TAPRAYA SCHOOL

182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180

Tel.037-269-079
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Title : Social Value

Characters
1. Father : A farmer :
2. Mother : An overambitious woman :
3. Lauren : An elder sister :
4. Katie : A younger sister :
5. A Narrator, A science teacher, An agriculture teacher, An
announcer, A photographer:

Introduction
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We are from Tapraya
school. Today we’re going to play a skit entitled “Social
Value”.
Let’s see how this plays out!!!
 TAPRAYA SCHOOL
182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Scene 1

Father: Honey!!!
Mother: Yes, what do you want now? (attitude)
Father: When are you able to pick up, the supplies I needed
from the store?
Mother: Why don’t you do it yourself? I cook, I clean and care
for the babies all day long. I don’t have time to take care of
your silly chores too. (attitude)
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Father: I understand, I just thought while you were in town you

can pick up the supplies I needed so that I can harvest the
crops in time before the season ends. I have just been working
in the field from dusk till dawn and just need a little bit of help
that’s all.
Mother: That’s not my problem. You should hire another
worker if you can’t get everything done yourself.
Father: We talked about this already, I don’t have enough
money to hire another employee right now. All I need is just a
little bit of help from my wife.
Mother: (gasp) Look we need to talk.
Father: What is it?
Mother: I’m not happy here, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking
and this lifestyle just isn’t for me. You are always working and
have no time for me or the girls. We are always arguing and
things just aren’t the way they use to be, I want a divorce!
Father: I know things have been a little rocky, but maybe we
can work some things out?
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Mother: No! I’m done, you work so much and your smell so
bad from working all day. I am taking Katie and moving into the
city, while you look after Lauren.
Father: I am sorry about the smell! It’s hard to find a good
soap. I was using this one soap that gave me soft skin and….
(Mother interrupts)

Mother: (Mother Yells) ITS NOT JUST ABOUT HOW BAD YOU
SMELL. It’s much more than that, I will discuss everything with
my lawyer and we will talk about it in court. I am taking Katie
and we are leaving now.

Scene 2
Narrator: Years later the girls end up going to the same school
and are even in the same classes, but have no idea that they
are sisters. The mother always pushes Katie to be the best, so
that she could have the best and be better than everyone else.
Let’s see what the mother thinks of Katie’s grades.
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Mother: Katie!!!!! (Yelling)

Katie: Yes! Mother (In bedroom)
Mother: Get down here we have to talk. (kitchen table)
Katie: (comes walking into the kitchen anxious and nervous)
Mother: (mother holds up the transcript)
Mother: What’s this?
Katie: It’s my transcript from school.
Mother: I see that, you only have 99% why not 100?
Katie: I’m sorry I did the best I could.
Mother: How do you expect to become a doctor? Schools like
Harvard and Yale don’t accept students who have a 99%.
You’re better than this Katie.
Katie: I’m sorry mother.
Mother: That’s all you have to say is sorry? Do you want to be
known as the laughing stock of this family? Don’t you want to
have a lot of money, fancy cars and beautiful jewelry?
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Mother: I work too hard for you to slack off in school! Don’t let
this happen again. Understand?
Katie: Yes, mother, it won’t happen again (Katie starts slowly
walking away and then turns around)
Katie: I was just thinking….What happened to my father?
Mother: He died in an accident 12 years ago.
Katie: What was he like?
Mother: He was a very rude and mean man, The best thing that
could have ever happened to you was that you never met your
father.
Katie: Ok (upset)
Mother: now it’s getting late go upstairs and finish your
homework. You must get ready for bed soon.
Katie: Yes, mother good night!

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2 part of scene 2
Narrator: Wow that was harsh from Katie’s mother. I wonder
how the father will respond to Laurens transcript.
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Tel.037-269-079
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Father: Lauren!!!!
Lauren: Yes! Father (In bedroom)
Father: Get down here we have, to talk! (kitchen table)
Lauren: (comes walking into the kitchen casually)
Father: (Holds up the transcript)
Father: What’s this?
Lauren: It’s my transcript from school.
Father: I see that, you have a 70% out 100?
Lauren: Sorry, father I did the best I could.
Father: You got a D in your science class and a C in your math
class. Are these hard subjects for you?
Lauren: Yes, I just have trouble understanding, I am sorry are
you mad at me?
Father: No, I am not mad at you. I was no Einstein either when
it came to math and science. I just want you to do the best you
can and be happy with whatever it is that you want to do in
life. Understand?
Lauren: Yes, father.
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Father: Ok, well get some sleep. I need your help early
tomorrow morning around the farm before you go to school.
Lauren: (Lauren starts slowly walking away and then she turns
around)
Lauren: I was just thinking…. What happened to my mother?
Father: She is living abroad for work and thinks her business is
more important than her family, we have each other that’s all
that matters.
Lauren: Ok Father, good night!
Father: Good night sweetie!!

Scene 3
Narrator: The sisters are in the same classes but both have
different strengths and weaknesses in different subjects. Let’s
see how Lauren and Katie do in their Science and Agriculture
classes!

Narrator: Here is the Science Class

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Science Teacher: Brass gets discolored in air because of the

presence of which of the following gases in air?
Katie:(raises hand) Hydrogen sulphide, because Brass is an alloy
so it can be decolorized easily with hydrogen sulphide.
Science Teacher: Very good.
Science Teacher: Lets have someone new answer the next
question! Hmmm how about Lauren?
Science Teacher: Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring
compound in which central metal?
Lauren: Ahhhhhhhhh (Twiddling Thumbs)
Katie: (Raising her hand)
Katie: (Yells answer) Magnesium!!!
Science Teacher: (Teacher Looks at Katie) Well done Katie!!
Science Teacher: (Teacher Looks at Lauren) Looks like
someone has some studying to do.
(the school bell is ringing)

Science Teacher: See you next class student. Don’t forget to

do your homework.
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Tel.037-269-079
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(The science teacher walks out)

(The Agriculture teacher walks in)
Agriculture Teacher : Welcome to agriculture class.
Agriculture Teacher: What fuel can be produced by fermenting
sugar cane, sawdust, corn, or wood chips?
Lauren: (Raises Her hand) Alcohol can be produced by
fermenting sugar cane, sawdust, corn and wood chips.
Agriculture Teacher: Very good!
Agriculture Teacher: Lets have someone new answer the next
question. How about Katie?
Agriculture Teacher: Sugar can be commercially extracted
from two different plants. One is sugar cane. The other is the
sugar?
Katie: Ahhhhhhhhh (looks uncertain)
Lauren: (Raising her hand) Sugar beet!!
Agriculture Teacher: Very good Lauren!! Nice work.
(The school bell is ringing)
Agriculture Teacher: See you next class student.
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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Scene 4
Narrator: The sisters graduate from College today and for the
first time in years, The mother and father see each other at the
graduation.

School Announcement: Congratulations to Katie!! For receiving

a Medical Degree!! (Katie walks up to receive her degree.)
School Announcement: Congratulations to Lauren!! For
receiving a n Agricultural Degree!! (Lauren walks up to receive
her degree.)
Photographer: together. together. (The mother shows that she
don’t want to take a photo with the father and Lauren.) It’s ok.
Capture!
(The mother gave him a mean look and continued walking).

Scene 5
Narrator: In the future many years later
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(The mother is sitting in the kitchen while Katie is questioningly

walking pass.)
Mother: Katie, what’s that?
Katie: Nothing! (She hides a paper behind her.)
Katie: I don’t know what to do!! There are 20 doctor clinics just
on my street!
Mother: Relax! What’s wrong.
Katie: I have no patients! Which means no more money
mother. There are too many doctors in this area. I don’t know
what to do, I am forced to shut down my clinic.
Mother: Katie don’t worry we will try and fix this.

Narrator: Mean while….

Lauren: (Lauren is walking to her father in the kitchen.)

Lauren: Hey! Father
Father: Hey Sweetie! how’s work going on your farms?
Lauren: Everything's going great! I have deliveries and orders
going to every major city along the west coast. We can harvest
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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all the crops just in time for the next season which means the
farms profit millions of dollars every week.
Father: Wow that’s great! Do you have any problems?
Lauren: Nope no problems, they’re not that many farm’s
anymore, so no one really knows how to do agricultural work,
I’ve just been very busy.

Lauren: Well the only problem that I have, are all the rabbits
that sneak into my field and eat all my carrots!
Father: (Laughing) Ok! That’s great to hear, I will check in with
you later.
Lauren: Ok Bye!
Narrator: The Father is sitting at home and has an unexpected
knock on the door from the neighbor. The neighbor then shows
the father the situation in the newspaper that his ex-wife and
daughter are in and informs the father that their house is about
to be taken by the bank. The father has no choice but to finally
tell Lauren the truth about her mother and sister. Lauren was
very upset with the father for lying to her. But she decided to
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182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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help her long lost mother and sister by paying off their debt
and becoming united as a family again.

Father: The moral of the story is that love will solve all
problems.

Mother: That greed and materials are not more important than
family.

Lauren: When you follow your passion, you will create your
own kind of success.

Katie: Do not let someone tell you how you should live your
life.

All together : The End

 TAPRAYA SCHOOL
182, Thanavithi Road, Ta Phraya, Ta Phraya, Sa Keao, 27180
Tel.037-269-079
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