Dramatization : Our Runway Kite
Dramatization : Our Runway Kite ( Lucy Maud Montgomery )
Project : Our Runway Kite.
H.S. English Project : Dramatization of a short story : Our Runway Kite.
SCENE : ONE
Stage preparation :- A simple stage with proper lighting. Three or four chairs will be there. Two boys are playing with themselves on the stage. The father enters.
Philippa ( looking at father ) : Oh father ! Finally winter is over and we are here at Big Half Moon island. It is too boring during the days of winter in the mainland.
Father : Look dear , I am the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse. So in winter, when the harbour is completely frozen, we are forced to move to the mainland.
Philippa : You know father, the funny part is that the people of mainland always pitied us when the time came for us to return here to the Big Half Moon island. ( Laughing )
Father : Why? You don’t like the children of the mainland ?
Philippa : No, it is not like that. Actually, we used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in the winter. So we don't want them to be here at the Big Half Moon island.
Father : Then you must feel very lonely here ?
Claude : Father , we both like to have some playmates to play with us. It is hard to run pirate caves and things like that with only two.
Philippa : Father, I have a question in my mind.
Father : What ?
Philippa : Father , you don't seem to have any relations except us. This used to puzzle Claude and me. Everybody on the mainland has their own relations. But why have we not ? Is it because we live on an island ?
Claude : It would be so jolly to have an uncle and aunt and some cousins !
Father : ( Looking very sorrowful ) : Child , it was all my fault . All my fault.
Philippa : ( Surprised ) : Your fault ! How ?
Father : I will say at another time.
[ Father exits ]
Philippa : Do you understand , what did he say ?
Claude : No.
Philippa : Ok, let’s forget it . Come start playing again.
[ They started playing. ]
SCENE : TWO
Stage Decoration : As same as the first scene. But this time no chairs will be there.
Claude : Wow ! What a wonderful day !
Philippa : Yes, it is really wonderful . The weather is splendid.
Claude : Look at the harbour , it is blue and calm with little wind and ripples .
Philippa : Wow !
Claude : Come on, let's fly kites.
Philippa : But, where can I get a kite?
Claude : You know Philippa , last winter a boy on the mainland showed me how to make kites . So back on the island, I made plenty of kites.
Philippa : Really ?
Claude : Yes , Wait a little , I bring the best kite .
[ Claude left the stage and a moment later he returned with a large kite in his hand. Philippa was overjoyed to see the kite in Claude’s hand. ]
Philippa : Wow ! That is a nice kite with a beautiful red paper .
Claude : And look carefully , our name and address are also mentioned in the kite.
Philippa : The golden tinsel stars which are pasted all over the kite , looking very very attractive. I will fly it first .
Claude : No , I will fly it first .
Philippa : No I.
Claude : No no no , I will fly the kite first.
[ They started pulling the kite on each other’s side. As a result, the kite was torn. ]
Philippa : Ok , stop the fight . Look at the kite, it is no longer usable.
Claude : But I know how to fix it .
Philippa : But the wind is falling now . You have to fix it very quickly.
Claude : Ok, wait for a second .
[ Claude ran off the stage and came back after a while. He brought a piece of red paper and glue. ]
Claude : Ok, help me to fix it.
[ Philippa and Claude started fixing the kite. But Philippa noticed the red paper carefully.]
Philippa : Claude , this is a letter . Where from you get this ?
Claude : Actually , you know , there is no red paper left in the lighthouse. It was lying on the bookcase in the sitting room.
Philippa : Ok, whatever, our kite is ready to fly.
[ It is not possible to fly a kite on the stage. So this scene has to be enhanced through acting. The two characters on stage, Claude and Philippa, will continue to perform kite flying on the stage. They have to create the impression that their kite is flying very high in the sky. ]
Claude : Our kite is flying like a bird.
Philippa : Yes, the wind is glorious.
[ After continuing like this for a while, the expressions on their faces suddenly changed. ]
Claude : Hey Philippa , what happened ?
Philippa : The thread of our kite is snapped.
Claude : Oh my God ! Is there no other way to rescue it ?
Philippa : No way . Our kite is sailing towards the mainland.
Claude : Oh no , it was such a nice kite !
SCENE : THREE
[ Aunt Esther is doing household affairs. Suddenly Mimi and Dick entered with a red kite . It is the same kite that Claude and Philippa had. ]
Dick : Mother , look what we got ! A nice and beautiful red kite !
Aunt Esther : Wow ! The kite is really looking very beautiful . But , where from you get this ?
Mimi : We were playing in the woods. Suddenly we noticed the kite on the top of a tree. So we carried it home.
Dick : Mother, notice one thing , there is something written on the kite .
Aunt Esther : Show me.
[ She read the text carefully for a while. Then she was shocked. Sat down in the chair. ]
Mimi : What happened mother ! Anything serious ?
Aunt Esther : Do you know who wrote this?
Dick ( Surprised ) : No . Who ?
Aunt Esther : Once I wrote the letter to my brother .
Mimi : We don’t understand . Tell us the details.
Aunt Esther : The address written on the kite is actually your uncle's home address. I did not know his new address. I just knew it from this kite. I wrote the letter to the address where your uncle used to live. But then my own address changed. Your uncle may have tried to contact us, but since the address has changed he has not found us and neither have I. Wait , I will write a letter to this address right now.
SCENE : FOUR
[ Father is sitting on a chair. He is going through a newspaper. Suddenly Claude and Philippa entered. ]
Philippa : Father, here is a letter for you .
[ Philippa handed over the letter to father . After finishing the letter, father was speechless. He looked at her with aimless eyes. ]
Claude : What happened father ? Anything wrong with this letter ?
Father ( Slowly ) : Do you want to know what became of your kite ?
Claude & Philippa : Yes , certainly.
Father : I had a brother and a sister. I had a quarrel with my brother and left home. Years afterward, I felt sorry and when I went back , I found my brother had died and I could not find my sister. ………………….. The letter is from my sister . She is the mother of Dick and Mimi. ……………….Claude , Philippa, your kite has done a great job to unite us .
Philippa ( Joyfully ) : Father, we want to meet our aunt and Dick and Mimi.
Father : No need to do so . They will soon come here and we will live here together forever.
[ Suddenly the doorbell rang. Claude ran to open the door. And Aunt Esther, Dick and Mimi all entered the stage. That red kite is in Mimi's hand. Everyone is overjoyed. ]
Aunt Esther : I can’t believe that we finally united ! All this because of the red runway kite ,
[ Slowly the curtain came down. ]
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