Sabtu, 10 Maret 2012

Short Story and the Script of Rapunzel


RAPUNZEL
Source: (from The Red Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang)


A long time ago, a husband and wife lived happily in a cottage at the edge of a wood. But one day the wife fell ill. The only thing that could cure her, she believed, was a strange herb that grew in the beautiful garden next to their cottage. She begged her husband to find a way into the garden and steal some of this herb, which was called rapunzel. Now this garden belonged to a wicked witch, who used it to grow herbs for her spells.

One day, she caught the husband creeping into her garden. When he told her what he had come for, the witch gave him some rapunzel, but she made him promise to give her their first-born child in return. The husband agreed, thinking that the witch would soon forget the promise. He took the rapunzel back to his wife, who felt better as soon as she had eaten it.
A year later, a baby girl was born and the witch did come and take her away. Over the years they were able to watch her grow up into a beautiful child, with long fair hair. The witch called her Rapunzel after the plant her father had come to take.
When she was twelve years old, the witch decided to lock Rapunzel up in a high tower in case she tried to run away. The tower had no door or staircase.
Each day, the witch came to see her, bringing fresh food. She would stand at the bottom of the tower and call out. Rapunzel, whose long golden hair was plaited, would twist it round one of the bars and drop it out of the window, and the witch would climb up it. One day, the king's son was riding through the forest when he heard Rapunzel singing. Mystified, he rode to the tower, but could see no door, so could not understand how anyone could be there. He decided to stay and watch the tower and listen to the singing. After a while the witch came along and the prince watched her carefully. His amazement, as she called out, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair”, a long golden plait of hair fell almost to the ground.
The prince saw the witch climb up the hair and disappear through the window, and he made up his mind he would wait until she had gone and see if he could do the same. When the golden plait came tumbling down, he climbed up as the witch had done and found to his astonishment the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. They talked for a long time and then the prince left, promising to come again. Rapunzel looked forward to his visits, for she had been lonely. He told her all about the world outside her tower, and they fell deeply in love.
One day Rapunzel said to the witch, "Why is it when you climb up my hair you are so heavy? The handsome prince who comes is much lighter than you." At this, the witch flew into a rage and took Rapunzel out of the tower and led her into the forest to a lonely spot and told her she must stay there without food or shelter. The witch cut off Rapunzel's hair and then hurried back to the tower with the long plait of golden hair. That evening when the prince came by, he called out as usual,
The witch, who had secured the plait of golden hair inside the window, threw it down. The prince climbed up eagerly, only to be confronted with the wicked witch. "Aha," she cackled, "so you are the visitor who has been coming to see my little Rapunzel. I will make sure you won't see her again," and she tried to scratch out his eyes.
The prince jumped out of the high window, but was not killed for he landed in a clump of thorny bushes. His face, however, was badly scratched and his eyes hurt so that he could not see, and he stumbled off blindly into the forest.
After several days of wandering and suffering, he heard a voice singing. Following the sound. he drew closer and realized he had found Rapunzel, who was singing as she worked to make a home for herself in the forest. He ran towards her, calling her name, and she came and kissed him. As she did so, his eyes were healed and he could see again.
The prince took Rapunzel to his father's palace. where he told his story. Rapunzel was reunited with her parents who were overjoyed to see their daughter again. and a proclamation was made banning the witch from the kingdom. Then a grand wedding took place. Rapunzel married the prince and lived with him for many years. As for the witch. she was never seen again.

Drama Script:
·      Title                     : Rapunzel
·      The characters    
1.    Woman           :  Kidness, beauty and weakness
2.    Man                 :  Kindness, docile and responsible
3.    Witch              :  Old, ugly, evil and sly
4.    Rapunzel         :  Beauty, has long hair, has a good voice and kindness
5.    Prince              :  Handsome, kindness, rich
·      Time                    :  Long time ago
·      Setting                 :  Palace, garden, tower, forest, cottage
Narrator          :  “A long time ago, a husband and wife lived happily in a cottage at the edge of a wood. But one day the wife fell ill. She could eat nothing and grew thinner and thinner.”
Woman           : “My darling, I have a strong desire of a salad made from that plant. If I don’t eat it now, I know I will surely die.”
Man                 : “Very well, my dear, if you want it… you will have it.”
Narrator          : “At midnight , the husband climbed the wall into the garden of the witch and started taking some rampion.”
Man                : “Rampion, rampion, this is for my darling wife.”
Narrator          : “The man took the rampion and his wife made a salad of it and ate it. It tasted so good to her, that the next day she ate three times as much as before. So her husband knew that he must once more go into the garden.”
Man                : “Rampion, rampion, this is for my darling wife.”
Narrator          : “When he had the rampion in his hands, he saw the terrible witch standing before him.”
Dame Gothel  : “How do you dare, come into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief!   You will suffer for it!”
Man                 : “Oh, please forgive me!   My wife saw your rampion from the window, and she wanted it so bad, that she would have died if she didn’t have some to eat.”
Dame Gothel  : “If you’re telling me the truth, I will let you take with you as much rampion as you want… only I make one condition…  you must give me the child which your wife will bring into the world; it shall be well treated, and I will care for it like a mother.”
Narrator          : “The man in his terror consented to everything. When the baby was born, the witch appeared, gave the child the name of Rapunzel, and took it away with her.”
Dame Gothel  : “Ha, ha, ha,ha.....”
Narrator          : “Rapunzel grew into a beautiful child under the sun, she played in the woods and took very good care of her long hair.”
Rapunzel         : (combing her hair) “I like to comb my long beautiful hair.”
Narrator          : “When she was twelve years old, the witch shut her into a tower in the middle of a forest. The tower had neither stairs nor door, but near the top was a little window. When the witch wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it.”
Dame Gothel  : “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me.”
Rapunzel         : “Yes, let me unfasten my braided tresses so that you can climb up.”
Narrator          : “After a year or two, the king’s son was walking in the forest when he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still and listened.”
Rapunzel         : (singing) “Du,du,du,la, la, la….”
Prince              : “Oh. What a beautiful song! Who is singing so lovely?”
Narrator          : “The lovely voice came from Rapunzel´s tower. The king’s son wanted to climb up to her, and looked for the door of the tower, but none was to be found.”
Prince              : “Now what shall I do? There´s no way of climbing up. There are no stairs and no doors.”
Narrator          : “He went back home, but the singing had touched his heart, that every day he went out into the forest and listened to it. One day he was standing behind a tree, when he saw the witch coming, and he heard what she said.”
Dame Gothel  : “Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair to me.”
Narrator          : “Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the witch climbed up to her.”
Prince              : “So that’s the way I can climb to the tower! I will do the same.”
Narrator          : “The next day when it began to grow dark, he went to the tower.”
Prince              : “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me.”
Narrator          : “Immediately the hair fell down and the king’s son climbed up.”
Rapunzel         : “Oh… who are you?”
Prince              : “Darling, my heart is yours. I have never seen anybody as beautiful as you. Will you marry me? Will you be my wife and live with me in my kingdom?”
Rapunzel         : “Yes, I will. You´re young and handsome.”
Prince              : “Then it is settled. We’ll get marry right away! Just let down your hair and let´s go.”
Rapunzel         : “I will go away with you, but I do not know how to get down. If I get down my hair, then how will I get down?”
Prince              : “You’re right! Hmmmmm....”
Rapunzel         : “You have to go now. The witch will come soon.”
Prince              : “Yes, but don´t worry Rapunzel, I’ll think of something.”
Narrator          : “When the king’s son was getting down, the witch was already there, and said.”
Dame Gothel  : “Uhh, you have come to take Rapunzel! Now you will never see her again!  Ha,ha,ha,ha!”
Narrator          : “The witch cast a spell on the prince and he wondered in the woods, without seeing a thing and eating only plants, roots, and berries. Meanwhile, in the tower.”
Dame Gothel  : “Ah! you wicked child! I thought I separated you from the world, and yet you have deceived me!, and just for that I will cut your beautiful hair!”
Narrator          : “In her anger the witch cut Rapunzel’s beautiful tresses. Then she took her into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery. Meanwhile. the prince roamed about in misery for two years, and finally, he got to the desert where Rapunzel, with the twins to which she had given birth, a boy and a girl, lived in poverty.”
Prince              : “That voice that I hear seems so familiar to me.”
Narrator          : “He went towards it, and when he approached, Rapunzel said.”
Rapunzel         : “Oh prince, I missed you so much! I am so happy to see you that I am crying.”
Narrator          : “Two of her tears wetted his eyes and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as before.”
Prince              : “I can see again! Oh my sweet Rapunzel, what have they done to us! Let’s go to my kingdom now.”
Narrator          : “He took her to his kingdom where they were joyfully received, and they lived happily ever after.”

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