is right. You are so ugly. Go away, go away!
(Дюймовочка уходит расстроенная и не знает куда идти. )
Scene 5
Thumbelina: It’s very cold and rainy. I’m cold. And I’m wet. I’m very hungry too. I can’t live in the field in winter. What shall I do? Where shall I go?
No home, no bed to lay my head.
No food to eat, no shoes for my feet.
I shall die here, under the sky!
(Подходит к двери дома мышки, стучит)
Thumbelina: I’m very hungry. May I have a grain of wheat?
Mouse: Poor child, come into my warm room and dine with me. In fact, you can stay the whole winter and keep me company. You know I have a neighbour, a mole. He wears a black coat and he’s very rich. He’s going to visit me tomorrow. Be as nice as you can with him. Then perhaps he will marry you.
Mole: Good evening, field mouse. I see you have a guest. She’s the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen!
(Обращается к Дюймовочке.)
Mole: Nice to meet you, pretty child. I’m looking for a wife. I think we could live happily together. Marry me and I hope you don’t eat much, just half a grain a day. You won’t cost me a lot. We will live without a light. It’s always night.
Author: They went to the mole’s house. It was deep within the earth. There was no light. At the door of the house there was a bird. It seemed to be dead.
(Дюймовочка наклоняется к ласточке.)
Swallow: I’m not dead, but mu wing is broken and I’m weak and hungry.
Thumbelina: I won’t let you die. I’ll take care of you. I’ll give you to eat and warm you.
Author: When spring came the swallow was strong enough to fly.
Swallow: Thumbelina, you must come with me!
I can’t leave you here!
Climb on my back and off we go!
For there’s a land far from the snow,
Where oranges and lemons grow.
And the air is sweet and light the breeze,
And soft the earth and green the trees.
It’s there we’ll fly and there we’ll stay,
For many and many a happy day!
Scene 6
Swallow: Here we are, dear Thumbelina. We live on this beautiful palace, look!
Flower spirits: Hello! Hello! Welcome back!! But who are you?
Thumbelina: Hello! My name is Thumbelina. My friend, Swallow, brought me to your country. May I live here?
Author: How surprised Thumbelina was when she saw a man no bigger than herself. He was the king of all the little men and women who lived in flowers.
King (Prince): I fell in love with you at the first sight. You are so pretty and so clever! Live with me and we’ll dance and sing in our life. I’ll love you all the time.
Thumbelina: You are so handsome and kind. I’ll live with you with great pleasure.
Author: So there they lived happily for a long time.
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