“

ONCEUPONATWI
STEDTI
ME”

Sl
eepi
ngBeaut
y
1.I
NTHEFOREST[
NOONTI
ME]
AHunternamedAurel
i
aseemedtobelostwhi
lewanderi
ngint
hefor
estf
ort
hef
ir
st
t
ime,shel
ookmessy,l
eavesonherdr
essandhai
r,andamissi
ngboot
s.
[
AURELI
A]
(
Tal
ki
ngt
oher
sel
f)
Am Isupposedt
obeher
e?Iwasj
ustf
oll
owi
ngabor
e,nowI
’
mlost
.
Mysenseofdi
rect
ionsuck.
(
Wal
ki
ngar
oundar
andom t
ree)
It
hinkI
’
vebeenher
ejustami
nut
eago?I
’
veseent
hist
ree!

Shestressf
ull
ysighindeepassheconti
nuewalkingar
oundtr
eebytr
ee,shehasa
badsenseofdir
ecti
on.Shelieddownthedustygroundaboutt
ocrywhil
eholdi
ngher
bowandarr
ows, t
hrowingst
onesinfr
ontofher.Shest
oodupandstar
tswalki
ngagai
n.

2.MEANWHI
LEONTHEOTHERSI
DEOFTHEFOREST[
SAMETI
ME]
Aprinceent
eredarandom smal
ltaverni
ntheforestoutoff
earrunningf
rom awi
l
d
bear
,he’
scatchi
nghisbreat
hasheresthisbackonthecloseddoorbehindhi
m.

[
KASHMERE]
(
Breat
hingheav
il
y)
Phew!It
houghtIwasgoi
ngt
odi
e!
I
’
mthi
rst
y,Ineedwat
er,
whati
sthi
sdi
rt
ypl
ace?
(
Wal
ksal
i
ttl
efar
theri
n)
Oh—
[
OLDWOMAN]
(
Drunk)
 Whoar
eyouy
oungmen?
Ar
eyoul
ostbabyboy
?AHI
HIHI
HIHI
!
Youl
ookl
i
kemoney
,expensi
ve!AHI
HIHI
HIHI
!
[
KASHMERE]
(
Shocked,
widenedey
eswhi
l
ehol
dinghi
schest
)
Hol
ymot
hercow!Whatar
eyou?At
alki
ngani
mal
?
[
OLDWOMAN]
Howdar
eyoucowl
ooki
ngmant
alkt
omel
i
ket
hat
?!What
?!Ar
eyoubl
i
ndorj
ustst
upi
d?!
(
Star
tshi
tt
ingt
hePr
ince)
Byt
heway
,wannadr
ink?
[
KASHMERE]
(
Wit
houtt
hinki
ng,
hegr
abbedt
hebot
tl
eandsat
isf
yhi
smout
hdr
yness)
Hi
ccup!Ol
dhog,
thi
swat
ert
ast
egood!HeheheHi
ccup!
(
He’
sdr
unki
nani
nst
ant
,notknowi
nghehasdr
inkanal
cohol
i
cdr
ink.
)
(
Looksup)
Thegat
einheav
enopenedf
ormehehe.
[
OLDWOMAN]
Whataweakl
i
ttl
ecowl
ooki
ngki
d,got
tagof
indmor
ebooze!
(
Shel
eftt
het
aver
n)
[
KASHMERE]
Heyol
dhog,
didy
ouj
ustpoi
sonme?How’dyoudothat
?Maket
hewor
ldspi
nli
keabal
l
,
sheeeeshcoo—
(
Thenhepassedout
)
[
OLDWOMAN]
Cr
azy
.
Weak.
Let
’sgodr
ink!
 Bef
orethePri
ncefi
nishedwhathe’
saboutt
osay,hef
elli
ntot
hegr
oundandal
i
ttl
e
al
coholmadehimloosesanit
y,hef
ell
inadeepsl
eep.

3.THEHUNTERMEETSTHESLEEPI
NGBEAUTY
Aur
eli
ast
oppedwal
ki
ngar
oundwhenshebumpedi
ntosomet
hing,
it’
sadoor
.

[
AURELI
A]
(
Knocki
ng)
Hel
l
o?I
t’
sme~
Hel
l
o?Cany
ouhearme~
Ofcour
senoonewi
l
lhearme,
ther
e’snosi
gnofpeopl
eher
e,st
upi
dAur
eli
a!
(
Shesl
apherf
orehead)

Sheopenedthedoorandwalkedherwayin,
shehav econv
incedher
sel
fthatt
her
eis
nooneinther
oom thatshedi
dn’
tnoti
cedshesteppedonsomeone.

Shel
ookdownandgotmesmer
izedbyt
hebeaut
yoft
hePr
inceshei
sst
eppi
ngont
o.

[
AURELI
A]
I
sheal
i
ve?
Hel
ooksgoodont
hef
loor
,may
behecanmakeagoodheaddesi
gnont
hewal
ll
ike
thosedeerIhunt
.
Justki
ddi
ng.
Ehem!ExcusemeMi
ster
!
(
Shest
art
swaki
nghi
m upbyshaki
nghi
m)
(
Soundsl
i
kechant
ing)
Ear
tht
oMi
sterBeaut
y!Fr
om t
hewor
ldoft
hedead,
mayy
our
iseandshi
nel
i
keasunr
ise!
I
sthatr
ight
?It
hinknot
.Hey
!HeeeeeyMi
ster
!
(
Loosi
ngherpat
ient
)
 Ear
tht
oyou!

ThesoundofAur el
i
aslappingKashmer
eechoedinthesmallt
aver
nasKashmere
gai
nedconsci
ousness,heopenedhi
seyesandgotmesmeri
zedbythebeaut
yst
eppi
ng
onhim.

[
AURELI
A]
Oh,
you’
reawake!You’
reawake!
You’
real
i
ve!
[
KASHMERE]
(
Coughi
ng)
C-
cany
ounotst
eponm-
me?I
-ican’
tb-
breat
he”
[
AURELI
A]
Ohsor
ry!
Byt
heway
,whoar
eyou?
[
KASHMERE]
Iam Kashmer
e,mayIknowy
ou’
rename,
Madame?
”
[
AURELI
A]
Iam Aur
eli
a,ar
eyoul
ostbabyboy
?
Justki
ddi
ng.
[
KASHMERE]
YesI
’
mlost
—
I
nyourey
es.
Imean,
y-y
es,
Iwasl
ost
.
Unt
ilIf
oundy
ou.
[
AURELI
A]
(
Cluel
essaboutwhathei
stal
ki
ngabout
)
Doy
ouhav
esomet
hingt
odr
ink?Igotl
ostandIneedwat
er.
[
KASHMERE]
 (
Snappedbackt
oreal
i
ty,
hemadeaf
akecough)
Ehem,
theyof
ferdr
inkst
her
e.
(
Poi
ntst
hecount
er)
I
ttast
egoodbu—
OhmyAur
eli
a,It
hinkI
’
mlov
eagai
n~
[
AURELI
A]
(
Rushest
her
einj
ustabl
i
nkofaney
e)
Oht
hankGod,
I’
m sot
hir
sty
!
[
KASHMERE]
(
Fol
l
owsherandaskedf
oradr
inkt
oo)
Iwantone!
[
AURELI
A]
Mi
nei
stwo!
[
KASHMERE]
Thr
ee!

Theystart
edcompeti
ngoutofnowherenotknowingthatt
hedri
nkisnotj
ustadri
nk
butanalcohol
icdr
ink,
astheyputdownt
heirl
astglasst
heybothfel
lasl
eepsoundl
y.

[
AURELI
A]
I
’
m sosl
eep—

Andt
heybot
hsl
eephappi
l
ydr
unkev
eraf
ter
.

“
TheFr
ogPr
incess?
”

1.I
NTHEFOREST
 Acryingpri
ncessf
oundar
ockt
osi
tont
o,shekeepsonsobbi
ng.Shei
s
Pr
incessTiar
a.

[
TIARA]
HowcanImar
ryamanIdon’
tknowwho?

Rant
ingaboutherfi
xedmarr
iage,sheheardthewaterspl
ash.Shei
gnor
esi
t
andcontinuedsobbi
ng,
butaf
rogjumpedinfrontofher
.

[
TIARA]
AHHHHHHHH!Ew,
ew,
ew!
(
Shockedl
ook)
Af
rog?
!

[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Hel
p.

[
TIARA]
Whoar
eyou?
!

[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
I
’
minf
rontofy
ou.Pl
easehel
pme.

[
TIARA]
Idi
dnotaskwher
eyouar
e,Isai
dwhoar
eyou,
arey
oudeaforsomet
hing?
 [
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Ohsor
ryhehe,
I’
mthef
rogi
nfr
ontofy
ou,
duh.

[
TIARA]
Oh,
you’
reaf
rog,
howcany
out
alk?

[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Tel
epat
hy,
duh.

[
TIARA]
(
Rol
eherey
es)
I
t’
snotnor
mal
,duh.

[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Ineedt
ruel
oveski
ss,
itmi
ghtbey
ousi
ncey
oucanhearme.

[
TIARA]
(
Shewi
denedherey
es)
Hel
lno!

[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Hel
lyes!
Nowt
ryki
ssi
ngme!
 [
TIARA]
Noway
!

Theykeptar
gui
ngandar gui
ngunti
ltheyshutup,si
tt
ingst
il
lont
hegr
ound,
Ti
araconf
usedl
yaskedoutofnowher
e.

[
TIARA]
Ar
eyoucur
sed?
(
Shesoundsad)
[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
May
bey
es,
coul
dbeno,
itdependsonhowIseei
t.
[
TIARA]
(
Rol
l
ingherey
es)
SoMr
.Fr
og,
whati
sitr
eal
l
y?You’
reconf
usi
ngme.
[
FROG]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Ihav
eaname,
it’
sKashr
il
.IndeedIam cur
sed.Nowki
ssmeandl
i
fti
tup,
duh.
[
TIARA]
I
sthathowy
ouaskf
oraf
avor
?
Okay
,I’
l
ltr
y,l
et’
sseei
fIam r
eal
l
ytheoney
ou’
rel
ooki
ngf
or.But
,ew.

Kashr
ilt
hef r
ogseemst obestar
ingatherbuthehasnochoice,heneedsthe
cur
set obel i
ft
.Tiar
apickhim upandt i
ght
lyclosedhereyesassheslowlyput
herli
psont hefrogandallt
hatshefelti
sdisgust.Af
terki
ssi
ngKashri
lthefr
og,
nothi
nghappened.

[
TIARA]
 It
oldy
ou,
Iwasn’
ttheone.
(
Sai
dwhi
l
ewi
pingherl
i
ps)
[
KASHRI
L]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
S-
sor
ry,
cany
ouhel
pmef
indt
heonewhocanl
i
ftt
hecur
se?
(
Star
tedsobbi
ng)
Ibadl
ywantt
ogoback.
[
TIARA]
Dudeshutup,
you’
real
readyanugl
yfr
og,
nowy
ou’
reanugl
ycr
yingf
rog.
(
Sighi
nawe)
Okay
,let
’sf
indy
ourPr
incess.
[
KASHRI
L]
(
VOI
CERECORDI
NG)
Real
l
y?!

Tiaraj
ustnoddedandKashr
ilt
hef
rogjumpedinj
oy,theyst
art
edwalki
ngand
l
ookingforrandom peopl
eontheway.Theykeptt
alki
ngaboutthei
rli
vesand
get
st oknoweachother