Scene Five: Day of sleepover, Elizabeth's house
Elizabeth: (looking at Katie and Jessica) All right, girls, are we ready to go?
Jessica: Yeah...red pajamas, check. Toothbrush, check. Toothpaste, check. Sleeping bag, pillow, change of clothes, check. Let's go.
(They start to leave)
Melanie: Wait! (Appears at top of stairs) I'm going with you!
Elizabeth: Oh really? I hope you found a pair of pajamas that wont disgrace us...
(Melanie waves red pajamas like a flag)
Jessica: Hey! Those are mine!
Melanie: They were. You told me to take them, remember?
Jessica: I did not!
Melanie: Well, Elizabeth did. I seem to remember her telling me to take them.
Elizabeth: (furious) I told you to take them to the dump! They don't belong to you! (confiscates pajamas)
Jessica: (with a sarcastic wave) Ta-ta, dear!
Katie: Oh, come on, she can borrow my blue pajamas...
Elizabeth: (briskly) I think not. Let's go. (The three leave quickly)
(Melanie runs to her room, screams into her pillow)
Voice: What's wrong, dear?
Melanie: (looks up, sees old woman in a periwinkle sparkly dress) Well, there's this sleepover that I want--
Woman: You know, we fairy godmothers don't actually expect an answer when we ask that. We already know what's wrong. We only ask so you acknowledge our presence. The first thing that comes out of 99% of the goddaughters' mouths is "Who are you?"
Melanie: Uh...who are you?
Woman: Didn't I just tell you? I'm your fairy godmother!
Melanie: Well...what should I call you?
Woman: Just call me Vera.
Melanie: Okay...well...Vera? Are you going to help me?
Vera: (rolls eyes) DUH! Why else would I be here? Anyway, yeah. I provide transportation, attire, and even a teddy bear! Observe. (walks down stairs, goes outside; Melanie follows) See that watermelon? (takes out wand) Now I will turn it into your car! (waves wand)
Melanie: Are you supposed to say some kind of weird incantation?
Vera: Quiet, you! Only the rookies say incantations. I've been doing this for sixty years! (watermelon turns into a bicycle) Well...maybe for a spell this big...BICYCLUS TURNINTOCARUS!
Melanie: Oh, that's creative.
Vera: Yeah, well, I didn't write this stuff.
(Bicycle turns into a convertible)
Melanie: Well, it's effective, obviously.
Vera: Now...(surveys Melanie with a critical glance) You can't go wearing that!
Melanie: Actually, red shirts with purple pants are in style now.
Vera: Oh, right. Well, as for your pajamas...(waves wand) Reddus pajamasus appearus! (red pajamas appear in Melanie's hands) There's just one problem. The pajamas will turn into your long T-shirt and flannel pants at 9:00 AM. So you have to be home by then. The convertible will turn back into a watermelon, and the teddy bear will disappear.
Melanie: What teddy bear?
Vera: Uh...that one! (waves wand, teddy bear appears in Melanie's hands) And now, the final touch. (pulls pink bunny slippers from her pocket. I have noticed that you have freakishly tiny feet. So I bought the perfect size for you.
Melanie: Why didn't you just make them from the air?
Vera: Because! You'll be late leaving, so you'll have to run out of the house, thereby losing one of these. Unless you want it to disappear along with all the other things, it's perfect. The prince, too, will notice that no normal girl your height would have feet that small, so he'll take the slipper around town trying it on every girl's foot until he finds you.
Melanie: Wouldn't he just recognize me?
Vera: Well, when I say "he", I neglect to mention that he will be too lazy to do it himself. He'll send some servant out to do the work for him. Anyway, just go!
Melanie: Thank you!
Elizabeth: (looking at Katie and Jessica) All right, girls, are we ready to go?
Jessica: Yeah...red pajamas, check. Toothbrush, check. Toothpaste, check. Sleeping bag, pillow, change of clothes, check. Let's go.
(They start to leave)
Melanie: Wait! (Appears at top of stairs) I'm going with you!
Elizabeth: Oh really? I hope you found a pair of pajamas that wont disgrace us...
(Melanie waves red pajamas like a flag)
Jessica: Hey! Those are mine!
Melanie: They were. You told me to take them, remember?
Jessica: I did not!
Melanie: Well, Elizabeth did. I seem to remember her telling me to take them.
Elizabeth: (furious) I told you to take them to the dump! They don't belong to you! (confiscates pajamas)
Jessica: (with a sarcastic wave) Ta-ta, dear!
Katie: Oh, come on, she can borrow my blue pajamas...
Elizabeth: (briskly) I think not. Let's go. (The three leave quickly)
(Melanie runs to her room, screams into her pillow)
Voice: What's wrong, dear?
Melanie: (looks up, sees old woman in a periwinkle sparkly dress) Well, there's this sleepover that I want--
Woman: You know, we fairy godmothers don't actually expect an answer when we ask that. We already know what's wrong. We only ask so you acknowledge our presence. The first thing that comes out of 99% of the goddaughters' mouths is "Who are you?"
Melanie: Uh...who are you?
Woman: Didn't I just tell you? I'm your fairy godmother!
Melanie: Well...what should I call you?
Woman: Just call me Vera.
Melanie: Okay...well...Vera? Are you going to help me?
Vera: (rolls eyes) DUH! Why else would I be here? Anyway, yeah. I provide transportation, attire, and even a teddy bear! Observe. (walks down stairs, goes outside; Melanie follows) See that watermelon? (takes out wand) Now I will turn it into your car! (waves wand)
Melanie: Are you supposed to say some kind of weird incantation?
Vera: Quiet, you! Only the rookies say incantations. I've been doing this for sixty years! (watermelon turns into a bicycle) Well...maybe for a spell this big...BICYCLUS TURNINTOCARUS!
Melanie: Oh, that's creative.
Vera: Yeah, well, I didn't write this stuff.
(Bicycle turns into a convertible)
Melanie: Well, it's effective, obviously.
Vera: Now...(surveys Melanie with a critical glance) You can't go wearing that!
Melanie: Actually, red shirts with purple pants are in style now.
Vera: Oh, right. Well, as for your pajamas...(waves wand) Reddus pajamasus appearus! (red pajamas appear in Melanie's hands) There's just one problem. The pajamas will turn into your long T-shirt and flannel pants at 9:00 AM. So you have to be home by then. The convertible will turn back into a watermelon, and the teddy bear will disappear.
Melanie: What teddy bear?
Vera: Uh...that one! (waves wand, teddy bear appears in Melanie's hands) And now, the final touch. (pulls pink bunny slippers from her pocket. I have noticed that you have freakishly tiny feet. So I bought the perfect size for you.
Melanie: Why didn't you just make them from the air?
Vera: Because! You'll be late leaving, so you'll have to run out of the house, thereby losing one of these. Unless you want it to disappear along with all the other things, it's perfect. The prince, too, will notice that no normal girl your height would have feet that small, so he'll take the slipper around town trying it on every girl's foot until he finds you.
Melanie: Wouldn't he just recognize me?
Vera: Well, when I say "he", I neglect to mention that he will be too lazy to do it himself. He'll send some servant out to do the work for him. Anyway, just go!
Melanie: Thank you!