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SCENE 
Narrator: This is A Christmas Carol, a story about a bad man called Ebenezer Scrooge. (points at
Scrooge)
Today is the day before Christmas.
Here comes Bob Cratchit who is Scrooge's clerk.
Cratchit: (happily:) Good morning, Mr. Scrooge!
(shyly:) You know I work very hard, Mr. Scrooge, so can I please not come to work tomorrow?
Scrooge: (angrily:) Why?
Cratchit: (shyly:) It's Christmas tomorrow, Mr. Scrooge! My family is waiting for me.
Scrooge: (angrily:) Christmas is humbug! We need to make money, Cratchit, so you must come to work!
Cratchit: Pleeeaaase, Mr. Scrooge!
Scrooge: Okay, okay, but you work extra hours next week! (he goes away and mumbles:) Christmas is
humbug, Christmas is humbug... (he goes to bed)
Cratchit walks off.

SCENE 
Narrator: At midnight Scrooge has a strange visitor.
Scrooge: (scared:) Who are you?
Marley: I'm Jacob Marley. I was your partner.
Scrooge: What do you want?
Marley: I want to warn you! I'm dead and must live as a ghost, because I was a very bad man. I want to
make you a better person, Scrooge, so you don't end up like me!
Scrooge: You are a bad dream! Go away! (he pulls the sheets over his head)
Marley: Tonight three ghosts will come and visit you. Goodbye, Scrooge! (flies off)

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SCENE 
Narrator: The clock strikes one. (Dong!)
1st ghost: Wake up, Scrooge!
Scrooge: (scared:) Who are you?
1st ghost: I'm the ghost of Christmas past.
Scrooge: (angrily:) What do you want?
1st ghost: I want to show you the past! (he/she takes Scrooge by the hand and they fly to the past: there is
a christmas party with music and dancing; a young Scrooge dances and sings with the other
people)
Scrooge: Oh, this is me. Look, I was very happy in the past. (he begins to dance and hum with the others)
1st ghost: We must go back, Scrooge! (he/she takes Scrooge by the hand and they fly back to his
bedroom; Scrooge goes to bed again)

SCENE 
narrator: The clock strikes two. (Dong! Dong!)
2nd ghost: Wake up, Scrooge!
Scrooge: (scared:) Who are you?
2nd ghost: I'm the ghost of christmas present.
Scrooge: (angrily:) What do you want?
2nd ghost: I want to show you the present! (he/she takes Scrooge by the hand and they fly to Cratchit's
house; Cratchit's family sit around the dinner table and pray)
Cratchit: Dear Lord, we don't have much money, but we are very happy today, because we have got each
other. Thank you for this wonderful family. Amen. (he smiles)
Scrooge: Oh, they are a wonderful family. I am so alone. (he sees little Tim) What is wrong with this
boy?
2nd ghost: He is very ill, but the family has no money for medicine, because you don't pay Cratchit a lot of
money!
Scrooge: (sadly:) Oh, I'm so sorry. What can I do?
2nd ghost: You must change your life, Scrooge! Come on, we must go back! (he/she takes Scrooge by the
hand and they fly back to his bedroom; Scrooge goes to bed again)

SCENE 
Narrator: The clock strikes three. (Dong! Dong! Dong!)
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3rd ghost: Wake up, Scrooge!

Scrooge: (scared:) Who are you?
3rd ghost: I'm the ghost of Christmas yet to come.
Scrooge: (angrily:) What do you want?
3rd ghost: I want to show you the future! (he/she takes Scrooge by the hand and they fly to a graveyard)
Scrooge: Where are we?
3rd ghost: Have a look!
Scrooge: (sees his tombstone:) Oh, this is my grave! (looks closer; scared:) But it is empty!
3rd ghost: Yes, there is no body in this grave, because you are a ghost, Scrooge! Just like your good old
friend Marley!
Scrooge: (he falls to his knees and begins to cry:) No, I want to change my life! I want to be a better
person! Please, give me a chance!
The third ghost takes Scrooge by the hand and they fly back to his bedroom; Scrooge goes to bed again,
still crying quietly

SCENE 
narrator: The next morning Scrooge wakes up to the sound of churchbells.
Scrooge: (excitedly/happily:) It's Christmas today! I must go to Cratchit and give him money for his
family! And I must make a big Christmas party for everyone! (he opens the window and shouts
to the people in the street:) Merry Christmas, everyone!
people: Merry christmas, Mr. Scrooge!

They sing a Christmas song together:

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

We want some figgy pudding

We want some figgy pudding
We want some figgy pudding
Please bring it right here!
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

We won't go until we get some

We won't go until we get some
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We won't go until we get some

So bring it out here!
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

We wish you a merry Christmas...

Characters:
Scrooge
Narrator
Marley
1st ghost
2nd ghost
3rd ghost
Cratchit
Cratchit's family including little Tim
People at the party
People in the street

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