Сказка "A fairy-tale: The Ball of flowers"

Characters:

Queen-Rose

Snowdrop

Violet

Buttercup

Bluebell

Corn-Flower

Scene

In a Queen-Rose’s palace all the flowers gathered to decide their turn to come on the earth. The Queen-Rose is sitting on her throne at one side. The flowers come up to her one by one and present themselves.

SNOWDROP: I am a nice little flower in a white dress.I have no smell.

QUEEN-ROSE: Your name will be Snowdrop. You will be the first flower in spring. People will see you on the places where the snow becomes water in the sun.They will like you very much.

The snowdrop bows and stands at one side of the throne.

VIOLET: I am spring flower,too.My dress is violet. I am very nice, as you see.

QUEEN-ROSE:Your name is Violet.You will come after the Snowdrop, a little later, when there is no snow in the fields, the days are longer and it is warmer.

The Violet bows and stands at one side of the throne.

BUTTERCUP: I am a little flower. I am dressed in a nice yellow dress. I like the sun, I like when it’s warm.

QUEEN-ROSE:Then you must come in summer, when it is warm and the sun shines all day long. Your name will be Buttercup.

It bows to the Queen and stands next to the Snowdrop.

BLUEBELL: I am blue like the sky, and my dress is like the bell. I like the sun too.

QUEEN-ROSE:Oh, I know, your name will be Bluebell. People will see you in the grass. You will make the fields beautiful.

It bows and stands next to the Violet.

CORN-FLOWER: My colour is blue,too. I make the fields beautiful, but I make the harvest not very rich.

QUEEN-ROSE:Your name, my beautiful one, will be Corn-flower. People will see you in the fields all the summer.

The Corn-flower bows and steps aside.

SUNFLOWER: Look at me,please. I am like the golden sun.

QUEEN-ROSE:Yes,you look like the sun, so your name will be Sunflower.People will see you in the country in August, and you will look at the sun every day.

The Sunflower bows and goes to one side of the throne.

QUEEN-ROSE (stands up and goes to the middle of the room):

Well, my dear flowers. Now you know that you are spring and summer flowers.

You are not garden flowers, People can see most of you only in the fields.Now let us sing and dance. Spring and summer will come here soon, and you must be ready to come together with them: first the Snowdrop, then the Violet, after them the Buttercup and the Bluebell, and then the Corn-flower and the Sunflower.

All the flowers make a ring.

BUTTERCUP (coming into the middle of it, recites):

Buttercups, Buttercups

Oh,the nicest flowers,

Coming in the springtime

To tell of sunny hours

When the trees are leafless,

When the fields are bare,

Buttercups, Buttercups,

Spring up here and there.

All are singing the song Tis Springtime.

Tis springtime, tis springtime,

Gold winter is past,

Warm breezes are blowing,

And May’s here at last.

The birds are returning.

Their songs you can hear,

And meadows are smiling

With spring flowers here.