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Opening (Narrator, Jack, Jack's Mother)
NARRATOR
Jack, on the other hand, had no grandmother and no father, and his
mother—

JACK'S MOTHER (Sung,

ENTERING)
1 WISH... / FELIZ / QUERER

NARRATOR
Well, she was not quite beautiful—

JACK'S MOTHER
1 WISH MY SON WERE NOT A FOOL. / SE O FILHO NÃO FOR UM
BOBÃO / QUE O FILHO NÃO SEJA UM BOBÃO
1 WISH MY HOUSE WAS NOT A MESS. / FELIZ EM TER ALGUM TOSTÃO
QUERER AO MENOS UM TOSTÃO
1 WISH THE COW WAS FULL OF MILK. / FELIZ SE O
LEITE APARECER / QUERER QUE O LEITE SAIA JÁ
1 WISH THE WALLS WERE FULL OF GOLD— / FELIZ
COM OURO PRA VIVER / QUERER UM OUTRO PRA
GASTAR
1 WISH A LOT OF THINGS... / SERIA TÃO FELIZ / EU
QUERO TANTO SIM
(MUSIC continues under.

To JACK)

Listen well, son. Milky-White must be taken to market.

JACK
But, Mother, no—he's the best cow—

JACK'S MOTHER
She's given us no milk fòr a week. We've no food nor money, and no choice but to
sell her.

JACK
But Milky-Vv/hite is my best friend in the whole world!

JACK'S MOTHER Look at her!

(Pointing to MILKY-WHITE)
THERE ARE BUGS ON HER DUGS.'
DÁ AZAR SÓ DE OLHAR
THERE ARE FLIES IN HER EYES.
DÁ PRA VER, VAI MORRER
THERE'S A LUMP ON HER RUMP
ACABOU, JÁ SECOU

INTO THE WOODS JR. —Libretto/VocaI Book

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BIG ENOUGH TO BE A HUMP—
TODO O LEITE ESGOTOU!
AND NO ONE KEEPS A COW FOR A FRIEND!
E SUA AMIGA NÃO PODE SER!

JACK'S MOTHER
Fetch the best price you can. Take no less than five pounds. Are you listening
to me?

JACK Yes. No
more than five pounds.

(JACK'S MOTHER pinches his ear, hard)

JACK'S MOTHER Less. Than

five.
(Lets go) Now, go!

(JACK leads Milky- White out. MUSIC continues

under)

INTO THE WOODS JR. —Libretto/VocaI Book