JACK-IN-THE-BOX:
When all the humans went away...
RAGGEDY ANNE:
All of Michael's other toys came out to inspect the newcomer...
(TOYS surround VELVETEEN RABBIT.)
PIN-THE-TAIL-DONKEY:
Wull, I declare, it's a buh buh bunny.
CYMBAL MONKEY:
So what's your gimmick, Rabbit?
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
Gimmick?
CYMBAL MONKEY:
You know, what do you do? I wind up like this!
(CYMBAL MONKEY shows how he
winds up.)
ROBBIE ROBOT:
And I take children on a mission to outer space! Pow!
Right to the moon!
JACK-IN-THE-BOX:
I surprise people like this!
(Uses party favor horn or popgun
toy into VELVETEEN RABBIT'S ear, scaring him.)
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
I guess I don't have a gimmick.
(TOYS laugh.)
TIN SOLDIER:
That's no good. Look at me! I've got rhythm!
(TIN SOLDIER taps his drum with gusto.)
RAGGEDY ANNE:
I've got a heart full of love!
(RAGGEDY ANNE clasps hands over
"throbbing" heart to indicate the exaggerated beating of
her heart.)
PIN-THE-TAIL-DONKEY:
And I still got this dern tail.
(PIN-THE-TAIL-DONKEY holds up
detached tail.)
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
I don't have anything I guess. I'm just made of sawdust.
CYMBAL MONKEY:
Just then the great Skin Horse appeared.
(SOUND
CUE #3:
Magical sound then SKIN HORSE music.
[sample]
TOYS gasp and stand back as SKIN
HORSE enters. TOYS drop their heads in respect.
SKIN HORSE whinnies. He
steps high and takes a few steps back and forth across the stage
showing himself off. He poses grandly as his music ends.
SOUND CUE ENDS.)
SKIN HORSE:
I have heard of your arrival, Velveteen Rabbit. I have come to
welcome you.
ROBBIE ROBOT:
The Velveteen Rabbit noticed that the Skin Horse was very old and
his leather coat was worn and faded.
JACK-IN-THE-BOX:
He had lost most of his tail...
TIN SOLDIER:
And his eyes were just loose buttons...
RAGGEDY ANNE:
But the other toys loved him and respected him above all others.
PIN-THE-TAIL-DONKEY:
Because only the Skin Horse was Real.
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
Is it true, Skin Horse? That you have become Real?
SKIN HORSE:
It is true.
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
But how?
SKIN HORSE:
When a child loves you, not just to play with but really loves you,
then you become Real.
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
But how do I make a child love me?
SKIN HORSE:
Oh, you can't make a child love you. And you can't rush them
at all. It takes time. Lots of time.
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
I don't know if I can wait.
(SOUND
CUE #4:
Tune of "Away in a Manger"; [short intro].)
[sample]
SKIN HORSE:
(Singing.)
You're anxious, dear Rabbit
For life to begin
You hope that the nursery
Will grant you Real skin
Your fuzz and your sawdust
Will turn magically
But you must be patient
And live hopefully.
(SOUND:
Music fades to allow the next line.)
VELVETEEN RABBIT:
But how can I have hope? I don't wind up like a Monkey.
I don't have a gimmick. (Looks
behind him.)
I don't even have hind legs. How can it ever happen to me?
SKIN HORSE: (Singing.)
We all have our gimmicks
We all have our doubts
We all love the children
Who live in our house
But we are just playthings
Arranged on the floor
Until someone loves us
We can't expect more.
(SOUND
CUE ENDS.)
PIN-THE-TAIL-DONKEY:
(Wiping a tear
with his tail.)
That was buh&ldots; buh&ldots; beautiful.
SKIN HORSE:
Michael's Uncle Archie made me Real many years ago. Once you
become Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.
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