【The Crocodile and the Monkey】劇本

 

【The Crocodile and the Monkey】

 

Act 1, forest

Once upon a me in the middle

 of a dense forest,

 

there was a mighty river.

 

In that river there lived 

an old crocodile.

 

He was not able to hunt

 anymore because he was 

weak and feeble.

One day he was very hungry,

 so he thought to himself.

 

【鱷】It is very difficult 

to go on land and hunt.

I should try catching 

some fishes in the river...

I am so hungry.

【旁】When he tried 

to catch the fish, 

the fish slipped 

out of his hands.

 

Drained and dejected, 

he decided to 

rest under a tree 

at the riverside...

A monkey was sitting 

on the branch of that tree

 eating berries.

 

The crocodile saw 

the monkey and asked,

 

【鱷】Oh dear monkey… 

what are you eating? 

Could you give me some of

 that, please?

 I'm very hunger.

 

【猴】These are berries ...

 they are very sweet. 

Here you go! Eat these...

 

【鱷】Oh yes! They are really

 very sweet. 

Thanky you my saviour.

I was very hungry, and you

 help me. You are very kind.

 

I would be grateful if I had 

a friend like you. 

 

【猴】Yes yes why not, we are

 friends now... I live on this

 tree... whenever you feel

 hungry you can always come

 here...and I'll give you the

best berries I can find.

【旁】Thereafter  everyday

 the crocodile would come by

 the tree and the monkey

 would give him berries. 

They used to have lot of fun

 together. In this manner,

 they had become very good

 friends. Sometimes the

 crocodile would come and play

 near the tree, and sometimes

 the monkey would sit on the

 crocodile's back and go around

 the river.

 

Act 2, on the river

 

【鱷】Listen, my friend, I

 would like my wife to have

 some of there berries... can

 you give me some? 

Please! I will take them home.

【猴】Sure, I will pluck them

right away. Let's go!

 

Act 3, monkey's tree house

 

【旁】The monkey happily

plucked some berries and gave

 it to him. And the crocodile

 took them to his wife ... who

 stayed on the other side of

 the river.

 

Act 4, river side, crocodile's home

 

Darling! Look what I got for

 you...some Sweet Berries...

My friend monkey has sent

 these for you.

【鱷魚太太】Oh wow...These

 berries are very sweet. 

My dear husband, till when will

 you survive on berries? 

Just think, if these berries

 taste so sweet, that monkey

 eats these everyday. How

 sweet will he be?

 

【鱷】Yes yes. He is very nice!

He eats and he gives it to me

 also.

 

【鱷魚太太】Actually, I was

 thinking, how sweet will his

 Heart be? And I haven't even

 tasted meat since a long

 time...Can you get me his

 heart?

【旁】Upon hearing this, the

 crocodile start thinking

 deeply, and said to his wife.

【鱷】How can I do this? 

The Monkey is my friend. 

I can not betray his trust...

If I give you heart, 

he will die! He fed me when I

 was hungry. And now you want

 me to kill him?

 

(Horrible Music)

 

【鱷魚太太】I don't want to

 listen to anything...I just

 want that monkey's heart. 

Go and get it for me,

 otherwise I will go far away.

 

【旁】Listening to his wife, the

 poor crocodile felt helpless.   

 (to be continued...)