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Read this story to know how a selfish miser transforms to become a kind, gentle man.

Characters

Narrator Scrooge Marley 1st spirit 2nd spirit 3rd spirit

Cratchit Crachit’s family including little Tim People at the party People in the street

Scene 1

Narrator: This is A Christmas Carol, a story about a bitter old man called Ebenezer

Scrooge.
(points at Scrooge)

Today is the day before Christmas.

Here comes Bob Cratchit who is Scrooge’s clerk.

Cratchit (happily): Good morning, Mr Scrooge!

(shyly) You know I work very hard, Mr Scrooge, so can I please not come to work
tomorrow?

Scrooge (angrily): Why?

Cratchit (shyly): It’s Christmas tomorrow, Mr Scrooge! My family is waiting for me.

Scrooge (angrily): Bah humbug! Christmas is humbug! We need to make money,
Cratchit, so you must come to work!

Cratchit: Pleeeaaase, Mr Scrooge!

Scrooge: Okay, okay, but you work extra hours next week! (He goes away and mumbles.)
Christmas is humbug, Christmas is humbug... (He goes to bed.)

(Cratchit walks off.)

Scene 2

Narrator: At midnight, Scrooge has a strange visitor.

Scrooge (scared): Who are you? miser: a person who hoards wealth and
spends as little money as possible
Marley: I’m Jacob Marley. I was your partner. spirit: a supernatural being

carol: a religious folk song or popular
Scrooge: What do you want? hymn, particularly one associated with
Christmas
Marley: I want to warn you! I’m dead and must live as clerk: a person who works in an office
a ghost, because I was a very bad man. I want to make and keeps records, accounts and
performs other general office duties
you a better person, Scrooge, so you don’t end up like bah humbug!: used to express grumpy
me! dislike of something generally regarded
as enjoyable, in particular Christmas

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