BABA YAGA

CHARACTERS:
ALENA
IVANO- FATHER
MARISHA STEP-MOTHER
WOMAN
GATES
DOG
MAID
BABA-YAGA

SCRIPT:

SCENE I AT ALENAS HOUSE

(Alena, Ivano and Marisha are in the living room. Alena is sitting on the floor reading a story
book, Ivano is reading the newspaper, Marisha is sewing a shirt. There is a suitcase near the
door)

MARISHA: Alena, how many times have I told you not to read those books?. Give it to
me!. (Alena stands up and gives the book to Marisha) The Witch From The Forest. Where
did you get this book?.

ALENA: I found it in the attic.

MARISHA: What where you doing in the attic?. Ivano, you should talk to your daughter about
this.

ALENA: You told me to clean the attic, remember?.

MARISHA: No, I dont remember, but I do remember telling you to wash the dishes. Did you
wash them?.

ALENA: Yes, step-mother.

MARISHA: Dont call me step-mother.

ALENA: Yes, Marisha.

MARISHA: I am your mother.

ALENA: Youre not my mother!.

IVANO: Alena, please. Be nice to Marisha.

MARISHA: Youll get used to it. Ivano, do you know what time it is?.

IVANO: Its almost two oclock.

MARISHA: (Yelling) TWO OCLOCK. Dont you have a train to catch?.

IVANO: My train. I almost forgot!.

(Ivano stands up, takes his suitcase and heads to the door. Alena stands up, hugs him father
and cries)

ALENA: Father, dont leave me, take me with you, please.

(Marisha stands up and pulls Alena away from her father. Alena falls)

MARISHA: Stay away, little girl. He has to go!.

IVANO: Alena, I cant take you with me. I love you.

(Marisha opens the door and pushes Ivano out of the house)

MARISHA: Have a nice trip, darling. (Ivano leaves. Marisha closes the door and says to
Alena) Stand up. I want you to do me a favor. (Alena stands up and looks frightened. Marisha
takes in her hands the shirt she was sewing and shows it to Alena) This is your fathers
favorite shirt, but the needle broke and I dont have anymore thread. I need you to go to your
aunts house.

ALENA: No, I dont want to go to that witchs house.

MARISHA: (in a sweet voice) Alena, Alena, my sister is not a witch. Who told you that?.

ALENA: Everybody in town knows that shes a witch.

MARISHA: Hmmm, what else do people say about my sister?.

ALENA: That she likes to eat children.

MARISHA: Ha, ha, ha, ha, , and do you believe that story?.

ALENA: Yes, I do!.

MARISHA: For the second time, my dear Alena, shes not a witch. Her name is Baba-Yaga.
Repeat her name!.

ALENA: No, I wont!.

MARISHA: Say her name, or you will never see your father again.

ALENA: Baba-Yaga.

MARISHA: Good girl, now do as I told you, say yes!.

ALENA: Yes.

MARISHA: Yes, mother!.

ALENA: Yes

MARISHA: Mother.

ALENA: Mother.

MARISHA: Good, and try to come back before the sun sets. (Alena takes her bag. Marisha
gives her a white handkerchief) Here, take this handkerchief just in case you cry and want to
wipe the tears off your pretty face.

(Alena takes the handkerchief and puts it in the bag)

ALENA: Thank you.

MARISHA: Im doing you a favor.

(Marisha opens the door and Alena leaves)

SCENE II IN THE FOREST

(Alena is in the forest. She sits under a tree and cries. The Woman approaches her. She is
carrying a basket)

WOMAN: Oh, what are you doing here all alone in the deep forest?. Did you get lost?.

ALENA: No.

(The Woman sits on the floor)

WOMAN: Why are you crying?.

ALENA: Do you see that house over there?.

(Alena points to a house)

WOMAN: Thats Baba-Yagas house. You must stay away from her!.

ALENA: I have to go there, shes my step-mothers sister.

WOMAN: Oh, those wicked women!. Do you really need to go there?.

ALENA: Yes, I have to.

WOMAN: Listen, I have to tell you something.

ALENA: What is it?.

WOMAN: You have to know all about that woman. You must be very careful. Baba-Yaga can
eat you alive with her iron teeth, did you know that?.

ALENA: Yes. What else do you know about her?.

WOMAN: People call her Baba Yaga Boney Legs, because she is as thin as a skeleton, in spite
of all the children she eats.

ALENA: Oh!.

WOMAN: And dont be scared by her nose, which is so long that it rattles against the ceiling of
her hut when she snores.

ALENA: Does she have a broomstick like the witches in the stories I read?.

WOMAN: No, she is not an ordinary witch. She travels on a large mortar. Listen carefully.
When you get to the house, you will notice that it stands on hen legs and walks around the
yard.

ALENA: Do you mean that the house also moves through the forest?.

WOMAN: Yes, thats right!. And the windows of the hut serve as eyes.

ALENA: Youre scaring me!.

WOMAN: You should be scared!. Your life is in danger!. Listen to me, I dont have much time.

ALENA: Sorry, keep on talking.

WOMAN: The house is surrounded by a fence made of bones, with big iron gates. As you try
to open the gates, theyll creak and will not to let you in, so (She takes a bottle of oil from her
basket and gives it to alena), put some of this oil on them, and they will open softly. As soon
as the gates open, you will see a ferocious dog who will try to harm you (She takes out a piece
of ham from his basket and gives it to Alena), give him this piece of ham, and it will let you go.

ALENA: Thank you, thank you!.

WOMAN: Remember what I told you.

ALENA: I will, bye.

(Alena stands up and leaves)

WOMAN: Poor girl, I will never see her again, thats for sure.

SCENE III AT BABA-YAGAS HUT

(Alena is standing outside the gates. She opens the gates, they creak)

ALENA: Oh, you need some oil (she puts some oil) Here, this oil will make you look good as
new. (The gates open and she enters. A barking dog runs toward her. She gives him the piece
of ham and the dog goes to sleep as soon as he eats it. She keeps walking until she reaches
the door. She knocks. The Maid opens the door).

MAID: What do you want?.

ALENA: Im here to see Baba Yaga. Shes my step-mothers sister.

MAID: Come inside, and sit down.

(Alena enters and sits. The Maid stays in a corner of the room with her face down. Baba-Yaga
enters . She holds a blouse in her hands)

BABA-YAGA: Hello, Alena. How are you?.

ALENA: Im fine aunt Baba-Yaga.

BABA-YAGA: How is my sister?.

ALENA: Shes fine. She sent me to get a needle and thread.

BABA-YAGA: Oh, sure, let me get it. Meanwhile, help me with this. Keep sewing while I bring
you the needle and thread my sister wants.

(She hands over the blouse to Alena)

ALENA: Yes, aunt.

BABA-YAGA: (to the Maid) You, come here!. (The Maid approaches) I want you to prepare a
bath for my niece. I want her clean. I going to eat her.

MAID: Yes, master.

(Baba-Yaga leaves and the Maid approaches Alena)

ALENA: Why are you crying?.

MAID: Its that evil witch.

(Alena gives her the white handkerchief)

ALENA: Take this, wipe your tears.

MAID: Thank you. Oh, this handkerchief is so soft and pretty. Listen, you have to escape!.

ALENA: But I cant, I came to get a needle and thread for my step-mother.

MAID: Dont you get it?. Your step-mother doesnt need a needle and thread!. She knew what
she was doing by sending you up here.

ALENA: Oh!.

MAID: She wants to get rid of you, and she know exactly how!.

ALENA: So she knows that I will never come back home, because her sister is going to

MAID: Yes, shes going to ea you!.

ALENA: Then tell me, how can I escape from here?.

(Baba-Yaga yells from the other room)

BABA-YAGA: Are you sewing my dear?.

ALENA: Yes, Aunt.

MAID: Listen, I will take over the sewing, but hurry, before she knows that I am not you. Take
this towel and this comb, they will help you get away from the witch, and run as fast as you
can because Baba-Yaga will go after you. Once in a while put your ears on the ground so you
can hear when shes near, and when shes near you, then put the towel on the ground, it will
turn into a wide river which Baba-Yaga will not be able to cross.

ALENA: What should I do with the comb?.

MAID: When you hear that shes not near you, throw the comb to the ground, it will turn into a
deep enchanted forest, so thick that Baba-Yaga will not be able to get through. Now, go!.

(Alena runs away from the house. The Maid starts sewing. Baba-Yaga yells from the other
room)

BABA-YAGA: Are you sewing my dear niece?.

MAID: Yes, aunt.

(Baba-Yaga enters. She sees the Maid sewing and gets angry)

BABA-YAGA: Where is she?. Why did you let get escape?.

MAID: She was nice to me. She gave me this beautiful handkerchief and you never give me
anything. Not even a piece of cloth!.

(Baba-Yaga hits the maid. She gets out of the house and finds the dog sleeping)

BABA-YAGA: Wake up!. Wheres Alena?. Why did you let her go away?.

(The Dog wakes up)

DOG: She gave me a delicious ham to eat. You never feed me!.

(Baba-Yaga hits the dog, runs and opens the gate. The Gate did not creaked)

BABA-YAGA: Oh, How come you didnt creak?.

GATE: I have served you for so long, and you have never put oil on me, and she did!.

(Baba-Yaga hits the Gate and leaves)

SCENE IV IN THE FOREST

(Alena runs through the forest. Baba-Yaga is right after her. Alena gets on the ground and
hears Baba-Yaga is getting closer)

ALENA: Oh, no, shes right behind me. The maid told me to throw down the towel, I hope it will
really helps!.

(Alena throws the towel to the floor and a great wide river appears. Baba-Yaga is angry)

BABA-YAGA: You little monster!. But you will not get away from me so easily!.

(Alena escapes. Baba-Yaga sees three horses. She casts a spell on them)

BABA-YAGA: Red, white, blue, come to me and drink all the water you see!.

(The horses drink all the water in the river. She runs after Alena. Alena gets on the ground
and hears Baba-Yaga is getting closer)

ALENA: She is still chasing me, I have to use the comb!.

(She throws the comb to the ground, and a deep enchanted forest appears. Baba-Yaga is
trapped in the forest. Alena leaves)

BABA-YAGA: No!. You cant get away!. Come back!.

SCENE V AT ALENAS HOUSE

(Ivano enters his house. Marisha is surprised to see him)

IVANO: Wheres my daughter?.

MARISHA: She went to see her aunt.

IVANO: You sent her to your sisters house, even if you know that she is a witch!.

MARISHA: She is not a witch, and besides I needed a needle and thread.

IVANO: You should have gone yourself to get it, you know.

(The door opens. Alena enters and her father hugs her)

ALENA: Father, youre back!.

IVANO: Alena, please forgive me for leaving you here all alone with this woman. I know where
you have been.

ALENA: Yes father, and that witch tried to eat me.

IVANO: I have been so blind!.

(Ivano pulls Marisha out of the house)

MARISHA: You cant do this to me, I am your wife!.

IVANO: Oh, yes I can, you dont belong here.

ALENA: (to Marisha) By the way, you will never see your sister again. Shes trapped in the
enchanted forest forever!.

(Marisha leaves. Ivano and Alena hug)

THE END