EVS Tale of the Two Cities booklet

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bla bla (she speaks in ironic style). But I (pausa, she showing her beauty around), I’m just the
most beautiful one! Look at me: people and other creatures just admire me, my godness
shape and colors. I don’t really need to do anything – just to exist here. My only fault is
that I’m a foreigner here. But can it be my sin? (pausa; she makes innocent face).
Beautiful things are not only from Madeira, hahaha (she smiles cute and flirty).
I came from South Africa to conquere new lands, because I like adventures. I’m a traveler,
so what?
(pausa, she looks at the audience)
All the time I hear some gossips from endemics plants that I’m so expansive here and
that I take its places to grown up to. Well... (she rolls her eyes)
The endemics plants are just jealous about my beauty, about human attention! I bring
a joy to human’s life, so they just forget that I’m one of the invasive alien species here.
So what? Imagine! Have they ever wanted to destroy me? Of course – not. I should be
your leader in this world war. Because this is my flower-power of forgetfulness. We will
conquer the world with peace and love.
banana passionfruit (MARACUJÁ-BANANA)
(laughs behind of the back of strelitzia, comes slowly to the middle)
Do you think that people really love you? They admire you, ok, true, you look niceee,
diffeeerent, preeeetty -but than...they are happy 3 seconds and than just come back to their
normal duties. That’s it! But guys, look at me, look at me now!!! (he/she presents itself) I’m
the special one, the real plant from the paradise! When someone tries me one time, will
never ever forget my taste and how special I’m...I have such a deep personality....I look like
a banana, but I hide inside of me a taste of passionfruit! I’m a freak of nature. And as a
freak I need some special conditions to alive. I grow up on another plants. Yes....Pleaseee,
don’t look at me in this way, people. (He/she makes funny faces to the audience). Some endemics
plants already told me that I’m so selfish, think only about my own comfort and it’s
why I take regulary its space, its light... step by step my behaviours break its photosintesis
process... if you know what I mean...
(He/she says it with artificial sadness, rolls his/shes eyes, keeps quiet few seconds)
Is anyone there who knows what does it mean? (he/she asks the children, someone answers)
Yes, yes, exactly, hahahhaha. So, to be honest, endemics regulary die on grounds of me. But now
you can see how powerful I’m! I’m the real leader, the real fighter! Come with me. I’m enough
strong and expansive, but I’m also sweet and cuuuuuute. People from Madeira regulary sell my
fruits. So they need me here. It’s not my fault that I need this special conditions to grow up.
OPUNTIA (TABAIBEIRA)
(coughs to catch the atencion)
You all are so much focused on yourselfs. Can’t you see that your single power is not
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