3CharactersSetting:Thelivingroominthefamily’shouseNarratorGrandmaTommyDadAliceBen4Narrator:Tomorrowisaspecialdaybecauseit’sGrandma’sseventiethbirthday.Grandma:Isimplycan’timaginebeingseventy!Tommy:Whatwouldyoulikeforyourbirthday,Grandma?Grandma:That’saninterestingquestion.IthinkitwillsurpriseyouthatIalreadyknowwhatmypresentis!5Ben:Doyou,Grandma?Alice:Grandmaistryingtotrickyouintotellingherwhatherpresentis.Ben:Howdoyouknow,Grandma?Narrator:Grandmatriesnottosmile.6Grandma:Isawwherethepackageishidden.Tommy:Grandma,howdidyouknowtosearchundermybed?Grandma:Ah,nowIreallyknowwherethepresentishidden!Alice:ItoldyouthatGrandmawastryingtotrickyou!7Grandma:I’msureit’ssomethingI’llenjoy.Ben:Ofcourseitis.Grandma:It’sanitemofclothing.Ben:No!Youhaven’tguessedit!Grandma:Ah,soit’snotsomethingtowear.Tommy:Well,it’snotclothinganyway.8Alice:Tommy,Grandmaistrickingyouintogivinghercluesaboutherpresent!Ben:WewantGrandma’spresenttoremainasurprise.Narrator:Grandmaissmilingevenmore.Grandma:It’snotclothing.It’ssomethingbig,butit’snothugeoritwouldn’tfitunderabed.Tommy:Itcouldbesmall.Grandma:No,ifitwassmallyouwouldhavehiddenitinadrawer.9Ben:Grandma,we’renottellingyou!Grandma:Ithinkit’ssomethingI’llusewhenIwash.Alice:Thatsuremustbeahugebarofsoaphiddenunderthebed!Narrator:ThismakesthechildrenandGrandmagiggle.10Grandma:Waitjustaminute.Narrator:Grandmaputsherchininherhandstothink.Grandma:Fluffytowels!Thatwouldbeespeciallynice!Tommy:Fooledyou,Grandma.It’snottowels.Alice:Tommy,sshhh!11Narrator:Thechildren’sfatherarriveshome.Dad:Hello!Iseveryonehavingagoodday?Ben:Grandmaistryingtotrickus.Alice:She’stryingtogetustotellherwhatherbirthdaypresentis.Tommy:She’llneverguessit’s—12Narrator:Quickly,AliceandBenspeaktogether.AliceandBen:Quiet,Tommy!Grandma:Ah,nowIknow!Dad:Youalwayssaythat.Narrator:Dadputhisarmsaroundthechildren.Dad:Iknowyourgrandma.She’salwaysplayingtricks!13Narrator:Thenextday,thechildrengiveGrandmaherpresent.Grandma:Goodnessme!Lookattheselayersandlayersofpaper!Alice...
