Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Page #2

BENJAMIN:

Hey Adam, is this the girl?

ADAM (with a sigh)

Boys, this is Milly. MIlly, these are Gideon, Benjamin and Frank.

MILLY:

Well, hello there.

FRANK:

Hey.

MILLY (to Adam)

Please tell me there aren't any more.

ADAM:

Nope, that's it.

MILLY glances around at the boys, frightened just a little.

MILLY (smiling)

Well, you all have very... rather strong names. Bible names, right?

BENJAMIN:

Yeah, that was Ma's idea. Thought it'd be right to bring up good Christian boys. Named us by the alphabet - Adam, Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephriam and Gideon. How you know who's wo, just know your ABCs.

MILLY:

Well, there's just one name that I don't recognize. Frank, is that from the bible.

FRANK (sheepishly)

Well...

EPHRIAM:

There weren't any F names in the bible, so she named him Frankincense.

CALEB:

'Cause he smelled so sweet.

FRANK pushes EPRHIAM to the ground, the two begin fighting. The other boys laugh and join the fight.

MILLY:

Allright, everyone out! There'll be no fightin' in the kitchen while I'm here, or no dinner for y'all!

BOYS exit hesitantly, MILLY begins cooking. Light's dim to signify time passing, then MILLY rings the dinner bell. Lights normal.

BOYS (minus Adam) run in and scrounge at the food. MILLY looks on in disgust.

MILLY:

Don't you boys know any manners? Ain't you ever said grace?

The boys don't respond, but continue eating. ADAM enters.

MILLY (infuriated)

You don't even know what I'm talking about!

ADAM:

What's all the fuss 'bout?

MILLY:

Look at your brothers!

ADAM:

Hey, this must be good!

ADAM joins the boys, and MILLY crosses her arms.

MILLY:

Alright, if you're gonna act like hogs... YOU CAN EAT LIKE HOGS!!

MILLY turns over the table, exits stomping. Boys laugh.

All exit.

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Scene IV

In the pontipee house. One side has the bedroom, the other the parlour. MILLY sits on the bed in the bedroom, while ADAM and the boys sit in parlour. ADAM glances up at the clock, and puts down his pipe.

ADAM:

Alright boys, nine o'clock. And hour past your bedtime.

CALEB:

Hour past yours too.

Boys snicker. Adam sighs and gets up, going towards the bedroom.

ADAM:

Well then, good night.

ADAM enters the bedroom, Milly ignores him. Adam is nervous.

Evening, Milly.

MILLY:

Evening.

ADAM:

You've, erm... had a long day. You're probably tuckered out.

MILLY:

Sure am.

ADAM:

Should I, erm... turn down the covers?

MILLY:

I suppose.

Adam begins to turn down the covers on the bed.

But I'm not going to bed.

Adam looks at her. She stands up and looks him in the eye.

You don't want a wife. You want a hired girl; a cook or a washerwoman. And I such, I deserve my own sleeping place.

ADAM:

I'm sorry Milly, it's just...

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