The Nasty Trick(WRITTEN FOR SCHOOL)

The Nasty Trick(WRITTEN FOR SCHOOL)

Characters in the play

Narrator,  Karma,  Karma’s Mother, Dorji, Tashi, Pema, Shopkeeper, Principal

 The narrator introduces the story .The Curtain rises as the introduction is complete.

SCENE 1

Narrator     There was once, in Nganglam ,A single mother had a son called Karma .They were very  poor and the mother had to do manual work to feed him . They had very few pocession to be proud of .Only thing she lives for is her son who is now studying in class VII. She had great hopes from him and did what she can to keep him in the school but let us see how she will be able to protect him from all sort of influence her son is exposed to .

The curtain raises .The mother and karma is on the stage.

KARMA        Mother, I am hungry .Do we have anything to eat?

MOTHER     ( Serving  food on the plate ) Here you are ,Karma. I have cooked some meat that I got today as my wage .Shall I cut them up for you? How was your day in the school?

KARMA     How very kind of you, mama. I think I can manage .Your cooking is always good .The meat is so good ..What about you ?

MOTHER    I am full I have eaten today at my work .Do not worry you eat ..you need to grow strong to look after me when I am old dear.

KARMA    I scored good marks in my studies teachers are happy .

NARRATOR There Karma was a very good boy .Karma treated his mother with respect  and kindness but things took an ugly turn. The atmosphere in the house changed .Just see why in the next scene

SCENE 11

THREE BOYS  (DORJI,TASHI and PEMA)  Hi! What are you doing ? All alone? Join us. You will have lot of fun.

KARMA   Hi boys .I am just fine ..waiting for my friends to walk home

BOYS  ( They all laugh)What are you thinking ? going home directly? No fun why don’t we hang around before we go home today .Tomorrow is Sunday .There is no school on Sunday.

TASHI  Why do you want him ..He is pathetic  as always ..always into books …

KARMA  My mother will be worried ..(karma runs away leaving all the boys laughing after him)

 NARRATOR     ( Karma leaves but he sobs for a while ,then jumps up to see his friend ,rubs his tears and walks home)

FRIEND. AH there you are  Karma I was wondering where you are …(peering at karma )Have you been crying?Those  boys are worrying you ,right ?

KARMA  Never mind .they are what they are .Let us go

NARRATOR(They leave but again the next day ,the three boys  saw karma and see what they did to him)

BOYS  Karma ,donot be scared of us we want you to be our friend because we are poor in studies .Come let us drink some juice …Treat from us today for accepting our friendship .

KARMA  No it is just fine I need to go home now   but if you all insists ..just an orange juice.

PEMA :Take this !!( hands  Karma a coke mixed with wine while they all drink coke )

TASHI  Take this ..is coke not mango …

DORJI ..Drink it ..See I do  too…(They all drank and Karma too )

Boys   Lets us see if we see any question papers lying around ..shall we Karma?

KARMA    NO no …. why not? Lets go …

SCENE 111.

NARRATOR ( Soon they reached the room with lots of paper  and one of the boys pulled the latch that was not locked properly but the principal who was sleeping right next to the room  was woken up by the noise and boys heard him come  )

BOYS ..Come out ! the old man is up ….(they ran  leaving Karma inside )

PRINCIPAL  Who is there ? ..KARMA!!!? YOU!! HOW COME??

KARAM  Sir ,Me me …( karma was so drunk to tell him that there were other boys who started this )

PRINCIPAL  You just  come…we will have to make the papers again … what a waste .!!!!I will make you fail ..

NARRATOR Karma woke up to find himself all alone in the world and karma felt very sad to fail his mother and school for listening to those boys .. SO BE CAREFUL IN CHOOSING FRIENDS ..

Script: Master Namda Choying

Class VII A

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