The Farmer & His Two Sons

◆ cast

♣ Farmer

♣ First Son

♣ Second Son

Scene 1: The Farmer’s House

(The play opens at the Farmer’s house. He is very sick.)

First Son: Our father is very sick.

Second Son: He is going to die.

First Son: Listen! He is calling us.

Second Son: Let’s go to him quickly.

(They go to the Farmer’s beside.)

First Son: Father, we are here.

Second Son: Please talk to us.

Farmer: I am very sick. I... am... going to die.

First Son: No, you are not. You are going to be well again.

Second Son: Of course, you are. Please don’t talk like that!

Farmer: No, it’s too late. I know I am not long for this world. My poor sons, I am a poor man. I can’t give you much. But there is the family orchard. I put a treasure there. You two have to find it. It won’t be easy. But it is there.

First Son: Father, you are very sick. You have to sleep now.

Second Son: We don’t want a treasure. We want you.

Farmer: You are very good. But find the treasure. You will be rich.

(He closes his eyes.)

First Son: Father! Father! Oh, no!

Second Son: He is dead!

(The two sons weep over the Farmer.)

Scene 2: The Orchard

(The two sons are working in the family orchard.)

First Son: How hot it is!

Second Son: How tired I am!

First Son: We dig here, and we dig there, all day.

Second Son: And every day.

First Son: But there is no treasure!

Second Son: No, we can’t find it.

First Son: I am going to stop. It’s too difficult.

Second Son: But it’s our father’s treasure. We are going to find it.

First Son: You’re right. We will be rich.

Second Son: Let’s work hard.

First Son: Yes, let’s dig everywhere.

Scene 3: The Farmer’s House, A Few Months Later

(A few months pass. It is now autumn. The two brothers are at home. They are looking out of the window.)

First Son: What a nice day!

Second Son: It is a beautiful day.

First Son: We worked so hard all summer.

Second Son: But there was no treasure.

First Son: Did Father tell us a lie?

Second Son: I don’t know.

(The First Son looks at the orchard.)

First Son: Look, Brother! How nice our orchard is!

Second Son: It’s so thick.

First Son: Our grapes are so good this year.

Second Son: Yes, and there are so many of them, too.

First Son: all because we worked so hard in the orchard last summer.

Second Son: Looking for the treasure.

First Son: Wait! I understand now.

Second Son: What?

First Son: Father’s treasure!

Second Son: I do, too. It’s "hard work".

First Son: Father was right. We are going to be rich.