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Write a very short play. Title a good turn deserves another. Make it interesting for a primary 5 pupil
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A Good Turn Deserves Another
Characters:
- NARRATOR
- SAM (a friendly Primary 5 pupil)
- MRS LIM (an elderly neighbour)
- MAX (a classmate, sometimes cheeky)
Setting: Outside the school gate at lunchtime.
[NARRATOR steps forward.]
NARRATOR: This is a short story about what happens when someone does a good turn. Watch what Sam does!
[Lights up. SAM is tying his shoe. MRS LIM walks slowly with two bags. MAX sits on a bench, scrolling on his phone.]
MRS LIM: (smiling) Good afternoon, children. It’s such a lovely day.
[SAM stands quickly to help the old lady across the road.]
SAM: Hello, Mrs Lim! Shall I help you with your bags?
MRS LIM: Oh, thank you, Sam. That would be very kind.
[MRS LIM's bag rips a little—an apple falls and rolls. Papers flutter out of one bag.]
SAM: Oh no!
[SAM kneels and gathers the apples and papers. MAX watches and snorts.]
MAX: (loudly) What's the hero doing? Aren't you late for football practice?
SAM: (calmly) Mrs Lim, these belong to you. Here's another apple.
MRS LIM: (warmly) You're a good boy, Sam. Thank you. You know, a good deed makes your heart warm.
[She hands SAM a small packet of seeds.]
MRS LIM: Plant these marigolds at home. They cheer up any place.
SAM: Thank you! I will.
[MRS LIM waves and walks off. MAX throws an empty bottle near the bin but misses and it clatters to the ground. He laughs and walks away.]
SAM: (picking up the bottle) Everyone should keep this place clean.
[NARRATOR watches as SAM walks toward his friends. He drops his schoolbag—books tumble everywhere. A gust of wind blows some pages into the road.]
MAX: (calling from a distance) Ha! Too many books for a football player!
[SAM looks worried and runs after a flying page. MAX watches silently for a moment, then something changes in his face.]
MAX: (muttering) Hmm.
[He jogs toward SAM, grabs the nearest books and pages, and helps pick them up. SAM looks surprised.]
SAM: Thanks, Max. I didn't expect you to help.
MAX: (shrugs) Mrs Lim said, "A good deed makes your heart warm." She was here today and said you helped her. Maybe… helping is not that bad.
SAM: (smiling) Maybe it's not. Do you want to plant the seeds with me after school? We could make the school garden look nicer.
MAX: (a small grin) I can do that. And I’ll bring the football.
NARRATOR: Sam did one good turn. Mrs Lim thanked him. Max saw it, felt it, and did a good turn too. One good turn deserved another—and another after that.
[All three mime planting seeds together, laughing.]
MRS LIM: (offstage, calling) Remember to water them!
SAM and MAX: Yes, Mrs Lim!
NARRATOR: (to the audience) If you see someone who needs help, do a good turn. You might make someone's day—and your own.
[Lights dim. Curtain.]
Characters:
- NARRATOR
- SAM (a friendly Primary 5 pupil)
- MRS LIM (an elderly neighbour)
- MAX (a classmate, sometimes cheeky)
Setting: Outside the school gate at lunchtime.
[NARRATOR steps forward.]
NARRATOR: This is a short story about what happens when someone does a good turn. Watch what Sam does!
[Lights up. SAM is tying his shoe. MRS LIM walks slowly with two bags. MAX sits on a bench, scrolling on his phone.]
MRS LIM: (smiling) Good afternoon, children. It’s such a lovely day.
[SAM stands quickly to help the old lady across the road.]
SAM: Hello, Mrs Lim! Shall I help you with your bags?
MRS LIM: Oh, thank you, Sam. That would be very kind.
[MRS LIM's bag rips a little—an apple falls and rolls. Papers flutter out of one bag.]
SAM: Oh no!
[SAM kneels and gathers the apples and papers. MAX watches and snorts.]
MAX: (loudly) What's the hero doing? Aren't you late for football practice?
SAM: (calmly) Mrs Lim, these belong to you. Here's another apple.
MRS LIM: (warmly) You're a good boy, Sam. Thank you. You know, a good deed makes your heart warm.
[She hands SAM a small packet of seeds.]
MRS LIM: Plant these marigolds at home. They cheer up any place.
SAM: Thank you! I will.
[MRS LIM waves and walks off. MAX throws an empty bottle near the bin but misses and it clatters to the ground. He laughs and walks away.]
SAM: (picking up the bottle) Everyone should keep this place clean.
[NARRATOR watches as SAM walks toward his friends. He drops his schoolbag—books tumble everywhere. A gust of wind blows some pages into the road.]
MAX: (calling from a distance) Ha! Too many books for a football player!
[SAM looks worried and runs after a flying page. MAX watches silently for a moment, then something changes in his face.]
MAX: (muttering) Hmm.
[He jogs toward SAM, grabs the nearest books and pages, and helps pick them up. SAM looks surprised.]
SAM: Thanks, Max. I didn't expect you to help.
MAX: (shrugs) Mrs Lim said, "A good deed makes your heart warm." She was here today and said you helped her. Maybe… helping is not that bad.
SAM: (smiling) Maybe it's not. Do you want to plant the seeds with me after school? We could make the school garden look nicer.
MAX: (a small grin) I can do that. And I’ll bring the football.
NARRATOR: Sam did one good turn. Mrs Lim thanked him. Max saw it, felt it, and did a good turn too. One good turn deserved another—and another after that.
[All three mime planting seeds together, laughing.]
MRS LIM: (offstage, calling) Remember to water them!
SAM and MAX: Yes, Mrs Lim!
NARRATOR: (to the audience) If you see someone who needs help, do a good turn. You might make someone's day—and your own.
[Lights dim. Curtain.]
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