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December 2, 2016 by NunntheWiser

A Three-Hander Dinnertime Play by Nunn the Wiser

 

Characters:

EldestGirl – age 4

YoungestGirl – age 1

Mummy – age 37 Late twenties

 

Mummy: Dinner’s ready!

EldestGirl: (bereft) You know I don’t like raw carrots, Mummy? Why would you make them?

Mummy: Because you’re having a sandwich and I couldn’t be arsed to cook them raw carrots go better with sandwiches.

EldestGirl: How would you feel Mummy if I kept making you yucky food?

Mummy: You can eat it or not eat it, but if you don’t eat it, there’s no pudding.

YoungestGirl: Cat! Cat! Cat!

Mummy: That’s not a cat, that’s a sandwich.

YoungestGirl: Cat!

Mummy: EldestGirl, sit on your chair please.

Mummy: EldestGirl, please sit on your chair.

Mummy: EldestGirl, your bottom is not on the chair.

Mummy: EldestGirl! SIT ON YOUR CHAIR.

EldestGirl: Mummy, you shouted at me. That’s not nice, say sorry.

YoungestGirl: Cat!

Mummy: That’s not a cat, YoungestGirl, that’s a box of raisins.

YoungestGirl: Cat! Cat! Cat!

YoungestGirl throws raisins on the floor.

YoungestGirl: (satisfied) Cat!

EldestGirl: When I go to nursery, they make yummy food. I like the food at nursery, Mummy. It’s yummy. They don’t have yucky carrots like yours.

Mummy: That’s good, I’m glad you like the food at nursery.

EldestGirl: Your food is yucky.

Mummy: That’s not polite, EldestGirl.

EldestGirl: But it is the true truth. I eated it all anyway, Mummy? See? Even the yucky carrots.

Mummy: Good girl. Can you please sit on your chair?

Mummy gives EldestGirl pudding.

EldestGirl: I don’t want yoghurt, I want chocolate.

Mummy: You had chocolate for lunch. No more chocolate. Can you please sit on your chair?

EldestGirl: Yoghurt is yucky. At nursery we have yoghurt with peachy bits in. That’s yummy.

Mummy: You told me you hated yoghurt with bits in. Please sit on your chair,

EldestGirl: No I didn’t! I love it! How would you feel Mummy if I told you that you hated something you loved?

Mummy: I am regretting telling you about empathy. SIT ON YOUR CHAIR.

EldestGirl: You are very shouty today, Mummy.

YoungestGirl: Cat!

Fade to black with sound of Mummy sobbing.

YoungestGirl raisins

Posted in: Baby, Family, Food, Preschooler Tagged: dialogue, dinner, EldestGirl, family food, mealtime, raisins, YoungestGirl

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