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THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE

CHARACTERS:

FISHERMAN

GENIE

SCRIPT:

(The Fisherman is in the river.  His hook is in the water)

FISHERMAN: I hope I can catch a fish today.  I’m so hungry!. (He takes out his hook) A shoe?,  I can not eat a shoe!. (He throws the shoe and the hook to the water.  He waits a few minutes.  He takes the hook out of the water) A sock?.  I can not eat a sock!. (He throws the sock and the hook to the water.  He waits a few minutes.  He takes the hook out of the water)  A bottle?.  I can not eat a bottle!. (As he is about to throw the bottle to the water, he hears a voice)

GENIE:  No, Please, don’t throw me into the river!.

(The Fisherman takes the bottle in his hand and shakes it)

FISHERMAN:  This is incredible!.   I see something inside the bottle.

GENIE: Please, don’t throw me into the river!.  Set me free. I’m a genie. If you set me free I will be your slave.

FISHERMAN:  It would be fun to have a slave.  I am so poor!. 

GENIE: Open the bottle!.

FISHERMAN:  (opens the bottle)  Mmmm, okay.

(The Genie comes out of the bottle)

GENIE: Now,  I’m going to get rid of you!.  Ha, ha, ha, ha.

FISHERMAN: But you promise me that you would my slave!.

GENIE: I don’t care what I said!.  I have been locked for a thousand years, and now that I’m free I will get rid of you!

FISHERMAN: Why were you locked for so many years?.

GENIE: King Arthur punished me.

FISHERMAN: Why?.

GENIE: Because I was an evil genie!.

FISHERMAN: Honestly, I don’t believe you.  This is a joke!.  You were not inside that bottle.  This is just an illusion.

GENIE: Illusion?.  Are you sure?.

FISHERMAN: Yes.  You’re so big!.  How could you be inside that small bottle?.

GENIE: So, you don’t believe me?.

FISHERMAN: No, I don’t.  I will believe you only if I see you inside the bottle again.

GENIE:  Fine, if that’s what you want!.  I’ll show you how I can get in, then I’ll come out and I will get rid of you!.  Do you understand?.

FISHERMAN: Yes, I do.

GENIE: Indete Batol!

(The Genie gets inside the bottle. The fisherman closes the bottle, and throws it to the river)

FISHERMAN: I prefer to be hungry!.

(The Fisherman leaves)

THE END

Author:  African Folktale

Adapted by: K I D S I N C O

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