The Prince and the Servant

Chapter 1

This first part is a little similar to Into the Woods.

Narrator: Once upon a time, in a far-off Kingdom. There lay a small village at the edge of the woods.

Rani: I wish

Narrator: And in this village.

Rani: More than anything more than life, more than jewels.

Kion: I wish, more than life.

Surak and Nirmala: I wish

Surak: More than anything

Nirmala:  More than the moon.

Both: I wish

Rani: The King is giving a Festival.

Surak and Nirmala: More than life.

Kion:I wish

Rani: I wish to go to the Festival.

Surak and NIrmala: More than riches.

Rani: And the ball

Kion: I wish I had a lover.

Surak and Nirmala: More than anything.

Surak: I wish we had a child

Kion: Please

Nirmala: I want a child.

Kion: Please

Rani: I wish to go to the Festival.

Kion: I wish to have a lover.

Surak and Nirmala: I wish we might have a child.

All: I wish

Liliana: You wish to go to the Festival?

Narrator: The poor girl's parents had died.

Liliana: You, Rani, the Festival?

Myra: You wish to go to the Festival?

Daniella: The Festival?

All: The King's Festival?

Narrator: And now she, and her brother Baliyo lived with their stepmother.

Liliana: The Festival? Ha!

Narrator: Who had two daughters of her own

Myra: Look at your nails!

Daniella: Look at your dress!

Liliana: People would laugh at you.

Rani: Nevertheless, I still want to go to the Festival and dance before the prince

Liliana, Myra, and Daniella: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Narrator: All three were beautiful of face, but vile and black of heart.

Baliyo: I wish, I wish my sister were not a fool. I wish my stepmother was not so evil. I wish my parents were here. I wish my aunt and uncle were here. I wish a lot of things.

LIliana: Rani, if you can pick up these lentils, and finish your chores in time. Then you may go to the ball with us, come along ladies.

Myra and Daniella: Yes, mother

Myra: Good luck

Rani: Come, little birds. Down from the eaves, and the leaves, over fields, out of castles and ponds.

Kion: Now I need to get back to the palace before the festival starts.

Rani starts vocalizing

Rani: Quick, little birds. Flick through the ashes, pick and peck but swiftly sift through the ashes, into the pot.