"The Contest of the Fairies" Whootie Owl's Free Play Script Written by an 8th Grade Student: Laura All You Do is Print the Play, Cast & Perform! Are the scripts really FREE?  Indeed, yes! We ask only that you acknowledge the source of the stories. If you have a program flyer when you perform your play, we ask that you paste one of our conveniently-provided banners on the first page of your program. And Now! Whootie Owl's Free Play Script "the Contest of the Fairies" by Laura, 8th grader CHARACTERS, in Order of Appearance: Narrator Nurse Prince Jim of Fairyland Prince Tom of Fairyland Father Chester King Alex King Alex's wife, the Queen Another King Beauty Wise 10 Other Princesses Chambermaid NARRATOR: A long time ago, in a land far, far away, well, not that long ago, and not that far away, but sometime ago, King Chester ruled fairy world. Now Chester was the best king that fairy world had ever had. He restored and kept peace in the nation and kept everything running. Chester had two sons, Prince Tom and Prince Jim. His sons had their own well-established kingdoms elsewhere on two other sides of the universe and did not get along, in fact, they could not agree on anything. [NURSE emerges from a room, nervous. Two boys are sitting on either side of the room. One is clean-cut and reading "Pride and Prejudice", the other dirty and reading a trashy teen magazine.] NURSE: I'm afraid that I have some bad news, from the doctor. PRINCE JIM of FAIRYLAND: [Puts down "Pride and Prejudice"] What is it, Nurse? NURSE: I'm afraid that your father is dying. He would like to say his last regards. PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: [Not looking up] Aw, just ask him what he's gonna give me and I'll be happy. [PRINCE JIM ignores him and walks into the room. He kneels next to him and holds his hand.] PRINCE JIM: Hello, father. How do you feel? KING CHESTER: Where is your brother? PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: He's outside; do you want me to get him? KING CHESTER: Yes, bring me my boys. PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: Tom, come here! PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: Yea, what do you want? KING CHESTER: Boys, I know that you both have your kingdoms and that there is no possible way that you can take over mine. I'm dying, boys. I need you to find me a new king for my kingdom. It is my last wish. [KING CHESTER dies right there.] PRINCE JIM: Ok, well I'll go get somebody. PRINCE TOM: Wait! Hold it right there! What makes you think that you get to decide who mans the kingdom? PRINCE JIM: Oh, go back to your Teen Magazine! What makes you think that you have someone who is as good as someone that I have? PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: Fine, then I'll challenge you! I will find a man, a man who will at first glance make any girl fall in love with him, but he will not commit to anyone. PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: Fine then, you're on! I will make a girl who will make your man propose marriage. If she does, then you'll have to admit that I'm the one who's better suited to finding the next king of Fairyland. [The two shake and seal the deal. They both part to find their man and woman.] NARRATOR: Now, in another kingdom very far from the last, Prince Jim of Fairyland is talking to a King Alex and his queen. PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: How are you this fine day, Alex? KING ALEX: Oh, we're peachy-keen today, Jim, now what can I do for you today? PRINCE JIM: I know that your wife, the Queen, has a baby daughter whom she loves dearly, but I have a proposition for you… NARRATOR: Prince Jim of Fairyland convinces the couple that if they give over their daughter, he promises that she will marry a handsome prince. Being a powerful fairy, they agreed and the fairy took off with the baby princess, leaving behind 12 other baby girls. [Magically, 12 babies appear.] Years passed. The 12 baby girls grew up to be 12 sweet princesses. What's more, each one possessed a special quality; beauty, brains, kindness…and so on and so forth. By that time, in another kingdom (the world back then had a lot of small kingdoms)... ANOTHER KING: Listen Christopher, my son, you will have to find a princess sooner or later, so why not make me happy and make it sooner, come on! PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: Okay, father. PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: [Talking to the prince] So, your old man trying to marry you off again, right? Well, I have the perfect kingdom for you. Right across the woods, are twelve beautiful princesses. Go, there, woo them; get your father off of your back. PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: My dad off my back? I'll do it, definitely. NARRATOR: And so the prince goes off into the woods. By daybreak, he sees a giant castle, where twelve beautiful princesses live, just as the fairy said. BEAUTY: Hello, you must be the prince. I am Beauty. NARRATOR: And, just as she said, she was beautiful. WISE: I am wise, come with us inside. NARRATOR: The prince meet princess after princess, loving the next one more than the last. PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: UGH! I cannot let that goody- goody beat me! He can't! He mustn't! I must cast a spell. Gobbering soats and root beer floats, turn these fair maidens into hovering goats! [Magically, the 12 princesses turn into goats.] NARRATOR: The prince was depressed. He thought that at least one girl would be the right girl. CHAMBERMAID: Can I get you anything? A drink, something to eat? PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: No, that's ok. This is all my fathers fault. He pressured me to marry, and now I'm miserable. CHAMBERMAID: Don't worry, you will find somebody; there are plenty of fish in the sea. PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: What about you? CHAMBERMAID: Me? Well, I…um…I am a simple maid; I could never marry. PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: Well, that doesn't sound fair. CHAMBERMAID: Who said life was fair? NARRATOR: The maid visited him everyday in his chamber; she listened to his problems and helped him up. Prince Jim of Fairyland makes his move. PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: Go on dear, he will make a good husband. CHAMBERMAID: What if he doesn't like me? PRINCE JIM: Relax; he'll love you. NARRATOR: Sure enough, the girl was ravishing; the prince couldn't help but look at her. But as she was flirting, he wouldn't budge. So she gave up on flirting and returned to talking to him like before. PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: Chambermaid? CHAMBERMAID: Yes, sire? PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: You have listened to me, helped me, and not flirted endlessly with me. You actually listen, I promised to my father that I would marry, and I will…I want you to come home with me and be my wife. CHAMBERMAID: Me, a maid? Why I couldn't sire, I couldn't leave… PRINCE CHRISTOPHER: Loyalty, I love it! [He leans over and kisses her.] PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: Ha, I won! PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: Ha, your man fell, so technically I won! PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: Hey, but he didn't fall for your girl. PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: Ugh, people. PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: Yea, who needs them? PRINCE JIM OF FAIRYLAND: What are they used for again? PRINCE TOM OF FAIRYLAND: Come on -- let's go. NARRATOR: SO, overall it was a good ending, Chris got his girl, and…and…and…ok, so it didn't end happily. Ok wait, I thought of something. [Clears throat] Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to say that the moral of this story is don't fight, at the end even the good and the bad compromise. Do you want to view the story in narrative form? click here (The narrative form is a bit different - this writer had her own interpretation!) ©Copyright 1998-2000 Elaine Lindy -- All rights reserved. E-mail: whootieowl@storiestogrowby.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 600344 / Newtonville, MA 02460-0004 Web: