THE PRINCE WITH LONG NOSE
Story By: Severino Reyes
Translation and Rendition by: Nino Jade
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CHARACTERS:
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Narrator
Princess (Mother of the Prince with long nose)
Enchanter
Prince (Father of the Prince with long nose)
Servant
Minister
Prince Hyacinth ( with long nose)
Students, teachers and townsfolk
Old woman (Fairy)
Princess of Bezfort
King of Bezfort
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STORY LINE
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[Background: Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt - Morning Mood"]
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Narrator:
The princess from the Kingdom of Norad
Where towns bloom and streets alike
Merry and happy, no frown but glory
Like heaven’s kingdom, heaven is not boring
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A day, the morning east sun arose
Princess was having fun approach
She went far, and far walked by
She’s now in the woods, along with wolves that cry
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Princess:
A great and lovely heavens I feel
Nature’s wild, free, it feels so real
Following, time, time, time and me
I explore these woods and I see
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[music suddenly stops]
[Mozart Don Giovanni, Overture]
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Narrator:
A bristle in the woods was heard
She moved, looked and scared
Thinking and worrying what this thing might
Is it scary, bloody or can it bite?
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Enchanter:
Hello my princess, I reveal myself
You look surprised for what you saw
I follow you each day and every time
I admire your beauty and you will be mine
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Princess:
No, I told you too soon and too early
I’m sorry, but you must not feel lonely
You can find your own love as you glide in life
I know you can find your only wife
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Enchanter:
No, no, no! I terribly disagree
For I am the Enchanter, can’t you see?
I know, the great effort, you’ll be mine soon
I’ll be a cat will follow you as the moon.
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[Franz Liszt – Totentanz]
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Narrator:
The enchanter is madly in love
Does everything to get the wove
The princess is now cursed and under his spell
A giant cat is following her and felt
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The cat follows wherever she goes
He is insane and it was a foe
The only way for she to be free
To step the cat’s tail and he will flee
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When the curse is broken, liberty follows
The kingdom, will celebrate and bow
News scattered far away to the lands
The hope of the curse to break, who can?
[Music Stops]
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Servant:
News, my majesty! Terrible news today!
The princess was cursed, they were insane
A cat is following her every time
Step the cat’s tail, so she won’t be a mime
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Prince:
I see, the situation is terrible
I will get the princess out of trouble
By stepping the cat’s tail, she shall be free
From curse, danger, whatever it will be
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Servant, don’t inform that I arrived today
The enchanter will know and he will run away
I plan to there this day and tonight
Cat’s tail will be crushed to declare my might.
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[Beauty and the beast- Gaston]
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Prince:
Gosh it disturbs me to free thee, to fourth
Looking so down in the dumps
Every day you followed by cat but one
Even when taking your lumps
There's the enchanter’s foolish’d admired to you
You will now be free and I’ll try
I am very awed and inspired by you
And it's not very hard to see why
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No one's hurting the keen
No one's seeing this seem
No one's will hurt the princess is none
For there's a woman to be freed
Perfect, a cat’s tail is on
I shall step for you to be free
And the princess will be free from the enchanter now on
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Who plays this dark game on?
Who breaks the curse, and I’m on
Who is willing to fight for you than of my own?
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As a prince, yes I’m intimidating
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My, what a cat, I’ll step on!
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I needed to go there
I’ll stomp my foot
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We’ll here you are and I’ll step on you!!!
[Cat screeching]
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[Toccata and Fugue in D Minor]
[The enchanter only speaks when the music is on cut]
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Enchanter:
Too risky, you’re heroic but risky
You made her free, you shall not be weary
I will curse you and your first born son
And he’ll be born with a nose too large that bears no one
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Your son will not be a king if he rejected his flaw
A flaw in form of a big nose will not be gone
For the kingdom only accepts the flawless king
I’ll curse your son, so he will never be a king!!
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[Music continues as Enchanter disappears]
[music stops]
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Narrator:
And then, the prince broke the princess’ curse
The enchanter was turned smoke and dispersed
There, he was gone but the curse was casted
Prince was worried, but nevertheless celebrated
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For the princess is free from tyranny
For they achieved partly liberty
But the prince forgets the curse that tomb
For his first born son from princess’ womb
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Years have passed, prince and princess married
Time runs fast, the king set sail and ferried
The now queen is pregnant but king is away
He was sailing on the seas and doesn’t stay
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Months are gone, the queen is laboring
Servants are alerted, she was conceiving
A child, the king’s child is in now born
But the queen’s death, joyness turned to mourn
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Servant:
Oh no! Another bad news has strucked
First the queen, second the king out of luck
The king had died as his ship sank
Poor child, he has no parents to thank
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Minister:
I noticed his nose, so huge and large
In his head, in front like a big guard
Not normal for a nose to grow like this
I hope the prince will not be mocked, I wish
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Servant:
He will not be mocked for he is a royal
The king for our future, we should be loyal
His parents are lost, now they are gone
He must be feel loved my everyone
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Narrator:
And so, new rules and commands were all set
So the flaws of the prince won’t cause regret
From servants to advisors, all must know
They musn’t mock the prince for what they know
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The kingdom are altered all the history
Big nosed warrior is always on victory
To convince the prince that his flaw is great
They will praise him even if it is fake
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They even changed the paintings of the might
His ancestors and men were painted in him alike
Even the handsome wear fake noses in the palace
So the little prince will not be embarrassed
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As the prince grew and his flaw is admired
He grew great, tough, mighty and fiery fire
As he was convinced that his appearance is best
He sincerely thinks he’s handsome like the rest
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Minister:
My prince, for you to become a king
You have to marry a princess with your liking
For your throne, you shall not be alone
Your queen will complete your highly throne
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Prince Hyacinth:
My Minister, I want marry the Princess of Bezfort
She is a beautiful princess none before
Even she has a small nose, I have a big heart
Now, tell the King of Bezfort to do his part
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Narrator:
The minister was sent to his large path
And reached the Bezfort on the skies goth
Told the king that the prince wants the princess
He was delighted and agreed for the king’s bliss
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The minister was used to lie about the prince’s flaw
Didn’t tell the king that the prince was flawed
The king agreed that the two should be married
But a tragedy, the princess was forced to be carried
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Minister:
My prince, a terrible news has arrived
The princess of Bezfort, freedom deprived
Another curse is held her and abducted
Inside the crystal palace, she was captivated
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Prince:
How dare for someone to do this to her
My minister, prepare my special soldiers
For I the great, the princess will be found
Tell my commands and set the grounds
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Narrator:
The prince now was into a large quest
With soldiers and men he requested
Went in the dessert, and the prince got lost
As the sand storm swept away, they were paused
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He was awaken in a fairly different place
He walked and walked on fast pace
As he was hungry and the hopes are gone
He found a house in dessert, only one
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Prince Hyacinth:
Oh lovely lady, can I have a food to eat?
I am so thirsty I need water to drink
So glad I found your very lovely home
Can I come in, even I am unexpected to come?
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Old Woman:
Of course my dear, you look hungry and weak
Here, you’re welcome, your clothes are unique
I just notice that your nose is so large
Looks like a very very large barge
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Your nose looks quite too huge
I am very distracted to look, sorry to refuse
Is your nose normally that large to be seen?
Oh, let’s get inside, the weather is hot and keen.
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Narrator:
The prince was irritated and annoyed
He thinks the woman is paranoid
For she noticed his nose so big
But his stomach is hungry till to dig
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He was surprised as he entered the house
Full of antiques which light can bounce
Looks so rich, the prince a backed
He can’t believe what he saw is a fact
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Prince Hyacinth:
Is this your lovely home, lovely woman
As springkly as my palace, same can
I wonder who’s woman really are you?
May you introduce yourself, can you?
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Old woman:
I was a queen from faraway land
Like you I was lost but with my band
I built this home with the gold I bought
This is a funny story I now thought
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We took the wrong turn in the deep forest
I told them the story of the modest
The prince, princess and the giant cat
But your nose is so large off the bat
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Narrator:
The prince is so, so fully annoyed
He can’t take the old woman’s paranoid
Stopped eating and hit the tables stand
As he tells the woman to stop on command
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Prince Hyacinth:
Would you stop condemning? So utter rude
Did I mention that you talk mainly feud!!
My nose is handsome and this is great
Thanks for food, I shall leave ‘fore it’s too late
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Old Woman:
Oh! So you’re leaving for the princess
And how are you going to lips caress?
Does your nose come into the way?
So huge, you can’t even kiss right away
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Prince Hyacinth:
I am a respectful prince, unlawful lady
Have no time to listen your words so uttery
For, I the prince will leave this instant
So shut your mouth that is out so rampant
Oh my! As I walk, she said was right
I cannot even see my foot on sight
This is just normal for mighty kings and queens
Maybe, I think, am I a different queer?
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Narrator:
Prince came across to the peasant’s market
There he saw the truth covered scarlet
There they laughed for the prince large nose
Prince feels strange for they’ve had small nose
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Prince Hyacinth:
Everybody’s small nose is dominant
Don’t they know that my nose is prominent?
I find this kingdom outrageously strange
I feel terrible as I am estranged
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Narrator:
Prince is doubting himself on his mind
He realized, that he before was lied
Nobody looked bad with a small nose
The guided thinking in him arose
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He arrived and reached the crystal palace
Called out the princess with great ballast
The prince called with tough and mightiness
But got no reply from the princess highness
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He got a rope and climbed up to the tower
Dedicated to do to save in his power
On the balcony he reached, the rail he grabbed
And the foot on the balcony he jabbed
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Princess of Bezfort:
Lo! My savior, my hero is here
Why is your nose so big my dear?
Looks so large, I didn’t know you have a flaw
But here you are, save me from the claws
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Narrator:
He was annoyed what the princess has told
Nevertheless, he went for the hand and hold
For the curse to be broken when her hands were kissed
And then he goes to lips to hand, but he missed
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Prince Hyacinth:
No! With my nose that’s so colossal
I can’t even kiss to a proposal
I’m sorry my princess, for I have failed
My flaw is so large, it can’t be unveiled
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I didn’t realized, all my life is a lie
Now I know my flaw, I am shy
They made me believe that I was different
Now, indeed, I am more different
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Sorry, for I cannot break your curse
For all my flaw is also a hidden curse
I have to live with it all my life
I must accept my very flawed life
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Hey! It’s you, you unlawful woman
You appear like a beautiful bouman
Your dress looks like a fairy alike
How you reach here in skies tonight?
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Old woman:
I am not the queen, my lovely prince
Sent to realize your flaws ever since
An enchanter has cursed your appearance
I’m here to help until your clearance
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It was said, you realize your flaw to be gone
Have you looked at it? Now it is gone
Oh! What a joy to see the curse breaks
No more flaws for you to show and take
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Prince Hyacinth:
My huge and big nose, now it is normal
So glad I am not anymore abnormal
I am the prince with no flaws and perfect
The people will look me with more respect
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Old woman:
My prince, you are greatly mistaken
Everybody has a flaw to be taken
Curse isn’t broken when it shrank
But rather self love is where it flank
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You must love yourself for what you are
Good to accept thy self, to reach stars afar
But remember, it must be exact not too much
So that you will truly see how much is much
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Narrator:
And then, the both curses are broken
The two was having freedom to be given
All the lessons, that we have learned
Flaws are always our concern
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Deep in our hearts are insecurities
We wish that were treated like celebrity
But to be perfect we must notice
To become flawless, flaws must noticed
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Like the Prince, who’s now marrying the princess
Both are happy, because they achieved merriness
The kingdom is happy and full of laughter
And they lived happily ever after
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THE END