THE POWER OF LOVE.

CHARACTERS.

JOSÉ Grandma Lumberjack

MARY NIECE. Baker
GASPAR DEVIL Basque
MELCHOR ANGEL
BALTHAZAR PASTOR
PASTORELA IN 7 ACTS.

GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUNG LADIES, YOUNG MEN, GUESTS AND A FEW UNINVITED WHO HAVE COME IN
I praise good taste, for it has come to where the good is.

FIRST ACT

THE CURTAIN OPENS

SCENOGRAPHY (INTERIOR OF GRANDMA'S ROOM)

GRANDMA DOING THE LAST DETAILS OF A MANGER AND CHRISTMAS DECORATION, HER GRANDDAUGHTER ENTERS WITH A BOX OF
ORNAMENTS FOR THE TREE AND THERE IS CHRISTMAS CAROL MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND WITH LOW VOLUME

NIECE: Grandmother! Grandmother! I found the last spheres now we can finish decorating the house!

GRANDMOTHER: Yes, Niece, everything looks very nice, now it really feels like a lovely Christmas atmosphere here.
HOUSE; THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO HELP ME DEAR TERESITA.

NIECE: IT'S THE FIRST YEAR THEY'VE LET ME COME HELP YOU ON MY OWN, IT'S JUST THAT I'M A BIG GIRL NOW, I'VE TURNED 7 YEARS OLD.
(STANDING ON TIPTOES AND STRAIGHTENING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO LOOK TALLER)

GRANDMA: (FAKING SERIOUSNESS) WHOA!! YOU'RE ALREADY A LITTLE WOMAN.

NIECE: I THANK YOU FOR HAVING INVITED ME, GRANDMA, IT'S SO NICE TO PUT UP THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LISTENING
THE JOYFUL CAROLS; BUT ABOVE ALL TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY YOUR COMPANY AND THOSE BEAUTIFUL STORIES THAT I
Accounts.

GRANDMA: OH!!!! DON’T TELL ME SUCH BEAUTIFUL THINGS BECAUSE I’M GOING TO BECOME VERY VAIN.

GRANDDAUGHTER: Grandma? What is that delicious smell?? (SMELLING THE AIR IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO TRY TO DISCOVER THE ORIGIN).

GRANDMA: Wow! I have a surprise for you, wait and you'll see. I'm going to the kitchen to bring it to you.
RETURN WITH A CLAY JAR THAT HE HANDS TO THE GRANDDAUGHTER.

GRANDDAUGHTER: WHAT IS GRANDMA?

GRANDMOTHER: IT'S A DELICIOUS FRUIT PUNCH MADE WITH GUAVAS, TEJOCOTES, CANES, TAMARIND, AND A STICK OF CINNAMON.
THIS IS PUT TO BOIL WITH WATER AND A PIECE OF PILONCILLO SO THAT IT'S NICE AND SWEET, HA, HA, HA, HA, I ALREADY LOOK LIKE
CHEF COOKING GIVING RECIPES

GRANDDAUGHTER: YES, YES, YES, WELL THIS IS VERY TASTY GRANDMA YOU SHOULD APPEAR ON TELEVISION.

GRANDMA: IT'S A GOOD IDEA TERESITA, AND I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT, I'M THINKING THAT NEXT YEAR WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER
And you will even accompany me to the market to help me choose the fruit.

NIECE: GRANDMA, WHAT A GOOD IDEA, WHEN I GROW UP, I WILL DO IT EVERY YEAR LIKE YOU DO

GRANDMA: WELL TERESITA NOW ENOUGH CHATTING, WE HAVE TO HURRY BECAUSE IF NOT, WE WON'T MAKE IT TO
DO ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE MISSING

NIETA: What are we missing, grandmother? I thought we were already done?

GRANDMA: I HAVE ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR YOU, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A PIÑATA TO BREAK IT ON THE NIGHT OF THE
INN.

GRANDMA: HURRAY! WHAT JOY I AM GOING TO LEARN TO MAKE PIÑATAS! HURRAY! (SAYING THIS, GRANDDAUGHTER AND GRANDMOTHER HOLD ONTO EACH OTHER.
HANDS AND SPIN HAPPILY; BUT GRANDMA IS LEFT BREATHLESS AND STOPS JUMPING) IS SOMETHING WRONG GRANDMA?

GRANDMA: Oh daughter, it's just that I no longer have the same strength as before, but you give me so much encouragement with that love you give me.
YES, YES, YES, YES, LET ME BRING YOU THE PIÑATA (EXITS AND RETURNS WITH A HALFWAY MADE PIÑATA)

GRANDMA: LOOK AT THE PIÑATA, I STARTED MAKING IT LAST NIGHT TO GET AHEAD AND GIVE YOU A SURPRISE.
NIETA: Grandma, why does it have beaks? How did you make them?

GRANDMA: LOOK, I MADE SOME CONES OUT OF CARDSTOCK, I LEFT A FEW TABS AND GLUED PIECES OF PAPER ON THEM.
Paper with paste, this is how we should finish covering it all.

GRANDDAUGHTER: And when it dries completely, is when you put the shiny papers on it? Right, grandma?

GRANDMA: YOU ARE VERY INTELLIGENT TERESITA I THINK YOU CAME OUT LIKE ME BECAUSE YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

NIECE: Why do Christmas piñatas have seven peaks, Grandma?

GRANDMA: THE POINTS MEAN EVIL AND HITTING THE PIÑATA SYMBOLIZES THAT WE END IT EVERY YEAR
HITTING HARD AND STRONG TO END THE DEMON (GRANDMA HITS AN IMAGINARY PIÑATA AND STOPS DOING IT)
(Gasping tired)

NIECE: GRANDMA, ARE YOU OK?

GRANDMA: YES, LITTLE DAUGHTER, BUT I GOT EMOTIONAL THINKING ABOUT HOW GOOD IT WOULD BE TO THROW THOSE KISSES.

GRANDDAUGHTER: DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE GRANDMA?

GRANDMA: YES, OF COURSE IT CAN BE DONE, BUT YOU KNOW HOW LITTLE NIECE?

GRANDDAUGHTER: NO, GRANDMA PLEASE TELL ME HOW? (JUMPS EXCITEDLY WAITING FOR THE ANSWER)

GRANDMA: WELL, HOW IT WAS ACHIEVED 2011 YEARS AGO BY TRANSFORMING EVIL INTO GOOD 'WITH THE POWER OF LOVE'

GRANDDAUGHTER: PLEASE GRANDMA TELL ME HOW?

GRANDMOTHER: A LONG, LONG TIME AGO IN A PLACE CALLED BETHLEHEM, A VERY HUMBLE COUPLE: JOSE BY PROFESSION
CARPENTER AND HIS WIFE MARY, A VERY SWEET WOMAN, WHO WOULD SOON BECOME THE MOTHER OF THE SON OF GOD....

THE CURTAIN FALLS (GRANDMOTHER'S VOICE CONTINUING THE NARRATION)

GRANDMA: THEY WERE KNOCKING DOOR TO DOOR HOPING THAT SOME CHARITABLE AND GENEROUS SOUL COULD GIVE THEM
INN, FOR MARY WOULD SOON GIVE BIRTH; IT WAS VERY COLD, IT WAS ALREADY LATE IN THE NIGHT AND IT WAS STARTING TO SNOW

SECOND ACT.

BACKGROUND SCENOGRAPHY A SMALL HOUSE WHERE THEY WILL ASK FOR LODGING AND SOME TREES.

(THE CURTAIN SLOWLY RISES AS THE VERSES FOR REQUESTING SHELTER PLAY IN THE BACKGROUND AT A VERY LOW VOLUME, MARY ENTERS)
SCENE WITH JOSÉ

JOSÉ: (KNOCKING ON THE WINDOW OF THE HOUSE) IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN, I ASK FOR LODGING FOR MY WIFE, AS SHE CANNOT WALK.
AMADA.

INNKEEPER: (PEERING OUT THE WINDOW) THIS IS NOT AN INN, KEEP GOING, I CAN'T OPEN, NO TELL IF IT'S SOME THUG.

JOSÉ: DON'T BE INHUMANE, HAVE MERCY ON US, FOR THE GOD OF HEAVEN WILL REWARD YOU.

INNKEEPER: YOU CAN GO NOW AND NOT BOTHER, BECAUSE IF I GET ANGRY, I WILL BEAT YOU. (INNKEEPER CLOSES THE WINDOW)
ANGRY AND JOSÉ AND MARÍA TURN TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER

MARÍA: I WILL GIVE BIRTH SOON AND WE STILL HAVE NOT FOUND A PLACE TO SPEND THE NIGHT

JOSÉ: ALSO, IT'S VERY COLD; BUT DON'T WORRY, WE'LL FIND A PLACE WHERE WE CAN STAY.
NIGHT, TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM THE FROST AND BE ABLE TO REST A LITTLE

(JOSÉ AND MARÍA SLOWLY EXIT THE STAGE AND THE CURTAIN CLOSES)

(BEHIND THE CURTAIN, THE DEVIL APPEARS, SEES THE AUDIENCE AND QUICKLY CROSSES THE STAGE AND BEGINS TO SPEAK IN A VOICE
HIGH SPEAKING FOR ITSELF

DIABLO: WHAT AN UGLY NIGHT! ALL FULL OF LIGHT (WHINES) OH! WHAT A MISFORTUNE IS MINE! TODAY THAT JESUS WILL BE BORN, HE
THE TRAVELS AND SO MANY CUTE LITTLE MISCHIEFS ARE OVER ¡HAYYY! FROM TODAY ON I HAVE TO DEAL WITH REEALLY HARD ONES!!

(SNUFFLES THE NOSE AND CHANGES ITS ATTITUDE)

BUT WHAT DO I GAIN WITH COMPLAINTS AND IDLE WORDS! DO I HAVE BARS IN FRONT OF ME? CAN'T I DO THINGS? NO
ABANDON MY ATTEMPTS!

FOR THAT I AM LUCIFER I CAN THINK OF MANY TWISTS! (SCHEMING HIS PLANS) EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT PREVENT IT FROM BEING BORN
MY ARCHENEMY, I CAN VERY WELL MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE A SINGLE WITNESS.
 THIRD ACT

SCENOGRAPHY

A shepherd appears in a countryside setting, looking after some little lambs, eating a large loaf of bread.
WHEN FINISHED, HE TAKES OUT A FLUTE AND BEGINS TO PLAY IT, AT THAT MOMENT AN ANGEL ENTERS THE SCENE.

PASTOR: And you... who are you?

ANGEL: I AM AN ARCHANGEL SENT BY GOD AND I HAVE COME TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THE BIRTH OF HIS SON... THE CHILD JESUS

PASTOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING, ESPECIALLY FOR LETTING ME KNOW. I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS GLORIOUS MOMENT.
YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY, BUT TELL ME WHERE WILL IT BE BORN? WHAT PATH DO I HAVE TO FOLLOW?

ANGEL: SEE THAT STAR THAT SHINES BRIGHTER IN THE FIRMAMENT, IT WILL BE YOUR COMPANION FOLLOW IT, IT WILL GUIDE YOU UNTIL
THE BOY AND HIS PARENTS

PASTOR: ONCE AGAIN I THANK YOU AND I SAY GOODBYE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE THE LAST TO ARRIVE

(THE ANGEL DISAPPEARS FROM THE SCENE AND THE PASTOR STARTS HERDING HIS SHEEP)

PASTOR: LET'S GO LITTLE ONES, WALK

(WHILE THE PASTOR HERDS HIS SHEEP, THE DEVIL PEEKS HIS NOSE FROM ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER OF THE STAGE AND
ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC, WITHOUT THE PASTOR SEEING HIM, HE SAYS)

DIABLO: COME THIS DELICIOUS FEAST OF BREAD, CHEESE, AND A GOOD WINE; IT WILL BE A GOOD EXCUSE TO DELAY HIM AND MAKE HIM
I didn't arrive on time

PASTOR: MMMMM I SMELL A VERY NICE ODOR (DEVIL HIDES) BUT I JUST ATE THOUGH THINKING ABOUT IT, NOT REALLY
THAT BREAD WAS SO GOOD... BUT I CAN'T WASTE TIME THINKING ABOUT THAT... I DON'T WANT TO BE LATE

(THE DEVIL ENTERS THE SCENE COVERING HIS HEAD WITH A HAT, IN HIS HANDS HE CARRIES HIS DELICACY) TO WHAT

PASTOR: YES, THAT'S WHAT I SMELLED, MMMM HOW GOOD IT LOOKS

DIABLO: EXCUSE ME GOOD PASTOR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME I HAVE A TINY PROBLEM AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE
GOOD PEOPLE AND COULD YOU DO ME THE FAVOR

PASTOR: FORGIVE ME GOOD MAN BUT I HAVE SOME PROSE, I NEED TO GET TO A PLACE AND I CANNOT WAIT.

DIABLO: I WON'T TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME, I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, THIS WINE, THIS BREAD AND THIS PIECE OF CHEESE,
FOR MY DINNER AND I DON'T WANT TO DO IT ALONE (THE PASTOR INTERRUPTS)

PASTOR: MMMM AND WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU WITH (RUBBING HIS BELLY ALREADY TASTING IT)

DIABLO: VERY EASY TO SHARE IT WITH ME

PASTOR: MMMM BUT I'M IN A HURRY AND I JUST ATE

DIABLO: BUT…. DON'T YOU SEE…. IT LOOKS…. VERY TASTY AND JUICY… DOESN'T IT HAVE EVEN A LITTLE SPACE LEFT IN ITS LITTLE TUMMY??

PASTOR: WELL, I THINK I CAN MAKE SOME ROOM IN MY STOMACH, THE OTHER THINGS CAN WAIT

DIABLO: THEN SIT DOWN AND ENJOY THIS DINNER... AND I HATE TO TELL YOU THAT I'M LEAVING YOU BECAUSE I HAVE OTHER PASTORS
WHAT TO STOP, FORGIVENESS, OTHER PASTORS TO ATTEND TO, GOODBYE

PASTOR: BUT, HOW, AREN'T YOU ACCOMPANYING ME?

DIABLO: It's just that I'm in a real hurry.... Goodbye

(THE DEVIL DEPARTS HAPPILY, LEAVING THE SHEPHERD EATING)

DIABLO: TRIUMPH!!! TRIUMPH!!!, BUT I STILL HAVE WORK, I WILL CONTINUE IN SEARCH OF MORE VICTIMS

(THE CURTAIN CLOSES)

FOURTH ACT

FIELD SCENOGRAPHY, SOME TREES OR GRASS ON THE GROUND AND BRANCHES LYING AROUND

(THE CURTAIN OPENS, AN ELDERLY WOODCUTTER IS SEEN WALKING WITH A BUNDLE OF WOOD ON HIS BACK)

LUMBERJACK: I MUST HURRY TO GATHER MORE FIREWOOD BEFORE IT STARTS TO SNOW, FOR TAKING SUCH A LONG NAP ALREADY.
IT IS GETTING DARK
(THE ANGEL ENTERS THE SCENE)

ANGEL: I AM A WOODCUTTER, AN ARCHANGEL SENT BY GOD, AND I HAVE COME TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THE BIRTH OF HIS SON... THE MESSIAH...
Baby Jesus!!!

WOODCUTTER: BUT, ARE YOU THE MESSENGER ANGEL I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG? DIVINE MY EYES,
WHAT CAN THEY SEE YOU! TELL ME, HOW DO I GET TO WHERE THE CHILD WAS BORN?

ANGEL: SEE THAT STAR THAT SHINES BRIGHTER IN THE FIRMAMENT!! SHE WILL BE YOUR COMPANION FOLLOW HER SHE WILL GUIDE YOU UNTIL
THE BOY AND HIS PARENTS

LUMBERJACK: (LOOKING AT THE SKY) RIGHT NOW I START MY JOURNEY TO MEET HIM

DIABLO PEEKING HIS NOSE FROM THE SIDE OF THE STAGE CAUSES A SMALL SNOWFALL, STANDS OUTSIDE THE STAGE
AND ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE

DEVIL: HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, THIS ONE WILL FALL SOONER, HIS YEARS DON'T HELP HIM, HE'S WEAK, LAZY AND ALSO VERY OLD

LUMBERJACK: IT'S STARTING TO SNOW, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER I HAVE TO GET THERE AND SEE THE MESSIAH, NOTHING COULD STOP ME

(THE DEVIL ENTERS THE SCENE, WITH HIS HEAD COVERED BY A HAT SO HE WON'T BE RECOGNIZED, HE CARRIES A BLANKET)
ON THE SHOULDERS AND PRETENDS TO BE A SELLER

DIABLO: BLANKETS, BLANKETS! I SELL BLANKETS! CHEAP! WARM, FOR NAPPING ANYWHERE, SIR
(ADDRESSING THE WOODCUTTER) Do you not want a blanket?

LUMBERJACK: I’m sorry, right now I don’t have money, good man, and besides, I’m in a hurry because someone...
IMPORTANT WAIT FOR ME

DIABLO: LOOK, SINCE I LIKE YOU A LOT AND THIS IS MY LAST BLANKET, I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU AS A GIFT, SO THAT
You can sleep warm.

Lumberjack: No, no, of course I can't accept it.

DIABLO: (COVERING THE WOODSMAN WITH THE BLANKET) LOOK, LET ME DO MY GOOD DEED OF THE DAY

LUMBERJACK: WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, I WILL ACCEPT IT (YAWNS)

DIABLO: WHY DON'T YOU PREMIERE IT BY TAKING A LITTLE NAP

LUMBERJACK: I THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST BUT JUST A LITTLE (SAYS YAWNING) IN THANKS FOR SUCH A NICE
GIFT

(THE WOODSMAN FALLS DEEPLY ASLEEP, SNORING, AND THE DEVIL LEAVES HAPPY)

DIABLO: THIS WAS NOT EASY TO CONVINCE, HE RESISTED BUT IN THE END I ACHIEVED MY GOAL, NO ONE VISITS THAT CHILD HA, HA,
YES, YES, YES

(THE CURTAIN FALLS)

FIFTH ACT

(THE SAME SCENERY AS THE TWO PREVIOUS ONES, THE CURTAIN OPENS, A BAKER ENTERS THE STAGE WITH A BASKET)
WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF BREAD IN SEARCH OF SOMEONE TO BUY HIS BREAD

BREADMAN: BREAD, BREAD! WHO WANTS BREAD? FRESH, JUST MADE, VERY SWEET, SOFT, AND WARM HEHEHE, I MADE A VERSE
WITHOUT EFFORT, RICH CHILINDRINAS, SPONGY, CONCHITAS, PANCHA'S EYES, OR HOW ABOUT A TASTY LITTLE ROLL WITH
A cup of hot chocolate

(THE ANGEL ENTERS THE SCENE)

ANGEL: GOOD WOMAN, DO NOT BE AFRAID, I AM AN ARCHANGEL SENT BY GOD AND I HAVE COME TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THE BIRTH OF HIS
SON THE MESSIAH.... THE CHILD JESUS!!!

(THE BAKER BOWS RESPECTFULLY)

Baker: I am infinitely grateful for having informed me, please tell me now where I should go to
TO COME TO ADORING IT

ANGEL: SEE THAT STAR THAT SHINES BRIGHTEST IN THE FIRMAMENT, SHE WILL BE YOUR COMPANION FOLLOW HER SHE WILL GUIDE YOU UNTIL
THE BOY AND HIS PARENTS

BREAD MAKER: IT TRULY SHINES MORE, IT WILL BE EASY TO FOLLOW HER, THANK YOU AGAIN I MUST GO TO MEET HER (THE
Baker bows respectfully as a farewell.
(ANGEL DISAPPEARS FROM THE SCENE)

Baker: Well, tonight the people of the town will go without tasting my delicious bread because I have something much
MORE IMPORTANT THAN DOING

(DIABLO PEEKING AROUND A CORNER ADDRESSES THE PUBLIC)

DIABLO: SHE IS A WOMAN, SHE IS AN EASY PREY FOR ME BECAUSE I KNOW THEM TOO, I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR WEAK POINTS

(THE BAKER STARTS TO WALK AND THE DEVIL STOPS HER, SHE HAS HER HEAD COVERED WITH HER HAT TO HIDE
THE HORNS

DIABLO: HEY, COULD YOU DO ME A SMALL FAVOR

BAKER: DO YOU WANT BREAD, GOOD MAN? BUT PLEASE HURRY AS I MUST ARRIVE SOON TO A PLACE VERY
SPECIAL

DIABLO: NO WOMAN, YOUR BREAD EVEN THOUGH VERY RICH (TURNS AROUND AND MAKES GESTURES) IS NOT WHAT SURPRISED ME ABOUT YOU, WHAT
WHAT I REALLY WANT IS FOR YOU TO ALLOW ME A MOMENT TO ADMIRE YOUR IMPRESSIVE BEAUTY

BAKER: WOW!! DON'T SAY THOSE THINGS TO ME, I GET BLUSHED (PAUSES, FIXES HER BRAIDS, AND SAYS TO HIM)
Do you think I am beautiful?

DIABLO: OF COURSE! I COULDN'T LIE TO YOU... BEHIND YOUR SHELLS, BRAIDS, CHILINDRINAS (TURNS HEAD)
TOWARDS THE PUBLIC AND SAYS SIMULATING THAT THE BAKER DOES NOT HEAR IT... BUT VERY, VERY, QUIETLY SAYS IN A MOCKING TONE) AND
IN YOUR VOLUMES, THERE IS A GREAT WOMAN!!

THE BAKER, FLATTERED BY THE COMPLIMENTS, PLACES THE BASKET ON A ROCK AND STARTS TO ADJUST HERSELF
HAIR AND DRESS

Baker: Finally, I meet a man who knows how to recognize good when he sees it.

DIABLO: DON’T YOU KNOW? WHAT EYES, WHAT HAIR, WHAT MOUTH, WHAT NOSE, WHAT FIGURE WOWWW WHAT BEAUTY!!!!!

Baker: (reacts and returns to reality) Well, well, that's enough flattery, what do you want from me?
HAS WASTED A LOT OF TIME

DIABLO: SO YOU CAN SEE THAT I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME, I JUST WANT TO GIFT YOU THIS MIRROR, SO YOU CAN ADMIRE YOURSELF
BEAUTY

(THE BAKER TAKES THE MIRROR IN HER HANDS, SITS ON A STONE, AND STARTS TO LOOK AT HERSELF, CONCENTRATING ON THE MIRROR)

BAKER: I REALLY SEE MYSELF VERY WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE MYSELF SO YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL (THE WOMAN STAYS ENCHANTED)
ADMIRING EACH OTHER, MURMURING THINGS, AT THAT MOMENT THE CURTAIN BEGINS TO CLOSE, THE DEVIL TAKES OFF HIS HAT AND STAYS
ON STAGE BEHIND THE CURTAIN

DIABLO: WIN! WIN! EVIL HAS TRIUMPHED OVER GOOD THAT CHILD WILL STAY ALONE, THE TEMPTATIONS THAT ACHIEVE
Making men lose their footing, they are always my faithful friends.

THE CHILD BORN VERY ALONE WILL BE, FOR NO ONE WILL GO TO VISIT HIM (SAYS THIS JUMPING AND DANCING WITH JOY) THE MEN
THEY ARE BUSY IN THEIR TEMPTATIONS, GLUTTONY, VANITY, SLOTH, HOW QUICKLY THE POOR MEN LEARN TO BE FAITHFUL
FOLLOWERS OF YOUR SERVER

(HE / SHE / IT WALKS AWAY JUMPING AND LAUGHING OUT LOUD AND EXITS THE SCENE)

SIXTH ACT

THE CURTAIN OPENS

(SCENOGRAPHY, THE PORTAL, THE HALLELUJAH AS BACKGROUND MUSIC, JOSE AND MARY WITH THE CHILD, THE ANGEL IN THE MIDDLE ON THE PART OF
BACK SPREADING THEIR WINGS; EACH OF THE SHEPHERDS ARRIVES AND ENTERS IN THE FORM IN WHICH THEY APPEARED,
FIRST THE PASTOR APPROACHES GIVING JOSE THE FOOD

PASTOR: JOSÉ, I GROUND MYSELF AT YOUR FEET TO COME TO WORSHIP THE SON OF GOD, ON MY WAY HERE, A KIND
A MAN OFFERED TO SHARE HIS DINNER WITH HIM, BUT I BROUGHT IT TO YOU SO THAT AT LEAST TONIGHT YOU DON'T
Suffer hunger, and on my part accept these sheep as a gift for the child.

JOSÉ: THANK YOU DEAR PASTOR, WE ACCEPT ALL YOUR BEAUTIFUL GIFTS WITH HUMILITY (THE PASTOR LEAVES
I made way for the lumberjack who is entering at that moment.

LUMBERJACK: HO!! DEAR MARIA, IT'S VERY COLD, THE NIGHT IS FROSTY, BUT IN THIS PLACE THERE'S A WARMTH
UNPARALLELED HUMAN, ACCEPT THIS WOOD FOR A BONFIRE AND THIS BLANKET SO THE CHILD DOESN'T GET TOO COLD, AS I
He gave her a man who, without looking at whom, did good.
MARÍA: I accept it on behalf of the little one, as he will gladly take shelter, but I am even happier for the kindness.
WHAT THEIR ACTIONS REFLECT (THE WOODSMAN WALKS AWAY AND GIVES WAY TO THE BAKER WHO IS ENTERING)

Baker: I have come promptly because I wanted to meet the Messiah and I have brought these humble gifts, a
JAR OF FRESH MILK, THE ONE I HAVE EXCHANGED FOR A MIRROR GIVEN TO ME BY A RESPECTFUL GENTLEMAN, WHO UNINTENTIONALLY HAS
CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR WELL-BEING; AND THIS BASKET OF BREAD, MADE WITH MY OWN HANDS, WHICH I FERVENTLY WISH
MAY THIS NIGHT FULL OF LOVE AND PEACE BE SWEETENED

JOSÉ: THANK YOU GOOD WOMAN, YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS ARE ENOUGH TO SWEETEN AND MAKE US HAPPY ON THIS DIVINE NIGHT

(THE BAKER WALKS AWAY AND THE ANGEL ANNOUNCES THE ARRIVAL OF THE THREE WISE MEN)

ANGEL: THREE KINGS FROM THE EAST ARE COMING GUIDED BY THE STAR AND CROSSING MOUNTAINS, SEAS
And the towns have arrived in time to worship the little child who has already been born.

(THE FIRST KING ENTERS CARRYING "GOLD")

MELCHOR(RUBIO): WITH GREAT SOLEMNITY I DARE TO PRESENT A GIFT FOR THIS PRECIOUS CHILD I HAND OVER THIS
GOLD THAT IS AND WILL BE A SYMBOL OF DIVINE WISDOM, WHICH HELPS TO ILLUMINATE THE THOUGHT OF MAN

(HE STANDS NEXT TO MARY AND THE SECOND KING ENTERS WITH "INCENSE" IN A CUP, COMES BEFORE HIM AND BOWS)
RESPECTFULLY

GASPAR (OLD): I COME WITH GREAT EMOTION TO PLACE MYSELF AT THE FEET OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CHILD AND TO HAND HIM THIS INCENSE.
WHAT IS LIKE A SIGN OF THE PUREST AND DEEPEST DEVOTION THAT CAN ENCOURAGE THE HEART OF MEN, ME
I REFER TO FAITH

(LEANS TO ONE SIDE OF JOSÉ TO MAKE WAY FOR THE THIRD KING WHO ENTERS WITH THE 'MYRRH')

BALTHASAR (BLACK): ON THIS BEAUTIFUL NIGHT I COME TO ADORE THIS GRACIOUS CHILD AND AS AN OFFERING I BRING MYRRH.
TEST OF THE GOODWILL WITH WHICH HUMAN BEINGS CAN DEDICATE THEMSELVES WITH THEIR GOOD ACTIONS TO OTHERS AND TO
GOD

(A PLASTIC FRAME IS FORMED WITH THE KINGS AND THE SHEPHERDS AROUND THE PILGRIMS, AND MUSIC CAN BE HEARD FROM
ARPAS ALSO STARTS TO CLOSE THE CURTAIN VERY SLOWLY

(THE DEVIL BANGS AGAINST ONE OF THE STAGE POSTS AND DISAPPEARS)

(THE VOICE OF THE GRANDMOTHER IS HEARD IN OFF, WHILE THE CURTAIN FINISHES CLOSING)

GRANDMA: EVERYONE IN THE WORLD LIKE ON THAT WONDERFUL NIGHT, YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE ARE TOUCHED BY THIS DAY
GLORIOUS, THE ANGELS SING, THE FLOWERS BLOOM IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, THE ANIMALS KNEEL, ALL TOGETHER
UNITED IN ONE BEAT, WE PREPARE TO WORSHIP THE CHILD, GIVING THANKS TO GOD WITH ALL OUR HEART FOR CHRIST.
THE MESSIAH OUR SAVIOR IS BORN!!! HEARTS REJOICE AND IN A BROTHERLY EMBRACE WE WISH EACH OTHER HAPPINESS AND
HAPPINESS!!!

SEVENTH ACT

(SET DESIGN, INTERIOR OF GRANDMA'S ROOM AND THE TWO JUST FINISHING DECORATING THE PIÑATA, GRANDMA CONTINUES
TALKING

GRANDMA: THE DEVIL WHO HAD WATCHED THE WHOLE SCENE FROM AFAR WAS TOUCHED BY THE SHOWS OF KINDNESS OF
THE MEN KNEELING BEFORE THE CHILD, ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS, BOWED HIS HEAD AND THOUGHT, WHO WAS THAT CREATURE
DEFENSELESS AND FRAGILE, HAD HIS SOLE PRESENCE MANAGED TO TRANSFORM THEIR BAD INTENTIONS INTO GOODNESS?
CRYING SILENT DIABLO, BEGGING FOR HIS FORGIVENESS.

Nieta: (surprised question) Grandma? Did that really happen??

GRANDMA: HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, I INVENTED THE END, IT IS THE DESIRE OF ALL MEN THAT EVIL ENDS
COMPLETE AND ONE DAY THE HISTORY OF MAN, MAY IT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING

(GRANDDAUGHTER AND GRANDMOTHER HUG TENDERLY)

GRANDMOTHER: WELL, WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THE PIÑATA, LET'S GIVE IT THE FINAL TOUCHES. (PRETEND TO FINISH IT) FINALLY, WE HAVE
FINISHED, NOW WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT

NIETA: BUT YOU SAID IT WAS FOR TOMORROW'S INN

GRANDMA: YOU KNOW I GOT SO EMOTIONAL REMEMBERING THE STORY THAT I DON'T THINK I CAN HOLD BACK MY DESIRE TO GIVE HER A FEW
GOOD HITS ON THE PINATA

NIETA: (HUGS GRANDMA) YOU'RE FANTASTIC GRANDMA!

GRANDMA: LET'S TALK TO YOUR PARENTS TO BRING YOUR LITTLE BROTHER; WE NEED TO LET THE NEIGHBORS KNOW TO
INVITE THEM TO THE INN

GRANDDAUGHTER: WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS!!!!

(GRANDMA CARRYING THE PIÑATA AND THE GRANDDAUGHTER BEHIND HER EXIT THE SCENE SINGING)

GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDDAUGHTER: COME ON JUANA, DON'T TAKE TOO LONG WITH THE PEANUTS BASKET...

(THE CURTAIN CLOSES AND CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE PLAYED AT A LOUDER VOLUME)

FIN