The Kingdom of females
T—Tang Monk
M—Monkey king
P—Pig
S—Sand Monk
Q—Queen
Once upon a time, there was a story about The Tang Monk and his three disciples who were on the way to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
ACTION 1
S: Here we are!Great mountains around, blue sky above. What a lovely place!
T: Monkey, we have walked for a long time, let’s have a rest.
M: Ok, boss. Pig, get some water for boss.
P: Me? Why? I’m out of strength. Sand, you go.
S: Ok.
M:Sand, don’t do that. What a lazy pig! You must go! Or I will punch you.
P: boss, M-brother is always bullying me. You have to help me.
T: Amitabha! You go.
P:boss, you are always on damn monkey’s side.
Pig arrives at river bank
P: How clean and blue the water is! I drink first. Wow so cool!I think I should take a bath, and have a sleep.
Pig comes back with a bowl of water
P: boss, water is coming.
M: why do you come back so late? Don’t you know boss is thirsty? You must have stayed there and take a nap.
P: I don’t do that, I spend a long time on finding water, why do you suspect me?
M: boss, drink water.
T: we’d better hurry on with our journey, it getting dark.
P&M&S: OK, BOSS.
ACTION 2
P: Boss, we are walking too long, and we can’t find a place to have a rest?
S: Look, there is a town! (Pointing to the front)
The Tang monk and his three disciples come to the town. After nosing about, they know that there is no man in this town. It’s Kingdom of females. They plan to take a break here for couple days. The Queen who has never seen a man invites them to her palace.
Q: Who are you?
T: We are the monks from the east. Can we stay here for a few days?
Q: Sure, we are so glad we have male guests. But you can’t bully the girls in my kingdom.
P:(Said to the monkey) The girls are beautiful!
S: You should not think about that, we are monks.
P: (depressed) Ok …
Q:Tang ,I want to invite you for dinner.
P: we’d love to.
Q: I’m sorry. I invite only Tang for dinner.
P: what?
S&M (snicker): X I…
Q: is it ok, Tang?
T: Amitabha. My pleasure, I will come to dinner. Thanks for your invitation.
ACTION 3
In the evening, romantic candlelit dinner is between queen and Tang
Q: cheers.
T: I’m sorry. I’m a monk. I can’t drink wine.
Q: I forgot it. Serve tea. Tang, do you know you are so charming?
T: Amitabha!
Q: Tang, I know you are gonna to travel to distant India. And the journey is certain to be full of difficulties. Why not stay here, to be my husband. I fell in love at first sight of you.
T: Amitabha! I’m sorry. I have to travel to India and obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Q: If you can stay in my country, I will order my soldiers to do that.
T: I can’t be your king. I don’t have money, car and house.
Q: I have. As long as you love me, it is enough.
T: I’m so sorry.
Q: Look, {sing} two birds on the tree are couple; Why not form a family with me just like birds on the tree?
T:……
Q: will you love me?
T:……
After a moment’s silence
Q: I know I’m not beautiful enough to attract you.
T: No, you are charming, absolutely. B ut I am a monk, I’m a Buddhist. I will give all myself to Buddha. I can’t get married. I’m so sorry.
Q:……
T: Time to leave, good night.
Running away
T: my students give me a cup of tea.
P&M&S: what’s the rush?
Tang: the queen has fallen in love with me. She wants me to marry her, Amitabha! P: what? Why not me?
M:shut up , you stupid pig , boss , do you want to stay here ?
T: Buddha is all my life. I have to go.
M: OK, go tomorrow.
Action 4
Next day, morning
T: Oh!!! What happened to me? My belly is getting larger.
P: What!! Oh, what happen, my belly is getting larger too.
S: Oh, Buddha. It seems that you two get pregnant.
P: It’s impossible.
T: Amitabha.
M: It must be the queen, because boss rejected her love, she use witchcraft to harm boss.
P: It’s boss who reject her love. Why she make me pregnant?
M: Shut up, Pig. Don’t worry, boss. I will find the way to dispel the witchcraft. Now, I am going to see the queen.
T: Be careful.
Monkey king arrive at queen’s palace.
M: You, witch.
Q: What are you talking about?
M: It’s you that use witchcraft to harm boss.
Q: What happen to Tang?
M: You harm him, and don’t know what happen to him.
Q: Are you kidding me? I’m a queen of this kingdom, not a witch. How can I use witchcraft to harm someone I love?
M: Liar. There is no one in this kingdom would harm my boss but you. Boss rejected your love, so you use witchcraft to make him pregnant.
Q: Pregnant?? Oh I know. Tang must drink water of Mother River.
M: Woman River??
Q: Yes, Woman River, A gift from God. Human can get pregnant without fertilization by drinking the water from the Woman River.
M: Even a man can get pregnant by drinking the water from that river?
Q: I can’t give you answer before, but now yes.
M: Oh, Buddha.
Monkey king comes back, and tell everyone what he knew from the queen.
T: So I and Pig really get pregnant, right?
M: Yes.
T: It’s not witchcraft. If I don’t want a baby, I have to induce abortion.
M: Yes.
P: I can’t believe it. How is it possible? A man gets pregnant. I’m even unmarried. M: Shut up, Pig.
T: I’m a Buddhist, I can’t kill a life. I can’t induce abortion. I will give birth to baby. M&S: We support you, boss.
P: Are you serious, boss. I don’t want a baby; I would not give birth to a child.
T: You have to.
P: You are all out of your mind. I will never……Oh, don’t punch me, I will have a child.
A month later
T: We have to travel to India. I hope you could take good care of my children.
Q: I will. I will bring them up as my children. Boy will take my place to be a king, to manage the kingdom, and girl would help him. They will have a happy life.
T: Time to leave, I will come back someday.
Q: Someday……If you don’t want to be a monk, please let me know. You will keep my waiting for that day.
T: Amitabha.
END