1、The Gift of Magi1 Angel: Winnie Della: Jimmy and Margaret Jim: Sara and Elena Mrs Sofronie: AnnieWatch buyer: Jumy 2The First Actcharacters: Angel, Della, Mrs Sofronie location: the corner of the street3I am the angel of love. Today is Christmas Eve, and I come here to perform the mission of Magi. I
2、 will give the most precious gifts to the person who love others deeply. Someone is coming!4Mrs Sofronie: En, let me cut off your hair first. So, I will begin? Della: So please give the money to me quickly! 5Angel: I am the angel of love. Today is Christmas Eve, and I come here to perform the missio
3、n of magi. I will give the most precious gifts to the person who love others deeply. Someone is coming!Della: Are you Mrs Sarfroner? Mrs Sofronie: Yes, I am.Della(): So, will you buy my hair?Mrs Sofronie:Yes, I do that. Take your hat off and let me have a look at your hair.Della: Will you like to bu
4、y? You know my hair is so beautifulAngel: Oh，my God! How beautiful the hair is! It likes a cascade of brown waters!6Mrs Sofronie:Are you sure?Della:Yes, I have decided. Please tell me, how much they can sale?Mrs Sofronie:So I will bid a high price! Twenty dollars are enough.Della: So please give it
5、to me quickly!Mrs Sofronie:En, let me cut off your hair first. So, I will begin?Della: Lets begin!Mrs Sofronie:Here you are!Della: Thank you! Thank you!7 Angel:Oh, What a abnormal woman! Why does she make this foolish decision? This womans hair would depreciate the queen of Sheba s jewels and gifts.
6、 Why does she sale her hair? It is so incredible! Mrs Sofronie:So stupid! Oh, my god, how beautiful! I make a fortune!8The Second Actcharacters: Angel, Jim, Watch buyerlocation: a store on Broadway9Would you buy this gold watch?Its an ancestral watch. Good! It is a deal!10 Angel: Why should someone
7、have give up something in the world? And why do this happen? Jim: Excuse me, would you like to buy a watch? Jumy: you? sell watch? sorry, a little economy-minded people naturally do not need to sell the scrubby. Jim: NoNo, this is a gold watch, the most valuable thing from my head to foot. Jumy: oh?
8、 The most valuable? I would like to see a scrubby like you can have how expensive things. Jim: Its an ancestral watch. 11 Angel: Oh, another very reluctantly giving up! Jumy: Ah, indeed a gold watch, well, how much money you are ready to sell? Jim: Yes, my wife dream them for a long time. Jim: I don
9、t want money, II only ask for the set of combs. Jumy: you said it? You just want to have this comb(hairpin)? Angel: His wife? combs ? Jumy: oh, you see, how beautiful this comb(hairpin)! Look, you can use it with whatever methods you want! Also, you see, this is pure tortoiseshell. The edge is also
10、trimmed with crystal jewelry.12 Jim: Of course, they are enough beautiful to match my wifes hair. But would you like to make this deal? Jumy: uh, let me think about it. Jim: Im pleased to give up watch to get combs. Because I know they are my wife favorite. Jumy: well, for you are so sincere, Im too
11、 harsh to refuse you. Jim: Thank you! Jumy: oh, good fellas, this is a really veritable gold watch, whatever comb(hairpin) will not be worthy of a gold watch. Haha , take it back to have a happy Christmas. Angel: Hes not a foolish man! But, he is willing to give up a gold watch and get a set of comb
12、s. Oh! What a happy woman his wife is!13The Third Act characters: Angel, Jim, Della location: the house of Jim and Della14a set of combs. the watch chain 15 Angel: Look, this pitiful woman, now wonderfully like a truant schoolboy! However, she is a so happy woman, her husband love her so much! Della
13、: Jim, dont look at me that way. I had my hair cut off, because I should give you a present. You dont mind, right? Hey, Jim, say “Merry Christmas” to me. Jim: You have cut off your hair? Della: Yes, Ive cut it off and sold it, its gone. Jim, dont talk that, its Christmas Eve. Be good to me, please.J
14、im: Well, Della, dont make any mistake about me. Ill love you all the same. I know, it went for me. Look at this package. Della:Ah! The combs. Its so beautiful.16 Jim: Yes , the beautiful combs with jewelry rimsjust the color to wear in you beautiful hair. Della: I love it so much, thank you, Jim. J
15、im: Now , you will see why I was upset at first. Della: Jim ,you dont know what a nice-what a beautiful, nice gift Ive got for you, Can you guess? Jim: Im sorry I cant. Della:Look. A gold watch chain. It matches with your watch, do you like it?Jim:Well, Della, lets put our Christmas gifts away. I so
16、le the watch to get the money for the combs. Lets forget it. Its time for our supper.Della: Thank you , Jim. I love you very much.17 Look, as an angel of love, I think there is no need to prepare precious gifts for the happy lovers. They give each other the most precious gifts they have, this is also what I want to give them the gift of magi!1819
