Summary:

　　The play describes the transformation of a girl's personality from being hostile to being understanding.

　　Emily, a child in Taipei, always took a hostile attitude toward others. One day, she fell into a story, "The Wizard of OZ," and joined the journey to find the Wizard with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin man, and Lion. Due to Emily's personality, she did not keep good company with them.

　　Several days later, Emily met a witch and followed the witch's direction to put Dorothy in a dangerous situation. Within a battle, Lion died for her. Then Emily finally knew that there is love among people. Since then, Emily became a new person--a lovely, charming girl all her life.

　　Part I

　　Place : Kindergarten Taipei

　　Characters : Emily Tina, Amy Amy's mother; Teacher; Julie

　　Te: OK, everybody. Time to go home.

　　A: Hey, mom. My mom is here already. I'm going home.

　　M's M: Come on, Amy. Have you got your money for the bus?

　　A: Yes, just a minute. Here it is... was! Miss Lee, someone's stolen my money.

　　Te: Really? How much?

　　A: One thousand dollars.

　　Te: Oh, my gush. OK, nobody leaves until we find the money did anyone take it?

　　E+J+T: It wasn't me.

　　Te: Well, we'll search everyone's bag then. Now start looking, everyone.

　　T: What's this? 1000 dollars. Here it is in Emily's bag.

　　Te: Emily, how could you? Stealing someone else's money'. I didn't do it.

　　E: I didn't do it.

　　Te: Well, how did the money get into your bag then?

　　E: I don't know.

　　Te: That's not a very good excuse, is it? You must have taken it. I'm going to have to tell your parents about this.

　　E: No, please. It wasn't me.

　　E: Julie and Tina are supposed to be my friends. I'm never going to trust anybody again as long as I live.

　　Part II

　　Place : Emily's house

　　Characters : Emily Emily's sister and Emily's mom

　　Narrator: Five years later

　　E: You took my money, didn't you?

　　E's S: No, ~ didn't. You're always thinking about money. I didn't take it. You lost it.

　　E: No, I didn't.

　　E's S: Mommy!

　　E's M: Emily, don't hit your sister.

　　E: She stole my money.

　　E's M: I think you should stay in your room for the day and think about how you treat others.

　　E: I hate everybody. They're always cheating me out of my money.

　　E: I'm bored. What's this book?

　　E: What's going on? I'm scared. Mommy!

　　Narrator: Suddenly, there is a big flash and Emily is gone. All that is left is "The Wizard of OZ" lying on the bed, the pages fluttering as the wind dies down.

　　Part III

　　Place : OZ

　　Characters : Emily, Scarecrow, Dorothy Lion, and Tin man

　　Narrator: Emily wakes up to find herself in a beautiful village. The sunshine covers the farm and the sunflowers swing in golden waves. People there are always smiling and everyone can see that They're radiant with happiness. What lovely, peaceful village it is.

　　D: Hi, who are you?

　　E: Emily. Where am I?

　　D: You're in OZ, Emily. Uh, did you get lost?

　　E: No, uh ….... yeah. I don't exactly know what happened.

　　D: So, where're you going?

　　E: I want to go home.

　　D: Where?

　　E: Taipei. Do you know how to get there?

　　D: Well... it sounds very far.

　　S: Why are you here? Why aren't you staying at home?

　　E: I'd rather be home if I could.

　　D: Would you like to come with us and find the Wizard? I'm sure he can help you.

　　S: Oh, you have a wish too? What do you want? A beautiful house? A lovely doll? Or...

　　E: Would you please stop asking those stupid questions?

　　D: Don't be so horrible, Emily. Scarecrow doesn't have a brain, and that's why he joined us.

　　E: (shows contempt)

　　D: So, let's go find our partners. Go!

　　Part IV

　　P/ace :  OZ

　　Characters : Emily Scarecrow, Dorothy, Lion, and Tin man

　　T: Dorothy, we don't have enough money to buy our lunch.

　　L: Boo! (Scares Emily)

　　E: Ah! (Emily is scared. Then Lion is frightened by Emily's scream.

　　E: What a brave lion. Ha, ha!

　　L: I know... I'm not a proper lion because I don't have courage.

　　S: Oh, poor lion.

　　T: Dorothy, who is she?

　　D: She's Emily, our friend from... another place.

　　E: So, what do you need? A more fashionable appearance? (Knock) Wow, cool. What's this? This sounds funny.

　　T: Because my body is empty. I don't have a heart.

　　S: Emily, leave him alone.

　　D: Un.......Lion, don't we have enough money to buy any bread?

　　L: No, we sure don't.

　　D: Do you have any money, Emily? We need to buy some food.

　　E: No, I don’t have any money. Now, leave me alone. I hate all you. I just want to go home.

　　S: Emily, don't shout at Dorothy. We're just trying to be friendly and help everybody.

　　T: Yes, Emily. Why are you so different from us? You're nothing like us

　　S: I noticed that, too. It's... those clothes that you wear. That's why you're different.

　　T: No, actually, it's not the clothes I'm talking about. It's the way you behave. You're a very selfish girl and very unkind. People in this world are always kind to each other.

　　L: Even though you're very unfriendly, Emily, we still want you to come with us and find the Wizard.

　　F: No, I don't want to go with you any more.

　　L: Well, the only way you can get back home is to follow us.

　　E: I'd better go with them.

　　Part V

　　Place:OZ

　　Characters: Emily Scarecrow, Dorothy Lion, Tin man, Witch

　　Narrator: After walking for several more hours, they find themselves in the middle of an old forest. It's very dark and scary, and everyone is close together.

　　W: Ah, Emily. I hear that you would like to get back to Taipei.

　　E: Yeah, how do you know?

　　W: I keep an eye on things that happen in OZ. I know that they don't like you, Emily. I like you, and I'll help you get back to Taipei.

　　E: Wow, but, how?

　　W: Well, I know that Dorothy likes to eat apples. So, I want you to give her this special apple, OK? It's her favorite kind.

　　E: OK, as long as you help me get back home.

　　W: Yes, of course. Just make sure you give it to her. Make more sure that she eats it.

　　E: OK.

　　E: Dorothy, Dorothy...

　　D: Has she gone?

　　E: Mm, I want to say sorry, Dorothy. I got you this apple.

　　D: For me? Thank you. My favorite.

　　D: Delicious... I feel sleepy. I want to lie down.

　　W: Well done, Emily. Now I've got Dorothy at last.

　　E: Can I go back to Taipei now?

　　W: Don't be so stupid, Emily. Do you really think I was going to help you? You should never trust anyone.

　　Part VI

　　Place: OZ

　　Characters: Emily Scarecrow, Dorothy Lion, and Tin man

　　S+T+L: Dorothy, Dorothy. Where are you?

　　T: We have to find Dorothy.

　　S: Hey. (See Emily)

　　L: Emily, did you see Dorothy?

　　S+T+L: We can't find her.

　　E: You all treated me so bad. So, I want to teach you all a lesson. I took her to the witch. It's just an eye for an eye.

　　L: Oh, my gush.

　　S: How could you do that?

　　T: She is such a nice girl.

　　E: That's how you treated me.

　　S: Emily, you have a brain, but you don't know how to think or how to tell right from wrong.

　　T: You have a heart. But you don't know how to be considerate. It must be empty.

　　L: You can help us to find Dorothy, and turn over a new leaf. If some day your friend betrays you, how will you feel?

　　S: Dorothy is such a nice girl. But how could you...

　　E: When I was younger, even my best friend betrayed me. So, why should I believe anyone?

　　T: We're sorry to hear that, but we don't mean you any harm. We want to help you get home. Why don't you try and trust people a bit more?

　　E: I don't want to listen to you. Go away.

　　L: We have to try and rescue Dorothy. You can stay here if you like.

　　E: Hey...

　　PartVII

　　Place: OZ

　　Characters: Emily Scarecrow, Dorothy Lion,Tin man, Witch

　　W: You have no choice but to die.

　　D: No...

　　W: (Emily stabs Witch) You... you... you... Emily...(Everybody cheers.)

　　D: Emily, you did a very good job.(When nobody notices the witch, she secretly crawls to Emily and intends to stab her.)

　　L: Hey...(Lion runs to Emily and takes the attach for her.)

　　F: Ah! ! Oh, Lion, why did you do this for me? I never treated you well

　　L: That's OK. We're friends for... e... ver.

　　Part VIII

　　Place : OZ

　　Characters : Emily Scarecrow, Dorothy, Lion, Tin man, Wizard, Guard man

　　D: Excuse me. We want to see the Wizard.

　　G: I'm sorry. You can't.

　　Everybody: Please.

　　D: We're in trouble. We want the Wizard to help us.

　　G: OK, this way please. Follow me.

　　D: Hello, Wizard. We're Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin man, and Emily.

　　W: The Wizard is sick. I'm his sister. I know who you all are. I've been watching you all along the path of Yellow Brick Road. And now you've found me. I'd like to reward you all. To you, Mr. Scarecrow, I'll give you brain.

　　S: A brain?

　　E: One and one is...

　　S: Two.

　　E: Two plus two is...

　　S: Four. I got a brain. I become smarter.

　　W: To you, Mr. Tin man. I'll give you a heart.

　　T: A heart. A really heart. Scarecrow, listen, a real heart.

　　W: Dorothy, I'll send you back to Kansas.

　　D: Thank you.

　　W: And finally, Emily, you must learn to trust people more in the future and be kind to people. There are some nice people in the world.

　　E: Yes, Wizard. I realized that there are kind people in the world because the lion has shown me that. I'm sorry that he died. He was such a nice lion. I only realized this after he died for me. I wish I could bring him back.

　　W: Well, Emily, Fm touched by your change of heart. I believe that everyone is good deep down. So, I'll make your wish come true. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll grant the lion a new life and give him courage also.

　　L: (Roars) I'm back. I’m back.

　　W: Emily, I hope you've learned your lesson.

　　E: Yes, Wizard. I promise I won't be a bad girl any more. I know that I really Can trust people.

　　W: OK, come here. Close your eyes. Back to Taipei you go. Good-bye, Emily.

　　E: Good-bye everyone, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion, Tin man. I'm sorry. It was nice meeting you all...

　　Narrator: Form then on, Emily is no longer a naughty child. She realizes the most precious treasure is the trust between friends and cherish all the friendship around her, and then becomes a lovely, pleasing, charming girl all her life.

　　The End