The Snow Queen.
Characters:
- Storyteller
- Kay
- Gerda
- The Snow
Queen
- Granny
- The King's
Counsellor
- Gentleman
Crow
- Lady Crow
- Prince
- Princess
- The Old
Robber Woman
- The Little
Robber Girl
- Reindeer
- 5 robbers
- The servant
Scene 1
(The storyteller is
sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace)
Storyteller: If
it were not for me, you would never learn what happened to a boy called Kay.
But silence. Let's begin.
(A poor room, a
fireplace, 2 armchairs, rose bushes)
Gerda: Hello,
boys and girls! This is my brother. We live here, in this little house with our
Granny. My name is Gerda.
Kay: And
my name is Kay.
Gerda: What's
it?
Kay: The
stairs are creaking.
Gerda: Oh,
yes! They are creaking.
Kay: Here
is our Granny. Why is she knocking? Keep quite! Let's frighten her.
Gerda: All
right!
(The children are running
around the room trying to hide.)
(A man enters)
Kay: Bow-wow-wow!
Gerda: Miaow-miaow!
Man: What's
going on in this house? Why are you shouting? You silly children!
Gerda: We
are very sorry! We thought you were our Granny.
(Granny enters)
Kay: Granny!
Gerda: Our
Granny!
Granny: My
dear children!
Man: Good
evening, ma'am!
Granny: Good
evening, sir! What can I do for you? Who are you?
Man: I'm
the King's Counsellor! I want to buy the roses.
Granny: Do
you like flowers?
Man: No,
I hate them.
Granny: Why
do you want to buy them then?
Man: I
buy rarities. In winter flowers are rare! Here are ten pounds for your roses.
Granny: I
am not going to sell the roses. We like them very much.
Gerda: Yes,
we love them.
Man: Thirty
pounds:
Granny: No!
Man: Fifty:
Granny: No!
Man: I'm
the King's Counsellor! I'm very rich! I sell ice. I know the Snow Queen! I can
buy anything!
Granny: They
are not for sale.
Man: You
are a crazy old woman!
Kay: Don't
shout at our Granny! She is so kind!
Man: Well,
I'm leaving! I'll take revenge! I'll tell the Snow Queen about you!
Kay: What
an angry man!
Gerda: Granny,
who is the Snow Queen?
(The sounds of mysterious
music)
Granny: The
Snow Queen lives in the North! She is very beautiful but very cruel!
(The sounds of the
blizzard)
(The Snow Queen appears)
The Snow Queen: Have you
seen the Mystic Queen
Riding in her limousine
Over hills and dales till
morning.
If you like I'll take you
there
Find some colours you can
wear.
Colours that you've only
seen while sleeping.
Kay: Oh!
Who are you?
S.Q.: I
am the Snow Queen. Good evening!
Granny: Good
evening! Sit down, please!
S.Q.: No!
It is very hot for me! You are very nice but old and poor. And
you have two children. And I am very rich but alone. So, I'll take this boy
from you!
Kay: What?
Granny! I don't want to go with her!
Gerda: Granny!
Don't give Kay to her!
S.Q.: Kay!
You'll be my son! You will live in the beautiful palace!
Kay: I
don't want!
(The Snow Queen
touches Kay with her magic wand. The frightful music sounds.)
Kay: Ha-ha-ha!
How fat and funny you are!
Gerda: What's
the matter?
Granny: I
don't recognize you!
Kay: I
don't want to live in this poor house! I am leaving. Goodbye!
(He runs out)
Scene 2
Gerda: I
am very tired! I have been looking for Kay for so long! But I must go on and
find my brother!
(Gerda sings a sad
song.)
Lady Crow: Caw!
Caw! Caw! Good morning, young lady!
Gerda: Good
morning!
G. Crow: Where
are you going, young lady?
Gerda: I
am looking for my brother Kay.
G. &L. Crow: Caw!
Caw! Caw!
G. Crow: It's
the name of our prince! Go with us and you'll see your brother!
L. Crow: Let's
go!
Gerda: Oh,
thank you very much.
(In the palace.
Prince and princess are playing horses.)
Prince: Stop
playing this game, Elsa! I'm tired of being a horse. Let's play another game.
Princess: Let's
play hide-and-seek!
Prince: OK.
You hide and I'll count to twenty!
(Princess is
running around the room. She sees Gerda and shrieks)
Princess: Who
is there?
Prince: Is
it a rat?
Princess: It's
a girl and two crows.
Prince: What
are you doing here, young lady? Why are you crying?
Gerda: I
am Gerda. I'm crying because you are not my brother. He was carried by the Snow
Queen! I thought he was here!
Prince: Don't
cry! We'll help you! Where are you going?
Gerda: I'm
going to the North. I must find the Snow Queen!
Princess: It's
a long way!
Prince: We'll
give you a carriage!
Princess: And
I'll give you a coat, a muff and boots. Give my clothes to Gerda!
(Servants come and
bring the clothes.)
Gerda: Thank
you very much!
Scene 3
(The storyteller
is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace.)
Storyteller: Everything
is all right! Gerda is going in the carriage. The poor boy will be saved.
Quite! What's there? Robbers!
(The robbers
appear on the stage and perform the robbers' dance.)
(A camp of robbers
in the forest. An old woman is near the fire. The robbers have brought Gerda.)
Robber 1: Look
what we've got!
Robber 2: Here
is a gold carriage!
Robber 3: And
this is the girl from the carriage!
Old Woman
Robber: How nice she is! I think she will be very
tasty!
Gerda: Don't
kill me, please! Let me go!
Robber 4: What
a silly girl! Ha-ha-ha!
Robber 5: You'll
be killed!
Gerda: Dear
robbers! Please let me go! Kay will die without me!
Old Woman
Robber: I'm going to eat you!
Little Robber
Girl: Don't touch her! She will be mine! She
will play with me! Give me your muff and your hat! What's your name?
Gerda: I'm
Gerda. You can take my clothes but I'll be cold when I get to the Snow Queen.
Little Girl
Robber: No! You won't go there! You will live with
me! Look what I've got! Come, come here quickly!
(The Reindeer
appears)
Little Girl
Robber: Gerda, look how funny he is!
(She touches the
reindeer with a knife.)
Gerda: Don't
do it, please!
Little Robber
Girl: Why? I like the way it trembles all over.
Gerda: May
I ask him a question?
Little Robber
Girl: Yes, you may.
Gerda: Tell
me, deer! Did you live in the North?
Reindeer: Oh,
yes!
Gerda: Have
you ever seen the Snow Queen?
Reindeer: Yes,
I have. Once she passed me! She had a little boy with her! He was white with
cold. She called him Kay.
Gerda: He
has seen her. He is my brother. Dear girl! Let me go! I must save Kay! He will
die in the North.
Reindeer: Do
let her go! I'll take Gerda to the Snow Queen's Kingdom.
Little Girl
Robber: All right! There is nothing to be done. I
won't give you your muff! I like it. Kiss me.
Gerda: Thank
you, girl!
Reindeer: Thank
you!
Little Robber
Girl: Good luck, Gerda!
Gerda: Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Scene 4
(The storyteller
is sitting on the pillows in front of the fireplace.)
Story-teller: Oh,
how sad I am! Poor Gerda! She is riding on the Reindeer. Help her to save Kay!
Gerda: Is
this the kingdom of the Snow Queen?
Reindeer: Yes,
it is. I can't go farther. You must remember, the Snow Queen is very cruel and
it is very difficult to get into her palace!
Gerda: I
must go there! Thank you, my dear friend!
(In the palace: Kay is on
the icy throne.)
Gerda: Kay,
Kay! Are you frozen? Answer me!
Kay: Hush,
Gerda! You are bothering me!
Gerda: Dear
Kay! It's me, Gerda! You didn't even say to me: "Glad to see you!"
Kay: Glad
to see you.
Gerda: You
sound so cold. Are you really my brother?
Kay: I
am really Kay. I am very busy. I must make the word out of icicles.
Gerda: Kay,
let's go home. It's spring there. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the
birds are singing.
(She weeps and embraces
Kay.)
Kay: I
am cold, Gerda. Is it you? What's the matter? I can walk!
Gerda: Let's
go! We will get home.
Scene 5
(The same room as in the
first scene.)
Little Robber Girl: Can
you hear? The stairs are creaking!
Gentleman Crow: They
are coming!
Little Robber Girl: Granny,
look, it's Gerda!
Prince: Look,
it's Kay!
Princess: Granny,
look, they are both here!
G. &L. Crow: Welcome
home!
Granny: My
dear children! You are back at last!
Snow Queen: You
must give this boy back to me at once or I'll turn you into ice.
Man: I'll
crack you into pieces.
Gerda: Nobody
is afraid of you here!
Snow Queen: Oh,
we'll see!
Little Robber Girl: You
can wave your arms, your legs and your tail, but we won't give Kay to you!
Kay: Go
away, you two! We are not afraid of you. Thank you, dear friends!
(Final song)
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