ALIBABA and the Forty Thieves

Scenario by Christina Susanti, S.Pd

Back sound: musik padang pasir

Narrator dengan dandanan Jinny masuk dengan genit sambil menari balet.

In a town in Persia, there dwell two brothers, one named Kasim, the other Ali Baba. Kasim is married to a rich wife and lives in plenty, while Ali Baba has to maintain his wife, Zaitun, and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it to town

Setting             : dapur,

Zaitun sibuk memasak…tapi kehabisan kayu. Ali sibuk mengerjakan sesuatu, misalnya memperbaiki rumah….

Zaitun              : Ali, would you mind looking for wood for me?

Alibaba               : Aah … Zaitun. Why is Zaitun your name? Change your name and be my love.

Zaitun                 : What does a name mean? The rose changes the name, it still smells good. So please don’t tease me again! Hurry up!

Alibaba               : Okay, honey..  ! I don’t like to see you frowning like that. So please smile for me...  Okay, I’ll go..

Ali Baba goes to the forest as his wife asked him.

Ali Baba                : Oh my God, today the sun shines so cruelly. I think I will take a rest for while... otherwise I will die of dehydration..

Ali Baba sees a troop of men on horseback, coming toward him in a cloud of dust. He is afraid they are robbers, and climbs into a tree for safety. When they come up to him, he counts forty of them. They unbridle their horses and tie them to trees.

Bandit leader      : We got much gold from that village. Let’s go to the cave and put them! (Doom2 – Tata young) 17

Alibaba                  : Who are they? They look like bad guys. Let me find out!

Bandit Leader      : Sesame, Open! (a while later) Let’s go to another village, we have no time to break! Sesame, Shut!

Alibaba                  : Mmm… What’s in that cave? They seem like hiding something. I think I should find out. Open, sesame! Wow, what are those things? Oh My Goodness they are gold, silver silk, stuff-brocades, money…all piled together! I wanna take it some … before they come. (beri jeda secukupnya)

Alibaba comes home without any wood.

Alibaba                 : Honey………I’m home !

Zaitun                   : Have you got the wood? Why is it so long?

Alibaba                 : No, but I got something better, Gold!

Zaitun                   : What???  What are you talking about?

Alibaba                 : I’m serious, honey. It’s really-really gold!

Zaitun                    : how did you get it?

Alibaba                  : I just follow several bandits into a cave and this is what I found!

Zaitun                     : Is there any more in the cave?

Alibaba                   : Yess..!! There are plenty!!

Zaitun                     : Can we take it?? They are bad men. I think it’s not bad to take something from bad people. What do you think Ali?

Alibaba                 : No…..I don’t want to think, Zaitun.. If we want to take the gold, we must do it soon..before they come back  and take it away.. But first, we must dig a hole to hide these.

Zaitun                   : Okay..okay, my dear husband. But I’ll borrow a measure from Kasim Baba first.  I have to measure the gold before hiding it.

Alibaba                  : It’s up to you. But do it quickly, please.

 Zaitun                   : Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon

Zaitun goes to Kasim Baba’s Mansion to borrow a sack.

Zaitun                    : Ass.. my beautiful sister. May I borrow a measure?

Wife 1                    : Waa…Oh, my poor sister! Of course you may. What is it for? (dengan gaya sangat sombong)

Zaitun                    : To measure the grain, my sister…

Wife 1                   : Okay…

But Kasim Baba’s wife is curious about what kind of grain Zaitun is going to measure. So she follows her to see.

Zaitun              : Thank you for the measure my sister.

Wife 1             : Don’t mention it. You can borrow it any time..

Zaitun              : Thank you. Ass…

Wife 1                : Oh my goodness, she didn’t measure grain but gold! I have to tell my husband about this. Kasim my husband, please come here. Look, your brother has so much gold. He is richer than you. He did not count piece of gold but he measured it. Look at this! Some is left at the bottom

Kasim Baba     : How could he get it? I must find out

Kasim Baba follows Alibaba when he goes to the cave the next day.

Kasim baba        : Hmm, so that’s the way Ali Baba got the gold. I must go home quickly and take a donkey and many big sacks. I must take all the gold before Ali takes it all.

Kasim Baba goes home before Ali goes out. He thinks that he must take away the gold very soon. Later, Kasim Baba comes back with a strong donkey and many big sacks. And he is very happy when he sees the gold.

Kasim Baba     : Open the same door….No.. Some doors, open….No…. Open…No….. What is the password, oh my God! Ahh…I remember. Open, sesame!

Kasim baba       : Oh My God ! I could be a King , and the richest man in this world. (Boom3 )

 Kasim Baba is so happy to see the so much gold. He fills all his sacks with gold. But when Kasim baba wants  to go home, he forgets the password  until the bandits come.

Kasim baba       : What is the password ? ! Oh my God, how could I get out??? Hey….someone please help me out of here.

bandits 1            : Open, sesame! Hey , who are you ?

Bandit leader     : I hate a burglar , kill him !

Kasimbaba           : Oh please , I’ will give you all my gold.

Bandit leader       : It’s not your gold!!! It’s mine!! How did you get in?

Kasim baba           : Alibaba Told me. (Untitled – simple plan ). Please, don’t kill me. Alibaba is the one who teaches me to steal your gold.

Bandit 2                 : Let’s just kill him, boss. He has already known about this cave. It will never be a safe place for us as long as he’s alive

Bandit 3                : That’s right, boss. It’s difficult to find a safe place like this.

Bandit leader         : You’re right. Kill him now!! And you (point Bandit 1), find Alibaba’s house. We must kill him, too.

Bandit 1                : Okay, boss.

Kasim baba is murdered by the bandits, and one of them is looking for Alibaba’s house. He dresses up as a poor woman.

Bandit 1           : Ass.., My Lady…do you know where Ali Baba lives?

Lady                 : Waa… Of course. That house is Ali’s..the smallest one.

Bandit 1           : Thank you very much, my lady…

Lady                 : You’re welcome

 Bandit 1 calls the boss

The Bandit 1      : Ok boss, it’s clear ! ( by handphone )

Alibaba               : The bandits are trying to find me! How do they know that it’s me who took the gold?? Mmm… That’s interesting!  

The first wife of Kasim Baba gets information that his husband had been found dead in the forest. His wives are very sad , so they go to Alibaba’s house to tell him.

Wife 1        : Ali, have you heard that your brother was found dead in the forest?

Alibaba       : What ??? are you kidding!

Wife 2         : I’m not kidding, Ali. Your brother followed you to the forest. Perhaps the bandits found him…(weeping)

Alibaba        : Wait a minute . My brother followed me to the forest? What is it for? If he had wanted more gold, I could have given him. Why should he go there alone?

Wife 1          : I’m sorry Ali. We were not satisfied with the gold you gave. We wanted all the gold…!Hua…….. ( My heart will go on )

Alibaba         : Umm…okay. I have an Idea to do a revenge.

Wife 1           : What is it? (Ali membisikkan sesuatu kepada mereka. Mereka manggut2)

Alibaba knows that tonight the bandits will come to his house, so he makes a plan.

Bandit Leader   : Which one is Alibaba’s house?

Bandit 1             : The house which door had been crossed, boss. I crossed it today…

Bandit 2             : All doors in this village are crossed, boss!!!

Bandit Leader   : You crossed all doors?? How stupid you are!!

Bandit 3             : Kill him boss. Maybe, he, himself, is the betrayer.

Bandit 1             : (ketakutan sekali) No…I’m not, boss. I will find him for you…

Bandit leader  : No, I will go myself. I can’t entrust such an important thing to an idiot.

Finally the bandit leader finds Ali Baba’s house.

Bandit leader    :  Okay, my plan is to behave as oil merchant. You all come into the oil jars. If I say “zaitun”, you have to come out and we will kill Ali Baba.

Bandits              : Okay boss.

The Leader of the bandits comes to Alibaba’s house . Alibaba’s family greet him friendly.

Bandit leader : Ass… I’m an oil merchant. I have brought some oil from a distance to sell at tomorrow's market, but it is now so late that I don’t know where to pass the night, unless you will do me the favor to take me in.".

Alibaba             : of course, my wife has made zaitun soup. Put your jars in the kitchen

Wife 1                : Would you like something to eat?

Bandit leader  : Yes, please. Thank you.

Wife 2               : Are you a zaitun merchant ?

Bandit leader  :Yes I am a … zaitun merchant.

Wife      2         : What will a zaitun merchant do in a shabby house?

Bandit leader : Well , I’m very tired and I’m too hungry to sell my zaitun oil. The woman I met said that this family is very kind.

Alibaba             : Oh my wife ,Zaitun takes time too much, Zaitun…… Zaitun…..!!!

Wife 1                : I want to help Zaitun in the kitchen.

Wife 2               : Me too

Bandit leader  : Oooh … don’t say Zaitun so loudly, please ?

Alibaba             : Why ? Zaitun…!!! Be quicker…!!

Zaitun, the first and the second wife of Kasim baba are boiling oil. 

Bandit 1           : I have heard “Zaitun” word for 16 times.

Bandit 2            : Maybe it is the signal that we must get out.

Bandit 3           : I don’t think so… the sound is different

Bandits            : Ahhh……… (the women pour boiling oil into the jars. The thieves die)

When the leader calls his comrades, there is not any answer. Alibaba  tells him that the thieves have been killed. He still thinks that Alibaba doesn’t know his plan.

Bandit leader  : Zaitun…. Zaitun…!!

Alibaba             : Hey, why are you calling my wife???

Bandit leader  : No….oops…yes….ahh…I’m sorry, I’m not calling your wife…  (grogi dan bingung)

Zaitun, wife 1, wife 2 keluar

Zaitun              : Everything is okay now. Hey, sir. Are you curious why nobody is coming after yelling so loud??

Wife 1             : Sir, your friends will never answer you. They are dead now…

Bandit Leader  : What???!! What are you talking about??

Wife 2             : yes, sir.. Your friends are dead now… Follow me if you want to see them…

Bandit leader mengikuti para wanita tersebut.

Wife 1             : See, sir? Are those your friends in the jar?

Ali Baba           : Do you think you can trick me by dressing up like a merchant?

Bandit leader  : Ali Baba… I confess that you’re cleverer than what I thought. But I want to see if you can beat me with my sword. Let’s make a deal….

Ali Baba           : Why should I make a deal with you? What I need to do is just calling the police… Zaitun,call the police now..

Bandit leader  : it’s better for me to die…!! (mengayunkan pedang, tp Ali baba telah siap. Mereka beradu pedang beberapa saat. Ali Baba tidak mampu mengimbangi kemampuan pedang kepala perampok tersebut. Para wanita yang melihat hal tersebut bingung. Segera Zaitun menyiramkan minyak kepada pencuri tersebut hingga terpeleset.

Finally, alibaba sends the bandit leader to the police.

This is the end of the story of Alibaba. Thank you for your attention, ass…