1NARRATOR

2Once
3

upon a time

wish...

8in
9

a far-off kingdom

than life...

11More
12

than anything...
a fair maiden,

35with
36

his wife.

38More
39

than anything...

40CINDERELLA,

16CINDERELLA
17More
18

wish...

37JACK

13NARRATOR
14lived
15

32I
33

BAKER

34NARRATOR

10CINDERELLA

than jewels...

19NARRATOR

sad young lad

BAKER & JACK

41More than the moon...
42
43BAKER'S
44I
45

WIFE

wish...

46CINDERELLA

22JACK
23I
24

29More
30

31CINDERELLA &

7NARRATOR

20a
21

a childless baker

28JACK

4CINDERELLA
5I
6

26and
27

wish...

25NARRATOR

47The
48

King is giving a Festival.

49BAKER

& WIFE
50More than life...

51

76

52JACK

77BAKER'S

53I
54

79

wish...

WIFE
78I want a child...

55CINDERELLA

80JACK

56I
57

81Squeeze,
82

wish to go to the Festival.

& WIFE
59More than riches...

pal...

58BAKER

83CINDERELLA

60

84I
85

61JACK

86JACK

62I

wish my cow would

63give us some milk.

87I

64

89

65CINDERELLA

90BAKER

66And
67

92

the Ball...

WIFE
69More than anything...

wish to go to the Festival.

wish you'd give us some

88milk or even cheese...
& WIFE
91I wish we might have a child.

68BAKER'S

93CINDERELLA,

70

94I
95

71JACK

96STEPMOTHER

72Please,
73

pal-

74BAKER
75I

wish we had a child.

JACK, BAKER & WIFE

wish...

97You
98

wish to go to the Festival?

99NARRATOR
100The

poor girl's mother had died,

101

126FLORINDA

102STEPMOTHER

127Look
128

103You,

Cinderella, the Festival?

104You wish to go to the Festival?
105

at your nails!

129LUCINDA

106FLORINDA

130Look
131

107What,

132STEPMOTHER

109

133People
134

110LUCINDA

135CINDERELLA

111What,
112

136Nevertheless,

you, Cinderella, the Festival?

108The Festival?!
you wish to go to the Festival?

at your dress!
would laugh at you-

113ALL THREE

still want to go to the Festival

138And dance before the Prince.

114The

139

Festival?
115The King's Festival?
116
117NARRATOR
118And
119

her father had taken for his new wife

Festival...

123NARRATOR
124a
125

140STEPMOTHER

& STEPSISTERS
141She still wants to go to the Festival
142And dance before the Prince?!
143
144NARRATOR

120STEPMOTHER
121The
122

137I

woman with two daughters of her own.

145All

three were beautiful of face, but vile and

146black of heart.
147Jack, on the other hand, had no father, and his
148mother149
150JACK'S

MOTHER

151I
152

wish...

176NARRATOR

153NARRATOR
154Well,
155

she was not quite beautiful-

MOTHER
157I wish my son were not a fool.
158I wish my house was not a mess.
159I wish the cow was full of milk.
160I wish the house was full of gold161I wish a lot of things...
162
163BAKER'S

WIFE
164Why, come in, little girl.
165

179STEPMOTHER

have emptied a pot of lentils into the ashes for

181you.
182If you have picked them out again in two hours'
183time,
184you shall go to the ball with us.
185
186LITTLE

RED RIDING HOOD

187And perhaps a sticky bun?...
188Or four?...
189
190CINDERELLA

166LITTLE

RED RIDING HOOD

wish...

169It's

not for me,

170It's for my Granny in the woods.
171A loaf of bread, please172To bring my poor old hungry
173Granny in the woods...
174Just a loaf of bread, please...
175

Stepmother had a surprise for her.

180I

156JACK'S

167I
168

177Cinderella's
178

191Birds

in the sky,
192Birds in the eaves,
193In the leaves,
194In the fields,
195In the castles and ponds...
196
197LITTLE

RED RIDING HOOD

198And a few of those pies... please...
199
200CINDERELLA

201Come,

little birds,
202Down from the eaves
203And the leaves,
204Over fields,
205Out of castles and ponds...

226Look

206

231

207JACK

232JACK

208No,
209

233But234

squeeze, pal...

at her.
227There are bugs on her dugs.
228There are flies in her eyes.
229There's a lump on her rump
230Big enough to be a hump-

210CINDERELLA

235JACK'S

211Ahhh...

236Son,

212Quick,

little birds,
213Flick through the ashes.
214Pick and peck, but swiftly,
215Sift through the ashes,
216Into the pot...

237We've

217

242LITTLE

218JACK'S

MOTHER
219Listen well, son. Milky-White must be taken to
220market.
221
222JACK
223But,
224

mother, no- she's the best cow-

225JACK'S

MOTHER

MOTHER

no time to sit and dither,

238While her wither's wither with her239And no one keeps a cow for a friend!
240Sometimes I fear you're touched.
241

RED RIDING HOOD

243Into the woods,
244It's time to go,
245I hate to leave,
246I have to, though.
247Into the woods248It's time, and so
249I must begin my journey.
250

251Into

the woods
252And through the trees
253To where I am
254Expected ma'am,
255Into the woods
256To Grandmother's house-

276The

257

282Into

258Into

the woods
259To Grandmother's house260
261BAKER'S

WIFE
262You're certain of your way?
263
264LITTLE

RED RIDING HOOD

265The way is clear,
266The light is good,
267I have no fear,
268Nor no one should.
269The woods are just trees,
270The trees are just wood.
271I sort of hate to ask it,
272But do you have a basket?
273
274Into

the woods
275And down the dell,

path is straight,
277I know it well.
278Into the woods,
279And who can tell
280What's waiting on the journey?
281

the woods
283To bring some bread
284To Granny who
285Is sick in bed.
286Never can tell
287What lies ahead.
288For all that I know,
289She's already dead.
290
291But

into the woods,

292Into the woods,
293Into the woods
294To Grandmother's house
295And home before dark.
296
297CINDERELLA
298Fly,

birds,
299Back to the sky,
300Back to the eaves

301And

the leaves
302And the fields
303And the-

326Who
327

will be there?...

304

329Mother

328CINDERELLA

309LUCINDA

said be good,
330Father said be nice,
331That was always their advice.
332So be nice, Cinderella,
333Good, Cinderella,
334Nice good good nice-

310Here,

I found a little tear, Cinderella.

311Can't you hide it with a hat?

335

312

337Tighter!
338

305FLORINDA
306Hurry

up and do my hair, Cinderella!

307Are you really wearing that?
308

313CINDERELLA
314You
315

look beautiful.

know.

319LUCINDA
320She
321

339CINDERELLA
340What's

316FLORINDA
317I
318

336FLORINDA

means me.

the good of being good

341If everyone is blind
342And you're always left behind?
343Never mind, Cinderella,
344Kind Cinderella345Nice good nice kind good nice346

322FLORINDA

347FLORINDA

323Put
324

348Not
349

it in a twist.

325LUCINDA

that tight!

350CINDERELLA

351Sorry.
352

375and

told your father that what she wanted more

376than anything in the world was

353FLORINDA

377

354Clod.
355

378Greens,

WIFE
357Who might that be?

greens and nothing but greens:

379Parsley, peppers, cabbages and celery,
380Asparagus and watercress and
381Fiddleferns and lettuce-!

358

382

359BAKER

383He

356BAKER'S

360It's
361

the witch from next door.

362NARRATOR
363The

old enchantress told the couple she had

364placed a spell on their house.
365
366BAKER
367What
368

spell?

369WITCH
370In

the past, when your mother was with child,

371she developed
372an unusual appetite. She took one look at my
373beautiful garden
374

said, "All right,"

384But it wasn't, quite,
385'Cause I caught him in the autumn
386In my garden one night!
387He was robbing me,
388Raping me,
389Rooting through my rutabaga,
390Raiding my arugula and
391Ripping up my rampion
392(My champion! My favorite!)393I should have laid a spell on him
394Right there,
395Could have changed him into stone
396Or a dog or a chair...
397
398But

I let him have the rampion399I'd lots to spare.

400In

return, however,
401I said, "Fair is fair:
402You can let me have the baby
403That your wife will bear.
404And we'll call it square."

425WITCH
426Beans.
427
428BAKER

405

429Beans?
430

406BAKER

431WITCH

407I
408

432The

had a brother?

409WITCH
410No.
411

But you had a sister.

412NARRATOR
413But

the witch refused to tell him anymore of

414his sister.
415Not even that her name was Rapunzel.
416
417WITCH
418I

thought I had been more than reasonable.

419But how was I to know what your father
420had also hidden in his pocket?!
421
422BAKER
423What?
424

& WIFE

special beans.
433I let him go,
434I didn't know
435He'd stolen my beans!
436
437I

was watching him crawl,

438Back over the wall-!
439Then bang! Crash!
440And the lightning flash!
441And- well, that's another story,
442Never mind443Anyway, at last
444The big day came,
445And I made my claim.
446"Oh, don't take away the baby,"
447They shrieked and screeched,
448But I did,
449And I hid her

450Where
451

she'll never be reached.

452And

your father cried,

453And your mother died
454When for extra measure455I admit it was a pleasure456I said, "Sorry,
457I'm still not mollified."
458And I laid little spell on them
459You, too, son460That your family tree
461Would always be a barren one...
462
463So

there's no more fuss

464And there's no more scenes
465And my garden thrives466You should see my nectarines!
467But I'm telling you the same
468I tell kings and queens:
469Don't ever never ever
470Mess around with my greens!
471Especially the beans.
472
473JACK'S

474Now

closely to me, Jack. Lead Milky-White to

475market and
476fetch the best price you can. Are you listening
477to me?
478
479Jack

Jack Jack,
480Head in a sack,
481The house is getting colder,
482This is not the time for dreaming.
483Chimney stack
484Starting to crack,
485The mice are getting bolder,
486The floor's gone slack,
487Your mother's getting older,
488Your father's not back,
489And you can't just sit here dreaming pretty
490dreams.
491
492To

wish and wait

493From day to day
494Will never keep
495The wolves away.
496

MOTHER

497So

into the woods

498The time is now.

499We

have to live,
500I don't care how.
501Into the woods
502To sell the cow,
503You must begin the journey.
504Straight to the woods
505and don't delay506You have to face
507The marketplace.
508Into the woods to journey's end509
510JACK
511Into
512

the woods to sell a friend-

524One:

the cow as white as milk,

525Two: the cape as red as blood,
526Three: the hair as yellow as corn,
527Four: the slipper as pure as gold.
528
529Bring

me these
530Before the chime
531Of midnight,
532In three day's time,
533And you shall have,
534I guarantee,
535A child as perfect
536As child can be.
537Go to the wood!

513NARRATOR

538

514Meanwhile,

539STEPMOTHER

the Witch, for purposes of her

515own,
516explained
517

540Ladies.

how the Baker might lift the spell;

541Our
542

carriage waits.

518WITCH

543CINDERELLA

519You

544Now
545

wish to have
520The curse reversed?
521I'll need a certain
522Potion first.
523Go to the woods and bring me back

may I go to the Festival?

546STEPMOTHER
547The

Festival-!
548Darling, those nails!

549Darling,

those clothes!
550Lentils are one thing but
551Darling, with those,
552You'd make us the fools of the Festival
553And mortify the Prince!
554

574Only

I can lift the spell,

575The spell is on my house.
576
577BAKER'S

WIFE
578No, no, the spell is on our house.
579We must lift the spell.

FATHER
556Our carriage is waiting.

580

557

582No.

555CINDERELLA'S

558STEPMOTHER
559We
560

must be gone.

581BAKER

You are not to come and that is final.

583Now what am I to return with?
584
585BAKER'S

561CINDERELLA
562Good

night, Father.
563I wish...
564
565BAKER
566Look
567

what I found in father's hunting jacket.

568BAKER'S

WIFE
569Six beans. We'll take them with us.

WIFE
586You don't remember?
587The cow as white as milk,
588The cape as red as blood,
589The hair as yellow as corn,
590The slipper as pure as gold591
592BAKER

571BAKER

cow as white as milk,

594The cape as red as blood,
595The hair as yellow as corn,
596The slipper as pure as gold...

572No!

597

570

573The

spell is on my house.

593The

598NARRATOR

599And

so the Baker, reluctantly, set off to meet

600the enchantress' demands.
601As for Cinderella:

624BAKER'S

602

627CINDERELLA &

603CINDERELLA

628Into

604I

still wish to go to the Festival,

605But how am I ever to get to the Festival?
606
607BAKER
608The

cow as white as milk,

609The cape as red as blood,
610The hair as yellow as corn-

625The
626

WIFE

hair-!

the woods,
629It's time to go,
630It may be all
631In vain, you/I know.
632Into the woods633But even so,
634I have to take the journey.
635

611

636CINDERELLA,

612CINDERELLA

637Into

613I

know!
614I'll visit Mother's grave,
615The grave at the hazel tree,
616And tell her I just want to
617Go to the King's Festival...
618

BAKER

BAKER & WIFE

the woods,
638The path is straight,
639You know it well,
640But who can tell641
642BAKER

& WIFE
643Into the woods to lift the spell-

619BAKER

644

620The

slipper as pure as gold...

621The cow, the cape,
622The slipper as pure as gold-

645CINDERELLA

623

648BAKER'S

646Into
647

the woods to visit MotherWIFE

649Into
650

the woods to fetch the things-

675JACK

651BAKER
652To
653

make the potion-

676Into
677

the woods to get the money-

678BAKER'S

WIFE
679Into the woods to lift the spell-

654CINDERELLA
655To
656

674

go to the Festival-

657CINDERELLA,

681BAKER

JACK, JACK'S MOTHER,

658BAKER,

WIFE
659Into the woods
660Without regret,
661The choice is made,
662The task is set.
663Into the woods,
664But not forgetting
665Why I'm on the journey.
666(Little Red Riding hood joins)
667Into the woods
668to get my wish,
669I don't care how,
670The time is now.
671
672JACK'S

680

MOTHER
673Into the woods to sell the cow-

682To
683

make the potion-

684CINDERELLA
685To
686

go to the Festival-

687LITTLE

RED RIDING HOOD

688Into the woods to Grandmother's house...
689Into the woods to Grandmother's house...
690
691ALL
692The

way is clear,
693The light is good,
694I have no fear,
695Nor no one should.
696The woods are just trees,
697The trees are just wood.
698No need to be afraid there-

699

720

700CINDERELLA &

BAKER
701There's something in the glade there...

721JACK

702

723

703ALL

724BAKER

704Into

the woods,
705Without delay,
706But careful not
707To lose the way.
708Into the woods,
709Who knows what may
710Be lurking on the journey?
711
712Into

the woods
713To get the thing
714That makes it worth
715The journeying.
716Into the woods717
718STEMOTHER
719To

see the King-

& STEPSISTERS

& MOTHER
722To sell the cow& WIFE
725To make the potion726
727ALL
728To

see729To sell730To get731To bring732To make733To lift734To go to the Festival-!

735
736Into

the woods!
737Into the woods!
738Into the woods,
739Then out of the woods,
740And home before dark!