Narrator: Once upon a time; in a tiny village next to a big clear pond, there lived a little girl.

 

The little girl, waves.

 

Narrator: The little girl owned a turtle that she loved very much.

 

Little Girl hugs the turtle.

 

Little Girl says, "His name is Schelly."

 

Narrator: Schelly was no ordinary turtle. Schelly was a talking turtle.

 

Turtle says, "People make this sound so odd, I don't understand."

 

Narrator: recite The little girl and Schelly were inseparable. They would sit everyday and talk to each other.

 

Little Girl says, "I love you, Schelly."

 

Turtle says, "I love you too."

 

Little Girl and Schelly hug each other.

 

Narrator: One day, a mean old witch saw the little girl and Schelly talking to each other and decided this was some sort of magic turtle and had to have its powers.

 

The Witch cackles from hiding.

 

Narrator: Night was falling and the little girl was getting ready to go home for the night. Schelly curled up by the pond in a special little bed that the little girl helped him make and fell asleep.

 

Little Girl says, "Good night, Schelly. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

 

The Witch waits patiently for the little girl to disappear into her home and for Schelly to fall into a sound sleep on the shore of the pond.

 

The Witch says, "Now is my chance to strike."

 

The Witch sneaks up to Schelly and purposely trips over her.

 

The Witch exclaims, "Oh dear, Oh my, I've fallen and I can't get up!"

 

Schelly the turtle wakes up and says, "Are you okay, lady?"

 

The Witch whimpers, "No, I've hurt my ankle. Could you do a little old lady a favor and get me a cane to walk with?"

 

Schelly the turtle finds a gnarled cane and gives it to the witch.

 

The Witch asks, "Oh thank you, and could you follow me home to make sure I get there okay?

 

Schelly the turtle says, "Oh, yes. Of course I can."

 

Narrator: The witch innocently leads the turtle away from his home by the clear pond and from the little girl's village. She takes him over the hill and into the dark forest where the villagers never dared to go.

 

The Witch whispers aside to the audience, "This is almost too easy."

 

Schelly the turtle follows the witch all the way home and watches as she opens her door. Schelly states, "Well, here you are. I must be off now."

 

The Witch cackles.

 

The Witch says, "Oh no you don't!"

 

The Witch snatches up Schelly the turtle and takes him quickly inside and locks him in a cage.

 

Schelly exclaims, "meep!"

 

The Witch exclaims, "Now you're MY magic turtle!"

 

The Witch cackles.

 

The Witch pokes her finger into the cage at Schelly and says, "Tomorrow we will find out what kind of turtle you really are."

 

The Witch cackles.

 

Narrator: The next morning the witch started her interrogation of Schelly.

 

The Witch pokes at Schelly the turtle, "Come on, turtle. Show me your magic. If you don't start explaining how you can talk, I'll make turtle soup out of you!"

 

Schelly the turtle begged the witch, "I cannot show you magic I don't possess. Please let me go. I want to go home. I miss my girl."

 

The Witch exclaimed, "Ah, so that's it! The little girl!"

 

Schelly the turtle asks, "What?"

 

The Witch ran out of the house without answering, leaving Schelly alone in her cage.

 

Narrator: Through the woods and over the hill. The witch returned to the clear pond where the little girl hunted in vain for her turtle friend. The witch hid and disguised her voice to sound like Schelly.

 

The Witch chants from hiding Little girl, I'm over here. Come find me.

 

Narrator: The little girl, hopeful to find her friend, Schelly. Followed the sound of the voice until she was near the witch's hiding place.

 

The Witch surprises the Little Girl.

 

Little Girl screams at the witch.

 

The Witch grabs the little girl and drags her back to her house in the dark woods. She sets the little girl down on in a chair, tying and gagging her next to Schelly's cage.

 

Little girl whimpers softly.

 

The Witch demands, "Now turtle, tell me your magic or I will turn your precious girl into a turtle then eat you both!"

 

Schelly the turtle exclaims, "No don't! I will show you my magic."

 

The Witch gets Schelly out of the cage and commands, "Now, turtle, NOW!

 

Schelly the turtle's shoulders bow as if under a great burden.

 

Schelly the turtle says, "Okay, first I need some pond water to drink and some bark of a white oak tree, so I can eat them. And then I will show you a very powerful spell."

 

The Witch squeals with delight and runs out the door of her house to gather the items the turtle asked for, leaving Schelly and the little girl by themselves.

 

Schelly the turtle glances at the little girl and says, "What a maroon."

 

Schelly the turtle climbs up the little girl's leg and begins to chew through the rope.

 

The little girl is finally free of her bonds and takes off her gag.

 

The little girl kisses Schelly the turtle.

 

The little girl exclaims, "Okay, Schelly, lets get out of here!"

 

The Witch bursts back through the door.

 

The Witch exclaims, "AHH! I forgot to put you back in your cage!

 

Little Girl jumps back from the witch.

 

The little girl screams as she runs out the door and away from the witch's house.

 

The witch growls at the turtle, "Now, turtle, you've made me very angry. And it is now time for your bath and my dinner!"

 

The Witch cackles.

 

The witch grabs Schelly and puts him back in the cage, then starts a fire under her cauldron.

 

Witch: Ah, turtle soup! Yum!;Has been a while since I've had some!;Add some mushrooms cook up some carrots and onions too;add in the seasonings to bring up the brew;Maybe some frog legs and grendle ears to throw into the stew!

 

The witch cackles and sniffs the air. "Ah", she says, "Now for the turtle."

 

The witch licks her lips.

 

The witch smiles evilly at Schelly and says, "I can already taste it."

 

Schelly the turtle gulps.

 

The witch reaches in the cage to grab Schelly and the door of her house bursts open!

 

The little girl points at the mean old witch and exclaims, "There she is guard! She's the one who kidnapped me and stole my turtle!"

 

The witch cackles and yells, "Prove it!"

 

The little girl points to the chair and the rope lying about it, "Look, there's the cage she kept Schelly in and the chair she tied me to."

 

The guard moves to the witch and says, "Alright, lady, you're coming with me. Looks like YOU'RE now the one in hot water."

 

The witch cackles madly and spins around in circles, then in an instant she disappears from sight.

 

The Witch cackles from hiding.

 

The little girl runs over to Schelly, lets her out of the cage then gives her a big hug and kiss.

 

The little girl says, "Oh Schelly, are you okay?"

 

The little Girl snuggles Schelly the turtle.

 

The turtle smiles and says, "Ah, now this is REAL magic. Friendship.

 

Schelly the turtle snuggles the little girl.

 

Narrator: Schelly and the little girl went back to their clear pond by the village and lived happily ever after and were never bothered by the witch ever again. But rumors have it, she's found herself a flying pig to harass.