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Echo and Narcissus.

SCRIPT:

[Echo and Aphrodite are sitting in front of forest/cloud(1) scene back to back talking on phones.]
 * ACT I:**

Reese- Echo was a nymph who lived in the forest and told wonderful stories. Aphrodite loved to hear her stories and to gossip with her. One day, Aphrodite says to Echo:

Aphrodite: Is there anyone you like or would like to fall in love with? I can ask Eros to shoot anyone you want with his arrow and make them fall in love with you.

Echo: No, not now. I don't know, maybe later.

Aphrodite: Just call me anytime you want. I've got to go now. Bye!

[Echo and Aphrodite hang up and the chairs are turned sideways. Aprodite walks off. Put up picture of two people(2) on screen]
 * ACT II:**

Reese: Echo decides to take a walk through the woods. On her walk, she sees Zeus.

Echo: Oh! Zeus is in the forest. Wait! Who's that nymph with him? Oh no, Hera must not.......

Reese: Hera, Zeus' wife, walks up to Echo.

Echo: Hello Hera. What brings you into the forest today?

[The two rotate so that Hera's back is to the screen]

Hera: I can't find Zeus anywhere. Have you seen him?

Echo: Oh yes, he went to Olympus.

Hera: Thank you!

[Hera walks off]

[Change background to river bank(3)]

Reese: After Hera left, Zeus came out of the bushes and gave her his sappire ring and thanked her for her help.

[Hera storms on while Echo is admiring her ring]

Hera: LIAR!!! Zeus was not at Olympus. And I would know that ring anywhere! Zeus gave that to you, didn't he?! Since you lied, I will curse you. You will no longer be able to talk. The only thing that you can say is the last thing said to you!

Echo: Said to you

Hera: No. Said to you, not me!

Echo: Not me!

Hera: Yes y--- Oh nevermind.

[Hera stomps off the stage.]

Reese: Echo tries to talk but is only able to say "nevermind". She continues walking through the woods and sees a boy.

Narcissus: [mumbling and moving phone around] Stupid phone. I don't get any reception out here. Now I'm' lost and can't find my way home........

Reese: The boy was handsome and thought very highly of himself. He wouldn't date anyone who wasn't as handsome as he was. All the girls usually would faint at the sight of him.

Narscissus: Hey you! Can you show me the way out of the forest?

Echo: The forest

Narcissus: Yes, the forest.

Echo: The forest

Narcissus: Yes! Do I have to repeat everything?

Echo: Repeat everything

Narcissus: No. I'll find someone else to help.

Reese: Narcissus tries to walk away but Echo stands in front of him and tries to give him a kiss.

Narcissus: Ew! Dont' kiss me!

Echo: Kiss me

Narcissus: No!

Echo: No

[Narcissus pushes her to the ground and walks away]

Reese: Echo's heart was broken. Because she couldn't talk, she had to text Ahprodite.

Echo: You offered me a favor. I can't talk. My love has disapeared. Make me disapear too.

Aphrodite: I'll fulfill your request and also get revenge on your lover. He will fall in love with someone who cannot love him back.

[Narcissus walks on and sits down. Echo hides behind a tree]

Narcissus: Oh, look at that beautiful face.

Reese: Narcissus reached for the face but his fingers wouldn't go any farther.

Narcissus: Come out, lovely one.

Echo: Lovely one

Narcissus: You care for me. You do, don't you? You love me.

Echo:Love me

Narcissus: I do-I do. Oh, will you never come out?

Echo: Never come out.

Reese: And so Narcissus sat there, night after night, day after day, waiting for the girl to come out of the mirror. He didn't eat or sleep. All he did was stay in the same spot, growing into the grass, trees and flowers.

Echo was a nymph who told wonderful stories and sang wonderful songs. Apherdite would often listen to her and gossip with her. One day, hse sayed," Echo, is anyman whom you love or would like to fall in love with you?" Echo said no but sayed maybe later. Once Apherdite leaves, echo sees Zeus "with" a nymph. She walks on and sees hera, zeus' wife, walking through the woods. she is looking for zeus. Echo lies and says she saw him going to olympus. Hera walks off and zeus comes out of the trees thanking echo for helping him. he gives her his saphire ring because of her help. While echo is admiring the ring, hera comes back. she sees zues' ring on her finger and is very angry. She curses echo so that she can only say the last thing she hears. if someone says " can you help me?" Echo can only say "help me". A handsom boy comes through the forst who is lost. He thinks he is so handsom that he only will love someone as pretty as himself. When he sees echo, he asks " can you help me find the way out of the forest?" echo replys "the forest" "yes" says the boy. "help me out of the forest" "the forest" "are you hard of hearing? I allready have told you that. " so it goes on like that. the boy turns to leave and echo tries to kiss him. he thinks she is crazy. "all the girls love me" he said. "love me" says echo. "no" "no" she says. the boy runs away into the woods. Echo is heart broken. she prays (in her mind because she can't talk but gods can hear your thoughts) to apherdite and tells what happens. Apherdite says she will curse the boy and make him fall in love with someone who can't love him back. to be continued....................