Kea Magic
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Year 4 version (a play for four characters)
Kea: Grandma, grandma!
Grandma: What’s the matter?
Fantail & Tui:(together) We saw bird grabbers.
Grandma: Where?
Tui: On the other side of the forest.
Fantail: They were after Kea.
Grandma: We need to keep you safe.
Kea: I’m scared.
Grandma: Oh, I know. I’ll make you invisible.
Tui: How?
Grandma: A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Now Kea, drink this up.
Fantail: Look, look you can’t see Kea.
Kea: Can you really not see me?
Tui: Where are you?
Kea: Ouch, Tui, you just stood on my foot. Ouch. What did you do that for, Fantail?
Fantail: Do what? I was just stretching.
Kea: Ouch, you hit me again.
Grandma: Be careful, children. Now, off you go and play.
Tui: What shall we do?
Fantail: Let’s play hopscotch.
Tui: It’s my turn.
Kea: No it’s not. It’s my turn.
Fantail: How can it be your turn? We can’t see if you step on the lines.
Kea: But I want to play. Grandma!!! They won’t give me a turn.
Grandma: Can’t you play nicely?
Tui: Grandma, we can’t play, if we can’t see Kea.
Fantail: Can you make it so we see Kea again?
Grandma: I never thought about making Kea visible again.
Kea: I promise to keep safe, if you change me back.
Grandma: Kea had to drink something to become invisible. Let’s see if some food changes Kea back.
Fantail: What sort of food?
Grandma: Let’s try a vegemite sandwich.
Kea: I love vegemite sandwiches. Mmm.
Tui: Look, look. Kea’s beak’s come back.
Kea: But I want everything back!
Grandma: Ok, ok. Let’s think of other things to eat.
Fantail: Here’s some pavlova.
Kea: Mmm, I love pavlova.
Grandma: Well, I don’t suppose it will do Kea any harm.
Tui: I’m getting hungry just watching Kea eat.
Fantail: I can see Kea’s feet. You look strange.
Grandma: I think you should try something healthy.
Tui: I’ve got some squashed kiwi fruit.
Kea: Yuck! But I want to be seen. Ok, I’ll try some.
Fantail: Hey, I can see your wings now.
Grandma: What will we try next?
Kea: How about some ice-cream?
Tui: We like ice-cream too.
Grandma: Stay here and I’ll see what I can do.
  (Pause)
Grandma: Ok, my dears. Here’s the ice-cream.
Kea, Tui & Fantail: Thanks grandma. You’re the best.
Tui: Oh, look. I can see Kea’s head.
Fantail: Now Kea’s tummy’s showing. Gee, look how big it’s got!
Tui: I think you’re too fat to fit in a cage now!
Kea: Grandma, they’re making fun of me!
Grandma: Children, children. Visible or invisible, you need to play nicely together.