TASK 1(b) ADAPTATION

PLAYSCRIPTS

CHARACTERS:

1. Geppetto
2. Pinocchio
3. Pu
Pupp
ppet
et Ma
Mast
ster
er
4. Cat
5. Fox
6. Blue Fairy
7. Boy 1
8. Boy 2

SCRIPTS:

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ettin( ) Geppetto&s house

NARRATOR: %nce upon a ti*e+ there ,as a lonely carpenter na*e- Geppetto.
GEPPETTO:  ,ish  ha/e a son so  ,on&t 0eel so lonely.  ha/e an i-ea hat i0 
car/e this tree ranches an- *ae it a puppet that loo lie a oy. t
least+  ha/e so*eone that  can tal to.

NARRATOR: 0ter collectin(

collectin( the est tree ranches that he ccoul-
oul- e/e
e/err 0in-. e ,
,ore-
ore-
0or hours+ care0ully car/in( each -etail on the tree ranches. Geppetto
(i/es the puppet a na*e an- the puppet&s na*e is Pinocchio

GEPPETTO: "o,+ the last part o0 Pinocchio&s o-y+ your *outh an- stop s*ilin( at
*e.

NARRATOR: Geppetto preten- that the ,oo-en puppet ,as *ain( 0aces to hi* as
he
an-,as car/in(Pinocchio&s *outh ut actually the puppet really *o/es
su--enly

GEPPETTO: top that+ nau(hty oy [pointing his finger to the wooden puppet]

NARRATOR: $he puppet is *o/in( #u-ience ) $he puppet is *o/in('

GEPPETTO: top that at once [looking confused]

PINOCCHIO:  ,on&t stop

GEPPETTO: ou
ou can tal [shock]

AUDIENCE: e can tal

PINOCCHIO: %0 course+  can tal.  ha/e a *outh

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NARRATOR: Pinocchio eco*e excite- an- he start to -ancin( aroun- the tale.
Geppetto thins Pinocchio nee-s to (o to school to start learnin(. o+ he
ase- Pinocchio to (o to e- an- sleep

GEPPETTO: ou are (oin( to school to*orro, ,ith the real oys an- learn *any
thin(s ut you *ust (et so*e (oo- ni(ht rest.

PINOCCHIO: %ay+ Father. Goo-ni(ht

GEPPETTO: Goo-ni(ht My Pinocchio

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ettin( )  street e0ore the school

NARRATOR: Pinocchio ,as ,alin( to the school until he sa, a puppet sho,. nstea-
o0 (oin( to school+ he ,ent to see the puppet sho,.

PINOCCHIO: %h+  can

strin(s lie-ance an-[dancing]
they -o. sin( etter than these puppets an-  -on&t nee-

NARRATOR: n- he ,ent to the ac o0

o0 the sta(e
sta(e an- cl
cli*e-
i*e- onto the sta(
sta(e
e an-
starte- -ancin(.

PUPPET MASTER: Get o00 *y sta(e [looking angry]

NARRATOR: $he cro,- lie- Pinocchio. $he Puppet Master -i- not say anythin(.
nstea-+ he let Pinocchio stay. #u-ience) ooray+ hooray'

PUPPET MASTER: $hen tae these copper coins. ou -ance- /ery ,ell.

PINOCCHIO: $han you+ sir.

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ettin( ) <n-er a tree near a restaurant

NARRATOR: Pinocchio -i- not (o /ery 0ar. $hen he hear- the Cat an- $he Fox ,ere
callin( 0or hi*

CAT: Co*e ,ith us. e&ll teach you ho, to turn those copper pieces into (ol-.

NARRATOR: $he Cat ,as lyin( to Pinocchio. ll they ,ante- Pinocchio&s coins

FOX: Co*e ,ith us. e&ll teach you ho, to turn those copper pieces into (ol-
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PINOCCHIO: ho, *e ,here [looking excited]

NARRATOR: $he Cat an- Fox pointe- at the (roun- un-er a tree. Pinocchio -u( a
hole an- put the sac in it+ *arin( the spot ,ith a stone.

CAT: Goo- =o.[smirking]

=o.[smirking]

FOX: e ha/e to ,ait one hour e0ore the copper coins turn to (ol- coin+ no,+
let&s (o eat.

NARRATOR: o they ,ent to eat. But the Fox an- Cat >uicly ran a,ay an- -is(uise-
the*sel/es as thie/es. $hey hi- y the tree ,aitin( 0or Pinocchio to
co*e ac an- -i( up the *oney.

PINOCCHIO: $he Fox an- Cat are *issin( an-  nee- to pay 0or the 0oo-. ait  ha/e
*y coins.

NARRATOR: Pinocchio re*e*ere- that he -i- -u( a hole an- put his coins insi-e so
the coins coul- turn to (ol- coins. 0ter Pinocchio -u( up the coins+ they
attace- hi*.

CAT: Gi/e us your *oney

NARRATOR: But Pinocchio resiste- (i/in( the sac o0 coins to the*.

FOX: Gi/e us your *oney

NARRATOR: $hen the Blue Fairy appeare- ,ith ?u0us+ the Giant :o(. $he Blue 0airy
tol- ?u0us to chase the 0ox an- cat a,ay+ an- they -i-. 0ter that+
Pinocchio ,as taen to Blue 0airy&s castle.

BLUE FAIRY: hy -i-n&t you (o to school to-ay@ [smiling to Pinocchio]

PINOCCHIO:  -i- (o to school #u-ience ) "o+ he -i- not (o to school'

NARRATOR: $hen Pinocchio&s nose shot out.

PINOCCHIO: hat is happenin( to *y nose@ [touching his nose]

NARRATOR: n- he starte- cryin(.

cryin(.

BLUE FAIRY: !/ery ti*e you tell a lie+ your nose ,ill (ro,. hen you tell the truth+ it
,ill shrin. "o,+ (o strai(ht ho*e an- -on&t stop 0or any reason an-
re*e*er+ Pinocchio+ you can only eco*e a real oy i0 you learn ho,
to e ra/e+ honest an- (enerous.
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ettin( ) Pinocchio&s "ei(horhoo-

NARRATOR: hile Pinocchio ,as on his ,ay ho*e+ he *et t,o nau(hty oys.

BOY 1: Co*e ,ith us.

BOY 2: e no, a ,on-er0ul place 0ille- ,ith (a*es+ (iant caes+ pretty
can-ies+ an- circuses. #u-ience) (a*es+ (iant caes+ pretty can-ies
an- circus'

PINOCCHIO: 9et&s (o

NARRATOR: nstea- o0 (oin( ho*e+ Pinocchio 0ollo,e- the t,o oys. But little they
no, 

BOY 1: hat happen to *e@

BOY 2:  a* chan(in(

PINOCCHIO: h 

NARRATOR: $hey chan(e into -oneys.  Circus Master passe- y an- ,hen he sa,
the three oys 

CIRCUS MASTER: :oneys  =ust ,hat  nee- 0or *y circus.

NARRATOR: e too the oys ut not Pinocchio

CIRCUS MASTER: ou&re

ou&re u(ly [looking at Pinocchio]  *i(ht as ,ell thro, you to the sea

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ettin( ) %cean an- insi-e the (reat ,hale&s sto*ach

PINOCCHIO: elp  coul- not s,i* any lon(er. [painting]

NARRATOR: $hen a (reat ,hale s,allo,e- the ,ea Pinocchio an- Pinocchio
0loatin( in the *i--le o0 the -ar (reat ,hale&s sto*ach. ll o0 a su--en+
there ,as a it o0 li(ht.

PINOCCHIO: $here&s a li(ht [weak] ho&s there y the li(ht@

GEPPETTO: Pinocchio+ is that you@ &/e een looin( 0or you.

PINOCCHIO: Father+ let&s your ra0t.  ,ill ticle the ,hale 0ro* its sto*ach.
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NARRATOR: $hey 0ixe- the ra0t an- Pinocchio ticle the ,hale sto*ach.

PINOCCHIO: ol- ti(ht+ Father. hen he sneeAes+ he&ll lo, us out o0 here.

NARRATOR: Geppeto an- Pinocchio 0inally (ot out 0ro* the ,hale an- ,ent ho*e.
$hey ,ere tire-. Geppeto tuce- Pinocchio into his e-.

GEPPETTO: Pinocchio+ to-ay you ,ere ra/e+ honest an- (enerous. ou are *y son
an-  lo/e you.

PINOCCHIO: $hat&s ,hat the Blue Fairy tol- *e+ she tol- *e that  nee- to e ra/e+
honest an- (enerous to e a real o  [yawning]

NARRATOR: Pinocchio -ri0te- o00 to sleep. $he next *ornin( Pinocchio ca*e runnin(
-o,n the steps+ =u*pin( an- ,a/in( his ar*s to Geppetto.

PINOCCHIO: 9oo Father+ &* a real oy

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