Honk Script

(1)

1.1(]NK!

Instrumentauon

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Music Scele One

DRAKE:

ACT ONE

Music No. 1 A POULTRY TALE

(Drake,Ida, Turkey, Henrietta, Cat, Gnce, Maureen) Reed (Flute

/

Clarinet

/

Alto Saxophone)

Trumpet

/

Flugeihorn

cuitar (Acoustic

/

Electric,u Steel) Keyboard

/

Piatro Conductor

shndrd Drum Kn _t&J

Bell

Dorble B*s

/

Bas Guitar

h is the beginning of a _Elonoa'

'unnd\

&ry o t in tlE country. The cotn r goldm

vLloo, the aax are _sr*nand the hay is stacked up in the neadal$. Standing in the iunsb;ne is an oA famhouse, and bebind the _famhouse

n

a sligbtb nalE tlisbe*lkd. part of the _fam,is a lahe. nrck beds of

b

reba sutound th kke aith

their s&t heads lihe _siantciga$ pointing sh\rd'd. The watet\ alge b a _faaonte

neetiA pldce _fatd ldietJ offam aninah, anl it k bere tnat @E dncoLv DLAKE

sixing

ii\

Lvsid" tbe udter. He rs soon joined lry bk spott*, IDA' GMCE TURKEY, HENRIET/A, MAUREEN, and tte CAT

9'pi€ce

L

Reed 1 (Flute

/

Piccolo

/

Alto Saxophone)

2. Reed 2 (Claliret / Bass Clarinet

/

Barirone Suophone) 3. Horn

4. Tmmpet

/

Flugelhorn

5. Gr:itar (Acoustic

/

Electric

/

Steel) 6. Keyboard

/

Piano Conductor

shnd*d Drun Kit/,r

Be Cello

Double Bss

/

Ba$ cuitar

IN THIS BACK\(ATER OF ENGLAND \qHERI THE PACE OF I-IFE IS SLO\IT

AND THE LIIIES ON THE

LAKI

ARE BROAD AND LUSH

\rc'RE ALL LTVING HERE IN CLOWR AND THE MATING SEASON'S OVER SO TI]ERI VON'T BB CAUSE FOR ANYONE TO BLUSH

IN OI ]R LAND SOTH GREEN AND PLEASANT

tvl

RY BANTA]\,1, DUCK

A\D

lr{l

A5ANT

IF THEY I-'.{D THEM,

\flOULD BE \TALKING ARM IN ARM

FOR OUR

IIIE

IS GOOD AND STEADY

TILL \/T'RE PLUCKED AND O\EN READY

IT'S A POULTRY TALE

OF FOI-K DOWN ON THE FARM THF,RE'S A TURI(EY \v,ITH A GOBBLE,

VATCH HIS !(ATTLE START TO \flOB}LE ri{/HEN _THE_ROOSTER_{COCK'A'DOODLES}

TI'IE AI-ARM

(2)

HONK!

\flE'VE GOTPT]LLETS, \I/E'VE GOT CHICKENS,

(DRAKE)

HENRIETTA .nte$, dainE her nonins detohts, unth ),IAURLEN, who b)ng: glJis _forthe 'bab shouo'.

w[

\

r

coT

_QUAI]5.

AND\OHAT THE DICKENS IT'S A POULTRY TALE

OF FOLK DO\(N ON

THI

FARM

VHAT A GORGEOUS \ISION THIS IS I'I'S

D{,

\HF

\

MY MI\SUS,

SO FORGIVE ME IF TM LAYING ON TI"IE SMARM, SHE GOES IN FOR _{HEATED QUACKING}

TO POINT OUT THE SKILLS fM LACKING +

IDA/HFN./

MAI,'REEN/ Tl IRKFYT MATIREEN/ HEN.: rT,S A POULTRYTALE

OF FOLK DOVN ON TI.IE FARM

COME ON DOWN A]\ID DON'T BE STN"\NGERS

IN OUR DUCKYARD OF FRIE-RANGERS IT'S A POULTRY TALE

OF FOLK DO'WN ON THE FARM

HERE \GIERT WATERFO\(/L

I{A\E

\(/ADDLED LITTLE CHICKS ARE MOLLY.CODDLED

FOR THE CAT \{OULD LIKE TO DO THEM

GR]EVOUS HARM

HF'S OIIR ONLYSOURCE OF VORRY

FEATHERS RARELY GET TO FLURRY

+ HEN./

TURKEY/

DRAKR: IT'S A POULTRY TALE

OF FOLK

DO\\N

ON THE FARM The CAT nict?r his head up

_fion

berind d cl'n? of bubutus

HONKI

CAT:

}IAIHO\(THEYFLATTERTHEMSELVES

I NEVER SHO\(/ MUCH INT'RIST iN THIS GROUP

I ADMIT

IM

QUITE A GLUTTON,

tsUT THIS FEATHERED FORM OF MUTTON

\(OULDN'T EVEN MAKE A FALATABLE SOUP BUT \(HEN THOSE LITTLE DUCKLINGS IIATCTI

TFIAT'S A FLAVOUR YOU \flON'T MATCH

THEY'RE DELICIOUS

AND I _JUSTCAN'T GET ENOUGH

AS A FELON

\{HO

IS FELINE

YOU \(]LL SEE ME MAKE A BEELINE FOR THOSE TENDER LITTLE

JUICY BALLS OF FLUFI!

7he _folk@ingcdroPhonl of squd@hins prcmpx the CAT ta bde himelf again

MAUREEN: BO,GER.DOC.A.DER. BO.GER DOC-E-DER BO,GER.DOC.A DER. BO.GER.DOC-E-DER

\/AH

\flA.UHI \(AHI \(/AF{! \(/AH! \(/AH!

\7AH!\qAHI

BOC BO.GA-DER! BOC.BO.GA DER! GOBBLE! GOBBLEI

\/AH,

BUilR, mBBLE /s,..,

IN OI JR \/ATERFO\(/L REGATTA

THERE'S A MOORHEN FOND OF

CHAfiER

AND A MANDARIN \OITH ORIENTAL CHARM

YOU'LI FIND EVERY GOOSE OR GANDER

DRAKE: IDA: MAL]REEN/ HEN,: T{-]RKEY: ALL:

IDA/HEN./

DRAKE/ TUR]GY: + MAUREEN:

(3)

THOUGH OF COTIRSE

fM

RATHER GRANDER GRACE

dter.

GRACE: +

IDA/HEN./

DRAKE/ TIIRKEY/

MAT]RF,EN:

IT,S A POULTRY TALE

+ CAT: ALL:

HONKI

OF FOLK DOY,N ON THE FARM

\./E MAY STR]KE SOME CLASSIC POSES

\ND

\/F

AIL IIAVF

I

{RSON'S NOSES BUT TI]AT DOESN'T MEAN

YOU'LL HEAR A SINGIE PSALM FOR ALL REVERENCE IS REJECTED

BI,ATANT FOIifi, PI,AY IS SI IS?FCTFD IT'S A POULTRY TAI-E

OF FOI-K DOIflN ON THF FARM

COME ON DO\X4{,A

{D

DON'T BE STRANGERS

IN OIJR DUCKYARD OF I

Rlf

RANCLRS IT'S A IOULTRY TALE

IT'S A POULTRY TALE N'S A POULTRY TALE

OI

FOLK

DO\/N

ON THE FARM

A-ARM-A,ARM

}GAD.EHR!

IMusic No. 1a " POULTRY PI-AYOUT Optional Instrumentall

At

t

e eni of the song delyone flshes ofstage and wc are

_W

@nh a

dad

of

featbos da.endins eound IDA, @ho tidie' p alarnd. hel nest. _{l6L protr"llins}

aba\,e lhc pd!? of ,np

@

a"e

_1ta

ohe es, aad a h/8" b"au n ,sz. tDA ,po: DMK.E of'tale

IDA: _{DrakelDrak€!Ir's}_{no good paddling}_aw3y,I've_ses,_you.

HONKI DkaKE entets 'heEtihu.

(IDA'

DRAKE: IDA:

And ft doesn\ do for a duck to look sheepish, it confuses

Flow's it golng, Ida? You sdll sitring) I duolo, it's alright

\(ell

if you liLe the sound of n so nuch why don't you take a turn on the nesr? And wipe your websl I just did the floor

thi

morning.

Oh ldr, I'd love ro h:"e a crack :]i sitring on the eggs for a

bir, bur you look so confonable up rhere it seems a shame

Huh, and whar about rhat extension you

pror

sed to bLrild on the nestl lt's going to be very cramped when the litde ones arrive - especialLy v irh

th*

one big egg in the clutch, goodnes knows nhat size th;n chick is going to be.

Yo. koow. I reclor rh"Lmrgbrbe:'ur[1 _'egg.

Oh, Drake!

I hrd the same problem with ny ex.

l{uh, here ve go.

Ifle had a whole pack of troubles with rhe young ones

I

can tell you. Thq;'re afrald of the wrter. She had me

running

up

and down rhe bank shouting 'Bernard Maahews" and they still wouldn\ go in!

DnLe, how would a mrkey egg get to be

ir

my nesrl Musr be your side o{ rhe family.

\{re'll just have to wan ard see who he rakes afrer, won't DRAKE: IDA: DRAKE: IDA:

DRAI{I:

IDA: DRAKN:

lDAl

DRAI(E:

(4)

HONKI

IDA:

DRAKF:

bcinUYes,dear. Anlryav,

nL-

0\.

MusicNo.2 THEJOY OF MOTHERHOOD

(tda, lraureen)

I

promised the Rooster thar

I'd

help him count his chickens. Shall I seeyou brck here)

\reJl where else do you suppose I'm going to be?

IDA:

DRAKE dils. IDA let mes tittinean bet erq$, t*isneA tu bd lat. AS A DUCK

\(HEN YOU'RE STUCK

SAT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR NEST

TIIEN AT BEST

YOU GET BORED . . .

TFIERE GOES DRAKE ON THF T,AKF,

I CAN SEE HIM THROUGH THE RUSHES

AIL

THE TIME

FEELING I'M

JUST IGNORED

I DON'T PRETEND ]TIAT THIS IS

ALI

HIS DOING I'M A SUCKTR FOR THE BILIING

AND THE COOING

BUT \{HEN YOU HEAR THAT PITTER PATTER OF TINY FEET IT DOESN'T MATTER

HO\/

LONG IVE HAD TO SIT HERE

MINDING MY BROOD

THOSE LTTTLE HEADS SO SOFI AND DO\XNY THEIR BAtsY BODS

Arl-

GOLDEN BRO\{AIY

TFIE BEAKS CONSTANTLY OPEN

II/AIIING

_FOR_FOOD

rT'S THE _JOYOF MOTHERFIOOD

THOSE LITTLE DUCKLINGS

I.IONK!

ODA'

VALKING ROUND IN A LINE

rLL DO

\fIIAT

ANY OftIER MOTHER WOULD

TO TRY TO DO MY BEST AT BRINGING

UI

MINE

IT'S _{THE JOY}OF MOTHERHOOD

THOSE LITTLE PERJ$

THAT MAKE IT

AIL

SEEM \(ORTHWHTLE

rLL DO

\{'IIAT A\ry

OTHER MOTHER

\(OULD

TO GET MY DUCKS DECKED OUT

AND LIVING IN STI'I-E

l,,t AUREEN, the chee1f,l, neryhkurb noorben, enter

betb.

MATTREEN: IDA: MAURIEN: IDA: MAUREEN: IDA: MAUREEN: IDA: Morning, Ida. Morning, Maureen.

How is rhe

nothert

be?

She'd be better

il

the father-who-was was berter at being rhe farher-vho'is. I somerines think I'd hate been bener off pairing with a decoy duck

I'm

sure Drake

will

nake

r

mmellour darl when the lamily arrives.

Not him. Duck by oame and duck by nature'ducking out of his responsibikies. pbe shrfts position) Ooh.t say it

btns

vere meant {or sirthg on eggs all &y, rhen they should have been designed with vhopping great dimples in thert

Ooh, Ida, the have to go?

rhought. How nuch longer do you

Vell, by my reckoning they should be ort by now. I went

to all of

ny

ante"natai hatching clarses,

ro

by drar self-snisfied Stork, and she said about

r

fonnight, but

wo

Oh wel1, rhe best rhingscome to those who wair.

(5)

IJONKI

MALIRBIN: IDA:

trLAUREEN:

BOTH:

I don'r ktrov. v/hy do lJe pu! ourselves

rhrough

Every spring ir's exactly the same.

Bur

ju$

rhink

of

rhe rewards

-

al1 those lorely lirde ducklings.

All those beals to feed. VaLing you up at a1l houn.

Gening inro deep water.

Attracting unwanted admiren . . .

(in bushed tones) . . .llke the Cat. rifihy do we pur ourselves thrcugh

irl

'COS VHTN YOU HEAR THAT DIBBLE DABBLE

YOU'RI PROLTD TO SAY

.HEY, THAT'S MY RABBLE"

THEN \TATCH THEIR MAIDEN VOYAGE OUT FROM THE BANK

LIKE CHAMPAGNE CORKS

YOU'IL SEE TIIEM BOBBING

ACCOMPANIED BY MOTHERS SOBBING RTLITVED, THANKS BE TO NATURE, NOBODY SANK

lT's TFIE _JOY. . .

Oh, prepare yourself, Ida. MAI,IREEN:

ft1

dlp i4th,pted

_b

a .bippns .ond

_a

,he e:rs. jtan rc ha^h

n

hc ne,t. tDA do5

_b(

_bpdhtl|

ptp"titet _i'tp'ppd"ah@ !o"

rh

bnh. Fau. pai^ al tcg, appa. dDo@ tbp..tse a/ltc

ie'

aad wad a-o"ad

n

,np

o'hnusi,

hhe.v,hron,sd

HONKI IDA: BOTH: IDA: MAUREEN; IDA: MAUREEN: IDA: ROTH: IDA: MALIREEN: IDA: BOTH:

IT'S THE _JOY IT'S THT IOY

IT'S _{THE JOY} JOY,

JOY, JOY, JOY,

IT'S _{THE JOY OF}MOTHERHOOD

THOST LITTLE PERKS

THAT N'I-\KE 11 ALL SEEM \flORTH\flHILE

I'LL DO WHAT ANY OTHER MOT'F{ER \{OULD

TO GET MY DUCKS DECKED OUT AND I.I\']NG IN STI'I"E

TO GET THOSE DUCKS DICKED OUT AND LI\']NG

TO GET MY DUCKS DECKED OUT AND LIVING

IN STI'I-E

IDA t"ms to het n*t

_f

ll oJ DUCKLINGS.

IDA:

My babiesl

The _{four DUCKLINGS}. BILLY, BEAKY, DOWTY anl FLUFF, bop down _Jion

the nen. Inttinlb thet laah confued, not sure uhicb ofthe two adalt ktds is Mum'

. _bxt_hUL|REEN_points_nthrcastbdlb_dt_IDA.

(6)

HONK! 1l

\

DUCKLINGS:

Quack!Qua€k!

MAUREEN:

Oh, Ida. They're the loveliesr little ductlings

I

have ever

set my eyes on. They're the image of their farher.

Thanksl spealing of Daddy, Maureen would you be a dear "nd rry Lo find him ior n e? He. probrbly

rrkdB

wive' down at rhe local watering hole.

Abighi (fo DUCKLINGS) Auntie Maur-Maur is off now,

I'11 see you later.

IDA: FLUFF: BEAKY: BTILY: DO'VNY: BEAKY: Egg-cellentl

How come he got.such a big egg?

Yeah, we all got cranped into a regulu shell, but that one got a queen-sized osrrich job.

ICs not fair, Mama. No, Mama, ir's nor hir.

Hi, kids.

rn

your Dad.

Take a good look ar hirn because you probably wonl see him that ofren. Vell, true to form you missed it, the pftrer' patter of perire paddles.

\(ell I'm here now. oK, kids, , ,ho's for r swim?

MAUREEN: MAUREEN e.itt. BEAKY: FLUFF: BILLY:

DO\(}{Y:

IDA:

A seneral connotion b,eak' out. IDA climk brck olto tbe hg e&. DRAKE re.

Auntie Maur-Maurl Vhal a weird name.

Vhat a big world it is.

I was getting scrambled inside that egg.

Don't go thinking rhar this is the whoie world! lt stretches far beyond the other side oI the lake right into the vicarage

- rhough I've never been that far myself.

\flicled - 1et s explore.

Vait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wair, q,ait. There are one or

rwo nest rules before you paddle off. Nurnber One, no wer webs in rhe nesq

Nuber

Two, you musr fearher your

ovn

ne$ €very

noffins;

Number Three, no quaking afEr sunseti Number Four, no piankton bets-eer meals; Number

I-...

wair I minu,.. _1oure nor rll bae.

Hey

guys,

ere s going to be another rnember of rhe gang.

(peering into the nat) Oh, qtack! And

itl

the big one. Look at the shell on thar!

DRAKE

IDA:

DRAKE:

BEAKY:

IDA:

DMKE bsues each of the DUCKLINGS v,ith a

r"bb

ing

each bedring an 'L'

Ito /r.4,

\

haCs th€ matt€r) All that siting around taLen

it

out of you)

IDA:

There's srill one to harch, Dumb-Cluck. The Big One

DRAKE:

lrt

me see that egg again.

Itt

definnely

r

turkey. You'Il never get

it

to go in the warer. _Justleave it.

(l

rrc to the DUCKLINCS e,ho arc nasing about) Oy, cut th^t out. (Bdch to IDA) Con]r' 3J'd

reach rhe other ones to swir:n properly. FLUFF:

IDA:

(7)

HONKI _HONK! _t3

You teach the orher ones to swim properly. I migh 3s well

sit for a bit longer. I've sat for so long a few dals more

wonl make any difference.

\(rhatever you _{say, dear. 17o the}DUCKLINGS) Come or., last one to the lake's

:

Coot.

_fhe

DUCKLINGS n*b afi)

He1 wait for rne! IX/e _{stdt rpitb}_IDA_on_{the nest.}

Music No.3 DIFFERENT (Pre-r€prise) (td")

\OHAT A ROLE!

ONLY GOOD FOR KEEPING EGG.SHELLS

\fARM

ON THE WHOLE THEY HAVE AL\flAYS BEEN

MORI 1JNIFORM THTS ONI'S DIFFERENT

THIS ONE'S DITFERENT FROM THE RIST

I DON'T BEUEVE A TUR]<EY'S EGG

COULD FAIL INTO MY NIST

IT'S _JUSTA FREAK OF NATURE

JUST A LARGER GRADE

OF ALL THE OTHER EGGS I'VE E\ER LAID , , .

THIS ONE'S DIIFERENT

HonLI

\6ais

wrong

wifi

your quackl You're not like your

brot hen

ud

rlte-s.

r\eyie

. . _ec"tulpt. . . nd, . . . tee upl

HonL!

I{ I say 'Bunerball' does that bother you at all? No? Vhat

about 'water'l How would you like ro go for a swirnl

ldlovero...M.rml

Thank heavens for that! _fHr.rgg,nghim)I knew

yot

were one of mine. Now, your father has taken the orhers off for their fnst swimnring leson. So how about you and ne

doing the same, right here at the water's edge. Nothing too

farcy mind just the basics to get yo',\ sraned. (lDA dips ,1

unb into tbe water) Ooooh. . .

itt

a bit parky, but we'll

soon warm up. The imponut thing is nor ro be atuaid of

I'm not afraid, Mama. Can we swim out to that islandt

Good gr:cious, no. It's {unher than you think. V/hy,

I

havent been out there since your farher and I were coun-ing . . . aad I didnl rnean to go that

fr

thenl Now, :re you readyl

I'm ready.

Just do as I do and you should rrle ro ir like a d . . . _lootu dt him) yot shanld rake

b

h.

Music No, 4 HOLD YOUR HEAD I.? HIGH

(Ida, Ugty, Fish)

HOLD YOIJB. HEAD UP HIGH

LIKE THE MOST HAPPY FELLA \flHILE DOII,N BELOISfr EACH THIGH UGLYI IDA: UGLYI IDA: UGLY; IDA: DRAKE: DMKE altt.

Thre

i

a chipping sourul.

BUT THXRI'S DIFFERINT

Thae is a raching sound.

AND THERE'S DIFFERENI , . ,

IDA is lirted up on tlrc shaalllm af UGLY ds he enerse,

_fftn

the esc.

UGLY:

Honk! UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: IDA: _oh_my_word!

(8)

(IDA'

HONKI

APROIOS A PROPELLER

MUST KEEP PADDLING LIKE THE CI-AP?ERS

YOU KIEP PADDLING \ilITH YOUR FU?PIRS \N'} LE SEEMING TO BE _{DRIAMING AND CALM} Like this)

ThaCs the way. BEND YOUR KNTES

\O

SPLASHINC TLEAS!

Sory.

AND STEADY, _{IflATCH THAT EDDY}

TO YOIJT. RIGHT . . .

DANGER SIGN Danger sign?

THAT'S FISHING LINE

Fishing linel

\fHICH

STMNGLES

IF

II

TANGI.ES YOU UP TIGHT! 6"/e, HE's A NATUR-AL

IN A CLASS OF HIS OV,N

THIS IS

I/ONDERFI,']-I AM FEILING FULL GRO\(/N LOOK AT YOU

YOU FIAVE EVIRY R.EASON TO HOLD YOUR HEAD T]? HIGH

AS IF FRIE IROM ALL TROUBLES YOIJT. BACK STAYS _{MCE AND DRY} BUT MY BOTTOM'S iN BUBBLES

UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLYI IDAr UGLY: IDA: BOTH: IDA: UGLY: :i:r::i:t.itirir'i.r.ii HONK! 15 BOTH: IDA:

KEEP PADDLING LIKE TIIE CLAPPERS

JUST KEEP PADDLING

\f]TH

YOUR FLAPPERS TiiTIILE SEEMING TO BE DREAMING AND CALM

Let'stry a dive.

\hq

dirn und*uater. 'there

_fokw

an in*mnmta! 'ball,.t' during ulrcb tw go

ndenj:ater @hb UGLY dnd IDA into a nagialfurground ofFIsH dnd a4utt liji.

FISH: OH, OH, AH.

ne FISH

cd

out dd libt. ta dttract UGLY ta

thir

\tall' e.g: "Hook a haop and

uin a ubopper", 'TicHe a troat uxb _Jkson d stich',

%ddb

tddpole' - n bob d blob", UGLY ts initirlly apprehe$iw.

IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA:

Dont woffy, dear, they're only fish. Fish?

DMtsE dnd DUCKLINGS appwr, noi- y, undzr uam, though do not

'ee UGLY

FISH:

WHATAGITT

IT IS TO D RI]-T

THE TALENT'S IN THE BALANCE AND THE POISE

BUT AS FISH ITT ONLY I(/ISH

THAT DUCKITNGS \flOULD TRY SMMMING

VITH LESS NOISE

As the underuater seqaence ends, DMKE dtut tbe DUCKLINGS exit, tlrc FISH di:perse, and IDA and UGLY Es'fae. h i: dfpdrent that IDA ts noe, exhaustda

SLOV THE PACE!

BUT I

\(ANT

TO GO FASTER IT'S NOT A RACE

IT'S A SKILL I COTJLD MASTER

(9)

(IDA'

UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGIY: HONK! TO DROP NO I'M NOT,

I COULD CO

O\

_{ALL DAY}

HA\T

A BREAK

I FEEL FRESH AS A DAISY

YO1JR LEGS MUST ACHE

\O

THFY _{DON'T, ANE}

_YOI

_CMZY:

SO MA)BB

NOIf

MY BABY lOE SHOULD STO?!

I/OULD

ONI

I,AP OF THE

IAI.E

BE OK? IT'S THE GREATEST _TTI]NG

CAN'T IvE

II{}T

_{ONE MORE}_TRY? THIS IS KNACKIRINGI

I]E SMMS _{BITTER THAN}

_I

PRETTY PLEASE

GNE ME STRENGTH BEND THOSE _KNIES JUST ONE LENGTH'IHEN

IDA:

UGLY: IDA: UGLY:

IDA:

Instumental _dance_break

BOTH:

IDA;

UGLY:

KEEP _{PADDLIAIG LIKE}_{THE CL{,PERS}

J.US'T KEIP PADDLING

\']']

_{H YOUR}_FLAI,I,LRs \x,+{lI

I

SE|MINIC

_IO

_{Bf DRTAMINC AND}

CA,LM JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE

YOU MAY STRUGGLE _TO_GET_BY BUT _{NOTHING CAN}_DETER_YOU

HONKI 17

BOTH; IF YOU HOLD YOUR HEAD IJ? HIGH

At the end ofthe sons IDA ,xnd UGLY _setort afthe'@dte'and sbe tries to nake

hin looh morc pmennl,te.

At tbis jrncture DRAKE anal the DUCKLINGS Mun f,em their suim.

IDA: UGLYI IDA: UGLY: IDA: BEAKY: DRAKE: BEAKY: DRAKE: IDA: DRAKE IDA; DR,{KE: IDA:

There, dear. That lools rnuch betrcr . . .

VLat did you mern when you said

I'n

ror

like my

brorhen and sisters? Vhst is different?

Vell, dear . . . for one thing I'm sure you

cu

svim much beter rhan they can.

Do you reail'- think so? And what else)

You musr try to remember,

itt

whatl inside that martels, not what we lool like.

VhaCs Mama laid?

ft!

a son of orange preserte often {ound on

roxr

No . . . whatl Mamr _l4(.po;ntinsat UGLY)

Oh, my cod . . . Ida . . . now lisren very caretully, love.

I

vant you !o walk towards me very slowly. No sudden

Vhat are you quacLing about?

Theret something behind you. Sonething . . . nor very nic€.

This is your son, dear.

Arargh... I'vecreateda moruter.

Don't be ridiculous. He\ just nor your normal

run-otrhe-m lpond du.k. thafs rll. ,i

(10)

HONK!

Thals aiil lda, I have a

reputarion.

.

"

i

I know, _{dear, aad I}_woutdnl_{brag abour}

ir i{

Lcre

you. I'm scared.

Ahaush

yikd

bi ₎I @lJ yo,.r he,s a rurkey. He is nor a rurkey. _{He loves the water.}

(tuatrc L CLYand ta,nx,r,in. Cranberry wuce. See. fie djdni

_e\tr

_{nin.ht Now.}

_l

_wlnl

_{you alt ro}

ser sP'1rcPo up.

n

_rLe_orhs_{m"noen or}

_*e

d.uc

\

ard rnd be eduured jn rhe wa1 , or rhe wortd. DraL.el

HONKI 19 DRAKE: IDA: FIUFF: DRAKE: IDA; DRAKE: IDA: IDAI DUCKLINGS/ DRAKEI DRAKEj IDA:

DUCKLINGS.

LOOKATHM

LEGS ARE BANDY

BILLYI DUCKLINGS:

UGLY:

DO\/NY:

AND THE KNEES ARE KNOCKED

LOOK AT

HN4

.

DAD VAS OB\IOUSLY EGG-SHELL-SHOCKED BET THX NEIGHBOIJRS SCRIAM AND HOWL I(/HEN THEY SEE OUR BROOD

TIE'S THE FOUIEST \/ATXRTOVL

\(HY

ARE YOU SO RUDE?

Oooh, rouchy I,AUREEN enters hwrbd.l1.

,

Muric

No.5

_{LOOK AT}_HIM

rldr. D,rl<e. Ugty. Henriefla, _fukey._Clr._G?ce._\,t"ureen._Dr-.trtinp7

DUCKLINGS:

_IOOKATHIM!

NOTJf

THT\

_CHILDREN,

IET'S NOTMAKE A FUSS

IOOK _{AT HIM!}

ARE YOU SUR.E HE'S RIALLY ONE OF US?

}AMILY LIKENXSS _{ISN'T STRONG}

STIIL YOU \flON'T I'OKE FUN ALL OF YOU MUST GET

AIONG

HE'S A'SPECL{L'SON

Come :long. Jt of yoL,

nor.

_fo_ow_{me. Bur}_na)_{Lto"e ro} me /r rlt llmej or vou _Try_ga_trodden_on._And_oewrre

oI

IDA:

MATIREEN:

Sln sees UGLY

Hello, Maureen.

Hello, Ida. Hello, Drake. Ifhat a splendid brood. Did the big egg hatch out alrigh . . .

Ard!

LOOK AT HIM

COME ON, IDA, TELL ME \OHAT \(/ENT \(/RONGI LOOK AT tsIIM

DID YOU LTAVE HIM IN THE EGG TOO LONG? I ADMIRE YOU FOR YOUR

?IUCK

STRICTIY ENTRq NOUS HE MAY BE NO PIN,UP DUCK NEITHIR, DEAR, ARE YOU!

\(elM

mr.rst be going.

I

head the children from the farmhouse are throwing French bread into rhe water. It

sor:nds trAs chic . . . I don't want to miss out. I'4AUREEN

'c"nies of rioing UGLY a wide beltb.

IDA:

MAT'REEN:

Tbey @dddlc arfin yocession

_n

\choot,.

UGLY: LOOK

{T

) OL, I OOt\

{T

ME,

(11)

HONK! (UGLY:) DOVNY: UGLY: BEAKY: UGLY: DUCKLINGS: IDA: DUCKLINGS: IDA:

I/II4T'S

IT MA'ITER?

VHY _{DO I MAKE}_{YOU ALL LAUGH}_ANb

SCOFF) Have you see you renecdon?

\i,IJY DON'T WT PIAY VITH THE FISIIES? BECAUSE _{YOU'D SCARI TIIEM}_OFF qarShin| _q,a,

h)

\.

AI',.xtAH. _'0/A_H,

_\(AH.,wAH

\fAH.

\fAJf, \(AH, \(/AJ-I.

_\(AH.

_lVAH fte.D^UCKLINC\ uke theit ptzte. _in_the_iksrcon,.

_ruRkry

_a,

Hud"rdrea, a"d Ht NRtEn 4,a,

'.hoot,d rcrd"!, o,Edatre lhenpaftake.

DRAKE: _LOOKATHIM

YOU ADMII HT IS A BIT EXTREME)

DUCKLINGS:

_NOV_OUR_PARENTS_\li?]LI

START

_etiIBBLINc

LOOK

ATHII,I

IUST A VAR]ATION ON A THEME

HE'S A TRUTY _{UGIY SEUNG} I _{DON'T \TANT TO}_SEE_{MY SON} LEFT OUT ON A LMB

!'HY

IS IT THAT EVERYONE }IAS _{TO JEERI} THERI'S YOIIR ANSI/ER, DEAR

+DUCKLINGS/

OTHERS:

_{LOOK ATHTI4}

HENNETTA:

_{PECKIpECKtpECKtPECKI}

I HATE TO BE PICKY

BUT THE DUCK, _{PECK! PECKI} LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DICKY LOOK AT HIM, BOEHR

DID YOU EVER SEE A ?IG

I'TIII

_MNGS)

DRAKE:

21

o{ENNETTA:) LooK

AT HIM, BOIHR

DON'T GENITICS DO TIIE STRANGEST THINGSI

THERE ARI TIMES YOU

HA\T

TO BE CRTJEL TO BE KIND

IF YOU GAVE THE CAT HIS TEA NOBODY \flOUI-D MIND

BOEHRI

In bi rcb as Heddndrtet the TURI"EY cajoks tlx DUCKLINGS into d _?asercadl

for a school phaosaph. Tln CAT ente6,

und*

the bood of an old-fa:hioned caneta diserised ns the kbaol Photosrapbet.

TURN.EY: Line up everyone, shon ones at th€ fronr.

LOOK AT HIM

HE'S AN UGLY ONE THERI IS NO DOUBT LOOK AT HIM

DOES HE HAVE HIS GETETS INSIDE OUTI \(IHAT ELSE VOTJLD E)CTAIN HIS I OOKS BEING _QTNTESO ROUGH)

HO\fl ON EARTH \fl]LL GOTIRMET COOKS

KNO\(I

\IHICH

END TO STI,TFI

:..

:

..

i

1l

i

DUCKLINGS/ TTJRI{XY/

HENNETTA:

LOOK AT HIM, LOOK AT US,

SEE THE DNFFERENCE

LOOK AT HIM, LOOK AT US, WHERE'S TFIE MATCHI TURKEY/

HENRIFJTTA:

W

cdneh _flashs,nerrone _fre€zes'.I'lE caT enerye'llorn beneath tlE bood. SOMETIMES WI FIND

II

IS KINDER

IF SOME EGGS NEVER HATCH . . ,

Now rhat's what I call a snacL!

LOOK AT HIM

STILL A DUCKLING CAT:

(12)

HONK! _HONK! ₂₃

(cAT:)

BUT THERss sO _{MUCH MORH}

LOOK AT HIM

FINIST CAT FOOD THAT I EVER SAT/ BETTTR STIIL HX WON,T BE MISSED

THIY

THINK HI,S A FLOP MAYBE _TIJEY'IL

_LIT

_ME_ASSIST

GIV]NG HIM TIIE CHOP

GRACE enters ds Scboot

GamoL

TTIR-IiEY;

A lecond _fu.h

_fun

_lhc

_Gnaa

_unf.rcza'

evcnone as tte

u

r hu:ta benatb ttp hood _{acdrL 1te TURKEy}

i

ba4dee tre ,choot ;horcs,aph.

Now, in r,rn66sj1 y6,.wilt be _{prernred ro}_Her_Gn.e, rhe mosr d\rinsuished ducl on rhe take. S]re w,s onc€ pr'red wirl a m;ndar;n. Aod you

wil

nortce rhrr s]e ha

r

r€d band ot cioth roudher les. . .

:1. lhi"

lh..

c'l.,la

di,Lin,tjon a dLrck

cd

€njoy. rr means dur ,he

;

looked up ro b1 borh me, rnd rnimals.

P

li

b"iad,,

Noy

darl t rurn vour toe, in, iusr bow your herds pol'rely and sey .eurck,!

ne DUCKLINGS _{?aldde pdst}_GMCE_in_tam,

each bowing and ,quclins,.

DUCKLINGS:

(indiz,id

_{dtUvAH.\ytAH. vAH.}

_rflAH.

h comes to the t'.m of UGLY . . .

UGLY: _HONK!

GMCE reacts e,ith hofrlr 7he DUCKUNGS take ttx lchoot photogtaph

_fam

TURKEY

DUCKLINGSI

IDA:

IOOK AT HIM

NOV HE'S _RUINING_OIM_PHOTOGRAPH JUST IMAGI]VE _HO\i/_HE'S

_FIEIING

GRACEI

IDA:

LOOK AT HIM

MOTHER NATT]RE MUST IIAVE HAD A I-AUGH IN A \(/AY HE'S _QUITEAPPBALING

Tlft krds slxtlrer dssres'i@ly drornd UGLY

LOOK AT HIM

(taanting UGLY) LOOK l\T HINL

fNA,

NA,NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NAI

I

A Rf,TATIONONE SHOULD SEVER

A REI,ATION ONE SHOULD SE\GR

DRAKE/ TTJRKEY/ HENRIETTA/ MAUREEN: DUCKLINGS: GRACE: DRAKE/ TI,'RKBY/ HENR]ETTA/ MAUREEN: LOOK AT HIM!

DUCKI.INGS:

LOOK AT HDdl ALL:

NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA!

HE IS GA\II(Y IN WHATEVER

HE DOTS, OH

HE REAII-Y IS AN UGIY OISEAU UGLY k

nw

cleaiy ups*.

IDA:

HE,S MY SON AND I LO\ts HIM

DO YOU SEE VHAT YOU'VE DONE?

YOU'RE TO BLAME

THIS DUCKYARD'IflOULD BE SO BORING

II

\(/E ALL LOOKED THE SAME

(13)

GROUP A IHEN./GRACE,/

MAT]REEN,/

TURKEY/

DRAKEI:

_{LooK ATHn4}

DUCKUNGST

_LOOKATHTM

GROUP

A:

_AND_BE

THANKFI]'], THAT HE'S _{NOT YOUR KID}

DUCKLINGS:

_BUT_!?I,VE

GOT HD4 AS A BROIFTER

GROUPA:

_LooK

_{AT HIM}

DUCKLINGS: LOO(ATHIM

GROUP

A:

_{BOuND ?O}

GO THE

!(Ay

THE _{DODO DID}

DUCKLINGS:

_AND_HE,s

IToRsE THAN ANY oTHER

Ihe DUCXLTNGS arc sltut _{afrttbl tookfion}_IDA,

dnd hct it nocent,. GROUP A: _{BOD'I'WORK DESIGNED TO SHOCK}

DUCKUNGS: lA,

LA, LA,

tA,IA

GROUP

A:

_PROSPECTS

_pRITfy

DIi\4

DUCKLINGS: l-{,1A,

_{LA, LA,}_LA

HE SHOULD FORM _{A SOIO FLOCK}

f-roor

ar

mra,

I

rooK

ATME,

JLOOKATYOU,

I

YOU'II

AGRFF

I

A N"\,,,m-I[R'E

youLooK\!{{|

BE LFcs _cRrM

J

roox

,rr

una

urnr

rentc

LHI5 NECK _JUST_MADE_TO_\I,RING GROUP _A:

ALL:

HONKI

ALL:

THAN A GLMPSI OF THIS _w]MPOF \rIMPS LOOK AT H]M!

DMKE Wrcacte' TURKEv sAiao*s\.

25 DRAKE: TLN.KEY: IDA: TUR]GY: GRACE: IDA: GRACE:

TURKEY erits,Jlustercd, ds GRACE _?ushesber

aqrfotutl

to tdlb wih IDA. Oy, Turkey. You been messing around wnh my rnisus?

Vhat

do you neanl (I,aak'

at

UGLY and realises the sisniJidnce of DRAKI'' qaedorl I look noth;ng like him.

I'm a self-basting, self-boasring fine prime specimen with

wonderful spurc. As for that, well, I wouldn'r use ic to stuff a dwet with. (lDA ovelhedn tbis

L*

inwlt)

Talking of .ruffing, I don r .uppo.e _youw

ll

be qLite so

itll

of yourself come Chrismx.

(aincins) Ooh,r hate that word.

Congratulxtions, Ida,rheyledelightlul.

Thank you, your Grace.

bonfnentuW Tell me, that big chappie at the bacL, whatever happened there? He's not eracdy your clasic Beatri:r Potter is he)

I wish the othea wor:ldn't pick on him so. He'I1 rurn out alright as he gets older.

Vell the others are r triumph, rny &ar. I only wish I could hrve produced a brood of my own this year.

I

wx

so sory ro hear about fiat, your Gnce, you musr miss him teribly.

He vas a fine duck, the mandarin, but alas he became crispy and aromatic before his time. Sdll, life goes on.

Nov, vhere has Maureen got to wfth that French breadl rl

i

,1

I

:

IDA: GRACE: IDA: GRACE:

I4AUREEN _rc.mten_trirnphdnny_{wield.ing a hrge}pizce of Frmch

(14)

HONK! 27

TaJrl I You hrve ro rry ,r -

ir\

much betrer rh,n Lhe u,:al

srull - even rhe cruss _{are nice.}

I'tl give ir a dabble.

(t?c'ttundI _rr,'v,e_{rhave room}

for a Iinle _{sobblejobble.}

Ioughr _{rorry.rome, my}_{ance+on were}_French

you _krow, rrom rhe Twelve Diys ofChrismus.

Stop saying that word. r'/hat?

French? No. Chrhtrnas. Ooh, nor :gain.

Oh. ye.. t\4rueen. _{ir.s d"trcjous.}_{come Jons.}

children. rry lhtr.

Qu..

o*r

Qu..

onHQu.. onk!

(UGLY, DRAKE: TURKEYI IDAI HEN.: GRACE: GRACE; Failingmiserb, he ghvs up trying

Music No, 6 DIFFERENT

(uelv)

II

THEY KNE\T _JUSTHO\( DEARLY

I

\flOUlD

LOVE TO _QU. . . ONK!

BUT IT'S TRTJE I'M A BIRD

\I}IO

SEEMS TO TACK THE KNACK

IM JUST DTFFERENI

I'M _JUSTDIFFERENT FROM THE

iTST

AND IOHO CAN BI-AME THEM \fANTING ME

TO FIND ANOTHER NEST?

BUT DIFFERINT ISN'T NAUGHTY

DITFERENT ISN'T BAD

SO \vHY SHOUI"D BEING DIFFERENT

MAKE ME SADI

Hepik

up tbe tuw hdtaes afthe pboto and bold' then

t

ethet.

Al

the RtRDs _Ea*n_amhad_he_haad._UCL.

tne, to g,r nea, rc tt e b_ead buL kee?s _{getting knocked hhE. He}

ts pecked _andbuliul,

Mahe way for the Red-Barded Duck. Hod<l

Ida. you realty are _{goins ro}_{have ro do}

MAUREEN:

_{bointincofstaee)Ooh,looklcro;ssal!.sl} EWRYONE except UGLY exit, in tbe dircctian oJ the croisnni. BEAKY:

UGLY:

Ger brck. You re too bigfor you age aJready.

Th DUCKL-TL p",bes _UGLy_back_{atd ,h,aut t"e}

. boot ptotog,aph _at

I'MJUST DIFFERTNT

]I-IEY'RT IIKE PEAS FROM THE SAME POD

NO \?ONDER THEY MAKE FUN OF ME LIFE'S HARDER \T'HEN YOU'RE ODD

BUT DIFFERENI ISN'T SCARY DIFFERENT IS NO THREAT

AND THOUGH TM STILL THEIR BROTHER

THEY FORGET

I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO I"OOK THIS _WAY I DIDN'T \(/ANT TO BE III..IIQUE

I DON'T I IKI. THTSE GRUBBY I-CA fHI.RS AND I

I{A7I

MY STTIBBY BEAT

THER€'S A RTAII IN EV'RY LITTER

ONE BLACK SHEEP IN EV'RY FLOCK

BUT WHEN

YOl'

KNO)/ TT'S YOIJ

SOMEHO\fl YOUR EGO TAXES A KNOCK ..

ft's no! Iair. I'm hungry too. Vhy are you picking on cre?

i

Y|l,\"::^

^4:

*,"

"cpd.atefio nc s,otap. t1 a pruate nonmt

tr

rna

rc

puc

ce h6 q

(15)

HONK! 29

t

i

HONK!

(UGLY' I'M _JUSTDIFFERENT

BUT I HAVE A SINSE OF PRIDE MY IOOKS MAY VELL BN FLTNNY BUT I HLT.T THE SAME INS]DF

DIFFERTNI ISN'T SPITEFUL

DIFFERINT ISN'T

_!'RONG

SO lJ(4ry IS 1T SO HARD TO GET ALONG)

I ONLY

I/ANT

TO GET

AIONG

The DUCKLINGS _{mn in}dnd td nt

tJGLy

ds ifpretendin| they are going to play uith bin. Then $eJ nn away tnt4lhing at

hin

DIFFERENI ISN'T HATEFUL DIFFERINT COULD BE S\iELL , , ,

DIFFERENT IS _JUST, . .

1&TLL . . .

DtrFERENT

At the mcl of tlx song the CAT apped\ and sidtes te next to UGLY

Music No. 6A FRENCH TING!

(Insrumenml)

Mrrun. A l ormse. Do yoL, nern ro _'ry

rhl

rhey didni lcr you have any?

Vell that setrles it rhen. Lunch n in . . . on me. Do you mean it) You really are a friend.

of

course I am. Now, just follow me. I'd betrer rell my mother.

oh

no, you musn't. I-ook, she is talking to Her Grace.

Dont you know a duckling shouLd never intenupt anyone who is talking ro Her Grace.

I really think I should.

\vhai a feastl

A lirtle on rhe qaleside. but one mu.rni g'umble.

M,na?

Yes? Excuse rne, Your Grrce. Beaky,

dont

stand on Downy's {oot 'she keeps going round in circles.

Mama? I've been invited. . .

Just a moment, sweethean. Billy! Not such big mouthfuls, and soak it in water first or you'll choke.

Vould it be alrieht if I . . . CAT: UGLY: CAT: UGIY: CATI UGLY: CAT:

cAn

UGLYI CAT: UGLY;

cAn

UGLY: CAT: UGLYI Hello, Duckyl

I'm your friend.

I haveni _{gor anv friends.}_{tveryone hxe.}_ne_beci$e

I.m

uglv

TIn CAT hiles as the rat of the FAMILY, togdber witb GRACE,ILAUREEN,

HENRIETA and TURKEY

rc.nt4

aiaoiously wbLdtng lario s bakrd. goo*. UGLY:

iti

3"1"i:1;l

*

roo, roo, loo.too cruer.

r

rhink

IDA: GRACE: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY:

\iihar did you say?

I.said poultry _{can be so malicious.}_Look_{at rhem guzzling} all rhat bread.

(16)

HONK! 31

ilr

riril l

lliii

ll ri

r m sure . . . FtLrIf. I hope you ,rre no,

_,6.

_oit

,n* o,, ,lr.

.ulrdrs

7he CAT _{pops np}_{again be,id,}_UGLy

Ifl*,"

l*,

be gone ror long.

\

hJr hxm can 1 do? ^no yoL, re hu,gry. rren.r youl

Yes, I am.

Well. rha, mrke, rwo or us. Come rtong. \lrell _... iiyouie _sue.

CAT:

_Oh._t.m_qdire_,tlre.

hfftr;f if,

"

*,

v/e pih ,,p or a conv%a,on _baunn_,AURLT_tt

L{A

UREEN:

_h.,_Idr

I jreJ ton} _{,or. How}_{"he manrged}

ro lay r he e8s i,

never _{Lnow. Maj,e.}_{ny ey*}

_*"

_*

i*,

,l

i"r.c

,b*ff.

.

HENRIEfiA:

_I_rhink_ir..iu",_pur,

our he q.on8 _mesage_n:vins_.omeone rookins _like,hr_{pa_aded}

_r-*aL.

rd*a.

"111L;,]".

",,.

(onlteuinp _Do

_pu

_nind.

Thrr

i,

mv son vor :bor-r. rhere is norhirg

w-"e

";j i;"""'-'"

'"lli"e

ta

IDA t"1ns to thene'nbel _{ofthe ducblard in}

_gene/at.

f

IDA:

_He

jrx

_took._a_bn_diferen,.

rhrr\ rlt. r

rhintlnl

_mrke,

hrn rcffmne rr her .pecu

CMCF:

\Velt _\a,d._Idr._I_dFee_wirh

\ ou. And i, r rsrce rlen every_ bo,ry,$ees. _r_rhink_rn_Jpor"o

i,

_{_ o.a.,i?"_}

_ii,

_{*..r_}

Music No. oB DO IELL

_MAMA

_I

A^,^'"*'"f

,-

"""'

I

!frait a minute, _{where,s he}

gonel

i

t

.

I

a

Antd

_{u,ia* da}

ol'L gb _,And

a

h nnh _{IufrnE al}_kdtu?sand scrat.hi,E aJ

Jee a,eryone se'rch6 in LvnJbr rhedrckln2. Scene _Two

Ltgt"t',one up ta .euol

lv

CA r. w|h UtJLy, ia t$

ki,.

Therwt

renitscnt

ot d tdc+J

W.ook.

' p,ag-dnnc. Tl,p

ht

inJ,des ua/iaus hnsiLs and .oahng

CAT:

UGLY:

I thought he was with you. He i/as,

ju.

a nor\enr ago.

\

ell, if he's got any serxe he'll have gone ro find a bag to pur over his hea<l.

Drake! Thacs enoughl

Calm down,love, he cant be far away. He ira! trying to ask me something . . .

So he's probrbly jusr wardered back to the lake, you know how he loves swimming.

Not i.irhout telling me, he wouldnt. _rPzdc,\(/heret he

gone?

Oh, for goodnes sake. Alright, Tukey, you go that way and look along by the milking shed; Maureen and Hen, rietta check around the henhouse. Ida, we'll take the duck-lings down to the lake.

And I'll co ordinate opertions from the gninstore.

(to tlft dadiznce, as _flre'entinga TV shoa) \telcome to the kitty-cat snack shack. F:st food for famished felines. It's a nice place you've got here.

DRAKE: IDA: DRAKE IDA: DRAKE TDA: DRAKE; IDA: DRAKB GRACE:

(17)

HONKI l3

CAT;

|.!{

t,;",i3*r,"p", 6,, r thint< of it as home. Now . . .

Lli;,'1

_fn"

_{a,!a,,,""p" b;}

_;;"

_;;;i;,.;

t!;11j

tr';

ryd

.

..

c^,";;;';r

;il{'

;;iffi

Sj:"*

?xn

".1

*":,"'.',;;;'il#;:

il:T

Duck

x1:;3*"

) t'Orange.

lt"**

''r,r,

oi_

s,,*,

"i,,'i,"i,{'?iiiJ

\6at

are we having?

I'nt having you for iunch.

Yes, I i<now we are. I mean whar are _{s/e going ro earl} Oh,

lI

whip _sometliq_up._A_surprise.

y,r,:::*i.-,n1":

*:n

rhinl,ing ofsomeone _{€j,e. sbe} rolo me to _bevre_of_{rhe C.lr.}

ONE PHRASE THAT LEFT ME SINGI]I-ARI,Y SMI'| -f F,N

YOU CAN PLAY

\{ITH

YOIIR FOOD

BTFORT YOL

IATIT

YOU CAN CHIWY YOLR

CHO\(

BIFOR.E YOU CHE'i/

YOU CAN PLAY

MTH

YOTJR FOOD YOU CAN'T BEAT TT

SO DUCKY LET ME PIAY \(/Tft] YOU YOU CAN PTAY \7ITH YOUR FOOD

BEFORE YOU BITE

IT

YOU CAN TOY \i,lTH YOT]R TUCK BEFORI TIIE CRUNCH

YOU CAN PTAY \!TTH YOUR FOOD

1 _/HY_FIGHT

IT?

IT'S A CRAZY LITTLE GAME CALLED LTJNCH! So rell me, Ducky, what would you like to playl It en be anphing. I wont tell your mother.

Anlthin*...vell...

ID

LIKE TO PADDLE IN TI IE PT]DDLES DABBLE IN THE MT'D

TICKLE STICKLEBACKS IN THE SHALIO\(S THEN MAYBE

F

THER.E'S TIME

GO SLIDING IN THE SLIME

TOTHEMARSH:

\OHERE YOU FIND MARSHMALLO\(/S I'LL GO AND SI,AY A DR AGONTI,Y

VATCH \fATER BOATMEN RACE

TO SAY THAT CATS ARE DANGEROUS IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE

I'D RATFIER PI,AY A (]AMF.

THAT'S SHARP AND

VTITY

AND PREFERABLY l|(lITH SOMETHING

IN THE

KITN

UGLY: CAT: UGLY: CAT: UGLY: CAT:

(cAr)

UGLY:

Ah.-br, nr _ . . btes

_I"r.

l\4orlen rre _{alt rbe}_vme,_tor.ome

I:i::,11,".:TJ:

'1,1

;, . p,n or therr ioo cres, rip _ion

_"^":p

*'.?T

ha!,ns lun. Nor rny morh* rhoust. on no. \ne

$^

_{drflennr. Do 1ou}_krow_sh"r

she ued.ro srv

D

nne helolouaaB _aunbo

_tx

_C,4_t

"un" rc rcncbakatJ pryd,e upredtent,

lor urc U,ck

_;

_{I Ord a4e tJG}_Ly

is obl iviors of l.e

CAn,

_{r,*ri;;;i;;;;;:;:,,'}

Music No. Z

pIAy

_VITH

_{YOUR FOOD}

{Car, Usiy)

YOU CAN SCMTCH

fiF

AN

IIQI

E I-LRMTURI

].O-SH _CRIEN_{UP }}_OLR

CLAWS

:uu

(_AN L{CFRA,I} _THI-

_cuSHloNs

IT^YOU,RE

_}WR

_{SHUT INDOORS} Y-OU _{CAN DIC t,T ALL THE FIO\T,RS} FROM THE FMSHIY _PLANTED

_BED,

AND

v{TH

_{ARTICLES OF}_CLOTHING IT S OK TO _{PI],]-L SOMT}_TIIREADS BUT I REMEMBER _AS_A_KINDTRGARTEN

KITIEN

i

!

i

CAT:

(18)

AdOft@

HONKI J5

(CAT'

_{YOU CAN}pl _Cy_\t?'tTH_I

OLR

Foon

BIFORE YOU NIBBLF

YOU CANFST

_v4IH

_YOITR_IOINT

BEFORE _YOUST ICF

YOU CAN PLAY

_\4TH

_{YOUR FOON} BT'T _{DON'T DREBI}_F

MY I,T,AMA GAVE TTIE BEST ADVICI

YOU CANPLAY WTTH _YOUR_FOON

BIFORE YOU GULP IT

YOU CAN MESS wTflJ YOT,T. _MEAT

dbfORT YOU MLINCH

YOU CANPTAY WTIH YOI]R FOOr, THEN PI]IP I.l.

IT'S A CR.{ZY LITTLE _{GAME CALLED LTJNCH!} \flT.COULD _GO_R_USH]-\JC_IN

_THI

RI ShTS DASFI]NG

_DO\/N

_{A DITCH}

:lP.t

5|D

or

rLq.cE _{\,/ruRE n.s}

_BoLcY

I HEN MAKT A LIfTLE CAMP

TIJAT IS _{SECREM'E AND DAMP} FOR

_MI

_AND_MY_I,trATX_THE

MOGGY AND

tr

THI

OTHER DUCKT

iNr](

Y,SII;;?3'^AX'f#8,T-*"

] U 5TOP CALLING ME NAMES

OH.ILT

I-IFLP YOU TO FORGFT THE WAY _{THEY SCOI.DID} JUST AS SOON AS I

HAIT

_GOT

MY NAPKIN FOTDED

(cAT'

YOII CAN PI-AY IJcTTH YOT]R FOOD

BEFORE YOU EAT IT

YOU CAN CHIWY YOUR

CHO\(

BEFORE YOU CHE\fl

YOU CAN PLAY \{TTH YOUR FOOD YOU CAN'T BEAT IT

SO DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, LET ME PLAY

\!TIH

YOU YOU CAN PLAY \(/ITH YOUR FOOD

BEFORE YOU BITE IT

YOU CAN TOY VTIH YOUR TUCK

BEFORE THE CRTINICH

YOU CAN PIAY \{'ITH YOUR FOOD \flHY

FIGM

N?

IT'S A CRAZY UTTLE GAME , . .

Do you like oranges?

I donl know, I've never tried one.

l I l.

j.

ti

i, UGLY: CAT:

ffiIl1;;yT*'

_""

cAr\

intentions, hde' d'

_ir

pwns hideann seeb. 7he

ol.r.",

1,^.'"

pl/y hide..rnd.*et do yor,? Vhere rre

youi Am lgerrjng

_w

_mer?

!:;:Wffi":;:r::i

tot'

t pe ftq'ence _{ratk@' rtuing}_whib,he

cAr

*izs

lbe CAr slaps a tne af orange into UGLYS mouth.

IT'S A CI.A.ZY LITTLE GAME CALLED LT]NCHI

On rln last kat of the ang the C"4T pops a lid on the boul ubicb nsw conains UGLY Cffitage we bear the tu,nd of CHILDREN plnrine

Vhacs that noiie? Salivating.

It's coming from outside.

Oh that, it's jusr those wretched children

fron

the farm playing ball. Do they come and play with ne?

Do

ey

buflalol

I

dont suppose they even remember that lhey own a cat. Some people just shouldn't keep animaLs - and eight out of ten cats who expressed a preference would

UGIY:

CAT: UGLY: CAT:

(19)

ActOn(@

HONK! 17

nk

CAT make' as if to ,aE/ one af UGLys ennss _lpnb_a_ctedv.

BOY'SVOrCE:

_Duckt

Yes, coff€cq

nt

a duct.

BOY'S

VOICE

_Duck!

UGLY:

UGLY lookins scdled, ryN in the aryosjte dimtion and _lindsd ladte pknk in tbe vtall ofthe bam. He tips tbroryh it arul the CAT\ lair set

'LivPryan.

Now, w:rs

it

right a! &€ cow shed and turn left to the henhoue, or . . . oh, no, we pased

r

pig's trough, thacs right,

I

remember the smell, ard there was a *ater-butt that he wouldn't let me swim in, and . . . no. I'm sure n

-as left prs tfi. _'

o"

_'hed.

Vith a sen'e of puaose UGLY 'et! af.

I'D

iT{€

TO PADDLE IN THE PTIDDLES DABBI-E IN TTII MUD

TICKLE STICKIEBACKS IN THE SI]ALLO\OS The sountr of a bathine dos

'care' uGLv back

onto the stage. He i: now ratha nnoznd a: he doesnl xt'snise an1 landmarh: and dathnas is beginn;ng to _fa

oh dear, I think I'm _191.

On the @od'lo't'tln li.ght' sndP

fian

UGLY onto |1{,AUREEN, )ha ts bdck in the

ducblard tal.hing to IDA. Scene Three

It is nolp rwiliebt bdck in tlxe dtcfuard arul tbe _fruitkssearcb _forUGLY has been uthd qf.

MALIREENT

Lost? . . . (@itucs)

;lrh

the Cat? Ida, ducklhgs donl get 'losr' with cals. You Lrcw that.

(l

inbia| o,t oI tup ball tr \{h x

re

people)

-wbla,

,re

peopk: Ho. )oL

doni

wrnr ro ser m,\ed up

w,rh _{rnem.,Bid_nesj. rh:r}

_,

_n_{h.u people}

,i..

_1*,

,lrl

) o-Bell

lwk).

Du.ky. rl-ir

t"m

_going_lo,orre_yol. rron

oer _{navrng ro}enrounter _rhem

ohno...

CAT:

UGIY:

Yes, I know it's a ruddy ducL! Acrualy I lhink I'm a ma ard.

'

I

:

t-. .

BOY'SVOICE:

_Duck!

!!T

_re_<4

t:tk

_t

_{on ttu bafk ol ge}'?,,.d

ot,.tkrpits

utntJot

a:

rLhet bal utiz,es oa a.1.!,tuQ6 h?")

BOY'S

VOICE

_S"..y,._{I rota}_y"u ,o . . .

I _{know. ) know,}_doni_sry_ir_{. . .}

bowted for a ducr.

7he _C,tT_colkpses

antt latts. ttnconsaoas. nto ht<

u,at to

do.

ouabo l. UcLydasn\ hnoa

BOy'SVOTCE: you _brote_the_windowt

GIRIS

_VOICE:

_The_bal,s

gone ins;de.

UGLY:

Oh no, rhey,re _{o,ming in.}

Music No. zA LOST

&'ety)

(*a

tk

c4T buide the bout)Thacs a _{good idea,}_vou_{hide in} there r:nritthe _{heat is}

_ofi

_rll

_."

_r"

_{fiil;;;;;#:.l}

l:,,he_drl,ldrd

rtrhrp!

s";"n

F,,.

r,,.h

,;;J;";

\be bam d.oot rattlzs uiolntly.

Ve don't know for sure.

Did rhe Car really eat him, mamal ThaCs gross.

Yeah, fanry earing something as ugly as that.

IDA:

FLLTFF:

(20)

HOI\Kl

5ga'*A.t

one _Act_One

"4""."b

39

rnr' I _"annr,oL_{^r ,L--'}

,

H-

_.

_. r,

_-,,.

,

_{uc oa.K},"...",. ,u . I oo, I @rn, ,o herr,n^,J

nerc

h,

_-^--j

..trr qua(k.

[:

:i

-i:,f

::

::"1':ffi

:

;:Tl"J*:Tjff;

you are going to be dce ro

r,r,".n"*,

jT,.ii.il

Yii!,X'I#:::::,:g':',be

DucKLn

_tGs_and_o,ho

a""r'

e,

".

t"*,"

ii

*i'

#.

!tr:tr.,m::

jil,"l#,;i:;i,:i?:#:,:,"::;;;3;.:1.i,

MEN: BUT LOOKTAIG ON THE BR]GHTER SIDT HER NEST IS _NO\TMORE ROOMY

f

rvr rn

n

rr

n-rtgrn

DrrFlct[

.r

I

ro

say

coNso:--nc rHrucs

I

LAH,

TOMGHT THE UGLY DUCKLING SLEEPS

BENEAT}I AN ANGEL'S MNGS

TOMGHT THE UGIY DUCKLING SLEEPS

BENIATH AN ANGEL'S \i/]NGS

""'"1:'"'-o1x;u"""

Sitffi'iliffi-,l.;ffii,",i

_fl:vl,j}

ucrY

BIRD

ff

?L'i*lTlT#+i1ffi

NvcHrED

l4At _RLEN,ne,ogio lo p,ppd? _tDA_fo,rhc @oh!

ifi.:,,".Tfrf"t[#ki;r,*nn;,,Ti:

;"f,xj f.

_;:ij:f""ffi

_;r,*;x,l$,j

_j,;;[f

*r,"a,,-(tncan',inced)

_of

coutse _he_co'Jtd.

Hl

i"#rf

:fi

"Trfi

.;

n*

L

_::

fr

_;::

_ffii

"i

li

AII:

JACK

DAV:

And rolling. So tell me, Ida, ft has been a week now since your son v€n. missing. How are you bearing upt Can you manage a rear for the camen)

ll7h...whatl

DRAkf .akys, ha1ia8.tu,ll.atted he

tVm,t.

Oh, good, rhey've arived. Leave rhis to me, love.

_[o

IACK DA\Y)Now,whih do you think is my best side)

Dnke, t.har is this?

.

. Zoom in for the head shot. Confrxion. Anguish. Matrimonia.l disquiet. I love it. And . . . close,up {or the IDA remains taohing

ut

into tbe darhness, teatfal but detemind. She is sudctmty intelrl"?ted l,J

W

kesenter _JACKDAV, togethd ahb a FLOOR MANAGE|.

and. a IILM CAMERALUN _fromthe Crine Shou "Bixtwatch UK-. Ttft FLOOR MAIUGER cord.ons el)errane behind a'police tdpe'.

FLOOR

MANAGER:

Back, bacL, back. Iveryone bacL, please.

JACK DAW indicat5 to tlk CAMEMTAN thdt IDA

*

their arga and to natt

$e

_fln

raninsl VOMEN:

DMKE:

IDA: JACK

DAV:

MAI]REEN: IDA:

MA UREN _huss_rDA

andfotloz,s _the_other_bb& olJjtase

voMENi

l:,3,L?.-{ji-,1s-ouRsyl\4pArHrrs

J.5} I _{OOKSSO 5AD}

_A\fu

(21)

HONKI

Act One

**-"r*

HONKI 4l

DRAI(EI

i;x^i;w*::,::"":,;-;";;"#[:ffi

IT;

5:;,;",t1,":,":.rrorn'Birdwatcrr

;

jff

'r;

rx

"

ri,'";r"

_(lDAt

{:f

_\KYf;::

_{;.*i,:':6##fi}

,TiTfi

Lff

';

!"

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(:

*:

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;;;

;;)

oi

c",,.se, \,e ar" al sdr

i;;

_;,;;""

;i::

;::::

;

Pf;

!:

IACK DAV ignora _DM(\E_an(t

goes _in_for_the_{hitt e,itlj}_jDA.

JACK

DAV:

BUT IT'S YOUR VOICE THAT I HEAR

EVERY MOMENT THAT YOU'RE GONE IS A MOMENT DARK AND GREY

E\TRY TEAR A MOTHER CRITS IS A DREAM THAT'S \(/ASFIED AWAY

(fo the CAMEM\aN) Ger awayt _Qothe onkohers) Ga

:way, all of you.

EVERY DAY

\{IIIL

SEEM TO BE MORE EMI'TY TFI,A.N

]lIE

LAST

EVERYWFITRE THE St]N ONCE SHONE A SHADO\(T HAS BEEN CAST

EVERY MOMENT THAT YOU'RE GONE IS A MOMENT DAR-I' AND GRTY E\TRY TEAR A MOTHER CRIES

IS A DREAM THAT'S \i'ASTIID A\gAY

catning a pacbed sritcdse _fotIDA.

IhE

enbdce DRAKE

Buq lda, you can't just leave me with the other four. You'll mamge, Drake. My mind n made up

But you're wasring your time, love, you know yoLr are Apan {rom which

itt

dangerou

ro

go wandering off

beyond the vicarage at rhis rime of year.

I

wont be satisfied undl

I

find the tmth. Try to under' smnd, dear. A mother knows.

\0€11 here, you'd better rale rhe mobile.

IDA: JACK

DAV:

IDA: JACK

DAV:

DRAKE JACK

DA'ift

Idr, there have _{been rumours}_of

_famv,,,l

I

l't

l'ri.'",

_"""."

*,',';ffi

#l

l:.':tilh

i:

nn awry ro escape _{iisperecutori} rifhat _are

you sayingl

ff:'.1ffi3;',*o;;ibDerensive

ver ernotionar. _rust_a

!f|y

caa,t you leave us a.lonel

Nice... oh, verynice... _feistysells.

I(thar about me? Does noone care about what I rhink)

trilutqi*ffi

Muric No.

c

EvERy

_TL{R

A MOTHLR Ctur.S

(da) And dont stan _btubbing,_for

Godt sake.

tffiti,1'a;y;zthe

_assenbbd

_CRovb

wnh

_DMIG.

_rDA_conEoses

MAUMEN ent6, DRAKE: IDA: DRAKE: DRAK-& IDA: DRAKEI DMKE exi!. IDA:

,'#f"".H5i,Tiil,iffiy-TVARYOM

_MAYCAII

MY NAMF EVERY _{E\TRY HOUR}MOMENT _LA.STSSEEMS _A_DAYAN HOUR

E1ERY TEAR A MOTHER CRIES

(22)

HONKI

The _fourDUCKUNGS rm in to htg theit nathet as sbe departs' (rDA:) EVERY TEAR A MOTHER CRIES

1S A DRIAM THAT'S \{ASHID A\OAY

GREYLAG:

Tktu way u sundenfu bLach*l t'1' tbe ercrsence of UGLY t'tom hr htding pLace in Scene Four

\imp

'','i

Dasses. thc sel tdash'ns to op"t

n'thlond

aith a bie aya

srt

'ane"ed

i,n

a**.

t'

, ,i-,nE

I

ib"tto*,'t

ro h" oudmce LGLY t'a sousnr

Music No. 9A GOOSE MARCH (In*rumental)

nso GEESE entel. GREI'I'AG has obvioab had a glorious

n

iary career' DOT' wha is ratlm gentler, brnows bin s'ueetly. Thev aalk wnh d

nihdry

goose nE

Now w\e,e hare they gor ro) shaoby tlo. k. I do i;sh r\e) would ke.p up. No dis. iPline. Lh/r\ the'rouble snh rh' goslings of today.

Theyre probably tired, dear' Vre have been marching {or an awfully long tirne.

loppyqglL. would you prefer _'h,rwe fl1)

wirl-

_{' 'h^ot} on rhe marsh) I think not. my s*eer This

rav'

UGLY: GRE]']-AG:

Excuse me. I vonder if you could help.

Keep walLing dear. Eyes front UFO at four o'clock

Tln }EESE co"tinue to ,&aLk pdst. bans

HONK! 43 DOT: UGLY: GREYIAG: DOT: GR.EYIAG: GR,EYLAG: GRF,'I'I-A G:

No excuse for bad nuigation.

A

bird who gets off his flight-path doesn't desene his wings, thar's what I al*ays

(uith _feelin!At'Nays, deat.

But I can't even lly yet, I've got lost on foor. Bah! hfanrry, eh) Messy buiness.

Het

only a young*er. Maybe we should direct him.

(nenenbain! Gfte

hn

his narching orders.

Bah! Very wel1. Ve're geese, nigrana, you Lnow, birds of

pasege. Run a tight {leet.

\(oul&\

do for us ro lose our

Vell dear, there was rhat rime when lre end€d up in

de

\(a1.ward hlands.

\(indwrrd, dear, _{'i/indward. And that}vras a dilferent matter entirely. \feak thernaLs, strong headwhds, blown

So how come my sister managed to ger to Slimbridge? Yes, yes, yes, qune.

Vhere were you trying to get ro?

Back to my mother, on the lake. I rhink it must be

ir

that dir€ction. I saw some ducks

fllng

over a f€v minutes ago. well. it yoJ did

r

was probrb'1

'heir

l$

flyins ris.ion,

Havent you heard the ground to air? Bans,

DOT: GRE}IAG: DOT; UGLY: GRN'I-AG: UGLY: GREYL{G:

(23)

HONK! IJONKI 45 +4 UGLY: DOT: UGLY: DOT: No.

There's a shoot on rhe nanh, dear' It,s very

d.ugerous-\trell, itk a peoplc spon One gtoup of men nove through

the mrsh scxrins ducks irto lhe

ir,

while 3 second gioup' with guns, shoot them bacL out of rhe air:gain.

I

didnl

mean litefilly. Alrighr, e,ves lronr. LeCs hrve a

He prccea* to g;,rE hi: 1rcaps' an in'pection.

(GRI]']AG)

Atl tbre look at one anoths and sbrug a: tf to sav 'Vhat\ tk point af that'

BARNACLES: GREYT-AG:

Barnacles. . . Brrnacles . . . when I said'eyes lronC I hrd

\opcrl

rh;r

ro,rr bod,

rurld

n"

urrlh

o-

r:.irg

rr

r

So[y, \i(hg-Conm3lrdcr.

Pinkfoot, you've rrodden in sonethlng

.

. . how u.uiy

times have I told you to mind your ovn business? See !o ir. Snowy . . . oh, rever mind. Alrighr men,

n

exse. Now

listen very careft,lly, we have received orders to cnbark on

a very delicrre, nor to sayda4erous, mission. Oh, one of them is

it-Our task is one of reconnaissarce and reunificarlor. Oh, here we go. Translation, Dotl

The Ju. kling

_'

los hi. murn.

ble^

irn. :nd re r. goinB ro find her. UGLY: GREYLAG: UGLY: GRET'I-AG: DOT: UGLY: GREI|LAG: UGLY: DOT: UGLY:

The Cat warned me rbout _PeoPle. The Clrr?

Yes, you see I wem off wirh this Cat

Ho, his pdents probably wanted to set rid of rhe uglv blighter.

Didnl l.our nother tell you hov dangerous a cn k) \(rell, yes, she did b'n .

The enemy. Nasll piece of work. Pull your vishbone

Bur the Cat said hc was my {riend.

You don'r want friends like that, dear. Your mothet

wu

Gun Dos batk nearfo. UGLY isftightmed

cRE

rI-AG:

Gun dogs. They murr be staning lhe shoot agri! Time for muoeuvres

l

had hoped it wouldn\ cone rc tLis, bur

I

have no oprion Alright, at ease. (DOT and UCLY sx) ComprnY, fa11 inl

Ihe notley squadton ofGEESE drri?e BARNACI-ES, PINKIOOT and SNaIYv

PINKFOOT:

GRI\'I-AG:

SNOVY: DOT:

PINKIOOT:

Ifthafsvhar he meals why doesn'r hc say it?

BAITNACLES: You can rlways tetl ;r pompous goose

by

his pigeon Enslish.

GREI'I-AG:

Alrighr, men. Alrentior! As you know, s,e are abour to

take

pm

in an exercise, rhe likes of which we have not faced before. You are a fhe body of geese and I know you

vill

_siveol your very best. Good luck, rrer. Qle vlttes

ttnn)

Music No. 10 THE \{/ILD GOOSE CHASE (Greybg, Dot, Snowy, Barnacles, Pinldoor, Ugly, Cat)

\I/E'RE OI.T ON A \\/]LD GOOSE CHASE \OE \(]ILL BE NO STRANGER TO DANGER

(24)

HONKI

DOT: IiG'RE OFF AND NO

MAfiER

\flHERE \(/E ROAM

ALTI IOUGH THE MIND BOGGLES THTS GAGGLE IN GOGGLES IS SURI TO FIND YOUR HOME RUN\(/AY'S CLEAR

PREPARE FOR TAKE OFF DEAR \O']E MUST PLAY OUR PART HARI( AT

IIIM

I FEAR FIIS CABIN LIGHTS ARE RATHER DIM

C}IOCKS

A\(AY

OUR AIR DISPLAY MUST START

VT'RI

OFF ON A

\fILD

GOOSE CHASE

AND OUR SMPLE MNSION

?OSITION THE VHERIABOUTS OF YOUR FARM

\/E'RE OFF AND UNLESS'VE'RE BLOWN INTO KINGDOM CO]\'fF,

.i(E \{TON'T BE BACK UNTIL

\iT'VE FOT'ND YOUR MT'M

But we don\ knor" whcre hn farm

_!,

dear. uow ate we going to plan rhe route?

Don'r worry, I'll nrvigate. Thaf s what I ms lftaid of.

VE'RE OFF ONA \I',II,D GOOSE CHASE IT'S A T}I-{NKLESS TASK

BUT

\/E

ASK \(HO COULD DO IT VE'RE OFF.

KEEN TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEMS' CRUX

FOR \flHAT COULD BE GRANDER THAN HAVING A GANDER

FOR A\(OL MISSING DUCKS?

GRE}']-AG: DOT: GREYIAG: BOTH: DOT: GR[I']-AG: DOT: SQUADI HONKI

A butrush 'bide'

*ns

to etlge

i\

uay a.].os tbe marb. lye see the CAT, rtrcsseA

apprc?rLatd] in deenalks _{antl Barbour jacha, tiptacins along behintt the}.bide'.

BARNACLES:

Ercuse me, Sir. Bulrusha advancing lrom the rerr.

GRIYLAG:

vhat? i rhink we,ve spoken before on the subjecr ot your

specracles, Barnacles. Get ,em checked. Bulnshes do nor advance. One of rhe things llrey are most Iamous for is

being roored ro the spot.

The CAT pops out _franbehind tha 'hide' next to UGLY CAT: I tello, Duck)- - rhought I'd tost _rou.

CRI)'I-AG:

SraDJ

hi.l

or Iltpe!k.

Ooh, besLill my quaking legs -

l,n

goingto be goosed.

vhar are you doing herei

\(rhat are friends for) I've come ro take you home, your mother is crrrying on something {ear{ul.

My rnother? . . . You've seen nry Dorherl

Of coune. She sent me to Ietch you. Special envoy. Lisren here, Cat. I'm ln comand around here rnd mv squadron has taten personat ch:rrge o{ rhe duckLng s saie

return to his mother.

\fle1l, I

vd

dnl

rry flying rr the moment. H.ven'r you

\ve will

conrnence

soon

s

rhe shoorins

It's rheirpany bur we'ilfly i{ve watrr ro, ha, ha, he.

CAT: UGLY: CAT: UGLY: CAT: GREI'IAG: CAT: GRE}'I,AG: SNOVYT GREYI-AG:

(25)

48 HONK!

SNOV'Y: CAT:

GREI]-AG:

CAT:

'lhe _CAT_ditr_in_the_{dircction of}_tk

suns. Litde joke, sir.

Maybe I could be o{ asisrince.

I'll

go over ro the shoor,

ther I will let you knov when rhey are packing up {or rhe drv.

Very well, and no funny business. I knon several ways to

Irt

like taking candy from: baby.

SQUAD: DOT:

SQUAD:

\I/E'RE OFF ON A \{,ILD GOOSI CHASE

YOU

MAY'ilIINK

]T ODD THAT A SQUAD SUCLI AS OURS CAN PER}ORM THIS ROLE

\flE'RI OFF AND

\(/I'LL

PROVE TFIAT'S NOT THE CASF,

\(IE'LL SEARCH FOR THIS _QUACK,QUACK

AND THEN RETURN TO BASE

We are :bout to face our most periloLrs mksion to dare.

I

need hardly tell you of rhe rist<s involved or olrhc ultinare price $ar we may have ro pay. (A paue _fora shot conb and _PaP

'olo). As ve fly .,n ro glory I wam you to

how

how very proud I am of rhis squadron. Keep a sriff upper beJk. nen.

dd

,aa"nbe.

ou,

nora

"\enph r,,ta"i,n

GRE'T'IAG:

AVOIDING TFIE ACK-ACK

ALI-:

GRII'IAG:

Companypresent paperl Conp:rny presenr conb!

Ihe CDMPANy _ddythe LE$e sedion tune on cotnb and paper, olcr abnh CRE

''I-aG Ch)es

hi: _fiMIa.ldres!.

rt:

}IONX! +9

The SQUAD sing the

w

se.tion

'atto @ce to 'Bom' (no unb and paper) xndet

DOT:

SQUAD:

Good afternoon, Lidies and cend€men. NIy rame

;

Dor,

I

am your Senior Flighr Attendmt and, on behalf of Captain creyixg,

I

vould like

to

welcome you

to

rhis afternoon s flight from Boggy Marshland to some ftr flung

frrn

\{re

ll be cruising at rn ahirude of sever:l feer and

flying

h

I

rafier xrtractive V formarion. In the unlikelv

*"|of

a" e-ergency t"nding, we ask that you obse#

rhe sJery proadures that we've been through so manl

mrrv rine. bet"r.. we hope vou have J pleJ",n, _ioJrn.r. and rhank _1'oufor choosing Goose

Air

. . . "The Flullj,

skies'.

U l- RF

Ol-i

fO I

\\URl

lHt\

DULKI

\C

IS NOT SO GLUM

WT

\{ON'T

BE BACK

L]NTIL \VE'VE FOUND YOI ]R

The coasr is clear. They are puring away their guns.

(dehbsdtebfdlse)on _e1aot

_ny

ti\es.

Good. Alright, men. Fnrd check. Otr, and here's a para-chute for you.

F...Iorme?

Tbe CAT

rur

bach in.

CAT: GREYIAG; CAT:

GREYI,AG:

CAT:

GREYLAG:

You

donl

rhink

I'm

golng ro leavc you here wirh the

drckling do _).oulOh no, pus, you're coning with us. CAT: Oh, cst iitter!

SQUAD/DOT/

(26)

SO DON'T DELAY

OUR EXCESS BAGS ARE STO\qED A$/AY

IT'S TIME TO FLY

\OE'RE OTF ON A \i.ILD GOOSE CHASE

M'T}I

A HAPPY INDING MPENDING

IF

\rc

CAN LOCATE HIS NEST,

LOCATI HIS NEST

WT'RE OFF, CHEERIO, GOODBYE, TOODLEPIP OLD CHUM

THEY'RE OFF TO TRY AND FTND THE FARM

AND WHEN THEY'\T FOUND THE FARM

THEY'LL FIND MY MUM

AND WE wlLL BE TOGETHER EVERY DAY

III

BE \fAITING COME WHAT MAY

SO I'I-L SAY GOODBYE. TOODLEPIP OLD CHUM

\(OMEN: MEN: CAT: GREYLAG/ DOT: SNO\vY: UGLY: BARNACLES: PINKFOOT: UGLY:

."

HONKI

,

_".

uA.t

One

UGLY: SQUAD/DOT GRNYI-AG: ALL: SQUAD/DOT/ GREYLAG: UGLY:

\(/E \OON'T BE BACK TJNTIL

\(/E'WON'T BE BACK

UNIIL

\(.E \flON'T BE BACKI

\iT,

VON'T

BI BACK UNTtr- \(/E'VE FOL]]\ID

FOT]ND FOUND FOUND FOUND

f

uv l,nru

l HONK! 5l REST:

I

tou

r,*

ltt/nh df'ndl sal te to UGLYtbe Gooe Syudnn take to tln air.

cood-bye... Good1uck... thank you. ThanL you.

UGLY:

A thunneringaollq ofgnnshox ring: out. Ihe sfo darken: with gun vnohe UGLY

aatch* in hanv as the nnnbets oftbe Caose SquaAron ate, one b1ane, shot out of the air- The sfo tatns ta red. A sinele _{white feathe/ &ops}_franthe _Jlies

UGLY: No! No! \fhaCs happening? . . . The Cat! He sdd he was my friend. He said the people had put away their guns. He lied. Oh, nana, what should I do now?

lYe lrcdv tlft aoie of IDA in UGLYs bead"

: I i a

+:

IDA: UGLY: BOTH: UGLY: IDA: UGLYI

Music No. 11 ACT ONE FINALE:

Hol-D

YoUR HEAD UP HIGH _S.eprise)

0d", u81Y)

10, HOLD YoUR HEAD u? HIGH IT'S NOT AL\fAYS SO EASY TO

HOI,D YOUR HEAD I,? HTGH

AND APPEAR BRIGHT AND BREEZY I THOUGHT DREAMS

VIRE

MADE

FOR A RBASON

BUT HOPB SBEMS TO FADE

\(/ITH EACH SEASON

AND MAMA

YOU SEEM SO FAR A\flAY.

(appearing bkewhat on her searcb)

HOID YOUR HEAD UP HIGH

N'S YO1JR VOICE