The Magical Garden
A little girl learns the secret to the beginning of spring. She finds a secret garden,
one that she has never seen before.
 CAST OF
CHARACTERS
Lannie Leprechaun
Lennie Leprechaun
Lonnie Leprechaun
Daisy
Rose
Daffodil
Lily
Petunia
Sunny Sunshine
Spring Fairy
Props
Cot, pillow, blanket, window, wand, 3 large paintbrushes, watering can
Costumes
Bathrobe for Jenny, Leprechaun hats, flower hats, April Showers crown or headband,
fairy and sunshine hats, green leaf collars
ACT I
Setting
Grandma tucks Jenny into bed in Grandma’s guest room, which is next to Grandma’s
garden.
Grandma: Let me tuck you in now, Jenny. It’s time to go to sleep.
Jenny: Okay, Grandma. Thank you for making this day so fun. I’ll see you in
the morning.
(Grandma leaves the room. Jenny looks out the window.)
Jenny: (thinking aloud) Grandma’s garden looks overgrown, and there are
no flowers yet. I wonder what makes it so beautiful each spring. I wonder...
(Jenny closes her eyes. About 20 seconds later her head pops up and she looks out
the window again.)
Jenny: The stars are out and there is a glowing light in the garden. Who’s
there?
(Jenny gets up and goes outside, exiting the other side of the stage. Three
leprechauns and the five flowers enter. The flowers crouch as if they are sleeping.)
Lannie: Spring is almost here and this garden has too many weeds.
Lennie: Soon the flower fairy will come to bring color to all the new flowers.
Lonnie: We must hurry and take the weeds away.
(They begin to pull weeds.)
Lannie: Look, here comes April Showers!
(April Showers enters, carrying watering can.)
Daisy: Oh, that tickles.
Rose: The water is nice and cool.
Daffodil: I’m opening up.
Lily: I feel so good.
Petunia: It’s great to be alive!
(April Showers exits and Sunny Sunshine enters.)
Sunny: Today I will glow warmly on all the flowers everywhere, for spring is
here.
(Spreads out arms and floats over each flower, then steps back to “shine.”)
(The Spring Fairy enters, carrying a wand.)
Fairy: I’m just in time to wake up the spring flowers. I will bring beautiful
colors to each one.
(The Spring Fairy taps each flower with her wand. Slowly, one by one, each flower
rises up to a standing position. The 3 leprechauns skip to the front of the stage; each
with a paintbrush in hand.)
Lannie: Now we can go to the meadows, the trees and everywhere to paint the
plants green. (All leprechauns exit, skipping.)
(Fairy turns to Jenny.)
Fairy: Jenny, I bring you a happy springtime, too. (She taps Jenny with her
wand as she leads Jenny to her bed.)
ACT II
(Turns lights out. Jenny awakens in her bed. She stretches, yawns and rubs her eyes
as Sunny Sunshine calls out.)
Sunny: It’s morning. Time to rise. (Turns lights on.)
Jenny: (looking out the window) Grandma’s garden looks so green and
there are beautiful flowers in it. I must have slept a long time... (pauses, with a
puzzled look) ... or did I?
By Cheryl Owens
From Holiday Plays
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