Act 1 - Scene 2

Question 1

Wolf: And Hello…
(HOWLS AND EXITS)

Answer 1

Baker: (Horrified)
Is harm come to that little girl… in the red cape!

Question 2

(Witch appears. Music under)
Witch: Forget the little girl and get the cape!

Answer 2

Baker: (Clutching his chest)
You frightened me.

Question 3

Witch: (Nasty)
That’s the cape. Get it. Get it. Get it!

Answer 3

Baker: How am I supposed to get it?

Question 4

Witch: You go up to the little thing, and you take it.

Answer 4

Baker: I can’t just take a cloak from a little girl. Why don’t you take it!

Question 5

Witch: (Sweetly)
Ahh, my Rapunzel… listen to her beautiful music…
(Yelling)
Get me what I need. Get me what I need!
(Disappears)

Answer 5

Baker: (Distraught)
This is ridiculous. I’ll never get that red cape, nor find a golden cow, or a yellow slipper - or was it a golden slipper and a yellow cow? Oh, no…

Question 6

Baker’s Wife: (softly, appearing from behind a tree)
THE COW AS WHITE AS MILK,
THE CAPE AS RES AS BLOOD,
THE HAIR AS YELLOW AS CORN,
THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS -

Answer 6

Baker: (overlapping)
What are you doing here?

Question 7

Bakers wife: (putting scarf around Bakers neck)
You forgot your scarf -

Answer 7

Baker: (taking scarf off) You have no business being alone in the Wood. And you have no idea what I’ve come upon here. You would be frightened for your life. Now go home immediately!

Question 8

Bakers wife: I wish to help.

Answer 8

Baker: No!
THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE -

Question 9

Bakers wife: OUR HOUSE
(Jack enters, dragging Milky-white by a rope on its neck)

Answer 9

Baker: ONLY I CAN LIFT THE SPELL, THE SPELL IS IN MY HOUSE - !

Question 10

Baker’s wife: (overlapping)
WE MUST LIFT THE SPELL TOGETHER -

Answer 10

Baker: THE SPELL IS ON -
(BAKERS WIFE, seeing JACK at other side of stage, puts her hand across BAKERS MOUTH)

Question 11

Bakers wife: A COW AS WHITE -
(BAKER sees JACK takes BAKERS WIFE HAND away)

Answer 11

Baker, Bakers wife:
- milk.
(BAKERS WIFE pushes BAKER in JACKS direction, then follows)
Hello there, young man.

Question 12

Jack: (Looks at BAKER, scared)
Hello, sir.

Answer 12

Baker: What might you be doing with a cow in the middle of the forest?

Question 13

Bakers wife: (Coaching BAKER)
What are you planning to do there - ?

Answer 13

Baker: And what are you planning to do there?

Question 14

Jack: Sell my cow, sir. No less than five pounds.

Answer 14

Baker: Five pounds!
(To BAKERS WIFE)
Where am I to get five pounds!

Question 15

Jack: I hadn’t thought… I suppose my mother and I will have no food to eat.
(BAKER has emptied his pocket; HE has a few coins and the beans in hand)

Answer 15

Baker: (To BAKERS wife)
This is the sum total…

Question 16

Bakers wife: (Loudly)
Beans - we mustn’t give up our beans! Well… if you feel we must.

Answer 16

Baker: Huh?

Question 17

Bakers wife: (Talking about magic)
Tell him.
(Mysterious man appears)

Answer 17

Baker: (Nervous)
Magic that defies description.

Question 18

Jack: How many beans?

Answer 18

Baker: Six.

Question 19

Jack: Could I buy my cow back someday?

Answer 19

Baker: (Uneasy)
Well… possibly.

Question 20

(I guess this is goodbye old pal ends)

Answer 20

Baker: (Angry)
Take the cow and go home!

Question 21

Bakers wife: I was trying to be helpful.

Answer 21

Baker: Magic beans! We’ve no reason to believe they’re magic! Are we going to dispel this curse through deceit?

Question 22

Bakers wife: At least they’ll have some food.

Answer 22

Baker: Five beans!

Question 23

Baker’s Wife: IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, THEN YOU GO AND YOU FIND IT AND YOU GET IT–

Answer 23

Baker: HOME.

Question 24

Baker’s Wife: Do we want a child or not? –AND YOU GIVE AND YOU TAKE AND YOU BID AND YOU BARGAIN OR YOU LIVE TO REGRET IT.

Answer 24

Baker: Will you please go home.

Question 25

Baker's Wife: WHY YOU DO WHAT YOU DO. THAT'S THE POINT; ALL THE REST OF IT IS CHATTER.

Answer 25

Baker: (looking over at MILKY-WHITE) Look at her she's crying.

Question 26

Baker's Wife: IF THE THING YOU DO IS PURE IN INTENT, IF IT'S MEANT, AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE BENT, DOES IT MATTER?

Answer 26

Baker: YES.

Question 27

Baker's Wife: NO, WHAT MATTERS IS THAT EVERYONE TELLS TINY LIES. WHAT'S IMPORTANT, REALLY, IS THE SIZE.

Answer 27

Baker: What?

Question 28

Bakers wife: ONLY THREE MORE TRIES AND WE'LL HAVE OUR PRIZE. WHEN THE END'S IN SIGHT, YOU'LL REALISE: IF THE END IS RIGHT, IT JUSTIFIES THE BEANS!

Answer 28

Baker: Take the cow and go home. I will carry this out in my own fashion!

Question 29

(BAKER steps into LITTLE RED'S path; she is eating sweets)

Answer 29

Baker: Hello there, little one.

Question 30

Little red: Hello.

Answer 30

Baker: Have you saved some of those sweets for Granny? (Holds on to the edge of LITTLE REDS cape)

Question 31

Little red: (Embarrassed) I ate all the sweets, and half the loaf of bread.

Answer 31

Baker: Where did you get that beautiful cape? I so admire it.

Question 32

Little red: My Granny made it for me.

Answer 32

Baker: Is that right? I would love a red cloak like that. (Examines the cape)

Question 33

Little red: You'd look pretty foolish. (BAKER goes to her and takes her cape)

Answer 33

Baker: May I take a look at it?

Question 34

Little red: (In panic) I don't like to be without my cape. Please, give it back!

Answer 34

Baker: I want it badly.

Question 35

Witch: Forget the little girl and get the cape! (LITTLE RED screams)

Answer 35

Baker: (BAKER runs back and puts cape back on LITTLE RED) I just wanted to make certain that you really loved this cape. Now you go to your granny's - and you be careful that no wolf comes your way.

Question 36

(BAKER outside cottage, WOLF snoring)

Answer 36

Baker: That grandmother has a mighty snore. (looks through window) Odd. Where is the little one? Eating, no doubt (WOLF belches) Or eaten! (BAKER enters) Grandmother, hah! (draws knife) What is that red cloth in the corner of your mouth? Looks to me to be a piece of - ah hah! I'll get the cape from within your stomach. (stab)

Question 37

Granny: Quiet, child. This evil must be destroyed. Fetch me some great stones! We'll fill his belly with them, then we'll watch him try to run away!

Answer 37

Baker: (faint) Well, I will leave you to your task.

Question 38

Granny: Don't ya want the skins?

Answer 38

Baker: No. No. You keep them.

Question 39

Granny: What kind of hunter are you?

Answer 39

Baker: I'm a baker!

Question 40

Little red: Mr. Baker, you saved our lives. Here. (she hands him her cape)

Answer 40

Baker: Are you certain?

Question 41

Little red: Yes. Maybe Granny will make me another with the skins of that wolf.

Answer 41

Baker: Thank you!