Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Grinch Characters: - Narrator (1: Libby R, 2: Grace G, 3: Emily N) 2 : Lily, 3: Arianna) - Grinch (1: Emma, 2: - Ma (Rosie) - Lo! "ho (#ar$ey) - %!e "ho (Elena) - &re' "ho (oe) - Ciny Lo! "ho (Co!rtney) *"ho+ermar-et. $oiceo$er (Emily) - *"ho+ermar-et. - %hoers (Me/an, 0ri/et, Ale) - Mayor o "ho$ille (&aniel) - 0etty Lo! "ho (Ellie ") - Martha May (Erin) - Teacher (atie G) - 4oliceman (5acob) 6o!n/ Martha May May (Me/an) - 6o!n/ 6o!n/ Grinch ("ill) - 6o!n/ 6o!n/ Mayor Mayor (Eli7ah) - 6o!n/ - Mayor8s Assistant (Grace M) - Cro' o "hos (9ma/ination /ro!) - %anta (Ale)
9NTR The crowd are seated and start to enjoy drinks and chat between themselves. All of the ‘Whos’ ‘Whos’ enter with Xmas decorations. decorations. They sing “Deck the alls! as they decorate the the hall. The a"dience have the song song words in front of them and can join in if they wish. Towards the end of the song there is an anno"ncement from the “Who#$ermarket! Who#$ermarket Who#$ermarket voiceover% “&nly ' ho"rs ho"rs ‘til (hristmas) * re$eat) only ' ho"rs ‘til (hristmas. +"y yo"r yo"r gifts ,&W- $ecial o/ers o/ers on0 noo1le $hones $hones 2 only 3.44- 5"ncles 6$erfect 6$erfect for yo"r "ncle7 "ncle7 only 8.449 :ants 6$erfect for yo"r a"nt7 now only ;.44 and all :am$as are now half $rice at j"st <.3= each- +>? ,&W whilst stocks last6everyone r"shes to the sho$s7 Page 1
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (hristmas m"sic is $layed by the technician and the crowd are enco"raged to join in. When the crowd have got into the swing of singing9 the @rinch 6@rinch ,"mber 7 b"rsts into the room room o"t of of his cave. e whistlesBsho"ts to techy to t"rn o/ m"sic and $roceeds to take some of the treats o/ the tables. e tells a"dience members to sto$ la"ghing9 enjoying themselves. e $icks o"t o"t a member of of the a"dience a"dience and remarks remarks abo"t how miserable they look and says something like ‘yo"’re my kinda g"y yo" are’. 5aC the dog bo"nds into the room and eCcitedly r"ns aro"nd the a"dience9 b"m$ing into $eo$le and j"m$ing "$ on them9 being friendly9 friendly9 maybe begging for treats9 "ntil the @rinch sho"ts A5-- And 5aC sk"lks back over to The @rinch’s @rinch’s side9 looking sad. @rinch says to the a"dience something like ‘*f * hear anybody la"ghing or having f"n9 or even the creak of a smile) *’ll be back o"t here to $"t all yo"r faces straight) straight) do yo" "nderstandE "nderstandE 6A>D*,( 6A>D*,( +&&7. @rinch says ‘aaah ‘aaah sh"t "$’ and and ret"rns to his cave. 5aC stays stays behind and after it looks like he’s gone9 Techy $"ts the m"sic back "$ again) 5aC begins to do a little dance aro"nd the a"dience) as he does9 The @rinch $o$s his head back o"t ) he says ‘A5-‘A5-- Do * hear (hristmas cheerE’) then ‘come on 5aC’) 5aC rel"ctantly ret"rns to the cave.
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (hristmas m"sic is $layed by the technician and the crowd are enco"raged to join in. When the crowd have got into the swing of singing9 the @rinch 6@rinch ,"mber 7 b"rsts into the room room o"t of of his cave. e whistlesBsho"ts to techy to t"rn o/ m"sic and $roceeds to take some of the treats o/ the tables. e tells a"dience members to sto$ la"ghing9 enjoying themselves. e $icks o"t o"t a member of of the a"dience a"dience and remarks remarks abo"t how miserable they look and says something like ‘yo"’re my kinda g"y yo" are’. 5aC the dog bo"nds into the room and eCcitedly r"ns aro"nd the a"dience9 b"m$ing into $eo$le and j"m$ing "$ on them9 being friendly9 friendly9 maybe begging for treats9 "ntil the @rinch sho"ts A5-- And 5aC sk"lks back over to The @rinch’s @rinch’s side9 looking sad. @rinch says to the a"dience something like ‘*f * hear anybody la"ghing or having f"n9 or even the creak of a smile) *’ll be back o"t here to $"t all yo"r faces straight) straight) do yo" "nderstandE "nderstandE 6A>D*,( 6A>D*,( +&&7. @rinch says ‘aaah ‘aaah sh"t "$’ and and ret"rns to his cave. 5aC stays stays behind and after it looks like he’s gone9 Techy $"ts the m"sic back "$ again) 5aC begins to do a little dance aro"nd the a"dience) as he does9 The @rinch $o$s his head back o"t ) he says ‘A5-‘A5-- Do * hear (hristmas cheerE’) then ‘come on 5aC’) 5aC rel"ctantly ret"rns to the cave.
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE 1 ; T#E "#8% GET REA&6 REA&6 <R C#R9%TMA% As The @rinch and 5aC 5aC ret"rn to their their cave9 the ‘Whos’ start to to eCit from the “Who#$ermarket! “Who#$ermarket! with $iles of $resents) lots of h"stle and b"stle and eCcitement) They sing “We Wish yo" a Who#ey (hristmas! and make their way aro"nd ‘Whoville’ towards the stage. As they Fnish singing9 they they ret"rn to their homes homes 6o/stage7 NARRATR%: Inside a snow fake like the one on your sleeve, There haened a story you must must see to !elieve, Way u in the mountains in the high range o" #ontoos, $ay the small town o" %Whoville& – the home o" the Whos' (sk any %Who& and they&ll have this to say) *There&s no lace like Whoville around Christmas +ay .very window was focked, every la ost was dressed (nd the Whoville !and marched in their Christmas-y !est (r!or +ay was /ne and .aster was leasant (nd every St 0i11es +ay, they at a /11 heasant 2ut every %Who& knew "rom their 34 toes to their snout5 They loved Christmas Christmas the most5 Without a single dou!t L= "# (&A& < C9N&6 L=): Got a snoo1le hone "or your !rother +rew (nd a snoo1le hone "or your sisiter Sue ( muncle "or your 6ncle7 ( "ant "or your (unt, (nd "ama "or your cousin $eon So we 8ust need5 (looks around for Cindy) Cindy9 (Turns around looking for her) (Starts racing around the audience looking for her amongst the audience) Cindy9 Cindy $ou9 :erry Christmas, :erry Christmas5 ;to ;to audience members as he looks around) Cindy $ou99 (indy#Go" walks o"t of the sho$ with a h"ge armf"l of $resents) C9N&6 L= "#: (from behind the boxes) +ad9 L=: (Relieved) Cindy' C9N&6 L=: +oesn&t this all seem a !it much9 Page 3
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas L=: This is what Christmas Christmas is all a!out' Can&t you "eel it9 %#44ER 65egan7: 65egan7: (Coming out of the shop and going towards Whoville with her mas shopping) (nother minute closer to Christmas'' %#44ER 6+ridget7% 2etter get home to do all the wraing' %#44ER 6AlFe7% 2etter start rearing the Christmas "east' >9CE>ER >9CE>ER (%=4ERMARET CLER): 0or the ne
o? [email protected]G' L=: 2oy, nothing !eats Chrismas, right9 C9N&6 L=: I guess L=: Bou Bou guess99 C9N&6 L=: Well, it&s 8ust I look around at you and :om and everyone getting all ker!o!!led ker!o!!led +oesn&t it all seem suerfuous9 Go" and (indy Go" are 6silently7 talking to one side of the room as we hear the ‘Whos’ begin to h"m the song “*’m dreaming of a White (hristmas!. They come onstage onstage and form form their choir choir $ositions as they they sing the words and do the actions to this song. As they sing9 "e a$$ears a$$ears thro"gh the main main hall doors and starts starts to nosey aro"nd the @rinch’s cave) she whistlesBsignals to Drew to come and join in. Drew comes onstage onstage and sees that "e "e is near the @rinch’s cave) she signals for her to be caref"l 6b"t still Fnds it f"nny7. "e almost almost looks looks in the cave cave b"t then chickens chickens o"t. he sees sees some nearby branches and has an idea) he $asses Drew a stick stick and takes takes one for herself. herself. "e and Drew both both begin to $oke $oke at the @rinch’s cave. cave. The @rinch comes o"t o"t and roars at them. "e Hees and r"ns r"ns aro"nd to backstage9 backstage9 towards Drew who who has now r"n to the other other side of the stage. stage. All the little “Whos! “Whos! have r"n o/stage in fright. They each say say something like like “*t’s the @rinch-!9 @rinch-!9 “e’s horrible-!9 “o "gly-!9 “aah9 r"n-!. "e and Drew now s$ot their father and (indy making their way home.
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas NARRATR 6Waits for the screams to die down7 : .very who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot, 2ut the Grinch, who lived 8ust north o" Who-ville, did DT' %=E: +ad' +ad' We saw him' L=: Saw Who9 &RE": We were in the woods looking "or a Christmas tree, when out o" nowhere5 %=E: Bea and he was like GAAAAAA' &RE": Bea and we were like ((((HHHH' L=: Saw who9 &RE": (said growling) (nd he was like ...........' (rowd gas$s and covers mo"ths %=E: (nd we were like ............E' L=: Saw who9 &RE": (runs across stage with hands clawed up over head) (nd he was like ((((((((' %=E: (nd we were like DDDDDDDD' (stumbles on the !oor and backs up "uickly on hands and feet # like a crab walk) L=: Saw who99 &RE": He was horri!le'
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %=E: He was aw"ul L=: Who was aw"ul9 &RE": It was5 %=E ? &RE" to/ether: 5 the GAICH' (rowd screams and everything comes to a halt. o"nd% record scratch. 5"sic% sto$s. MA6R 6:ollowed by 5egan9 +ridget9 AlFe9 Iatie9 (ora9 *ssy9 G"cy7 : +id someone 8ust say, *Grinch99 L=: Hello, :ister :ay-Who, Sir A%%9%TANT: That&s :(BDA :ay-Who to you' L=: Sorry, :ayor :ay-Who5 MA6R: (sighs) $ou9 I don&t need to remind you that this Christmas marks the one thousandth Who!ilation A%%9%TANT: Whoville&s most imortant cele!ration' MA6R: (nd the !ook o" Who-says, uh, very clearly – *.very si1e o" Who we can measure knows that Who!ilation is a time we must treasure5 ow, lease tell me that your !oys were not out in the woods rovoking the one creature within a !illion !illometres o" here – who H(T.S Christmas'' %=E AN& &RE": 2ut it W(S the Grinch' %=E: We saw him and he was like5 &RE": (aaaagh' %=E: (nd we were like5 Page 6
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas &RE":
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%=E: (nd so we ran5 &RE": Beah we ran5 %=E: We saved everyone' &RE": We&re heroes' L=: o, no, no, no, sir They didn&t see any Grinch They 8ust – I think they were out in the woods laying with matches or de"acing u!lic roerty or5 MA6R: (sighs) Dh, well That&s a 5 that&s a relie" (lright, you heard the man) there&s no Grinch ro!lem here A%%9%TANT: Bou heard :ayor :ay-Who5 there&s no Grinch ro!lem The chattering crowd are relieved 2 5ayor and Assistant "sher the Whos o/
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE 2 ; L=8% #=%E AT N9G#T Go" walks with (indy back to the ho"se with all of the $resents. L= 6to "e and Drew7: I&m glad you&re okay, !ut I don&t want you ever to go there again, d&ya hear me9 Drew and "e nod. +etty Go" comes o"t and interr"$ts them 0ETT6 L=: Dh, good, I&m so glad you&re home Dh I can "eel it, $ou This is the year When every!ody asks who has the most sectacular decorations in Greater Whoville, They&re going to cry out *:rs 2etty $ou Who' C9N&6 L=: 2ut mother5 0ETT6 L=: I&ve ulled out all the stos7 I&ve %tinsellated& the living room, I&ve sarkli/ed the dining room, I&ve mistletoed the hallway, thereare snowmen in the !athroom, angels in the kitchen, elves in the conservatory and, o" course, reindeer in the garden The tree is small !ut "anta!ulous, the roast !east is huge and sectaculous (nd the gi"ts, DH the GI0TS'' There are ga1illions and !a1illions o" gi"ts I&m .FH(6ST.+ $ou' ot to mention skinted' Why I don&t think we will have any money le"t until .FT Christmas' 2ut we&ll 8ust !oth have to get a second 8o! It&ll !e worth it C9N&6 L=: 2ut mother, don&t you think5 0ETT6 L=: Bes, Cindy, you&re right5 lights, I 8ust haven&t got enough Christmas lights Well that 8ust won&t do will it9 $ou, I&ll have to send you !ack to the shos again later darling We&re going to need more lights L=: 2ut didn&t you say we&d sent all our money9 0ETT6 L=: We&ll di into our savings L=: 2ut the children' What a!out %Who-niversity&9 0ETT6 L=: $ou' This is Christmas$ The most imortant time o" year' .very year, :artha :ay Whovier has the !est Christmas decorations Well, not this year This year I&m gonna !eat that rim, er"ect little rissy5 Page 8
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas MART#A MA6: 2etty' Hi' 0ETT6 L=: :artha' MART#A MA6: :y I&ve never seen so many !eauti"ul Christmas decorations, 2etty $ou' 0ETT6 L=: Well o" course I couldn&t kee u with you :artha :ay' MART#A MA6: Well o" course not, darling That would !e imossi!le' Good night 2etty $ou' 0ETT6 L=: (sadly) Goodnight :artha :ay 5artha leaves Dh dear5 Why is she so er"ect9 It&s so un"air' I do try hard, $ou, I do 2ut she has everything' The looks, the money, the clothes, the house, the creative talent5 I 8ust can&t win' L=: Bou look /ne dear 0ETT6 L=: 0ine999 6she sighs lo"dly and goes back in the ho"se7 C9N&6 L=: 2ut +ad, I 8ust don&t understand something Why won&t anyone talk a!out the Grinch9 L=: Bou kids and the Grinch' Bou see, Cindy, the Grinch is a %Who&, who always5 (ctually, not a %Who&5 he&s5 he&s5 more o" a5 C9N&6 L=: ( what9 L=: .
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (indy Go" walks away angry and "$set witho"t making eye contact with Go".
%=E: (Trying to play down the argument) Dh, look at the time' Good night +ad (slaps &ou on the shoulder whilst walking past him) &RE": Beah, goodnight +ad' L=: (Stands there for a minute' trying to process what ust happened) Eids these days5 (Shakes his head and walks back in the house)
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE 3 ; MART#A MA68% #=%E NARRATR: Cindy $ou had some uestions in her curious heart Why did the Grinch hate Christmas9 Where did it all start9 (indy Go" walks over to 5artha 5ay’s door and knocks. The 5ayor answers the door. MA6R: What9 What do you want child9 C9N&6 L=: :r :ayor, I am here to ask :artha :ay some uestions a!out the Grinch MA6R +on&t !e ridiculous my dear Aun along now and go home 5artha 5ay comes to the door and $"shes 5ayor aside. MART#A MA6: The Grinch99' +id someone mention the Grinch99 Dh hello Cindy $ou +id you ahem5 say you had some uestions "or me5 a!out the Grinch9 C9N&6 L=: Bes I do Could you lease tell me everything you know a!out the Grinch Why is he so angry at Christmas9 MA6R: Well this is 8ust nonsense MART#A MA6: (Trying to pretend she isnt that interested in the subect # but she is)% Well, I hardly remem!er him, o" course MA6R: I" the truth !e told he, um, he5 liked :artha :artha was :B girl"riend I don&t like discussing this Grinch so very close to Christmas, !ut may!e i" you hear the truth, you&ll understand why He was di?erent ot leasant ot right He had !eard in elementary school5 not "air (in a ealous voice)% C9N&6 L=: +id you5 MART#A MA6: o I didn&t have a crush on the Grinch' (laughs) C9N&6 L=: I didn&t ask you that Page 12
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas MA6R: She didn&t ask you that MART#A MA6: +idn&t you9 I&m sure you did5 MA6R: She de/nitely didn&t MART#A MA6: Dh ;nervous laugh5 silly me5 C9N&6 L=: So, what do you remem!er a!out him9 MART#A MA6: Dh, right, yes Well, the last time I remem!er seeing him we were in school It was almost time "or Who!ilation
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE @ ;
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dh 1 know' my little Grinchykins, I know$
TEAC#ER: Sally Sue, why don&t you go /rst9 %ALL6 %=E: (Turns and hands gift to +llie 2ay)% :erry Christmas (llie :ay' ow I thought long and hard a!out this – and seeing as you&re my !est "riend in the whole wide world, I thought I&d get you something secial ALL9E MA6: (3pens gift with excitement which turns to a frown)% Hey' This is the gi"t I gave you last year' %ALL6 %=E: (4uickly takes gift back)% Well I didn&t think you would notice' ALL9E MA6: Well you&re not having your gi"t now %ALL6 %=E: Give me my gi"t' ALL9E MA6: o' I e<ected an ama1ing resent "rom my !est "riend5 not a recycled one' The cheek o" it' %ALL6 %=E: Give me my gi"t (llie :ay' I&ve given you yours' I want mine now' ALL9E MA6: Well you&re not having it %ALL6 %=E: Dh yes I am' ALL9E MA6: Bou&ll have to /ght me "or it' (lass start chanting ‘Fght9 Fght9 Fght’ as the girls grab onto one another TEAC#ER: 6J"m$s in to break "$ the tension7. Girls, girls GIA$S'''''' Dh' Wasn&t that lovely9 Good lord, why did I go into teaching again9 Give me strength' e
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas This year I decided to give mysel" a gi"t' ("ter all I have !een working so hard !ecause one day, I&m going to !e the :ayor o" Whoville' TEAC#ER: Bes, I&m sure you are, (ugustus Such a talented, oular young !oy Bou will achieve whatever you want in li"e' 6=NG MA6R: 6&$ens gift) looks s"r$rised7 Chocolates' Dh I love chocolates' How kind o" me' 6walks away eating them7 6=NG GR9NC#: Dh5 I&m ne
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE ; MART#A MA68% #=%EB 4RE%ENT &A6 Gights go o"t as soon as ?o"ng @rinch attacks ?o"ng 5ayor. Gights go back "$ on 5artha 5ay’s ho"se 6Kresent day7 MA6R: The anger' The "ury' The temer' The5 MART#A MA6: (1nterrupts him' fanning herself) 5 muscles''' 5ayor glares at her MART#A MA6: It was a horri!le day – they were so cruel to him and I could hardly !ear it MA6R: Well, now that I am "ully matured I can see how we may have !een 8ust a tad too honest with him 2ut he didn&t really hurt me, he didn&t win the /ght' MART#A MA6: (5nder her breath) That&s not how it looked on WhoTu!e' MART#A MA6: (hem (nd that was the last time we ever saw him 5 the very last time Gights go o"t on stage as scene changes. Gights "$ on ,arrator. NARRATR +nd after the young Whos had their laughs and their way' The 0rinchs heart shrunk 6 si7es that day%
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE ; GR9NC#8% CA>E Gights "$ on @rinch’s cave. @rinch and 5aC ret"rn to their cave with bags that say ‘toCic waste’ GR9NC# Whoo' 6ck' What&s that stench9 It&s 0(T(STIC' MA 2ark GR9NC# +on&t worry, we&ll go !ack "or the rest D" course when I say %we& 5 I mean %you& (looks through the bags) It&s ama1ing what these whos can throw away Dh well Dne man&s to
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Kretends to throw a stick for 5aC 6as he throws it) the little ‘Whos’ make their way onstage for their neCt song7 Get the stick, :a<' Get the stick'' (chuckles) There&s no stick'' 5aC r"ns o/ chasing invisible stick 2ark'' @rinch $resses b"tton on his answering machine AN%"ER9NG MAC#9NE Bou have no messages GR9NC# That&s odd 2etter check my outgoing message AN%"ER9NG MAC#9NE (GR9NC#8% >9CE) ,ello' 1m not here right now' but 1f you utter so much as one syllable # 1ll hunt you down and gut you like a 9sh$ Thank you$ -:::::;$ GR9NC# (still unsure as to why he hasnt got any messages) Hmmm Hmmm Dh, well The @rinch and 5aC go back in the cave. Gights "$ on stage Geft9 where children have gathered to sing (arols. 6Gittle Whos begin to sing ‘L"dol$h the Led ,osed Leindeer‘7 GR9NC# (hears the singing and comes out of the cave) Carollers99 Buck' I can hear them all the way down there' J"m$s "$ It&s their Who!ilation' NARRATR He snarled with a sneer GR9NC# Tomorrow is Christmas It&s ractically here' :a<' 0etch the hone!ook NARRATR The Grinch hated Christmas' The whole Christmas season' ow, lease don&t ask why o one uite knows the reason It could !e, erhas, that his shoes were too tight It could !e his head wasn&t screwed on 8ust right 2ut I think that the most likely reason o" all :ay have !een that his heart was two si1es too small Page 19
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas GR9NC# 6Gooking at his heart7 Bes, +own a si1e and a hal" (nd this time, I&ll kee it o?' NARRATR So, whatever the reason, his heart or his shoes, He stood outside his cave, hating the Whos (lha!etically 5aC brings him the $hone book and he makes his way thro"gh it angrily $icking o"t names ome of the Whos bring Go"’s armchair on. GR9NC# %(advarkian, (!akene1erWho I 5 hate you' (aron 2 2enson Who I 5 hate you' 2illy 2o! 2ucklewho I 5 hate you' Caitlyn Chislewho I 5 hate you' Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, H(T.' +ou!le hate' $oathe entirely' (singing continues) Buck' Shut u''' :y oor hairy ears'' Come on :a<' @rinch and 5aC make their way back into the cave. (arollers Fnish their song and Cit.
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE D ; C9N&6 NM9NATE% GR9NC# <R C#EERME9%TER C9N&6 L=8% #=%E ; Go" is sat on his chair9 b"sy reading the Whos$a$er 2 he’s not really listening C9N&6 L= +ad9 L= Beah9 C9N&6 L= I&ve !een thinking a!out the Who!ilations L= 6h huh5 C9N&6 L= (nd I may do something drastic L= That&s /ne, dear (sk your mother C9N&6 L= Where did she go9 0ETT6 L= Honey' Honey Hi' Doh $ook, I 8ust "ound the cutest light "or my Christmas dislay C9N&6 L= :um9 0ETT6 L= +o you know, Cindy $ou, when I was a little Who like you, I was very creative5 C9N&6 L= :um5 0ETT6 L=: I o"ten wondered whether I would !ecome an interior designer one day5 C9N&6 L=: :um5 0ETT6 L= I think I have a natural sense o" style5 not tacky like that :artha :ay5 no, I&m more, classy, more, chic5 yes' That&s it' Chic5
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas :um5 0ETT6 L= :ay!e that&s what I&d call my design comany) *2etty $ou&s Chic Interior +esign – it&s got a ring to it, don&t you think9 C9N&6 L= :um5 0ETT6 L= Bes dear9 The 5ayor and the crowd begin to arrive for the Whobilation. 0ETT6 L= Doh' Hurry u, we&re going to !e late' (rowd a$$la"ds the 5ayor as (indy Go"’s family join them. MA6R (nd now the nominations) "or that Who among us who !est tyi/es the ualities o" Who-dom and is nominated to !e our Whoville Christmas Cheermeister' (rowd (heers +o I hear a nomination9 C9N&6 L= I nominate the Grinch' o"nd e/ect 2 car crashing) 0ETT6 L= Cindy $ou'''' CR"& Huh9' The Grinch9 The Grinch9 The Grinch9 What does she mean9 Why that&s ridiculous' +oes she really mean The Grinch9 MA6R :y, my, my What an altruistic daughter you have there, $ou' L= Thank you
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Thank you (h, *the term <0rinchy shall apply when Christmas Spirit is in short supply=% ow, I ask you) does that sound like the kind o" thing we e<ect "rom our Christmas %Cheermeister&9 C9N&6 L= True, :r :ay-Who 2ut the !ook o" Who says this too) >?o matter how di@erent a Who may appear' he will always be welcomed with Christmas cheer= MA6R Dh Bes Well, th-the the !ook also says the uh5 >The award cannot go/ to' to the 0rinch' because erm%% sometimes erm/ he likes to kick and pinch= C9N&6 L= Bou made that u' It doesn&t say that' CR"& Huh9 MA6R o, no, no it does C9N&6 L= What age9 MA6R (pretending to look through the -ook of Who) 6h, oos' $ost my, uh, my-my lace, !ut it&s- it&s in here' C9N&6 L= 2ut the 2ook does say) >The Cheermeister is the one who deserves a pat on the back and a toast% +nd it goes to the soul at Christmas who needs it most= (nd I !elieve that soul is the Grinch He needs it the most' (nd i" you are the Whos I hoe you are, you will too' CR"& She&s right' (crowd cheer) Grinch, Grinch, Grinch, Grinch, Grinch''' 6crowd eCit7 MA6R 0ine 0ine B-you eole want to waste a er"ectly good nomination, why, it&s u to you 2ut I am telling you the Grinch will never come down A%%9%TANT (nd when he doesn&t, the :ayor will wear the crown MA6R Indeed A%%9%TANT Page 23
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (nd i" I might say, Sir, how "a!ulous you look in that crown5 and I&m not 8ust saying that "or a ay rise Sir I5 MA6R #ay rise9 I don&t give ay rises A%%9%TANT o, o" course not Sir How very silly o" me5 I simly meant to say that, well, I think you are the Whoey-est, most "anta!ulous, sect-who-cular :ayor this town has [email protected] had5 and, well, I&m not sure what all the other Whos could ossi!ly !e thinking, voting the, the, the5 MA6R Grinch A%%9%TANT The Grinch as this year&s Cheermeister5 I mean, they must !e out o" their Who minds mustn&t they9 I mean ne
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE ; C9N&6 L= >9%9T% T#E GR9NC# 6@rinch 87 +ackgro"nd noise 2 the Whos are celebrating. They sing “Whoville +ells! from o/stage. The @rinch hold his ears as he s$eaks. GR9NC# 2last this Christmas music' It&s 8oy"ul and triumhant :ust drown them out' (bangs his head with cymbals) ot working' (indy begins to head towards the @rinch’s lair NARRATR The whierwinds whied high a!ove the Who town, ( tri or a sli, you&d slide all the way down 2ut this girl had a mission She knew what to do She&d invite the Grinch hersel" that !rave Cindy $ou @rinch makes all kinds of noise to drown o"t the so"nd (indy Go" arrives at the @rinch’s cave C9N&6 L= :r Grinch9 (knocks) :r Grinch99 Hello9 .
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas +ou!t9 (nother unmistaka!le sign o" the hee!ie-8ee!ies' Bou&re doomed' Aun "or your li"e !e"ore I kill again' I am a sycho' (growling) +anger' +anger' C9N&6 L= .rm5 may!e you need a time out' (giggles) GR9NC# (turns to crowd) Eids today So desensiti1ed !y movies and television' (yells) What do you want9 C9N&6 L= "# :r Grinch I came to invite you to !e the Whoville Christmas Cheermeister' GR9NC# .rm *The Christmas who!ie what-y9 C9N&6 L= (laughs) Cheermeister' GR9NC# Huh9 Cheermeister99 (laughs) That&s a good one' (laughs some more) C9N&6 L= I know you hate Christmas, !ut5 what i" it&s all 8ust a misunderstanding9 GR9NC# +on&t care C9N&6 L= I mean, even I have !een having some dou!ts a!out Christmas, !ut may!e i" you can reunite with all the %Whos& and !e a art o" Christmas5 GR9NC# (mimicking her) *:ay!e i" you can reunite with all the %Whos& and !e a art o" Christmas5 GADW 6#''' C9N&6 L= Then may!e it&ll !e alright "or me too' GR9NC# I&m sorry Bour session is now over #lease make another aointment with the recetionist on the way out C9N&6 L= #lease, lease'' Bou have to accet the award' Page 26
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas GR9NC# (gasps) (ward9 Bou never mentioned an award' C9N&6 L= Beah, with a trohy and everything' GR9NC# (nd I won9 C9N&6 L= Bou won' GR9NC# That means there were losers C9N&6 L= I guess So i" you come5 GR9NC# ( town "ull o" losers' I like it Was anyone emotionally shattered9 (Cindy doesnt answer) Come on – a minute ago I couldn&t shut you u' +etails' +etails' C9N&6 L= Well, the :ayor wasn&t too hay GR9NC# (mocking gasp) Dh' o' C9N&6 L= :artha :ay will !e there5 GR9NC# Dh9 (pretending not to be interested) 5 She will9 C9N&6 L= :mm hmmmm GR9NC# (getting a bit excited now) (nd she&ll see me ( winner
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Well, I&m sorry to disaoint you, :artha !a!y, !ut the %G& train has le"t the station C9N&6 L= So5 will you come9 GR9NC# Dh, all right C9N&6 L= (giggling) GR9NC# I don&t know i" it&s that adora!le twinkle in your eye, or that non-con"ormist streak that reminds me o" a younger, less hairy me 2ut you&ve convinced me Who knows9 This Who!ilation could change my entire outlook on li"e' C9N&6 L= Aeally999 GR9NC# .rmmmm5 o ow Bou&ve got what you want, o? you o C9N&6 L= Thanks Grinch' 2yeee''' he leaves and heads home GR9NC# (watching her skip home) The nerve o" those Whos, inviting me down there on such short notice' .ven i" I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn&t allow it' $et me see5 Jm wallow in sel"-ity JKL stare into the a!yss MLL ractice my nasty "aces ;does a nasty "ace at audience mem!er MKL Num!a OKL +inner date with mysel" I can&t cancel that again Pm an hour o" sel"-loathing Hmmm5 I could may!e move the sel"-loathing !ack to =m and then I could go, come !ack and still have time to lay in !ed, stare at the celing and sli slowly into madness 2ut what would I wear9 (reaches into cave and starts to throw out all kinds of clothes) That&s stuid 6gly Soooo last season I wouldn&t !e seen dead in TH(T' (sighs) I" I can&t /nd something nice to wear I&m not going' MA Page 28
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Whimers GR9NC# (ll right, all right I&ll swing !y "or a minute (nd allow them to envy me5 Then I&ll gra! a slice o" cake and !low out o" there 2ut what i" it&s a cruel rank :a<9 Dooh i" they dare5 (ll right, I&ll go 2ut I&ll !e "ashiona!ly late o, I can&t go Bes, o, Bes, o, Bes, +e/nitely DT' (ll right I&ve made my decision I&m going, and that&s that (h Had my /ngers crossed :ay!e I should fi a coin
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE F ; GR9NC# CA=%E% #A>C 9N "#>9LLE 6The Whos are cheering for the crowning of the (heermeister7 MA6R Well, it&s time "or the announcement o" our Christmas Cheermeister o" the Bear (ward' (,e knows the 0rinch hasnt turned up) Congratulations :r Grinch' (pretending to be surprised) Dh, he isn&t here' What9 He didn&t show u9 Dh, who could have redicted this99 Dh well, the award will have to go to someone else Someone great and altogether admira!le MA6R8% A%%9%TANT That&s right' ( man "or whom Christmas comes not once a year, !ut every minute o" the day ( handsome, no!le man ( man who is to !e looked u to, adored, cherished5 6The @rinch a$$ears as the Assistant is talking7 GR9NC# Hello :artha C9N&6 L= Bou made it' L= Cindy5 what have you done99 0ETT6 L= Honey' (rowd gas$ GR9NC# Great crowd Thank you Thank you so much I !elieve I&m here to accet an award o" some kind9 (nd the child mentioned a cheue9 C9N&6 L= o I didn&t GR9NC# Dh all right then Give me the award veryone stares Come on' While I&m still young' Page 30
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas MA6R +on&t you worry, :r Christmas Cheermeister, you&ll get your award 2ut /rst, a Who tradition' Come and sit in the Chair o" Cheer' &ne of the Whos wheels in the (hair of (heer GR9NC# Chair o" Cheer9 What&s the Chair o" Cheer9 Bou didn&t tell a!out any Chair' C9N&6 L= #lease, :r Grinch, lease9 GR9NC# o, no, no I can&t do it Honestly I&m not ready It&s too much, too soon' (he screams) MA6R 6loving this7 It&s that time o" year The Cheermeister&s ride in the Chair o" Cheer' The Whos begin to wheel The @rinch aro"nd in the (hair9 s$inning him and la"ghing with Joy. GR9NC# #ut me down' I mean it' I&ve got a lawyer' Gee, look at the time I really should !e getting !ack ($$ AIGHT'' The Who children begin to$ sing a (hristmas song to him and he writhes with dis$leas"re. MA6R (nd now it&s the moment we&ve all !een waiting "or GR9NC# (h, yes' :y award Write that cheue' Get me outta this chair' MA6R There is no cheue GR9NC# (re you sure9 2ecause I really thought I heard someone mention a cheue MA6R I&m sure 2e"ore we resent the award, I have a little something "or the love o" my li"e 6gets o"t a ring with an enormo"s diamond in it7 (rowd gas$s Page 31
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas MA6R :artha :ay – will you take this e<ensive ring and !ecome :rs :ay-Who9 MART#A (ugustus5 MA6R I" you agree to !e my wi"e, along with a li"etime suly o" hainess ;o" course, you&ll also receive this) 6To @ameshow m"sic7 5ayor’s assistant $asses him the gifts A%%9%TANT It&s the holiday o" a li"etime' Bou and your "a!ulous hus!and will 8et o? to #aradise Island – a lace where everything&s almost as "a!ulous as he is' MA6R (nd that&s not all you can win5 A%%9%TANT I" you say yes, you could win this "a!ulous new %Who-house&, courtesy o" the ta<-ayers o" Who-ville' MA6R So, whaddya say :artha9 Ba got 4L seconds on the clock (lock starts to tick MART#A MA6 Well, I erm these gi"ts are uite da11ling5 GR9NC# D" course they are That&s what it&s all a!out isn&t it9 6la"ghing7 That&s what it&s always !een a!out' Gi"ts' Gi"ts, gi"ts, gi"ts, gi"ts, gi"ts Bou wanna know what haens to your gi"ts9 They end u in the gar!age (nd I know !ecause I&ve !een through your gar!age (rowd chatter abo"t how the @rinch has been thro"gh their garbage GR9NC# I could choke mysel" with all the !ad Christmas neckties I "ound at the dum' (nd the greed5 the greed never ends' (mimicking them) >1 want golf clubs= >1 want diamonds= >1 want a pony so 1 can ride it twice' get bored and sell it to make glue=$ $ook, I don&t wanna make waves here, !ut this whole Christmas thing is 8ust stuid, stuid ST6#I+' e grabs the ‘$resents’ from the 5ayorBAssistant and throws them onto the Hoor and leaves Page 32
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas MA6R 6looking at Go" Who7 $ou9 I&m hurt, $ou I&m hurt and I don&t hurt easily 2ut you, your-your "amily5 I&m so-so-so disaointed 6looking at whole crowd who are sad7 Can&t we go !ack to the way Christmas should !e9 Grinch-less 6$icks "$ the $resents from the Hoor7 (nd "ull o" resents' :erry Christmas everyone' (rowd cheers at the 5ayor C9N&6 L= 6centre stage7 I 8ust wanted every!ody to !e together "or Christmas
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE ; T#E GR9NC# #A% A GREAT 9&EA The @rinch arrives o"tside his cave with 5aC GR9NC# Haha, I uite en8oyed that' I hoe I get another invite soon 6asking a"dience7 What do you think9 +o you think they&ll invite me !ack9 A"dience ‘,&&&&&’ GR9NC# (h shut u What do you know9 Whos start to sing a (hristmas song down in Whoville GR9NC# Su?ering snorkelsnuQers' They&re relentless' MA6R% A%%9%TANT Dnly "our hours %til Christmas' 0our hours %til Christmas everyone' NARRATR Bes, the Grinch knew tomorrow all the Who girls and !oys Would wake !right and early and rush "or their toys5 GR9NC# (nd then, oh, the noise' Dh the noise, noise, noise, noise' They&ll !ang on tong-tinglers They&ll !low their foo-founders They&ll crash on 8ang-8inglers (nd !ounce on !ong-!ounders' NARRATR The Whos young and old would sit down to a "east (nd they&d "east and they&d "east and they&d "east5 GR9NC# (nd they&ll "east, "east, "east, "east' They&ll eat their Who-udding and rare Who roast !east' 2ut there&s something I 8ust cannot stand in the least Dn, no I&m seaking in rhyme' (hhh'' 2last you, Whos'' NARRATR (nd the more the Grinch thought a!out what Christmas would !ring, The more the Grinch thought –
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas I must sto this Christmas "rom coming' 2ut how9 (ahhhh' I&m rhyming again' I mean %in what way9& MA starts to sing the (hristmas carol that the Whos were singing and starts to dance too GR9NC# (re you having a holly, 8olly Christmas, :a<9 o"nd 2 needle scratching on record. The carols sto$. GR9NC# I" you&re not going to hel me, then you might as well5 6gets ready to kick the dog7 5aC cowers NARRATR Then he got an idea (n aw"ul idea The Grinch got a wonder"ul, aw"ul idea GR9NC# I know 8ust what to do NARRATR The Grinch laughed in his throat GR9NC# Ha' NARRATR What i" he had a Santy Claus hat and a coat9 (nd he chuckled and clucked at this great Grinchy trick GR9NC# With a coat and a hat, I&ll look 8ust like St ick' Ho-ho-ho'' 6he goes in his cave and comes o"t wearing the s"it7 %ANTA 6arrives in Whoville and starts to deliver $resents7 Ho-ho-ho''' :erry Christmas'' 6he goes to each table and delivers a $arcel. Then he goes onto the stage and delivers $arcels to (indy Go"’s ho"se. Dh' I 8ust love my 8o! I !ring Christmas cheer to every house in Whoville' They&ll all wake u on Christmas morning and have the most wonder"ul surrise' (nyway, lovely to see you all – I must dash, I&ve got to deliver resents to the whole world' Ho, ho, ho' GR9NC# Page 35
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas 0at !oy should !e /nishing u anytime now Talk a!out a recluse He only ever comes out once a year, and he never gets any stick "or it' #ro!a!ly lives u there to avoid ta
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE 1H ; GR9NC# %TEAL% T#E 4RE%ENT% 6@rinch ;7 NARRATR (ll their windows were dark uiet snow /lled the air (ll the Whos were all dreaming sweet %Who& dreams without care When he came to the /rst little house on the suare GR9NC# 6enters7 Welcome to Whoville, :a< Come on This is our /rst sto NARRATR The old Grinchy Claus made his way to the house (nd he snook in all uietly like a Grinchi/ed mouse He made his way in with his dog, :a< in tow (nd he sied the Who stockings, hung all in a row GR9NC# These stockings5 NARRATR He grinned5 GR9NC# (re the /rst things to go' NARRATR Then he slunk to the "ridge GR9NC# Slunk9 NARRATR (nd he& sied the Who&s "east He took the Who udding He took the Aoast 2east GR9NC# Bummy' NARRATR He cleaned out that ice !o< as uick as a fash Why, that Grinch, he even took their last acket o" mash' GR9NC# Who likes owdered :ash anyway9 NARRATR Then he stu?ed all the "ood in his sack with such glee GR9NC# (nd now5 Page 37
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas NARRATR Grinned the Grinch GR9NC# I&ll stu? in their tree5 6e starts to sing “We wish yo" a merry @rinchmas9 We wish yo" a merry @rinchmas)!7 NARRATR (nd the Grinch gra!!ed the tree (nd he started to shove, when he heard a small sound like the coo o" a dove C9N&6 L= .
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Then he atted her head (nd he got her a drink (nd he sent her to !ed C9N&6 L= 6$a"ses and looks at the gro"nd7 Santa9 C9N&6 L= I" you see the Grinch, could you give him this "or me9 6she takes a $resent from her dressing gown $ocket7 I&ve !een thinking a!out his heart Hoing it will get !etter They say it got hurt I think he&s actually kind o" sweet @rinch $"ts the $resent in the anta sack GR9NC# Bou think he&s sweet99 C9N&6 L= :erry Christmas, Santa GR9NC# 6to"ched by (indy’s comments7 ice kid 6vil face again7 2ad 8udge o" character5 @rinch starts to take the log from their Fre and their (hristmas cards from the walls NARRATR The last thing he took was the log "or their /re Dn their walls he le"t nothing !ut some hooks and some wire @rinch leaves with the sack of $resents NARRATR (nd the one seck o" "ood that he&d le"t in the house Was a crum! that was even too small "or a mouse Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most unleasant (round their Who home5 and he took every resent Three thousand "eet u, u the side o" :ount Crumit He went with his load to the tito to dum it GR9NC# 6comes back to his cave with the big sack of Who $resents7 Beah' Woah' We did it' We did it' We did it' That wasn&t so !ad, was it, :a<9 They&ll !e waking u now (nd I know 8ust what they will do Page 39
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ll those Whos down in Whoville will all cry %!oo-hoo-hooooooooo& e starts r"mmaging thro"gh the sack of $resents as the neCt scene begins
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE 11 ; C9N&6 GET% 0LAME& <R T#E GR9NC# %TEAL9NG C#R9%TMA% 4L9CEMAN 6enters angrily7 I&ve !een ro!!ed' :ayor :ay-Who9 I&ve !een ro!!ed' Dh, dear MA6R 6sarcastically7 Well, I wonder who could&ve done this9 I told you eole one thing, I said *i" you invite the Grinch, you&ll destroy Christmas 2ut did anyone listen to me9 A%%9%TANT I did MA6R o, you all chose to listen to a silly little girl who isn&t even a "ully-grown Who yet' Cindy, I hoe you&re roud o" what you&ve done' L= I" she isn&t, I am I&m glad he took our resents MA6R What9 L= I 5 well, I5 I&m glad MA6R He&s glad Bou&re glad Bou&re glad everything is-is gone Bou&re glad that the Grinch virtually wrecked – no, no, no, not wrecked – pulverised Christmas9 Is that what I&m hearing "rom you, $ou9 L= Bou can&t hurt Christmas, :r :ayor !ecause it isn&t a!out the-the gi"ts or the contests or the "ancy lights That&s what Cindy&s !een trying to tell everyone (nd me She&s !een trying to tell me MA6R What is wrong with you9 This is a child we&re seaking a!out' 6la"ghs7 L= She&s my child (nd she haens to !e right, !y the way I don&t need anything "or Christmas other than what is right here :y "amily and my "riends :erry Christmas every!ody' CR"& enter :erry Christmas' Page 41
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas MA6R Dh, give me a !reak CR"& :erry Christmas' The choir begin to sing “We wish yo" a Whoey (hristmas! once again 6N"ietly7. (indy sneaks o/ to get the @rinch.
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas %CENE 12 ; T#E GR9NC#8% #EART GR"% 3 %9E% The @rinch9 conf"sed9 hears the Whos singing (hristmas (arols NARRATR Then the Grinch heard a sound rising over the snow It started in low, then it started to grow (hoir carries on singing GR9NC# Huh9 What&s that9 NARRATR (nd the Grinch, with his Grinch "eet ice-cold in the snow, Stood u11ling and u11ling5 GR9NC# How could it !e so9 It came without ri!!ons' It came without tags' It came without ackages, !o
Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (nd I&m leaking5 my eyes are leaking' Dh :a<' I love ya' 6crying7 (indy Go" arrives at the @rinch’s Gair GR9NC# 6gas$s7 Cindy $ou' What are you doing here9 C9N&6 L= I came to see you o one should !e alone at Christmas GR9NC# 6la"ghing7 Woo-hooo' C9N&6 L= Come !ack to Whoville to cele!rate with us all' They leave to make their way to Whoville L= I&d like to make a toast to my wonder"ul daughter, Cindy $ou Who Without her, we would have never realised the true meaning o" Christmas (nd who would have thought such a small child could teach so much to so many o" us9 Three cheers "or Cindy $ou' Hi Hi (,ooray)' Hi Hi (,ooray)' Hi Hi (,ooray$) 6notices she’s gone7 Cindy9 Cindy $ou9 Dh where has she gone now9 C9N&6 L= I&m here' L= Cindy $ou9 5akes her way thro"gh the crowd C9N&6 L= Hi +addy' They h"g GR9NC# Hi +addy 6h"gs Go"7
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Wild Things – How the Grinch Stole Christmas :erry Christmas to one and all' CR"& :erry Christmas' 0ETT6 L= Cindy' C9N&6 :ummy' They h"g 4L9CEMAN arri$es (ll right What do we have here9 GR9NC# 6ands in the air7 Bou got me, ocer' I did it' I&m the Grinch that stole Christmas (nd I&m 5 I&m sorry CR"& (wwww5 GR9NC# (ren&t you going to cu? me9 #ut me in a headlock9 2lind me with #eer sray9 MA6R Bou heard him, ocer He admitted it I&d go with the eer sray i" I were you 4L9CEMAN Bes, I heard him all right He said he was sorry 2ut it looks like everything is !ack here in Whoville, where it should !e5 MA6R 2ut, you can&t let him get away with this' Hel me out here eole5 6h5 :artha9 MART#A MA6 :erry Christmas, (ugust :ay-Who I&m a"raid I have something "or you Bour ring !ack Sorry, !ut my heart !elongs to someone else
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