This script is part of the Someday My Princess Will Come series.
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[breathless] Wow.
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[excited] Ohh! Look at that!
[pause]
Yeah!
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[astonished] Isn’t it amazing?
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This is so . . . I don’t have words.
[pause]
You know, I’ve never flown my carpet this far away before.
Not even close.
This is . . . a whole new world.
[pause]
It’s too bad we don’t have gorgeous fireworks like these . . . back home.
[pause]
It’s what?
[pause]
New Year’s?
But the new year isn’t for . . .
[pause]
[hastily] Oh, right, of course, yes.
Chinese New Year. Yes.
[suddenly she becomes blustering and pompous – because she’s anxiously covering up her terror of discovery]
I knew that, of course!
I am a rich and famous princess, after all.
[very haughty, acting superior] You do tend to . . . forget the differences between . . . all these foreign countries . . . when you’re as powerful and important as I am.
[pause]
[suddenly humble again] It is pretty amazing, though.
[tenderly] But it’s even more amazing . . . to be here with you.
I’m so glad you decided to take this journey . . . with me.
[pause]
To think!
We came all the way to China together.
[excited] I had no idea my carpet could fly so fast!
[awkward] I guess . . . I guess I was inspired.
[more awkward] I . . . wanted . . . to do . . . something special.
Something special for you.
Something I had never even done for myself.
[quietly] I . . . wanted to . . . show you the world.
Because . . .
By doing something special for you . . . I wanted to show you . . . how special you are . . . to me.
[pause]
[shy] I guess I didn’t know any other way.
I wanted to show you wonders.
So you would know . . .
[tenderly] What a wonder you are . . . in my eyes.
[pause]
Prince . . .
[humble] I’m very sorry for the way I spoke to you father . . . about . . . marrying you.
It was wrong of me.
It was presumptuous . . . and . . . immodest.
It wasn’t respectful to you.
[pause]
[anxious] I just . . .
I just want you to know . . . how special I think you are.
[pause]
I thought so . . . from the first moment I laid eyes on you.
[hastily] I mean . . . laid eyes on your picture!
[awkward] In my palace! Back at home! Far, far away!
[tenderly] Where I . . . heard about . . . how amazing you are.
You have no idea . . . the lengths I’ve gone to . . .
To be with you.
[pause]
Hmm?
[long pause]
But how could I not?
You’re wise.
You’re brave.
You’re compassionate.
You’re funny.
[hastily] I mean . . . I heard that you were all those things.
[awkward] And you’re . . . very, very handsome.
[tenderly] No picture could do you justice.
[pause]
[growing anxious] How could . . .
[more anxious] How could an amazing man like you . . .
[quietly] . . . ever like . . . someone like me?
[hastily] I mean . . . obviously I’m a rich and powerful princess, of course!
[blustering, pompous] I . . . have a huge palace!
And hundreds of servants!
[awkward] And . . .
And . . .
[more awkward] And underneath all that . . .
I’m . . .
I’m just . . .
[pause]
Hmm?
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At . . . at the market?
[long pause]
I . . .
[tenderly] Prince . . .
I’m . . .
[hastily] I mean . . . no!
[awkward] No no no no no!
Of course not!
[more awkward] Of course you didn’t meet me in the market!
With . . . [scoffing] a monkey?
No, no, no.
[pompous] A rich and powerful princess like myself?
Go to the market?
I have servants for that!
[blustering] In fact, my servants don’t even go to the market!
[awkward] My servants . . . have servants . . . who do that for them!
And with . . . what was it you said?
A monkey?
[pause]
[pompous] No, I don’t have a monkey.
[rushing to change the subject] So . . . what did you think of the Pantheon?
[pause]
You can say that again.
[pause]
[awkward] They sure did have a lot of gods back then, didn’t they?
[long pause]
I know, right?
I’m glad we only have one!
I mean, with all those gods, how did they make all their daily prayers?
[pause]
[more awkward] Of course . . . that was all superstition!
Hundreds of gods!
[super awkward] You might as well believe in genies!
[super duper awkward] And . . . everyone knows there’s no such thing as those!
[rushing again to change the subject] I . . . uh . . . bet watching these fireworks . . . beats being cooped up in your palace, huh?
[long pause]
Yeah?
[pause]
Mmm.
[long pause]
[concerned] Really?
[pause]
[tenderly] That sounds rough.
Sounds like your father is . . . pretty hard on you.
I mean . . . he seems so friendly.
[pause]
I’m sorry to hear that.
It must be hard.
[pause]
[wistfully] To think . . . all I ever wanted . . . was to have a home.
[rushing] I mean, I have a huge palace . . . and . . . and . . .
[sheepish] I just mean . . .
I never knew my parents.
I’ve always been on my own.
So, I . . . you know . . . never really had a . . . real home.
[awkward] And I . . . kind of assumed . . . people who had a family . . . had it easy.
I guess you don’t.
[long pause]
[concerned] Really?
Who’s Jafar?
[pause]
Oh, yeah, that big ugly guy? Goatee?
[pause]
I met him in the palace.
[annoyed] He couldn’t even remember my name.
[concerned] You think he’s . . .
[pause]
But . . . I mean . . . what do you think he’s trying to . . .
[long pause]
[shocked] His daughter?
That’s . . .
I mean . . . your father would see right through that!
[anxious] Right?
[pause]
And . . . he wouldn’t force his own son to . . . marry that guy’s daughter.
[concerned] Don’t you think?
[pause]
[disappointed] Oh.
[sympathetic] I’m really sorry to hear that.
But . . . that’s not even legal, is it?
[awkward] I mean . . .
[super awkward] You . . . have to . . . marry a princess, right?
[long pause]
[shaken, at a loss] Oh. Oh wow.
That’s awful.
[pause]
I guess . . . a real home . . . a real family . . . are pretty hard to come by.
Happily ever after . . . isn’t something that . . . just happens.
A real home . . . is something you have to make.
[pause]
Although . . . I mean . . .
[tenderly] I think your father does love you.
Deep down?
[gently] I could tell he does.
When I . . . [sheepish] well, you know.
He would never let that guy just . . . use you . . . to get to the throne.
[gently] I know he’s hard on you . . . and I can see that it hurts.
After all . . . he does have a kingdom to worry about.
He didn’t make the law . . . and it is his job to uphold it.
It’s not his fault.
[pause]
[anxious] And, I mean . . . maybe . . . having to marry a princess . . . isn’t . . . necessarily all bad?
If you . . . maybe . . . found a princess . . . who thinks you’re even more amazing . . . than Chinese fireworks on New Year’s?
[pause]
[giggle]
You and I . . . both of us are looking for a real home.
We could . . . make one together.
[awkward] Maybe?
[pause]
[softly] Wow, look at that one. So beautiful.
[sly] No, not the fireworks. Your smile!
[happy giggle]
[a single kiss]
Mmmmmmmmm.
Admittedly . . . the fireworks are amazing.
[pause]
Hmm?
[pause]
[casually] Oh, no. Are you kidding? Abu hates fireworks.
[busted!] Ah! I . . . I mean . . . I mean . . .
[sigh]
[sheepish] You got me.
[pause]
[terrified she’s losing him] Wait! Wait!
Please!
Let me explain!
Just give me 60 seconds before you hate me forever, okay?
[pause]
[calming herself] Okay. Okay.
Here goes.
[very quickly] Yes I’m a beggar and yes you met me and Apu in the market and then I found a lamp in a magic cave and it had a genie in it and I got three wishes and I promised to use the last one to free the genie but I used the first one to become a real princess because I knew you were the only man I could ever feel this way about and I also kind of picked up this magic carpet in the cave and I love you more than air and light because your heart is even more beautiful than your face and I didn’t think you’d ever believe my crazy story about a genie and I didn’t think I could tell you the truth because a prince like you could never really like a beggar like me so I lied about who I was and I’m so, so, so so sorry!
[a few deep breaths]
[gently] I see now that I don’t have to impress you.
You don’t care if I’m rich . . . or powerful . . . or have a palace and servants.
[warmly] You see who I really am.
You already saw . . . when I flew up to your balcony.
You chose to trust me.
[sheepish] I hope you still can.
[anxious] Will you forgive me?
[long pause]
[joyful] Thank you! Thank you!
[several quick kisses]
I won’t betray your trust again . . . ever. I swear.
[pause]
Hmm?
[pause]
[confused] You . . .
[long pause]
[gently] No, actually . . . I don’t think you would do that.
If our roles were reversed?
I think you’d have told me the truth from the beginning.
[romantic] You’re so brave.
Face it, you’re a better person than I am.
[pause]
[reluctantly] Well . . . if you insist.
[playful] I guess boys do have kind of a . . . reputation . . . for . . . not being a hundred percent honest . . . when they want to impress a girl.
[more playful] Maybe . . . you wouldn’t be telling the whole truth even now, huh?
[pause]
Oh, I’m sure you’d have come up with something!
[romantic] You’re so clever!
[pause]
Oh! I’ve got it!
You could have said that you liked to dress up like a beggar . . . to take a break from your boring life in the palace!
[giggling] Guess you should be glad I didn’t think of that one first, huh?
[pause]
[big, joyful laughter]
[serious] Still, I swear I’ll never lie to you again.
I’ll never hide myself from you.
[tenderly] I know now . . . I’ll never need to.
[kiss]
[pause]
[gasp] I just realized!
We can use my second wish to get rid of Jafar!
[rushing] I don’t mean, like, kill him or anything.
Apparently, you can’t do that anyway.
It’s some kind of . . . rule, proviso, quid pro quo.
Something like that.
But we could send him to the other side of the world . . . or pretty much anything else.
[pause]
[surprised] Make him a genie? But why would we . . .
[long pause]
[finishing his last sentence] . . . stuck in a lamp! Oh, that’s clever!
[kiss]
I like the way you think!
[romantic] All this beauty, and brains too!
[more romantic] Not to mention that . . . you’re a real prince.
Come here, my prince.
It’s your turn to show me a whole new world.