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Действующие лица: The King The Queen 19 princess, one of them cess Alicia, the oldest is If/ Fairy Grandmarina Fishmonger There was once a King and he had a Queen. They had nineteen children. Alicia, the oldest, took care of them all. One day the King was on his way to work and he stopped at the fishmonger’s to buy a pound and a half of fish. Good morning, sir. A pound and a half of fish, certainly. Do you want anything else? No, thanks. I don’t want anything. King was not very happy because his children did not wear any new clothes. Then an old lady came up. (in very expensive clothes). King Watkins the First? Watkins is my name. Father of the beautiful Alicia? And of eighteen other children. You are going to your work. I am the good fairy Grandmarina. When you go home to dinner tonight invite Princess Alicia to have some of the fish you have just bought. When the beautiful Princess Alicia eats the fish you will find The King did not really understand what the old lady wanted to say. The old lady read his thoughts. she will leave a fish-bone on her plate. Tell her to wash it and keep it. It is a present from me. She must take care of it. Tell Princess Alicia the fish-bone is a magic present. It will give her anything that she wants. But this can happen only once and it must be at the right time. That is all. 86
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