Introduction

Actor 1:Hello everyone my name is (Actor 1's name.) and this is my partner

Actor 2:(Actor 2's name).

Actor 1:I just had a question pop into my head. Do you know a place where people were believed to live about 12,000 years agoand the current prime minister is Bondevick and the present king is Harold the fifth? Also,

Vikings were in this area. (If no one answers correctly, Actor 2 will answer, if they do answer, we will skip to Actor 1's line.)

Actor 2:Norway.

Actor 1:That’s correct. And our story, The Lad Who Traveled To The North Wind based on the story of The Lad Who Went To The North Wind. During this we will require your help. When we hold one finger up you say,

"The Lad", two you say, "The Old Lady", three you say, "The North Wind", and four you say," The Land Lord".Let's see if you've got it. (Run through it and see if they have it.) Good. This is the story.

Start

Narrator:Once upon a time, in a Norwegian area, far, far away; there lived an old widow, named “The Old Lady” and her son, named “The Lad”. (Shad Grimgravy impression and always on down stage left.)

The Lad:I live in a Norwegian area far, far away and my name is “The Lad”. (Down stage Center and waves after saying name.)

Narrator:But, “The Old Lady” was too weak to get food. So, “The Lad” had to go up into the safe to fetch a meal for cooking.

The Lad:I’m going to fetch a meal for cooking. (Heads upstage center and picks up food.)

Narrator:As “The Lad” left the safe, going down the steps, there came the puffing and blowing of “The North Wind”. (Lad heads to center stage.)

The Lad:Oh no, the puffing and blowing of “The North Wind”. (Tries to resist wind and ends up losing meals.) Oh no, not my meal. Why!?

Narrator:So “The North Wind” blew his meal away, causing “The Lad” to go back into the safe to get more. As he came out, just like before, “The North Wind” came and blew his meal away. (The Lad heads upstage center to get meal and center stage as told.)

The Lad:No, not again. Curse you “The North Wind”, curse you. (Blows away meal again and goes to his knees on, “curse you”.)

Narrator:So “The Lad” had decided to go and see “The North Wind” at his home.

The Lad:I shall go and see “The North Wind” and ask him to give me his meals.

Narrator:And so “The Lad” went North (The Lad heads center stage right.) … his other North (heads center stage left.)… to see “The North Wind”. When he arrived at his house, “The Lad” knocked three times on the door. (Lad

stops close to center stage and center stage left.)

The Lad:I knock one, two, three times. (The lad knocks on an invisible door three times and makes S.E. of knocking.)

Narrator:After “The Lad” knocked three times, the door opened, and “The Lad” entered the house. (Lad enters into center stage left.) Inside was “The North Wind”. (Narrator heads to center stage left, putting on North Wind sock puppet.)

The Lad:Good day “The North Wind”. Thank you for visiting us yesterday with your north windiness.

Narrator:So, “The North Wind” replied in a loud and gruff voice.

North Wind:Good day. Thank you for visiting me today with your (Extended)… boyishness. Why have you come to see me today?

Narrator:And so “The Lad” answered.

The Lad:Well, you see, yesterday, you came and blew my mom’s and my meals away, twice. So I was hoping that you

would give me back the meals you took. (Scared and pauses after several words.)

North Wind:Well, uh… (Wait till The Lad interrupts.)

The Lad:Please! Please! Please! Please! (High pitched and last one extended.)

North Wind:Alright, alright, but I don’t have your meals. Since you’re in such need, I’ll let you have a cloth which will give you anything you want. To do so, you must say, “Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up all kinds of good dishes.”

The Lad:Where is this “cloth” that you speak of?

North Wind: There in the corner. (Use entire sock puppet to point towards upstage left.) Next to the food.

Narrator:So “The Lad” took the cloth and left. (Lad heads upstage left and Narrator heads downstage left.) But not even “The Lad” could make it back home in a single night. (Heads to downstage right and stops.) So he stopped to stay at an inn.

The Lad:I’ve stopped to stay at an inn. (Heads up to upstage right after said.)

Narrator:That night, when the people came down for supper, “The Lad” laid the cloth on a table in the corner. (Lad lays cloth on table, if no table, then hand, with plate with fake food underneath.) Saying… (Fades)

The Lad:Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up all kinds of good dishes. (Pulls cloth off after saying incantation.)

Narrator:The cloth did as it was told and all admired the cloth, especially the land lord named, “The Land Lord”.

Land Lord:What a fabulous cloth. I must have it. I’ll steal it tonight when all is quiet. Evil laugh (Arnold impression. Downstage left. Hack during laugh.)

Narrator:And he would live up to what he said. (Heads to center stage right, laying down, to sleep, and putting cloth down near him.) That night, when all were asleep, “The Land Lord” came and took his cloth, replacing

it with a similar cloth. (Land Lord heads to Lad, taking cloth and replacing it with a similar one. Heads back to downstage left.) Awaking the next morning,“The Lad” took the cloth and went to his home. (Goes to downstage center.) When he got home, he just had to show off this cloth to his mommy.

The Lad:Mom, Mom, look what I got from “The North Wind”. It can give you anything you want. (Excited.)

Narrator:Like most people, she didn’t believe him. But she didn’t want to hurt her son’s feeling, so she asked him to show her.

The Lad:Here it goes. Ala Kazzam, Ala Kazzo. Wait, wrong one. Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up all kind of good dishes. (Still Excited.)

Narrator:To the surprise of “The Lad”, but not to “The Old Lady”, nothing appeared. Angry that “The North Wind” had lied to him, he decided to go see “The North Wind” again.

The Lad:I’m so angry that “The North Wind” lied to me and so I’ve decided to go see him again. (Angry and storms to center stage left. Stopping near center stage and center stage left.)

Narrator:Staying true to our word, he went to see “The North Wind” again. Again, when he got there, he knocked three times.

The Lad:I knock one, two, three times… again. (Knocks three times. Knocking S.E. )

Narrator:Like before, the door opened and “The Lad” entered. (The Lad enters center stage left. Put sock puppet on and head to center stage left.)

The Lad:Good evening!

North Wind:Good evening! What do you want this time?

The Lad:You took my rights for that meal of ours which you took. The cloth you gave me isn’t worth a penny and now we’re worse off than before. (Angry)

North Wind:Well… (Fades and stops after Lad interrupts.)

The Lad:Please! (Extended)

North Wind: Alright, over in yonder corner is Sam, whom only gives nothing but 100’s when you say, “Sam, Sam, make money.” (Sock puppet points to upstage left.)

Narrator:So “The Lad” took Sam, but like before, “The Lad” couldn’t make it home in one night. (Lad goes upstage left, getting Sam, and then heads towards downstage right. Narrator/ North Wind goes downstage left and takes puppet off.) He decided to stop at the same inn he stayed at before.

The Lad:I’ve decided to stay at the same inn as before. (Lad heads to upstage right.)

Narrator:Like before “The Lad” had to show off in front of a crowd showing what Sam could do. (Lad pulls money out from Sam) Like the cloth, “The Land Lord” took great interest in Sam.

Land Lord:I must have that Sam. Sam he is and I am not. I wonder if he likes green eggs and ham. (Downstage left. Lad goes to center stage right, lays down, and puts Sam beside him.)

Narrator:When all was silent and everyone sleeping in came “The Land Lord” to take Sam. (Land Lord takes Sam and replaces him with Dan.) He took Sam and replaced him Dan, who liked green eggs and ham. So the next

morning “The Lad” woke up and took Sam, who was actually Dan. (Goes to downstage center.) When he got home, like before, he just had to tell his mommy.

The Lad:Mom! Mom! This is Sam and he makes 100’s appear. (Excited.)

Narrator:His mom didn’t believe him, again, but since she still didn’t want to hurt his feelings, she asked him to show her.

The Lad:Okay, here goes. Sam, Sam, make money! (Still excited.)

Dan:My name’s Dan, not Sam. (Weird voice impression.)

The Lad:Well, Dan, Dan, make money!

Narrator:Since Sam was Dan, he only liked green eggs and ham. “The Lad”, furious at “The North Wind” lying to him again, he stormed off without narrating for the first time.

The Lad:I’m storming off while narrating again. (Angry and storms off to center stage left.)

Narrator:Though I was wrong, he did proceed to see “The North Wind” for the final time. Instead of knocking three times, he just barged right in.

The Lad:Instead of knocking, I’m going to just barge in this time. (When he enters center stage left, he barges through the imaginary door.)

Narrator:Inside, expecting “The Lad” to return, was “The North Wind”. (Puts sock puppet on and heads to center stage left.)

North Wind:Let me guess. Sam didn’t work.

The Lad:Right you are. Sam wasn’t Sam he was Dan. (Angry.)

North Wind:I guess he got his named changed one time I was out blowing around.

The Lad:I demand that you give me something that actually works. (Angry.)

North Wind:You have came and visited me several times over these last few days, each time, taking something. Sigh Fine, I’ll give you the last thing I have, a stick.

The Lad:A… stick? (Questioning.)

North Wind: Yes, a stick. It will lay on you whenever you say, “Stick, stick, lay on!” till you say, “Stick, stick, now stop!”

Narrator:So, “The Lad” took the stick and was off again. (Lad goes upstage left and takes the stick, then heads to downstage right. Narrator/North Wind heads downstage left, taking puppet off.) Once again, he couldn’t

get home in one night, so he had to stop at the same inn again.

The Lad:Same place for the same reason, again.

Narrator:As soon as “The Lad” got his room, he decided to go on to bed.

The Lad:I’m deciding to just go on ahead and go to bed. (Goes to center stage right, puts stick down beside him, and lays down to sleep.)

Narrator:“The Land Lord” noticed that “The Lad” had a stick with him.

Land Lord:That stick, it must be magical like all the other things he’s brought over these few past days. I shall steal that stick and nothing will happen like all the days before. Evil laugh (Hack during laugh.)

Narrator:So, when all was silent, “The Land Lord” came to take the stick, believing “The Lad” to be asleep, but he was only pretending to asleep. (Land Lord heads over to the Lad.) As soon as “The Land Lord” took the stick, “The Lad” said… (Land Lord takes stick and the Narrator fades.)

The Lad:Stick, stick, lay on!

Narrator:The… the stick did as it was told. Sticking over and over onto “The Land Lord”. No matter how hard he tried to get the stick off it would always stick to him. (Land Lord sticks the stick to him, trying to get it off, but it always resticks.)

Land Lord:Get this stick off of me or it will be the end of my social life. Imagine the nicknames people would call me, like stickboy. I will give you back Sam and the cloth if you unstick this stick.

The Lad:Stick, stick, now stop!

Narrator:Saying those four words caused the stick to quit sticking to “The Land Lord”. (The Land Lord removes the stick.) “The Land Lord”, being true to his words, gave “The Lad” both Sam and the cloth back to him. With

his true gifts from “The North Wind”, “The Lad” was able to show his mommy that he wasn’t lying. And they lived happily ever after.

End

Props

3 sock puppets-North Wind, Sam, and Dan

2 similar cloths

Fake food and dish/tray

Fake money

A Stick

Notes

All names in quotations will require audience saying name.

Characters and Actor

The Lad-

Narrator

North Wind-

Land Lord-

Dan-