Script

THE 3 MAGICAL SISTERS
Based on Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola

CHARACTERS
Narrator
3 Magical Sisters:
Young Money
Alicia
Candace
Dragon
Town’s King
Bird
Rabbit
Goat
Big Anthony
Dinner
Magic
Three Little Kisses
Townspeople

NARRATOR
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...

(EVERYBODY makes a FROZEN PICTURE.)

NARRATOR
There were 3 Magical Sisters: Young Money, Alicia, and Candace.
And a dragon burned their house down.

(The DRAGON burns down the HOUSE. Everybody leaves except for the 3 SISTERS.)

YOUNG MONEY
This place is a mess.

ALICIA
We can’t fix it on our own.


CANDACE
We need to find someone to help us.

(The 3 SISTERS use MAGIC to put up a “Help Wanted” sign.)

(EVERYBODY gets in line to look at the sign.)

(The KING doesn’t want to help.)
(The BIRD doesn’t want to help.)
(The RABBIT doesn’t want to help.)
(The DRAGON doesn’t want to help.)
(The GOAT doesn’t want to help.)
(BIG ANTHONY wants to help!)

BIG ANTHONY
Sure, I’ve got nothing better to do.

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So Big Anthony went to meet the 3 Sisters.

BIG ANTHONY
I’m Big Anthony.

YOUNG MONEY
Here are your jobs:
Fix the roof.

ALICIA
Feed the goat.

CANDACE
Sweep up the ashes.

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But they told him there was one thing he Must Not Do.

EVERYBODY
You must never touch the pasta pot.

(EVERYBODY goes to sleep except 3 SISTERS and BIG ANTHONY.)
NARRATOR
One night, Big Anthony was giving the Goat his bedtime snack, when he heard something strange.

(The 3 SISTERS chant at the pot. DINNER and MAGIC make pasta come out of the pot. BIG ANTHONY watches.)

BIG ANTHONY
Oh wow! It’s a magic pasta pot! It’s filling itself up!

CANDACE
That’s enough!

(The 3 SISTERS chant to make the pot stop.)

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Big Anthony was so excited that he did not see the 3 Sisters blow 3 Little Kisses.

(3 LITTLE KISSES is blown at the pot.)

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The next morning...

YOUNG MONEY
Big Anthony, we need a new refrigerator.

ALICIA
And we have to go to the store to get it.

CANDACE
Take care of the house while we’re gone.

(The 3 SISTERS leave.)

BIG ANTHONY
I’m gonna have a pasta party tonight!

(BIG ANTHONY posts a sign that says “Pasta Party 6:00 Tonight!”)

(The KING, GOAT, BIRD, RABBIT, and DRAGON are all excited for the party. They go to the 3 SISTERS’ house.)

KING
Well, we don’t see any pasta.

DRAGON
Yeah! Where’s the pasta?

(BIG ANTHONY brings out the pasta pot and chants. MAGIC and DINNER make pasta come out.)

EVERYONE
Oooh! Wow!

BIG ANTHONY
Everyone eat! Eat!

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They ate until they were stuffed.
And the pot was never empty.

BIG ANTHONY
Okay, that’s enough pasta.

(BIG ANTHONY chants.)

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But he didn’t blow 3 Little Kisses.
And the pasta kept coming.

KING
Make it stop!

DRAGON
I’ll stop it! I’ll burn it up!

BIRD
That’s not working!

BIG ANTHONY
Stop! Stop!

(MAGIC and DINNER cover EVERYBODY with pasta.)

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Just when the pasta had covered the whole town, the 3 Sisters came home.

YOUNG MONEY
What is this mess?

ALICIA
Where is Big Anthony?

CANDACE
We have to stop this!

(The 3 SISTERS chant to make the pasta stop and blow 3 LITTLE KISSES.)

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And the pasta stopped coming.

(The 3 SISTERS uncover EVERYONE who is buried.)

YOUNG MONEY
Is everyone okay?

ALICIA
Who did this?

BIRD
Big Anthony!

GOAT
He almost killed us.

KING
Beat him up!

DRAGON
Burn him up!

CANDACE
I have a better idea.
Let the punishment fit the crime.

(CANDACE hands BIG ANTHONY a fork.)

3 SISTERS
Start eating!

EVERYONE
Yeah!

NARRATOR
So Big Anthony ate, and ate, and ate, until he had eaten all of the pasta.

EVERYONE
Poor Big Anthony.



THE END.