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MOTHER SAID
"STRAIGHT AHEAD!"
NOT TO DELAY
OR BE MISLED.
I SHOULD HAVE HEEDED
HER ADVICE...
BUT HE SEEMED SO NICE.
AND HE SHOWED ME THINGS,
MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS,
THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT TO EXPLORE.
THEY WERE OFF MY PATH,
SO I NEVER HAD DARED.
I HAD BEEN SO CAREFUL,
I NEVER HAD CARED.
AND HE MADE ME FEEL EXCITED--
WELL, EXCITED AND SCARED.
WHEN HE SAID "COME IN!"
WITH THAT SICKENING GRIN,
HOW COULD I KNOW WHAT WAS IN STORE?
ONCE HIS TEETH WERE BARED,
THOUGH, I REALLY GOT SCARED--
WELL, EXCITED AND SCARED--
BUT HE DREW ME CLOSE
AND HE SWALLOWED ME DOWN,
DOWN A DARK SLIMY PATH
WHERE LIE SECRETS THAT I NEVER WANT TO KNOW,
AND WHEN EVERYTHING FAMILIAR
SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR FOREVER,
AT THE END OF THE PATH
WAS GRANNY ONCE AGAIN.
SO WE WAIT IN THE DARK
UNTIL SOMEONE LET US FREE,
AND WE'RE BROUGHT INTO THE LIGHT,
AND WE'RE BACK AT THE START.
AND I KNOW THINGS NOW,
MANY VALUABLE THINGS,
THAT I HADN'T KNOWN BEFORE.
DO NOT PUT YOUR FAITH
IN A CAPE AND A HOOD,
THEY WILL NOT PROTECT YOU
THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD.
AND TAKE EXTRA CARE WITH STRANGERS,
EVEN FLOWERS HAVE THEIR DANGERS.
AND THOUGH SCARY IS EXCITING,
NICE IS DIFFERENT THAN GOOD.
NOW I KNOW:
DON'T BE SCARED.
GRANNY IS RIGHT,
JUST BE PREPARED.
ISN'T NICE TO KNOW A LOT!
AND A LITTLE BIT NOT...
_______________________________-
THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE SKY
THERE ARE BIG TALL TERRIBLE GIANTS IN THE SKY!
WHEN YOU'RE WAY UP HIGH
AND YOU LOOK BELOW
AT THE WORLD YOU LEFT
AND THE THINGS YOU KNOW
LITTLE MORE THAN A GLANCE
IS ENOUGH TO SHOW
YOU JUST HOW SMALL YOU ARE.
WHEN YOU'RE WAY UP HIGH
AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
IN A WORLD LIKE NONE
THAT YOU'VE EVER KNOWN
WHERE THE SKY IS LEAD
AND THE EARTH IS STONE
YOU'RE FREE TO DO
WHATEVER PLEASES YOU,
EXPLORING THINGS YOU'D NEVER DARE
'CAUSE YOU DON'T CARE,
WHEN SUDDENLY THERE'S
A BIG TALL TERRIBLE GIANT AT THE DOOR
A BIG TALL TERRIBLE LADY GIANT SWEEPING THE FLOOR
AND SHE GIVES YOU FOOD
AND SHE GIVES YOU REST
AND SHE DRAWS YOU CLOSE
TO HER GIANT BREAST,
AND YOU KNOW THINGS NOW THAT YOU NEVER KNEW BEFORE,
NOT 'TIL THE SKY.
ONLY JUST WHEN YOU'VE MADE
A FRIEND AND ALL
AND YOU KNOW SHE'S BIG
BUT YOU DON'T FEEL SMALL
SOMEONE BIGGER THAN HER
COMES ALONG THE HALL
TO SWALLOW YOU FOR LUNCH.
AND YOU HEART IS LEAD
AND YOU STOMACH STONE
AND YOU'RE REALLY SCARED
BEING ALL ALONE.
AND IT'S THEN THAT YOU LONG
FOR THE THINGS YOU'VE KNOWN
AND THE WORLD YOU LEFT
AND THE LITTLE YOU OWN.
THE FUN IS DONE.
YOU STEAL WHAT YOU CAN AND RUN.
AND YOU SCRAMBLE DOWN
AND YOU LOOK BELOW,
AND THE WORLD YOU KNOW
BEGINS TO GROW:
THE ROOF, THE HOUSE, AND YOUR MOTHER AT THE DOOR
THE ROOF, THE HOUSE, AND THE WORLD YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO EXPLORE
AND YOU THINK OF ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE SEEN,
AND YOU WISH THAT YOU COULD LIVE IN BETWEEN,
AND YOU'RE BACK AGAIN
ONLY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE
AFTER THE SKY.
THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE SKY!
THERE ARE BIG TALL TERRIBLE AWESOME SCARY WONDERFUL GIANTS IN THE SKY!
_________________________________________________________
Florinda: I WAS GREEDY.
Lucinda: I WAS VAIN.
Florinda: I WAS HAUGHTY.
Lucinda: I WAS SMUG.
Florinda and Lucinda: WE WERE HAPPY.
Lucinda: IT WAS FUN.
Florinda: BUT WE WERE BLIND.
Florinda and Lucinda: THEN WE WENT INTO THE WOODS
TO GET OUR WISH,
AND NOW WE'RE REALLY BLIND.
Witch: I WAS PERFECT.
I HAD EVERYTHING BUT BEAUTY.
I HAD POWER,
AND A DAUGHTER LIKE A FLOWER,
IN A TOWER.
THEN I WENT INTO THE WOODS
TO GET MY WISH,
AND NOW I'M ORDINARY.
LOST MY POWER AND MY FLOWER.
Florinda and Lucinda: (overlapping) WE'RE UNWORTHY.
Witch, Florinda, and Lucinda: WE'RE/I'M UNHAPPY NOW, UNHAPPY HENCE,
AS WELL AS EVER AFTER.
HAD WE USED OUR COMMON SENSE,
BEEN WORTHY OF OUR DISCONTENTS--
Company: TO BE HAPPY, AND FOREVER,
YOU MUST SEE YOUR WISH COME TRUE.
DON'T BE CAREFUL, DON'T BE CLEVER,
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR WISH, PURSUE.
IT'S A DANGEROUS ENDEAVOR,
BUT THE ONLY THING TO DO--
___________________________
Jack: BUT IT ISN'T MY FAULT,
I WAS GIVEN THOSE BEANS!
(referring to BAKER)
YOU PERSUADED ME TO TRADE AWAY MY COW FOR BEANS!
AND WITHOUT THOSE BEANS
THERE'D HAVE BEEN NO STALK
TO GET UP TO THE GIANT'S
IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Baker: WAIT A MINUTE, MAGIC BEANS
FOR A COW SO OLD
THAT YOU HAD TO TELL
A LIE TO SELL IT
WHICH YOU TOLD!
WERE THEY WORTHLESS BEANS?
WERE THEY OVER SOLD OH AND TELL US WHO
PERSUADED YOU
TO STEAL THAT GOLD?
Little Red Ridinghood: (to JACK) SEE, IT'S YOUR FAULT
Jack: NO!
Baker: SO IT'S YOUR FAULT
Jack: NO!
Little Red Ridinghood: YES, IT IS!
Jack: IT'S NOT!
Baker: IT'S TRUE
Jack: (to BAKER) WAIT A MINUTE...
THOUGH I ONLY STOLE THE GOLD
TO GET MY COW BACK
FROM YOU!
Little Red Ridinghood: (to BAKER) SO IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Jack: YES!
Baker: NO, IT ISN'T!
I'D HAVE KEPT THOSE BEANS,
BUT OUR HOUSE WAS CURSED
(referring to WITCH)
SHE MADE US GET A COW
TO GET THE CURSE REVERSED!
Witch: IT'S HIS FATHER'S FAULT
THAT THE CURSE GOT PLACED
AND THE PLACE GOT CURSED
IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Little Red Ridinghood: OH, THEN
IT'S HIS FAULT!
Witch: SO?
Cinderella: IT WAS HIS FAULT...
Jack: NO.
Baker: YES, IT IS.
IT'S HIS
Cinderella: I GUESS...
Jack: WAIT A MINUTE, THOUGH...
I CHOPPED DOWN THE BEANSTALK...
RIGHT, THAT'S CLEAR
BUT WITHOUT ANY BEANSTALK
THEN WHAT'S QUEER IS
HOW DID THE SECOND GIANT GET DOWN HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE
(confused) SECOND PLACE...
Cinderella: YES!
Little Red Ridinghood: HOW?
Baker: HMM...
Jack: WELL,
WHO HAD THE OTHER BEAN?
Baker: THE OTHER BEAN?
Cinderella: THE OTHER BEAN?
Jack: (to BAKER) YOU POCKETED THE OTHER BEAN
Baker: I DIDN'T.
YES, I DID.
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S YOUR F...!
Baker: NO, IT ISN'T,
'CAUSE I GAVE IT TO MY WIFE!
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S HER F...!
Baker: NO, IT ISN'T!!
Cinderella: THEN WHOSE IS IT?
Baker: WAIT A MINUTE!
(to CINDERELLA) SHE EXCHANGED THAT BEAN
TO OBTAIN YOUR SHOE,
SO, THE ONE WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE BEAN IS YOU!
Cinderella: YOU MEAN THAT OLD BEAN...
THAT YOUR WIFE...? OH DEAR...
(as they all look at her)
BUT I NEVER KNEW,
AND SO I THREW...
WELL, DON'T LOOK HERE!
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Cinderella: BUT...
Jack: SEE, IT'S HER FAULT...
Cinderella: BUT...
Jack: AND IT ISN'T MINE AT ALL!
Baker: (to CINDERELLA) BUT WHAT?
Cinderella: (to JACK) WELL, IF YOU HADN'T
GONE BACK UP AGAIN...
Jack: WE WERE NEEDY...
Cinderella: YOU WERE GREEDY!
DID YOU NEED THAT HEN?
Jack: BUT I GOT IT FOR MY MOTHER...!
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S HER FAULT THEN!
Cinderella: YES, AND WHAT ABOUT THE HARP
IN THE THIRD PLACE?
Baker: The Harp, yes!
Jack: (referring to LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD) SHE WENT AND DARED ME TO!
Little Red Ridinghood: I DARED YOU TO?
Jack: YOU DARED ME TO!
(to OTHERS) SHE SAID THAT I WAS SCARED TO.
SHE DARED ME!
Little Red Ridinghood: NO, I DIDN'T!
Jack: SO, IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Little Red Ridinghood: WAIT A MINUTE...!
Cinderella: IF YOU HADN'T DARED HIM TO...
Baker: (to JACK) ...AND IF YOU HAD LEFT THE HARP ALONE,
WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS TROUBLE
IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Little Red Ridinghood: (to CINDERELLA, overlapping)
WELL, IF YOU HADN'T THROWN AWAY THE BEAN
IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
IT WAS YOUR FAULT!
Cinderella: (looking at WITCH) WELL, IF SHE HADN'T
RAISED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
Jack: (overlapping, to WITCH) YES, IF YOU HADN'T RAISED THEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
Little Red Ridinghood, Baker: (to WITCH) IT WAS YOU WHO RAISED THEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
Cinderella: (simultaneous) YOU RAISED THE BEANS IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Jack: IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack, Cinderella: YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE!
YOU'RE THE ONE TO BLAME!
IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Tell me what play this is from and...well...nothing will happen.
"STRAIGHT AHEAD!"
NOT TO DELAY
OR BE MISLED.
I SHOULD HAVE HEEDED
HER ADVICE...
BUT HE SEEMED SO NICE.
AND HE SHOWED ME THINGS,
MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS,
THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT TO EXPLORE.
THEY WERE OFF MY PATH,
SO I NEVER HAD DARED.
I HAD BEEN SO CAREFUL,
I NEVER HAD CARED.
AND HE MADE ME FEEL EXCITED--
WELL, EXCITED AND SCARED.
WHEN HE SAID "COME IN!"
WITH THAT SICKENING GRIN,
HOW COULD I KNOW WHAT WAS IN STORE?
ONCE HIS TEETH WERE BARED,
THOUGH, I REALLY GOT SCARED--
WELL, EXCITED AND SCARED--
BUT HE DREW ME CLOSE
AND HE SWALLOWED ME DOWN,
DOWN A DARK SLIMY PATH
WHERE LIE SECRETS THAT I NEVER WANT TO KNOW,
AND WHEN EVERYTHING FAMILIAR
SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR FOREVER,
AT THE END OF THE PATH
WAS GRANNY ONCE AGAIN.
SO WE WAIT IN THE DARK
UNTIL SOMEONE LET US FREE,
AND WE'RE BROUGHT INTO THE LIGHT,
AND WE'RE BACK AT THE START.
AND I KNOW THINGS NOW,
MANY VALUABLE THINGS,
THAT I HADN'T KNOWN BEFORE.
DO NOT PUT YOUR FAITH
IN A CAPE AND A HOOD,
THEY WILL NOT PROTECT YOU
THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD.
AND TAKE EXTRA CARE WITH STRANGERS,
EVEN FLOWERS HAVE THEIR DANGERS.
AND THOUGH SCARY IS EXCITING,
NICE IS DIFFERENT THAN GOOD.
NOW I KNOW:
DON'T BE SCARED.
GRANNY IS RIGHT,
JUST BE PREPARED.
ISN'T NICE TO KNOW A LOT!
AND A LITTLE BIT NOT...
_______________________________-
THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE SKY
THERE ARE BIG TALL TERRIBLE GIANTS IN THE SKY!
WHEN YOU'RE WAY UP HIGH
AND YOU LOOK BELOW
AT THE WORLD YOU LEFT
AND THE THINGS YOU KNOW
LITTLE MORE THAN A GLANCE
IS ENOUGH TO SHOW
YOU JUST HOW SMALL YOU ARE.
WHEN YOU'RE WAY UP HIGH
AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
IN A WORLD LIKE NONE
THAT YOU'VE EVER KNOWN
WHERE THE SKY IS LEAD
AND THE EARTH IS STONE
YOU'RE FREE TO DO
WHATEVER PLEASES YOU,
EXPLORING THINGS YOU'D NEVER DARE
'CAUSE YOU DON'T CARE,
WHEN SUDDENLY THERE'S
A BIG TALL TERRIBLE GIANT AT THE DOOR
A BIG TALL TERRIBLE LADY GIANT SWEEPING THE FLOOR
AND SHE GIVES YOU FOOD
AND SHE GIVES YOU REST
AND SHE DRAWS YOU CLOSE
TO HER GIANT BREAST,
AND YOU KNOW THINGS NOW THAT YOU NEVER KNEW BEFORE,
NOT 'TIL THE SKY.
ONLY JUST WHEN YOU'VE MADE
A FRIEND AND ALL
AND YOU KNOW SHE'S BIG
BUT YOU DON'T FEEL SMALL
SOMEONE BIGGER THAN HER
COMES ALONG THE HALL
TO SWALLOW YOU FOR LUNCH.
AND YOU HEART IS LEAD
AND YOU STOMACH STONE
AND YOU'RE REALLY SCARED
BEING ALL ALONE.
AND IT'S THEN THAT YOU LONG
FOR THE THINGS YOU'VE KNOWN
AND THE WORLD YOU LEFT
AND THE LITTLE YOU OWN.
THE FUN IS DONE.
YOU STEAL WHAT YOU CAN AND RUN.
AND YOU SCRAMBLE DOWN
AND YOU LOOK BELOW,
AND THE WORLD YOU KNOW
BEGINS TO GROW:
THE ROOF, THE HOUSE, AND YOUR MOTHER AT THE DOOR
THE ROOF, THE HOUSE, AND THE WORLD YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO EXPLORE
AND YOU THINK OF ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE SEEN,
AND YOU WISH THAT YOU COULD LIVE IN BETWEEN,
AND YOU'RE BACK AGAIN
ONLY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE
AFTER THE SKY.
THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE SKY!
THERE ARE BIG TALL TERRIBLE AWESOME SCARY WONDERFUL GIANTS IN THE SKY!
_________________________________________________________
Florinda: I WAS GREEDY.
Lucinda: I WAS VAIN.
Florinda: I WAS HAUGHTY.
Lucinda: I WAS SMUG.
Florinda and Lucinda: WE WERE HAPPY.
Lucinda: IT WAS FUN.
Florinda: BUT WE WERE BLIND.
Florinda and Lucinda: THEN WE WENT INTO THE WOODS
TO GET OUR WISH,
AND NOW WE'RE REALLY BLIND.
Witch: I WAS PERFECT.
I HAD EVERYTHING BUT BEAUTY.
I HAD POWER,
AND A DAUGHTER LIKE A FLOWER,
IN A TOWER.
THEN I WENT INTO THE WOODS
TO GET MY WISH,
AND NOW I'M ORDINARY.
LOST MY POWER AND MY FLOWER.
Florinda and Lucinda: (overlapping) WE'RE UNWORTHY.
Witch, Florinda, and Lucinda: WE'RE/I'M UNHAPPY NOW, UNHAPPY HENCE,
AS WELL AS EVER AFTER.
HAD WE USED OUR COMMON SENSE,
BEEN WORTHY OF OUR DISCONTENTS--
Company: TO BE HAPPY, AND FOREVER,
YOU MUST SEE YOUR WISH COME TRUE.
DON'T BE CAREFUL, DON'T BE CLEVER,
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR WISH, PURSUE.
IT'S A DANGEROUS ENDEAVOR,
BUT THE ONLY THING TO DO--
___________________________
Jack: BUT IT ISN'T MY FAULT,
I WAS GIVEN THOSE BEANS!
(referring to BAKER)
YOU PERSUADED ME TO TRADE AWAY MY COW FOR BEANS!
AND WITHOUT THOSE BEANS
THERE'D HAVE BEEN NO STALK
TO GET UP TO THE GIANT'S
IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Baker: WAIT A MINUTE, MAGIC BEANS
FOR A COW SO OLD
THAT YOU HAD TO TELL
A LIE TO SELL IT
WHICH YOU TOLD!
WERE THEY WORTHLESS BEANS?
WERE THEY OVER SOLD OH AND TELL US WHO
PERSUADED YOU
TO STEAL THAT GOLD?
Little Red Ridinghood: (to JACK) SEE, IT'S YOUR FAULT
Jack: NO!
Baker: SO IT'S YOUR FAULT
Jack: NO!
Little Red Ridinghood: YES, IT IS!
Jack: IT'S NOT!
Baker: IT'S TRUE
Jack: (to BAKER) WAIT A MINUTE...
THOUGH I ONLY STOLE THE GOLD
TO GET MY COW BACK
FROM YOU!
Little Red Ridinghood: (to BAKER) SO IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Jack: YES!
Baker: NO, IT ISN'T!
I'D HAVE KEPT THOSE BEANS,
BUT OUR HOUSE WAS CURSED
(referring to WITCH)
SHE MADE US GET A COW
TO GET THE CURSE REVERSED!
Witch: IT'S HIS FATHER'S FAULT
THAT THE CURSE GOT PLACED
AND THE PLACE GOT CURSED
IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Little Red Ridinghood: OH, THEN
IT'S HIS FAULT!
Witch: SO?
Cinderella: IT WAS HIS FAULT...
Jack: NO.
Baker: YES, IT IS.
IT'S HIS
Cinderella: I GUESS...
Jack: WAIT A MINUTE, THOUGH...
I CHOPPED DOWN THE BEANSTALK...
RIGHT, THAT'S CLEAR
BUT WITHOUT ANY BEANSTALK
THEN WHAT'S QUEER IS
HOW DID THE SECOND GIANT GET DOWN HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE
(confused) SECOND PLACE...
Cinderella: YES!
Little Red Ridinghood: HOW?
Baker: HMM...
Jack: WELL,
WHO HAD THE OTHER BEAN?
Baker: THE OTHER BEAN?
Cinderella: THE OTHER BEAN?
Jack: (to BAKER) YOU POCKETED THE OTHER BEAN
Baker: I DIDN'T.
YES, I DID.
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S YOUR F...!
Baker: NO, IT ISN'T,
'CAUSE I GAVE IT TO MY WIFE!
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S HER F...!
Baker: NO, IT ISN'T!!
Cinderella: THEN WHOSE IS IT?
Baker: WAIT A MINUTE!
(to CINDERELLA) SHE EXCHANGED THAT BEAN
TO OBTAIN YOUR SHOE,
SO, THE ONE WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE BEAN IS YOU!
Cinderella: YOU MEAN THAT OLD BEAN...
THAT YOUR WIFE...? OH DEAR...
(as they all look at her)
BUT I NEVER KNEW,
AND SO I THREW...
WELL, DON'T LOOK HERE!
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Cinderella: BUT...
Jack: SEE, IT'S HER FAULT...
Cinderella: BUT...
Jack: AND IT ISN'T MINE AT ALL!
Baker: (to CINDERELLA) BUT WHAT?
Cinderella: (to JACK) WELL, IF YOU HADN'T
GONE BACK UP AGAIN...
Jack: WE WERE NEEDY...
Cinderella: YOU WERE GREEDY!
DID YOU NEED THAT HEN?
Jack: BUT I GOT IT FOR MY MOTHER...!
Little Red Ridinghood: SO, IT'S HER FAULT THEN!
Cinderella: YES, AND WHAT ABOUT THE HARP
IN THE THIRD PLACE?
Baker: The Harp, yes!
Jack: (referring to LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD) SHE WENT AND DARED ME TO!
Little Red Ridinghood: I DARED YOU TO?
Jack: YOU DARED ME TO!
(to OTHERS) SHE SAID THAT I WAS SCARED TO.
SHE DARED ME!
Little Red Ridinghood: NO, I DIDN'T!
Jack: SO, IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Little Red Ridinghood: WAIT A MINUTE...!
Cinderella: IF YOU HADN'T DARED HIM TO...
Baker: (to JACK) ...AND IF YOU HAD LEFT THE HARP ALONE,
WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS TROUBLE
IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Little Red Ridinghood: (to CINDERELLA, overlapping)
WELL, IF YOU HADN'T THROWN AWAY THE BEAN
IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
IT WAS YOUR FAULT!
Cinderella: (looking at WITCH) WELL, IF SHE HADN'T
RAISED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
Jack: (overlapping, to WITCH) YES, IF YOU HADN'T RAISED THEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
Little Red Ridinghood, Baker: (to WITCH) IT WAS YOU WHO RAISED THEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE...!
Cinderella: (simultaneous) YOU RAISED THE BEANS IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Jack: IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack, Cinderella: YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE!
YOU'RE THE ONE TO BLAME!
IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Tell me what play this is from and...well...nothing will happen.