Roses of Gratitude

ROSES OF GRATITUDE CHARACTERS: Mrs. Kumar (young) Mrs. Kumar (old ag) S#"la Kumar A$ay (young) Agay ('ross"onal) A$ay+s Mom Classma,s S,or/'r S0r,ary: Ma"lman: 1arra,or:

Danlayon !"llas Galla %um&an on*lao %aguna Tagud- ol"ar- Galla Co&ar Sa$ulga Tagud ol"ar

SCE1E 2: 3ROFESSIO1A% %IFE 1arra,or: Ta0#"ng "s a no&l 'ross"on. A lo, o 'o'l #ad sa"d ,#a, ", "s ,# mo,#r o all 'ross"on. 4#n on "s a ,a0#r,a0#r- ,as/s and 'a'r5or/s 5ar #"m ou, day "n and day ou,. u, 5#n all #as &n sa"d and don- "s ,#r any good ou,0om you 5"ll #a a6r all ,# yars o sr"0 you+ don ,o ,a0# young 0#"ldrn7 %,+s 8nd ou, a&ou, ,#"s s,ory *,ld 9Ross o Gra*,ud. M0Con (A$ay) "n #"s o;0 ('ross"onal loo/) Sa$ulga n,rs Sa$ulga: Eng"nr- #r ar ,# 'a'rs ,#a, you you nd ,o r"5. M0Con: M0Con: O/ay O/ay. D"d Eng"n Eng"nrr r #as &n dl"rd or you. I,+s rom a 0r,a"n r or ?u", som *m. T#an/ you. Sa$ulga: O/ay- s"r. M0Con (,al/"ng ,o #"msl): O#- so Mrs. Kumar "s r*rd no5 and s# #as no5 mod ,o

(M0Con 0alls on ,# ,l'#on) (3#on r"ng"ng) Galla: Hllo- Kumar+s rs"dn0. MCon: Hllo- I+m loo/"ng or Mrs. Kumar- ,# r*rd ,a0#r. Galla: Mom- somon+s 0all"ng- loo/"ng or you. !"llas: 4#o "s ",7 Galla: May I /no5 5#o+s on ,# l"n- 'las7

M0Con: I,+s A$ay. Galla: A$ay- mom. (Galla g"s ,# '#on ,o !"llas) !"llas: Hllo7 I+m sorry- 5#o "s ,#"s aga"n7 M0Con: Ms. Kumar- I+m your ormr s,udn, "n C#"/u5ad" Elmn,ary S0#ool. I 5ould l"/ ,o "s", youMa+am- &0aus I nr orgo, your goodnss ,o m.
1ARRATOR: A6r A$ay ,al/d ,o Mrs. Kumar on ,# '#on- # ,#n rmm&rd #"s lmn,ary yars

SCE1E  @ 4#n I 5as
T# #ous "s a &", 0#ao*0- and %aguna "s 'r'ar"ng ood on ,# ,a&l. %um&an n,rs ,# s0n 5",# #"s &a0/ 'a0/. %aguna: O#- A$ay- you+r 'r'ard alrady7 %um&an: <s- mom. I+m a&ou, ,o go o= ,o s0#ool. %aguna: Ha som &ra/as, 8rs,. I+m sorry- ,#"s "s all 5+ go,- som dr"d 8s#- som &agoong- a l">l &", o r"0- and a l">l &", o 8s#. %um&an: Ho5 a&ou, my s"s,rs- mom7 %aguna: Don+, 5orry- I+ll d ,#m la,r. Hurry no5 so you 5on+, & la,. (%um&an a,s &ra/as,) (%aguna "s &usy 5",# ,# #ous#old 0#ors) %um&an: y ,# 5ay mom- 5#r+s a,#r7 %aguna: H #as l6 or 5or/ arl"r ,#"s morn"ng. %um&an: O#- I s. I+m don mom. %aguna: Don+, org, ,o &rus# your ,,# &or go"ng ,o s0#ool. (%um&an &rus#s #"s ,,# and ,#n 5n, o= ,o s0#ool) %um&an: y mom.

SCE1E : S0#ool Ara

Classma,s n,rs RnB: I nd ,o 'r'ar my sa, &0aus Mrs. Kumar 5"ll arr" soon. ol"ar: H" A$ay 4#a,+s your &aon or ,#"s lun0#7 RnB: 4ll- I only #a r"0 and dr"d 8s#. Galla: E5- do you a, dr"d 8s# A$ay7 T#a,+s a &", smlly Tagud: I ,#"n/ ,#a, "s no, good or us /"ds- A$ay. Sa$ulga: I+ll s#ar my &aon ,o you la,r A$ay. RnB: I,+s all r"g#,- 0lassma,s. I+m 8n 5",# ,#"s. My mom 'r'ard ,#"s or m so I &>r a, ,#"s. s"ds- I 8nd ,#"s dl"0"ous. (Danlayon n,rs) Danlayon: Good morn"ng 0lass. Class: Good morn"ng- Mrs. Kumar. Danlayon: Ho5 ar you ,oday7 Class: y ,# gra0 o God- 5 ar 8n. Danlayon: Good ,o /no5 ,#a,. S>l do5n- 0#"ldrn. %,+s s,ar, our 0lass. (Danlayon 5al/s around ,# room and s,o's a, RnB+ sa,. S# loo/s a, #"m- #"s 0lo,#s- and #"s s#os.) Danlayon: O/ay- l,+s #a a r"5 8rs, &or 5 'ro0d ,o our n, lsson- 5#"0# "s 'ronoun. asd on our lsson ys,rday- 5#a, "s noun7 (RnB ra"ss #"s #and) RnB: Ta0#r Danlayon: <s- A$ay7 RnB: 1oun "s a nam o a 'rson- a 'la0- a ,#"ng- an "da- or an n,. Danlayon: Good- good- good. 1ARRATOR: And so A$ay d"d #"s &s, ,o 'ar*0"'a, "n ,# 0lass and ,o do ,# 0lassroom ,as/s. Ho5r# 5as no, sur 5#y # sa5 Mrs. Kumar+s d"sa''roal arl"r. RnB: (,al/"ng ,o #"msl) 4#y d"d Mrs. Kumar loo/d a, m arl"r as " s# d"sa''ros m7 I d"d my &s, ,o 'ar*0"'a, &u, ", sms ,#a, s# rally loo/d a, m as " som,#"ng "s 5rong. 1ARRATOR: A$ay 5n, #om 5",# su0# ?us*on "n #"s m"nd. T# n, morn"ng.

Danlayon: A$ay- 0om 5",# m. RnB: 4#r ar 5 go"ng- Mrs. Kumar7 To ,# 'r"n0"'al+s o;07 Danlayon: us, ollo5 m. (S,or ara s,u'. Co&ar "s on s,and& as a s,or/'r) Danlayon: Do you #a a 'a"r o s#os ,o 8, ,#"s l">l &oy7

Co&ar: %, m masur #"s , 8rs,. (Co&ar masur RnB+ ,) Co&ar: I ,#"n/ I #a on ,#a,+s $us, a&ou, #"s s"B. Danlayon: Good. And 0an you also s " you 0lo,#s ,#a, 5ould 8, #"m as 5ll7 Co&ar: I+m 'r>y sur 5 #a. us, a momn, 'las. (Co&ar &roug#, all ,# ,#"ngs and 'a0/d ",.) Danlayon: Hr "s ,# 'aymn, o ,#s ",ms. Co&ar: T#an/ you. Any,#"ng ls7 Danlayon: T#"s "s ", or no5. RnB: (Tal/"ng ,o #"msl) 4o5- ,#a, 5as a lo, o mony Mrs. Kumar 'a"d or ,# s#os and 0lo,#s. Danlayon: Hurry- A$ay. 4 nd ,o go &a0/ ,o s0#ool.

SCE1E : I1 SCHOO% AGAI1 (Danlayon 'r'ars ,5o 0u's o ,a) RnB: Mrs. Kumar- I 5ould l"/ ,o say Danlayon: F"n"s# your 0u' o ,a- A$ay. 4 nd ,o #urry as ,# 0lasss 5"ll s,ar, soon. 1o *m ,o ,al/. RnB: O/ay- Mrs. Kumar.

1ARRATOR: So A$ay 5as no, a&l ,o say ,#an/ you ,o Mrs. Kumar or 5#a, s# d"d or #"m- &uy"ng #"m s#os and 0lo,#s. Ho5r- A$ay sa"d ,#a, # 5"ll nr org, ,# good dd ,#a, #"s ,a0#r d"d or #"m.

CURRE1T SITUATIO1 M0Con: Ms. Sa$ulga7 Sa$ulga: <s- Eng"nr7 M0Con: Ar ,# 'a'rs no5 rady7 As I sa"d- I 5on+, & #r ,omorro5. Sa$ulga: us, r"g#, "n *m- s"r. Hr ,#y ar. M0Con: Good. (M00on s"gns all ,# 'a'rs.) M0Con: Can0l all my a''o"n,mn,s ,omorro5- &u, you 0an o"0ma"l m " ,#r+s an mrgn0y. Sa$ulga: 1o,d- s"r.

(M0Con gos ,o ,# s,or. ol"ar and Co&ar sll"ng ross) M0Con: Is ,#"s ,# &s, &ou?u, o ross ,#a, you #a7 ol"ar: 4 #a ano,#r on s"r- 5",# longr s,m. M0Con: I+d l"/ ,o #a ,#a, on. ol"ar: I,+s a &", 'ns" ,#an ,# ord"nary on- s"r. M0Con: T#a,+s all r"g#,. I,+s or a s'0"al somon. ol"ar:
%AST SCE1E: Mrs. Kumar+s rs"dn0. (M0Con /no0/s) Galla o'ns ,# door. M0Con: H"- good a6rnoon. I am A$ay. I 0alld ys,rday. I+m #r ,o "s", Mrs. Kumar. Galla: My mo,#r "s '0*ng you. 3las ollo5 m. (T#y n,r ,# sala) Galla: Mom- A$ay "s #r. !"llas: O#- my A$ay. (m0Con s#o5d a s"gn o rs'0,) !"llas: So #o5 #a you &n7 I,+s &n a long *m. M0Con: <s- a long *m "ndd. Ho5 ar you- Mrs. Kumar. !"llas: 4ll- I+m no, gng any youngr. As you 0an s- old ag #as ,a/ a ,oll on m. M0Con: M- ",#r. Ho5 *m "s.

1ARRATOR: And Mrs. Kumar and A$ay 0#a, and rm"n"s0 ,# 'as, ,#a, ,#y #a as a s,udn, and a ,a0#r. M0Con: Hr+s a &ou?u, o ross or you- Ma+am. !"llas: O#- ,#an/ you. T#y ar so loly. (Galla srs ,# sna0/s) Galla: 3las #a som,#"ng ,o a,. Co= or ,a7 M0Con: Co=- 'las. (Eryon a,s) M0ConJ I ,#"n/ ",+s gng la,- Ma+am and ,# ,ra"n 5"ll & o= soon. I 5on+, s,ay long. T#an/ you so mu0# or your *m. !"llas: O#- ,#an/ you so mu0# or "s"*ng m A$ay. Ho5 0an I r ,#an/ you or all ,# ,rou&ls you+ ,a/n7 M0Con: us, ,#"n/ #o5 mu0# "n,rs, I o5 you or ,# s#os and 0lo,#s. (T# song 9 T#an/s ,o you 'lays "n ,# a"r) THE E1D