TEAM 2: Collaborative drama with national characters, Spain, France Poland
TITLE: Platero and Koziolek Matolek in "La Route du Rhum”
STAGE 1
Narrator: Platero is a very faithful, hairy, soft, mild and silver little donkey; He´s cute and cuddly. He looks like cotton and only his eyes are hard like two black glass beetles.
When his friend Juan Ramón Jiménez calls him,he comes with a divine little trot.
(Platero trots around his friend)
Chorus:
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice
warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me.
Platero (trotting): Ummm! Delicious! I love mandarin oranges, very sweet ambar grapes and purple figs with cristal honey drops!
Narrator: Every day, Platero goes to the meadow to watch the sky and the horizon, or to follow the marching clouds and the birds fly.
He tries imagine what the horizon will look like from the other side of the ocean.
Platero: What cute the clouds and flying birds! How nice is loking at the blue sky and the horizon!
Narrator: Platero would like to be able to fly like birds and follow them in the clouds to feel free.
(Some clouds appear on stage)
Chorus: (sounds of birds)
Platero: Where are they well?
Juan Ramón Jiménez:Surely to warm regions because winter will be here soon!
Platero: I would like to see the Earth from above too!
Chorus:
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles, then
I got 'em too
There isn't anything
I wouldn't do for you
If we stick together we can see it through
'
Cause you've got a friend in me
Yes, you've got a friend in me
Narrator: Fortunately, Platero heard of a famous race "La Route du Rhum." It leads the skippers to warm seas of the West Indies driven by the trade winds, ending at a beautiful butterfly shaped island at the other side of the Athlantic Ocean. One sailboat was called to port to have his torn veil repaired.
Platero: Eh! If I slipped quietly on board. I'll play explorers ...
STAGE 2:
Narrator: As Platero slipped behind a large crate in the cargo hold, he heard the amazing sound of the croud cheering the sailing ships.
Chorus: mixed sounds of children laughing, dogs barking, cats miaouing, goats, sheeps, cows, bulls, …
Narrator: Then he realized that he wasn't the only one hiding. There was a goat already there.
Platero: Who are you? Why are you hiding behind this crate?
Koziołek Matołek (Matołek the Billy-Goat): I'm Koziołek Matołek and I'm going to Pacanów. I don't have enough money to buy a ticket. Why are you hiding here?
Platero: I'm Platero and I'm going to take part in a race. I don't have any money so I'm hiding here too. Why are you going to Pacanów?
Koziołek Matołek: It's the only town in Poland where they shoe goats.
Platero: Oh. Do they shoe donkeys too? Maybe I can go with you?
Koziołek Matołek: I don't know. Let's find out. It'll be fun to have adventures together!
Chorus:
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in m.
STAGE 3
Platero: Where are we?
Koziołek Matołek: I´m not sure, I think we are arriving at Copenhagen.
Platero: Is it a long way? I´m hungry!
Koziołek Matołek: Oh! Here we are! but we´ll have to hurry up to get on the coach to Pacanow … Ummm! Look! There´s a vegetable market there! Let´s take some fruit and vegetables to take away!
Narrator: They take some leeks and mandarin oranges but as they haven´t got money….
Market seller: Eh!! You! That´s very naughty! You have to pay for that! Ehhh!!!!
Koziołek Matołek: In your dreams you´ll catch us!
Narrator: Then a strong wind carried Platero and Koziolek Matolek back to the ship.
STAGE 4:
Narrator: At sunset on the next day, Platero woke up still inside the ship. He went up on the deck and saw the ship was Landing at Ponte a Pittre, the capital of Guadeloupe, the butterfly shaped island of his dreams. There was a big croud cheering outside.
Chorus: mixed sounds of children laughing, dogs barking, cats miaouing, goats, sheeps, cows, bulls, … (+French expressions)
Platero: Koziolek Matolek! Koziolek Matolek! Koziolek Matolek!
Chorus: Koziolek Matolek!
Koziolek Matolek: Oh, Platero! Congratulations! You made your dream come true!
Platero: I´ll help you make dream come true now!
Narrator: Both, Platero and Koziolek Matolek stayed watching the sky and the horizon, and to following the marching clouds and the birds fly. They both tried to imagine what the horizon would look like from the other side of the ocean and from Pakanow in Poland.
Chorus:
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles, then
I got 'em too
There isn't anything
I wouldn't do for you
If we stick together we can see it through
'
Cause you've got a friend in me
Yes, you've got a friend in me
Now some other folks might
Be a little bit smarter than
I am
Bigger and stronger too.
Maybe
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do
Just me and you, boy
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see, it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
Yes, you've got a friend in me
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