Act V
In a train compartment (4 actors)
A- You look gorgeous, dear!
B- Grannie, will it be long?
A- It’ll take a while, we’ll arrive a 3.33
C- Why don’t you sleep for a while?
B- I am not sleepy.
A- I’ve dreamt my sweetest dreams on a train.
B- I’ll try to sleep.
C- Good boy, try to sleep.
B- I’d rather play.
C- You can’t, you will be told off.
B- By who?
A- The ticket collector
C- He’s a horrible man.
B- I’m so afraid.
C- You’d better sleep.
A- I’ve dreamed my sweetest dreams on a train.
B- You’ve already said that, grannie.
A- Have I?
C- She likes recalling her sweet dreams. Try to sleep.
B- I’m so bored. I want to play.
C- Here’s the ticket collector.
D- Good afternoon.
B- Are you the ticket collector?
D- Yes
B- My mum says you are horrible.
D- Then, tell your mum she’s far more horrible, she doesn’t know me after all.
C- Sorry, you know what children are like.
D- Yes, I know what mothers are like , too. I’m tired of being the train’s child scarer.
A- Well, your uniform doesn’t help much.
D- What’s the matter with my uniform?
A- It’s so dark. It should be more colourful.
D- This is a train, not a carnival float.
C- Mom, don’t bother the gentleman.
D- Or I will open my mouth and eat her.
B- Do you eat people? I’d rather you ate my grannie.
D- I don’t eat people. Besides, I’m a vegetarian. Tickets, please.
A- You have them.
C- I’ve given them to you, mom. I gave them to you when I went to buy a bottle of water.
A- I can’t remember. Were they green slips of paper?
C- Yes.
A- I gave them to the boy to hold. Do you have them?
B- I threw them away.
C- I’m sorry but we don’t have the tickets.
D- What shall we do now?
A- It was an accident. Next time I give you something, don’t throw it away.
C- I’ sorry, you know what children are like.
D- OK, this time I’ll turn a blind eye. I’m doing this to show your son I’m not a child scarer or a people eater. Goodbye
B- Thank God he hasn’t eaten anyone.
C- Thank God he hasn’t put a fine on us.
A_ Thank God. I will sleep for a while. I’ve dreamt my sweetest dreams on a train.
B- I want to dream, too.
C- Let’s sleep now before we get to the station at 3.33.
A- What time is it?
C- 3.32
A- Sweet dreams. I said I dreamt my sweetest…
C- Yes, mom, you’ve already said that.