五人英语话剧剧本《The-Silber-Swindle》.doc

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五人英语话剧剧本-TheSilberSwindle

5人Actors:

TavernKeepe:

（男主角）

YoungMan

Keeper'sWife（女主角）

YoungMan

OldMan

Summary:

Onceuponatime,therewasatavern.Travelersandhunterswouldexchangesilveringotsforcoppercoinsandeatsomefoodthere.Thetavernkeeperandhiswifewereverygreedy.Theyalwaysplayedtricksonthescalesandcheatedtheircustomers.OnedaytheyplayedatrickonanoldmanasusuaLTheyweresohappy.Theythoughttheymadeabigfortune.Ththeirsurprise,ayoungmaninthetavernbegansnickering."Itlookslikeyou'vebeencheatedthistime."Hetoldthemthatthesilveringotshadleadinthem.Theoldmanwasaconartistinfakesilverforyears.Howcoulditbethisway?

Asmartmoneychangerilkethetavernkeeperwasoutwittedbyanoldman!

Narrator:

Goodafternoon,LadiesandGentlemen.TodayIwilltellyouastory.OnceuponatimesomewhereatthefootoftheChangpaimountain,therewasatavernatwhichtravelersandhuntersexchangedmoneytobeusedinsideandoutsidethesmalltown.Mostpeopleknewthatthekeeperofthetavernandhiswifewereverygreedy.Theycheatedpeoplebyplayingtricksonthescalesandevenchargedadditionalfeesfornoreasons.

Oneday~

SceneI

（Customersaretalking,laughinganddrinkinginthetavern.Atravelerjustcomesin,findsaseatandsitsdown.）

Hunter1:

Wehuntedmanyanimalstoday.（laughing）Let'shavesomemoredrink.

Hunter2:

YeahlThat'sagoodidea.

Hunter1:

Let'seat.

Waiter:

（seesthetravelercomein）Welcomein,sir.Whatwouldyouliketoorder?

Wehavegoodfoodhereand,ofcourse,goodwine,too.

Traveler1:

Bringmeyourbestdishes!

Waiter:

That'snice,sir.Yourfoodwillbeheresoon.

Traveler2:

（walkstothecheckoutcounter）Hey!

HowmuchshouldIpay?

T.O.:

It'stenforfood,fiveforwine,andthreefortheservice.It'sallcosteighteencoins.

Traveler2:

What!

It'stooexpensive.Youripmeoff.

T.K.:

Ifyouwanttoeatfree,youwillgetamisfortune.

Traveler2:

（throwssomecoinsonthecounterreluctantlyandmarchingoutangrily）Don'texpectIwillcomebackagain.

（Meanwhile,anoldmancomesdownstairsand

orderssomefoodbeforecheckingout.）

O.M.:

Excuseme.MayIordernow?

T.K.:

（walksfrombehindthecounter）Hello!

Mydearfriend.Youdidn'tpaymeyesterday.It'sfiftycoinsforlodging,thirty-fiveforfood,andfivecoinsforcleaning.

O.M.:

（surprisingly）What!

Ijuststayedforonesinglenight.AndIhavetopaysomuchmoney.It'sridiculous!

T.K.:

Don'tyoudaretostayinmytavernforfree!

（Oneofthetwoyoungmencomesuptotheoldman.）

Y.M.1:

Calmdown,youtwo.（totheoldmanrespecifully）UncleWang,howareyourecently?

O.M.:

Fine.Andyou?

Y.M.1:

Fine.Thankyou.

T.K.:

（interruptstheirgreeting）Paymefirstandtakeyourtimechatting.

Y.M.1:

（tothekeeper）Pleasewaitaminute.（turnstotheoldman）YoursonhasbeendoingbusinesswithmeinChangchou.HewantedmetogiveyouthisletterandsomesilveringotsbeforeIleftChavgchou.Ididnotexpecttomeetyouhere.（handstheoldmanaletterandabundleofsilveringots）Pleasetakethis.

O.M.:

Thankyou.Doyouwanttohaveadrinkwithme?

Y.M.1:

Oh,no.Ican't.Ihavetoleavehereforanotherbusiness.

（Theyoungmanleaveshastilyaftergivingtheoldmanabigbundleofsilveringots.）

O.M.:

（tothetavernkeeper）Mysonagaingivesmemoneyasmylivingexpenses.But,pleasereadthisletterformesincemyeyesightisnotasgoodasitusedtobe.Ihavemoneymorethanenoughnow.CouldItroubleyoutoreadthisletterfrommyson?

Iwillpayyoutenmorecoinsastips.

T.K.:

WhydoIhavetoreadthisletterforyou?

K.W.:

（movingfrombehindthecounter）There'snothingtoargueabout.（pullsthetavernkeeperasideandwhisperstoherhusband）Wedon'thaveanylose.

T.K.:

（tearsopentheletterreluctantlyandreadtheletter）

DearFather,Howareyourecently?

IamnowinChangchoudoingbusiness.Mywifeispregnantagain.kidsareallfilialtous.Theycanrecitesomepoems.I'msorrythatIcan'ttravelwithyou.Aflerdoingbusinessforthreeyears,Imadeabigfortune.Sohereare50taelsofsilverforyou.AndIthinkitsenoughforyoutoliveincomfort.I'llbehomeintwomonths.~Nishyouwell.

Yourson

O.M:

（givingthebundletothetavernkeeper'swife）Whatagoodson!

NowtakewhatIoweyouandexchangetherestforcoins,please.

K.W.:

（opensthebundleshockingly）Waitamoment!

That'sreallyabigfuture.

T.K.:

（totheoldman）Allright.Youhavemoneynow.Youcanpayus.

K.W.:

Well.Thesilveryougavemeismorethanyouneedtopay.Ah...,letmesee.（pretendstobeweighingthesilveringotsonthescales）Mmm....They'reexactly50taels.Thecurrentexchangeratefor50taelsis5000coppercoins.Youhavetopayus100coins.So,hereare4000and900coinsyoukeepyourself.

O.M.:

That'swhatmysontoldmeintheletter.So,good-byenow.

K.W.:

Waiter.Waiter.Showthegentlemantothedoor.

（Theoldmantakesthecoinsandleavesthetavern.）

K.W.:

Youcan'tbelieveit.That50taelsofsilverweights60.Hissonmusthavebeentoobusytochecktheweight.Theoldmandidn'tknowtheycouldexchangefor6000coppercoins.SoweeamlOtaels.

T.K.:

It'ssogreat.Wemadeabigfortunetoday.

Y.M.2:

（snikeringandwalkingtothekeeper）Areyousureaboutthesilvercotent?

You'dbettercheckthemagain.

T.K.:

Whatdidyoumeanbysayingthat?

K.W.:

（cutsopenoneoftheingots）MygoshI

T.K.:

Oh,God!

Wewerecheated.Ihavetogetbackmymoney.DoyouknowwhereIcanfindhim?

Y.M.2.:

（smilingandputtingouthishandover）Iknowbut...

T.K.:

Noproblem.OnlyifyoutellmewheretofindhimandI'llgiveyouataelofsilveringo

Y.M.2:

Ataels?

...Heisinatown.

T.K.:

TellmemoreandI'llgiveyouthreetaels.

Y.M.2:

Threetaels?

Heisinavillage.

T.K.:

O.K.Fivetaelsandnomore.

Y.M.2:

Fivetaels?

...Intheeastofavillage,thereisatemple...

T.K.:

O.K.,O.K.Tentaelsandyoutellmetheexactplace.

Y.M.2:

That'sadeal.

Hunter1:

Let'sgowithhim.

K.W.:

Waiter.Takethescaleandgowiththem

（Mostofthecustomersgoalong.）

SceneII

（ThetavernKeeperleaveshiswifeandwenttotheplacetheyoungmandescribed.It'sawineshop.Theoldmanisdrinkingwinetherewithlotsofpeople.）

T.K.:

So,hereyouare.You,swindler.Youcheatedmeandyoudaretohavefunhere.

O.M.:

Oh,comeonmyfriend.Haveadinkwithme.

（ThetavernKeeperpushesawaytheoldman'shand.）

T.K.:

Don'ttalksomuch.Returnmymoney.

O.M.:

DidIcheatyou?

Itwasamistake,myfriend.

T.K.:

（angrily）Hmm~!

Youcan'tdenyit!

Thosepiecesofsilveringotsyougavemearefake.They'rewithleadinside.

O.M.:

Howdoyouknowthesilveringotsaremine.

T.K.:

Letmeshowtoyou.

（ThetavernKeeperputsthesilveringotsonthescales.）

O.M.:

（showingtheletterfromhissontotheothers）Yousee.Theyweigh60taelsofsilver.Whatmysonwritesinthisletteris50taels.Don'tfoolme.ThesearenotthesilveringotsIgaveyou.

T.K.:

IIthisthis...

Onlookers:

（grabsthetavernkeeperandbeathimhard）Youarenothonest.Andyouaretryingtobuffthispooroldman.Let'sthrowhimout.

（Lightdimsout）

SceneIII

（ThetavernKeeperleavesthevillagewearily.）

K.W.:

（expectinghishusband）Oh!

Mygoodness!

Whathappenedtoyou?

T.K.:

Stoptalkingtome.Closethedoor.

K.W.:

Whathappened,mydear?

T.K.:

Justclosethedoor.It'smydecision.

（ThetavernKeeperuttersthesentencedismally.）

K.W.:

I'maskingyouwhathappenedtoyou!

Whyareyousoupset!

T.K.:

l...Doyoubelieveit?

Iwasmadeafoolofbytheoldman.

K.W.:

Ohoh!

Mygoodness!

Howcoulditbe?

Oh-'.

T.K.:

NowyoucanunderstandwhyIamsoupset,

K.W.:

Iamasangryandsadasyouare?

Whyareyoumadwithme?

T.K.:

（shoutsathiswife）Thosetwoguysoutwittedus.Justbequiet.

K.W.:

（dismally）You!

You!

（Tothesurpriseofthecouple,theoldmanappearsinasmokesuddenly.）

O.M.:

LookatmecloselyandseewhoIam.

T.K.:

（surprisingly）HowHowcomeyouarehere?

O.M.:

Don'tbeafraid!

Youareinadream.Tellyouthetruth.Iamagodandbothofthetwoyoungmenaremysons.!

cameheretoteachyoualesson.Don'tdeceivepeopleanymore,myfriend!

Doyourbusinesshonestly.Youwillsufferfromwhatyoudoifyoudon'tstopcheatingpeople.

（Finishinghisadvice,theoldmandisappearsinasmoke.）

T.K.:

Idon'tdaretodeceivepeopleanymore.

K.W.:

Yes!

Metoo!

SceneIV

Traveler4:

MayIgetmybill?

T.K.:

Won'tyoustaylonger?

Don'tyousatisfywithourservice?

Traveler4:

No.No.Everythingisgreat.

T.K.:

Allright.Pleasewaitaminuetandhavesometea.It'sallcostthirtycoins.

Traveler4:

It'scheap.Thankyouverymuch.Youarereallyagoodman.Sogoodbyenow.

T.K.:

Goodbye.

Narrator:

Everafter,thetavernkeeperandhiswifetreatedpeoplewithkindness.What'smore,theyevenhelpedpoorpeopleinneed.

TheEnd