One Cold Day
Mrs. Fauji is in her sitting room.
She calls Mr. Fauji.
Mrs. Fauji :
Jack? I don’t know Where you will go?
Mr. Fauji : (Mr. Fauji comes from the hall.) I’m
here !
Mrs. Faujiah
: It’s cold. Do you know where there is a heating?
Mr. Fauji :
Yes, I know. There’s no heating.
Mrs. Fauji :
No heating? Why not?
Mr. Fauji :
Well…I turned it up…
Mrs. Fauji :
(Puzzled) Turned it up? You mean… you turned it down!
Mr. Fauji :
No! I turned it up. I wanted more heat.
Mrs. Fauji :
But there is not any heat.
Mr. Fauji :
Yes, I know. I turned it up – and it stopped.
Mrs. Fauji :
Oh dear!
Mr. Fauji :
now what’s the matter?. Do you know when Mrs. Indah comes?
Mrs. Fauji :
Mrs. Indah is coming today.
Mr. Fauji :
Mrs. Indah?. Could you tell me what date it is?
Mrs. Fauji :
Putri Indah, Ulfah’s mother. She started from America by air last night. She
will be here soon. Today is fourth of august.
Mr. Fauji :
Oh dear!
(Anna and Ulfah are having breakfast.)
Ulfah :
What’s the matter with the heating, Anna?
Anna : Mr.
Fauji turned it up and it stopped/
Ulfah :
Turned it up?
Anna : Yes.
He turned it up and it stopped.
Ulfah : But
my mother’s coming today.
Anna : Oh
yes!
Ulfah : She
hates cold. She hated last winter. It was very cold.
Imam : (Imam and Arifin come in.) Hello. It’s
cold in here.
Arifin :
What’s the matter with the heating?
Ulfah : Mr.
Fauji turned it up, and it stopped.
(Mrs. Fauji comes in)
Mrs. Fauji :
I’m sorry about the heating. Jack turned it up and –
Ulfah : We
know. It stopped !
Arifin : We
can light a fire.
Mrs. Fauji :
All right. Light a fire after breakfast.
(After breakfast Anna and Ulfah
prepare a fire in the common room.)
Anna : Is
that your newspaper?
Ulfah : No.
I asked Mrs. Fauji for it.
(Arifin comes in with an armful of
wood.)
Anna : Ah –
you’ve got some wood. Could you give me information where the wood is?
Arifin :
Yes. It is oustdoors
Ulfah : Put
some on here.
(Imam comes in with a bucketful of
coal.)
Here you
are. Coal.
Ulfah : Put
some on here…
(Downstairs, in the living room, Mr.
Fauji is searching.)
Mrs. Fauji :
What are you looking for?
Mr. Fauji :
My newspaper !
Mrs. Fauji :
Oh!
Mr. Fauji :
Well. Do you know Where it is?
Mrs. Fauji :
They’re lighting a fire, and they wanted some newspaper.
Mr. Fauji :
They’re lighting a fire with my newspaper?
Mrs. Fauji :
I’ll stop them.
(Mrs. Fauji goes to the common room.
Anna. Ulfah, Imam, and Arifin are trying to light the fire. There is a lot of
smoke and they all have black faces.) Oh!
Arifin :
Sorry.
Mrs. Fauji :
Oh no! (There is a knock at the front
door.)
Ulfah :
Mother!
(Mr. Fauji opens the front door.
Mrs. Indah is outside. Ulfah comes downstairs.) Mother!
Mrs. Indah :
Ulfahh ! ( Mrs. Indah sees Ulfah’s black
face.) Oh! My poor child!
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