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A PLAY: BEAUTY, THE BULL

 BEAUTY, THE BULL

 

CHARACTERS: NARRATOR / IVAN /BEAUTY /OMAN

 SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Many, many years ago in a faraway land, a sweet bull was born.  A very rich man called Ivan, named him Beauty.

IVAN: I have to feed Beauty and take good care of him.

NARRATOR: When Beauty grew up into a strong bull, he thought.

BEAUTY: My master gave me everything.  One day I would like to thank him.

NARRATOR: So one day Beauty said to his master.

BEAUTY: Master, go and look for a merchant proud of his animals, and tell him that I can pull a hundred wagons.

IVAN: Are you sure you can do it?.

BEAUTY: Yes, master.

NARRATOR: So Ivan went to visit a merchant called Oman.

OMAN: I have the strongest bull in town.

IVAN: Ha, ha, ha, you must be joking!.  I have the strongest bull in town, he can pull a hundred fully loaded wagons.

OMAN: I have to see that with my own eyes. I bet you a thousand gold coins.

IVAN: We will do the exhibition tomorrow.

NARRATOR: The merchant tied a hundred sand loaded wagons to make them heavier. When the exhibition started, Ivan got up into the first wagon, he took his whip and hit the bull.

IVAN: Come on lazy animal!.  Pull the wagons!.

BEAUTY: I´ve never done anything bad to my master, why is he insulting me?. I will not pull the wagons!.

MERCHANT: Ha, ha, ha, ha give me my gold coins!.

NARRATOR: When they went home, Beauty asked Ivan.

BEAUTY: Why are you sad?.

IVAN: I lost a lot of money because of you.

BEAUTY: You hit me with the whip, and you called me lazy.  Tell me, did I in my whole life break something?.  I have worked hard for you, haven’t I?

IVAN: Well, yes.

BEAUTY: I feel sorry for you.  Go and tell the merchant to bet again, but this time bet two thousand gold coins.  And, this time use only the words I deserve.

NARRATOR: The merchant agreed and thought he would win again.  Next day everything was ready.  When it was time for Beauty to pull the wagons, Ivan said.

IVAN: (touching Beauty´s head with a flower) Beauty, could you please do me the favor of pulling these hundred wagons?.

NARRATOR: Beauty obeyed immediately and pulled the hundred wagons.

OMAN: What!.  I can´t believe he did it.  I will have to pay Ivan two thousand gold coins.

NARRATOR: And people who watched the bull pulling the wagons ran to him to feed him and give him presents.

IVAN:  I appreciate the lesson Beauty taught me.  I have to be humble and respect others.

NARRATOR: And it was a lesson Ivan remembered his whole life.

THE END

 

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