THE PINK

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A Play in Two Acts
by
Bianca Huet








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Cast of Characters
The Queen: A queen in her late 40s.
The King: A king in his early 50s.
The Old Cook: A cook in his late 60s.
The Son: A man who ages throughout the
play; He is the son of the
King and the Queen.
The Maiden: A girl who is the companion
of the Son.
The Marshal: One of the Kings Servants.






Scene
Takes place in the palace of a kingdom and various places
around it.



Time
The 1700s.



1

ACT I
Scene I
SETTING: We are in the garden of the
palace of a kingdom where a
King and Queen rule. God had
given them no children, and
every morning the QUEEN would
go into the garden and pray
to God to give her a son or
daughter.
AT RISE: The Queen is hoping God will
answer her prayers and give
her a child, as she is
desperately waiting patiently
for one.
QUEEN
God! I call to you! Please give me a child, I beg you!
Ive been praying to you for the longest time. Please!
(An Angel ascended down from Heaven and came
to her, to answer her prayers.)
ANGEL
(To the QUEEN)
Be at rest my darling, you shall have a son with special
powershe shall have the power of wishing, so that whatever
he desires in the world will be his.
(ANGEL then ascends back into heaven,
leaving the QUEEN as happy as can be.)
QUEEN
My King! I come with splendid news! An angel came down
from heaven, and were going to have a son! My King! We
are going to have a son!
KING
Why thats magnificent my Queen! How God has blessed us!
(The KING and QUEEN embrace with great joy.)
(END OF SCENE)
2

ACT I
Scene 2
SETTING: Every week after the son was
given to them, the QUEEN went
into the garden, where the
wild beasts are kept, with
her child so she could wash
herself in a clear stream.
Afterwards, the QUEEN fell
asleep with the child in her
arms.
AT RISE: When the QUEEN fell asleep
with the child in her arms,
and an OLD COOK came in and
took the child away without
making a sound. He then took
a hen and cut it in pieces
only to drop blood on the
QUEENs apron to make it look
like she fed them to the
beasts.
OLD COOK
This child is mine now! No one will ever suspect a thing
when they see the blood on her apron!
(OLD COOK exits.)
(The KING enters.)
KING
Honey, where is our child? And why is there blood on your
apron?!
(The QUEEN is shocked, in panic.)
QUEEN
I dont know!! Where could he be???
KING
What about the blood?! Why in the world is there blood on
your apron?!?!

3

QUEEN
Are you accusing me of feeding our only son to the
animals?!
KING
Its pretty obvious what happenedhow could you?!?! Guards
take her away! Build a tower and put her in there where
she shall starve to deathit should take about seven years.
Go now!!!
(END OF SCENE)






4

ACT I
Scene 3
SETTING: The OLD COOK brought the
child back to his little
cottage house outside the
palace.
AT RISE: The OLD COOK decides what
exactly he wants from the
child.
OLD COOK
If the child has the power of wishing, and since Im here,
he could easily get me into some trouble.
(To the child)
Little boy, wish for a beautiful palace for yourself with a
garden, and everything else that pertains to italso wish
for a beautiful female companion while youre at it.
(The two played together and enjoyed each
others company. The OLD COOK did some
thinking of his own. He pulled the maiden
aside.)
Tonight, when the boy is asleep, I want you to plunge a
knife into his heart and bring me his tongue as wellif you
dont, I will kill you instead.
(The maiden was speechless.)
(END OF SCENE)








5


ACT I
Scene 4
SETTING: The MAID is back at the
little cottage house where
the child is being kept.
AT RISE: The MAID is deciding what to
do with the child based on
the fatal threats from the
OLD COOK.
MAID
(To the child)
Lie down in your bed! Draw the clothes over you so that he
may not see you.
(OLD COOK enters.)
OLD COOK
Where is his heart and tongue? Show me!
(The MAID hands him a slaughtered pigs
heart and tongue while hoping he does not
notice.)
(The child arises from the pile of clothes.)
THE SON
You old sinner! Why did you want to kill me?!?! Well its
too late, for now I wish you become a black poodle and have
a gold collar around your neck! You shall eat burning
coals, until the flames burst forth from your throat!
(The OLD COOK turns into a black poodle.)
(END OF SCENE)
6

ACT I
Scene 5
SETTING: THE SON is at the palace.
AT RISE: THE SON decides to meet his
father for the very first
time. He attends a dinner
held by THE KING to make
peace and bring news.
THE SON
(To THE KING)
I am here for I am your long lost son! We finally meet!
Gracious Lord Father, my mother is alive still thanks to
the doves that brought her food. I was not given to wild
beasts, but that old wretch took me away! He stole me
while she was in deep sleep and made the whole situation
seem like it was at her fault! He sprinkled her apron with
the blood of a chicken. He is a man who shall suffer for
the rest of his life as a helpless poodle with a fatal
diet. Father, this is the maiden that saved me. She is
the love of my life. I turned her into a pink so that I
could carry her wherever I go. Would you like to see her
in true form?
THE KING
Of courseson.
(THE SON turns the maiden back to her true
form.)
Shes lovely.
(To the guards)
Bring my wife down here she shall suffer no more, for I owe
her a lifetime of sorrow.
(To THE SON and THE MAIDEN)
Thank you son, and you as well darling. You have brought
peace and intense joy to this palace. All is right.
THE SON
7

All thanks goes to my beautiful maiden. I will bring you
wherever I go, so that we may both be free. You will be my
pink. And I will never let you go.
(BLACKOUT)
(END OF ACT)