Necklace
主要角色：Husband; Mathilde; Jane; Thief（同时是舞会侍者）
配角：旁白; 舞会上路人甲、乙
（旁白：）摇钱树苗
Once there was a girl named Mathilde. She was pretty and charming, loving beautiful clothes, shining diamond. She always enjoys the palace, diamond and all the beauties in the day life. Unfortunately, by a slip of fate, she married a little clerk. She had no dowry（嫁妆）, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved.
One day when she sat down to dinner, her husband rushed into the room with a piece of good news.
（第一幕：家中。二人坐在餐桌旁）
Husband：Darling, good news, good news.
Mathilde：Good news?
Husband：Yes!
Mathilde：（打开信封拿出信念）The Minister of Public Instruction invite you and me to the ball on Monday evening, January 18th. The ball, jewelry, beautiful clothes.
Husband：Oh, what’s wrong with you?
Mathilde：（放下信不开心）What do you wish me to do with that?
Husband：Why, my dear, I thought you would be happy. You never go out, and this is such a fine opportunity. Every one wants to go. The whole official world will be there.
Mathilde：But I don’t have any jewelry!
Husband：Jewelry? Do you need any jewelry?
Mathilde：Of cour, no jewelry, how could I go to the ball?
Husband: Jewelry? Why not wear some natural flowers?
Mathilde：But flowers, just flowers! I will look very poor beside tho people who are rich.
Husband： You can ask your friend Jane, and borrow some jewelry from her.
Mathilde：My friend Jane?
Husband：Yes!
Mathilde：Oh, that’s true, darling. You are so clever. I have never thought of it.
（第二幕：Mathilde来到Jane家。
（旁白：）The next day she went to her friend Jane.
Jane：Jewelries are here.
Mathilde: Oh, so beautiful! （拿第一根项链）look at this one, it’s very nice. (拿第二根项链)It’s so beautiful! (孙禄堂武学录拿第三根项链)Look at the diamond, it’s so bright, I like it very much. May I borrow this失恋的诗句 one, only this one?
Jane: Yes, certainly.
Mathilde: Really?
Jane: You look nice!
Mathilde: Thank you.
（第三幕：舞会）槐的读音
（旁白：）
When she wore the necklace, she felt she was the most beautiful lady in the world.
On the ball, every one paid attention on her. She danced with laughter, with passion. She was excited, forget everything. Just enjoy the ball.
暗恋的人舞会，众人跳舞。
（第四幕：找项链）
Husband：Mathilde, what’s the matter with you?
Mathilde: I have, I have lost my necklace.
Husband: What? Impossible!
Mathilde：I don’t know.
Husband: Think it over.
Mathilde: Let me e, let me e. Maybe … maybe, I lost it on the ball.僧志南
Husband：Don’t be nervous. Now, let’s go back to the ball and find it together.
合：Necklace, where is the necklace … necklace … necklace……
Mathilde中国注册会计师网: Madam, did you e my necklace?
路人：Oh, sorry, I have never en it.
Mathilde：Lost the necklace, how should I do?
Husband：Don’t be sad, my dear. Now, if you encounter your friend Jane, tell her that you’ll return the necklace on time.
Mathilde：But, how can I get the necklace?
Husband：We can buy a new one that looks the same as that one your borrowed.
Mathilde：Do you know how much the necklace cost?
Husband：I don’t know!
Mathilde：It cost 50 thousand francs.
Husband：50 thousand francs? Oh, my god! We must borrow money to pay for it.
（旁白：）
After she lost the necklace, she should work day and night to pay for it. During the ten years, she became older and older. She had become the woman of impoverished houholds--strong and hard and rough. With frowsy hair, skirts askew and red hands, she talked loud while washing the floor with great swishes of water.
Mathilde: How dirty it is! I will be mad. I will be crazy!
健康身体（第四幕：Mathilde公园长椅上，落魄）
（旁白：）One day, Mathilde had a rest in the park. She met a madam who is still young, still charming, still beautiful. It is Mathilde!! Now that she has paid, she should tell her all about that.
Mathilde：Hello, Jane.
Jane：But--madame!—May be you made a mistake. I haven’t en you before.
Mathilde：No. I am Mathilde, you friend.
Jane：（惊讶）Oh, my poor Mathilde! How you are changed!
Mathilde：That’s becau of you!
Jane：Of me! How so?
Mathilde：Do you remember that necklace I borrowed from you 10 years ago.
Jane：Yes. You went to the ball with your husband, and you look nice with it.
Mathilde： I lost it in the ball.
Jane：But I remember you returned it to me ten years ago.
Mathilde：That’s a new one. It looks the same as that one. And this necklace has taken us ten years to pay for it.
Jane：Ten years hard work? Oh, my poor Mathilde. The necklace was a fake.
