Monologue Mania: Monologue Mania Day # 1525 and 1526 Happy Cookie (for Seeds of Doubt) by Janet S. Tiger (c) April 20-21, 2018

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Monologue Mania Day # 1525 and 1526 Happy Cookie (for Seeds of Doubt) by Janet S. Tiger (c) April 20-21, 2018

For those keeping track, I missed posting last night - but it was for today's date. I have been ahead for awhile just in case of just such exigency! So tonight, am posting for today and tomorrow - and you will see why below - the two are related, and I appreciate feedback- which works better? Or will it depend on the play? Thanks for all input- and always - thank you for reading and sharing!

The following are part of SEEDS OF DOUBT. For other work from Seeds of Doubt, see Days # 598, 599, 600, 603, 604, 608, 611, 615, 618, 619, 621, 622, 653 and today 1525-6

The first part is the monologue for Big G, the second (Day # 1526) is how it will appear in the play as dialogue with her daughter Kim.

Happy Cookie

by Janet S. Tiger

tigerteam1@gmail.com

(The grandmother is angry and she is also covered in flour)

BIG G - -So you not like when kitchen is dirty!

But kitchen not so dirty! Kitchen messy with flour - kitchen got a lot of flour but not real dirty.

Dirty is when there are bugs when you go to sleep in the bugs crawl on your face that is dirty.

But I'm making cookies to get rid of sad..... (disdainful) because that's what they told me to do in therapist office

Okay maybe they not tell me make cookies.. they tell me draw picture ... silly! Why I want to draw picture? what good picture?

Who want to eat picture? But girl very nice in therapy office she young .-very young maybe 40 45 very sweet girl

She tell me sad inside can make sick but I know this - not stupid - see this with family

Watch grandma die and grandpa very sad .....he die soon too

But that not me! I not want to die!

Want to see how my story end...

Why I make cookies?

(This is hard for her to tell)

Therapist girl tell tell me draw pictures is good

But who can eat pictures?

Oh, this medical they tell me all kinda things I don't wanna do!

Doctor tell me eat oatmeal!

(She makes a face)

Oatmeal taste like dirt! I know because one time we eat dirt....remember when we hungry, back at home, and we digging to find piece of rice escape from bowl, and we eat dirt, too? Well, I not have to eat dirt here!

And why draw pictures because of sad? Pictures take up room! No money from pictures!

So....I take my sad and I make....cookies. Lotta cookies

Sad cookies.

(She holds up one of the cookies and sighs)

Very sad cookies.

Lotta sad come out in cookies!

I got sad for many years, never cry. Never have time for cry. Sad from when little girl, and friend mean to me. Sad for mother die, father die....(sighs).sad for when baby die. Sad for when husband killed by Cong for help Americans. Sad for leave home and all many sad things like when bakery burn and maybe it my grandson do this! Sad until today even! Sad...too much sad! Too many tears!

(She wipes her face with a towel and sees the flour, she and her daughter start to laugh at how funny it looks)

But good thing about recipe for sad.....you cry a little, it add salt, but a little sugar, that make sad sweet. Not go away sad. I don't sad ever go away...but maybe with sugar, sad better.

And look at cookies1 We can make in kitchen and sell until bakery is all fix!

(Turns to leave, stops, looks back at her daughter)

So you not yell at your mother! Have respect! And if you want to help....come into kitchen and help me clean up!

(The daughter watches, then takes the towel that wiped her mothers face and holds it close to her, follows her mother into the kitchen)

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As dialogue for play - Day # 1526 Happy Cookie (towards end of play)

(Kim and her mother, Big G come out of the kitchen - Kim is shaking her head)

KIM - What you doing? It look like snowstorm in there!

(Big G is angry and she is also covered in flour)

BIG G - So you not like when kitchen is dirty! Kitchen not so dirty!

KIM - Big mess! It gonna take hour to clean!

BIG G - Kitchen messy with flour - kitchen got a lot of flour but not real dirty.

You remember dirty...

(Kim turns away, she doesn't want to remember)

BIG - Dirty is when you sleep and bugs crawl on face ......that dirty! Make cookies!

KIM - Why? Why you make cookies now, in middle of night?

BIG G - Make cookies because..... that what therapist tell me I gotta do....

KIM - You crazy!

BIG G - Okay maybe they not tell me make cookies... they tell me draw picture.... Why I want to draw picture? what good picture?

Who want to eat picture? But girl very nice in therapy office she young very young maybe 40 45 very sweet girl

She tell me.... I sad inside......

(Kim reaches out to touch her mother, who pulls away)

BIG G - She tell me.....sad inside can make sick ...but I know this - not stupid - see this with family (Remembers) Watch grandma die and grandpa very sad ....he die soon too...

KIM - (Worried) Doctor say you are good! Not gonna die!

BIG G -Of course not gonna die! I not want to die!

Want to see how my story end...

KIM - So, why cookies? At 3 in morning!

BIG G - Because.....Doctor tell me eat oatmeal! (She makes a face)

KIM - What?

BIG G - Oatmeal taste like dirt! I know because one time we eat dirt....remember when we hungry, back at home, and we digging to find piece of rice escape from bowl, and we eat dirt, too? Well, I no have to eat dirt here!

KIM - I think you in hot kitchen too long, go crazy!

BIG G - All these doctors they tell me all kinda things I don't wanna do! Eat oatmeal and...gotta see therapy girl because it help heart get well! So crazy!

KIM - Not so crazy....maybe good idea! What girl tell you? Work like crazy in middle of night? Gonna get that girl fired!

BIG G - (This is hard for her to tell) No she was nice girl.....Therapist girl tell tell me draw pictures can....can help with sad.

Why draw picture because of sad? Picture take up room! No money from picture!

So....I take my sad and I make....cookies. Lotta cookies

Sad cookies.

(She holds up one of the cookies and sighs)

Very sad cookies.

Lotta sad come out in cookies!

(She wipes her face and sees the flour, she and her daughter start to laugh at how funny it looks)

But good thing about recipe for sad.....you cry a little, it add salt, but a little sugar, that make sad sweet. Not go away sad. I don't think sad ever go away...but maybe with sugar, sad better.

And look at cookies! I call them happy cookies! We can make in kitchen and sell until bakery is all fix!

(Turns to leave, stops, looks back at her daughter)

So you not yell at mother! Have respect! And if you want to help....come into kitchen and help me clean up!

(Kim watches, then takes the towel that wiped her mothers face and holds it close to her, follows her mother into the kitchen, End of scene)

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