本和霍利剧本 57 Daisy and Poppy's Playgroup

Daisy and Poppy’s Playgroup

Somewhere hidden amongst thorny brambles is a little kingdom of elves and fairies.

Everyone who lives here is very, very small.

BEN：I’m Ben Elf. (Trumpet Toots)

HOLLY：And I'm Princess Holly.

Come on, let's play.

BEN： Wait for us!

BEN AND HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM

Today's adventure starts at the little castle.

Daisy and Poppy’s Playgroup

DAISY&POPPY: Bang! Bang! Bang!

KING THISTLE: Ah! Daisy! Poppy!

DAISY& POPPY: Bang! Bang!

HOLLY: Daisy! Poppy! Don't do that!

DAISY&POPPY: Bang! Bang!

QUEEN THISTLE: What's all the noise?

HOLLY: Mummy, the twins are being naughty.

QUEEN THISTLE: Shouldn't they be at playgroup?

NANNY PLUM: There hasn't been any playgroup for weeks now.

QUEEN THISTLE: Really? Why not?

BEN: The problem was all the toddlers were together in one place.

QUEEN THISTLE: Isn't that the idea of a playgroup?

NANNY PLUM: Well, yes. But just think. There was Raspberry, even her wand is rude.

(Blows raspberry) And Nettle, she has a stinging nettle in her hat. And Tarquin.

TARQUIN: Tarquin like playgroup.

NANNY PLUM: And Daisy and Poppy.

DAISY&POPPY: Bang! Bang! (Both giggle)

NANNY PLUM: All together, they're quite a handful.

QUEEN THISTLE: What happened to their nice teacher, Mrs Fotheringill?

MRS FOTHERINGILL: Good morning, children. My name is Mrs Fotheringill.

HOLLY: They made her disappear. 

QUEEN THISTLE: Disappear?!

NANNY PLUM: All they found was her shoes. Now no-one wants to be the teacher and the nursery's closed.

QUUEEN THISTLE: What a lot of fuss about nothing! I know, I'll be the playgroup teacher. And Nanny Plum can be my assistant.

NANNY PLUM: Uh? m, I'd like to be, but I'm really very busy.

QUEEN THISTLE: I’ll call my friend, Mrs Elf, then. SHE can be my assistant.

(Phone rings)

MRS ELF: Hello, Mrs Elf speaking.

QUEEN THISTLE: Hello? It's Queen Thistle. 

MRS ELF: Oh, Your Majesty.

QUEEN THISTLE: I wonder if you'd be interested in a new job.

MRS ELF: A job? Yes!

QUEEN THISTLE: You'll be working with me.

MRS ELF: That would be an honour, Queen Thistle.

QUEEN THISTLE: As assistant teacher at the playgroup. 

(Silence) 

Hello? Hello? Oh, the phone must be broken. Still, she sounds very keen. I'll go round and fetch her.

HOLLY: Are you sure you want to be the teacher, Mummy?

BEN: The toddlers can be very naughty.

QUEEN THISTLE: No problem, I'll have Mrs Elf to help me. 

Hello? Is Mrs Elf there?

MRS ELF: Uh, sorry, but Mrs Elf had to go away suddenly. She is not here.

(Ben opens the door)

BEN: Oh, hello, Mum.

MRS ELF: Oh, hello. I... just got back.

QEEN THISTLE: Perfect! Daisy and Poppy are so pleased you're going to help at playgroup.

MRS ELF: Well, as long as it's just Daisy and Poppy.

QUEEN THISTLE: Oh, no, it'll be all their friends as well.

MRS ELF:  Lovely. 

Oh, it's locked. What a shame! No playgroup.

QUEEN THISTLE: Don't worry, Mrs Elf. I have the key.

MRS ELF: Lovely.

QUEEN THISTLE: A quick tidy and we'll soon have it shipshape.

HOLLY: Oh, look! 

BEN: Mrs Fotheringill's shoes.

HOLLY: Where did she go?

MRS ELF: No-one knows, she just disappeared.

QUEEN THISTLE: Come along, the toddlers will be here in a minute.

ELF 1: We heard playgroup's reopening. We didn't quite believe it, though.

FAIRY 1: So what poor person is the new teacher?

QUEEN THISTLE: Uh, me, actually.

MRS ELF: And I'm the assistant teacher.

ELF 2: Tarquin's been really missing playgroup.

TARQUIN: Tarquin like playgroup.

FAIRY 1: So is Raspberry.

(TARQUIN&RASPBERRY blow raspberries)

ELF 1: And Nettle.

QEEN THISTLE: Come in, children.

MRS ELF: Ah, she stung me!

QUEEN THISTLE: Hello, I'm your new nursery teacher, and this is my assistant, Mrs... Oh.

HOLLY: She's hiding under the desk.

MRS ELF: Uh, hello, children. I'm Mrs Elf.

QUEEN THISTLE: Relax, Mrs Elf. There's nothing to worry about with me in charge. Now, children, let's...

(Children laugh)

(Gasps) 

BEN: They've made the queen disappear.

MRS ELF: All they've left is her panties.

HOLLY: Children, what have you done with the queen?

NETTLE: Gone, all gone.

(Children laugh)

(Phone rings)

QUEEN THISTLE: Hello?

MRS ELF: Oh, Queen Thistle!

QUEEN THISTLE: The toddlers have magicked me somewhere. But I'll be back as soon as I've worked out where I am. You'll have to take the class until I get back.

MRS ELF: Oh, OK. Bye.

HOLLY: Mrs Elf, you're the teacher now.

MRS ELF: Yes. Don't panic, Mrs Elf. You can do this. You're in charge.

BEN: Maybe we should take away their wands.

MRS ELF: Good idea, Ben. Right, everyone, we are going to play a game. It's called Hide The Wands. We'll take the wands and hide them in this drawer.

Good. Now, let's draw a lovely picture. What shall we draw? Butterflies? Bunny rabbits?

TARQUIN: Dinosaurs! Tarquin like dinosaurs.

MRS ELF: Oh. OK.

NETTLE: Big teeth! (Laughs)

MRS ELF: Good. Now use your imaginations. Let's all close our eyes and imagine what it would be like in the time of the dinosaurs.

HOLLY: Uh, are you sure this is a good idea?

MRS ELF: It's keeping them happy and quiet. Imagine the fiery volcanoes and thick jungle and dinosaurs. Pretend you're really there.

BEN: What was that? I think the school moved.

HOLLY: Daisy, Poppy, did you just do something?

MRS ELF: It's alright, Holly. They're being very good. And it's nearly home time.

KING THISTLE: How lovely and quiet! Why is it so different today?

NANNY PLUM: It's time to pick up the twins.

KING THISTLE: Ah! The twins! That's why it's quiet. Right, Nanny, I'm on my way.

Hello! Have you come to pick up your toddlers?

ALL: Yes. 

KING THISTLE: Ah, where's the playgroup?

ALL: It's gone.

KING THISTLE: Wow! Last time the toddlers just made the teacher disappear. This time it's the whole school.

(Bell rings)

HOLLY: Home time!

MRS ELF: Phew! Well done, Mrs Elf. That wasn't too bad.

BEN: Apart from the queen disappearing.

MRS ELF: Oh, yes, the queen.

(Children giggle)

MRS ELF: See you next time, children. Don't run! Oh! My goodness!

HOLLY: Daisy, Poppy, where have you sent us?

CHILDREN: Dinosaur! Dinosaur!

MRS ELF: Oh, no! They've sent us back in time!

BEN: To the land of the dinosaurs!

HOLLY: How are we going to get home again?

MRS ELF: Let's not panic, there's an answer to everything. OK, we're stuck in the land of the dinosaurs, 65 million years in the past.

BEN: So, what's the answer?

MRS ELF: I’m thinking.

KING THISTLE: I have an idea, I might be able to magic the school back.

ELF 1: It's worth a try.

KING THISTLE: Abracadabra!

MRS ELF: The main thing is not to panic.

HOLLY: Ah! The school's gone!

BEN: Shall we start panicking now, Mum?

MRS ELF: Yes.

ELF 1: It's the school.

ALL: Hooray!

KING THISTLE: Welcome back, everybod... Oh, there's no-one here.

MRS ELF: Trapped in the land of the dinosaurs with no way back. Don't worry, there must be an answer. Think, Mrs Elf, think.

(Rustling)

BEN: What's that? Is it a dinosaur?

MRS ELF: I’m not sure...

(Moans)

BEN: It's a cave woman!

MRS FOTHERINGILL: Shoes... Shoes...

MRS ELF: Wait a minute, it's Mrs Fotheringill!

HOLLY: The lost teacher.

MRS FOTHERINGILL: I’ve been stuck here for ages. Thank goodness you've finally come to rescue me.

BEN: Well, we sort of need rescuing ourselves, actually.

MRS FOTHERINGILL: Oh.

HOLLY: If only Mummy was here.

MRS ELF: Yes, the Queen could magic us home.

MRS FOTHERINGILL: The Queen IS here. I saw her this morning.

ALL: Hooray!

MRS FOTHERINGILL: But she was carried off by one of those pterodactyl things. Leaving just her wand and her cell phone.

MRS ELF: Mrs Fotheringill, do you know where the pterodactyls live?

MRS FOTHERINGILL: They live on Scary Mountain. I could take you there if you want.

MRS ELF: Alright, come on, children. Hold hands! Stay together!

HOLLY: Mrs Fotheringill, why is it called Scary Mountain? 

(saw the scary mountain) Oh. I see.

MRS ELF: Look! The Queen!

QUEEN THISTLE: Hello, everyone.

HOLLY: Mummy, are you alright?

QUEEN THISTLE: Yes, but I'm trapped. It won't lift up its foot.

BEN: I’ll climb up and tickle the pterodactyl. Elves are good at tickling pterodactyls.

And I'm an elf. (Trumpet Toots)

QUEEN THISTLE: Careful, Ben.

BEN: Tickle, tickle, tickle.

(Laughs)

Tickle, tickle.

(Laughs)

ALL: Hooray!

HOLLY: Here's your wand, Mummy.

QUEEN THISTLE: Thank you, everyone. Now I think we'd all better get back home. (Waves the wand)

HOLLY:  Hooray! We're back!

MRS FOTHERINGILL: My shoes!

QUEEN THISTLE: And my panties!

KING THISTLE: Oh, hello!

QUEEN THISTLE: Hello, everyone.

KING THISTLE: I was getting a tiny bit worried.

QUEEN THISTLE: I think it's all gone very well for the first day. And the good news is,we've found Mrs Fotheringill.

MRS FOTHERINGILL: Hello!

KING THISTLE: Welcome back, Mrs Fotheringill. I expect you'd like a little rest.

MRS FOTHERINGILL: Oh, yes, Your Majesty. Thank you.

KING THISTLE: You'll need to get your strength back before you start teaching the playgroup again.

MRS FOTHERINGILL: Oh.

CHILDREN: Mrs Fotheringill!

(Children giggle)

( THE END )