THE GENEROUS CUSTOMER ( a playscript about generosity)
"To generous souls every task is noble."
Euripides
– Generosity is the ability to share what we have and what we are.
– Generosity gives us happiness because we feel good by helping others.
– Generosity is giving without expecting to receive something in return.
– We are generous when we share our toys, our food, and our time with our relatives.
– When we are generous, we share our feelings.
– We are generous when we show our kindness, our happiness, and the love we can give to others.
– We are generous when we help others.
– We are generous when we teach someone to do something we know how to do.
– It is good to be generous with our family, our friends, and with other people that needs us.
– Our teachers are generous because they share their knowledge. And our family because they take care of us and help us.
– We should always be thankful when we receive a present, an advice, or a favor.
Generosity is a Value that can become a quality. It´s sharing what we have and what we are.
“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.”
Gibran Khalil
“ Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do”.
Gibran , Khalil
THE GENEROUS CUSTOMER
CHARACTERS:
BOY
WAITRESS
MANAGER
CUSTOMERS (NO DIALOGUES)
MAN (NO DIALOGUES)
SCRIPT:
ACT I – AT A SODA FOUNTAIN
(Some customers are in the soda counter sitting on stools. A young boy approaches and sits on a stool)
WAITRESS: Good afternoon. What would you like to eat?.
BOY: Hi. Mmm, I don’t know. May I please have the menu?.
WAITRESS: Sure!. (She gives him the menu) Take your time. I’ll come back in a few minutes.
BOY: Yeah, thanks. (The Waitress turns around. He looks at the menu, then he takes out some money from his pocket and counts the coins. He puts the money back in his pocket) Excuse me, miss (pointing at the menu) is this the price of a hamburger with fries?.
WAITRESS: Let me see (looking at the menu). Yes, it is. It’s two dollars and fifty cents.
(The Boy takes out the money from his pocket and counts it again. He puts the coins back in his pocket. The Waitress turns around and fills in glasses of water and gives them to the other customers)
BOY: Oh. (He keeps looking at the menu) And how much would it be if I only order a hamburger with no fries?.
WAITRESS: Two dollars.
(The Boy takes out the money from his pocket and counts it again. He puts the coins back in his pocket)
BOY: Very well. May I have a hamburger, please?.
WAITRESS: And what would you like to drink?.
BOY: Just a glass of water.
WAITRESS: Fine. I’ll bring your order in a few minutes. (The Boy gives her the two dollars. She leaves and comes back with the hamburger and the glass of water) Here it is. Enjoy it!.
BOY: Thanks. It looks delicious!.
(The Waitress talks to another customer. The Boy eats the hamburger, then he takes out the rest of the money from his pocket and leaves the coins on the counter. He stands up and starts to leave)
WAITRESS: Good-bye. Have a nice day and come back!.
BOY: Thanks, you too, and I will. Bye!.
(The Boy leaves. The Waitress picks up the boy’s dish, and she sees fifty cents on the counter. She takes the coins and smiles)
WAITRESS: Oh, now I understand.
(The Manager enters)
MANAGER: Is there something wrong?.
WAITRESS: No. Did you see that little boy?.
MANAGER: (looking at the door) Yes, I did. Why?. Was there a problem?.
WAITRESS: Oh no, not at all!. It’s just that he had enough money to eat his hamburger with fries.
MANAGER: So?.
WAITRESS: But he didn’t have enough money for the tip, so he just order a hamburger and gave me the rest of his money.
MANAGER: You provided a good service.
WAITRESS: It’s not that. He was generous!.
(A Man enters and sits on a stool)
MANAGER: (speaking in a low voice) Get back to work.
WAITRESS: Yes. (The Manager leaves. She takes the menu and gives it to the man) Good afternoon, sir. Would you like to try the specialty of the house?.
THE END
Author: Unknown
Adapted by: K I D S I N C O
Moral Value: Generosity
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