INTO THE WOODS (SCRIPT)

Prologue:

Characters - Baker, Cinderella, Jack, Wife, Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda, Jack's Mother, LRRH, Witch

(START)
BAKER (voiceover): Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom, there lay a small village at the edge of the
woods...

Suddenly, the WELL-WORN BOOT of Cinderella steps into the frame and lands on what we thought was
the sky, but in fact is simply its reflection in a puddle of water. A strong CHORD accents the splash and
we begin a musical vamp.

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE – DAYBREAK

Cinderella (Chelsea): I WISH...

BAKER (voiceover): And in this village...

Cinderella (Chelsea): MORE THAN ANYTHING...

BAKER (voiceover): ... lived a young maiden...

A pretty young woman, who finishes mopping her brow and trudges towards the back of a large house,
the kindling under her arm.

Cinderella (Chelsea): MORE THAN LIFE... MORE THAN JEWELS...

JACK’S FARMHOUSE - DAY

BAKER (voiceover): ... a care-free young lad...

A spaced-out twelve year-old who is trying to pull his bony cow MILKY-WHITE towards his dilapidated
cottage.

Jack (Aaron): I WISH... MORE THAN LIFE...

BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY

BAKER (voiceover): ... and a childless baker...

Hard-working and honest, he is kneading the dough which she then takes and puts in the oven.

Baker/Wife (Simon and Allu): I WISH...

BAKER (voiceover): ... with his Wife-- “

Baker (Simon): MORE THAN ANYTHING...

Wife (Allu): MORE THAN THE MOON...

Baker/Wife (Simon and Allu) : I WISH...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN – DAY

CINDERELLA scrubs a huge pot.

Cinderella (Chelsea): THE KING IS GIVING A FESTIVAL.

BAKER’S COTTAGE – DAY

The WIFE rolls the dough as the BAKER stokes the hot oven.

Baker/Wife (Simon and Allu): MORE THAN LIFE...

JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

Inside the tiny cottage, the COW stands bewildered as JACK tries to milk her without success.

Jack (Aaron) [to Milky-White]: I WISH...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN – DAY

Cinderella (Chelsea): I WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL—

BAKER’S COTTAGE – DAY

Baker/Wife (Simon and Allu): MORE THAN RICHES...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY

Cinderella (Chelsea): -- AND THE BALL...

JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

Jack (Aaron): I WISH MY COW WOULD GIVE US SOME MILK.

BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY

The WIFE lifts a heavy sack of flour.

Wife/Cinderella (Allu and Chelsea): MORE THAN ANYTHING...

The BAKER takes bread from the oven.

Baker (Simon): I WISH WE HAD A Child.

Wife (Allu) : I WANT A CHILD

JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

Now leaning his shoulder against the cow for more leverage as he squeezes her udders.

Jack (Aaron) [frustrated]: SQUEEZE, PAL...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE/JACK’S HOUSE/BAKER’S COTTAGE – DAY

She is now scrubbing the floor in front of a large fireplace.

Cinderella (Chelsea) [overlapping]: I WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL.

Jack (Aaron) [overlapping]: I WISH YOU’D GIVE US SOME MILK/ OR EVEN CHEESE...

Baker/Wife (Simon and Allu) [overlapping]: I WISH WE MIGHT HAVE A CHILD.

All (Simon,Allu,Chelsea,Aaron): I WISH...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN – DAY

CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER dressed in a robe, her blonde hair rolled in rags, carries herself with an air
of disgust; like a medieval Orange County housewife.

Stepmother (Christine): YOU WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL?

BAKER (voiceover): The poor girl’s parents had died—

Her two daughters, also blonde, FLORINDA and LUCINDA, appear on the stairwell.

Stepmother (Christine): YOU, CINDERELLA, THE FESTIVAL? YOU WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL?

FLORINDA and LUCINDA move to join their MOTHER.

Florinda (Kylie) [overlapping]: WHAT, YOU, CINDERELLA? THE FESTIVAL? THE FESTIVAL?

Lucinda (Elijah) [overlapping]: WHAT, YOU WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL?

Stepmother/Stepsisters (Christine,Kylie and Elijah) : THE FESTIVAL?! THE KING’S FESTIVAL!??

BAKER (voiceover): And now she lived with her stepmother...

Stepmother (Christine): THE FESTIVAL?!!!

BAKER (voiceover): ...who had two daughters of her own.

CINDERELLA rises and shyly retreats, but the STEPSISTERS sweep around her menacingly.

Florinda: (Kylie) [grabbing her hand] LOOK AT YOUR NAILS!

Lucinda (Elijah) [pulling on her]: LOOK AT YOUR DRESS!

Stepmother (Christine): PEOPLE WOULD LAUGH AT YOU!

Cinderella (Chelsea): NEVERTHELESS—

Stepmother/Stepsisters/Cinderella (Christine,Kylie,Elijah andChelsea): SHE/YOU/I STILL WISH TO GO THE

FESTIVAL, AND DANCE BEFORE THE PRINCE?!

Stepmother/Stepsisters (Christine,Kylie and Elijah): (starts laughing)

BAKER (voiceover): All three were beautiful of face, but vile and black of heart.

JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

JACK’S MOTHER, bedraggled, takes in the laundry.

Baker (voiceover): The young lad had no father, and his mother—

Jack’s Mother (Faith): I WISH...

BAKER (voiceover): Well, she was at her wit’s end—

Jack’s Mother (Faith): I WISH MY SON WERE NOT A FOOL, I WISH MY HOUSE WAS NOT A MESS, I WISH
THE COW WAS FULL OF MILK, I WISH THE WALLS WERE FULL OF GOLD, I WISH A LOT OF THINGS.

JACK’S FARMHOUSE - DAY – CONTINUOUS

JACK’S MOTHER enters the house and stops dead in her tracks when she sees the cow.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): What in heaven’s name are you doing with the cow inside the house?

Jack (Aaron): I thought if he was nice and warm he might produce some milk.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): It’s a she! How many times must I tell you? Only shes can give milk!

BAKER’S COTTAGE – DAY

The BAKER and his WIFE are scurrying about the kitchen.

BAKER (voiceover): And then there was a hungry little girl who always wore a red cape...

The BAKER turns to see a small hand rise up and snatch one of the BUNS off the counter.

The BAKER swiftly comes around the counter where a small, plump young girl in a red cape, LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD studies the goodies.

LRRH (Kishi): I WISH, IT’S NOT FOR ME, IT’S FOR MY GRANNY IN THE WOODS, A LOAF OF BREAD, PLEASE,
TO BRING MY POOR OLD HUNGRY, GRANNY IN THE WOODS, JUST A LOAF OF BREAD, PLEASE.

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN – DAY

The STEPSISTERS are still laughing at CINDERELLA. The STEPMOTHER looks around the room and sees a
large bowl of lentils. She walks over, picks it up and violently flings the bowl towards CINDERELLA
strewing the beans across the room and into the fireplace.

Stepmother (Christine) [cheery]: Cinderella, if you can pick up these lentils, and finish your chores in
time, then you may go to the ball with us. (to her DAUGHTERS) Come along, ladies...

Stepsisters (Kylie and Elijah): Yes, Mother (giggling).Goodluck (one of the sisters)

They sweep out of the room giggling. BACK ON CINDERELLA. She stands forlornly, studying the mess that
awaits her. She closes her eyes and begins to gently sway as if going into a trance.

Cinderella (Chelsea): COME LITTLE BIRDS, DOWN FROM THE EAVES, AND THE LEAVES, OVER FIELDS, OUT
OF CASTLES AND PONDS..

JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

JACK is trying to milk the COW as his MOTHER looks on dubiously.

Jack (Aaron): NO, SQUEEZE, PAL ...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY

Cinderella (Chelsea): AHHHH (harmonizing and overlapping)

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE – DAY

We see the BIRDS swarming and flying down the chimney.

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY

Cinderella (Chelsea): QUICK, LITTLE BIRDS, FLICK THROUGH THE ASHES, PICK AND PECK, BUT SWIFTLY,
SIFT THROUGH THE ASHES, INTO THE POT...

The BIRDS spread out and begin their task.

JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

Pulls him away from the COW.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): Now listen to me well, son. Milky-White must be taken to market.

Jack (Aaron): Mother, no-- he’s the best cow in the world--

Jack’s Mother (Faith): Was. She’s been dry for weeks. We’ve no food or money and no choice but to sell
her.

Jack (Aaron): But Milky-White is my best friend!

Jack’s Mother: Look at her! THERE ARE BUGS ON HER DUGS./ THERE ARE FLIES IN HER EYES./ THERE’S A
LUMP ON HER RUMP/ BIG ENOUGH TO BE A HUMP!

Jack: But—

Jack’s Mother (Faith): WE’VE NO TIME TO SIT AND DITHER, WHILE HER WITHERS WITHER WITH HER,
AND NO ONE KEEPS A COW FOR A FRIEND! Sometimes I wonder what’s in that head of yours.

BAKER’S COTTAGE – DAY

LRRH (Kisha): INTO THE WOODS, IT’S TIME TO GO, I HATE TO LEAVE, I HAVE TO, THOUGH, INTO THE
WOODS-- IT’S TIME, AND SO, I MUST BEGIN MY JOURNEY, INTO THE WOODS AND THROUGH THE TREES,
TO WHERE I AM EXPECTED, MA’AM, INTO THE WOODS TO GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE...

She shoves the entire bun into her mouth.

LRRH (Kisha): (with her mouth full) INTO THE WOODS TO GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE...

Wife (Allu): You’re certain of your way?

As LRRH sings, she begins to help herself to all the buns she can lay her hands on.

LRRH THE WAY IS CLEAR, THE LIGHT IS GOOD, I HAVE NO FEAR, NOR NO ONE SHOULD. THE WOODS ARE
JUST TREES, THE TREES ARE JUST WOOD. (to the Wife) I SORT OF HATE TO ASK IT,/ BUT DO YOU HAVE A
BASKET?

The WIFE reaches for a basket, while the BAKER tries to wrest away a bun or two from the girl.
Wife: Yes

Baker (Simon): I don’t suppose you’re planning on buying any of these?

The WIFE gives the BAKER a look, then hands LRRH a basket.

Wife (Allu): Ohhh ,shoo now, don’t stray and be late!

Baker (Simon): And you might save some of those sweets for Granny.

Baker (Simon): Oh My!

Wife: Leave it

Baker: She’s a thief

THE VILLAGE - DAY - MOMENTS LATER

The BAKER, and his WIFE are in front of their shop, watching as LRRH skips down the lane.

LRRH (Kisha) [to herself]: INTO THE WOODS AND DOWN THE DELL, THE PATH IS STRAIGHT, I KNOW IT
WELL, INTO THE WOODS, AND WHO CAN TELL, WHAT’S WAITING ON THE JOURNEY, INTO THE WOODS
TO BRING SOME BREAD, TO GRANNY WHO IS SICK IN BED, NEVER CAN TELL WHAT LIES AHEAD, FOR ALL
THAT I KNOW, SHE’S ALREADY DEAD.

Her path takes her through an ancient GRAVEYARD and on towards the forest’s edge.

LRRH (Kisha) BUT INTO THE WOODS, INTO THE WOODS, INTO THE WOODS, TO GRANDMOTHER’S
HOUSE, AND HOME BEFORE DARK!

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - KITCHEN – DAY

The BIRDS are dropping the last of the lentils into the pot.

Lucinda (Elijah): Cinderella!

Florinda (Kylie): Get up here!

Cinderella (Chelsea): FLY BIRDS, BACK TO THE SKY…

The BIRDS begin to make their way out through the fireplace and windows as CINDERELLA sings her
incantation.

Lucinda (Elijah): We are waiting!

Cinderella (Chelsea): BACK TO THE EAVES, AND THE LEAVES, AND THE FIELDS, AND THE--

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - DRESSING ROOM – DAY

A room of mirrors. LUCINDA and FLORINDA, dressed in their ball gowns, study themselves side by side,
reflected over and over. CINDERELLA enters through a mirrored door, breaking the image.

Florinda (Kylie): HURRY UP AND DO MY HAIR, CINDERELLA!

FLORINDA pulls at one of LUCINDA’S bows.

Florinda (Kylie): ARE YOU REALLY WEARING THAT?

LUCINDA grabs CINDERELLA.

Lucinda (Elijah) [pointing to her sleeve]: HERE, I FOUND A LITTLE TEAR, CINDERELLA!

LUCINDA eyes FLORINDA’S hair.

Lucinda (Elijah): CAN’T YOU HIDE IT WITH A HAT?

CINDERELLA grabs a stool and brings it next to FLORINDA.

Cinderella (Chelsea): YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

She stands on the stool and begins fixing FLORINDA’S hair.

Florinda (Kylie): I know.

Lucinda (Elijah): She means me.

Florinda (Kylie): No, she didn’t!

The two STEPSISTERS bicker as CINDERELLA brushes and twists their hair into tight curls:

Cinderella (Chelsea): MOTHER SAID BE GOOD, FATHER SAID BE NICE, THAT WAS ALWAYS THEIR ADVICE.
SO BE NICE, CINDERELLA, GOOD, CINDERELLA, NICE GOOD GOOD NICE—

Florinda (Kylie): Tighter!

CINDERELLA obliges and becomes more aggressive with the hair styling, her emotions building as she
thinks to herself:

Cinderella (Chelsea): WHAT’S THE GOOD OF BEING GOOD, IF EVERYONE IS BLIND, ALWAYS LEAVING
YOU BEHIND? NEVER MIND, CINDERELLA, KIND CINDERELLA, NICE GOOD NICE KIND GOOD NICE—

FLORINDA screams, bringing CINDERELLA back to reality.

Florinda (Kylie): Ow! Not that tight! Clod!

She reels around and smacks CINDERELLA who stands stunned. The STEPSISTERS giggle and snort.

BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY – LATER

The BAKER and his WIFE are cleaning up after their day’s work. There is an unexpected knock at the
door. They stare at one another momentarily.

Baker (Simon): Who might that be?

Wife (Allu) [calling out]: We’ve sold our last loaf of bread!

The BAKER opens the window a crack to see who is at the door.

Baker (Simon) [alarmed]: It’s the Witch from next door!

Wife (Allu): We have no bread.

The DOOR pops off its frame and goes flying across the room in a giant puff of smoke. The BAKER and his
WIFE scream and cower in a corner.

As the fog clears, we see the WITCH for the first time and she’s not a pretty sight. MICE and other vermin
drop from beneath her cape and scatter through the cottage.

Witch (Sheena): I don’t want your bread.

Baker (Simon): Then what is it you wish?

Witch (Sheena): It’s not what I wish. It’s what you wish.

Witch (Sheena): Nothing cooking in that belly now, is there? And there will never be...

She moves towards the WIFE as the BAKER tries unsuccessfully to protect her. She points her gross finger
towards her belly.

Witch (Sheena): Unless you do exactly as I say. In three days’ time, a Blue Moon will appear. Only then
can the curse be undone.

Wife (Allu): What curse?

Witch (Sheena): The one I placed on this house!

BAKER What are you talking about?

Witch (Sheena): In the past, when you were no more than a babe, your father brought his young wife
and you to this cottage. They were a lovely couple. But not lovely neighbors. You see, your mother was
with child and she developed an unusual appetite. She admired my beautiful garden and she told your
father that what she wanted, more than anything in the world was—

GREENS, GREENS, AND NOTHING BUT GREENS, PARSLEY, PEPPERS, CABBAGES AND CELERY, ASPARAGUS
AND WATERCRESS AND FIDDLEFERNS AND LETTUCE--! HE SAID, “ALL RIGHT,” BUT IT WASN’T, QUITE,
‘CAUSE I CAUGHT HIM IN THE AUTUMN IN MY GARDEN ONE NIGHT!

WITCH’S GARDEN - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

Witch (Sheena): HE WAS ROBBING ME, RAPING ME, ROOTING THROUGH MY RUTABAGA, RAIDING MY
ARUGULA

INT. BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY - PRESENT

Witch (Sheena): AND RIPPING UP THE RAMPION (MY CHAMPION! MY FAVORITE!) I SHOULD HAVE LAID
A SPELL ON HIM RIGHT THERE-- I COULD HAVE TURNED HIM INTO STONE OR A DOG OR A CHAIR... BUT I
LET HIM HAVE THE RAMPION I’D LOTS TO SPARE.

WITCH’S GARDEN - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

Again, only seeing the WITCH from behind, she confronts the BAKER’S FATHER as he sheepishly holds the
stolen vegetables.

Witch (Sheena): IN RETURN, HOWEVER, I SAID, “FAIR IS FAIR: YOU CAN LET ME HAVE THE BABY THAT
YOUR WIFE WILL BEAR,
BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY - PRESENT

AND WE’LL CALL IT SQUARE.”

Baker (Simon): I had a brother?

Witch (Sheena): No. But you had a sister.

Baker (Simon): Where is she?

Witch (Sheena): She’s mine now and you’ll never find her! Small price to pay for what else your father
stole from me. It cost me my youth, my beauty. My mother warned me she would punish me with the
curse of ugliness if I ever lost them.

Wife (Allu): Lost what?

Witch (Sheena) [impatient]: The beans!

Baker/Wife (Simon and Allu): Beans?

Witch (Sheena): THE SPECIAL BEANS!

WITCH’S GARDEN - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

Witch (Sheena): I LET HIM GO, I DIDN’T KNOW, HE’D STOLEN MY BEANS!

Witch (Sheena): I WAS WATCHING HIM CRAWL, BACK OVER THE WALL, WHEN BANG! CRASH! THE
LIGHTNING FLASH!

BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY – PRESENT

Witch (Sheena): WELL, THAT’S ANOTHER STORY-- NEVER MIND, ANYWAY, AT LAST, THE BIG DAY CAME,
AND I MADE MY CLAIM. ”OH, DON’T TAKE AWAY THE BABY”, THEY SHRIEKED AND SCREECHED,

BAKER’S COTTAGE - NIGHT – FLASHBACK

Witch (Sheena): BUT I DID, AND I HID HER/ WHERE SHE’LL NEVER BE REACHED.

BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY – PRESENT

Witch (Sheena): AND YOUR FATHER CRIED, AND YOUR MOTHER DIED,WHEN FOR EXTRA MEASURE-- I
ADMIT IT WAS A PLEASURE-- I SAID, “SORRY, I’M STILL NOT MOLLIFIED.” AND I LAID A LITTLE SPELL ON
THEM-- YOU TOO, SON-- THAT YOUR FAMILY TREE, WOULD ALWAYS BE, A BARREN ONE...

The WIFE falls into the BAKER’S arms, weeping.

Baker (Simon): How could you do that?

Witch (Sheena): And when your mother died, your father deserted you. Your father was no father -- so
why should you be?

Witch: NOW THERE’S NO MORE FUSS, AND THERE’S NO MORE SCENES AND MY GARDEN THRIVES - YOU
SHOULD SEE MY NECTARINES! BUT I’M TELLING YOU THE SAME, I TELL KINGS AND QUEENS:
The WITCH grabs some magical looking beans from a SMALL SATCHEL she carries across her body. She
displays them.

Witch (Sheena): DON’T EVER NEVER EVER MESS AROUND WITH MY GREENS! ESPECIALLY THE BEANS.

JACK’S FARMHOUSE - DAY

Jack with his cow stands outside with his MOTHER.

Jack (Simon) Why do I have to go to the next village?

Jack’s Mother (Faith): Because everyone in this village knows the cow hasn’t given a drop of milk in
weeks.

Jack (Aaron): But that’s cheating.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): We’re starving, Jack. Don’t you understand that? You’re not to take less than five
pounds for her. Are you listening to me?

Jack (Aaron) [not listening]: Yes.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): How much are you to ask?

Jack (Aaron): No more than five pounds.

She grabs his ear and squeezes it hard.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): Less! Than five.

Jack (Aaron): ... than five!

She lets go and puts the COW’S leash in his hand and pushes him down the road towards the woods.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): INTO THE WOODS, THE TIME IS NOW. WE HAVE TO LIVE, I DON’T CARE HOW.
INTO THE WOODS TO SELL THE COW, YOU MUST BEGIN THE JOURNEY. STRAIGHT THROUGH THE
WOODS AND DON’T DELAY, WE HAVE TO FACE THE MARKETPLACE. INTO THE WOODS TO JOURNEY’S
END—

Jack (Aaron) [stops; sadly]: INTO THE WOODS TO SELL A FRIEND—

BAKER’S COTTAGE - DAY – CONTINUOUS

Witch (Sheena): YOU WISH TO HAVE THE CURSE REVERSED?

The BAKER and his WIFE nod.

Witch (Sheena): I’LL NEED A CERTAIN POTION FIRST.

The WITCH intently turns on them.

Witch (Sheena): GO TO THE WOOD AND BRING ME BACK, ONE: THE COW AS WHITE AS MILK, TWO: THE
CAPE AS RED AS BLOOD, THREE: THE HAIR AS YELLOW AS CORN, FOUR: THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS GOLD.
BRING ME THESE BEFORE THE CHIME OF MIDNIGHT IN THREE DAYS’ TIME, ‘TIS THEN THE BLUE MOON
REAPPEARS, WHICH COMES BUT ONCE EACH HUNDRED YEARS, BRING THEM AND I GUARANTEE,/ A
CHILD AS PERFECT AS CHILD CAN BE.

(she explodes)

Witch (Sheena): Go to the wood!

The WITCH flings her arms and a hundred-mile wind throws the couple and all of their belongings across
the room as she disappears in a cloud of smoke -- or is it flour?

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - ENTRY COURTYARD – DAY

An open-air carriage and horses wait in the courtyard. The STEPMOTHER, dressed to the nines, sweeps
out of the house and impatiently calls over her shoulder.

Stepmother (Christine): Ladies. Our carriage awaits!

Cinderella darts out of the house holding out the bowl of lentils to her STEPMOTHER.

Cinderella (Chelsea): NOW MAY I GO TO THE FESTIVAL?

Stepmother (Chrstine): The Festival! DARLING, THOSE NAILS! DARLING, THOSE CLOTHES! LENTILS ARE
ONE THING, BUT DARLING, WITH THOSE, YOU’D MAKE US THE FOOLS OF THE FESTIVAL AND MORTIFY
THE PRINCE!

Cinderella (Chelsea): The festival lasts three nights. Surely you can let me be there for one of them.

Stepmother (Christine): The King is trying to find his son a wife -- not a scullery maid! We must be gone!
GO!

As the STEPMOTHER climbs into the carriage, the STEPSISTERS race by in their fancy attire, whooshing
past CINDERELLA excitedly.

As CINDERELLA watches from the doorway, the carriage leaves through the gate.

Cinderella (Chelsea): I WISH...

BAKER’S COTTAGE – DAY

The BAKER is trying to clean up the mess when his WIFE races downstairs holding his FATHER’S HUNTING
JACKET. She hands it to the BAKER.

Wife (Allu): Here. Take this...

Baker (Simon): I’m not wearing that.

Wife (Allu): Why?

Baker (Simon): It was my father’s. You heard what she said. This is all his fault.

The BAKER throws the jacket to the ground.

Baker (Simon): I want nothing to do with him!

The WIFE sees that BEANS have spilled out of the pocket.
Wife (Allu): Beans?

She picks them up.

Wife (Allu): This must be the Witch’s beans! We’ll take them with us.

Baker (Simon) [realizing] We? Wait a minute! You’re not coming. It’s not safe out there.

The BAKER puts a hunting knife in his belt.

Wife (Allu): I can help you

Baker (Simon): No. I can do this on my own.

Baker (Simon): THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE. ONLY I CAN LIFT THE SPELL, THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE.

Wife (Allu): NO, NO, THE SPELL IS ON OUR HOUSE. WE MUST LIFT THE SPELL TOGETHER,/ THE SPELL IS
ON OUR HOUSE.

Baker (Simon): Now tell me. What am I to return with?

Wife (Allu): You don’t remember?! THE COW AS WHITE AS MILK, THE CAPE AS RED AS BLOOD, THE HAIR
AS YELLOW AS CORN, THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS GOLD.

BAKER (Simon) [memorizing]: THE COW AS WHITE AS MILK, THE CAPE AS RED AS BLOOD, THE HAIR AS
YELLOW AS CORN, THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS GOLD...

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - ENTRY COURTYARD – DAY

As CINDERELLA approaches the gate, an old GROUNDSKEEPER closes and locks it.

CINDERELLA I STILL WISH TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL, BUT HOW AM I EVER TO GET TO THE FESTIVAL?

THE VILLAGE/CINDERELLA’S HOUSE – DAY

With the cottage behind him, the BAKER appears dressed for his journey. His WIFE hurries towards him
with his satchel and places it around his neck. He proceeds down the cobblestone lane, his WIFE walking
next to him.

Cinderella (Chelsea): looks through the bars, watching the CARRIAGE disappear down the road.

Baker (Simon): THE COW AS WHITE AS MILK, THE CAPE AS RED AS BLOOD, THE HAIR AS YELLOW AS
CORN...

WIFE [reminding him] THE SLIPPER...

Cinderella (Chelsea): I KNOW -- I’LL VISIT MOTHER’S GRAVE, THE GRAVE AT THE WILLOW TREE, AND
TELL HER I JUST WANT TO GO TO THE KING’S FESTIVAL... BAKER (CONT’D) THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS
GOLD... THE COW, THE CAPE, THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS GOLD...

Wife (Allu): THE HAIR!

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE/EXT. VILLAGE - DAY – INTERCUT

CINDERELLA has thrown a shawl around herself and is heading out the back of the house. She places a
ladder against the stone wall and begins to climb. The BAKER and his WIFE leave the village and begin
moving towards the woods.

Cinderella/Baker (Chelsea and Simon): INTO THE WOODS, IT’S TIME TO GO, IT MAY BE ALL IN VAIN, YOU
(I) KNOW. INTO THE WOODS-- BUT EVEN SO, I HAVE TO TAKE THE JOURNEY.

Wife (Allu): INTO THE WOODS, THE PATH IS STRAIGHT, YOU KNOW IT WELL,

Baker (Simon): BUT WHO CAN TELL--?

Wife (Allu): (giving him a little push) INTO THE WOODS TO LIFT THE SPELL—

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE – DAY

Cinderella (Chelsea): climbs over the wall. CINDERELLA INTO THE WOODS TO VISIT MOTHER—

DIRT ROAD BY JACK’S FARMHOUSE – DAY

JACK’S MOTHER watches from the distance as JACK leads MILKYWHITE up the path.

Jack’s Mother (Faith) [calling after him] INTO THE WOODS TO SELL THE COW—

Jack (Aaron): TO GET THE MONEY!—

CINDERELLA’S HOUSE - OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL - DAY

CINDERELLA drops down from the wall and runs off.

Cinderella (Chelsea): TO GO THE FESTIVAL—

WOODS - NATURAL ARCHWAY/STREAM - DAY

LRRH enters an archway that frames the entrance into the woods.

LRRH (Kishi): INTO THE WOODS TO GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE... INTO THE WOODS TO GRANDMOTHER’S
HOUSE...

INTERCUTTING: THE BAKER entering the same archway; CINDERELLA crossing a stream; and LRRH
weaving her way down a gully.

Cinderella/Baker/LRRH (Chelsea,Simon and Kishi): THE WAY IS CLEAR,/ THE LIGHT IS GOOD./ I HAVE NO
FEAR,/ NOR NO ONE SHOULD. THE WOODS ARE JUST TREES, THE TREES ARE JUST WOOD./ NO NEED TO
BE AFRAID THERE—

All THREE of them stop with sudden trepidation.

Baker (Simon): THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE GLADE THERE.

The BAKER walks deeper into the woods.

DIRT ROAD BY JACK’S FARMHOUSE - DAY

The carriage carrying the STEPFAMILY crosses a small country bridge, then passes JACK’S MOTHER. One
of the wheels turns in a puddle and splashes her with mud.
All: INTO THE WOODS WITHOUT DELAY, BUT CAREFUL NOT TO LOSE THE WAY. INTO THE WOODS, WHO
KNOWS WHAT MAYBE LURKING ON THE JOURNEY?

WOODS - NATURAL ARCHWAY - DAY

JACK enters the archway into the woods with his COW.

All: INTO THE WOODS TO GET THE THING THAT MAKES IT WORTH THE JOURNEYING.

WOODS – DAY

Stepmother and Stepsister (Christine,Elijah and Kylie): INTO THE WOODS TO SEE THE KING—

Jack (Aaron): TO SELL THE COW—

Baker (Simon) TO MAKE THE POTION—

All (repeating and overlapping): TO SEE-- TO SELL-- TO GET-- TO BRING TO MAKE-- TO LIFT-- TO GO TO
THE FESTIVAL--!

All (voiceover) INTO THE WOODS! INTO THE WOODS! INTO THE WOODS, THEN OUT OF THE WOODS,
AND HOME BEFORE DARK!

(END)

Cinderella At The Grave:

Characters – Cinderella and Cinderella’s Mother

(START)

CINDERELLA’S MOTHER’S GRAVE – DAY

A large willow tree stands tall.

BAKER (voiceover): Deep within the woods, Cinderella had planted a branch at the grave of her mother.
And she visited there so often, and wept so much, that her tears watered it until it had become a
magnificent tree.

CINDERELLA kneels in prayer.

Cinderella (Chelsea): I WISH...

In the reflection, CINDERELLA sees the tree slowly twist and turn taking on the shape of her MOTHER,
who looks down upon her.

Cinderella’s Mother (Dyrne): What is it that you wish, child?

CINDERELLA looks up to see her MOTHER in the tree.

Cinderella’s Mother (Dyrne): DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WISH? ARE YOU CERTAIN WHAT YOU WISH IS
WHAT YOU WANT? IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, THEN MAKE A WISH-- ASK THE TREE, AND YOU
SHALL HAVE YOUR WISH.
CINDERELLA closes her eyes and makes her wish.

The wind now blowing the willow tree, its LEAVES begin to rain down on CINDERELLA, turning gold and
silver as they swirl around her, transforming her clothes into a beautiful gown.

CINDERELLA looks down to see that she is now wearing a pair of shoes literally made of gold leaf. When
she looks back up, the tree has now returned to its former shape.

Cinderella (Chelsea): Thank you, Mother.

She dashes into the woods.

(END)

Hello,Little Girl:

Characters – Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood

(START)

WOODS - FLOWERED PATH – DAY

LRRH walks along the path.

BAKER (voiceover): On her path to Granny’s, the little girl suddenly found herself in a very unusual part
of the wood.

Branches and leaves rush by in a blur. Suddenly, the Wolf stops, and in the distance we see LRRH strolling
down a path of exotic flowers as she munches on a treat. We hear HEAVY BREATHING. The Wolf
continues stalking its prey, moving closer towards LRRH through the brush. LRRH continues walking and
eating.

Wolf (Lenard): Good day, young lady.

She turns around and what she sees - through a CHILD’S EYES - is a super-slick, good-looking guy. What
she doesn’t notice is his curiously low hairline, something of a snout, and a tail peeking from his
waistcoat.

LRRH (Kishi): Good day, Mr. Wolf.

Wolf (Lenard): Whither away so hurriedly?

LRRH (Kishi): To my Grandmother’s.

Wolf (Lenard): And what might be in your basket?

LRRH (Kishi): It’s bread for Grandmother so she’ll have something good to make her strong.

Wolf (Lenard): And where might your Grandmother live?

LRRH (Kishi) [pointing] A quarter of a league further in the woods; her house stands inside a great oak
tree. She continues on the path.
The WOLF looks after her longingly.

Wolf (Lenard): MMMMH.../ UNHH.../ LOOK AT THAT FLESH,/ PINK AND PLUMP./ HELLO, LITTLE GIRL.../
TENDER AND FRESH,/ NOT ONE LUMP./ HELLO, LITTLE GIRL.../ THIS ONE’S ESPECIALLY LUSH,/
DELICIOUS...

With inhuman speed, he manages to suddenly be back in front of the girl on the path.

Wolf (Lenard): HELLO, LITTLE GIRL, WHAT’S YOUR RUSH? YOU’RE MISSING ALL THE FLOWERS. THE SUN
WON’T SET FOR HOURS, TAKE YOUR TIME.

LRRH (Kishi): MOTHER SAID, “STRAIGHT AHEAD,” NOT TO DELAY OR BE MISLED.

She continues moving forward, he slithers around her. This WOLF has some smooth moves.

Wolf (Lenard): BUT SLOW, LITTLE GIRL, HARK! AND HUSH- THE BIRDS ARE SINGING SWEETLY. YOU’LL
MISS THE BIRDS COMPLETELY, YOU’RE TRAVELLING SO FLEETLY.

He drops behind again, thinking to himself.

Wolf (Lenard): GRANDMOTHER FIRST, THEN MISS PLUMP... WHAT A DELECTABLE COUPLE. UTTER
PERFECTION: ONE BRITTLE, ONE SUPPLE—

Racing ahead and then darting out from a tree.

Wolf (Lenard): ONE MOMENT, MY DEAR—

LRRH (Kishi): MOTHER SAID, “COME WHAT MAY, FOLLOW THE PATH AND NEVER STRAY.”

Wolf (Lenard): JUST SO, LITTLE GIRL-- ANY PATH. SO MANY WORTH EXPLORING. JUST ONE WOULD BE
SO BORING. AND LOOK WHAT YOU’RE IGNORING...

He ushers LRRH off the path to a lush meadow blanketed with exquisite purple flowers and wild berries.

Wolf (Lenard): THINK OF THOSE CRISP, AGING BONES, THEN SOMETHING FRESH ON THE PALATE. THINK
OF THAT SCRUMPTIOUS CARNALITY TWICE IN ONE DAY... THERE’S NO POSSIBLE WAY TO DESCRIBE
WHAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU’RE TALKING TO YOUR MEAL!

The WOLF picks a flower and hands it to LRRH.

Wolf (Lenard): For Granny.

LRRH (Kishi): MOTHER SAID NOT TO STRAY. STILL, I SUPPOSE, A SMALL DELAY-- GRANNY MIGHT LIKE A
FRESH BOUQUET... Goodbye, Mr. Wolf.

Wolf (Lenard): Goodbye, little girl. AND HELLO...

The WOLF climbs to the top of a precipice where he is silhouetted by the red hot sun. He lets out a
mighty howl.

(END)
“The cow as white as milk”:

Characters – Baker, Wife, LRRH, Granny, Wolf, Witch, Jack, Jack’s Mother, Rapunzel, Rapunzel’s Prince

(START)

WOODS - FLOWERED PATH - DAY – CONTINUOUS

LRRH goes about her business picking flowers further from her path.

ANGLE ON THE BAKER who has been observing LRRH from a distance. Like a bat, the WITCH swings
upside down from a tree above the BAKER:

Witch (Sheena): Why are you standing there?! Go get the cape!

Baker (Simon): You frightened me!

The WITCH swings to the ground.

Witch (Sheena): Get it! Get it! Get it!

Baker (Simon): How am I supposed to get it?

Witch (Sheena): You go up to the little thing, and you take it.

Baker (Simon): I can’t just take a cloak from a little girl. Why don’t you take it!

Witch (Sheena): It’s the rules. Why do you think I asked you in the first place? I’m not allowed to touch
any of the objects!

We suddenly hear the lilting sound of a young voice singing in the distance. The WITCH, almost
intoxicated by her sound, swoons with delight. Then:

Witch (Sheena) [yelling]: Get me what I need! Get me what I need!

She wraps the cape about herself and disappears in such a strong blast of wind that it knocks the BAKER
to the ground.

Baker (Simon): This is ridiculous!

LRRH is picking flowers off the path, blithely unaware of anything else. The BAKER gets up and hurries
over to her.

Baker (Simon): Hello there little girl.

LRRH (Kishi): Hello, Mr. Baker.

Baker (Simon): Have you saved some of those sweets for Granny?

LRRH (Kishi): I ate all the sweets and half the loaf of bread.
Baker (Simon): So I see! Now tell me...where did you get that beautiful cape?

LRRH (Kishi): My Granny made it for me.

Baker (Simon) Is that right? I would love a red cape like that.

LRRH (Kishi) [giggling] You’d look pretty foolish.

Baker (Simon) May I take a look at it?

He quickly unties it.

LRRH (Kishi): No!

He pulls it off her back, she grabs the other side.

Baker (Simon): I need it badly.

LRRH (Kishi): Please -- give it back!

They have a tug of war. The BAKER pulls free and runs off with the cape. LRRH stands there momentarily
stunned, then lets out a loud scream.

He stops cold, realizing what he’s done, then runs back to LRRH and places the cape around her
shoulders.

Baker (Simon): I’m sorry. I just wanted to make sure that you really loved this cape. Now off you go to
Granny’s -- and be careful that no wolf comes your way.

LRRH (Kishi): I would rather a wolf than you any day.

LRRH stamps on his foot.

The BAKER hops on his good foot.

Baker (Simon) [upset] This is hopeless. I’ll never get that red cape or find a golden cow and a yellow
slipper -- or was it a golden slipper and a yellow cow?

Wife (Allu) THE COW AS WHITE AS MILK, THE CAPE AS RED AS BLOOD, THE HAIR AS YELLOW AS CORN,
THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS—

He stops in his tracks.

Baker (Simon): What are you doing here?

The WIFE steps out from behind a group of bushes.

Wife (Allu): You forgot your scarf.

Baker (Simon): You shouldn’t be here. It’s not safe in these woods!

Wife (Allu): I want to help.

She goes to tie the WOOL SCARF around his neck but he pulls away.
Baker (Simon): No! THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE—

Wife (Allu): OUR HOUSE—

Baker (Simon): ONLY I CAN LIFT THE SPELL, THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE-- THE SPELL IS ON—

Wife (Allu): WE MUST LIFT THE SPELL TOGETHER! THE SPELL IS ON—

The two stop cold when they notice JACK and his COW coming down the path towards them.

Wife (Allu) [murmured]: A cow as white as ...

They look at each other.

Both (Simon and Allu): ... milk.

The WIFE pushes the BAKER in JACK’S direction, then follows.

Baker (Simon): Hello there, young lad.

Jack (Aaron): Hello, sir.

Baker (Simon): What might you be doing with a cow in the middle of the forest?

Jack (Aaron): I was heading toward market -- but I seem to have lost my way.

Wife (Allu) [coaching BAKER]: What are you planning to do there?

Baker (Simon): And what are you planning to do there?

Jack (Aaron): Sell my cow, sir. No less than five pounds.

Baker (Simon): Five pounds! (to WIFE) Where are we to get five pounds?

The WIFE moves forward to JACK as the BAKER goes through the pockets of his hunting jacket looking for
money.

Wife (Allu): She must be generous of milk to fetch five pounds?

Jack (Aaron) [hesitantly]: Yes, ma’am.

Wife (Allu): And if you can’t fetch that sum? Then what are you to do?

JACK I hadn’t thought of that...

Baker (Simon) [To WIFE]: This is all we have...

She inspects his hand, which holds a few coins and the six magic beans.

Wife (Allu) [loudly]: Beans? We mustn’t give up our beans! Well, if you feel we must...

Baker (Simon): Huh?

Jack (Aaron): Beans in exchange for my cow?

Wife (Allu): Oh, these are no ordinary beans, son. These beans carry...magic.
Jack (Aaron): Magic? What kind of magic?

Wife (Allu) [to BAKER] Tell him!

The BAKER has no idea. He makes something up.

Baker (Allu): Magic that defies description.

Jack (Aaron): How many beans?

Baker (Simon): Six.

Wife (Allu) [To Baker] Five! (to JACK) They’re worth a pound each, at least.

Jack (Aaron): Could I buy my cow back someday?

Baker (Simon) [Uneasy]: Well ...

The WIFE gives him a little poke.

Wife (Allu): Yes.

Baker (Simon): ...possibly. Here.

He hands JACK the five beans, carefully dropping them one at a time into the boy’s hand. The WIFE
quickly takes the SIXTH BEAN and puts it in her pocket.

Baker (Simon) Good luck there, young lad.

As the BAKER takes the cow’s leash, JACK wraps his arms around the bony animal.

Jack (Aaron): One day, I’ll buy you back -- Promise!

JACK kisses the cow. The BAKER looks to his WIFE guiltily. Overcome with emotion, JACK runs back into
the woods.

Baker (Simon): Take the cow and go home!

Wife (Allu): I was just trying to help.

Baker (Simon): Magic beans! We’ve no reason to believe they’re magic! Are we going to dispel this curse
through deceit?

Wife (Allu): No one would have given him more for this creature. We did him a favor. At least they’ll
have some food.

Baker (Simon): Five beans?!

Wife (Allu): Do we want a child or not?

Baker (Simon): Of course. But...

Wife (Allu): We have one chance. Don’t you see that? And if we fail...

Baker (Simon): I’m just not sure I’m cut out to be a father.
Wife (Allu): Why do you say that?

Baker (Simon): Because of my father.

Wife (Allu): You’re not him.

Baker (Simon): I don’t know...

Wife (Allu): If you can’t do this for yourself, can’t you at least do it for me?

Baker (Simon): All right. You take the cow and go home. I’ll find the rest of the things. On my own.

The BAKER walks away.

WOODS – DAY

RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE glides through the woods on a white stead. It’s difficult to say who is more
beautiful, the PRINCE or the HORSE. From the corner of his eye he notices something in the distance. He
slows down and circles back, and HEARS the melodious singing of RAPUNZEL. He dismounts and slips
through the brush to see:

WOODS - RAPUNZEL’S TOWER - DAY

An exquisite tower, surrounded by a thicket of tall rose bushes, with no entryway, just a lone window at
its peak. At the bottom of the tower, the WITCH looks upward:

Witch (Sheena): Rapunzel. Rapunzel. Let down your hair to me.

The PRINCE, hiding within the brush.

Rapunzel’s Prince (Chetin) [savoring the name]: Rapunzel... At the window, the gorgeous young blonde
girl, RAPUNZEL proceeds to lower the longest stretch of hair you’ve ever seen. The WITCH scales up the
tower. (This causes more than a little discomfort for RAPUNZEL.)

BAKER (V.O.) The old enchantress had given the name Rapunzel to the child she had hidden away and
locked in a a doorless tower. But little did she know that the girl’s lilting voice had caught the attention
of a handsome Prince.”

R’S PRINCE Rapunzel...

The PRINCE dashes back to his horse and gallops off.

The WITCH arrives at the window.

WITCH Don’t you look lovely today, my dear.

RAPUNZEL Thank you, Mother.

WITCH I brought your favorite. Blackberries, fresh from the garden.

GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY

LRRH walks over a rickety bridge that spans a brook. She stops and stares at the cottage which is built
into a large OAK TREE.
BAKER (voiceover): As the little girl approached her Granny’s oak tree, she was surprised to see the door
standing open.

LRRH (Kishi): Oh dear, how uneasy I feel. Perhaps it’s all the sweets.

LRRH makes her way down a curved staircase in the house. She sees the CURTAINS drawn around her
GRANNY’S BED and, behind them, the SILHOUETTE of what “looks like” GRANNY.

LRRH (Kishi): Granny?

WOLF (Lenard) [In a granny voice] Come in, my deary.

LRRH moves towards the bed with trepidation and slowly pulls back the curtain. The WOLF is revealed,
lying under the covers, dressed in GRANNY’S nightcap and robe.

LRRH (Kishi): My, Grandmother. You’re looking very strange. What big ears you have!

WOLF (Lenard): The better to hear you with, my dear.

The handsome WOLF flashes a smile that reveals a set of gleaming white FANGS.

GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY

The BAKER crosses the bridge and heads towards the cottage. He suddenly hears LRRH scream.
Nervously he pulls the knife from his belt.

BAKER (voiceover): And with a single bound, the wolf had devoured the little girl. Well, it was a full day
of eating for both.

INT. GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS

The BAKER enters and hears a loud SNORE. Brandishing the knife, he moves towards the bed where he
sees the WOLF DRESSED AS GRANNY, sound asleep, a piece of the red cloth sticking out of it’s mouth.

Squeamishly, he pulls back the sheet to see the WOLF’S SWOLLEN STOMACH. He raises his knife and as
he brings it slashing down we hear a loud HOWL from the WOLF.

GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY - LATER

FADE UP ON THE BAKER, clearly shaken, leaving the cottage and walking away.

Baker (Simon): I can’t believe I just did that.

LRRH and GRANNY appear at the doorway behind him.

LRRH (Kisha) [calling]: Wait!

Granny (Jomaelyn): Aren’t you going to help us skin that beast?

Baker (Simon): No thanks!

Granny (Jomaelyn): What kind of hunter are you?

Baker (Simon): I’m a baker.

 (END)

I Know Things Now:

Characters – LRRH, Granny, Baker, Jack, Jack’s Mother, Cinderella, Cinderella’s Prince

(START)

GRANNY gives him a disdainful (lack of respect) look and goes back into the house. LRRH in her cape runs
after the BAKER as he approaches the rickety bridge.

LRRH (Kishi): Wait a minute. I never thanked you.

Baker (Simon): You need to be more careful, young lady.

LRRH (Kishi): I’m sorry. I should have known better. MOTHER SAID, “STRAIGHT AHEAD,” NOT TO DELAY
OR BE MISLED. I SHOULD HAVE HEEDED HER ADVICE... BUT HE SEEMED SO NICE. AND HE SHOWED ME
THINGS, MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, THAT I HADN’T THOUGHT TO EXPLORE. THEY WERE OFF MY PATH,
SO I NEVER HAD DARED. I HAD BEEN SO CAREFUL, I NEVER HAD CARED. AND HE MADE ME FEEL
EXCITED-- WELL, EXCITED AND SCARED.

LRRH relives her nightmare.

INT. GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY - NIGHTMARE

LRRH walks down the staircase towards GRANNY’S bed. She sees the WOLF’S silhouette through the bed
curtains.

LRRH (Kishi): WHEN HE SAID “COME IN!” WITH THAT SICKENING GRIN, HOW COULD I KNOW WHAT WAS
IN STORE? ONCE HIS TEETH WERE BARED, THOUGH, I REALLY GOT SCARED-- WELL, EXCITED AND
SCARED.

LRRH grabs hold of the bed curtains and pulls them around herself.

INT. THE WOLF’S BELLY - NIGHTMARE

LRRH falls down a dark cavernous void.

LRRH (Kishi): BUT HE DREW ME CLOSE AND HE SWALLOWED ME DOWN, DOWN A DARK, SLIMY PATH
WHERE LIE SECRETS THAT I NEVER WANT TO KNOW,

She lands and sees a blurry form in the distance before realizing it is GRANNY.

LRRH (Kishi): AND WHEN EVERYTHING FAMILIAR SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR FOREVER, AT THE END OF THE
PATH WAS GRANNY ONCE AGAIN.

GRANNY reaches out her arms blindly until the two are united in a warm embrace.

LRRH (Kishi): SO WE LAY IN THE DARK/ TILL YOU CAME AND SET US FREE,
A crack of light widens until it’s clear that she is seeing a KNIFE opening the WOLF’S STOMACH that
creates the blinding light. The BAKER’S EYE peeks through the slit.

LRRH (Kishi): AND YOU BROUGHT US TO THE LIGHT,

LRRH reaches for the BAKER...

EXT. GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY

...the BAKER takes her hand. LRRH AND WE’RE BACK AT THE START.

She continues her story.

LRRH (Kishi): AND I KNOW THINGS NOW, MANY VALUABLE THINGS, THAT I HADN’T KNOWN BEFORE: DO
NOT PUT YOUR FAITH IN A CAPE AND A HOOD,

She takes off her cape.

LRRH (Kishi): THEY WILL NOT PROTECT YOU THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD. AND TAKE EXTRA CARE WITH
STRANGERS-- EVEN FLOWERS HAVE THEIR DANGERS. AND THOUGH SCARY IS EXCITING, NICE IS
DIFFERENT THAN GOOD. Mr. Baker. You saved our lives. Here.

LRRH hands him the cape.

Baker (Simon): Are you certain?

LRRH (Kishi): Yes. Maybe Granny will make me another with the skins of the wolf.

Baker (Simon) Thank you. Thank you!

Impulsively he gives her a kiss (instead of kiss will be doing a hug) on the cheek and as he leaves, the girl
wipes it off.

LRRH (Kishi): Yuck!

She makes her way back to GRANNY’S.

LRRH (Kishi) [to herself] NOW, I KNOW:/ DON’T BE SCARED./ GRANNY IS RIGHT,/ JUST BE PREPARED./
ISN’T IT NICE TO KNOW A LOT?/ AND A LITTLE BIT NOT...

EXT. JACK’S FARMHOUSE - TWILIGHT

Having just greeted JACK on his return, his MOTHER stares at the beans he has just handed her.

Jack’s Mother (Faith) [Losing Hope] How could you do this? What sort of boy would exchange a cow for
beans?

Jack (Aaron): But they’re magic -- the man said—

Jack’s Mother (Faith): Get your head out of the clouds!

She angrily THROWS the beans to the ground.

Jack (Aaron): Mother -- no!

She turns to grab JACK’S ear, failing to see the electric sparks that flare when the beans strike the
ground.

INT. JACK’S FARMHOUSE - TWILIGHT - CONTINUOUS

Dragging him up to the hayloft and pushing him on to his cot.

Jack’s Mother (Faith): You and your worthless adventures! Will you never learn, Jack?! To bed without
supper for you!

She storms away. JACK lies on his bed bereft. He sees his sling on the floor and picks it up cradling it as he
closes his eyes.

We see five bean stalks already growing and intertwining, quickly reaching skyward.

KING’S CASTLE - NIGHT

Sitting on a hilltop surrounded by the woods on all sides, a magical and ageless castle sits aglow. A huge
FULL MOON hangs in the sky, but there’s already the slither of a SHADOW beginning to cross its face.

We hear MUSIC in the background along with the jovial sounds of the ball.

BAKER (voiceover) The first night of the festival ball brought Cinderella her wish. The Prince danced only
with her, ‘til he turned and she had slipped away.

Suddenly CINDERELLA in her ball-gown rushes out of a back entrance and onto the terrace disappearing
around a corner.

She descends a long stretch of ancient stone steps that lead to the outside grounds.

She appears running down a garden path below and into the woods. A beat later, CINDERELLA’S PRINCE,
dashes out on to a drawbridge where he spots CINDERELLA below. He is tall, dark and impossibly
handsome. His STEWARD and other attendants join him.

Cinderella’s Prince (Matt): I must find that girl!

(END)

Giants In The Sky:

Characters – Jack, Jack’s Mother, Mr Baker

(START)

JACK’S FARMHOUSE - THE NEXT DAY – DAYBREAK