AMBITION by Tony Best (Lazybeescripts.co.

uk)
CHARACTERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Mr. James = a teacher

Amy =
student
Emily =
student
Gemma =
student
5. The Mystical fairy

SCENE 1.
Lights up. Three little gilrs sit cross-legged on the floor.
They are in a line facing the audience. At the end of this
line, and slightly downstage, sits Mr. James, their
teacher.
Mr. James:

Amy:
Mr. James:
Amy:
Mr. James:
Amy:
Mr. James:
Emily:
Mr. James:
Emily:
Mr. James:
Emily:
Mr. James:
Gemma:
Mr. James:
Gemma:
Mr. James;
Gemma:
Mr. James:
Children:

Now children, we have a few minutes before home time, so sit up straight
and listen to me. Now I want each of you think about what you want to be
when you grow up.
Amy, what do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be a star.
A star? What sort of star? A film star? Or perhaps a pop star?
No sir, a star.
You mean.....?
Yes, a star in the sky, up high, twinkling down on everyone.
That would be lovely; Id be beautiful, like all the stars in the sky.
Oh, I see! Very nice!
Now Emily, what do you want to be when you are older?
I want to own a candy factory and make candy all day long, loads and loads
of it, enough candy for the whole wide world.
Thats lovely. And then youd be able to sell it to everybody and make them
happy.
Oh no! No, I wouldnt sell it.
Well, what on earth would you do with all that chocolates?
Id eat it of course! I love candy. Its delicious.
Ah! How interesting! What about you Gemma? What do you want to be?
A monkey!
A what?
A monkey! That would be great! Id swing through the trees, thump my
chest, eat bananas all day long and never have to work.
Really!?
And i wouldnt have to worry about what to wear, I could scratch where I
want, pick fleas out of my friends fur and eat them...
Yes, thank you Gemma. Well, thats all we have time for today. Off you go
children, see you tomorrow.
Good afternoon Mr. James.

( They exit. Mr. James looks after them and

shakes his head.)
Mr. James:

Well, that wasnt successful.

(exit. Blackout)

SCENE 2

Sound: sparkling sound...fairy theme

Fairy:

Hello little girl, I am the mystical fairy and i can grant you one wish, any
wish you like.
One wish? But Aladdin had three!
Aladdin, Shmaladin! Aladdin was a boy: boys are allowed three wishes, little
pretty girls only get one. @
Aladdin, Shmaladin! Aladdin wasnt my assignment. Hes with the Genie. I
am the Fairy! it is different definitely. You little girl only gets one.
Well, that s not fair!
I am sorry, thats the way it is! Now do you want a wish or not?
Oh, yes please! I want to be a star!
A TV star?
(sighing) No! A twinkling star, in the sky.
Are you sure?
Oh yes! Its what ive always wanted.
Well, thats what you want. Hocus Pocus, fiddlee-far, make this girl into a

Amy:
Fairy:

Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:

Sound: twinkle twinkle little star.. music

only
(The fairy waves a wand. A cymbal crashes offstage)
(Amy streches her arms out and raises herself
onto tiptoes. She beams. Sho no longer looks
upwards but now looks all around and
downwards)
star.

Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:

Fairy:
Amy:

Ooh wow!
There! Hows that?
Oh, Its wonderful! Theres a great view from up here. I can see everyone in
the whole world. Oh! Theres a meteorite, and that must be Mars. Oh, thank
you Fairy.
Thats all right! Ill be off now. Bye!
Bye-bye.

(The Fairy moves towards centre stage where he

meets Emily, entering from stage right. She skips
on. She is eating some chocolates)
Fairy:
Emily:
Fairy:
Emily:

Hello little girl. I am the mystical Fairy. I can grant you one wish, any wish
you like.
One wish? But Aladdin had three wishes.
Well, his Genie was from different agency though. I am assigned with only
one wish for each child. Its one wish only these days, like it or lump it!
Oh! Well yes! I do have a wish.

(Meanwhile amy stands on the stage left, in a

star shape. From now on there is a slow, almost

imperceptible change in her position. Her head

slowly droops so we cannot see her face. She may
just looking down on her planet below herfor all
we know. Her arms also begin to slowly droop
until they are in a more comfortable position but
still showing some resemblance to a star shape)
Fairy:
Emily:
Fairy:

What is it little girl?

I want to have lots and lots of candy, all the candy in the whole world:
Cadburys, Nestles, Toblerones, Hersyies, Ferrero Roche...
All right! I get the picture. Abracadabra, alakazee.. give this girl the worlds
candy!

Sound: chocolates are falling

(Fairy waves wand. A cymbal clashes offstage. Emily looks around her with a look of
sheer delight. She is obviously surrounded by
a sea of chocolates. She throws herself to the
floor and tears open a chocolate bar)
Emily;

Fairy:

Whooooppeee! Mmmm! Lovely candy! Um.. it tastes georgeous. Oh, and

this one is Fruits and Nuts... oh, thank you Mr. Fairy... mmmm! This ones
Milky Crunchy... and this one is.... (her voice fades away as she becomes
more and more engrossed in her chocolates)
Its mystical fairy, not Mr. Fairy, oh never mind, she seems happy enough
anyway.

(He moves towards stage right, only to meet

Gemma entering from that direction. She
hums happily)
Gemma:
Fairy:
Gemma:
Fairy:
Gemma:
Fairy:

(sighing).. I want to walk like you, talk like you, oo...oo... ah ah..oo..ah ah..
Hello, little girl. I am the mystical fairy and I can grant you one wish, and
dont mention.....
Aladdin had three wishes, one isnt enough!
Look, I just started a month ago. I need to grant a wish so that I reach my
quota. You are my last client for today. Take it or leave it.
Oh!
So, do you want a wish?

(By now Emily is wallowing in her chocolates,

eating bar after bar. Her movements gradually
slower until she no longer eats and is still,
stranded on her back, her stomach puffed out)
Gemma:
Fairy:
Gemma:
Fairy:
Gemma:

Fairy:

Oh, yes please!

Well what is it?
I want to be a monkey!
A monkey? What sort of monkey?
I dont mind. I dont care. I just want to be a monkey, any sort. A
chimpanzee...(sound) a Barbary ape, ooh.. even a Gorilla maybe. Oh, not
one of those with the big bare red bottoms though.....
Yes, all right little girl. Well, here goes..alakazam,alakazee.. turn this girl into

Sound: intro of lions sleep tonight

awimmawek..awimmawek..awimawek..
( fairy waves the wand. Cymbal clashes.
Gemma moves into a monkey pose. She
scratches under her armpits, her legs become
bandy..etc)
a monkey.

Gemma:
Fairy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:

Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:
Fairy:
Amy:

Great, I am a monkey! Thank you sticky fairy..( sings....) DO THE MONKEY..

OO..AH AH..OO..AH..AH.. Then laugh..
Its mystical fairy! Oh well, another satisfied client. (he turns and walks back
to the stage left where Amy is still standing head bowed.)
Hello again. Whats it like being a star then?
My arms hurt! I cant keep holding them like this! And its lonely up here,
theres nobody to talk to.
Nobody to talk to? But what about all these stars? Dont they talk to you?
Yes. But theyre miles away. Have you ever tried holding a conversation with
someone 150 light years away? By the time they reply youve forgotten
what you said in the first place.
Oh dear!
And another thing, do you that man on the rooftop down there, in the big
city?
The one with the telescope?
Well Im certain he spends all night looking up my skirt, and I ccant do
anything about it.
Ooh, thats not very nice, is it.
No! Please fairy, can you change me back? I dont want to be a star any
longer. Please!
Well, Im not really supposed to, but if youre sure?
I am, I am!
All right then! Twiddly doo, twiddly door, turn back to where before.

( waves wand. Cymbal clashes.)

(Suddenly realising she can move, she drops
her arms)
Oh, thank you fairy! (shakes his hand , gives flying kiss and runs off)

Fairy:

( The Fairy turns and watches her go. Then he

spots Emily lying on her back on the floor)

Fairy:
Emily:
Fairy:

Hello little girls, hows that scrummy candy then?

Oh! I hate candy!
No, no! Thats not right! You love candy, remember? You wanted all the
candy in the world.
No I hate it. I feel sick! And look at my stomach, Im so fat I cant even get
up off the floor.
Well, I must admit, you do seem to have put on a bit of weight.
A bit of weight? Im like a stranded whale! I cant move. I want to go out and
play with my friends again. Please fairy, can you take all the candy away
and make me slim again?
Well, technically thats two wishes and youve already had one so I dont
think that I....

Emily:
Fairy:
Emily:

Fairy:
Emily:

(Emily bursts into tears and starts wailing...)

Fairy:

Oh dear, oh dear! Very well. I will change you back, but dont tell anyone. Ill

be blacklisted if anyone knows about this.

Crookery.. Shmalery.. Basherlim... remove the candy and make you slim..
Emily:

( waves wand.cymbal clashes)

( Jumping up from the floor). Oh, thank you fairy!
(shakes his hand, gives flying kiss and runs
off)

Fairy:

Oooh! Two flying kisses in one day! I am lucky fairy! ( Go to Gemma)

Hello little monkey, how are things?

Gemma:

Im in a cage!

Fairy:
Gemma:

A cage? What are you doing in the cage? You should be up in the jungle.
I know that! Some hunters chased me and threw a big net over me. Then,
they put me in a box in the back of a truck until I ended up here, in a zoo.
What a shame!
I dont want to be a monkey anymore. People treat monkeys awfully and
badly. All the girls stick their tongues out at me and the boys throw things.
I am sorry but you were sure you wanted to be a monkey!
Pleasem change me back fairy. I dont want to be a monkey anymore.
All right! As long as I get a flying kiss.
Its a deal!

Fairy:
Gemma:
Fairy:
Gemma:
Fairy:
Gemma:
Fairy:

( she stands holding the vertical bars

of the cage)

Scazem.. scazoo.. scuwirl, change you back to a little girl.

(waves

wand. Cymbal clashes)

Gemma:

Fairy:

Mr. James:

Amy:
Mr. James:
Emily:
Mr. James:
Gemma
Mr. James:
STUDENTS:

Oh, thank you Fairy, thank you, thank very much!

( shakes hand,

gives flying kiss and runs off)

Gosh, what a busy day! I need a lie down. ( turns and exits )
(Blackout) ( Lights up to reveal the school
scene, as before, with the three children
sitting on the floor and Mr. James in his chair)
Well children. Were nearly at the end of another day. Just before we go lets
ask questions. Amy, last week you said you wanted to be a star: is that still
what you want?
Oh, no Mr. James. Thats a silly ideas!i dont want to be a start ever again.
Again? Oh, never mind! What about you Emily? Do you still want to
own,..er... what was it? (looks at his notes) A candy factory?
Ugh! No, sir. I dont ever want to see another candy bar in my whole life!
Really? Well, what about Gemma? Do you still want to be a monkey?
No! Never! Never! Never! Monkeys have a terrible life, you know!
Oh! Well children, I;m really glad you no longer have such silly ambitions.
Tell me, before you go home, what do you want to be now?

(together) A Fairy!
( The Children smile broadly; Mr James groans
and holds his head)
THE END