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' I r -._,:::lea:::e note : r:r:t e.ll di:·ections c;i-;en in t!":is script ( .s.nd tl1ere not be many) are .!.ntcnded fer :prociuction in tr.e arena style ;.r.e"'lter. IN ?LE CF.:\'l'ER 01-' TiiE' IS 'f:!E SET UP r'OR '!'!ill Si10F OF T::E SORCE!BR . THERE IS A s:.:ALL '.:.'!3LB ':!I'I'H A CH:'Jil B2SIDE I'.r !\i,D PE!iHAfS A. 9COKS!i:?LF TP.S SORCEnER ' S ECCKS . E;Ti'fSJ IS Ill A rOSITION '!'18 S'fAGE. '!'i:.S S S!-{0? IS ?.\R'r 0:-' r. CIRCUS . AS s::o··: OPENS LIGi!TS UP ot:LY Of! 'fEE OUTER PARI'S OF '.!'11.E OVAL . Circus rr:cple · ( the:,r sing) ")o you t!1at brass band playine .')o you tr:at bit:; bc>.SS drura Do you hear the pecplc sayine ::..noth<'r c;,.y ha.3 come Sooa ':he cro·.,:d r;ill start in cheerinG And ;;he che:;r ttat you'll be hearine; Is '.he circus is ir: towno Girls Did you hear that hom :(en Did you he.:1r it , did :,'OU it Girls !iid yrm sr:,e tlw.t clo'm t ·:en )id you ::;eo; hio , did yoll see him All .... - '

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-._,:::lea:::e note : r:r:t e.ll di:·ections c;i-;en in t!":is script ( .s.nd tl1ere ~ill not be many) are

.!.ntcnded fer :prociuction in tr.e arena style ;.r.e"'lter.

IN ?LE CF.:\'l'ER 01-' TiiE' S'f',~GE IS 'f:!E SET UP r'OR '!'!ill Si10F OF T::E SORCE!BR. THERE IS A

s:.:ALL '.:.'!3LB ':!I'I'H A CH:'Jil B2SIDE I'.r !\i,D PE!iHAfS A. 9COKS!i:?LF EOLDU~G TP.S SORCEnER ' S

ECCKS . E;Ti'fSJ IS Ill A P~O~~IHEI\T rOSITION 0~ '!'18 S'fAGE.

'!'i:.S SOHCE?.Et~ ' S S!-{0? IS ?.\R'r 0:-' r. CIRCUS.

AS 'l'i.J~ s::o··: OPENS T~l"S LIGi!TS UP ot:LY Of! 'fEE OUTER PARI'S OF '.!'11.E OVAL.

Circus rr:cple · ( the:,r sing)

")o you ~l~~ t!1at brass band playine

.')o you ;,ec.~ tr:at bit:; bc>.SS drura

Do you hear the pecplc sayine

::..noth<'r c;,.y ha.3 come

Sooa ':he cro·.,:d r;ill start in cheerinG

And ;;he che:;r ttat you'll be hearine;

Is '.he circus is ir: towno

Girls

Did you hear that hom

:(en

Did you he.:1r it , did :,'OU he~r it

Girls

!iid yrm sr:,e tlw.t clo'm

t·:en

)id you ::;eo; hio , did yoll see him

All

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Girls

And '"e !"aK tl:c cloh'11

I·: en

The funny clOi-.'"Il

Girls

His pantz were falline doh'Tl

I·~en

Ea ha ha

All

P.a ha ha ha

Look up and ePe the flyers flying

· And did yoH see the horses trot

r ook over there , that oan of rubber

Is conna tie himself in YJnots .

Look at U,e elephants t;,"' narching

Boy, t"ley !'lust \'leigh a thousand po'.111ds

And a ll the dogs and seals are bar~ing

Yes , th~ circus is in to\m.

Dance Repeat first stanza and out .

AT T~ END OF 't'HE ~ONG THEY ALL CCNG?.EGA'!'E IH O!!E AREA , TP.A'l' ..A.RSA DESIGNA'TF.D AS THE

Ell TRJu~CE TO 'l'HE SHOP.

c l

Eusines~ hasn't been very eood. It ' s a t;ood thir.6 that \·:e are !:lOving tte circus to

a ne\\· ~o·,;n tomorrow.

c 2

;·fuy are we comin~ to the sorcerer's tent . ?

c 3

J see if ev~ hp:;mmtice needs e>.ny !:elp c;ettin.; t}:e soJ'CerP.r' s t~ir.e:; to;;ether for the

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You kno~>: , that apprentice isn ' t very bright. 0

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h"l:la t do you r;.ean?

C 4 ~'ell , it seems to ce that he ought to be able to do a little magic on his or:n

by nm.,. After all , he's been an apprentice an awful long timeo

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'dell , the sorcerer probably h·ants the apprentice to take his time learningo So

that he learns well . Sorcery can be a pretty tricky business . I t' s better tu be

sure that ~'OU know Hhat ycu ' re doing.

c 4

Yes , I fflless you ' re righto

c 2

Co~e on. Let's go in.

(as they enter the shop t~e apprentice co::es in a.'1C. starts s•:eeping t}le floor)

c 3

( loudly) Hello Ap~renticeo

Apprentice

Don ' t shout. It makes roe nervouso

c 3

Sorry.

c l

\'l'e ca"'le to see if you needed any help in getting yo'.lr things together for the

cove tomorro1., o

Apprentice

Oh , more ;.:9rk. '•/ork , work , work . That ' s all I ever do arc\md here . t~ever any

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I~aybe you should try ecttinG your "'ark done with cneic.

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Sorcen~r

(bd±Erx entering) Better that he should try cettine it done 1d th a broomo

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The sorcerer.

Sorcerer

Yes , the sorcerer. ;',ppr'S'ntice, <J.rc ~rofi finishing up your ,,;ork?

Apprentice

On , yes , ·working.. '.'!ork:!ne. i·:orking.

Sorcerer

Good. A ~orcerer's ?.pprcntice must Kork r.ard.

!)of'sn' t a sorcerer's apprentice ever v:ork ~ra~ic?

Sorcerer

(booming) ilhA.t did yo'.l say?

App

Say? I:othing. ::othing. Did I say somethinc;?

Sorcerer

You v:ill do rn<1e;ic soon enough . You must learn sloHly and well . Tryi!:g to ~<Jke progress

too quickly ;.:ill only e;et you into trouble . Apprentice , a:re you listening to rae?

(music in)

J.pp

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Sorcc:rer

Good. so::-.eti:nes you don't listen closely enoueh. Are :roulisteninG no1·.'? ( .s.pp. nods)

Good. Keep ~istening.

(hC:' sings) ~

iiever tal:-: too ::;uch -.... -....

\. av ---

Y.•:nixt""Z:rx ju::t be easy to mold ... _

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) \. NevPr ~lk A.tout .... hat you know

<:"' \) ~ • / ~nd. aJ. ways do .,.:hat you're

Hegic ' s r!lystery

Isn ' t ffieant to see

Sec.ets ou~ht to be kept

l~ever try to find

....!. \·:hat ' s in another ' s mind ' .

/;"'Always ~keep in step. ; ..

I. --· c-Listen Hhen I tell you

~ ~ \·fna t you ought to do ---------

Everyword of mine's a gem.

Even if sonc others

Come ~·1i th ne1·1 advice

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f~ Better to listen to me thantlisten to .• • better to I

listen t~ me , ~esto listen to me than

to listen to them.

!~ever dabble in ---•.,'hat could lead to sin

Good should stay i''i thin sieht I / -...

1 Never do a Hrong to r:a'<:e a ri1;h to

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(he leads tte chorus in a rousing morals building j>roduction number)

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AT ':HE CO!~CLUSICH OF 'l't!E SONG THE CEORUS EXITS

Sorcerer

l~ovr , npprentice , I must go out into the 'oods to gather herbs. I '.YP.nt to I:Jix a new

potion to sell when the circus gets to the next town. Try to finish up here ;.;hile

I rum ~one . And don't meddle with anything. Remember. Concentrate on clenni~g. Not

SOrCfn''Y o (he leaves . )

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... nenP.:nber. Concentrate on d. eaning. J;ot so-::cery.,

ttir~ that the only place I'll get to do ~y ~esic is in ~Y dre~os.,

I ' l!i beginning to

(he starts. to

clean the. urn.) All of tris smoke in here ma'.<::es me sleepy . You know , I ' 11 bet there

are other things that I could do-' in the c·ircus . I~ n •t haYe to be a sorcerer. \·.7hy , I

C0Ulct be •• • oh , I could be . o.gosh, 18~ getting slecpyooool ' l1 bet I could be a l i on

ta!:ll~r. oo oOr • • oOr.. (he i~ aslcepo there is eerie drea.n I'JUSiC and ?..ppropriate liijhting )

(The circus people cone back in and do a reprise of the circus song l·:hich draws :i:7...X~x

in the apprentice. This leads into the Lion tar::er fAntasy. One of the circus people

is no~ a lion ( Cl )

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'(Acti"le as rincmaster) And r.m,r ladies and centle~P.n . Prepare yourselves for the greatest

eYcnt of your lives . Here in tht... center ring, before your very eyes , the most

fantestic , the r.iost niraculous , U:e :-:ost fearless dareC.e·:il of theo all . The greatest

lion tar:er in the eatire worldo And here he is. o.

App

\·,'ho? ,,'ho?

c 3

You.

App.

Oh .

C2

Apprentice the greato

C4

Yeah. Yeah. P.ooray.

c 2

PrinG on tte lions.

( C3 LS'.:'S IH 'rliS LION )

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ICh , yen bie brave lion tac0r you . :ire JO'J. gcinc to face t!':!at ferocious lion all ?..lone?

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' . APP• {cs , I gue~s I C'!I' • • Oh , 1vai t. \1~1at wi ll I do if the sorcerer comes . Ee n:;y get nngry

if he catc:tes me not ·,;orking. ;:oybe •.• (to aud) !·:2ybe you could ''arn r::e if he comes .

that ' s it . xou \·:arn rae if ycu s~e the sorcerer cooing.

c 4 .L!oH are ycu e;oine; to tc...::e the lion?

App

Yes . Yes. All rit;ht lion. Cc~e and be t~cd. (he takes a whip from C 2 and picks

up tt:e chair) Roll over. I said roll over . A" ccme on. Roll over. ( lion does)

Look. He did it . (chorus cLeers)

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J·iow , ladies and gentlemen . '~'he creat lion tar.wr ·,.;ill put his arm into the lion ' s mouth .

(the a!lprentice does so ar..d t!.e lion bites his fine;er)

App.

O>vr. ':!hat ' s the rn?. tter Hi th you·~

( the lion stalks the apprentice P.~d there is'a s1ort fiGht . Tte!1 the lion ctases

the app:r·entice ?J"d fi!lally ·.-:inds up ~i tting on hio . <h!'i ng the confusion €l:x.::.~ the

tHo C' s cet off. Th~ apprentice is screaminG' for help and the lion disappears as the

li~hts Rtart flashing a~d the sorcerer enters.) -

Sorcerer

t;;ha t is coint; on here? l-,'ill you stop all of that yelline;.

Apprentice

::lhere ' s tte lion?

Sorcerer

Wh3t lion?

Apprentice

Stop it , I say.

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Appr~ntir.e

_he or.e ih<! t I ~·:as tru:~ir.c . 'l'he • ••• . .

Sorcerer

Apprentice , you ' ve been sleepine on the ~ob <!Jaino Sleepi g ar.d dre~~ing. Lions ,

i::.deed. Come along. 'rhere is ::cnething I ••ant you to ~:el me \·:i th . Cone along.

(they go off and return r:i th a lone coffin like cox )

Apprentice

\•n1a t ' s inside?

Sorcerer

.!\pprentice

• nu.~1.:ny?

Sorcerer

T; at ' s :1ha t I said a 1!1\lJlli!lY o

Apprentice

Is there a daddy in there tooo

Sorce:a.·er

I~ot that kind o: a IIP.l.T..:!lYo It is an ancient Egyptian OU!"'-!:iYo I a-:. boine; to use

sorce~J to brine )t back to lifeo I ' ~ G0ine cut to finish collecting herbs .

\·,'hile I nn cone I e:.-:pect ~rou to finish your ;..·ork. And don ' t touch that box.

Don 1 t Louch t:;a t box. (exits)

Apprentice

(mi;~ickinc:;). Don ' t tc11Ch tf.at boxo :!a. r-:t;::"~y . Sroa.~.I:!y . Ee t~il".k3 hP'S so great.

} s c;oin3 ~o l>ri!":5 a ~-::\o:.ry • o li:e. ·.-.'!12. t ' s ::;o crr:c: t about that? J..ll he hG s to say

ic ' i-:u."'-"'1] , :;mr.ny , t~c.:x::?X?'-':::rx:::t.XY. end yc;~r strif11 , le:ave your box , cor::e b~ck 'to life '.

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( ?EE ~OX !10'/ES A LIT'i'LS) l<'or a Tilinute I thoucht thnt I saw the box move. (it r.<1ovcs agnin)

It Jid ~ove . Ho . l·:y i::.;agi.nation. 'dell , ba.ck to \·lark. (he be.:;ins S\·:eeping t~e rocm.

the tox opens a little and we see an arm. Then the box op~ns completely and we see

the entire :::U."'"~-ny . He ~oves O'lf slm-1ly and there is busincsso •• • • etc . etc, •••••••••

Until finally the sorcerer rett~nso

Sorcerer

Spirit stop the \•:inding clocks

HwnrLy ~o back to yo~ box.

( the l!ltunmy does so and t!-1e box closes )

Sorcerer

So, I thought I told you not to tamper with that box.

Apprentice

I 1 o sorry. But I 1 r:1 tired of s-..:eepine floors . I r;an t to be a sorcerer.,

Sorcerer

( musi:. c in) \'Till you never lis ten? (sings)

Listen when I tell you

Hhat . ou oueht to do

Every ,,·ord of mine's a gem

Even if so~e others

come with new advice

Better to listen to ~e than listen to •• obetter to listen to Ge , yes to listen to me than

to li~ten to them.

(he exits and the ~usic continues n segue into the next song)

i pprentice

I don ' t c.'?.re Hhat he says. I want to be 0.a sorccrero 1\nd I will be a sorcerer. I

wi l l be a sorcerer. (he sinc;s )

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... I ~ill do whaL I like

I'll be t!.!'ou,sh ;,ltP.n I like

Co t~i lh :·.no I should like

~·'hen I pleAse

\·lho cAres h'hat he 1.;on ' t likP. ',·,'!to cares ;,hat he ;.;oi! ' Y like

For I do ~r.at ple~ses ~e .

I will leap "'hen I like

Give or keep ~;hat I like

Go to !-:lor-p v1hen I like

'dai t and see

1n'ho cares ~o.f!at he won ' t like

\·n10 c;;res l:!1at he "on ' t like

If I decide then I c~ n m~~e a ~o~qtain

I'll bet that! could ~alk across bhe sea

_.![ ' 11 :.c>.ke a ri·1er fron a 1\ater fo·.mtain

To e•rer; secret I si.all hold the key

~·lai t and see , thnre •r~ill be , no one half as e-reat as oe •.•.••

I ' ll say !':0 when I like

Stop nnc.l GO when I like

And you ' ll ~~o·,y what I li~e cause I'll do

0:1ly thn :.r.ines I like

Only t}-,P, t!1int;s I like

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C2 )J\D 4 CO:·:E RUia:rr~G ON

throu_sh abook.

c 4

r,;r.a t are you doing?

App

Lookin~ for a maeic spell .

C2

yelling for tte apprentice .

A maeic spell? .\re you going to 1~ork "' spell?

App

I certainly am.

C4

But v.·or: ' t the s orctner be angry?

App.

I don't care.

C4

(to 3) He <O esn' t care •

c 2

I l

t The apprentice ~s leafing

Oh , eoody ~oody . . i kind of a spP.U ::;re you (ping to work?

App

I don't b1oVT. (

c 4

~:aybe you could turn the urn ir:to a &ic.nt ice crean ccna.

c 2

Ch don't ~e silly.

c 4

\'.'hat's !>illy <!bout an ice crean ccne'l

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c 2

It just sounds silly. \','hat kind of i ce cream.,

c 4

Tutti fruity.

c 2

Tutti fruity. J!:!.~'1·: . l·:<:.;;'bP. it ' s r.ot so silly after all .

App .

I \<lant to do somethin~ better tr..an turn thi n&s into i cecrea.m.

c 4

~:aybe you could find a ~'>!)ell to do so:ne t hir.g evi l.

c 2

Yes. Somethin& really r~ysterious .

App.

(r.:usic in) Like ;-:hat?

c 2

Oh , I don • t kno1v., !·:aybe you could f ind a spel l t bat &..sx has lizards tail s in it.

c 4

Yes. And bats and rats and thin&s.

( they sins)

Rats and bats and caraMels

n xed up fer a r.?.G].c spell

Fish and snails nnd lizards~ tails

App

Goodness , won ' t ~hat scell?

C ~ and -,. 4 fli P.s d t d and OHls tha t hoot Rir:{s r~n '""oa s Loe'ds .~n·i le-ad:::\ t~nus roo t

Fancy froc;s and puppy doc;s

And cold po t P.t o ;,oup .

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Then ~!iX it up

i·:ix it up

l'.Ix it up

r·:ix it up

Ther, He ' 11 pour a henl "tl:j· portion in a rusty cup

Kix it ltp

l·:ix it up '·

!fix it up

r~ix it up

Ar.d we ' ll c:1st a r.aeic spell .

Cnion clip ar.d cottae;e cheese

Pepper Grour.ds to ~ake a sneeze

Cld thtm: tacks c:.nd candle wax

And rotten earden ~eeds

P'c.r4cc>..ke flour :nd salty ec;gs

Iri;::b st.m: fro:::J ~:illibeg

Oily o,.,h;;.lcs and ciirty nails

P.nd old gra~shop_per· legs .

·Tnen mix it up etco

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1-.'~ll , do you ~:.hirV: that you can hi=:.n:lle it?

App.

I •:as loo;cing throach this boot: and it SP.G!:"<S to ::e that it's all very sil"iple . P'or

instance, I could say 'Fr~ezing rain a~ci burnir.c logs, Turn t~ese people into dogs •,

and you £houltl turn •• o.(tl:ey are c..!ces ar:d. barkir.e; loudly) :'l"flai. Oh , ny goo<kess .

It ·,,orked. ! turnP.c thr-r;:; into doe;s. '::c::.i t , no:v 1-:::at do I do? (looks thrcueh the book)

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Let ' s SPe . Here it iso ' Eells that ring up in t~1e steeple , Turn the dogs back f 1 to

poo_ple '. (they stop b;;.r~<ing) Oh, that .·.orked ·.oo. This is easy.

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\o!'!ia t ' s easy?

App

S()rcery. I juf;t turned you into dogs .

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You j~st ••• ( lnughing) Oh , will you listen to that . Just turne:d us into dogs .

App

But , I did .

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I think •,;e ' d better cet out of here . 'fhis little sorcerer has sone !".>?..d . (laughs)

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You'd better be careful. He r..ay GCt angry a!1e turn you into a hippopota.11us .

(they st~rt to leave) Or a bunble tee. Or ~n allicator.

APP:i.Bl\TICF.: DOBS A '.·lP.OLE BIT ABOUT ~lH.A'r HE CAh DO l":AGICALLY

HE ~/ILL ~:i1XE ··HE BROCt~S CLP:All TilE SHOP FOR HU1.

0~ king 1:ong. (they are gone) ~

PJ>D TEE!i D~CI~~ J' ff

App .

Broom, broom, clean this room.

A broom col!es on and strts to s•,reep ) Oh , tr"at ' s GOOd. TLc::.t ' s good . l!ow sto:p.

I said stop. (it uoesn •t) I must be doine; sornethine:; rirong. (hc does ,.,hole bit about

findir.g rieht spell in book) ~·:aybe I shonld just say • Froom , brool!l , stop sweeping this

room' • ( anoth~r brooi!l comes on) Ch , no . ( l!lusic in) Y.'ha t am I coint:; to do? (the brooms

start knockinG over thinGS in the shop a!1d they begin to sing)

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Sorcerer

Ahh, Apprentic~o You are so ~~ious to become a sorcerer. The fact i s, the day

is closP.at hando For I um getting old. And when I retire , all of this will be yours.

You will be the sorcerer for the circus. Io •• I shall be an ol d man, relaxing

$O~ewhere in the suno Or sleepinc on a cloudo

Soon I sl.all be 82

Age will cool oy fire

All ny books will c:o to you

1Nhen I retire

I'll :o off to Florida

Bring r.~y beach attire

You'll ~ecorne tte sorcerer

Whe1< I retire

You ' ll beco~e a sorcerer of fame and ereat r8known

Kno~m across the country ••• coast to coast

Travellir.r; wi -:n the circus as it goes fror:J to't.'ll to to;m

All ~ill lift their glasses in a toast

To the sorcerer YTith the most

I~ll cro out to pasture soon

Cro3s the f i nal wire

~·.'hen I rP.tire .,

I'll co out to pasture soon

Cross the final wire

No nore potions no nore charms

no !!lore flm·;ers up his ar:ns

l:o more spirit~ in the bier

\'he!: I xe~~ retire

rr.~oc !-.Ol·: I' 11 niss you , how I' 11 miss you

The r.ur-!-:: <>nd the mire When I retire

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'de are ti~e brooms

~\eepir.g the room

Doing 1·:ha tcviL'r He can

To keep the fi~xs floors

The walls And the doors

Spic a'1d span.

0

(this song is SQ~e as a round and each tiwe a new part is started a new broom co~es on

until v;e have four broorr.s Sl·:eeping furiouslj: <!bout the stage)

App.

Stop. Stop. Please stop.

Sorcerer

xh( entering) \·;hat is c;oing on here? i'lhat is hnppenning?

App.

Help. Eelp.

Sorcerer

(goes to 11m ru:d pours in a liquid. A cloud of f::.~oke envelopes the air about the urn)

AbracPtdabra , hippity hop

All this confusion noH come to a stopo

(the brooos freeze . the sorcerer gives them a flick with his magic finGer and they strt off

chanting x..ro:: ' 1;e are the brooms , we are the brooms ' )

Sorcerer

Apprenticeo I thoucht that I told you to concern yourself with cleaning.

App.

vlell , I did.

S?rcerer

You v;E:re r.ot to touch the magic books . You tryed to ~>"Ork with ;:i tchery and you see

rlhat h11s happ:medo I hope that you have learned a lesson. You must te..l<:e your time ~nd

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. "' le&r!l ·"~~n nll the sc.>crets of sorcery cefore tryine any at all. (nude in) You must be

pa~ient. All eood thin~s coce to ttcse ~ho wait .

(he sines)

Listen ~.·}ten I t1~ll you

1-.l:at :·ou cac;ht to do

Every\.\Ord or mine ' s 11 gem

Even if sone others c:orr.e "'ith n ;; advice

Eetter to listnn to me ttan to listen to • .• better to listen to r.e , yes to listen to me

than to li!}tcn to Lhem.

Never do.bble in

't.lhat could lead to sin

Good should stRy ;;ithin sight

.r..e·.rer do a •:rong to r:~akc a right

Never do a wrong to make a rieht .

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APPRENTICE

MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE MY NAME ALTER Jorr ATTIRE BE PREPARED TO CLAIM MY FAME WHEN YOU RETIRE

E'l ERYTHING IS GONNA BE JUST AS I DESIRE EVERYTHING WILL GO TO ME WHEN YOU REI'IRE