Snow White

CHARACTERS:

Snow White
Queen
Prince
Mirror
Guard
Robin Redbreast
Storyteller
1st Hare
2nd Hare
Flowers
Dwarfs: Doc, Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Sneezy, Bashful, Grumpy

Scene 1

Storyteller: Once upon a time there lived a lovely little Princess named Snow White. Her wicked stepmother the Queen was afraid that Snow White’s beauty soon will pass her own. That’s why she dressed the little Princess in rags. The Queen had a wonderful mirror. Every day the Queen asked her Magic Mirror: “Who is the finest in the world?” And as soon as the mirror answered: “You are the finest of all!”, Snow White was protected from the Queen’s cruelty. But one day...

The Queen comes out, she brings her Magic Mirror.

Queen: Oh, my Magic Mirror! Look! How beautiful I am!

My hair is as black as night!
My eyes are sparkling as stars!
My lips are as red as fire!
My cheeks are as pink as roses!
I am the finest in the whole world, aren’t I?

Mirror: You are really beautiful, but there is a girl that is as pretty as a rose! Her eyes are as deep as the sea, her skin is as white as snow! Yes, yes, she is your stepdaughter, she is Snow White!

Queen: No, no! You, dirty glass! I’ll break you into pieces! It can’t be! I am the most beautiful, I am, I am! I’ll kill her! Where is she? Where is she?

Music, Snow White dances a very beautiful waltz. Suddenly the Prince comes out.

Prince: Oh, who are you, beautiful Lady?

Snow White: I am the King’s daughter.

Prince: What’s your name? I haven’t seen you before!

Snow White: My name is Snow White. I have always lived here. My mother died some years ago. And now I live here with my father and stepmother. She doesn’t love me at all. She makes me work from morning till night.

Prince: And what about your father? Why doesn’t he defend you? He doesn’t love you, does he?

Snow White: Oh, no! He is very kind, but he loves his wife so much that he can’t even imagine that she is so cruel!

Prince: Poor thing! You are so beautiful and kind! I’ve fallen in love with you from the first sight. Be my bride! That is my heart and my hand.

I see a face, a lovely face,
As full of beauty as of grace.
A face of pleasure and of bright
In darkness it gives light!

Please come with me. Far away there is a nice kingdom where my parents live. They will love you, you’ll become the dearest daughter for them. Come with me!

They go away in a dance.

Queen: Oh, no! It’s impossible! This awful girl wants to become a Princess! It won’t be so! Hey, my guard! Tomorrow you will take Snow White away from the kingdom. You will take her far into the forest and kill her. Then I’ll give you a big bag of gold!

Guard: She is so nice! What did she do to you? She can’t do anything bad! Pity her! She is so kind!

Queen: What’s the matter? Either you will kill her or I’ll kill you! It’s my order! If you don’t fulfill it, I’ll hang you up!

Guard: Yes, your Majesty, I’m obeying! What else must I do?

Queen: Take this casket. Put here the heart of Snow White and bring it to me. Otherwise...

Guard: Yes, your Majesty! (Goes away)

Queen: I’m the most powerful, majestic and the cleverest queen in the world and soon I’ll be the most beautiful queen! Ha-ha-ha! (Goes away)

Scene 2

Snow White and the guard are in the forest.

Snow White: What a beautiful forest! The birds are singing, the leaves are whispering something. Such marvelous flowers!

Flowers are dancing.

Snow White: Look! How nice they are!

Robin Redbreast comes out.

Snow White: Who are you?

Robin: I am Robin Redbreast. I live here.

Snow White: Please, Robin, sing me a song, a sweet song.

Robin: I’ll sing you a song about trees, about flowers, about our homeland. Listen!

Snow White: What a beautiful melody! Thank you dear bird!

But where are we going, my guard? It’s getting dark and we are so far away from home. Let’s return!

Guard: Oh, my dear girl! We can’t return. You are so kind and pretty. I’ll tell you my secret. Your stepmother ordered me to kill you but I can’t. I love you too much! Run, dear Princess, run away and don’t return to the kingdom! (Runs away)

Snow White: What shall I do? Where shall I go? Who will help me? I’m so afraid!

2 hares jump out.

Snow White: Oh, who are you?

1st Hare: We are Funny and Bunny. We’ve heard your frightened voice. Why are you crying?

Snow White: I am Snow White. I must leave my kingdom or my stepmother will kill me. I don’t know what to do.

2nd Hare: Don’t cry! Everything will be all right!

1st Hare: Don’t be afraid, our forest welcomes you!

Snow White: My dear friends, what do you do when you feel lonely?

1st Hare: We sing and dance.

Snow White: Sing and dance?

2nd Hare: Yes, we know a very nice song. Let’s sing together!

They are singing together.

Snow White: Oh, what a funny song! I’m so happy that I’ve seen you, my dear friends! But where shall I sleep?

1st Hare: Don’t worry! We’ll show you such a place. Let’s go!

They show her a little house.

Snow White: What is it? What a lovely house! It’s so tiny! Who lives here? Let me see what is there inside? Oh! What a mess I see! Everything is so dirty and dusty! I think if I clean it up, the hosts will allow me to stay here. So, where is the broom and duster? (Hares bring her the broom and duster) Here they are. Well, let’s begin!

Snow White sings a song and sweeps the floor, hares help her.

Snow White: Oh, what is it? (Looks at the names, written on the beds) Happy, Doc, Sleepy, Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy, Bashful... What funny names they have! But how tired I am! I’ll just lie down on this bed. May be I’ll see my Prince in my dreams!

The dance of the prince.

Scene 3

Seven dwarfs come out.

Doc: Stop! What is it? There’s light in our house!

Sleepy: Yes, look how clean it is inside!

Bashful: Sh-sh-sh! Everything is washed up! And what a tasty smell!

Happy: And the clothes are washed too!

Dopey: Look! Who is it? (They come up to Snow White)

Sneezy: It’s a girl.

Doc: And how beautiful she is!

Bashful: Who can she be? What is she doing in the forest?

Happy: May be she lost her way?

Grumpy: Lost her way, lost her way... And why is she sleeping in my bed?

Sneezy: Don’t fret, Grumpy, she is so beautiful! A-a-a...

All Dwarfs: No, no, no!

Sneezy: A-a-a-tishoo (sneezes)!

Snow White wakes up, notices dwarfs. She gets frightened.

Snow White: Who are you?

Grumpy: Who are you, who are you! We live here, It’s our house, our forest. And who are you, I wonder? Where did you come from?

Snow White: My name is Snow White. I ran away from my kingdom because my stepmother wants to kill me. And I don’t know what to do and where to go. Nobody wants to help me. Only the Prince loves me but I don’t know where he is.

Doc: Stay here with us. We shall be very glad.

Happy: Nobody will find you here.

Dopey: Yes, yes, nobody will.

Sleepy: Nobody knows about our house.

Dopey: Yes, yes, nobody knows.

Bashful: We’ll find your Prince and he’ll come to you!

Sneezy: A-a-a-tishoo!

Doc: It will be really so! We’ll be happy if you live with us.

Happy: Our life will be wonderful!

Snow White: Thank you, my dear friends. I’ll be your sister and you will be my brothers. Now I’ll guess your names!

Dwarfs sing their song.

Snow White: How funny you are! And now go and wash your hands. Let’s have supper.

Dwarfs: Wash hands!?!

Snow White: Yes, why are you so surprised? Show me your hands! Shame on you! Even worse than I thought! When did you wash your hands last time?

Doc: Well, I don’t remember. May be last summer, or last...

Happy: Last year! It’s exactly so!

Grumpy: Wash hands, wash hands... May be she will make us wash faces. Who can imagine!

Snow White: Be quick, be quick! Or our supper will be cold!

Storyteller: They were so happy that Snow White would stay with them! Even Grumpy was glad but he didn’t want his brothers to see his happiness. They had a merry time together: they played, ran, sang and danced.

Snow White and dwarfs dance and sing.

Storyteller: They were happy. But far away in the kingdom the Queen took her Magic Mirror and asked it: “Who is the finest in the world?”

And the Mirror answered:

Mirror: You are beautiful, of course! But far away in the forest in the little house of dwarfs there lives Snow White. She is the most beautiful girl in the world!

Storyteller: The Queen was furious!

Queen: It can’t be so! I’ve killed her! Oh... My guard told me a lie... Well, I’ll punish him! And Snow White... I’ll poison her!

Music, the Queen turns into the old woman with an apple.

Queen: How red it is! How juicy and delicious it looks! This apple is magic! If Snow White eats it she will sleep forever! Ha-ha-ha!

Storyteller: Poor Snow White! She doesn’t know about her stepmother’s trick. Who will help her? Dear Snow White, be careful!

Scene 4

Snow White and dwarfs run out.

Snow White: It’s time for you to work!

You, Doc, be clever and smart (kisses him).
You, Sleepy, be attentive.
You, Happy, be serious.
You, Grumpy, be smiling.
You, Bashful, be helpful.
You, Sneezy, be healthy.
You, Dopey, be intelligent.

Dwarfs: And you, Snow White, be careful and don’t talk to strangers, and don’t open the door. Look out!

Snow White: I promise you. Good luck!

Dwarfs dance and sing “Love me too!”, Snow White cooks a pie, sings a song “One day my Prince will come”.

Queen: Hello! Are you alone? Where are the little dwarfs?

Snow White: Good morning! My brothers are at the mine. Come in, please. I think you are tired!

Queen: Thank you, little girl! Are you making cookies? I think an apple pie would be much better. Look at this apple! It’s so delicious! Take it! Take a bite!

Snow White: Thank you, but I don’t want.

Queen: Take it! It’s a magic apple. It’ll make your dreams come true. An old woman knows what a pretty girl wants! Eat it, or your wish will be lost!

Snow White takes a bite and falls asleep.

Queen: She’s dead. I’ve done it!

Queen goes away. 2 hares jump out.

1st Hare: Snow White, Snow White! We are here!

2nd Hare: Snow White! Meet your friends!

1st Hare: Nobody answers, what happened?

2nd Hare: Oh, look! Poor Snow White! We must call the dwarfs!

Music of dwarfs.

1st Hare: Listen! They are coming!

Together: Come here! Come here! Help her!

Doc: What happened here? Where is Snow White?

Sleepy: Look, look! What happened to our Snow White? Is she dead?

Grumpy: The wicked Queen has done it!

Happy: How could she? We told Snow White not to open the door!

Dopey: Yes, yes, we told her!

Sneezy: We told her not to talk with strangers!

Dopey: Yes, yes, we told her!

Bashful: We asked her to be careful!

Dopey: Yes, yes, we asked her!

Grumpy: Don’t cry! We must think what we shall do now. Look, there is an apple!

Doc: The Queen was disguised, so the apple was magic. We must find the Magic Book.

Dwarfs: Magic Book?

Bashful: But where shall we find it?

Doc: Let me see... Oh, what a good idea! My father told me that if the Prince kisses the young girl she’ll wake up again!

Dwarfs: We must find him!

Sneezy: What shall we do with Snow White?

Happy: We’ll give her a lot of flowers!

Sneezy: How beautiful she is!

Storyteller: The Dwarfs were very unhappy. They couldn’t do anything. Meanwhile The Prince was looking for his beloved bride. He was told that far away in the forest in a little house of seven dwarfs there was a sleeping beauty. And he went there.

Prince comes out, he sings a song “Some day I’ll find my love...”.

Doc: Listen! The Prince is coming. Our Snow White is saved!

Sneezy: Oh, dear Prince, at last you’ve come! Our Snow White...

Prince: Snow White? What happened to her?

Sneezy: The wicked Queen poisoned her!

Dopey: Yes, yes, poisoned.

Prince: Where were you then?

Happy: We were working at the mine. We asked her to be careful!

Dopey: Yes, yes, we did.

Grumpy: We told her not to open the door!

Dopey: Yes, yes, we did.

Prince: Oh, my God! Where is she? Where is Snow White?

Prince stands on his knee and kisses Snow White.

Snow White: Oh, how long have I been sleeping? My dear Prince, how happy I am to see you! Why are you so sad, my dear friends? I am here, with you. Everything is all right!

Storyteller: And they lived long and happily for many years. Would you like to know what happened to the Queen? She fell down off a rock and died. Snow White’s father was happy to see his daughter again. Life is beautiful when there is light, kindness and happiness.

Music. Little angels dance.

Storyteller: The tale is over. All is well that ends well. Thank you, our actors. Thank you, dear spectators, for your attention.

The Song of Dwarfs

Doc:

I’m smart and very clever,
I’m the cleverest of dwarfs,
I think of all my brothers small
And answer for them all.

Sleepy:

I’m lazy, very lazy
I always like to sleep,
My favourite place is my old bed
From night till morning red.

Happy:

I’m always glad and happy
Like life and everything,
You see me always merry, gay,
Let’s go together play!

Dopey:

I’m Dopey, that’s my name,
I always run and play,
You’ll love me more
Cause I love you,
We’ll play together too.

Sneezy:

My name is Sneezy, dear,
I sneeze the whole year,
But we’ll be friends
Cause I am kind
You’ll see, if you aren’t blind!

Bashful:

I’m quiet and very silent,
I don’t like to cry,
I’m always shy
And always shame,
Cause Bashful is my name.

Grumpy:

My name is dear Grumpy,
I’m always angry and stormy,
So be attentive, you are warned
That I’ve been such since I was born.

The Song of Snow White and the Prince

Snow White:

Some day my Prince will come
Some day I’ll find my love,
How thrilling that moment will be,
When the Prince of my dreams comes to me.
He’ll whisper “I love you”
And steal a kiss or two,
Though he’s far away
I’ll find my love some day,
Some day when my dreams come true.

Prince:

Some day I’ll find my love,
Some one to call my own,
And I’ll know her the moment we meet,
For my heart will start skipping a beat.
She’ll whisper “I love you”,
And steal a kiss or two
Though she’s far away
I’ll find my love some day,
Some day when my dreams come true.

The Song of Snow White

This is the way I sweep the floor,
Sweep the floor, sweep the floor,
This is the way I sweep the floor
On a cold and windy morning.
This is the way I dust the house,
Dust the house, dust the house,
This is the way I dust the house
On a cold and windy morning.
This is the way I wash up,
Wash up, wash up,
This is the way I wash up on a cold and windy morning.

The Song of Snow White and Two Hares

If you are happy and you know it
Clap your hands,
If you are happy and you know it
Clap your hands,
If you are happy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you are happy and you know it
Clap your hands.

(Stamp your feet, nod your head, do all three.)