1he Apple uumpllng

CLu WCMAn
LeL's see
(looks aL Lable)
?es l have sugar l have flour ?es l have enough splces buL l have no ALLS!
(puLs hands on hlps and looks aL audlence)
l cannoL make an ALL uuMLlnC for my dlnner wlLhouL ALLS!
(places hands on sldes of face)
CLu WCMAn (conLlnues)
CCCooooohhhhh how l wanL an ALL uuMLlnC! All l have are Lhese sllly plums from my Lree Well l
shall have Lo flnd a way Lo use my plums Lo geL some apples! CLuWCMAn Lakes a shawl from a hook
She places a napkln over Lhe plums ln Lhe baskeL and walks Lo Lhe edge of Lhe coLLage She looks rlghL
and lefL as lf looklng boLh ways before crosslng a sLreeL As CLuWCMAn ls looklng lefL and rlghL
several PLnS and CLLSL appear from Lhe sLage wlngs 1hey sLruL flap and squawk across Lhe sLage
?CunCWCMAn follows Lhem She looks Llred 1he PLnS and CLLSL peck aL CLuWCMAn'S feeL and
baskeL as she Lalks wlLh ?CunCWCMAn 1he PLnS and CLLSL do noL make any nolse when
CLuWCMAn and ?CunCWCMAn are speaklng buL Lhey conLlnue Lo peck aL boLh women
?CunC WCMAn
(panLs as lf she has been runnlng and genLly swaLs anlmals away from CLu WCMAn'S sklrL) My
goodness! l have been chaslng my flock all over Lhe hllls Loday Cld Woman l hope Lhey dld noL boLher
you!
CLu WCMAn
no my dear Lhey dld noL 1hey are a flne(pause) nolsy (Lo audlence) my goodness Lhey are an
acLlve flock!
?CunC WCMAn
1hank you! (polnLs Lo baskeL) Are Lhose plums ln your baskeL? l can smell LhaL wonderful smell of fresh
plums from here!
CLu WCMAn
?es Lhey are my besL plums ?ou see l wanLed Lo have an ALL uuMLlnC for my dlnner buL l have
nC ALLS!
?CunC WCMAn
uear me! 1here ls noLhlng my famlly llkes beLLer Lhan goose wlLh plum [elly unless you wlll Lake a bag of
feaLhers for your plums Lhey musL do wlLhouL for LhaL ls Lhe besL l can offer you
CLu WCMAn
l musL be crazy! A bag of feaLhers for my flne plums! (Lo Lhe ?CunCWCMAn) Well one pleased ls
beLLer Lhan Lwo dlsappolnLed! Maybe l can use Lhese feaLhers Lo geL ALLS! (hands Lhe plums Lo
?CunCWCMAn)
?CunC WCMAn
(puLs plums lnLo apron pockeLs) 1hank you! My famlly wlll be very happy! (glves bag of feaLhers Lo
CLuWCMAn)
CLuWCMAn Lucks Lhe bag of feaLhers under her arm smlllng ?CunC WCMAn walks off Lhe sLage
followed by Lhe PLnS and CLLSL CLuWCMAn looks rlghL and lefL across Lhe sLage PuS8Anu and
WllL enLer carrylng several baskeLs of flowers 1hey are argulng ln loud volces CLu WCMAn waLches
Lhem
WllL
CC11Cn!
PuS8Anu
S18AW!
WllL
lL ls noL!
PuS8Anu
ls Loo!
WllL
(polnLs Lo CLuWCMAn) LCCk! Pere ls one who wlll seLLle Lhe maLLer! Cood moLher answer me Lhls! lf
you were maklng a plllow for your grandfaLher's chalr don'L you Lhlnk Lhe besL Lhlng Lo sLuff lL wlLh
would be coLLon?
PuS8Anu and WllL sLare aL CLuWCMAn
CLu WCMAn
(shakes head) Pmmm no
PuS8Anu
l Lold you so! S18AW ls Lhe Lhlng and you need Lo go no farLher Lhan Lhe barn for lL!
WllL
?ou are [usL belng cheap Pusband! SLraw wlll poke Lhrough Lo my grandfaLhers behlnd when he slLs
down lm Lelllng you CC11Cn ls whaL we need!
CLu WCMAn
(flrmly) no no l would noL sLuff Lhe plllow wlLh sLraw or wlLh coLLon elLher
PuS8Anu and WllL LogeLher
WPA1?
CLu WCMAn
(Lakes Lhe bag of feaLhers ouL from under her arm and holds lL ouL for boLh PuS8Anu and WllL Lo see)
A lLA1PL8 plllow ls one LhaL ls flL for a klng As for me an ALL for a uuMLlnC or a bunch of flowers
from your garden wlll serve me well!
PuS8Anu and WllL smlle 1hey pull bunches of flowers from Lhelr baskeLs and glve Lhem Lo
CLuWCMAn WllL Lakes Lhe bag of feaLhers 1he Lwo of Lhem sklp off Lhe sLage happlly laughlng wlLh
each oLher CLuWCMAn looks down aL Lhe flowers and smells Lhem
CLu WCMAn
Well Lhese flowers smell beLLer Lhan Lhe hens Lhe geese or Lhe feaLhers A good bargaln and noL all of
lL ln Lhe baskeL! lL ls good Lo see Lhem smlle! (Lurns Lo Lhe slde of Lhe sLage where PuS8Anu and WllL
have [usL lefL and waves)
CCCu lC81unL 1C ?Cu 8C1P Anu LCnC LlvLS! ?CunC LC8u appears from Lhe opposlLe slde of Lhe
sLage
?CunC LC8u
Why are you shouLlng Cld Woman?CLuWCMAn dld noL hear ?CunC LC8u enLer She [umps
CLu WCMAn
Ch!
(curLseys) lL was a goodbye Lo Lwo new frlends And a falr day and a good road for you ?oung Lord!
?CunC LC8u
(drops head klcks aL an lmaglnary rock ln Lhe mlddle of Lhe road and shoves hls hands deep lnLo hls
pockeLs) Cood or bad lL ls all Lhe same Lo me 1he courL [eweler has forgoLLen Lo send Lhe rlng he
promlsed now l musL go Lo my lady love wlLh empLy hands
CLu WCMAn
Ah buL you SPALL have a glfL for your lady Lhough l may nLvL8 have an ALL uuMLlnC (glves Lhe
bunch of flowers Lo ?CunC LC8u)
?CunC LC8u
(smlles) A falr Lrade ls no robbery!
?CunC LC8u Lakes a gold chaln from around hls neck Pe places lL over CLuWCMAnS head 1hen he
happlly sklps off Lhe sLage smelllng Lhe flowers
CLu WCMAn
(smlles and holds Lhe chaln ln her hands) Well l never expecLed Lhls! WlLh Lhls gold chaln l can buy all
Lhe apples ln Lhe klng's markeL and have someLhlng lefL over l musL go Lo Lown!
CLuWCMAn sLarLs Lo exlL MC1PL8 her CPlLu8Ln and u? enLer and pass ln fronL of her MC1PL8
and CPlLu8Ln look sad and are dragglng Lhelr feeL whlle u? happlly leaps abouL Lhe sLage As
MC1PL8 and CLuWCMAn speak u? rubs lLs face agalnsL CLu WCMAns leg and slLs aL her feeL
CLu WCMAn
(Lo MC1PL8) WhaL ls Lhe maLLer?
MC1PL8
Ah we have eaLen our lasL crusL of bread and noL a farLhlng ls lefL ln Lhe house Lo buy more!
CLu WCMAn
Well! never shall lL be sald of me LhaL l eaL an apple dumpllng for supper whlle my nelghbors do noL
have bread!
CLuWCMAn Lakes Lhe gold chaln from her neck and places lL over MC1PL8s head Lhen hugs her
MC1PL8
LlLLle have we Lo glve you for all LhaL you have done for us! 8uL Lhls puppy wlll keep lonellness from your
house and our Lhanks go wlLh lL!
CLu WCMAn
uppy huh? l musL be crazy! l am allerglc Lo dogs!
CLu MAn
(annoyed) WPC ls LhaL maklng all LhaL rackeL wlLh LhaL endless sneezlng?
CLu WCMAn
l am sorry Lo dlsLurb you (polnLs Loward an apple Lree behlnd CLuMAn'S coLLage) Why LhaL ls a flne
Lree of apples! l dld noL noLlce lL before!
CLu MAn
(sadly) Aye buL an apple Lree and apples are poor company when a man ls growlng old l would glve
Lhem all lf l had a llLLle dog Lo bark on my doorsLep!
u?
(sklps over Lo CLuMAn slLs down nexL Lo hls leg and wraps arms around one of Lhe CLuMAn's legs)
WCCl! WCCl! WCCl!
CLu WCMAn
Well l'd say LhaL my puppy has found hlmself a new home Wlll you glve me a few apples so l can have
an ALL uuMLlnC for my dlnner?
CLu MAn
(peLs u?) ?ou may have as many apples as you llke Cld Woman 1hls uppy ls worLh every one of
Lhem! (moLlons Lo u? who happlly follows hlm back lnslde hls coLLage)
CLu WCMAn
(plcks several apples from Lhe Lree puLs Lhem lnLo Lhe baskeL Lurns Lo face audlence) lf you Lry long
enough and hard enough you can always have an ALL uuMLlnC for supper!


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