THREE FOOLISH CHILDREN

Narrotor : Ladies and gentlemen. We are from grade eight one will present a great role play with ` the title “Three Foolish Children”. Character

Script writer and director : Dodi Indra, S.S
Father :
Mother :
Somali :
Mayadi :
Losari :
Shopkeeper 1 :
Shopkeeper 2 :
Shopkeeper 3 :
Visitor :
Narrator :

Ladies and gentlemen. Please enjoy the play.

Narrator : Once upon a time, there lived a happy family. They had three children, 2 sons and a daughter. One day, the father wanted to talk to them.

Father : Mother…. Could you call our children! I want to talk to them.
Mother : Of course. Wait a minute. (Mother went and for a moment she appeared with 3 children).
Father : Sit down!
Somali : What is going on, dad?
Mayadi : Dad. What happened? Why did you want to talk to us.
Mother : Listen to your father!
Father : I want to talk about something.
Losari : Dad. Please tell us!
Mother : Wait. Give a chance to your father to tell it!
Mayadi : Please dad!
Father : Right my children. I and your mother are getting old. Not so long time we will pass a way.
Somali : Dad. Don’t say that. We are….
Losari : Yes dad. We are your children. Don’t make me scare.
Mother : We are not going to make your scare. That is a true thing.
Father : Right. Before we are gone. I will give you each a million money. You may buy everything you need.
Somali : Father. What do you mean?
Mother : Somali. We give you a million money. You may go and buy everything that will be useful for our family..
Mayadi : That is good. I want it.
Losari : Nice. I really agree with that.
Father : Right, now this is the money. (Father gave the money to 3 children)
Losari : well dad. I go now. I want to buy everything I want. Bye..
Mayadi : I do too, dad. I want to spend this money.
Somali : Thanks dad. We go now.


Narrator : The three children went out to find anything they like. Somali went to the market. After walk around and see everything he felt confused.

Somali : Oh my god. What will I buy with this money?
Narrator : Somali walked from one shop to another shop until he found a gun shop.
Shopkeeper 1 : What can I do for you?
Somali : No… I just want to look around.
Shopkeeper 1 : Oh.. I see.
Somali : Sir. I want to buy this gun.
Shopkeeper 1 : Which one sir?
Somali : This one. How much?
Shopkeeper 1 : It is one million sir.
Somali : A million.
Shopkeeper 1 : Yes sir. This is good and original.
Somali : Right. I take this.

Narrator : Finally Somali bought the gun and brought it home. While in another side Losari still walked and looked for something to buy. She also confused.

Losari : Oh… this is not easy like I think before. I still in doubt what is the money for? That is a textile shop a want to see around it.
Shopkeeper 2 : Good after noon. Can I help you?
Losari : Thank you. I just want to see.
Shopkeeper : o.. please.
Losari : Hmmm.. Shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper : Yes madam. What can I do for you?
Losari : I want this one. What kind of material is this?
Shopkeeper : This is made of silk.
Losari : Silk. How much?
Shopkeeper : It is Rp. 250.000,- a meter.
Losari : Well. I need 4 meters.
Shopkeeper : Ok. Wait a minute. I will take it for you.

Narrator : On the other side. Mayadi was looking tired. He was really confused. He did not know what will he buy? What was the money for?

Mayadi : It is almost late of afternoon. I do not buy anything else. Oh my god? Please help me.

Narrator : Mayadi walked a long until he came to the market. He looked one shop to another shop until he found a drug store.

Mayadi : Drug store. Oh my god. Thank you. I will buy some medicine. It will useful to recover my health if I get sick.
Shopkeeper 3 : Hello. What can I do for you?
Mayadi : I want to buy some medicine.
Shopkeeper : Well… What kind of medicine?
Mayadi : I want the best one.


Shopkeeper : OK. I mean what kind of medicine?
Mayadi : I see. I need medicine for headache, toothache, injure kit, blooding kit, stomachache and
Shopkeeper : We have the complete one. It can cure many pain and illness.
Mayadi : May I see it?
Shopkeeper : Wait a minute. I will take for you? ( he went and back with a box )
Mayadi : How much is for the package?
Shopkeeper : It is only one million.
Mayadi : a million?
Shopkeeper : Yes sir. It is complete and can be use for all illness.
Mayadi : Right. I take this package.

Narrator : The three children felt happy because they got the things that really important and useful for their parents. They went back home and met their parents happily.

Losari : Dad… I had found the useful cloth for you. ( Show a cloth to her parents)
Father : You have already come back, sari!
Mayadi : Sir, I brought useful medicine for you. ( show a box of medicine )
Somali : I did too. I had a gun to safe you from others. ( Show the gun )
Mother : Thank you my children. You all are very kind.
Father : Yes. I hope all you bring today will be useful next time.

Narrator : Day by day runs so quickly. The children and their parents live happily. Until one day the family sat in the living room. They watched a film. Suddenly a mosquito alighted on the father’s forehead.

Somali : Dad… be quite. There is a mosquito on your forehead. Wait….
( Somali run out and back with a gun on his hand )
Mother : Hey… what are you going to do?
Somali : Keep silent. ( Somali aimed his gun to his father’s forehead) Dorr…
Mother : Oh my god. What the hell have you done?
Father : My goodness. Why did all be happened to me?( Father’s forehead is blooding )
Mother : Help.. help….
Somali : I got it. I have shot the mosquito. You are safe now father.
Losari : Father… what is going on?
Mother : Help… help… your father is blooding.
Mayadi : Wait. I have a medicine. I will cure your wound, father. ( Mayadi went out and back with his box)
Mother : My children. Please help your father.
Mayadi : I will do the best for father. ( Mayadi cured his father forehead)
Losari : Hi.. May I take a look. O..my god. ( Losari went out and back with his cloth)
Somali : I succeeded to kill the mosquito.
Losari : Let me cure him with this cloth.
Mother : My children. What are you going to your father?
Somali : We have to do the best for him mom.
Mother : Dad… Please. Don’t leave us. ( Cry )
Mayadi : Father. .. ( Cry )


Mother : Your father is gone. You killed him.
Somali : Father. Please forgive me. I do not mean to kill you. I just want to make you safe.
Losari : What the hell. You kill our father. ( Cry )
Mayadi : Father……

Narrator : An old man came to the house. He is very surprised.
Visitor : What happened?
Mother : Look, my husband is death
Visitor : oh my goodness. What was going on with him. Some one had hurt him. Who..
who did do it?
Losari : He had killed our father. ( pointed Somali )
Visitor : You should get punishment. You must be in jail. ( The visitor brought Somali out of the house )

Narrator : Finally Somali entered the jail. The family were so confuse with the things that they did to his parents. Ladies and gentlemen. This is our performance to day. Thank you for your attention and Assalamualaikum w.w.

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