Title: The Fisherman and His Wife
Group Member: Alice, Patty, Sally, Smile, Teresa
Characters
Fisherman: A man who makes living by catching fish
Fisherman’s Wife: A women who is so greedy and bad tempered that never
satisfy with what she has
Alice: The fisherman and his wife’s daughter who is beautiful and kind-hearted
Patty: A young and handsome servant of their family when they were rich later
Golden Fish: A fish which is grateful and has magic power
Scene 1
(The scene is set at the door of the fisherman’s home, when he comes home without any fish. He hasn’t caught a single fish for two weeks in a row. He is hasitating whether to knock the door or not.)
Fisherman: (Talks to himself.) No fish again, but I have tried for the whole morning. Now my wife has a good reason to laid her tongue lashing on me. (Finally decided to knock the door)
Fisherman: I’m home, dear.
Fisherman’s Wife: Did you catch any fish today?
Fisherman: Ah...no, I didn’t.
Fisherman’s Wife: Then you’d better stay outside.
Alice: (Quietly) Come in, dad, come in.
Fisherman’s wife: No fish again. (Saying as pocking) You haven’t caught any fish for two weeks. Look at what am I eating, the hard, disgusting bread! If I keep eating this, my teeth would come off my mouth.
Alice: Mom, stop pocking my dad. You can’t grill him like that. It’s not his fault. It’s winter now, ane there is almost no fish in the sea.
Fisherman’s wife: What? You think I am grilling him? I’m telling the truth! Look at the hard bread we eat, I haven’t eaten meat for three months; and the shabby house we live, I can fell the wind come from the hole on the wall.
Alice: But we still have bread, right?
Fisherman’s wife: If things keeps going like this, we will starve to death.
Alice: But,mom. I...
Fisherman: Hey,hey. Stop, stop. All right, I will go to catch some fish now. Just wait, I will come back before dinner.
Fisherman’s Wife: If you can’t catch any fish today, I will not let you in.
(The fisherman leaves his home)
Scene 2
(The fisherman goes to the sea and starts to cast the fishing net)
Fisherman:(The first time, no fish. The second time, no fish either. The third time, before he cast his net, he said to himself) If I can’t catch any fish this time, I shall go home any way. (Then he did his last try)
Fisherman: (sees a fish in the net) Oh, check it out! A golden fish. Now my wife won’t blame me. I can go home now. (Tries to drug the fish into the basket)
Golden Fish: Wait, wait, wait. Let me go, please.
Fisherman: Oh, God! You can talk?
Golden Fish: Yes, I’m a magic fish. I can talk as human.
Fisherman: So what? I can’t let you go, otherwise my wife wouldn’t let me go home. (Tries again to drug the fish into the basket)
Golden Fish: Wait, wait. If you can let me go, I can give you what you want.
Fisherman: Really?
Golden Fish: Yes, I promise.
Fisherman: Can you give me a lot of money?
Golden Fish: God bless you! You will be the richest man in your village. But you hae to let me go at first.
Fisherman: OK, I trust you. (Drops the fish into the water)
Golden Fish: (says as swims back to the sea) Thank you, sir. You are so nice.
(A large amount of money appears in the basket)
Fisherman: Wow, it’s real. So much money! I’m rich now. I don’t need to catch fish for a long long time. I’d better buy some rum and brisket so that I can have a big meal tonight. (Went to home quickly)
Scene 3
(The scene is set at the fisherman’s home)
Fisherman: (Intends to knock the door but stops) I’d better keep some money for myself. She would not know if I keep money for myself. (Takes a roll of money from the basket. And then knocks the door) Dear, I’m home! Open the door!
Alice:(Opens the door) Shh...Dad, come in. Mom is still angry.
Fisherman: Thank you, honey. Don’t worry about me. Where is your mom?
Fisherman’s Wife: In the bedroom.
Fisherman: Dear, I have a good news to tell you.
Fisherman’s wife: (Turns her head away. And keeps silent)
Fisherman: Well, you can guess.
Fisherman’s wife: (Turn away again.)
Fisherman: Show his wife the rum and brisket.
Fisherman’s wife: (looks surprising) Wow, where did you get these?
Fisherman: That’s not the surprise. (Show her the full basket of money)
Fisherman’s Wife: Oh, dear. You knocked it out of the park. I love you!
Alice: Dad, where did you get these money?
Fisherman’s wife: Right, where did them come from?
Fisherman: Well, I will tell you. (Blah blah blah blah)
(The fisherman is very happy)
Fisherman’s wife: How stupid you are!
Fisherman: What? I’m stupid?
Fisherman’s wife: Yes, you are! How can you let it go like that? It is a magic fish? You should have ask more. Look at our house. It’s so shabby.
Alice: No, mom. I think it’s enough. We can use these money to buy a bigger house.
Fisherman: I agree. We can live a better life now.
Fisherman’s Wife: How stupid you are. We should seize the opportunity. We can be the richest family in the world. (To his husband) You gotta tell that fish tomorrow that I want a palace and a servant.
Alice: Don’t be so greedy, mom. We can...
Fisherman: Time for bed. No more talking, go, go, go.
(Alice leaves the room, sadly)
Fisherman: (Intends to leave, too)
Fisherman’s wife: Hold on. Did you take any money from the basket?
Fisherman: Ah...no...no...dear. I...I...never lie to you, you know.
Fisherman’s Wife: (Searches his body for money but in vain)
Fisherman: I told you, dear. Can I go to bed now?
Fisherman’s wife: Yes, you can.
Fisherman: (Relieved and heads for his room)
Fisherman’s wife: Wait. Take off your shoes.
Fisherman: (stiffed) No, no money in my shoes.
Fisherman’s wife: Take them off.
Fisherman: (Takes off his shoes and take out the money) Fisherman’s Wife: How dare you? You pulled the wool over my eyes. (Starts to beat him)
Fisherman: (Starts to run) Let me explain.
Fisherman: (Chase after him) I don’t want to listen.
Scene 4
(The scene is set at the sea)
Fisherman: Golden fish, where are you? Golden fish!
Golden Fish: What can I do for you, sir?
Fisherman: Uh...it’s my wife, she wants a palace and...and...a lot of servant.
Golden fish: She is so greedy. But you are a nice man. I will give you a palace. God bless you!
(A handsome young man comes from nowhere)
Patty: Hello, master. I’m your servant, patty.
Fisherman: (Surprised) Where did you come from?
Golden Fish: I ordered him to be your servant. He is a nice young man and will never betray you.
Fisherman: Thank you. Thank you very much.
Golden fish: You promise me that this will be the last requirement, OK?
Fisherman: Yes, I promise.
(The fish swims back to the depth of the ocean)
Fisherman: (To Patty) I have to tell you that my wife is bad-tempered. You have to be very careful.
Patty: OK, sir.
(They go home together)
Scene 5
(The scene is set at their splendid palace)
Fisherman: ( Standing in front of the door) What a staggering palace!
Patty: Allow me to open the door for you, sir.
Fisherman’s Wife: (Walking to her husband) Good job, dear. This is what i want. I love you.
Fisherman: I love you, too.
Fisherman’s Wife : (To Patty) Who are you?
Patty : Good morning, masters. I’m your servant. My name is Patty.
Alice : (To patty)Good morning, Patty. Nice to meet you, my name is Alice.
Patty: Nice to meet you too. I have to tell you that you are the most beautiful girl
I’ve ever seen in my life.
Alice: Thank you.
Fisherman’s Wife : Hey hey hey what are you doing?(try to pull her daughter away) Do not think too much about my daughter, you are not rich enough for her.
Patty: I was just introducing myself, madam.
Fisherman: Don’t think I wouldn’t know. Now, go to clean every corner of the palace before dinner.
Patty: Yes, madam.
(Everybody leaves)
Scene 6
Narrator: As time goes by, Patty and Alice have fallen with each other. And one day, Patty is swamped with his work as what he does everyday. Alice and Patty are having a conversation.
Alice: You know, Patty. My mother has asked too much these days. It seems that she never satisfies with what she has. I have told my father not to obey her every instruction, but he would not listen to me.
Patty: Yes, I understand. Maybe you should talk to your father and tell him that he should stick to his guns.
Alice: I have tried. But it didn’t work. My father is afraid of disagree with my mom.
Patty:I want to tell you something. Alice, I think you are a beautiful, brave, and kind-hearted girl in the world.
Alice: Oh, thank you! You are such a gentlemen.
Patty: And I know, Alice. You are not that kind of girl who cares about money. I want to ask you if you would like to leave with me and get rid of your life here. I will take good care of you and give you all my love.
Alice: To tell you the truth that I also hate the life here. I’m tired about my parents’ endless quarreling. My mom never cares about me, my father never listens to me. I will leave with you!
Narrator: The fisherman’s daughter Alice and the servant Patty left together and never come back. They live a happy life ever after.
Scene 7
(The scene is set at the palace, the fisherman and his wife are having a conversation)
Fisherman’s Wife: Dear, I have to tell you that I’m tired of life there. I want something new.
Fisherman: What now?
Fisherman’s wife: I want to be the queen of the ocean and that fish be my servant. Then I can have anything I want anytime.
Fisherman: What? When can you be satisfied of what you have? Our daughter is gone, and that’s all your fault!
Fisherman’s wife: It’s not my fault. It’s you who brought that servant in, and he took our daughter away.
Fisherman: You never cares about her! Now you feel no regret and still wants more.
Fisherman’s wife: I don’t want to talk about this. At least she has someone to love her. But you never loves me. All I want in my life is to be the queen of the sea, but you don’t want to help me.
Fisherman: No matter what you say, I won’t go.
Fisherman’s wife: Are you going there or not?
Fisherman: No!
Fisherman’s Wife: Fine, I’ll go by myself. (Leaves for the sea)
Fisherman: (Pulls her back) Come back. Fine, I’ll go. You only makes things worse.
(The fisherman goes to the sea)
Scene 8
(The scene is set on the sea)
Fisherman: I don’t want to ask for any more. But my wife forced me. But she said that this will be the last requirement.
Golden fish: What now? Is there something wrong with the Palace?
Fisherman: No, no, no. The palace is splendid.
Golden Fish: Then, what did she want?
Fisherman: It’s...my wife...she...she...wants to be the queen of the sea...and...and she wants you to be...to be...her ser... servant.
Golden Fish: What? How dare she? How can she be so greedy? She has asked too much. I can’t stand it any more. From now on, you two will lose everything. All the money and your palace will gone.
Fisherman: No no no please. I won’t ask for anything anymore. Please, don’t go.
Golden Fish : (Talking as swimming away) Too late, now she should pay the price. (Vanishes in the depth of the ocean)
Fisherman: No! No! Please! Come back! Come back! Pleeeeaaaase!
Narrator: The fisherman went home, only to find everything is gone, wind still came from the hole on the wall, his wife still wore her shabby close before. They live a poor life as before, and their daughter never came back.
